People from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were flocking to him, being baptized by him while they confessed their sins.

He was in the wilderness for 40 days being tempted by Satan. He was among wild animals, and angels were ministering 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.

Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat repairing their nets.

The people were utterly amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one with authority, and not like their scribes.

All the people were so stunned that they kept saying to each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He tells even the unclean spirits what to do, and they obey him!"

He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. However, he wouldn't allow the demons to speak because they knew who he was.

Now some scribes were sitting there, arguing among themselves,

At once, Jesus knew in his spirit what they were saying to themselves. "Why are you arguing about such things among yourselves?" he asked them.

So the man got up, immediately picked up his mat, and went out in front of all of them. As a result, all of the people were amazed and began to glorify God as they kept on saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"

Later, he was having dinner at Levi's house. Many tax collectors and sinners were also eating with Jesus and his disciples, because there were many who were following him.

He asked them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

But when the sun came up, they were scorched. Since they didn't have any roots, they dried up.

So they left the crowd and took him away in a boat without making any special preparations. Other boats were with him.

When they came to Jesus and saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there dressed and in his right mind, they were frightened.

When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw mass confusion. People were crying and sobbing loudly.

They laughed and laughed at him. But when he had driven all of them outside, he took the child's father and mother, along with the men who were with him, and went into the room where the child was.

The young lady got up at once and started to walk. She was twelve years old. Instantly they were overcome with astonishment.

When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were utterly amazed. "Where did this man get all these things?" they asked. "What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What great miracles are being done by his hands!

This is the builder, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon, isn't it? His sisters are here with us, aren't they?" And they were offended by him.

They also kept driving out many demons and anointing with oil many who were sick, and healing them.

Others were saying, "He is Elijah." Still others were saying, "He is a prophet like one of the other prophets."

He told them, "Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest for a while," because so many people were coming and going that they didn't even have time to eat.

When he got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd. He had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

All of them ate and were filled.

There were 5,000 men who had eaten the loaves.

He saw that his disciples were straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he came to them, walking on the sea. He intended to go up right beside them,

All of them saw him and were terrified. Immediately he told them, "Have courage! It's me. Stop being afraid!"

Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped blowing. The disciples were utterly astounded,

because they didn't understand the significance of the loaves. Instead, their hearts were hardened.

They noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them.

The man's hearing and speech were restored at once, and he began to talk normally.

The people ate and were filled. Then the disciples picked up the leftover pieces seven large baskets full.

Now about 4,000 men were there. Then he sent them on their way.

So they were discussing with one another the fact that they didn't have any bread.

Then Elijah appeared to them, accompanied by Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

(Peter didn't know how to respond, because they were terrified.)

They didn't understand what this statement meant, and they were afraid to ask him.

Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was at home, he asked the disciples, "What were you arguing about on the road?"

"If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

Some people were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

The disciples were startled by these words, but Jesus told them again, "Children, how hard it is for those who trust in their wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

The disciples were utterly amazed and asked one another, "Then who can be saved?"

Now Jesus and his disciples had been on the road going up to Jerusalem, with Jesus walking ahead of them. They were astonished, and the others who followed were afraid.

Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus, his disciples, and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus (that is, the son of Timaeus) was sitting by the road.

So they went and found the colt outside in the street tied up next to a doorway. While they were untying it,

Those who went ahead and those who followed him were shouting, "Hosanna! How blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!

The next day, as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus became hungry.

So he told it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again!" Now his disciples were listening to this.

When they came to Jerusalem, he went into the Temple and began to throw out those who were selling and those who were buying in the Temple. He overturned the moneychangers' tables and the chairs of those who sold doves.

When the high priests and elders heard this, they began to look for a way to kill him, because they were afraid of him, since the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

While they were walking along early the next morning, they saw the fig tree dried up to its roots.

But if we say, "From humans'"?" They were afraid of the crowd, because everyone really thought John was a prophet.

They were trying to arrest him but were afraid of the crowd. Realizing that he had spoken this parable against them, they left him alone and went away.

So Jesus told them, "Give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were utterly amazed at him.

There were seven brothers. The first one married and died without having children.

As Jesus sat facing the offering box, he watched how the crowd was dropping their money into it. Many rich people were dropping in large amounts.

As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives facing the Temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew were asking him privately,

Now it was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus secretly and to have him put to death,

Irritated, some who were there asked one another, "Why was the perfume wasted like this?

After they had listened to him, they were delighted and promised to give him money. So he began to look for a good opportunity to betray him.

While they were at the table eating, Jesus said, "I tell all of you with certainty, one of you is going to betray me, one who is eating with me."

While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and handed it to them, saying, "Take some. This is my body."

Going on a little farther, he fell to the ground and kept praying that if it were possible the hour might pass from him.

Just then, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. A crowd armed with swords and clubs was with him. They were from the high priests, the scribes, and the elders.

Jesus asked them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as if I were a bandit?

Meanwhile, the high priests and the whole Council were looking for some testimony against Jesus in order to have him put to death, but they couldn't find any.

When she saw Peter warming himself, she glared at him and said, "You, too, were with Jesus from Nazareth."

The servant girl saw him and again told those who were standing around, "This man is one of them!"

Again he denied it. After a little while, the people who were standing there began to say to Peter again, "Obviously you're one of them, because you are a Galilean!"

Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days

In the same way, the high priests, along with the scribes, were also making fun of him among themselves. They kept saying, "He saved others, but can't save himself!

Let the Messiah, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, since seeing is believing!" Even the men who were crucified with him kept insulting him.

Now there were women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of young James and Joseph, and Salome.

They used to accompany him and care for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him were there, too.

Very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had just come up, they were going to the tomb.

As they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were utterly astonished.

So they left the tomb and ran away, overwhelmed by shock and astonishment. They didn't say a thing to anyone, because they were afraid.

She went and told those who had been with Jesus and who now were grieving and crying.

After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two disciples as they were walking into the country.

Finally he appeared to his eleven disciples while they were eating. He rebuked them for their unbelief and stubbornness, because they had not believed those who had seen him after he had risen.