And John was clothed with camel's hair, and he had a leather girdle round his loins, and he ate locusts, and "honey of the wood."

After John had been thrown into prison Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of God.

At evening when the sun had set, people came and brought to him all the sick and demon-possessed,

But he went out and began to tell every one and to publish it broadcast, so that Jesus could no longer enter any town openly; but he had to remain outside in lonely places, and people kept coming to him from every quarter.

For he had healed so many that all the people who had ailments pressed upon him so as to touch him.

The Scribes also who had come down from Jerusalem, said, "He is Beelzebub," and, "He casts out demons by the power of the Prince of the demons."

So when he had called them to him he spoke to them in parables. "How," said he, "can Satan cast out Satan?

some other seed fell on stony soil, where it had not much earth; and it sprang up quickly because it had no depth of soil,

but when the sun rose it was scorched and withered away because it had no root.

and he had no sooner stepped out of the boat, than a man out of the tombs came to meet him, a man with an unclean spirit,

Not even with a chain could any man bind him, for he had been bound with fetters and chains again and again, and had snapped the chains, and broken the fetters; and there was no one strong enough to master him.

On this the swineherds ran away and spread the news in town and country. So the people went to see what had happened.

When they got to Jesus they found the demoniac sitting there clothed and in his right mind??he man who had had the "Legion"??nd they were awestruck.

And those who had been eye-witnesses told them what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine.

As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed kept begging to go with him; but he said,

"Go home to your own people, and tell them what great things God has done for you, and has had mercy upon you."

So he went and began to publish abroad in the District of the Ten Towns all that Jesus had done for him; and every one was astonished and all men marveled.

Then after Jesus had recrossed in a boat to the other side, a vast multitude came crowding around him; so he stayed on the seashore.

Now there was a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years,

and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, but was no better; on the contrary, rather grew worse.

She had heard about Jesus, so she came in the crowd behind and touched his cloak.

Jesus, instantly conscious that the power within him had gone forth, turned about in the crowd, and said, "Who touched my clothes?"

But he kept looking about to see who had done it,

and the woman knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

King Herod heard it, for the name of Jesus had become well known, People were saying, "John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and on that account these powers are working in him."

Now this Herod had sent and arrested John, and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married.

For John had often told Herod, "It is not right for you to live with your brother's wife."

When the apostles had come back to Jesus, they told him all the things they had done, and all they had taught.

"How many loaves have you?" he answered. "Go and see." When they had found out, they said, "Five, and two fishes."

All ate and had enough; and they carried away broken fragments of bread and of fish, enough to fill twelve baskets.

After he had taken leave of them, he went away into the mountain to pray.

for they had not understood about the loaves; on the contrary their heart was hardened.

When they had crossed over they landed at Gennesaret and moored to the shore.

One day the Pharisees came to him in a body with some Scribes who had come from Jerusalem.

They had noticed that some of his disciples were eating with "common," that is to say, unwashed hands.

After he had left the crowd and gone indoors his disciples began asking him about the parable.

In those days when a large crowd had again assembled and had nothing to eat, Jesus called together his disciples and said to them.

So he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground; and when he had taken the seven loaves, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave to his disciples to distribute to the crowd.

They had also a few small fish; after blessing these he told his disciples to distribute them also.

They that had eaten were about four thousand.

Now they had forgotten to take bread, and had not in the boat with them more than one loaf.

And they began arguing with one another because they had no bread, He noted this and said to them.

As they came down the mountain he strictly forbade them to narrate to any one what they had seen, until after the Son of man had risen from the dead.

When Jesus had gone into the house, his disciples asked him in private, "Why could not we cast it out?"

for he was explaining to his disciples that the Son of man was to be betrayed into the hands of men, and that they would put him to death, but that after he had been put to death, he would rise again after three days,

But his face fell at these words, and he went away saddened, for he was one who had great wealth.

When he had looked at them, Jesus said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God."

So they answered them just as Jesus had told them, and they let them take it.

Then they brought the colt to Jesus, and when they had thrown cloaks upon it, Jesus seated himself on it.

Then many spread their cloaks on the road, and others, soft leafy branches, which they had cut from the fields;

Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the Temple, and after he had looked around at everything, as the hour was now late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

On the other hand, if we say, 'From men'!" They were afraid, however, of the people, for every one held that John had been really a prophet.

He had still one, a Son beloved, He sent him last to them, saying, "'They will reverence my Son.'

And they kept seeking to lay hold on him, but were afraid of the crowd, for they knew well that he had spoken this parable about them; so they left him and went away.

and the seven had her, and died without issue.

And last of all the woman too died. In the resurrection whose wife shall she be? For the seven had her as wife."

Just then up came one of the Scribes who had heard them arguing, and realized that Jesus had answered them admirably. "What commandment," he asked, "is the first of all?"

Jesus saw that he had answered with discrimination, and said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." After that no one ventured to question him.

When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, facing the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

And had not the Lord cut short those days, not a single person would escape; but for the elect's sake whom he has chosen, he has cut them short.

So the disciples went off, and came into the city, and found everything as he had told them.

For the Son of man is going his way, as the Scripture says, but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were good for that man if he had never been born."

Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank of it,

Now the betrayer had given them a sign. "The one I kiss," he said, "is the man. Arrest him, and take him away safely."

Peter also had followed Jesus at a distance, until he was inside the court of the high priest. There he was sitting among the officers, warming himself in the light of the fire.

At that instant for the second time a cock crew. Then Peter recalled the word which Jesus had spoken to him, "Before the cock crows twice you will disown me thrice." And as he thought of it, he began to weep aloud.

As soon as it was down, after the high priests had conferred with the elders and the whole Sanhedrin, they bound Jesus, and took him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

A man named Barabbas was there in prison, with some rioters who had committed murder during an uprising.

For he recognized that it was through spite that the high priests had handed him over.

So Pilate, who wished to make himself strong with the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and gave Jesus over for crucifixion, after he had scourged him.

The Christ! The King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe." They also who had been crucified with Jesus kept reviling him.

women who used to follow him when he was in Galilee, and minister to him; and many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him.

But Pilate wondered whether he were already dead. So he summoned the army captain, and inquired if he had been any time dead;

So Joseph bought him a sheet, and took Jesus down, wound him in the sheet, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock, and then rolled a stone against the opening of the tomb;

So they went out, and ran from the tomb, for they were trembling and amazed; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid??9 Now after his resurrection, early on the first day of the week he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.

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

But they, although they heard that he was living and had been seen by her did not believe it.

Afterward he appeared to the Eleven themselves, as they were eating, and reproached them for their lack of faith, and stubborn hearts, because they disbelieved those who had seen him risen.

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.