Matthew 8 Cross References - Goodspeed

¹ When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds of people followed him. ² And a leper came up to him and fell on his knees before him, saying, "If you only choose, sir, you can cure me!" ³ So he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I do choose! Be cured!" And his leprosy was immediately cured. ⁴ Then Jesus said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go! Show yourself to the priest, and in proof of your cure, offer the gift that Moses prescribed." ⁵ When he got back to Capernaum, a Roman captain came up and appealed to him, ⁶ saying, "My servant, sir, is lying sick with paralysis at my house, in great distress." ⁷ He said to him, "I will come and cure him." ⁸ But the captain answered, "I am not a suitable person, sir, to have you come under my roof, but simply say the word, and my servant will be cured. ⁹ For I am myself under the orders of others and I have soldiers under me, and I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes, and my slave to do something, and he does it." ¹⁰ When Jesus heard this he was astonished, and said to his followers, "I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such faith as this. ¹¹ And I tell you, many will come from the east and from the west and take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven, ¹² while the heirs to the kingdom will be driven into the darkness outside, there to weep and grind their teeth!" ¹³ Then Jesus said to the captain, "Go! You shall find it just as you believe!" And the servant was immediately cured. ¹⁴ Jesus went into Peter's house, and there he found Peter's mother-in-law sick in bed with fever. ¹⁵ And he touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and waited on him. ¹⁶ In the evening they brought to him many who were possessed by demons, and he drove the spirits out with a word, and cured all who were sick, ¹⁷ in fulfilment of the words of the prophet Isaiah, "He took our sickness and carried away our diseases." ¹⁸ Then Jesus, seeing a crowd about him, gave orders to cross to the other side. 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!" 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!" ²³ And he got into the boat, and his disciples went with him. ²⁴ And suddenly a terrific storm came up on the sea, so that the waves broke over the boat, but he remained asleep. ²⁵ And they came and woke him up, saying, "Save us, sir! We are lost!" ²⁶ And he said to them, "Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!" Then he got up and reproved the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm. ²⁷ And the men were amazed and said, "What kind of man is this? For the very winds and sea obey him!" ²⁸ When he reached the other side, in the region of Gadara, two men possessed by demons came out of the tombs and confronted him; they were so extremely violent that nobody could go along that road. ²⁹ And they suddenly screamed out, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?" ³⁰ Now at some distance from them there was a great drove of pigs feeding. ³¹ And the demons entreated him, saying, "If you are going to drive us out, send us into the drove of pigs." ³² And he said to them, "Begone!" And they came out and went into the pigs. And suddenly the whole drove rushed over the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the water. ³³ And the men who tended them ran away and went off to the town and told it all, and the news about the men possessed by demons. ³⁴ And the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him they begged him to go away from their district.

²² All this happened in fulfilment of what the Lord said through the prophet,

¹¹ and they went into the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they threw themselves down and did homage to him. They opened their treasure boxes and presented the child with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

¹⁵ to fulfil what the Lord said by the prophet, "I called my son from Egypt."

²³ and he went and settled in a town called Nazareth, in fulfilment of the saying of the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene."

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

⁹ Do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather,' for I tell you God can produce descendants for Abraham right out of these stones! ¹⁰ But the axe is already lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree that fails to produce good fruit is going to be cut down and thrown into the fire. ¹¹ I am baptizing you in water in token of your repentance, but he who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not fit to carry his shoes. He will baptize you in the holy Spirit and in fire.

¹⁴ But John dissuaded him, and said, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" ¹⁵ But Jesus answered, "Let it be so this time, for it is right for us to do everything that God requires." Then John consented.

³ And the tempter came up and said to him, "If you are God's son, tell these stones to turn into bread!"

⁹ and said to him, "I will give all this to you, if you will fall on your knees and do homage to me."

¹³ And he left Nazareth and went and settled in Capernaum, by the sea, in the district of Zebulon and Naphtali,

¹⁸ As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who was afterward called Peter, and his brother, Andrew, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 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. ²³ Then he went all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing any disease or sickness among the people. ²⁴ Word went all through Syria about him, and people brought to him all who were suffering with any kind of disease, or who were in great pain—demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics—and he cured them.

²⁴ Word went all through Syria about him, and people brought to him all who were suffering with any kind of disease, or who were in great pain—demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics—and he cured them. ²⁵ Great crowds followed him about, from Galilee and the Ten Towns and Jerusalem and Judea and from the other side of the Jordan.

¹⁷ "Do not suppose that I have come to do away with the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to do away with them but to enforce them.

¹ "But take care not to do your good deeds in public for people to see, for, if you do, you will get no reward from your Father in heaven.

³⁰ But if God so beautifully dresses the wild grass, which is alive today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, will he not much more surely clothe you, you who have so little faith?

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!'

¹ When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds of people followed him.

³ So he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I do choose! Be cured!" And his leprosy was immediately cured. ⁴ Then Jesus said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go! Show yourself to the priest, and in proof of your cure, offer the gift that Moses prescribed."

¹⁸ Then Jesus, seeing a crowd about him, gave orders to cross to the other side.

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!"

²⁷ And the men were amazed and said, "What kind of man is this? For the very winds and sea obey him!"

²⁹ And they suddenly screamed out, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?"

³³ And the men who tended them ran away and went off to the town and told it all, and the news about the men possessed by demons.

¹ So he got into the boat and crossed the sea, and returned to his own city. ² Some people came bringing to him on a bed a man who was paralyzed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, "Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven."

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.

¹⁸ Just as he said this to them, an official came up and bowing low before him said to him, "My daughter has just died. But come! Lay your hand on her and she will come to life!"

¹⁸ Just as he said this to them, an official came up and bowing low before him said to him, "My daughter has just died. But come! Lay your hand on her and she will come to life!" ¹⁹ And Jesus got up and followed him, with his disciples. ²⁰ And a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel of his cloak.

²² And Jesus turned and saw her, and he said, "Courage, my daughter! Your faith has cured you!" And from that time the woman was well.

²⁸ When he had gone indoors, the blind men came up to him, and he said to them, "Do you believe that I can do this?" They said to him, "Yes, sir." ²⁹ Then he touched their eyes and said, "You shall have what your faith expects."

²⁹ Then he touched their eyes and said, "You shall have what your faith expects."

²⁹ Then he touched their eyes and said, "You shall have what your faith expects." ³⁰ And their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly not to let anyone hear of it.

³⁰ And their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly not to let anyone hear of it.

⁸ Cure the sick, raise the dead, heal lepers, drive out demons. Give without payment, just as you received without payment.

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

⁴ Jesus answered, "Go and report to John what you hear and see. ⁵ The blind are regaining their sight and the lame can walk, the lepers are being cured and the deaf can hear, the dead are being raised and good news is being preached to the poor.

²³ And you, Capernaum! Are you to be exalted to the skies? You will go down among the dead! For if the wonders that have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have stood until today.

⁸ For the Son of Man is master of the Sabbath."

¹⁵ But Jesus knew of this, and he left that place. And numbers of people followed him about, and he cured them all, ¹⁶ and warned them not to say anything about him ¹⁷ —in fulfilment of what was said by the prophet Isaiah, ¹⁸ "Here is my servant whom I have selected, My beloved, who delights my heart! I will endow him with my Spirit, And he will announce a judgment to the heathen. ¹⁹ He will not wrangle or make an outcry, And no one will hear his voice in the streets;

²² At that time some people brought to him a man blind and dumb, who was possessed by a demon, and he cured him, so that the dumb man could speak and see.

³² And whoever speaks against the Son of Man will be forgiven for it, but whoever speaks against the holy Spirit cannot be forgiven for it, either in this world or in the world to come.

⁴⁰ For just as Jonah was in the maw of the whale for three days and nights, the Son of Man will be three days and nights in the heart of the earth.

³⁸ The field is the world. The good seed is the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the wicked.

⁴² and throw them into the blazing furnace; there they will wail and grind their teeth.

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

⁵⁸ And he did not do many wonders there, because of their want of faith.

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.

²² And he immediately made his disciples get into the boat and cross before him to the other side while he dismissed the crowds.

³⁰ But when he felt the wind he was frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Master, save me!" ³¹ Jesus immediately stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, and said to him, "Why did you waver? You have so little faith!"

³³ And the men in the boat fell down before him and said, "You are certainly God's Son!"

³⁶ and they begged him to let them touch just the tassel of his cloak, and all who touched it were cured.

²⁵ And she came and fell down before him, and said, "Help me, sir!" ²⁶ He said, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs!" ²⁷ But she said, "O yes, sir! For even dogs eat the scraps that fall from their masters' table!" ²⁸ Then Jesus answered, "You have great faith! You shall have what you want." And her daughter was cured from that time.

³⁰ Then great crowds came to him bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, or dumb, and many others. And they laid them down at his feet, and he cured them, ³¹ so that the people were astonished to see the dumb speak, the lame walk, and the blind see. And they praised the God of Israel.

⁸ Jesus noticed it and said, "Why are you discussing with one another your being without bread? You have so little faith!

¹³ When Jesus reached the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"

²⁰ Then he warned the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.

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.

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."

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."

²⁵ He said, "Yes." But when he went home, Jesus spoke of it first and said, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect duties and taxes? From their own people, or from aliens?"

²⁶ So the slave threw himself down before him and implored him, 'Give me time, and I will pay you all of it.'

² Great crowds followed him about and he cured them there.

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! ²⁹ And anyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or land for my sake will receive many times as much, and share eternal life.

²⁰ Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came up to him with her sons, bowing low, to ask a favor of him.

²⁹ As they were going out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him.

³⁴ And Jesus took pity on them and touched their eyes, and they immediately regained their sight, and followed 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.

¹² And he said to him, 'My friend, how did you happen to come here without wedding clothes?' But he had nothing to say. ¹³ Then the king said to his attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot and throw him out into the darkness, there to weep and grind his teeth.'

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.

⁵¹ and will cut him in two, and put him with the hypocrites, to weep and gnash his teeth.

³⁰ And put the good-for-nothing slave out into the darkness outside, to weep and grind his teeth there.'

⁶ When Jesus got back to Bethany, to the house of Simon the leper,

⁵⁴ And the captain and the men with him who were watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and all that was happening, were dreadfully frightened and said, "He surely must have been a son of God!"

⁹ And Jesus himself met them, and said, "Good morning!" And they went up to him and clasped his feet, and bowed to the ground before him.

¹⁷ There they saw him and bowed down before him, though some were in doubt about it.

²⁴ "What do you want of us, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, you are God's holy One!" ²⁵ Jesus reproved him, and said, "Silence! Get out of him!" 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!"

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!"

²⁹ As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the house of Simon and Andrew. ³⁰ Simon's mother-in-law was in bed, sick with a fever, and they immediately told him about her. ³¹ And he went up to her, and grasping her hand, he made her rise. And the fever left her, and she waited on them. ³² In the evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed by demons, ³³ and the whole town was gathered at the door. ³⁴ And he cured many who were sick with various diseases, and drove out many demons, and he would not let the demons speak, because they knew that he was Christ. 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. ³⁶ And Simon and his companions sought him out ³⁷ and found him, and said to him, "They are all looking for you!" ³⁸ He said to them, "Let us go somewhere else, to the neighboring country towns, so that I may preach in them, too, for that is why I came out here."

⁴⁰ There came to him a leper appealing to him on his knees, saying to him, "If you only choose, you can cure me." ⁴¹ And he pitied him and stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, "I do choose! Be cured!"

⁴¹ And he pitied him and stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, "I do choose! Be cured!" ⁴² And the leprosy immediately left him, and he was cured. ⁴³ And Jesus immediately drove him away with stern injunctions,

⁴³ And Jesus immediately drove him away with stern injunctions, ⁴⁴ saying to him, "See that you say nothing about this to anybody, but begone! show yourself to the priest, and in proof of your cure make the offerings for your purification which Moses prescribed."

⁴⁴ saying to him, "See that you say nothing about this to anybody, but begone! show yourself to the priest, and in proof of your cure make the offerings for your purification which Moses prescribed." ⁴⁵ But he went off and began to talk so much about it, and to spread the story so widely, that Jesus could no longer go into a town openly, but stayed out in unfrequented places, and people came to him from every direction.

¹ Some days later he came back to Capernaum, and people heard that he was at home,

³ And some people came bringing to him a man who was paralyzed, four of them carrying him.

³ And some people came bringing to him a man who was paralyzed, four of them carrying him. ⁴ As they could not get him near Jesus on account of the crowd, they broke open the roof just over his head, and through the opening they lowered the mat with the paralytic lying on it. ⁵ When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." ⁶ There were some scribes sitting there pondering and saying to themselves, ⁷ "Why does this man talk so? This is blasphemy. Who can forgive sins but God alone?" ⁸ Jesus, at once perceiving by his spirit that they were pondering over this, said to them, "Why do you ponder over this in your minds? ⁹ Which is easier, to say to this paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say to him, "Get up and pick up your mat and walk'? ¹⁰ But to let you know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth," turning to the paralytic he said, ¹¹ "I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!" ¹² And he got up, and immediately picked up his mat and went out before them all, so that they were all astonished and acknowledged the power of God, saying, "We never saw anything like this before."

⁷ So Jesus retired with his disciples to the seashore, and a great many people from Galilee followed him, and from Judea

¹¹ And whenever the foul spirits saw him, they fell down before him and screamed out, "You are the Son of God!"

³⁵ That same day when it was evening he said to them, "Let us cross to the other side." ³⁶ So they left the crowd and took him away in the boat in which he was sitting. There were other boats with him. ³⁷ And a heavy squall of wind came on and the waves dashed into the boat, so that it was beginning to fill.

³⁷ And a heavy squall of wind came on and the waves dashed into the boat, so that it was beginning to fill. ³⁸ He was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him up and said to him, "Master, does it make no difference to you that we are sinking?"

³⁸ He was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him up and said to him, "Master, does it make no difference to you that we are sinking?"

³⁸ He was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him up and said to him, "Master, does it make no difference to you that we are sinking?" ³⁹ Then he awoke and reproved the wind, and said to the sea, "Hush! Silence!" And the wind went down and there was a great calm.

³⁹ Then he awoke and reproved the wind, and said to the sea, "Hush! Silence!" And the wind went down and there was a great calm.

³⁹ Then he awoke and reproved the wind, and said to the sea, "Hush! Silence!" And the wind went down and there was a great calm. ⁴⁰ And he said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?" ⁴¹ And they were very much frightened, and said to one another, "Who can he be? For even the wind and the sea obey him."

¹ So they reached the other side of the sea, and landed in the region of Gerasa. ² As soon as he got out of the boat, a man possessed by a foul spirit came out of the burial places near by to meet him. ³ This man lived among the tombs, and no one could any longer secure him even with a chain, 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. ⁶ And catching sight of Jesus in the distance he ran up and made obeisance to him

⁶ And catching sight of Jesus in the distance he ran up and made obeisance to him ⁷ and screamed out, "What do you want of me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? In God's name, I implore you, do not torture me."

⁷ and screamed out, "What do you want of me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? In God's name, I implore you, do not torture me."

⁷ and screamed out, "What do you want of me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? In God's name, I implore you, do not torture me." ⁸ For he was saying to him, "You foul spirit, come out of this man."

⁸ For he was saying to him, "You foul spirit, come out of this man." ⁹ He asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "My name is Legion, for there are many of us." ¹⁰ And they begged him earnestly not to send them out of that country. ¹¹ Now there was a great drove of pigs feeding there on the hillside.

¹¹ Now there was a great drove of pigs feeding there on the hillside. ¹² And they implored him, "Send us among the pigs, let us go into them."

¹² And they implored him, "Send us among the pigs, let us go into them." ¹³ So he gave them permission. And the foul spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the drove of about two thousand rushed over the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned.

¹³ So he gave them permission. And the foul spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the drove of about two thousand rushed over the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned. ¹⁴ And the men who tended them ran away and spread the news in the town and in the country around, and the people came to see what had happened.

¹⁴ And the men who tended them ran away and spread the news in the town and in the country around, and the people came to see what had happened. ¹⁵ When they came to Jesus and found the demoniac sitting quietly with his clothes on and in his right mind—the same man who had been possessed by Legion—they were frightened.

¹⁵ When they came to Jesus and found the demoniac sitting quietly with his clothes on and in his right mind—the same man who had been possessed by Legion—they were frightened. ¹⁶ And those who had seen it told them what had happened to the demoniac, and all about the pigs.

¹⁶ And those who had seen it told them what had happened to the demoniac, and all about the pigs. ¹⁷ And they began to beg him to leave their district.

¹⁷ And they began to beg him to leave their district. ¹⁸ As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed begged to be allowed to go with him.

¹⁸ As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed begged to be allowed to go with him. ¹⁹ And he would not permit it, but said to him, "Go home to your own people, and tell them all the Lord has done for you and how he took pity on you." ²⁰ And he went off and began to tell everybody in the Ten Towns all Jesus had done for him; and they were all astonished. ²¹ When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him as he stood on the shore.

²³ and appealed to him, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come, lay your hands on her, so that she may get well and live!" ²⁴ So he went with him. And a great crowd followed him and pressed around him.

⁴¹ And he grasped her hand and said to her, "Taleitha, koum!"—that is to say, "Little girl, I tell you, get up!"

⁴³ And he strictly forbade them to let anyone know of it, and told them to give her something to eat.

⁶ And he wondered at their want of faith. Then he went around among the villages teaching.

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."

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.

⁴⁸ And he saw that they were straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, and toward morning he went out to them, walking on the sea, and was going to join them. ⁴⁹ They saw him walking on the sea, and thought it was a ghost and screamed aloud, ⁵⁰ for they all saw him and were terrified. But he immediately spoke to them and said, "Take courage, it is I. Do not be afraid." ⁵¹ Then he went up to them and got into the boat. And the wind fell. And they were perfectly beside themselves,

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

²⁹ He said to her, "If you can say that, go home; the demon has left your daughter."

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

³⁶ And Jesus forbade them to tell anyone about it, but the more he forbade them the more they spread the news far and wide. ³⁷ And people were utterly amazed, and said, "How well he has done everything! He even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak!"

¹³ And he left them and got into the boat again and crossed to the other side.

³⁰ And he warned them not to say this about him to anyone.

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!"

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!"

³² The scribe said to him, "Really, Master, you have finely said that he stands alone, and there is none but he, ³³ and to love him with one's whole heart, one's whole understanding, and one's whole strength, and to love one's neighbor as one's self is far more than all these burnt-offerings and sacrifices." ³⁴ And Jesus saw that he answered thoughtfully, and he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God!" And no one ventured to ask him any more questions.

⁹ But you must be on your guard; they will hand you over to courts and you will be taken into synagogues and beaten, and you will be brought before governors and kings on my account, to testify to them.

³⁹ And when the captain who stood facing him saw how he expired he said, "This man was certainly a son of God!"

⁷ and she gave birth to her first-born son; and she wrapped him up, and laid him in a manger, for there was no room for them at the inn.

¹² And this will prove it to you: You will find a baby wrapped up and lying in a manger."

¹⁶ And they hurried there, and found Mary and Joseph, with the baby lying in the manger.

²⁷ And there were plenty of lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cured, but Naaman the Syrian."

³⁴ "Ha! What do you want of us, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are! You are God's Holy One!" 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."

³⁸ When he got up and left the synagogue, he went to Simon's house. And Simon's mother-in-law was suffering with a severe attack of fever, and they asked him about her.

³⁸ When he got up and left the synagogue, he went to Simon's house. And Simon's mother-in-law was suffering with a severe attack of fever, and they asked him about her. ³⁹ And he stood over her and reproved the fever and it left her, and she got up and waited on them.

³⁹ And he stood over her and reproved the fever and it left her, and she got up and waited on them.

³⁹ And he stood over her and reproved the fever and it left her, and she got up and waited on them. ⁴⁰ As the sun went down all who had friends sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and cured them.

⁴⁰ As the sun went down all who had friends sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and cured them. ⁴¹ And demons came out of many people, crying out, "You are the Son of God!" But he reproved them and forbade them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ.

⁴¹ And demons came out of many people, crying out, "You are the Son of God!" But he reproved them and forbade them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ. ⁴² When it was day, he left the house and made his way to a lonely spot, and crowds of people went in search of him, and overtook him and tried to keep him from leaving them. ⁴³ But he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, for that is what I was sent to do."

⁸ When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' feet and said, "Leave me, Master, for I am a sinful man."

¹² When he was in one of the towns, he came upon a man covered with leprosy. And when he saw Jesus he fell down on his face, and begged him, saying, "If you only choose, sir, you can cure me!" ¹³ And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I do choose! Be cured!" And the leprosy immediately left him,

¹³ And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I do choose! Be cured!" And the leprosy immediately left him, 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."

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." ¹⁵ Yet the news about him spread more and more, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be cured of their diseases.

²⁰ When he saw their faith, he said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven!"

¹ When he had finished saying all this in the hearing of the people, he went to Capernaum. ² A Roman captain had a slave whom he thought a great deal of, and the slave was sick and at the point of death. ³ When the captain heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, to ask him to come and save his slave's life. ⁴ And they went to Jesus and urged him strongly to do it, and said, "He deserves to have you do this for him, ⁵ for he loves our nation, and it was he who built us our synagogue." ⁶ So Jesus went with them. But when he was not far from the house, the captain sent some friends to him, to say to him, "Master, do not take any more trouble, for I am not a suitable person to have you under my roof.

⁶ So Jesus went with them. But when he was not far from the house, the captain sent some friends to him, to say to him, "Master, do not take any more trouble, for I am not a suitable person to have you under my roof.

⁶ So Jesus went with them. But when he was not far from the house, the captain sent some friends to him, to say to him, "Master, do not take any more trouble, for I am not a suitable person to have you under my roof. ⁷ That is why I did not think I was fit to come to you. But simply say the word, and have my servant cured.

⁷ That is why I did not think I was fit to come to you. But simply say the word, and have my servant cured. ⁸ For I am myself under the orders of others, and I have soldiers under me, and I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes, and my slave to do something, and he does it."

⁸ For I am myself under the orders of others, and I have soldiers under me, and I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes, and my slave to do something, and he does it." ⁹ When Jesus heard this, he was astonished at him, and turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, "I tell you, I have not found such faith as this even in Israel!"

⁹ When Jesus heard this, he was astonished at him, and turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, "I tell you, I have not found such faith as this even in Israel!" ¹⁰ And when the messengers went back to the house, they found the slave well.

¹⁴ And he went up and touched the bier, and the bearers stopped. And he said, "Young man, I tell you, wake up!"

²² And he answered them, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard. The blind are regaining their sight, the lame can walk, the lepers are being cured and the deaf can hear, the dead are being raised and good news is being preached to the poor.

⁵⁰ But he said to the woman, "It is your faith that has saved you. Go in peace."

³ and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them with their means.

²² It happened one day that he got into a boat with his disciples, and said to them, "Let us cross to the other side of the lake."

²² It happened one day that he got into a boat with his disciples, and said to them, "Let us cross to the other side of the lake." ²³ So they set sail. As they sailed along, he fell asleep. And a squall of wind came down upon the lake, and they were being swamped and were in peril.

²³ So they set sail. As they sailed along, he fell asleep. And a squall of wind came down upon the lake, and they were being swamped and were in peril. ²⁴ And they went to him and woke him up, and said to him, "Master! Master! We are lost!" Then he awoke and reproved the wind and the rough water, and they ceased, and there was a calm.

²⁴ And they went to him and woke him up, and said to him, "Master! Master! We are lost!" Then he awoke and reproved the wind and the rough water, and they ceased, and there was a calm. 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!" ²⁶ They made a landing in the neighborhood of Gerasa, which is just across the lake from Galilee. ²⁷ And when he landed, he met a man possessed by demons, who was coming out of the town. He had worn no clothing for a long time, and did not live in a house but in the tombs. ²⁸ When he saw Jesus he cried out and threw himself down before him, and said in a loud voice, "What do you want of me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!"

²⁸ When he saw Jesus he cried out and threw himself down before him, and said in a loud voice, "What do you want of me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!" 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. ³⁰ And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion!" For many demons had gone into him.

³⁰ And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion!" For many demons had gone into him. ³¹ And they begged him not to order them off to the bottomless pit.

³¹ And they begged him not to order them off to the bottomless pit. ³² Now there was a large drove of pigs feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to give them leave to go into them. And he did so.

³² Now there was a large drove of pigs feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to give them leave to go into them. And he did so.

³² Now there was a large drove of pigs feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to give them leave to go into them. And he did so. ³³ Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the drove rushed over the steep bank into the lake, and were drowned.

³³ Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the drove rushed over the steep bank into the lake, and were drowned.

³³ Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the drove rushed over the steep bank into the lake, and were drowned. ³⁴ When the men who tended them saw what had happened, they ran away and spread the news in the town and in the country around.

³⁴ When the men who tended them saw what had happened, they ran away and spread the news in the town and in the country around. ³⁵ And the people came out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man out of whom the demons had gone sitting there, at Jesus' feet, with his clothes on and in his right mind, and they were frightened.

³⁵ And the people came out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man out of whom the demons had gone sitting there, at Jesus' feet, with his clothes on and in his right mind, and they were frightened. ³⁶ And those who had seen it told them how the man who had been possessed was cured.

³⁶ And those who had seen it told them how the man who had been possessed was cured. ³⁷ Then all the people of the neighborhood of Gerasa asked him to go away from them, for they were terribly frightened. And he got into a boat and went back. ³⁸ The man out of whom the demons had gone begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, and said, ³⁹ "Go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you." And he went and told all over the town what Jesus had done for him.

⁵⁴ But he grasped her hand and called out, "Get up, my child!"

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."

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!"

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."

³⁷ Blessed are the slaves whom their master will find on the watch when he comes. I tell you, he will gird up his robe and make them take their places at table, and go around and wait on them.

²⁸ There you will weep and gnash your teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, while you are put outside.

²⁸ There you will weep and gnash your teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, while you are put outside. ²⁹ People will come from the east and west and the north and south, and take their places in the Kingdom of God.

²³ And the master said to the slave, 'Go out on the roads, and among the hedges, and make them come so that my house may be full. ²⁴ For I tell you that none of those men who were invited shall have any of my dinner!' " ²⁵ There were great crowds accompanying him, and once he turned and said to them, 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.

³³ In just that way, no one of you who does not say goodbye to all he has can be a disciple of mine.

¹⁵ And he went and hired himself out to a resident of the country, and he sent him into his fields to tend pigs. ¹⁶ And he was ready to fill himself with the pods the pigs were eating, and no one would give him anything.

¹⁹ I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired men!" '

²¹ His son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your eyes; I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired men!'

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!' "

²² And it came about that the beggar died and was carried away by the angels to the companionship of Abraham, and the rich man too died and was buried.

¹² And as he was going into one village he met ten lepers, and they stood at some distance from him, ¹³ and raising their voices, said, "Jesus, Master, take pity on us!" ¹⁴ And when he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cured.

¹⁴ And when he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cured.

¹⁴ And when he saw them, he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cured. ¹⁵ But one of them, when he saw that he was cured, came back, loudly praising God,

¹⁵ But one of them, when he saw that he was cured, came back, loudly praising God, ¹⁶ and fell on his face at Jesus' feet, and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. ¹⁷ And Jesus said, "Were not all ten cured? Where are the other nine? ¹⁸ Was no one found to return and give thanks to God except this foreigner?" ¹⁹ And he said to him, "Stand up and go! Your faith has cured you."

¹³ It will all lead to your testifying.

³³ Peter said to him, "Master, I am ready to go to prison and to death with you!" ³⁴ But he said, "I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow today before you deny three times that you know me!"

²⁷ He is to come after me, and I am not worthy to undo his shoe!"

⁴³ The next day Jesus determined to leave for Galilee. And he sought out Philip and said to him, "Come with me."

⁴ Jesus said to her, "Do not try to direct me. It is not yet time for me to act."

⁵⁰ Jesus said to him, "You can go home. Your son is going to live." The man believed what Jesus said to him and went home.

⁵² So he asked them at what time he had begun to get better, and they said to him, "Yesterday at one o'clock the fever left him." ⁵³ So the father knew that it was the very time when Jesus had said to him "Your son is going to live." And he and his whole household believed in Jesus.

²¹ For just as the Father awakens the dead and makes them come to life, the Son makes anyone whom he chooses come to life.

⁴¹ I do not accept any honor from men,

¹⁵ So Jesus, seeing that they meant to come and carry him off to make him king, retired again to the hill by himself.

¹⁷ and got into a boat and started across the sea for Capernaum. By this time it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them; ¹⁸ a strong wind was blowing and the sea was growing rough.

¹⁸ Whoever speaks simply for himself is looking for honor for himself, but whoever looks for honor for the person who has sent him shows his sincerity; there is no dishonesty about him.

⁵⁰ But I do not seek honor for myself; there is someone who seeks it for me, and is the judge of it.

³⁸ And he said, "I believe, sir!" and he fell on his knees before him.

³⁷ If I am not doing the things my Father does, do not believe me. ³⁸ But if I am doing them, then even if you will not believe me, believe the things I do, in order that you may realize and learn that the Father is in union with me, and I am in union with the Father."

⁵ Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. ⁶ So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed on for two days in the place where he was,

¹⁵ "Lazarus is dead, and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may learn to believe in me. But let us go to him."

⁴³ After saying this he called out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"

¹ Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead, was living. ² They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha waited on them, while Lazarus was at the table with him. ³ And Mary took a pound of choice perfume, very costly, and poured it on Jesus' feet, and then wiped his feet with her hair, and the whole house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

⁶ So he came to Simon Peter. He said to him, "Master, are you going to wash my feet?" ⁷ Jesus answered, "You cannot understand now what I am doing, but you will learn by and by." ⁸ Peter said to him, "I will never let you wash my feet!" Jesus answered, "You will have no share with me unless I wash you."

³⁶ Simon Peter said to him, "Master, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "I am going where you cannot follow me now, but you will follow me later." ³⁷ Peter said to him, "Master, why cannot I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you." ³⁸ Jesus answered, "You will lay down your life for me? I tell you, before a cock crows, you will disown me thrice over!

²⁴ If I had not done things before them that no one else ever did they would not be guilty of sin. But as it is, they have seen both me and my Father, and they have hated us both.

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

²⁵ You are the descendants of the prophets and the heirs of the agreement that God made with your forefathers when he said to Abraham, 'Through your posterity all the families of the earth will be blessed.'

²⁸ to carry out what your hand and will had destined should happen.

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.

⁷ for with loud cries foul spirits came out of many who had been possessed by them, and many paralytics and lame people were cured.

³³ There he found a man named Aeneas, a paralytic who had been bedridden for eight years.

¹ There was at Caesarea a man named Cornelius, a captain in what was known as the Italian regiment. ² He was a devout man, who feared God, as did all the members of his household. He was liberal in charities to the people, and always prayed to God. ³ One afternoon, about three o'clock, he had a vision, and distinctly saw an angel of God come into his room and say to him, "Cornelius!" ⁴ He stared at him in terror, and said, "What is it, sir?" "Your prayers and charities," the angel answered, "have gone up and been remembered before God. ⁵ Now send men to Joppa, for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter. ⁶ He is being entertained at the house of a tanner named Simon, which is close to the sea." ⁷ When the angel who had spoken to him was gone, Cornelius called two of his servants, and a devout soldier who was one of his personal attendants,

⁷ When the angel who had spoken to him was gone, Cornelius called two of his servants, and a devout soldier who was one of his personal attendants, ⁸ and after telling them the whole story, sent them to Joppa. ⁹ The next day, while they were still on their way, and were just getting near the town, Peter went up on the housetop about noon to pray. ¹⁰ He got very hungry, and wanted something to eat. While they were getting it ready, he fell into a trance, ¹¹ and saw the sky opened and a thing like a great sheet coming down, lowered to the ground by the four corners, ¹² with all kinds of quadrupeds, reptiles, and wild birds in it. ¹³ And a voice came to him, "Get up, Peter! Kill something and eat it!" ¹⁴ But Peter said, "Never, sir! For I have never eaten anything that was not ceremonially cleansed." ¹⁵ The voice came to him again a second time, "Do not call what God has cleansed unclean." ¹⁶ This happened three times; then the thing was taken right up into the sky. ¹⁷ While Peter was still wondering what the vision he had had could mean, the men whom Cornelius had sent had asked the way to Simon's house and reached the door, ¹⁸ and they called out to ask if Simon who was called Peter was staying there. ¹⁹ As Peter was pondering over his vision, the Spirit said to him, "There are two men looking for you. ²⁰ Get up and go down, and go with them without any hesitation, for I have sent them." ²¹ Then Peter went down to see the men, and said to them, "I am the man you are asking for. What is the reason for your coming?" ²² They answered, "Cornelius, who is a captain, and an upright and God-fearing man, and who has a good reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to listen to what you have to say." ²³ So Peter invited them in and entertained them. The next day he started off with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa, ²⁴ and the day after, he reached Caesarea. Cornelius had invited in his relatives and his intimate friends and was waiting for them. ²⁵ When Peter actually came in, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet and made obeisance to him.

²⁵ When Peter actually came in, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet and made obeisance to him. ²⁶ But Peter lifted him to his feet, and said, "Get up! I am only human myself." ²⁷ So they went in talking together, and Peter found that many people had gathered, ²⁸ and he said to them, "You know that it is against the Law for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit one; but God has taught me not to call anyone vulgar or unclean. ²⁹ That was why, when I was sent for, I came without any hesitation. And now I want to ask why you sent for me." ³⁰ Cornelius answered, "Three days ago, just at this time of day, I was praying in my house about three o'clock, when a man in dazzling clothing stood before me, ³¹ and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your charities have been recalled to mind by God. ³² So send to Joppa and invite Simon who is called Peter to come here. He is staying at the house of a tanner named Simon, close to the sea.' ³³ So I sent for you immediately, and you have very kindly come. Now we are all here in God's presence, to hear everything that the Lord has instructed you to say."

³⁸ about Jesus of Nazareth, and how God endowed him with the power of the holy Spirit, and he went about doing good and curing all who were in the power of the devil, because God was with him.

⁴⁵ The Jewish believers who had come with Peter were amazed because the gift of the holy Spirit had been showered upon the heathen too,

¹⁸ When they heard this, they made no further objection, but they gave honor to God, and said, "Then God has given even the heathen repentance and the hope of life!"

²² reassuring the disciples and encouraging them to stand by the faith and reminding them that we have to undergo many hardships to get into the Kingdom of God.

²⁷ When they arrived there, they called the church together, and reported how God had worked with them, and how he had opened the way to faith for the heathen.

¹⁷ This girl would follow Paul and the rest of us, crying out, "These men are slaves of the Most High God, and they are making known to you a way of salvation."

³⁹ and came and conciliated them, and took them out of the jail, and begged them to leave the town.

¹¹ God did such extraordinary wonders by means of Paul, ¹² that people took to the sick handkerchiefs or aprons he had used, and they were cured of their diseases, and the evil spirits went out of them. 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!"

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?"

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.

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. ¹⁷ This came to be known to everyone who lived in Ephesus, Greeks as well as Jews, and great awe came over them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus came to be held in high honor.

²⁵ But when they had strapped him up, Paul said to the officer who was standing near, "Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen, and without giving him a trial?"

¹⁷ Paul called one of the officers and said to him, "Take this young man to the colonel, for he has something to tell him."

²³ Then he called in two of his officers and said to them, "Get two hundred men ready to march to Caesarea, with seventy mounted men and two hundred spear-men, by nine o'clock tonight."

¹³ When a moderate south wind sprang up, thinking their object was within reach, they weighed anchor, and ran close along the coast of Crete. ¹⁴ But very soon a violent wind which they call a Northeaster rushed down from it. ¹⁵ The ship was caught by it and could not face the wind, so we gave way and let her run before it. ¹⁶ As we passed under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with great difficulty to secure the ship's boat. ¹⁷ After hoisting it on board, they used ropes to brace the ship, and as they were afraid of being cast on the Syrtis banks, they lowered the sail, and let the ship drift. ¹⁸ The next day, as the storm continued to be violent, they began to throw the cargo overboard, ¹⁹ and on the next, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. ²⁰ For a number of days neither the sun nor the stars were visible, and the storm continued to rage, until at last we gave up all hope of being saved. ²¹ Then, when they had gone a long time without food, Paul got up among them, and said, "Gentlemen, you ought to have listened to me and not to have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss. ²² Even now, I beg you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. ²³ For last night an angel of the God I belong to and serve stood before me, ²⁴ and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before the emperor, and see! God has given you the lives of all the people who are on the ship with you.' ²⁵ So keep up your courage, gentlemen! For I have faith in God that it will be just as I was told. ²⁶ But we are to be stranded on some island." ²⁷ It was the fourteenth night of the storm, and we were drifting through the Adriatic when about midnight the sailors began to suspect that there was land ahead. ²⁸ On taking soundings, they found a depth of twenty fathoms, and a little later, taking soundings again, they found a depth of fifteen. ²⁹ Then as they were afraid we might go on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and waited anxiously for daylight. ³⁰ The sailors wanted to escape from the ship, and actually lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to run out anchors from the bow, ³¹ but Paul said to the officers and the soldiers, "You cannot be saved unless these men stay on board."

³¹ but Paul said to the officers and the soldiers, "You cannot be saved unless these men stay on board." ³² Then the soldiers cut the ropes that held the boat and let it drift away. ³³ Until daybreak Paul kept urging them all to take something to eat. "For fourteen days," he said, "you have been constantly on the watch, without taking anything to eat. ³⁴ I beg you to eat something; it is necessary for your safety. For not one of you will lose even a hair of his head." 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. ³⁶ This raised the spirits of all of them, and they took something to eat. ³⁷ There were about seventy-six of us on board. ³⁸ When they had had enough to eat, they threw the wheat into the sea, in order to lighten the ship.

⁴³ but the officer wanted to save Paul, and so he prevented them from doing this, and ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,

²⁰ He did not incredulously question God's promise, but his faith gave him power and he praised God

⁴ For they are Israelites, and to them belong the rights of sonship, God's glorious presence, the divine agreements and legislation, the Temple service, the promises,

⁹ and causing the heathen to praise God for his mercy; as the Scripture says, "I will give thanks to you for this among the heathen, And sing in honor of your name." ¹⁰ And again, "Rejoice, you heathen, with his people!" ¹¹ And again, "Praise the Lord, all you heathen, And let all nations sing his praises." ¹² Again Isaiah says, "The descendant of Jesse will come, The one who is to rise to rule the heathen; The heathen will set their hopes on him." ¹³ May God, the source of hope, fill you with perfect happiness and peace in your faith, so that you may have overflowing hope through the power of the holy Spirit.

²⁰ Where now is your philosopher? Your scribe? Your reasoner of today? Has not God made a fool of the world's wisdom?

⁹ Do you not know that wrongdoers will not have any share in God's kingdom? Do not let anyone mislead you. People who are immoral or idolaters or adulterers or sensual or given to unnatural vice

⁵ Have we not a right to take a Christian wife about with us, like the rest of the apostles and the Lord's brothers and Cephas?

²⁵ the secrets of his heart are exposed, and he will fall down on his face and worship God, and declare that God is really among you.

²⁰ But the truth is, Christ was raised from the dead, the first to be raised of those who have fallen asleep.

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.

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.

²⁵ I have been beaten three times by the Romans, I have been stoned once, I have been shipwrecked three times, a night and a day I have been adrift at sea; ²⁶ with my frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from the heathen, danger in the city, danger in the desert, danger at sea, danger from false brothers,

²⁸ There is no room for "Jew" and "Greek"; there is no room for "slave" and "freeman"; there is no room for "male" and "female"; for in union with Christ Jesus you are all one. ²⁹ And if you belong to Christ, then you are true descendants of Abraham and his heirs under the promise.

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.

¹¹ So remember that you were once physically heathen, and called uncircumcised by those who called themselves circumcised, though only physically, by human hands. ¹² At that time you had no connection with Christ, you were aliens to the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the agreements about God's promise; with no hope and no God in all the world. ¹³ But now through your union with Christ Jesus you who were once far away have through the blood of Christ been brought near. ¹⁴ For he is himself our peace. He has united the two divisions, and broken down the barrier that kept us apart,

⁶ that through union with Christ Jesus the heathen are fellow-heirs with the Jews, belong to the same body and share the promise with them, through the good news

¹⁴ So it says, "Wake up, sleeper! Rise from the dead, And Christ will dawn upon you!"

⁵ You who are slaves, obey your earthly masters, in reverence and awe, with sincerity of heart, as you would the Christ, ⁶ not with mere external service, as though you had only men to please, but like slaves of Christ, carrying out the will of God.

¹³ Yes, you who were dead through your misdeeds and physically uncircumcised, God raised to life with Christ. He forgave us all our misdeeds,

¹¹ Here, what matters is not "Greek" and "Jew," the circumcised and the uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, freeborn, but Christ is everything and in us all.

²² You who are slaves must always obey your earthly masters, not with mere external service, as though you had only men to please, but with sincerity of heart, because you fear the Lord.

¹ You who are masters must treat your slaves justly and fairly, and remember that you have a Master too, in heaven.

⁵ This is a proof of God's justice in judging, and it is to prove you worthy of the Kingdom of God, for the sake of which you are suffering,

² A superintendent must be a man above reproach, only once married, temperate, sensible, a man of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;

³ who forbid people to marry and insist on abstinence from certain kinds of food that God created for men who believe and understand the truth to enjoy and give thanks for.

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

² Those who have Christian masters must not think lightly of them because they are brothers; they must serve them all the more faithfully, because those who benefit by it are believers and hence dear to them. These are the things you must teach and preach.

⁹ Tell slaves always to obey their masters and try to please them, not to oppose them

¹⁶ not as a slave any longer but more than a slave, a dear brother—dear especially to me, but how much dearer to you, both as a man and as a Christian!

⁴ Marriage should be respected by everyone, and the marriage relation kept sacred, for vicious and immoral people God will punish.

¹⁹ Do you believe in one God? Very well! So do the demons, and they shudder.

²⁴ He carried the burden of our sins in his own body on the cross, in order that we might die to sin and live for uprightness. By his wounds you have been healed.

⁴ For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but plunged them into Tartarus, and committed them to dark dungeons to await their doom,

¹⁷ Such men are dried-up springs, clouds driven before the storm, and they are doomed to utter darkness.

⁶ and the angels who neglected their responsibilities and abandoned their homes he has put in everlasting chains to be kept in darkness for the judgment of the great Day,

¹³ wild sea waves foaming up their own shame; wandering stars doomed forever to utter darkness.

²⁰ Here I stand knocking at the door. If anyone listens to my voice and opens the door, I will be his guest and dine with him, and he with me. 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 12,000 from the tribe of Asher; 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali; 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh;

² and he had a little scroll open in his hand. He set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land,

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."

¹⁰ I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers who have accepted the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is what inspires prophecy."

¹ Then I saw an angel come down from heaven with the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. ² He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

⁷ When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison,

⁸ It was I, John, who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw them, I fell at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, to worship him. ⁹ But he said to me, "You must not do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers the prophets and the men who heed the words of this book. Worship God!