Luke 9 Cross References - Goodspeed

¹ Then he called the Twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases, ² and he sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick. ³ He said to them, "Do not take anything for your journey, no staff nor bag nor bread nor money, nor an extra shirt. ⁴ Whatever house you go to stay in, remain there, and start on again from it. ⁵ And where they will not welcome you, leave that town and shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them." ⁶ And they set forth and went from village to village, telling the good news and curing people everywhere. ⁷ Herod the governor heard of all that was happening, and he was perplexed because some people said that John had risen from the dead, ⁸ and some that Elijah had appeared, and others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life. ⁹ But Herod said, "John I have beheaded, but who can this be about whom I hear such reports?" And he endeavored to see him. ¹⁰ Then the apostles came back and told Jesus what they had done. And he took them and quietly retired to a town called Bethsaida. ¹¹ But the crowds learned of it and followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and he cured those who needed to be cured. ¹² When the day began to decline, the Twelve came up and said to him, "Send the crowd away to the villages and farms around to find food and shelter, for we are in a lonely place here." ¹³ But he said to them, "Give them food yourselves!" And they said, "We have only five loaves and two fish, unless we go ourselves and buy food for all these people." ¹⁴ For there were about five thousand men. But he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each." ¹⁵ And they did so, and made them all sit down. ¹⁶ Then he took the five loaves and the two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them, and he broke them in pieces and gave them to the disciples to pass to the people. ¹⁷ And they all ate and had enough, and the pieces left over that were gathered up filled twelve baskets. ¹⁸ Once when he was praying by himself, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?" ¹⁹ They answered, "John the Baptist, though others say Elijah, and others that one of the old prophets has come back to life." ²⁰ And he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God!" ²¹ But he warned them particularly not to tell this to anyone, ²² and said, "The Son of Man must endure great suffering and be refused by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and be raised to life on the third day." ²³ And he said to everyone, "If anyone wants to go with me, he must disregard himself, and take his cross day after day and follow me. ²⁴ For whoever wants to preserve his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for me will preserve it. ²⁵ What good does it do a man to gain the whole world and lose or forfeit himself? ²⁶ For if anyone is ashamed of me and my teaching the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when he comes with all the glory of his Father and of the holy angels. ²⁷ I tell you, some of you who stand here will certainly live to see the Kingdom of God!" ²⁸ It was about eight days after Jesus said this that he took Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. ²⁹ And as he was praying, the look of his face changed and his clothes turned dazzling white. ³⁰ And two men were talking with him. They were Moses and Elijah, ³¹ and they appeared in glory and spoke of his departure which he was to go through with at Jerusalem. ³² Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but waking up they saw his glorious appearance and the two men standing by him. ³³ Just as they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! Let us put up three huts, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah!" For he did not know what he was saying. ³⁴ But as he said it, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were frightened as they passed under the cloud. ³⁵ And from the cloud came a voice that said, "This is my Son, my Chosen! Listen to him!" ³⁶ At the sound of the voice, they saw that Jesus was alone. And they kept silence, and said nothing about it to anyone at that time. ³⁷ The next day, when they had come down from the mountain, it happened that a great crowd met him. ³⁸ And a man in the crowd shouted, "Master, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child, ³⁹ and all at once a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out, and it convulses him until he foams at the mouth, and it leaves him, after a struggle, badly bruised. ⁴⁰ And I begged your disciples to drive it out, and they could not." ⁴¹ Jesus answered, "O you unbelieving, obstinate people! How long must I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here!" ⁴² Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him, but Jesus reproved the foul spirit and cured the boy and gave him back to his father. ⁴³ And they were all amazed at the power of God. While everybody was full of wonder at all that he was doing, he said to his disciples, ⁴⁴ "You must store up these teachings in your minds, for the Son of Man is going to be handed over to men." ⁴⁵ But they did not understand what he meant, indeed it was concealed from them, in order that they might not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant. ⁴⁶ A discussion arose among them as to which of them would be the greatest. ⁴⁷ But Jesus knew the question that was in their minds and he took a child and made him stand by his side, ⁴⁸ and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child on my account is welcoming me, and whoever welcomes me, welcomes him who has sent me. For it is the lowliest among you all who is really great." ⁴⁹ John answered, "Master, we saw a man driving out demons with your name, and we told him not to do so, for he does not go with us." ⁵⁰ Jesus said to him, "Do not try to stop him, for the man who is not against you is for you." ⁵¹ As the time approached when he was to be taken up to heaven, he set his face toward Jerusalem, ⁵² and sent messengers before him. They started out and went into a Samaritan village, to make preparations for him. ⁵³ And the people there would not receive him, because he was going to Jerusalem. ⁵⁴ When the disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Master, will you have us order fire to come down from heaven and consume them?" ⁵⁵ But he turned and reproved them. ⁵⁶ And they went on to another village. ⁵⁷ As they were going along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go." ⁵⁸ Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and wild birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head!" ⁵⁹ He said to another, "Follow me." But he said, "Let me first go and bury my father." ⁶⁰ Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; you must go and spread the news of the Kingdom of God!" ⁶¹ Yet another man said to him, "Master, I am going to follow you, but let me first say goodbye to my people at home." ⁶² Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plough, and then looks back, is fitted for the Kingdom of God."

² "Repent!" he said, "for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!"

⁷ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of snakes! Who warned you to escape from the wrath that is coming?

¹⁷ and a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, my Beloved! This is my Chosen."

¹⁹ He said to them, "Come and follow me, and I will make you fish for men!" ²⁰ They immediately dropped their nets and went with him. ²¹ And he went on a little farther and saw two other men who were brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother, John, in the boat with Zebedee, their father, putting their nets in order, and he called them. ²² And they immediately left the boat and their father, and went with him.

³⁹ But I tell you not to resist injury, but if anyone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other to him too;

⁴⁷ And if you are polite to your brothers and no one else, what is there remarkable in that? Do not the very heathen do that?

³³ But you must make his kingdom, and uprightness before him, your greatest care, and you will have all these other things besides.

²² Many will say to me on that Day, 'Lord! Lord! Was it not in your name that we prophesied, and by your name that we drove out demons, and by your name that we did many mighty acts?' ²³ Then I will say to them plainly, 'I never knew you! Go away from me, you who do wrong!'

¹⁹ And a scribe came up and said to him, "Master, I will follow you wherever you are going!" ²⁰ And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and wild birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no where to lay his head!"

²⁰ And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and wild birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no where to lay his head!" ²¹ And another of his disciples said to him, "Let me first go, sir, and bury my father." ²² But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead!"

⁴ Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said, "Why do you have such wicked thoughts in your hearts?

⁹ Afterward, as Jesus was passing along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tollhouse, and he said to him, "Follow me!" And he got up and followed him.

¹ Then he called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them power over the foul spirits so that they could drive them out, and so that they could heal any disease or illness. ² These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, and James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, ³ Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax-collector, James the son of Alpheus and Thaddeus, ⁴ Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot who afterward betrayed him. ⁵ Jesus sent these twelve out, after giving them these directions: "Do not go among the heathen, or to any Samaritan town,

⁵ Jesus sent these twelve out, after giving them these directions: "Do not go among the heathen, or to any Samaritan town,

⁷ And as you go about, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!' ⁸ Cure the sick, raise the dead, heal lepers, drive out demons. Give without payment, just as you received without payment. ⁹ Do not accept gold or silver or copper money to put in your pockets, ¹⁰ and do not take a bag for your journey, nor two shirts, nor shoes, nor a staff, for the workman deserves his food! ¹¹ Whatever town or village you come to, inquire for some suitable person, and stay with him till you leave the place.

¹¹ Whatever town or village you come to, inquire for some suitable person, and stay with him till you leave the place. ¹² And as you go into his house, wish it well. ¹³ If the house deserves it, the peace you wish it will come over it, but if it does not deserve it, your blessing will come back upon yourselves. ¹⁴ And where no one will welcome you, or listen to you, leave that house or town and shake off its very dust from your feet.

¹⁴ And where no one will welcome you, or listen to you, leave that house or town and shake off its very dust from your feet. ¹⁵ I tell you, the land of Sodom and Gomorrah will fare better on the Day of Judgment than that town.

¹⁸ and you will be brought before governors and kings on my account, to bear your testimony before them and the heathen.

³² Therefore everyone who will acknowledge me before men I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven, ³³ but anyone who disowns me before men, I will disown before my Father in heaven.

³⁷ No one who loves father or mother more than he loves me is worthy of me, and no one who loves son or daughter more than he loves me is worthy of me, ³⁸ and no one who will not take up his cross and follow me is worthy of me.

³⁸ and no one who will not take up his cross and follow me is worthy of me. ³⁹ Whoever gains his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will gain it. ⁴⁰ "Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes him who has sent me. ⁴¹ Whoever welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will have the same reward as a prophet, and whoever welcomes an upright man because he is upright will have the same reward as an upright man. ⁴² And no one who will give the humblest of my disciples even a cup of cold water because he is my disciple, I tell you, can ever fail of his reward."

²¹ "Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For if the wonders that have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago!

²⁸ Come to me, all of you who toil and are burdened, and I will let you rest.

³⁰ Anyone who is not with me is against me, and anyone who does not join me in gathering, scatters.

³⁹ But he answered, "Only a wicked and faithless age insists upon a sign, and no sign will be given it but the sign of the prophet Jonah.

⁴⁵ Then it goes and gets seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there, and in the end the man is worse off than he was before. That is the way it will be with this present wicked age."

¹⁹ When anyone hears the teaching of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and robs him of the seed that has been sown in his mind. That is what was sown along the path.

²⁸ He said to them, 'This is some enemy's doing.' And they said to him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?' ²⁹ But he said, 'No, for in gathering up the weeds you may uproot the wheat. ³⁰ Let them both grow together until harvest time, and when we harvest I will direct the reapers to gather up the weeds first and tie them up in bundles to burn, but get the wheat into my barn.' "

⁴⁸ When it was full, they dragged it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted the good fish into baskets and threw the bad away.

⁵⁰ and throw them into the blazing furnace. There they will wail and grind their teeth.

¹ At that time, Herod the governor heard the reports about Jesus, ² and he said to his attendants, "This man must be John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead, and that is why wonderful powers are working through him."

² and he said to his attendants, "This man must be John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead, and that is why wonderful powers are working through him." ³ For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, ⁴ for John said to him, "It is not right for you to be living with her." ⁵ And while he wanted him killed, he was afraid of the people; for they considered him a prophet. ⁶ But when Herod's birthday came, Herodias' daughter danced before the company. And Herod was delighted with her, ⁷ and swore that he would give her anything she asked for. ⁸ But she, at her mother's instigation, said, "Give me John the Baptist's head here on a platter!" ⁹ And the king was sorry, but because he had sworn to do it, and because of the guests who were present, he ordered it to be given to her. ¹⁰ And he sent and had John beheaded in the prison. ¹¹ And his head was brought back on a platter and given to the girl, and she took it to her mother. ¹² John's disciples came and took his body away, and buried him, and then they went and reported it to Jesus. ¹³ When Jesus heard it, he quietly retired by boat to a secluded place. And the crowds heard of it and followed him on foot from the towns. ¹⁴ So when he got out of the boat he found a great crowd gathered, and his heart was touched at the sight of them, and he cured those of them that were sick.

¹⁴ So when he got out of the boat he found a great crowd gathered, and his heart was touched at the sight of them, and he cured those of them that were sick. ¹⁵ And when it was evening, the disciples came up to him and said, "This is a lonely place and the day is over. Send the crowds off to the villages to buy themselves food." ¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away. Give them food yourselves."

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away. Give them food yourselves." ¹⁷ They said to him, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish."

¹⁷ They said to him, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish." ¹⁸ He said, "Bring them here to me." ¹⁹ Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and he took the five loaves and the two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them, and he broke the loaves in pieces and gave them to the disciples and they gave them to the people.

¹⁹ Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and he took the five loaves and the two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them, and he broke the loaves in pieces and gave them to the disciples and they gave them to the people. ²⁰ And they all ate and had enough. And the pieces left over that they gathered up filled twelve baskets. ²¹ There were about five thousand men who were fed, besides women and children.

²² And a Canaanite woman of that district came out and screamed, "Son of David, take pity on me, sir! My daughter is dreadfully possessed by a demon!" ²³ But he would not answer her a word. And his disciples came up and urged him, saying, "Send her away, for she keeps screaming after us."

³² Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them, "I pity these people for they have been staying with me three days now and they have nothing left to eat, and I do not mean to send them away hungry, for they may give out on the way."

³⁶ and he took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks and he broke them in pieces and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. ³⁷ And they all ate and satisfied their hunger. And the pieces that they left that were picked up filled seven baskets. ³⁸ There were four thousand men who were fed, besides women and children.

⁴ "It is a wicked and faithless age that insists on a sign, and no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah." And he left them and went away.

⁹ Do you not understand yet? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets full you gathered up? ¹⁰ Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets full you gathered up?

¹³ When Jesus reached the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" ¹⁴ They said, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." ¹⁵ He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

¹⁵ He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" ¹⁶ Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!"

¹⁶ Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!" ¹⁷ Jesus answered, "Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah, for human nature has not disclosed this to you, but my Father in heaven!

¹⁹ I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you forbid on earth will be held in heaven to be forbidden, and whatever you permit on earth will be held in heaven to be permitted." ²⁰ Then he warned the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ. ²¹ It was then that Jesus Christ for the first time explained to his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem and endure great suffering there at the hands of the elders, high priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised to life on the third day.

²¹ It was then that Jesus Christ for the first time explained to his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem and endure great suffering there at the hands of the elders, high priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised to life on the third day. ²² And Peter took him aside and began to reprove him for it, saying, "God bless you, Master! that can never happen to you!"

²² And Peter took him aside and began to reprove him for it, saying, "God bless you, Master! that can never happen to you!"

²² And Peter took him aside and began to reprove him for it, saying, "God bless you, Master! that can never happen to you!" ²³ But he turned and said to Peter, "Get out of my sight, you Satan! You hinder me, for you do not side with God, but with men!"

²³ But he turned and said to Peter, "Get out of my sight, you Satan! You hinder me, for you do not side with God, but with men!"

²³ But he turned and said to Peter, "Get out of my sight, you Satan! You hinder me, for you do not side with God, but with men!" ²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to go with me, he must disregard himself and take his cross and follow me.

²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to go with me, he must disregard himself and take his cross and follow me.

²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to go with me, he must disregard himself and take his cross and follow me. ²⁵ For whoever wants to preserve his own life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for me will find it.

²⁵ For whoever wants to preserve his own life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for me will find it. ²⁶ For what good will it do a man if he gains the whole world but parts with his life? What can a man give to buy back his life?

²⁶ For what good will it do a man if he gains the whole world but parts with his life? What can a man give to buy back his life? ²⁷ For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay everyone for what he has done.

²⁷ For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay everyone for what he has done. ²⁸ I tell you, some of you who stand here will certainly live to see the Son of Man come to reign!"

²⁸ I tell you, some of you who stand here will certainly live to see the Son of Man come to reign!"

¹ Six days after this, Jesus took Peter and James and his brother John, and led them up on a high mountain, by themselves. ² And his appearance underwent a change in their presence and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.

² And his appearance underwent a change in their presence and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light. ³ And Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him.

³ And Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him. ⁴ And Peter spoke, and said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! If you wish, I will make three huts here, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

⁴ And Peter spoke, and said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! If you wish, I will make three huts here, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah." ⁵ As he spoke a bright cloud overshadowed them and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, my Beloved. He is my Chosen. Listen to him!"

⁵ As he spoke a bright cloud overshadowed them and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, my Beloved. He is my Chosen. Listen to him!" ⁶ When the disciples heard it, they were dreadfully frightened and fell upon their faces.

⁶ When the disciples heard it, they were dreadfully frightened and fell upon their faces. ⁷ And Jesus came and touched them, and said, "Get up and do not be afraid."

⁷ And Jesus came and touched them, and said, "Get up and do not be afraid." ⁸ When they looked up, they saw no one but Jesus himself. ⁹ And as they were going down the mountain, Jesus cautioned them, saying, "Do not tell anyone of the vision you have seen until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

⁹ And as they were going down the mountain, Jesus cautioned them, saying, "Do not tell anyone of the vision you have seen until the Son of Man is raised from the dead." ¹⁰ The disciples asked him, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?"

¹⁰ The disciples asked him, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?" ¹¹ He answered, "Elijah does come and is to reform everything, ¹² but I tell you, Elijah has come already, and they would not recognize him, but treated him just as they pleased. It is in just that way that the Son of Man is going to be treated by them!"

¹² but I tell you, Elijah has come already, and they would not recognize him, but treated him just as they pleased. It is in just that way that the Son of Man is going to be treated by them!" ¹³ Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist. ¹⁴ When they came to the people again, a man came up to him and fell on his knees, saying,

¹⁴ When they came to the people again, a man came up to him and fell on his knees, saying, ¹⁵ "Master, take pity on my son, for he has epilepsy, and is very wretched; he often falls into the fire or into the water. ¹⁶ And I brought him to your disciples and they have not been able to cure him." ¹⁷ Jesus answered, "O you unbelieving, obstinate people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

¹⁷ Jesus answered, "O you unbelieving, obstinate people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!" ¹⁸ And Jesus reproved the demon and it came out of him, and from that moment the boy was cured. ¹⁹ Afterward, when he was alone, the disciples went to Jesus and said to him, "Why could we not drive it out?" ²⁰ He said to them, "Because you have so little faith. For I tell you, if you have faith the size of a grain of mustard, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here over to there!' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you."

²⁰ He said to them, "Because you have so little faith. For I tell you, if you have faith the size of a grain of mustard, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here over to there!' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you."

²² As they were going about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be handed over to men,

²² As they were going about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be handed over to men, ²³ and they will kill him, but on the third day he will be raised to life again." And they were greatly distressed. ²⁴ When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the temple-tax came and said to Peter, "Does not your Master pay the temple-tax?"

²⁶ He said, "From aliens." Jesus said to him, "Then their own people are exempt.

¹ Just at that time the disciples came up and asked Jesus, "Who is really greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?" ² He called a child to him and had him stand among them,

² He called a child to him and had him stand among them, ³ and he said, "I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven at all.

³ and he said, "I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven at all. ⁴ Anyone, therefore, who is as unassuming as this child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven,

⁴ Anyone, therefore, who is as unassuming as this child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven, ⁵ and anyone who welcomes one child like this on my account welcomes me.

⁵ and anyone who welcomes one child like this on my account welcomes me. ⁶ But whoever hinders one of these children who believe in me might better have a great millstone hung around his neck and be sunk in the open sea.

¹⁰ "Beware of feeling scornful of one single little child, for I tell you that in heaven their angels have continual access to my Father in heaven.

¹⁴ In just that way, it is the will of my Father in heaven that not a single one of these children be lost.

¹³ Then some children were brought up to him so that he might lay his hands on them and pray, but his disciples reproved the people for it. ¹⁴ But Jesus said, "Let the children alone, and do not try to keep them from coming to me, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as they are." ¹⁵ And he laid his hands on them and went on.

²⁸ Jesus said to them, "In the new world, I tell you, when the Son of Man takes his seat on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit upon twelve thrones, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel!

¹⁸ "We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, ¹⁹ and hand him over to the heathen to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and on the third day he will be raised to life." ²⁰ Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came up to him with her sons, bowing low, to ask a favor of him. ²¹ He said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Give orders that these two sons of mine sit one at your right and one at your left, when you are king!" ²² But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking for! Can you drink what I am going to drink?" They answered, "Yes, we can."

²⁸ just as the Son of Man has come not to be waited on, but to wait on other people, and to give his life to ransom many others."

³¹ Which of the two did what his father wanted?" They said, "The second one." Jesus said to them, "I tell you, the tax-collectors and prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you.

³⁸ But when the tenants saw his son, they said to one another. 'This is his heir! Come on, let us kill him, and get his inheritance!' ³⁹ So they took him and drove him out of the vineyard and killed him.

⁴³ "That, I tell you, is why the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a people that will produce its proper fruit.

⁴² "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "David's."

⁶ and they like the best places at dinners and the front seats in the synagogues, ⁷ and to be saluted with respect in public places, and to have men call them 'Rabbi.'

¹¹ But he who is greatest among you must be your servant. ¹² Whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

³⁶ I tell you, all this will come upon this age!

¹⁴ And this good news of the kingdom will be preached all over the world, to testify to all the heathen, and then the end will come.

³⁰ Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will lament when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, in all his power and splendor. ³¹ And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet-call, and they will gather his chosen people from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

³¹ "When the Son of Man comes in his splendor, with all his angels with him, he will take his seat on his glorious throne,

⁴⁰ The king will answer, 'I tell you, in so far as you did it to one of the humblest of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.'

⁴⁵ Then he will answer, 'I tell you, in so far as you failed to do it for one of these people who are humblest, you failed to do it for me.'

² "You know that in two days the Passover Festival will come, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified."

³³ Peter answered, "If they all desert you, I will never do it!"

³⁶ Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, "Sit down here while I go over yonder and pray." ³⁷ And he took Peter and Zebedee's two sons with him, and he began to show grief and distress of mind. ³⁸ Then he said to them, "My heart is almost breaking. You must stay here and keep watch with me." ³⁹ And he went on a little way, and threw himself on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass by me. Yet not as I please but as you do!" ⁴⁰ When he went back to the disciples he found them asleep. And he said to Peter, "Then were you not able to watch with me for one hour? ⁴¹ You must all watch, and pray that you may not be exposed to trial! One's spirit is eager, but flesh and blood are weak!"

⁴¹ You must all watch, and pray that you may not be exposed to trial! One's spirit is eager, but flesh and blood are weak!" ⁴² He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it cannot pass by me without my drinking it, your will be done!" ⁴³ When he came back he found them asleep again, for they could hardly keep their eyes open.

⁵¹ One of the men with Jesus put out his hand and drew his sword, and striking at the high priest's slave, cut his ear off.

⁶³ But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, "I charge you, on your oath, by the living God, tell us whether you are the Christ, the son of God." ⁶⁴ Jesus said to him, "It is true. But I tell you you will soon see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming upon the clouds of the sky!"

¹⁴ After John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the good news from God, ¹⁵ saying, "The time has come and the reign of God is near; repent, and believe this good news."

²⁶ The foul spirit convulsed the man and gave a loud cry and went out of him. ²⁷ And they were all so amazed that they discussed it with one another, and said, "What does this mean? It is a new teaching! He gives orders with authority even to the foul spirits, and they obey him!"

³⁵ Early in the morning, long before daylight, he got up and left the house and went off to a lonely spot, and prayed there.

⁷ "Why does this man talk so? This is blasphemy. Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

¹³ And he went up the hillside and summoned to him those whom he wanted, and they went to him. ¹⁴ He appointed twelve of them, whom he called apostles, to be with him and to be sent out to preach, ¹⁵ with power to drive out the demons. These were the twelve he appointed: ¹⁶ Peter, which was the name he gave to Simon, ¹⁷ James the son of Zebedee, and John, James's brother (he named them Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder), ¹⁸ Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Thaddeus, Simon the Zealot, ¹⁹ and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. Then he went home.

⁴ for he had often been fastened with fetters and chains and had snapped the chains and broken the fetters; and there was no one strong enough to master him, ⁵ and night and day he was always shrieking among the tombs and on the hills and cutting himself with stones.

⁷ And he called the Twelve to him and sent them off two by two, giving them power over the foul spirits. ⁸ He forbade them to take anything for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no small change even in their girdles;

⁸ He forbade them to take anything for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no small change even in their girdles; ⁹ they were to go in sandals, and not to wear two shirts.

⁹ they were to go in sandals, and not to wear two shirts. ¹⁰ And he said to them, "Whenever you go to stay at a house, remain in it till you leave that place.

¹⁰ And he said to them, "Whenever you go to stay at a house, remain in it till you leave that place.

¹⁰ And he said to them, "Whenever you go to stay at a house, remain in it till you leave that place. ¹¹ If any place refuses to receive you or to listen to you, when you leave it shake off the very dust from the soles of your feet as a warning to them."

¹¹ If any place refuses to receive you or to listen to you, when you leave it shake off the very dust from the soles of your feet as a warning to them."

¹¹ If any place refuses to receive you or to listen to you, when you leave it shake off the very dust from the soles of your feet as a warning to them." ¹² So they went out and preached that men should repent,

¹² So they went out and preached that men should repent, ¹³ and drove out many demons, and cured many sick people by anointing them with oil. ¹⁴ King Herod heard of him, for his name was now well known, and people were saying that John the baptizer had risen from the dead, and that that was why he was endowed with these extraordinary powers. ¹⁵ But others said he was Elijah, and still others that he was a prophet of the old prophetic kind.

¹⁵ But others said he was Elijah, and still others that he was a prophet of the old prophetic kind. ¹⁶ But when Herod heard of him he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead." ¹⁷ For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her. ¹⁸ John said to Herod, "It is not right for you to be living with your brother's wife." ¹⁹ Herodias felt bitterly toward him and wanted him killed. But she could not bring it about, ²⁰ for Herod stood in awe of John, knowing that he was an upright and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him talk he was very much disturbed, and yet he liked to hear him. ²¹ When a holiday came and Herod on his birthday gave a banquet to his courtiers and officers and to the leading men of Galilee, ²² Herodias' own daughter came in and danced for them. And Herod and his guests were delighted, and the king said to the girl, ²³ "Ask me for anything you like and I will give it to you." And he made oath to her, "I will give you whatever you ask me for, up to half my kingdom." ²⁴ When she had left the room she said to her mother, "What shall I ask him for?" But she said, "The head of John the baptizer." ²⁵ And she hurried back at once to the king and asked him for it, saying, "I want you right away to give me John the Baptist's head on a platter." ²⁶ The king was exceedingly sorry, but on account of his oath and his guests he did not like to break his word to her, ²⁷ and he immediately sent one of his guard with orders to get John's head. ²⁸ And he went off and beheaded him in the prison and brought back his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

³⁰ The apostles rejoined Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. ³¹ And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to some quiet place, and rest a little while." For people were coming and going in large numbers, and they had no time even for meals. ³² So they set off by themselves in their boat for a secluded place. ³³ And many people saw them start and knew of it, and hurried around by land from all the neighboring towns, and got ahead of them.

³³ And many people saw them start and knew of it, and hurried around by land from all the neighboring towns, and got ahead of them. ³⁴ So when he got out of the boat, he found a great crowd gathered, and his heart was touched at the sight of them, because they were like sheep that have no shepherd; and he proceeded to teach them a great deal.

³⁴ So when he got out of the boat, he found a great crowd gathered, and his heart was touched at the sight of them, because they were like sheep that have no shepherd; and he proceeded to teach them a great deal. ³⁵ When it grew late his disciples came up to him and said, "This is a lonely place and it is getting late.

³⁵ When it grew late his disciples came up to him and said, "This is a lonely place and it is getting late. ³⁶ Send the people off to the farms and villages around to buy themselves something to eat."

³⁶ Send the people off to the farms and villages around to buy themselves something to eat." ³⁷ But he answered, "Give them food yourselves." They said to him, "Can we go and buy forty dollars' worth of bread and give it to them to eat?"

³⁷ But he answered, "Give them food yourselves." They said to him, "Can we go and buy forty dollars' worth of bread and give it to them to eat?"

³⁷ But he answered, "Give them food yourselves." They said to him, "Can we go and buy forty dollars' worth of bread and give it to them to eat?" ³⁸ But he said to them, "How many loaves have you? Go and see." They looked, and told him. "Five, and two fish."

³⁸ But he said to them, "How many loaves have you? Go and see." They looked, and told him. "Five, and two fish."

³⁸ But he said to them, "How many loaves have you? Go and see." They looked, and told him. "Five, and two fish." ³⁹ And he directed them all to sit down in parties on the fresh grass.

³⁹ And he directed them all to sit down in parties on the fresh grass.

³⁹ And he directed them all to sit down in parties on the fresh grass. ⁴⁰ And they threw themselves down in groups, in hundreds and in fifties.

⁴⁰ And they threw themselves down in groups, in hundreds and in fifties.

⁴⁰ And they threw themselves down in groups, in hundreds and in fifties. ⁴¹ Then he took the five loaves and the two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed the loaves and broke them in pieces and gave them to the disciples to pass to the people; and he divided the two fish among them all.

⁴¹ Then he took the five loaves and the two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed the loaves and broke them in pieces and gave them to the disciples to pass to the people; and he divided the two fish among them all. ⁴² And they all ate and had enough.

⁴² And they all ate and had enough. ⁴³ And the pieces they gathered up filled twelve baskets, besides the pieces of the fish.

⁴³ And the pieces they gathered up filled twelve baskets, besides the pieces of the fish. ⁴⁴ There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.

⁴⁴ There were five thousand men who ate the loaves. ⁴⁵ He immediately had his disciples get into the boat and cross before him to the other side toward Bethsaida, while he was dismissing the crowd. ⁴⁶ When he had taken leave of the people he went up the hill to pray.

⁵¹ Then he went up to them and got into the boat. And the wind fell. And they were perfectly beside themselves,

³⁴ And he looked up to heaven and sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha!"—which means "Open."

⁶ Then he ordered the people to take their places on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and gave thanks and broke them in pieces and gave them to his disciples to pass, and they passed them to the people.

⁸ And they ate and satisfied their hunger. And the pieces that they left, that were picked up, filled seven baskets. ⁹ There were about four thousand of the people. And he dismissed them.

¹⁶ They were discussing with one another their being without bread. ¹⁷ And he noticed it and said to them, "Why do you discuss your being without bread? Do you not yet see nor understand? Are your minds so dull? ¹⁸ When you have eyes can you not see, and when you have ears can you not hear? Do you not remember ¹⁹ how many baskets of pieces you picked up when I broke the five loaves in pieces for those five thousand men?" They said to him, "Twelve." ²⁰ "When I broke the seven loaves in pieces for the four thousand, how many baskets of pieces did you pick up?" They said to him, "Seven."

²⁷ Then Jesus and his disciples went away to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he questioned his disciples and said to them, "Who do people say that I am?" ²⁸ They said to him, "John the Baptist; others say Elijah, and others that you are one of the prophets."

²⁸ They said to him, "John the Baptist; others say Elijah, and others that you are one of the prophets." ²⁹ And he asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered and said to him, "You are the Christ."

²⁹ And he asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered and said to him, "You are the Christ." ³⁰ And he warned them not to say this about him to anyone.

³⁰ And he warned them not to say this about him to anyone. ³¹ Then he explained to them for the first time that the Son of Man must go through much suffering, and be refused by the elders and the high priests and the scribes, and be killed, and rise again three days after.

³¹ Then he explained to them for the first time that the Son of Man must go through much suffering, and be refused by the elders and the high priests and the scribes, and be killed, and rise again three days after.

³¹ Then he explained to them for the first time that the Son of Man must go through much suffering, and be refused by the elders and the high priests and the scribes, and be killed, and rise again three days after. ³² He told them this plainly. And Peter took him aside, and began to reprove him for it. ³³ But turning and seeing his disciples he reproved Peter, and said, "Get out of my sight, you Satan! for you do not side with God, but with men." ³⁴ And he called the people and his disciples to him and said to them, "If anyone wants to go with me, he must disregard himself, and take his cross and follow me. ³⁵ For whoever wants to preserve his own life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for me and for the good news will preserve it. ³⁶ For what good does it do a man to gain the whole world and yet part with his life?

³⁶ For what good does it do a man to gain the whole world and yet part with his life? ³⁷ For what can a man give to buy back his life? ³⁸ For if anyone is ashamed of me and my teachings in this unfaithful and sinful age, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when he comes back in his Father's glory, with the holy angels."

³⁸ For if anyone is ashamed of me and my teachings in this unfaithful and sinful age, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when he comes back in his Father's glory, with the holy angels."

¹ And he said to them, "I tell you, some of you who stand here will certainly live to see the reign of God come in its might." ² Six days after this Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him, and led them up on a high mountain, off by themselves. And his appearance underwent a change in their presence,

² Six days after this Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him, and led them up on a high mountain, off by themselves. And his appearance underwent a change in their presence, ³ and his clothes shone whiter than any earthly bleaching could make them.

³ and his clothes shone whiter than any earthly bleaching could make them. ⁴ And Elijah appeared to them, accompanied by Moses, and they talked with Jesus.

⁴ And Elijah appeared to them, accompanied by Moses, and they talked with Jesus. ⁵ Then Peter spoke, and said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! Let us put up three huts, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

⁵ Then Peter spoke, and said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! Let us put up three huts, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." ⁶ For he did not know what to say, they were so frightened.

⁶ For he did not know what to say, they were so frightened.

⁶ For he did not know what to say, they were so frightened. ⁷ And a cloud came and overshadowed them, and from the cloud came a voice, "This is my Son, my Beloved. Listen to him,"

⁷ And a cloud came and overshadowed them, and from the cloud came a voice, "This is my Son, my Beloved. Listen to him," ⁸ And suddenly, on looking around, they saw that there was now no one with them but Jesus alone.

⁸ And suddenly, on looking around, they saw that there was now no one with them but Jesus alone. ⁹ As they were going down the mountain, he cautioned them to let no one know what they had seen, until the Son of Man should rise from the dead.

⁹ As they were going down the mountain, he cautioned them to let no one know what they had seen, until the Son of Man should rise from the dead. ¹⁰ And they did not forget what he said, but discussed with one another what he meant by the rising from the dead.

¹⁰ And they did not forget what he said, but discussed with one another what he meant by the rising from the dead.

¹⁰ And they did not forget what he said, but discussed with one another what he meant by the rising from the dead. ¹¹ And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?" ¹² He said to them, "Elijah does come first, and reforms everything, and does not the Scripture say of the Son of Man that he will suffer much and be refused? ¹³ Why, I tell you, not only has Elijah come, but people have treated him just as they pleased, as the Scripture says about him." ¹⁴ When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them. ¹⁵ And all the people were amazed when they saw him, and they ran up to him and greeted him. ¹⁶ And he asked them, "What are you discussing with them?" ¹⁷ One of the crowd answered, "Master, I brought my son to you, for he is possessed by a dumb spirit, ¹⁸ and wherever it seizes him it convulses him, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth; and he is wasting away. I told your disciples to drive it out, and they could not do it." ¹⁹ He answered them and said, "O you unbelieving people, how long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

¹⁹ He answered them and said, "O you unbelieving people, how long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!" ²⁰ And they brought the boy to him. As soon as the spirit saw him, it convulsed the boy, and he fell down on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

²⁰ And they brought the boy to him. As soon as the spirit saw him, it convulsed the boy, and he fell down on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. ²¹ Jesus asked the boy's father, "How long has he been like this?" And he said, ²² "From his childhood, and many a time it has thrown him into the fire or into the water, to put an end to him. But if there is anything you can do, take pity on us and help us!" ²³ Jesus said to him, " 'If there is anything I can do!' Everything is possible for one who has faith!" ²⁴ The boy's father immediately cried out, "I have faith! Help my want of faith!" ²⁵ Then Jesus, seeing that a crowd was rapidly gathering, reproved the foul spirit and said to it, "You deaf and dumb spirit, get out of him, I charge you, and never enter him again!" ²⁶ And it gave a cry and convulsed him terribly, and went out of him. And the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said that he was dead.

²⁶ And it gave a cry and convulsed him terribly, and went out of him. And the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said that he was dead.

²⁶ And it gave a cry and convulsed him terribly, and went out of him. And the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said that he was dead. ²⁷ But Jesus grasped his hand and made him rise, and he stood up.

²⁷ But Jesus grasped his hand and made him rise, and he stood up. ²⁸ When he had gone home, and his disciples were alone with him, they asked him, "Why could not we drive it out?" ²⁹ He said to them, "This kind of thing can be driven out only by prayer." ³⁰ And they left that place and made their way through Galilee, and he did not wish anyone to know it; ³¹ for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be handed over to men, and they will kill him, and three days after he is killed he will rise again."

³¹ for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be handed over to men, and they will kill him, and three days after he is killed he will rise again." ³² But they did not understand what he meant, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

³² But they did not understand what he meant, and they were afraid to ask him about it. ³³ And they reached Capernaum. When he reached home, he asked them, "What was it that you were discussing on the way?" ³⁴ But they made no answer, for on the way they had been discussing with one another which of them was the greatest. ³⁵ And he sat down and called the Twelve in, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all." ³⁶ And he took a child and made him stand among them, and he put his arms around him, and said to them, ³⁷ "Whoever welcomes one child like this on my account is welcoming me, and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not me but him who has sent me."

³⁷ "Whoever welcomes one child like this on my account is welcoming me, and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not me but him who has sent me." ³⁸ John said to him, "Master, we saw a man driving out demons with your name, and we told him not to do so, for he was not one of our followers." ³⁹ But Jesus said, "Do not tell him not to do so, for there is no one who will use my name to do a mighty act, and be able soon after to abuse me. ⁴⁰ For the man who is not against us is for us. ⁴¹ For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink, on the ground that you belong to Christ, I tell you, will certainly not fail to be repaid.

⁴³ If your hand makes you fall, cut it off. You might better enter upon life maimed, than go with both your hands to the pit, into the fire that cannot be put out. ⁴⁴ OMITTED TEXT ⁴⁵ And if your foot makes you fall, cut it off. You might better enter upon life crippled, than be thrown with both your feet into the pit. ⁴⁶ OMITTED TEXT ⁴⁷ And if your eye makes you fall, tear it out. You might better get into the Kingdom of God with only one eye than be thrown with both your eyes into the pit, ⁴⁸ where the worm that feeds upon them never dies and the fire is never put out.

¹³ And people brought children to him to have him touch them, but the disciples reproved them for it. ¹⁴ When Jesus saw it, he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not try to stop them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as they.

¹⁴ When Jesus saw it, he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not try to stop them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as they.

¹⁴ When Jesus saw it, he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not try to stop them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as they. ¹⁵ I tell you, whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it at all."

³³ "See!" he said, "we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and hand him over to the heathen ³⁴ and they will ridicule him and spit on him and flog him and kill him; and three days after he will rise again."

³⁸ Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking for. Can you drink what I am drinking, or undergo the baptism that I am undergoing?"

⁴⁹ Jesus stopped and said, "Call him here." And they called the blind man and said to him, "Courage now! Get up, he is calling you!"

²⁵ I tell you, I will never drink the product of the vine again till the day when I shall drink the new wine in the Kingdom of God."

³³ And he took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to feel distress and dread, ³⁴ and he said to them, "My heart is almost breaking. You must stay here and keep watch." ³⁵ And he went on a little way and threw himself on the ground and prayed that if it were possible he might be spared the hour of trial, ³⁶ and he said, "Abba!" that is, Father, "anything is possible for you! Take this cup away from me! Yet not what I please but what you do!"

⁶¹ But Jesus was silent and made no answer. The high priest again questioned him and said to him, "Are you the Christ, the son of the Blessed One?"

¹² Afterward he showed himself in a different form to two of them as they were walking along, on their way into the country.

¹⁵ And he said to them, "Go to the whole world and proclaim the good news to all the creation.

¹⁷ And signs like these will attend those who believe: with my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in foreign tongues; ¹⁸ they will take snakes in their hands, and if they drink poison it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well." ¹⁹ So the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was caught up into heaven and took his seat at God's right hand. ²⁰ And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed their message by the signs that attended it.

¹⁷ He will go before him with the spirit and the power of Elijah, to reconcile fathers to their children, and to bring the disobedient back to the wisdom of upright men, to make a people perfectly ready for the Lord."

⁵³ He has satisfied the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty-handed.

⁶⁶ and everyone who heard them kept them in mind, and said, "What is this child going to be?" For the Lord's hand was with him.

¹⁹ but Mary treasured up all they had said, and pondered over it.

²⁶ It had been revealed to him by the holy Spirit that he should not die without seeing the Lord's Messiah.

⁵⁰ But they did not understand what he told them. ⁵¹ And he went back with them to Nazareth and obeyed them. And his mother treasured all these things up in her mind.

¹ In the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod governor of Galilee, while his brother Philip was governor of the territory of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was the governor of Abilene,

¹¹ And he answered, "The man who has two shirts must share with the man who has none, and the man who has food must do the same."

²¹ Now when all the people were baptized and when Jesus also after his baptism was praying, heaven opened ²² and the holy Spirit came down upon him in the material shape of a dove, and there came a voice from heaven, "You are my Son, my Beloved! You are my Chosen!"

⁵ And he took him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. ⁶ And the devil said to him, "I will give you all this power and their splendor, for it has been turned over to me, and I can give it to anyone I please. ⁷ If you will do homage before me, it shall all be yours."

³⁵ Jesus reproved him and said, "Silence! Get out of him!" And the demon threw the man down in the midst of them, and came out of him, without doing him any harm. ³⁶ And they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is the meaning of this teaching? For he gives orders authoritatively and effectually to the foul spirits, and they come out."

⁵ Simon answered, "Master, we worked all night and caught nothing, but as you tell me to do it, I will put down the nets."

⁹ For he and all the men with him were perfectly amazed at the haul of fish they had made,

¹⁴ Then he warned him to tell nobody, "But go," he said, "show yourself to the priest, and in proof of your cure make the offerings for your purification, just as Moses prescribed."

²² But Jesus saw what they were discussing, and said to them, "What are you pondering over in your minds?

²⁶ They were all seized with astonishment, and praised God, and filled with awe they said, "We have seen something wonderful today!"

²⁹ Then Levi gave a great entertainment for him in his house, and there was a great throng of tax-collectors and others who were at table with them.

³¹ Jesus answered them, "It is not well people but the sick who have to have the doctor.

¹² It was in those days that he went up on the mountain to pray, and passed the whole night in prayer to God. ¹³ When day came, he called his disciples to him, and chose twelve of them whom he named apostles: ¹⁴ Simon, whom he named Peter, his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, ¹⁵ Matthew, Thomas, James, the son of Alpheus, Simon, who was called the Zealot, ¹⁶ Judas, the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who turned out a traitor.

²⁷ "But I tell you who hear me, love your enemies, treat those who hate you well, ²⁸ bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. ²⁹ To the man that strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from the man who takes away your coat, do not keep back your shirt either. ³⁰ Give to everyone that asks of you, and if anyone takes away what is yours, do not demand it back. ³¹ And treat men just as you wish them to treat you.

¹² As he came up to the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out; he was his mother's only son, and she was a widow. A crowd of the townspeople was with her.

¹⁵ And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and he gave him back to his mother.

²⁷ This is the man of whom the Scripture says, " 'Here I send my messenger on before you, He will prepare the road ahead of you!' ²⁸ "I tell you, among men born of women there is none greater than John; and yet those who are of little importance in the Kingdom of God are greater than he.

³⁹ When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were really a prophet, he would know who and what the woman is who is touching him, for she leads a wicked life." ⁴⁰ Jesus answered him, and said to him, "Simon, there is something I want to say to you." He said, "Proceed, Master."

¹ Soon afterward he went about among the villages and towns preaching and telling the good news of the Kingdom of God. The Twelve went with him,

¹⁰ And he said, "You are permitted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God, but they are given to others in the form of figures, so that they may look and yet not see, and hear and yet not understand.

²⁵ And he said to them, "Where is your faith?" But they were frightened and amazed, and said to one another, "Who can he be? For he gives orders even to the winds and the water, and they obey him!"

²⁹ For he was commanding the foul spirit to get out of the man. For it had often seized him, and though he had been fastened with chains and fetters, and was closely watched, he would snap his bonds and the demon would drive him away to the desert.

⁴¹ And a man named Jairus came up—he was leader of the synagogue—and he fell down at Jesus' feet and begged him to come to his house, ⁴² because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As he was going, the crowds of people almost crushed him.

⁵¹ When he got to the house, he let no one go in with him but Peter, John, and James, and the child's father and mother.

¹ Then he called the Twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases,

¹ Then he called the Twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases, ² and he sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick.

² and he sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick.

⁷ Herod the governor heard of all that was happening, and he was perplexed because some people said that John had risen from the dead, ⁸ and some that Elijah had appeared, and others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life.

¹⁰ Then the apostles came back and told Jesus what they had done. And he took them and quietly retired to a town called Bethsaida. ¹¹ But the crowds learned of it and followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and he cured those who needed to be cured.

¹¹ But the crowds learned of it and followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and he cured those who needed to be cured. ¹² When the day began to decline, the Twelve came up and said to him, "Send the crowd away to the villages and farms around to find food and shelter, for we are in a lonely place here." ¹³ But he said to them, "Give them food yourselves!" And they said, "We have only five loaves and two fish, unless we go ourselves and buy food for all these people." ¹⁴ For there were about five thousand men. But he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each." ¹⁵ And they did so, and made them all sit down. ¹⁶ Then he took the five loaves and the two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them, and he broke them in pieces and gave them to the disciples to pass to the people. ¹⁷ And they all ate and had enough, and the pieces left over that were gathered up filled twelve baskets. ¹⁸ Once when he was praying by himself, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?" ¹⁹ They answered, "John the Baptist, though others say Elijah, and others that one of the old prophets has come back to life."

²² and said, "The Son of Man must endure great suffering and be refused by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and be raised to life on the third day."

³⁹ and all at once a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out, and it convulses him until he foams at the mouth, and it leaves him, after a struggle, badly bruised.

⁴³ And they were all amazed at the power of God. While everybody was full of wonder at all that he was doing, he said to his disciples, ⁴⁴ "You must store up these teachings in your minds, for the Son of Man is going to be handed over to men."

⁴⁴ "You must store up these teachings in your minds, for the Son of Man is going to be handed over to men." ⁴⁵ But they did not understand what he meant, indeed it was concealed from them, in order that they might not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant. ⁴⁶ A discussion arose among them as to which of them would be the greatest.

⁴⁸ and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child on my account is welcoming me, and whoever welcomes me, welcomes him who has sent me. For it is the lowliest among you all who is really great."

⁵¹ As the time approached when he was to be taken up to heaven, he set his face toward Jerusalem,

⁵³ And the people there would not receive him, because he was going to Jerusalem. ⁵⁴ When the disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Master, will you have us order fire to come down from heaven and consume them?" ⁵⁵ But he turned and reproved them. ⁵⁶ And they went on to another village. ⁵⁷ As they were going along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go." ⁵⁸ Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and wild birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head!" ⁵⁹ He said to another, "Follow me." But he said, "Let me first go and bury my father." ⁶⁰ Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; you must go and spread the news of the Kingdom of God!"

¹ After this the Master appointed seventy-two others, and sent them on before him, two by two, to every town or place to which he intended to come.

⁴ Carry no purse nor wallet nor shoes, and do not stop to exchange civilities with anyone on the way. ⁵ Whenever you go to stay at a house, first say, 'Peace to this household!'

⁵ Whenever you go to stay at a house, first say, 'Peace to this household!' ⁶ If there is anyone there who loves peace, your blessing will rest upon him, but if there is not, it will come back to you.

⁶ If there is anyone there who loves peace, your blessing will rest upon him, but if there is not, it will come back to you. ⁷ Stay at the same house, eating and drinking what they offer you, for the workman deserves his pay. Do not change from one house to another.

⁷ Stay at the same house, eating and drinking what they offer you, for the workman deserves his pay. Do not change from one house to another. ⁸ Whenever you come to a town and they welcome you, eat what is offered you,

⁸ Whenever you come to a town and they welcome you, eat what is offered you, ⁹ and cure the sick there, and say to them, 'The Kingdom of God is close upon you!'

⁹ and cure the sick there, and say to them, 'The Kingdom of God is close upon you!' ¹⁰ But whenever you come to a town and they do not welcome you, go out into the open streets and say, ¹¹ 'The very dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off in protest. But understand this: the Kingdom of God is at hand!'

¹¹ 'The very dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off in protest. But understand this: the Kingdom of God is at hand!' ¹² I tell you, on that Day Sodom will fare better than that town!

¹⁶ Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever disregards you disregards me, and whoever disregards me disregards him who sent me." ¹⁷ The seventy-two came back delighted, and said, "Master, when we use your name the very demons submit to us!"

¹⁷ The seventy-two came back delighted, and said, "Master, when we use your name the very demons submit to us!" ¹⁸ He said to them, "I saw Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning! ¹⁹ Here I have given you the power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy. Nothing will hurt you at all.

¹⁹ Here I have given you the power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy. Nothing will hurt you at all.

³³ But a Samaritan who was traveling that way came upon him, and when he saw him he pitied him,

¹ Once as he was praying in a certain place, when he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, "Master, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

²³ Anyone who is not with me is against me, and anyone who does not join me in gathering, scatters.

⁸ I tell you, everyone who will acknowledge me before men, the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God, ⁹ but anyone who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.

¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have great wealth stored up for years to come. Now take your ease; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." ' ²⁰ But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul will be demanded of you. Then who will have all you have prepared?' ²¹ That is the way with the man who lays up money for himself, and is not rich with God." ²² And he said to his disciples, "Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about life, wondering what you will have to eat, or about your body, wondering what you will have to wear.

²⁸ But if God so dresses the wild grass, which is alive today, and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more surely will he clothe you, who have so little faith?

⁵⁰ I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am till it is over!

²² So he went about among the towns and villages, teaching and making his way toward Jerusalem.

²⁵ when the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock on the door, and say, 'Open it for us, sir!' Then he will answer you and say, 'I do not know where you come from,' ²⁶ Then you will go on to say, 'We have been entertained with you, and you have taught in our streets!' ²⁷ And he will say to you, 'I do not know where you come from. Get away from me, all you wrongdoers!'

³¹ Just then some Pharisees came up and said to him, "Go! Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you!" ³² He said to them, "Go and say to that fox, 'Here I am, driving out demons and performing cures, today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will be through.

³² He said to them, "Go and say to that fox, 'Here I am, driving out demons and performing cures, today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will be through. ³³ But I must go on today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not right for a prophet to die outside Jerusalem.' ³⁴ O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! murdering the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you refused!

⁷ He noticed that the guests picked out the best places, and he gave them this illustration: ⁸ "When someone invites you to a wedding supper, do not take the best place, for someone more distinguished than you are may have been invited, ⁹ and your host will come and say to you 'Make room for this man,' and then you will proceed in confusion to take the poorest place. ¹⁰ But when you are invited anywhere, go and take the poorest place, so that when your host comes in, he will say to you, 'My friend, come to a better place.' So you will be shown consideration before all the other guests. ¹¹ For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted."

¹¹ For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted."

¹⁸ And they all immediately began to excuse themselves. The first one said to him, 'I have bought a piece of land, and I must go and look at it. Please have me excused.' ¹⁹ Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. Please have me excused.' ²⁰ Another said, 'I have married, and so I cannot come.'

²⁶ "If anyone comes to me without hating his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his very life too, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

²⁶ "If anyone comes to me without hating his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his very life too, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

²⁶ "If anyone comes to me without hating his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his very life too, he cannot be a disciple of mine. ²⁷ For no one who does not take up his own cross and come after me can be a disciple of mine.

²⁷ For no one who does not take up his own cross and come after me can be a disciple of mine. ²⁸ What man among you if he wishes to build a tower does not first sit down and estimate the cost of it, to see whether he has enough to complete it? ²⁹ Or else when he has laid his foundation and cannot finish the building, everyone who sees it will begin to ridicule him, ³⁰ and say, 'This man started to erect a building, and could not finish it!' ³¹ Or what king, if he is going to meet another king in battle, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet the other who is coming against him with twenty thousand? ³² And if he cannot, while the other is still far away, he sends envoys to him and asks on what terms he will make peace. ³³ In just that way, no one of you who does not say goodbye to all he has can be a disciple of mine.

³² But we had to celebrate and be glad, because your brother was dead, and has come to life, and was lost and is found!' "

¹³ No servant can belong to two masters, for he will either hate one and love the other, or he will stand by one and make light of the other. You cannot serve God and money!"

¹⁶ Until John came, it was the Law and the Prophets. From that time the Kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone has been crowding into it.

²⁴ And he called to him and said, 'Father Abraham! take pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in torment, here in the flames!' ²⁵ And Abraham said, 'My child, remember that you received your blessings in your lifetime, and Lazarus had his misfortunes in his; and now he is being comforted here, while you are in anguish.

¹¹ It happened that, on his way to Jerusalem, he passed through Samaria and Galilee.

¹⁶ and fell on his face at Jesus' feet, and thanked him. He was a Samaritan.

³¹ A man who is on the roof of his house that day, with his goods in the house, must not go down to get them, and a man in the field, too, must not turn back. ³² Remember Lot's wife! ³³ Whoever tries to preserve his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

²² When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "There is one thing that you still lack. Sell all that you have, and divide the money among the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine." ²³ But when he heard that, he was much cast down, for he was very rich.

³¹ And he took the Twelve aside and said to them, "See! we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written in the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

³¹ And he took the Twelve aside and said to them, "See! we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written in the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. ³² For he will be handed over to the heathen, and ridiculed and insulted and spat upon, ³³ and they will flog him and kill him, and on the third day he will rise again." ³⁴ And they did not understand any of this; the words were obscure to them, and they did not know what he meant.

³⁴ And they did not understand any of this; the words were obscure to them, and they did not know what he meant.

¹⁰ For the Son of Man has come to search for what was lost and to save it." ¹¹ As they were listening to this, Jesus went on to give them an illustration, because he was near Jerusalem and they supposed that the Kingdom of God was immediately going to appear.

²⁸ With these words he went on ahead of them, on his way to Jerusalem.

²⁵ There will be signs too in sun, moon, and stars, and on earth dismay among the heathen, bewildered at the roar of the sea and the waves.

¹⁸ I will not drink the product of the vine again until the Kingdom of God comes." ¹⁹ And he took a loaf of bread and thanked God, and broke it in pieces, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body.

²⁴ A dispute also arose among them, as to which one of them ought to be considered the greatest. ²⁵ But he said to them, "The kings of the heathen lord it over them, and their authorities are given the title of Benefactor. ²⁶ But you are not to do so, but whoever is greatest among you must be like the youngest, and the leader like a servant.

²⁶ But you are not to do so, but whoever is greatest among you must be like the youngest, and the leader like a servant. ²⁷ For which is greater, the man at the table, or the servant who waits on him? Is not the man at the table? Yet I am like a servant among you.

³⁰ I confer on you the right to eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and to sit on thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel!

³⁵ And he said to them, "When I sent you out without any purse or bag or shoes, was there anything you needed?" They said, "No, nothing."

³⁹ And he went out of the city and up on the Mount of Olives as he was accustomed to do, with his disciples following him. ⁴⁰ And when he reached the spot, he said to them, "Pray that you may not be subjected to trial." ⁴¹ And he withdrew about a stone's throw from them, and kneeling down he prayed

⁴⁵ When he got up from his prayer, he went to the disciples and found them asleep from sorrow. ⁴⁶ And he said to them, "Why are you asleep? Get up, and pray that you may not be subjected to trial!"

⁵¹ But Jesus answered, "Let me do this much!" And he touched his ear and healed him.

⁶⁷ "If you are the Christ, tell us so." But he said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe me,

⁸ When Herod saw Jesus he was delighted, for he had wanted for a long time to see him, because he had heard about him and he hoped to see some wonder done by him.

³⁴ And they divided up his clothes among them by drawing lots for them,

⁶ Remember what he told you while he was still in Galilee, ⁷ when he said that the Son of Man must be handed over to wicked men and be crucified and rise again on the third day."

⁷ when he said that the Son of Man must be handed over to wicked men and be crucified and rise again on the third day."

²⁶ Did not the Christ have to suffer thus before entering upon his glory?" ²⁷ And he began with Moses and all the prophets and explained to them the passages all through the Scriptures that referred to himself.

³⁰ And when he took his place with them at table, he took the bread and blessed it and broke it in pieces and handed it to them.

⁴⁴ Then he said to them, "This is what I told you when I was still with you—that everything that is written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must come true."

⁵¹ And as he was blessing them, he parted from them.

¹⁴ So the Word became flesh and blood and lived for a while among us, abounding in blessing and truth, and we saw the honor God had given him, such honor as an only son receives from his father.

¹⁷ For while the Law was given through Moses, blessing and truth came to us through Jesus Christ.

²¹ Then they asked him, "What are you then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "No, I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No."

²⁵ And they asked him, "Then why are you baptizing people, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

²⁹ The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and he said, "There is God's lamb, who is to remove the world's sin!

⁴¹ Andrew immediately sought out his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!"—that is to say, the Christ.

⁴⁴ Now Philip came from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter.

⁴⁹ Nathanael answered, "Master, you are the Son of God! You are king of Israel!"

¹⁹ Jesus answered, "Destroy this sanctuary, and I will raise it in three days!" ²⁰ The Jews said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this sanctuary, and are you going to raise it in three days?" ²¹ But he was speaking of his body as the sanctuary. ²² So afterward when he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the passage of Scripture and what Jesus had said.

²⁵ and had no need of anybody's evidence about men, for he knew well what was in their hearts.

¹⁶ For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that no one who believes in him should be lost, but that they should all have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to pass judgment upon the world, but that through him the world might be saved.

³⁵ The Father loves his Son, and has put everything in his hands. ³⁶ Whoever believes in the Son possesses eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not experience life, but will remain under the anger of God.

⁹ So the Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that a Jew like you asks a Samaritan woman like me for a drink?" For Jews have nothing to do with Samaritans.

²⁹ "Come, here is a man who has told me everything I ever did! Do you suppose he is the Christ?"

³⁴ Jesus said to them, "My food is doing the will of him who has sent me, and finishing his work.

⁴⁰ So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they asked him to stay with them, and he did stay there two days. ⁴¹ And a great many more believed because of what he said, ⁴² and they said to the woman, "It is no longer because of your statement that we believe, for we have heard him ourselves, and we know that he is really the Savior of the world."

⁴² and they said to the woman, "It is no longer because of your statement that we believe, for we have heard him ourselves, and we know that he is really the Savior of the world."

⁴⁷ When he heard that Jesus had come back from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and begged him to come down and cure his son, for he was at the point of death.

²² For the Father passes judgment on no one, but he has committed the judgment entirely to the Son, ²³ so that all men may honor the Son just as much as they honor the Father. Whoever refuses to honor the Son refuses to honor the Father who sent him. ²⁴ I tell you, whoever listens to my message and believes him who has sent me, possesses eternal life, and will not come to judgment, but has already passed out of death into life.

⁴⁴ Yet how can you believe in me, when you accept honor from one another, instead of seeking the honor that comes from the one God?

¹ After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, or Tiberias, and a great crowd followed him,

⁵ So Jesus, raising his eyes and seeing that a great crowd was coming up to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy food for these people to eat?"

⁵ So Jesus, raising his eyes and seeing that a great crowd was coming up to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy food for these people to eat?"

⁵ So Jesus, raising his eyes and seeing that a great crowd was coming up to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy food for these people to eat?" ⁶ Now he said this to test him, for he knew what he meant to do.

⁶ Now he said this to test him, for he knew what he meant to do.

⁶ Now he said this to test him, for he knew what he meant to do. ⁷ Philip answered, "Forty dollars' worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to have even a little."

⁷ Philip answered, "Forty dollars' worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to have even a little."

⁷ Philip answered, "Forty dollars' worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to have even a little." ⁸ Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, another of his disciples, said to him,

⁸ Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, another of his disciples, said to him,

⁸ Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, another of his disciples, said to him, ⁹ "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and a couple of fish, but what is that among so many people?"

⁹ "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and a couple of fish, but what is that among so many people?"

⁹ "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and a couple of fish, but what is that among so many people?" ¹⁰ Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." There was plenty of grass there, so the men threw themselves down, about five thousand of them.

¹⁰ Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." There was plenty of grass there, so the men threw themselves down, about five thousand of them. ¹¹ Then Jesus took the loaves, and gave thanks, and distributed them among the people who were resting on the ground, and in the same way as much of the fish as they wanted.

¹¹ Then Jesus took the loaves, and gave thanks, and distributed them among the people who were resting on the ground, and in the same way as much of the fish as they wanted.

¹¹ Then Jesus took the loaves, and gave thanks, and distributed them among the people who were resting on the ground, and in the same way as much of the fish as they wanted. ¹² When they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, "Pick up the pieces that are left, so that nothing may be wasted."

¹² When they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, "Pick up the pieces that are left, so that nothing may be wasted." ¹³ So they picked them up, and they filled twelve baskets with pieces of the five barley loaves that were left after the people had eaten.

¹³ So they picked them up, and they filled twelve baskets with pieces of the five barley loaves that were left after the people had eaten. ¹⁴ When the people saw the signs that he showed, they said, "This is really the Prophet who was to come into the world!" ¹⁵ So Jesus, seeing that they meant to come and carry him off to make him king, retired again to the hill by himself.

²³ But some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where they had eaten the bread after Jesus had given thanks for it.

³⁷ All that my Father gives to me will come to me, and I will never refuse anyone who comes to me,

⁶⁰ Many of his disciples on hearing it said, "This is a harsh teaching! Who can listen to it?" ⁶¹ But Jesus, knowing that his disciples were complaining about this, said to them, "Does this stagger you? ⁶² Then what if you see the Son of Man go up where he was before?

⁶² Then what if you see the Son of Man go up where he was before? ⁶³ The Spirit is what gives life; flesh is of no use at all. The things that I have said to you are spirit and they are life. ⁶⁴ Yet there are some of you who will not believe." For Jesus knew from the first who would not believe, and who was going to betray him. ⁶⁵ And he added, "This is why I said to you, 'No one can come to me unless he is enabled to do so by the Father.' " ⁶⁶ In consequence of this many of his disciples drew back and would not go about with him any longer.

⁶⁸ Simon Peter answered, "To whom can we go, sir? You have a message of eternal life, ⁶⁹ and we believe and are satisfied that you are the Holy One of God."

⁴⁰ So some of the people, when they heard these words, said, "This is certainly the Prophet!" ⁴¹ Others said, "This is the Christ!" But they rejoined, "What! Is the Christ to come from Galilee?

⁴⁴ The devil is the father you are sprung from, and you want to carry out your father's wishes. He was a murderer from the first, and he has nothing to do with the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in his true character, for he is a liar and the father of them.

⁴⁸ The Jews answered, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed?"

⁵¹ I tell you, if anyone observes my teaching, he will never experience death." ⁵² The Jews said to him, "Now we are sure that you are possessed! Abraham is dead and so are the prophets, and yet you say, 'If anyone observes my teaching, he will never know what death is!'

⁵⁹ At that, the Jews picked up stones to throw at him, but he disappeared and made his way out of the Temple.

¹⁷ So they asked the blind man again, "What have you to say about him, because he has made you able to see?" He said, "He is a prophet!"

¹⁰ A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come to let them have life, and to let them have it in abundance.

²⁷ She said to him, "Yes, Master, I do indeed believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world."

¹⁶ His disciples did not understand this at the time but after Jesus was glorified they remembered that this was said of him in Scripture and that it had happened to him.

²⁵ Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.

²⁵ Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life. ²⁶ If anyone serves me, he must follow me, and wherever I am found, my servant must be also. If anyone serves me, my Father will show him honor.

³⁴ The crowd answered, "We have learned from the Law that the Christ is to remain here forever. So how can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?"

⁴³ for they cared more for the approval of men than for the approval of God. ⁴⁴ But Jesus cried loudly, "Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who has sent me; ⁴⁵ and whoever sees me, sees him who has sent me.

⁴⁷ If anyone hears my words and disregards them, it is not I that judge him, for I have not come to judge the world but to save the world.

¹ Before the Passover Festival began, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father, but he had loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them to the last.

²⁰ I assure you, whoever welcomes any messenger of mine welcomes me and whoever welcomes me welcomes him who has sent me."

³⁷ Peter said to him, "Master, why cannot I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you."

² There are many rooms in my Father's house; if there were not, I would have told you, for I am going away to make ready a place for you.

⁵ Thomas said to him, "Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?"

⁸ Philip said to him, "Master, let us see the Father, and it will satisfy us." ⁹ Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you, Philip, have not recognized me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Let us see the Father'?

¹² I tell you, whoever believes in me will do such things as I do, and things greater yet, because I am going to the Father.

²¹ It is he who has my commands and observes them that really loves me, and whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and show myself to him."

⁴ But I have told you about these things in order that when the time comes for them to happen, you may remember that I told you of them. I did not tell you this at first because I was still staying with you. ⁵ But now I am going away to him who sent me, and not one of you asks me where I am going,

⁷ Yet it is only the truth when I tell you that it is better for you that I should go away. For if I do not go, the Helper will not come to you, but if I go I will send him to you.

⁹ about sin, as shown in their not believing in me;

¹⁷ Then some of his disciples said to one another, "What does he mean when he tells us, 'In a little while you will not see me any longer, and a little while after, you will see me again,' and 'Because I am going away to the Father'?" ¹⁸ So they kept saying "What does he mean by 'In a little while'? We do not know what he is talking about."

²⁸ I did come from the Father and enter the world. Now I am leaving the world again and going back to the Father."

³⁰ Now we know that you know everything and do not need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you have really come from God."

¹¹ Now I am to be no longer in this world, but they are to remain in the world, while I return to you. Holy Father, keep them by your power which you gave me, so that they may be one just as we are.

²⁴ Father, I wish to have those whom you have given me with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me, for you loved me before the creation of the world.

¹¹ Jesus answered him, "You would have no power at all over me, if it were not given to you from above. So you are less guilty than the man who betrayed me to you."

²⁷ Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and look at my hands, and take your hand and put it in my side, and be no longer unbelieving, but believe!"

³¹ But these have been recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and through believing you may have life as his followers.

¹⁵ When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, are you more devoted to me than these others are?" Peter said to him, "Yes, Master, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my lambs!" ¹⁶ Again Jesus said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, are you devoted to me?" He said to him, "Yes, Master, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then be a shepherd to my sheep!" ¹⁷ Jesus said to him a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because the third time Jesus asked him if he loved him, and he answered, "Master, you know everything, you can see that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my sheep!

¹⁷ Jesus said to him a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because the third time Jesus asked him if he loved him, and he answered, "Master, you know everything, you can see that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my sheep!

²² Jesus said to him, "If I wish him to wait till I come, what does it matter to you? You must follow me." ²³ So the story spread among the brothers that this disciple was not going to die. But Jesus did not tell him that he was not going to die; he said, "If I wish him to wait till I come, what does it matter to you?"

² until the day when through the holy Spirit he gave the apostles he had chosen their instructions, and was taken up to heaven.

⁸ but you will be given power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria and to the very ends of the earth." ⁹ As he said this, he was caught up before their eyes and a cloud took him up from their sight.

¹⁸ (This man bought a piece of land with the money paid him for his treachery, and his body swelled up and burst open in the middle and all his vitals poured out.

²⁵ to take this place of service as an apostle which Judas left to go where he belonged."

²³ But you, by the fixed purpose and intention of God, handed him over to wicked men, and had him crucified.

⁴⁰ He said much more besides in giving his testimony, and urged them to save themselves from that crooked age.

¹⁰ and recognized him as the man who used to sit and beg at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, they were perfectly astonished and amazed at what had happened to him. ¹¹ And as he still clung to Peter and John, all the people crowded about them in the utmost astonishment in what was known as Solomon's Colonnade. ¹² When Peter saw this, he said to the people. "Men of Israel, why are you so surprised at this? Why do you stare so at us, as though it were some power or some piety of ours that had made him able to walk? ¹³ The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has done this honor to his servant Jesus, whom you betrayed and disowned before Pilate, when he had decided to let him go.

¹³ The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has done this honor to his servant Jesus, whom you betrayed and disowned before Pilate, when he had decided to let him go. ¹⁴ But you disowned the Holy, Righteous One. You asked to have a murderer released for you, ¹⁵ and killed the very source of life. But God raised him from the dead, as we can testify. ¹⁶ It is by his power and through faith in him that this man whom you see and recognize has been made strong again, and it is faith inspired by him that has given him the perfect health you all see.

²² Moses said, 'The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, as he raised me up. You must listen to everything that he tells you. ²³ Anyone that will not listen to that prophet will be annihilated from among the people.'

¹⁸ So they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all about the name of Jesus. ¹⁹ But Peter and John answered them, "You must decide whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you instead of him,

²⁵ and who said through the holy Spirit by the lips of our forefather David, your slave, " 'Why did the heathen rage, And the peoples form vain designs? ²⁶ The kings of the earth stood by, And the rulers assembled Against the Lord and against his Christ.' ²⁷ For they have assembled here in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you had consecrated—Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the heathen and the peoples of Israel, ²⁸ to carry out what your hand and will had destined should happen. ²⁹ And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and give your slaves the power to utter your message fearlessly, ³⁰ when you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are done by the power of your holy servant Jesus."

³⁰ when you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are done by the power of your holy servant Jesus."

¹⁵ so that people would carry their sick out into the streets, and lay them down on beds and mats, to have at least Peter's shadow fall on some of them as he went by.

²⁸ "We strictly forbade you," he said, "to teach on this authority, and here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and propose to hold us responsible for this man's death!"

¹⁵ Everyone who sat in the council fixed his eyes on him, and they saw that his face was like that of an angel.

³⁶ As they went on along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Here is some water! What is there to prevent my being baptized?"

²² But Saul grew more and more powerful, and bewildered the Jews who lived in Damascus by his proofs that Jesus was the Christ.

³⁴ Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ cures you! Get up, and make your bed!" And he got up immediately.

⁴¹ He gave her his hand and raised her to her feet, and calling in the believers and the widows, he gave her back to them alive.

¹⁸ Then after he had taken care of them for forty years in the desert,

²⁷ For the people of Jerusalem and their leaders refused to recognize him, and condemned him, thus fulfilling the very utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, ²⁸ and though they could find no ground for putting him to death, they demanded of Pilate that he be executed. ²⁹ When they had carried out everything that had been said about him in the Scriptures, they took him down from the cross and laid him in a tomb.

⁵¹ They shook off the dust from their feet in protest, and went to Iconium.

³⁷ Now Barnabas wanted to take John who was called Mark with them. ³⁸ But Paul did not approve of taking with them a man who had deserted them in Pamphylia instead of going on with them to their work.

¹⁵ When she and her household were baptized, she appealed to us, and said, "If you are really convinced that I am a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house." And she insisted upon our coming.

³ explaining them and showing that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. "Jesus," he said, "of whom I am telling you, is the Christ!"

⁶ But as they contradicted and abused him, he shook his clothes in protest, and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am not to blame for it! After this I will go to the heathen."

¹³ Some Jews who went from place to place casting out demons tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in the cases of people who had evil spirits in them, saying, "I command you in the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches!" ¹⁴ A Jewish high priest named Sceva had seven sons who were doing this. ¹⁵ But the evil spirit answered, "I know Jesus, and I know of Paul, but who are you?" ¹⁶ And the man in whom the evil spirit was sprang at them, and overpowered them all, with such violence that they ran out of the house tattered and bruised.

²² I am here now on my way to Jerusalem, for the Spirit compels me to go there, though I do not know what will happen to me there, ²³ except that in every town I visit, the holy Spirit warns me that imprisonment and persecution are awaiting me. ²⁴ But my life does not matter, if I can only finish my race and do the service intrusted to me by the Lord Jesus, of declaring the good news of God's favor.

¹¹ He came to see us and took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands with it, and said, "This is what the holy Spirit says: 'The Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt like this, and will hand him over to the heathen!' " ¹² When we heard this, we and the people there all begged him not to go up to Jerusalem. ¹³ Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound at Jerusalem but to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus." ¹⁴ So as he would not yield, we gave up urging him, and said, "The Lord's will be done!"

³ Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you white-washed wall! Do you sit there to try me by the Law, and order them to strike me in violation of the Law?" ⁴ But the people who stood near him said, "Do you mean to insult God's high priest?" ⁵ "I did not know, brothers," said Paul, "that he was high priest, for the Scripture says, 'You shall not say anything against any ruler of your people.' "

⁹ I once thought it my duty vigorously to oppose the cause of Jesus of Nazareth. ¹⁰ That was what I did at Jerusalem when on the authority of the high priests I put many of God's people in prison. When they were put to death, I cast my vote against them, ¹¹ and many a time in all the synagogues I had them punished, and tried to force them to say impious things. In my extreme rage against them I even pursued them to distant towns.

³⁵ With these words he took some bread and after thanking God for it before them all, he broke it in pieces and began to eat it.

³¹ preaching the Kingdom of God to them and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ openly and unhindered.

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the good news, for it is God's power for the salvation of everyone who has faith, of the Jew first and then of the Greek.

⁴ Do you think so lightly of his wealth of kindness, forbearance, and patience, and fail to see that God's kindness ought to induce you to repent?

²¹ But now God's way of uprightness has been disclosed without any reference to law, though the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it. ²² It is God's way of uprightness and comes through having faith in Jesus Christ, and it is for all who have faith, without distinction. ²³ For all men sin and come short of the glory of God,

¹³ for if you live under the control of the physical you will die, but if, by means of the Spirit, you put the body's doings to death, you will live.

¹⁴ But how are they to call upon him if they have not believed in him? And how are they to believe him if they have never heard him? And how are they to hear unless someone preaches to them?

¹⁷ So faith comes from hearing what is told, and that hearing comes through the message about Christ.

³ By the favor that God has shown me, I would tell every one of you not to think too highly of himself, but to think reasonably, judging himself by the degree of faith God has allowed him.

¹⁰ Be affectionate in your love for the brotherhood, eager to show one another honor,

²¹ Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

⁶ The man who observes the day does it in the Lord's honor. The man who eats does it in the Lord's honor, for he gives God thanks, and the man who abstains does it in the Lord's honor, and gives him thanks.

³ Christ did not please himself, but as the Scripture says, "The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me."

²³ but we proclaim a Christ who was crucified—an idea that is revolting to Jews and absurd to the heathen, ²⁴ but to those whom God has called, whether they are Jews or Greeks, a Christ who is God's power and God's wisdom.

¹⁶ As far as preaching the good news is concerned, that is nothing for me to boast of, for I cannot help doing it. For I am ruined if I do not preach.

²⁷ But I beat and bruise my body and make it my slave, so that after I have called others to the contest I may not be disqualified myself.

³⁰ If I give thanks for what I eat, why should I be denounced for eating what I give thanks over?

²⁴ and gave thanks for it and then broke it in pieces, saying, "This is my body which takes your place. Do this in memory of me."

³ Therefore, I must tell you that no one who is speaking under the influence of the Spirit of God ever says, "Curse Jesus!" and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord!" without being under the influence of the holy Spirit.

²⁰ Brothers, you must not be children mentally. In evil be babies, but mentally be mature.

⁴⁰ But let everything be done in a proper and orderly way.

⁴ that he was buried, that on the third day he was raised from the dead, as the Scriptures foretold,

³⁰ Why do we ourselves run such risks every hour? ³¹ By the very pride I take in you, brothers, through our union with Christ Jesus our Lord, I face death every day.

⁷ But if the religion of death, carved in letters of stone, was ushered in with such splendor, so that the Israelites could not look at Moses' face on account of the brightness that was fading from it, ⁸ why should not the religion of the Spirit be attended with much greater splendor? ⁹ If there was splendor in the religion of condemnation, the religion of uprightness must far surpass it in splendor. ¹⁰ For in comparison with its surpassing splendor, what was splendid has come to have no splendor at all. ¹¹ For if what faded away came with splendor, how much more splendid what is permanent must be!

¹⁴ Their minds were dulled. For to this day, that same veil remains unlifted, when they read the old agreement, for only through union with Christ is it removed. ¹⁵ Why, to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil hangs over their minds, ¹⁶ but "whenever a man turns to the Lord, the veil is removed."

¹⁸ And all of us, reflecting the splendor of the Lord in our unveiled faces, are being changed into likeness to him, from one degree of splendor to another, for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

⁶ For God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in my heart, to give me the light of the knowledge of God's glory, that is on the face of Christ.

¹⁶ So from that time on, I have estimated nobody at what he seemed to be outwardly; even though I once estimated Christ in that way, I no longer do so. ¹⁷ So if anyone is in union with Christ, he is a new being; the old state of things has passed away; there is a new state of things. ¹⁸ All this comes from God, who through Christ has reconciled me to himself, and has commissioned me to proclaim this reconciliation—

⁹ You know how gracious the Lord Jesus Christ was. Though he was rich, he became poor for your sake, in order that by his poverty you might become rich.

¹⁰ That is why I am pleased with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties, when they are endured for Christ's sake, for it is when I am weak that I am strong.

¹ This will be my third visit to you. Any charge must be sustained by the evidence of two or three witnesses.

²⁰ idolatry, sorcery, enmity, quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party-spirit, ²¹ envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you as I did before that people who do such things will have no share in the Kingdom of God.

²⁵ If we live by the Spirit, let us be guided by the Spirit. ²⁶ Let us not in our vanity challenge one another or envy one another.

¹⁴ But I never want to boast of anything but the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, on which the world has been crucified to me and I have been to the world.

²⁰ he exerted in raising Christ from the dead, and seating him at his right hand in heaven,

¹ You also were dead because of the offenses and sins

⁵ he made us, dead as we were through our offenses, live again with the Christ. It is by his mercy that you have been saved.

⁸ So it says, "When he went up on high, he led a host of captives, And gave gifts to mankind." ⁹ What does "he went up" mean, except that he had first gone down to the under parts of the earth? ¹⁰ It is he who went down who has also gone up above all the heavens, to fill the universe. ¹¹ And he has given us some men as apostles, some as prophets, some as missionaries, some as pastors and teachers,

¹⁵ Some of them, it is true, are actually preaching the Christ from jealousy and partisanship, but there are others who are doing it out of good-will. ¹⁶ These latter do it from love for me, for they know that God has put me where I am to defend our right to preach the good news. ¹⁷ But the others are preaching the Christ not sincerely but for their own ends, imagining that they are making my imprisonment harder to bear. ¹⁸ But what difference does it make? All that matters is that, in one way or another, from false motives or honest ones, Christ is being made known; I am glad of that. Yes, and I expect to be glad,

³ Do not act for selfish ends or from vanity, but modestly treat one another as your superiors.

¹⁴ Do everything without any grumbling or disputing,

⁷ But for the sake of Christ I have come to count my former gains as loss. ⁸ Why, I count everything as loss compared with the supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have lost everything, and think it rubbish, in order to gain Christ

¹³ Brothers, I do not consider that I have captured it yet, only, forgetting what is behind me, and straining toward what lies ahead, ¹⁴ I am pressing toward the goal, for the prize to which God through Christ Jesus calls us upward.

²¹ He will make our poor bodies over to resemble his glorious body, by exerting the power he has to subject everything to himself.

¹⁸ You have paid me in full, and more too. I am fully supplied with what I have received from you through Epaphroditus. It is like fragrant incense, just such a sacrifice as God welcomes and approves. ¹⁹ My God will gloriously supply all your needs with his wealth, through your union with Christ Jesus.

⁴ When Christ, who is our true life, shall make his appearance, then you also will appear glorified with him. ⁵ So treat as dead your physical nature, as far as immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed are concerned; for it is really idolatry.

¹⁶ try to keep us from speaking to the heathen so that they may be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins. But God's wrath has overtaken them at last!

³ and encourage you not to be led astray, any of you, in all these troubles. You know yourselves that this is what we must expect, ⁴ for when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we were going to have trouble, and it came true, as you know.

⁸ So whoever disregards this is not disregarding man, but God, who gives you his holy Spirit.

⁸ in a blaze of fire, and takes vengeance on the godless who will not listen to the good news of our Lord Jesus. ⁹ They will be punished with eternal ruin and exclusion from the presence of the Lord and his glorious might, ¹⁰ when on that Day he comes to be honored in his people, and wondered at in all who believe in him—because our testimony has been confirmed in you.

¹⁵ It is a trustworthy saying, entitled to the fullest acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the foremost of them,

¹⁶ No one can deny the profundity of the divine truth of our religion! "He was revealed in flesh, He was vindicated by the Spirit, He was seen by the angels, He was proclaimed among the heathen, He was believed in throughout the world, He was taken up into glory."

⁴ For everything God has created is good, and nothing need be refused, provided it is accepted with thanksgiving, ⁵ for then it is consecrated by prayer and the Scripture used in it.

⁶ A widow who gives herself up to pleasure is dead while she is still alive.

¹² This is why I am suffering as I am, but I am not ashamed of it, for I know whom I have trusted and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have intrusted to him for that Day.

³ Share my hardships like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. ⁴ Anyone who is in the army keeps from being involved in business affairs, so as to please the officer who enlisted him.

⁴ Anyone who is in the army keeps from being involved in business affairs, so as to please the officer who enlisted him.

¹² If we endure, we will reign with him! If we disown him, he will also disown us!

¹² But everyone who wants to live a godly life as a follower of Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

² preach the message; be at it in season and out of season; convince, reprove, exhort people, with perfect patience and willingness to teach.

⁵ But you must always be composed; do not shrink from hardship; do your work as a missionary, and your whole duty as a minister.

¹⁰ for Demas has deserted me for love of the present world, and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

¹² training us to renounce godless ways and worldly passions, and live serious, upright, and godly lives in this world,

¹ This is why we must give the very closest attention to the message we have heard, to keep from ever losing our hold upon it.

³ how can we escape if we pay no attention to such a salvation as this? It was first proclaimed by the Lord himself, and it was guaranteed to us by those who heard him,

³ how can we escape if we pay no attention to such a salvation as this? It was first proclaimed by the Lord himself, and it was guaranteed to us by those who heard him, ⁴ while God himself corroborated their testimony with signs, portents, and various wonders, and by impartations of the holy Spirit when he saw fit.

⁹ but we do see Jesus, who was "made for a little while inferior to angels, crowned with glory and honor" because he suffered death, so that by the favor of God he might taste the bitterness of death on behalf of every human being.

³ For Jesus is entitled to as much more honor than Moses as the builder of a house is than the house he builds. ⁴ For every house has a builder, and the builder of the universe is God. ⁵ Now the faithfulness of Moses in all the house of God was that of a servant, in faithfully repeating what he was told to say; ⁶ but Christ's faithfulness was that of a son set over the house of God. And we are that house, if we keep up our courage and our triumphant hope to the very end. ⁷ Therefore, as the holy Spirit says, "If you hear his voice today, ⁸ Do not harden your hearts as your forefathers provoked me by doing, As in that time of trial in the desert, ⁹ Where your forefathers put my doings to the proof for forty years, Though they saw them all the time. ¹⁰ That was why I was angry with that generation, And I said, 'Their minds are always wandering, And they have never found my paths.' ¹¹ But as I made oath in my anger, They shall never be admitted to my Rest!"

¹⁵ So while we can still speak of Today, if you hear him speak, do not harden your hearts, as they provoked him by doing.

¹⁹ So we see that it was their unbelief that kept them from being admitted to it.

² For we have had good news preached to us, just as they did, but the message they heard did them no good because they did not agree through faith with what they heard.

¹¹ Let us, therefore, make every effort to be admitted to that Rest, so that none of us may fail through such disobedience as theirs.

¹³ No being created can escape God's sight, but everything is bare and helpless before the eyes of him with whom we have to reckon.

¹⁶ So let us come with courage to God's throne of grace to receive his forgiveness and find him responsive when we need his help.

⁷ For Jesus in his life on earth offered prayers and entreaties, crying aloud with tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and because of his piety his prayer was heard.

⁹ and when he was fully qualified, he became a source of unending salvation for all who obey him,

²⁰ where Jesus has gone ahead of us, and become forever a high priest of the priesthood of Melchizedek.

²⁵ Therefore, he is able to save forever all who come to God through him, because he lives and intercedes for them forever.

³⁸ And he whom I accept as righteous will find life through his faith. But if a man draws back, my heart can take no pleasure in him."

²⁶ and thought such contempt as the Christ endured was truer wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking forward to the coming reward.

³⁵ Women had their dead restored to them by resurrection. Others endured torture, and refused to accept release, that they might rise again to the better life.

² fixing our eyes upon Jesus, our leader and example in faith, who in place of the happiness that belonged to him, submitted to a cross, caring nothing for its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

² fixing our eyes upon Jesus, our leader and example in faith, who in place of the happiness that belonged to him, submitted to a cross, caring nothing for its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. ³ Think of the opposition that he encountered from those sinners against themselves, if you would not grow weary and faint-hearted. ⁴ You have not yet resisted unto death in your struggle with sin, ⁵ and you have forgotten the challenge addressed to you as God's sons, "My son, do not think lightly of the Lord's discipline, Or give up when he corrects you.

²⁵ Take care not to refuse to listen to him who is speaking. For if they could not escape because they would not listen to him who warned them here on earth, how much less can we, who reject him who is from heaven! ²⁶ Then his voice shook the earth, but now his promise is, "But once more I will make not only the earth but the very heaven to tremble!"

¹³ Let us, therefore, go out to him, outside the camp, sharing the contempt that he endured,

¹⁷ Obey your leaders and give way to them, for they are keeping watch in defense of your souls, as men accountable for the trust. Make their work a joy and not a grief, for that would be the worse for you.

⁶ But he must ask with faith, and without any doubt, for the man who doubts is like the billowing sea, driven and blown about by the wind. ⁷ Such a man must not expect to get anything from the Lord— ⁸ an irresolute person like him, who is uncertain about everything he does.

¹⁹ You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to be angry, ²⁰ for men's anger does not produce the uprightness God wishes.

⁵ Listen, my dear brothers. Has not God chosen the world's poor to be rich in faith, and to possess the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

¹⁰ Blessing and cursing issue from the same mouth! This is not right, my brothers.

¹⁴ But if you cherish bitter feelings of jealousy and rivalry in your hearts, do not pride yourselves on it and thus belie the truth. ¹⁵ Such wisdom does not come from above. It is earthly, animal, demon-like. ¹⁶ For wherever jealousy and rivalry exist, there will be confusion and every low action. ¹⁷ The wisdom that is from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, considerate, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, whole-hearted, straightforward. ¹⁸ The harvest uprightness yields must be sown in peace, by peacemakers.

¹⁷ Elijah was a man like us, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and for three years and six months there was no rain in the land. ¹⁸ Then he prayed again, and the heavens yielded rain and the earth produced crops.

¹¹ trying to learn for what possible time the spirit of Christ within them in predicting the sufferings destined for Christ intended them and the glories that were to follow them.

¹¹ trying to learn for what possible time the spirit of Christ within them in predicting the sufferings destined for Christ intended them and the glories that were to follow them. ¹² It was disclosed to them that they were serving not themselves but you in dealing with these things, which have now been told you by those who through the holy Spirit sent from heaven brought you the good news; things into which angels long to look!

¹ Free yourselves, therefore, from all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of any kind, ² and like new-born babes crave the pure spiritual milk that will make you grow up to salvation,

²¹ That is the life to which you have been called, for Christ himself suffered for you, leaving you an example so that you might follow his footsteps. ²² He committed no sin, and deceit was never on his lips. ²³ He was abused but he did not retort. He suffered but he did not threaten, but committed his case to him who judges justly.

⁹ not returning evil for evil, or abuse for abuse. You must bless people instead. It is for this that you were called—to obtain blessing.

²² who has gone to heaven and is at God's right hand, with angels, hierarchies, and powers made subject to him.

¹⁴ If you are being abused for the sake of Christ, you are blessed, because the glorious Spirit of God is resting upon you. ¹⁵ For no one of you must suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or revolutionist, ¹⁶ but if a man suffers for being a Christian, he must not be ashamed of it, but must do honor to God through that name.

³ and not as tyrannizing over those in your charge but proving models for the flock; ⁴ and when the chief shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious wreath that will never fade.

⁶ Submit humbly, therefore, to God's mighty hand, so that he may in due time raise you up.

⁸ Be calm and watchful. Your opponent the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion, wanting to devour you.

¹⁰ And God, the giver of all mercy, who through your union with Christ has called you to his eternal glory, after you have suffered a little while will himself make you perfect, steadfast, and strong.

¹⁵ I will also take care that after I am gone you will be able at any time to call these things to mind. ¹⁶ For they were no fictitious stories that we followed when we informed you of the power of our Lord Jesus Christ and of his coming, but we had been eye-witnesses of his majesty.

¹⁶ For they were no fictitious stories that we followed when we informed you of the power of our Lord Jesus Christ and of his coming, but we had been eye-witnesses of his majesty. ¹⁷ For when he was so honored and glorified by God the Father and from the supreme glory there were borne to him such words as these: "This is my Son, my Beloved! He is my Chosen!"— ¹⁸ we heard these words borne from heaven when we were with him on that sacred mountain.

¹⁵ They have left the straight path and gone astray. They have followed the path of Balaam, the son of Beor, who set his heart on dishonest gain, ¹⁶ but he was rebuked for his offense; a dumb animal spoke with a human voice and checked the prophet's madness. ¹⁷ Such men are dried-up springs, clouds driven before the storm, and they are doomed to utter darkness.

²⁰ For if after men have escaped the corrupting influences of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again become entangled in them and are overcome by them, their final condition is worse than their former one. ²¹ For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of uprightness than after knowing it to have turned their backs upon the sacred command with which they had been intrusted. ²² What has happened to them shows the truth of the proverb, "A dog returns to what he has vomited up, and a sow that has washed goes back to wallow in the mire."

² Dear friends, we are God's children now; it has not yet been disclosed what we are to be. We know that if he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

¹ Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves those who are his children.

⁹ I have written briefly to the church, but Diotrephes who likes to be their leader will not accept what I say.

⁹ I have written briefly to the church, but Diotrephes who likes to be their leader will not accept what I say. ¹⁰ So if I come, I will bring up the things that he is doing, and how he is maliciously accusing me. Not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers himself, and he is interfering with those who want to do so, and has them put out of the church.

¹⁴ Of them also Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, when he said, "See! The Lord comes with his holy myriads

⁷ See! He is coming on the clouds, and every eye will see him, even the men who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth will lament over him. So it is to be, Amen.

¹³ and among the lampstands a being like a man, wearing a long robe, with a gold belt around his breast. ¹⁴ His head and hair were as white as white wool, as white as snow; his eyes blazed like fire; ¹⁵ his feet were like bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the noise of mighty waters. ¹⁶ In his right hand he held seven stars; from his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword, and his face shone like the sun at noonday. ¹⁷ When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. But he laid his right hand upon me, and said, "Do not be afraid. I am the first and the last,

¹⁰ Do not be afraid of what you are going to suffer. See! The devil is going to put some of you into prison to be tested there, and for ten days to endure persecution. Prove faithful even unto death and I will give you the crown of life.

²³ and I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches men's hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you for what you have done.

¹ "To the angel of the church in Sardis write: " 'He who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars speaks thus: I know what you are doing; you are supposed to be alive, but you are dead.

⁵ He who is victorious will be clothed thus, in white clothing, and I will not erase his name from the book of life, but I will acknowledge him as mine in the presence of my Father and his angels.

¹⁹ I reprove and discipline all whom I love. So be earnest and repent.

²¹ I will permit him who is victorious to take his seat beside me on my throne, just as I have been victorious and taken my seat beside my Father on his throne.

⁶ Then I saw standing in the center of the throne and of the four animals and of the elders a Lamb which seemed to have been slaughtered. He had seven horns and seven eyes; these are the seven spirits of God, which are sent on errands to all parts of the earth. ⁷ He came and took the roll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. ⁸ When he took the roll, the four animals and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each with a harp and gold bowls full of incense, that is, of the prayers of God's people. ⁹ Then they sang a new song: "You deserve to take the roll and open its seals, for you have been slaughtered, and with your blood have bought for God men from every tribe, tongue, people, and nation, ¹⁰ and have made them a kingdom of priests for our God, and they are to reign over the earth." ¹¹ Then in my vision I heard the voices of many angels surrounding the throne, the animals, and the elders, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, ¹² saying in a loud voice, "The Lamb that was slaughtered deserves to receive power, wealth, wisdom, might, honor, glory, and blessing."

¹⁴ I said to him, "You know, my lord." He said to me, "They are the people who come through the great persecution, who have washed their robes white in the blood of the Lamb.

¹¹ They had over them as king the angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he is called Apollyon.

¹¹ They have conquered him because of the Lamb's blood, and the message to which they bore testimony, for they did not cling to life even in the face of death. ¹² Therefore, rejoice, you heavens and you who live in them! But alas for the earth and the sea, for the devil has descended upon you in a great rage, for he knows that he has only a short time left."

³ One of its heads seemed to have received a mortal wound, but its mortal wound had been healed. And the whole earth followed the animal in wonder,

⁷ The more she has given herself to pride and luxury the more you must give her torture and grief. Because she says to herself, 'I sit on a throne; I am not a widow, I shall never have any sorrow,' ⁸ her plagues will overtake her in one day, death, grief, and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for the Lord God who has judged her is mighty.

¹¹ Then I saw a great white throne with a being seated on it from whose presence earth and sky fled so far that they could not be found.

⁸ But the cowardly, unfaithful, and polluted—murderers, immoral people, those who practice magic or idolatry, and all liars will find themselves in the burning lake of fire and brimstone. This is the second death."

¹⁴ The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the Lamb's twelve apostles.

⁴ they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. ⁵ There will no longer be any night and they will have no need of lamplight or sunlight, for the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.