In the beginning of the gospel of Jesus, the Anointed One it was written by Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I send my messenger who will prepare your way. The voice of one crying in the wilderness. Make ready the way of the Lord, make his path straight.”
The messenger was John who baptized and preached in the wilderness for the changing of your mind for the forgiveness of sins. Those from Judea and Jerusalem came to him and were baptized in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
John was clothed in camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. He preached, “After me comes He that is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and free. I have baptized you in water, but He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.”
Jesus came from Nazareth by Galilee and John baptized Him. Coming out of the water the heavens opened, and the Spirit, like a dove, came upon Him. There was a voice from the heavens, “You are my beloved Son, in you I am well pleased.”
Immediately the Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild beasts, and the angels took care of Him.
John was delivered up, and Jesus went to Galilee to preach the gospel, stating that the time has passed, and the kingdom of God is at hand, “Take on a life-changing mindset and believe in the gospel.”
Passing along the sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew fishing, throwing a net. Jesus said to them, “Come follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” They left the nets and followed Him.
After a little while, He saw James and John, the sons of Zebedee, in a ship mending nets. He called them. Leaving their father and hired servants in the ship, they followed Him.
They entered into Capernaum on the Sabbath, and He started teaching in the synagogue. They were amazed at His teaching. He taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
There was a man with an unclean spirit. He cried out, “What have we to do with you, Jesus the Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? We know who you are, the Holy One of God.” Jesus scolded him, “Be silent, and come out of him.” The unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions...
As they entered Capernaum again, some reported that Jesus was in a house. Many came together so neither the house nor the door could contain them. He spoke the word to them.
People carried a palsied man of four years. On account of the crowd they couldn’t get near Jesus. They took off the roof, dug through and let down the bed on which the man lay. Seeing their faith He said to the palsied man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
Some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, “Why does He say this? He blasphemes, who can forgive sins but one, God?” Jesus, perceiving what they were reasoning in themselves, said to them, “Why reason these things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the palsied man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and take up your bed and go?’ The Son of man has authority to forgive sins.”
He said to the palsied man, ”Rise, take up your bed and go to your house.” He rose and took up his bed and went out before all.
They all were amazed, and glorified God, “We have never seen anything like this.”
Jesus went again to the sea, and the crowd came to Him, and He taught them. Passing by, He saw Levi sitting at the customshouse, and said to him, “Follow me.” He rose and followed Him.
Jesus was sitting at the table in Levi’s house, and many sinners and tax collectors sat at the table with Him and His disciples. The scribes of the Pharisees, seeing that He ate with sinners and tax collectors...
Again, Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. The Pharisees watched to see if He would cure him on the Sabbath, that they might accuse Him. Jesus said to the man, “Rise and come here.” He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to murder?” They were silent.
Looking around at them with anger, grieved at the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” The man stretched out his hand, and it was restored to health.
The Pharisees left with the Herodians, and took counsel against Him, that they might destroy Him. Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea.
Hearing the things that He did, a great crowd from Galilee, Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and near Tyre and Sidon came to Him.
He spoke to His disciples from a small ship so that the crowd might not fall upon Him, that they not touch Him, as many had scourges. The unclean spirits, when they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” He charged their minds that they would not make Him known.
He went up to the mountain, and He appointed twelve to be with Him, to preach and have authority to cast out demons. The twelve were Simon, his surname is Peter, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, these he surnamed Boanerges, which is sons of thunder, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Levi, his surname is Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Canaanite and Judas Iscariot, who also handed Him over. They went into a house.
His relatives, hearing what He had done, came to take Him. They said, “He is beside Himself.”
The scribes from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebub, and by the prince of the demons He casts out the demons.”
Jesus called them to Him and spoke...
Again, Jesus began to teach by the sea. A great crowd came, so He boarded a ship and sat on the sea. He taught them many things in parables, “Hear! Behold, the Sower went forth to sow. While he sowed, some fell by the way, and the birds came and ate it up.
“Others fell on rocky places, where it didn’t have much earth. It sprung up because it didn’t have much depth of earth. When the sun rose, it was scorched. Because it had no root it withered.
“Others fell among thorns, and the thorns grew and choked it out, producing no fruit.
“Others fell on good ground and yielded fruit, growing and increasing, and produced thirty and sixty and a hundred.
“He that has ears to hear, let him hear.”
When He was alone, the twelve asked Him about the parables. He said, “To you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to them that are without all things are done in parables. That seeing they may see and may not perceive. Hearing they may hear and not understand. Lest perhaps they should turn and it should be forgiven of them. Know you not this parable, and how will you know all parables?
“The Sower sows the word, but these are those that are by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes and takes away the word that is sown to them.
“These are those that were sown on the rocky places. Who, when they hear the word with joy, receive it? Yet they have no root in themselves but endure only for a time. Then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word they take offense.
“Others are those that were sown over the thorns. These are those that hear the word, and the cares of the age, the deceitfulness of riches and the desires about other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
“Those that were sown on good ground are those who hear the word and receive it, and bring forth fruit in thirties, in sixties and in hundreds.”
Jesus said, “Is a lamp brought to be put under the basket or the bed? Is it not brought that it may be put on the lampstand? There is nothing hidden, unless that it might be manifested. Nor was anything concealed, but that it might come into open view.
“If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.
“Take heed to what you hear. With what measure you measure it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you. He that has, to him will be given. He that has not, even that which he has will be taken from him.
“So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should sow seed upon the earth, and should sleep and awake night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knows not how. The earth of its own accord brings forth fruit...
They came to Gadarenes. When Jesus came out of the ship, a man dwelling in the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him. He had often been bound with chains around the wrists and ankles, and the chains had been pulled out and broken by him. No one was able to subdue him. He was throughout the night and day among the tombs and mountains crying out and cutting himself with stones.
Seeing Jesus he worshiped Him. In a loud voice, he said, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of God most high? I ask you, by God, don’t torment me.” Jesus said to him, “Unclean spirit, come out of this man.” He asked him, “What is your name?” He said to Him, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”
They begged Him much that He would not send them out into the country. Near the mountain was a herd of swine feeding. They begged Him, “Send us to the swine so that we may enter them.” He permitted them.
The unclean spirits entered the swine. The herd, about two thousand, rushed down the steep into the sea and drowned. Those who fed them fled and told it in the city and country.
The city’s people came to see what had happened. Coming to Jesus, they saw the possessed man sitting, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. They were told how it had happened to the demon and concerning the swine. They begged Him to depart from their borders.
As He was entering the ship, he that had been possessed begged Him to go with Him. Jesus didn’t permit it, but said, “Go to your house, tell them the things the Lord has done for you and has had mercy on you.” He went away and began to proclaim in Decapolis what things Jesus had done for him. All were amazed.
As the ship passed to the other side, a great crowd came to Jesus. Jairus, one of the rulers of the synagogue, came, fell at His feet and begged Him, “My daughter is at the point of death, I pray that you would come and lay your hand on her, that she may be saved.” He went away with him.
A great crowd followed them. A woman that had had an issue of blood for twelve years, suffered under many physicians, spent all that she had and had grown worse. Hearing of the things concerning Jesus, came behind in the crowd, and touched His clothes. She said within herself, “If I even touch His clothes, I will be saved.” Immediately the fountain of her blood dried up, and she knew in her body that she was restored to health.
Jesus, perceiving in Himself that power had left Him, turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched...