There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

And immediately the Spirit leadeth him out into the wilderness. And he was there in the wilderness forty days,

And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.

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

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

And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

saying, Let me alone; what is there to us and thee, thou Jesus, the Nazarene? You have come to destroy us; I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

And there went out a report of him immediately into all the region of Galilee round about.

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

He was praying there when Simon and his companions hunted him out

And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.

And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

But [instead] the man went out telling everyone about the miracle of healing and spreading the story widely, so that Jesus was not able to enter a town publicly but had to remain outside in deserted places. [So], people went to Him there from all over the region.

Some days later, when Jesus came back to Capernaum, the news spread that he was in a house there;

And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

And there come to him men bringing a paralytic, borne by four;

But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

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

No one sews a patch of new cloth on an old garment: otherwise its new filling-up takes from the old stuff, and there is a worse rent.

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

he said then to the man who had the withered hand, rise and stand there in the midst.

[Then] Jesus withdrew [from there] with His disciples and went to the lake [i.e., Lake of Galilee], being followed by a large crowd from Galilee. Also, a large crowd from Judea,

and from Judaea and Jerusalem and Idumaea and from beyond the Jordan and from the district of Tyre and Sidon there came to Him a vast crowd, hearing of all that He was doing.

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,

there was Simon, whom he surnamed Peter,

And He went into a house. But again the crowd assembled, so that there was no opportunity for them even to snatch a meal.

If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;

And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;

And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.

There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

And there was sitting around him a multitude, and they say unto him - Lo! thy mother and thy brethren, outside, are seeking thee!

And glancing at those who were sitting round him in a circle he said, "There are my mother and my brothers!

"Here are my mother and my brothers. For wherever there is one who has been obedient to God, there is my brother--my sister--and my mother."

And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.

Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

And some seed fell on rocky ground where there was not much soil, and immediately it sprouted up because the soil was so shallow.

"What the Sower sows is the Word. There are those 'on the wayside' where the Word is sown.

As for those 'on the road,' when the seed is sown there ??as soon as they hear it, Satan at once comes and carries off the word sown within them.

and have no root in themselves, but, only for a season are, - afterwards, when there ariseth tribulation or persecution by reason of the word, straightway, they find cause of stumbling;

Others there are who receive the seed among the thorns: these are they who have heard the Message,

Then there were those who were sown on fertile soil. These represent people who heard 'the word,' accepted it and yielded a crop of thirty, sixty and even a hundred times [as much as was planted]."

For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear; with what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you; and there shall be more added to you.

for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'

The ground of itself produces, first the stalk, then the head; at last there is the matured grain of wheat in the head.

it is like a grain of mustard-seed, which when sown in the earth, is less than any other grain that is sown there.

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.

And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

And He was in the stern, sleeping on a pillow: and they awaken Him, and say to Him; Teacher, is there no care to thee that we perish?

And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

The wind fell, and there ensued a great calm. Then he said to them. "Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?"

And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs 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 screaming with a loud voice, he said, “What business do we have in common with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore you by God [swear to me], do not torment me!”

Jesus also questioned him. "What is your name?" He said. "Legion," he replied, "for there are a host of us."

He told him, "My name is Legion, because there are many of us." He kept pleading with Jesus not to send them out of that region.

Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

And He gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs, and the herd of about 2,000 rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned there.

They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had [previously] had the “legion” [of demons]; and they were frightened.

And Jesus having passed over in the boat again to the other side, there was gathered a great multitude to him, and he was near the sea,

And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,

and he went away with him. And there was following him a great multitude, and they were thronging him,

A woman [in the crowd] had [suffered from] a hemorrhage for twelve years,

While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?

And when they arrived at the synagogue official's house He saw a commotion there, with many people crying and wailing loudly.

and he charged them much, that no one may know this thing, and he said that there be given to her to eat.

Jesus left there and came to His hometown [Nazareth]; and His disciples followed Him.

But Jesus said to them, "There is no Prophet without honour except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own home."

And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.

And whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, [as you] go out from there, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them."

for Herodias made her appearance there, and danc'd with such an engaging air in the eye of Herod, as well as of all the company, that the king thus addrest himself to the young lady, "ask of me whatever you please, and it shall be granted."

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 the people'saw them going, and many knew them , and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.

so that when Jesus landed, he found there a numerous assembly: which rais'd his compassion, because they were like so many sheep straggling without a pastor. whereupon he gave them various instructions.

And they sat down: here a row, and there a row, by hundreds and by fifties.

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

for they all saw Him and were terrified. He, however, immediately spoke to them. "There is no danger," He said; "it is I; be not alarmed."

And [after they] had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored [there].

and ran about that whole country and began to carry here and there on their pallets those who were sick, to the place they heard He was.

And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem,

And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

He replied, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites (play-actors, pretenders), as it is written [in Scripture],

‘These people honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

"What, do even you understand so little?" exclaimed Jesus. "Do not you see that there is nothing external to a man, which by going into a man, can 'defile' him,

For it is from within, out of the hearts of men, that there come evil thoughts--unchastity, theft, murder, adultery,

Jesus got up and left there and went to the region of Tyre [and Sidon, the coastal area of Phoenicia]. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know about it; but it was impossible for Him to be hidden [from the public].

In those days, when there was again a great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them,

and there being a few small fishes, he gave thanks, and order'd them to be distributed.

About four thousand [men] were there [besides women and children]; and He sent them away.

there the Pharisees being come, they began to dispute with him, and to try him, desir'd he would work some miracle in the sky.

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

They came to Bethsaida. There some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and begged him to touch him.

And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”

From there Jesus and his disciples went to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and on the way he began to question his disciples saying, "Who do people say I am?"

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.