And just as soon as He started to come up out of the water, He saw the heavens split open and the Spirit coming down like a dove to enter Him.

And out of the heavens came a voice, "You are my Son, my Beloved! In you I am delighted!"

He walked on a little farther and saw James, the Son of Zebedee, and his brother John; they too were in their boats getting their nets in order.

They went into Capernaum, and as soon as the first Sabbath came, He went into the synagogue and began to teach.

As soon as they left the synagogue, they went home with Simon and Andrew, in company with James and John.

In the evening, when the sun had gone down, they kept on bringing to Him all the people who were sick or under the power of demons,

When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralyzed man, "My son, your sins are forgiven."

But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth," turning to the paralyzed man He said,

Then he got up and at once picked up his pallet, and went out before them all. The result was that they were all dumbfounded and began to praise God and say, "We have never seen anything like this before."

And as He was passing by, He saw Levi, the son of Alpheus, sitting in the tax-collector's office, and He said to him, "Follow me." Then he got up and followed Him.

So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."

And whenever the foul spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and screamed, "You are the Son of God."

James the son of Zebedee, and John, James's brother (He named them Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder),

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

But whoever speaks abusively against the Holy Spirit can never get forgiveness, but is guilty of a sin that has no end."

but when the sun came up, they were scorched and withered away, because they had not taken root.

The ones along the path are those who have the message sown in their hearts, but as soon as it is sown there, Satan comes and carries off the message that has been sown in their hearts.

In like manner these are the ones sown on rocky ground; as soon as they hear the truth, they accept it with ecstasy,

A different class are those people sown among the thorns. They are people who listen to the message,

And the people sown in rich soil are the people who listen to the message and welcome it and yield thirty, sixty, even a hundredfold."

But as soon as the crop Will permit it, he puts in the sickle, for the reaping time has come."

It is like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all seeds,

but when it is properly sown, it comes up and grows to be the largest of all the plants, and produces branches so large that the wild birds can roost under its shade."

As soon as He got out of the boat, a man under the power of a foul spirit and from the tombs met Him.

and screamed aloud, "What do you want of me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, I beg you, do not torture me."

And those who had seen it told them how it occurred to the man who had been under the power of the demons, and about the hogs.

Is He not the carpenter, Mary's son, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And do not His sisters live here among us?" And so they found a cause for stumbling over him.

As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Him

Now the Pharisees came out and began a discussion with Him, and to test Him asked Him to show them a spectacular sign from heaven.

But He sighed in spirit and said, "Why do the people of these times ask for a spectacular sign? I solemnly say, no sign at all will be given them."

Then He instructed them for the first time that the Son of Man had to endure great suffering and be disowned by the elders and the high priests and the scribes, and be killed but rise again after three days.

For whoever is ashamed of me and my teaching in this unfaithful, sinful age, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when He comes back in His Father's splendor with the holy angels."

Then a cloud came and was circling over them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my Son, my Beloved; keep on listening to Him!"

And while they were going down the mountain, He cautioned them not to tell anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man should rise from the dead.

He answered them, "Elijah does come first and gets everything ready, but how is it that the Scripture says about the Son of Man that He will suffer much and be rejected?

A man from the crowd answered Him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit.

And they brought the boy to Him. As soon as the spirit saw Him, it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and kept rolling over and foaming at the mouth.

for He was now teaching His disciples, and saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be turned over into men's hands, and they will kill Him, but three days after that He will rise again."

Jesus said, "Do not try to stop him, for there is no one who will use my name to do a mighty deed, and then be able soon to abuse me.

"Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be turned over to the high priests and scribes, and they will sentence Him to death, and will turn Him over to the heathen,

For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom price to set many free."

Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho, with His disciples and a great crowd, Timeus' son, Bartimeus, a blind beggar, was sitting on the roadside.

When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, you son of David, do pity me!"

Many of the people began to rebuke him and to tell him to keep quiet, but all the louder he kept shouting, "You son of David, do pity me!"

and said to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and as soon as you get into it, you will find a colt tied which has never been ridden by a man. Untie it and bring it here.

And if anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing that?' answer, 'The Lord needs it, and will soon send it back here.'"

He had one more to send, his dearly loved son; at last he sent him to them, for he said to himself, 'They will surely respect my son.'

While He was teaching in the temple, He answered them and said, "How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

David himself called him Lord, so how can He be his son?" Most of the people liked to hear Him.

"When will all this take place? Tell us. And what will be the sign that it is about to be put into effect?"

"But in those days, after that misery, the sun will turn dark, the moon will not shed its light,

And then they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds in overwhelming power and splendor.

"Now learn what the story of the fig tree means. Just as soon as its branches grow tender, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

But about that day or hour not a single one knows -- not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son; not a single one but the Father.

For the Son of Man is going away, as the Scriptures say of Him, but a curse will be on that man by whom He is betrayed. It would have been better for that man, if he had never been born."

He came back the third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? No more of that! The hour has come. See! The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinful men.

But He kept silent and made no answer at all. So the high priest again questioned Him in these words, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

Jesus said, "Yes, I am, and you will all see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming in the clouds of the sky!"

As soon as it was daylight, the high priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes; and the whole council, after binding Jesus, took Him away and turned Him over to Pilate.

And when the captain who stood facing him saw that He expired in this way, he said, "This man was surely God's Son!"

It was very early, just after the sun had risen, on the first day of the week, when they went to the tomb.

But although they had heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.

Later on He appeared to the Eleven themselves while they were at table, and reproved them for their lack of faith and their stubbornness, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had been raised from the dead.