John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

And he was in the waste land for forty days, being tested by Satan; and he was with the beasts; and the angels took care of him.

And going by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, the brother of Simon, putting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.

And when they came up with him, they said to him, Everyone is looking for you.

And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.

See that you say nothing to any man: but go and let the priest see you, and make yourself clean by an offering of the things ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.

And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.

And four men came to him with one on a bed who had no power of moving.

And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.

Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

Which is the simpler, to say to a man who is ill, You have forgiveness for your sins, or, Get up, take up your bed, and go?

But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man,)

And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.

How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;

And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people;

For he had made such a great number well that all those who were diseased were falling down before him for the purpose of touching him.

And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him.

And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?

Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:

But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but the evil he has done will be with him for ever:

And his mother and brothers came and were outside, and sent for him, requesting to see him.

And a great number were seated round him; and they said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.

And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.

And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.

So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.

But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith?

And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?

And when he saw Jesus from far off, he went quickly to him and gave him worship;

For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

And they came to Jesus, and saw the man in whom had been the evil spirits seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, and they were full of fear.

And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.

And he went on his way, and made public in the country of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men were full of wonder.

And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years,

For she said, If I may only put my hand on his robe, I will be made well.

The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything.

And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease.

But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith.

And he said that they were to take nothing for their journey, but a stick only; no bread, no bag, no money in their pockets;

And they went out, preaching the need for a change of heart in men.

And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.

For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself.

For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.

For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly.

And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you.

And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.

But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?

And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer.

But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry:

For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.

For it was not clear to them about the bread; but their hearts were hard.

And he said, Well did Isaiah say of you, you false ones: These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

For, turning away from the law of God, you keep the rules of men.

For Moses said, Give honour to your father and mother, and, He who says evil of father or mother, let him have the punishment of death:

You no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother;

And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

And he said to her, For this saying go your way; the evil spirit has gone out of your daughter.

I have pity for these people because they have been with me now three days, and have no food;

If I send them away to their houses with no food, they will be overcome by weariness on the way; and some of them have come from far.

And his disciples said in answer, How will it be possible to get enough bread for these men here in a waste place?

And there were about four thousand people: and he sent them away.

And he was very sad in spirit, and said, Why is this generation looking for a sign? truly, I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.

And when the seven among the four thousand, what number of baskets full of broken bits did you take up? And they said to him, Seven.

But he, turning about, and seeing his disciples, said sharply to Peter, Get out of my way, Satan: for your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

And what would a man give in exchange for his life?

And Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents; one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

Because he was not certain what to say, for they were in great fear.

And frequently it has sent him into the fire and into the water, for his destruction; but if you are able to do anything, have pity on us, and give us help.

For he was giving his disciples teaching, and saying to them, The Son of man is given up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and when he is dead, after three days he will come back from the dead.

But the saying was not clear to them, and they were in fear of questioning him about it.

But Jesus said, Say not so: for there is no man who will do a great work in my name, and be able at the same time to say evil of me.

He who is not against us is for us.

And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea.

And if your hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off; it is better for you to go into life with one hand than to have two hands and go into hell, into the eternal fire.

And if your foot is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off: it is better for you to go into life with one foot than to have two feet and go into hell.

And if your eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out: it is better for you to go into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to go into hell,

Where their worm is ever living and the fire is not put out.

Everyone will be salted with fire.

And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?

And they said to him, Moses let us give her a statement in writing, and be free from her.

For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;

And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.

And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.

But his face became sad at the saying, and he went away sorrowing: for he was one who had much property.

And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man of wealth to come into the kingdom of God.

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

And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were full of wonder; but those who came after him were in fear. And again he took the twelve, and gave them word of the things which were to come on him,

Saying, See, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be given up to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will give an order for his death, and will give him up to the Gentiles:

And he said to them, What would you have me do for you?

But to be seated at my right hand or at my left is not for me to give: but it is for those for whom it has been made ready.

For truly the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.

And they came to Jericho: and when he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great number of people, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind man, was seated by the wayside, with his hand out for money.

And Jesus came to a stop and said, Let him come. And crying out to the blind man, they said to him, Be comforted: come, he has sent for you.

And seeing a fig-tree in the distance with leaves, he went to see if by chance it had anything on it: and when he came to it, he saw nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for the fruit.