It came to pass, that John was immersing in the wilderness and preaching an immersion of repentance for remission of sins.

And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.

And he preached, saying, There comes he that is mightier than I after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to stoop down and unloose.

And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth, a city of Galilee, and was baptised of John in Jordan.

Then right after that the Holy Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert.

After that John was taken, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

And saying, That the time has been completed, and the kingdom of God has drawn near: repent ye, and believe in the good news.

So, they went to Capernaum [Note: This was a city in Galilee that later became Jesus' headquarters while in Galilee. See verse

And they marveled at his learning. For he taught them as one that had power with him, and not as the scribes did.

And there was in their synagogue, a man vexed with an unclean spirit, and that cried

saying, "Let me be: what have we to do with thou, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee, what thou art, thou art even that holy man promised of God."

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they demanded one of another among themselves, saying, "What thing is this? What new doctrine is this? For he commandeth the foul spirits with power, and they obey him."

And at once his fame spread everywhere through that part of Galilee.

And at even, when the sun was down, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils,

and he healed many that were sick of divers diseases. And he cast out many devils; and suffered them not to speak, because they knew him.

And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.

And having found him, they say to him, That all seek thee.

And he said unto them, "Let us go in to the next towns, that I may preach there also: for truly I came out for that purpose.

And a leprous one came to him, beseeching him, and supplicating him on his knees, and saying to him, That if thou wouldst, thou canst cleanse me.

and said unto him, "See that thou say nothing to any man, but get thee hence and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimonial unto them."

But he, as soon as he was departed, began to tell many things and to publish the deed, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places, and they came to him from every quarter.

After a few days he entered into Capernaum again, and it was noised that he was in a house:

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

And there came unto him, that brought one sick of the palsy, borne of four men:

And as they could not get him near to Jesus, on account of the crowd, they dug through the roof over the spot where He was standing and let the pallet down that the paralyzed man was lying on.

When Jesus saw their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], He said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

“Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone?”

And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit, that they so reasoned in themselves, he said unto them, "Why think ye such things in your hearts?

That ye may know that the son of man hath power in earth to forgive sins," he spake unto the sick of the palsy,

And by and by he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all: insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God saying, "We never saw it on this fashion."

And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat at meat also with Jesus and his disciples. For there were many that followed him.

And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, "How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?"

When Jesus heard that, he said unto them, "The whole have no need of the Physician: but the sick. I came not to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance."

Now the disciples of John and the Pharisees were keeping a fast, and people came to ask him, "How is it that the disciples of John and the Pharisees are fasting, but your disciples are not?"

But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.

so no man pours new wine into old skins, for that would burst them, and then both would be lost: but new wine must be put into new skins.

And it chanced that he went through the corn fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples, as they went on their way, began to pluck the ears of corn.

And the Pharisees said unto him, "Behold, why do they on the Sabbath day that which is not lawful?"

And he said to them, "Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was a hungered both he and they that were with him?

how he entered into the house of God, in the section of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the shew-bread, which it is not lawful unless for the priests to eat, and gave even to those that were with him?

so that the Son of man is lord of the sabbath also.

And He went another time into a synagogue, where there was a man that had a withered hand:

and they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

And he saith unto the man that had his hand withered, Stand forth.

And the Pharisees departed, and straightway gathered a counsel, with them that belonged to Herod, against him: that they might destroy him.

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

And he commanded his disciples, that a ship should wait on him, because of the people, lest they should throng him.

For he had healed many, insomuch that they pressed upon him, for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell before him, and cried, saying, That thou art the Son of God.

And he straightly charged them that they should not utter him.

And he ordained the twelve that they should be with him, and that he might send them to preach.

And that they might have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out devils.

So he appointed the Twelve--Peter (which was the name that Jesus gave to Simon),

and James the [son] of Zebedee and John the brother of James (and he gave to them the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder"),

that is, the sons of thunder) And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus,

And Judas Iscariot, the man that betrayed him.

And they came unto house, and the people assembled together again, so greatly that they had not leisure so much as to eat bread.

And when they that longed unto him heard of it, they went out to hold him. For they said, "He is too fervent."

But the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul," and "It is by the prince of daemons that he casts out daemons."

For if a realm be divided against itself, that realm cannot endure.

Or if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot continue:

No man can enter into a strong man's house, and take away his goods, except he first bind that strong man and then spoil his house.

"Truly I say to you that all the sins and the blasphemies will be forgiven the sons of men, however much they blaspheme.

but he that blasphemeth the holy ghost shall never have forgiveness: but is in danger of eternal damnation."

This was said in reply to the charge that he had a foul spirit in him.

Someone in the large crowd that was sitting around Him said to Him, "Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you."

And looking around in a circuit at those that were sitting around him, he says, Behold my mother and my brethren:

"Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of God, that one is my brother and sister and mother."

And he began again to teach by the seaside. And there gathered together unto him much people, so greatly that he entered in to a ship, and sat in the sea, and all the people was by the seaside on the shore:

and it fortuned as he sowed, that some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

And some fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, so that it gave no fruit.

And some fell upon good ground: and did yield fruit that sprang and grew: and brought forth some thirty fold, some sixty fold, and some a hundred fold."

And he said unto them, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked him of the similitude.

And he said unto them, "To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: But unto them that are without, shall all things be done in similitudes:

that when they see, they shall see, and not discern: and when they hear they shall hear, and not understand: lest at any time they should turn, and their sins should be forgiven them."

the sower is he that soweth the word.

And they that are by the wayside, where the word is sown, are they to whom as soon as they have heard it, cometh immediately Satan and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

And likewise, they that are sown on the stony ground: which when they have heard the word, at once they receive it with gladness;

but they have no root in themselves, they do not last; the next thing is that when the word brings trouble or persecution, they are at once repelled.

And these are they that are sown among the thorns; which are such as hear the word of God,

When they have heard the Word, the anxieties of life and the snares of wealth, and all sorts of other ambitions, come in to choke the Word, so that it proves unfruitful.

And those that were sown in good ground, are they that hear the word and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirty fold some sixty fold, some a hundred fold."

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?

For there is nothing so privy, that shall not be opened: neither so secret, but that it shall come abroad.

And he said unto them, "Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, with the same shall it be measured unto you again. And unto you that hear, shall more be given.

For unto him that hath, shall it be given: And from him that hath not, shall be taken away, even that he hath."

Again, he said, the state of the gospel is like that of the grain, which a man sows in his land:

then went to bed and got up the next day to find that the seed had sprouted and grown, yet he did not know how it happened.

For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself, first the blade, then the ears, after that full corn in the ears.

And as soon as the fruit is brought forth, anon he thrusteth in the sickle because that harvest is come."

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which when it is sown in the earth, is the least of all seeds that be in the earth:

But after that it is sown it groweth up, and is greatest of all herbs: and beareth great branches so that the fowls of the air may dwell under the shadow of it."

And on that day, [when it] was evening, he said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side."

And there arose a great storm of wind, and dashed the waves into the ship, so that it was full.

And he was in the stern asleep on a pillow. And they awoke him, and said to him, "Master, carest thou not that we perish?"

and he said unto them, "Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?"

And {they were terribly frightened} and began to say to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

because that when he was often bound with fetters and chains, he plucked the chains asunder, and brake the fetters in pieces: Neither could any man tame him.