as it is written in Isaiah the prophet; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way.

and preached, saying, After me comes one mightier than I, the strings of whose shoes I am not fit to stoop down and untie;

saying, The time is completed, and the kingdom of God is at hand; change your minds and believe in the good news.

And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

saying, What have you to do with us, Jesus Nazarene? have you come to destroy us? We know you who you are, the holy [Son] of God!

And all were astonished, so that they inquired among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching with authority, and does he command the impure spirits and they obey him?

And he said to them, Let us go elsewhere to the adjoining villages to preach there; because for this purpose have I come.

in what respect is it easier to say to the paralytic, Your sins are forgiven you, than to say, Arise, take up your bed and walk?

And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast as long as the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast,

No one sews a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment; if he does the new piece takes away its fullness from the old, and the rent is made worse.

And the Pharisees said to him, See what they do on the sabbath, which it is not lawful to do.

so that the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.

And he said to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? And they were silent.

and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James??nd he gave them the names of Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder??18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Zealot,

And those with him hearing of it, went out to take him; for they said, He is beside himself.

And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand;

and if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand;

and if Satan has risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot stand, but has an end.

but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit shall never have forgiveness, but is the subject of an eternal mistake;

And he answered them and said, Who is my mother, or my brothers?

Whoever shall do the will of God, this is my brother, and sister, and mother.

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

And these are those where the word is sown by the way; and when they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word which was sown upon them.

For there is nothing hid that shall not be made manifest, nor any thing concealed that shall not come to light.

And he said, So is the kingdom of God as a man casts the seeds into the earth,

It is like a mustard seed, which when sown in the earth is the least of all seeds on the earth;

And with many such parables spoke he the word to them as they could hear;

And on that day, when it was evening, he said to them, Let us cross over to the other side.

And dismissing the multitude, they took him as he was in the ship; and other ships also were with him.

And they were greatly afraid, and said one to another, What man is this, that even the wind and the lake obey him?

And as he went out of the ship, a man with an impure spirit immediately met him from the tombs,

And he asked him, What is your name? And he said to him, My name is Legion, for we are many.

And they besought him, saying, Send us to the swine, that we may go into them.

and besought him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death; come and lay hands on her, that she may be restored, and she shall live.

And while he was yet speaking persons came from the house of the synagogue ruler, saying, Your daughter is dead; why trouble the teacher?

And he went in and said to them, Why do you make a tumult and weep? the little child is not dead, but sleeps.

and taking the hand of the little child, he said to her, Talitha cum, which is interpreted, Girl, I tell you arise;

And when it was the sabbath, he taught in the synagogue; and many heard him and were astonished, and said, Whence has this man these things? and what is the wisdom given to him? And [what are] these mighty works done by his hands?

Is not this the carpenter? the son of Mary? and a brother of James, and Joset, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended with him.

And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and with his relations, and in his own house.

And whatever place will not receive you, nor hear you, when you go out thence shake off the dust which is under your feet for a testimony to them.

But others said, he is Elijah; and others said, He is a prophet, like one of the prophets.

But Herod hearing of him, said, This is John whom I beheaded; he has been raised up.

For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.

And going out he saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, for they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and he taught them much.

And when much time had already passed, his disciples came to him and said, This is a solitary place, and much time has already passed;

for they all saw and were troubled. And immediately he spoke with them, and said to them, Be of good courage; it is I; be not afraid.

And wherever he went, in villages, or cities, or country places, they placed the sick in the markets, and besought him that they might touch the fringe of his garment, and as many as touched him were cured.

and seeing some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands, [they found fault].

And he said to them, Well did Isaiah prophecy of you, hypocrites, as it is written; This people honors me with the lips, but their heart is far from me;

But you say, If a man says to his father or mother, It is a corban, which is a gift, by whatever you might be profited by me, [he shall be free];

But immediately, a woman whose little daughter had an impure spirit, hearing of him, came and fell down at his feet;

And he said to her, Suffer the children first to be filled; it is not right to take the children's bread, and cast it to the little dogs.

and looking up to heaven he groaned, and said to him, Ephphatha, which is, Be opened.

And he charged them to tell no one; but as much as he charged them, so much the more they proclaimed [his works].

And Jesus knowing it, said to them, Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart hardened?

And looking up he said, I see men, as trees walking.

for what is the exchange for his life?

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

And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and we will make three tabernacles, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah;

And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

And he said to them, Elijah comes first, and restores all things; as also it is written of the Son of man, That he shall suffer many things, and be set at naught;

but I tell you, that Elijah has come, and they have done to him what they wished, as it was written of him.

And he asked his father, How long a time is it since this came upon him? And he said, From a little child;

and it often casts him into fire, and into waters, to destroy him; but if you are able, help us, and have mercy on us.

And crying out and affecting him with many convulsions, he went out. And he was like a dead person, so that many said, He is dead.

for he taught his disciples, and said to them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him. And when he is killed, on the third day he shall rise again.

And they were silent; for they had disputed with each other on the way as to who was the greatest.

And John spoke to him, saying, Teacher, we saw some one casting out demons in your name, who follows not us, and we forbade him.

For whoever is not against us is for us;

And if your hand offends you, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life crippled, than having two hands to go away into hell, into the inextinguishable fire.

And if your foot offends you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter into life lame, than having two feet to be cast into hell.

And if your eye offends you, pluck it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell,

where the worm dies not and the fire is not extinguished.

Salt is good; but if the salt has become insipid, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.

AND he arose and went thence into the bounds of Judea, and beyond the Jordan; and again multitudes came together to him, and again he taught them as he was accustomed.

And the Pharisees came and asked him, to try him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?

And they said, Moses permitted us to write a bill of divorcement and put her away.

But Jesus seeing it, was displeased, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.

I tell you truly, that whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter into it.

And as he was going on the way, one ran before and kneeled down to him, and asked him, Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? none is good but one, God.

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Jesus looking on them, said, With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.

Jesus said, I tell you truly, there is no one who has left a house, or brothers, or sisters, or a mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the sake of the good news,

And they were on the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus went before them; and they were amazed, and afraid, as they followed him. And again taking the twelve aside, he told them the things that were about to befall him;

And James and John, sons of Zebedee, came to him, saying, Teacher, we wish you to do for us what we will ask of you.

And they said to him, Grant us that we may sit one on your right hand, and the other on your left, in your glory.

but to sit on my right hand, or left, is not mine to give but to those for whom it is prepared.

And they came to Jericho. And as he went from Jericho, and his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timeus, Bartimeus, a blind beggar, sat by the way.

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

And they said as Jesus directed, and they let them go.

and those who went before, and those who followed, cried, Hosanna! Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord!

Blessed is the kingdom of our father David, which is coming! Hosanna in the highest [heavens]!

And on the next day as they returned from Bethany he was hungry;

And he taught them, saying, It is written, my house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations; but you have made it a den of robbers.

And Peter remembering, said to him, Rabbi, behold the fig tree which you cursed is dried up.

And they came again to Jerusalem; and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and scribes, and elders came to him,

But if we say from men, they feared the people, for all considered John as a prophet indeed.

But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.