as it is written in the Prophets, "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You.

And he proclaimed, saying, There is One coming after me who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down to loosen.

And there came a voice from Heaven, saying, You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

And when He going farther from there a little, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.

And they were astonished at His doctrine. For He taught them as one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

saying, What is to us and to You, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know You, who You are, the Holy One of God.

And at evening, when the sun set, they brought all those who were diseased to Him, and those who had been demon-possessed.

And He healed many who were sick of different diseases, and cast out many demons. And He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.

Then they came to Him, bringing one who was paralyzed, who was carried by four.

Why does this one speak such blasphemies? Who can forgive sins except God only?

When Jesus heard, He said to them, They who are strong have no need of a physician, but the ones who have illness. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And He again entered into the synagogue. And a man was there who had a withered hand.

And He said to the man who had the withered hand, Arise! Come into the middle.

And He went up into a mountain and called near those whom He would. And they came to Him.

and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. And they went into a house.

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.

But he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never shall have forgiveness, but is liable to eternal condemnation.

And He answered them, saying, Who is My mother, or My brothers?

And He looked around on those who sat about Him, and said, Behold My mother and My brothers!

And He said to them, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

And when He was alone, they who were about Him, with the Twelve, asked Him concerning the parable.

And these are those likewise being sown on stony places; who, when they hear the Word, immediately receive it with gladness.

And these are those sown on good ground, who hear the Word and welcome it, and bear fruit, one thirty, one sixty, and one a hundredfold.

And He said to them, Take heed what you hear. With that measure which you measure, it shall be measured to you. And to you who hear, more shall be given.

For he who has, more shall be given to him; and he who has not, from him shall be taken even that which he has.

who had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one could bind him, no, not with chains

And the ones who fed the pigs fled and told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.

And they came to Jesus and saw him who had been demon-possessed, and had the legion, sitting and clothed and right-minded, the one who had the legion. And they were afraid.

And those who had seen told them how it happened to the one who had been demon-possessed, and about the pigs.

And a certain woman who had had an issue of blood twelve years,

And knowing instantly within Himself that power had gone out of Him, Jesus turned Himself around in the press and said, Who touched My clothes?

And His disciples said to Him, You see the crowd pressing on You, and do You say, Who touched Me?

And He looked around to see her who had done this thing.

And they cast out many demons, and anointed many who were sick with oil, and healed them.

But hearing Herod said, It is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead!

And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced and pleased Herod, and those who reclined with him, the king said to the girl, Ask me whatever you desire from me, and I will give it to you.

they ran all around that neighborhood, and began to carry on cots those who were sick, wherever they heard He was.

And they who had eaten were about four thousand. And He sent them away.

And Jesus and His disciples went out into the towns of Caesarea Philippi. And in the way He asked His disciples, saying to them, Who do men say that I am?

And He said to them, But who do you say that I am? And Peter answered and said to Him, You are the Christ.

And He said to them, Truly I say to you that there are some of those who stand here who shall not taste of death until they see the kingdom of God come with power.

And one of the crowd answered and said, Teacher, I have brought my son who has a dumb spirit to You.

Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.

But they were silent. For in the way they had disputed among themselves who was the greatest.

Whoever receives one of such children on My name receives Me. And whoever receives Me does not only receives Me, but Him who sent Me.

But Jesus said, Do not forbid him. For there is no one who shall do a work of power in My name who can lightly speak evil of Me.

For he who is not against us is for us.

And whoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in Me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged around his neck and he were cast into the sea.

And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answering again said to them, Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

And they were astonished beyond measure, saying to themselves, And who can be saved?

But to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared.

But Jesus called them and said to them, You know that they who are accounted rulers over the nations exercise lordship over them. And their great ones exercise authority on them.

And certain of those who stood there said to them, What are you doing, untying the colt?

And those going before, and those following, cried out, saying, Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!

Blessed is the kingdom of our father David, who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!

And they came to Jerusalem. And entering into the temple, Jesus began to cast out those who bought and sold in the temple. And He overthrew the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold doves.

and said to Him, By what authority do you do these things? And who gave you this authority to do these things?

Then the Sadducees came to Him, who say there is no resurrection. And they asked Him, saying,

And He said to them in His teaching, Beware of the scribes, who love to walk about in robes, and love greetings in the markets,

who devour widows' houses, and as a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive greater condemnation.

And He called His disciples and said to them, Truly I say to you that this poor widow has cast in more than all those who have cast into the treasury.

But whenever they lead you away and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what you should speak or think. But speak whatever shall be given to you in that hour. For it is not you who speaks, but the Holy Spirit.

But when you see the abomination of desolation, that spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not (let him who reads understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

And let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter to take anything out of his house.

And let him who is in the field not turn back again in order to take up his garment.

But woe to those with babe in womb, and to those who give suck in those days!

And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved. But for the elect's sake, whom He has chosen, He has shortened the days.

The Son of Man indeed goes, as it has been written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It were good for that man if he had never been born.

Rise up, let us go. Lo, he who betrays Me is at hand.

And he who betrayed Him had given them a sign, saying, Whomever I shall kiss, it is He. Take Him and lead Him away safely.

And a servant woman saw him again and began to say to those who stood by, This one is of them.

And he denied it again. And a little after, those who stood by said again to Peter, Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean, and your speech agrees.

But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I do not know this man of whom you speak.

And there was one named Barabbas, bound with the insurgents, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

And Pilate answered and said again to them, What then do you desire that I should do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?

And they made one who was passing by, Simon a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear His cross.

And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, Aha! You razing the temple and building it in three days,

Let Christ the King of Israel now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe. And they who were crucified with Him insulted Him.

And when the centurion, who stood across from him, saw that He cried out so, and expired, he said, Truly this man was Son of God.

And also women were watching from a distance, among whom also was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less, and of Joses, and Salome,

(who also, when He was in Galilee, followed Him and ministered to Him), and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable counsellor, who also waited for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

And they said among themselves, Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?

And he said to them, Do not be frightened. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen, He is not here. Behold the place where they laid Him.

And when Jesus had risen early the first day of the Sabbath, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons.

She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept.

Afterward He appeared to the Eleven as they reclined. And He reproached their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

He who believes and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe will be condemned.