And as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged him that he might be with him.

Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you."

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and all men marveled.

And when Jesus had crossed over again by the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea.

And there was a woman who had endured a flow of blood for twelve years,

and she had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she owned, and was no better but rather grew worse.

And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"

And he looked around to see who had done it.

But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him in fear and trembling and told him the whole truth.

And when the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to him, that such mighty works are performed by his hands!

King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these powers are at work in him."

For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; because he had married her.

For John had said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him. But she could not,

The apostles gathered to Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught.

When Jesus went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them many things.

Now those who had eaten the loaves were about five thousand men.

And after he had left them, he went up on the mountain to pray.

for they had not understood about the loaves, because their hearts were hardened.

When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored there.

Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered together to him,

When he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable.

Then they brought to him a man who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged him to put his hand on him.

In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said to them,

They also had a few small fish; and having blessed them, he commanded that these also should be set before them.

Now the disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

So he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. And when he had spit on his eyes and put his hands on him, he asked him "Do you see anything?"

But when he had turned around and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter, and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men."

And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

And when he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?"

But they kept silent; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest.

But he fell sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

They answered as Jesus had told them to, and they let them go.

And many spread their garments on the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.

Jesus entered Jerusalem, and went into the temple. And when he had looked round at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

He still had one left to send, a beloved son. He sent him to them last, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

And they sought to arrest him, but feared the multitude, for they knew he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

So the seven had her and left no children. Last of all the woman died also.

In the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife."

And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the first of all?"

For they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in everythingall she had to live on."

And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.

So the disciples set out and went to the city, and found it just as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

For the Son of Man goes just as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born."

Then he took the cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Now the betrayer had given them a signal, saying, "The one I shall kiss is the man; seize him and lead him away under guard."

And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." And he broke down and wept.

And with the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas.

And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he had always done for them.

For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.

So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged him, to be crucified.

And when they had mocked him, they took the purple robe off him, and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

Now when evening had come, because it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Then he bought fine linen, took him down, and wrapped him in the linen. And he laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

And very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, though it was very large, had been rolled away.

So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.

She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.

Later he appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.

But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he made signs to them and remained speechless.

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

Now when they had seen him, they made widely known the saying which had been told them concerning this child.

Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,

And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the other evil things Herod had done,

being tempted for forty days by the devil. In those days he ate nothing, and when they had ended, he was hungry.

When the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.

And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice,

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him without doing him any harm.

When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.

And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch."

And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets were breaking.

For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken;

So when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.

One day as he was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present for him to heal.

Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God.

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, "Rise and stand here." And he rose and stood there.

When he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum.

And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.

When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep."

When the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the One who is to come, or shall we look for another?'"

When the messengers of John had departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner."

"A certain creditor had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

When they had nothing with which to pay him back, he freely forgave them both. Now which of them will love him more?"

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had come out,

Some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

But others fell on good soil, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When he had said this he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"