Then he at once compelled the disciples to embark in the boat and go before him to Bethsaida on the other side, while he sent the people away.

And when evening came, the boat was half-way across the sea, while he was on shore alone;

but when he saw them distressed in rowing (for the wind was against them), about the fourth watch of the night he went to them, walking upon the sea,

But he at once spoke with them, saying. "Courage! It is I. Do not be afraid!"

Then he got into the boat beside them, and the wind ceased, and they were utterly astounded,

As soon as they got out of the boat, the people at once recognized him,

But in vain do they worship me, For their teaching is only human precepts.'"

"Listen to me, all of you, and understand; there is nothing outside a man which by entering in can defile him; but it is what comes from him that defiled him."

because it does not go into his heart, but into his belly, and passes away, ejected from him?" By these words he pronounced all foods clean.

After he rose and left that place, he went away into the region of Tyre and Sidon. Here he went into a house and wished no one to know it but he could not be hid.

"True, Master," she answered, "but the dogs under the table do pick up the children's crumbs."

So she went home, and found the child lying in her bed and the demon departed.

So Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put his finger in the man's ears, and moistened his tongue with saliva;

Then Jesus charged them not to tell any one, but the more he charged them, the more they published it;

Then he sent them away, got at once into the boat with his disciples. and came into the district of Dalmanutha.

Then he left them, and getting into the boat again, went away to the other side,

Now they had forgotten to take bread, and had not in the boat with them more than one loaf.

Then Jesus again put his hands on the man's eyes; and the man, staring straight ahead, recovered his sight and continued to see everything perfectly.

And he continued questioning them, "But you yourselves, Who do you say I am?" Peter in reply said to him, "You are Christ."

and he began to explain to 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 put to death, and after two days rise again.

But he turned round, and looked upon his disciples, and rebuked Peter. "Get thee behind me, Satan," he said, "for your thoughts are not God's thoughts, but man's."

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever, for my sake and the gospel's, loses his life will save it.

"Master," said Peter, addressing Jesus, "it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three tents one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

And suddenly as they looked around, they saw no one any more beside them, but Jesus alone.

"Elijah does indeed first come," he said, "and restores all things, But how is it written about the Son of Man, that he will endure great suffering, and be rejected?

and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down; he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and is wasting away. I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."

"From childhood," he answered; "and often it has thrown him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us."

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

Jesus and his disciples, after leaving that place, passed through Galilee; but he was unwilling that any one should know it,

for he was explaining to his disciples that the Son of man was to be betrayed into the hands of men, and that they would put him to death, but that after he had been put to death, he would rise again after three days,

But they did not understand his words, and were afraid to ask him the meaning.

But they were silent, for on the road they were disputing together which one was greatest.

"Whoever in my name receives one such little child, receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me, but Him who sent me."

"If your hand cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to be maimed and to enter into life than to have two hands and go away into hell, into the fire that cannot be put out.

salt is excellent, but if the salt has lost its savor, what will you use to restore its saltness? Then have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

But Jesus said to them. "Moses gave you that command because of the hardness of your hearts;

but from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

so that they are no more two, but one flesh.

What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder."

Now people were bringing little children to Jesus for him to touch them; but the disciples rebuked them.

But his face fell at these words, and he went away saddened, for he was one who had great wealth.

When he had looked at them, Jesus said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God."

"But we," Peter began to say, "we have left our all and have followed you."

but shall receive a hundred times as much, now in this present world, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, lands??nd persecutions with them??nd in the world to come eternal life.

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

who will mock him, spit upon him, flog him, and put him to death; and after three days he will rise again."

but a seat upon my right hand or my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been reserved."

and justly, for even the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life, a ransom for many."

and many kept rebuking him and telling him to be quiet, but he only shouted much louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

and seeing a fig tree in the distance full of leaves, he came to see if he could find anything on it, and found on it nothing but leaves (for it was not the time of figs).

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

"In solemn truth I tell you that if any one shall say to this mountain, 'Up and hurl yourself into the sea!' and shall not doubt in his heart, but on the contrary shall believe that what he says will happen, it will be granted him.

"And I will put one question to you," replied Jesus. "Answer this, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Presently Jesus began to speak to them in parables. "There was once a man," he said, "who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine-press, built a tower, rented it to tenants, and went abroad.

but they seized him, and flogged him, and sent him away empty-handed.

"But those tenants said to themselves. 'Here is the heir! Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'

What will the owner of the Vineyard do?" "He will come and put the tenants to death," they said, "and will give the vineyard to others."

And they kept seeking to lay hold on him, but were afraid of the crowd, for they knew well that he had spoken this parable about them; so they left him and went away.

But they sent some of the Pharisees to Jesus afterward, and some of the Herodians to entrap him in conversation.

So when they came, they said: "Teacher, we know that you are sincere and are not afraid of any one, for you do not regard the face of men; nay, but you reach the way of God in truth. Is it right to pay poll-tax to Caesar or not?

Shall we pay, or not pay?" But he, knowing well their hypocrisy, said to them. "Why are you testing me? Bring me a dollar for me to look at."

"Teacher, Moses taught us that if a man's brother die, and leave a wife behind him, but no child, that his brother is to marry the widow and to raise up a family for his brother.

When they rise from the dead men do not marry, and women are not given in marriage, but they are as the angels are in heaven.

But in regard to the rising again of the dead, have you never read in the Book of Moses, in the passage about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, "I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are in grave error."

On this he called his disciples to him, and said: "I tell you solemnly that this poor widow has put in more than all who have put their offerings into the treasury;

for they have all put in what they could spare out of their surplus, but she, out of her penury, has put in all that she possessed, her whole living."

But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars do not be dismayed, such things must come, but the end is not yet.

But the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.

When, however, they are leading you all to trial, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but whatever is given you in that hour, that say, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

"And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child, and children will rise up against their parents, and have them put to death.

You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he that endures to the end shall be saved.

"But when you see the Abomination of Desolation 'standing where he ought not' (let the reader ponder this), then let those in Judea flee to the mountains;

And had not the Lord cut short those days, not a single person would escape; but for the elect's sake whom he has chosen, he has cut them short.

"But when the tribulation is past, in those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will not shed her light,

Earth and sky shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

But concerning that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven,

nor the Son, but only the Father.

but, "Not on a feast-day," they said, "for fear there should be a riot among the people."

So they began upbraiding her, but Jesus said: "Let her alone. Why are you troubling her?

She has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor among you, and can show them kindness whenever you wish, but me you will not always have.

For the Son of man is going his way, as the Scripture says, but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were good for that man if he had never been born."

"But after my resurrection I will go before you into Galilee."

But Peter kept protesting passionately, "Though I must die with you, I will not disown you!" And they all kept saying the same.

"Abba, Father," he said, "all things are possible with thee. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I will, but what thou wilt."

Keep watch, all of you, and pray that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.'

But one of the bystanders drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

But Jesus interposed, saying. "Are you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs, as if I were a robber?

Day after day I was face to face with you in the Temple courts, teaching, and you did not seize me. But this is done that the Scriptures might be fulfilled."

They seized him, but he left the linen sheet and fled away naked.

Meanwhile the high priests and all of the Sanhedrin were trying to get evidence against Jesus, so as to have him put to death, but they found none;

But even their evidence did not agree.

But he remained silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest questioned him. "Are you the Christ," he said, "the Son of the Blessed?"

But he denied it. He said: "I don't know, I don't understand what you are saying." Then he went out into the porch, and the cock crew.

But he began with curses an solemn oaths to say, "I do not know the man you are talking about."

"See, how many accusations they are making." But Jesus no longer made any answer, at which Pilate wondered.

But the chief priests incited the crowds to have Barabbas released to them, instead.

"Why, what wrong has he done?" Pilate kept saying. But they shouted furiously, "Crucify him!"

And after their sport with him, they stripped off the purple robe, and put on his own clothes, and led him out to crucify him.

There they attempted to give him wine mingled with myrrh; but he refused it.