After He completed all His words in the  ¹hearing of the people, He  ²entered into Capernaum.

And a certain centurion's slave, who was highly valued by him, was ill and about to die.

And when he heard about Jesus, he sent to Him some elders of the Jews, requesting that He would come and  ¹completely heal his slave.

And when they came to Jesus, they entreated Him earnestly, saying, He is worthy of Your granting this to him,

For he loves our nation, and he himself built the synagogue for us.

And Jesus went with them. But already, when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not fit for You to enter under my roof;

Therefore, I did not count even myself worthy to come to You. But speak a word, and let my servant be healed.

For I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my slave, Do this, and he does it.

And when Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turning to the crowd following Him, He said, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such great faith.

And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.

And  ¹soon afterward He went into a city called Nain, and His disciples went with Him, as well as a large crowd.

And as He came near the gate of the city, behold, one who had died was being carried out, an only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a considerable crowd from the city was with her.

And when the Lord saw her, He was  ¹moved with compassion for her and said to her, Do not weep.

And He came near and touched the bier, and those carrying it stood still. And He said, Young man, to you I say, Arise.

And the dead man sat up and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother.

And fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up among us, and, God has visited His people!

And this report concerning Him went out in the whole of  ¹Judea and in all the surrounding region.

And  ¹John's disciples reported to him concerning all these things.

And John called a certain two of his disciples to him and sent them to  ¹the Lord, saying, Are You the Coming One, or should we expect another?

And the men came to Him and said, John the Baptist sent us to You, saying, Are You the Coming One, or should we expect another?

In that hour He healed many from diseases and afflictions and evil spirits, and to many who were blind He graciously gave sight.

And He answered and said to them, Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel  ¹announced to them.

And  ¹blessed is he who is not stumbled because of Me.

And when the messengers of John went away, He began to say to the crowds concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind?

But what did you go out to see? A man arrayed in soft garments? Behold, those who live in splendid apparel and luxury are in royal palaces.

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.

This is he concerning whom it is written, “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.”

I say to you, Among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And when all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged that God was righteous, since they had been baptized with the baptism of John.

But the Pharisees and the  ¹lawyers  ²rejected the counsel of God for themselves since they had not been baptized by him.

And Jesus said, To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like?

They are like little children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, who say, We have played the flute to you, and you did not dance; we have sung a dirge, and you did not weep.

For John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon.

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.

Yet wisdom is justified by all her children.

Now a certain one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He entered into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table.

And behold, there was a woman in the city who was a sinner, and when she learned that He was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, she  ¹brought an alabaster flask of ointment.

And she stood behind Him at His feet weeping and began to wet His feet with her tears and wiped them with the  ¹hair of her head, and she kissed His feet  ²affectionately and anointed them with the  ³ointment.

But when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said within himself, This man,  ¹if He were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is who is touching Him, because she is a sinner.

And Jesus  ¹answered and said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Teacher, say it.

A certain moneylender had  ¹two debtors: one owed five hundred  ²denarii and the other fifty.

But since they had  ¹nothing with which to repay, he graciously  ²forgave them both. Which of them  ³therefore will love him more?

Simon answered and said, I suppose the one whom he graciously forgave the more. And He said to him, You have judged correctly.

And turning to the woman, He said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered into your house; you did not  ¹give Me water for My feet, but she, with her tears, has wet My feet and with her hair has wiped them.

You did not give Me a kiss, but she, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing My feet affectionately.

You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with ointment.

For this reason I say to you, Her sins which are many are forgiven, because she loved much; but to whom little is forgiven, he  ¹loves little.

And He said to her,  ¹Your sins are forgiven.

And those who were reclining at table with Him began to say within themselves,  ¹Who is this who even forgives sins?

But He said to the woman, Your  ¹faith has saved you. Go  ²in peace.

And soon afterward He journeyed from city to city and village to village,  ¹preaching and  ²announcing the gospel of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with Him,

As well as certain  ¹women who were healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many other women, who ministered to  ¹them out of their possessions.

And while a great crowd was coming together and those from city to city were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable:

The  ¹sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some seed fell beside the way, and it was trampled underfoot, and the birds of heaven devoured it.

And other seed fell on the rock, and as it grew, it withered because it had no moisture.

And other seed fell in the midst of the thorns, and the thorns grew with it and choked it off.

And other seed fell into the good earth, and when it grew, it produced fruit a hundredfold. When He had said these things, He called out, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

And His disciples questioned Him as to what this parable might be.

And He said, To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the  ¹kingdom of God, but to the rest they are in parables, in order that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

And those beside the way are those who heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they would not believe and be saved.

And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; yet these have no root, who believe only for a while, and in time of trial they draw back.

And that which fell into the thorns, these are those who heard and, going away, are utterly choked by anxieties and riches and pleasures of this  ¹life, and do not bring any fruit to maturity.

But that which is in the good earth, these are those who in a noble and good heart hear the word and hold it fast and bear fruit with endurance.

Now no one who has lit a  ¹lamp covers it with a vessel or puts it underneath a bed, but he puts it on a lampstand in order that those who come in may see the light.

For nothing is hidden which shall not become manifest, nor concealed which shall not by all means be made known and come into the open.

Take heed therefore how you hear, for whoever has, it shall be given to him, and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be taken away from him.

And His  ¹mother and brothers came up to Him and were not able to get to Him because of the crowd.

And it was reported to Him, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside wanting to see You.

But He answered and said to them, My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.

And on one of the days He and His disciples  ¹got into a boat. And He said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched out.

And while they were sailing, He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down upon the lake, and they began to fill with water and were in danger.

And they came to Him and woke Him, saying,  ¹Master, Master, we are perishing! And being awakened, He rebuked the wind and the surging of the water, and they ceased, and there was a calm.

And He said to them, Where is your faith? And they became frightened and marveled, saying to one another, Who then is this, that He orders even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?

And they  ¹sailed down to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across from Galilee.

And when He went out onto the land, a certain man out of the city, who had demons, met Him, and for a considerable time he had not put on clothes and did not remain in a house but among the tombs.

And when he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell before Him and said in a loud voice, What do I have to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beseech You, do not torment me.

For He had charged the unclean spirit to come out from the man; for many times it had seized him and he had been bound with chains and shackles and was kept under watch, yet every time he tore the bonds apart and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.

And Jesus questioned him, What is your name? And he said, Legion, because many demons had entered into him.

And they entreated Him not to order them to depart into the abyss.

Now there was a herd of many hogs feeding there on the mountain. And they entreated Him to permit them to enter into them, and He gave them permission.

And the demons came out from the man and entered into the hogs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and was drowned.

And when those who were feeding them saw what had happened, they fled and reported it in the city and in the countryside.

And the people went out to see what had happened. And they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had come out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and sane, and they became frightened.

And those who had seen it reported to them how the demon possessed man had been  ¹healed.

And all the multitude from the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear; and He got into a boat and returned.

And the man from whom the demons had come out begged to be with Him, but He sent him away, saying,

Return to your house, and relate what great things God has done for you. And he departed, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

Now as Jesus was  ¹returning, the crowd welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him.

And behold, a  ¹man came whose name was Jairus, and this man was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell at Jesus' feet and entreated Him to enter into his house,

Because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And as He went, the crowds  ¹pressed against Him.

And a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years and who  ¹had spent all her livelihood on physicians and yet could not be healed by anyone,

Approached Him from behind and touched the fringe of His garment, and instantly her flow of blood stopped.

And Jesus said, Who is the one who touched Me? And when all denied it,  ¹Peter said, Master, the crowds are pressing and crushing You.

But Jesus said, Someone touched Me, for I perceived that power had gone out from Me.

And when the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him and declared before all the people the reason why she had touched Him and how she had been instantly healed.

And He said to her, Daughter, your faith has  ¹healed you. Go  ²in peace.

While He was still speaking, someone came from the house of the ruler of the synagogue, saying, Your daughter has died; do not trouble the Teacher any longer.

But Jesus, hearing it, answered him, Do not be afraid — only believe, and she will be healed.

And He came to the house and did not allow anyone to enter with Him, except Peter and  ¹John and James and the father of the child and the mother.

And all were weeping and mourning for her; but He said, Do not weep, for she has not died but is sleeping.

And they laughed scornfully at Him, knowing that she had died.

But He took hold of her hand and called out, saying, Child, arise!

And her spirit returned and she rose up instantly; and He directed that something be given to her to eat.

And her parents were amazed, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened.