and he preached, saying: There comes after me One mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.

And there was a voice from the heavens: Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

And he was there in the wilderness forty days, to be tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.

And there was in their synagogue a man who had an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

And very early in the morning, while it was yet dark, he arose and went out, and departed to a desert place, and there prayed.

And he said to them: Let us go into the neighboring towns, that I may preach there also; for I have come forth for this purpose.

And there came to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying to him: If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

But some of the scribes were sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts:

And it came to pass, as Jesus reclined at table in his house, that many publicans and sinners reclined with him and his disciples; for there were many, and they followed him.

And again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand.

And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea; and there followed him a great multitude from Galilee, and from Judea,

For there is nothing hid that shall not be made known; nor has any thing been concealed, but that it may come into open view.

And when they had sent the multitude away, they took him with them, as he was in the ship; and there were other little ships with him.

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

And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

And when he had come out of the ship, immediately there met him from the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

Now a great herd of swine was feeding there near the mountain.

And behold, there came one of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,

And he was unable to do any mighty deed there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick persons and cured them;

And he said to them: Wherever you enter a house, there make your home till you depart from that place.

And he said to them: Come yourselves privately into a desert place, and rest awhile. For there were many coming and going, and they had not leisure even to eat.

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

and when they come from the market, they do not eat, unless they immerse themselves. And there are many other things, which they have received to hold, as the immersion of cups and pitchers and brazen vessels and beds:)

There is nothing with out that, by entering into a man, can defile him. But those things which come out of the man, defile him.

And he said to them: Verily I say to you, There are some of these standing here who shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come in power.

And there appeared to them Elijah, with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.

And there was a cloud that overshadowed them; and a voice came from the cloud, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

But Jesus said: Forbid him not; for there is no one that will do a mighty deed in my name, and be able readily to speak evil of me.

And Jesus answering, said: Verily I say to you, There is no one that has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel,

And some of those who were standing there, said to them: Why are you loosing the colt?

And they came again into Jerusalem; and as he was walking in the temple, there came to him the chief priests and the scribes and the elders,

And the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him, and put a question to him, saying:

Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying, left no child;

And the second, which is like it, is this: You shall love your neighbor as your self. There is no other commandment greater than these.

And the scribe said to him: Teacher, in truth you have well said, that there is one God, and there is no other beside him;

And there came one poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

And Jesus answering, said to him: Do you see these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines, and tumults.

And then, if any one say to you: Lo! here is the Christ, or, Lo! there; believe him not.

But they said: Not during the feast, lest there be a tumult of the people.

And while he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he reclined at table, there came a woman that had an alabaster box of ointment of pure nard, very costly; and she broke the box, and poured it on his head.

And he sent two of his disciples, and said to them: Go into the city, and there will meet you a man carrying a pitcher of water;

And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and made ready; there make ready for us.

And there followed him a certain young man, who had a linen garment around his naked body. And the young men laid hold of him;

And there was one called Barabbas, lying bound with his fellow-insurgents, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land, till the ninth hour.

And there were, at a distance, women also, looking on; among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome;

But go, tell his disciples, and Peter, that he goes before you into Galilee; there you shall see him, as he told you.