And Jesus said to them, Come after Me and I will make you fishers of men.

And finding Him, they said to Him, All are seeking You.

And He said to them, Let us go into the next towns so that I may proclaim there also. For that reason I came forth.

And Jesus, moved with compassion, put out His hand and touched him, and said to him, I will; be clean!

and He said to him, See that you say nothing to anyone. But go and show yourself to the priest, and offer those things which Moses commanded for your cleansing, for a testimony to them.

And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, Child, your sins are forgiven to you.

And instantly knowing in His spirit that they reasoned so within themselves, He said to them, Why do you reason these things in your heart?

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority upon earth to forgive sins, He said to the paralytic,

And as He passed on, He saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the tax-office. And He said to him, Follow Me. And he arose and followed Him.

And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eat with tax-collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, How is it that He eats and drinks with tax-collectors and sinners?

When Jesus heard, He said to them, They who are strong have no need of a physician, but the ones who have illness. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

The disciples of John and those of the Pharisees were fasting. And they came and said to Him, Why do John's disciples and those of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?

And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.

And the Pharisees said to Him, Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the sabbath day?

And He said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, he, and those with him?

And He said to them, The sabbath came into being for man's sake, and not man for the sabbath's sake.

And He said to the man who had the withered hand, Arise! Come into the middle.

And He said to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? To save life, or to kill? But they were silent.

And looking around on them with anger, being grieved because of the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, Stretch out your hand! And he stretched it out. And his hand was restored whole, like the other.

And hearing, those with Him went out to take hold of Him; for they said, He is insane.

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.

And He called them and said to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

And the crowd sat about Him, and they said to Him, Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside seeking for You.

And He looked around on those who sat about Him, and said, Behold My mother and My brothers!

And He taught them many things by a parable. And He said to them in His teaching:

And He said to them, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

And He said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those outside, all these things are given in parables

And He said to them, Do you not know this parable? And how then will you know all parables?

And He said to them, Does a lamp come to be put under a grain-measure, or under a bed? and not to be set on a lampstand?

And He said to them, Take heed what you hear. With that measure which you measure, it shall be measured to you. And to you who hear, more shall be given.

And He said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

And He said, to what shall we compare the kingdom of God? Or by what parable shall we compare it?

And evening having come, He said to them on that day, Let us pass over to the other side.

And He was in the stern of the boat, asleep on a headrest. And they awakened Him and said to Him, Master, do You not care that we perish?

And He awakened and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace! Be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

And He said to them, Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?

And they feared exceedingly and said to one another, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?

and cried with a loud voice, and said, What is to me and to You, Jesus, son of the Most High God? I adjure You by God not to torment me.

For He said to him, Come out of the man, unclean spirit!

However Jesus did not allow him, but said to him, Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and has had mercy on you.

For she said, If I may but touch only His clothes, I will be cured.

And knowing instantly within Himself that power had gone out of Him, Jesus turned Himself around in the press and said, Who touched My clothes?

And His disciples said to Him, You see the crowd pressing on You, and do You say, Who touched Me?

And He said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be whole from your plague.

But hearing the word spoken, Jesus said to the synagogue ruler, Do not be afraid, only believe.

And going in He said to them, Why do you make a tumult and weep? The girl is not dead, but sleeps.

And He took the child's hand and said to her, Talitha koumi; (which interpreted is, Little girl, I say to you, Arise!)

And He strictly warned them that no one should know this. And He said to give her something to eat.

But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his native-place, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

And He said to them, Wherever you enter into a house, abide there until you depart from that place.

And king Herod heard of Him (for His name had become well-known,) and he said that John the Baptist had been raised from the dead, and therefore mighty works operate in him.

Others said that it was Elijah. And others said that he is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

But hearing Herod said, It is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead!

and John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.

And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced and pleased Herod, and those who reclined with him, the king said to the girl, Ask me whatever you desire from me, and I will give it to you.

And she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

And He said to them, Come aside into a deserted place and rest a little. For there were many coming and going, and they had no opportunity even to eat.

And it now becoming a late hour, His disciples came to Him and said, This is a deserted place and it is now a late hour.

He answered and said to them, You give them food to eat. And they said to Him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii of loaves and give them to eat?

He said to them, How many loaves do you have? Go and see. And when they knew, they said, Five, and two fish.

For they all saw Him and were troubled. And immediately He talked with them, and said, Be of good cheer. I AM! Do not be afraid.

But He answered and said to them, Well has Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.

And He said to them, Do you do well to set aside the commandment of God, so that you may keep your own tradition?

For Moses said, "Honor your father and your mother." And, "Whoever curses father or mother, let him die the death."

And calling near all the crowd, He said to them, Listen to Me, every one of you, and understand.

And He said to them, Are you also without understanding? Do you not perceive that whatever enters into the man from outside cannot defile him,

And He said, That which comes out of the man is what defiles the man.

But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be filled. For it is not right to take the children's loaves and to throw it to the dogs.

And she answered and said to Him, Yes, Lord, yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

And He said to her, For this saying 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, the crowd being very great and having nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples and said to them,

And He asked them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven.

And He sighed deeply in His spirit and said, Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say to you, There shall no sign be given to this generation.

And knowing it, Jesus said to them, Why do you reason that it is because you have no loaves? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Have you still hardened your heart?

When I broke the five loaves among five thousand, how many hand baskets full of fragments did you take up? They said to Him, Twelve.

And when the seven among four thousand, how many lunch baskets full of fragments did you take up? And they said, Seven.

And He said to them, How do you not understand?

And he looked up and said, I see men as trees, walking.

And He said to them, But who do you say that I am? And Peter answered and said to Him, You are the Christ.

And calling near the crowd with His disciples, He said to them, Whoever will 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 who stand here who shall not taste of death until they see the kingdom of God come with power.

And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

And one of the crowd answered and said, Teacher, I have brought my son who has a dumb spirit to You.

He answered him and said, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me!

And He asked his father, How long ago has it been since this came to him? And he said, From childhood.

Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.

And immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief.

And the spirit cried out, throwing him into convulsions, and came out of him. And he was like one dead, so that many said, He is dead.

And He said to them, This kind can come out by nothing except by prayer and fasting.

For He taught His disciples and said to them, The Son of Man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him. And after He is killed, He shall rise the third day.

And He sat down and called the Twelve and said to them, If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.

And He took a child, and embraced it, and set him in their midst. And He said to them,

But Jesus said, Do not forbid him. For there is no one who shall do a work of power in My name who can lightly speak evil of Me.

And He answered and said to them, What did Moses command you?

And they said, Moses allowed a bill of divorce to be written, and to put her away.

And Jesus answered and said to them, He wrote you this precept because of the hardness of your hearts.

And He said to them, Whoever shall put away his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

But when Jesus saw, He was much displeased and said to them, Allow the little children to come to Me and do not hinder them. For of such is the kingdom of God.