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Jesus Heals a Roman Officer's Servant

Women Who Accompanied Jesus

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

¹ Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on a Sabbath. His disciples began to pick the heads of wheat, rub them in their hands, and eat the grain. ² Some Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what our Law says you cannot do on the Sabbath?” ³ Jesus answered them, “Haven't you read what David did when he and his men were hungry? ^*

The Parable of the Sower

⁴ He went into the house of God, took the bread offered to God, ate it, and gave it also to his men. Yet it is against our Law for anyone except the priests to eat that bread.” ⁵ And Jesus concluded, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

The Man with a Paralyzed Hand

⁶ On another Sabbath Jesus went into a synagogue and taught. A man was there whose right hand was paralyzed.

Herod's Confusion

⁷ Some teachers of the Law and some Pharisees wanted a reason to accuse Jesus of doing wrong, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. ⁸ But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man, “Stand up and come here to the front.” The man got up and stood there.

The Purpose of the Parables

⁹ Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you: What does our Law allow us to do on the Sabbath? To help or to harm? To save someone's life or destroy it?”

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

¹⁰ He looked around at them all; then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand became well again.

Jesus Raises a Widow's Son

Jesus Explains the Parable of the Sower

¹¹ They were filled with rage and began to discuss among themselves what they could do to Jesus.

Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles

¹² At that time Jesus went up a hill to pray and spent the whole night there praying to God.

The Unbelieving Towns

¹³ When day came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he named apostles:

Jesus and Beelzebul

¹⁴ Simon (whom he named Peter) and his brother Andrew; James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, ¹⁵ Matthew and Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon (who was called the Patriot),

A Lamp under a Bowl

¹⁶ Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became the traitor.

Jesus Teaches and Heals

The Return of the Seventy-Two

¹⁷ When Jesus had come down from the hill with the apostles, he stood on a level place with a large number of his disciples. A large crowd of people was there from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from the coast cities of Tyre and Sidon;

The Messengers from John the Baptist

Peter's Declaration about Jesus

¹⁸ they had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those who were troubled by evil spirits also came and were healed.

Jesus' Mother and Brothers

¹⁹ All the people tried to touch him, for power was going out from him and healing them all.

Happiness and Sorrow

²⁰ Jesus looked at his disciples and said,
“Happy are you poor;
the Kingdom of God is yours!

Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death

Jesus Rejoices

²¹ “Happy are you who are hungry now;
you will be filled!
“Happy are you who weep now;
you will laugh!

Jesus Calms a Storm

²² “Happy are you when people hate you, reject you, insult you, and say that you are evil, all because of the Son of Man! ²³ Be glad when that happens and dance for joy, because a great reward is kept for you in heaven. For their ancestors did the very same things to the prophets.

The Return of the Evil Spirit

²⁴ “But how terrible for you who are rich now;
you have had your easy life!

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

²⁵ “How terrible for you who are full now;
you will go hungry!
“How terrible for you who laugh now;
you will mourn and weep!

Jesus Heals a Man with Demons

²⁶ “How terrible when all people speak well of you; their ancestors said the very same things about the false prophets.

Love for Enemies

True Happiness

²⁷ “But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

The Transfiguration

²⁸ bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

The Demand for a Miracle

²⁹ If anyone hits you on one cheek, let him hit the other one too; if someone takes your coat, let him have your shirt as well. ³⁰ Give to everyone who asks you for something, and when someone takes what is yours, do not ask for it back. ³¹ Do for others just what you want them to do for you. ³² “If you love only the people who love you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners love those who love them!

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners do that! ^* ³⁴ And if you lend only to those from whom you hope to get it back, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount! ³⁵ No! Love your enemies and do good to them; lend and expect nothing back. You will then have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God. For he is good to the ungrateful and the wicked.

Jesus at the Home of Simon the Pharisee

³⁶ Be merciful just as your Father is merciful.

³⁷ “Do not judge others, and God will not judge you; do not condemn others, and God will not condemn you; forgive others, and God will forgive you.

Jesus Visits Martha and Mary

³⁸ Give to others, and God will give to you. Indeed, you will receive a full measure, a generous helping, poured into your hands—all that you can hold. The measure you use for others is the one that God will use for you.” ³⁹ And Jesus told them this parable: “One blind man cannot lead another one; if he does, both will fall into a ditch.

Jairus' Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Cloak

⁴⁰ No pupils are greater than their teacher; but all pupils, when they have completed their training, will be like their teacher. ⁴¹ “Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but pay no attention to the log in your own eye? ⁴² How can you say to your brother, ‘Please, brother, let me take that speck out of your eye,’ yet cannot even see the log in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will be able to see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

A Tree and Its Fruit

⁴³ “A healthy tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a poor tree bear good fruit.

Jesus Speaks Again about His Death

⁴⁴ Every tree is known by the fruit it bears; you do not pick figs from thorn bushes or gather grapes from bramble bushes. ⁴⁵ A good person brings good out of the treasure of good things in his heart; a bad person brings bad out of his treasure of bad things. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

The Two House Builders

Who Is the Greatest?

⁴⁶ “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and yet don't do what I tell you? ⁴⁷ Anyone who comes to me and listens to my words and obeys them—I will show you what he is like. ⁴⁸ He is like a man who, in building his house, dug deep and laid the foundation on rock. The river flooded over and hit that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

Whoever Is Not against You Is for You

⁴⁹ But anyone who hears my words and does not obey them is like a man who built his house without laying a foundation; when the flood hit that house it fell at once—and what a terrible crash that was!”

The Question about the Sabbath

Jesus Heals a Roman Officer's Servant

Women Who Accompanied Jesus

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

¹ When Jesus had finished saying all these things to the people, he went to Capernaum. ² A Roman officer there had a servant who was very dear to him; the man was sick and about to die. ³ When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his servant. ^*

The Parable of the Sower

⁴ They came to Jesus and begged him earnestly, “This man really deserves your help. ⁵ He loves our people and he himself built a synagogue for us.”

The Man with a Paralyzed Hand

⁶ So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the officer sent friends to tell him, “Sir, don't trouble yourself. I do not deserve to have you come into my house,

Herod's Confusion

⁷ neither do I consider myself worthy to come to you in person. Just give the order, and my servant will get well. ⁸ I, too, am a man placed under the authority of superior officers, and I have soldiers under me. I order this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; I order that one, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and I order my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

The Purpose of the Parables

⁹ Jesus was surprised when he heard this; he turned around and said to the crowd following him, “I tell you, I have never found faith like this, not even in Israel!”

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

¹⁰ The messengers went back to the officer's house and found his servant well.

Jesus Raises a Widow's Son

Jesus Explains the Parable of the Sower

¹¹ Soon afterward Jesus went to a town named Nain, accompanied by his disciples and a large crowd.

Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles

¹² Just as he arrived at the gate of the town, a funeral procession was coming out. The dead man was the only son of a woman who was a widow, and a large crowd from the town was with her.

The Unbelieving Towns

¹³ When the Lord saw her, his heart was filled with pity for her, and he said to her, “Don't cry.”

Jesus and Beelzebul

¹⁴ Then he walked over and touched the coffin, and the men carrying it stopped. Jesus said, “Young man! Get up, I tell you!” ¹⁵ The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

A Lamp under a Bowl

¹⁶ They all were filled with fear and praised God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said; “God has come to save his people!”

Jesus Teaches and Heals

The Return of the Seventy-Two

¹⁷ This news about Jesus went out through all the country and the surrounding territory.

The Messengers from John the Baptist

Peter's Declaration about Jesus

¹⁸ When John's disciples told him about all these things, he called two of them

Jesus' Mother and Brothers

¹⁹ and sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the one John said was going to come, or should we expect someone else?”

Happiness and Sorrow

²⁰ When they came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask if you are the one he said was going to come, or should we expect someone else?”

Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death

Jesus Rejoices

²¹ At that very time Jesus healed many people from their sicknesses, diseases, and evil spirits, and gave sight to many blind people.

Jesus Calms a Storm

²² He answered John's messengers, “Go back and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind can see, the lame can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean, the deaf can hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is preached to the poor. ²³ How happy are those who have no doubts about me!”

The Return of the Evil Spirit

²⁴ After John's messengers had left, Jesus began to speak about him to the crowds: “When you went out to John in the desert, what did you expect to see? A blade of grass bending in the wind?

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

²⁵ What did you go out to see? A man dressed up in fancy clothes? People who dress like that and live in luxury are found in palaces!

Jesus Heals a Man with Demons

²⁶ Tell me, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes indeed, but you saw much more than a prophet.

Love for Enemies

True Happiness

²⁷ For John is the one of whom the scripture says: ‘God said, I will send my messenger ahead of you to open the way for you.’

The Transfiguration

²⁸ I tell you,” Jesus added, “John is greater than anyone who has ever lived. But the one who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than John.”

The Demand for a Miracle

²⁹ All the people heard him; they and especially the tax collectors were the ones who had obeyed God's righteous demands and had been baptized by John. ³⁰ But the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law rejected God's purpose for themselves and refused to be baptized by John. ³¹ Jesus continued, “Now to what can I compare the people of this day? What are they like? ³² They are like children sitting in the marketplace. One group shouts to the other, ‘We played wedding music for you, but you wouldn't dance! We sang funeral songs, but you wouldn't cry!’

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ John the Baptist came, and he fasted and drank no wine, and you said, ‘He has a demon in him!’ ^* ³⁴ The Son of Man came, and he ate and drank, and you said, ‘Look at this man! He is a glutton and wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and other outcasts!’ ³⁵ God's wisdom, however, is shown to be true by all who accept it.”

Jesus at the Home of Simon the Pharisee

³⁶ A Pharisee invited Jesus to have dinner with him, and Jesus went to his house and sat down to eat.

Judging Others

Jesus Heals a Boy with an Evil Spirit

Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

³⁷ In that town was a woman who lived a sinful life. She heard that Jesus was eating in the Pharisee's house, so she brought an alabaster jar full of perfume

Jesus Visits Martha and Mary

³⁸ and stood behind Jesus, by his feet, crying and wetting his feet with her tears. Then she dried his feet with her hair, kissed them, and poured the perfume on them. ³⁹ When the Pharisee saw this, he said to himself, “If this man really were a prophet, he would know who this woman is who is touching him; he would know what kind of sinful life she lives!”

Jairus' Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Cloak

⁴⁰ Jesus spoke up and said to him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Yes, Teacher,” he said, “tell me.” ⁴¹ “There were two men who owed money to a moneylender,” Jesus began. “One owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other owed him fifty. ⁴² Neither of them could pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Which one, then, will love him more?”

A Tree and Its Fruit

⁴³ “I suppose,” answered Simon, “that it would be the one who was forgiven more.” “You are right,” said Jesus.

Jesus Speaks Again about His Death

⁴⁴ Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your home, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has washed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. ⁴⁵ You did not welcome me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing my feet since I came.

The Two House Builders

Who Is the Greatest?

⁴⁶ You provided no olive oil for my head, but she has covered my feet with perfume. ⁴⁷ I tell you, then, the great love she has shown proves that her many sins have been forgiven. But whoever has been forgiven little shows only a little love.” ⁴⁸ Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.”

Whoever Is Not against You Is for You

⁴⁹ The others sitting at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?” ⁵⁰ But Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

The Question about the Sabbath

Jesus Heals a Roman Officer's Servant

Women Who Accompanied Jesus

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

¹ Some time later Jesus traveled through towns and villages, preaching the Good News about the Kingdom of God. The twelve disciples went with him, ² and so did some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (who was called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had been driven out; ³ Joanna, whose husband Chuza was an officer in Herod's court; and Susanna, and many other women who used their own resources to help Jesus and his disciples. ^*

The Parable of the Sower

⁴ People kept coming to Jesus from one town after another; and when a great crowd gathered, Jesus told this parable: ⁵ “Once there was a man who went out to sow grain. As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it up.

The Man with a Paralyzed Hand

⁶ Some of it fell on rocky ground, and when the plants sprouted, they dried up because the soil had no moisture.

Herod's Confusion

⁷ Some of the seed fell among thorn bushes, which grew up with the plants and choked them. ⁸ And some seeds fell in good soil; the plants grew and bore grain, one hundred grains each.” And Jesus concluded, “Listen, then, if you have ears!”

The Purpose of the Parables

⁹ His disciples asked Jesus what this parable meant,

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

¹⁰ and he answered, “The knowledge of the secrets of the Kingdom of God has been given to you, but to the rest it comes by means of parables, so that they may look but not see, and listen but not understand.

Jesus Raises a Widow's Son

Jesus Explains the Parable of the Sower

¹¹ “This is what the parable means: the seed is the word of God.

Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles

¹² The seeds that fell along the path stand for those who hear; but the Devil comes and takes the message away from their hearts in order to keep them from believing and being saved.

The Unbelieving Towns

¹³ The seeds that fell on rocky ground stand for those who hear the message and receive it gladly. But it does not sink deep into them; they believe only for a while but when the time of testing comes, they fall away.

Jesus and Beelzebul

¹⁴ The seeds that fell among thorn bushes stand for those who hear; but the worries and riches and pleasures of this life crowd in and choke them, and their fruit never ripens. ¹⁵ The seeds that fell in good soil stand for those who hear the message and retain it in a good and obedient heart, and they persist until they bear fruit.

A Lamp under a Bowl

¹⁶ “No one lights a lamp and covers it with a bowl or puts it under a bed. Instead, it is put on the lampstand, so that people will see the light as they come in.

Jesus Teaches and Heals

The Return of the Seventy-Two

¹⁷ “Whatever is hidden away will be brought out into the open, and whatever is covered up will be found and brought to light.

The Messengers from John the Baptist

Peter's Declaration about Jesus

¹⁸ “Be careful, then, how you listen; because those who have something will be given more, but whoever has nothing will have taken away from them even the little they think they have.”

Jesus' Mother and Brothers

¹⁹ Jesus' mother and brothers came to him, but were unable to join him because of the crowd.

Happiness and Sorrow

²⁰ Someone said to Jesus, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to see you.”

Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death

Jesus Rejoices

²¹ Jesus said to them all, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

Jesus Calms a Storm

²² One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they started out. ²³ As they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. Suddenly a strong wind blew down on the lake, and the boat began to fill with water, so that they were all in great danger.

The Return of the Evil Spirit

²⁴ The disciples went to Jesus and woke him up, saying, “Master, Master! We are about to die!” Jesus got up and gave an order to the wind and to the stormy water; they quieted down, and there was a great calm.

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

²⁵ Then he said to the disciples, “Where is your faith?” But they were amazed and afraid, and said to one another, “Who is this man? He gives orders to the winds and waves, and they obey him!”

Jesus Heals a Man with Demons

²⁶ Jesus and his disciples sailed on over to the territory of Gerasa, which is across the lake from Galilee.

Love for Enemies

True Happiness

²⁷ As Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a man from the town who had demons in him. For a long time this man had gone without clothes and would not stay at home, but spent his time in the burial caves.

The Transfiguration

²⁸ When he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry, threw himself down at his feet, and shouted, “Jesus, Son of the Most High God! What do you want with me? I beg you, don't punish me!”

The Demand for a Miracle

²⁹ He said this because Jesus had ordered the evil spirit to go out of him. Many times it had seized him, and even though he was kept a prisoner, his hands and feet tied with chains, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon out into the desert. ³⁰ Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “My name is ‘Mob,’” he answered—because many demons had gone into him. ³¹ The demons begged Jesus not to send them into the abyss. ³² There was a large herd of pigs near by, feeding on a hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he let them.

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ They went out of the man and into the pigs. The whole herd rushed down the side of the cliff into the lake and was drowned. ^* ³⁴ The men who had been taking care of the pigs saw what happened, so they ran off and spread the news in the town and among the farms. ³⁵ People went out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were all afraid.

Jesus at the Home of Simon the Pharisee

³⁶ Those who had seen it told the people how the man had been cured.

Judging Others

Jesus Heals a Boy with an Evil Spirit

Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

³⁷ Then all the people from that territory asked Jesus to go away, because they were terribly afraid. So Jesus got into the boat and left.

Jesus Visits Martha and Mary

³⁸ The man from whom the demons had gone out begged Jesus, “Let me go with you.” But Jesus sent him away, saying, ³⁹ “Go back home and tell what God has done for you.” The man went through the town, telling what Jesus had done for him.

Jairus' Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Cloak

⁴⁰ When Jesus returned to the other side of the lake, the people welcomed him, because they had all been waiting for him. ⁴¹ Then a man named Jairus arrived; he was an official in the local synagogue. He threw himself down at Jesus' feet and begged him to go to his home, ⁴² because his only daughter, who was twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus went along, the people were crowding him from every side.

A Tree and Its Fruit

⁴³ Among them was a woman who had suffered from severe bleeding for twelve years; she had spent all she had on doctors, but no one had been able to cure her.

Jesus Speaks Again about His Death

⁴⁴ She came up in the crowd behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak, and her bleeding stopped at once. ⁴⁵ Jesus asked, “Who touched me?” Everyone denied it, and Peter said, “Master, the people are all around you and crowding in on you.”

The Two House Builders

Who Is the Greatest?

⁴⁶ But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I knew it when power went out of me.” ⁴⁷ The woman saw that she had been found out, so she came trembling and threw herself at Jesus' feet. There in front of everybody, she told him why she had touched him and how she had been healed at once. ⁴⁸ Jesus said to her, “My daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”

Whoever Is Not against You Is for You

⁴⁹ While Jesus was saying this, a messenger came from the official's house. “Your daughter has died,” he told Jairus; “don't bother the Teacher any longer.” ⁵⁰ But Jesus heard it and said to Jairus, “Don't be afraid; only believe, and she will be well.”

A Samaritan Village Refuses to Receive Jesus

⁵¹ When he arrived at the house, he would not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, and James, and the child's father and mother. ⁵² Everyone there was crying and mourning for the child. Jesus said, “Don't cry; the child is not dead—she is only sleeping!” ⁵³ They all made fun of him, because they knew that she was dead. ⁵⁴ But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Get up, child!” ⁵⁵ Her life returned, and she got up at once, and Jesus ordered them to give her something to eat. ^* ⁵⁶ Her parents were astounded, but Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone what had happened.

The Question about the Sabbath

Jesus Heals a Roman Officer's Servant

Women Who Accompanied Jesus

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

¹ Jesus called the twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases. ² Then he sent them out to preach the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick, ³ after saying to them, “Take nothing with you for the trip: no walking stick, no beggar's bag, no food, no money, not even an extra shirt. ^*

The Parable of the Sower

⁴ Wherever you are welcomed, stay in the same house until you leave that town; ⁵ wherever people don't welcome you, leave that town and shake the dust off your feet as a warning to them.”

The Man with a Paralyzed Hand

⁶ The disciples left and traveled through all the villages, preaching the Good News and healing people everywhere.

Herod's Confusion

⁷ When Herod, the ruler of Galilee, heard about all the things that were happening, he was very confused, because some people were saying that John the Baptist had come back to life. ⁸ Others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life.

The Purpose of the Parables

⁹ Herod said, “I had John's head cut off; but who is this man I hear these things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

¹⁰ The apostles came back and told Jesus everything they had done. He took them with him, and they went off by themselves to a town named Bethsaida.

Jesus Raises a Widow's Son

Jesus Explains the Parable of the Sower

¹¹ When the crowds heard about it, they followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and healed those who needed it.

Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles

¹² When the sun was beginning to set, the twelve disciples came to him and said, “Send the people away so that they can go to the villages and farms around here and find food and lodging, because this is a lonely place.”

The Unbelieving Towns

¹³ But Jesus said to them, “You yourselves give them something to eat.” They answered, “All we have are five loaves and two fish. Do you want us to go and buy food for this whole crowd?”

Jesus and Beelzebul

¹⁴ (There were about five thousand men there.) Jesus said to his disciples, “Make the people sit down in groups of about fifty each.” ¹⁵ After the disciples had done so,

A Lamp under a Bowl

¹⁶ Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up to heaven, thanked God for them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people.

Jesus Teaches and Heals

The Return of the Seventy-Two

¹⁷ They all ate and had enough, and the disciples took up twelve baskets of what was left over.

The Messengers from John the Baptist

Peter's Declaration about Jesus

¹⁸ One day when Jesus was praying alone, the disciples came to him. “Who do the crowds say I am?” he asked them.

Jesus' Mother and Brothers

¹⁹ “Some say that you are John the Baptist,” they answered. “Others say that you are Elijah, while others say that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”

Happiness and Sorrow

²⁰ “What about you?” he asked them. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are God's Messiah.”

Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death

Jesus Rejoices

²¹ Then Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell this to anyone.

Jesus Calms a Storm

²² He also told them, “The Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law. He will be put to death, but three days later he will be raised to life.” ²³ And he said to them all, “If you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, take up your cross every day, and follow me.

The Return of the Evil Spirit

²⁴ For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it, but if you lose your life for my sake, you will save it.

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

²⁵ Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but are yourself lost or defeated? Of course not!

Jesus Heals a Man with Demons

²⁶ If you are ashamed of me and of my teaching, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

Love for Enemies

True Happiness

²⁷ I assure you that there are some here who will not die until they have seen the Kingdom of God.”

The Transfiguration

²⁸ About a week after he had said these things, Jesus took Peter, John, and James with him and went up a hill to pray.

The Demand for a Miracle

²⁹ While he was praying, his face changed its appearance, and his clothes became dazzling white. ³⁰ Suddenly two men were there talking with him. They were Moses and Elijah, ³¹ who appeared in heavenly glory and talked with Jesus about the way in which he would soon fulfill God's purpose by dying in Jerusalem. ³² Peter and his companions were sound asleep, but they woke up and saw Jesus' glory and the two men who were standing with him.

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, how good it is that we are here! We will make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not really know what he was saying.) ^* ³⁴ While he was still speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them with its shadow; and the disciples were afraid as the cloud came over them. ³⁵ A voice said from the cloud, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen—listen to him!”

Jesus at the Home of Simon the Pharisee

³⁶ When the voice stopped, there was Jesus all alone. The disciples kept quiet about all this and told no one at that time anything they had seen.

Judging Others

Jesus Heals a Boy with an Evil Spirit

Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

³⁷ The next day Jesus and the three disciples went down from the hill, and a large crowd met Jesus.

Jesus Visits Martha and Mary

³⁸ A man shouted from the crowd, “Teacher! I beg you, look at my son—my only son! ³⁹ A spirit attacks him with a sudden shout and throws him into a fit, so that he foams at the mouth; it keeps on hurting him and will hardly let him go!

Jairus' Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Cloak

⁴⁰ I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn't.” ⁴¹ Jesus answered, “How unbelieving and wrong you people are! How long must I stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you?” Then he said to the man, “Bring your son here.” ⁴² As the boy was coming, the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into a fit. Jesus gave a command to the evil spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

A Tree and Its Fruit

⁴³ All the people were amazed at the mighty power of God. The people were still marveling at everything Jesus was doing, when he said to his disciples,

Jesus Speaks Again about His Death

⁴⁴ “Don't forget what I am about to tell you! The Son of Man is going to be handed over to the power of human beings.” ⁴⁵ But the disciples did not know what this meant. It had been hidden from them so that they could not understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about the matter.

The Two House Builders

Who Is the Greatest?

⁴⁶ An argument broke out among the disciples as to which one of them was the greatest. ⁴⁷ Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he took a child, stood him by his side, ⁴⁸ and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, also welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all is the greatest.”

Whoever Is Not against You Is for You

⁴⁹ John spoke up, “Master, we saw a man driving out demons in your name, and we told him to stop, because he doesn't belong to our group.” ⁵⁰ “Do not try to stop him,” Jesus said to him and to the other disciples, “because whoever is not against you is for you.”

A Samaritan Village Refuses to Receive Jesus

⁵¹ As the time drew near when Jesus would be taken up to heaven, he made up his mind and set out on his way to Jerusalem. ⁵² He sent messengers ahead of him, who went into a village in Samaria to get everything ready for him. ⁵³ But the people there would not receive him, because it was clear that he was on his way to Jerusalem. ⁵⁴ When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?” ⁵⁵ Jesus turned and rebuked them. ^* ⁵⁶ Then Jesus and his disciples went on to another village.

The Would-Be Followers of Jesus

(Matthew 8.19-22)

⁵⁷ As they went on their way, a man said to Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.” ⁵⁸ Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lie down and rest.” ⁵⁹ He said to another man, “Follow me.” But that man said, “Sir, first let me go back and bury my father.” ⁶⁰ Jesus answered, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You go and proclaim the Kingdom of God.” ⁶¹ Someone else said, “I will follow you, sir; but first let me go and say good-bye to my family.” ⁶² Jesus said to him, “Anyone who starts to plow and then keeps looking back is of no use for the Kingdom of God.”

The Question about the Sabbath

Jesus Heals a Roman Officer's Servant

Women Who Accompanied Jesus

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

¹ After this the Lord chose another seventy-two men and sent them out two by two, to go ahead of him to every town and place where he himself was about to go. ² He said to them, “There is a large harvest, but few workers to gather it in. Pray to the owner of the harvest that he will send out workers to gather in his harvest. ³ Go! I am sending you like lambs among wolves. ^*

The Parable of the Sower

⁴ Don't take a purse or a beggar's bag or shoes; don't stop to greet anyone on the road. ⁵ Whenever you go into a house, first say, ‘Peace be with this house.’

The Man with a Paralyzed Hand

⁶ If someone who is peace-loving lives there, let your greeting of peace remain on that person; if not, take back your greeting of peace.

Herod's Confusion

⁷ Stay in that same house, eating and drinking whatever they offer you, for workers should be given their pay. Don't move around from one house to another. ⁸ Whenever you go into a town and are made welcome, eat what is set before you,

The Purpose of the Parables

⁹ heal the sick in that town, and say to the people there, ‘The Kingdom of God has come near you.’

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

¹⁰ But whenever you go into a town and are not welcomed, go out in the streets and say,

Jesus Raises a Widow's Son

Jesus Explains the Parable of the Sower

¹¹ ‘Even the dust from your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. But remember that the Kingdom of God has come near you!’

Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles

¹² I assure you that on the Judgment Day God will show more mercy to Sodom than to that town!

The Unbelieving Towns

¹³ “How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How terrible for you too, Bethsaida! If the miracles which were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, the people there would have long ago sat down, put on sackcloth, and sprinkled ashes on themselves, to show that they had turned from their sins!

Jesus and Beelzebul

¹⁴ God will show more mercy on the Judgment Day to Tyre and Sidon than to you. ¹⁵ And as for you, Capernaum! Did you want to lift yourself up to heaven? You will be thrown down to hell!”

A Lamp under a Bowl

¹⁶ Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”

Jesus Teaches and Heals

The Return of the Seventy-Two

¹⁷ The seventy-two men came back in great joy. “Lord,” they said, “even the demons obeyed us when we gave them a command in your name!”

The Messengers from John the Baptist

Peter's Declaration about Jesus

¹⁸ Jesus answered them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

Jesus' Mother and Brothers

¹⁹ Listen! I have given you authority, so that you can walk on snakes and scorpions and overcome all the power of the Enemy, and nothing will hurt you.

Happiness and Sorrow

²⁰ But don't be glad because the evil spirits obey you; rather be glad because your names are written in heaven.”

Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death

Jesus Rejoices

²¹ At that time Jesus was filled with joy by the Holy Spirit and said, “Father, Lord of heaven and earth! I thank you because you have shown to the unlearned what you have hidden from the wise and learned. Yes, Father, this was how you were pleased to have it happen.

Jesus Calms a Storm

²² “My Father has given me all things. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” ²³ Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said to them privately, “How fortunate you are to see the things you see!

The Return of the Evil Spirit

²⁴ I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not.”

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

²⁵ A teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”

Jesus Heals a Man with Demons

²⁶ Jesus answered him, “What do the Scriptures say? How do you interpret them?”

Love for Enemies

True Happiness

²⁷ The man answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind'; and ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’”

The Transfiguration

²⁸ “You are right,” Jesus replied; “do this and you will live.”

The Demand for a Miracle

²⁹ But the teacher of the Law wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” ³⁰ Jesus answered, “There was once a man who was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when robbers attacked him, stripped him, and beat him up, leaving him half dead. ³¹ It so happened that a priest was going down that road; but when he saw the man, he walked on by on the other side. ³² In the same way a Levite also came there, went over and looked at the man, and then walked on by on the other side.

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ But a Samaritan who was traveling that way came upon the man, and when he saw him, his heart was filled with pity. ^* ³⁴ He went over to him, poured oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them; then he put the man on his own animal and took him to an inn, where he took care of him. ³⁵ The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he told the innkeeper, ‘and when I come back this way, I will pay you whatever else you spend on him.’”

Jesus at the Home of Simon the Pharisee

³⁶ And Jesus concluded, “In your opinion, which one of these three acted like a neighbor toward the man attacked by the robbers?”

Judging Others

Jesus Heals a Boy with an Evil Spirit

Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

³⁷ The teacher of the Law answered, “The one who was kind to him.” Jesus replied, “You go, then, and do the same.”

Jesus Visits Martha and Mary

³⁸ As Jesus and his disciples went on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha welcomed him in her home. ³⁹ She had a sister named Mary, who sat down at the feet of the Lord and listened to his teaching.

Jairus' Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Cloak

⁴⁰ Martha was upset over all the work she had to do, so she came and said, “Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself Tell her to come and help me!” ⁴¹ The Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha! You are worried and troubled over so many things, ⁴² but just one is needed. Mary has chosen the right thing, and it will not be taken away from her.”

The Question about the Sabbath

Jesus Heals a Roman Officer's Servant

Women Who Accompanied Jesus

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Disciples

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

¹ One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” ² Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say this:
‘Father:
May your holy name be honored;
may your Kingdom come.
³ Give us day by day the food we need.
^*

The Parable of the Sower

⁴ Forgive us our sins,
for we forgive everyone who does us wrong.
And do not bring us to hard testing.’” ⁵ And Jesus said to his disciples, “Suppose one of you should go to a friend's house at midnight and say, ‘Friend, let me borrow three loaves of bread.

The Man with a Paralyzed Hand

⁶ A friend of mine who is on a trip has just come to my house, and I don't have any food for him!’

Herod's Confusion

⁷ And suppose your friend should answer from inside, ‘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.’ ⁸ Well, what then? I tell you that even if he will not get up and give you the bread because you are his friend, yet he will get up and give you everything you need because you are not ashamed to keep on asking.

The Purpose of the Parables

⁹ And so I say to you: Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

¹⁰ For those who ask will receive, and those who seek will find, and the door will be opened to anyone who knocks.

Jesus Raises a Widow's Son

Jesus Explains the Parable of the Sower

¹¹ Would any of you who are fathers give your son a snake when he asks for fish?

Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles

¹² Or would you give him a scorpion when he asks for an egg?

The Unbelieving Towns

¹³ As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

Jesus and Beelzebul

¹⁴ Jesus was driving out a demon that could not talk; and when the demon went out, the man began to talk. The crowds were amazed, ¹⁵ but some of the people said, “It is Beelzebul, the chief of the demons, who gives him the power to drive them out.”

A Lamp under a Bowl

¹⁶ Others wanted to trap Jesus, so they asked him to perform a miracle to show that God approved of him.

Jesus Teaches and Heals

The Return of the Seventy-Two

¹⁷ But Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he said to them, “Any country that divides itself into groups which fight each other will not last very long; a family divided against itself falls apart.

The Messengers from John the Baptist

Peter's Declaration about Jesus

¹⁸ So if Satan's kingdom has groups fighting each other, how can it last? You say that I drive out demons because Beelzebul gives me the power to do so.

Jesus' Mother and Brothers

¹⁹ If this is how I drive them out, how do your followers drive them out? Your own followers prove that you are wrong!

Happiness and Sorrow

²⁰ No, it is rather by means of God's power that I drive out demons, and this proves that the Kingdom of God has already come to you.

Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death

Jesus Rejoices

²¹ “When a strong man, with all his weapons ready, guards his own house, all his belongings are safe.

Jesus Calms a Storm

²² But when a stronger man attacks him and defeats him, he carries away all the weapons the owner was depending on and divides up what he stole. ²³ “Anyone who is not for me is really against me; anyone who does not help me gather is really scattering.

The Return of the Evil Spirit

²⁴ “When an evil spirit goes out of a person, it travels over dry country looking for a place to rest. If it can't find one, it says to itself, ‘I will go back to my house.’

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

²⁵ So it goes back and finds the house clean and all fixed up.

Jesus Heals a Man with Demons

²⁶ Then it goes out and brings seven other spirits even worse than itself, and they come and live there. So when it is all over, that person is in worse shape than at the beginning.”

Love for Enemies

True Happiness

²⁷ When Jesus had said this, a woman spoke up from the crowd and said to him, “How happy is the woman who bore you and nursed you!”

The Transfiguration

²⁸ But Jesus answered, “Rather, how happy are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”

The Demand for a Miracle

²⁹ As the people crowded around Jesus, he went on to say, “How evil are the people of this day! They ask for a miracle, but none will be given them except the miracle of Jonah. ³⁰ In the same way that the prophet Jonah was a sign for the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign for the people of this day. ³¹ On the Judgment Day the Queen of Sheba will stand up and accuse the people of today, because she traveled all the way from her country to listen to King Solomon's wise teaching; and there is something here, I tell you, greater than Solomon. ³² On the Judgment Day the people of Nineveh will stand up and accuse you, because they turned from their sins when they heard Jonah preach; and I assure you that there is something here greater than Jonah!

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ “No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a bowl; instead, it is put on the lampstand, so that people may see the light as they come in. ^* ³⁴ Your eyes are like a lamp for the body. When your eyes are sound, your whole body is full of light; but when your eyes are no good, your whole body will be in darkness. ³⁵ Make certain, then, that the light in you is not darkness.

Jesus at the Home of Simon the Pharisee

³⁶ If your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be bright all over, as when a lamp shines on you with its brightness.”

Judging Others

Jesus Heals a Boy with an Evil Spirit

Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

³⁷ When Jesus finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and sat down to eat.

Jesus Visits Martha and Mary

³⁸ The Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus had not washed before eating. ³⁹ So the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of your cup and plate, but inside you are full of violence and evil.

Jairus' Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Cloak

⁴⁰ Fools! Did not God, who made the outside, also make the inside? ⁴¹ But give what is in your cups and plates to the poor, and everything will be ritually clean for you. ⁴² “How terrible for you Pharisees! You give to God one tenth of the seasoning herbs, such as mint and rue and all the other herbs, but you neglect justice and love for God. These you should practice, without neglecting the others.

A Tree and Its Fruit

⁴³ “How terrible for you Pharisees! You love the reserved seats in the synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces.

Jesus Speaks Again about His Death

⁴⁴ How terrible for you! You are like unmarked graves which people walk on without knowing it.” ⁴⁵ One of the teachers of the Law said to him, “Teacher, when you say this, you insult us too!”

The Two House Builders

Who Is the Greatest?

⁴⁶ Jesus answered, “How terrible also for you teachers of the Law! You put onto people's backs loads which are hard to carry, but you yourselves will not stretch out a finger to help them carry those loads. ⁴⁷ How terrible for you! You make fine tombs for the prophets—the very prophets your ancestors murdered. ⁴⁸ You yourselves admit, then, that you approve of what your ancestors did; they murdered the prophets, and you build their tombs.

Whoever Is Not against You Is for You