and coming from market, unless they sprinkle themselves, they eat not, - and, many other things, there are, which they have accepted to hold fast - immersions of cups and measures and copper vessels - -

And all Judea and everybody in Jerusalem went out to him there, and accepted baptism from him in the Jordan River, acknowledging their sins.

And it happened that Jesus was walking through the grainfields on the Sabbath day and His disciples began picking off heads of grain [to eat] as they traveled along. [Note: It was an accepted custom for people in that day to be permitted to do this as they walked along the paths bordering a grainfield].

And in the same way, some [of the seed] that was sown on rocky soil represented those who heard 'the word' and immediately accepted it gladly,

Then there were those who were sown on fertile soil. These represent people who heard 'the word,' accepted it and yielded a crop of thirty, sixty and even a hundred times [as much as was planted]."

And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.

And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.

And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.

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 made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.

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

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.

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

And he was unable to do any work of power there, but only to put his hands on one or two persons who were ill, and make them well.

And they sent out a number of evil spirits, and put oil on a great number who were ill, and made them well.

And wherever he went, into small towns, or great towns, or into the country, they took those who were ill into the market-places, requesting him that they might put their hands even on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.

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.

And they were overcome with wonder, saying, He has done all things well: he even gives back the power of hearing and the power of talking to those who have been without them.

And Jesus said to him, Go on your way; your faith has made you well. And straight away he was able to see, and went after him in the way.

And the scribe said to him, Truly, Master, you have well said that he is one, and there is no other but he:

The Son of man goes, even as the Writings say of him: but cursed is that man through whom the Son of man is given up! It would have been well for that man if he had never been given birth.

And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."

They will take up snakes, and if there is poison in their drink, it will do them no evil; they will put their hands on those who are ill, and they will get well.

And one of the scribes came up [and] heard them debating. [When he] saw that he answered them well, he asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?"

And he said to them, Well do ye set aside the commandment of God, that ye may observe what is delivered by yourselves to keep.