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

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

And there was a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

(for they were fishermen,) and Jesus said unto them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men:

And He saith unto them, Let us go into the neighbouring towns, that I may preach there also; for this was the end of my coming.

And there came to Him a leper, beseeching Him, and kneeling down to Him, and saying unto Him, If thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me:

But that ye may know, that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,

And as He went along, He saw Levi the son of Alpheus, sitting at the receit of custom, and saith unto him, Follow me: and he rose up and followed Him.

No one can enter into the house of a strong man, and plunder his goods; unless he first bind the strong man, and then he may pillage his house.

Verily I tell you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith they may blaspheme:

And He answered them, and said, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

And looking round on those that sat about Him, He said, Behold my mother, and my brethren:

for whosoever doth the will of God, he is to me as my brother, my sister, and mother.

that in seeing they may see and not perceive, and in hearing they may hear and not understand, least they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them.

Then saith He unto them, Do ye not understand this parable? how then will ye understand all my other parables.

for there is nothing hidden, which may not be revealed; nor was there any thing concealed, but in order to become manifest.

but after it is sown, it grows up, and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces large branches, so that the birds of the air may lodge under it's shadow.

and crying out with a loud voice said, Jesus thou Son of the most high God, what have I to do with thee? I adjure thee by God, that thou wouldst not torment me:

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

and all the demons intreated Him, saying, Send us to the swine, that we may enter into them.

and earnestly intreated Him, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death, I beseech thee that thou wouldst come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.

And immediately Jesus, knowing in Himself that power was gone out of Him, turned about in the croud and said, Who touched my clothes?

And his disciples said unto Him, Thou seest the multitude crouding about thee, and dost thou ask, Who touched me?

and dancing, and having pleased Herod and his guests, the king said to the young princess, Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

And he gave her his oath too, whatever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, even to the half of my kingdom.

And immediately she came in again with eagerness to the king, and said, I desire that thou wouldst give me directly the head of John the baptist in a dish.

dismiss them, that they may go into the country-places and villages round about, and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat.

But He answered them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me:

and in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the injunctions of men.

And ye expressly annul the commandment of God, that ye may retain your own tradition;

but ye say, If a man tell his father or mother, That which thou mightest be profited by from me is Corban, (that is, a gift to the temple) it sufficeth:

Hear me all of you, and understand, There is nothing without a man, which entring into him can defile him: but the things proceeding from him are those which defile a man.

and saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, for they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

But He turned about and looking on his disciples reproved Peter, saying, Get thee behind me Satan; for thou savourest not the things of God, but the things that be of men.

And calling the people and his disciples to Him, He said unto them, Whosoever is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me:

for he that would save his life, shall lose it; but he that would lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, shall save it.

for whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this degenerate and sinful age, of him will the Son of man be also ashamed, when He cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.

And there was a cloud overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, hear ye Him.

And one of the multitude answered, and said, Master I have brought unto thee my son, who is possessed by a dumb spirit:

And He answered and said, O unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him to me.

And the father of the child immediately cried out and said with tears, Lord, I believe, help thou my unbelief.

Whoever shall receive one of these little children in my name, receiveth me; and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me only, but Him that sent me.

But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no one, that worketh a miracle in my name, and can presently speak evil of me:

For whosoever shall give you but a cup of water to drink, for my sake; because ye are Christ's, I assure you, he shall not lose his reward.

And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones, that believe in me, to offend, it were better for him, if a milstone were laid upon his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

Which Jesus observing, was much displeased, and said to them, Let the children come to me; and hinder them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.

And as he went out into the way, there came one running and kneeling to Him, and asked Him, Good master, what shall I do, that I may inherit eternal life?

And Jesus said unto him, Why dost thou call me good? there is none good, but one, that is God.

And he answered and said unto Him, Master, all these have I kept from my youth.

Then Jesus looked upon him with affection, and said to him, One thing thou wantest; go, sell all that thou hast, and give it to the poor; and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross and follow me.

or lands for my sake and the gospel's, but he shall receive an hundred-fold: now in this time indeed, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands with persecutions; but in the world to come life everlasting.

and He said to them, What do ye desire me to do for you?

they said unto Him, Grant that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy glory.

but to sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, but for whom it is prepared.

And hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

And many rebuked him, that he might hold his peace: but he cried out so much the more, Thou son of David, have pity on me.

And Jesus said to him, What dost thou desire that I should do for thee? And the blind man said to Him, Lord, that I may recover my sight.

and saith to them, Go into the village over against you, and as soon as ye enter into it, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man hath yet sat; loose him, and bring him to me.

And He taught them, saying, Is it not written, my house shall be called an house of prayer for all nations? But ye have made it a den of thieves.

But when ye pray, forgive, if ye have any thing against any one, that your heavenly Father may also forgive you your trespasses:

But Jesus said to them, I also will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.

Having yet therefore one Son, his beloved, he sent him also at last unto them, saying, they will reverence my Son.

But He knew their hypocrisy, and said to them, Why do ye tempt me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.

for David himself said by the holy Spirit, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

for many shall come in my name saying, I am the Christ, and shall deceive many.

But look to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to councils, and synagogues: and ye shall be scourged, and set before governors and kings on my account, for a testimony against them.

And ye shall be hated by all men for my sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved.

But pray that your flight may not be in the winter;

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words cannot pass away.

She has done a kind office to me. For ye have the poor always with you, and may do them good, whenever ye will; but me ye have not always.

She has done what she could: she has embalmed my body beforehand against the burial.

follow him, and where he goes in, say to the man of the house, The master inquireth, Where is the room, in which I may eat the passover with my disciples?

And when they were sat down and eating together, Jesus said, Verily I tell you, that one of you will betray me, who is now eating with me.

Is it I? And He said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that is now dipping with me in the dish.

And as they were at table, Jesus took bread, and when He had blessed it He brake it, and gave it to them, and said, Take, eat, This is my body:

And He said unto them, This is an emblem of my blood the seal of the new covenant, which is to be shed for many:

And Jesus saith unto them, Ye will all of you be made to offend on my account this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered:

And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I tell thee, that to day, even in this very night, before the cock crow twice thou wilt deny me thrice.

And He saith unto them, My Soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death, stay here and watch.

And He said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to Thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless, not what I will, but what thou wilt.

And Jesus said unto them, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and clubs to take me?

I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye did not seize me: but this is done that the scriptures may be fulfilled.

Then Peter called to mind the word which Jesus had said to him, Before the cock crow twice thou wilt deny me thrice. And he covered his face and wept.

But Pilate answered them, saying, Would ye have me release to you the king of the Jews?

And Pilate answered, and said to them again, What then would you have me do with Him, whom ye call king of the Jews?

the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe in Him. And even they that were crucified with Him, reviled Him.

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani," which is being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

And these signs shall accompany them that believe; in my name shall they cast out demons, they shall speak with new tongues;