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

And at evening, when the sun did set, they were bringing to Him all who were sick, and those possessed with demons.

And the scribes of the Pharisees, seeing that He was eating with the sinners and tax-collectors, said to His disciples, "Why doth He eat with the tax-collectors and sinners?"

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 them, "Behold, why are they doing on the sabbath that which is not lawful?"

And He said to them, "Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, 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, hearing of it, His kinsmen went out to lay hold on Him; for they said, "He became insane!"

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He hath Beelzebub, and by the ruler of the demons casteth out the demons."

And, having called them to Him, He said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?

because they said, 'He hath an unclean spirit.'"

And looking around on those who sat about Him, He saith, "Behold, My mother, and My brothers!

And He taught them many things in parables, and said to them in His teaching,

And it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.

And He said, "He that has ears to hear, let him hear."

And He said to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the Kingdom of God, but to those without all things are done in parables;

And He said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under the measure, or under the bed! Is it not, that it may be put on the lampstand?

And He said to them, "Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you; and more will be added.

And He said, "So is the Kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth;

and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knows not how.

And He said, "How shall we liken the Kingdom of God, or in what parable shall we set it forth?

And on that day, when evening came, He saith to them, "Let us go across to the other side."

And, having been roused up, He 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 ye fearful? Have ye not yet faith?"

And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, "Who, then, is This, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!"

And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.

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

And, Jesus having crossed over in the boat again to the other side, a large multitude was gathered to Him; and He was by the sea.

For she said, "If I touch even His garments, I shall be healed."

And straight-way Jesus, perceiving in Himself that power had gone forth from Him, turning about in the crowd, said, "Who touched Me?"

And His disciples said to Him, "Thou seest the multitude thronging Thee, and sayest Thou, 'Who touched Me?'"

And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you; go in peace, and be well of your ailment."

And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house."

but to go shod with sandals; and He said, put not on two coats.

And He said to them, "Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide, till ye depart thence.

And the king Herod heard of Him, (for His name became famous), and he said, "John the Immerser has risen from the dead; and, because of this, the powers are working in Him."

But others said, "It is Elijah." And others said, "It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets."

But Herod, hearing of Him, said, "It is he whom I beheaded, John, the same was raised."

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

and the daughter of Herodias herself coming in and dancing, it pleased Herod and those reclining at table with him; and the king said to the damsel, "Ask of me whatsoever you wish, and I will give it to you."

And, having gone out, she said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Immerser."

And, the hour being already late, His disciples, coming to Him, said, "The place is desert, and the hour is already late;

But He saith to them, "Give ye them to eat." And they said to Him, "Going, shall we buy two hundred denaries worth of loaves, and give them to eat?"

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and fifties.

And, taking the five loaves and two fishes, looking up to Heaven, He blessed, and broke up the loaves, and kept giving to the disciples to set before them; and He divided the two fishes among them all.

And straightway He constrained His disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He Himself sendeth the multitude away.

And He said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it has been written, This people honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me.

And He said to them, "Well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may hold your tradition!

For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'He that speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die.'

And, again calling the multitude, He said to them, "Hear Me, all of you, and understand:

because it goes not into his heart, but into the belly, and passes out into the drain?" This He said, making all foods clean.

And He said, "That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.

And He said to her, "Suffer the children first to be satisfied; for it is not good to take the children's bread, and cast it to the little dogs."

And He said to her, "Because of this word go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter."

And He asked them, "how many loaves have ye?" And they said, "Seven."

And He commandeth the multitude to sit down on the ground; and, taking the seven loaves, having given thanks, He broke, and was giving to the disciples, to set before them; and they set them before the multitude.

And they had a few small fishes; and, having blessed them, He commanded to set these also before them.

And, leaving them, He again embarked, and departed to the other side.

"And, when the seven among the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did ye take up?" And, they said, "Seven."

And He said to them, "Do ye not yet understand?"

And, looking up, he said, "I behold men, because I see them as trees walking."

And, calling the multitude to Him with His disciples, He said to them, "If any one wishes to come after Me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

And He said to them, "Verily I say to you, there are some of those standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the Kingdom of God come with power."

And He said to them, "Elijah, indeed, comes first, and restores all things; and how it has been written concerning the Son of Man, that He should suffer many things, and be set at naught;

And He asked his father, "How long a time is it since this has befallen him?" And he said, "From a child.

Jesus said to him, "'If thou canst!' All things are possible to him that believes."

Straight-way the father of the child, crying out, said, "I believe; help Thou my unbelief!"

And, having cried out, and convulsed him much, it came out; and he became as one dead; so that many said, "He died!"

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

For He was teaching His disciples, and said to them, "The Son of Man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and, having been killed, after three days He will rise again."

And, taking a little child, He set it in the midst of them; and, holding it in His arms, He said to them,

John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in Thy name; and we forbade him, because he was not following us."

But Jesus said, "Forbid him not; for there is no one who shall exercise power in My name, and be able quickly to speak evil of Me;

And He, answering, said to them, "What did Moses command you?"

And they said, "Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away."

But Jesus said to them, "Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this commandment.

But Jesus, seeing it, was much displeased, and said to them, "Permit the little children to come to Me; forbid them not; for to such belongs the Kingdom of God.

And Jesus said to Him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good, but One??od.

And he said to Him, "Teacher, all these things I observed from my youth."

And Jesus, looking on him, loved him, and said to him, "One thing is wanting to you: go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven, and come, follow Me."

Jesus said, "Verily I say to you, there is no one who left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for My sake and the Gospel's sake,

And He said to them, "What do you wish that I should do for you?"

And they said to Him, "Grant to us that we may sit, one on Thy right hand, and one on Thy left, in Thy Kingdom."

But Jesus said to them, "Ye know not what ye are asking. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be immersed with the immersion that I am immersed with?"

And they said to Him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink ye shall drink; and the immersion with which I am immersed shall ye be immersed;

but to sit on My right hand, or on My left, is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared."

And, standing still, Jesus said, "Call him." And they call the blind man, saying to him, "Be of good cheer; arise, He is calling you!"

And Jesus, answering him, said, "What do you wish that I should do for you?" And the blind man said to Him, "Rabboni, that I may receive my sight."

And Jesus said to him, "Go your way, your faith has healed you." And straightway he received sight, and was following Jesus in the way.

and saith to them, "Go into the village that is over against you; and straightway, as ye enter into it, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him.

And some of those standing there said to them, "What do ye, loosing the colt?"

And they said to them even as Jesus said; and they let them go.

And they bring the colt to Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and He sat on him.

And, answering, He said to it, "May no one eat fruit from you any more forever!" And His disciples heard it.

And He was teaching, and said to them, "Has it not been written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations;' but ye have made it a den of robbers!"

and said to Him, "By what authority art Thou doing these things! Or who gave Thee this authority to do these things!"

And Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one thing; and answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

And He began to speak to them in parables, "A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

But those husbandmen said among themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'

Shall we give, or shall we not give?" But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why are ye tempting Me? Bring Me a denary, that I may see it."