And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook and the rocks were split.

Graves opened up and the bodies of many dead saints [i.e., God's holy people] were raised up [from the dead].

And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people.

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

Among them were Mary from Magdala; Mary, the mother of James and Joseph [i.e., probably the wife of Clopas. See John 19:25]; and the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee [i.e., Salome. Mark 15:40].

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

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

Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead.

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come [and] steal him and tell the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

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.

And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came up [and] rolled away the stone and sat down on it.

And the guards trembled from the fear of him and became like dead men.

And go quickly, tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from the dead, and behold, he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.' Behold, I have told you."

And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, [and] ran to tell his disciples.

Say ye, His disciples, having come by night, stole him from us while we slept.

And if this should come to the hearing of the governor, we will persuade him, and save you from all anxiety.

So the soldiers took the money, and did as they were instructed. And this story has been current among the Jews from that day to this.

So, as you go, make disciples out of people from all the nations, then immerse believers [See Mark 16:15-16] into the name of [i.e., to enter a relationship with] the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

is quote from Mal. 3:1; verse

from Isa. 40:3], "Look, I am sending my messenger on ahead of you. He will prepare the way for you.

John [the Immerser] came immersing people in the desert and proclaiming that those immersed on the basis of their repentance would receive the forgiveness of sins [from God].

And people from all over Judea and everybody in Jerusalem kept on going out to him and being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

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

And straightway going up from the water, he saw the heavens parting asunder, and the Spirit, as a dove, descending upon him.

And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."

Immediately the [Holy] Spirit forced Him out into the wilderness.

He was in the wilderness forty days, enduring temptations from Satan. He was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs.

Now after John was turned over [i.e., to the authorities and imprisoned] Jesus went [back] to Galilee preaching the good news from God

And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.

As Jesus was walking by the shore of the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon [Peter] and Simon’s brother, Andrew, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.

And they went straight from their nets, and came after him.

And having advanced a little from there he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.

The people listened with amazement to His teaching--for there was authority about it: it was very different from that of the Scribes--

Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out [terribly from the depths of his throat],

"What business do we have with you, Jesus from Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are; [you are] God's Holy One."

But Jesus rebuked the spirit: "Be silent! Come out from him."

The foul spirit threw the man into a fit, and with a loud cry came out from him.

And so then he departed from the synagogue [and] came into the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.

so He went to her, took her by the hand and raised her up [from bed]. The fever left her and she began serving them.

And people from all over the city [of Capernaum] gathered at the door of the house,

And he healed many suffering from various diseases; and he cast out many demons, and did not suffer the demons to speak because they knew him.

"Let us go elsewhere, to the neighbouring country towns," He replied, "that I may proclaim my Message there also; because for that purpose I came from God."

And immediately the leprosy went away from him and he was made clean.

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.

And when they were unable to get near Jesus, because of the [large] crowd, they removed [a section of] the roof [directly above Him]. [Note: The roof was a flat area, where people retired for rest, prayer, etc., and easily accessible from an outside stairway]. And when they had broken open [a sizable hole], they lowered the cot on which the paralyzed man was lying.

Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

When Jesus heard this, He said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need of a physician, but [only] those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners [who recognize their sin and humbly seek forgiveness].”

Jesus answered, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot fast while the bridegroom is [still] with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

But the days will come when the husband will be taken away from them, and then they will go without food.

No man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat: or the new, by pulling away from the old, makes a worse hole.

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

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and the other side of Jordan, and the country about Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing what great things he did, came to him.

So He told His disciples to keep a little boat ready for Him all the time, to prevent the crowds from crushing Him.

For he had healed many, so that all those who {were suffering from diseases} pressed about him in order that they could touch him.

After this they went into an house, and the crowd press'd again upon them, so as to hinder them from taking their meal.

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.

But no one can enter a strong man's house and steal his belongings unless he first ties up the strong man. Only then will he be able to steal from his house.

Then he began again to teach by the seashore. And a crowd gathered around him so great that he got into a boat and sat in it, a little way from the shore, while all the people were on the land close to the water.

And when He was apart from the multitude, those that were about Him with the twelve asked Him concerning the parable.

He said to them, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you [who have teachable hearts], but those who are outside [the unbelievers, the spiritually blind] get everything in parables,

but [since] they had such shallow roots, they continued on for [only] a little while. Then, when trouble and persecution arose over [obeying] 'the word,' immediately they stumbled [i.e., and fell away from God].

And He said to them, "Pay attention to what you are hearing from me. The standard you use in giving [to others] is the standard they will use on you, with even more added.

He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

It is similar to a seed from the mustard tree which, when planted in the ground,

And he did not speak to them apart from a parable, but privately he explained all things to his disciples.

And going away from the people, they took him with them, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.

And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit.

for many a time he had been left securely bound in fetters and chains, but afterwards the chains lay torn link from link, and the fetters in fragments, and there was no one strong enough to master him.

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

For he said to him, Come out from the man, thou unclean spirit.

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

And he gave them leave. And out came the foul spirits and entered the swine; and the drove rushed down from the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand, and were choked in the sea.

And they began to urge him to depart from their region.

And Jesus went with him; and a large crowd followed Him and pressed in around Him [from all sides].

And [there was] a woman who was {suffering from hemorrhages} twelve years.

and had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent everything she had and had found no advantage from it, but had rather got worse,

when she heard about Jesus, having come in the crowd from behind, she touched his garment.

And immediately her fountain of blood was dried up, and she knew in her body that she was cured from the scourge.

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself [that] power had gone out from himself, turned around in the crowd [and] said, "Who touched my clothing?"

His disciples said to Him, “You see the crowd pressing in around You [from all sides], and You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”

And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease.

And while he was still talking, they came from the ruler of the Synagogue's house, saying, Your daughter is dead: why are you still troubling the Master?

Taking the child’s hand, He said [tenderly] to her, “Talitha kum!”—which translated [from Aramaic] means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”

And he went away from there, and came into his country; and his disciples went with him.

And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands?

Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are His sisters not here with us?” And they were [deeply] offended by Him [and their disapproval blinded them to the fact that He was anointed by God as the Messiah].

And he said to them, "Whenever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.

And whatever place will not take you in and will not give ear to you, when you go away, put off the dust from your feet as a witness against them.

And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.

Others said, "He is Elijah." Others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past."

But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.

And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced and pleased Herod, and those who reclined with him, the king said to the girl, Ask me whatever you desire from me, and I will give it to you.

And he swore to her, Whatever you shall ask from me, I will give it to you, to the half of my kingdom.

And the king became very distressed [over such a gruesome request], but because he had promised her with oaths, and [to keep from looking bad] in front of his party guests, he did not refuse her [request].

And the people saw them going, and a number of them, having knowledge who they were, went running there together on foot from all the towns, and got there before them.

And the pieces they took up from the loaves made twelve basketfuls besides the pieces from the fish.

And about then Jesus compelled His disciples to get into a boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side [i.e., to the west side of Lake Galilee] to Bethsaida [Note: This was apparently a different "Bethsaida" from the one mentioned in Luke 9:10, which was on the east side of Lake Galilee], while He Himself sent the crowd away.

for they had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but their heart was hardened.

And they having come out from the ship, immediately recognizing Him,