I baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

And going on a little [farther], he saw James the [son] of Zebedee and his brother John, and they [were] in the boat mending the nets.

And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men [and] went away after him.

And he said to him, "See to it that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and bring for your cleansing [the things] which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

But he went out [and] began to proclaim [it] freely and to spread abroad the account, so that he was no longer able to enter publicly into a town. But he was staying outside in deserted places, and they were coming to him from all directions.

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,"--he said to the paralytic--

And [when] Jesus heard [it], he said to them, "Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those {who are sick}. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and said to him, "{Why} do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"

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

And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. {Otherwise} the wine will burst the wineskins and the wine is destroyed and the wineskins [too]. But new wine [is put] into new wineskins."

And he said to them, "Is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent.

And he told his disciples that a small boat should stand ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not press upon him.

And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand, but is at an end!

But no one is able to enter into the house of a strong [man] [and] plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong [man], and then he can thoroughly plunder his house.

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness {forever}, but is guilty of [an] eternal sin"--

And again he began to teach beside the sea, and a very large crowd was gathered to him, so that he got into a boat [and] sat on the sea, and the whole crowd was at the sea on the land.

And he said to them, "To you has been granted the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside everything is in parables,

And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Then [when] affliction or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

And he said to them, "Surely a lamp is not brought so that it may be put under a bushel basket or under a bed, [is it]? [Is it] not so that it may be put on a lampstand?

But when the crop permits, he sends [in] the sickle right away, because the harvest has come."

but when it is sown it grows up and becomes the largest of all the garden herbs, and sends out large branches so that the birds of the sky are able to nest in its shade."

And he did not speak to them without a parable, but in private he explained everything to his own disciples.

And leaving the crowd, they took him along, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.

And a great storm of wind developed, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already being filled [with water].

And [as] he was getting out of the boat, immediately from the tombs a man with an unclean spirit went to meet him,

And [as] he was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed began to implore him that he could go with him.

And he did not permit him, but said to him, "Go to your home to your [people] and tell them all that the Lord has done for you, and [that] he has had mercy on you."

And [after] Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered to him, and he was beside the sea.

And she had endured many [things] under many physicians, and had spent {all that she had} and had received no [help] at all, but instead {became worse}.

But he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be well from your suffering."

But Jesus, ignoring {what was said}, told the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid--only believe!"

And [when he] entered, he said to them, "Why are you agitated and weeping? The child is not dead, but is sleeping."

And they began laughing at him. But he sent [them] all out [and] took along the father and mother of the child, and those [who were] with him, and went in to where the child was.

but to put on sandals and not to wear two tunics.

But others were saying, "He is Elijah," and others were saying, "[He is] a prophet like one of the prophets."

But [when] Herod heard [it], he said, "John whom I beheaded--this one has been raised!"

And they went away in the boat to an isolated place by themselves.

And getting out [of the boat] he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep {without} a shepherd, and he began to teach them many [things].

But he answered [and] said to them, "You give them [something] to eat." And they said to him, "Should we go [and] purchase bread for two hundred denarii and give [it] to them to eat?"

And immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself dismissed the crowd.

And [when] evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he [was] alone on the land.

But [when] they saw him walking on the sea, they thought that it was a ghost, and they cried out.

For they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke with them and said to them, "Have courage, I am [he]! Do not be afraid!"

And he went up with them into the boat, and the wind abated. And {they were extraordinarily} astounded within themselves,

because they did not understand concerning the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

And [as] they were getting out of the boat, [people] recognized him immediately.

And wherever he would go, into villages or into towns or to farms, they would put those who were sick in the marketplaces and would implore him that if they could touch even the edge of his cloak. And all those who touched it were healed.

And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unclean hands?"

So he said to them, "Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far, far away from me.

But you say, 'If a man says to his father or to his mother, "Whatever {benefit you would have received} from me [is] corban" (that is, a gift [to God]),

There is nothing outside of a person that is able to defile him [by] going into him. But the things that go out of a person are the things that defile a person."

For it does not enter into his heart but into his stomach, and goes out into the latrine"--[thus] declaring all foods clean.

But immediately a woman whose young daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, [when she] heard about him, came [and] fell down at his feet,

But she answered and said to him, "Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."

And [when she] went to her home, she found the child lying on the bed and the demon gone.

And he took him away from the crowd by himself [and] put his fingers into his ears, and [after] spitting, he touched his tongue.

And he ordered them that they should say nothing, but as much as he ordered them [not to], they proclaimed [it] even more instead.

And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples [and] went to the district of Dalmanutha.

And he left them, got into [the boat] again, [and] went to the other side.

And they had forgotten to take bread, and except [for] one loaf, they did not have [any] with them in the boat.

And he asked them, "But who do you say [that] I am?" Peter answered [and] said to him, "You are the Christ!"

But turning around and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan, because you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but the things of people!"

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me and of the gospel will save it.

And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus alone.

But I tell you that indeed Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him."

And he answered them [and] said, "O unbelieving generation! {How long} will I be with you? {How long} must I put up with you? Bring him to me!"

And often it has thrown him both into fire and into water, in order that it could destroy him. But if you are able [to do] anything, have compassion on us [and] help us!"

But Jesus said to him, "If you are able! All [things] [are] possible for the one who believes!"

But Jesus took hold of his hand [and] raised him up, and he stood up.

But they did not understand the statement, and they were afraid to ask him.

But they were silent, because they had argued with one another on the way [about] who [was] greatest.

"Whoever welcomes one of the young children such as these in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but the one who sent me."

But Jesus said, "Do not prevent him, because there is no one who does a miracle in my name and will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.

Salt [is] good, but if the salt becomes deprived of its salt content, by what can you make it salty? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.

But from the beginning of creation 'he made them male and female.

and the two will become one flesh,' so that they are no longer two but one flesh.

And they were bringing young children to him so that he could touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.

But [when] Jesus saw [it], he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the young children come to me. Do not forbid them, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of God.

But he looked gloomy at the statement [and] went away sorrowful, {because he had} many possessions.

And the disciples were astounded at his words. But Jesus answered [and] said to them again, "Children, how difficult it is to enter into the kingdom of God!

Jesus looked at them [and] said, "With human beings [it is] impossible, but not with God. For all [things] [are] possible with God."

But many [who are] first will be last, and the last first."

Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on ahead of them. And they were astounded, but those who were following [him] were afraid. And taking aside the twelve again, he began to tell them the things that were about to happen to him:

But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"

but to sit at my right hand or at [my] left is not mine to grant, but [is] for those for whom it has been prepared."

But it is not like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life [as] a ransom for many."

And many [people] warned him that he should be quiet. But he was crying out {even more loudly}, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And he began to teach and was saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"

Truly I say to you that whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be [done] for him.

But if we say, 'From men'"--they were afraid of the crowd, because they all looked upon John {as truly a prophet}.

And he began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence [around it], and dug a trough for the winepress, and built a watchtower, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey.

And they seized him [and] beat [him] and sent [him] away empty-handed.

And he sent another, and that one they killed. And [he sent] many others, [some] of whom they beat and [some] of whom they killed.

But those tenant farmers said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours!'

And [when they] came, they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and {you do not care what anyone thinks}, {because you do not regard the opinion of people} but teach the way of God in truth. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?"

But [because he] knew their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius so that I can look at [it]!"

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are very much mistaken!"