John the Baptist prepares the way 1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,the Son of God, 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: ‘I…

Jesus forgives and heals a paralysed man 1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such…

Jesus heals on the Sabbath 1 Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shrivelled hand was there. 2 Some of them were looking for a…

The parable of the sower 1 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered round him was so large that he got into a boat and…

Jesus restores a demon-possessed man 1 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. 2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure…

A prophet without honour 1 Jesus left there and went to his home town, accompanied by his disciples. 2 When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue,…

That which defiles 1 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered round Jesus 2 and saw some of his disciples eating…

Jesus feeds the four thousand 1 During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, 2 ‘I have…

1 And he said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with…

Divorce 1 Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Again crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom,…