And, again calling near the multitude, he was saying unto them - Hearken to me, all! and understand:

And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

since it does not enter his heart, but [only] his stomach, and [from there it] is eliminated?” (By this, He declared all foods ceremonially clean.)

And he was saying - That which, out of the man, cometh forth, that, defileth the man;

And from thence having risen, he went away to the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and having entered into the house, he wished none to know, and he was not able to be hid,

Instead, after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.

The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

And he was saying to her - Suffer, the children, first, to be fed; for it is not seemly to take the bread of the children, and, unto the little dogs, to cast it;

And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.

And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

And he charged them that they may tell no one, but the more he was charging them, the more abundantly they were proclaiming it,

The amazement was extreme. "He succeeds in everything he attempts," they exclaimed; "he even makes deaf men hear and dumb men speak!"

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 he was questioning them, 'How many loaves have ye?' and they said, 'Seven.'

And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground, and having taken the seven loaves, having given thanks, he brake, and was giving to his disciples that they may set before them; and they did set before the multitude.

So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.

The number [who ate] was about four thousand men [besides women and children. See Matt. 15:38]. Then Jesus sent them away.

Immediately He boarded a boat with His disciples and crossed [to the west side of the lake], to the region of Dalmanutha. [Note: Matt. 15:39 says "Magadan," which was probably in the same vicinity as Dalmanutha].

And he was very sad in spirit, and said, Why is this generation looking for a sign? truly, I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.

and he was charging them, saying, 'Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod,'

When the seven, unto the four thousand, how many hampers, full measure, of broken pieces, ye took up? And they say unto him - Seven. And he was saying unto them -

And He was saying to them, “Do you not yet understand?”

And they came to Bethsaida. And a blind man was brought to Jesus and they entreated Him to touch him.

and having taken the hand of the blind man, he led him forth without the village, and having spit on his eyes, having put his hands on him, he was questioning him if he doth behold anything:

and, looking up, he was saying - I see men, because, like trees, I behold them walking

After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and in the way he was questioning his disciples, saying to them, 'Who do men say me to be?'

And he began to teach them that it was necessary [for] the Son of Man to suffer many [things] and to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise.

and openly he was speaking the word. And Peter having taken him aside, began to rebuke him,

And he was saying to them: Verily, say unto you - There, are, certain of those here standing, who shall in nowise taste of death, until they see the kingdom of God, already come in power.

And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.

And his raiment did shine, and was made very white, even as snow: so white as no fuller can make upon the earth.

And Elijah with Moses was seen by them, and they were talking with Jesus.

for he was not knowing what he might say, for they were greatly afraid.

And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

And suddenly they looked all around them, but the only one they saw with them was Jesus.

And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man was risen from the dead.

And they kept that saying, questioning among themselves, what rising from among the dead was.

it is true, said he, that Elias must come beforehand to establish every thing, and that it was predicted of him, as well as of the son of man, that he should suffer very much, and be treated with contempt.

But I tell you, Elijah has [already] come, and they did to him what they wanted to, just like it was written about him [in the Scriptures]."

When he was come to the other disciples, he found a great crowd about them, and the Pharisees disputing with them.

The whole crowd was very surprised to see Jesus and ran to welcome him.

and they brought him unto him, and he having seen him, immediately the spirit tare him, and he, having fallen upon the earth, was wallowing -- foaming.

Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he answered, “Since childhood.

Straightway crying out, the father of the child was saying - I have faith! help my, want, of faith.

But Jesus, seeing that the crowd was running up together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.

but Jesus taking him by the hand, raised him up, and he was perfectly recovered.

And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?

Departing thence they passed through Galilee, and He was unwilling that any one should know it;

for he was teaching his disciples, and he said to them, 'The Son of Man is being delivered to the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and having been killed the third day he shall rise,'

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him [what He meant].

And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?

But they held their peace: for they had disputed one with another on the way, who was the greatest.

And when he was seated, he called the twelve, and saith to them, If any man desires to be the first, let him be last of all, and servant of all.

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us."

Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he was thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.

And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.

And they asked him if it was permitted for a man to divorce [his] wife, [in order to] test him.

"It was in consideration of your stubborn hearts," said Jesus, "that Moses enacted this law for you;

but from the beginning of the creation the rule was, 'Male and female did God make them.

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

and having taken them in his arms, having put his hands upon them, he was blessing them.

And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

And he said to him, Master, all these laws I have kept from the time when I was young.

And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were amazed; and they that followed were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were to happen unto him,

Once again, Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to him. "Pay attention! We're going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and the scribes, and they'll condemn him to death. Then they'll hand him over to the unbelievers,

or on my left, is not in my power to grant, except to those for whom it was designed.

And they come to Jericho: and as he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way side.

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou 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 said to him, 'Go, thy faith hath saved thee:' and immediately he saw again, and was following Jesus in the way.

go to yonder village that faces you, and upon your entrance into it, you will find a colt tied, that never was yet backed; loose him, and bring him to me.

And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:

And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

and was not suffering that anyone should carry a vessel through the temple;

and he was teaching, saying to them, 'Hath it not been written -- My house a house of prayer shall be called for all the nations, and ye did make it a den of robbers?'

And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

And when even was come, he went out of the city.

In the morning, as they were passing by, the disciples saw that the fig tree had withered away from the roots up.

And Peter, having a memory of it, said to him, Master, see, the tree which was cursed by you is dead.

And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

And they argued with one another, "If we say, 'It was from heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

So their answer to Jesus was--"We do not know." "Then I," replied Jesus, "refuse to tell you what authority I have to do these things."

Then He began to speak to them in figurative language. "There was once a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, fenced it round, dug a pit for the wine-tank, and built a strong lodge. Then he let the place to vine-dressers and went abroad.

When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

Then the man sent another, and that one they killed. So it was with many other servants. Some of these they beat, and others they killed.

He had still one son, who was very dear to him; and him he sent to them last of all. 'They will respect my son,' he said.

Have ye not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;

This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.

Their next step was to send to Him some of the Pharisees and of Herod's partisans to entrap Him in conversation.

Should we pay it, or should we not pay it?" But Jesus was aware of their hypocrisy and said to them, "Bring me the coin so I can see it." [Note: The amount of this coin was equivalent to one day of a farm laborer's pay, or about $60-$84 in 1994].

Next came some Sadducees--the men who maintain that there is no resurrection. Their question was this--

At the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? She was wife to the seven of them."