John was there baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

And there went out to him all the district of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

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 there came a voice out of the heavens: Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.

And immediately the Spirit leadeth him out into the wilderness. And he was there in the wilderness forty days,

and he was there in the wilderness forty days, and was tempted of Satan, and was with wild beasts. And the angels ministered unto him.

And having advanced a little from there he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

The people there were amazed by his teaching, because he taught them like one who had authority, not like the experts in the law.

And so then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

saying, "What is there to us and Thee, Jesus, Nazarene? didst Thou come to destroy us? I know Thee Who Thou art, the Holy One of God."

And there went out a report of him immediately into all the region of Galilee round about.

And getting up early in the morning [while it was] very dark, he departed and went to a deserted place, and there he was praying.

He was praying there when Simon and his companions hunted him out

And he said to them, "Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring rural towns, so that I can preach there also, because I have come out for this [very] reason."

And there comes to him a leper, beseeching him, and falling on his knees to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt thou canst cleanse me.

But [instead] the man went out telling everyone about the miracle of healing and spreading the story widely, so that Jesus was not able to enter a town publicly but had to remain outside in deserted places. [So], people went to Him there from all over the region.

Some time after he returned to Capernaum; upon the rumour that he was there,

And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.

And there come to him men bringing a paralytic, borne by four;

But there were certain of the scribes seated there, and reasoning in their hearts,

And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.

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

No one sews a patch of new cloth on an old garment: otherwise its new filling-up takes from the old stuff, and there is a worse rent.

And he went again into the Synagogue; and there was a man there whose hand was dead.

he said then to the man who had the withered hand, rise and stand there in the midst.

[Then] Jesus withdrew [from there] with His disciples and went to the lake [i.e., Lake of Galilee], being followed by a large crowd from Galilee. Also, a large crowd from Judea,

and from Judaea and Jerusalem and Idumaea and from beyond the Jordan and from the district of Tyre and Sidon there came to Him a vast crowd, hearing of all that He was doing.

Therefore He spake to his disciples, that there might be a small vessel attending Him, because of the multitude, least they should throng Him: for He had healed many,

there was Simon, whom he surnamed Peter,

And again the crowd gathered in such numbers that there was no chance for them even to have their meals.

If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;

And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;

And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.

There came then his brethren and his mother, and standing without, they sent to him, calling him.

And there was sitting around him a multitude, and they say unto him - Lo! thy mother and thy brethren, outside, are seeking thee!

and casting his eyes round the company, there, said he, are my mother and my brothers.

"Here are my mother and my brothers. For wherever there is one who has been obedient to God, there is my brother--my sister--and my 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:

Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

And some seed fell on rocky ground where there was not much soil, and immediately it sprouted up because the soil was so shallow.

"What the Sower sows is the Word. There are those 'on the wayside' where the Word is sown.

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.

and have no root in themselves, but, only for a season are, - afterwards, when there ariseth tribulation or persecution by reason of the word, straightway, they find cause of stumbling;

Others there are who receive the seed among the thorns: these are they who have heard the Message,

Then there were those who were sown on fertile soil. These represent people who heard 'the word,' accepted it and yielded a crop of thirty, sixty and even a hundred times [as much as was planted]."

There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.

And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear; with what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you; and there shall be more added to you.

for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'

The ground of itself produces, first the stalk, then the head; at last there is the matured grain of wheat in the head.

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

And they left the people, and took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other ships.

And there comes a violent gust of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it already filled.

And He was in the stern, sleeping on a pillow: and they awaken Him, and say to Him; Teacher, is there no care to thee that we perish?

And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm.

The wind fell, and there ensued a great calm. Then he said to them. "Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?"

And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit.

for he had often been fastened with fetters and chains and had snapped the chains and broken the fetters; and there was no one strong enough to master him,

and, crying with a loud voice, he says, "What is there to me and Thee, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure Thee by God, that Thou torment me not!"

And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.

He told him, "My name is Legion, because there are many of us." He kept pleading with Jesus not to send them out of that region.

Now on the mountain side there was a great herd of pigs getting their food.

And straightaway, Jesus allowed them. And the unclean spirits having come out, entered into the swine. And the herd stampeded down the slope into the sea, and were drowned in the sea. And there were about two thousand.

And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting [there] clothed and in his right mind--the one who had had the legion--and they were afraid.

And Jesus having passed over in the boat again to the other side, there was gathered a great multitude to him, and he was near the sea,

And behold there comes one of the rulers of the synagogue, by name Jairus, and seeing him, falls down at his feet;

and he went away with him. And there was following him a great multitude, and they were thronging him,

And [there was] a woman who was {suffering from hemorrhages} twelve years.

While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, certain which said, "Thy daughter is dead: why diseasest thou the Master any further?"

They came to the home of the leader of the synagogue, and there He saw confusion, and people weeping and wailing without restraint.

and he charged them much, that no one may know this thing, and he said that there be given to her to eat.

And he went away from there, and came into his country; and his disciples went with him.

But Jesus said to them, "There is no Prophet without honour except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own home."

And he was unable to do any work of power there, but only to put his hands on one or two persons who were ill, and make them well.

And he said to them, "Whenever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.

And whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, [as you] go out from there, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them."

for Herodias made her appearance there, and danc'd with such an engaging air in the eye of Herod, as well as of all the company, that the king thus addrest himself to the young lady, "ask of me whatever you please, and it shall be granted."

And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

And the people saw them going, and a number of them, having knowledge who they were, went running there together on foot from all the towns, and got there before them.

so that when Jesus landed, he found there a numerous assembly: which rais'd his compassion, because they were like so many sheep straggling without a pastor. whereupon he gave them various instructions.

And they sat down: here a row, and there a row, by hundreds and by fifties.

There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.

for they all saw Him and were terrified. He, however, immediately spoke to them. "There is no danger," He said; "it is I; be not alarmed."

And [after they] had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored [there].

and ran forth throughout all the region round about, and began to carry about in beds all that were sick, to place where they heard tell that he was there.

And there came together to him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem,

And when they come from the market-place, they take no food till their hands are washed; and a number of other orders there are, which have been handed down to them to keep--washings of cups and pots and brass vessels.

He replied, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites (play-actors, pretenders), as it is written [in Scripture],

‘These people honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.

There is nothing outside the man which, going into him, is able to make him unclean: but the things which come out of the man are those which make the man unclean.

"What, do even you understand so little?" exclaimed Jesus. "Do not you see that there is nothing external to a man, which by going into a man, can 'defile' him,

For it is from within, out of the hearts of men, that there come evil thoughts--unchastity, theft, murder, adultery,

And he went away from there to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, desiring that no man might have knowledge of it: and he was not able to keep it secret.

In those days again, when there was a great mass of people and they had no food, he made his disciples come to him and said to them,

and there being a few small fishes, he gave thanks, and order'd them to be distributed.

And there were about four thousand people: and he sent them away.

there the Pharisees being come, they began to dispute with him, and to try him, desir'd he would work some miracle in the sky.

and he sighed in his spirit and said, "Why doth this generation seek a sign? Verily I say unto you, there shall no sign be given unto this generation."

They came to Bethsaida. There some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and begged him to touch him.

And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”

Then Jesus and His disciples left Galilee and went to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way there He was asking His disciples, "Who do people say that I am?"

And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There are some here who will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God come with power.