and immediately on His coming up out of the water He saw an opening in the sky, and the Spirit like a dove coming down to Him;

A voice came out of the sky, "You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

And all the people [in the synagogue] were so amazed they began asking one another, "What is this, some new teaching? And it is spoken with such authority He even orders evil spirits, and they obey him."

But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.

And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were sick, and them that were possessed with demons.

And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.

And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.

Then a person with an infectious skin disease came to Jesus and, kneeling down before Him, begged Him, saying, "If you want to, you can heal me." [Note: Throughout this narrative the term "heal/healing" is originally "clean/cleansing" because the Jews viewed a person with such a disease as ceremonially "unclean." See Lev. 13:1-3].

But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news around, to such an extent that Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but stayed out in unpopulated areas; and they were coming to Him from everywhere.

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,

And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

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

At once, Jesus knew in his spirit what they were saying to themselves. "Why are you arguing about such things among yourselves?" he asked them.

Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

When He was sitting at table in Levi's house, a large number of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners were at table with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many such who habitually followed 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?

When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

For he had made such a great number well that all those who were diseased were falling down before him for the purpose of touching him.

And he went up into a mountain, and called to him such as he wished, and they came to him.

and to have authority and power to cast out demons.

Then he went home. Such a large crowd gathered again that Jesus and his disciples couldn't even eat.

And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

Then Jesus began to teach again beside the sea. Such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while the entire crowd remained beside the sea on the shore.

in like manner, they who receive seed on stony-ground, are such as upon hearing the word, do immediately receive it with joy.

And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

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

but when it is sown it grows up and becomes the largest of all the garden herbs, and sends out large branches so that the birds of the sky are able to nest in its shade."

And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

He asked them, "Why are you such cowards? Don't you have any faith yet?"

Shrieking out in a loud voice: "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? For God's sake do not torment me!"

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 when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

and charged them to take nothing for the way, except a staff only; not bread, nor a provision sack, nor copper in the girdle,

And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

King Herod heard of Him, for His name was now on everybody's lips, and people were saying that John the Baptist had risen from the dead, and that this was why such mighty powers were working in Him.

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.

for Herodias made her appearance there, and danc'd with such an engaging air in the eye of Herod, as well as of all the company, that the king thus addrest himself to the young lady, "ask of me whatever you please, and it shall be granted."

And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

then Jesus said to them, come, let us retire privately to some place of solitude, to repose your selves a while. for such a crowd of people were continually coming and going, that they had not even time to eat.

And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves [completely according to ritual]; and there are many other things [oral, man-made laws and traditions handed down to them] which they follow diligently, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper utensils.)

Jesus answered, to such hypocrites as you may well be applied those words of the prophet Esaias, "this people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

Then he told them, "You have such a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to keep your own tradition!

Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

"Where can we possibly get bread here in this remote place to satisfy such a crowd?" answered His disciples.

The Pharisees followed Him and began to dispute with Him, asking Him for a sign in the sky, to make trial of Him.

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

And He spoke about this freely. But Peter took Jesus aside and began rebuking Him [i.e., for saying such things].

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

and his garments became shining, exceeding white as snow, such as fuller on earth could not whiten them.

For he knew not what to say: they were filled with such awe.

As they went down the hill, he forbade them to tell anyone what they had seen, till such time as the Son of man rose from the dead.

And he asked the scribes, What seek ye together with them?

Jesus said to them, "You generation of faithless people How long must I be with you [i.e., before you understand]? How long do I have to be patient with you? Bring the sick boy to me."

Then they [i.e., some people from the crowd] brought the sick boy to Jesus, and when the spirit saw Him, it immediately caused the boy to have convulsions and to fall to the ground and roll around, foaming at the mouth.

and the spirit came out of him, having made him roar, and thrown him into such agonies, that he became like one that was dead, and many were of opinion he actually was so.

Jesus answered, such a miracle is not effected but by prayer and fasting.

And taking a little child, he set him in the midst of them, and embracing him he said to them, Whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name,

Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

such a one is not against us, but for us.

"And whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink for my name's sake because ye are belonging to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

such a one shall be consumed by fire, but the offering that is salted shall be preserv'd from corruption.

'And for this thing's sake shall man leave his father and mother, and bide by his wife,

and the two of them will [then] become one flesh [i.e., united in such a close relationship as to constitute one body], so that [upon becoming husband and wife] they no longer function as two persons but as one body.

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

it is easier for a cable to pass thro' the eye of a needle, than for such a rich man to enter into the divine kingdom.

at this they were more amazed than before, and said to one another, how then can such a man be saved?

And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,

or lands for my sake and the gospel's, but he shall receive an hundred-fold: now in this time indeed, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands with persecutions; but in the world to come life everlasting.

The chief priests and the Scribes heard this, and they began to seek means of destroying him; for they were afraid of him because all the crowd were greatly struck with his teaching.

Should we pay it, or refuse to pay it?" But he saw through their pretense, and said to them, "Why do you put me to such a test? Bring me a denarius to look at."

who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy [prayers] for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!"

And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.

But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.

And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

and the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.

He will send out the angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky.

Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.

But some of the guests were indignantly saying to themselves, "Why was such a waste of the perfume made?

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "All of you will have doubts about me, for it is written [Zech. 13:7], 'I will strike down the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered everywhere.'

Meanwhile the Chief Priest and the whole of the High Council were trying to get such evidence against Jesus as would warrant his being put to death, but they could not find any;

Jesus said, "I am. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky."

You [yourselves] have heard him speaking against God. What do you people think [i.e., about such statements]?" And they all condemned Him as deserving the death penalty.

but he denied it, saying, I don't know him, neither am I acquainted with any such you mention. and he went out into the porch, when the cock crow'd.

And when the centurion, that stood over against Him, saw that He expired with such a cry, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

And signs shall attend those who believe, even such as these. By making use of my name they shall expel demons. They shall speak new languages.

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.