And all the country of Judea and the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him, and were all immersed by him in the river Jordan, con fessing their sins.

I immerse you in water; but he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.

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

And all were amazed, so that they questioned one another, saying: What means this? What new teaching is this, that with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him?

And his fame immediately went abroad into all the surrounding country of Galilee.

And at evening, when the sun had gone down, they brought to him all that were sick, and those who were possessed with demons.

And the whole city came together to the door.

And very early in the morning, while it was yet dark, he arose and went out, and departed to a desert place, and there prayed.

And when they had found him, they said to him: All are seeking for thee.

And throughout the whole of Galilee he continued to preach in their synagogues, and to cast out demons.

And Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and said to him: I will; be clean.

And he arose forthwith, and took up his bed, and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying: We have never seen it thus.

And he went out again by the sea: and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

And when Jesus heard it, he said to them: Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners.

And Jesus said to them: Can the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can not fast.

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

No one can enter the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, unless he first bind the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.

Verily I say to you, All sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever impious speeches they may utter;

but whoever will speak impiously against the Holy Spirit shall never have forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation.

for whoever will do the will of God, is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

And again he began to teach by the sea; and a great multitude came together to him, so that he went into a ship, and sat in the sea: and the whole multitude was on the land near the sea.

And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are without, all things are done in parables;

And he said to them: Do you not understand this parable? And how then will you understand all parables?

It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown in the ground, is less than all seeds that are in the ground;

yet, when it is sown, it grows up, and becomes larger than all garden-plants, and sends out great branches, so that the birds of the air can roost under its shadow.

But without a parable he did not speak to them; but when alone, he explained all things to his disciples.

And he went away and began to proclaim in Decapolis what things Jesus had done for him. And all were astonished.

and besought him earnestly, saying: My little daughter is at the point of death; come, lay thy hands on her, that she may be saved, and she will live.

and had suffered much from many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was in no way benefited, but rather grew worse,

But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing; what had been done within her. came and fell down before him; and told him all the truth.

While he was yet speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue, who said: Your daughter is dead; why give the Teacher further trouble?

And they derided him. But when he had put them all out, he took the father and mother of the child, and those who were with him, and went in where the child was lying.

And whoever will not receive you, nor hear you, when you go out from that place, shake off the dust under your feet, for a testimony against them. Verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

and they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and cured them.

and the daughter of this Herodias having come in, and danced, and pleased Herod and his guests, the king said to the maiden: Ask me what you will, and I will give it to you.

And he swore to her: What ever you ask, I will give you, to the half of my kingdom.

And the apostles came together to Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.

And many saw them departing, and recognized him; and they ran thither on foot from all the cities, and went before them, and came together to him.

And he commanded them to make all recline in table parties upon the green grass.

And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven, and blessed; and he broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to place before them. And he divided the two fishes among them all.

And they all ate, and were satisfied;

And he immediately compelled his disciples to get into the ship, and to go before him to the opposite side, to Bethsaida, while he sent the multitude away.

for they all saw him, and were troubled. And he immediately spoke to them, and said: Take courage; it is I; be not afraid.

and ran through the whole of that region round about, and began to carry the sick on beds, wherever they heard that he was.

(for the Pharisees and all the Jews eat not, unless they wash their hands carefully, because they hold the tradition of the elders:

He answered and said to them: "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

And he said to them: Well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.

And he called the whole multitude to him, and said to them: Hear me, all of you, and understand.

Because it does not enter into his heart, but into his belly, and goes out into the sink, cleansing all food.

All these evil things come forth from within, and defile the man.

And they were amazed beyond measure, and said: He Las done all things well: he makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak.

And if I send them home fasting, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from afar.

And his disciples answered him: Whence will any one be able to satisfy these men with bread, here in the wilderness?

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said: Why does this generation seek for a sign? Verily I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.

Then he again laid his hands on his eyes, and made him look up. And he was restored, and saw all things clearly.

For whoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whoever will lose his life for my sake and the gospel s, shall save it.

For what will it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own life?

Or, what will a man give as a ransom for his life?

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

And he answered and said to them: Elijah comes first, and restores all things, and, as it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be despised, so Elijah is to suffer.

And at once, all the multitude, on seeing him, were struck with awe, and ran to him and saluted him.

Jesus said to him: If you are able to believe, all things are possible to him that believes.

For he taught his disciples, and said to them: The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and after he is put to death, he will rise on the third day.

And he sat down and called the twelve, and said to them: If any one desires to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.

Whoever will receive one of such children on my account, receives me; and whoever will receive me, receives not me, but him that sent me.

But Jesus said: Forbid him not; for there is no one that will do a mighty deed in my name, and be able readily to speak evil of me.

For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink on this account, because you are Christ s, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

And whoever will ensnare one of these little ones that believe on me, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.

Salt is good; but if the salt shall have become saltless, by what means will you season it? Have salt in your selves, and be at peace with one another.

Verily I say to you, Whoever will not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter into it.

He answered and said to him: Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.

And Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples: With what difficulty will those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Jesus looked on them and said: With men this is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.

And Peter began to say to him: Behold, we have left all and followed thee.

Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles;

and they will deride him, and scourge him, and spit upon him, and kill him, and on the third day he will rise again.

and whoever among you desires to be first, shall be servant of all.

and said to them: Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no man ever sat. Loose him and bring him.

And if any say to you: "Why are you doing this? say that the Lord has need of him; and he will immediately send him hither.

And Jesus entered Jerusalem, and went into the temple; and when he had looked around on all things, the hour being now late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

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

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

For, verily I say to you, that whoever will say to this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea, and will not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he says will come to pass, he shall have whatever he says.

For this reason I say to you: All things that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive them, and they shall be yours.

But if you do not forgive, your Father who is in heaven will not forgive your offenses.

And Jesus answered and said to them: I also will ask you one thing, and if you answer me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

And they reasoned with themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven, he will reply, Why, then, did you not believe him?

But if we say, From men, they feared the people; for all regarded John as a prophet indeed.

Therefore, having yet one son, his beloved, he sent him also to them last, saying, They will reverence my son.

But those vine-dressers said one to another, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.

What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those vine-dressers, and give his vineyard to others.

and the seven took her, and left no child. Last of all, the woman also died.

And one of the scribes came, and heard them reasoning together; and perceiving that he had answered them well, he asked him: Which is the first commandment of all?

And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.

And you shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind, and with your whole strength. This is the first commandment.

And the scribe said to him: Teacher, in truth you have well said, that there is one God, and there is no other beside him;

and to love him with the whole heart, and with the whole understanding, and with the whole soul, and with the whole strength, and to love one's neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.

And he called his disciples to him, and said to them: Verily I say to you, this poor widow has thrown in more than all that have thrown into the treasury.

For all have thrown in out of their abundance; but she, out of her poverty, has thrown in all that she had, her whole living.

Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?