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

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

And he said to them: Let us go into the neighboring towns, that I may preach there also; for I have come forth for this purpose.

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

and said to him: See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic: Son, your sins are forgiven you.

And Jesus, immediately perceiving in his spirit that they thus reasoned within themselves, said to them: Why are you reasoning thus in your hearts?

But that you may know that the Son of man on earth has authority to forgive sins, (he said to the paralytic,)

And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphoeus sitting at the custom-house; and he said to him: Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eating with publicans and sinners, they said to his disciples: Why is it that he eats and drinks with publicans and sinners?

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 the disciples of John and of the Pharisees were in the habit of fasting; and they came, and said to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples fast not?

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.

And the Pharisees said to him: See, why are they doing on the sabbath-day what is not lawful?

And he said to them: Did you never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, he and those who were with him?

And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.

And he said to the man who had the withered hand: Arise, and come into the midst.

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

And looking around on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their heart, he said to the man: Stretch forth your hand; and he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored.

And when his relatives heard of it, they came out to take him; for they said: He is beside himself.

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said: He has Beelzebul; and by the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.

For they said: He has an unclean spirit.

And the multitude was sitting about him; and they said to him: Behold, your mother and your brothers are without, seeking you.

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

And he looked round about on those who were sitting near him, and said: Behold, my mother and my brothers;

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 taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teaching:

and it came to pass, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and ate it up.

Other seed fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth: and it immediately sprung up, because it had no depth of earth.

And other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it produced no fruit.

And other seed fell in the good ground, and produced fruit that grew up and increased, and produced, one thirty, one sixty, and one a hundred.

And he said: He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

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?

These are they that received seed by the wayside, where the word is sown; and when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

And these are they that, in like manner, received seed in stony places: who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy:

And these are they that received seed among thorns; who hear the word,

And these are they that received seed on the good ground; who hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.

And he said to them: Is a lamp brought in that it may be put under the measure, or under the divan? Is it not brought that it may be put on the lamp-stand?

And he said to them: Take heed how you hear; with what measure you measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you that hear, more shall be given;

And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should sow seed in the ground,

and should sleep and rise, night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knows not how.

And he said: To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or, by what similitude shall we illustrate it?

And on the same day, when it was evening, he said to them: Let us go over to the opposite side.

And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on the pillow. And they awoke him, and said to him: Teacher, carest thou not that we perish?

And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

And he said to them: Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?

And they were greatly afraid, and said one to another: Who, then, is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

And they came to the opposite side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

and crying out with a loud voice, he said: What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

For he had said to him: Unclean spirit, come out of the man.

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

And he did not permit him, but said to him: Go home to your relatives, and make known to them what things the Lord has done for you, and that he has had compassion on you.

And when Jesus had again gone over in the ship to the opposite side, a great multitude came together to him; and he was near the sea.

for she said: If I may even touch his clothes, I shall be saved.

And Jesus, immediately perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him, turned around in the multitude and said: Who touched my clothes?

And his disciples said to him: Thou seest the multitude pressing upon thee, and dost thou say, Who touched me?

And he said to her: Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace, and be cured of your plague.

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?

But as soon as Jesus heard what was spoken, he said to the ruler of the synagogue: Fear not, only believe.

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

And he took the child by the hand, and said to her: Talitha kumi; which is, when translated, Maiden, (I say to you,) arise.

And when the sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many that heard him were astonished, and said: Whence has this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given to him, that even such mighty deeds are done by his hands?

But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honor, unless in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house.

And he said to them: Wherever you enter a house, there make your home till you depart from that place.

And Herod the king heard of him, for his name had be come known; and he said: John the Immerser has risen from the dead, and for this reason, the powers of the spiritual world are active within him.

Others said: He is Elijah. Others said: He is a prophet like one of the prophets.

But when Herod heard of him, he said: John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead.

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

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.

But she went out, and said to her mother: What shall I ask? She replied: The head of John the Immerser.

And the king was very sad; yet, on account of his oath and his guests, he would not reject her.

And he said to them: Come yourselves privately into a desert place, and rest awhile. For there were many coming and going, and they had not leisure even to eat.

And when much of the day was now spent, his disciples came to him, and said: This is a desert place, and much of the day is now spent;

He answered and said to them: Do you give them food. And they said to him: Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them food?

He said to them: How many loaves have you? Go and see. And when they had learned, they said: Five, and two fishes.

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.

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.

For Moses said: Honor your father and your mother; and, He that curses father or mother shall surely be put to death.

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

And he said to them: Are you also so void of understanding? Do you not perceive that nothing from without, by entering into a man, can defile him?

And he said: What comes out of the man, is that which defiles the man.

But Jesus said to her: Let the children be satisfied first; for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs.

She answered and said to him: Yes, Lord; and yd you can help me, for the little dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

And he said to her: For this saying, go your way: the demon has gone out of your daughter.

and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him: Ephphatha, which means, Be opened.

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

In those days, the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them:

And he asked them: How many loaves have you? And they said: Seven.

And he commanded the multitude to recline on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before them: and they set them before the multitude.

And they had a few small fishes; and he blessed, and commanded that they also be set before them.

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.

And he left them, and entered the ship again, and departed to the opposite side.

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

When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? They said to him: Twelve.

And he said to them: How is it that you do not understand?

And he looked up and said: I see men, like trees, walking.

And he sent him away to his house, and said: Neither go into the village, nor tell it to any one in the village.