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

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

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 [when] Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Child, your sins are forgiven."

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they were reasoning like this within themselves, said to them, "Why are you considering these [things] in your hearts?

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

And [as he] was passing by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, "Follow me!" And he stood up [and] followed him.

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?"

And Jesus said to them, "The {bridegroom's attendants} are not able to fast while the bridegroom is with them, [are they]? As long a time [as] they have the bridegroom with them, they are not able to fast.

And he said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he had need and he and those [who were] with him were hungry--

And he said to them, "The Sabbath was established for people, and not people for the Sabbath.

And he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Come into the middle."

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 looking around at them with anger, grieved at the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched [it] out, and his hand was restored.

And he answered them [and] said, "Who is my mother or my brothers?"

And looking around at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers!

And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!"

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 he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all the parables?

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?

And he said to them, "Take care what you hear! With the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you, and will be added to you.

And he said, "The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.

And he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable can we present it?

And on that day, [when it] was evening, he said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side."

And he was in the stern sleeping on the cushion, and they woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, is it not a concern to you that we are perishing?"

And he woke up [and] rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Be quiet! Be silent!" And the wind abated and there was a great calm.

And he said to them, "Why are you fearful? Do you not yet have faith?"

And crying out with a loud voice he said, "{What have I to do with you}, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore you by God, do not torment me!"

And he was asking him "{What is your name}?" And he said to him, "My name [is] Legion, because we are many."

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 immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself [that] power had gone out from himself, turned around in the crowd [and] said, "Who touched my clothing?"

And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing upon you, and you say 'Who touched me?'"

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 taking hold of the child's hand, he said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which is translated, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!"),

And he commanded them strictly that no one should learn of this, and said to give her [something] to eat.

And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his [own] household."

And he said to them, "Whenever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.

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

And [when] the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced and pleased Herod and {his dinner guests}, the king said to the girl, "Ask me [for] whatever you want, and I will give [it] to you."

And she went out [and] said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" And she said, "The head of John the baptizer."

And he said to them, "You yourselves come privately to an isolated place and rest for a short time." For those [who were] coming and going were many, and they did not even have time to eat.

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 he said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go look!" And [when they] found out, they said, "Five, and two fish."

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

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!"

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.

And he said to them, "You splendidly ignore the commandment of God so that you can keep your tradition.

For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'The one who speaks evil of father or mother {must certainly die}.'

And summoning the crowd again, he said to them, "Listen to me, all [of you], and understand:

And he said to them, "So are you also without understanding? Do you not understand that everything [that is] outside that goes into a person [is] not able to defile him?

And he said, "What comes out of a person, that defiles a person.

And he said to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw [it] to the dogs!"

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

And he said to her, "Because of this statement, go! The demon has gone out of your daughter."

And looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, "Ephphatha!" (that is, "Be opened!").

In those days there was again a large crowd, and they did not have anything they could eat. Summoning the disciples, he said to them,

And he asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" So they said, "Seven."

And they had a few small fish, and [after] giving thanks for them, he said to set these [before them] also.

And sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, "Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation!"

And knowing [this], he said to them, "Why are you discussing that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?

When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?" They said to him, "Twelve."

"When also [broke] the seven [loaves] for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?" And they said to him, "Seven."

And he said to them, "Do you not yet understand?"

And looking up he said, "I see people, for I see [them] like trees walking around."

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!"

And summoning the crowd together with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

And he said to them, "Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power."

And Peter answered [and] said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good [that] we are here! And let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

And he said to them, "Elijah indeed does come first [and] restores all [things]. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man that he should suffer many [things] and be treated with contempt?

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 he asked his father how long it was since this had been happening to him. And he said, "From childhood.

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

Immediately the father of the child cried out [and] said, "I believe! Help my unbelief!"

And it came out, screaming and convulsing [him] greatly, and he became as if [he were] dead, so that most [of them] said, "He has died!"

And he said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing except by prayer."

And he sat down [and] called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all."

And he took a young child [and] had him stand {among them}. And taking him in his arms, he said to them,

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us."

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.

And he answered [and] said to them, "What did Moses command you?"

So they said, "Moses permitted [a man] to write a certificate of divorce and to send [her] away."

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

And he said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

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.

So Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one [is] good except God alone.

And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth."

And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "You lack one [thing]: Go, sell all that you have, and give [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

And Jesus looked around [and] said to his disciples, "How {difficult it is for} those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!"

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."

Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields on account of me and on account of the gospel

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him [and] said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask you."

And he said to them, "What do you want that I do for you?"

So they said to him, "Grant to us that we may sit one at your right hand and one at [your] left in your glory."