And all the country of Judea and all the people of Jerusalem were continually going out to him; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.

and a voice came out of heaven saying: “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased and delighted!”

Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out [terribly from the depths of his throat],

Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left [the house], and went out to a secluded place, and was praying there.

He replied, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so I may preach there also; that is why I came [from the Father].”

So many people gathered together that there was no longer room [for them], not even near the door; and Jesus was discussing with them the word [of God].

But some of the scribes were sitting there debating in their hearts [the implication of what He had said],

And it happened that Jesus was reclining at the table in Levi’s house, and many tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews] were eating with Him and His disciples; for there were many of them and they were following Him.

Again Jesus went into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered.

For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been kept secret, but that it would come to light [that is, things are hidden only temporarily, until the appropriate time comes for them to be known].

And He got up and [sternly] rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still (muzzled)!” And the wind died down [as if it had grown weary] and there was [at once] a great calm [a perfect peacefulness].

When Jesus got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him,

and screaming with a loud voice, he said, “What business do we have in common with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore you by God [swear to me], do not torment me!”

Now there was a large herd of pigs grazing there on the mountain.

They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had [previously] had the “legion” [of demons]; and they were frightened.

A woman [in the crowd] had [suffered from] a hemorrhage for twelve years,

While He was still speaking, some people came from the synagogue official’s house, saying [to Jairus], “Your daughter has died; why bother the Teacher any longer?”

Jesus left there and came to His hometown [Nazareth]; and His disciples followed Him.

And He could not do a miracle there at all [because of their unbelief] except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

And He told them, “Wherever you go into a house, stay there until you leave that town.

Many [people] saw them leaving, and recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the [surrounding] cities, and got there ahead of them.

Now the Pharisees and some of the scribes came from Jerusalem and gathered around Him,

and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves [completely according to ritual]; and there are many other things [oral, man-made laws and traditions handed down to them] which they follow diligently, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper utensils.)

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 a man [such as food] which by going into him can defile him [morally or spiritually]; but the things which come out of [the heart of] a man are what defile and dishonor him.

Jesus got up and left there and went to the region of Tyre [and Sidon, the coastal area of Phoenicia]. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know about it; but it was impossible for Him to be hidden [from the public].

About four thousand [men] were there [besides women and children]; and He sent them away.

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

And Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste (experience) death before they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”

Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were having a conversation with Jesus.

They went on from there and began to go through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know it,

Getting up, He left there (Capernaum) and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; and crowds gathered around Him again and accompanied Him, and as was His custom, He once more began to teach them.

Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is [essentially] good [by nature] except God alone.

Jesus said, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, there is no one who has given up a house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake,

Some of the people who were standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”

Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him, and began questioning Him, saying,

There were seven brothers; the first [one] took a wife, and died leaving no children.

This is the second: ‘You shall [unselfishly] love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

The scribe said to Him, “Admirably answered, Teacher; You truthfully stated that He is One, and there is no other but Him;

Jesus replied to him, “You see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left on another which will not be torn down!”

For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These things are the beginning of the birth pangs [the intolerable anguish and suffering].

for at that time there will be such tribulation as has not occurred, from the beginning of the creation which God made, until now—and never will [be again].

Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)!’ or, ‘Look, He is there!’ do not believe it;

but they were saying, “Not during the festival, for the people might riot.”

But there were some who were indignantly remarking to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted?

He will show you a large upstairs room, furnished and ready [with carpets and dining couches]; prepare [the supper] for us there.”

The man called Barabbas was imprisoned with the insurrectionists (revolutionaries) who had committed murder in the civil rebellion.

When the sixth hour (noon) came, darkness covered the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).

Now some women also were watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome.

When Jesus was in Galilee, they used to accompany him and minister to Him; and there were also many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right, wearing a [long, stately] white robe; and they were amazed and bewildered.

But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there, just as He told you.’”