But he said, that which comes out of the man, this defiles him;

Now the woman was a Greek [i.e., a Gentile], a Syrophoenician by nationality. [Note: This was a region just north of Galilee and consisted of Syria and Phoenicia]. She begged Him to drive out the evil spirit from her daughter.

And he said to her, For this saying go your way; the evil spirit has gone out of your daughter.

Soon after this Jesus left the region of Tyre, and passed through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of Decapolis [the ten Hellenistic cities].

And he gave them orders not to give news of it to anyone; but the more he made this request, so much the more they made it public.

"I have compassion on this people, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

But His disciples answered Him, "Where can anyone get bread enough here in this destitute place, to give these people plenty?"

And he was very sad in spirit, and said, Why is this generation looking for a sign? truly, I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.

So Jesus gave them this warning. "Take care," he said, "beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."

they said to one another, this is because we did not take bread: which Jesus perceiving,

And knowing [this], he said to them, "Why are you discussing that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?

At this he laid his hands on his eyes once more, and the man stared in front of him; he was quite restored and saw everything distinctly.

Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the villages [in the vicinity] of Caesarea Philippi [Note: This was a city about

"But you," he asked, "who do you say that I am?" To this Peter replied: "You are the Christ."

And he put them under orders not to say this of him to anyone.

And he said this openly. And Peter took him, and was protesting.

But He turned and glanced at His disciples and reproved Peter by saying, "Get out of my way, Satan, for this view of yours is not from God but from men!"

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life because of me and the good-news, this man will save it.

Whoever has a feeling of shame because of me and my words in this false and evil generation, the Son of man will have a feeling of shame because of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Six days after this, Jesus took Peter, James, and John with Him, and led them up on a high mountain, alone by themselves. And in their presence His appearance was changed,

And a cloud came over them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, give ear to him.

And they kept the matter to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead {meant}.

At length they started this question, why do the Scribes say, that Elias must first come?

He said to them, "Elijah does come first, to restore all things; but what is written about the Son of man as well? This, that he is to endure great suffering and be rejected.

And Jesus questioning the father said, How long has he been like this? And he said, From a child.

And, Jesus, said unto him - As for this, If it be possible to thee, all things, are possible, to him who hath faith.

When Jesus saw a crowd running together [toward Him], He spoke sternly to the evil spirit [in the boy], saying to it, "You deaf-mute spirit, I order you to come out of this boy and to never return to him again."

now when Jesus was retired to his own house, his disciples asked him in private, why could not we cast this spirit out?

And he said to them, Nothing will make this sort come out but prayer.

in the mean time he gave his disciples this intimation, "the son of man is going to be delivered up into the hands of men, who will put him to death, and three days after he is put to death he shall rise again."

But they did not understand what this statement meant, and they were afraid to ask Him.

Then Jesus and His disciples came to Capernaum [Note: This city on the northwest shore of Lake Galilee had become sort of a headquarters for Jesus when He was in this region]. When He [and His disciples] entered a house He asked them, "What were you discussing on the way here?"

"Whoever, as a disciple of mine, welcomes one little child like this, welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not merely me but Him who sent me."

Upon this occasion John address'd himself to Jesus, saying, master, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, tho' he did not belong to us, for which reason we opposed him.

For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink on this account, because you are Christ s, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

And whoever causes one of these little ones [i.e., humble followers of the Lord. See Matt. 18:6] who believes in me to be led astray [from God], he would have been better off to have had a huge millstone tied around his neck and thrown into the ocean [Note: This was a heavy, circular stone rolled over grain to crush it, and moved by an animal walking in a circle].

For everyone will be salted with fire. [Note: This meant either the suffering "salt" of fiery trials (the sacrifices of verses 43-47 or the punishing "salt" of being thrown into a fiery hell (verse 45-48)].

then the Pharisees came and propos'd to him this insnaring question, is it lawful for a man to repudiate his wife?

But Jesus said to them, Because of your hard hearts he gave you this law.

For this cause will a man go away from his father and mother, and be joined to his wife;

And in the house the disciples put questions to him again about this thing.

Then some [parents] were bringing [their] little children to Jesus so He could touch them [i.e., to bestow a blessing on them], but His disciples spoke harshly to these parents [for doing this].

But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

but he was troubled at this answer, and went away very sorrowful, for he had a great estate.

His disciples were startled at this statement. But Jesus again said to them as He continued the topic, "My children, how hard it is to get into the kingdom of God!

at this they were more amazed than before, and said to one another, how then can such a man be saved?

But Jesus looked at them and said, "This is impossible for men, but everything is possible for God."

Who will not get a hundred times as much now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though with great troubles; and, in the world to come, eternal life.

"Grant us this," they answered, "to sit, one on your right, and the other on your left, when you come in glory."

But to sit on My right or on My left, this is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

And hearing this, the ten became very angry with James and John.

But it is not like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

Then they [i.e., Jesus and the twelve apostles] came to Jericho [Note: This was a town about

And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of him and will send him back straight away.

May the coming kingdom of our forefather David be blessed. Hosanna in the highest [i.e., may this blessing reach to the highest heaven]."

Therefore, He said to the tree, "From now on no one will ever eat fruit from you." Now His disciples heard Him say this.

Then the high priests and the scribes heard of this, and they kept looking for some way to destroy Him, for they were afraid of Him, for everybody was swept off his feet at what He said.

Truly I say to you, Whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and be put into the sea; and has no doubt in his heart, but has faith that what he says will come about, he will have his desire.

For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.

and said to him, "By what authority are you doing these [things], or who gave you this authority that you do these [things]?"

Jesus said to them, "I am going to ask you a question. Answer this, and I will tell you what authority I have for acting as I do.

And they began to discuss [this] with one another, saying, "What should we say? If we say 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

they therefore gave Jesus this answer, we cannot tell. neither do I, said Jesus, acquaint you by what authority I act thus.

Then Jesus address'd himself to them in this parabolical manner. a certain person planted a vineyard, made a fence about it, clear'd the way for a wine-press, built a tower, and committed it to the care of vine-dressers, while he was travelling abroad.

after this he sent another servant to them, him they assaulted with stones and cudgels, and sent him back with contempt.

He sent another, and that one they killed. This happened to many others, some of whom were beaten, others killed.

But those workmen said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death, and the heritage will be ours.

Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building:

This was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?

Then they were trying to have Him arrested, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that He aimed this story at them. And so they left Him and went away.

Then the Pharisees sent certain ones of their number [See Matt. 22:15-16] along with the Herodians [Note: This refers to members of a political party favoring King Herod] to attempt to trap Him by what He said.

Should we pay it, or should we not pay it?" But Jesus was aware of their hypocrisy and said to them, "Bring me the coin so I can see it." [Note: The amount of this coin was equivalent to one day of a farm laborer's pay, or about $60-$84 in 1994].

And they gave him one. And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it? And they said to him, Caesar's.

Then some Sadducees, who claim that there is no resurrection, came up to Him and asked Him this question,

"Teacher," they said, "Moses has written this law for us, that if a man's brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother is to take the woman and raise offspring for his brother.

Jesus said to them, Is not this the reason for your error, that you have no knowledge of the holy Writings or of the power of God?

And touching the dead, that they rise, Have ye oot read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake to thim, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

One of the Scribes, that had heard their dispute, observing the propriety of his answers, propos'd this question to him, which is the principal commandment of all?

“This is the most important,” Jesus answered:

Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is One.

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment.

The second is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. There is no other law greater than these.

When Jesus saw that this man answered wisely, He said to him, "You are not [very] far from the kingdom of God." And after that, no one dared to ask Him any more questions.

So Jesus asked this question as He taught in the temple complex, “How can the scribes say that the Messiah is the Son of David?

for David himself, who was inspired by the holy spirit, has this expression, "the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou at my right hand till I make thy enemies thy foot-stool."

Then Jesus sat down over near the [Temple] treasury and watched how the crowd was throwing money into the treasury [Note: This "treasury" was a large open-mouthed container used for receiving offerings for meeting expenses of Temple upkeep]. Many rich people were throwing in lots of money.

And he made his disciples come to him, and said to them, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting money into the box:

but Jesus answer'd him, you see this magnificent structure, which shall not be left till it be all demolished, one stone after another.

"When will all this take place? Tell us. And what will be the sign that it is about to be put into effect?"

And Jesus said to them, "Take care that no one misleads you about this.

And when you hear about wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must happen, but the end [is] not yet.

For one nation will go to war with another, and one kingdom with another. There will be earthquakes in many places; there will be famines. But this is only the beginning of the agonies.

"But pay attention to yourselves, for people will turn you over to [Jewish] councils [i.e., for judgment] and you will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand trial before governors and kings for being loyal to me. [This will afford you an opportunity] for witnessing to them.

And when they arrest you [and] hand you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you should say, but whatever is given to you at that hour, say this. For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

And you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end--this one will be saved.

But when you see the unclean thing which makes destruction, in the place where it has no right to be (let this be clear to the reader), then let those who are in Judaea go quickly to the mountains:

Also the person who is on a housetop [Note: This was a flat area where people retired for rest, prayer, etc., with its stairway on the outside] should not go down into his house to take anything out [when he flees].

Pray, too, that this may not occur in winter.

For there shall be in those days such tribulation, as was not from the beginning of creatures, which God created, unto this time, neither shall be.

But pay attention, for I have told you [all this] ahead of time.

and the stars will be falling from the sky and the forces of the heavens will be shaken. [Note: From the description of these same events in Luke 21:25-26, it is possible that this is figurative language for great calamities happening on earth].