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The Gospels in Four Part Harmony
By J. Clontz
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Foreword
This book is based on an ancient manuscript known as MS Pepys 2498 of
which one copy is known to exist and is kept at Cambridge University Library
in England. The original source of MS Pepys 2498 (referred to as the Pepys
Gospel or the Pepys Gospel Harmony) is unknown but some scholars have
theorized that it may be as old as Christianity itself.
One of the more interesting conclusions concerning Jesus based on the
Pepys Gospel Harmony (PGH) sequence is that Jesus was a North Palestinian
Essene associated with the Damascus Covenant found at Qumran in Palestine and
Genizah in Egypt. Furthermore, it has been proposed that Jesus held the
office of Messiah defined in the Damascus Covenant and His goal as well as
that of the other Damascus Covenant Essenes was to convert the Pharisaical
Jews of Judea which they viewed as the lost sheep of Israel to the Essene
sect of Judaism. The sequence of events in the gospels as depicted in the PGH
shows John the Baptist and Jesus converting Judean Jews through baptism in
the wilderness of Judea. Jesus has an altercation at the temple in Jerusalem
and John is arrested. After John's arrest, Jesus heads north all the way to
Capernaum where he gathers followers numbering in the thousands. After John's
death, Jesus makes a final journey to Jerusalem and once more he and his
followers from Northern Palestine convert Judean Jews. The Pharisaical
leaders of the Judean Jews plot to kill Jesus and put an end to His teaching.
Thus, the PGH sequence of the canonical gospels depicts what some
scholars believe to have been a sectarian struggle between the Essenes who
adhered to the Damascus Covenant in Northern Palestine and the Pharisaical
Jews in Judea for religious leadership of all Israelites. The Pharisaical
Jews in Judea were looking for a Messiah to vanquish their enemies, Rome and
the Herodians, and therefore rejected Jesus as their Messiah. Whereas, the
Essenes were looking for a Messiah to vanquish their enemies, death, poverty,
disease and infirmity, and therefore hailed Jesus as their Messiah.
Below are some important academic notes concerning the PGH sequence of the
gospels:
The PGH mentions the city of Gerasa which was an ancient city in
Palestine which was destroyed by the 10th Roman legion Firensis in AD 70.
Only the very oldest existing manuscripts of the canonical gospels mention
the city of Gerasa while later manuscripts refer to the area as the land of
the Gerasenes. Thus the author of the original source of the PGH may have
lived prior to AD 70.
The sequence of the PGH also parallels many aspects of the theoretical
"Q" text. The Greek texts of Matthew and Luke in some areas are letter for
letter matches which have led some scholars to theorize that at one time a
single text "Q" was formed from an early form of Matthew and of Luke and then
later portions of our modern forms of Matthew and Luke were copied from this
single gospel text. Additionally, in the modern text of Luke the "Parable of
the Lamp" occurs in both Chapter 8 and Chapter 11. It has been theorized that
an early text that contained Luke had only one "Parable of the Lamp" and that
the parable was either cut in half or duplicated in our modern texts. The PGH
sequence combines portions of Luke Ch. 8 and 11 and only has a single account
of the "Parable of the Lamp" just as some scholars have theorized would've
existed in the single gospel forerunner of the modern text of Luke.
Scholars have also theorized that the "Q" text would've been
constructed into categories and composed of lists such as a list of parables.
This idea was formulated in part based on the gospel of Thomas found at Nag
Hammadi. The PGH does form the gospel account into categories or groupings
and there are two major groupings of parables in its sequence just as
theorized for the "Q" text.
The event sequence of the PGH also enhances the account of the four
gospels. The sequence produces cause and effect relationships between events
and the interactions of various individuals with each other and with Jesus.
For instance, The PGH sequence contains both Mary Magdalene's conversion and
subsequent discipleship (this is in the modern gospel texts but is somewhat
obscured due to their non-chronological sequence). Thus Mary Magdalene plays
a major role in the account of Jesus which is implied by many ancient sources
such as the gospel of Thomas but not highlighted by the canonical gospels in
their present sequence. The same is true for the significance of John the
Baptist in Jesus' ministry. In the PGH sequence, John the Baptist is
portrayed as an important ally of Jesus' ministry and his arrest and later
death are both pivotal moments in Jesus ministry as portrayed by the PGH
sequence. The importance of John the Baptist in the ministry of Jesus is
implied by many ancient sources and that importance is vividly depicted in
Jesus' ministry using the PGH sequence of the canonical gospels.
Moreover, the PGH is the only manuscript in existence which depicts an
error free chronological sequence for the events in the life of Jesus as
portrayed in the four canonical gospels. The four canonical gospels make no
claim to being written in chronological sequence. There are
historical/traditional accounts that indicate that the four canonical gospels
were not written in chronological order. For instance, Papias (AD 135)
indicated that Mark was not in any particular order. An engineered
reconstruction of the chronological order of the gospels indicates that while
several sequences are possible -- the sequence of the modern gospels is not
in chronological order. For instance, the passage in Mark 3:13-19 not only
precedes the passage in Mark 3:20-31 by over a dozen events but in fact
several passages in Mark actually occur between Mark 3:13-19 and Mark 3:20-
31.
Also, while there have been many modern attempts to reconstruct the
sequence of the events of Jesus life as narrated in the four canonical
gospels none of these reconstructions has as many parallels to the
theoretical "Q" text as the PGH. Furthermore the theory for the "Q" text was
first proposed in the 1800's and the PGH manuscript predates the "Q" text
theory by 400 years. Thus the best candidate to date for the "Q" text
sequence is the PGH manuscript.
More importantly, the best manuscript for a chronological depiction of
the actual sequence of events in the life of Jesus is The Pepys Gospel
Harmony MS 2498.
Acknowledgements
The biblical text for this book is from The Common Edition of the New
Testament by T. E. Clontz and I would like to thank my brother for allowing
me to use his book.
Many of the section headings for this book come from The Pepysian Gospel
Harmony, 1922 Oxford edition; Margery Goates, Editor. I am also deeply
indebted to Margery Goates for her invaluable analytical summary of the Pepys
Gospel Harmony. Her analytical summary of the entire work showing the
parallel passages from the canonical gospels made this book possible.
I would also like to thank Yuri Kuchinsky -- author of The Magdalene Gospel
and the moderator for loisy@yahoogroups.com, an email group devoted in part
to discussing the Pepys Gospel Harmony. Yuri's herculean efforts in
maintaining a web site for the Pepys Gospel Harmony first brought my
attention to the existence of this priceless manuscript and the marvels of
its contents.
And finally, I would like to thank the unknown author of the Pepysian Gospel
Harmony MS 2498 for bringing me joy.
About the Author
J. Clontz is an award winning writer and speaker who has been published in
Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Clontz is listed in
Marquis Who's Who in America and A Directory of American Poets and Fiction
Writers.
Previous publications include:
C. S. Lewis's Grief After the Death of Joy, 1998
Women and the Cross, 1997
Karl Barth's Moment, 1997
New Psalms, 1996
Karl Barth's Pontius Pilate, 1996
Table of Contents
Part 1 - IN THE BEGINNING
1.10 The Gospel
LK 1:1-4
1.20 God Became Man in Jesus Christ
JN 1:1-18
2.10 Gabriel appears to Zechariah
LK 1:5-25
2.20 Gabriel visits the Virgin Mary
LK 1:26-38
2.30 Mary Visits Elizabeth
LK 1:39-56
2.50 Joseph is Reassured in a Dream
MT1:18-25A
2.60 The Birth of John the Baptist
LK 1:57-80
3.10 Joseph and Mary go to Bethlehem, Jesus is born, Angels Appear to the
Shepherds
LK 2:1-21
3.20 The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
MT 1:1-17
3.30 The Visit of the Magi
MT 2:1-12
4.10 Simeon and Anna's blessings
LK 2:22-39
5.10 The Flight into Egypt
MT 2:13b-23
5.20 Jesus Grows in Stature
LK 2:40
6.10 Jesus among the Teachers
LK 2:41-52
Part 2 - BAPTISM
7.10 John the Baptist Preaches Repentance
MT 3:1-17
MK 1:1-11
LK 3:1-18, 21-22
JN 1:19-28
8.10 The Fasting and Temptation of Jesus
MT 4:1-11
MK 1:12-13
LK 4:1-13
8.20 The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
LK 3:23-38
9.10 John the Baptist's Witness - Behold the Lamb of God!
JN 1:29b-51
10.10 The Marriage Feast in Cana of Galilee
JN 2:1-12
11.10 The Purging of the Temple
JN 2:13-25
11.20 Spiritual Rebirth - Nicodemus, a Ruler of the Jews
JN 3:1-21
12.10 John's Further Witness to Jesus - He must Increase...I must
Decrease
JN 3:22-36
13.10 The Imprisonment of John the Baptist
LK 3:19-20
13.20 Jesus Leaves Judea for Galilee after John's Arrest
MT 4:12
JN 4:1-3
13.30 Passing through Samaria, Jesus Converts the Woman at the Well and
many Other Samaritans
JN 4:4-42
13.50 Beginning of the Ministry of Jesus in Galilee
MK 1:14
LK 4:14-15
JN 4:43-45
14.10 Healing of the Official's Son in Galilee
JN 4:46-54
15.10 Miraculous Draught of Fishes - the Call of Peter, James and John
LK 5:1-11
16.10 Jesus Returns to Nazareth
LK 4:16-30
16.20 Jesus Leaves Nazareth
MT 4:13-17
MK 1:15
LK 4:31a
17.10 The Second Call of Andrew, Peter, James and John
MT 4:18-22
MK 1:16-20
18.10 Jesus Casts out a Demon
MK 1:21-28
LK 4:31b-37
18.20 Cure of Simon's Wife's Mother and Other Sick People
MT 8:14-17
MK 1:29-38
LK 4:38-43
18.40 Preaching throughout all of Galilee
MT 4:23-25
MK 1:39
LK 4:44
19.20 Jesus Crosses the Lake with his Disciples and Calms a Storm
MT 8:18-27
MK 4:35-41
LK 8:22-25
18.40 Jesus Cures the Demoniacs
MT 8:28-34
MK 5:1-20
LK 8:26-40
20.10 Jesus Heals a Paralytic let Down Through the Roof
MT 9:1-8
MK 2:1-12
LK 5:17-26
20.20 The Call of Matthew
MT 9:9-13
MK 2:13-17
LK 5:27-32
20.30 Jesus answers Objections as to his not Fasting
MT 9:14-17
MK 2:18-22
LK 5:33-39
21.10 Jesus Raises Jairus' daughter and heals a Woman with an issue of
Blood
MT 9:18-26
MK 5:21-43
LK 8:40-56
22.10 Jesus heals two blind men and Casts out a Demon
MT 9:27-34
23.10 Jesus Preaches to, and is Rejected by, his own Countrymen
MK 6:1-6a
24.10 Preaching and Healing in Galilee
MK 6:6b
24.20 The Calling of the Twelve Apostles
MK 3:13-19a
Part 3 - SERMON ON THE MOUNT
24.30 The Sermon on the Mount
MT 5:1-16
25.10 A Level Place
LK 6:17-26
25.20 The Law and the Prophets
MT 5:17-20
25.30 You Shall not Kill
MT 5:21-26
25.31 You Shall not Commit Adultery
MT 5:27-32
25.32 You Shall not Swear Falsely
MT 5:33-37
25.33 Do Not Resist One Who is Evil
MT 5:38-42
25.34 Love Your Enemies
MT 5:43-48
LK 6:27-36
25.35 When You Give Alms
MT 6:1-4
25.36 When you Pray
MT 6:5-15
25.37 When you Fast
MT 6:16-18
25.38 Do not Lay up for Yourselves Treasures on Earth
MT 6:19-24
25.39 Do not be Anxious About Your Life
MT 6:25-34
25.40 Judge Not
MT 7:1-5
LK 6:37-42
25.41 Do not Give Dogs What is Holy
MT 7:6
25.42 Ask and it Will be Given to You
MT 7:7-12
25.43 Enter by the Narrow Gate
MT 7:13-14
25.44 You Shall Know Them by Their Fruits
MT 7:15-27
LK 6:43-49
25.44 Conclusion of the Sermons
MT 7:28-29
26.10 A Leper is Healed Near Capernaum
MT 8:1-4
MK 1:40-45
LK 5:12-16
Part 4 - AFTER THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
27.10 The Healing of the Centurion's Servant
MT 8:5-13
LK 7:1-10
28.10 Jesus Charges the Twelve Apostles and Sends Them Forth
MT 9:35-11:1
MK 6:7-13
LK 9:1-6
29.10 The Widow's Son Raised From the Dead at Nain
LK 7:11-17
30.10 John the Baptist (in prison) Sends Doubting Disciples to Jesus
MT 11:2-19
LK 7:18-35
31.10 The Anointing of Jesus Feet in the House of Simon the Pharisee
LK 7:36-8:3
32.10 Jesus Charges the Seventy Disciples and Sends Them Forth
MT 11:20-24
LK 10:1-16
33.10 The Return of the Disciples from Their Mission
MT 11:25-30
LK 10:17-24
Part 5 - AFTER THE RETURN OF THE SEVENTY DISCIPLES
34.10 The Parable of the Good Samaritan
LK 10:25-37
35.10 Mary and Martha
LK 10:38-42
36.10 Jesus Teaches the Disciples How to Pray
(The Parable of the Importunate Friend)
LK 11:1-13
37.10 The Disciples Pluck Ears of Corn on the Sabbath
MT 12:1-8
MK 2:23-28
LK 6:1-5
38.10 The Healing of a Paralyzed Hand on the Sabbath
MT 12:9-14
MK 3:1-5
LK 6:6-10
39.10 A Hostile Council of Pharisees - Jesus Withdraws
MT 12:14-21
MK 3:6-12
LK 6:11
40.10 Jesus Heals and the Pharisees Seek a Sign
MT 12:22-45
MK 3:20-31
LK 11:14-32
40.20 The Brethren of Christ
MT 12:46-50
MK 3:31-35
LK 8:19-21
41.10 Woe to the Pharisees
LK 11:37-54
42.10 The Parable of the Rich Man
LK 12:1-59
43.10 The Parable of the Fig Tree
LK 13:1-9
44.10 Jesus Heals a Woman on the Sabbath
LK 13:10-17
Part 6 - PARABLE OF THE SOWER AND OTHER PARABLES
45.10 The Parable of the Sower
MT 13:1-9
MK 4:1-9
LK 8:4-8
45.11 The Secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven
MT 13:10-17
MK 4:10-12
LK 8:9-10
45.12 The Parable of the Sower Explained
MT 13:18-23
MK 4:13-20
LK 4:11-15
45.13 The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
MT 13:24-30
45.14 The Parable of the Lamp
MK 4:21-25
LK 8:16-18
LK 11:33-36
45.141 The Parable of the Scattered Seed
MK 4:26-29
45.15 The Parable of the Mustard Seed
MT 13:31-32
MK 4:30-32
LK 13:18-19
45.16 The Parable of the Leaven
MT 13:33
LK 13:20-21
45.17 He Did Not Speak Without a Parable
MT 13:34-35
MK 4:33-34
45.18 The Explanation of the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
MT 13:36-43
45.19 Parable of the Treasure Hidden in a Field
MT 13:44
45.191 Parable of the Pearl of Great Price
MT 13:45-46
45.192 Parable of the Fishing Net
MT 13:47-50
45.193 Parable of the Householder
MT 13:51-52
46.10 Jesus Preaches to and is Rejected by his own Countrymen
MT 13:53-58
Part 7 - TWO FEASTS IN JERUSALEM AND TWO FEEDINGS OF MULTITUDES
47.10 Jesus goes to a Feast in Jerusalem.
He Cures an Infirm man by the Cisterns with the Five Porches.
The Jews Seek to Kill Jesus.
JN 5:1-47
48.10 Herodias Dances Before Herod.
MT 14:3-11
MK 6:17-28
48.20 The Apostles Return and Jesus Withdraws with them to a Desert
Place.
MT 14:12-13a
MK6:29-32
LK 9:10
JN 6:1,3
49.10 The People Follow and Jesus Comes Down From the Mountain to
Meet Them.
The Feeding of the Five Thousand.
At Night Jesus Walks upon the Lake.
MT 14:13b-33
MK 6:33-52
LK 9:11-17
JN 6:2,4-21
50.10 Healing in Gennesaret
MT 14:34-36
MK 6:53-56
49.20 The Miraculously fed Multitude Seek Him at Capernaum.
Peter's Confession.
JN 6:22-47
51.10 Jesus Teaches the Real Causes of Defilement and Discourses on
Pharisaic Traditions
MT 15:1-20
MK 7:1-23
52.10 Jesus Heals the Canaanite's Daughter
MT 15:21-28
MK 7:24-30
53.10 Jesus Heals a Deaf and Dumb Man and Works Other Miracles
MT 15:29-31
MK 7:31-37
54.10 The Feeding of the Four Thousand
MT 15:32-39a
MK 8:1-10
55.10 The Pharisees Ask for a Sign
MT 16:1-4
MK 8:11-12
56.10 Jesus Warns the Disciples of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and
Herodians
MT 16:5-12
MK 8:13-21
57.10 Jesus Heals a Blind man at Bethsaida
MK 8:22-26
58.10 Herod's Fear of Jesus
MT 14:1-2
MK 6:14-16
LK 9:7-9
59.10 Jesus Goes to the Feast Secretly.
He Teaches in the Temple.
Officers are Sent to Arrest Him.
An Adulteress is Brought Before Jesus.
A Blind Man is Restored to Sight.
Jesus Claims to be the Son of God.
JN 7:1 - 10:21
59.20 The Evils of the Pharisees
MT 23:1-39
MK 12:38-40
LK 20:45-47
60.10 Jesus Questions His Disciples. Peter's Confession.
Jesus Warns His Disciples of His Coming Passion
MT 16:13-28
MK 8:27 - 9:1
LK 9:18-27
Part 8 - THE TRANSFIGURATION
61.10 The Transfiguration.
Jesus Casts a Deaf and Dumb Spirit out of a Child.
MT 17:1-21
MK 9:2-29
LK 9:28-43a
62.10 Jesus a Second Time Predicts His Death and Resurrection
MT 17:22-23
MK 9:30-32
LK 9:43b-45
63.10 Jesus Pays the Tribute Money
MT 17:24-27
63.20 Jesus Teaches Humility
MT 18:1-5
MK 9:33-37
LK 9:46-48
63.30 Jesus Warns His Disciples against Spiritual Exclusiveness
MK 9:38-41
LK 9:49-50
63.30 Temptation to Sin
MT 18:6-20
MK 9:42-50
63.40 Exhortation to Forgiveness
MT 18:21-35
64.10 The Samaritans Refuse to Receive Jesus.
James and John are angry concerning this and Jesus RebukesThem.
MT 19:1
MK 10:1a
LK 9:51-55
64.20 Crowds Follow Jesus
MT 19:2
MK 10:1b
LK 9:56-62
Part 9 - PARABLES AND HEALINGS
64.20 Discourse on who shall be Saved
LK 13:22-33
65.10 Jesus Heals a Man of Dropsy on the Sabbath
LK 14:1-6
65.20 Parable of the Great Supper
LK 14:7-24
66.10 The Price of Discipleship
LK 14:25-35
67.10 The Lost Sheep Parable
LK 15:1-7
67.20 The Parable of the Lost Silver
LK 15:8-10
67.30 The Parable of the Prodigal Son
LK 15:11-32
68.10 The Parable of the Unjust Steward
LK 16:1-18
68:20 The Parable of Lazarus After Death
LK 16:19-31
69.10 Discourse on Forgiveness, Faith and Humility
LK 17:1-10
70.10 The Cleansing of the Ten Lepers
LK 17:11-19
71.10 Jesus Foretells His Sufferings and His Second Coming
LK 17:20-37
71.20 The Parable of the Unrighteous Judge
LK 18:1-8
71.20 The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican
LK 18:9-14
Part 10 - LAZARUS RAISED
72.10 Jesus Discourses on Marriage and Divorce
MT 19:3-12
MK 10:2-12
73.10 Jesus Blesses Little Children
MT 19:13-15
MK 10:13-16
LK 18:15-17
74.10 The Rich Young Ruler
MT 19:16-30
MK 10:17-31
LK 18:18-30
74.20 The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard
MT 20:1-16
75.10 Jesus a Third Time Foretells His Death and Resurrection
MT 20:17-19
MK 10:32-34
LK 18:31-34
75.10 Jesus Answer to the Ambitious Request of James and John
MT 20:20-28
MK 10:35-45
76.10 Jesus Heals Bartimaeus, a Blind Man, as He Enters Jericho
MK 10:46-52
LK 18:35-43
77.10 Jesus and Zacchaeus
LK 19:1-10
77.20 The Parable of the Ten Pounds
LK 19:11-27
78.10 Jesus Heals Two Blind Man as He Leaves Jericho
MT 20:29-34
79.10 I and the Father are One
JN 10:22-42
80.10 Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead
JN 11:1-57
Part 11 - PALM SUNDAY
81.10 Mary Anoints Jesus for His Burial
MT 26:6-13
MK 14:3-9
JN 12:1-8
81:20 Public Excitement with Regard to Jesus and Lazarus
JN 12:9-11
81:30 Jesus Makes His Triumphal Entrance into Jerusalem
MT 21:1-11
MK 11:1-10
LK 19:29-44
JN 12:12-19
82.10 The Second Purging of the Temple
MT 21:12-13
MK 11:15-18
LK 19:45-48
82.20 The Children in the Temple Praise Jesus who at evening goes to
Bethany
MT 21:14-17
MK 11:11
83.10 The Withering of the Barren Fig Tree
MT 21:18-22
MK 11:13-14, 20b-26
84.10 The Authority of Jesus is Questioned
MT 21:23-27
MK 11:27-33
LK 20:1-8
85.10 The Parable of the Two Sons
MT 21:28-32
85.20 The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen and the Vineyard
MT 21:33-41
MK 12:1-9
LK 20:9-16
85.30 Jesus the Corner Stone
MT 21:42-44
MK 12:10-11
LK 20:17-18
85.40 The Parable of the King's Feast
MT 22:1-14
85.50 Anger and Fear of the Pharisees
MT 21:45-46
MK 12:12
LK 20:19
85.60 Goodwill of the People
LK 21:37-38
86.10 Question of Tribute to Caesar
MT 22:15-22
MK 12:13-17
LK 20:20-26
87.10 Jesus Silences the Sadducees
MT 22:23-33
MK 12:18-27
LK 20:27-40
88.10 The Two Greatest Commandments
MT 22:34-40
MK 12:28-34
89.10 Christ the Son and also the Lord of David
MT 22:41-46
MK 12:35-37
LK 20:41-44
90.10 Jesus Condemns the Hypocrisy of the Scribes and Pharisees.
He Laments over Jerusalem.
MT 23:1-39
MK 12:38-40
LK 20:45-47
91.10 The Widow's Coin
MK 12:41-44
LK 21:1-4
92.10 Jesus Foretells His Death on the Cross
JN 12:20-50
93.10 Jesus Foretells the Destruction of the Temple and the Signs of
the
Day of Judgment.
MT 24:1-51
MK 13:1-37
LK 21:5-36
93.20 The Parables of the ten Virgins and the Five Talents.
Separation of the Good and Evil at the Judgment.
MT 25:1-46
Part 12 - TREACHERY
94.10 The Jews in Authority seek to Destroy Jesus Privately
MT 26:1-5
94.20 They Conspire with Judas Iscariot
MT 26:14-16
MK 14:10-11
LK 22:3-6
95.10 The Disciples Prepare the Passover
MT 26:17-19
MK 14:12-16
LK 22:7-13
95.20 Jesus Foretells the Treachery of Judas
MT 26:20-29
MK 14:17-25
LK 22:14-23
95.40 Jesus Reproves the Ambition of the Apostles,
Foretells Peter's Denials, Gives Warning of coming Privation and Peril
LK 22:24-38
95.50 Jesus Washes the Feet of His Disciples
JN 13:1b-20
95.60 Jesus Gives the Sop to Judas, who then goes out.
Exhortation to love one another.
Jesus a Second Time Foretells Peter's Denials
JN 13:21-38
95.70 The Holy Ghost is Promised. Jesus Prays for His Disciples
JN 14:1-17:26
96.10 Jesus Warns His Disciples that they will Forsake Him.
He Foretells Peter's Denials a Third Time.
MT 26:30-35
MK 14:26-31
96.20 The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane
MT 26:36-46
MK 14:32-42
LK 22:39-46
JN 18:1-2
96.30 Jesus Betrayed by Judas Iscariot and Arrested.
The Disciples Desert Him.
MT 26:47-56
MK 14:43-52
LK 22:47-53
JN 18:3-12
96.40 Jesus is Brought Before Annas
MT 26:57
MK 14:53
LK 22:54
JN 18:13-14
96.50 The Denials of Peter
MT 26:58, 69-75
MK 14:54, 66-72
LK 22:55-62
JN 18:15-27
96.60 Jesus is Arraigned Before Caiaphas, Condemned and Mocked
MT 26:59-68
MK 14:55-65
LK 22:63-65
97.10 Jesus Condemned Before Caiaphas and led to Pilate
MT 27:1-2
MK 15:1
LK 17:66-18:1
JN 18:28
97.20 The Jews Accuse Jesus of Sedition
LK 23:2
JN 18:29-33a
97.30 The Remorse and Suicide of Judas Iscariot
MT 27:3-10
Acts 1:18b
Part 13 - TRIAL BEFORE PILATE
98.10 Trial Before Pilate
MT 27:11-14
MK 15:2-5
LK 23:3-7
JN 18:33b-38
98.20 Trial Before Herod
LK 23:8-12
98.30 Barabbas Preferred Before Jesus
MT 27:15-18, 20-23
MK 15:6-14
LK 23:13-23
JN 18:39-40
98.40 Jesus Mocked as a King
MT 27:27-30
JN 19:2-3
98.50 Pilate Yields
JN 19:4-15
98.60 The Warning of Pilate's Wife
MT 27:19
98.70 Pilate Washes His Hands
MT 27:24-26
MK 15:15
LK 23:24-25
98.80 Jesus Mocked Again
MK 15:16-19
98.90 Jesus Led Forth to Crucifixion
MT 27:31-32
MK 15:20-21
LK 23:26-32
JN 19:16-17a
99.10 Jesus Crucified with the Two Thieves.
Pilate's Superscription.
The Casting of Lots.
Jesus Commends His Mother to John.
The Mockery.
The Conversion of One of the Thieves. Darkness.
MT 27:33-45
MK 15:22-33
LK 23:33-45a
JN 19:17b-27
100.10 Jesus Dies
MT 27:46-50
MK 15:34-37
LK 23:46
JN 19:28-30
100.20 Portents. The Centurion's Witness. The Crowd of Onlookers.
MT 27:51-56
MK 15:38-41
LK 23:45b, 47-49
101.10 The Side of Jesus is Pierced with a Spear
JN 19:31-37
101.20 A Nobleman (Joseph of Arimathea) Begs for the Body of Jesus and
lays it in a new Tomb in a Garden nearby.
MT 27:57-60
MK 15:42-46
LK 23:50-54
JN 19:38-42
101.30 The Faithful Women Prepare a Rich Ointment to Embalm the Body
of Jesus.
MT 27:61
MK 15:47
LK 23:55-56
101.40 The Chief Priests are Suspicious. They Seal the Sepulchre.
MT 27:62-66
Part 14 - THE TOMB
102.10 The Two Marys Buy Spice
MK 16:1
102.20 They Visit the Sepulchre
MT 28:1
MK 16:2
LK 24:1
102.30 Many Dead are Seen to be Alive Again
MT 27:52-53
102.40 The Grave Opened by Angels
MT 28:2-4
102.50 The Women Find the Stone Rolled away.
MK 16:3-4
LK 24:2
JN 20:1
103.10 Peter and John, on Hearing Mary Magdalene's Report of the Empty Tomb,
Investigate for Themselves.
JN 20:2-10
103.20 The Women at the Tomb See an Angel who Announces the Resurrection.
MT 28:5-7
MK 16:5-7
LK 24:3
103.30 Then Two Angels Greet the Women
LK 24:4-8
103.40 They go to Tell the Disciples
MT 28:8
MK 16:8
103.50 Two Angels, and then Jesus Himself, appear to Mary Magdalene
as she Weeps at the Tomb
MK 16:9
JN 20:11-17
104.10 Jesus Appears to the Other Women as they go to Announce the
Resurrection
MT 28:9-10
105.10 The Jewish Authorities Bribe the Guard to Declare that Jesus'
Disciples Stole His Body
MT 28:11-15
106.10 The Women Tell the Disciples that Jesus had Risen: They Disbelieve.
MK 16:10-11
LK 24:9-11
JN 20:18
Part 15 - THE RESURRECTION
107.10 The Appearance of Jesus to Peter
LK 24:12, 34
1 Corinthians 15:5a
108.10 Jesus Appears to Two Disciples Journeying to Emmaus
MK 16:12-13a
LK 24:13-35
108.20 The Disciples at Jerusalem still Unbelieving
MK 16:13b
109.10 Suddenly Jesus Appears to Them, Thomas only being Absent
MK 16:14
LK 24:36-49
JN 20:19-25
110.10 Jesus Appears to the Disciples Thomas Being Present.
JN 20:26-30
110.20 Jesus Appears to Five Hundred
1 Corinthians 15:6
111.10 Jesus Appears to the Disciples in Galilee
MT 28:16-20
112.10 Jesus Appears to His Disciples at the Sea of Tiberias
JN 21:1-23
113.10 Jesus Appears to the Disciples in the Upper Room and Discourses
on the Power of Faith
MK 16:14-18
113.20 Jesus bids them Remain at Jerusalem until the Coming of the Holy
Ghost
Acts 1:4-5
113.30 The Future Witness of the Disciples to Jesus Christ
Acts 1:6-8
113.40 Jesus Ascends into Heaven
LK 24.50-51
Acts 1:9-11
113.50 The Disciples Return to Jerusalem
MK 16:19
LK 24:52
Acts 1:12-14
113.60 The Coming of the Holy Ghost
Acts 2:1-47
113.70 The Disciples Praise God Continually
LK 24:53
113.80 They Preach Everywhere
MK 16:20
114.10 Conclusion
Acts 1:1-3
114.20 Epilogue
JN 21:25
J. Clontz
God's Children
We are not cast on the ground,
that have been recognized by so great highness.
We are not the offspring of mortality,
afterward to be dissolved by time.
We are not a product of motion,
made to be again destroyed by itself.
We are not things of earthly birth,
ending again therein.
We belong to a greatness unto which we aspire,
of which we are the property,
and peradventure to a greatness
that hath mercy upon us.
We belong to the Light,
by whom we have left the darkness;
To the Eternal,
by whom we have escaped the bonds of the temporal.
Part 1 - IN THE BEGINNING
1.10 The Gospel
LK 1:1-4
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the
things which have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as they were
delivered to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and
ministers of the word, 3 it seemed good to me also, having carefully
investigated all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly
account, most excellent Theophilus, 4 so that you may know the
certainty of the things which you have been taught.
1.20 God Became Man in Jesus Christ
JN 1:1-18
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 All things were
made through him, and without him nothing was made that was made. 4 In
him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in
the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came
for a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all might believe
through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness of the
light. 9 The true light that gives light to every man was coming into
the world. 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 his own did
not receive him. 12 But to all who received him, to those who believed
in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-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 have seen
his glory, the glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of
grace and truth. 15 John bore witness of him and cried out, saying,
"This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me,
for he was before me.'" 16 And from his fullness have we all received,
grace upon grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and
truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; God the
only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.
2.10 Gabriel appears to Zechariah
LK 1:5-25
5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named
Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife of the
daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both
righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of
the Lord blameless. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was
barren, and they were both well advanced in years. 8 Now while he was
serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, 9 according
to the custom of the priesthood, it fell to him by lot to enter the
temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the
people were praying outside at the hour of incense. 11 Then an angel of
the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of
incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell
upon him. 13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah,
for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
and you shall call his name John. 14 And 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 shall drink neither wine nor strong
drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his
mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the
Lord their God. 17 And he will go before him in the spirit and power of
Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared
for the Lord." 18 And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know
this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years." 19
And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence
of God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good
news. 20 And behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the
day that these things come to pass, because you did not believe my
words, which will be fulfilled in their time." 21 And the people were
waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the
temple. 22 But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they
perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he made signs to
them and remained speechless. 23 And when his time of service was
completed, he went to his home. 24 After these days his wife Elizabeth
conceived, and for five months she hid herself, saying, 25 "Thus the
Lord has done to me, in the days when he looked on me, to take away my
reproach among people."
2.20 Gabriel visits the Virgin Mary
LK 1:26-38
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a
city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose
name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28
The angel went to her and said, "Hail, O highly favored one, the Lord
is with you!" 29 But she was greatly troubled at his saying, and
considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And 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 call his name 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 for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end." 34 And Mary
said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?" 35 And the
angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power
of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the Holy One to be born
will be called the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth
in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month
with her who was called barren. 37 For with God nothing will be
impossible." 38 Then Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord;
let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from
her.
2.30 Mary Visits Elizabeth
LK 1:39-56
39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill
country, to a city of Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah
and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of
Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the
Holy Spirit. 42 And she exclaimed with a loud voice, "Blessed are you
among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 But why is this
granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For
behold, as soon as the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe
in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And blessed is she who believed that
there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."
46 And Mary said:
47 "My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 for he has regarded the lowly state of his servant;
for behold, henceforth all generations
will call me blessed.
49 For he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is on those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud
in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
and exalted the lowly.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent empty away.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
55 as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his seed forever."
56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to
her home.
2.50 Joseph is Reassured in a Dream
MT1:18-25A
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way: when his
mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was
found to be with child of the Holy Spirit. 19 Then Joseph her husband,
being a just man, and not wanting to put her to public shame, was
resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he 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 your wife, for that which is
conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will give birth to a
son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people
from their sins." 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had
spoken by the prophet:
23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel,"
which means, "God with us." 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as
the angel of the Lord commanded him and took his wife, 25 but did not
know her until she had borne a son.
2.60 The Birth of John the Baptist
LK 1:57-80
57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered, and she gave
birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had
shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. 59 On the eighth
day they came to circumcise the child; and they would have named him
Zechariah after his father, 60 but his mother said, "No; he shall be
called John." 61 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, inquiring what he would have him called. 63 And he asked for a
writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they all marveled.
64 And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he
spoke, praising God. 65 And fear came on all their neighbors. And all
these things were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea;
66 and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What
then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 Now his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and
prophesied, saying:
68 "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has visited and redeemed his people,
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David,
70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 that we should be saved from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the oath which he swore to our father Abraham:
74 to grant us that we,
being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness before him
all the days of our life.
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 knowledge of salvation to his people
in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 through the tender mercy of our God,
with which the sunrise from on high will visit us;
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace."
80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in
the wilderness till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
3.10 Joseph and Mary go to Bethlehem, Jesus is born, Angels Appear to the
Shepherds
LK 2:1-21
1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a
census should be taken of all the world. 2 This was the first census
that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went
to be registered, everyone to his own city. 4 And 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
lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who
was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to
be delivered. 7 And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped
him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no
room for them in the inn.
8 And in that region there were shepherds living out in the
fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the
Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and
they were filled with fear. 10 Then the angel said to them, "Do not be
afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to
all the people. 11 For to you is born this day in the city of David a
Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign to you: you
will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger." 13
And suddenly there was 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 said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see
this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us." 16
And they went with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying
in a manger. 17 Now when they had seen him, they made widely known the
saying which had been told them concerning this child. 18 And all who
heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. 19 But Mary kept
all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 Then the shepherds
returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had
heard and seen, as it had been told them.
21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised,
he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was
conceived in the womb.
3.20 The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
MT 1:1-17
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David,
the son of Abraham:
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of
Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the
father of Ram, 4 Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of
Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 Salmon the father of Boaz
by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of
Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of King David.
David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, 7 Solomon
the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the
father of Asa, 8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father
of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 Uzziah the father of
Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10
Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon
the father of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his
brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12 And after the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of
Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 Zerubbabel the
father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of
Azor, 14 Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim
the father of Eliud, 15 Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father
of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of
Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called
Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen
generations, and from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen
generations, and from the exile to Babylon to the Christ fourteen
generations.
3.30 The Visit of the Magi
MT 2:1-12
1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of
Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2
saying, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have
seen his star in the East and have come to worship him." 3 When Herod
the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And
when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people
together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. 5 So
they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the
prophet:
6 'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you shall come a ruler
who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'"
7 Then Herod called the wise men secretly and determined from
them what time the star had appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem
and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child, and when you
have found him, bring back word to me, so that I too may come and
worship him." 9 When they had heard the king they went their way; and
behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them,
until it came to rest over the place where the child was. 10 When they
saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. 11 On coming
into the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they fell
down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented
him with gifts of gold, and of frankincense, and of myrrh. 12 And being
warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own
country by another way.
4.10 Simeon and Anna's blessings
LK 2:22-39
22 And when the time of their purification according to the law
of Moses was 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 male
who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord"), 24 and to offer
a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "a pair
of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and
this man was righteous and devout, waiting 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 So he came by the Spirit into the temple.
And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for him
according to the custom of the law, 28 he took him up in his arms and
blessed God, and said:
29 "Lord, now you are letting your servant 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 for revelation to the Gentiles,
and for glory to your people Israel."
33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him.
34 Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this
child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a
sign that will be spoken against 35 (and a sword will pierce through
your own soul also), so that the thoughts of many hearts may be
revealed."
36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of
the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with her
husband seven years from her virginity, 37 and as a widow till she was
eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, but worshipped with
fasting and prayer night and day. 38 And coming up at that very hour
she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for
the redemption of Jerusalem.
39 And when they had performed everything according to the law of
the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.
5.10 The Flight into Egypt
MT 2:13b-23
13 Behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and
said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and stay
there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to
destroy him." 14 When he rose, he took the young child and his mother
by night and departed for Egypt, 15 and remained there until the death
of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had spoken by the prophet,
"Out of Egypt have I called my son."
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise
men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male
children in Bethlehem and in all its region who were two years old or
under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.
17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:
18 "A voice was heard in Ramah,
lamentation, weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."
19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in
a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 saying, "Rise, take the young child and
his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the
young child's life are dead." 21 And he rose and took the child and his
mother, and went to 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. And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the
district of Galilee, 23 and he went and dwelt in a city called
Nazareth, that what was spoken by the Prophets might be fulfilled, "He
shall be called a Nazarene."
5.20 Jesus Grows in Stature
LK 2:40
40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with
wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
6.0 Jesus among the Teachers
LK 2:41-52
41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the
Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to the
Feast, according to the custom. 43 And when the feast was over, as they
were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents
did not know it, 44 but supposing him to be in the company, they went a
day's journey, and they sought him among their relatives and
acquaintances. 45 And when they did not find him, they returned to
Jerusalem, seeking him. 46 After three days they found him in the
temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them
questions. 47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding
and his answers. 48 And when they saw him they were astonished; and his
mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your
father and I have been looking for you anxiously." 49 And he said to
them, "Why did you seek me? Did you not know that I must be in my
Father's house?" 50 But they did not understand the saying which he
spoke to them. 51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and
was obedient to them, but his mother kept all these things in her
heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with
God and men.
Part 2 - BAPTISM
7.10 John the Baptist Preaches Repentance
MT 3:1-17
1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the
wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven
is at hand." 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah
when he said,
"The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight."
4 Now John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather belt around
his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem
and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan went out to him, 6
and
confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
7 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? 8 Bear fruit worthy of repentance, 9 and do not
think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I
tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these
stones. 10 Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every
tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown
into the fire. 11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who
is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to
carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His
winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor
and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with
unquenchable fire."
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be
baptized by him. 14 But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to
be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" 15 But Jesus answered him,
"Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all
righteousness." Then he consented. 16 And when Jesus was baptized, he
went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened
and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on
him. 17 And behold, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved
Son, with whom I am well pleased."
MK 1:1-11
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
"Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way";
3 "The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
'Prepare the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.'"
4 John came baptizing in the wilderness, and preaching a baptism of
repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the land of Judea,
and the people from Jerusalem, went out to him and they were all
baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. 6 Now John
was clothed with camel's hair, and with a leather belt around his
waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7 And he preached, saying,
"After me comes One who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals
I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I have baptized you with
water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was
baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And immediately coming up out of the
water, he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon him
like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son,
with whom I am well pleased."
LK 3:1-18, 21-22
1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar,
Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of
Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of
Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, 2 during the high
priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of
Zechariah in the wilderness. 3 And he went into all the region around
the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of
sins. 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the
prophet,
"The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
'Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be filled
and every mountain and hill brought low;
the crooked places shall be made straight
and the rough ways smooth;
6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'"
7 Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by
him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to
come? 8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to
say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that
God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 9 And
even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees; every tree therefore
that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." 10
And the multitudes asked him, "What then shall we do?" 11 And he
answered them, "He who has two tunics, let him share with him who has
none; and he who has food, let him do likewise." 12 Tax collectors also
came to be baptized, and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?" 13
And he said to them, "Collect no more than is appointed you." 14
Likewise the soldiers asked him, "And what shall we do?" So he said to
them, "Rob no one by violence or accuse falsely, and be content with
your wages."
15 As the people were in expectation, and all men questioned in
their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he were the Christ, 16
John answered them all, "I baptize you with water; but one mightier
than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.
He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 17 His
winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor, and to
gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with
unquenchable fire." 18 And with many other exhortations he preached
good news to the people.
21 And when all the people were being baptized, Jesus was also
baptized. And as he was praying, the heaven was opened 22 and the Holy
Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon him, and a voice came
from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."
JN 1:19-28
19 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and
Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" 20 He confessed, he
did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ." 21 And they asked
him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the
prophet?" And he answered, "No." 22 Then they said to him, "Who are
you? Give us an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about
yourself?" 23 He said,
"I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness,
'Make straight the way of the Lord,'
as the prophet Isaiah said." 24 Now they had been sent from the
Pharisees. 25 They asked him, "Then why do you baptize, if you are not
the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?" 26 John answered them, "I
baptize with water, but there stands One among you 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 This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan,
where John was baptizing.
8.10 The Fasting and Temptation of Jesus
MT 4:1-11
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted by the devil. 2 And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and
afterward he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, "If
you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of
bread." 4 But he answered, "It is written,
'Man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that proceeds
from the mouth of God.'"
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle
of the temple, 6 and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw
yourself down. For it is written,
'He will give his angels charge of you,'
and 'In their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"
7 Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not tempt the
Lord your God.'" 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain,
and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory. 9 And he
said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and
worship me." 10 Then Jesus said to him, "Away, Satan! for it is
written,
'You shall worship the Lord your God
and him only shall you serve.'"
11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and
ministered to him.
MK 1:12-13
12 The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13
And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was
with the wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.
LK 4:1-13
1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and
was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 being tempted for forty
days by the devil. In those days he ate nothing, and when they had
ended, he was hungry. 3 And the devil said to him, "If you are the Son
of God, command this stone to become bread." 4 But Jesus answered him,
"It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'" 5 Then the devil
took him up to a high place, and showed him all the kingdoms of the
world in a moment of time. 6 And he said to him, "To you I will give
all this authority and their glory; for it has been delivered to me,
and I give it to whom I will. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it shall
all be yours." 8 And Jesus answered him, "It is written,
'You shall worship the Lord your God,
and him only shall you serve.'"
9 He took him to Jerusalem, set him 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 give his angels charge of you,
to guard you,'
11 and,
'In their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"
12 And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord
your God.'" 13 When the devil had ended every temptation, he departed
from him until an opportune time.
8.20 The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
LK 3:23-38
23 Now Jesus himself, when he began his ministry, was about
thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son
of Heli, 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 Esli, 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 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 Eber, 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 Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, 38 the son of Enos, the son of Seth,
the son of Adam, the son of God.
9.10 John the Baptist's Witness - Behold the Lamb of God!
JN 1:29b-51
29 John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb
of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is he of whom I
said, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me.'
31 I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water,
that he might be revealed to Israel." 32 And John bore witness, "I saw
the Spirit descend as a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. 33 I
did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me,
'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who
baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' 34 And I have seen and testified that
this is the Son of God."
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 say this, and they
followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to
them, "What do you seek?" They said to him, "Rabbi" (which means
Teacher), "where are you staying?" 39 He said to them, "Come and see."
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 first
found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the
Messiah" (which means the Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus
looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John. You shall be called
Cephas" (which means Peter).
43 The next day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee. And he found
Philip and said to him, "Follow me." 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida,
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 And
Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip
said to him, "Come and see." 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him,
and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!"
48 Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered 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 him, "Because I said to you,
I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater
things than these." 51 And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you,
you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and
descending upon the Son of Man."
10.10 The Marriage Feast in Cana of Galilee
JN 2:1-12
1 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and
the mother of Jesus was there. 2 And Jesus and his disciples had also
been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, the mother of
Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." 4 Jesus said to her, "Woman,
what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come." 5 His mother
said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." 6 Now six stone jars
were standing there, according to the manner for purification of the
Jews, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. 7 Jesus said to them,
"Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. 8 He
said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the master of the
feast." So they took it. 9 When the master of the feast had tasted the
water that was made wine, and did not know where it had come from
(though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the
feast called the bridegroom. 10 And he said to him, "Every man sets out
the good wine first; and when the guests have drunk freely, then the
poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now." 11 This, the
first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his
glory; and his disciples believed in him.
12 After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and
his brothers and his disciples; and there they stayed for a few days.
11.10 The Purging of the Temple
JN 2:13-25
13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to
Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and
sheep and doves, and the money-changers at their business. 15 And he
made a whip of cords, and drove them all, with the sheep and oxen, out
of the temple; and he poured out the coins of the money-changers and
overturned their tables. 16 And he said to those who sold doves, "Take
these things away! You shall not make my Father's house a house of
merchandise!" 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal
for your house will consume me." 18 Then the Jews said to him, "What
sign do you show to us, since you do this?" 19 Jesus answered them,
"Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." 20 The
Jews then said, "It has taken 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 When therefore he was raised from the dead, his
disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the
scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover feast, many
believed in his name when they saw the signs which he did. 24 But Jesus
did not trust himself to them, because he knew all men, 25 and he had
no need for anyone to bear witness of man, for he knew what was in man.
11.20 Spiritual Rebirth - Nicodemus, a Ruler of the Jews
JN 3:1-21
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler
of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi,
we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these
signs that you do unless God is with him." 3 Jesus answered him,
"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see
the kingdom of God." 4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born
when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and
be born?" 5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is
born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the
Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born
again.' 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it,
but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with
everyone who is born of the Spirit." 9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can
this be?" 10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and
yet you do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you,
we speak of what we know, and testify to what we have seen; but you do
not receive our testimony. 12 If I have 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 came from heaven - the Son
of Man. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so
must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may
have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only
Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal
life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the
world, but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He who
believes in him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is
condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only
Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment, that the light has come into
the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their
deeds were evil. 20 For every one who does evil hates the light, and
does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he
who does the truth comes to the light, that it may be clearly seen that
his deeds have been done in God."
12.10 John's Further Witness to Jesus - He must Increase...I must
Decrease
JN 3:22-36
22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the land of
Judea, and there he remained with them and baptized. 23 Now John also
was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there;
and people came and were baptized. 24 For John had not yet been put in
prison. 25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and
a Jew over purifying. 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 going to him." 27 John answered,
"A man can receive only what is given to him from heaven. 28 You
yourselves bear me witness, that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but I
have been sent before 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. Therefore this joy of mine
is now full. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 "He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth
belongs to the earth, and of the earth he speaks. He who comes from
heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard; yet
no one receives his testimony. 33 He who has received his testimony has
certified that God is true. 34 For he whom God has sent speaks the
words of God, for God 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; he who does not obey the Son
shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."
13.10 The Imprisonment of John the Baptist
LK 3:19-20
19 But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning
Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the other evil things Herod
had done, 20 added this to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
13.20 Jesus Leaves Judea for Galilee after John's Arrest
MT 4:12
12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he
withdrew to Galilee.
JN 4:1-3
1 Now when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus
was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2 (although Jesus
himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), 3 he left Judea and
departed again to Galilee.
13.30 Passing through Samaria, Jesus Converts the Woman at the Well and
many Other Samaritans
JN 4:4-42
4 Now he had to go through Samaria. 5 So he came to a city of
Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave
to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob's well was there, and Jesus, wearied as he
was from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth
hour.
7 There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her,
"Give me a drink." 8 For his disciples had gone away into the city to
buy food. 9 Then the woman of Samaria said to him, "How is it that you,
being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" For Jews have no
dealings with Samaritans. 10 Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift
of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you
would have asked him, and he would have given you living water." 11 The
woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is
deep. Where do you get that living water? 12 Are you greater than our
father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well
as his sons and his cattle?" 13 Jesus answered her, "Everyone who
drinks of this water will thirst again, 14 but whoever drinks of the
water that I shall give him will never thirst. The water that I shall
give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal
life." 15 The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, that I may
not thirst, nor come here to draw."
16 Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come here." 17
The woman answered, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are
right in saying, '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 on this mountain, and you Jews
say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship." 21
Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither
on 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 the hour is coming, and now is, when the true
worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the
Father seeks to worship him. 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" (who is called Christ). "When he comes, he
will tell us all things." 26 Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am
he."
27 Just then his disciples came. And they marveled that he was
talking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you wish?" or, "Why are
you talking with her?" 28 Then the woman left her water jar, and went
away into the city, and said to the people, 29 "Come, see a man who
told me all that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?" 30 They went
out of the city and came to him.
31 Meanwhile his disciples urged him, saying, "Rabbi, eat." 32
But he said to them, "I have food to eat of which you do not know." 33
So the disciples said to one another, "Has any one brought him food?"
34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me,
and to finish his work. 35 Do you not say, 'There are yet four months
and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and
look at the fields! They are already white for harvest. 36 And he who
reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that sower
and reaper may rejoice together. 37 For here 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 Many of the Samaritans from that city believed in him because
of the woman's testimony, "He told me all that I ever did." 40 So when
the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them; and he
stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his word.
42 They said to the woman, "We no longer believe just because of what
you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man is
indeed the Savior of the world."
13.50 Beginning of the Ministry of Jesus in Galilee
MK 1:14
14 Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee,
preaching the gospel of God.
LK 4:14-15
14 Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and
news of him went out through all the surrounding country. 15 And he
taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
JN 4:43-45
43 After the two days he departed to 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 welcomed him, having seen all
that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they too had gone to
the feast.
14.10 Healing of the Official's Son in Galilee
JN 4:46-54
46 So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the
water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was sick.
47 When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to
him and begged him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the
point of death. 48 Jesus said to him, "Unless you people see signs and
wonders, you will never believe." 49 The official said to him, "Sir,
come down before my child dies." 50 Jesus said to him, "Go; your son
will live." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went
his way.
15.10 Miraculous Draught of Fishes - the Call of Peter, James and John
LK 5:1-11
1 Now as the people pressed around him to hear the word of God,
he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. 2 And he saw two boats by
the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their
nets. 3 Then he got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked
him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the
people from the boat. 4 When he had finished speaking, he said to
Simon, "Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch." 5
And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and caught nothing!
But at your word I will let down the nets." 6 And when they had done
this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets were breaking.
7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help
them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to
sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying,
"Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!" 9 For he and all who
were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had
taken; 10 and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who
were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid.
From now on you will catch men." 11 So when they had brought their
boats to land, they left everything and
followed him
The Pepys Gospel Harmony adds:
[for a while. And then they returned again to their affairs, until
such time as when Jesus would call them again .]
16.10 Jesus Returns to Nazareth
LK 4:16-30
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as
his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, 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 has anointed me
to preach the good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19 to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
20 Then he closed the book, and 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 is fulfilled in your
hearing." 2 And all spoke well of him, and wondered at the gracious
words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, "Is not this
Joseph's son?" 23 He said to them, "Surely you will quote this proverb
to me: 'Physician, heal yourself! Do here also in your own country what
we have heard that you did in Capernaum.'" 24 Then he said, "Truly, I
say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country. 25 But I tell
you truly, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when
the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a
great famine throughout all the land; 26 but Elijah was sent to none of
them except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a
widow. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the
prophet Elisha; and not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the
Syrian." 28 When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with
wrath. 29 And they rose up and cast him out of the city, and led him to
the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might
throw him down the cliff. 30 But passing through the midst of them, he
went his way.
16.20 Jesus Leaves Nazareth
MT 4:13-17
13 And leaving Nazareth, he went and dwelt in Capernaum, which is
by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 that what was
spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
15 "The land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles-
16 the people who sat in darkness
have seen a great light,
and on those who sat in the region and shadow of death
light has dawned."
17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand."
MK 1:15
15 and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is
at and; repent, and believe in the gospel."
LK 4:31a
31 Then he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee.
17.10 The Second Call of Andrew, Peter, James and John
MT 4:18-22
18 As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two
brothers, Simon who is 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 and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed
him.
MK 1:16-20
16 And as he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and
Andrew his brother casting a net into the Sea; for they were fishermen.
17 And Jesus said to them, "Come follow me, and I will make you become
fishers of men." 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed
him. 19 When he had gone a little farther from there, he saw James the
son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending
their
nets. 20 And immediately he called them; and they left their father
Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and followed him.
18.10 Jesus Casts out a Demon
MK 1:21-28
21 And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath
he entered the synagogue and taught. 22 And they were astonished at his
teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the
scribes. 23 Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean
spirit. And he cried out, 24 saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do
with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you
are-the Holy One of God!" 25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet,
and come out of him!" 26 And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and
crying with a loud voice, came out of him. 27 And they were all amazed,
so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new
teaching! With authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they
obey him." 28 And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the
surrounding region of Galilee.
LK 4:31b-37
31 and he was teaching them on the Sabbath. 32 And they were
astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority. 33 And in
the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon.
And he cried out with a loud voice, 34 "Ha! What have you to do with
us, 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,
he came out of him without doing him any harm. 36 And they were all
amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? For with authority
and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!" 37 And
the report about him went out into every place in the surrounding
region.
18.20 Cure of Simon's Wife's Mother and Other Sick People
MT 8:14-17
14 When Jesus come into Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law
lying sick with a fever. 15 He touched her hand, and the fever left
her, and she rose and served him. 16 When evening had come, they
brought to him many who were demon-possessed. And he cast out the
spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick. 17 This was to
fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
"He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases."
MK 1:29-38
29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and
John, and entered the house of Simon and Andrew. 30 Now Simon's mother-
in-law lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.
31 So he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and
immediately the fever left her. And she served them. 32 Now at evening,
when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick and those
who were demon-possessed. 33 And the whole city was gathered together
at the door. 34 And he healed many who were sick with various diseases,
and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak,
because they knew him.
35 Now in the morning, a long while before daylight, he rose and
went out to a solitary place, and there he prayed. 36 And Simon and
those who were with him searched for him, 37 and when they found him,
they said to him, "Everyone is looking for you." 38 And he said to
them, "Let us go on to the next towns, so I may preach there also; for
that is why I have come."
LK 4:38-43
38 And he arose and left the synagogue, and entered Simon's
house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they
made request of him on her behalf. 39 So he stood over her and rebuked
the fever, and it left her. And immediately she rose and served them.
40 When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with
various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every
one of them and healed them. 41 And demons also came out of many,
crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them, and would not
allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
42 Now when it was day, he departed and went into a deserted
place. And the people sought him and came to him, and tried to keep him
from leaving them; 43 but he said to them, "I must preach the good news
of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for
this purpose."
18.40 Preaching throughout all of Galilee
MT 4:23-25
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their
synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every
disease and every sickness among the people. 24 Then his fame spread
throughout all Syria, and they brought to him all sick people who were
afflicted with various diseases and pains, and those who were demon-
possessed, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them. 25 Great
crowds followed him-from Galilee, and from the Decapolis, Jerusalem,
Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
MK 1:39
39 And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their
synagogues and casting out demons.
LK 4:44
44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
19.20 Jesus Crosses the Lake with his Disciples and Calms a Storm
MT 8:18-27
18 Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to
go over to the other side. 19 Then a certain scribe came and said to
him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." 20 And Jesus said to
him, "Foxes have holes and 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, let me first go and bury my father." 22 But Jesus said to
him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24
And behold, a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was
covered with the waves. But he was asleep. 25 The disciples went and
woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!" 26 And he said to
them, "Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?" Then he rose and
rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27 And the
men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even the winds
and the sea obey him?"
MK 4:35-41
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us
go over to the other side." 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him
along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with
him. 37 And a great storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so
that it was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on a
cushion. And they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care
if we perish?" 39 Then he rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the
sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.
40 He said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Have you no faith?" 41 And
they were filled with awe, and said to one another, "Who is this? Even
the wind and the sea obey him!"
LK 8:22-25
22 One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to
them, "Let us go over to the other side of the lake." So they set out.
23 As they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the
lake, and they were filling with water, and were in danger. 24 And they
went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" Then he
awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; and they ceased, and
there was a calm. 25 He said to them, "Where is your faith?" And they
were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, "Who then is
this, that he commands even the winds and water, and they obey him?"
18.40 Jesus Cures the Demoniacs
MT 8:28-34
28 When he had come to the other side, to the country of the
Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs,
exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. 29 And behold,
they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you
come here to torment us before the time?" 30 Now a herd of many swine
was feeding at some distance from them. 31 And the demons begged him,
"If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine." 32 And he
said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine; and
behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and
perished in the water. 33 Then those who kept them fled, and they went
away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to
the demon-possessed men. 34 And behold, the whole city came out to meet
Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
MK 5:1-20
1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the
Gerasenes. 2 And when he had come out of the boat, there met him out of
the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 who lived among the tombs;
and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain, 4 for he had
often been bound with shackles and chains. But the chains he wrenched
apart, and the shackles he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength
to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he
was always crying out, and cutting himself with stones. 6 And when he
saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and worshipped him. 7 And crying out
with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of
the Most High God? I implore you by God, do not torment me." 8 For he
had said to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!" 9 Then
Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he replied, "My name is
Legion, for we are many." 10 And he begged him eagerly not to send them
out of the country.
11 Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside.
12 So all the demons begged him, "Send us to the swine, that we may
enter them." 13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits
came out, and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two
thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in
the sea. 14 So those who fed the swine fled, and told it in the city
and in the country. And people went out to see what it was that had
happened. 15 And they came to Jesus, and saw the man who had been
possessed sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had
had the legion; and they were afraid. 16 And those who had seen it told
the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man, and about the
swine. 17 Then they began to plead with Jesus to depart from their
region. 18 And as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been
demon-possessed begged him that he might be with him. 19 Jesus did not
let him, but said, "Go home to your friends and tell them how much the
Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." 20 And he went
away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for
him; and all men marveled.
LK 8:26-40
26 Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is
opposite Galilee. 27 When he stepped out on land, there met him a man
from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes,
and he lived not in a house but in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he
cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, "What
have you to do with me, 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 many times it had seized him, and he was kept under
guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was
driven by the demon into the wilderness. 30 Jesus asked him, "What is
your name?" And he said, "Legion"; because many demons had entered him.
31 And they begged him repeatedly not to command them to go into the
Abyss.
32 Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside;
and they begged him to let them enter them. So he gave them permission.
33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the
herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. 34 When
those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they fled, and told it in
the city and in the country. 35 Then people went out to see what had
happened, and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the
demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right
mind; and they were afraid. 36 Those who had seen it told them how he
who had been demon-possessed was healed. 37 Then all the people of the
surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for
they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned.
38 The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with
him; but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 "Return to your home, and tell
how much God has done for you." And he went away, proclaiming
throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.
40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were
all waiting for him.
20.10 Jesus Heals a Paralytic let Down Through the Roof
MT 9:1-8
1 And getting into a boat, he crossed over and came to his own
city. 2 And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed.
And when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Take heart,
my son; your sins are forgiven." 3 And behold, some of the scribes said
to themselves, "This man is blaspheming!" 4 But Jesus, knowing their
thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5 For which is
easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'? 6
But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to
forgive sins"-he then said to the paralytic-"Rise, take up your bed and
go home." 7 And he rose and went home. 8 When the crowds saw it, they
were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to
men.
MK 2:1-12
1 And when he entered Capernaum after some days, it was heard
that he was home. 2 And many gathered together, so that there was no
longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And he preached
the word to them. 3 Then they came to him, bringing a paralytic carried
by four men. 4 And when they could not get near him because of the
crowd, they made an opening in the roof above him; and when they had
broken through, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was
lying. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son,
your sins are forgiven." 6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there,
reasoning in their hearts, 7 "Why does this man speak like this? He is
blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" 8 And immediately,
when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they reasoned thus within
themselves, he said to them, "Why do you reason about these things in
your hearts? 9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are
forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your pallet and walk'? 10 But 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, rise, take up your
pallet and go home." 12 And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet
and went out in the sight of them all; so that they were all amazed and
glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"
LK 5:17-26
17 One day as he was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers
of the law sitting by, who had come from every village of Galilee and
Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present for him
to heal. 18 Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed,
and they sought to bring him in and lay him before Jesus. 19 When they
could not find a way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went
up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the
midst before Jesus. 20 When he saw their faith he said, "Man, your sins
are forgiven you." 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to
reason, saying, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive
sins but God alone?" 22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he
answered them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts? 23 Which is
easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise up and
walk'? 24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on
earth to forgive sins"-he said to the man who was paralyzed- "I say to
you, rise, take up your bed and go home." 25 Immediately he rose up
before them, took up what he had been lying on, and went home,
glorifying God. 26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and
were filled with awe, saying, "We have seen strange things today."
20.20 The Call of Matthew
MT 9:9-13
9 As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man named Matthew
sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose
and followed him. 10 And as Jesus sat at table in the house, behold,
many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his
disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his
disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
12 But when Jesus heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need
of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 But go and learn what this
means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call
the righteous, but sinners."
MK 2:13-17
13 Then he went out again beside the sea; and all the crowd came
to him, and he taught them. 14 As he passed by, he saw Levi the son of
Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, "Follow me." So
he rose and followed him. 15 And as he sat at table in Levi's house,
many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Jesus and his
disciples; for there were many who followed him. 16 And the scribes of
the Pharisees, when they saw him eating with sinners and tax
collectors, said to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors
and sinners?" 17 And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who
are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not
come to call the righteous, but sinners."
LK 5:27-32
27 After this he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi,
sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." 28 And he
left everything, rose up and followed him. 29 Then Levi made him a
great feast in his house; and there were a great number of tax
collectors and others sitting at table with them. 30 And the Pharisees
and their scribes complained against his disciples, saying, "Why do you
eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?" 31 And Jesus answered
them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who
are sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance."
20.30 Jesus answers Objections as to his not Fasting
MT 9:14-17
14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, "Why do we and
the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?" 15 And Jesus said
to them, "Can the guests of the bridegroom mourn as long as he is with
them? The days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken away from
them, and then they will fast. 16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth
on an old garment, for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the
tear is made worse. 17 Neither do they put new wine into old wineskins;
if they do, the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins are
ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and so both are
preserved."
MK 2:18-22
18 Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And
people 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, "Can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with
them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be 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; if
he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and the tear is
made worse. 22 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does,
the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the wineskins
are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins."
LK 5:33-39
33 They said to him, "The disciples of John fast often and offer
prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and
drink." 34 And Jesus said to them, "Can you make the guests of the
bridegroom fast while he is with them? 35 But the days will come when
the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in
those days." 36 He told them a parable also: "No one tears a piece from
a new garment and puts it on an old one; if he does, he will tear the
new garment, and the piece from the new will not match the old. 37 And
no one puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does, the new wine will
burst the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be ruined.
38 But new wine must be put into new wineskins. 39 And no one after
drinking old wine desires the new; for he says, 'The old is better.'"
21.10 Jesus Raises Jairus' daughter and heals a Woman with an issue of
Blood
MT 9:18-26
18 While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came
and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and
lay your hand on her and she will live." 19 So Jesus rose and followed
him, and so did his disciples. 20 And behold, a woman who had suffered
from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the
fringe of his garment. 21 For she said to herself, "If I only touch his
garment, I shall be made well." 22 Jesus turned, and when he saw her he
said, "Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well." And the
woman was made well from that moment. 23 When Jesus came to the ruler's
house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd, 24 he said,
"Depart; for the girl is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at
him. 25 But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took
her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26 And the report of this went
through all that region.
MK 5:21-43
21 And when Jesus had crossed over again by the boat to the other
side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. 22 Then
came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name. And seeing
him, he fell at his feet, 23 and pleaded earnestly with him, saying,
"My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands
on her, so that she may be healed, and live." 24 So Jesus went with
him.
And a great crowd followed him and thronged around him. 25 And
there was a woman who had endured a flow of blood for twelve years, 26
and she had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that
she owned, and was no better but rather grew worse. 27 When she heard
about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his
garment. 28 For she said, "If I touch even his clothes, I shall be made
well." 29 And immediately the bleeding stopped; and she felt in her
body that she was healed of her disease. 30 And Jesus, immediately
knowing in himself that power had gone out from him, turned around in
the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?" 31 And his disciples said
to him, "You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, 'Who
touched me?'" 32 And he looked around to see who had done it. 33 But
the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before
him in fear and trembling 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 disease."
35 While he was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the
synagogue's house who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the
Teacher any further?" 36 But ignoring what they said, Jesus said to the
ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid; only believe." 37 And he
allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John the brother
of James. 38 When they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue,
he saw a tumult, and people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 And when he
came in, he said to them, "Why make this commotion and weep? The child
is not dead, but sleeping." 40 And they laughed at him. But after he
put them all outside, he took the child's father and mother and those
who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41 He took her by
the hand and said to her, "Talitha cumi!" which means, "Little girl, I
say to you, arise." 42 Immediately the girl stood up and walked (she
was twelve years of age). And they were overcome with great amazement.
43 He strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them
to give her something to eat.
LK 8:40-56
40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were
all waiting for him. 41 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, who
was a ruler of the synagogue; and he fell at Jesus' feet and begged him
to come to his house, 42 for he had an only daughter, about twelve
years of age, and she was dying.
But as he went, the people pressed round him. 43 And a woman who
had a flow of blood for twelve years and could not be healed by anyone,
44 came up behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment; and
immediately her flow of blood stopped. 45 And Jesus said, "Who touched
me?" When all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the multitudes surround
you and press upon you!" 46 But Jesus said, "Someone touched me; for I
know that power has gone out from me." 47 When the woman saw that she
was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him
declared in the presence of all the people 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 ruler of
the synagogue's house and said, "Your daughter is dead; do not trouble
the Teacher any more." 50 But Jesus on hearing this answered him, "Do
not be afraid; only believe, and she will be well." 51 When he came
into the house he permitted no one to go in with him except Peter,
James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl. 52 Now all were
wailing and mourning for her; but he said, "Do not weep; she is not
dead, but sleeping." 53 And they laughed at him, knowing that she was
dead. 54 But he took her by the hand and called, saying, "Child,
arise." 55 Then her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he
directed that something should be given her to eat. 56 And her parents
were astonished, but he charged them to tell no one what had happened.
22.10 Jesus heals two blind men and Casts out a Demon
MT 9:27-34
27 And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him,
crying out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David." 28 When he had entered
the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, "Do you
believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord." 29
Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it done
to you." 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them,
"See that no one knows it." 31 But they went out and spread the news
about him all over that region.
32 As they were going out, behold, a mute and demon-possessed man
was brought to him. 33 And when the demon had been cast out, the mute
man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, "Never was anything like
this seen in Israel." 34 But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons
by the prince of demons."
23.10 Jesus Preaches to, and is Rejected by, his own Countrymen
MK 6:1-6a
1 He went away from there and came to his own country, and his
disciples followed him. 2 And when the Sabbath had come, he began to
teach in the synagogue. And many who heard him were astonished, saying,
"Where did this man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is
given to him, that such mighty works are performed by his hands! 3 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. 4 But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without
honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his
own house." 5 Now he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid
his hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And he marveled
because of their unbelief.
24.10 Preaching and Healing in Galilee
MK 6:6b
6 Then he went around the villages teaching.
24.20 The Calling of the Twelve Apostles
MK 3:13-19a
13 And he went up on the mountain, and called to him those he
himself wanted. And they came to him. 14 Then he appointed twelve, that
they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach, 15
and to have authority to cast out the demons: 16 Simon, to whom he gave
the name Peter; 17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of
James, to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder";
18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of
Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot; 19 and Judas Iscariot, who
betrayed him.
LK 6:12-16
12 In those days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all
night he continued in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, he called
his disciples to himself; and from them he chose twelve, whom he also
named apostles: 14 Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother,
James and John, Philip, and Bartholomew, 15 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.
Part 3 - SERMON ON THE MOUNT
24.30 The Sermon on the Mount
MT 5:1-16
1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on a mountain, and when he sat
down his disciples came to him. 2 And he opened his mouth and taught
them, saying:
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called sons of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you, and say
all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake. 12 Rejoice and be
glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the
prophets who were before you.
13 "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its
taste, how shall 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 do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand,
and it gives light to all in the house. 16 Let your light so shine
before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father
in heaven.
25.10 A Level Place
LK 6:17-26
17 And he came down with them and stood on a level place with a
crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea
and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to
hear him and be healed of their diseases, 18 and those who were
troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd sought
to touch him, for power came from him and healed them all.
20 He lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said:
"Blessed are you 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 when they exclude you and
revile you, and cast out your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
23 Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is
great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.
24 But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your consolation.
25 Woe to you who are full now,
for you shall hunger.
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you shall mourn and weep.
26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for so did their fathers
to the false prophets.
25.20 The Law and the Prophets
MT 5:17-20
17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the
Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For
truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not
a dot, will by any means pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
19 Whoever then breaks one of the least of these commandments and
teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he
who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of
heaven. 20 For I tell you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that
of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of
heaven.
25.30 You Shall not Kill
MT 5:21-26
21 "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall
not murder, and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.' 22 But I
say to you that anyone who is angry with his brother shall be subject
to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca,' shall be
answerable to the council. But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in
danger of the fire of hell. 23 Therefore, if you are offering your gift
at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against
you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go. First be
reconciled to your brother; and then come and offer your gift. 25 Agree
with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him to
court, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you
over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. 26 Truly, I say to
you, you will never get out till you have paid the last penny.
25.31 You Shall not Commit Adultery
MT 5:27-32
27 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit
adultery.' 28 But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman
lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If
your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away. It is
better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to
be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut
it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your
members than for your whole body to go into hell.
31 "It has also been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him
give her a certificate of divorce.' 32 But I say to you that every one
who
divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to
become an adulteress; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits
adultery.
25.32 You Shall not Swear Falsely
MT 5:33-37
33 "Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You
shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.' 34
But I say to you, do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is
God's throne; 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by
Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36 And do not swear by
your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 Simply
let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything more than this
comes from evil.
25.33 Do Not Resist One Who is Evil
MT 5:38-42
38 "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth.' 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person.
But if someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other
also. 40 And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him
have your cloak as well. 41 And if someone forces you to go one mile,
go with him two miles. 42 Give to him who asks you, and from him who
wants to borrow from you do not turn away.
25.34 Love Your Enemies
MT 5:43-48
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 that you may be sons of your
Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the
good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love
those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax
collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brethren, what
more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
48 You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
LK 6:27-36
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 To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the
other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold
your tunic. 30 Give to everyone who asks of you, and from him who takes
away your goods do not ask them back. 31 And as you wish that men would
do to you, do so to them. 32 If you love those who love you, what
credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33
And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to
you? For even sinners do the same. 34 And if you lend to those from
whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even
sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much back. 35 But love your
enemies, 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 is
kind to the ungrateful and evil. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is
merciful.
25.35 When You Give Alms
MT 6:1-4
1 "Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before
men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your
Father in heaven.
2 "Thus, when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before
you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that
they
may be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their
reward. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand
know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your charitable deed may
be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
25.36 When you Pray
MT 6:5-15
5 "And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For
they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners,
that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received
their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, shut the door and
pray to your Father, who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in
secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not use empty
repetitions as the Gentiles do. For they think that they will be heard
for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what
you need before you ask him. 9 Pray, then, in this way:
Our Father 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 lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.'
14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
25.37 When you Fast
MT 6:16-18
16 "And when you fast, do not look gloomy, like the hypocrites,
for they disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be
fasting. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 17 But
when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 so that you do
not appear to be fasting to men, but to your Father who is in secret;
and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
25.38 Do not Lay up for Yourselves Treasures on Earth
MT 6:19-24
19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth
and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up
for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22 The lamp of the body is
the eye. So if your eye is good, 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 in you is darkness, how great is that 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 the one and despise the other. You
cannot serve God and mammon.
25.39 Do not be Anxious About Your Life
MT 6:25-34
25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you
will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, 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: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into
barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more
value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his
span of life? 28 And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the
lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet
I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one
of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today
is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe
you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What
shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32
For the Gentiles seek after all these things; and your heavenly Father
knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his
righteousness, and all these things shall be given to you as well. 34
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about
itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
25.40 Judge Not
MT 7:1-5
1 "Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the same
judgment you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you
use, it will be measured to you. 3 And why do you look at the speck in
your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or
how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your
eye,' when there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first
take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to
remove the speck from your brother's eye.
LK 6:37-42
37 "Judge not, and you will not be judged. Condemn not, and you
will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and
it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together
and running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you
use, it will be measured back to you." 39 He also told them a parable:
"Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully
trained will be like his teacher. 41 And why do you look at the speck
in your brother's eye, but do not notice the plank in your own eye? 42
Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck
that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the plank that is in
your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the plank from out of your own
eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in
your brother's eye.
25.41 Do not Give Dogs What is Holy
MT 7:6
6 Do not give what is holy to the dogs; do not throw your pearls
before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and
tear you in pieces.
25.42 Ask and it Will be Given to You
MT 7:7-12
7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;
knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives,
and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or
what man of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If you then,
who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much
more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who
ask him! 12 So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do also to
them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
25.43 Enter by the Narrow Gate
MT 7:13-14
13 "Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way
is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it.
14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and
few are those who find it.
25.44 You Shall Know Them by Their Fruits
MT 7:15-27
15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them
by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from
thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree
bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad
tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is
cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will know them by their
fruits.
21 "Not every one who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the
kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in
heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not
prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many
mighty works in your name?' 23 And then will I declare to them, 'I
never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers!'
24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does
them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And
the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon
that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the
rock. 26 And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do
them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand; 27
and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat
against that house, and it fell. And great was its fall."
LK 6:43-49
43 "For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear
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 bramble bush.
45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth
good, and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings
forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
46 "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?
47 Every one who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will
show you what he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug
deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the
stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it was
well built. 49 But he who hears and does not do them is like a man who
built a house on the ground without a foundation; against which the
stream broke, and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was
great."
25.44 Conclusion of the Sermons
MT 7:28-29
28 And when Jesus had finished these sayings, the crowds were
astonished at his teaching, 29 for he taught them as one who had
authority, and not as their scribes.
26.10 A Leper is Healed Near Capernaum
MT 8:1-4
1 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds
followed him. 2 And behold, a leper came and knelt before him, saying,
"Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." 3 Then Jesus put out
his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be clean."
Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus said to him, "See
that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and
offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."
MK 1:40-45
40 Then a leper came to him, imploring him, kneeling down to him
and saying to him, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." 41 And
Jesus, moved with compassion, put out his hand and touched him, and
said to him, "I am willing; be clean." 42 And immediately the leprosy
left him, and he was made clean. 43 And he strictly warned him and sent
him away at once, 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 talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that
Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was outside in the
deserted places; and people came to him from every quarter.
LK 5:12-16
12 While he was in one of the cities, a man who was full of
leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and begged him, "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 clean." And immediately the
leprosy left him. 14 And he charged him to tell no one, "But go and
show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing as
a
testimony to them, just as Moses commanded."15 But the report went
around concerning him all the more; and great multitudes came together
to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities. 16 But he often
withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.
Part 4 - AFTER THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
27.10 The Healing of the Centurion's Servant
MT 8:5-13
5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him,
asking for help, 6 and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at
home, in terrible distress." 7 And Jesus said to him, "I will come and
heal him." 8 But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to
have you come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will
be healed. 9 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 servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." 10 When
Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him,
"Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.
11 I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down
with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the
sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There
will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." 13 Then to the centurion Jesus
said, "Go; be it done for you as you have believed." And his servant
was healed at that very hour.
LK 7:1-10
1 When he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the
people, he entered Capernaum. 2 A centurion's servant, who was dear to
him, was sick and ready to die. 3 When he heard of Jesus, he sent to
him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 And
when they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, "He is
worthy to have you do this for him, 5 for he loves our nation, and has
built us our synagogue." 6 And Jesus went with them. When he was not
far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him,
"Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come
under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not even consider myself worthy to
come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. 8 For I
am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one,
'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my
servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." 9 When Jesus heard this, he
marveled at him, and turned and said to the crowd that followed him, "I
tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel." 10 And
when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the
servant well.
28.10 Jesus Charges the Twelve Apostles and Sends Them Forth
MT 9:35-11:1
35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in
their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing
every disease and every sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had
compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like
sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, "The
harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the
Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
10
1 And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them
authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every
disease and every sickness. 2 The names of the twelve apostles are
these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James
the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew;
Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and
Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them: "Do not go
among the Gentiles, or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 But go
rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And preach as you
go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' 8 Heal the sick,
cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have
received, freely give. 9 Take no gold, nor silver, nor copper in your
belts, 10 nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor a
staff; for the worker is worthy of his food. 11 Now whatever village or
town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there until you
go out. 12 As you enter the house, give it your greeting. 13 And if the
house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy,
let your peace return to you. 14 And if any one will not receive you or
listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave
that house or town. 15 Truly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable
on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that
town.
16 "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves.
Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. 17 But beware of
men, for they will deliver you up to councils and flog you in their
synagogues. 18 You will be brought before governors and kings for my
sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when they
deliver you up, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are
to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour; 20
for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking
through you. 21 Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a
father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have
them put to death. 22 And you will be hated by all for my name's sake.
But he who endures to the end will be saved. 23 When they persecute you
in one city, flee to another. For truly, I say to you, you will not
have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24 "A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his
master. 25 It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and
the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the
house Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household!
26 "So do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will
not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27 What I tell you
in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your
ear, proclaim on the housetops. 28 And do not fear those who kill the
body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear him who can destroy both
soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And
not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father's will.
30 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not,
therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
32 "Therefore whoever acknowledges me before men, him I will also
acknowledge 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 have come to bring peace on earth. I did
not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come 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 those
of his own 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 me is
not worthy of me. 39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who
loses 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 because he is a
prophet shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a
righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous
man's reward. 42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a
cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he
shall not lose his reward."
11
1 And when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples,
he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.
MK 6:7-13
7 And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them out two
by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He
commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff-no bag,
no bread, no money in their belts-9 but to wear sandals and not put on
two tunics. 10 And he said to them, "Where you enter a house, stay
there until you leave that place. 11 And if any place will not receive
you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust
that is on your feet for a testimony against them." 12 So they went out
and preached that people should repent. 13 And they cast out many
demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them.
LK 9:1-6
1 Then he called the twelve together and gave them power and
authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent them out
to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 And he said to
them, "Take nothing for the journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor
money; and do not have two tunics. 4 Whatever house you enter, stay
there, and from there depart. 5 And wherever they do not receive you,
when you leave that town, shake off the dust from your feet as a
testimony against them." 6 So they departed and went through the towns,
preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
29.10 The Widow's Son Raised From the Dead at Nain
LK 7:11-17
11 Soon afterward, he went to a city called Nain, and his
disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As he came near the
gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only
son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city
was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and
said to her, "Do not weep." 14 Then he came and touched the open
coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And he said, "Young man,
I say to you, arise." 15 The dead man sat up, and began to speak. And
he gave him to his mother. 16 Fear seized them all; and they glorified
God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us;" and "God has
visited his people." 17 And this report about him spread throughout all
Judea and all the surrounding country.
30.10 John the Baptist (in prison) Sends Doubting Disciples to Jesus
MT 11:2-19
2 Now when John heard in prison about the works of Christ, he
sent word by his disciples 3 and said to him, "Are you the One who is
to come, or shall we look for another?" 4 And Jesus answered them, "Go
and tell John what you hear and see: 5 the blind receive their sight
and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the
dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. 6 And
blessed is he who is not offended because of me." 7 As they went away,
Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go
out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 8 But what
did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those
who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 9 Then what did you go out
to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10 For
this is he of whom it is written:
'Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.'
11 Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen
one greater than John the Baptist; yet he 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 has suffered violence, and men of
violence take it by force. 13 For all the Prophets and the Law
prophesied until John. 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is
the Elijah who is 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 marketplaces and calling to their companions,
17 '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,
'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and
sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her deeds."
LK 7:18-35
18 Then the disciples of John told him about all these things. 19
And John, calling to him two of his disciples, sent them to the Lord,
saying, "Are you the One who is to come, or shall we look for another?"
20 When the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent
us to you, saying, 'Are you the One who is to come, or shall we look
for another?'" 21 At that very hour he cured many of diseases and
afflictions and evil spirits, and to many that were blind he gave
sight. 22 He answered them, "Go and tell John what you have seen and
heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are
cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have the
good news preached to them. 23 And blessed is he who is not offended
because of me." 24 When the messengers of John had departed, he began
to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the
wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 25 What then did you go
out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are
gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in kings' courts. 26 But
what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a
prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written:
'Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.'
28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than
John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than
he." 29 (And when they heard him, all the people, even the tax
collectors, justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of
John. 30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God
for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)
31 "To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and
what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the
marketplace and calling to one another:
'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 came neither eating bread nor drinking wine,
and you say, 'He has a demon.' 34 The Son of Man has come eating and
drinking, and you say, 'Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of
tax collectors and sinners!' 35 But wisdom is justified by all her
children."
31.10 The Anointing of Jesus Feet in the House of Simon the Pharisee
LK 7:36-8:3
36 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went to
the Pharisee's house, and reclined at the table. 37 And behold, a woman
of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that Jesus was
reclining at the table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster
flask of perfume, 38 and as she stood behind him at his feet, weeping,
she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair
of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the perfume.
39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to
himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what
sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner." 40 And
Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he
said, "Teacher, say it." 41 "A certain creditor had two debtors. One
owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 When they had
nothing with which to pay him back, he freely forgave them both. Now
which of them will love him more?" 43 Simon answered, "I suppose the
one to whom he forgave more." And he said to him, "You have judged
rightly." 44 Then he turned toward the woman and 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 the hair of
her head. 45 You gave me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss
my feet from the time I came in. 46 You did not anoint my head with
oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfume. 47 Therefore I tell
you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But he
who is forgiven little, loves little." 48 And he said to her, "Your
sins are forgiven." 49 Then those who reclined at the table with him
began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?" 50
He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
8
1 Soon afterward, he went on through every city and village,
preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the
twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been healed of evil
spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons
had come out, 3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and
Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their means.
32.10 Jesus Charges the Seventy Disciples and Sends Them Forth
MT 11:20-24
20 Then he began to rebuke the cities in which most of his mighty
works had been done, because they did not repent. 21 "Woe to you,
Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were
done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented
long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I tell you, it will be more
tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
23 And you, Capernaum,
will you be exalted to heaven?
You shall be brought down to Hades.
For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom,
it would have remained until this day. 24 But I tell you that it shall
be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for
you."
LK 10:1-16
1 After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them
ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself
was about to go. 2 And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but
the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send
out laborers into his harvest. 3 Go your way; behold, I send you out as
lambs among wolves. 4 Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no
one on the road. 5 Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this
house.' 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him;
if not, it will return to you. 7 And remain in the same house, eating
and drinking what they give, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not
go from house to house. 8 Whenever you enter a town and they receive
you, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick there and say to them,
'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' 10 But whenever you enter a
town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, 11 'Even
the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off against you.
Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.' 12 I
tell you, it will be more tolerable on that day for Sodom than for that
town.
13 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the
mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon,
they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14
But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than
for you.
15 And you, Capernaum,
will you be exalted to heaven?
You shall be brought down to Hades!
16 "He who hears you hears me, he who rejects you rejects me, and
he who rejects me rejects him who sent me."
33.10 The Return of the Disciples from Their Mission
MT 11:25-30
25 At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and
intelligent and have revealed them to babes. 26 Yes, Father, for this
was
your good pleasure.
27 "All things have been delivered to me by my Father. 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. 28 Come to me, all
you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my
yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my
burden is light."
LK 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 saw Satan
fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority
to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the
enemy; and nothing shall hurt you. 20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in
this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names
are written in heaven."
21 At that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I
thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these
things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Yes,
Father, for so it was your good pleasure. 22 All things have been
delivered 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 the one to whom
the Son chooses to reveal him." 23 Then he turned to his disciples and
said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see. 24 For I
tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and
did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."
Part 5 - AFTER THE RETURN OF THE SEVENTY DISCIPLES
34.10 The Parable of the Good Samaritan
LK 10:25-37
25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying,
"Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 He said to him,
"What is written in the law? How do you read?" 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
right; do this, and you will live." 29 But he, wanting to justify
himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30 Jesus said: "A man
was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers,
who stripped him of his clothing, beat him, and departed, leaving him
half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when
he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise, a Levite,
when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33
But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was; and when he saw
him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds,
pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought
him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 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, I will repay you when I come back.' 36 Which
of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell among
the robbers?" 37 He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus
said to him, "Go and do likewise."
35.10 Mary and Martha
LK 10:38-42
38 Now as they went on their way, he entered a village; and a
woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister
called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his word. 40
But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to him and
said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone?
Tell her then to help me." 41 But the Lord answered her, "Martha,
Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things; 42 but only one
thing is needed. And Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be
taken away from her."
36.10 Jesus Teaches the Disciples How to Pray
(The Parable of the Importunate Friend)
LK 11:1-13
1 He was praying in a certain place, and when he ceased, one of
his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his
disciples." 2 He said to them, "When you pray, say:
'Father, hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread.
4 And forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves also forgive everyone
who is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.'"
5 And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to
him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a
friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set
before him'; 7 and he will answer from within, 'Do not bother me; the
door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up
and give you anything'? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and
give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he
will rise and give him as much as he needs. 9 So I say to you, ask, and
it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be
opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks
finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among
you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a
serpent? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If
you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those
who ask him!"
37.10 The Disciples Pluck Ears of Corn on the Sabbath
MT 12:1-8
1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath.
And his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to
eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, "Look, your
disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath." 3 He said
to them, "Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and
those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and ate the
consecrated bread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those
who were with him, but only for the priests? 5 Or have you not read in
the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the
Sabbath, and are innocent? 6 I tell you that one greater than the
temple is here. 7 And if you had known what this means, 'I desire
mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."
MK 2:23-28
23 One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields; and as they
made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24 And the
Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on
the Sabbath?" 25 But he said to them, "Have you never read what David
did when he was in need and hungry, he and those who were with him: 26
how he entered the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high
priest, and ate the consecrated bread, which is not lawful to eat,
except for the priests, and also gave some to those who were with him?"
27 And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the
Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
LK 6:1-5
1 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grain fields, and his
disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their
hands. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not
lawful to do on the Sabbath?" 3 Jesus answered them, "Have you not read
what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 4
how he entered the house of God, took and ate the consecrated bread,
and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but
the priests to eat?" 5 And he said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of
the Sabbath."
38.10 The Healing of a Paralyzed Hand on the Sabbath
MT 12:9-14
9 And he went on from there, and went into their synagogue. 10
And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him,
"Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" so that they might accuse him.
11 He said to them, "What man of you, if he has one sheep and it falls
into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out? 12
Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to
do good on the Sabbath." 13 Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your
hand." And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the
other.
MK 3:1-5
1 He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a
withered hand. 2 And they watched him closely, to see whether he would
heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3 And he said
to the man who had the withered hand, "Come here." 4 Then he said to
them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save
life or to kill?" But they kept silent. 5 And he looked around at them
with anger, grieved at the hardness of their hearts, and said to the
man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was
restored.
LK 6:6-10
6 On another Sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught, and a
man was there whose right hand was withered. 7 The scribes and the
Pharisees watched him closely, to see whether he would heal on the
Sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him. 8 But he
knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand,
"Rise and stand here." And he rose and stood there. 9 Then Jesus said
to them, "I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to
do evil, to save life or to destroy it?" 10 And he looked around at
them all, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did so, and
his hand was restored.
39.10 A Hostile Council of Pharisees - Jesus Withdraws
MT 12:14-21
14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, how they
might destroy him.
15 Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed
him, and he healed them all, 16 and ordered them not to make him known.
17 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
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 will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out;
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not quench,
till he sends forth justice to victory;
21 and in his name will the Gentiles hope."
MK 3:6-12
6 Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the
Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great
multitude from Galilee followed; also from Judea 8 and Jerusalem and
Idumea and beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon, a great
multitude, when they heard how many things he was doing, came to him. 9
And he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him because of
the crowd, lest they should crush him. 10 For he had healed many, so
that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him. 11 And
whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and
cried out, "You are the Son of God." 12 But he strictly ordered them
not to make him known.
LK 6:11
11 But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another
what they might do to Jesus.
40.10 Jesus Heals and the Pharisees Seek a Sign
MT 12:22-45
22 Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind
and mute, and he healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw.
23 And all the people were amazed and said, "Could this be the Son of
David?" 24 But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "It is only by
Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons."
25 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided
against itself is laid waste, and every 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 And if I cast out
demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they
shall 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 one enter a
strong man's house and plunder his goods, 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 tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but
the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who
speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever
speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, 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 a tree is known by its fruit. 34 You
brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of
the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good man out of the
good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man
out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I tell you
that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every
careless word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be
justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher,
we want to see a sign from you." 39 But he answered them, "An evil and
adulterous generation seeks for a sign; but no sign will be given to it
except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days
and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will
be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 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 one greater
than Jonah is here. 42 The queen of the South will rise at the judgment
with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the
earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than
Solomon is here.
43 "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry
places, seeking rest, and finds none. 44 Then he says, 'I will return
to my house from which I came.' And when he comes he finds it empty,
swept, and put in order. 45 Then he goes and takes with him seven other
spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and
the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be
with this wicked generation."
MK 3:20-31
20 Then he went home; and the crowd came together again, so that
they could not even eat. 21 When his family heard about this, they went
to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind." 22 And
the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by
Beelzebub, and by the prince of demons he casts out the demons." 23 So
he called them to himself and said to them in parables: "How can Satan
cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom
cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house
cannot stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself, and is
divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end. 27 No one can enter
a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the
strong man. And then he will plunder his house. 28 Truly, I say to you,
all sins will 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 said, "He
has an unclean
spirit."
LK 11:14-32
14 Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. So it was, when
the demon had gone out, that the mute man spoke; and the multitudes
marveled. 15 But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebub,
the prince of demons." 16 Others, testing him, sought from him a sign
from heaven. 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them: "Every
kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a house divided
against itself falls. 18 If Satan also is divided against himself, how
will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by
Beelzebub. 19 And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your
sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 20 But if I
cast 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 palace, his
goods are in peace. 22 But when one stronger than he attacks him and
overpowers him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted, and
divides his spoils. 23 He who is not with me is against me, and he who
does not gather with me scatters.
24 "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry
places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, 'I will return to my
house from which I came.' 25 And when he comes, he finds it swept and
put in order. 26 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits
more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last
state of that man is worse than the first."
27 As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice
and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts
that nursed you!" 28 But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear
the word of God and keep it!"
29 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This is an
evil generation. It seeks a sign, but no sign will be given to it
except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah became a sign to the
Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation. 31 The
queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this
generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to
hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, 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 behold, one greater than Jonah is here.
40.20 The Brethren of Christ
MT 12:46-50
46 While he was still talking to the people, behold, his mother
and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him. 47 Someone told
him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak
to you." 48 But he replied to the man who told him, "Who is my mother,
and who are my brothers?" 49 And stretching out his hand toward his
disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! 50 For whoever
does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and
mother."
MK 3:31-35
31 Then his brothers and his mother came. And standing outside
they sent to him, and called him. 32 And a crowd was sitting around
him; and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside,
asking for you." 33 And he replied, "Who are my mother and my
brothers?" 34 And he looked at those who sat in a circle around him,
and said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 Whoever does the will
of God is my brother, and sister, and mother."
LK 8:19-21
19 Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could
not reach him because of the crowd. 20 And it was told him, "Your
mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you." 21
But he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the
word of God and do it."
41.10 Woe to the Pharisees
LK 11:37-54
37 While he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him;
so he went in and sat at table. 38 The Pharisee was surprised to see
that he did not first wash before dinner. 39 But the Lord said to him,
"Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside
you are full of greed and wickedness. 40 You foolish ones! Did not he
who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But give for alms those
things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you. 42
But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of
herbs, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have
done, without leaving the others undone. 43 Woe to you Pharisees! For
you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the
marketplaces. 44 Woe to you! For you are like graves which are not
seen, and men walk over them without knowing it."
45 One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, by saying these
things you reproach us also." 46 And he said, "Woe to you also,
lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves
do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 Woe to you! For
you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48
So you witness that you approve of the deeds of your fathers; for they
killed them, and you build their tombs. 49 Therefore the wisdom of God
also said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they
will kill and persecute,' 50 that the blood of all the prophets which
was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this
generation, 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who
perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it shall
be required of this generation. 52 Woe to you lawyers! For you have
taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and
you hindered those who were entering." 53 As he went away from there,
the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard, and to provoke
him to speak of many things, 54 lying in wait for him, to catch at
something he might say.
42.10 The Parable of the Rich Man
LK 12:1-59
1 In the meantime, when so many thousands of the multitude had
gathered together that they trampled one another, he began to say to
his disciples first of all, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees,
which is
hypocrisy. 2 There is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, or
hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have said in
the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the
ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
4 "I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the
body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will show
you whom you should fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has power
to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear him! 6 Are not five sparrows
sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7
Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are
of more value than many sparrows.
8 "I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man
will also acknowledge him before the angels of God. 9 But he who denies
me before men will be denied before the angels of God. 10 And everyone
who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but he who
blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 11 Now when
they bring you before the synagogues and rulers and authorities, do not
worry about how or what you should answer, or what you are to say; 12
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to
say."
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to
divide the inheritance with me." 14 But he said to him, "Man, who made
me a judge or an arbitrator over you?" 15 And he said to them, "Take
heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist
in the abundance of his possessions." 16 And he told them a parable,
saying: "The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. 17 And
he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store
my crops?' 18 And he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns
and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my
goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up
for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."' 20 But God
said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then
whose will those things be which you have prepared?' 21 So is he who
lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
22 Then he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not
worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about your body, what you
will put on. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than
clothing. 24 Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have
neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more
value are you than the birds! 25 And which of you by worrying can add a
single cubit to his span of life? 26 If you then are not able to do
this very little thing, why are you anxious about the rest? 27 Consider
the lilies, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you,
even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28 But
if God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow
is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of
little faith! 29 And do not seek what you will eat or what you will
drink, nor have an anxious mind. 30 For all the nations of the world
seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31
But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. 32
Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to
give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions, and give alms; provide
yourselves purses that do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that
does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. 34 For
where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
35 "Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning, 36 and be
like men who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding
feast, so that they may open to him immediately when he comes and
knocks. 37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching
when he comes. Truly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have
them sit at table, and will come and serve them. 38 If he comes in the
second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those
servants. 39 But know this, that if the owner of the house had known at
what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to
be broken into. 40 Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man
is coming at an hour you do not expect."
41 Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to
all?" 42 And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward,
whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion
of food at the proper time? 43 Blessed is that servant whom his master
will find so doing when he comes. 44 Truly, I say to you, he will set
him over all his possessions. 45 But if that servant says to himself,
'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants
and the maidservants, 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, and he will cut him to pieces and assign
him a place with the unbelievers. 47 And that servant who knew his
master's will, and did not ready himself or do according to his will,
shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he who did not know, and
committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. From
everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom
they entrusted much, of him they will ask the more.
49 "I came to cast fire on the earth, and how I wish it were
already kindled! 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how
distressed I am until it is accomplished! 51 Do you think that I came
to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. 52 For
from now on there will be five in one house divided: 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 also said to the multitudes, "When you see a cloud rising
in the west, immediately you say, "A shower is coming'; and so it
happens. 55 And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There
will be hot weather'; and there is. 56 You hypocrites! You know how to
interpret the
appearance of the earth and the sky; but how is it you do not know how
to interpret this present time?
57 "And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? 58 As
you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make an effort to settle
with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand
you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59 I
tell you, you will not get out till you have paid the very last
copper."
43.10 The Parable of the Fig Tree
LK 13:1-9
1 There were some present at that very time who told him about
the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2
And Jesus answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse
sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this way? 3
I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. 4
Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do
you think that they were worse sinners than all the others who dwelt in
Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all
likewise perish."
6 He told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his
vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 So he said
to the keeper of his vineyard, 'Look, for three years I have come
seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why should
it use up the ground?' 8 And he answered him, 'Sir, let it alone this
year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. 9 And if it bears
fruit next year, fine; but if not, you can cut it down.'"
44.10 Jesus Heals a Woman on the Sabbath
LK 13:10-17
10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
11 And there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity 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
freed from your infirmity." 13 And he laid his hands on her, and
immediately she was made straight, and praised God. 14 But the ruler of
the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said
to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come
on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day." 15 Then the
Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath
untie his ox or his donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water
it? 16 Then ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has
bound for eighteen years, be loosed on the Sabbath day from this bond?"
17 When he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and all
the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.
Part 6 - PARABLE OF THE SOWER AND OTHER PARABLES
45.10 The Parable of the Sower
MT 13:1-9
1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. 2
And great crowds gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and
sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them
many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow his seed. 4
And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and
devoured them. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where they did not have
much soil, and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of
soil. 6 But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they
had no root they withered away. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, and the
thorns grew up and choked them. 8 But other seed fell on good soil and
yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who
has ears, let him hear."
MK 4:1-9
1 Again he began to teach by the sea. and a very large crowd
gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the
sea; and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 Then he
taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his teaching:
3 "Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed the seed, some
fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. 5 Some fell on
rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it
sprang up, because it had no depth of soil. 6 But when the sun came up
it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. 7 Other
seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it
yielded no grain. 8 But other seed fell on good soil and yielded a crop
that sprang up, increased and produced thirtyfold, sixty, and a
hundred." 9 And he said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
LK 8:4-8
4 And when a great crowd came together and people from town after
town came to him, he said in a parable: 5 "A sower went out to sow his
seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path; and it was trampled
down, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 Some fell on the rock;
and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 And
some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. 8
But others fell on good soil, sprang up, and yielded a crop a
hundredfold." When he had said this he called out, "He who has ears to
hear, let him hear!"
45.11 The Secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven
MT 13:10-17
10 The disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them
in parables?" 11 And he answered them, "To you it has been given to
know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been
given. 12 For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he will have
abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken
away from him. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because
seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they
understand. 14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says:
'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand;
and seeing you will see and not perceive.
15 For this people's heart has grown dull.
And their ears are hard of hearing,
and their eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and they understand with their hearts,
and turn so that I should heal them.'
16 But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear.
17 For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous men longed to
see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and
did not hear it.
MK 4:10-12
10 And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked
him about the parables. 11 And he said to them, "To you has been given
the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those outside everything is in
parables; 12 so that
'seeing they may see but not perceive,
and hearing may hear but not understand;
lest they should turn again, and be forgiven.'"
LK 8:9-10
9 When his disciples asked him what this parable meant, 10 he
said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of
God; but to others it is given in parables, so that
'Seeing they may not see,
and hearing they may not understand.'
45.12 The Parable of the Sower Explained
MT 13:18-23
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 was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along
the path. 20 But he who received the seed on rocky places, this is he
who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has
no root in himself, but endures only for a while. And when tribulation
or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.
22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word,
but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the
word, and he becomes unfruitful. 23 But the one who received seed on
the good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed
bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."
MK 4:13-20
13 And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How
then will you understand all the parables? 14 The sower sows the word.
15 And these are the ones along the path where the word is sown. When
they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was
sown in them. 16 And these likewise are the ones sown on rocky ground
who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy; 17 and
they have no root in themselves, but endure for only a time. Then, when
tribulation or ersecution arises on account of the word, immediately
they fall away. 18 And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are
those who hear the word, 19 but the cares of this world, the
deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and
choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 20 But these are the ones
sown on good soil, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit
thirtyfold, sixty, and a hundred."
LK 4:11-15
11 "Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 The
ones along the path are those who hear; then the devil comes and takes
away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be
saved. 13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the
word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a
while and in time of temptation fall away. 14 And the ones that fell
among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way
they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and
their fruit does not mature. 15 But the ones that fell on the good soil
are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep
it and bear fruit with patience.
45.13 The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
MT 13:24-30
24 Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of
heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men
were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went
away. 26 So when the plants sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds
appeared also. 27 And the servants of the householder came and said to
him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then has enemy
has done this.' The servants said to him, 'Then do you want us to go
and gather them up?' 29 But he said, 'No, lest while you gather up the
weeds you also root up the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together
until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers. Gather
the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the
wheat into my barn.'"
45.14 The Parable of the Lamp
MK 4:21-25
21 And he said to them, "Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or
under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? 22 For there is
nothing hidden, except to be revealed; nor is anything secret, but that
it should come to light. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 Then he said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With the
measure you use, it will be measured to you; and more will be given
you. 25 For whoever has, to him will more be given; and whoever does
not have, from him even what he has will be taken away."
LK 8:16-18
16 "No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or
puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, that those who enter
may see the light. 17 For nothing is secret that will not be revealed,
nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light. 18
Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be
given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be
taken from him."
LK 11:33-36
33 "No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a secret place or
under
a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light. 34
Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is good, your whole
body also is full of light. But when it is bad, your body also is full
of
darkness. 35 Therefore be careful that the light in you is not
darkness. 36
If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will
be
completely lighted, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you
light."
45.141 The Parable of the Scattered Seed
MK 4:26-29
26 And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter
seed on the ground, 27 and should sleep by night and rise by day, and
the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. 28 All
by itself the earth produces grain-first the blade, then the head, then
the full kernel in the head. 29 But when the grain is ripe, at once he
puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."
45.15 The Parable of the Mustard Seed
MT 13:31-32
31 Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of
heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;
32 it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the
greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air
come and make nests in its branches."
MK 4:30-32
30 And he said, "With what shall we compare the kingdom of God,
or what parable shall we use for it? 31 It is like a mustard seed
which, when it is sown on the ground, is the smallest of all seeds in
the earth; 32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest
of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the
air can make nests in its shade."
LK 13:18-19
18 Then he said, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what
shall I compare it? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and
sowed in his garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of
the air nested in its branches."
45.16 The Parable of the Leaven
MT 13:33
33 He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like
leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour till it
was all leavened."
LK 13:20-21
20 And again he said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of
God? 21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures
of flour till it was all leavened."
45.17 He Did Not Speak Without a Parable
MT 13:34-35
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the crowd in parables; and
without a parable he did not speak to them. 35 So was fulfilled what
was spoken by the prophet:
"I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter things hidden
since the foundation of the world."
MK 4:33-34
33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they
were able to hear it. 34 But without a parable he did not speak to
them. And when they were alone, he explained everything to his own
disciples.
45.18 The Explanation of the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
MT 13:36-43
36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. And his
disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds
of the field." 37 He answered, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of
Man; 38 the field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons
of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, 39 and the
enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age,
and the reapers are angels. 40 Therefore as the weeds are gathered and
burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of
Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom
everything that causes sin and all who do evil, 42 and will throw them
into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of
teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of
their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
45.19 Parable of the Treasure Hidden in a Field
MT 13:44
44 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a
field, which a man found and hid; and then in his joy over it he goes
and sells all that he has and buys that field.
45.191 Parable of the Pearl of Great Price
MT 13:45-46
45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of
fine pearls, 46 who, when he had found one pearl of great value, went
and sold all that he had and bought it.
45.192 Parable of the Fishing Net
MT 13:47-50
47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown
into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; 48 which, when it was
full, they drew it up on the shore; and they sat down and gathered the
good into vessels, but threw the bad away. 49 So it will be at the end
of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the
righteous 50 and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will
be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
45.193 Parable of the Householder
MT 13:51-52
51 Jesus asked, "Have you understood all these things?" "Yes,"
they said to him. 52 And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who
has been instructed for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who
brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."
46.10 Jesus Preaches to and is Rejected by his own Countrymen
MT 13:53-58
53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from
there. 54 And coming to his own country he taught them in their
synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man
get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 Is this not the carpenter's
son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brothers James, Joseph,
Simon, and Judas? 56 And are not all his sisters 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
own country and
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