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And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

…and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,

“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.

About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded up His spirit.

At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

…and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.

The guards trembled in fear of him and became like dead men.

So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”

Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.

Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:

Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her.

Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray.

So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.

But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.

…they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.

But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,

At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.

At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.

And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?

Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,

Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.

And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

…but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?

But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”

After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.

But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”

On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.

This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.

Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.

Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.

And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”

He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.

Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.

When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”

Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.

“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”

And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.

When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?

Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”

He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—

Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.

So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.

When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.

Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.

So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.

And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.

Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.

They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’

Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”

In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,

His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”

Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.

Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”

Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,

“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”

John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”

“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.

But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.

Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.