As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "Here I send my messenger on before you; He will prepare your way;

And this was his message: "After me there is coming one stronger than I am, one whose shoes I am not fit to stoop down and untie.

and out of the heavens came a voice: "You are my Son, my Beloved! You are my Chosen!"

Jesus said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fish for men."

He said to them, "Let us go somewhere else, to the neighboring country towns, so that I may preach in them, too, for that is why I came out here."

There came to him a leper appealing to him on his knees, saying to him, "If you only choose, you can cure me."

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven."

And as he was passing along he saw Levi, the son of Alpheus, sitting at the tollhouse, and he said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him.

He answered, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"

And looking around at the people sitting about him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother."

so that " 'They may look and look and yet not see, And listen and listen and yet not understand, Lest possibly they should turn and be forgiven.' ",

And Jesus said, "If you do not understand this figure, then how will you understand my other figures?

and screamed out, "What do you want of me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? In God's name, I implore you, do not torture me."

He asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "My name is Legion, for there are many of us."

and appealed to him, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come, lay your hands on her, so that she may get well and live!"

Jesus instantly perceived that healing power had passed from him, and he turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"

His disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you ask, 'Who touched me?' "

And he said to her, "My daughter, it is your faith that has cured you. Go in peace and be free from your disease."

"Ask me for anything you like and I will give it to you." And he made oath to her, "I will give you whatever you ask me for, up to half my kingdom."

And she hurried back at once to the king and asked him for it, saying, "I want you right away to give me John the Baptist's head on a platter."

But he said to them, "It was about you hypocrites that Isaiah prophesied so finely, in the words, " 'This people honor me with their lips, Yet their hearts are far away from me.

But their worship of me is all in vain, For the lessons they teach are but human precepts.'

He called the people to him again and said to them, "Listen to me, all of you, and understand this.

"I pity these people, for they have been staying with me three days now, and they have nothing left to eat.

He looked up and said, "I can see people, for they look to me like trees, only they are moving about."

But turning and seeing his disciples he reproved Peter, and said, "Get out of my sight, you Satan! for you do not side with God, but with men."

And he called the people and his disciples to him and said to them, "If anyone wants to go with me, he must disregard himself, and take his cross and follow me.

For whoever wants to preserve his own life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for me and for the good news will preserve it.

For if anyone is ashamed of me and my teachings in this unfaithful and sinful age, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when he comes back in his Father's glory, with the holy angels."

And a cloud came and overshadowed them, and from the cloud came a voice, "This is my Son, my Beloved. Listen to him,"

One of the crowd answered, "Master, I brought my son to you, for he is possessed by a dumb spirit,

He answered them and said, "O you unbelieving people, how long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

The boy's father immediately cried out, "I have faith! Help my want of faith!"

"Whoever welcomes one child like this on my account is welcoming me, and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not me but him who has sent me."

But Jesus said, "Do not tell him not to do so, for there is no one who will use my name to do a mighty act, and be able soon after to abuse me.

When Jesus saw it, he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not try to stop them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as they.

But Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God himself.

But the disciples were amazed at what he said. And Jesus said to them again, "My children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!

Jesus said, "I tell you, there is no one who has given up home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or land for me and for the good news,

He said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"

but as for sitting at my right or at my left, that is not mine to give, but belongs to those for whom it is destined."

When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth he began to cry out, "Jesus, you son of David, take pity on me!"

Many of the people rebuked him and told him to be still. But he cried out all the louder, "You son of David, take pity on me!"

Jesus spoke to him and said, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said to him, "Master, let me regain my sight!"

And he spoke to the tree and said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you any more!" And his disciples heard it.

And he taught them, and said, "Does not the Scripture say, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a robbers' cave."

And whenever you stand up to pray, if you have a grievance against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven too may forgive you your offenses."

Jesus said to them, "Let me ask you one question, and if you answer me, I will tell you what authority I have for doing as I do.

Was John's baptism from heaven or from men? Answer me."

He still had one left to send, a dearly loved son. He sent him to them last of all, thinking, 'They will respect my son.'

Should we pay it, or refuse to pay it?" But he saw through their pretense, and said to them, "Why do you put me to such a test? Bring me a denarius to look at."

David himself, under the influence of the holy Spirit, said, " 'The Lord has said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand Until I put your enemies under your feet." '

Many will come under my name and say 'I am he,' and many will be misled by them.

But you must be on your guard; they will hand you over to courts and you will be taken into synagogues and beaten, and you will be brought before governors and kings on my account, to testify to them.

You will be hated by everyone, because you bear my name. But he who holds out to the end will be saved.

Pray that it may not be winter when it comes,

Earth and sky will pass away, but my words will not.

for they said, "It must not be during the festival, or there may be a riot."

And they grumbled at her. But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you bother her? It is a fine thing that she has done to me.

For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you please you can do for them, but you will not always have me.

She has done all she could; she has perfumed my body in preparation for my burial.

and whatever house he goes into, say to the man of the house, 'The Master says, "Where is my room where I can eat the Passover supper with my disciples?" '

And when they were at the table eating, Jesus said, "I tell you, one of you is going to betray me??ne who is eating with me."

He said to them, "It is one of the Twelve, who is dipping his bread in the same dish with me.

As they were eating, he took a loaf and blessed it, and he broke it in pieces and gave it to them saying, "Take this. It is my body."

And he said to them, "This is my blood which ratifies the agreement, and is to be poured out for many people.

And Jesus said to them, "You will all desert me, for the Scriptures say, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

Jesus said to him, "I tell you, this very night before the cock crows twice you yourself will disown me three times!"

and he said to them, "My heart is almost breaking. You must stay here and keep watch."

and he said, "Abba!" that is, Father, "anything is possible for you! Take this cup away from me! Yet not what I please but what you do!"

You must all watch, and pray that you may not be subjected to trial. One's spirit is eager, but human nature is weak."

Get up, let us be going. Look, here comes my betrayer!"

And Jesus spoke and said to them, "Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs, as though I were a robber?

I have been among you day after day in the Temple teaching, and you never seized me. But let the Scriptures be fulfilled!"

At that moment for the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will disown me three times!" And at that, he wept aloud.

Pilate asked them, "Do you want me to set the king of the Jews free for you?"

Let this Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see it and believe!" And the men who were crucified with him abused him.

And at three o'clock Jesus called out loudly, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

And signs like these will attend those who believe: with my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in foreign tongues;