And he preached, saying, "There cometh after me One Who is mightier than I, the latchet of Whose shoes I am not worthy, stooping down, to loose.

No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; else the patch takes from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made.

And He said to them, "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath;

And they were watching Him, whether He would heal him on the sabbath; that they might accuse Him.

And the Pharisees, having gone out, were straightway taking counsel with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.

for He had healed many, so that as many as had plagues pressed upon Him, that they might touch Him.

And He appointed twelve [whom He also named apostles], that they might be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach,

For there is nothing hid, except that it should be manifested; nor was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

And He said to them, "Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you; and more will be added.

And, when He came out of the boat, straightway there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

And, as He was entering into the boat, he that had been a demoniac was beseeching Him, that he might be with Him.

And, an opportune day having come, when Herod, on his birthday, made a supper for his nobles and for the chief captains, and the chief men of Galilee;

And wheresoever He was entering into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they placed the sick in the marketplaces, and were beseeching Him, that they might touch even the border of His garment; and as many as touched were healed.

But ye say, 'If a man say to his father or mother, That wherewith you might be profited by me is Corban,' that is, 'an offering to God,'

But from the beginning of the creation, 'Male and female made He them.'

And they were bringing little children to Him, that He might touch them; and the disciples rebuked them.

And, seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, He came, if perhaps He might find something thereon. And, having come to it, He found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs.

And He was teaching, and said to them, "Has it not been written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations;' but ye have made it a den of robbers!"

And the high priests and scribes heard it, and were seeking how they might destroy Him; for they were fearing Him, for all the multitude was astonished at His teaching.

And, at the season, he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.

Now after two days was the passover, and the feast of unleavened bread; and the high priests and the scribes were seeking how, taking Him by guile, they might kill Him;

But there were some who were much displeased among themselves, saying, "To what purpose has this waste of the ointment been made?

And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away to the high priests, that he might deliver Him up to them.

And they, hearing it, rejoiced, and promised to give him money. And he was seeking how he might conveniently deliver Him up.

And He sendeth two of His disciples, and saith to them, "Go your way into the city; and there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him.

And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as He said to them; and they made ready the passover.

And Jesus saith to them, "All ye will be made to stumble; because it has been written, 'I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered abroad.'

But Peter said to Him, "If even all should be made to stumble, yet will not I!"

And going forward a little, He fell on the ground, and was praying, that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from Him.

"We heard Him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.'"

And the maid, seeing him, began again to say to those standing by, This is one of them."

But Jesus no longer made any answer; so that Pilate marvelled.

And, the sabbath having past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that, coming, they might anoint Him.