THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

And there was a voice from the heavens: Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship, mending their nets.

And at evening, when the sun had gone down, they brought to him all that were sick, and those who were possessed with demons.

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

But that you may know that the Son of man on earth has authority to forgive sins, (he said to the paralytic,)

And he arose forthwith, and took up his bed, and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying: We have never seen it thus.

And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphoeus sitting at the custom-house; and he said to him: Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

Therefore, the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried out, saying: Thou art the Son of God.

and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the Son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

And when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

These are they that received seed by the wayside, where the word is sown; and when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown in the ground, is less than all seeds that are in the ground;

yet, when it is sown, it grows up, and becomes larger than all garden-plants, and sends out great branches, so that the birds of the air can roost under its shadow.

and crying out with a loud voice, he said: What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

Now a great herd of swine was feeding there near the mountain.

And the demons besought him, saying: Send us to the swine, that we may enter into them.

And Jesus immediately gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out and entered into the swine; and the herd (they were about two thousand,) rushed down a steep place into the sea, and were strangled in the sea.

And those who had seen it told them how it had happened to the demoniac, and also concerning the swine.

But as soon as Jesus heard what was spoken, he said to the ruler of the synagogue: Fear not, only believe.

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses and Judah and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they found in him cause for offense.

And the Pharisees came out, and began to put questions to him, asking of him a sign from heaven, that they might tempt him.

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said: Why does this generation seek for a sign? Verily I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days rise again.

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

and his raiment became shining, exceeding white like snow, as no fuller on earth could whiten them.

And there was a cloud that overshadowed them; and a voice came from the cloud, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, till the Son of man should rise from the dead.

And he answered and said to them: Elijah comes first, and restores all things, and, as it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be despised, so Elijah is to suffer.

And one of the multitude answered and said: Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a dumb spirit.

For he taught his disciples, and said to them: The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and after he is put to death, he will rise on the third day.

Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles;

For the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And they came to Jericho: and as he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timseus, was sitting on the roadside, begging.

And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say: Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me!

And many rebuked him, that he should be silent. But he cried out yet the more: Son of David, have mercy on me!

and said to them: Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no man ever sat. Loose him and bring him.

Therefore, having yet one son, his beloved, he sent him also to them last, saying, They will reverence my son.

And Jesus, as he was teaching in the temple, answered and said: How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of David?

David himself, then, calls him Lord; and how is he his son? And the great multitude heard him with pleasure.

Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?

But in those days, after that affliction, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light,

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

But learn a parable from the fig-tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

But of that day or that hour no one knows: neither the angels who are in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.

The Son of man goes, as it is written of him; but alas for that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born.

And he came the third time, and said to them: Sleep the remaining time, and take your rest. It is enough; the hour has come; behold, the Son of man is delivered into the hands of sinners.

And he that delivered him up had given them a sign, saying: The one that I shall kiss, is he; take him, and lead him away securely.

But he was silent, and made no answer. Again, the chief priest asked him, and said to him: Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

Jesus replied: I am. And you shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the Almighty, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

And when the centurion that was standing opposite him, saw that he thus cried out, and gave up his spirit, he said: Truly, this man was the Son of God.

And very early, on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they came to the sepulcher.

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

Afterward he appeared to the eleven as they reclined at table; and he reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.