And they were watching him closely, to see whether he would cure him on the Sabbath, in order to get a charge to bring against him.

with power to drive out the demons. These were the twelve he appointed:

Then he began again to teach by the seashore. And a crowd gathered around him so great that he got into a boat and sat in it, a little way from the shore, while all the people were on the land close to the water.

With many such figures he told them the message, as far as they were able to receive it.

So they left the crowd and took him away in the boat in which he was sitting. There were other boats with him.

And they were very much frightened, and said to one another, "Who can he be? For even the wind and the sea obey him."

So he gave them permission. And the foul spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the drove of about two thousand rushed over the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned.

When they came to Jesus and found the demoniac sitting quietly with his clothes on and in his right mind??he same man who had been possessed by Legion??hey were frightened.

And he went off and began to tell everybody in the Ten Towns all Jesus had done for him; and they were all astonished.

And they laughed at him. But he drove them all out, and took the child's father and mother and the men who were with him and went into the room where the child was lying.

And the little girl immediately got up and walked about, for she was twelve years old. The moment they saw it they were utterly amazed.

When the Sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue. And the people were astonished when they heard him, and said, "Where did he get all this? How does he come to have such wisdom? How are such marvelous things done through him?

they were to go in sandals, and not to wear two shirts.

King Herod heard of him, for his name was now well known, and people were saying that John the baptizer had risen from the dead, and that that was why he was endowed with these extraordinary powers.

Herodias' own daughter came in and danced for them. And Herod and his guests were delighted, and the king said to the girl,

And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to some quiet place, and rest a little while." For people were coming and going in large numbers, and they had no time even for meals.

So when he got out of the boat, he found a great crowd gathered, and his heart was touched at the sight of them, because they were like sheep that have no shepherd; and he proceeded to teach them a great deal.

There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.

And he saw that they were straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, and toward morning he went out to them, walking on the sea, and was going to join them.

for they all saw him and were terrified. But he immediately spoke to them and said, "Take courage, it is I. Do not be afraid."

Then he went up to them and got into the boat. And the wind fell. And they were perfectly beside themselves,

for they had not understood about the loaves, but their minds were blinded.

And whatever village or town or farm he went to, they would lay their sick in the market-place and beg him to let them touch just the tassel of his cloak, and all who touched it were cured.

And his ears were opened and his tongue was released and he talked plainly.

And people were utterly amazed, and said, "How well he has done everything! He even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak!"

And they ate and satisfied their hunger. And the pieces that they left, that were picked up, filled seven baskets.

There were about four thousand of the people. And he dismissed them.

They were discussing with one another their being without bread.

For he did not know what to say, they were so frightened.

As they were going down the mountain, he cautioned them to let no one know what they had seen, until the Son of Man should rise from the dead.

And all the people were amazed when they saw him, and they ran up to him and greeted him.

When he had gone home, and his disciples were alone with him, they asked him, "Why could not we drive it out?"

But they did not understand what he meant, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

And they reached Capernaum. When he reached home, he asked them, "What was it that you were discussing on the way?"

But the disciples were amazed at what he said. And Jesus said to them again, "My children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!

They were perfectly astounded and said to him, "Then who can be saved?"

As they went on their way up to Jerusalem, Jesus walked ahead of them, and they were in dismay, and those who still followed were afraid. And he took the Twelve aside again and began to tell them what was going to happen to him.

When the other ten heard of this they were at first very indignant at James and John.

When they were getting near Jerusalem, and had come to Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples on ahead,

When they reached Jerusalem, he went into the Temple, and began to drive out of it those who were buying or selling things in it, and he upset the money-changers' tables and the pigeon-dealers' seats,

The high priests and the scribes heard of this, and they cast about for a way of destroying him, for they were afraid of him, for all the people were amazed at what he taught.

In the morning as they were passing along, they saw that the fig tree was withered, to its very roots.

Yet can we say, 'It was from men'?" For they were afraid of the people, because all the people thought John was really a prophet.

And they tried to have him arrested, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that the illustration was aimed at them. And they left him and went away.

And Jesus said, "Pay the emperor what belongs to the emperor, and pay God what belongs to God!" And they were astonished at him.

There were once seven brothers. And the eldest married a wife and died, leaving no child.

And he sat down facing the treasury and watched the people dropping money into it; and many rich people were putting in large sums.

It was now two days before the festival of the Passover and of Unleavened Bread. And the high priests and scribes were casting about for a way to arrest him by stealth and put him to death,

But there were some who said indignantly to themselves, "What was the use of wasting the perfume like that?

They were delighted to hear it and promised to pay him for it. So he was watching for an opportunity to betray him to them.

And when they were at the table eating, Jesus said, "I tell you, one of you is going to betray me??ne who is eating with me."

And they were hurt, and said to him one after another, "Can it be I?"

As they were eating, he took a loaf and blessed it, and he broke it in pieces and gave it to them saying, "Take this. It is my body."

And he went on a little way and threw himself on the ground and prayed that if it were possible he might be spared the hour of trial,

When he went back he found them asleep and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Were you not able to watch for one hour?

And Jesus spoke and said to them, "Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs, as though I were a robber?

and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You were with this Jesus of Nazareth too!"

Let this Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see it and believe!" And the men who were crucified with him abused him.

There were some women also watching from a distance, among them Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses, and Salome,

And Mary of Magdala and Mary, Joses' mother, were looking on and saw where he was put.

And when they went into the tomb they saw a young man in a white robe sitting at the right, and they were utterly amazed.

And they fled out of the tomb, for they were all trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing about it to anyone, for they were afraid to do so. AN ANCIENT APPENDIX But they reported briefly to Peter and his companions all they had been told. And afterward Jesus himself sent out by them from the east to the west the sacred and incorruptible message of eternal salvation. \b ANOTHER ANCIENT APPENDIX

She went and told it to his old companions, while they were mourning and weeping.

Afterward he showed himself in a different form to two of them as they were walking along, on their way into the country.

Still later he appeared to the Eleven themselves when they were at table, and reproached them for their obstinacy and want of faith, because they had not believed those who had seen him after he had been raised from the dead.

They were both upright in the sight of God, blamelessly observing all the Lord's commands and requirements.

They had no children, for Elizabeth was barren; and they were both advanced in life.

The people were waiting for Zechariah, and wondering that he stayed so long in the sanctuary.

On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father.

And they were all amazed. Then his voice and the use of his tongue were immediately restored, and he blessed God aloud.

And all their neighbors were overcome with fear, and all over the hill-country of Judea all these stories were told,

While they were there, the time came for her child to be born,

There were some shepherds in that neighborhood keeping watch through the night over their flock in the open fields.

And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terribly frightened.

And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them,

The child's father and mother were astonished at what Symeon said.

She came up just at that time and gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were living in expectation of the liberation of Jerusalem.

When his parents saw him they were amazed, and his mother said to him. "My child, why did you treat us like this? Here your father and I have been looking for you, and have been very anxious."

As all this aroused people's expectations, and they were all wondering in their hearts whether John was the Christ,

Now when all the people were baptized and when Jesus also after his baptism was praying, heaven opened

for forty days by the Spirit, and was tempted by the devil. In all those days he ate nothing, and when they were over he was famished.

And he rolled up the roll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed upon him.

And they all spoke well of him and were astonished at the winning words that fell from his lips, and they said, "Is he not Joseph's son?"

But, I tell you, there were plenty of widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the sky was closed for three years and a half, and there was a great famine all over the land,

And there were plenty of lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cured, but Naaman the Syrian."

And when the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all very angry,

and they were amazed at his teaching, for he spoke with authority.

And they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is the meaning of this teaching? For he gives orders authoritatively and effectually to the foul spirits, and they come out."

and he saw two boats on the shore of the lake, for the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

For he and all the men with him were perfectly amazed at the haul of fish they had made,

and so were Zebedee's sons, James and John, who were Simon's partners. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you are to catch men!"

One day as he was teaching, there were some Pharisees and experts in the Law sitting near by, who had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was there, so that he might cure people.

But Jesus saw what they were discussing, and said to them, "What are you pondering over in your minds?

They were all seized with astonishment, and praised God, and filled with awe they said, "We have seen something wonderful today!"

Then Levi gave a great entertainment for him in his house, and there was a great throng of tax-collectors and others who were at table with them.

One Sabbath he happened to be passing through the wheat fields, and his disciples were picking the heads of wheat, and eating them, rubbing them in their hands.

Jesus answered, "Have you not read even what David did, when he and his companions were hungry?

And the scribes and the Pharisees were on the watch to see whether he would cure people on the Sabbath, in order to find a charge to bring against him.

But he knew what they were thinking, and he said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and stand in front." And he got up and stood there.

But they were perfectly furious, and discussed with one another what they could do to Jesus.