The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the son of God.

and as soon as he was got out of the water, he saw the heavens open, and the spirit lighting upon him, like a dove.

when this voice from heaven was heard, "thou art my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased."

when he had gone a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the bark mending their nets. whereupon he called them:

As soon as they were come to Capernaum, he entred into the synagogue, and it being the sabbath, instructed them.

As soon as they were come out of the synagogue, they went with James and John into the house of Simon and Andrew,

In the evening, when the sun was set, they brought to him many diseased, and several demoniacks.

but as soon as he was gone, he began freely to talk of it, and blazed it about every where, so that Jesus could not go publickly into the city any more, but stay'd in the out parts, which were not much frequented, where people came to him from every quarter.

Jesus perceiving their faith, said to the sick of the palsy, son, thy sins are forgiven.

however, to let you see that the son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, rise, said he, to the sick of the palsy,

as he passed along, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus, sitting at the custom-house, and said to him, follow me. accordingly he arose and followed him.

therefore the son of man has a power of dispensing with the law of the sabbath.

and when the impure spirits saw him, they threw themselves at his feet, crying out, "thou art the son of God."

these were Simon, whom he sirnam'd Peter, James the son of Zebedee,

Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Thaddeus, Simon the Canaanite,

some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth, and it soon sprang up, for want of a sufficient depth of earth.

but when the sun was up, it was scorched, and for want of root, withered away.

they who receiv'd seed by the wayside, are those in whom the word is sown, who no sooner have heard it, but satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

but as soon as the fruit is ripe, the sickle is applied, because the harvest is come.

it is like a grain of mustard-seed, which when sown in the earth, is less than any other grain that is sown there.

but after it is sown, it grows up, and becometh larger than other plants of the pulse kind, and shooteth out its branches so high, that the fowls of the air may lodge under its shadow.

and as soon as Jesus was come out of the ship, he met a demoniack, who came from among the tombs, where he haunted,

and crying with a loud voice, said, "what injury have I done you, Jesus, thou son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, not to torment me."

now there was a great herd of swine feeding upon the mountain;

and all the demons intreated him, saying, "send us to the swine, that we may enter into them."

Jesus immediately gave them leave. and the impure spirits quitting the possessed, entred into the swine, and the whole herd, which were about two thousand, ran down a precipice into the sea, and were there stifled.

then they that fed the swine fled, and told the news to town and country. and they went out to see what had been done.

and when the eye-witnesses had related what had pass'd with respect to the demoniack, and to the swine:

when one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and as soon as he saw him, fell at his feet,

is not he the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses, of Juda and Simon? are not these his sisters, who are here with us? and they were scandalized at him.

Soon after Jesus obliged his disciples to embark for Bethsaida, on the opposite shore, while he was dismissing the people.

and as soon as he was got aboard, the wind ceased; which still encreas'd their astonishment and admiration:

Soon after he and his disciples embark'd, and arrived in the district of Dalmanutha.

but Jesus fetching a deep sigh, said, why does this generation require a sign? I assure you, they shall have none.

At length he began to inform them, that the son of man should suffer many indignities, be rejected by the chief priests, Scribes, and senators, be even put to death, and after three days should rise again.

whosoever therefore shall be asham'd of me, and of my doctrine in this degenerate and corrupted age, of him likewise shall the son of man be asham'd, when he shall come with the glory of his father, accompanied with holy angels.

his raiment was of an exceeding bright whiteness, like that of snow, and such as no fuller upon earth could imitate.

then a cloud surrounded them, and a voice from the cloud, said, "this is my beloved son, hear him."

as they were going down the mountain, he order'd them not to tell any body what they had seen, till the son of man was raised from the dead:

it is true, said he, that Elias must come beforehand to establish every thing, and that it was predicted of him, as well as of the son of man, that he should suffer very much, and be treated with contempt.

as soon as they saw him, they were over-joyed, and ran to salute him.

and one of the crowd answer'd, master, I have brought to you my son, who is possess'd with a dumb spirit,

so he was brought to him, and as soon as he saw him, the spirit threw him into convulsions, and he fell upon the ground, where he wallowed foaming.

in the mean time he gave his disciples this intimation, "the son of man is going to be delivered up into the hands of men, who will put him to death, and three days after he is put to death he shall rise again."

now, said he, we are going to Jerusalem, where the son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests, and to the Scribes, who will condemn him to die, and deliver him to the Gentiles.

for the son of man himself is not come to receive the services of men, but to do them service, and to lay down his life a ransom for many.

when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he cried out, and said, Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.

but many of the company rebuk'd him, in order to silence him. at which he cry'd out with more earnestness, son of David have pity on me.

at last, having one only son, whom he loved, he sent him to them; surely, said he, they will reverence my son.

As Jesus was teaching in the temple, he address'd himself to them, saying, why do the Scribes maintain that Christ is the son of David?

now since David himself calls him Lord, how can he be David's son? and the common people heard him with pleasure.

when shall this happen? and what will be the sign that this is going to be accomplished?

then the brother shall betray his brother to death, and the father his son: children shall prosecute their parents, and be the instruments to take away their lives:

Now after the time of that distress, the sun shall be dark, and the moon shall give no light:

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

as to the day and hour, that no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor even the son; but the father only.

the son of man is going indeed, according to what is written of him: but wo to that man, by whom the son of man is betrayed: it would be better for that man, if he had never been born.

after that he came a third time, and said to them, sleep on now and take your rest. 'tis done, the time is come, and the son of man is to be betrayed into the hands of sinners.

but Jesus remain'd silent, and gave no answer. then the high priest asked him again, and said to him, art thou the Christ, the son of the most High?

and Jesus answered, I AM. and ye shall see the son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

and the Centurion who stood over-against him, observing that he expired with so great a cry, said, certainly this man was the son of God.

Now, as soon as the evening was come; because it was then the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

Pilate surpriz'd that he should be dead so soon, sent for the Centurion, and ask'd him, if he had been dead any time.

went to the sepulchre very early in the morning, the first day of the week, at sun-rising.

afterwards he appear'd to the eleven, as they were all sitting at table, and he reproved them for their incredulity and obstinacy in not giving credit to those, who had seen him after his resurrection.