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

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 he got up and immediately picked up his stretcher [and] went out in front of [them] all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen [anything] like this!"

And [when] Jesus heard [it], he said to them, "Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those {who are sick}. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

And Jesus said to them, "The {bridegroom's attendants} are not able to fast while the bridegroom is with them, [are they]? As long a time [as] they have the bridegroom with them, they are not able to fast.

And he said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he had need and he and those [who were] with him were hungry--

and to have authority to expel demons.

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness {forever}, but is guilty of [an] eternal sin"--

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.

And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Then [when] affliction or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

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

And he said to them, "Why are you fearful? Do you not yet have faith?"

And crying out with a loud voice he said, "{What have I to do with you}, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore you by God, do not torment me!"

For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not permitted for you to have your brother's wife."

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.

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

For they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke with them and said to them, "Have courage, I am [he]! Do not be afraid!"

And [when they come] from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other [traditions] which they have received [and] hold fast to--[for example,] the washing of cups and pitchers and bronze kettles and dining couches.)

But you say, 'If a man says to his father or to his mother, "Whatever {benefit you would have received} from me [is] corban" (that is, a gift [to God]),

[thus] making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down, and you do many similar [things] such as this."

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 compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat.

And if I send them away hungry to their homes they will give out on the way, and some of them have come from far away."

And he asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" So they said, "Seven."

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

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?

[Although you] have eyes, do you not see? And [although you] have ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

And often it has thrown him both into fire and into water, in order that it could destroy him. But if you are able [to do] anything, have compassion on us [and] help us!"

Salt [is] good, but if the salt becomes deprived of its salt content, by what can you make it salty? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth."

And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "You lack one [thing]: Go, sell all that you have, and give [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

Peter began to say to him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed you."

And [when he] heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And many [people] warned him that he should be quiet. But he was crying out {even more loudly}, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And Jesus stopped [and] said, "Call him." And they called the blind man [and] said to him, "Have courage! Get up! He is calling you."

And he began to teach and was saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Have faith in God!

For this [reason] I say to you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received [it], and it will be [done] for you.

And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive [him], so that your Father who [is] in heaven will also forgive you your sins."

Have you not read this scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected, this has become {the cornerstone}.

Now concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses {in the passage about the bush} how God spoke to him, saying, 'I [am] the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob'?

And the scribe said to him, "That is true, Teacher. You have said {correctly} that he is one and there is no other except him.

"But you, watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to councils and you will be beaten in the synagogues and will have to stand before governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them.

And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father [his] child, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.

But you, watch out! I have told you everything ahead of time!

For this perfumed oil could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor!" And they began to scold her.

For the poor you always have with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have me.

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to arrest me?

And the high priest tore his clothes [and] said, "What further need do we have of witnesses?

You have heard the blasphemy! What {do you think}?" And they all condemned him {as deserving death}.

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" (which is translated, "My God, my God, {why} have you forsaken me?")