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

Now [when it] was evening, when the sun had set, they began bringing to him all those {who were sick} and those who were demon-possessed.

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 from Jerusalem and from Idumea and the other side of the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon a great crowd came to him [because they] heard all that he was doing.

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 again he began to teach beside the sea, and a very large crowd was gathered to him, so that he got into a boat [and] sat on the sea, and the whole crowd was at the sea on the land.

And it happened that while [he] was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

And other [seed] fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up at once, because it did not have [any] depth of soil.

And other [seed] fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.

And other [seed] fell on the good soil, and produced grain, coming up and increasing, and it bore [a crop]--one thirty and one sixty and one a hundred [times as much].

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 sleeps and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows--{he does not know how}.

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

[It is] like a mustard seed that when sown on the ground, [although it] is the smallest of all the seeds that [are] on the ground,

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 they came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes.

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 [after] Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered to him, and he was beside the sea.

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 taking the five loaves and the two fish [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves and gave [them] to his disciples so that they could set [them] before them. And he distributed the two fish to [them] all.

And immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself dismissed the crowd.

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 from there he set out [and] went to the region of Tyre. And [when he] entered into a house, he wanted no one to know, and [yet] he was not able to escape notice.

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 he commanded the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, and taking the seven loaves, [after he] had given thanks he broke [them] and began giving [them] to his disciples so that they could set [them] before [them]. And they set [them] before the crowd.

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 he left them, got into [the boat] again, [and] went to the other side.

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."