as it is written in the Prophets, "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You.

And he proclaimed, saying, There is One coming after me who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down to loosen.

and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God draws near. Repent, and believe the gospel.

And they were astonished at His doctrine. For He taught them as one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

saying, What is to us and to You, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know You, who You are, the Holy One of God.

They all were amazed, so as to question among themselves, saying, What is this? What new doctrine is this? For He even commands the unclean spirits with authority, and they obey Him.

And He said to them, Let us go into the next towns so that I may proclaim there also. For that reason I came forth.

Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Arise, and take up your cot and walk?

And as He passed on, He saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the tax-office. And He said to him, Follow Me. And he arose and followed Him.

And it happened as Jesus reclined in his house, many tax-collectors and sinners also reclined with Jesus and His disciples. For there were many, and they followed Him.

And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eat with tax-collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, How is it that He eats and drinks with tax-collectors and sinners?

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

And it happened that He went through the grainfields on the sabbath day. And as they walked His disciples began to pluck the heads of grain.

And the Pharisees said to Him, Behold, why do they do that which is not lawful on the sabbath day?

How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat, except for the priests, and also gave to those with him?

Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the sabbath.

And He said to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? To save life, or to kill? But they were silent.

For He had healed many, so that they pressed on Him in order to touch Him, as many as had plagues.

And He put on James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, the names Boanerges, which is, the Sons of Thunder.

And hearing, those with Him went out to take hold of Him; for they said, He is insane.

And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

And if Satan rises up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.

But he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never shall have forgiveness, but is liable to eternal condemnation.

And He answered them, saying, Who is My mother, or My brothers?

For whoever does the will of God, the same is My brother and My sister and My mother.

And as he sowed, it happened that indeed some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and ate it up.

And He said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those outside, all these things are given in parables

And these are those by the wayside, where the Word is sown. And when they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the Word that was sown in their hearts.

And these are those being sown among thorns; such as hear the Word,

For there is nothing hidden which shall not be revealed; nor became covered, but that it might come to the light.

And He said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth.

But when it has been sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out great branches, so as to enable the birds of the air to roost under its shade.

And with many such parables He spoke the Word to them, as they were able to hear it.

And evening having come, He said to them on that day, Let us pass over to the other side.

And when they had sent away the crowd, they took Him with them as He was in the boat. And there were also other little boats with Him.

And He said to them, Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?

And they feared exceedingly and said to one another, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?

and cried with a loud voice, and said, What is to me and to You, Jesus, son of the Most High God? I adjure You by God not to torment me.

And He asked him, What is your name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion, for we are many.

And all the demons begged Him, saying, Send us into the pigs, that we may enter into them.

While He still spoke, they came from the synagogue ruler's house, saying, Your daughter is dead; why do you still trouble the Teacher?

And going in He said to them, Why do you make a tumult and weep? The girl is not dead, but sleeps.

And He took the child's hand and said to her, Talitha koumi; (which interpreted is, Little girl, I say to you, Arise!)

And when the sabbath day had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him, were astonished, saying, Where does this one get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to him, that even such mighty works are done by his hands?

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at Him.

But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his native-place, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

Others said that it was Elijah. And others said that he is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

But hearing Herod said, It is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead!

and John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.

And it now becoming a late hour, His disciples came to Him and said, This is a deserted place and it is now a late hour.

And wherever He entered, into villages or cities or country, they laid the sick in the streets and begged Him if only they might touch but the fringe of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made whole.

And when they saw some of His disciples eating loaves with unclean hands, that is with unwashed hands, they found fault.

But He answered and said to them, Well has Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.

But you say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban! (that is, A gift to God, whatever you may profit by me)

There is nothing from outside a man which entering into him can defile him. But the things which come out of him, those are the ones that defile the man.

And He said, That which comes out of the man is what defiles the man.

For a woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of Him and came and fell at His feet.

But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be filled. For it is not right to take the children's loaves and to throw it to the dogs.

And looking up to Heaven, He sighed and said to him, Ephphatha! (that is, Be opened!)

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no loaves.

And knowing it, Jesus said to them, Why do you reason that it is because you have no loaves? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Have you still hardened your heart?

And he looked up and said, I see men as trees, walking.

And His clothing became shining, exceedingly white as snow such as no fuller on earth could whiten them.

And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

And there was a cloud that overshadowed them. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son. Hear Him.

And as they came down from the mountain, He commanded them that they should tell no one the things that they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

And they kept that saying within themselves, debating with one another what the rising from the dead is.

But I say to you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they desired, as it is written of him.

And oftentimes it has cast him into the fire and into the waters to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.

And seeing that a crowd is running together, Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, Dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter no more into him!

And the spirit cried out, throwing him into convulsions, and came out of him. And he was like one dead, so that many said, He is dead.

For He taught His disciples and said to them, The Son of Man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him. And after He is killed, He shall rise the third day.

And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out demons in Your name, and he does not follow us. And we forbade him, because he does not follow us.

But Jesus said, Do not forbid him. For there is no one who shall do a work of power in My name who can lightly speak evil of Me.

For he who is not against us is for us.

And whoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in Me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged around his neck and he were cast into the sea.

And if your hand offends you, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed than to have two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched

where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.

And if your foot offends you, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame than to have two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched

where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.

And if your eye offends you, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes to be cast into hell fire

where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.

Salt is good; but if the salt becomes saltless, with what will you season? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

And He arose from there. And He came into the borders of Judea by the other side of the Jordan. And again a crowd came together to Him. And as was His custom, He taught them again.

And tempting Him, the Pharisees came to Him and asked Him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?

But when Jesus saw, He was much displeased and said to them, Allow the little children to come to Me and do not hinder them. For of such is the kingdom of God.

Truly I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter into it.

And Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me good? No one is good except one, God.

And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answering again said to them, Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich one to enter into the kingdom of God.

And Jesus looking on them said, With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.

And Jesus answered and said, Truly I say to you, There is no man that has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my sake and the gospel's sake,

And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem. And Jesus went before them. And they were amazed, and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took the Twelve again and began to tell them what would happen to Him,

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to Him, saying, Master, we desire that You should do for us whatever we shall ask.

They said to Him, Grant to us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left hand, in Your glory.

But to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared.

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.

And they came to Jericho. And as He with His disciples and a large crowd went out of Jericho, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, was sitting by the side of the highway, begging.