And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching! With authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him."

And he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, so I may preach there also; for that is why I have come."

and he said to him, "See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was outside in the deserted places; and people came to him from every quarter.

And when he entered Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was home.

And many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And he preached the word to them.

And immediately, when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, he said to them, "Why do you reason about these things in your hearts?

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"he said to the paralytic,

And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out in the sight of them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"

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

And they watched him closely, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

For he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him.

Then he appointed twelve, that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach,

James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder";

Then he went home; and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Again he began to teach by the sea. and a very large crowd gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.

But other seed fell on good soil and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced thirtyfold, sixty, and a hundred."

so that 'seeing they may see but not perceive, and hearing may hear but not understand; lest they should turn again, and be forgiven.'"

And these are the ones along the path where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in them.

For there is nothing hidden, except to be revealed; nor is anything secret, but that it should come to light.

yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade."

On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side."

And a great storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling.

So all the demons begged him, "Send us to the swine, that we may enter them."

So those who fed the swine fled, and told it in the city and in the country. And people went out to see what it was that had happened.

And as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged him that he might be with him.

and pleaded earnestly with him, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be healed, and live."

and she had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she owned, and was no better but rather grew worse.

And immediately the bleeding stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.

And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"

He strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.

And when the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to him, that such mighty works are performed by his hands!

Now he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.

And he said to them, "Where you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place.

And if any place will not receive you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them."

So they went out and preached that people should repent.

And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them.

King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these powers are at work in him."

for Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard him, he was much perplexed; and yet he heard him gladly.

The apostles gathered to Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught.

and ran about that whole region, and began to carry those who were sick around on pallets to wherever they heard he was.

Wherever he entered, into villages, cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched him were made well.

they saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.

But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is Corban' (that is, a gift devoted to God),

So he said to them, "Are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him,

And looking up to heaven he sighed and said to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened."

They also had a few small fish; and having blessed them, he commanded that these also should be set before them.

Being aware of it, Jesus said to them, "Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?

And Jesus went on with his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that I am?"

And he asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are the Christ."

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 killed, and after three days rise again.

And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."

And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

Then he said to them, "Elijah does come first and restores all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man, that he must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written of him."

And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again."

And the spirit cried out, convulsed him terribly, and came out. And the boy was like a corpse; so that many of them said, "He is dead."

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, to the fire that shall never be quenched.

And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them.

But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?"

They said to him, "We are able." So Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized;

But Jesus called them to himself and said to them, "You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming! Hosanna in the highest!"

Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

But if we say, 'From men'"they feared the people, for all held that John was a real prophet.

When they came, they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and care about no man; for you do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at him.

"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.

Jesus said to them, "Is not this why you are wrong, that you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God?

And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the first of all?"

And the scribe said to him, "You are right, Teacher; you have well said that God is one, and there is no other but he;

And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And after that no one dared to ask him any question.

And Jesus said, while he taught in the temple, "How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

And Jesus said to him, "Do you see all these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down."

And Jesus began to say to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you.

And when they bring you to trial and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand what you are to say. But say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

Pray that it may not happen in winter.

"But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

So also, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door.

"But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

For the Son of Man goes just as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born."

Truly, I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."

Jesus said to him, "Truly, I say to you that this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times."

And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another not made with hands.'"

And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?"

But Jesus still made no answer, so that Pilate was amazed.

For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.

The soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and they called together the whole battalion.

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.

So when the centurion, who stood opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"

Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Pilate marveled that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if he was already dead.