And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And unrolling the book, He found the place where it was written,

But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land.

But Elijah was not sent to any of them, except to Zarephath, a city of Sidon, to a woman, a widow.

And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.

And they rose up and thrust Him outside the city, and led Him up to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, in order to throw Him down.

And they were astonished at His doctrine, for His word was with authority.

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

And rising up from the synagogue, He entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was being seized with a great fever. And they asked Him for her.

And He said to them, I must proclaim the gospel, the kingdom of God, to other cities, because I was sent on this mission,

And He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, He asked him to thrust out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the people out of the boat.

And doing this, they enclosed a great multitude of fish. And their net was being torn.

And it happened, as He was in a certain city, behold, a man full of leprosy! And seeing Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, Lord, if You will, You can cleanse me.

But He was drawing back in the wilderness, and praying.

And it happened on one of the days, even He was teaching. And Pharisees and teachers of the Law were sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was there, for the curing of them.

And behold, men carrying, on a cot, a man who was paralyzed. And they sought to bring him in and to lay him before Him.

And Levi made a great feast in his own house for Him. And there was a great company of tax-collectors and of others who were reclining with them.

And answering, Jesus said to them, Have you not read this, what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him;

And it happened, also on another sabbath, that He entered into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man whose right hand was withered.

And looking around on them all, He said to the man, Stretch out your hand! And he did so. And his hand was restored whole like the other.

And it happened in those days that He went out into a mountain to pray, and He was spending the night in prayer to God.

And when it was day, He called His disciples. And He chose twelve of them, whom He also named apostles:

Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alpheus, and Simon who was called Zelotes;

He is like a man who built a house and dug deep and laid the foundation on a rock; and a flood occurring, the stream burst against that house and could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.

But he who hears and does not perform, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, on which the stream burst, and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.

And a certain servant of a centurion who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die.

And coming to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that he was worthy, he for whom You give this;

And drawing near the gate of the city, even behold, one having died was being carried out, an only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a considerable crowd of the city was with her.

And the one who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He delivered him to his mother.

And she stood behind Him, weeping at His feet, and she began to wash His feet with tears and wipe them with the hair of her head. And she ardently kissed His feet and anointed them with the ointment.

There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, the one fell by the roadside and was trampled; and the birds of the air devoured it.

And it was told to Him by some, who said, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside desiring to see You.

And they came to Him and awakened Him, saying, Master, Master, we are perishing! Then being aroused, He rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm.

(For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had seized him. And he had been kept bound in chains and in fetters, and he broke the bands and was driven into the deserted places by the demons.)

And there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain. And they begged Him that He would allow them to enter into them. And He allowed them.

Also those who saw it told them how the demon-possessed one was healed.

And behold, a man named Jairus came, and he was a synagogue-ruler. And he fell down at Jesus' feet and begged Him that He would come into his house.

came behind Him and touched the border of His garment. And instantly her flow of blood was staunched.

And seeing that she was not hidden, the woman came trembling. And falling down before Him, she declared to Him before all the people why she had touched Him, and how she was instantly healed.

He was still speaking when someone came from the synagogue-ruler, saying to him, Your daughter is dead, do not trouble the Teacher.

And they ridiculed, knowing that she was dead.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things happening by Him. And he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead;

And they ate and were all filled. And there was taken up twelve hand baskets full of fragments of that left over to them.

And it happened as He was alone praying, the disciples were with Him. And He asked them, saying, Whom do the crowds say that I am?

And as He prayed, the appearance of His countenance was altered, and His clothing was dazzling white.

who appeared in glory and spoke of His exodus, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

And as he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them. And they feared as they entered into the cloud.

And when the voice occurred, Jesus was found alone. And they were silent, and told no one in those days anything which they had seen.

And as he was still coming, the demon violently convulsed and tore him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the child and delivered him again to his father.

But they did not understand this, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it. And they feared to ask Him of this word.

And they did not receive Him, because His face was going toward Jerusalem.

And after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, And He sent them two and two before His face into every city and place where He was about to come.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in Spirit and said, I thank You, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the sophisticated and cunning, and have revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it was pleasing before You.

But a certain traveling Samaritan came upon him, and seeing him, he was filled with pity.

Then which of these three, do you think, was neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?

But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she came to Him and said, Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.

And it happened as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught His disciples.

And He was casting out a demon, and it was dumb. And it happened as the demon was going out, the dumb one spoke. And the people marveled.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.

And when the Pharisee saw it, he was amazed that He had not first washed before dinner.

so that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

Consider the lilies, how they grow; they do not toil, they do not spin. And yet I say to you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bowed together and was not able to be completely erect.

And He laid His hands on her. And instantly she was made erect, and she glorified God.

It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.

And behold, a certain man was dropsical before Him.

saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish.

And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.

And he was longing to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, and no one gave to him.

And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

for this my son was dead and is alive again, he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.

And his elder son was in the field. And as he came and drew near the house, he heard music and dancing.

And he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and entreated him.

It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

And He also said to His disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward. And he was accused to him, that he had wasted his goods.

There was a certain rich man who was customarily clothed in purple and fine linen and making merry in luxury every day.

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores

And it happened that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich one also died and was buried.

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back and glorified God with a loud voice.

And he fell down on his face at His feet, thanking Him. And he was a Samaritan.

And as it was in the days of Noah, so it also shall be in the days of the Son of Man.

So also as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

saying, A certain judge was in a certain city, not fearing God, nor respecting man.

And a widow was in that city. And she came to Him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary.

And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful, for he was very rich.

And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, He said, How hardly those having riches shall enter into the kingdom of God!

And they did not understand any of these things. And this saying was hidden from them, nor did they know the things which were spoken.

And behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, who was a chief tax-collector. And he was rich.

And he sought to see Jesus, to see who He was. And he could not because of the press, because he was little in stature.

And he ran in front and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him. For He was to pass through that way.

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

And as they heard these things, He added and spoke a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was about to appear immediately.

And he said to him, I will judge you out of your own mouth, wicked servant! You knew that I was a harsh man, taking up what I had not laid down and reaping what I did not sow.

The baptism of John, was it from Heaven or from men?

But if we say, From men, then all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

And they answered that they could not tell from where it was.

And certain of the Sadducees came, those speaking against a resurrection, that it was not to be. And they asked Him,

And as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts, He said,

And in the days He was teaching in the temple. And in the nights He went out, and lodged in the mount called the Mount of Olives.