As it is written and forever remains in the [writings of the] prophet Isaiah:

“Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way—

from Isa. 40:3], "Look, I am sending my messenger on ahead of you. He will prepare the way for you.

And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

He was preaching: “Someone more powerful than I will come after me. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of His sandals.

As for me, I baptized you [who came to me] with water [only]; but He will baptize you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit.”

And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted [to do evil] by Satan; and He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered continually to Him.

While Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the sea because they were fishermen.

And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

Immediately they left their nets and followed Him [becoming His disciples, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].

Immediately Jesus called to them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired workers, and went away to follow Him [becoming His disciples, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].

So, they went to Capernaum [Note: This was a city in Galilee that later became Jesus' headquarters while in Galilee. See verse

And they were astonished at His teaching; for Ile was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

when all at once, there in their synagogue, a man under the power of a foul spirit screamed out:

Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I see well who you are, the Holy One of God.

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

And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.

Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill in bed with a fever, and without delay they informed Him about her.

And he came and took her by the hand, lifting her up; and she became well, and took care of their needs.

And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.

And all the city was gathered together at the door.

and he healed many who were ill of manifold diseases, and many demons he cast forth, and was not suffering the demons to speak, because they knew him.

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.

He said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns so that I can preach there also, for this was why I came out [i.e., Jesus was sent by God to preach to other towns as well as Capernaum. See Luke 4:43]."

And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.

and there doth come to him a leper, calling on him, and kneeling to him, and saying to him -- 'If thou mayest will, thou art able to cleanse me.'

And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.

and while he was speaking, the leprosy left him in an instant, and he was cur'd.

But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news [of his healing], to such an extent that Jesus could no longer openly enter a city [where He was known], but stayed out in the unpopulated places; yet people were still coming to Him from everywhere.

And so many people collected together, that after a while there was no room for them even round the door; and he began to tell them his Message.

While he was speaking his message, they came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four men.

And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was.

Immediately Jesus, being fully aware [of their hostility] and knowing in His spirit that they were thinking this, said to them, “Why are you debating and arguing about these things in your hearts?

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 you will know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins (He then said to the paralyzed man),

And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

While He was reclining at the table in Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were also guests with Jesus and His disciples, because there were many who were following Him.

When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were keeping a fast, and people came and asked Jesus: "Why is it that John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, while yours do not?"

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

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

"No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; if he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and the tear is made worse.

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.

And it happened that he was going through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to make [their] way [while] plucking off the heads of grain.

howhe entered into the house of God, while Abiathar was High-priest, and, the presence-bread, did eat, - which it is not allowed to eat, save unto the priests, - and gave, unto them also who were with him?

and they were watching him, whether on the sabbaths he will heal him, that they might accuse him.

So he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Stand up among all these people."

And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and [from the region] beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon; a vast number of people came to Him because they were hearing about all [the things] that He was doing.

So He told His disciples to keep a little boat ready for Him all the time, to prevent the crowds from crushing Him.

for He had healed many, and as a result all who had diseases pressed around Him to touch Him.

and the impure spirits, as soon as they beheld him, were falling down to him, and crying aloud, while he was speaking, Thou, art the Son of God!

Soon a crowd assembled again so that they could not even eat a meal [i.e., without people crowding all around them].

When His relatives [or friends] heard about this [i.e., all that He was doing], they went out to take custody of Him [for safety reasons?], for people were saying, "He has lost his mind."

If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;

And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.

No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:

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:

Jesus said all this because these experts in the law of Moses had been saying, "He has an evil spirit in him."

For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.

He began teaching them many things in parables. While he was teaching them he said,

And it happened that while [he] was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

And other seed fell into good soil, and as the plants grew and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundred times [as much as had been sown].”

And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

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 he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble.

but the worries of the world and the delight of being rich and all the other passions come in to choke the word; so it proves unfruitful.

And those [in the last group] are the ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the word [of God, the good news regarding the way of salvation] and accept it and bear fruit—thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much [as was sown].”

For nothing is secret except so that it may be revealed, nor has become hidden except so that it will come to light.

Let all who have ears to hear with hear.

Then He said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear. By your own standard of measurement [that is, to the extent that you study spiritual truth and apply godly wisdom] it will be measured to you [and you will be given even greater ability to respond]—and more will be given to you besides.

For whoever has [a teachable heart], to him more [understanding] will be given; and whoever does not have [a yearning for truth], even what he has will be taken away from him.”

and he goes to bed at night and gets up every day, and [in the meantime] the seed sprouts and grows; how [it does this], he does not know.

All by itself the earth produces grainfirst the blade, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.

But as soon as the crop will let him, the man goes in with his sickle, for the harvest time has come.

He said, "How will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?

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

But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

He was sleeping on the cushion in the stern, so they woke him up saying, "Teacher, are we to drown, for all you care?"

And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.

And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

Jesus immediately gave them leave. and the impure spirits quitting the possessed, entred into the swine, and the whole herd, which were about two thousand, ran down a precipice into the sea, and were there stifled.

Those who had been feeding them ran and told what all occurred in the town and around the countryside and [so] people came to find out what had happened.

And those who had seen it told them the particulars of what had happened to the demoniac, and all about the swine.

And he did not permit him, but said to him, "Go to your home to your [people] and tell them all that the Lord has done for you, and [that] he has had mercy on you."

And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

When Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him while He was by the sea.

and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray thee , that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live.

And Jesus went with him; and a large crowd followed Him and pressed in around Him [from all sides].

And there was a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years ??26 she had suffered a great deal under a number of doctors and had spent all her means but was none the better; in fact she was rather worse.

And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

And straight away the fountain of her blood was stopped, and she had a feeling in her body that her disease had gone and she was well.