So John the Baptizer came, and was in the Desert proclaiming a baptism of the penitent for forgiveness of sins.

At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan;

and a voice came from the sky, saying, "Thou art My Son dearly loved: in Thee is My delight."

Then, after John had been thrown into prison, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming God's Good News.

"The time has fully come," He said, "and the Kingdom of God is close at hand: repent, and believe this Good News.

"Come and follow me," said Jesus, "and I will make you fishers for men."

So they came to Capernaum, and on the next Sabbath He went to the synagogue and began to teach.

"What have you to do with us, Jesus the Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--God's Holy One."

But Jesus reprimanded him, saying, "Silence! come out of him."

So the foul spirit, after throwing the man into convulsions, came out of him with a loud cry.

Then on leaving the synagogue they came at once, with James and John, to the house of Simon and Andrew.

When it was evening, after sunset people came bringing Him all who were sick and the demoniacs;

"Let us go elsewhere, to the neighbouring country towns," He replied, "that I may proclaim my Message there also; because for that purpose I came from God."

One day there came a leper to Jesus entreating Him, and pleading on his knees. "If you are willing," he said, "you are able to cleanse me."

But the man, when he went out, began to tell every one and to publish the matter abroad, so that it was no longer possible for Jesus to go openly into any town; but He had to remain outside in unfrequented places, where people came to Him from all parts.

and such numbers of people came together that there was no longer room for them even round the door. He was speaking His Message to them,

when there came a party of people bringing a paralytic--four men carrying him.

Jesus heard the words, and He said, "It is not the healthy who require a doctor, but the sick: I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."

But a time will come when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast.

"Come forward," said He to the man with the shrivelled arm.

and from Judaea and Jerusalem and Idumaea and from beyond the Jordan and from the district of Tyre and Sidon there came to Him a vast crowd, hearing of all that He was doing.

Then He went up the hill; and those whom He Himself chose He called, and they came to Him.

Hearing of this, His relatives came to seize Him by force, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

The Scribes, too, who had come down from Jerusalem said, "He has Baal-zebul in him; and it is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he expels the demons."

Once more He began to teach by the side of the Lake, and a vast multitude of people came together to listen to Him. He therefore went on board the boat and sat there, a little way from the land; and all the people were on the shore close to the water.

As he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and the birds come and peck it up.

but worldly cares and the deceitfulness of wealth and the excessive pursuit of other objects come in and stifle the Message, and it becomes unfruitful.

Why, there is nothing hidden except with a view to its being ultimately disclosed, nor has anything been made a secret but that it may at last come to light.

But no sooner is the crop ripe, than he sends the reapers, because the time of harvest has come."

But a heavy squall came on, and the waves were now dashing into the boat, so that it was fast filling.

At once, on His landing, there came from the tombs to meet Him a man possessed by a foul spirit.

For He had said to him, "Foul spirit, come out of the man."

He gave them leave; and the foul spirits came out and entered into the swine, and the herd--about 2,000 in number--rushed headlong down the cliff into the Lake and were drowned in the Lake.

The swineherds fled, and spread the news in town and country. So the people came to see what it was that had happened;

and when they came to Jesus, they beheld the demoniac quietly seated, clothed and of sane mind--the man who had had the legion; and they were awe-stricken.

When Jesus had re-crossed in the boat to the other side, a vast multitude came crowding to Him; and He was on the shore of the Lake,

when there came one of the Wardens of the Synagogue--he was called Jair--who, on beholding Him, threw himself at His feet,

and besought Him with many entreaties. "My little daughter," he said, "is at the point of death: I pray you come and lay your hands upon her, that she may recover and live."

heard of Jesus. And she came in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak;

until the woman, frightened and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and threw herself at His feet, and told Him all the truth.

While He is yet speaking, men come from the house to the Warden, and say, "Your daughter is dead: why trouble the Rabbi further?"

So they come to the Warden's house. Here He gazes on a scene of uproar, with people weeping aloud and wailing.

Then, taking her by the hand, He says to her, "Talitha, koum;" that is to say, "Little girl, I command you to wake!"

Leaving that place He came into His own country, accompanied by His disciples.

But when Herod heard of Him, he said, "The John, whom I beheaded, has come back to life."

at which Herodias's own daughter came in and danced, and so charmed Herod and his guests that he said to her, "Ask me for anything you please, and I will give it to you."

The girl immediately came in, in haste, to the King and made her request. "My desire is," she said, "that you will give me, here and now, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist."

When John's disciples heard of it, they came and took away his body and laid it in a tomb.

Then He said to them, "Come away, all of you, to a quiet place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, so that they had no time even for meals.

By this time it was late; so His disciples came to Him, and said, "This is a lonely place, and the hour is now late:

When evening was come, the boat was half way across the Lake, while he Himself was on shore alone.

Having crossed over they drew to land in Gennesaret and came to anchor.

Then the Pharisees, with certain Scribes who had come from Jerusalem, came to Him in a body.

and when they come from market they will not eat without bathing first; and they have a good many other customs which they have received traditionally and cling to, such as the rinsing of cups and pots and of bronze utensils, and the washing of beds.)

There is nothing outside a man which entering him can make him unclean; but it is the things which come out of a man that make him unclean."

all these wicked things come out from within and make a man unclean."

Forthwith a woman whose little daughter was possessed by a foul spirit heard of Him, and came and flung herself at His feet.

Returning from the neighbourhood of Tyre, He came by way of Sidon to the Lake of Galilee, passing through the district of the Ten Towns.

If I were to send them home hungry, they would faint on the way, some of them having come a great distance."

and at once going on board with His disciples He came into the district of Dalmanutha.

So He left them, went on board again, and came away to the other side.

And they came to Bethsaida. And a blind man was brought to Jesus and they entreated Him to touch him.

He went on to say, "In solemn truth I tell you that some of those who are standing here will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Kingdom of God already come in power."

Then there came a cloud spreading over them, and a voice issued from the cloud, "This is my Son, dearly loved: listen to Him."

They also asked Him, "How is it that the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"

"Elijah," He replied, "does indeed come first and reforms everything; but how is it that it is written of the Son of Man that He will endure much suffering and be held in contempt?

Yet I tell you that not only has Elijah come, but they have also done to him whatever they chose, as the Scriptures say about him."

As they came to rejoin the disciples, they saw an immense crowd surrounding them and a party of Scribes disputing with them.

Then Jesus, seeing that an increasing crowd was running towards Him, rebuked the foul spirit, and said to it, "Dumb and deaf spirit, *I* command you, come out of him and never enter into him again."

So with a loud cry he threw the boy into fit after fit, and came out. The boy looked as if he were dead, so that most of them said he was dead;

So they came to Capernaum; and when in the house He asked them, "What were you arguing about on the way?"

Presently a party of Pharisees come to Him with the question--seeking to entrap Him, "May a man divorce his wife?"

Jesus, however, on seeing this, was moved to indignation, and said to them, "Let the little children come to me: do not hinder them; for to those who are childlike the Kingdom of God belongs.

As He went out to resume His journey, there came a man running up to Him, who knelt at His feet and asked, "Good Rabbi, what am I to do in order to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and said, "One thing is lacking in you: go, sell all you possess and give the proceeds to the poor, and you shall have riches in Heaven; and come and be a follower of mine."

Then James and John, the sons of Zabdi, came up to Him and said, "Rabbi, we wish you would grant us whatever request we make of you."

For the Son of Man also did not come to be waited upon, but to wait on others, and to give His life as the redemption-price for a multitude of people."

They came to Jericho; and as He was leaving that town--Himself and His disciples and a great crowd--Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus)

The man flung away his outer garment, sprang to his feet, and came to Jesus.

So He came into Jerusalem and into the Temple; and after looking round upon everything there, the hour being now late He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

But in the distance He saw a fig-tree in full leaf, and went to see whether perhaps He could find some figs on it. When however He came to it, He found nothing but leaves (for it was not fig time)

When evening came on, Jesus and His disciples used to leave the city.

They came again to Jerusalem; and as He was walking in the Temple, the High Priests, Scribes and Elders came to Him

"But those men--the vine-dressers--said to one another, "'Here is the heir: come, let us kill him, and then the property will one day be ours.'

What, therefore, will the owner of the vineyard do?" "He will come and put the vine-dressers to death," they said; "and will give the vineyard to others."

this Cornerstone came from the Lord, and is wonderful in our esteem?'"

So they came to Him. "Rabbi," they said, "we know that you are a truthful man and you do not fear any one; for you do not recognize human distinctions, but teach God's way truly. Is it allowable to pay poll-tax to Caesar, or not?

Then came to Him a party of Sadducees, a sect which denies that there is any Resurrection; and they proceeded to question Him.

Then one of the Scribes, who had heard them disputing and well knew that Jesus had given them an answer to the point, and a forcible one, came forward and asked Him, "Which is the chief of all the Commandments?"

But there came one poor widow and dropped in two farthings, equal in value to a halfpenny.

Many will come assuming my name and saying, 'I am He;' and they will mislead many.

But when you hear of wars and rumours of wars, do not be alarmed: come they must, but the End is not yet.

let him who is on the roof not come down and enter the house to fetch anything out of it;

"But pray that it may not come in the winter.

Now when He was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper, while He was at table, there came a woman with a jar of pure, sweet-scented ointment very costly: she broke the jar and poured the ointment over His head.

So the disciples went out and came to the city, and found everything just as He had told them; and they got the Passover ready.

When it was evening, He came with the Twelve.

So they came to a place called Gethsemane. There He said to His disciples, "Sit down here till I have prayed."

Then He came and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Had you not strength to keep awake a single hour?

Be wakeful, all of you, and keep on praying, that you may not come into temptation: the spirit is right willing, but the body is frail."