And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.

And after John {had been taken into custody}, Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God

And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.

and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the people he had hired, and went after him.

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

All of a sudden, there was a man in their synagogue who had an unclean spirit! He screamed,

And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they told Him about her.

Then He went up to her, grasped her hand, and had her get up. The fever left her, and she began to wait upon them.

But evening being come, when the sun had gone down, they brought to him all that were suffering, and those possessed by demons;

And all the town had come together at the door.

And a number, who were ill with different diseases, he made well, and sent out evil spirits; but he did not let the evil spirits say anything, because they had knowledge of him.

And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.

And Jesus had compassion on him, and put forth his hand, touched him, and said unto him, "I will, be thou clean."

And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

But the man, when he went out, began to tell every one and to publish the matter abroad, so that it was no longer possible for Jesus to go openly into any town; but He had to remain outside in unfrequented places, where people came to Him from all parts.

When He had come back to Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that He was at home.

And many had gathered, so that [there was] no longer room, not even at the door, and he was speaking the word to them.

Then they came, bringing to Him a paralyzed man, who was being carried by four men.

And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

And Jesus, seeing their faith, saith to him that had the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Now Levi was at table in his own house, and he had many taxgatherers and sinners as guests along with Jesus and his disciples ??for there were many of them among his followers.

And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

Then He asked them, "Is it right to do people good on the Sabbath, or to do them evil, to save life or to take it?" But they had nothing to say.

And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

But no sooner had the Pharisees left the synagogue than they held a consultation with the Herodians against Jesus, to devise some means of destroying Him.

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

Therefore He spake to his disciples, that there might be a small vessel attending Him, because of the multitude, least they should throng Him: for He had healed many,

For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

Then Jesus went up on a hillside and called to himself those whom he had decided on, and they approached him.

and John the brother of James, (whom he had named Boanerges, that is to say, sons of thunder.)

And they came unto house, and the people assembled together again, so greatly that they had not leisure so much as to eat bread.

And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts out demons.

So when he had called them to him he spoke to them in parables. "How," said he, "can Satan cast out Satan?

"because they had been saying, "He has an unclean spirit."

And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.

And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.

And other seed fell into good soil, and as the plants grew and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundred times [as much as had been sown].”

And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!"

When he was by himself, those who stayed about him with the Twelve asked him about the figures he had used.

Some of the seed that fell along the roadside represents where 'the word' was sown [i.e., preached]. When these people have heard, immediately Satan comes and takes away 'the word' which had been sown in them.

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].

If anyone has ears to hear, he had better listen!"

And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.

And in many such parables spake He the word to them, as they had ability to hear it: but spake not to them without a parable.

On that [same] day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side [of the Sea of Galilee].”

And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.

When he had come out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit met him out of the tombs.

Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.

When he had spied Jesus afar off, he ran, and worshipped him,

For He had told him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”

And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass.

And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

And they that had seen it related to them how it had happened to the man possessed by demons, and concerning the swine.

And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by the sea.

And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

because she had been saying, "If I can just touch his robe, I will get well."

And straight away the fountain of her blood was stopped, and she had a feeling in her body that her disease had gone and she was well.

And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

Before he had finished speaking, some people from the house of the President of the Synagogue came and said: "Your daughter is dead! Why should you trouble the Teacher further?"

When He had gone in, He said to them, “Why make a commotion and weep? The child has not died, but is sleeping.”

And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

When the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things?" and, "What is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands?

Jesus had been telling them, "A prophet is without honor only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own home."

And he was greatly surprised because they had no faith. And he went about the country places teaching.

And king Herod heard thereof ; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.

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

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.

For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

because Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he continually kept him safe. When he heard John [speak], he was very perplexed; but he enjoyed listening to him.

And when a convenient day had come, that Herod on his birth-day made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief men of Galilee;

When the daughter of Herodias had come in and danced and pleased Herod, and his guests, the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

When she had left the room she said to her mother, "What shall I ask him for?" But she said, "The head of John the baptizer."

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].

Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,

And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.

And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

And the hour had already become late [when] his disciples came up to him, saying, "The place is desolate and the hour [is] already late.

He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look!” And when they found out, they said, “Five [loaves], and two fish.”

And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

And they all took of the food and had enough.

All ate and had enough; and they carried away broken fragments of bread and of fish, enough to fill twelve baskets.

There were 5,000 men who had eaten the loaves.