He announced, "After me one who is mightier will come, and I am not fit to stoop and untie the string of his sandals:

he said, "The time has now come, God's reign is near: repent and believe in the gospel."

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

They then entered Capharnahum. As soon as the sabbath came, he at once began to teach in the synagogue;

"Jesus of Nazaret, what business have you with us? Have you come to destroy us? We know who you are, you are God's holy One."

But Jesus checked it; "Be quiet," he said, "come out of him."

And after convulsing him the unclean spirit did come out of him with a loud cry.

Now when evening came, when the sun set, they brought him all who were ill or possessed by daemons ??33 indeed the whole town was gathered at the door ??34 and he cured many who were ill with various diseases and cast out many daemons; but as the daemons knew him he would not let them say anything.

but he said to them, "Let us go somewhere else, to the adjoining country-towns, so that I may preach there as well; that is why I came out here."

A leper came to him beseeching him on bended knee, saying, "If you only choose, you can cleanse me;"

But he went off and proceeded to proclaim it aloud and spread news of the affair both far and wide. The result was that Jesus could no longer enter any town openly; he stayed outside in lonely places, and people came to him from every quarter.

Then he went out again by the seaside, and all the crowd came to him and he taught them.

On hearing this, Jesus said to them, "Those who are strong have no need of a doctor, but those who are ill: I have not come to call just men but sinners."

As the disciples of John and of the Pharisees were observing a fast, people came and asked him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, and your disciples do not fast?"

A time will come when the bridegroom is taken from them; then they will fast, on that day.

He said to the man with the withered hand, "Rise and come forward;"

Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea, and a large number of people from Galilee followed him; also a large number came to him from Judaea,

But the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul," and "It is by the prince of daemons that he casts out daemons."

Then came his brothers and his mother, and standing outside they sent to call him;

and as he sowed it chanced that some seed fell on the road, and the birds came and ate it up;

but the worries of the world and the delight of being rich and all the other passions come in to choke the word; so it proves unfruitful.

But whenever the crop is ready, he has the sickle put in at once, as harvest has come."

That same day when evening came he said to them, "Let us cross to the other side;"

But a heavy squall of wind came on, and the waves splashed into the boat, so that the boat filled.

And as soon as he stepped out of the boat a man from the tombs came to meet him, a man with an unclean spirit

(For he had said, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.")

And Jesus gave them leave. Then out came the unclean spirits and entered the swine, and the drove rushed down the steep slope into the sea (there were about two thousand of them) and in the sea they were drowned.

The herdsmen fled and reported it to the town and the hamlets. So the people came to see what had happened,

A president of the synagogue called Jairus came up, and on catching sight of him fell at his feet

with earnest entreaties. "My little girl is dying," he said, "do come and lay your hands on her that she may recover and live,"

and the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came forward in fear and trembling and fell down before him, telling him all the truth.

He was still speaking when a message came from the house of the synagogue-president, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher to come any further?"

then he took the child's hand and said to her, "Talitha koum" ??which may be translated, "Little girl, I am telling you to rise."

When the sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and the large audience was astounded. "Where did he get all this?" they said. "What is the meaning of this wisdom he is endowed with? And these miracles, too, that his hands perform!

Now this came to the hearing of king Herod, for the name of Jesus had become well known; people said, "John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, that is why miraculous powers are working through him;"

Then came a holiday, when Herod held a feast on his birthday for his chief officials and generals and the notables of Galilee.

And he said to them, "Come away to some lonely spot and get a little rest" (for there were many people coming and going, and they could get no time even to eat).

Then, as the day was far gone, his disciples came up to him, saying, "It is a desert place and the day is now far gone;

Now when evening came the boat was [far out] in the middle of the sea, and he was on the land alone;

On crossing over they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore.

Now the Pharisees gathered to meet him, with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem.

From within, from the heart of man, the designs of evil come: sexual vice, stealing, murder,

a woman heard of him, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, and she came in and fell at his feet

If I send them home without food they will faint on the road. Besides, some of them have come a long way."

Now the Pharisees came out and started to argue with him, asking him for a Sign from heaven, by way of tempting him.

Then a cloud came overshadowing them, and from the cloud a voice said, "This is my Son, the Beloved, listen to him."

So they put this question to him, "Why do the [Pharisees and] scribes say that Elijah has to come first?"

He said to them, "Elijah does come first, to restore all things; but what is written about the Son of man as well? This, that he is to endure great suffering and be rejected.

As for Elijah, I tell you he has come already, and they have done to him whatever they pleased ??as it is written of him."

And it did come out, after shrieking aloud and convulsing him violently. The child turned like a corpse, so that most people said, "he is dead";

He said to them, "Nothing can make this kind come out but prayer and fasting."

Now some Pharisees came up and asked him if a man was allowed to divorce his wife. This was to tempt him.

but Jesus was angry when he saw this, and he said to them, "Let the children come to me, do not stop them: the Realm of God belongs to such as these.

Jesus looked at him and loved him. "There is one thing you want," he said; "go and sell all you have; give the money to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, take up the cross, and follow me."

who does not get a hundred times as much ??in this present world homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and lands, together with persecutions, and in the world to come life eternal.

James and John, the sons of Zebedaeus, came up to him saying, "Teacher, we want you to do whatever we ask you."

for the Son of man himself has not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Now when they came near Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Hill of Olives, he despatched two of his disciples,

Blessed be the Reign to come, our father David's reign. Hosanna in high heaven!"

Then they came to Jerusalem, and entering the temple he proceeded to drive out those who were buying and selling inside the temple; he upset the tables of the money-changers and the stalls of those who sold doves,

This came to the ears of the scribes and high priests, and they tried to get him put to death, for they were afraid of him. But the multitude were all astounded at his teaching.

And when evening came he went outside the city.

Once more they came to Jerusalem. And as he was walking within the temple the high priests and scribes and elders came

When the season came round he sent a servant to the vine dressers to collect from the vine dressers some of the produce of the vineyard,

But these vinedressers said to themselves, 'Here is the heir; come on, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be our own.'

Now what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers, and he will give the vineyard to others.

They came up and said to him, "Teacher, we know you are sincere and fearless; you do not court human favour, you teach the Way of God honestly. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?

Sadducees, men who hold there is no resurrection, also came up and put a question to him.

Then a scribe came up, who had listened to the discussion. Knowing Jesus had given them an apt answer, he put this question to him, "What is the chief of all the commands?"

but a poor widow came up and put in two little coins amounting to a halfpenny.

So Jesus began: "Take care that no one misleads you: ??6 many will come in my name saying, 'I am he,' and mislead many.

And when you hear of wars and rumours of war, do not be alarmed; these have to come, but it is not the end yet.

Watch then, for you never know when the Lord of the House will come, in the late evening or at midnight or at cock-crow or in the morning.

Now when he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, lying at table, a woman came up with an alabaster flask of pure nard perfume, which had cost a great sum; the flask she broke and poured the perfume over his head.

Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and he told his disciples, "Sit here till I pray."

Then he came and found them asleep; so he said to Peter, "Are you sleeping, Simon? Could you not watch for a single hour?

Then he came for the third time and said to them, "Still asleep? still resting? No more of that! The hour has come, here is the Son of man betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Come, get up, here is my betrayer close at hand."

At that very moment, while he was still speaking, Judas [Iscariot] one of the twelve came up accompanied by a mob with swords and cudgels who had come from the high priests and scribes and elders.

Now as Peter was downstairs in the courtyard, a maidservant of the high priest came along,

Immediately morning came, the high priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and all the Sanhedrin, and after binding Jesus they led him off and handed him over to Pilate.

Come down from the cross and save yourself!"

Let 'the Christ,' 'the king of Israel' come down now from the cross! Let us see that and we will believe!" Those who were crucified with him also denounced him.

When twelve o'clock came, darkness covered the whole land till three o'clock,

One man ran off, soaked a sponge in vinegar, and put it on the end of a stick to give him a drink, saying, "Come on, let us see if Elijah does come to take him down!"