Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's residence [and] gathered the whole cohort to him.

As they were going out of the city, they found a Cyrenian named Simon, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross.

and offered Jesus wine mixed with gall to drink. But after tasting it, he would not drink it.

And they put above his head the charge against him {in writing}: "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" (that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?")

And immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, soaked it in sour wine and, attaching it to a stick, [lifted it up] and offered Jesus a drink.

And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice [and] gave up his spirit.

They came out of their graves after Jesus' resurrection and entered the holy city [i.e., Jerusalem] where they appeared to many people.

Now the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus, [when they] saw the earthquake and the things that took place, were extremely frightened, saying, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

And there were many women there, observing from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him,

Now [when it] was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who also was a disciple of Jesus himself.

This man approached Pilate [and] asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered [it] to be given [to him].

Mary from Magdala and the other Mary [i.e., probably Jesus' mother. See verse 56], stood near the grave site.

Therefore, give the order to secure the grave site until the third day, so his disciples will not steal his body and then tell the people 'He has risen from the dead.' This last deception would be worse than the first one [i.e., the claim that Jesus rose from the dead would be worse than the claim that he was the Messiah]."

Now as the Sabbath day ended and the first day of the week [i.e., Sunday] approached [Note: See Mark 16:1-2 for the exact timing], Mary from Magdala and the other Mary [i.e., Jesus' mother. See Matt. 27:56] went to look at the grave site.

But the angel answered [and] said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

So they quickly left the tomb, terrified but also ecstatic, and ran to tell Jesus' disciples.

And behold, Jesus met them, saying, "Greetings!" And they came up [and] took hold of his feet and worshiped him.

Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid! Go tell my brothers that they should go to Galilee, and there they will see me."

saying, "We want you to say, 'Jesus' disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.'

So, they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story [i.e., that Jesus' body had been stolen by His disciples] was told widely among the Jews, and continues to be told to this day.

So the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated for them.

And Jesus approached [and] spoke to them, saying, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

And it happened that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.

And just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

Then right after that the Holy Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert.

And after John {had been taken into custody}, Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God

And while walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, Jesus saw Simon [i.e., Peter] and his brother Andrew casting their net in the lake, for they were fishermen.

And Jesus said to them, "{Follow} me and I will make you become fishers of people."

Jesus at once called them, and they left their father Zebediah in the boat with the crew, and went after him.

Then they went to Capernaum. When the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.

saying, "{Leave us alone}, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!"

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!"

And the fame of Jesus spread at once in all directions, through the whole neighborhood of Galilee.

and 2:1], and on the [first] Sabbath day Jesus entered the synagogue and taught people.

where Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, who presently acquainted Jesus with it.

Jesus went up to her and, grasping her hand, raised her up; the fever left her, and she began to wait upon them.

When evening came and the sun had set, they brought to Jesus all those who were sick and those dominated by evil spirits.

Jesus cured many who were ill with various diseases, and drove out many demons, and would not permit them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.

And in the morning, very early, Jesus arose and went out into a solitary place, and there prayed.

He said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns so that I can preach there also, for this was why I came out [i.e., Jesus was sent by God to preach to other towns as well as Capernaum. See Luke 4:43]."

So, Jesus went into the [Jewish] synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching [the good news about the coming kingdom, verses 14-15] and driving out evil spirits.

Then a person with an infectious skin disease came to Jesus and, kneeling down before Him, begged Him, saying, "If you want to, you can heal me." [Note: Throughout this narrative the term "heal/healing" is originally "clean/cleansing" because the Jews viewed a person with such a disease as ceremonially "unclean." See Lev. 13:1-3].

But Jesus, moved with compassion, having stretched out his hand, touched him, and says to him, I will, be thou cleansed.

But Jesus at once drove him out of their presence, and gave him this stringent charge:

But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.

After Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, it became known that He was [back] at home [i.e., possibly at the house of Peter and Andrew, where He was staying. See 1:29].

Such a large crowd gathered that there wasn't room for them, even in front of the door. Jesus was speaking his message to them

And as they could not get him near to Jesus, on account of the crowd, they dug through the roof over the spot where He was standing and let the pallet down that the paralyzed man was lying on.

And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.

And Jesus, having knowledge in his spirit of their thoughts, said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?

Then Jesus went out again beside the sea. The whole crowd was coming to Him, and He taught them.

And as Jesus passed by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sit at the receipt of custom and said unto him, "Follow me." And he arose and followed him.

And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.

And the scribes and Pharisees seeing him eat with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? And Jesus hearing it saith to them-

And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. So they came to Jesus and said, "Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don't fast?"

And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of a newly-married man go without food while he is with them? as long as they have him with them they will not go without food.

Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples began to pick some heads of wheat as they made their way.

And the Pharisees asked Him, "Look, why are they [i.e., Jesus' disciples] doing what is against the law of Moses on the Sabbath day?"

"Have you never read," answered Jesus, "what David did when he was in want and hungry, he and his companions--

And Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath day was made for man's [benefit], and not man for the Sabbath [day's benefit].

Then Jesus entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.

the Pharisees watched Jesus, to see if he would heal him on the sabbath-day, that so they might accuse him.

"Stand out in the middle," Jesus said to the man with the withered hand;

So Jesus looked around at them in anger, because He was pained over their stubbornness of mind, and said to the man, "Hold out your hand." And he held it out, and his hand was cured.

And the Pharisees immediately went out and conferred with the Herodians against Jesus, plotting how they could kill Him. [Note: These Herodians were members of a political party favoring King Herod]

And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,

So Jesus told his disciples to keep a small boat close by, for fear the crowd should crush him.

Now Jesus went up the mountain and called for those he wanted, and they came to him.

So he appointed the Twelve--Peter (which was the name that Jesus gave to Simon),

and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. Then Jesus went into a house.

Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.

And the experts in the law of Moses who had come down from Jerusalem were saying [Note: This followed the incident of Jesus healing a man with an evil spirit. See Matt. 12:22-28], "He has Beelzebub [in him]," and "He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] the chief of evil spirits."

So Jesus called them to him, and answered them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan?

Jesus said all this because these experts in the law of Moses had been saying, "He has an evil spirit in him."

Then Jesus' mother and his brothers came. Standing outside, they sent word to him, to summon him.

There was a crowd sitting round Jesus, and some of them said to him: "Look, your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you."

Jesus again began teaching along the shore of the lake [of Galilee]. A huge crowd gathered around Him so that He had to sit in a boat out in the lake [to speak to them], while all the crowd stood on the shore.

And Jesus said, "Whoever has ears to hear with ought to listen [to this] carefully."

And Jesus continued to speak to them, "Do you not know what this parable means? Then how can you understand any of the other parables?

And Jesus said to them: "Is a lamp brought to be put under the corn-measure or under the couch, instead of being put on the lampstand?

Take care what you listen to," said Jesus. "The measure you mete will be meted out to you, and more will be added for you.

And Jesus said, "The kingdom of God is like a farmer who scattered seed on the ground,

Jesus also said: "To what can we liken the Kingdom of God?

With many other parables like these, Jesus kept speaking his message to them according to their ability to understand.

On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, "Let's go across to the other side of the lake."

whilst Jesus was at the stern, asleep on a pillow: upon which they awak'd him, crying out, master, have you so little concern to let us sink? then he rose,

Jesus rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: "Hush! Be still!" Then the wind dropped, and a great calm followed.

Then Jesus and His disciples [finally] arrived on the other side of the lake [i.e., the east side] in the district of Geresa [Note: Matt. 8:28 says 'Gadara.' Geresa and Gadara were two towns

and as soon as Jesus was come out of the ship, he met a demoniack, who came from among the tombs, where he haunted,

And when he saw Jesus from far off, he went quickly to him and gave him worship;

And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.

For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.

and he was very importunate with Jesus not to drive them away from that country.

And the spirits begged Jesus: "Send us into the pigs, that we may take possession of them."

And Jesus immediately allowed them. And the unclean spirits going out entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep slope, into the sea (about two thousand), and were choked in the sea.

And they came to Jesus, and saw the man in whom had been the evil spirits seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, and they were full of fear.