Now the names of the twelve apostles were: First, Simon, also called Peter, Andrew, his brother, James and John, sons of Zebedee,

These were the Twelve whom Jesus sent out after he had given them these instructions: "Don't turn on to the road that leads to the unbelievers, and don't enter Samaritan towns.

The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

Now [as] these were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Messiah is greater than he.) for ever since the appearance of John the Baptist the gospel kingdom is as it were invaded, and people of the most violent passions enter into it with zeal.

for all the prophets and the law were your guides, till the coming of John.

We [pretended like we] were making music [at a wedding] but you did not dance; we [pretended like we] were wailing [at a funeral] but you did not beat your chest [in mourning].'

Then began he to upbraid the cities, in which most of his miracles were done, because they repented not:

"Woe be to thee, Chorazsin! Woe be to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles, which were showed in you, had been done in Tyre and in Sidon: they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

'And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades shalt be brought down, because if in Sodom had been done the mighty works that were done in thee, it had remained unto this day;

About that time Jesus said [in prayer], "I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things [i.e., the significance of Jesus' words and works] from those who [thought they] were wise and intelligent and have [instead] revealed them to people who are child-like.

All things were delivered to me by my Father, and none doth know the Son, except the Father, nor doth any know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal Him.

At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck off heads of grain and eat [them].

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him?

How he entered into the house of God, and ate the hallowed loaves, which were not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests.

Or, have you not read in the law of Moses that the priests in the Temple defiled the Sabbath day [i.e., by doing the 'work' of offering sacrifices] and were not held guilty [of wrongdoing]? [See Num. 28:9-10]

they asked Him, if it were lawful to heal on the sabbath-days? that they might accuse Him.

He answered them, "Which one of you who has [only] one sheep, and it fell in a ditch, would not reach down and lift it out [even] if it were on a Sabbath day?

When Jesus perceived what they were doing He withdrew from that place. Many people followed Him and He healed all of them.

And all the crowds were amazed and began saying, "Perhaps this one is the Son of David!"

But he knew what they were thinking, and he said to them, "Any kingdom that is disunited is on the way to destruction, and any city or household that is disunited cannot last.

the men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment against this generation, and shall condemn it, because they were converted at the preaching of Jonas, and now there is one superiour to Jonas here.

And [while] he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers were standing there outside, desiring to speak to him.

And great crowds were gathered together to him, so that going on board ship himself he sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore.

And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:

but when the sun rose they were burned up, and because of not having any root were dried up;

and others fell upon the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.

For this people's hearts are waxed gross. And their ears were dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their hearts, and should turn, that I might heal them.

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, many prophets and righteous men [who were honorable and in right standing with God] longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

But while his people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat and went away.

But when the green stem came up and gave fruit, the evil plants were seen at the same time.

'No,' he said, 'for you might root up the wheat when you were gathering the weeds.

Just like the weeds were gathered up and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the world.

And he came to his hometown [and] began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed and said, "From where did this man [get] this wisdom and these miracles?

And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his [own] hometown and in his [own] household."

And the works of power which he did there were small in number because they had no faith.

and, willing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because as a prophet they were holding him.

And the king was sorry, but because he had sworn to do it, and because of the guests who were present, he ordered it to be given to her.

And Jesus went forth and saw much people: and his heart did melt upon them, and he healed of them those that were sick.

And having ordered the multitudes to sit down upon the grass, and taken the five loaves and the two fishes, He looked up to heaven and blessed them; and He brake the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the people: and they did all eat, and were satisfied;

And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.

Now those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

But the disciples, [when they] saw him walking on the sea, were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" and they cried out in fear.

immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, and caught him, diffident man, said he, why were you in suspence?

And as soon as they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, "Of a truth thou art the son of God."

And when they were come over, they went into the land of Gennesaret.

And [when] the men of that place recognized him, they sent [word] into that whole surrounding region, and they brought to him all those {who were sick}.

And they were imploring him that they might only touch the edge of his cloak, and all those who touched [it] were cured.

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, who were of Jerusalem, saying,

Then the disciples came [and] said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended [when they] heard this saying?"

And he did not answer her a word; and his disciples having come to him, were asking him, saying -- 'Let her away, because she crieth after us;'

And great multitudes came to him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:

So that the people were full of wonder when they saw that those who had no voice were talking, the feeble were made strong, those whose bodies were broken had the power of walking, and the blind were able to see: and they gave glory to the God of Israel.

And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

Now those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.

And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

So they were discussing [this] among themselves, saying, "[It is] because we did not take bread."

Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember those five loaves, when there were five thousand men, and how many baskets took ye up?

Neither the seven loaves, when there were four thousand, and how many baskets took ye up?

and was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his clothes were as white as the light.

And, behold, Moses and Elias were seen to them, conversing with him.

Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is so good for us to be here. If you wish, I will build three [small] shelters here, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah." [Note: Perhaps Peter wanted to provide quarters for the three to stay temporarily, thus prolonging the wonderful experience. In any event, he should not have done what suggested that Moses and Elijah were equal to Jesus].

And [when] the disciples heard [this], they fell down on their faces and were extremely frightened.

And [as] they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them saying, "Tell no one the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they had no knowledge of him, but did to him whatever they were pleased to do; the same will the Son of man undergo at their hands.

And when they were come to the people, there came to him a certain man; and kneeled down to him, and said,

And I brought him to your disciples, and they were not able to heal him."

Then the disciples approached Jesus privately [and] said, {Why} were we not able to expel it?"

"Because you have so little faith," he answered; "for, I tell you, if your faith were only like a mustard-seed, you could say to this mountain 'Move from this place to that!' and it would be moved; and nothing would be impossible to you."

22 While they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

Now [as] they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men,

and they will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised." And they were extremely distressed.

And when they were come to Capernaum, they that were wont to gather poll money, came to Peter and said, "Doth your Master pay tribute?"

But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it were profitable for him that a great millstone had been hanged upon his neck and he be sunk in the depths of the sea.

If then thy hand, or thy foot, lead thee to offend, cut them off, and cast them from thee: for it were better for thee to enter into life, halting or maimed, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the fire, which is eternal.

And if thine eye lead thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee, for it were better for thee to enter into life with one eye only, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire.

from whence the son of man is come, in order to save those that were lost.

And if he finds it, I tell you truly that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which were not lost.

So [when] his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were extremely distressed, and went [and] reported to their master everything that had happened.

Large crowds followed Him there and were healed by Him.

They said to him, "Then why did Moses lay it down that we were to divorce by giving a separation-notice?"

For there are eunuchs who were born as such from [their] mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves [eunuchs] for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept [this], let him accept [it]."

Then children were brought to him so that he could lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.

So [when] the disciples heard [this], they were extremely amazed, saying, "Then who can be saved?"

And when he went out at five o'clock he came upon some others who were standing; he said to them, 'Why have you stood doing nothing all the day?'

And they which were hired about the eleventh hour, came and received every man a penny.

And those who were hired first, when they came, supposed that they would receive more, but they too received twenty cents each.

and having received it, they were murmuring against the householder, saying,

that These, the last, wrought one hour, and thou didst make them equal to us, who were bearing the burden of the day -- and the heat.

When Jesus was on the point of going up to Jerusalem, he gathered the twelve disciples round him by themselves, and said to them as they were on their way:

And [when] the ten heard [this], they were indignant concerning the two brothers.

And [as] they were going out of Jericho, a large crowd followed him.

And behold, [there were] two blind men sitting beside the road. [When they] heard that Jesus was passing by, they called out, saying, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

And Jesus, being moved with pity, put his fingers on their eyes: and straight away they were able to see, and went after him.

When they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethpage, unto mount Olivet, then sent Jesus two of his disciples,

And a very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading [them] on the road.

And the crowds who went ahead of him and the ones who followed were shouting, saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest [heaven]!"

And when He had come to Jerusalem, the entire city was stirred up; they were asking, "Who is this man?"

And the crowds were saying, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee!"