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

And the unclean spirit tare him, and cried out with a loud voice, and came out of him.

Now when evening came, when the sun set, they brought him all who were ill or possessed by daemons ??33 indeed the whole town was gathered at the door ??34 and he cured many who were ill with various diseases and cast out many daemons; but as the daemons knew him he would not let them say anything.

And all the city was gathered together at the door.

And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

and as they could not get near Jesus on account of the crowd they tore up the roof under which he stood and through the opening they lowered the pallet on which the paralytic lay.

“No one sews a patch of unshrunk (new) cloth on an old garment; otherwise the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and the tear becomes worse.

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

It is similar to a seed from the mustard tree which, when planted in the ground,

and kept begging Him, “My little daughter is at death’s door. Come and lay Your hands on her so she can get well and live.”

The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything.

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters living here among us?" And they were led to doubt His true identity.

He was astonished at their lack of faith. Then he made a tour round the villages, teaching.

And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.

And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

"True, Sir," she replied, "and yet the dogs under the table eat the children's scraps."

And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.

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

He answered them, “Elijah does come first and restores and reestablishes all things. And yet how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things [grief and physical distress] and be treated with contempt [utterly despised and rejected]?

and wherever it doth seize him, it doth tear him, and he foameth, and gnasheth his teeth, and pineth away; and I spake to thy disciples that they may cast it out, and they were not able.'

And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out! It is better [for] you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to be thrown into hell,

"Moses," they said, "permitted a man to draw up a written notice of divorce, and to send his wife away."

I tell you true that unless a man receives the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not even enter it."

And when they draw nigh unto Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples,

And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.

And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

and He said to the tree, "Let no one ever again eat fruit from thee!" And His disciples heard this.

And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

But, should we say 'from men' [instead]?" Now they feared the people, for all of them considered John to be a true prophet.

And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

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

And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

or, to the people (See Luke 20:9)] by using parables. He said, "A man planted a vineyard and built a fence around it. He dug a place for constructing a grape squeezing device, built a [lookout] tower [near it], then leased it out to tenant farmers and went to another country.

But as to the dead coming back to life; have you not seen in the book of Moses, about the burning thorn-tree, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

And the scribe said to him, "That is true, Teacher. You have said {correctly} that he is one and there is no other except him.

People will come in my name, saying, I am he; and a number will be turned from the true way.

Because there will be false Christs and false prophets, and they will give signs and wonders in the hope of turning even the saints from the true way.

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:

Even so, you too, when you see these things happening, know [for certain] that He is near, right at the door.

Although the sky and the earth will pass away [See II Pet. 3:10], my words will not pass away [i.e., they will certainly come true].

As a man, going into another country, leaves his house, and gives authority to his servants, and to each one his own work, and commands the door-keeper to watch;

True, the Son of Man must go, as Scripture says of him, yet alas for that man by whom the Son of Man is being betrayed! For that man 'it would be better never to have been born!'"

Watch and pray," he said to them all, "that you may not fall into temptation. True, the spirit is eager, but human nature is weak."

And coming, he immediately drew up to him and said, Rabbi, Rabbi, and kissed him.

And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

I was with you every day in the Temple teaching, and you did not take me; but this is done so that the Writings may come true.

"We ourselves have heard him say, 'I will tear down this sanctuary built by men's hands, and in three days I will build another, made without hands.' "

Then tearing his robe [to express his indignation], the high priest said, “What further need do we have of witnesses?

But he said, I have no knowledge of him, or of what you are saying: and he went out into the doorway; and there came the cry of a cock.

"Are you the King of the Jews?" asked Pilate. "It is true," replied Jesus.

And the passers-by jeered at him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! you who would tear down the sanctuary and build one in three days!

And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

And the apostles [See verses 14-15] went out and preached everywhere. The Lord worked with them and confirmed the message [i.e., verified that it was true] by means of the [miraculous] signs which accompanied their ministry. May it be so.