while He was being tempted by the devil. During that time He ate nothing, and so at the end of it He felt hungry.

Meanwhile He began to teach in their synagogues, and was continuously receiving praise from all.

So He came to Nazareth where He had been brought up, and as His habit was on the Sabbath, He went to the synagogue and stood up to read.

The roll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him, and He unrolled it and found the place where it was written:

But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the heaven was closed for three years and a half, and there was a great famine over all the land,

and yet Elijah was not sent to a single one of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon.

And there were many lepers in Israel in Elisha's time, and yet not one of them was cured except Naaman the Syrian."

and they rose up and drove Him out of town and took Him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, to hurl Him down the cliff.

and they were completely astounded, because His message was spoken with authority.

Now there was a man in the synagogue who was under the power of the spirit of a foul demon, and he screamed with a loud voice,

Then He rose to leave the synagogue, and He went to Simon's house. And Simon's mother-in-law was in the grip of a burning fever; so they asked Him about her.

As the sun was setting, all who had friends sick with various diseases brought them to Him. Then He continued to lay His hands upon them one by one and cured them.

Even demons came out of many people, shrieking and saying, "You are the Son of God!" But He reproved them and would not let them speak, because they knew that He was the Christ.

But He said to them, "To other towns also I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God, for that is what I was sent to do."

Once as the crowd was pressing against Him to hear the message of God, He found Himself standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret.

Now while He was in one of the towns, a man covered with leprosy saw Jesus and fell on his face and begged Him, saying, "Lord, if you choose to, you can cure me."

One day as He was teaching, there were some 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 with Him to cure people.

Now some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were trying to get him in and lay him before Jesus.

But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth" -- turning to the man who was paralyzed, He said to him, "Get up, pick up your pallet, and go home."

Then Levi gave a great reception for Him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax-collectors and others who were at table with them.

How he went into the house of God and took and ate the sacred loaves, which it was against the law for anyone to eat except the priests, and gave some to his soldiers?"

On another Sabbath He found Himself in the synagogue teaching; and there was there a man whose right hand was withered.

Then He glanced around at them all and said to him, "Put out your hand." And he did so, and his hand was at once completely restored.

Now it was in those days that He went up on the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Simon who was called the Zealot,

Then He came down with them and took His stand on a level place, where there was a great throng of His disciples and a vast crowd of people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and the seacoast district of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases.

He is like a man who was building a house, who dug deep, and laid its foundation upon the rock; and when a flood came, the torrent burst upon that house but it could not shake it, because it was well built.

But the man who merely hears them and does not practice them is like a man who built a house upon the ground without a foundation. The torrent burst upon it, and at once it collapsed, and the wreck of that house was complete."

There was a Roman captain who had a slave that was very dear to him, and he was sick and at the point of death,

Then Jesus started to go with them. But when He was not far from the house, the captain sent friends to say to Him, "My Lord, stop troubling yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.

When Jesus heard this, He was astounded at him, and turning to the crowd that was following Him He said, "I tell you, I have not found, in a single case among the Jews, so great faith as this!"

As He approached the gate of the town, look, there was being carried out a dead man, his mother's only son, and she was a widow! A considerable crowd of townspeople were with her.

Now when the Lord saw her, His heart was moved with pity for her, and so He said to her, "Stop weeping."

So John called two of them to him and sent them to the Lord, to ask, "Are you the One who was to come, or should we continue to look for someone else?"

So the men went to Him and said, "John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, 'Are you the One who was to come, or should we continue to look for someone else?'"

There was a woman in the town who was a social outcast, and when she learned that He was taking dinner at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster bottle of perfume

and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary, who was called Mary of Magdala, out of whom seven demons had gone,

Now as a great crowd was coming together and people were coming to Him from one town after another, He said by way of a story:

"A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path, and were trodden down, and the wild birds ate them up.

So it was reported to Him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside; they want to see you."

As soon as He stepped out upon the shore, there met Him a man from town, who was under the power of demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and did not stay in a house but in tombs.

For He was commanding the foul spirit to get out of the man. For on many occasions it had seized him, and repeatedly he had been fastened with chains and fetters under constant guard, and yet he would snap his bonds, and the demon would drive him into desert places.

Now there was a large drove of hogs feeding there on the hillside. So they begged Him to let them go into those hogs. And He let them do so.

Then they who had seen it told them how the man who had been under the power of demons was cured.

Now as Jesus was returning, the crowd welcomed Him, for they were all expecting Him.

because his only daughter, about twelve years old, was dying. While He was going, the crowds of people continued to press upon Him.

Then Jesus said, "Who was it that touched me?" But as all were denying that they had done so, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are jamming you and jostling you."

While He was still speaking, someone came from the house of the leader of the synagogue and said, "Your daughter is dead; stop troubling the Teacher anymore."

Then they began to laugh in His face, for they knew that she was dead.

Now Herod the governor heard of all that was taking place, and he continued to be puzzled over the reports -- by some that John had risen from the dead,

So Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who can this be about whom I hear such reports?" So he was trying to see Him.

And they all ate and had aplenty, and what they had left over was taken up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.

One day while He was praying in solitude, His disciples were nearby, and He asked them, "Who do people say that I am?"

And while He was praying, the look on His face changed, and His clothes turned dazzling white.

who appeared in splendor and were speaking of His departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

And just as they were starting to leave Him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah" -- although he did not know what he was saying.

But as he was saying this, a cloud came and was circling over them, and they were frightened as the two visitors entered into the cloud.

When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found to be alone. And they kept silence and told no one anything that they had seen at that time.

Even while the boy was coming to Him, the demon dashed him down and convulsed him, but Jesus reproved the foul spirit and cured the boy and gave back to his father.

So they all continued to be utterly astounded at the greatness of God. Now while everybody was wondering at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples,

But Jesus, as He knew that the controversy was going on in their hearts, took a little child and had it stand by His side.

Now as the time was coming to a head when He should be taken up to heaven, He firmly set His face to continue His journey to Jerusalem;

But they would not receive Him, because He was facing in the direction of Jerusalem.

After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on before Him, two by two, to every town or place which He was going to visit.

So He was saying to them: "The harvest is plentiful, but the reapers are scarce. So pray the Lord of the harvest to send out reapers to His harvest-field.

He said to them, "I was looking at Satan failing like a flash of lightning from heaven.

Jesus answered: "A man was on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell into the hands of robbers, who both stripped him and beat him till he was half dead, and then went off and left him.

But a Samaritan, while on a journey, came down to him, and when he saw him, his heart was moved with pity for him.

But Martha was getting worried about having to wait on them so much, so she came up suddenly and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the housework alone? Then tell her to take hold and help me."

Once He was praying in a certain place, and when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

Now He was driving a dumb demon out of a man, and when the demon went out of him, the dumb man spoke. The crowds were astonished.

Just as He was saying this, a woman in the crowd lifted her voice and said, "Blessed is the mother who bore you and nursed you!"

The Pharisee noticed that He did not first wash before lunch, and was surprised.

Just think of how the lilies grow. They do not toil nor spin. But, I tell you, not even Solomon, in all his splendor, was ever dressed like one of them.

But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known what time the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

One Sabbath He was teaching in one of the synagogues,

and there was a woman there who for eighteen years had had a disease caused by a spirit. She was bent double and could not straighten herself up at all.

And so was it not right for this woman, a descendant of Abraham, whom Satan has for eighteen years kept bound, to be freed from this bond on the Sabbath?"

Even while He was saying this, His opponents were blushing with shame, but all the people were rejoicing over all the glorious things that were being done by Him.

Then He was traveling from town to town and from village to village, teaching and making His way toward Jerusalem.

One Sabbath, when He went to take a meal at the house of a Pharisee who was a member of the council, they continued to watch Him closely.

Just in front of Him was a man who was suffering from dropsy.

Then Jesus said to him: "Once a man was giving a great dinner and invited many people to it.

Then He said: "There was a man who had two sons.

So he got up and went to his father. But, while he was still a long way off, his father saw him, and his heart was moved with pity for him, and he ran and fell on his neck, and kissed him affectionately.

because this son of mine was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found!' So they began to celebrate.

"Now his elder son was in the field. So, on coming in, as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

But we just had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found.'"

Now He was saying to the disciples: "Once there was a rich man who had a household manager, and he was accused to his master of squandering the latter's property.

It was the law and the prophets until John, but ever since that time the good news of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everybody has been taking it by storm.

"Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in dazzling luxury every day.

and he was always craving to get a square meal from the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. Yes, the very dogs used to come and lick his sores.

One day the beggar died and was carried away by the angels to be Abraham's bosom companion, and the rich man too died and was buried.

And in Hades he looked up, in constant tortures as he was, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus his bosom companion.

Does he praise the slave for doing what he was ordered to do?

As He was going on to Jerusalem, He chanced to pass through Samaria and Galilee.

And as He was going into one village, ten lepers met Him, who got up at some distance from Him,

But one of them, when he saw that he was cured, came back, praising God with a loud voice,

and fell on his face at Jesus' feet, and continued to thank Him. Now he was a Samaritan.

Now, when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming with visible display,