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

For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.'

there is nothing outside a man which by going into him can defile him; but the things which come out of a man are what defile him."

From there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house, and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not be hidden.

But a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit heard about him, and she came and fell at his feet.

Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

And he said to her, "Let the children first be fed, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

And looking up to heaven he sighed and said to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened."

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

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation."

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?"

And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

After six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,

And Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three tabernaclesone for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

Then he said to them, "Elijah does come first and restores all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man, that he must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

He answered him, "O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me."

And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

And the spirit cried out, convulsed him terribly, and came out. And the boy was like a corpse; so that many of them said, "He is dead."

But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.

And he said to them, "This kind can only come out by prayer."

For he was teaching his disciples and said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and when he is killed, after three days he will rise."

And he sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "If anyone desires to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you belong to Christ, will by no means lose his reward.

"Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung round his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, to the fire that shall never be quenched.

And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell.

And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

For every one will be salted with fire.

Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,

And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, "Then who can be saved?"

But many who are first will be last, and the last first."

"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles;

But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?"

They said to him, "We are able." So Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized;

And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant with James and John.

But it shall not be so among you. But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wants to be first among you must be slave of all.

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside begging.

Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a den of robbers."

In the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.

Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

And they said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do them?"

Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."

But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'

When they came, they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and care about no man; for you do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

Should we pay them, or should we not?" But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why do you put me to the test? Bring me a denarius, and let me look at it."

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

David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: 'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand till I put your enemies under your feet."'

And Jesus said to him, "Do you see all these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down."

"Tell us, when will this be? And what will be the sign when these things are all to be fulfilled?"

When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; such things must happen, but the end is not yet.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginning of birth pains.

But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

And the gospel must first be preached to all nations.

And you will be hated by all men for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

"When you see 'the abomination of desolation' standing where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

For in those days there will be tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will be.

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.

"But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch.

It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth, and kill him.

But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people."

And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her."

They began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by one, "Is it I?"

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."

And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away; for it is written: 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

And he took Peter, James and John with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled.

And one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

Every day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me. But the scriptures must be fulfilled."

And the servant girl saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by, "This is one of them."

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

Then they compelled a certain man, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to carry his cross.

And those who passed by hurled insults at him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,

But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.

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

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

Then they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word by the signs that accompanied it. Amen.

just as they were delivered to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word,

according to the custom of the priesthood, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

And behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things come to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time."

But she was greatly troubled at his saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.

And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

And he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."

And Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?"

And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

For with God nothing will be impossible."

Then Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."

Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered, and she gave birth to a son.

but his mother said, "No; he shall be called John."