Jesus left that place, and as he walked along, he saw a tax collector, named Matthew, sitting in his office. He said to him, "Follow me." Matthew got up and followed him.

That same day Jesus left the house and went to the lakeside, where he sat down to teach.

So many people came together that there was no room left, not even out in front of the door. Jesus was preaching the message to them

Jesus and his disciples went away to Lake Galilee, and a large crowd followed him. They had come from Galilee, from Judea,

from Jerusalem, from the territory of Idumea, from the territory on the east side of the Jordan, and from the region around the cities of Tyre and Sidon. All these people came to Jesus because they had heard of the things he was doing.

Then Jesus went home. Again such a large crowd gathered that Jesus and his disciples had no time to eat.

When his family heard about it, they set out to take charge of him, because people were saying, "He's gone mad!"

Again Jesus began to teach beside Lake Galilee. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it. The boat was out in the water, and the crowd stood on the shore at the water's edge.

Listen! Wisdom is calling out in the streets and marketplaces,

"Foolish people! How long do you want to be foolish? How long will you enjoy making fun of knowledge? Will you never learn?

but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people kept listening to him, not wanting to miss a single word.

Early each morning all the people went to the Temple to listen to him.