John was there baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

And John was dressed in camel's hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

And he was preaching, saying, "One [who is] more powerful than I is coming after me, of whom I am not worthy to bend down [and] untie the strap of his sandals.

And it happened that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.

And immediately [as he] was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being split apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.

And he was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.

And [as he] was passing by along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting [a net] into the sea (for they were fishermen).

And they were amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

And so then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying down, suffering with a fever, and at once they told him about her.

Now [when it] was evening, when the sun had set, they began bringing to him all those {who were sick} and those who were demon-possessed.

And the whole town was gathered together at the door.

And getting up early in the morning [while it was] very dark, he departed and went to a deserted place, and there he was praying.

And immediately the leprosy went away from him and he was made clean.

But he went out [and] began to proclaim [it] freely and to spread abroad the account, so that he was no longer able to enter publicly into a town. But he was staying outside in deserted places, and they were coming to him from all directions.

And [when he] entered again into Capernaum after [some] days, it became known that he was at home.

And many had gathered, so that [there was] no longer room, not even at the door, and he was speaking the word to them.

And [when] they were not able to bring [him] to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. And [after] digging through, they lowered the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.

And he went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he began to teach them.

And [as he] was passing by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, "Follow me!" And he stood up [and] followed him.

And it happened that he {was dining} in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners {were dining with} Jesus and his disciples, for there were many and they were following him.

And the scribes of the Pharisees, [when they] saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, began to say to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

And it happened that he was going through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to make [their] way [while] plucking off the heads of grain.

And he said to them, "The Sabbath was established for people, and not people for the Sabbath.

And he entered into the synagogue again, and a man who had a withered hand was there.

And looking around at them with anger, grieved at the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched [it] out, and his hand was restored.

and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and the other side of the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon a great crowd came to him [because they] heard all that he was doing.

And he called them to himself [and] was speaking to them in parables, "How can Satan expel Satan?

And a crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers [are] outside looking for you."

And again he began to teach beside the sea, and a very large crowd was gathered to him, so that he got into a boat [and] sat on the sea, and the whole crowd was at the sea on the land.

And he began to teach them many [things] in parables, and was saying to them in his teaching,

And it happened that while [he] was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

And when the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have [enough] root, it withered.

And when he was alone, those around him together with the twelve began asking him about the parables.

And these are the ones beside the path where the word is sown, and whenever they hear [it], immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

And with many parables such as these he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear [it].

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

And leaving the crowd, they took him along, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.

And a great storm of wind developed, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already being filled [with water].

And he was in the stern sleeping on the cushion, and they woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, is it not a concern to you that we are perishing?"

And he woke up [and] rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Be quiet! Be silent!" And the wind abated and there was a great calm.

And [as] he was getting out of the boat, immediately from the tombs a man with an unclean spirit went to meet him,

who {lived} among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him any longer, not even with a chain,

because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the shackles had been shattered. And no one was strong [enough] to subdue him.

And during every night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.

(For he was saying to him, "Come out of the man, unclean spirit!")

And he was asking him "{What is your name}?" And he said to him, "My name [is] Legion, because we are many."

And he was imploring him many [times] that he would not send them out of the region.

Now a large herd of pigs was there at the hill feeding,

And their herdsmen fled and reported [it] in the town and in the countryside, and they came to see what it was that had happened.

And [as] he was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed began to implore him that he could go with him.

And [after] Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered to him, and he was beside the sea.

And he was imploring him many [times], saying, "My little daughter {is at the point of death}! Come, lay your hands on her, so that she will get well and will live."

And he went with him, and a large crowd was following him and pressing around him.

And [there was] a woman who was {suffering from hemorrhages} twelve years.

for she was saying, "If I touch just his clothing, I will be healed!"

And immediately her {hemorrhage stopped} and she realized in her body that she was healed of her suffering.

And he was looking around to see the one who had done this.

[While] he was still speaking, they came from the synagogue ruler's [house] saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the Teacher further?"

But Jesus, ignoring {what was said}, told the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid--only believe!"

And they began laughing at him. But he sent [them] all out [and] took along the father and mother of the child, and those [who were] with him, and went in to where the child was.

and immediately the girl stood up and began walking around (for she was twelve years old). And {immediately they were utterly and completely astonished}.

And he was not able to do any miracle in that place except to lay his hands on a few sick [people] [and] heal [them].

And he was astonished because of their unbelief.

So Herodias held a grudge against him and was wanting to kill him, and was not able [to do so].

For Herod was afraid of John, [because he] knew him [to be] a righteous and holy man and protected him. And [when he] listened to him, he was greatly perplexed, and [yet] he listened to him gladly.

And [although he] was deeply grieved, the king, because of his oaths and {dinner guests}, did not want to refuse her.

And [when] evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he [was] alone on the land.

And he saw them being beaten in their rowing because the wind was against them. Around the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he was wanting to pass by them.

But [when] they saw him walking on the sea, they thought that it was a ghost, and they cried out.

They ran about [through] that whole region and began to carry around those {who were sick} on stretchers, wherever they heard that he was.

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands {ritually}, [thus] holding fast to the traditions of the elders.

And [when they come] from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other [traditions] which they have received [and] hold fast to--[for example,] the washing of cups and pitchers and bronze kettles and dining couches.)

And from there he set out [and] went to the region of Tyre. And [when he] entered into a house, he wanted no one to know, and [yet] he was not able to escape notice.

But immediately a woman whose young daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, [when she] heard about him, came [and] fell down at his feet,

Now the woman was a Greek--a Syrophoenician by nationality--and she was asking him that he would expel the demon from her daughter.

And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they were imploring him that he would place his hand on him.

And his ears were opened and {his difficulty in speaking was removed} and he began to speak normally.

In those days there was again a large crowd, and they did not have anything they could eat. Summoning the disciples, he said to them,

Then he placed his hands on his eyes again, and he opened his eyes and was cured, and could see everything clearly.

And he began to teach them that it was necessary [for] the Son of Man to suffer many [things] and to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise.

And he was speaking openly [about] the subject, and Peter took him aside [and] began to rebuke him.

And after six days, Jesus took along Peter and James and John, and led them to a high mountain by themselves alone. And he was transfigured before them,

And he asked his father how long it was since this had been happening to him. And he said, "From childhood.

Now [when] Jesus saw that a crowd was running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter into him no more!"

for he was teaching his disciples and was telling them, "The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And [when he] is killed, after three days he will rise."

And they came to Capernaum. And [after he] was in the house, he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?"

But they were silent, because they had argued with one another on the way [about] who [was] greatest.

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us."

And from there he set out [and] came to the region of Judea and the other side of the Jordan, and again crowds came together to him. And again, as he was accustomed [to do], he began to teach them.

And they asked him if it was permitted for a man to divorce [his] wife, [in order to] test him.

But [when] Jesus saw [it], he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the young children come to me. Do not forbid them, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of God.

And [as] he was setting out on [his] way, one [individual] ran up and knelt down before him [and] asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?"

Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on ahead of them. And they were astounded, but those who were following [him] were afraid. And taking aside the twelve again, he began to tell them the things that were about to happen to him:

And they came to Jericho. And [as] he was setting out from Jericho along with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.

And [when he] heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And many [people] warned him that he should be quiet. But he was crying out {even more loudly}, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And he went into Jerusalem to the temple, and [after] looking around at everything, [because] the hour was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

And on the next day [as] they were departing from Bethany, he was hungry.

And [when he] saw from a distance a fig tree that had leaves, he went [to see] if perhaps he would find anything on it. And [when he] came up to it he found nothing except leaves, because it was not the season for figs.