And immediately on going up from the water, he saw the heavens divided by a chasm, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:

And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.

And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.

Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me [as My disciples, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher and walking the same path of life that I walk], and I will make you fishers of men.”

Immediately Jesus called to them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired workers, and went away to follow Him [becoming His disciples, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].

The people there were amazed by his teaching, because he taught them like one who had authority, not like the experts in the law.

And there was in their synagogue a man possessed by an unclean spirit, and he cried out

saying, "Let me be: what have we to do with thou, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee, what thou art, thou art even that holy man promised of God."

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, 'Be silenced, and come forth out of him,'

And immediately they left the synagogue and went into the house of Simon [Peter] and Andrew, accompanied by James and John.

And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

But evening being come, when the sun had gone down, they brought to him all that were suffering, and those possessed by demons;

The whole town gathered by the door.

and he cured many that were sick with divers diseases, and, many demons, he cast out, and suffered not the demons to be talking, - because they knew him to be Christ.

And, very early by night arising, he went out and departedinto a desert place, and, there, was praying;

He replied, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so I may preach there also; that is why I came [from the Father].”

And there cometh unto him, a leper, beseeching him and kneeling, - saying unto him - If thou be willing, thou canst cleanse me;

And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.

The leprosy left him immediately and he was cleansed [completely healed and restored to health].

and saying, "Be careful not to tell any one, but go and show yourself to the Priest, and for your purification present the offerings that Moses appointed as evidence for them."

But, he, going forth, began to be proclaiming many things, and blazing abroad the story, so that, no longer, was it possible for him, openly, into a city, to enter, - but, outside, in desert places, was he, and they were coming unto him from every quarter.

So many gathered that there was no longer any room, not even by the door, and he preached the word to them.

And there come to him men bringing a paralytic, borne by four;

and, not being able to get near him by reason of the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was, and, having broken it up, they began letting down the couch whereon the paralytic was lying;

When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

"What does the man mean by talking like this? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins, who but God alone?"

At once perceiving by His spirit that they were reasoning within themselves, Jesus asked them, "Why do you thus argue in your minds?

Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

But, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority to be forgiving sins upon the earth, he saith to the paralytic:

“I say to you, get up, pick up your mat and go home.”

And by and by he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all: insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God saying, "We never saw it on this fashion."

And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

When the scribes [belonging to the sect] of the Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with the sinners [including non-observant Jews] and tax collectors, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

And Jesus said unto them - Is it possible for the sons of the bridechamber, while the bridegroom is with them, to be fasting? So long as they have the bridegroom with them, it is impossible, to fast.

But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

No one mends an old garment with a piece of unshrunk cloth. Otherwise, the patch put on would tear away from it--the new from the old--and a worse hole would be made.

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.

And it came to pass, that he, on the Sabbath, was passing through the cornfields, and his disciples began to be going forward, plucking the ears of corn.

And the pharisees said to Him, See, why do they what is not lawful to be done on the sabbath-day?

Then He said to the Pharisees, "Is it permissible by the law of Moses to do something good, or something harmful on the Sabbath day? To save a life or to kill it?" But they did not reply.

After looking around at them in anger, grieved by the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

[Then] Jesus withdrew [from there] with His disciples and went to the lake [i.e., Lake of Galilee], being followed by a large crowd from Galilee. Also, a large crowd from Judea,

And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people;

And whenever they saw Him, [people possessed by] evil spirits fell to the ground in front of Him, shouting, "You are the Son of God."

And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

And the multitude comes together again, so as for them, no, not even to be able to eat bread.

When His own family heard this they went to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He is out of His mind.”

And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

So he called them and said to them by way of parable, "How can Satan cast out Satan?

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

But no one can enter a strong man's house and steal his belongings unless he first ties up the strong man. Only then will he be able to steal from his house.

Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:

But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but the evil he has done will be with him for ever:

This was because they said, "He is possessed by a foul spirit."

By this time His mother and His brothers arrive, and standing outside they send a message to Him to call Him.

And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.

And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,

And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

And, some, fell on the rocky places, evenwhere it had not much earth, - and, straightway, it sprang forth, by reason of its not having depth of earth;

and, when the sun arose, it was scorched, - and, by reason of its not having root, it was dried up;

And He said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.”

And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.

He answered them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything comes in parables

That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

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

The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way-side, where the word is sown;

And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

So, too, those meant by the seed sown on the rocky places are the people who, when they have heard the Message, at once accept it joyfully;

and have no root in themselves, but, only for a season are, - afterwards, when there ariseth tribulation or persecution by reason of the word, straightway, they find cause of stumbling;

Those meant by the seed sown among the brambles are different; they are the people who hear the Message,

But the people meant by the seed sown on the good ground are those who hear the Message, and welcome it, and yield a return, thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold."

And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.”

And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.

For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

and be sleeping and rising, night and day, - and the seed be sprouting, and lengthening itself, - how, he, knoweth not:

The earth produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head [of grain], then the mature grain in the head.

but, as soon as the fruit yieldeth itself up, straightway, he sendeth forth the sickle, because standing by is the harvest. -

And he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable can we present it?

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:

and whenever it may be sown, it cometh up, and doth become greater than any of the herbs, and doth make great branches, so that under its shade the fowls of the heaven are able to rest.'

Thus he instructed them by such a variety of parables as were adapted to their capacity.

and without a simile he was not speaking to them, and by themselves, to his disciples he was expounding all.

And leaving the crowd, the disciples took Him in their boat just the way He was [i.e., this probably means without His making provision for the trip]. They were accompanied by other boats also.

And a great storm of wind develops, and the waves were thrown into the boat, so as for it now to be filling.

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

They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another, "Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!"

And immediately on his going out of the ship there met him out of the tombs a man possessed by an unclean spirit,

who dwelt among the tombs; by this time no one could bind him, not even with a chain,

Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.

And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.

And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

Now there was there, by the mountain, a great herd of swine feeding.

They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been demon-possessed by the legion, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

And they that had seen it related to them how it had happened to the man possessed by demons, and concerning the swine.