Theophilus (Gospels)

The Harmony of the Gospels offers a comparative study chart for Matthew, Mark, Luke and John's Gospel accounts. Categorized by subjects, this study resource allows quick, side-by-side viewing of what each apostle recorded in each of the four Gospels.

## The Pre-Christ Narratives

### St. Luke's Preface

(Luke 1:1-4)

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**01** Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us,
**02** Just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word,
**03** It seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus;
**04** So that you might know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.

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### "God the Word"

(John 1:1-18)

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**01** In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
**02** He was in the beginning with God.
**03** All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing * came into being that has come into being.
**04** In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.
**05** The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
**06** There came a man sent from God, whose name was John.
**07** He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.
**08** He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
**09** There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.
**10** He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.
**11** He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.
**12** But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,
**13** who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
**14** And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
**15** John testified about Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.' "
**16** For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.
**17** For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
**18** No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.

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### The 2 Genealogies

(Matthew 1:1-17)

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**01** The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
**02** Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
**03** Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
**04** Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
**05** Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse.
**06** Jesse was the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.
**07** Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
**08** Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
**09** Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
**10** Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.
**11** Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
**12** After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.
**13** Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
**14** Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
**15** Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.
**16** Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.
**17** So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.

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(Luke 3:23-38)

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**23** When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli,
**24** the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
**25** the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Hesli, the son of Naggai,
**26** the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
**27** the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
**28** the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
**29** the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
**30** the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
**31** the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
**32** the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
**33** the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
**34** the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
**35** the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Heber, the son of Shelah,
**36** the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
**37** the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
**38** the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

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## The Birth and Early-Childhood of Christ

### Birth of John the Baptist foretold

(Luke 1:5-25)

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**05** In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
**06** They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
**07** But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
**08** Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division,
**09** according to the custom of the priestly office, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
**10** And the whole multitude of the people were in prayer outside at the hour of the incense offering.
**11** And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
**12** Zacharias was troubled when he saw the angel, and fear gripped him.
**13** But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the name John.
**14** "You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
**15** "For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no * wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb.
**16** "And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God.
**17** "It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, TO TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS BACK TO THE CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
**18** Zacharias said to the angel, "How * will I know this for certain? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years."
**19** The angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
**20** "And behold, you shall be silent and unable * to speak until the day when these things take place, because * you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time."
**21** The people were waiting for Zacharias, and were wondering at his delay in the temple.
**22** But when he came out, he was unable * to speak to them; and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he kept making signs to them, and remained mute.
**23** When the days of his priestly service were ended, he went back home.
**24** After these days Elizabeth his wife became pregnant, and she kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying,
**25** "This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me, to take away my disgrace among men."

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### Annunciation of the birth of Jesus

(Luke 1:26-38)

* **26** Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,
* **27** to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
* **28** And coming in, he said to her, "Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you."
* **29** But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was.
* **30** The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.
* **31** "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.
* **32** "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;
* **33** and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end."
* **34** Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin \* \*?"
* **35** The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.
* **36** "And behold, even your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month.
* **37** "For nothing \* \* will be impossible with God."
* **38** And Mary said, "Behold, the bond-slave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

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### Mary visits Elizabeth

(Luke 1:39-56)

* **39** Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah,
* **40** and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.
* **41** When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
* **42** And she cried out with a loud voice and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
* **43** "And how has it happened to me, that the mother of my Lord would come to me?
* **44** "For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy.
* **45** "And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord."
* **46** And Mary said: "My soul exalts the Lord,
* **47** And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
* **48** "For He has had regard for the humble state of His bond-slave; For behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed.
* **49** "For the Mighty One has done great things for me; And holy is His name.
* **50** "AND HIS MERCY IS UPON GENERATION AFTER GENERATION TOWARD THOSE WHO FEAR HIM.
* **51** "He has done mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart.
* **52** "He has brought down rulers from their thrones, And has exalted those who were humble.
* **53** "HE HAS FILLED THE HUNGRY WITH GOOD THINGS; And sent away the rich empty-handed.
* **54** "He has given help to Israel His servant, In remembrance of His mercy,
* **55** As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his descendants forever."
* **56** And Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her home.

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### Birth of John the Baptist

(Luke 1:57-80)

* **57** Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.
* **58** Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had displayed His great mercy toward her; and they were rejoicing with her.
* **59** And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zacharias, after his father.
* **60** But his mother answered and said, "No indeed; but he shall be called John."
* **61** And they said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by that name."
* **62** And they made signs to his father, as to what \* he wanted him called.
* **63** And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, "His name is John." And they were all astonished.
* **64** And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in praise of God.
* **65** Fear came on all those living around them; and all these matters were being talked about in all the hill country of Judea.
* **66** All who heard them kept them in mind, saying, "What then will this child turn out to be?" For the hand of the Lord was certainly with him.
* **67** And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:
* **68** "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,
* **69** And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of David His servant -
* **70** As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from of old -
* **71** Salvation FROM OUR ENEMIES, And FROM THE HAND OF ALL WHO HATE US;
* **72** To show mercy toward our fathers, And to remember His holy covenant,
* **73** The oath which He swore to Abraham our father,
* **74** To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear,
* **75** In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.
* **76** "And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; For you will go on BEFORE THE LORD TO PREPARE HIS WAYS;
* **77** To give to His people the knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins,
* **78** Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us,
* **79** TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH, To guide our feet into the way of peace."
* **80** And the child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

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### Conception & Birth of Jesus Christ

(Matthew 1:18-25)

* **18** Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child \* by the Holy Spirit.
* **19** And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly.
* **20** But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
* **21** "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins."
* **22** Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
* **23** "BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD \* AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL," which translated means, "GOD WITH US."
* **24** And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,
* **25** but kept \* her a virgin \* until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.

(Luke 2:1-7)

* **01** Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.
* **02** This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
* **03** And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city.
* **04** Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
* **05** in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child.
* **06** While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth.
* **07** And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

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### The Watching Shepherds

(Luke 2:8-20)

* **08** In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.
* **09** And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened.
* **10** But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;
* **11** for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
* **12** "This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
* **13** And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
* **14** "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased."
* **15** When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, "Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us."
* **16** So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger.
* **17** When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child.
* **18** And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.
* **19** But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.
* **20** The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.

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### Presentation in the Temple

(Luke 2:21-38)

* **21** And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
* **22** And when the days for their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
* **23** (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "EVERY firstborn MALE THAT OPENS THE WOMB SHALL BE CALLED HOLY TO THE LORD "),
* **24** and to offer a sacrifice according to what was said in the Law of the Lord, "A PAIR OF TURTLEDOVES OR TWO YOUNG PIGEONS."
* **25** And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
* **26** And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
* **27** And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to carry out for Him the custom of the Law,
* **28** then he took Him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
* **29** "Now Lord, You are releasing Your bond-servant to depart in peace, According to Your word;
* **30** For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
* **31** Which You have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
* **32** A LIGHT OF REVELATION TO THE GENTILES, And the glory of Your people Israel."
* **33** And His father and mother were amazed at the things which were being said about Him.
* **34** And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, "Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed -
* **35** and a sword will pierce even your own soul -to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed."
* **36** And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years and had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
* **37** and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four \*. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.
* **38** At that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all those who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

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### The Wise Men from the East

(Matthew 2:1-12)

* **01** Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,
* **02** "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him."
* **03** When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
* **04** Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.
* **05** They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:
* **06** 'AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, ARE BY NO MEANS LEAST AMONG THE LEADERS OF JUDAH; FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME FORTH A RULER WHO WILL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.' "
* **07** Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared.
* **08** And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him."
* **09** After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was.
* **10** When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
* **11** After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
* **12** And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

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### Flight into Egypt, and return to Nazareth

(Matthew 2:13-23)

* **13** Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him."
* **14** So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt.
* **15** He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON."
* **16** Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.
* **17** Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:
* **18** "A VOICE WAS HEARD IN RAMAH, WEEPING AND GREAT MOURNING, RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN; AND SHE REFUSED \* TO BE COMFORTED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE."
* **19** But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,
* **20** "Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child's life are dead."
* **21** So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.
* **22** But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee,
* **23** and came and lived in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: "He shall be called a Nazarene."

(Luke 2:39)

* **39** When they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth.

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### Christ in the Temple with the Doctors

(Luke 2:40-52)

* **40** The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.
* **41** Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.
* **42** And when He became twelve, they went up there according to the custom of the Feast;
* **43** and as they were returning, after spending the full number of days, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But His parents were unaware \* of it,
* **44** but supposed Him to be in the caravan, and went a day's journey; and they began looking for Him among their relatives and acquaintances.
* **45** When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem looking for Him.
* **46** Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
* **47** And all who heard Him were amazed at His understanding and His answers.
* **48** When they saw Him, they were astonished; and His mother said to Him, "Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You."
* **49** And He said to them, "Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father's house?"
* **50** But they did not understand the statement which He had made to them.
* **51** And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and He continued in subjection to them; and His mother treasured all these things in her heart.
* **52** And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

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## The Pre-Ministry of Christ

### Ministry of John the Baptist

(Matthew 3:1-12)

* **01** Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
* **02** "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
* **03** For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, "THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!' "
* **04** Now John himself had a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
* **05** Then Jerusalem was going out to him, and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan;
* **06** and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.
* **07** But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
* **08** "Therefore bear fruit in keeping with repentance;
* **09** and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father '; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.
* **10** "The axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
* **11** "As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
* **12** "His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."

(Mark 1:1-8)

* **01** The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
* **02** As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY;
* **03** THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT.' "
* **04** John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
* **05** And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
* **06** John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and his diet was locusts and wild honey.
* **07** And he was preaching, and saying, "After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals.
* **08** "I baptized you with water; but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

(Luke 3:1-18)

* **01** Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
* **02** in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
* **03** And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins;
* **04** as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT.
* **05** 'EVERY RAVINE WILL BE FILLED, AND EVERY MOUNTAIN AND HILL WILL BE BROUGHT LOW; THE CROOKED WILL BECOME \* STRAIGHT, AND THE ROUGH ROADS SMOOTH;
* **06** AND ALL FLESH WILL SEE THE SALVATION OF GOD.' "
* **07** So he began saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
* **08** "Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.
* **09** "Indeed the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; so every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."
* **10** And the crowds were questioning him, saying, "Then what shall we do?"
* **11** And he would answer and say to them, "The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise."
* **12** And some tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?"
* **13** And he said to them, "Collect no more than what you have been ordered to."
* **14** Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, "And what about us, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages."
* **15** Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were wondering in their hearts about John, as to whether he was the Christ,
* **16** John answered and said to them all, "As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
* **17** "His winnowing fork is in His hand to thoroughly clear His threshing floor, and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."
* **18** So with many other exhortations he preached the gospel to the people.

(John 1:19-28)

* **19** This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
* **20** And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
* **21** They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."
* **22** Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
* **23** He said, "I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,' as Isaiah the prophet said."
* **24** Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
* **25** They asked him, and said to him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
* **26** John answered them saying, "I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.
* **27** "It is He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."
* **28** These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

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### Baptism of Jesus Christ

(Matthew 3:13-17)

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**13** Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him.
**14** But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"
**15** But Jesus answering said to him, "Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he permitted Him.
**16** After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him,
**17** and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."

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(Mark 1:9-11)

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**09** In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
**10** Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him;
**11** and a voice came out of the heavens: "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased."

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(Luke 3:21-22)

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**21** Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened,
**22** and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased."

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(John 1:29-34)

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**29** The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
**30** "This is He on behalf of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.'
**31** "I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water."
**32** John testified saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.
**33** "I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'
**34** "I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God."

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### The Temptation

(Matthew 4:1-11)

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**01** Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
**02** And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry.
**03** And the tempter came and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."
**04** But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.' "
**05** Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple,
**06** and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, 'HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU'; and 'ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU UP, SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.' "
**07** Jesus said to him, "On the other hand, it is written, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.' "
**08** Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory;
**09** and he said to Him, "All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me."
**10** Then Jesus said to him, "Go, Satan! For it is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.' "
**11** Then the devil left Him; and behold, angels came and began to minister to Him.

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(Mark 1:12-13)

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**12** Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness.
**13** And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.

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(Luke 4:1-13)

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**01** Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness
**02** for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing * during those days, and when they had ended, He became hungry.
**03** And the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread."
**04** And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE.' "
**05** And he led Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
**06** And the devil said to Him, "I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever * I wish.
**07** "Therefore if You worship before me, it shall all be Yours."
**08** Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.' "
**09** And he led Him to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here;
**10** for it is written, 'HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU TO GUARD YOU,'
**11** and, 'ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.' "
**12** And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is said, 'YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.' "
**13** When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

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## The Early Ministry of Christ

### Andrew & Simon Peter

(John 1:35-42)

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**35** Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,
**36** and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!"
**37** The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.
**38** And Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, "What do you seek?" They said to Him, "Rabbi, where are You staying?"
**39** He said to them, "Come, and you will see." So they came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
**40** One of the two who heard John speak and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
**41** He found first his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah".
**42** He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas.

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### Philip & Nathanael

(John 1:43-51)

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**43** The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He found Philip. And Jesus said to him, "Follow Me."
**44** Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
**45** Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote -Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
**46** Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
**47** Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!"
**48** Nathanael said to Him, "How do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
**49** Nathanael answered Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel."
**50** Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these."
**51** And He said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

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### The Marriage in Cana of Galilee

(John 2:1-11)

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**01** On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there;
**02** and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.
**03** When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine."
**04** And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come."
**05** His mother said to the servants, "Whatever * * He says to you, do it."
**06** Now there were six stone waterpots set there for the Jewish custom of purification, containing twenty or thirty gallons each.
**07** Jesus said to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." So they filled them up to the brim.
**08** And He said to them, "Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter." So they took it to him.
**09** When the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew ), the headwaiter called the bridegroom,
**10** and said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now."
**11** This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

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### Passover & Cleansing the Temple

(John 2:12-25)

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**12** After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples; and they stayed there a few * days.
**13** The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
**14** And He found in the temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables.
**15** And He made a scourge of cords, and drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables;
**16** and to those who were selling the doves He said, "Take these things away; stop making My Father's house a place of business."
**17** His disciples remembered that it was written, "ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME."
**18** The Jews then said to Him, "What sign do You show us as your authority for doing these things?"
**19** Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
**20** The Jews then said, "It took forty-six * * years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?"
**21** But He was speaking of the temple of His body.
**22** So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.
**23** Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing.
**24** But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men,
**25** and because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in man.

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### Nicodemus comes to Jesus by Night (The New Birth)

(John 3:1-21)

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**01** Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;
**02** this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless * God is with him."
**03** Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless * one is born again he cannot * see the kingdom of God."
**04** Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot * enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?"
**05** Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless * one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot * enter into the kingdom of God.
**06** "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
**07** "Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
**08** "The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
**09** Nicodemus said to Him, "How can these things be?"
**10** Jesus answered and said to him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things?
**11** "Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony.
**12** "If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
**13** "No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.
**14** "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;
**15** so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.
**16** "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
**17** "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
**18** "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
**19** "This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.
**20** "For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear * that his deeds will be exposed.
**21** "But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God."

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### Jesus & John Baptizing

(John 3:22-36)

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**22** After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He was spending time with them and baptizing.
**23** John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people were coming and were being baptized -
**24** for John had not yet been thrown into prison.
**25** Therefore there arose a discussion on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purification.
**26** And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, He is baptizing and all are coming to Him."
**27** John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing * unless * it has been given him from heaven.
**28** "You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent ahead of Him.'
**29** "He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. So this joy of mine has been made full.
**30** "He must increase, but I must decrease.
**31** "He who comes from above is above all, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
**32** "What He has seen and heard, of that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.
**33** "He who has received His testimony has set his seal to this, that God is true.
**34** "For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without * measure.
**35** "The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand.
**36** "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."

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### Christ at the Well of Sychar

(John 4:1-26)

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**01** Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
**02** (although Jesus Himself was not baptizing, but His disciples were),
**03** He left Judea and went away again into Galilee.
**04** And He had to pass through * Samaria.
**05** So He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph;
**06** and Jacob's well was there. So Jesus, being wearied from His journey, was sitting thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
**07** There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink."
**08** For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
**09** Therefore the Samaritan woman said to Him, "How is it that You, being a Jew, ask me for a drink since I am a Samaritan woman?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
**10** Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."
**11** She said to Him, "Sir, You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep; where then do You get that living water?
**12** "You are not greater than our father Jacob, are You, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself and his sons and his cattle?"
**13** Jesus answered and said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again;
**14** but whoever * drinks of the water that I will give him shall never * thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."
**15** The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty nor come all the way here to draw."
**16** He said to her, "Go, call your husband and come here."
**17** The woman answered and said, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You have correctly said, 'I have no husband ';
**18** for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly."
**19** The woman said to Him, "Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet.
**20** "Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you people say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship."
**21** Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.
**22** "You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.
**23** "But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.
**24** "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
**25** The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us."
**26** Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am He."

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(John 4:27-42)

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**27** At this point His disciples came, and they were amazed that He had been speaking with a woman, yet no one said, "What do You seek?" or, "Why do You speak with her?"
**28** So the woman left her waterpot, and went into the city and said to the men,
**29** "Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is it?"
**30** They went out of the city, and were coming to Him.
**31** Meanwhile the disciples were urging Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
**32** But He said to them, "I have food to eat that you do not know about."
**33** So the disciples were saying to one another, "No one brought Him anything to eat, did he?"
**34** Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.
**35** "Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest '? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest.
**36** "Already he who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for life eternal; so that he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
**37** "For in this case the saying is true, 'One sows and another reaps.'
**38** "I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored and you have entered into their labor."
**39** From that city many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, "He told me all the things that I have done."
**40** So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they were asking Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.
**41** Many more believed because of His word;
**42** and they were saying to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world."

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### John the Baptist in Prison

(Matthew 4:12)

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**12** Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;

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(Matthew 14:3)

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**03** Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife

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(Mark 1:14)

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**14** Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God.

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(Mark 6:17)

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**17** For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.

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(Luke 3:19-20)

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**19** But when Herod the tetrarch was reprimanded by him because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and because of all the wicked things which Herod had done,
**20** Herod also added this to them all: he locked John up in prison.

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### Christ returns to Galilee

(Matthew 4:12)

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**12** Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;

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(Mark 1:14-15)

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**14** Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God
**15** and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."

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(Luke 4:14-15)

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**14** And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding district.
**15** And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all.

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(John 4:43-45)

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**43** After the two days He went forth from there into Galilee.
**44** For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
**45** So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things that He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves also went to the feast.

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### The Synagogue at Nazareth

(Luke 4:16-30)

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**16** And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.
**17** And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written,
**18** "THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE * THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,
**19** TO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF THE LORD."
**20** And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
**21** And He began to say to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."
**22** And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, "Is this not Joseph's son?"
**23** And He said to them, "No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.' "
**24** And He said, "Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown.
**25** "But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land;
**26** and yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but only * to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
**27** "And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only * Naaman the Syrian."
**28** And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things;
**29** and they got up and drove Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw Him down the cliff.
**30** But passing through their midst, He went His way.

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### Andrew & Simon, James & John called (The 1st Disciples)

(Matthew 4:13-22)

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**13** and leaving Nazareth, He came and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
**14** This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:
**15** "THE LAND OF ZEBULUN AND THE LAND OF NAPHTALI, BY THE WAY OF THE SEA, BEYOND THE JORDAN, GALILEE OF THE GENTILES -
**16** "THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SITTING IN DARKNESS SAW A GREAT LIGHT, AND THOSE WHO WERE SITTING IN THE LAND AND SHADOW OF DEATH, UPON THEM A LIGHT DAWNED."
**17** From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
**18** Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
**19** And He said to them, "Follow * Me, and I will make you fishers of men."
**20** Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
**21** Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them.
**22** Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

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(Mark 1:16-20)

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**16** As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.
**17** And Jesus said to them, "Follow * Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."
**18** Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
**19** Going on a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.
**20** Immediately He called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went away to follow Him.

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(Luke 5:1-11)

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**01** Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;
**02** and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.
**03** And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the people from the boat.
**04** When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch."
**05** Simon answered and said, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets."
**06** When they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to break;
**07** so they signaled to their partners in the other boat for them to come and help them. And they came and filled both of the boats, so that they began to sink.
**08** But when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus' feet, saying, "Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!"
**09** For amazement had seized him and all his companions * because of the catch of fish which they had taken;
**10** and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not fear, from now on you will be catching men."
**11** When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.

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## The Miracles of Christ

### The Nobleman's son at Capernaum healed

(John 4:46-54)

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**46** Therefore He came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a royal official whose son was sick at Capernaum.
**47** When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was imploring Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.
**48** So Jesus said to him, "Unless * you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe."
**49** The royal official said to Him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."
**50** Jesus said to him, "Go; your son lives." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and started off.
**51** As he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was living.
**52** So he inquired of them the hour when * he began to get better. Then they said to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him."
**53** So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, "Your son lives "; and he himself believed and his whole household.
**54** This is again a second sign that Jesus performed when He had come out of Judea into Galilee.

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### The Demoniac in the Synagogue healed

(Mark 1:21-28)

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**21** They went into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and began to teach.
**22** They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
**23** Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
**24** saying, "What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are-the Holy One of God!"
**25** And Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!"
**26** Throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.
**27** They were all amazed, so that they debated among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him."
**28** Immediately the news about Him spread everywhere into all the surrounding district of Galilee.

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(Luke 4:31-37)

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**31** And He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and He was teaching them on the Sabbath;
**32** and they were amazed at His teaching, for His message was with authority.
**33** In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
**34** "Let us alone! What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are-the Holy One of God!"
**35** But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet and come out of him!" And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst of the people, he came out of him without doing him any harm.
**36** And amazement came upon them all, and they began talking with one another saying, "What is this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out."
**37** And the report about Him was spreading into every locality in the surrounding district.

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### Simon's Mother-in-Law Healed

(Matthew 8:14-17)

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**14** When Jesus came into Peter's home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.
**15** He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and waited on Him.
**16** When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill *.
**17** This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: "HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES AND CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES."

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(Mark 1:29-34)

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**29** And immediately after they came out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
**30** Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they spoke to Jesus about her.
**31** And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the fever left her, and she waited on them.
**32** When evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill * and those who were demon-possessed.
**33** And the whole city had gathered at the door.
**34** And He healed many who were ill * with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

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(Luke 4:38-41)

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**38** Then He got up and left the synagogue, and entered Simon's home. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Him to help her.
**39** And standing over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and she immediately got up and waited on them.
**40** While the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing them.
**41** Demons also were coming out of many, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But rebuking them, He would not allow them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.

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### Ministry in Galilee

(Matthew 4:23-25)

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**23** Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people.
**24** The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill *, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them.
**25** Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan.

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(Mark 1:35-39)

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**35** In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.
**36** Simon and his companions * searched for Him;
**37** they found Him, and said to Him, "Everyone is looking for You."
**38** He said to them, "Let us go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may preach there also; for that is what I came for."
**39** And He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out the demons.

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(Luke 4:42-44)

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**42** When day came, Jesus left and went to a secluded place; and the crowds were searching for Him, and came to Him and tried to keep Him from going away from them.
**43** But He said to them, "I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose."
**44** So He kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

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### Healing a leper

(Matthew 8:1-4)

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**01** When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
**02** And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean."
**03** Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
**04** And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

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(Mark 1:40-45)

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**40** And a leper came to Jesus, beseeching Him and falling on his knees before Him, and saying, "If You are willing, You can make me clean."
**41** Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed."
**42** Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.
**43** And He sternly warned him and immediately sent him away,
**44** and He said to him, "See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."
**45** But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news around, to such an extent that Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but stayed out in unpopulated areas; and they were coming to Him from everywhere.

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(Luke 5:12-16)

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**12** While He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean."
**13** And He stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed." And immediately the leprosy left him.
**14** And He ordered him to tell no one, "But go and show yourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."
**15** But the news about Him was spreading even farther, and large crowds were gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
**16** But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.

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### Jesus stills the Sea Storm

(Matthew 8:18-27)

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**18** Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea.
**19** Then a scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever * You go."
**20** Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere * to lay His head."
**21** Another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."
**22** But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead."
**23** When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
**24** And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep.
**25** And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, "Save us, Lord; we are perishing!"
**26** He said to them, "Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.
**27** The men were amazed, and said, "What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"

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(Mark 4:35-41)

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**35** On that day, when evening came, He said to them, "Let us go over to the other side."
**36** Leaving the crowd, they took Him along with them in the boat, just as He was; and other boats were with Him.
**37** And there arose a fierce gale of wind, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling up.
**38** Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?"
**39** And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Hush, be still." And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm.
**40** And He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
**41** They became very much afraid and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?"

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(Luke 8:22-25)

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**22** Now on one of those days Jesus and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, "Let us go over to the other side of the lake." So they launched out.
**23** But as they were sailing along He fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended on the lake, and they began to be swamped and to be in danger.
**24** They came to Jesus and woke Him up, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And He got up and rebuked the wind and the surging waves, and they stopped, and it became calm.
**25** And He said to them, "Where is your faith?" They were fearful and amazed, saying to one another, "Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?"

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### Demoniacs in the land of the Gadarenes

(Matthew 8:28-34)

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**28** When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way.
**29** And they cried out, saying, "What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?"
**30** Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them.
**31** The demons began to entreat Him, saying, "If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine."
**32** And He said to them, "Go!" And they came out and went into the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters.
**33** The herdsmen ran away, and went to the city and reported everything, including what had happened to the demoniacs.
**34** And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they implored Him to leave their region.

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(Mark 5:1-20)

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**01** They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.
**02** When He got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him,
**03** and he had his dwelling among the tombs. And no * one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain;
**04** because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces, and no one was strong enough to subdue him.
**05** Constantly, night and day, he was screaming among the tombs and in the mountains, and gashing himself with stones.
**06** Seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran up and bowed down before Him;
**07** and shouting with a loud voice, he said, "What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God, do not torment me!"
**08** For He had been saying to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"
**09** And He was asking him, "What is your name?" And he said to Him, "My name is Legion; for we are many."
**10** And he began to implore Him earnestly not to send them out of the country.
**11** Now there was a large herd of swine feeding nearby on the mountain.
**12** The demons implored Him, saying, "Send us into the swine so that we may enter them."
**13** Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea.
**14** Their herdsmen ran away and reported it in the city and in the country. And the people came to see what it was that had happened.
**15** They came to Jesus and observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the "legion "; and they became frightened.
**16** Those who had seen it described to them how it had happened to the demon-possessed man, and all about the swine.
**17** And they began to implore Him to leave their region.
**18** As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed was imploring Him that he might accompany * Him.
**19** And He did not let him, but He said to him, "Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you."
**20** And he went away and began to proclaim in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.

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(Luke 8:26-39)

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**26** Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
**27** And when He came out onto the land, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed with demons; and who had not put on any clothing for a long time, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs.
**28** Seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell before Him, and said in a loud voice, "What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me."
**29** For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him many times; and he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and yet he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.
**30** And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion "; for many demons had entered him.
**31** They were imploring Him not to command them to go away into the abyss.
**32** Now there was a herd of many swine feeding there on the mountain; and the demons implored Him to permit them to enter the swine. And He gave them permission.
**33** And the demons came out of the man and entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
**34** When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the city and out in the country.
**35** The people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they became frightened.
**36** Those who had seen it reported to them how the man who was demon-possessed had been made well.
**37** And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, for they were gripped with great fear; and He got into a boat and returned.
**38** But the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him that he might accompany * Him; but He sent him away, saying,
**39** "Return to your house and describe what great things God has done for you." So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

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### Jairus' daughter & Suffering Woman healed

(Matthew 9:18-26)

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**18** While He was saying these things to them, a synagogue official came and bowed down before Him, and said, "My daughter has just died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live."
**19** Jesus got up and began to follow him, and so did His disciples.
**20** And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak;
**21** for she was saying to herself, "If I only touch His garment, I will get well."
**22** But Jesus turning and seeing her said, "Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well." At once * the woman was made well.
**23** When Jesus came into the official's house, and saw the flute-players and the crowd in noisy disorder,
**24** He said, "Leave; for the girl has not died, but is asleep." And they began laughing at Him.
**25** But when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.
**26** This news spread throughout all that land.

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(Mark 5:21-43)

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**21** When Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him; and so He stayed by the seashore.
**22** One of the synagogue officials named Jairus came up, and on seeing Him, fell at His feet
**23** and implored Him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death; please come and lay Your hands on her, so that she will get well and live."
**24** And He went off with him; and a large crowd was following Him and pressing in on Him.
**25** A woman who had had a hemorrhage * for twelve years,
**26** and had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse -
**27** after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.
**28** For she thought, "If I just touch His garments, I will get well."
**29** Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
**30** Immediately Jesus, perceiving in Himself that the power proceeding from Him had gone forth, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched My garments?"
**31** And His disciples said to Him, "You see the crowd pressing in on You, and You say, 'Who touched Me?' "
**32** And He looked around to see the woman who had done this.
**33** But the woman fearing and trembling, aware of what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.
**34** And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your affliction."
**35** While He was still speaking, they came from the house of the synagogue official, saying, "Your daughter has died; why trouble the Teacher anymore?"
**36** But Jesus, overhearing what * was being spoken, said to the synagogue official, "Do not be afraid any longer, only believe."
**37** And He allowed no * one to accompany Him, except Peter and James and John the brother of James.
**38** They came to the house of the synagogue official; and He saw a commotion, and people loudly weeping and wailing.
**39** And entering in, He said to them, "Why make a commotion and weep? The child has not died, but is asleep."
**40** They began laughing at Him. But putting them all out, He took along the child's father and mother and His own companions *, and entered the room where the child was.
**41** Taking the child by the hand, He said to her, "Talitha kum!" (which translated means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!").
**42** Immediately the girl got up and began to walk, for she was twelve years old. And immediately they were completely * astounded.
**43** And He gave them strict orders that no one should know about this, and He said that something should be given her to eat.

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(Luke 8:40-56)

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**40** And as Jesus returned, the people welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.
**41** And there came a man named Jairus, and he was an official of the synagogue; and he fell at Jesus' feet, and began to implore Him to come to his house;
**42** for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But as He went, the crowds were pressing against Him.
**43** And a woman who had a hemorrhage * for twelve years, and could not be healed by anyone,
**44** came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her hemorrhage * stopped.
**45** And Jesus said, "Who is the one who touched Me?" And while they were all denying it, Peter said, "Master, the people are crowding and pressing in on You."
**46** But Jesus said, "Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that power had gone out of Me."
**47** When the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him, and declared in the presence of all the people the reason why * she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed.
**48** And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace."
**49** While He was still speaking, someone came from the house of the synagogue official, saying, "Your daughter has died; do not trouble the Teacher anymore."
**50** But when Jesus heard this, He answered him, "Do not be afraid any longer; only believe, and she will be made well."
**51** When He came to the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him, except Peter and John and James, and the girl's father and mother.
**52** Now they were all weeping and lamenting for her; but He said, "Stop weeping, for she has not died, but is asleep."
**53** And they began laughing at Him, knowing that she had died.
**54** He, however, took her by the hand and called, saying, "Child, arise!"
**55** And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately; and He gave orders for something to be given her to eat.
**56** Her parents were amazed; but He instructed them to tell no one what had happened.

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### Blind men and Mute Demoniac

(Matthew 9:27-34)

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**27** As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
**28** When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they replied.
**29** Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”;
**30** and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”
**31** But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.
**32** While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus.
**33** And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”
**34** But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.”

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### A Paralytic Healed

(Matthew 9:1-8)

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**01** Getting into a boat, Jesus crossed over the sea and came to His own city.
**02** And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven."
**03** And some of the scribes said to themselves, "This fellow blasphemes."
**04** And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, "Why are you thinking evil in your hearts?
**05** "Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, and walk '?
**06** "But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins "-then He said to the paralytic, "Get up, pick up your bed and go home."
**07** And he got up and went home.
**08** But when the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

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(Mark 2:1-12)

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**01** When He had come back to Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that He was at home.
**02** And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them.
**03** And they came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men.
**04** Being unable * to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.
**05** And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
**06** But some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,
**07** "Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone?"
**08** Immediately Jesus, aware in His spirit that they were reasoning that way within themselves, said to them, "Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts?
**09** "Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven '; or to say, 'Get up, and pick up your pallet and walk '?
**10** "But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins "-He said to the paralytic,
**11** "I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet and go home."
**12** And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this."

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(Luke 5:17-26)

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**17** One day He was teaching; and there were some Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present for Him to perform healing.
**18** And some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in and to set him down in front of Him.
**19** But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.
**20** Seeing their faith, He said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven you."
**21** The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?"
**22** But Jesus, aware of their reasonings, answered and said to them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
**23** "Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins have been forgiven you,' or to say, 'Get up and walk '?
**24** "But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,"-He said to the paralytic - "I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home."
**25** Immediately he got up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
**26** They were all struck with astonishment and began glorifying God; and they were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen remarkable things today."

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### Matthew the Tax-Collector

(Matthew 9:9-13)

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**09** As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector's booth; and He said to him, "Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.
**10** Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples.
**11** When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, "Why * is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?"
**12** But when Jesus heard this, He said, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.
**13** "But go and learn what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

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(Mark 2:13-17)

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**13** And He went out again by the seashore; and all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching them.
**14** As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, "Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.
**15** And it happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him.
**16** When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, "Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?"
**17** And hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

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(Luke 5:27-32)

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**27** After that He went out and noticed a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, "Follow Me."
**28** And he left everything behind, and got up and began to follow Him.
**29** And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them.
**30** The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, "Why * do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"
**31** And Jesus answered and said to them, "It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.
**32** "I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."

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### "Thy Disciples fast not"

(Matthew 9:14-17)

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**14** Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking, "Why * do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?"
**15** And Jesus said to them, "The attendants of the bridegroom cannot * mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
**16** "But no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results.
**17** "Nor do people put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine pours out and the wineskins are ruined; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved."

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(Mark 2:18-22)

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**18** John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and they came and said to Him, "Why * do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?"
**19** And Jesus said to them, "While * the bridegroom is with them, the attendants of the bridegroom cannot fast, can they? So long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot * fast.
**20** "But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.
**21** "No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear results.
**22** "No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins."

```

(Luke 5:33-39)

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**33** And they said to Him, "The disciples of John often fast and offer prayers, the disciples of the Pharisees also do the same, but Yours eat and drink."
**34** And Jesus said to them, "You cannot * make the attendants of the bridegroom fast while * the bridegroom is with them, can you?
**35** "But the days will come; and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days."
**36** And He was also telling them a parable: "No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise he will both tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.
**37** "And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled out, and the skins will be ruined.
**38** "But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.
**39** "And no one, after drinking old wine wishes for new; for he says, 'The old is good enough.' "

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## The Feast & Miracle at Bethesda

### The Feast at Jerusalem

(John 5:1)

* **01** After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

### The Pool of Bethesda

(John 5:2-15)

* **02** Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes.
* **03** In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, [waiting for the moving of the waters;
* **04** for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever \* disease with which he was afflicted.]
* **05** A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight \* years.
* **06** When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, "Do you wish to get well?"
* **07** The sick man answered Him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while \* I am coming, another steps down before me."
* **08** Jesus said to him, "Get up, pick up your pallet and walk."
* **09** Immediately the man became well, and picked up his pallet and began to walk. Now it was the Sabbath on that day.
* **10** So the Jews were saying to the man who was cured, "It is the Sabbath, and it is not permissible for you to carry your pallet."
* **11** But he answered them, "He who made me well was the one who said to me, 'Pick up your pallet and walk.'"
* **12** They asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Pick up your pallet and walk '?"
* **13** But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while there was a crowd in that place.
* **14** Afterward \* Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, "Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing \* worse happens to you."
* **15** The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

### Jesus & the irate Jews

(John 5:16-47)

* **16** For this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.
* **17** But He answered them, "My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working."
* **18** For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
* **19** Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing \* of Himself, unless \* it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever \* the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner.
* **20** "For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him greater works than these, so that you will marvel.
* **21** "For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.
* **22** "For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,
* **23** so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
* **24** "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
* **25** "Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
* **26** "For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself;
* **27** and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
* **28** "Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice,
* **29** and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
* **30** "I can do nothing \* on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
* **31** "If I alone testify about Myself, My testimony is not true.
* **32** "There is another who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true.
* **33** "You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
* **34** "But the testimony which I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.
* **35** "He was the lamp that was burning and was shining and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
* **36** "But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish -the very works that I do -testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me.
* **37** "And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form.
* **38** "You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent.
* **39** "You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me;
* **40** and you are unwilling \* to come to Me so that you may have life.
* **41** "I do not receive glory from men;
* **42** but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.
* **43** "I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him.
* **44** "How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?
* **45** "Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have set your hope.
* **46** "For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me.
* **47** "But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"

## The Ministry & Parables

### Jesus is the Lord of Sabbath

(Matthew 12:1-8)

* 01 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat.
* 02 But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, "Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath."
* 03 But He said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and his companions \*,
* 04 how he entered the house of God, and they ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat nor for those with him, but for the priests alone?
* 05 "Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and are innocent?
* 06 "But I say to you that something greater than the temple is here.
* 07 "But if you had known what this means, 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT A SACRIFICE,' you would not have condemned the innocent.
* 08 "For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

(Mark 2:23-28)

* **23** And it happened that He was passing through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and His disciples began to make their way along while picking the heads of grain.
* **24** The Pharisees were saying to Him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"
* **25** And He said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions \* became hungry;
* **26** how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the consecrated bread, which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests, and he also gave it to those who were with him?"
* **27** Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
* **28** "So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."

(Luke 6:1-5)

* **01** Now it happened that He was passing through some grain fields on a Sabbath; and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain.
* **02** But some of the Pharisees said, "Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"
* **03** And Jesus answering them said, "Have you not even read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him,
* **04** how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the consecrated bread which is not lawful for any to eat except the priests alone, and gave it to his companions \*?"
* **05** And He was saying to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

### The Withered hand Miracles

(Matthew 12:9-21)

* **09** Departing from there, He went into their synagogue.
* **10** And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned Jesus, asking, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"-so that they might accuse Him.
* **11** And He said to them, "What man is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
* **12** "How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
* **13** Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand!" He stretched it out, and it was restored to normal, like the other.
* **14** But the Pharisees went out and conspired \* against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.
* **15** But Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. Many followed Him, and He healed them all,
* **16** and warned them not to tell who He was.
* **17** This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:
* **18** "BEHOLD, MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN; MY BELOVED IN WHOM MY SOUL is WELL-PLEASED; I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT UPON HIM, AND HE SHALL PROCLAIM JUSTICE TO THE GENTILES.
* **19** "HE WILL NOT QUARREL, NOR CRY OUT; NOR WILL ANYONE HEAR HIS VOICE IN THE STREETS.
* **20** "A BATTERED REED HE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A SMOLDERING WICK HE WILL NOT PUT OUT, UNTIL HE LEADS JUSTICE TO VICTORY.
* **21** "AND IN HIS NAME THE GENTILES WILL HOPE."

(Mark 3:1-12)

* **01** He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered.
* **02** They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
* **03** He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and come forward \*!"
* **04** And He said to them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?" But they kept silent.
* **05** After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
* **06** The Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.
* **07** Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and also from Judea,
* **08** and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon, a great number of people heard of all that He was doing and came to Him.
* **09** And He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd Him;
* **10** for He had healed many, with the result that all those who had afflictions pressed around Him in order to touch Him.
* **11** Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, "You are the Son of God!"
* **12** And He earnestly warned them not to tell who He was.

(Luke 6:6-11)

* **06** On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there whose \* right hand was withered.
* **07** The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find reason to accuse Him.
* **08** But He knew what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and come forward \*!" And he got up and came forward.
* **09** And Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?"
* **10** After looking around at them all, He said to him, "Stretch out your hand!" And he did so; and his hand was restored.
* **11** But they themselves were filled with rage, and discussed together \* what \* they might do to Jesus.

### The 12 Apostles

(Matthew 10:2-4)

* **02** Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
* **03** Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
* **04** Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.

(Mark 3:13-19)

* **13** And He went up on the mountain and summoned those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him.
* **14** And He appointed twelve, so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach,
* **15** and to have authority to cast out the demons.
* **16** And He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter ),
* **17** and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, which means, "Sons of Thunder");
* **18** and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;
* **19** and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him.

(Luke 6:12-16)

* **12** It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.
* **13** And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:
* **14** Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew;
* **15** and Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot;
* **16** Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

### The Sermon on the Mount: Part 01 - The Beatitude

(Matthew 5:1-12)

* **01** When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.
* **02** He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,
* **03** "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
* **04** "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
* **05** "Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
* **06** "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
* **07** "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
* **08** "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
* **09** "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
* **10** "Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
* **11** "Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
* **12** "Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

(Luke 6:17-26)

* **17** Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon,
* **18** who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were being cured.
* **19** And all the people were trying to touch Him, for power was coming from Him and healing them all.
* **20** And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
* **21** "Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
* **22** "Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.
* **23** "Be glad in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets.
* **24** "But woe to you who are rich, for you are receiving your comfort in full.
* **25** "Woe to you who are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.
* **26** "Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way.

### The Sermon on the Mount: Part 02 - Disciples & The World

(Matthew 5:13-20)

* **13** "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how \* can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.
* **14** "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot \* be hidden;
* **15** nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
* **16** "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
* **17** "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.
* **18** "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
* **19** "Whoever \* then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever \* keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
* **20** "For I say to you that unless \* your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

### The Sermon on the Mount: Part 03 - Personal Relationships

(Matthew 5:21-48)

* **21** "You have heard that the ancients were told, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER ' and 'Whoever \* commits murder shall be liable to the court.'
* **22** "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever \* says to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing,' shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever \* says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.
* **23** "Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,
* **24** leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.
* **25** "Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
* **26** "Truly I say to you, you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last cent.
* **27** "You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY ';
* **28** but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
* **29** "If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than \* for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
* **30** "If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than \* for your whole body to go into hell.
* **31** "It was said, 'WHOEVER \* SENDS HIS WIFE AWAY, LET HIM GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE ';
* **32** but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever \* marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
* **33** "Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, 'YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.'
* **34** "But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,
* **35** or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING.
* **36** "Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot \* make one hair white or black.
* **37** "But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes ' or 'No, no '; anything beyond these is of evil.
* **38** "You have heard that it was said, 'AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.'
* **39** "But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
* **40** "If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also.
* **41** "Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.
* **42** "Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
* **43** "You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.'
* **44** "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
* **45** so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
* **46** "For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
* **47** "If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
* **48** "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

(Luke 6:27-37)

* **27** "But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
* **28** bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
* **29** "Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either.
* **30** "Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.
* **31** "Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.
* **32** "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
* **33** "If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
* **34** "If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.
* **35** "But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.
* **36** "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
* **37** "Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.

### The Sermon on the Mount: Part 04 - Giving to the Poor & The Prayer

(Matthew 6:1-15)

* **01** "Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
* **02** "So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
* **03** "But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
* **04** so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
* **05** "When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
* **06** "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
* **07** "And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.
* **08** "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
* **09** "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
* **10** 'Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
* **11** 'Give us this day our daily bread.
* **12** 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
* **13** 'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.']
* **14** "For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
* **15** "But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.

(Luke 6:38-42)

* **38** "Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure -pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return."
* **39** And He also spoke a parable to them: "A blind man cannot \* guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?
* **40** "A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher.
* **41** "Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
* **42** "Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

### The Sermon on the Mount: Part 05 - Fasting; The True Treasure; Wealth (Mammon)

(Matthew 6:16-24)

* **16** "Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
* **17** "But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face
* **18** so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
* **19** "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
* **20** "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;
* **21** for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
* **22** "The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light.
* **23** "But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
* **24** "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot \* serve God and wealth.

### The Sermon on the Mount: Part 06 - The Cure for Anxiety

(Matthew 6:25-34)

* **25** or this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
* **26** "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
* **27** "And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
* **28** "And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,
* **29** yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
* **30** "But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!
* **31** "Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?'
* **32** "For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
* **33** "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
* **34** "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

### The Sermon on the Mount: Part 07 - Judging Others

(Matthew 7:1-6)

* **01** "Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
* **02** "For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.
* **03** "Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
* **04** "Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye?
* **05** "You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.
* **06** "Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

### The Sermon on the Mount: Part 08 - Prayer & The Golden Rule

(Matthew 7:7-12)

* **07** "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
* **08** "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
* **09** "Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?
* **10** "Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?
* **11** "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
* **12** "In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

### The Sermon on the Mount: Part 09 - The Narrow & Wide Gates

(Matthew 7:13-14)

* **13** "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.
* **14** "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

### The Sermon on the Mount: Part 10 - A Tree & it's Fruits

(Matthew 7:15-23)

* **15** "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
* **16** "You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?
* **17** "So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
* **18** "A good tree cannot \* produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
* **19** "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
* **20** "So then, you will know them by their fruits.
* **21** "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
* **22** "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?'
* **23** "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'

(Luke 6:43-45)

* **43** "For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit.
* **44** "For each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush.
* **45** "The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.

### The Sermon on the Mount: Part 11 - The Builders & The 2 Foundations

(Matthew 7:24-29)

* **24** "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.
* **25** "And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.
* **26** "Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
* **27** "The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell -and great was its fall."
* **28** When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching;
* **29** for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

(Luke 6:46-49)

* **46** "Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?
* **47** "Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like:
* **48** he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.
* **49** "But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation; and the torrent burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great."

### The Centurion's Faith

(Matthew 8:5-13)

* **05** And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him,
* **06** and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented."
* **07** Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."
* **08** But the centurion said, "Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
* **09** "For I also am a man under authority, with 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."
* **10** Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, "Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.
* **11** "I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;
* **12** but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
* **13** And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed that very moment.

(Luke 7:1-10)

* **01** When He had completed all His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.
* **02** And a centurion's slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die.
* **03** When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders asking Him to come and save the life of his slave.
* **04** When they came to Jesus, they earnestly implored Him, saying, "He is worthy for You to grant this to him;
* **05** for he loves our nation and it was he who built us our synagogue."
* **06** Now Jesus started on His way with them; and when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, "Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to come under my roof;
* **07** for this reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
* **08** "For I also am a man placed under authority, with 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."
* **09** Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, "I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith."
* **10** When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.

### The Widow's Son at Nain

(Luke 7:11-17)

* **11** Soon afterwards \* He went to a city called Nain; and His disciples were going along with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.
* **12** Now as He approached the gate of the city, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her.
* **13** When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her, and said to her, "Do not weep."
* **14** And He came up and touched the coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He said, "Young man, I say to you, arise!"
* **15** The dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother.
* **16** Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and, "God has visited His people!"
* **17** This report concerning Him went out all over Judea and in all the surrounding district.

### A Deputation from John

(Matthew 11:2-19)

* **02** Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples
* **03** and said to Him, "Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for someone else?"
* **04** Jesus answered and said to them, "Go and report to John what you hear and see:
* **05** the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM.
* **06** "And blessed is he who does not take offense at Me."
* **07** As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
* **08** "But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who wear soft clothing are in kings' palaces!
* **09** "But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet.
* **10** "This is the one about whom it is written, 'BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.'
* **11** "Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist! Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
* **12** "From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.
* **13** "For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
* **14** "And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come.
* **15** "He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
* **16** "But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other children,
* **17** and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.'
* **18** "For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon!'
* **19** "The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

(Luke 7:18-35)

* **18** The disciples of John reported to him about all these things.
* **19** Summoning two of his disciples, John sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?"
* **20** When the men came to Him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to You, to ask, 'Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?' "
* **21** At that very time He cured many people of diseases and afflictions and evil spirits; and He gave sight to many who were blind.
* **22** And He answered and said to them, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM.
* **23** "Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me."
* **24** When the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the crowds about John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
* **25** "But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who are splendidly clothed and live in luxury are found in royal palaces!
* **26** "But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and one who is more than a prophet.
* **27** "This is the one about whom it is written, 'BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.'
* **28** "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."
* **29** When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God's justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John.
* **30** But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God's purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.
* **31** "To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like?
* **32** "They are like children who sit in the market place and call to one another, and they say, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.'
* **33** "For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'
* **34** "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!'
* **35** "Yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children."

### Woe denounced to the Unrepentant Cities of Galilee

(Matthew 11:20-24)

* **20** Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent.
* **21** "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
* **22** "Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.
* **23** "And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day.
* **24** "Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you."

### Call to the Meek & Suffering

(Matthew 11:25-30)

* **25** At that time Jesus said, "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants.
* **26** "Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.
* **27** "All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
* **28** "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
* **29** "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.
* **30** "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."

### Anointing the Feet of Jesus & the Parable of Two Debtors

(Luke 7:36-50)

* **36** Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to dine with him, and He entered the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table.
* **37** And there was a woman in the city who was a sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume,
* **38** and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and kept wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume.
* **39** Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner."
* **40** And Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he replied, "Say it, Teacher."
* **41** "A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
* **42** "When they were unable \* to repay, he graciously forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?"
* **43** Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom he forgave more." And He said to him, "You have judged correctly."
* **44** Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
* **45** "You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.
* **46** "You did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume.
* **47** "For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little."
* **48** Then He said to her, "Your sins have been forgiven."
* **49** Those who were reclining at the table with Him began to say to themselves, "Who is this man who even forgives sins?"
* **50** And He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

### Ministering Women

(Luke 8:1-3)

* **01** Soon afterwards \*, He began going around from one city and village to another, proclaiming and preaching the kingdom of God. The twelve were with Him,
* **02** and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
* **03** and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who were contributing to their support out of their private means.

### Parable of the Sower and Soils

(Matthew 13:1-23)

* **01** That day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.
* **02** And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.
* **03** And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went out to sow;
* **04** and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.
* **05** "Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.
* **06** "But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
* **07** "Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.
* **08** "And others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.
* **09** "He who has ears, let him hear."
* **10** And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why \* do You speak to them in parables?"
* **11** Jesus answered them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.
* **12** "For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
* **13** "Therefore \* I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
* **14** "In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, 'YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND; YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE;
* **15** FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL, WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR, AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES, OTHERWISE THEY WOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN, AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.'
* **16** "But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.
* **17** "For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
* **18** "Hear then the parable of the sower.
* **19** "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.
* **20** "The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;
* **21** yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.
* **22** "And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
* **23** "And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty."

(Mark 4:1-20)

* **01** He began to teach again by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a boat in the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land.
* **02** And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching,
* **03** "Listen to this! Behold, the sower went out to sow;
* **04** as he was sowing, some seed fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate it up.
* **05** "Other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil.
* **06** "And after the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
* **07** "Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no crop.
* **08** "Other seeds fell into the good soil, and as they grew up and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold."
* **09** And He was saying, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
* **10** As soon as He was alone, His followers \*, along with the twelve, began asking Him about the parables.
* **11** And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables,
* **12** so that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN."
* **13** And He said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables?
* **14** "The sower sows the word.
* **15** "These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
* **16** "In a similar way these are the ones on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy;
* **17** and they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away.
* **18** "And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,
* **19** but the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
* **20** "And those are the ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold."

(Luke 8:4-15)

* **04** When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable:
* **05** "The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up.
* **06** "Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.
* **07** "Other seed fell among \* the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out.
* **08** "Other seed fell into the good soil, and grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times as great." As He said these things, He would call out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
* **09** His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.
* **10** And He said, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that SEEING THEY MAY NOT SEE, AND HEARING THEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND.
* **11** "Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.
* **12** "Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved.
* **13** "Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away.
* **14** "The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
* **15** "But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance.

### Parable of the Lamp under a Bushel

(Mark 4:21-25)

* **21** And He was saying to them, "A lamp is not brought to be put under a basket, is it, or under a bed? Is it not brought to be put on the lampstand?
* **22** "For nothing \* is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light.
* **23** "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
* **24** And He was saying to them, "Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides.
* **25** "For whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him."

(Luke 8:16-18)

* **16** "Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.
* **17** "For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light.
* **18** "So take care how you listen; for whoever \* has, to him more shall be given; and whoever \* does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be taken away from him."

### Parable of the Seed growing secretly

(Mark 4:26-29)

* **26** And He was saying, "The kingdom of God is like \* a man who casts seed upon the soil;
* **27** and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows -how, he himself does not know.
* **28** "The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head.
* **29** "But when the crop permits, he immediately puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."

### Parable of the Wheat & Tares

(Matthew 13:24-30)

* **24** Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
* **25** "But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among \* the wheat, and went away.
* **26** "But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also.
* **27** "The slaves of the landowner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?'
* **28** "And he said to them, 'An enemy \* has done this!' The slaves said to him, 'Do you want us, then, to go and gather them up?'
* **29** "But he said, 'No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them.
* **30** 'Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn."' "

(Matthew 13:31-32)

* **31** He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;
* **32** and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR come and NEST IN ITS BRANCHES."

(Mark 4:30-32)

* **30** And He said, "How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?
* **31** "It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil,
* **32** yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and forms large branches; so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR can NEST UNDER ITS SHADE."

(Luke 13:18-19)

### Parable of the Leaven

(Matthew 13:33)

* **33** He spoke another parable to them, "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened."

(Luke 13:20-21)

### On Teaching by Parables

(Matthew 13:34-35)

* **34** All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them without a parable.
* **35** This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: "I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES; I WILL UTTER THINGS HIDDEN SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD."

(Mark 4:33-34)

* **33** With many such parables He was speaking the word to them, so far as they were able to hear it;
* **34** and He did not speak to them without a parable; but He was explaining everything privately \* to His own disciples.

### The Wheat & Tares explained

(Matthew 13:36-43)

* **36** Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field."
* **37** And He said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
* **38** and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;
* **39** and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.
* **40** "So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age.
* **41** "The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,
* **42** and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
* **43** "Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

### The Hid Treasure, The Pearl, The Drag Net

(Matthew 13:44-52)

* **44** "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
* **45** "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls,
* **46** and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
* **47** "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind;
* **48** and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away.
* **49** "So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come forth and take out the wicked from among the righteous,
* **50** and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
* **51** "Have you understood all these things?" They said to Him, "Yes."
* **52** And Jesus said to them, "Therefore \* every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things new and old."

### His Mother & His Brethren

(Matthew 12:46-50)

* **46** While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His mother and brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him.
* **47** Someone said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside seeking to speak to You."
* **48** But Jesus answered the one who was telling Him and said, "Who is My mother and who are My brothers?"
* **49** And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, "Behold My mother and My brothers!
* **50** "For whoever \* does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother."

(Mark 3:31-35)

* **31** Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him.
* **32** A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You."
* **33** Answering them, He said, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"
* **34** Looking about at those who were sitting around \* Him, He said, "Behold My mother and My brothers!
* **35** "For whoever \* does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother."

(Luke 8:19-21)

* **19** And His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were unable \* to get to Him because of the crowd.
* **20** And it was reported to Him, "Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wishing to see You."
* **21** But He answered and said to them, "My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it."

### Reception (Teachings) at Nazareth

(Matthew 13:53-58)

* **53** When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there.
* **54** He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?
* **55** "Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
* **56** "And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?"
* **57** And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household."
* **58** And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

(Mark 6:1-6)

* **01** Jesus went out from there and came into His hometown; and His disciples followed Him.
* **02** When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things, and what is this wisdom given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands?
* **03** "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?" And they took offense at Him.
* **04** Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household."
* **05** And He could do no \* miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.
* **06A** And He wondered at their unbelief.

### 3rd Circuit round Galilee

(Matthew 9:35-38)

* **35** Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
* **36** Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without \* a shepherd.
* **37** Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
* **38** "Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."

(Matthew 11:1)

* **01** When Jesus had finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.

(Mark 6:6)

* **06B** And He was going around \* the villages teaching.

### Sending Forth of the 12 Disciples

(Matthew 10:1)

* **01** Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

(Matthew 10:5-42)

* **05** These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: "Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans;
* **06** but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
* **07** "And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
* **08** "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
* **09** "Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts,
* **10** or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.
* **11** "And whatever \* city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city.
* **12** "As you enter the house, give it your greeting.
* **13** "If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace.
* **14** "Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet.
* **15** "Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
* **16** "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.
* **17** "But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and scourge you in their synagogues;
* **18** and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
* **19** "But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.
* **20** "For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
* **21** "Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
* **22** "You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
* **23** "But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.
* **24** "A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.
* **25** "It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!
* **26** "Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
* **27** "What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
* **28** "Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable \* to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
* **29** "Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
* **30** "But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
* **31** "So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
* **32** "Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven.
* **33** "But whoever \* denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.
* **34** "Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
* **35** "For I came to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW;
* **36** and A MAN'S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.
* **37** "He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
* **38** "And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
* **39** "He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.
* **40** "He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
* **41** "He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
* **42** "And whoever \* in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward."

(Mark 6:7-13)

* **07** And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits;
* **08** and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff -no bread, no bag, no money in their belt -
* **09** but to wear sandals; and He added, "Do not put on two tunics."
* **10** And He said to them, "Wherever \* you enter a house, stay there until you leave town.
* **11** "Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them."
* **12** They went out and preached that men should repent.
* **13** And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.

(Luke 9:1-6)

* **01** And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.
* **02** And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing.
* **03** And He said to them, "Take nothing for your journey, neither a staff, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not even have two tunics apiece.
* **04** "Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that city.
* **05** "And as for those who do not receive you, as you go out from that city, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."
* **06** Departing, they began going throughout the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

### Herod's Opinion of Jesus

(Matthew 14:1-2)

* **01** At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus,
* **02** and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him."

(Mark 6:14-16)

* **14** And King Herod heard of it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, "John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him."
* **15** But others were saying, "He is Elijah." And others were saying, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old."
* **16** But when Herod heard of it, he kept saying, "John, whom I beheaded, has risen!"

(Luke 9:7-9)

* **07** Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was happening; and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,
* **08** and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen again.
* **09** Herod said, "I myself had John beheaded; but who is this man about whom I hear such things?" And he kept trying to see Him.

### Death of John the Baptist

(Matthew 14:3-12)

* **03** For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
* **04** For John had been saying to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."
* **05** Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded John as a prophet.
* **06** But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before \* them and pleased Herod,
* **07** so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever \* she asked.
* **08** Having been prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."
* **09** Although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths, and because of his dinner guests.
* **10** He sent and had John beheaded in the prison.
* **11** And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
* **12** His disciples came and took away the body and buried it; and they went and reported to Jesus.

(Mark 6:17-29)

* **17** For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her.
* **18** For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
* **19** Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death and could not do so;
* **20** for Herod was afraid of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed; but he used to enjoy listening to him.
* **21** A strategic day came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his lords and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee;
* **22** and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever \* you want and I will give it to you."
* **23** And he swore to her, "Whatever \* you ask of me, I will give it to you; up to half of my kingdom."
* **24** And she went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist."
* **25** Immediately she came in a hurry to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter."
* **26** And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling \* to refuse her.
* **27** Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,
* **28** and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
* **29** When his disciples heard about this, they came and took away his body and laid it in a tomb.

### Feeding of the 5 Thousand

(Matthew 14:13-21)

* **13** Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the people heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.
* **14** When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.
* **15** When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, "This place is desolate and the hour is already late; so send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves."
* **16** But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!"
* **17** They said to Him, "We have here only \* \* five loaves and two fish."
* **18** And He said, "Bring them here to Me."
* **19** Ordering the people to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds,
* **20** and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full baskets.
* **21** There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.

(Mark 6:30-44)

* **30** The apostles gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught.
* **31** And He said to them, "Come away by yourselves \* to a secluded place and rest a while." (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)
* **32** They went away in the boat to a secluded place by themselves.
* **33** The people saw them going, and many recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the cities, and got there ahead of them.
* **34** When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without \* a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.
* **35** When it was already quite late \*, His disciples came to Him and said, "This place is desolate and it is already quite late \*;
* **36** send them away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat."
* **37** But He answered them, "You give them something to eat!" And they said to Him, "Shall we go and spend two hundred denarii on bread and give them something to eat?"
* **38** And He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go look!" And when they found out, they said, "Five, and two fish."
* **39** And He commanded them all to sit down by groups on the green grass.
* **40** They sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties.
* **41** And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all.
* **42** They all ate and were satisfied,
* **43** and they picked up twelve full baskets of the broken pieces, and also of the fish.
* **44** There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.

(Luke 9:10-17)

* **10** When the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. Taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a city called Bethsaida.
* **11** But the crowds were aware of this and followed Him; and welcoming them, He began speaking to them about the kingdom of God and curing those who had need of healing.
* **12** Now the day was ending, and the twelve came and said to Him, "Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and get something to eat; for here we are in a desolate place."
* **13** But He said to them, "You give them something to eat!" And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless \* perhaps we go and buy food for all these people."
* **14** (For there were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, "Have them sit down to eat in groups of about fifty each."
* **15** They did so, and had them all sit down.
* **16** Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them, and broke them, and kept giving them to the disciples to set before the people.
* **17** And they all ate and were satisfied; and the broken pieces which they had left over were picked up, twelve baskets full.

(John 6:1-15)

* **01** After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias ).
* **02** A large crowd followed Him, because they saw the signs which He was performing on those who were sick.
* **03** Then Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat down with His disciples.
* **04** Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.
* **05** Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?"
* **06** This He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do.
* **07** Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little."
* **08** One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
* **09** "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?"
* **10** Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
* **11** Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the fish as much as they wanted.
* **12** When they were filled, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the leftover fragments so that nothing \* will be lost."
* **13** So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.
* **14** Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, "This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world."
* **15** So Jesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself alone.

### Jesus walking on the Water

(Matthew 14:22-33)

* **22** Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away.
* **23** After He had sent the crowds away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone.
* **24** But the boat was already a long distance from the land, battered by the waves; for the wind was contrary.
* **25** And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea.
* **26** When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in fear.
* **27** But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid."
* **28** Peter said to Him, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water."
* **29** And He said, "Come!" And Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
* **30** But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"
* **31** Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why \* did you doubt?"
* **32** When they got into the boat, the wind stopped.
* **33** And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, "You are certainly God's Son!"

(Mark 6:45-52)

* **45** Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away.
* **46** After bidding them farewell, He left for the mountain to pray.
* **47** When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land.
* **48** Seeing them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them.
* **49** But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;
* **50** for they all saw Him and were terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and said to them, "Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid."
* **51** Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly \* \* astonished,
* **52** for they had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but their heart was hardened.

(John 6:16-21)

* **16** Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
* **17** and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
* **18** The sea began to be stirred up because a strong wind was blowing.
* **19** Then, when they had rowed about three \* or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened.
* **20** But He said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."
* **21** So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

### Healing in Gennesaret

(Matthew 14:34-36)

* **34** When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
* **35** And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent word into all that surrounding district and brought to Him all who were sick;
* **36** and they implored Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were cured.

(Mark 6:53-56)

* **53** When they had crossed over they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.
* **54** When they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him,
* **55** and ran about that whole country and began to carry here and there on their pallets those who were sick, to the place they heard He was.
* **56** Wherever He entered villages, or cities, or countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places, and imploring Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were being cured.

### The Bread of Life: Part 01 - Words to the People

(John 6:22-40)

* **22** The next day the crowd that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boat there, except one, and that Jesus had not entered with His disciples into the boat, but that His disciples had gone away alone.
* **23** There came other small boats from Tiberias near to the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
* **24** So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.
* **25** When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when did You get here?"
* **26** Jesus answered them and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.
* **27** "Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal."
* **28** Therefore they said to Him, "What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?"
* **29** Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent."
* **30** So they said to Him, "What then do You do for a sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work do You perform?
* **31** "Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'HE GAVE THEM BREAD OUT OF HEAVEN TO EAT.' "
* **32** Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven.
* **33** "For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world."
* **34** Then they said to Him, "Lord, always give us this bread."
* **35** Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never \* thirst.
* **36** "But I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe.
* **37** "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly \* not cast out.
* **38** "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
* **39** "This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day.
* **40** "For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day."

### The Bread of Life: Part 02 - Words to the Jews

(John 6:41-58)

* **41** Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him, because He said, "I am the bread that came down out of heaven."
* **42** They were saying, "Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now say, 'I have come down out of heaven '?"
* **43** Jesus answered and said to them, "Do not grumble among yourselves.
* **44** "No one can come to Me unless \* the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.
* **45** "It is written in the prophets, 'AND THEY SHALL ALL BE TAUGHT OF GOD.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me.
* **46** "Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father.
* **47** "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life.
* **48** "I am the bread of life.
* **49** "Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
* **50** "This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.
* **51** "I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh."
* **52** Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?"
* **53** So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless \* you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves.
* **54** "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
* **55** "For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.
* **56** "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.
* **57** "As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me.
* **58** "This is the bread which came down out of heaven; not as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live forever."

### The Bread of Life: Part 03 - Words to the Disciples

(John 6:59-65)

* **59** These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.
* **60** Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this said, "This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?"
* **61** But Jesus, conscious \* \* that His disciples grumbled at this, said to them, "Does this cause you to stumble?
* **62** "What then if you see the Son of Man ascending to where He was before?
* **63** "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
* **64** "But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him.
* **65** And He was saying, "For this reason I have said to you, that no one can come to Me unless \* it has been granted him from the Father."

### The Washed Hands (Followers of Tradition)

(Mathew 15:1-20)

* **01** Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
* **02** "Why \* do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."
* **03** And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
* **04** "For God said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER,' and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH.'
* **05** "But you say, 'Whoever \* says to his father or mother, "Whatever \* I have that would help you has been given to God,"
* **06** he is not to honor his father or his mother .' And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
* **07** "You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:
* **08** 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
* **09** 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.' "
* **10** After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, "Hear and understand.
* **11** "It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
* **12** Then the disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?"
* **13** But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted.
* **14** "Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit."
* **15** Peter said to Him, "Explain the parable to us."
* **16** Jesus said, "Are you still lacking in understanding also?
* **17** "Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated \*?
* **18** "But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.
* **19** "For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
* **20** "These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man."

(Mark 7:1-23)

* **01** The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem,
* **02** and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed.
* **03** (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless \* they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders;
* **04** and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless \* they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)
* **05** The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, "Why \* do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?"
* **06** And He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY \* FROM ME.
* **07** 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'
* **08** "Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."
* **09** He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.
* **10** "For Moses said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER '; and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER, IS TO BE PUT TO DEATH ';
* **11** but you say, 'If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever \* I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God),'
* **12** you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother;
* **13** thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that."
* **14** After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:
* **15** there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man.
* **16** [ "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."]
* **17** When he had left the crowd and entered the house, His disciples questioned Him about the parable.
* **18** And He said to them, "Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot \* defile him,
* **19** because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated \* \*?" (Thus He declared all foods clean.)
* **20** And He was saying, "That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man.
* **21** "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,
* **22** deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy \*, slander, pride and foolishness.
* **23** "All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man."

### The Syrophoenician Woman

(Matthew 15:21-28)

* **21** Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon.
* **22** And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed."
* **23** But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, "Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us."
* **24** But He answered and said, "I was sent only \* \* to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
* **25** But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, "Lord, help me!"
* **26** And He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
* **27** But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."
* **28** Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed at once \*.

(Mark 7:24-30)

* **24** Jesus got up and went away from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know of it; yet He could not escape notice.
* **25** But after hearing of Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.
* **26** Now the woman was a Gentile, of the Syrophoenician race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter.
* **27** And He was saying to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
* **28** But she answered and said to Him, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children's crumbs."
* **29** And He said to her, "Because of this answer go; the demon has gone out of your daughter."
* **30** And going back to her home, she found the child lying on the bed, the demon having left.

### Crowds Healed

(Matthew 15:29-31)

* **29** Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there.
* **30** And large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them.
* **31** So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

(Mark 7:31-37)

* **31** Again He went out from the region of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within \* the region of Decapolis.
* **32** They brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they implored Him to lay His hand on him.
* **33** Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva;
* **34** and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He said to him, "Ephphatha!" that is, "Be opened!"
* **35** And his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly.
* **36** And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.
* **37** They were utterly astonished, saying, "He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak."

### Feeding of the 4 Thousand

(Matthew 15:32-39)

* **32** And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, "I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing \* to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way."
* **33** The disciples said to Him, "Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?"
* **34** And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few small fish."
* **35** And He directed the people to sit down on the ground;
* **36** and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
* **37** And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.
* **38** And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
* **39** And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into the boat and came to the region of Magadan.

(Mark 8:1-9)

* **01** In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing \* to eat, Jesus called His disciples and said to them,
* **02** "I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing \* to eat.
* **03** "If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance."
* **04** And His disciples answered Him, "Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?"
* **05** And He was asking them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven."
* **06** And He directed the people to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve to them, and they served them to the people.
* **07** They also had a few small fish; and after He had blessed them, He ordered these to be served as well.
* **08** And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces.
* **09** About four thousand were there; and He sent them away.

### The Sign from Heaven

(Matthew 16:1-4)

* **01** The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
* **02** But He replied to them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'
* **03** "And in the morning, 'There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot \* discern the signs of the times?
* **04** "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah." And He left them and went away.

(Mark 8:10-13)

* **10** And immediately He entered the boat with His disciples and came to the district of Dalmanutha.
* **11** The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him.
* **12** Sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, "Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation."
* **13** Leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.

### The Leaven of the Pharisees

(Matthew 16:5-12)

* **05** And the disciples came to the other side of the sea, but they had forgotten to bring any bread.
* **06** And Jesus said to them, "Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
* **07** They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, "He said that because we did not bring any bread."
* **08** But Jesus, aware of this, said, "You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread?
* **09** "Do you not yet understand or remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets full you picked up?
* **10** "Or the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets full you picked up?
* **11** "How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
* **12** Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

(Mark 8:14-21)

* **14** And they had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them.
* **15** And He was giving orders to them, saying, "Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."
* **16** They began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.
* **17** And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened heart?
* **18** "HAVING EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND HAVING EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR? And do you not remember,
* **19** when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?" They said to Him, "Twelve."
* **20** "When I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?" And they said to Him, "Seven."
* **21** And He was saying to them, "Do you not yet understand?"

### Blind Man healed

(Mark 8:22-26)

* **22** And they came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to Jesus and implored Him to touch him.
* **23** Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, "Do you see anything?"
* **24** And he looked up and said, "I see men, for I see them like trees, walking around."
* **25** Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly.
* **26** And He sent him to his home, saying, "Do not even enter the village."

## The Ministry Outside of Galilee

### Peter's Confession of Christ

(Matthew 16:13-19)

* **13** Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"
* **14** And they said, "Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."
* **15** He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
* **16** Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
* **17** And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
* **18** "I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
* **19** "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever \* you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever \* you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."

(Mark 8:27-29)

* **27** Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, "Who do people say that I am?"
* **28** They told Him, saying, "John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets."
* **29** And He continued by questioning them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered and said to Him, "You are the Christ."

(Luke 9:18-20)

* **18** And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, "Who do the people say that I am?"
* **19** They answered and said, "John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again."
* **20** And He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered and said, "The Christ of God."

(John 6:66-71)

* **66** As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew \* and were not walking with Him anymore.
* **67** So Jesus said to the twelve, "You do not want to go away also, do you?"
* **68** Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.
* **69** "We have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God."
* **70** Jesus answered them, "Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is a devil?"
* **71** Now He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray Him.

### The Passion Foretold

(Matthew 16:20-28)

* **20** Then He warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Christ.
* **21** From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day.
* **22** Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "God forbid it, Lord! This shall never \* happen to You."
* **23** But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's."
* **24** Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.
* **25** "For whoever \* wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever \* loses his life for My sake will find it.
* **26** "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
* **27** "For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and WILL THEN REPAY EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS.
* **28** "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."

(Mark 8:30-38)

* **30** And He warned them to tell no one about Him.
* **31** And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
* **32** And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
* **33** But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's."
* **34** And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.
* **35** "For whoever \* wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever \* loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.
* **36** "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?
* **37** "For what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
* **38** "For whoever \* 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 the glory of His Father with the holy angels."

(Mark 9:1)

* **01** And Jesus was saying to them, "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power."

(Luke 9:21-27)

* **21** But He warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone,
* **22** saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised up on the third day."
* **23** And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily \* and follow Me.
* **24** "For whoever \* wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever \* loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.
* **25** "For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?
* **26** "For whoever \* is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
* **27** "But I say to you truthfully, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God."

### The Transfiguration

(Matthew 17:1-9)

* **01** Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
* **02** And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.
* **03** And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.
* **04** Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, I will make three tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
* **05** While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, "This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!"
* **06** When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified.
* **07** And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, "Get up, and do not be afraid."
* **08** And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.
* **09** As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, "Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead."

(Mark 9:2-10)

* **02** Six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves \*. And He was transfigured before them;
* **03** and His garments became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them.
* **04** Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
* **05** Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
* **06** For he did not know what to answer; for they became terrified.
* **07** Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!"
* **08** All at once they looked around and saw no one with them anymore, except Jesus alone.
* **09** As they were coming down from the mountain, He gave them orders not to relate to anyone what they had seen, until \* \* the Son of Man rose from the dead.
* **10** They seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead meant.

(Luke 9:28-36)

* **28** Some eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.
* **29** And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming.
* **30** And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah,
* **31** who, appearing in glory, were speaking of His departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
* **32** Now Peter and his companions \* had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him.
* **33** And as these were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah "-not realizing what he was saying.
* **34** While he was saying this, a cloud formed and began to overshadow them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
* **35** Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!"
* **36** And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent, and reported to no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.

### The Coming of Elias

(Matthew 17:10-13)

* 10 And His disciples asked Him, "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
* 11 And He answered and said, "Elijah is coming and will restore all things;
* 12 but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."
* 13 Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

(Mark 9:11-13)

* **11** They asked Him, saying, "Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
* **12** And He said to them, "Elijah does first come and restore all things. And yet how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
* **13** "But I say to you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wished, just as it is written of him."

### The Lunatic Healed (All Things Possible)

(Matthew 17:14-21)

* **14** When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying,
* **15** "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic and is very ill \*; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
* **16** "I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him."
* **17** And Jesus answered and said, "You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long \* shall I be with you? How long \* shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me."
* **18** And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured at once \*.
* **19** Then the disciples came to Jesus privately \* and said, "Why \* could we not drive it out?"
* **20** And He said to them, "Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.
* **21** [ "But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."]

(Mark 9:14-29)

* **14** When they came back to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them.
* **15** Immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were amazed and began running up to greet Him.
* **16** And He asked them, "What are you discussing with them?"
* **17** And one of the crowd answered Him, "Teacher, I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit which makes him mute;
* **18** and whenever it seizes him, it slams him to the ground and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth and stiffens out. I told Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not do it."
* **19** And He answered them and said, "O unbelieving generation, how long \* shall I be with you? How long \* shall I put up with you? Bring him to Me!"
* **20** They brought the boy to Him. When he saw Him, immediately the spirit threw him into a convulsion, and falling to the ground, he began rolling around and foaming at the mouth.
* **21** And He asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he said, "From childhood.
* **22** "It has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!"
* **23** And Jesus said to him, " 'If You can?' All things are possible to him who believes."
* **24** Immediately the boy's father cried out and said, "I do believe; help my unbelief."
* **25** When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again."
* **26** After crying out and throwing him into terrible convulsions, it came out; and the boy became so much like a corpse that most of them said, "He is dead!"
* **27** But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him; and he got up.
* **28** When He came into the house, His disciples began questioning Him privately \*, "Why \* could we not drive it out?"
* **29** And He said to them, "This kind cannot \* come out by anything but prayer."

(Luke 9:37-42)

* **37** On the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him.
* **38** And a man from the crowd shouted, saying, "Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only boy,
* **39** and a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams, and it throws him into a convulsion with foaming at the mouth; and only with difficulty does it leave him, mauling him as it leaves.
* **40** "I begged Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not."
* **41** And Jesus answered and said, "You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long \* shall I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here."
* **42** While he was still approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground and threw him into a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

## The Ministry Back in Galilee

### Passion (Death & Resurrection) Foretold Again

(Matthew 17:22-23)

* **22** And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men;
* **23** and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day." And they were deeply grieved.

(Mark 9:30-32)

* **30** From there they went out and began to go through Galilee, and He did not want anyone to know about it.
* **31** For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, "The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise three days later."
* **32** But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him.

(Luke 9:43-45)

* **43** And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. But while everyone was marveling at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples,
* **44** "Let these words sink into your ears; for the Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men."
* **45** But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.

### The Fish caught for the Tribute Money

(Matthew 17:24-27)

* **24** When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?"
* **25** He said, "Yes." And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs or poll-tax, from their sons or from strangers?"
* **26** When Peter said, "From strangers," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are exempt.
* **27** "However, so \* that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for you and Me."

### The Test for Greatness

(Matthew 18:1-5)

* **01** At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
* **02** And He called a child to Himself and set him before \* them,
* **03** and said, "Truly I say to you, unless \* you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
* **04** "Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
* **05** "And whoever \* receives one such child in My name receives Me;

(Mark 9:33-37)

* **33** They came to Capernaum; and when He was in the house, He began to question them, "What were you discussing on the way?"
* **34** But they kept silent, for on the way they had discussed with one another which of them was the greatest.
* **35** Sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all."
* **36** Taking a child, He set him before \* them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them,
* **37** "Whoever \* receives one child like this in My name receives Me; and whoever \* receives Me does not receive Me, but Him who sent Me."

(Luke 9:46-48)

* **46** An argument started among them as to which of them might be the greatest.
* **47** But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side,
* **48** and said to them, "Whoever \* receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever \* receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great."

### One Casting out Devils

(Mark 9:38-41)

* **38** John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us."
* **39** But Jesus said, "Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me.
* **40** "For he who is not against us is for us.
* **41** "For whoever \* gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of Christ, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.

(Luke 9:49-50)

* **49** John answered and said, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name; and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow along with us."
* **50** But Jesus said to him, "Do not hinder him; for he who is not against you is for you."

### Dire Warnings of Stumbling Blocks

(Matthew 18:6-9)

* 6 but whoever \* causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
* 7 "Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!
* 8 "If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the eternal fire.
* 9 "If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be cast into the fiery hell.

(Mark 9:42-48)

* **42** "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble, it would be better \* for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea.
* **43** "If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than, having your two hands, to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire,
* **44** [ where THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE, AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.]
* **45** "If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame, than, having your two feet, to be cast into hell,
* **46** [ where THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE, AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.]
* **47** "If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into hell,
* **48** where THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE, AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.

(Luke 17:1-4)

(John 17:2)

### Ninety-Nine + 1 Lost Sheep

(Matthew 18:10-14)

* 10 "See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually \* see the face of My Father who is in heaven.
* 11 [ "For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.]
* 12 "What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine \* on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying?
* 13 "If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine \* which have not gone astray.
* 14 "So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish.

(Luke 15:4-7)

### Rectifying your Brother

(Matthew 18:15-17)

* **15** "If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother.
* **16** "But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED.
* **17** "If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

### "Binding & Loosing"

(Matthew 18:18-20)

* **18** "Truly I say to you, whatever \* you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever \* you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.
* **19** "Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything \* that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.
* **20** "For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst."

### Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

(Matthew 18:21-35)

* **21** Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"
* **22** Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
* **23** "For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.
* **24** "When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.
* **25** "But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made.
* **26** "So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.'
* **27** "And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt.
* **28** "But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe.'
* **29** "So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you.'
* **30** "But he was unwilling \* and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed.
* **31** "So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened.
* **32** "Then summoning him, his lord said to him, 'You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.
* **33** 'Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?'
* **34** "And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him.
* **35** "My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart."

### "Salt with Fire"

(Mark 9:49-50)

* **49** "For everyone will be salted with fire.
* **50** "Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

## The Ministry in Jerusalem

### Journey to Jerusalem

(Luke 9:51)

* **51** When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem;

(John 7:1-10)

* **01** After these things Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He was unwilling \* to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.
* **02** Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near.
* **03** Therefore His brothers said to Him, "Leave here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing.
* **04** "For no one does anything in secret when he himself seeks to be known publicly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world."
* **05** For not even His brothers were believing in Him.
* **06** So Jesus said to them, "My time is not yet here, but your time is always opportune.
* **07** "The world cannot \* hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil.
* **08** "Go up to the feast yourselves; I do not go up to this feast because My time has not yet fully come."
* **09** Having said these things to them, He stayed in Galilee.
* **10** But when His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He Himself also went up, not publicly, but as if, in secret.

### Fire from Heaven

(Luke 9:52-56)

* **52** and He sent messengers on ahead \* of Him, and they went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
* **53** But they did not receive Him, because He was traveling toward Jerusalem.
* **54** When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"
* **55** But He turned and rebuked them, [and said, "You do not know what kind of spirit you are of;
* **56** for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them."] And they went on to another village.

### Exacting Discipleship (Answers to Disciples)

(Matthew 8:19-22)

* **19** Then a scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever \* You go."
* **20** Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere \* to lay His head."
* **21** Another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."
* **22** But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead."

(Luke 9:57-62)

* **57** As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever \* You go."
* **58** And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere \* to lay His head."
* **59** And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."
* **60** But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God."
* **61** Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home."
* **62** But Jesus said to him, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."

### Teaching at the Feast of Tabernacles: Part 01 -

(John 7:11-39)

* **11** So the Jews were seeking Him at the feast and were saying, "Where is He?"
* **12** There was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; some were saying, "He is a good man "; others were saying, "No, on the contrary, He leads the people astray."
* **13** Yet no one was speaking openly of Him for fear of the Jews.
* **14** But when it was now the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and began to teach.
* **15** The Jews then were astonished, saying, "How has this man become learned, having never been educated?"
* **16** So Jesus answered them and said, "My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me.
* **17** "If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself.
* **18** "He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
* **19** "Did not Moses give you the Law, and yet none of you carries out the Law? Why do you seek to kill Me?"
* **20** The crowd answered, "You have a demon! Who seeks to kill You?"
* **21** Jesus answered them, "I did one deed, and you all marvel.
* **22** "For this reason Moses has given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers ), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man.
* **23** "If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on the Sabbath?
* **24** "Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment."
* **25** So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, "Is this not the man whom they are seeking to kill?
* **26** "Look, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. The rulers do not really know that this is the Christ, do they?
* **27** "However, we know where this man is from; but whenever the Christ may come, no one knows where He is from."
* **28** Then Jesus cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, "You both know Me and know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know.
* **29** "I know Him, because I am from Him, and He sent Me."
* **30** So they were seeking to seize Him; and no man laid his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
* **31** But many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, "When the Christ comes, He will not perform more signs than those which this man has, will He?"
* **32** The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to seize Him.
* **33** Therefore Jesus said, "For a little while longer I am with you, then I go to Him who sent Me.
* **34** "You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot \* come."
* **35** The Jews then said to one another, "Where does this man intend to go that we will not find Him? He is not intending to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks, is He?
* **36** "What is this statement that He said, 'You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot \* come '?"
* **37** Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
* **38** "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.' "
* **39** But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

### Teaching at the Feast of Tabernacles: Part 02 - Division of People over Jesus

(John 7:40-53)

* **40** Some of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, "This certainly is the Prophet."
* **41** Others were saying, "This is the Christ." Still others were saying, "Surely the Christ is not going to come from Galilee, is He?
* **42** "Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?"
* **43** So a division occurred in the crowd because of Him.
* **44** Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.
* **45** The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, "Why \* did you not bring Him?"
* **46** The officers answered, "Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks."
* **47** The Pharisees then answered them, "You have not also been led astray, have you?
* **48** "No one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he?
* **49** "But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed."
* **50** Nicodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them,
* **51** "Our Law does not judge a man unless \* it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?"
* **52** They answered him, "You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee."
* **53** [Everyone went to his home.

### Woman caught in Adultery

(John 8:1-11)

* **01** But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
* **02** Early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began to teach them.
* **03** The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court,
* **04** they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act.
* **05** "Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?"
* **06** They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground.
* **07** But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."
* **08** Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
* **09** When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the center of the court.
* **10** Straightening up, Jesus said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?"
* **11** She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more."]

### Dispute with the Pharisees: Part 01 - Jesus Is the Light of the World

(John 8:12-30)

* **12** Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life."
* **13** So the Pharisees said to Him, "You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true."
* **14** Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
* **15** "You judge according to the flesh; I am not judging anyone.
* **16** "But even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me.
* **17** "Even in your law it has been written that the testimony of two men is true.
* **18** "I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me."
* **19** So they were saying to Him, "Where is Your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also."
* **20** These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.
* **21** Then He said again to them, "I go away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin; where I am going, you cannot \* come."
* **22** So the Jews were saying, "Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, 'Where I am going, you cannot \* come '?"
* **23** And He was saying to them, "You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.
* **24** "Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless \* you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."
* **25** So they were saying to Him, "Who are You?" Jesus said to them, "What \* have I been saying to you from the beginning?
* **26** "I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and the things which I heard from Him, these I speak to the world."
* **27** They did not realize that He had been speaking to them about the Father.
* **28** So Jesus said, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.
* **29** "And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him."
* **30** As He spoke these things, many came to believe in Him.

### Dispute with the Pharisees: Part 02 - The Truth Will Make You Free

(John 8:31-59)

* **31** So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;
* **32** and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."
* **33** They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never \* yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, 'You will become free?"
* **34** Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.
* **35** "The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever.
* **36** "So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.
* **37** "I know that you are Abraham's descendants; yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.
* **38** "I speak the things which I have seen with My Father; therefore you also do the things which you heard from your father."
* **39** They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, "If you are Abraham's children, do the deeds of Abraham.
* **40** "But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.
* **41** "You are doing the deeds of your father." They said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father: God."
* **42** Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but He sent Me.
* **43** "Why \* do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot \* hear My word.
* **44** "You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
* **45** "But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.
* **46** "Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why \* do you not believe Me?
* **47** "He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God."
* **48** The Jews answered and said to Him, "Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
* **49** Jesus answered, "I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
* **50** "But I do not seek My glory; there is One who seeks and judges.
* **51** "Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he will never \* see death."
* **52** The Jews said to Him, "Now we know that You have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets also; and You say, 'If anyone keeps My word, he will never \* taste of death.'
* **53** "Surely You are not greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets died too; whom do You make Yourself out to be?"
* **54** Jesus answered, "If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, 'He is our God ';
* **55** and you have not come to know Him, but I know Him; and if I say that I do not know Him, I will be a liar like you, but I do know Him and keep His word.
* **56** "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad."
* **57** So the Jews said to Him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?"
* **58** Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, **I am**."
* **59** Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple.

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### Healing the Man born Blind: Part 01

(John 9:1-12)

* **01** As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth.
* **02** And His disciples asked Him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?"
* **03** Jesus answered, "It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him.
* **04** "We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work.
* **05** "While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."
* **06** When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes,
* **07** and said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam " (which is translated, Sent ). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing.
* **08** Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, "Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?"
* **09** Others were saying, "This is he," still others were saying, "No, but he is like him." He kept saying, "I am the one."
* **10** So they were saying to him, "How then were your eyes opened?"
* **11** He answered, "The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash '; so I went away and washed, and I received sight."
* **12** They said to him, "Where is He?" He said, "I do not know."

### Healing the Man born Blind: Part 02 - Controversy over the Man

(John 9:13-34)

* **13** They brought to the Pharisees the man who was formerly blind.
* **14** Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes.
* **15** Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, "He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see."
* **16** Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, "This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath." But others were saying, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?" And there was a division among them.
* **17** So they said to the blind man again, "What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?" And he said, "He is a prophet."
* **18** The Jews then did not believe it of him, that he had been blind and had received sight, until they called the parents of the very one who had received his sight,
* **19** and questioned them, saying, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?"
* **20** His parents answered them and said, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;
* **21** but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself."
* **22** His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.
* **23** For this reason his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."
* **24** So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, "Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner."
* **25** He then answered, "Whether He is a sinner, I do not know; one thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see."
* **26** So they said to him, "What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?"
* **27** He answered them, "I told you already and you did not listen; why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become His disciples too, do you?"
* **28** They reviled him and said, "You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
* **29** "We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He is from."
* **30** The man answered and said to them, "Well, here \* is an amazing thing, that you do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
* **31** "We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him.
* **32** "Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind.
* **33** "If this man were not from God, He could do nothing \*."
* **34** They answered him, "You were born entirely in sins, and are you teaching us?" So they put him out.

### Healing the Man born Blind: Part 03 - Jesus Affirms His Deity

(John 9:35-41)

* **35** Jesus heard that they had put him out, and finding him, He said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"
* **36** He answered, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?"
* **37** Jesus said to him, "You have both seen Him, and He is the one who is talking with you."
* **38** And he said, "Lord, I believe." And he worshiped Him.
* **39** And Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind."
* **40** Those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, "We are not blind too, are we?"
* **41** Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, 'We see,' your sin remains.

### Parable of the Good Shepherd

(John 10:1-21)

* **01** "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber.
* **02** "But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep.
* **03** "To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
* **04** "When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
* **05** "A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."
* **06** This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.
* **07** So Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
* **08** "All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.
* **09** "I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go \* in and out and find pasture.
* **10** "The thief comes only \* \* to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
* **11** "I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
* **12** "He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
* **13** "He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep.
* **14** "I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,
* **15** even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
* **16** "I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd.
* **17** "For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again.
* **18** "No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father."
* **19** A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words.
* **20** Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?"
* **21** Others were saying, "These are not the sayings of one demon-possessed. A demon cannot \* open the eyes of the blind, can he?"

### Jesus Asserts his Deity: Part 01 - Feast of the Dedication

(John 10:22-30)

* **22** At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem;
* **23** it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of Solomon.
* **24** The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, "How long \* will You keep us in suspense \*? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly."
* **25** Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father's name, these testify of Me.
* **26** "But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep.
* **27** "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;
* **28** and I give eternal life to them, and they will never \* perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.
* **29** "My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.
* **30** "I and the Father are one."

### Jesus Asserts his Deity: Part 02 - Departure beyond Jordan

(John 10:31-42)

* **31** The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him.
* **32** Jesus answered them, "I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?"
* **33** The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God."
* **34** Jesus answered them, "Has it not been written in your Law, 'I SAID, YOU ARE GODS '?
* **35** "If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot \* be broken ),
* **36** do you say of Him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God '?
* **37** "If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;
* **38** but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father."
* **39** Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He eluded their grasp.
* **40** And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there.
* **41** Many came to Him and were saying, "While John performed no sign, yet everything John said about this man was true."
* **42** Many believed in Him there.

## The Ministry In Galilee

### Mission of the 70

(Luke 10:1-16)

* **01** Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead \* of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come.
* **02** And He was saying to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
* **03** "Go; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
* **04** "Carry no money belt, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way.
* **05** "Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house.'
* **06** "If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
* **07** "Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they give you; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house.
* **08** "Whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you;
* **09** and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'
* **10** "But whatever \* city you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,
* **11** 'Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you; yet be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near.'
* **12** "I say to you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.
* **13** "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
* **14** "But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.
* **15** "And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades!
* **16** "The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me."

### The Return of the 70 Disciples

(Luke 10:17-24)

* **17** The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name."
* **18** And He said to them, "I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.
* **19** "Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.
* **20** "Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven."
* **21** At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.
* **22** "All things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him."
* **23** Turning to the disciples, He said privately \*, "Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see,
* **24** for I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them."

### The Good Samaritan

(Luke 10:25-37)

* **25** And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
* **26** And He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?"
* **27** And he answered, "YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."
* **28** And He said to him, "You have answered correctly; DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE."
* **29** But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
* **30** Jesus replied and said, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat \* him, and went away leaving him half dead.
* **31** "And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
* **32** "Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
* **33** "But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion,
* **34** and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
* **35** "On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever \* \* more you spend, when I return I will repay you.'
* **36** "Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?"
* **37** And he said, "The one who showed mercy toward him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do the same."

### Mary & Martha

(Luke 10:38-42)

* **38** Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
* **39** She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord's feet, listening to His word.
* **40** But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me."
* **41** But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things;
* **42** but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her."

### The Lord's Prayer

(Mathew 6:9-13)

* **09** "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
* **10** 'Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
* **11** 'Give us this day our daily bread.
* **12** 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
* **13** 'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.']

(Luke 11:1-4)

* **01** One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
* **02** He said to them, “When you pray, say: “ ‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.
* **03** Give us each day our daily bread.
* **04** Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation. ’ ”

### Prayer Effectual

(Matthew 7:7-11)

* **07** "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
* **08** "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
* **09** "Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?
* **10** "Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?
* **11** "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!

(Luke 11:5-13)

* **05** Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread;
* **06** a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’
* **07** And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’
* **08** I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.
* **09** “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
* **10** For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
* **11** “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
* **12** Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
* **13** If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

### The Blasphemous Pharisees Reproved (Jesus & Beelzebul)

(Matthew 12:22-37)

* **22** Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man spoke and saw.
* **23** All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, "This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?"
* **24** But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "This man casts out demons only \* \* by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons."
* **25** And knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, "Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself will not stand.
* **26** "If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
* **27** "If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this \* reason \* they will be your judges.
* **28** "But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
* **29** "Or how can anyone enter the strong man's house and carry off his property, unless \* he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
* **30** "He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
* **31** "Therefore \* I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
* **32** "Whoever \* speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever \* speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.
* **33** "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.
* **34** "You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.
* **35** "The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.
* **36** "But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.
* **37** "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

(Mark 3:20-30)

* **20** And He came home, and the crowd gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal.
* **21** When His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, "He has lost His senses."
* **22** The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons."
* **23** And He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?
* **24** "If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot \* stand.
* **25** "If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
* **26** "If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot \* stand, but he is finished!
* **27** "But no one can enter the strong man's house and plunder his property unless \* he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.
* **28** "Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever \* blasphemies they utter;
* **29** but whoever \* blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never \* \* has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin "-
* **30** because they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit."

(Luke 11:14-23)

* **14** Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.
* **15** But some of them said, “By Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.”
* **16** Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.
* **17** Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall.
* **18** If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
* **19** Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
* **20** But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
* **21** “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe.
* **22** But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.
* **23** “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

### The Unclean Spirit Returning

(Matthew 12:43-45)

* **43** "Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.
* **44** "Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came '; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.
* **45** "Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation."

(Luke 11:24-28)

* **24** “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
* **25** When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.
* **26** Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.”
* **27** As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”
* **28** He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

### The Sign of Jonah

(Matthew 12:38-42)

* **38** Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from You."
* **39** But He answered and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet;
* **40** for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEA MONSTER, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
* **41** "The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
* **42** "The Queen of the South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

(Luke 11:29-32)

* **29** As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
* **30** For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.
* **31** The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom; and now something greater than Solomon is here.
* **32** The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and now something greater than Jonah is here.

### The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5:15)

* **15** nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

(Matthew 6:22-23)

* **22** "The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light.
* **23** "But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

(Luke 11:33-36)

* **33** “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.
* **34** Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness.
* **35** See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
* **36** Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”

### **Woes on the Pharisees and the Experts in the Law**

(Luke 11:37-54)

* **37** When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table.
* **38** But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
* **39** Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
* **40** You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also?
* **41** But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.
* **42** “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.
* **43** “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.
* **44** “Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which people walk over without knowing it.”
* **45** One of the experts in the law answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also.”
* **46** Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.
* **47** “Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them.
* **48** So you testify that you approve of what your ancestors did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
* **49** Because of this, God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’
* **50** Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world,
* **51** from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.
* **52** “Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
* **53** When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions,
* **54** waiting to catch him in something he might say.

### What to Fear (Warnings and Encouragements)

(Matthew 10:26-33)

* 26 "Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
* 27 "What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
* 28 "Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable \* to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
* 29 "Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
* 30 "But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
* 31 "So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
* 32 "Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven.
* 33 "But whoever \* denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.

(Luke 12:1-12)

* **01** Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
* **02** There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.
* **03** What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.
* **04** “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
* **05** But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.
* **06** Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
* **07** Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
* **08** “I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.
* **09** But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned before the angels of God.
* **10** And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
* **11** “When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,
* **12** for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”

### The Parable of the Rich Fool

(Luke 12:13-21)

* 13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
* 14 Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?”
* 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”
* 16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
* 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
* 18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain.
* 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” ’
* 20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
* 21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”

### Do Not Worry

(Matthew 6:25-33)

* **26** "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
* **27** "And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
* **28** "And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,
* **29** yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
* **30** "But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!
* **31** "Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?'
* **32** "For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
* **33** "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

(Luke 12:22-31)

* **22** Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear.
* **23** For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
* **24** Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!
* **25** Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life ?
* **26** Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
* **27** “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
* **28** If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith!
* **29** And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it.
* **30** For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them.
* **31** But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

### Watchfulness, Not Peace but Division, Interpreting the Times

(Luke 12:32-59)

* **32** “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
* **33** Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
* **34** For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

* **35** “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning,
* **36** like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.
* **37** It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them.
* **38** It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak.
* **39** But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
* **40** You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
* **41** Peter asked, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?”
* **42** The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time?
* **43** It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns.
* **44** Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
* **45** But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
* **46** The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
* **47** “The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows.
* **48** But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

* **49** “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
* **50** But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!
* **51** Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division.
* **52** From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three.
* **53** They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

* **54** He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does.
* **55** And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is.
* **56** Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?
* **57** “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
* **58** As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
* **59** I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.”

### Galileans that Perished (Repent or Perish)

(Luke 13:1-9)

* **01** Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
* **02** Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way?
* **03** I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.
* **04** Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?
* **05** I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
* **06** Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.
* **07** So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
* **08** “ ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it.
* **09** If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’ ”

### Crippled Woman Healed on the Sabbath

(Luke 13:10-17)

* **10** On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
* **11** and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.
* **12** When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.”
* **13** Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.
* **14** Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue leader said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”
* **15** The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie your ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water?
* **16** Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”
* **17** When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.

### The Parable of the Mustard Seed

(Matthew 13:31-32)

* **31** He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;
* **32** and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR come and NEST IN ITS BRANCHES."

(Mark 4:30-32)

* **30** And He said, "How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?
* **31** "It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil,
* **32** yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and forms large branches; so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR can NEST UNDER ITS SHADE."

(Luke 13:18-19)

* **18** Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?
* **19** It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.”

### The Parable of the Yeast

(Matthew 13:33)

* **33** He spoke another parable to them, "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened."

(Luke 13:20-21)

* **20** Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?
* **21** It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”

## The Ministry Towards & at Jerusalem

### "Are there few that be saved?" (The Narrow Door)

(Luke 13:22-30)

* **22** Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.
* **23** Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?” He said to them,
* **24** “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
* **25** Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ “But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
* **26** “Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
* **27** “But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’
* **28** “There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.
* **29** People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.
* **30** Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”

### Warning against Herod

(Luke 13:31-33)

* **31** At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you.”
* **32** He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’
* **33** In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!

### Dropsy healed on the Sabbath Day

(Luke 14:1-6)

* **01** One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched.
* **02** There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body.
* **03** Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
* **04** But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way.
* **05** Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?”
* **06** And they had nothing to say.

### Choosing the Chief Rooms

(Luke 14:7-14)

* **07** When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable:
* **08** “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.
* **09** If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.
* **10** But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.
* **11** For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
* **12** Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.
* **13** But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
* **14** and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

### Following Christ with the Cross (The Cost of Being a Disciple)

(Matthew 10:37-38)

* **37** "He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
* **38** "And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

(Luke 14:25-35)

* **25** Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said:
* **26** “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.
* **27** And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
* **28** “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?
* **29** For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you,
* **30** saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
* **31** “Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
* **32** If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace.
* **33** In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
* **34** “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?
* **35** It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”

### Faith & Merit

(Matthew 17:20)

* **20** And He said to them, "Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.

(Luke 17:5-10)

### Jesus' Teaching about Divorce

(Matthew 19:1-12)

* **01** When Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan;
* **02** and large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
* **03** Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?"
* **04** And He answered and said, "Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE,
* **05** and said, 'FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME \* ONE FLESH '?
* **06** "So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."
* **07** They said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY?"
* **08** He said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.
* **09** "And I say to you, whoever \* divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery ."
* **10** The disciples said to Him, "If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry."
* **11** But He said to them, "Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given.
* **12** "For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it."

(Mark 10:1-12)

* **01** Getting up, He went from there to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; crowds gathered around Him again, and, according to His custom, He once more began to teach them.
* **02** Some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began to question Him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce a wife.
* **03** And He answered and said to them, "What did Moses command you?"
* **04** They said, "Moses permitted a man TO WRITE A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY."
* **05** But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.
* **06** "But from the beginning of creation, God MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE.
* **07** "FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER,
* **08** AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME \* ONE FLESH; so they are no longer two, but one flesh.
* **09** "What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."
* **10** In the house the disciples began questioning Him about this again.
* **11** And He said to them, "Whoever \* divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her;
* **12** and if she herself divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery."

### Children brought to Jesus

(Matthew 19:13-15)

* **13** Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.
* **14** But Jesus said, "Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
* **15** After laying His hands on them, He departed from there.

(Mark 10:13-16)

* **13** And they were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them.
* **14** But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, "Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
* **15** "Truly I say to you, whoever \* does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all."
* **16** And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.

(Luke 18:15-17)

### The Rich Young Man Inquiring

(Matthew 19:16-26)

* **16** And someone came to Him and said, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life?"
* **17** And He said to him, "Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments."
* **18** Then he said to Him, "Which ones?" And Jesus said, "YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER; YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY; YOU SHALL NOT STEAL; YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS;
* **19** HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER; and YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."
* **20** The young man said to Him, "All these things I have kept; what am I still lacking?"
* **21** Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."
* **22** But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.
* **23** And Jesus said to His disciples, "Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
* **24** "Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
* **25** When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, "Then who can be saved?"
* **26** And looking at them Jesus said to them, "With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

(Mark 10:17-27)

* **17** As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
* **18** And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.
* **19** "You know the commandments, 'DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, Do not defraud, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.' "
* **20** And he said to Him, "Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth up."
* **21** Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, "One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."
* **22** But at these words he was saddened, and he went away grieving, for he was one who owned much property.
* **23** And Jesus, looking around, said to His disciples, "How hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!"
* **24** The disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
* **25** "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."
* **26** They were even more astonished and said to Him, "Then who can be saved?"
* **27** Looking at them, Jesus said, "With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God."

(Luke 18:18-27)

### The Disciples' Reward

(Matthew 19:27-30)

* **27** Then Peter said to Him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed You; what then will there be for us?"
* **28** And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
* **29** "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name's sake, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.
* **30** "But many who are first will be last; and the last, first.

(Mark 10:28-31)

* **28** Peter began to say to Him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed You."
* **29** Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel's sake,
* **30** but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.
* **31** "But many who are first will be last, and the last, first."

(Luke 18:28-30)

### Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard

(Matthew 20:1-16)

* **01** "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
* **02** "When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
* **03** "And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place;
* **04** and to those he said, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever \* is right I will give you.' And so they went.
* **05** "Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same thing.
* **06** "And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day long?'
* **07** "They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too.'
* **08** "When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last group to the first.'
* **09** "When those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius.
* **10** "When those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.
* **11** "When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner,
* **12** saying, 'These last men have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.'
* **13** "But he answered and said to one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius?
* **14** 'Take what is yours and go, but I wish to give to this last man the same as to you.
* **15** 'Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?'
* **16** "So the last shall be first, and the first last."

### The Passion (Death of Christ) Foretold Once Again

(Matthew 20:17-19)

* **17** As Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,
* **18** "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death,
* **19** and will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify Him, and on the third day He will be raised up."

(Mark 10:32-34)

* **32** They were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were fearful. And again He took the twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him,
* **33** saying, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and will hand Him over to the Gentiles.
* **34** "They will mock Him and spit on Him, and scourge Him and kill Him, and three days later He will rise again."

(Luke 18:31-34)

### Request of James & John

(Matthew 20:20-28)

* **20** Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Jesus with her sons, bowing down and making a request of Him.
* **21** And He said to her, "What do you wish?" She said to Him, "Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right and one on Your left."
* **22** But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to Him, "We are able."
* **23** He said to them, "My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father."
* **24** And hearing this, the ten became indignant with the two brothers.
* **25** But Jesus called them to Himself and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.
* **26** "It is not this way among you, but whoever \* wishes to become great among you shall be your servant,
* **27** and whoever \* wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;
* **28** just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

(Mark 10:35-45)

* **35** James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, came up to Jesus, saying, "Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever \* we ask of You."
* **36** And He said to them, "What do you want Me to do for you?"
* **37** They said to Him, "Grant that we may sit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory."
* **38** But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"
* **39** They said to Him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you shall drink; and you shall be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized.
* **40** "But to sit on My right or on My left, this is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared."
* **41** Hearing this, the ten began to feel indignant with James and John.
* **42** Calling them to Himself, Jesus said to them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great men exercise authority over them.
* **43** "But it is not this way among you, but whoever \* wishes to become great among you shall be your servant;
* **44** and whoever \* wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all.
* **45** "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

### Bartimaeus & Blind Men at Jericho

(Matthew 20:29-34)

* **29** As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.
* **30** And two blind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"
* **31** The crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"
* **32** And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, "What do you want Me to do for you?"
* **33** They said to Him, "Lord, we want our eyes to be opened."
* **34** Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.

(Mark 10:46-52)

* **46** Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road.
* **47** When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"
* **48** Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
* **49** And Jesus stopped and said, "Call him here." So they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take courage, stand up! He is calling for you."
* **50** Throwing aside his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus.
* **51** And answering him, Jesus said, "What do you want Me to do for you?" And the blind man said to Him, "Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!"
* **52** And Jesus said to him, "Go; your faith has made you well." Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road.

(Luke 18:35-43)

### Parable of the 10 Talents

(Matthew 25:14-30)

* **14** "For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.
* **15** "To one he gave five talents, to another \*, two, and to another \*, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey.
* **16** "Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents.
* **17** "In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more.
* **18** "But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.
* **19** "Now after a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them.
* **20** "The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, 'Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have gained five more talents.'
* **21** "His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.'
* **22** "Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, 'Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.'
* **23** "His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.'
* **24** "And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed.
* **25** 'And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.'
* **26** "But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.
* **27** 'Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.
* **28** 'Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.'
* **29** "For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
* **30** "Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

(Luke 19:11-28)

### Jesus Anointed at Bethany

(Matthew 26:6-13)

* **06** While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,
* **07** a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.
* **08** When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.
* **09** “This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”
* **10** Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me.
* **11** The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.
* **12** When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
* **13** Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”

(Mark 14:3-9)

* **03** While He was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume of pure nard; and she broke the vial and poured it over His head.
* **04** But some were indignantly remarking to one another, "Why \* has this perfume been wasted?
* **05** "For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor." And they were scolding her.
* **06** But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you bother \* her? She has done a good deed to Me.
* **07** "For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.
* **08** "She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial.
* **09** "Truly I say to you, wherever \* the gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her."

(Luke 7:36-50)

(John 12:1-11)

### The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

(Matthew 21:1-11)

* **01** When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
* **02** saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to Me.
* **03** "If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he will send them."
* **04** This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
* **05** "SAY TO THE DAUGHTER OF ZION, 'BEHOLD YOUR KING IS COMING TO YOU, GENTLE, AND MOUNTED ON A DONKEY, EVEN ON A COLT, THE FOAL OF A BEAST OF BURDEN.' "
* **06** The disciples went and did just as Jesus had instructed them,
* **07** and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their coats on them; and He sat on the coats.
* **08** Most of the crowd spread their coats in the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road.
* **09** The crowds going ahead of Him, and those who followed, were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David; BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD; Hosanna in the highest!"
* **10** When He had entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, "Who is this?"
* **11** And the crowds were saying, "This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee."

(Mark 11:1-10)

* **01** As they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,
* **02** and said to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one \* yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.
* **03** "If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' you say, 'The Lord has need of it'; and immediately he will send it back here."
* **04** They went away and found a colt tied at the door, outside in the street; and they untied it.
* **05** Some of the bystanders \* were saying to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?"
* **06** They spoke to them just as Jesus had told them, and they gave them permission.
* **07** They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it.
* **08** And many spread their coats in the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.
* **09** Those who went in front and those who followed were shouting: "Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD;
* **10** Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!"

(Luke 19:29-44)

(John 12:12-19)

### Cleansing the Temple (Second)

(Matthew 21:12-16)

* **12** And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves.
* **13** And He said to them, "It is written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER '; but you are making it a ROBBERS' DEN."
* **14** And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.
* **15** But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done, and the children who were shouting in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they became indignant
* **16** and said to Him, "Do You hear what these children are saying?" And Jesus said to them, "Yes; have you never read, 'OUT OF THE MOUTH OF INFANTS AND NURSING BABIES YOU HAVE PREPARED PRAISE FOR YOURSELF'?"

(Mark 11:15-18)

* **15** Then they came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves;
* **16** and He would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple.
* **17** And He began to teach and say to them, "Is it not written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS '? But you have made it a ROBBERS' DEN."
* **18** The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and began seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

(Luke 19:45-48)

### The Barren Fig Tree

(Matthew 21:17-22)

* **17** And He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.
* **18** Now in the morning, when He was returning to the city, He became hungry.
* **19** Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He said to it, "No longer shall there ever \* be any fruit from you." And at once the fig tree withered.
* **20** Seeing this, the disciples were amazed and asked, "How did the fig tree wither all at once?"
* **21** And Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will happen.
* **22** "And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."

(Mark 11:11-14)

* **11** Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking around at everything, He left for Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late.
* **12** On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry.
* **13** Seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
* **14** He said to it, "May no one ever \* eat fruit from you again!" And His disciples were listening.

(Mark 11:19-23)

* **19** When evening came, they would go out of the city.
* **20** As they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up.
* **21** Being reminded, Peter said to Him, "Rabbi, look, the fig tree which You cursed has withered."
* **22** And Jesus answered saying to them, "Have faith in God.
* **23** "Truly I say to you, whoever \* says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.

### Exhortation to Prayer & Forgiveness

(Matthew 6:14-15)

* **14** "For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
* **15** "But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.

(Mark 11:24-26)

* **24** "Therefore \* I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.
* **25** "Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.
* **26** [ "But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your transgressions."]

### The Questioning of the Chief Priests

(Matthew 21:23-27)

* **23** When He entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, and said, "By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?"
* **24** Jesus said to them, "I will also ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.
* **25** "The baptism of John was from what source, from heaven or from men?" And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say to us, 'Then why \* did you not believe him?'
* **26** "But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the people; for they all regard John as a prophet."
* **27** And answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

(Mark 11:27-33)

* **27** They came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him,
* **28** and began saying to Him, "By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?"
* **29** And Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
* **30** "Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Answer Me."
* **31** They began reasoning among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Then why \* did you not believe him?'
* **32** "But shall we say, 'From men '?"-they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.
* **33** Answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things."

(Luke 20:1-8)

### Parable of the Two Sons

(Matthew 21:28-32)

* **28** "But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'
* **29** "And he answered, 'I will not'; but afterward he regretted it and went.
* **30** "The man came to the second and said the same thing; and he answered, 'I will, sir '; but he did not go.
* **31** "Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.
* **32** "For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even feel remorse afterward so as to believe him.

### Parable of the Vine-Growers (Wicked Husbandmen)

(Matthew 21:33-46)

* **33** "Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND IT AND DUG A WINE PRESS IN IT, AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey.
* **34** "When the harvest time approached, he sent his slaves to the vine-growers to receive his produce.
* **35** "The vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another \*, and stoned a third.
* **36** "Again he sent another group of slaves larger than the first; and they did the same thing to them.
* **37** "But afterward he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
* **38** "But when the vine-growers saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.'
* **39** "They took him, and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
* **40** "Therefore when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-growers?"
* **41** They said to Him, "He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons."
* **42** Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone; THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD, AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES '?
* **43** "Therefore \* I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people, producing the fruit of it.
* **44** "And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever \* it falls, it will scatter him like dust."
* **45** When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them.
* **46** When they sought to seize Him, they feared the people, because they considered Him to be a prophet.

(Mark 12:1-12)

* **01** And He began to speak to them in parables: "A man PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND IT, AND DUG A VAT UNDER THE WINE PRESS AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey.
* **02** "At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, in order to receive some of the produce of the vineyard from the vine-growers.
* **03** "They took him, and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
* **04** "Again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.
* **05** "And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some and killing others \*.
* **06** "He had one more to send, a beloved son; he sent him last of all to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
* **07** "But those vine-growers said to one another, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'
* **08** "They took him, and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.
* **09** "What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vine-growers, and will give the vineyard to others.
* **10** "Have you not even read this Scripture: 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone;
* **11** THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD, AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES '?"
* **12** And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the people, for they understood that He spoke the parable against them. And so they left Him and went away.

(Luke 20:9-18)

### Parable of the Wedding-Garment (Great Banquet)

(Matthew 22:1-14)

* **01** Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,
* **02** "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king \* who gave a wedding feast for his son.
* **03** "And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling \* to come.
* **04** "Again he sent out other slaves saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are all butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast."'
* **05** "But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm, another \* to his business,
* **06** and the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them.
* **07** "But the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire.
* **08** "Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.
* **09** 'Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.'
* **10** "Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all they found, both evil and good; and the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests.
* **11** "But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes,
* **12** and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here without \* wedding clothes?' And the man was speechless.
* **13** "Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
* **14** "For many are called, but few are chosen."

(Luke 14:15-24)

* **15** When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
* **16** Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests.
* **17** At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
* **18** “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’
* **19** “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
* **20** “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
* **21** “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
* **22** “ ‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’
* **23** “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
* **24** I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’ ”

### The Tribute Money to Caesar

(Matthew 22:15-22)

* **15** Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.
* **16** And they sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial \* to any.
* **17** "Tell us then, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?"
* **18** But Jesus perceived their malice, and said, "Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites?
* **19** "Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax." And they brought Him a denarius.
* **20** And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?"
* **21** They said to Him, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's."
* **22** And hearing this, they were amazed, and leaving Him, they went away.

(Mark 12:13-17)

* **13** Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement.
* **14** They came and said to Him, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial \* to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?
* **15** "Shall we pay or shall we not pay?" But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to look at."
* **16** They brought one. And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's."
* **17** And Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at Him.

(Luke 20:20-26)

### The Sadducees Confuted

(Matthew 22:23-33)

* **23** On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection ) came to Jesus and questioned Him,
* **24** asking, "Teacher, Moses said, 'IF A MAN DIES HAVING NO CHILDREN, HIS BROTHER AS NEXT OF KIN SHALL MARRY HIS WIFE, AND RAISE UP CHILDREN FOR HIS BROTHER.'
* **25** "Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother;
* **26** so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh.
* **27** "Last of all, the woman died.
* **28** "In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her."
* **29** But Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.
* **30** "For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
* **31** "But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God:
* **32** 'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB '? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."
* **33** When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

(Mark 12:18-27)

* **18** Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection ) came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying,
* **19** "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that IF A MAN'S BROTHER DIES and leaves behind a wife AND LEAVES NO CHILD, HIS BROTHER SHOULD MARRY THE WIFE AND RAISE UP CHILDREN TO HIS BROTHER.
* **20** "There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.
* **21** "The second one married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise;
* **22** and so all seven left no children. Last of all the woman died also.
* **23** "In the resurrection, when they rise again, which one's wife will she be? For all seven had married her."
* **24** Jesus said to them, "Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scriptures or the power of God?
* **25** "For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
* **26** "But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, and the God of Jacob '?
* **27** "He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken."

(Luke 20:27-40)

### The Hypocrisy & Ambition of The Pharisees: Part 1 - The Great Commandment

(Matthew 22:34-40)

* **34** But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together \* \*.
* **35** One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him,
* **36** "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?"
* **37** And He said to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.'
* **38** "This is the great and foremost commandment.
* **39** "The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.'
* **40** "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets."

(Mark 12:28-34)

* **28** One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, "What commandment is the foremost of all?"
* **29** Jesus answered, "The foremost is, 'HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD;
* **30** AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.'
* **31** "The second is this, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
* **32** The scribe said to Him, "Right, Teacher; You have truly \* stated that HE IS ONE, AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE BESIDES HIM;
* **33** AND TO LOVE HIM WITH ALL THE HEART AND WITH ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND WITH ALL THE STRENGTH, AND TO LOVE ONE'S NEIGHBOR AS HIMSELF, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."
* **34** When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." After that, no one would venture to ask Him any more questions.

### The Hypocrisy & Ambition of The Pharisees: Part 2 - David's Son & David's Lord

(Matthew 22:41-46)

* **41** Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:
* **42** "What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?" They said to Him, "The son of David."
* **43** He said to them, "Then how does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying,
* **44** 'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET "'?
* **45** "If David then calls Him 'Lord,' how is He his son?"
* **46** No one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him another question.

(Mark 12:35-37)

* **35** And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, "How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
* **36** "David himself said in the Holy Spirit, 'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET."'
* **37** "David himself calls Him 'Lord '; so in what sense is He his son?" And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him.

(Luke 20:41-44)

### The Hypocrisy & Ambition of The Pharisees: Part 3 - Pharisaism Exposed

(Matthew 23:1-12)

* **01** Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples,
* **02** saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses;
* **03** therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.
* **04** "They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling \* to move them with so much as a finger.#rl
* **05** "But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.
* **06** "They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,
* **07** and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men.
* **08** "But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.
* **09** "Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
* **10** "Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ.
* **11** "But the greatest among you shall be your servant.
* **12** "Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

### The Hypocrisy & Ambition of The Pharisees: Part 4 - Eight Woes

(Matthew 23:13-36)

* **13** "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.
* **14** [ "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore \* you will receive greater condemnation.
* **15** "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.
* **16** "Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever \* swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever \* swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.'
* **17** "You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?
* **18** "And, 'Whoever \* swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever \* swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.'
* **19** "You blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?#rl
* **20** "Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears both by the altar and by everything on it.
* **21** "And whoever swears by the temple, swears both by the temple and by Him who dwells within it.#rl
* **22** "And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
* **23** "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.
* **24** "You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
* **25** "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.
* **26** "You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.
* **27** "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.
* **28** "So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
* **29** "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,
* **30** and say, 'If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'
* **31** "So you testify against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.
* **32** "Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers.
* **33** "You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell?
* **34** "Therefore \*, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,
* **35** so that upon you may fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
* **36** "Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.

### Lament over Jerusalem

(Matthew 23:37-39)

* **37** "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling \*.
* **38** "Behold, your house is being left to you desolate!
* **39** "For I say to you, from now on you will not see Me until you say, 'BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!' "

(Mark 12:38-40)

* **38** In His teaching He was saying: "Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places,
* **39** and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,
* **40** who devour widows' houses, and for appearance's sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation."

(Luke 13:34-35)

* **34** “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.
* **35** Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’ ”

(Luke 20:45-47)

### The Widow's Mite

(Mark 12:41-44)

* **41** And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums.
* **42** A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent.
* **43** Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury;
* **44** for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all \* she owned, all she had to live on."

(Luke 21:1-4)

### Christ's 2nd coming Foretold: Part 1 - Signs of Christ's Return

(Matthew 24:1-14)

* **01** Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him.
* **02** And He said to them, "Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down."
* **03** As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately \*, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?"
* **04** And Jesus answered and said to them, "See to it that no one misleads you.
* **05** "For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many.
* **06** "You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.
* **07** "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.
* **08** "But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.
* **09** "Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
* **10** "At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.
* **11** "Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many.
* **12** "Because lawlessness is increased, most people's love will grow cold.
* **13** "But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.
* **14** "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

(Mark 13:1-13)

* **01** As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, "Teacher, behold what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!"
* **02** And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down."
* **03** As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew were questioning Him privately \*,
* **04** "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?"
* **05** And Jesus began to say to them, "See to it that no one misleads you.
* **06** "Many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He!' and will mislead many.
* **07** "When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end.
* **08** "For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.
* **09** "But be on your guard; for they will deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.
* **10** "The gospel must first be preached to all the nations.
* **11** "When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever \* is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit.
* **12** "Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
* **13** "You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.

### Christ's 2nd coming Foretold: Part 2 - Perilous Times

(Matthew 24:15-28)

* **15** "Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand ),
* **16** then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
* **17** "Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.
* **18** "Whoever is in the field must not turn back \* to get his cloak.
* **19** "But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
* **20** "But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.
* **21** "For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever \* will.
* **22** "Unless those days had been cut short, no \* life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
* **23** "Then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or 'There He is,' do not believe him.
* **24** "For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.
* **25** "Behold, I have told you in advance.
* **26** "So if they say to you, 'Behold, He is in the wilderness,' do not go out, or, 'Behold, He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe them.
* **27** "For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
* **28** "Wherever \* the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

(Mark 13:14-23)

* **14** "But when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION standing where it should not be (let the reader understand ), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
* **15** "The one who is on the housetop must not go down, or go in to get anything out of his house;
* **16** and the one who is in the field must not turn back \* to get his coat.
* **17** "But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
* **18** "But pray that it may not happen in the winter.
* **19** "For those days will be a time of tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never \* will.
* **20** "Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no \* life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.
* **21** "And then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ '; or, 'Behold, He is there '; do not believe him;
* **22** for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
* **23** "But take heed; behold, I have told you everything in advance.

### Christ's 2nd coming Foretold: Part 3 - The Glorious Return of Christ

(Matthew 24:29-31)

* **29** "But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
* **30** "And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF THE SKY with power and great glory.
* **31** "And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

(Mark 13:14-23)

* **24** "But in those days, after that tribulation, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT,
* **25** AND THE STARS WILL BE FALLING from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.
* **26** "Then they will see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN CLOUDS with great power and glory.
* **27** "And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.

### Christ's 2nd coming Foretold: Part 4 - Parable of the Fig Tree

(Matthew 24:32-41)

* **32** "Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;
* **33** so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.
* **34** "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
* **35** "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
* **36** "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
* **37** "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.
* **38** "For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,
* **39** and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
* **40** "Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.
* **41** "Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left.

(Mark 13:28-34)

* **28** "Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.
* **29** "Even so, you too, when you see these things happening, recognize that He is near, right at the door.
* **30** "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
* **31** "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
* **32** "But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
* **33** "Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.
* **34** "It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert.

### Christ's 2nd coming Foretold: Part 5 - Be Ready for His Coming

(Matthew 24:42-51)

* **42** "Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.
* **43** "But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
* **44** "For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.
* **45** "Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?
* **46** "Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.
* **47** "Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
* **48** "But if that evil slave says in his heart, 'My master is not coming for a long time,'
* **49** and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards;
* **50** the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know,
* **51** and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

(Mark 13:35-37)

* **35** "Therefore, be on the alert -for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning -
* **36** in case he should come suddenly and find you asleep.
* **37** "What I say to you I say to all, 'Be on the alert!' "

(Luke 21:5-36)

### Parable of the 10 Virgins

(Matthew 25:1-13)

* **01** "Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
* **02** "Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.
* **03** "For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,
* **04** but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.
* **05** "Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.
* **06** "But at midnight \* there was a shout, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.'
* **07** "Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps.
* **08** "The foolish said to the prudent, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
* **09** "But the prudent answered, 'No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.'
* **10** "And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.
* **11** "Later the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, lord, open up for us.'
* **12** "But he answered, 'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.'
* **13** "Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.

### The Last Judgment

(Matthew 25:31-46)

* **31** "But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
* **32** "All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;
* **33** and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.
* **34** "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
* **35** 'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
* **36** naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'
* **37** "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?
* **38** 'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?
* **39** 'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'
* **40** "The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent \* that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'
* **41** "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;
* **42** for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;
* **43** I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.'
* **44** "Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?'
* **45** "Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent \* that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'
* **46** "These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

### Last Passover, Conspiracy of Jews

(Matthew 26:1-5)

* **01** When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,
* **02** “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
* **03** Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
* **04** and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
* **05** “But not during the festival,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

(Mark 14:1-2)

* **01** Now the Passover and Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize Him by stealth and kill Him;
* **02** for they were saying, "Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the people."

(Luke 22:1-2)

### Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

(Matthew 26:14-16)

* **14** Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests
* **15** and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.
* **16** From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.

(Mark 14:10-11)

* **10** Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray Him to them.
* **11** They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.

(Luke 22:3-6)

### The Last Supper

(Matthew 26:17-30)

* **17** On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
* **18** He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’ ”
* **19** So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
* **20** When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve.
* **21** And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.”
* **22** They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?”
* **23** Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.
* **24** The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
* **25** Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “You have said so.”
* **26** While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
* **27** Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.
* **28** This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
* **29** I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
* **30** When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

(Mark 14:12-26)

* **12** On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples said to Him, "Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?"
* **13** And He sent two of His disciples and said to them, "Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him;
* **14** and wherever \* he enters, say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?"'
* **15** "And he himself will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; prepare for us there."
* **16** The disciples went out and came to the city, and found it just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.
* **17** When it was evening He came with the twelve.
* **18** As they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, "Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me-one who is eating with Me."
* **19** They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, "Surely not I?"
* **20** And He said to them, "It is one of the twelve, one who dips with Me in the bowl.
* **21** "For the Son of Man is to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born."
* **22** While they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, "Take it; this is My body."
* **23** And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
* **24** And He said to them, "This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
* **25** "Truly I say to you, I will never \* again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."
* **26** After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

(Luke 22:7-23)

(John 13:1-35)

### Peter's Fall Foretold

(Matthew 26:31-35)

* **31** Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: “ ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
* **32** But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
* **33** Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.”
* **34** “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”
* **35** But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the other disciples said the same.

(Mark 14:27-31)

* **27** And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, because it is written, 'I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP SHALL BE SCATTERED.'
* **28** "But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee."
* **29** But Peter said to Him, "Even though all may fall away, yet I will not."
* **30** And Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you, that this very night, before a rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times."
* **31** But Peter kept saying insistently, "Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!" And they all were saying the same thing also.

(Luke 22:31-39)

(John 13:36-38)

### Jesus in Gethsemane

(Matthew 26:36-46)

* **36** Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
* **37** He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
* **38** Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”
* **39** Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”
* **40** Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter.
* **41** “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
* **42** He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”
* **43** When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy.
* **44** So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.
* **45** Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners.
* **46** Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”

(Mark 14:32-42)

* **32** They came to a place named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, "Sit here until I have prayed."
* **33** And He took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled.
* **34** And He said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch."
* **35** And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began to pray that if it were possible, the hour might pass Him by.
* **36** And He was saying, "Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will."
* **37** And He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?
* **38** "Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
* **39** Again He went away and prayed, saying the same words.
* **40** And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.
* **41** And He came the third time, and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; the hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
* **42** "Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!"

(Luke 22:40-46)

(John 18:1)

## The Betrayal & Trial of Christ

### The Betrayal & Arrest of Jesus

(Matthew 26:47-56)

* **47** While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people.
* **48** Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.”
* **49** Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him.
* **50** Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.”Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.
* **51** With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword, drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
* **52** “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
* **53** Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
* **54** But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?”
* **55** In that hour Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not arrest me.
* **56** But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.

(Mark 14:43-52)

* **43** Immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied \* by a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
* **44** Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, "Whomever \* I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away under guard."
* **45** After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, "Rabbi!" and kissed Him.
* **46** They laid hands on Him and seized Him.
* **47** But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.
* **48** And Jesus said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?
* **49** "Every day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures."
* **50** And they all left Him and fled.
* **51** A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him.
* **52** But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.

(Luke 22:47-53)

(John 18:2-11)

### Jesus before Annas & Caiaphas

(Matthew 26:57-58)

* **57** Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled.
* **58** But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. He entered and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.

(Mark 14:53-54)

* **53** They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes gathered together.
* **54** Peter had followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers and warming himself at the fire.

(Luke 22:54-65)

(John 18:12-27)

### Peter's Denials

(Matthew 26:69-75)

* **69** Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of Galilee,” she said.
* **70** But he denied it before them all. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.
* **71** Then he went out to the gateway, where another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
* **72** He denied it again, with an oath: “I don’t know the man!”
* **73** After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.”
* **74** Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.
* **75** Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.

(Mark 14:66-72)

* **66** As Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came,
* **67** and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Nazarene."
* **68** But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you are talking about." And he went out onto the porch. and a rooster crowed.871
* **69** The servant-girl saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, "This is one of them!"
* **70** But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, "Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean too."
* **71** But he began to curse and swear, "I do not know this man you are talking about!"
* **72** Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, "Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times." And he began to weep.

### Jesus before the Sanhedrin

(Matthew 26:59-68)

* **59** The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death.
* **60** But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward
* **61** and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’ ”
* **62** Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?”
* **63** But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”
* **64** “You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
* **65** Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
* **66** What do you think?” “He is worthy of death,” they answered.
* **67** Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him
* **68** and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?”

(Mark 14:55-65)

* **55** Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.
* **56** For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent.
* **57** Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying,
* **58** "We heard Him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.' "
* **59** Not even in this respect was their testimony consistent.
* **60** The high priest stood up and came forward \* and questioned Jesus, saying, "Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?"
* **61** But He kept silent and did not answer. Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, "Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"
* **62** And Jesus said, "I am; and you shall see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."
* **63** Tearing his clothes, the high priest said, "What further need do we have of witnesses?
* **64** "You have heard the blasphemy; how does it seem to you?" And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.
* **65** Some began to spit at Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, "Prophesy!" And the officers received Him with slaps in the face.

(Luke 22:66-71)

### Jesus Before Pilate

(Matthew 27:1-2)

* **01** Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed.
* **02** So they bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.

(Matthew 27:11-14)

* 11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
* 12 When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer.
* 13 Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?”
* 14 But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor.

(Mark 15:1-5)

* **01** Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.
* **02** “Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
* **03** The chief priests accused him of many things.
* **04** So again Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of.”
* **05** But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed.

(Luke 23:1-6)

(John 18:33-40)

### The Traitor's Death

(Matthew 27:3-10)

* **03** When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders.
* **04** “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” “What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”
* **05** So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
* **06** The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
* **07** So they decided to use the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
* **08** That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
* **09** Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on him by the people of Israel,
* **10** and they used them to buy the potter’s field, as the Lord commanded me.”

### Accusation & Condemnation

(Matthew 27:15-26)

* **15** Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd.
* **16** At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas.
* **17** So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
* **18** For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.
* **19** While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.”
* **20** But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.
* **21** “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor. “Barabbas,” they answered.
* **22** “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!”
* **23** “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
* **24** When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”
* **25** All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”
* **26** Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.

(Mark 15:6-15)

* **06** Now it was the custom at the festival to release a prisoner whom the people requested.
* **07** A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising.
* **08** The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for them what he usually did.
* **09** “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate,
* **10** knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
* **11** But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead.
* **12** “What shall I do, then, with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.
* **13** “Crucify him!” they shouted.
* **14** “Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
* **15** Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.

(Luke 23:13-25)

(John 18:29)

(John 19:16)

## The Crucifixion & Burial of Christ

### The Soldiers Mock Jesus

(Matthew 27:27-31)

* **27** Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.
* **28** They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,
* **29** and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.
* **30** They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.
* **31** After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.

(Mark 15:16-20)

* **16** The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers.
* **17** They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him.
* **18** And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”
* **19** Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.
* **20** And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

(Luke 23:36-37)

(John 19:1-3)

### The Crucifixion of Jesus

(Matthew 27:32-38)

* **32** As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.
* **33** They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).
* **34** There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.
* **35** When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
* **36** And sitting down, they kept watch over him there.
* **37** Above his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
* **38** Two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.

(Mark 15:21-28)

* **21** A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.
* **22** They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).
* **23** Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.
* **24** And they crucified him. Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.
* **25** It was nine in the morning when they crucified him.
* **26** The written notice of the charge against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
* **27** They crucified two rebels with him, one on his right and one on his left.

(Luke 23:26-34)

(John 19:17-24)

### Mocking & Railings

(Matthew 27:39-44)

* **39** Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads
* **40** and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”
* **41** In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him.
* **42** “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
* **43** He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”
* **44** In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

(Mark 15:29-32)

* **29** Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,
* **30** come down from the cross and save yourself !”
* **31** In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself!
* **32** Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

(Luke 23:35-39)

### The Death of Jesus Christ

(Matthew 27:45-53)

* **45** From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land.
* **46** About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
* **47** When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”
* **48** Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink.
* **49** The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”
* **50** And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
* **51** At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split
* **52** and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.
* **53** They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.

(Mark 15:33-38)

* **33** At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
* **34** And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
* **35** When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”
* **36** Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.
* **37** With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
* **38** The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

(Luke 23:44-46)

(John 19:28-30)

### The Bystanders

(Matthew 27:54-56)

* **54** When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”
* **55** Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.
* **56** Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

(Mark 15:39-41)

* **39** And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
* **40** Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joseph, and Salome.
* **41** In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.

(Luke 23:47-49)

### The Burial of Jesus

(Matthew 27:57-61)

* **57** As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.
* **58** Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
* **59** Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
* **60** and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.
* **61** Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

(Mark 15:42-47)

* **42** It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,
* **43** Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.
* **44** Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.
* **45** When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph.
* **46** So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
* **47** Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.

(Luke 23:50-56)

(John 19:38-42)

### The Guards of the Sepulchre

(Matthew 27:62-66)

* **62** The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate.
* **63** “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
* **64** So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”
* **65** “Take a guard,” Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
* **66** So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.

## The Resurrection & Ascension of Christ

### The Resurrection of Jesus

(Matthew 28:1-10)

* **01** After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
* **02** There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.
* **03** His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
* **04** The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
* **05** The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
* **06** He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
* **07** Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
* **08** So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
* **09** Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him.
* **10** Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

(Mark 16:1-11)

* **01** When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.
* **02** Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb
* **03** and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”
* **04** But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away.
* **05** As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
* **06** “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.
* **07** But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’ ”
* **08** Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
* **09** When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.
* **10** She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping.
* **11** When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it.

(Luke 24:1-12)

(John 20:1-18)

### The Guards’ Report

(Matthew 28:11-15)

* **11** While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.
* **12** When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money,
* **13** telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’
* **14** If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”
* **15** So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.

### Disciples going to Emmaus

(Mark 16:12-13)

* **12** Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country.
* **13** These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.

(Luke 24:13-35)

### Appearances in Jerusalem, Doubts of Thomas

(Mark 16:14-18)

* **14** Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
* **15** He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
* **16** Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
* **17** And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
* **18** they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”

(Luke 24:36-49)

(John 20:19-29)

### The Great Commission (Appearance on the Mount of Galilee)

(Matthew 28:16-20)

* **16** Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.
* **17** When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.
* **18** Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
* **19** 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,
* **20** and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

### Unrecorded Works

(John 20:30-31)

(John 21:24-25)

### The Ascension

(Mark 16:19-20)

* **19** After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
* **20** Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

(Luke 24:50-53)

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**Completed**

Matthew - **28** out of **28**

Mark - **16** out of **16**

Luke - **14** out of **24**

John - **10** out of **21**

1. ↑ Rabbi translated means "Teacher"
2. ↑ Messiah translated means "Christ"
3. ↑ Cephas is translated to "Peter"
4. ↑ The jews called God as "**Yahweh**", which in Hebrew means, "I am who I am". So by saying "...I am", Jesus deliberately says "I am God".