All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.

Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.

Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.

They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

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

Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

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

At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons.

He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn't allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.

and they found him, and told him, "Everyone is looking for you."

But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.

When they could not come near to him for the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. When they had broken it up, they let down the mat that the paralytic was lying on.

Immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you reason these things in your hearts?

He arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"

It happened, that he was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

The scribes and the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, "Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?"

John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and asked him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don't fast?"

Jesus said to them, "Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can't fast.

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

No one puts new wine into old wineskins, or else the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine pours out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins."

It happened that he was going on the Sabbath day through the grain fields, and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of grain.

The Pharisees said to him, "Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the Sabbath day?"

They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?" But they were silent.

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

He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn't press on him.

For he had healed many, so that as many as had diseases pressed on him that they might touch him.

The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, "You are the Son of God!"

He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.

He went up into the mountain, and called to himself those whom he wanted, and they went to him.

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

The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, "He is insane."

Most certainly I tell you, all sins of the descendants of man will be forgiven, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;

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

His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.

A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, "Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you."

that 'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.'"

The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

These in the same way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.

They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

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

Leaving the multitude, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with him.

He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, "Teacher, don't you care that we are dying?"

They were greatly afraid, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

At once Jesus gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea.

They came to Jesus, and saw him who had been possessed by demons sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, even him who had the legion; and they were afraid.

They began to beg him to depart from their region.

He went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they pressed upon him on all sides.

They ridiculed him. But he, having put them all out, took the father of the child, her mother, and those who were with him, and went in where the child was lying.

Immediately the girl rose up and walked, for she was twelve years old. They were amazed with great amazement.

Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?" They were offended at him.

He commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only: no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse,

They went out and preached that people should repent.

They cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick, and healed them.

When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

He said to them, "You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

They saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.

Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat."

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

He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go see." When they knew, they said, "Five, and two fish."

They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

They all ate, and were filled.

They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

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

for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them, and said to them, "Cheer up! It is I! Don't be afraid."

He got into the boat with them; and the wind ceased, and they were very amazed among themselves, and marveled;

for they hadn't understood about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.

When they had come out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him,

and ran around that whole region, and began to bring those who were sick, on their mats, to where they heard he was.

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

Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault.

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, don't eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.

They don't eat when they come from the marketplace, unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)

But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'

They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.

He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.

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

In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them,

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

If I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way."

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

He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.

They had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also.

They ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

They forgot to take bread; and they didn't have more than one loaf in the boat with them.

They reasoned with one another, saying, "It's because we have no bread."

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

"When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They told him, "Seven."

He came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him.

They told him, "John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others: one of the prophets."

He commanded them that they should tell no one about him.

He said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see the Kingdom of God come with power."