There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting out a net in the sea, for they were fishers.

And they were astonished at his doctrine, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

And all were amazed, so that they questioned together among themselves, saying, What is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

And he says to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighbouring country towns, that I may preach there also, for for this purpose am I come forth.

and says to him, See thou say nothing to any one, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses ordained, for a testimony to them.

And there come to him men bringing a paralytic, borne by four;

And it came to pass as he lay at table in his house, that many tax-gatherers and sinners lay at table with Jesus and his disciples; for they were many, and they followed him.

how he entered into the house of God, in the section of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the shew-bread, which it is not lawful unless for the priests to eat, and gave even to those that were with him?

For he healed many, so that they beset him that they might touch him, as many as had plagues.

And his relatives having heard of it went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind.

for whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

and they have no root in themselves, but are for a time: then, tribulation arising, or persecution on account of the word, immediately they are offended.

For there is nothing hidden which shall not be made manifest; nor does any secret thing take place, but that it should come to light.

For whosoever has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.

But when the fruit is produced, immediately he sends the sickle, for the harvest is come.

And they feared with great fear, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

For he said to him, Come forth, unclean spirit, out of the man.

And he suffered him not, but says to him, Go to thine home to thine own people, and tell them how great things the Lord has done for thee, and has had mercy on thee.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him; and all wondered.

for she said, If I shall touch but his clothes I shall be healed.

But Jesus immediately, having heard the word spoken, says to the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not; only believe.

And immediately the damsel arose and walked, for she was twelve years old. And they were astonished with great astonishment.

and he commanded them that they should take nothing for the way, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their belt;

And whatsoever place shall not receive you nor hear you, departing thence, shake off the dust which is under your feet for a testimony to them.

And Herod the king heard of him (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among the dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him.

For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.

for Herod feared John knowing that he was a just and holy man, and kept him safe; and having heard him, did many things, and heard him gladly.

And he said to them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place and rest a little. For those coming and those going were many, and they had not leisure even to eat.

And on leaving the ship Jesus saw a great crowd, and he was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

send them away that they may go into the country and villages around, and buy themselves bread, for they have not anything they can eat.

And seeing them labouring in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he comes to them walking on the sea, and would have passed them by.

For all saw him and were troubled. And immediately he spoke with them, and says to them, Be of good courage: it is I; be not afraid.

for they understood not through the loaves: for their heart was hardened.

(for the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands diligently, do not eat, holding what has been delivered by the ancients;

But he answering said to them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me.

For, leaving the commandment of God, ye hold what is delivered by men to keep washings of vessels and cups, and many other such like things ye do.

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, he who speaks ill of father or mother, let him surely die.

And ye no longer suffer him to do anything for his father or his mother;

For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

But Jesus said to her, Suffer the children to be first filled; for it is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

But she answered and says to him, Yea, Lord; for even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

and if I should dismiss them to their home fasting, they will faint on the way; for some of them are come from far.

And they that had eaten were about four thousand; and he sent them away.

When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many hand-baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say to him, Twelve.

And when the seven for the four thousand, the filling of how many baskets of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.

And having looked up, he said, I behold men, for I see them, as trees, walking.

But he, turning round and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, Get away behind me, Satan, for thy mind is not on the things that are of God, but on the things that are of men.

For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.

For what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul?

for what should a man give in exchange for his soul?

For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him shall the Son of man also be ashamed when he shall come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

And Peter answering says to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good that we should be here; and let us make three tabernacles, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elias one.

For he knew not what he should say, for they were filled with fear.

and often it has cast him both into fire and into waters that it might destroy him: but if thou couldst do anything, be moved with pity on us, and help us.

for he taught his disciples and said to them, The Son of man is delivered into men's hands, and they shall kill him; and having been killed, after three days he shall rise again.

And they remained silent, for by the way they had been reasoning with one another who was greatest.

But Jesus said, Forbid him not; for there is no one who shall do a miracle in my name, and be able soon after to speak ill of me;

for he who is not against us is for us.

For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye are Christ's, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

And whosoever shall be a snare to one of the little ones who believe in me, it were better for him if a millstone were hung about his neck, and he cast into the sea.

And if thy hand serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable;

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

And if thy foot serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having thy two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire unquenchable;

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

And if thine eye serve as a snare to thee, cast it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire,

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

For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

And Pharisees coming to him asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? (tempting him).

And Jesus answering said to them, In view of your hard-heartedness he wrote this commandment for you;

For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be united to his wife,

But Jesus seeing it, was indignant, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come to me; forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.

But he, sad at the word, went away grieved, for he had large possessions.

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

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

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

And there come to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Teacher, we would that whatsoever we may ask thee, thou wouldst do it for us.

And he said to them, What would ye that I should do for you?

but to sit on my right hand or on my left is not mine to give, but for those for whom it is prepared.

For also the Son of man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and give his life a ransom for many.

And seeing from afar off a fig-tree which had leaves, he came, if perhaps he might find something on it. And having come up to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the time of figs.

And answering he said to it, Let no one eat fruit of thee any more for ever. And his disciples heard it.

And he taught saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers.

And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and they sought how they might destroy him; for they feared him, because all the crowd were astonished at his doctrine.

Verily I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he says takes place, whatever he shall say shall come to pass for him.

For this reason I say to you, All things whatsoever ye pray for and ask, believe that ye receive it, and it shall come to pass for you.

but should we say, Of men they feared the people; for all held of John that he was truly a prophet.

Having yet therefore one beloved son, he sent also him to them the last, saying, They will have respect for my son.

And they sought to lay hold of him, and they feared the crowd; for they knew that he had spoken the parable of them. And they left him and went away.

And they come and say to him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for thou regardest not men's person, but teachest the way of God with truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?

In the resurrection, when they shall rise again, of which of them shall she be wife, for the seven had her as wife?

For when they rise from among the dead they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels who are in the heavens.

And the scribe said to him, Right, teacher; thou hast spoken according to the truth. For he is one, and there is none other besides him;

And Jesus, seeing that he had answered intelligently, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no one dared question him any more.

for David himself said speaking in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand until I put thine enemies as footstool of thy feet.

for all have cast in of that which they had in abundance, but she of her destitution has cast in all that she had, the whole of her living.

For many shall come in my name, saying, It is I, and shall mislead many.

But when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be not disturbed, for this must happen, but the end is not yet.

For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be earthquakes in different places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these things are the beginnings of throes.