Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

among other things he said, there comes one after me, who is superiour to me, I am not worthy to stoop down and untie his shoes.

then said a voice from heaven, 'Thou art my Son, the Beloved, in thee is my delight.'

"the time, said he, is accomplish'd, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel."

And Jesus said to them, "{Follow} me and I will make you become fishers of people."

And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.

and Jesus threatned him, be mute, said he, and come out.

And they were all so amazed that they discussed it with one another, and said, "What does this mean? It is a new teaching! He gives orders with authority even to the foul spirits, and they obey him!"

And they found him and said to him, "Everyone is looking for you!"

And he said to them, "Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring rural towns, so that I can preach there also, because I have come out for this [very] reason."

And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeled down unto him, and said unto him, "If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean."

And becoming angry, he stretched out his hand [and] touched [him], and said to him, "I am willing; be made clean."

When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.

And then Jesus, after sternly warning him, immediately sent him away, and said to 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.

And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.

but there were certain of the Scribes sitting there, who were dissatisfied in their own minds, and said to themselves,

"Why does this man use such words?" they said; "he is blaspheming. Who can pardon sins but One--that is, God?"

And Jesus, having knowledge in his spirit of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?

But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man,)

The man got up, and immediately took up his mat, and went out before them all; at which they were amazed, and, as they praised God, they said: "We have never seen anything like this!"

And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.

And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?

And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were taking no food: and they came and said to him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees go without food, but your disciples do not?

And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of a newly-married man go without food while he is with them? as long as they have him with them they will not go without food.

And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him?

And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;

And he said to the man, Get up and come forward.

And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.

And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.

And he said to his disciples that a little boat may wait on him, because of the multitude, that they may not press upon him,

And his relatives having heard of it went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind.

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.

And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?

Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

And a great number were seated round him; and they said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.

And he said in answer, Who are my mother and my brothers?

And looking round at those who were seated about him, he said, See, my mother and my brothers!

And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:

And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?

And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you.

And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?

And without a story he said nothing to them: but privately to his disciples he made all things clear.

And on that day, when the evening had come, he said to them, Let us go over to the other side.

And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?

And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm.

And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith?

And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?

And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.

For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.

And they said to him, Send us into the pigs, so that we may go into them.

As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed kept begging to go with him; but he said,

And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.

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

when she heard of Jesus, came behind Him in the croud, and touched his garment; for she said,

For she said, If I may only put my hand on his robe, I will be made well.

And straight away Jesus was conscious that power had gone out of him; and, turning to the people, he said, Who was touching my robe?

And his disciples said to him, You see the people round you on every side, and you say, Who was touching me?

And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease.

While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, certain which said, "Thy daughter is dead: why diseasest thou the Master any further?"

But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith.

And when he had gone in, he said to them, Why are you making such a noise and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleeping.

And taking her by the hand, he said to her, Talitha cumi, which is, My child, I say to you, Get up.

And he gave them special orders that they were not to say anything of this; and he said that some food was to be given to her.

And when the Sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many that heard him were astonished, and said, "From whence hath he these things? And what wisdom is this that is given unto him? And such virtues that are wrought by his hands?

And Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour, but in his country, and among his relations, and in his family.

And he said that they were to take nothing for their journey, but a stick only; no bread, no bag, no money in their pockets;

but to go'shod with sandals: and,'said he , put not on two coats.

And he said to them, Wherever you go into a house, make that your resting-place till you go away.

And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.

But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.

But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.

For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.

because Herod was afraid of John. He knew that John was a righteous and holy man, and so he protected him. Whenever he listened to John, he did much of what he said. In fact, he liked listening to him.

And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you.

nay, he ratified his promise with an oath, "I will give you whatever you require, said he, tho' it be even the half of my kingdom."

And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late:

But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?

And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five cakes of bread and two fishes.

And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them; and when the cakes were broken, he gave them to the disciples to put before the people; and he made division of the two fishes among them all.

And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Beth-saida, while he himself sent the people away.

And [after he] had said farewell to them, he went away to the mountain to pray.

but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost and shrieked aloud ??50 for they all saw him and were terrified. Then he spoke to them at once; "Courage," he said, "it is I, have no fear."

For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.

And went running through all the country round about, and took on their beds those who were ill, to where it was said that he was.

And he said, Well did Isaiah say of you, you false ones: These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you.

For Moses said, Give honour to your father and mother, and, He who says evil of father or mother, let him have the punishment of death:

and so you set aside what God has said by what you have handed down. You have many other practices like these."

And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you: