The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

And a voice came from heaven: "You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight."

Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.

Now as soon as they left the synagogue, they entered Simon and Andrew's house, with James and John.

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."

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

And immediately the man stood up, took his stretcher, and went out in front of them all. They were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"

As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

For this reason the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath."

And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."

and Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of an eternal sin"

When the sun came up it was scorched, and because it did not have sufficient root, it withered.

These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satan comes and snatches the word that was sown in them.

These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.

Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,

But these are the ones sown on good soil: They hear the word and receive it and bear fruit, one thirty times as much, one sixty, and one a hundred."

It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground --

when it is sown, it grows up, becomes the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches so that the wild birds can nest in its shade."

Then he cried out with a loud voice, "Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God -- do not torment me!"

Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs.

Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren't his sisters here with us?" And so they took offense at him.

Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, asking for a sign from heaven to test him.

Sighing deeply in his spirit he said, "Why does this generation look for a sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to this generation."

Then Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

For if anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud, "This is my one dear Son. Listen to him!"

As they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

He said to them, "Elijah does indeed come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised?

A member of the crowd said to him, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.

for he was teaching his disciples and telling them, "The Son of Man will be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise."

But Jesus said, "Do not stop him, because no one who does a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say anything bad about me.

"If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, to the unquenchable fire.

If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

If your eye causes you to sin, tear it out! It is better to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

"Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and experts in the law. They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles.

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

They came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Many scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

and said to them, "Go to the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs it and will send it back here soon.'"

He had one left, his one dear son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he said, "How is it that the experts in the law say that the Christ is David's son?

If David himself calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?" And the large crowd was listening to him with delight.

"Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that all these things are about to take place?"

"But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;

Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.

"But as for that day or hour no one knows it -- neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son -- except the Father.

For the Son of Man will go as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had never been born."

He came a third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough of that! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

(Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him and lead him away under guard.")

But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

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

Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.