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The Mission of the Twelve

⁵ 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. ^* ⁶ “Do not give what is holy to dogs—they will only turn and attack you. Do not throw your pearls in front of pigs—they will only trample them underfoot.

Ask, Seek, Knock

⁷ “Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. ⁸ For everyone who asks will receive, and anyone who seeks will find, and the door will be opened to those who knock.

Jesus Calls Matthew

⁹ Would any of you who are fathers give your son a stone when he asks for bread? ¹⁰ Or would you give him a snake when he asks for a fish? ¹¹ As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him! ¹² “Do for others what you want them to do for you: this is the meaning of the Law of Moses and of the teachings of the prophets. ^*

The Narrow Gate

¹³ “Go in through the narrow gate, because the gate to hell is wide and the road that leads to it is easy, and there are many who travel it.

Jesus Heals Many People

The Question about Fasting

¹⁴ But the gate to life is narrow and the way that leads to it is hard, and there are few people who find it.

A Tree and Its Fruit

(Luke 6.43, 44)

¹⁵ “Be on your guard against false prophets; they come to you looking like sheep on the outside, but on the inside they are really like wild wolves.

Coming Persecutions

¹⁶ You will know them by what they do. Thorn bushes do not bear grapes, and briers do not bear figs. ¹⁷ A healthy tree bears good fruit, but a poor tree bears bad fruit.

The Would-Be Followers of Jesus

The Official's Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Cloak

¹⁸ A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a poor tree cannot bear good fruit. ¹⁹ And any tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown in the fire.

The Unbelieving Towns

²⁰ So then, you will know the false prophets by what they do.

I Never Knew You

²¹ “Not everyone who calls me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only those who do what my Father in heaven wants them to do. ²² When the Judgment Day comes, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord! In your name we spoke God's message, by your name we drove out many demons and performed many miracles!’

Jesus Calms a Storm

²³ Then I will say to them, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you wicked people!’

The Two House Builders

²⁴ “So then, anyone who hears these words of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.

Come to Me and Rest

(Luke 10.21, 22)

²⁵ The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, and the wind blew hard against that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on rock.

Whom to Fear

²⁶ “But anyone who hears these words of mine and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

²⁷ The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, the wind blew hard against that house, and it fell. And what a terrible fall that was!”

The Authority of Jesus

Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons

²⁸ When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowd was amazed at the way he taught. ²⁹ He wasn't like the teachers of the Law; instead, he taught with authority.

Judging Others

(Luke 6.37, 38, 41, 42)

Jesus Heals a Man

Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man

The Twelve Apostles

The Messengers from John the Baptist

¹ When Jesus came down from the hill, large crowds followed him. ² Then a man suffering from a dreaded skin disease came to him, knelt down before him, and said, “Sir, if you want to, you can make me clean.” ³ Jesus reached out and touched him. “I do want to,” he answered. “Be clean!” At once the man was healed of his disease. ⁴ Then Jesus said to him, “Listen! Don't tell anyone, but go straight to the priest and let him examine you; then in order to prove to everyone that you are cured, offer the sacrifice that Moses ordered.”

Jesus Heals a Roman Officer's Servant

The Mission of the Twelve

⁵ When Jesus entered Capernaum, a Roman officer met him and begged for help: ^* ⁶ “Sir, my servant is sick in bed at home, unable to move and suffering terribly.”

Ask, Seek, Knock

⁷ “I will go and make him well,” Jesus said. ⁸ “Oh no, sir,” answered the officer. “I do not deserve to have you come into my house. Just give the order, and my servant will get well.

Jesus Calls Matthew

⁹ I, too, am a man under the authority of superior officers, and I have soldiers under me. I order this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and I order that one, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and I order my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.” ¹⁰ When Jesus heard this, he was surprised and said to the people following him, “I tell you, I have never found anyone in Israel with faith like this. ¹¹ I assure you that many will come from the east and the west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of heaven. ¹² But those who should be in the Kingdom will be thrown out into the darkness, where they will cry and gnash their teeth.” ^*

The Narrow Gate

¹³ Then Jesus said to the officer, “Go home, and what you believe will be done for you.” And the officer's servant was healed that very moment.

Jesus Heals Many People

The Question about Fasting

¹⁴ Jesus went to Peter's home, and there he saw Peter's mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.

A Tree and Its Fruit

(Luke 6.43, 44)

¹⁵ He touched her hand; the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.

Coming Persecutions

¹⁶ When evening came, people brought to Jesus many who had demons in them. Jesus drove out the evil spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. ¹⁷ He did this to make come true what the prophet Isaiah had said, “He himself took our sickness and carried away our diseases.”

The Would-Be Followers of Jesus

The Official's Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Cloak

¹⁸ When Jesus noticed the crowd around him, he ordered his disciples to go to the other side of the lake. ¹⁹ A teacher of the Law came to him. “Teacher,” he said, “I am ready to go with you wherever you go.”

The Unbelieving Towns

²⁰ Jesus answered him, “Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lie down and rest.”

I Never Knew You

²¹ Another man, who was a disciple, said, “Sir, first let me go back and bury my father.” ²² “Follow me,” Jesus answered, “and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Jesus Calms a Storm

²³ Jesus got into a boat, and his disciples went with him.

The Two House Builders

²⁴ Suddenly a fierce storm hit the lake, and the boat was in danger of sinking. But Jesus was asleep.

Come to Me and Rest

(Luke 10.21, 22)

²⁵ The disciples went to him and woke him up. “Save us, Lord!” they said. “We are about to die!”

Whom to Fear

²⁶ “Why are you so frightened?” Jesus answered. “What little faith you have!” Then he got up and ordered the winds and the waves to stop, and there was a great calm.

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

²⁷ Everyone was amazed. “What kind of man is this?” they said. “Even the winds and the waves obey him!”

The Authority of Jesus

Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons

²⁸ When Jesus came to the territory of Gadara on the other side of the lake, he was met by two men who came out of the burial caves there. These men had demons in them and were so fierce that no one dared travel on that road. ²⁹ At once they screamed, “What do you want with us, you Son of God? Have you come to punish us before the right time?” ³⁰ Not far away there was a large herd of pigs feeding. ³¹ So the demons begged Jesus, “If you are going to drive us out, send us into that herd of pigs.”

Jesus Heals a Man Who Could Not Speak

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Luke 12.8, 9)

³² “Go,” Jesus told them; so they left and went off into the pigs. The whole herd rushed down the side of the cliff into the lake and was drowned. ³³ The men who had been taking care of the pigs ran away and went into the town, where they told the whole story and what had happened to the men with the demons.

Not Peace, but a Sword

(Luke 12.51-53; 14.26, 27)

³⁴ So everyone from the town went out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their territory.

Judging Others

(Luke 6.37, 38, 41, 42)

Jesus Heals a Man

Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man

The Twelve Apostles

The Messengers from John the Baptist

¹ Jesus got into the boat and went back across the lake to his own town, ² where some people brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a bed. When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the paralyzed man, “Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven.” ³ Then some teachers of the Law said to themselves, “This man is speaking blasphemy!” ⁴ Jesus perceived what they were thinking, and so he said, “Why are you thinking such evil things?

Jesus Heals a Roman Officer's Servant

The Mission of the Twelve

⁵ Is it easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? ^* ⁶ I will prove to you, then, that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your bed, and go home!”

Ask, Seek, Knock

⁷ The man got up and went home. ⁸ When the people saw it, they were afraid, and praised God for giving such authority to people.

Jesus Calls Matthew

⁹ Jesus left that place, and as he walked along, he saw a tax collector, named Matthew, sitting in his office. He said to him, “Follow me.” Matthew got up and followed him. ¹⁰ While Jesus was having a meal in Matthew's house, many tax collectors and other outcasts came and joined Jesus and his disciples at the table. ¹¹ Some Pharisees saw this and asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such people?” ¹² Jesus heard them and answered, “People who are well do not need a doctor, but only those who are sick. ^*

The Narrow Gate

¹³ Go and find out what is meant by the scripture that says: ‘It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.’ I have not come to call respectable people, but outcasts.”

Jesus Heals Many People

The Question about Fasting

¹⁴ Then the followers of John the Baptist came to Jesus, asking, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast at all?”

A Tree and Its Fruit

(Luke 6.43, 44)

¹⁵ Jesus answered, “Do you expect the guests at a wedding party to be sad as long as the bridegroom is with them? Of course not! But the day will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Coming Persecutions

¹⁶ “No one patches up an old coat with a piece of new cloth, for the new patch will shrink and make an even bigger hole in the coat. ¹⁷ Nor does anyone pour new wine into used wineskins, for the skins will burst, the wine will pour out, and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins, and both will keep in good condition.”

The Would-Be Followers of Jesus

The Official's Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Cloak

¹⁸ While Jesus was saying this, a Jewish official came to him, knelt down before him, and said, “My daughter has just died; but come and place your hands on her, and she will live.” ¹⁹ So Jesus got up and followed him, and his disciples went along with him.

The Unbelieving Towns

²⁰ A woman who had suffered from severe bleeding for twelve years came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak.

I Never Knew You

²¹ She said to herself, “If only I touch his cloak, I will get well.” ²² Jesus turned around and saw her, and said, “Courage, my daughter! Your faith has made you well.” At that very moment the woman became well.

Jesus Calms a Storm

²³ Then Jesus went into the official's house. When he saw the musicians for the funeral and the people all stirred up,

The Two House Builders

²⁴ he said, “Get out, everybody! The little girl is not dead—she is only sleeping!” Then they all started making fun of him.

Come to Me and Rest

(Luke 10.21, 22)

²⁵ But as soon as the people had been put out, Jesus went into the girl's room and took hold of her hand, and she got up.

Whom to Fear

²⁶ The news about this spread all over that part of the country.

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

²⁷ Jesus left that place, and as he walked along, two blind men started following him. “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” they shouted.

The Authority of Jesus

Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons

²⁸ When Jesus had gone indoors, the two blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I can heal you?” “Yes, sir!” they answered. ²⁹ Then Jesus touched their eyes and said, “Let it happen, then, just as you believe!”— ³⁰ and their sight was restored. Jesus spoke sternly to them, “Don't tell this to anyone!” ³¹ But they left and spread the news about Jesus all over that part of the country.

Jesus Heals a Man Who Could Not Speak

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Luke 12.8, 9)

³² As the men were leaving, some people brought to Jesus a man who could not talk because he had a demon. ³³ But as soon as the demon was driven out, the man started talking, and everyone was amazed. “We have never seen anything like this in Israel!” they exclaimed.

Not Peace, but a Sword

(Luke 12.51-53; 14.26, 27)

³⁴ But the Pharisees said, “It is the chief of the demons who gives Jesus the power to drive out demons.”

Jesus Has Pity for the People

³⁵ Jesus went around visiting all the towns and villages. He taught in the synagogues, preached the Good News about the Kingdom, and healed people with every kind of disease and sickness. ³⁶ As he saw the crowds, his heart was filled with pity for them, because they were worried and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. ³⁷ So he said to his disciples, “The harvest is large, but there are few workers to gather it in. ³⁸ Pray to the owner of the harvest that he will send out workers to gather in his harvest.”

Judging Others

(Luke 6.37, 38, 41, 42)

Jesus Heals a Man

Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man

The Twelve Apostles

The Messengers from John the Baptist

¹ Jesus called his twelve disciples together and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and every sickness. ² These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee; ³ Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; ⁴ Simon the Patriot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

Jesus Heals a Roman Officer's Servant

The Mission of the Twelve

⁵ These twelve men were sent out by Jesus with the following instructions: “Do not go to any Gentile territory or any Samaritan towns. ^* ⁶ Instead, you are to go to the lost sheep of the people of Israel.

Ask, Seek, Knock

⁷ Go and preach, ‘The Kingdom of heaven is near!’ ⁸ Heal the sick, bring the dead back to life, heal those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases, and drive out demons. You have received without paying, so give without being paid.

Jesus Calls Matthew

⁹ Do not carry any gold, silver, or copper money in your pockets; ¹⁰ do not carry a beggar's bag for the trip or an extra shirt or shoes or a walking stick. Workers should be given what they need. ¹¹ “When you come to a town or village, go in and look for someone who is willing to welcome you, and stay with him until you leave that place. ¹² When you go into a house, say, ‘Peace be with you.’ ^*

The Narrow Gate

¹³ If the people in that house welcome you, let your greeting of peace remain; but if they do not welcome you, then take back your greeting.

Jesus Heals Many People

The Question about Fasting

¹⁴ And if some home or town will not welcome you or listen to you, then leave that place and shake the dust off your feet.

A Tree and Its Fruit

(Luke 6.43, 44)

¹⁵ I assure you that on the Judgment Day God will show more mercy to the people of Sodom and Gomorrah than to the people of that town!

Coming Persecutions

¹⁶ “Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves. ¹⁷ Watch out, for there will be those who will arrest you and take you to court, and they will whip you in the synagogues.

The Would-Be Followers of Jesus

The Official's Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Cloak

¹⁸ For my sake you will be brought to trial before rulers and kings, to tell the Good News to them and to the Gentiles. ¹⁹ When they bring you to trial, do not worry about what you are going to say or how you will say it; when the time comes, you will be given what you will say.

The Unbelieving Towns

²⁰ For the words you will speak will not be yours; they will come from the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

I Never Knew You

²¹ “People will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children; children will turn against their parents and have them put to death. ²² Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.

Jesus Calms a Storm

²³ When they persecute you in one town, run away to another one. I assure you that you will not finish your work in all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

The Two House Builders

²⁴ “No pupil is greater than his teacher; no slave is greater than his master.

Come to Me and Rest

(Luke 10.21, 22)

²⁵ So a pupil should be satisfied to become like his teacher, and a slave like his master. If the head of the family is called Beelzebul, the members of the family will be called even worse names!

Whom to Fear

²⁶ “So do not be afraid of people. Whatever is now covered up will be uncovered, and every secret will be made known.

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

²⁷ What I am telling you in the dark you must repeat in broad daylight, and what you have heard in private you must announce from the housetops.

The Authority of Jesus

Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons

²⁸ Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather be afraid of God, who can destroy both body and soul in hell. ²⁹ For only a penny you can buy two sparrows, yet not one sparrow falls to the ground without your Father's consent. ³⁰ As for you, even the hairs of your head have all been counted. ³¹ So do not be afraid; you are worth much more than many sparrows!

Jesus Heals a Man Who Could Not Speak

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Luke 12.8, 9)

³² “Those who declare publicly that they belong to me, I will do the same for them before my Father in heaven. ³³ But those who reject me publicly, I will reject before my Father in heaven.

Not Peace, but a Sword

(Luke 12.51-53; 14.26, 27)

³⁴ “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the world. No, I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Jesus Has Pity for the People

³⁵ I came to set sons against their fathers, daughters against their mothers, daughters-in-law against their mothers-in-law; ³⁶ your worst enemies will be the members of your own family. ³⁷ “Those who love their father or mother more than me are not fit to be my disciples; those who love their son or daughter more than me are not fit to be my disciples. ³⁸ Those who do not take up their cross and follow in my steps are not fit to be my disciples. ³⁹ Those who try to gain their own life will lose it; but those who lose their life for my sake will gain it.

Rewards

(Mark 9.41)

⁴⁰ “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. ⁴¹ Whoever welcomes God's messenger because he is God's messenger, will share in his reward. And whoever welcomes a good man because he is good, will share in his reward. ⁴² You can be sure that whoever gives even a drink of cold water to one of the least of these my followers because he is my follower, will certainly receive a reward.”

Judging Others

(Luke 6.37, 38, 41, 42)

Jesus Heals a Man

Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man

The Twelve Apostles

The Messengers from John the Baptist

¹ When Jesus finished giving these instructions to his twelve disciples, he left that place and went off to teach and preach in the towns near there. ² When John the Baptist heard in prison about the things that Christ was doing, he sent some of his disciples to him. ³ “Tell us,” they asked Jesus, “are you the one John said was going to come, or should we expect someone else?” ⁴ Jesus answered, “Go back and tell John what you are hearing and seeing:

Jesus Heals a Roman Officer's Servant

The Mission of the Twelve

⁵ the blind can see, the lame can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead are brought back to life, and the Good News is preached to the poor. ^* ⁶ How happy are those who have no doubts about me!”

Ask, Seek, Knock

⁷ While John's disciples were leaving, Jesus spoke 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? ⁸ What did you go out to see? A man dressed up in fancy clothes? People who dress like that live in palaces!

Jesus Calls Matthew

⁹ Tell me, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes indeed, but you saw much more than a prophet. ¹⁰ 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.’ ¹¹ I assure you that John the Baptist is greater than anyone who has ever lived. But the one who is least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than John. ¹² From the time John preached his message until this very day the Kingdom of heaven has suffered violent attacks, and violent men try to seize it. ^*

The Narrow Gate

¹³ Until the time of John all the prophets and the Law of Moses spoke about the Kingdom;

Jesus Heals Many People

The Question about Fasting

¹⁴ and if you are willing to believe their message, John is Elijah, whose coming was predicted.

A Tree and Its Fruit

(Luke 6.43, 44)

¹⁵ Listen, then, if you have ears!

Coming Persecutions

¹⁶ “Now, to what can I compare the people of this day? They are like children sitting in the marketplace. One group shouts to the other, ¹⁷ ‘We played wedding music for you, but you wouldn't dance! We sang funeral songs, but you wouldn't cry!’

The Would-Be Followers of Jesus

The Official's Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus' Cloak

¹⁸ When John came, he fasted and drank no wine, and everyone said, ‘He has a demon in him!’ ¹⁹ When the Son of Man came, he ate and drank, and everyone said, ‘Look at this man! He is a glutton and wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and other outcasts!’ God's wisdom, however, is shown to be true by its results.”

The Unbelieving Towns

²⁰ The people in the towns where Jesus had performed most of his miracles did not turn from their sins, so he reproached those towns.

I Never Knew You

²¹ “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 put on sackcloth and sprinkled ashes on themselves, to show that they had turned from their sins! ²² I assure you that on the Judgment Day God will show more mercy to the people of Tyre and Sidon than to you!

Jesus Calms a Storm

²³ And as for you, Capernaum! Did you want to lift yourself up to heaven? You will be thrown down to hell! If the miracles which were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would still be in existence today!

The Two House Builders

²⁴ You can be sure that on the Judgment Day God will show more mercy to Sodom than to you!”

Come to Me and Rest

(Luke 10.21, 22)

²⁵ At that time Jesus 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.

Whom to Fear

²⁶ Yes, Father, this was how you were pleased to have it happen.

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

²⁷ “My Father has given me all things. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

The Authority of Jesus

Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons