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Jesus came up and said to them,
And Jesus replied to him,
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been
Then Jesus was led by the [Holy] Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of
She will give birth to a Son, and you shall name Him Jesus (The Lord is salvation), for He will
When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and when He was seated, His
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
But Jesus replied,
“Behold, the
Ram was the father of Aminadab, Aminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
The record of the genealogy of
Now after the Sabbath, near dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other
Then Peter came to Him and asked, “Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I forgive him and let it go? Up to seven times?”
After Jesus was baptized, He came up immediately out of the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he (John) saw the
Now as they were eating Jesus took bread, and after
Then Jesus said to His disciples,
Now when Jesus went into the
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated.
“As for me, I baptize you
And someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what [essentially] good thing shall I do to obtain eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud [agonized] voice,
Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan [River], to be baptized by him.
Josiah became the father of Jeconiah [also called Coniah and Jehoiachin] and his brothers, at the time of the deportation (exile) to Babylon.
Immediately He directed the disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side [of the Sea of Galilee], while He sent the crowds away.
At that time Jesus said,
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
Jesus gave them another parable [to consider], saying,
He answered,
He replied,
But He said,
In those days
Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of the living God.”
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.
Then He said to the man,
Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John the brother of James, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
While Jesus was seated on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, and said, “Tell us, when will this [destruction of the temple] take place, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end (completion, consummation) of the age?”
For I also am a man subject to authority [of a higher rank], with soldiers subject to me; and I say to one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
But Jesus looked at them and said,
When Herod the king heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
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At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
When they approached Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples [ahead],
and said,
Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority and power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
At that time Jerusalem was going out to him, and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan;
And He said to them,
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the Child who has been
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
The young man said to Him, “I have kept all these things [from my youth]; what do I still lack?”
Jesus answered,
And after going a little farther, He fell face down and prayed, saying,
That same day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting beside the sea [of Galilee].
And He went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the good news (gospel) of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people [demonstrating and revealing that He was indeed the promised Messiah].
Then He said to His disciples,
Now when they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod intends to search for the Child in order to destroy Him.”
From that time Jesus began to preach and say,
Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages [in Galilee], teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news (gospel) of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness [His words and His works reflecting His Messiahship].
Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
Jesus left the temple area and was going on His way when His disciples came up to Him to call His attention to the [magnificent and massive]
Now when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced (muzzled) the Sadducees, they gathered together.
And Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”
At that particular time Jesus went through the grainfields on the
As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He noticed two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
Then Jesus said to him,
Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them:
As Jesus went into Capernaum, a
When evening came, they brought to Him many who were under the power of demons; and He cast out the evil spirits with a word, and restored to health all who were sick [exhibiting His authority as Messiah],
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew (Levi) sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He said to him,
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.
When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion and pity for them, because they were dispirited and distressed, like sheep without a shepherd.
Then Jesus came with them to a place called
They said, “[
and behold, a
All this happened in order to fulfill what the Lord had spoken through the
But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, discussing how they could destroy Him.
And Jesus entered the temple [grounds] and drove out [with force] all who were buying and selling [birds and animals for sacrifice] in the temple area, and He turned over the tables of the moneychangers [who made a profit exchanging foreign money for temple coinage] and the chairs of those who were selling doves [for sacrifice].
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
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Jesus answered him,
He gave them another parable [to consider], saying,
Jesus answered,
Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).
Then Jesus answered him,
Jesus said to them,
Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw.
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.
Then children were brought to Jesus so that He might place His hands on them [for a blessing] and pray; but the disciples reprimanded them.
so that He fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He Himself took our infirmities [upon Himself] and carried away our diseases.”
Then Jesus said to him,
Again, the devil took Him up on a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory [splendor, magnificence, and excellence] of them;
Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And are not His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
Then the Pharisees went and conspired together plotting how to trap Him by [distorting] what He said.
Abraham
Then Herod, when he realized that he had been tricked by the magi, was extremely angry, and he sent [soldiers] and put to death all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that area who were two years old and under, according to the date which he had learned from the magi.
He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said [He would]. Come! See the place where He was lying.
And [at once] the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was
But when he saw many of the
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign (attesting miracle) from You [proving that You are what You claim to be].”
Then as Jesus was reclining at the table in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and
Now on the first day of
And after entering the house, they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then, after opening their treasure chests, they presented to Him gifts [fit for a king, gifts] of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.
When Jesus heard about John, He left there privately in a boat and went to a secluded place. But when the crowds heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds
While He was saying these things to them, a ruler (synagogue official) entered [the house] and kneeled down and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just now died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”
Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed at once.
Now when Jesus heard that John [the Baptist] had been arrested and put in prison, He left for Galilee.
And He said to her,
Now when Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the part of Judea that is beyond the Jordan;
When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is an isolated place and the hour is already late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
When He arrived at the other side in the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming out of the tombs met Him. They were so extremely fierce and violent that no one could pass by that way.
But Jesus called them to Himself and said,
Jesus said to His disciples,
“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star
Peter replied to Him, “Lord, if it is [really] You, command me to come to You on the water.”
But Jesus replied to them,
When Judas, His betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was gripped with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,
But Jesus turned and said to Peter,
Being aware of this, Jesus left there. Many followed Him, and He healed all of them [who were sick],
saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies, leaving no children, his brother as next of kin shall
So he called together all the chief priests and
Then Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and he took Mary [to his home] as his wife,
This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
Then He gave the disciples strict orders to tell no one that He was the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why could we not drive it out?”
But Jesus said to them,
He touched her hand and the fever left her; and she got up and served Him.
and do not presume to say to yourselves [as a defense], ‘We have Abraham for our father [so our inheritance assures us of salvation]’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children (descendants) for Abraham.
and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.”
Then Jesus said to the centurion,
But Jesus replied,
Then the devil left Him; and angels came and ministered to Him [bringing Him food and serving Him].
They replied to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what has been written by the prophet [Micah]:
“He will not quarrel, nor cry out loudly;
Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a reed in His right hand [as a scepter]. Kneeling before Him, they ridiculed Him, saying, “Hail (rejoice), King of the Jews!”
But when the young man heard this, he left grieving and distressed, for he owned much property and had many possessions [which he treasured more than his relationship with God].
Jesus answered him,
And Jesus replied to them,
And leaving Nazareth, He went and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali.
Now there were seven brothers among us; the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother.
He said to them,
And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter,
“And in His name the Gentiles (all the nations of the world) will hope [with confidence].”
Peter took Him aside [to speak to Him privately] and began to reprimand Him, saying, “May God forbid it! This will never happen to You.”
“A battered reed He will not break,
And a smoldering wick He will not extinguish,
Until He leads justice to victory.
Then Herod secretly sent for the magi and learned from them
for He was teaching them as one who had authority [to teach entirely of His own volition], and not as their scribes [who relied on others to confirm their authority].
Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.”
for she had been saying to herself, “If I only touch His outer robe, I will be healed.”
After hearing the king, they went their way; and behold, the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them [continually leading the way] until it came and stood over the place where the young Child was.
After they finished ridiculing Him, they stripped Him of the scarlet robe and put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.
But John tried to prevent Him [vigorously protesting], saying, “It is I who need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”
Jesus replied to them,
They spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him repeatedly on the head.
When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
And having been warned [by God] in a dream not to go back to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.
He said,
“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee [in the district] of the Gentiles—
But when he saw [the effects of] the wind, he was frightened, and he began to sink, and he cried out, “Lord, save me!”
They said to Him, “He will put those despicable men to a miserable end, and rent out the vineyard to other tenants [of good character] who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons.”
When they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them,
But He did not say a word in answer to her. And His disciples came and asked Him [repeatedly], “Send her away, because she keeps shouting out after us.”
This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
“The people who were sitting (living) in [spiritual] darkness have seen a great Light,
And for those who were sitting (living) in the land and shadow of [spiritual and moral] death,
Upon them a Light has dawned.”
Then Jesus answered her,
But the centurion replied to Him, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.
But when the crowd had been sent outside, Jesus went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.
But Jesus said to him,
And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means
After He had dismissed the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When it was evening, He was there alone.
Then [on His way to board the boat] a scribe [who was a respected and authoritative interpreter of the Law] came and said to Him, “Master, I will accompany You [as Your student] wherever You go.”
So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt.
But when
When Jesus came to the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players [who were professional, hired mourners] and the [grieving] crowd making an uproar,
And when the [other] ten heard this, they were resentful and angry with the two brothers.
So the news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were sick, those suffering with various diseases and pains, those under the power of demons, and epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them.
and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, with intense and terrible, tormenting pain.”
And He replied,
The robbers who had been crucified with Him also began to insult Him in the same way.
A man was there whose hand was withered. And they asked Jesus, “Is it lawful and permissible to heal on the Sabbath?”—they asked this so that they might accuse Him and bring charges into court.
But immediately He spoke to them, saying,
Jesus reached out His hand and touched him, saying,
Another of the
When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.
And going on [further] from there He noticed two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, in the boat with their father
When Peter said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him,
At the same time two robbers were crucified with Jesus, one on the right and one on the left.
Jesus went on from there and passed along by [the eastern shore of] the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on the hillside and was sitting there.
When He went into the house, the blind men came up to Him, and Jesus said to them,
Peter answered, “Yes.” And when he came home, Jesus spoke to him first, saying,
And Jesus said to him,
“A voice was heard in
Weeping and great mourning,
She refused to be comforted,
Because they were no more.”
The men wondered in amazement, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the
Immediately they left their nets and followed Him [becoming His disciples, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].
And two blind men were sitting by the road, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David (Messiah)!”
Then He ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and He took the five loaves and the two fish and, looking up toward heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people,
Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him [becoming His disciples, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].
But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea
And suddenly a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
Now while the Pharisees were [still] gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:
Last of all, the woman died.
and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up twelve full baskets of the leftover broken pieces.
After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.
He said,
But the boat [by this time] was already a
So in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”
and they said [tauntingly], “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself [from death]! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”
Then Joseph got up, and took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.
The demons began begging Him, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
And the disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us, we are going to die!”
Then sitting down there, they began to keep watch over Him [to guard against any rescue attempt].
All the people wondered in amazement, and said, “Could this be the Son of David (the Messiah)?”
But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the [response of the] crowd; for they all regard John as a prophet.”
“Get up! Take the Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child’s life are dead.”
But He said to them,
Immediately Jesus extended His hand and caught him, saying to him,
She said, “Yes, Lord; but even the pet dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their [young] masters’ table.”
“He saved others [from death]; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him and acknowledge Him.
Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Greetings (rejoice), Rabbi!” And he
Peter said to Jesus, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And all the disciples said the same thing.
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And He said to them,
Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was grazing.
Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
The disciples said to Him, “Where are we to get enough bread in this isolated place to feed so large a crowd?”
And some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes [by claiming the rights and prerogatives of God]!”
And John’s disciples came and took away the body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.
When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and glorified God and praised Him, who had given such authority and power to men.
But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said,
And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
Peter replied to Him, “Though they all fall away because of You [and doubt and disown You], I will never fall away!”
He said to them,
Leaving there, He went into their synagogue.
But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what
When He entered the temple area, the
All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables, and He said nothing to them without [using] a parable.
Then [Salome] the
Now when
On that day some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection [of the dead], came to Him and asked Him a question,
Then one of the twelve [disciples], who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
Jesus asked them,
Those who passed by were hurling abuse at Him and jeering at Him, wagging their heads [in scorn and ridicule],
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus
When the disciples heard this, they were completely
This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:
I will utter things [unknown and unattainable] that have been hidden [from mankind] since the foundation of the world.”
While He was still talking to the crowds, it happened that His mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to Him.
He told them many things in
And Jesus, getting into a boat, crossed over the Sea of Galilee and came to [Capernaum] His own city.
Jesus replied to him,
Jesus said to him,
Then the disciples came to Him and asked, “Why do You speak to the crowds in parables?”
They brought to Him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a stretcher. Seeing their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], Jesus said to the paralytic,
But He replied and said to them,
When they approached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, kneeling before Him and saying,
And as they went, suddenly, Jesus met them, saying,
When Jesus went into Peter’s house [in Capernaum], He saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.
And all the people answered, “Let [the responsibility for] His blood be on us and on our children!”
As Jesus was still speaking, Judas [Iscariot], one of the twelve [disciples], came up accompanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, [who came as representatives] from the chief priests and elders of the people.
Jesus replied to them,
Jesus replied to them,
The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints (God’s people) who had fallen asleep [in death] were raised [to life];
And Jesus cried out again with a loud [agonized] voice, and gave up His spirit [voluntarily, sovereignly dismissing and releasing His spirit from His body in submission to His Father’s plan].
Now as they were coming out, they found a man of
As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John:
Philip and Bartholomew (Nathanael); Thomas and Matthew (Levi) the tax collector;
And when He had taken a cup and
When it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) conferred together against Jesus, [plotting how] to put Him to death [since under Roman rule they had no power to execute anyone];
and went and settled in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: “He shall be called a
And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among them by casting
Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
He told them another parable,
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and
But when Jesus heard this, He said,
Then He began to denounce [the people in] the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent [and change their hearts and lives].
But He replied to them,
And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
After He had gone without food for forty days and forty nights, He became hungry.
He answered,
He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet [Hosea]: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
but he kept her a virgin until she had given birth to a Son [her firstborn child]; and he named Him Jesus (The Lord is salvation).
Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by
Then Jesus said to them,
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, screaming loudly, “Have mercy and compassion on us,
This is the one who was mentioned by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
‘Prepare the road for the Lord,
and asked Him, “Are You the Expected One (the Messiah), or should we look for someone else [who will be the promised One]?”
His
But the Pharisees heard it and said, “This man
But Jesus replied to him,
And throwing the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary, he left; and went away and
And above His head they put the accusation against Him which read, “
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into
And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee [James and John], He began to be grieved and greatly distressed.
Then the words spoken by Jeremiah the prophet were fulfilled: “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him on whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel;
Knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them,
And a great earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone [from the opening of the tomb], and sat on it.
Now when Jesus was [back] in Bethany, at the home of
They sent their disciples to Him, along with the
After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said,
So produce fruit that is consistent with repentance [demonstrating new behavior that proves a change of heart, and a conscious decision to turn away from sin];
Seeing a lone fig tree at the roadside, He went to it and found nothing but leaves on it; and He said to it,
When they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the
The next day, that is, the day after the [day of] preparation [for the Sabbath], the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,
Among them was
Salmon was the father of Boaz by
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant-girl came up to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.”
Then the disciples of John [the Baptist] came to Jesus, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees often fast [as a religious exercise], but Your disciples do not fast?”
Now Jesus stood before [Pilate] the governor, and the governor asked Him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” [In affirmation] Jesus said to him,
And a leper came up to Him and bowed down before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You are able to make me clean (well).”
The disciples asked Him, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
So the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they praised and glorified the God of Israel.
There were also many women there looking on from a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him.
Jesus said to him,
At that time Herod [Antipas], the tetrarch [who governed a portion of Palestine including Galilee and Perea], heard the reports about Jesus,
Then a woman who had suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the [tassel] fringe of His outer robe;
“Tell the daughter of Zion (the people of Jerusalem),
‘Behold, your King is coming to you,
Gentle and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”
“Why do Your disciples violate the
He replied to them,
When Jesus had finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and to preach in their [Galilean] cities.
But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.
Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to
Then the devil took Him into the holy city [Jerusalem] and placed Him on the pinnacle (highest point) of the temple.
and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Jesus over to you?” And they weighed out
Then Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said,
He said to Jesus, “Which commandments?” And Jesus answered,
The crowds that went ahead of Him, and those that followed Him, were shouting [in praise and adoration],
Blessed [praised, glorified] is He who comes in the name of the Lord;
Hosanna in the highest [heaven]!”
While they were going away, a mute, demon-possessed man was brought to Jesus.
Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus [to get something to use against Him], they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven [which would support His divine authority].
“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 nations.
So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but rather that a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands [to ceremonially cleanse himself of guilt] in the presence of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this [righteous] Man’s blood; see to that yourselves.”
Now this same John had clothing made of camel’s hair and a [wide] leather
so they bound Him, and led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the governor [of Judea, who had the authority to condemn prisoners to death].
Now these are the names of the twelve
and they said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying?” And Jesus replied to them,
As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve [disciples] aside, and along the way He said to them,
saying:
And he said [mockingly] to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written,
and
So that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to cast off for the other side of the Sea of Galilee.
One of them, a lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law], asked Jesus a question, to test Him:
And a
He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
Jesus said to them,
He said to them,
For Herod had John arrested and bound him and put him in prison [at the fortress of Machaerus, east of the Jordan, to keep him away] because of
And He said to them,
When Jesus had finished [speaking] these words [on the mountain], the crowds were astonished and overwhelmed at His teaching;
While he was seated on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous and innocent Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.”
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen; from David to the Babylonian deportation (exile), fourteen generations; and from the Babylonian deportation to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
Jesus said to him,
So the women left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell [the good news to] the disciples.
‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are not in any way least among the leaders of Judah;
For from you shall come a Ruler
Who will shepherd My people Israel.’”
But when the charges were brought against Him by the chief priests and elders, He did not answer.
saying to them,
Then they spat in His face and struck Him with their fists; and some slapped Him,
He answered,
And after coming to [Nazareth] His hometown, He began teaching them in their synagogue, and they were astonished, and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers [what is the source of His authority]?
And great crowds came to Him, bringing with them the lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they put them down at His feet; and He healed them.
Jesus said to Judas,
He said to them,
And in the fourth watch of the night (3:00-6:00 a.m.) Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.
And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
And already the axe [of God’s judgment] is
Jesse was the father of
David was the father of Solomon by
Then He returned to the disciples and said to them,
When the disciples reached the other side of the sea, they realized that they had forgotten to bring bread.
The angel’s appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were as white as snow.
He said to them,
Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him saying, “Explain [clearly] to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I call on You to swear a binding oath by the living God, that you tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
But He said to them,
Then He said to them,
Then Jesus said to them,
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the [elegant home of the Jewish] high priest, whose name was
When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.
He answered,
While they were on their way, some of the [Roman] guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.
Now at the feast [of the Passover] the governor was in the habit of setting free any one prisoner whom the people chose.
And His appearance changed dramatically in their presence; and His face shone [with heavenly glory, clear and bright] like the sun, and His clothing became as white as light.
The Pharisees said to Him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
And they answered, “Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah, or [just] one of the prophets.”
When Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following Him,
But such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat there [positioning Himself as a teacher], while the whole crowd stood on the shore.
and large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
And Joseph her [promised] husband, being a just and righteous man and not wanting to expose her publicly to shame, planned to send her away and divorce her quietly.
Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, they were terribly frightened and filled with awe, and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
He went away a second time and prayed, saying,
When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt [profound] compassion for them and healed their sick.
they offered Him wine mixed with gall (myrrh, a bitter-tasting narcotic) to drink; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
But Jesus turning and seeing her said,
The disciples said to Jesus, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”
Tell us then, what do You think? Is it permissible [according to Jewish law and tradition] to pay a
Then those in the boat worshiped Him [with awe-inspired reverence], saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
Then He touched their eyes, saying,
Pilate said to them, “You have a guard [of soldiers]; go [with them], make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
So he set Barabbas free for them; but after having Jesus severely whipped (scourged), he handed Him over to be crucified.
Now the chief priests and the whole Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) tried to get false witnesses to testify against Jesus, so that they might [have a reason to] put Him to death.
Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him [as His disciples].
And they screamed out, “
Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all replied, “Let Him be crucified!”
But when Herod’s birthday came, [his niece Salome], the daughter of Herodias danced [immodestly] before them and pleased and fascinated Herod,
“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic (moonstruck) and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
And He said to them,
Jesus said to them,
And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted [that it was really He].
and said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has been raised from the dead, and that is why the miraculous powers are at work in him.”
Then Peter answered Him, saying, “Look, we have given up everything and followed You [becoming Your disciples and accepting You as Teacher and Lord]; what then will there be for us?”
But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful and miraculous things that Jesus had done, and heard the
and they begged Him to let them merely touch the fringe of His robe; and all who touched it were perfectly restored.
And Jesus answered,
saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They replied, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!”
And
But the Pharisees were saying, “He casts out the demons by [the power of] the ruler of demons.”
Jesus asked them,
Then Peter began to speak and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good and delightful and auspicious that we are here; if You wish, I will put up three [sacred] tents here—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
And they took offense at Him [refusing to believe in Him]. But Jesus said to them,
And as they were going down the mountain, Jesus commanded them,
Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.
Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, soaked it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.
Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the [false] teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
And as they were eating, He said,
But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to put Jesus to death.
This happened so that what was spoken by the prophet would be fulfilled, saying:
a
The crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, Son of David (Messiah) have mercy on us!”
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”
And when the chief priests had gathered with the elders and had consulted together [to develop a plan of deception], they gave a sufficient sum of money [as a bribe] to the soldiers,
The chief priests, picking up the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put these in the treasury [of the temple], because it is the price of blood.”
Then the disciples came and said to Jesus, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard you say this?”
And He did not do many miracles there [in Nazareth] because of their unbelief.
When they heard this, they were caught off guard, and they left Him and went away.
When He entered Jerusalem, all the city was trembling [with excitement], saying, “Who is this?”
But the rest said, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him [from death].”
and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock; and he rolled a large stone over the entrance of the tomb and went away.
and said, “Sir, we have remembered that when He was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise [from the dead].’
And the blind and the lame came to Him in [the porticoes and courts of] the temple area, and He healed them.
Although Herod wished to have him put to death, he feared the people, for they regarded John as a prophet.
But Jesus, aware [of the malice] of this [remark], said to them,
Then go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee [as He promised]. There you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”
And Judas, the betrayer, said, “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?” Jesus said to him,
And at that time they were holding a notorious prisoner [guilty of insurrection and murder], called Barabbas.
Most of the crowd spread their coats on the road [as before a king], while others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.
And Jesus asked them,
Jesus answered,
She, being coached by her mother [Herodias], said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
When some of the bystanders there heard it, they began saying, “This man is calling for
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was talking about them.
and said, “You say this, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him while we were sleeping.’
He said,
Someone said to Him, “Look! Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside asking to speak to You.”
And Peter remembered the [prophetic] words of Jesus, when He had said,
But Jesus replied to the one who told Him,
and they brought the donkey and
But Jesus, aware of this, said,
In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying,
They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “He said that because we did not bring bread.”
Therefore that piece of ground has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
For Pilate knew that it was because of jealousy that the chief priests and elders had handed Jesus over to him.
and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and when He had given thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples [gave them] to the people.
Then the high priest tore his
So they went and
So, leaving them again, He went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words once more.
for John had said to him, “It is not lawful (morally right) for you to have her [living with you as your wife].”
And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth (burial wrapping),
When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were terrified.
He sent and had John beheaded in the prison.
But Jesus, aware of their malice, asked,
The king was distressed, but because of his oaths, and because of his dinner guests, he ordered it to be given her.
But when the
So they took the money [they were paid for lying] and did as they were instructed; and this [fabricated] story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to the present day.
Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they are testifying against You?”
And the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and as soon as they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
Then he began to curse [that is, to invoke God’s judgment on himself] and swear [an oath], “I do not know the man!” And at that moment a rooster crowed.
And when the demon was driven out [by Jesus], the mute man spoke; and the crowds wondered in amazement, saying, “Never before has anything like this [miracle] been seen in Israel.”
When the disciples saw it, they were astonished and asked, “How is it that the fig tree has withered away all at once?”
[Accordingly] the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover.
So when they had assembled [for this purpose], Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to set free for you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
But Jesus did not reply to him, not even to a single accusation, so that the governor was greatly astonished.
The high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Have You no answer to give? What is it that these men are testifying against You?”
But they said, “It must not be during the festival (Passover), otherwise there might be a riot among the people.”
Being deeply grieved and extremely distressed, each one of them began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?”