And if the governor hears about this [plot], we will persuade him [i.e., not to punish you for negligence], so you will not have to worry about that."

Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.

teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the age."

I indeed have baptised you with water, but he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit.

And there came a voice out of the heavens: Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.

and saying- The season is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God hath drawn near, - Repent ye, and have faith in the glad-message.

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

And the evil spirit caused the man to have a convulsion, then shouted with a loud voice and came out of him.

And he said to them, "Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring rural towns, so that I can preach there also, because I have come out for this [very] reason."

And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean.

immediately Jesus sent him away, severely charging him, have a care,

And quickly many were gathered together, so as no more to have room, neither at the door: and he spake the word to them.

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

Which is the simpler, to say to a man who is ill, You have forgiveness for your sins, or, Get up, take up your bed, and go?

And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.

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.

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.

But days will come when the bridegroom shall have been taken away from them, and then shall they fast in that day.

And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him?

And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.

And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people;

And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him.

and to have authority to expel demons.

but the crowd gathered again, so that it was impossible even to have a meal.

Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:

But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but the evil he has done will be with him for ever:

And other [seed] fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up at once, because it did not have [any] depth of soil.

And when the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have [enough] root, it withered.

So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

And he saith to them, 'Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?

And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.

And likewise, they that are sown on the stony ground: which when they have heard the word, at once they receive it with gladness;

And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

And others are those planted among the thorns; these are they who have given ear to the word,

When they have heard the Word, the anxieties of life and the snares of wealth, and all sorts of other ambitions, come in to choke the Word, so that it proves unfruitful.

And these are they who have been sown on the good ground, such as hear the word and receive it, and bear fruit; one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred fold.

If any one have ears to hear, let him hear.

For whoever has, [more] will be given to him, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him."

"It is with the kingdom of God," he continued, "as if a man should have sown seed in the earth;

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,

And he said to them, Why are you full of fear? have you still no faith?

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.

And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.

But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith.

When the Sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue. And the people were astonished when they heard him, and said, "Where did he get all this? How does he come to have such wisdom? How are such marvelous things done through him?

to have but one pair of shoes, and but one coat.

Now King Herod heard of Jesus; for his name had become well known. People were saying--"John the Baptizer must have risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are active in him."

For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.

Herodias laid wait for him, and would have killed him, but she could not.

upon which she instantly fled to the king, and said, I desire to have John the Baptist's head brought hither immediately in a charger.

And he said to them, "You yourselves come privately to an isolated place and rest for a short time." For those [who were] coming and going were many, and they did not even have time to eat.

So when he got out of the boat, he found a great crowd gathered, and his heart was touched at the sight of them, because they were like sheep that have no shepherd; and he proceeded to teach them a great deal.

send them away that they may go into the country and villages around, and buy themselves bread, for they have not anything they can eat.

And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five cakes of bread and two fishes.

Then He instructed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

And seeing that they had trouble in getting their boat through the water, because the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have gone past them;

but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost and shrieked aloud ??50 for they all saw him and were terrified. Then he spoke to them at once; "Courage," he said, "it is I, have no fear."

For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.

And they came over, and went into the land of Gennesaret, and drew up into the haven.

And the Pharisees and certain of the Scribes who have come from Jerusalem gather themselves together unto him;

for the Pharisees, and the Jews in general, in pursuance of their antient traditions, never eat till they have wash'd their hands up to their elbows.

And when they come from the market-place, they take no food till their hands are washed; and a number of other orders there are, which have been handed down to them to keep--washings of cups and pots and brass vessels.

"You give up what God has commanded and hold fast to what men have handed down.

And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you.

For Moses said, Give honour to your father and mother, and, He who says evil of father or mother, let him have the punishment of death:

But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God,

Making the word of God of no effect by your rule, which you have given: and a number of other such things you do.

If any one have ears to hear, let him hear.

And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,

acts of greed and covetousness, wickedness, deceit, unrestrained conduct, envy and jealousy, slander and profanity, arrogance and self-righteousness and foolishness (poor judgment).

And he went away from there to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, desiring that no man might have knowledge of it: and he was not able to keep it secret.

And he said to her, Let the children first have their food: for it is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

Then He said to her, "Because you have said this, go home; the demon has gone out of your daughter."

And they were overcome with wonder, saying, He has done all things well: he even gives back the power of hearing and the power of talking to those who have been without them.

In those days there was again a large crowd, and they did not have anything they could eat. Summoning the disciples, he said to them,

I have pity for these people because they have been with me now three days, and have no food;

If I send them away to their houses with no food, they will be overcome by weariness on the way; and some of them have come from far.

And his disciples answered him, "Where should a man have bread here in the wilderness to satisfy these?"

And he put the question, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes.

but Jesus fetching a deep sigh, said, why does this generation require a sign? I assure you, they shall have none.

And they had forgotten to take bread, and except [for] one loaf, they did not have [any] with them in the boat.

And they said to one another, We have no bread.

And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Why are you reasoning among yourselves because you have no bread? do you still not see, and is it still not clear to you? are your hearts so hard?

Having eyes, do you not see? and having ears, have you no hearing? and have you no memory?

And teaching them, he said that the Son of man would have to undergo much, and be hated by those in authority, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days come back from the dead.

But he, turning around, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, "Get behind me, Satan. For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men."

Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.

What profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?

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.

And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There are some here who will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God come with power.

And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, save when the Son of man should have risen again from the dead.

And they asked him saying, Why do the scribes say that Elias must first have come?

But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him.

And one of the company answered, and said, "Master, I have brought my son unto thee, which hath a dumb spirit.

Whenever it brings on a seizure, it throws him to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes stiff. So I asked your disciples to drive the spirit out, but they didn't have the power."

And he said to them in answer, O generation without faith, how long will I have to be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come to me.

Then they [i.e., some people from the crowd] brought the sick boy to Jesus, and when the spirit saw Him, it immediately caused the boy to have convulsions and to fall to the ground and roll around, foaming at the mouth.

And frequently it has sent him into the fire and into the water, for his destruction; but if you are able to do anything, have pity on us, and give us help.

Straight away the father of the child gave a cry, saying, I have faith; make my feeble faith stronger.

And they went out from there, through Galilee; and it was his desire that no man might have knowledge of it;