And all the land of Judea, and the people from Jerusalem, went out to him and they were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

And as he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the Sea; for they were fishermen.

And immediately they left their nets and followed him.

And immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and followed him.

And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught.

And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

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."

As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John, and entered the house of Simon and Andrew.

Now Simon's mother-in-law lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.

Now at evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed.

And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

and when they found him, they said to him, "Everyone is looking for you."

Then they came to him, bringing a paralytic carried by four men.

And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above him; and when they had broken through, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.

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?

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!"

And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw him eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

And Jesus said to them, "Can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

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

One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain.

And the Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

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

Then he said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they kept silent.

Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things he was doing, came to him.

And he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they should crush him.

And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."

And he went up on the mountain, and called to him those he himself wanted. And they came to him.

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

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

When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter;

because they said, "He has an unclean spirit."

Then his brothers and his mother came. And standing outside they sent to him, and called him.

And a crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you."

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.

And these likewise are the ones sown on rocky ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;

and they have no root in themselves, but endure for only a time. Then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.

And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are those who hear the word,

With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

But without a parable he did not speak to them. And when they were alone, he explained everything to his own disciples.

And leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him.

But he was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. And they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care if we perish?"

And they were filled with awe, and said to one another, "Who is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!"

They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes.

And they came to Jesus, and saw the man who had been possessed sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had had the legion; and they were afraid.

Then they began to plead with Jesus to depart from their region.

But ignoring what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid; only believe."

When they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, he saw a tumult, and people weeping and wailing loudly.

And they laughed at him. But after he put them all outside, he took the child's father and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was.

Immediately the girl stood up and walked (she was twelve years of age). And they were overcome with great amazement.

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.

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.

When his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body, and laid it in a tomb.

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

And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a lonely place and rest a while." For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

So they went away in the boat to a lonely place by themselves.

But many saw them going, and knew them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns, and got there ahead of them.

When Jesus went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them many things.

Send them away, so they can go to the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves something to eat."

But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." And they said to him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?"

But he said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." And when they found out they said, "Five, and two fish."

So they sat down in groups, of hundreds and fifties.

And they all ate and were satisfied.

And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish.

but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out;

for they all saw him, and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid."

Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were completely amazed,

for they had not understood about the loaves, because their hearts were hardened.

When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored there.

And when they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him,

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.

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders.

When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash themselves. And there are many other traditions which they observe, the washing of cups and pitchers and copper vessels.)

In vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.'

All these evil things come from within, and they defile a man."

Then they brought to him a man who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged him to put his hand on him.

And he commanded them to tell no one; but the more he charged them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak."

In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said to them,

"I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days and have nothing to eat.

And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come a long distance."

And he asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven."

So he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.

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

They ate, and were satisfied; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

Now the disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

And they discussed it with one another, saying, "It is because we have no bread."

When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They said to him, "Twelve."

"And when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of pieces did you take up?" And they said, "Seven."

And they came to Bethsaida; and some people brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him.

And he looked up and said, "I see men; but they look like trees, walking."

They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."

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