The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God: As it is written in the prophets,

And proclaimed, saying, There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

Saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

And there was in their synagogue a man heaving an unclean spirit, and he cried out, saying, Let us alone:

what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy one of God.

And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? What new teaching is this? For with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits and they obey him.

And he saith to them, Let us go to the neighbouring towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore am I come.

Which is easier? To say to the paralytic, Thy sins are forgiven thee?

And he arose and followed him. And as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many, and they followed him.

And the scribes and Pharisees seeing him eat with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? And Jesus hearing it saith to them-

And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

No man seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filleth it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.

And no man putteth new wine into old leathern-bottles; else the new wine bursteth the bottles, and the wine is spilt, and the bottles are lost; but new wine must be put into new bottles.

And he went thro' the corn-fields on the sabbath day: and his disciples as they went, plucked the ears of corn.

And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath that which is not lawful?

How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the shew-bread, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and gave also to them who were with him?

Moreover the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

And he saith to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? To save life or to kill?

For he had healed many, so that they rushed in upon him, as many as had plagues.

that is, the sons of thunder) And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus,

And they come into an house: And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

And his relations hearing of it, came out to lay hold on him; for they said, He is beside himself.

But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is liable to eternal damnation:

And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother or my brethren?

For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother and sister and mother.

And as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and the birds of the air came and devoured it.

And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all things are in parables:

The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way-side, where the word is sown;

And he said to them, Is a candle brought to be cut under a bushel or under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick?

For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested, neither was any thing kept secret, but that it might come abroad.

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

But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which when it is sown in the earth, is one of the least of the seeds that are in the earth.

But when it is sown it groweth up and becometh greater than all herbs, so that the birds of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

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

And the same day, in the evening he saith to them, Let us go over to the other side.

And having sent away the multitude, they take him as he was in the boat. And there were with him other little vessels.

And he said to them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it, that ye have not faith?

And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

And as he came out of the boat, there met him immediately out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered saying, My name is Legion; for we are many.

And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us to the swine, that we may go into them.

And as he went into the boat, he that had been possessed with the devils, besought him, that he might be with him.

And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death:

While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master farther?

And coming in, he saith to them, Why make ye this ado and weep? The damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

And taking the damsel by the hand he said to her, Talitha cumi, which is, being interpreted, Damsel, (I say to thee) arise.

And on the sabbath he taught in the synagogue, and many hearing were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? And what wisdom is this that is given him, that such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

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

And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house.

And king Herod heard (for his name was spread abroad) and he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore divine powers exert themselves in him.

Others said, It is Elijah: and others said, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.

But Herod hearing thereof, said, This is that John whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

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

And he said to them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

And Jesus coming out saw a great multitude, and was moved with tender compassion for them; because they were as sheep having no shepherd, and he taught them many things.

And when the day was now far spent, the disciples coming to him said, This is a desert place, and it is now late.

(For they all saw him and were troubled.) And immediately he talked with them, and saith to them, Take courage: it is I: be not afraid.

And wheresoever he entered into villages, cities, or country-places, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the hem of his garment; and as many as touched him were made whole.

And they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashen hands.

He answering said to them, Well hath Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother, and, Whoso revileth father or mother, he shall surely die.

But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest have been profited by me: he shall be free.

There is nothing entering into a man from without, which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, these are they that defile the man.

For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit,

But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be satisfied; for it is not right to take the childrens bread and cast it to the dogs.

And he said to her, For this saying, go: the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

And looking up to heaven, he groaned and saith to him, Ephphatha, that is, be opened.

And they said, Seven. And he said to them, How is it, that ye do not understand?

And looking up he said, I see men, as trees walking.

And when he had called the people to him, with his disciples also, he said to them, Whosoever is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.

And his raiment became shining, exceeding white, as snow, such as no fuller on earth can whiten.

And Peter answering faith to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

And there was a cloud that overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them to tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.

And he answering told them, Elijah verily coming first, restoreth all things: and, how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at naught.

But I say to you, Elijah is come, as it is written of him: and they have done to him whatsoever they listed.

And he asked his father, How long is it since this came to him? And he said, From a little child.

And it hath often cast him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him; but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us and help us.

And having cried and rent him sore, he came out; and he was as dead, so that many said, He is dead.

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

And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, who followeth not us, and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.

And Jesus said, Forbid him not; for there is no one who shall do a miracle in my name, who can readily speak evil of me.

For he that is not against you, is for you. For whosoever shall give you a cup of cold water to drink in my name,

because ye belong to Christ, verily I say to you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands, to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

it is good for thee, to enter into the kingdom of God having one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire:

Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

And he arose and cometh thence into the coasts of Judea, thro' the country beyond Jordan: and the multitudes resort to him again, and as he was wont, he taught them again.

And the Pharisees coming asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?

But Jesus seeing it was much displeased and said to them, Suffer little children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.

And as he was going out into the way, one running and kneeling to him, asked him, Good Master, what shall I do, that I may inherit eternal life?

But Jesus saith to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is God.

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answering again saith to them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches, to enter into the kingdom of God?

It is easier for a camel to go thro' the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.