Now all this came to pass that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord, through the prophet, saying,

For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.

For this cause I say unto you, Do not be careful about your life, what ye should eat and what ye should drink; nor for your body what ye should put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?

Therefore all things whatever ye desire that men should do to you, thus do ye also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

For I also am a man under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it.

But the men were astonished, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

And behold, certain of the scribes said to themselves, This man blasphemes.

As he spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler coming in did homage to him, saying, My daughter has by this died; but come and lay thy hand upon her and she shall live.

And when he was come to the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus says to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

But when they persecute you in this city, flee to the other; for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have completed the cities of Israel until the Son of man be come.

this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, who is to come.

But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. For if the works of power which have taken place in thee, had taken place in Sodom, it had remained until this day.

But he said to them, What man shall there be of you who has one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and raise it up?

And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this man the Son of David?

But the Pharisees, having heard it, said, This man does not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub, prince of demons.

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, your sons, by whom do they cast them out? For this reason they shall be your judges.

For this reason I say unto you, Every sin and injurious speaking shall be forgiven to men, but speaking injuriously of the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.

And whosoever shall have spoken a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age nor in the coming one.

Ninevites shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas is here.

A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon is here.

Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. Thus shall it be to this wicked generation also.

For this cause I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor understand;

for the heart of this people has grown fat, and they have heard heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes as asleep, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.

But he that is sown on the rocky places this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,

And he that is sown among the thorns this is he who hears the word, and the anxious care of this life, and the deceit of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

But he that is sown upon the good ground this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

And he said to them, A man that is an enemy has done this. And the bondmen said to him, Wilt thou then that we should go and gather it up?

And he said to them, For this reason every scribe discipled to the kingdom of the heavens is like a man that is a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.

And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence has this man this wisdom and these works of power?

Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then has this man all these things?

and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.

This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;

Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

Then his disciples, coming up, said to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees, having heard this word, have been offended?

And Peter answering said to him, Expound to us this parable.

And I also, I say unto thee that thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades' gates shall not prevail against it.

And Peter taking him to him began to rebuke him, saying, God be favourable to thee, Lord; this shall in no wise be unto thee.

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight: hear him.

And he says to them, Because of your unbelief; for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say to this mountain, Be transported hence there, and it shall transport itself; and nothing shall be impossible to you.

But this kind does not go out but by prayer and fasting.

Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens;

For this cause the kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who would reckon with his bondmen.

and said, On account of this a man shall leave father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh?

And he said to them, All cannot receive this word, but those to whom it has been given;

But Jesus, looking on them, said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Take what is thine and go. But it is my will to give to this last even as to thee:

But all this came to pass, that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

And as he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying, Who is this?

And the crowds said, This is Jesus the prophet who is from Nazareth of Galilee.

And Jesus answering said to them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and do not doubt, not only shall ye do what is done to the fig-tree, but even if ye should say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and be thou cast into the sea, it shall come to pass.

And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, saying, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and possess his inheritance.

Jesus says to them, Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone: this is of the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes?

And he that falls on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.

And he says to them, Whose is this image and superscription?

This is the great and first commandment.

Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

Verily I say to you, This generation will not have passed away until all these things shall have taken place.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and not have suffered his house to be dug through into.

But the disciples seeing it became indignant, saying, To what end was this waste?

for this might have been sold for much and been given to the poor.

For in pouring out this ointment on my body, she has done it for my burying.

Verily I say to you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

And as they were eating, Jesus, having taken the bread and blessed, broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

For this is my blood, that of the new covenant, that shed for many for remission of sins.

But I say to you, that I will not at all drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father.

Then saith Jesus to them, All ye shall be offended in me during this night. For it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, that during this night, before the cock shall crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

And going forward a little he fell upon his face, praying and saying, My Father, if it be possible let this cup pass from me; but not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Again going away a second time he prayed saying, My Father, if this cannot pass from me unless I drink it, thy will be done.

But all this is come to pass that the scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him and fled.

And when he had gone out into the entrance, another maid saw him, and says to those there, This man also was with Jesus the Nazaraean.

Wherefore that field has been called Blood-field unto this day.

And Pilate, seeing that it availed nothing, but that rather a tumult was arising, having taken water, washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am guiltless of the blood of this righteous one: see ye to it.

And they set up over his head his accusation written: This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.

And some of those who stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calls for Elias.

But the centurion, and they who were with him on guard over Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things that took place, feared greatly, saying, Truly this man was Son of God.

And if this should come to the hearing of the governor, we will persuade him, and save you from all anxiety.

And they took the money and did as they had been taught. And this report is current among the Jews until this day.

And all were amazed, so that they questioned together among themselves, saying, What is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

And he says to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighbouring country towns, that I may preach there also, for for this purpose am I come forth.

Why does this man thus speak? he blasphemes. Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?

And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?

And they feared with great fear, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

And he looked round about to see her who had done this.

And he charged them much that no one should know this; and he desired that something should be given her to eat.

And when sabbath was come he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing were amazed, saying, Whence has this man these things? and what is the wisdom that is given to him, and such works of power are done by his hands?

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

And Herod the king heard of him (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among the dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him.

But he answering said to them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me.

And he said to her, Because of this word, go thy way, the demon is gone out of thy daughter.

And groaning in his spirit, he says, Why does this generation seek a sign? Verily I say unto you, A sign shall in no wise be given to this generation.

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

And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

And he asked his father, How long a time is it that it has been like this with him? And he said, From childhood;