As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who will prepare thy way before thee.

And straightaway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens divided, and the Spirit descending upon him as a dove.

and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent ye, and believe in the good-news.

And they were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scholars.

saying, Oh no! What is with us and with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Did thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou are, the Holy man of God.

And they were all amazed, so as to question among themselves, saying, What is this? What is this new doctrine, that he commands with authority, and the unclean spirits also obey him?

And he says to them, Let us go into the nearby towns, so that I may preach there also. For I came forth for this.

But having gone out, he began to proclaim it much, and to spread abroad the matter, so as for him to no longer be able to enter openly into a city, but was outside in desolate places. And they came to him from all directions.

And straightaway many were gathered together, so as to accommodate no more, not even near the door. And he spoke the word to them.

Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, Thy sins are forgiven thee, or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed and walk?

And straightaway he arose, and having taken up the bed, he went forth before them all, so as for all to be amazed, and to glorify God, saying, We never saw it like this.

And as he passed by he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And he says to him, Follow thou me. And having risen, he followed him.

And the scholars of the Pharisees, when they saw him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to his disciples, Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?

And Jesus said to them, The sons of the wedding hall cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them. As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will they fast in those day.

And no man puts new wine into old wineskins, otherwise the new wine bursts the wineskins, and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins will be destroyed. But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.

And the Pharisees said to him, Look, why are they doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath day?

How he entered into the house of God under Abiathar the high priest, and ate the loaves of the presentation, which is not permitted to eat except for the priests. And he also gave to those who were with him?

So then the Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.

And he says to them, Is it permitted to do good on the Sabbath day or to do harm, to save life or to kill? But they were silent.

And having looked around on them with anger, being grieved at the callousness of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as the other.

For he healed many, so as to press upon him, so that as many as had afflictions might touch him.

and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he added to them the name Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder;

And the multitude comes together again, so as for them, no, not even to be able to eat bread.

And when those with him heard it, they went out to grasp him, for they said, He is beside himself.

And if Satan has rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.

Truly I say to you, that all the sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies, as many as they may blaspheme.

But whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit has no forgiveness, into the age, but is deserving of eternal damnation,

And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother and my brothers?

For whoever may do the will of God, the same is my brother and sister and mother.

And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to him, so as for him, after entering into the boat, to sit on the sea, and all the multitude was by the sea on the land.

And he said to them, To you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those outside, all things occur in parables.

And these are those by the path where the word is sown. And whenever they may hear, straightaway Satan comes, and takes away the word that has been sown in their hearts.

And he said to them, Does the lamp come so that it might be put under the bushel or under the bed? Is it not so that it might be put on the lampstand?

For there is not anything hid, except that it may be revealed, nor become secret, but that it may come to be visible.

And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground,

It is like a grain of the mustard plant, which, when it is sown in the ground, is smaller than all the seeds upon the ground.

Yet when it is sown, it goes up and becomes greater than all the plants, and it makes great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under the shade of it.

And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

And on that day, having become evening, he says to them, Let us pass through to the other side.

And having sent the multitude away, they bring him along as he was in the boat. And other small boats were also with him.

And a great storm of wind develops, and the waves were thrown into the boat, so as for it now to be filling.

And they feared a great fear, and said to each other, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea also obey him?

And having cried out in a great voice, he said, What is with me and with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, do not torment me.

And he demanded him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion, because we are many.

And all the demons besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, so that we may enter into them.

And as he entered into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed besought him that he might be with him.

And having taken the child's hand, he says to her, Talitha cumi. Which is, being interpreted, Little girl, I say to thee, awake.

And having become Sabbath, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard him were astonished, saying, How are these things in this man? and, What is the wisdom that was given to him, and such mighty works happen by his han

Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judah and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended by him.

But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his fatherland, and among his kin, and in his house.

And as many as might not receive you nor hear you, as ye depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in the day of judgment than

Others said, He is Elijah, and others said, He is a prophet, like one of the prophets.

But Herod, when he heard, said, This is John whom I beheaded. He was raised from the dead.

For John said to Herod, It is not permitted for thee to have thy brother's wife.

And he swore to her, Whatever thou may ask of me, I will give to thee, as much as half of my kingdom.

And Jesus having come out, he saw a great multitude. And he felt compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

And now many an hour having come to pass, his disciples having come to him, they say, The place is desolate, and it is now many an hour.

For they all saw him, and were troubled. And straightaway he spoke with them, and says to them, Cheer up. It is I, fear not.

And wherever he entered, into villages or cities or fields, they laid those who were feeble in the marketplaces, and besought him that if they might but touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched him were being healed.

And having seen some of his disciples eating their loaves with profane hands, that is, unwashed, they accused them.

And having answered, he said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far distant from me.

But in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

But ye say, If a man should say to his father or mother, Whatever ye might be benefited from me is Corban, that is, an offering,

There is nothing outside the man, entering into him that can defile him, but the things coming out of him those are the things that defile the man.

For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, after hearing about him, having come, she fell down at his feet.

And Jesus said to her, Allow the children first be filled, for it is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the house dogs.

And having looked up to heaven, he sighed, and says to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

And he commanded them that they should tell no man, but as much as he commanded them, so much the more abundantly they proclaimed it.

And having looked up, he said, The men that I see, I see as trees walking.

and his garments became glistening, exceedingly white, as snow, such as no fuller on earth is able to whiten.

And having responded, Peter says to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. And we could make three tabernacles: one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

And a cloud developed overshadowing them. And a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son. Hear ye him.

And as they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no man what they saw, except when the Son of man will rise from the dead.

And they kept the saying to themselves, discussing what is the rising from the dead.

And having answered, he said to them, Elijah indeed comes first and restores all. And how it is written for the Son of man, that he would suffer many things and be rejected.

But I say to you, that Elijah has also come, and they did to him as much as they wanted, just as it is written for him.

And he questioned his father, How much time is it since this has happened to him? And he said, From childhood.

And it often casts him both into the fire and into the waters so that it might destroy him. But if thou can do anything, help us, having compassion toward us.

And having cried out, and having convulsed him much, it came out. And he became as if dead, so as for many to said that he was dead.

For he taught his disciples, and said to them, The Son of man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And after being killed, he will rise the third day.

But they were silent, for on the way they discussed among each other, who is greater.

And John answered him, saying, Teacher, we saw a certain man, who does not follow us, casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.

But Jesus said, Forbid him not, for there is no man who will do a mighty work in my name, and will be able quickly to speak evil of me.

For he who is not against you is for you.

And whoever may cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it is good for him instead, if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off. It is good for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire,

where their worm does not perish, and the fire is not quenched.

And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off. It is good for thee to enter into life crippled, than having thy two feet to be cast into hell, into the unquenchable fire

where their worm does not perish, and the fire is not quenched.

And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, pluck it out. It is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God one-eyed, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire,

where their worm does not perish, and the fire is not quenched.

The salt material is good, but if the salt material becomes saltless, by what will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace among each other.

And having risen from there, he comes into the borders of Judea through the other side of the Jordan. And multitudes come together to him again, and, as he has practiced, he taught them again.

And the Pharisees having approached, they demanded of him if it is permitted for a man to divorce a wife, testing him.

But when Jesus saw it, he was displeased, and said to them, Allow the children to come to me. Forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God.

Truly I say to you, whoever will not receive the kingdom of God as a child, he will, no, not enter it.

And as he was going forth on the way, one man having ran to him, and having knelt to him, questioned him, Good teacher, what should I do that I may inherit eternal life?

And Jesus said to him, Why do thou call me good? None is good except one, God.

And having looked at him, Jesus loved him, and said to him, One thing thou lack. Go thou, sell as many things as thou have, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And after taking up the cross, come, follow me