And He came up and touched the bier, (and the bearers stopped,) and He said, Young man, I say unto thee, arise.

Every one was awe-struck and began praising God. "A great Prophet has arisen among us," they said; "and God has visited his people."

And John called to him two of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus, and said: Art thou he that was to come, or must we look for another?

And the men came to Him, and said, John the baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou He that was to come, or are we to expect another?

And Jesus answering said unto them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard: that the blind recover sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them,

And when the men who were sent by John had gone away, he said to the people, about John, What did you go out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?

This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

And the Lord said, To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

For when John the Immerser came, he did not eat bread or drink wine [on festive occasions] and you said, 'He is dominated by an evil spirit.'

[Then] the Son of man came eating and drinking [at festive occasions] and you said, 'Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and worldly people.'

But when the pharisee that invited Him saw it, he said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what sort of a woman this is that toucheth Him; for she is a notorious sinner.

And Jesus said unto him, Simon, I have something to say to thee: (and he replied, Master, say on.)

And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.

And Simon answered, I suppose he to whom he forgave most. And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged:

and turning to the woman, He said to Simon, Dost thou see this woman? I came into thine house, and thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she has bathed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

And He said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

And they that sat at table with Him, said within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

But He said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace.

Now while a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from every city, he said in a parable:

"The sower," He said, "goes out to sow his seed; and as he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and is trodden upon, or the birds of the air come and peck it up.

But some fell on good ground, and sprang up and yielded fruit an hundred-fold. And as He said these things He cried out, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

And He said, To you it is granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but I speak to others in parables, that in seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

And someone said to him, Your mother and your brothers are outside desiring to see you.

And He answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God and do it.

And it came to pass on one of the days that He went into a ship, Himself and his disciples, and He said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake.

Then they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm.

And He said unto them, Where is your faith? But they were struck with awe and amazement, and said one to another, who is this? for He commandeth even the winds and the sea, and they obey Him.

But when he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down to Him, and said with a loud voice, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? and he said, Legion: because many demons were entred into him.

The man out of whom the demons had gone begged Him to let him go with Him, but Jesus sent him away and said,

"Go back to your home," he said, "and relate the story of all that God has done for you." So the man went through the whole town and proclaimed, as he went, all that Jesus had done for him.

And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied it, Peter, and those that were with him, said, Sir, the multitudes throng and press thee, and dost thou ask, Who was it that touched me?

And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive a peculiar virtue is gone out of me.

And He said unto her, Daughter, be comforted, thy faith has healed thee, go in peace.)

While He was yet speaking, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's, and said to Him, Thy daughter is dead, trouble not the Master.

But Jesus at these words said to him, Have no fear, only have faith, and she will be made well.

And they were all weeping and bewailing her: but He said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

But he, taking her hand, said to her, My child, get up.

And he sent them to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and to heal the sick. And said to them, Take nothing for your journey,

And He said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; nor two coats a piece.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things that were done by Him; and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was risen from the dead;

Some again said that Elijah had appeared, and others that one of the old Prophets had risen again.

And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? and he wanted to see Him.

And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them with him and went away from the people to a town named Beth-saida.

And when the day began to decline, the twelve came and said to Him, Dismiss the people, that they may go into the villages and country-places round about, and bait, and get food: for here we are in a desert place.

But He said unto them, Do ye give them food. And they said, We have but five loaves and two fishes: unless we should go and buy provisions for all this people:

for they were about five thousand men. And He said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifty.

And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them, and when they had been broken, he gave them to the disciples to give to the people.

They answering said, John the baptist: but others say Elias: and others, that some ancient prophet is risen again.

And He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answered and said, The Christ the Son of God.

Peter answering said, The Christ of God. But he straitly charged and commanded them,

The Son of man, he said, has to endure great suffering, to be rejected by the elders and high priests and scribes, to be killed, and on the third day to be raised.

And He said unto them all, if any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me:

And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and went up into the mountain for prayer.

who appeared in a vision of glory and said he must go through with his death and departure at Jerusalem.

And as they were departing from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, let us make three tabernacles, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

And while he said these things, the shade of a cloud came over them, and they were full of fear when they went into the cloud.

And from the cloud came a voice which said--"This is my Son, the Chosen One; him you must hear."

And after the voice was gone they saw that Jesus was by himself. And they kept quiet, and said nothing at that time to anyone of the things which they had seen.

And a man from among them, crying out, said, Master, I make a request to you, give a thought to my son, for he is my only child:

Then Jesus answered and said, O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring thy son hither.

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God: but while they were all wondering at the things which Jesus did, He said to his disciples,

he said to his disciples, Let these sayings sink down into your ears; for the Son of Man shall be delivered into the hands of men.

But they did not understand what He was talking about, for it was hidden from them, so that they would not understand its meaning. And they were afraid to ask Him about what He had said.

And Jesus knowing the thought of their heart, took a child and set him by Him, and said unto them,

and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name, receiveth me; and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth Him that sent me: for he who is the least among you all, he shall be great.

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he followeth not thee with us.

And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not; for he, that is not against us, is for us.

And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, as Elias did?

But He turned and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what spirit ye are of:

And as they were going by the way, there was one said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest:

And Jesus Said to him, The foxes have holts, and the birds of the air, nests, but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

And He said to another, Follow me: but he said, Lord, permit me to go first and bury my father:

but Jesus said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their dead; but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee, but allow me first to go and take my leave of my family.

But Jesus said unto him, No one, that hath put his hand to the plough and looketh back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

And He said unto them, The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are few: pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that He would send out workmen to his harvest.

A curse is on you, Chorazin! A curse is on you, Beth-saida! For if such works of power had been done in Tyre and Sidon as have been done in you, they would have been turned from their sins, in days gone by, seated in the dust.

And the seventy returned with joy, and said: Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy name.

And He said unto them, I beheld Satan, as lightning, falling from heaven.

At this time Jesus was transported with joy in his spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father, for such was thy good pleasure.

And turning to his disciples, he said, All things are delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

And turning to the disciples, He said to them in particular, Blessed are the eyes that see what ye see:

And behold, a lawyer stood up to try Him, and said, Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?

He said to him, What is written in the law? How readest thou there?

And he answering said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, and with all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself."

And He said unto him, Thou hast answered right; do this and thou shalt live.

But he willing to justify himself said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

And Jesus replying said, There was a certain man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among thieves, who after they had stripped and beaten him, went away, leaving him half dead.

And on the morrow, when he went away he took out two denaries, and gave them to the inn-keeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again I will repay thee.

And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he said.

But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

And he responding from within, said, Do not give me trouble: the door has already been closed, and my children are in bed with me; I am not able rising to give unto thee.

But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.