Mark Cross References - MNT

¹ Beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; ² even as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face to prepare your way. ³ The voice of one crying aloud. In the desert make ready a road for the Lord. Make his paths straight. ⁴ In the desert came John who baptized, and preached a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; ⁵ and all the land of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem, kept going out to him, and were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins. ⁶ And John was clothed with camel's hair, and he had a leather girdle round his loins, and he ate locusts, and "honey of the wood." ⁷ He made proclamation. "There is One mightier than I coming after me, and I am not worthy to stoop down and unfasten his sandal strap; ⁸ I have baptized you in water, but he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit." ⁹ It was at that time that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan; ¹⁰ and as soon as he rose from the water he saw the sky cleft asunder, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him, ¹¹ and a voice from the sky. "Thou art my Son, my beloved; in thee is my delight." ¹² Then the Spirit drove him at once into the desert, ¹³ and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was among the wild beasts, but the angels were ministering to him. ¹⁴ After John had been thrown into prison Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of God. ¹⁵ "The time is now come," he said, "and the kingdom of God is near! Repent and believe the gospel." ¹⁶ And as he was passing along by the sea of Galilee he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting their net into the sea, for they were fishermen; ¹⁷ so Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men." ¹⁸ At once they left their nets and followed him. ¹⁹ As he went a little farther on he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in their boat mending the nets. ²⁰ Straightway he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants and went after him. ²¹ So they came to Capernaum, and as soon as the Sabbath Day came he went into the synagogue and began to teach. ²² They were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them with authority, not like the Scribes. ²³ And at that very moment, there in their synagogue, a man in the grip of an unclean spirit shrieked out. ²⁴ "What business have you with us, you Jesus of Nazareth? Are you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, the Holy One of God." ²⁵ But Jesus rebuked him, saying. "Be quit! Come out of him." ²⁶ So the unclean spirit, after tearing him, came out of him with a loud cry; ²⁷ and every one was amazed so that they began questioning among themselves. "What does this mean? A new teaching with authority? He lays commands even upon unclean spirits and they obey him." ²⁸ And at once his fame spread everywhere through that part of Galilee. ²⁹ On leaving the synagogue they went at once with James and John to the house of Simon and Andrew. ³⁰ Now Simon's mother-in-law lay sick of fever, and without delay they told him about her. ³¹ So he came and took her hand and raised her up. The fever left her at once, and she began to wait upon them. ³² At evening when the sun had set, people came and brought to him all the sick and demon-possessed, ³³ and the whole town was gathered at the door. ³⁴ He cured many who were ill with various diseases, and drove out many demons. But he did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who he was. ³⁵ In the morning he rose a great while before day and went out to a desert place, and there prayed. ³⁶ And Simon and his companions hunted him up, ³⁷ and told him, "Every one is looking for you." ³⁸ "Let us go away," he answered, "to the neighboring country towns, that I may preach there, too; because for that purpose I came forth." ³⁹ So he went throughout Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and driving out demons. ⁴⁰ One day a leper cane to him and besought him as he knelt down to him, saying, "If you choose, you are able to cleanse me." ⁴¹ Jesus, moved with compassion, put out his hand and touched him, saying, "I do choose, be clean!" ⁴² The leprosy at once left him, and he was made clean. ⁴³ Jesus immediately sent him away, charging him sternly and saying. ⁴⁴ "See you say nothing to any one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your purification what Moses commanded for a testimony to them." ⁴⁵ But he went out and began to tell every one and to publish it broadcast, so that Jesus could no longer enter any town openly; but he had to remain outside in lonely places, and people kept coming to him from every quarter.

⁵ And they told him. "At Bethlehem in Judea, as it is written in the prophet.

²³ in fulfilment of the word spoken through the Prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

¹ In those days came John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea;

¹ In those days came John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea; ² "Repent," said he, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

² "Repent," said he, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

² "Repent," said he, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." ³ This John it was of whom it was said through Isaiah, the prophet, The voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, "Prepare a way for the Lord, Make the paths straight for him."

³ This John it was of whom it was said through Isaiah, the prophet, The voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, "Prepare a way for the Lord, Make the paths straight for him." ⁴ This John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

⁴ This John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then Jerusalem began to go out to him, and all Judea, and the whole neighborhood of the Jordan,

⁵ Then Jerusalem began to go out to him, and all Judea, and the whole neighborhood of the Jordan, ⁶ and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶ and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶ and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁷ But when John saw that many of the Pharisees and Sadducees were coming for baptism, he said: "O brood of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Then bring forth fruit worthy of repentance. ⁹ And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'—I tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise up descendants for Abraham. ¹⁰ And already the axe is lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree, therefore, that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. ¹¹ I indeed am baptizing you in water, unto repentance; but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

¹¹ I indeed am baptizing you in water, unto repentance; but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

¹³ At that very time Jesus was on his way from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him. ¹⁴ But he tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"

¹⁴ But he tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?" ¹⁵ But Jesus answered, "Permit it now, for so it is fitting for us to fulfill every religious duty." ¹⁶ Then he consented. And after Jesus was baptized, as soon as he rose out of the water, lo! the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon him,

¹⁶ Then he consented. And after Jesus was baptized, as soon as he rose out of the water, lo! the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon him, ¹⁷ while a voice from heaven said, "This is my son, the beloved, In whom I delight."

¹⁷ while a voice from heaven said, "This is my son, the beloved, In whom I delight."

¹ Then Jesus was led up into the desert by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil. ² And after he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he became hungry, ³ So the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, bid these stones to become bread."

³ So the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, bid these stones to become bread." ⁴ Jesus answered him, "It is written, Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God." ⁵ Then the devil took him up into the Holy City and stood him on the parapet of the temple, ⁶ and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone." ⁷ "It is written again," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." ⁸ Then the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain, and showed all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them, ⁹ and said to him, "All these will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me." ¹⁰ "Begone, Satan!" answered Jesus, for it is written, "Thou must worship the Lord thy God, and Him only must thou serve." ¹¹ Then the devil left him, and behold! angels came and began ministering to him. ¹² Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. ¹³ He left Nazareth, and settled in Capernaum-by-the-Lake, near the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali,

¹⁷ From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near." ¹⁸ And as he was walking by the see of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother—casting their net into the sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁹ "Come, follow me," said Jesus, "And I will make you fishers of men."

¹⁹ "Come, follow me," said Jesus, "And I will make you fishers of men." ²⁰ And they dropped their nets at once, and followed him.

²⁰ And they dropped their nets at once, and followed him. ²¹ As he went farther on he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

²¹ As he went farther on he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. ²² They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him. ²³ Then Jesus went about through Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people. ²⁴ And his fame spread throughout all Syria. They brought all the sick to him, those who were suffering from various diseases and troubles—demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics—and he healed them. ²⁵ Great crowds followed him from Galilee, from the ten towns, from Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond Jordan.

²⁸ Now when Jesus had finished his discourse, the crowds were astounded at his teaching, ²⁹ for he was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes taught them.

² And behold! a leper came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord if you choose, you can make me clean." ³ Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him "I do choose," he said, "become clean," and immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. ⁴ Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, as an evidence to them."

⁴ Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, as an evidence to them."

¹⁴ When Jesus came into Peter's house, he found his wife's mother prostrated with fever. ¹⁵ He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose and waited upon him. ¹⁶ At evening-time they brought to him many demoniacs. He cast out the demons with a word, and healed all who were ill,

²¹ Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father," ²² "Follow me," Jesus said to him, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."

²⁹ "You Son of God," they shouted, "what have you to do with us? Are you come to torment us before the time?"

³⁰ Jesus charged them sternly, saying, "See to it that you let no one know." ³¹ But they went and published his fame in that whole region.

³³ and when he had driven out the demon, the dumb spoke. The crowds were amazed, saying, "Never was such a thing seen in Israel!"

³⁵ And Jesus continued to go throughout all the cities and towns, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and infirmity. ³⁶ And when he saw the crowds he had compassion on them because they were distressed and fainting, like sheep without a shepherd.

² These are the names of the apostles (missionaries). First, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

⁷ "As you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

³⁷ "He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

² But when John heard, in the prison, what the Christ was doing, he sent by some of his disciples to ask him,

⁵ "the lame are walking, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, and the gospel is being preached to the poor.

¹⁰ "for this is he of whom it is written. "Behold, I send my messenger before my face, And he will prepare thy road for thee.

²² Then they brought to him a blind and deaf demoniac; and he healed him, so that the dumb both spoke and saw. ²³ And all the crowds were amazed, and he began to say, "Can this be the Son of David?"

⁴³ "Whenever an unclean spirit leaves a man, it wanders through waterless places, seeking rest but finding none.

⁵⁴ and came into his own country, where he continued teaching the people in their synagogues, until they were amazed. "Where did he get such wisdom?" they said, "and such wondrous powers?

² "This man is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead. That is why miraculous powers are working through him."

²³ After he had sent the crowds away, he went up into the mountain alone, to pray. When night came he was there alone.

³³ and the men in the boat fell upon their knees before him, saying, "You are, indeed, the Son of God."

²⁸ Then Jesus answered her. "O woman, great is your faith. It shall be for you even as you desire." And from that hour her daughter was healed.

³¹ so that the crowd wondered when they saw the dumb speaking, the cripples walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

⁵ While he was yet speaking, behold! a luminous cloud overshadowed them; and a voice out of the cloud, saying. "This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom is my delight. Listen to him."

¹⁴ As they reached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, and fell on his knees before him, saying.

²⁷ Whereupon Peter said to Jesus. "Look, Master, we have forsaken everything and followed you. Now what shall be our reward?" ²⁸ "In solemn truth I tell you," Jesus answered, "that in the New Creation, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, you also who have followed me shall sit on twelve thrones, to govern the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ "And every one who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall many times as much, and fall heir to eternal life. ³⁰ "But many who are first shall be last, and many who are last shall be first.

³¹ "Which of these two did the will of his father?" "The last," they replied. "I tell you truly," said Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and harlots are going into the kingdom of heaven before you! ³² "For John came to you in the road of righteousness, and you did not give credence to him; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots gave credence to him. But you, although you saw this, did not even then change your minds and give credence to him.

² "The Scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses' seat; ³ "therefore do and observe whatever they bid you; but do not do as they do, for they preach, but do not practise.

¹⁶ "Woe unto you, blind guides, who say, If any one swears by the Sanctuary, it is nothing, but if any one swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, the oath is binding. ¹⁷ "You fools and blind; for which is greater, the gold, or the Sanctuary which hallows the gold? ¹⁸ "You say, too, that whoever swears by the offering that is upon it, his oath is binding. ¹⁹ "You blind! Which is greater, the offering or the altar which hallows the offering? ²⁰ "He then, who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it; ²¹ "and he who swears by the Sanctuary swears by it and by Him who dwells therein; ²² "and he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits thereon. ²³ "Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and neglect the weightier matters of the Law—justice and mercy and good faith; these latter you ought to have done, and not to have left the former undone. ²⁴ "You blind guides! who strain out the gnat and swallow the camel!

²⁴ "The Son of man is indeed to go as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were good for that man if he had never been born."

³¹ Then Jesus said to them. "This very night even you will all stumble and fall away from me; for it is written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

⁵³ "Do you not suppose that I am able to appeal to my Father to furnish me at this very moment with twelve legions of angels?

⁵⁵ And there were present several women who were looking on from a distance; they had followed Jesus from a Galilee, ministering to him.

¹⁵ So the soldiers took the money, and did as they were told; and this story has been noised abroad among the Jews, and continues to this day.

⁵ and all the land of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem, kept going out to him, and were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.

¹⁶ And as he was passing along by the sea of Galilee he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting their net into the sea, for they were fishermen; ¹⁷ so Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men." ¹⁸ At once they left their nets and followed him. ¹⁹ As he went a little farther on he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in their boat mending the nets. ²⁰ Straightway he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants and went after him. ²¹ So they came to Capernaum, and as soon as the Sabbath Day came he went into the synagogue and began to teach.

²³ And at that very moment, there in their synagogue, a man in the grip of an unclean spirit shrieked out.

²⁵ But Jesus rebuked him, saying. "Be quit! Come out of him."

³¹ So he came and took her hand and raised her up. The fever left her at once, and she began to wait upon them.

³⁴ He cured many who were ill with various diseases, and drove out many demons. But he did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who he was.

³⁹ So he went throughout Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and driving out demons.

⁴⁵ But he went out and began to tell every one and to publish it broadcast, so that Jesus could no longer enter any town openly; but he had to remain outside in lonely places, and people kept coming to him from every quarter.

¹ Some days later when Jesus entered Capernaum again the news spread, "He is in the house";

¹ Some days later when Jesus entered Capernaum again the news spread, "He is in the house"; ² and at once such a crowd gathered that there was no longer room for them, even around the door.

¹³ Then Jesus went again to the seaside, and the whole crowd kept coming to him, and he taught them.

² And they kept watching Jesus to see whether he would cure him on the Sabbath; so as to have some charge to bring against him.

⁷ Then Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples; and a great crowd of people from Galilee followed.

¹¹ And whenever the unclean spirits beheld him, they threw themselves down at his feet, screaming out, "You are the Son of God." ¹² But over and over, he strictly forbade them to make him known.

¹² But over and over, he strictly forbade them to make him known.

¹⁶ There was Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, ¹⁷ and James(them he surnamed Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder), ¹⁸ and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Zealot,

³⁹ And he awoke, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!"

² and he had no sooner stepped out of the boat, than a man out of the tombs came to meet him, a man with an unclean spirit,

⁷ and with a shriek he cried out in a loud voice. "Jesus, son of God most high, what business have you with me? I adjure you by God, torment me not!"

²³ "My little daughter," he said, "is dying. I beseech you, come and lay your hands on her, that she may recover and live."

²⁹ At once the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was cured of her complaint.

³⁷ He would not permit any one to go with him, except Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

⁴¹ Then he took the child's hand and said to her, "Talitha, cumi," that is to say, "Little girl, I am speaking to you; arise!"

⁴³ He, however, repeatedly cautioned them not to let any one know about it, and directed them to give her something to eat.

² When it came Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue; many, as they listened, were deeply impressed. "Where did he get all this?" they asked; "What is the wisdom that is given to this man, and miracles such as these that happen at his hands?

³⁴ So when Jesus landed he saw a vast multitude, and he was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

⁴⁶ After he had taken leave of them, he went away into the mountain to pray. ⁴⁷ And when evening came, the boat was half-way across the sea, while he was on shore alone; ⁴⁸ but when he saw them distressed in rowing (for the wind was against them), about the fourth watch of the night he went to them, walking upon the sea,

³ For the Pharisees and all of the Jews do not eat until they have ceremoniously washed their hands in obedience to the tradition of the elders; ⁴ and when they come from the market-place they do not eat without bathing first. and they have many other customs which they have received and observe, such as the washing of cups and jugs and copper pans. ⁵ So the Pharisees and Scribes asked him. "Why do your disciples not follow the traditions of the elders? Why do they eat with 'common' unwashed hands?" ⁶ "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, hypocrites," he answered. "As it is written, 'This people honor me with their lips, While their hearts are far from me; ⁷ But in vain do they worship me, For their teaching is only human precepts.'" ⁸ "You neglect the commandment of God, and hold fast the traditions of men." ⁹ "It is praiseworthy, is it," he exclaimed, "to reject the command of God that you may keep your tradition! ¹⁰ For although Moses said, Honor your father and mother, and Let him who curses father or mother suffer death, ¹¹ you say that if a man tells his father or mother, 'This money which otherwise you would have received from me, is Korban' (that is, a thing devoted to God), ¹² you exempt him from doing any service for his father or mother. ¹³ Thus by your tradition which you have handed down you set at naught the word of God; and you do many other things like that."

²⁵ Forthwith a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet

³⁰ So she went home, and found the child lying in her bed and the demon departed.

³⁶ Then Jesus charged them not to tell any one, but the more he charged them, the more they published it; ³⁷ and people were amazed beyond measure saying. "How successfully he does things! Even the deaf he makes to hear, and the dumb to speak."

² Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and brought them by themselves up a high mountain apart from the rest.

⁷ Then there came a cloud overshadowing them; and there came a voice out of the cloud. "This is my Son, my beloved. Listen to him."

²⁰ So they brought the boy to him, and when he saw Jesus, the spirit at once convulsed him, and he fell to the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth.

²² "From childhood," he answered; "and often it has thrown him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us." ²³ Jesus said to him. "'If you can'! All things can be for one who believes."

²⁵ And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit. "You dumb and deaf spirit," he said, "come out of him, I command you, and never enter him again." ²⁶ So with a loud shriek it came out, after throwing the boy into convulsion after convulsion. The boy looked like a corpse, so that most of them said that he was dead.

¹ On leaving that place Jesus came into the borders of Judea, on the other side of the Jordan, Once more the people flocked about him, and again, as usual, he began teaching them.

¹⁷ As he started to go forth into the road, a man came running up to him, and knelt down before him. "Good Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

²⁴ The disciples were amazed at his words. Jesus looked around and said again to them.

²⁸ "But we," Peter began to say, "we have left our all and have followed you." ²⁹ "I tell you solemnly," said Jesus, "that there is no man who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake and the gospel's,

²⁹ "I tell you solemnly," said Jesus, "that there is no man who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake and the gospel's, ³⁰ but shall receive a hundred times as much, now in this present world, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, lands—and persecutions with them—and in the world to come eternal life. ³¹ But many who are first shall be last, and the last, first." ³² They were still on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus led the way; and they were amazed, and some, although they followed, were afraid. Then once more he took the Twelve, and began to tell them what was about to befall him.

³⁵ Presently there came up to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, and said, "Teacher, we wish you would do for us whatever we ask you."

³³ Then he took Peter and James and John with him, and began to be full of terror and distress;

⁴¹ women who used to follow him when he was in Galilee, and minister to him; and many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him.

² just as they reported them to us, who were from beginning eye-witnesses and ministers of the word, ³ it seemed good to me also accurately, from the very beginning, to write them to you in order, most excellent Theophilus,

¹⁵ "For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, "He shall drink neither wine nor strong drink, "He shall be filled with the Holy Spirit from the hour of his birth, ¹⁶ "And shall win many of the sons of Israel to the Lord, their God. ¹⁷ "He shall go before Him in the wisdom and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."

³⁵ "The Holy Spirit shall come upon you," said the angel, "and the power of the most High shall overshadow you, and therefore the holy offspring which is born, shall be called the son of God.

⁷⁰ "As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets Which have been since the world began

⁷⁶ "And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to prepare the way ⁷⁷ "To give to his people a knowledge of salvation Through the remission of their sins,

¹⁰ "Have no fear, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be for all the people. ¹¹ "For unto you born this day in there is born in David's town a Saviour, who is the Anointed Lord.

⁴⁹ He answered, "Why is it that you have been looking for me, did you not realize that I had to be in my Father's house?"

² during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the Desert.

² during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the Desert. ³ And John went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

³ And John went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. ⁴ As it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah. The voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare the way for God, make straight paths for him.

⁴ As it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah. The voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare the way for God, make straight paths for him. ⁵ Every ravine shall be filled up, Every hill and mountain shall be laid low, The crooked shall be made straight, And the rough roads smooth;

⁵ Every ravine shall be filled up, Every hill and mountain shall be laid low, The crooked shall be made straight, And the rough roads smooth; ⁶ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁶ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. ⁷ So John used to say to the crowd of those who were going out to be baptized by him. "You breed of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Then bring forth fruit befitting your penitence, and do not begin to say to yourselves, "We have Abraham as our father." I tell you that God is able to raise up sons to Abraham out of these stones. ⁹ And now truly the axe is already laid at the root of the trees. So every tree which is not bearing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire." ¹⁰ And the crowd began to ask him questions. "What shall we do then?" they asked. In reply he said to them. ¹¹ "If you have two shirts share with him who has none; and let him who has food do the same." ¹² There came to him publicans also to be baptized, and they said to him, "Master, what must we do?" ¹³ And he said to them, "Exact no more than the sum allowed you." ¹⁴ The soldiers also repeatedly questioned him, saying, "And we, what shall we do?" "Do not intimidate any one," he replied, "nor lay false charges, and be content with your pay." ¹⁵ And while the people were in expectation, and all men were debating in their hearts about John, ¹⁶ whether perhaps he were the Christ, John answered, saying to all of them. "I indeed am baptizing you in water, but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose shoe-latchet I am not worthy to unloose. He shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and in fire.

¹⁶ whether perhaps he were the Christ, John answered, saying to all of them. "I indeed am baptizing you in water, but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose shoe-latchet I am not worthy to unloose. He shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and in fire.

²⁰ added yet this above them all that he shut up John in prison. ²¹ Now after all the people had been baptized, and Jesus himself had been baptized and was praying, ²² heaven opened, and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form like a dove, descended upon him. and a voice came out of heaven, saying. "Thou art my Son, dearly beloved; in thee is my delight."

²² heaven opened, and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form like a dove, descended upon him. and a voice came out of heaven, saying. "Thou art my Son, dearly beloved; in thee is my delight."

¹ Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, all the time tempted by the devil. ² He ate nothing during these days, and at the close of them he was hungry. ³ The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God tell this stone to become bread." ⁴ And Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written that not by bread alone shall man live." ⁵ And the devil led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in an instant of time, and the devil said to him. ⁶ "To you will I give all this authority and this glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. ⁷ "If then you will worship me, it shall all be yours." ⁸ "It is written," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt worship the Lord, thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." ⁹ Then he brought him to Jerusalem, and caused him to stand upon the Temple roof, and said to him. "If you really are the Son of God throw yourself down here; ¹⁰ for it is written, "He shall give his angels charge of thee, to guard thee safely; ¹¹ "They will bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy food against a stone." ¹² "It has been said," replied Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord, thy God." ¹³ So, after exhausting on him every kind of temptation, the devil left him for a time.

¹⁶ Then he came to Nazareth where he had been brought up. and, as was his custom, he entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day, and stood up to read. ¹⁷ And there was handed him the roll of the prophet Isaiah; and unrolling it he found the place where it was written,

¹⁷ And there was handed him the roll of the prophet Isaiah; and unrolling it he found the place where it was written, ¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me Because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim release to the prisoners, And recovery of sight to the blind; To set at liberty those that are bruised,

¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me Because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim release to the prisoners, And recovery of sight to the blind; To set at liberty those that are bruised, ¹⁹ To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.

¹⁹ To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. ²⁰ Then rolling up the papyrus, he gave it back to the attendant and sat down. ²¹ The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him, and he began to say to them, "Today is this scripture fulfilled in your hearing."

³¹ Then he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and continued to teach the people on the Sabbath Days. ³² They were deeply impressed by his teaching because his speech was with authority.

³² They were deeply impressed by his teaching because his speech was with authority. ³³ And there was in the synagogue a man possessed by the spirit of a foul demon. He cried out, in a loud voice, saying. ³⁴ "Ha! Jesus of Nazareth, what business have you with us? Are you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, you holy one of God!"

³⁴ "Ha! Jesus of Nazareth, what business have you with us? Are you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, you holy one of God!" ³⁵ And Jesus rebuked him, saying. "Be quiet! Come out of him." And when the demon had thrown the man down before them, he came out of him without doing him any harm.

³⁵ And Jesus rebuked him, saying. "Be quiet! Come out of him." And when the demon had thrown the man down before them, he came out of him without doing him any harm. ³⁶ All were amazed, and began to ask one another, saying. "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits and they come out."

³⁶ All were amazed, and began to ask one another, saying. "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits and they come out." ³⁷ And the talk about him spread into every locality in the surrounding country.

³⁷ And the talk about him spread into every locality in the surrounding country. ³⁸ Now when he rose and left the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon, where Simon's mother-in-law lay sick of a great fever. And they kept entreating him for her. ³⁹ And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her; and at once she arose and ministered unto them. ⁴⁰ At sunset all they who had any sick with any sort of disease brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. ⁴¹ Demons also came out of many, screaming and saying, "You are the Son of God." But he rebuked them, and did not permit them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. ⁴² And when it was daybreak he left the town, and went away to a solitary place; and the crowd kept seeking him. Coming at length upon him, they attempted to detain him so that he should not leave them. ⁴³ But he said to them. "I must preach the gospel of the kingdom of God to the other towns also; for that is what I was sent to do."

⁴³ But he said to them. "I must preach the gospel of the kingdom of God to the other towns also; for that is what I was sent to do."

⁴³ But he said to them. "I must preach the gospel of the kingdom of God to the other towns also; for that is what I was sent to do." ⁴⁴ So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.

¹ On one occasion when he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, the crowd pressed upon him to listen to the word of God. ² But he saw two fishing-boats on the shore of the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. ³ He went on board one of the boats which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push out a little way from land. Then he sat down and continued to teach the crowd from the boat. ⁴ When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul." ⁵ "Master," answered Simon, "although we toiled all night, we took nothing; but at your bidding I will let down the nets." ⁶ And when they had done this they enclosed a great multitude of fish; and their nets began to break. ⁷ So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. ⁸ When Simon Peter saw this he fell down at the knees of Jesus, exclaiming, "Depart from me, O Lord, for I am a sinful man!" ⁹ (For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the haul of fish which they had made; ¹⁰ and so were Simon's partners, James and John, sons of Zebedee.) But Jesus answered Simon. "Fear not; from this time on, you will be catching men."

¹⁰ and so were Simon's partners, James and John, sons of Zebedee.) But Jesus answered Simon. "Fear not; from this time on, you will be catching men." ¹¹ So when they had brought their boats to land they left everything and followed him.

¹¹ So when they had brought their boats to land they left everything and followed him. ¹² Another time when he was in one of their cities, there was a man there full of leprosy. And he, upon seeing Jesus, fell on his face and implored him. "Lord," he said, "if only you choose you can make me clean." ¹³ And he stretched out his hand and touching him, said: "I do choose; be made clean." ¹⁴ And instantly the leprosy left him. Jesus ordered him to tell no one, "But be off," he said, "show yourself to the priest, and make the offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."

¹⁴ And instantly the leprosy left him. Jesus ordered him to tell no one, "But be off," he said, "show yourself to the priest, and make the offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them." ¹⁵ But all the more the report about him continued to spread; and great crowds began to come together to hear him, and to be healed of their infirmities. ¹⁶ But Jesus himself habitually withdrew into solitary places, and there used to pray.

¹⁶ But Jesus himself habitually withdrew into solitary places, and there used to pray. ¹⁷ One day he was teaching, and near to him were seated Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

¹² It happened about that time that he went out into the mountain to pray. He continued all night in prayer to God.

¹⁴ They were Simon, whom he had also called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John;

⁶ So Jesus started to go with them, but while he was not far from the house, the captain sent friends to him with a message. "Lord do not trouble yourself, for I am not fit that you should come under my roof, ⁷ "and so I did not think myself worthy to come to you; but speak the word, and let my man be cured.

¹² Now when he drew near the gate of the city, behold, they were there carrying out one who was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. ¹³ A great crowd accompanied her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep."

²⁷ "Yes, I tell you and more than a prophet. This is he who it is written. "Behold I send a messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee. ²⁸ "I tell you that among all that are born of women not one is greater than John; yet he that is little in the kingdom of God is greater than he."

¹ It happened shortly afterwards that he began to go from town to town and village to village, preaching and telling the good news of the kingdom of God. ² The twelve were with him, and certain women whom he had delivered from evil spirits and various diseases. Mary of Magdala, out of whom seven demons have been driven, ³ and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many other women, who used to minister to him out of their substance.

²⁸ When he saw Jesus he cried out, and fell down before him, and in a loud voice exclaimed. "What have we to do with you, Jesus, you son of God Most High? I implore you to torment me not!"

³⁷ And the whole populace of Gadarenes and the surrounding territory besought Jesus to go away from them; for they were terror-stricken. So he entered a boat and returned.

⁵⁶ He bade them to get her some food. Her parents were amazed; but he forbade them to tell any one what had been done.

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

³⁵ And a voice came out of the cloud, saying. "This is my Son, my chosen one; listen to him."

³⁹ "and behold a spirit seizes hold of him, and rudely he shouts out, It convulses him till he foams; indeed it will hardly leave off bruising him sorely.

⁴² But while he was yet coming the demon dashed him down, and cruelly convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and cured the boy, and gave him back to his father.

⁵⁸ "The foxes have their holes," Jesus answered, "and the wild birds have their nest, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head."

⁹ "Heal the sick in that town and tell them, The kingdom of God draws near to you.

¹¹ "'The very dust of your town which clings to your feet we wipe off as protest; but know this, that the kingdom of God is drawing near to you.'

¹⁵ "And you Capernaum, shall you be exalted to heaven? No! you shall be brought down to Hades!

¹⁷ Then the Seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord even the demons are subject to us in your name." ¹⁸ And he said to them. "I watched Satan fall from heaven like a lightning flash. ¹⁹ "Behold, I give you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy. In no case shall anything do you harm. ²⁰ "Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in Heaven."

²² "but when the stronger man attacks him, he takes away from the strong armor in which he was trusting and divides up the spoil.

¹⁰ Once he was teaching in one of the synagogues, on the Sabbath,

²⁶ "If any one comes to me and does not hate father and his mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters, yes, and his own very life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

³³ "Just so any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.

¹² And as he was going certain village ten lepers met him. ¹³ They stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, take pity on us." ¹⁴ Perceiving this he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priest." And as they went they were made clean.

¹⁴ Perceiving this he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priest." And as they went they were made clean. ¹⁵ Now one of them, as he saw that he was cured, came back, glorifying God in a loud voice, ¹⁶ and he fell on his face at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. ¹⁷ "Were there not ten cleansed?" asked Jesus, "but where are the nine? ¹⁸ "Are there none found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner?" ¹⁹ And he said unto him, "Rise and go, your faith has healed you."

²⁸ Then Peter said, "Look! we have left our homes and followed you." ²⁹ And he said to them, "In Solemn truth I tell you that there is no one who, for the sake of the kingdom of God, has left houses, or wife, or brother, or parents, or children, ³⁰ "who shall not certainly receive many times as much in this time, and in the age to come eternal." ³¹ Then he took the twelve aside and told them. "See, we are on our way to Jerusalem, and all prophets regarding the son of Man will be fulfilled.

¹⁵ "for I will give you utterance and a wisdom which none of your adversaries will be able to answer or withstand.

³⁹ Then he went out, and began to go to the Mount of Olives, as was his wont; and his disciples followed him. ⁴⁰ But he arrived at the place he said to them, "Pray that you enter not into temptation." ⁴¹ But he himself withdrew from them about a stone's throw, kneeling down he prayed repeatedly, saying.

⁴¹ But he himself withdrew from them about a stone's throw, kneeling down he prayed repeatedly, saying. ⁴² "Father, if thou art willing, take away this cup from me; but thy will, not mine, be done!" ⁴³ (And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.) ⁴⁴ (And being in agony he kept praying more earnestly; and his sweat became as if it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground.) ⁴⁵ When he arose from his prayers, and came to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow, ⁴⁶ and said to them. "Why are you asleep? Get up, and pray that you enter not into temptation."

¹⁹ "What kind of things?" he answered. And they said: "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;

⁴⁷ "and that repentance unto remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh and tented with us. And we gazed on his glory—glory as of the Father's only Son—full of grace and truth. ¹⁵ John bore witness concerning him, and cried aloud, saying, "This is he of whom I said, 'He who is coming after me has been put before me, for he was before me.'"

¹⁹ Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent some priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" ²⁰ He acknowledged—he did not deny it—but acknowledged, "I am not the Christ." ²¹ "What then?" they questioned; "Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he replied. ²² Then said they to him. "Who are you? That we may give some answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?" ²³ He said, "I am a voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as said the prophet Isaiah." ²⁴ Now it was some of the Pharisees who had been sent to him; ²⁵ so they questioned him, saying, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?" ²⁶ "I indeed am baptizing in water," John said in reply, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not recognize, ²⁷ One who is to come after me, whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to untie."

²⁷ One who is to come after me, whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to untie." ²⁸ This happened in Bethany, beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁸ This happened in Bethany, beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. ²⁹ The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said: "Behold, that is God's Lamb, who takes and bears away the sin of the world. ³⁰ This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes One who has been put before me, for he was before me.' ³¹ I myself did not recognize him; I only came baptizing in water, in order that he might be openly shown to Israel." ³² John also bore this testimony, saying. "I saw the Spirit like a dove descend from heaven and rest upon him. ³³ And I did not recognize him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and resting upon him, is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.' ³⁴ This I have seen, and I am become a witness to the fact that he is the Son of God."

³⁴ This I have seen, and I am become a witness to the fact that he is the Son of God."

⁴⁰ One of the two men who heard what John said and followed Jesus, was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. ⁴¹ In the morning he found his brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (a word which means Christ, the Anointed One). ⁴² He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at him and said: "You are Simon, son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (or 'Peter,' which means 'Rock').

⁴⁹ "Rabbi," answered Nathanael, "you are the Son of God; you are King of Israel."

¹⁶ "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever trusts in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

²² After this Jesus and his disciples went into the countryside of Judea, and there he was staying with them and baptizing. ²³ John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there were many streams there, and people kept coming to receive baptism.

²³ John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there were many streams there, and people kept coming to receive baptism. ²⁴ (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

²⁶ "Rabbi, see! The man who was with you on the other side of Jordan, and to whom you yourself have borne testimony, is now baptizing, and everybody is coming to him."

²⁸ You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but have been sent before him.'

²⁸ You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but have been sent before him.' ²⁹ He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. So then this joy of mine has now complete fulfilment.

²⁹ He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. So then this joy of mine has now complete fulfilment. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.

³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease. ³¹ "He that comes from above is above all; but one who is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaks. He who comes from heaven is above all.

³¹ "He that comes from above is above all; but one who is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaks. He who comes from heaven is above all. ³² He bears testimony to what he has heard and seen, yet no one receives his testimony. ³³ Whoever does receive it has set his seal that God is true. ³⁴ For he whom God sent utters the words of God; for God does not give the Spirit sparingly. ³⁵ the Father loves the Son and has committed everything into his hands. ³⁶ Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life, but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him."

³⁴ Jesus said to them. "My food is to do the will of Him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.

⁵⁰ Jesus answered. "Go your way. Your son lives." And the man believed the word which Jesus spoke to him, and started to go home. ⁵¹ And when he was already on his way down, his slaves met him, saying that his boy was living. ⁵² So he asked them at what hour he had begun mend. They answered, "Yesterday, about one o'clock, the fever left him." ⁵³ Then the father realized that it had left him at the very hour when Jesus had said to him, "Your son lives," and he himself believed, and his whole household.

²⁰ "For the Father loves the Son, and shows him every thing that he himself is doing. And greater deeds than these will he show him, that you may wonder. ²¹ "For just as the Father raises the dead and makes them alive, even so the Son makes whom he will alive. ²² "The Father indeed does not judge any one, but has given all judgment to the Son, ²³ "in order that all may honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor Son, does not honor the Father who sent him.

³⁷ "And the Father who sent me has himself borne testimony concerning me. None of you has heard his at any time or seen him,

² A great crowd were following him, because they witnessed the signs which he was continually performing among those who were ill.

⁸ One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon, said to him.

¹⁵ When Jesus perceived that they intended to seize him in order to make him a king, he retired again to the hill all by himself.

⁶⁹ "and we have learned to believe and we know that you are the holy one of God."

⁴⁶ The officers answered, "Never yet did a man speak like this man."

⁴ "I must work the works of him that sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no man can work.

³ So the sisters sent to him, saying. "Master, see who you hold dear is ill."

⁴⁸ "What are we going to do?" they said, "now that this man is performing many signs?" If we leave him alone, this way, every one will believe on him, and the Romans will come and rob us of both our sacred place and of our people."

¹⁹ Then the Pharisees said among themselves. "You see! You can do nothing! Look! The world is gone after him!"

²² Philip went and told Andrew. Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered.

²⁸ Father, glorify thy name!" Whereupon there came a voice from heaven, saying, "I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again." ²⁹ Then the crowd who stood around and heard it, said, "It thundered!" But others said, "An angel has spoken to him." ³⁰ "It is not for my sake," answered Jesus, "that the voice came, but for your sakes.

³ "Now you are clean through the word which I have spoken to you.

²⁸ I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world. again, I am leaving the world, and am going to the Father."

⁴ I have glorified thee on the earth; I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

⁸ for I have given them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

³¹ but these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

¹ My first account, O Theophilus, dealt with all that Jesus began doing and teaching from the beginning down to the day when, ² after giving instructions through the Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up to heaven.

⁵ "For John indeed baptized in water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence."

¹³ On entering the city they went to the upper room where they were accustomed to meet. They were Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James, son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

⁴ and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

¹⁷ "In the last days, God says, it shall come to pass that I will pour out my Spirit upon all mankind; "Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams;

²⁷ "For thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, Nor give up thy Holy One to see corruption.

³⁶ "Therefore let the whole House of Israel know assuredly that Gods has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you have crucified." ³⁷ When they heard these words they were stung to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles. "Men and brothers, what shall we do?" ³⁸ "Repent," answered Peter, "and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

³⁸ "Repent," answered Peter, "and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

³⁸ "Repent," answered Peter, "and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ "For the promise belongs to you and to your children and to all who are afar off, whomever the Lord may call." ⁴⁰ With many other words he continued to bear testimony, and kept entreating them, saying, "Save yourselves from this perverse generation." ⁴¹ Then those who welcomed his message were baptized, and in that day about three thousand souls were added to them;

¹⁴ "but you disowned the holy and righteous One, and asked as a favor the release of a murderer.

²⁷ "In this very city they did gather together against thy holy Servant, Jesus whom thou hast anointed—Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and also the tribes of Israel—

¹⁰ but were unable to withstand the wisdom and spirit with which he used to speak.

⁶⁰ Then he knelt down and cried aloud, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge."

²¹ His hearers were all astonished, and began to say. "Is not this the very man who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called upon the Name? Did he not come hither for the express purpose of carrying them all in chains to the high priests?" ²² But Saul gained more and more influence, and kept putting the Jews who lived in Damascus to confusion by his proof that Jesus was the Christ.

⁴¹ Then he gave her his hand and raised her up, and after calling the saints and the widows, he gave her back to them alive.

³⁷ "you know the message spread throughout all Judea, beginning in Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

⁴⁵ And all the Jewish believers who had accompanied Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the Gentiles also.

¹⁵ "And," said Peter, "as soon as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as he fell upon us at the beginning. ¹⁶ "Then I remembered the words of the Lord, how he used to say, "John indeed baptized in water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'

² and beheaded James, the brother of John, with the sword.

¹⁴ Then they themselves, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia. Here they went into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day and sat down. ¹⁵ And, after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the wardens of the synagogue sent word to them. "Brothers," they said, "if you have any word of encouragement to the people, say it." ¹⁶ So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand, said: "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen. ¹⁷ "The God of this people of Israel chose our forefathers and made this people great, while they sojourned in the land of Egypt. And with an uplifted arm he led them out of it. ¹⁸ "For about forty years he bore with them in the desert, ¹⁹ "and when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance for about four hundred and fifty years. ²⁰ "And afterwards he gave them Judges, until Samuel, the prophet. ²¹ "Then they asked for a king, and he gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a Benjamite for forty years. ²² After deposing him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also bore witness, when he said, "I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, and who will obey all my will. ²³ "Of this man's descendants God has brought unto Israel, according to his promise, a Savior, Jesus; ²⁴ "before whose coming John had already preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

²⁴ "before whose coming John had already preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. ²⁵ "And John, when he was finishing his race, repeatedly asked the people. "'Who do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold there comes One after me, whose sandal I am not worthy to unfasten.'

²⁵ "And John, when he was finishing his race, repeatedly asked the people. "'Who do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold there comes One after me, whose sandal I am not worthy to unfasten.'

²⁵ "And John, when he was finishing his race, repeatedly asked the people. "'Who do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold there comes One after me, whose sandal I am not worthy to unfasten.' ²⁶ "Brothers, sons of Abraham's race, and all among you who reverence God, to us has the word of this salvation been sent. ²⁷ "For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him. ²⁸ "Though they found no cause of death in him, yet they asked Pilate to put him to death. ²⁹ "And when they had fulfilled everything which had been written concerning him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. ³⁰ "But God raised him from the dead. ³¹ "For many days he was seen by those that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, and are now his witnesses to the people. ³² "And we bring you glad tidings of the promise made to our forefathers, ³³ "how that God fulfilled it for us their children in raising up Jesus; as it is also written in the second Psalm, "Thou art my son, today have I become thy Father. ³⁴ "And as to his having raised him from among the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has said this, "I will give thee the holy and sure blessings of David. ³⁵ "Because in another psalm he says, "Thou wilt not give thy Holy One to see corruption. ³⁶ "For David, after he had served his own generation according to the will of God, fell on sleep, and was gathered to his forefathers, and did see corruption; ³⁷ but he whom God raised up saw no corruption. ³⁸ "Be it known unto you therefore, brothers, that remission of sins is proclaimed to you through this man; ³⁹ "and that by him every one that believes is justified from all things from which you could never be justified by the law of Moses. ⁴⁰ "Beware, then, lest that spoken of in the prophets come upon you. ⁴¹ "Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish, For in your days I will do a deed, A deed which you will never believe, Though one should declare it unto you." ⁴² As Paul and Barnabas left the synagogue, the people earnestly begged that these words might be repeated to them on the following Sabbath. ⁴³ When the congregation broke up, many of the Jews, and of the devout proselytes, followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked to them, and urged them to continue in the grace of God. ⁴⁴ On the next Sabbath almost the entire city was gathered together to know the word of God.

⁴⁴ On the next Sabbath almost the entire city was gathered together to know the word of God. ⁴⁵ When they saw the crowds, the Jews were filled with jealousy, and began to contradict Paul's statements, and to abuse him. ⁴⁶ So Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly. "It was necessary," they said, "first to proclaim the word of God to you. But since you push it away from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. ⁴⁷ "For such is God's command to us, saying, "I have set thee for a light to the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation to the uttermost part of the earth." ⁴⁸ When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who had been ordained to eternal life, believed. ⁴⁹ So the Lord's message went far and wide, through the whole district. ⁵⁰ But the Jews urged on the devout women of high rank, and the leading citizens, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of the district, ⁵¹ But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium. ⁵² As for the disciples, they were continually filled with joy, and with the Holy Spirit.

¹⁶ Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a certain slave girl met us, who had a spirit of divination, and who brought her masters great gain by fortune-telling. ¹⁷ She used to follow after Paul and us, crying out again and again, "These men are servants of the most high God, who proclaimed to you the way of salvation."

¹⁷ She used to follow after Paul and us, crying out again and again, "These men are servants of the most high God, who proclaimed to you the way of salvation." ¹⁸ She persisted in this for many days, until Paul, worn out, turned round and said to the spirit, "I charge you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her." In that very hour it came out of her.

² and Paul, according to his usual custom, went in to them and, for three Sabbath Days, he reasoned with them out of the Scriptures,

⁴ Every Sabbath he used to preach in the synagogue, and tried to persuade both Jews and Greeks.

³ "Into what, then, were you baptized?" he asked. And they said, "Into the baptism of John." ⁴ "John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance," answered Paul, "telling the people to believe on One who was coming after him, namely, on Jesus."

⁴ "John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance," answered Paul, "telling the people to believe on One who was coming after him, namely, on Jesus." ⁵ When they heard this they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus; ⁶ and after Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak with tongues, and to prophesy.

¹⁸ Many also of those who became believers used to come to confess and to declare their deeds.

²¹ testifying both to Jews and Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁵ And now I know that not one of you among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will ever see my face again.

¹⁶ "'And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling upon his name.'

⁵ "For we have found this fellow a pest, an inciter of insurrection among all the Jews of the empire, and a ringleader in the heresy of the Nazarenes.

²³ So they arranged a day with him and came to him in his lodgings in great numbers. He expounded the matter to them; testifying to the Kingdom of God, and persuading them about Jesus, from morning till evening, both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.

¹ From Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for a gospel of God, ² which through his prophets he promised beforetime, in holy writings; ³ this gospel is concerning his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of David's posterity in respect of his bodily nature, ⁴ but was by his resurrection from the dead instated as Son of God, with power, in respect of his spirit of holiness.

⁴ but was by his resurrection from the dead instated as Son of God, with power, in respect of his spirit of holiness.

³ For God has done what the Law could not do, weakened as it was by flesh. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and on account of sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;

³² He that spared not his own Son, But freely delivered him up for us all, How shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

⁴ For everything that was written of old has been written for our instruction, that through patience, and through the comfort of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

²⁶ but now has been brought to light, and by command of the eternal God made known to the Gentiles by the scriptures of the Prophets, so that the Gentiles might hold obedience of the faith.

⁵ Have I no right to take a believing wife with me on my journey, as the rest of the apostles and the Lord's brothers and Peter do?

¹¹ Now these things were happening to them typically, but were written down for our admonition who stand at the meeting of the ages.

¹³ And we can see this, for in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jew or Gentile, whether slave or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

² I have renounced the hidden things of shame, not spending my life in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God; but setting forth the truth openly, I strive to commend myself to every man's conscience as in the sight of God.

¹⁶ Therefore henceforth I know no one simply as a man—even if I have known Christ as a man, yet now I do so no longer.

⁴ But when the fulness of time was come God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under law,

¹⁰ for the government of the fulness of the ages, that all things in heaven and earth are alike should be gathered up in Christ, as Head.

¹⁷ So he came preaching "Peace" to you Gentiles who were afar off, and "Peace" to us Jews who were near;

¹⁴ For this cause I bend my knees before the Father,

¹⁸ Continue to pray at all times, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching for it with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

⁵ Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,

⁸ In very truth I count all things but loss compared to the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and esteem them but refuse that I may gain Christ,

¹³ For he has delivered us out of the dominion of the darkness, and transplanted us into the kingdom of his dear Son,

¹⁶ Yes! without contradiction, great is the mystery of godliness!

²⁵ He must be gentle when instructing opponents; for possibly God may give them a change of mind for the recognition of the truth, ²⁶ and they may come to their senses again, and escape the snare of the devil, as they are restored to life by God to do his will.

¹⁰ For there are many individuals who are unruly, empty talkers and deceivers, particularly those of the circumcision, whose mouths must be stopped;

⁵ He saved us, not because of any deeds that we had done in righteousness, But because of his own pity for us. He saved us by that washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit ⁶ which he poured out upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

¹ God, who in ancient days spoke to our ancestors in the prophets, at many different times and by various methods, ² has at the end of these days spoken to us in a Son whom he appointed heir of all things; through whom also he made the universe. ³ He being an emanation of God's glory and stamp of his substance, and upholding the universe by the utterances of his power, after by himself making purification of our sins, has taken his seat on the right hand of the Majesty on High.

¹⁷ And so it was necessary that he should in all points be made like his brothers, so that he might become a compassionate and faithful high priest, in all that relates to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

¹⁷ And so it was necessary that he should in all points be made like his brothers, so that he might become a compassionate and faithful high priest, in all that relates to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. ¹⁸ For inasmuch as he himself has suffered, being tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted.

¹² For living is the Word of God, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the severance of soul form spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the very thoughts and conceptions of the heart. ¹³ And there is not a creature hidden form him, but all things are naked and laid prostrate before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

¹⁵ For we have not a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin.

⁷ In the days of his flesh, with better cries and weeping Jesus offered up prayers and supplications to Him who was able to save him out of death; and he was heard because of his devout submission.

¹⁹ You believe that God is one? You do well; even the demons believe, and they shudder.

¹⁴ Is any in good spirits? Let him sing unto his harp. Is any one of you ill? Let him send for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, after anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; ¹⁵ and the prayer of faith will restore the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, it will be forgiven him.

¹⁷ For he did receive honor and glory from God the Father, when there was borne such a voice to him from the Majestic Glory, This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I delight; ¹⁸ and this voice we ourselves heard, borne to us out of heaven, when we were with him on the holy hill.

¹ It is of what has existed from the beginning, of what we have listened to, of what we have seen with our own eyes, of what we have witnessed and touched with our own heads, it is concerning the Logos of Life that we are now writing. ² And the Life was made visible, and we have seen it and are bearing witness, and are bringing you word of that Eternal Life which was face to face with the Father and was made visible to us. ³ It is what we have seen and heard that we are announcing to you, in order that you also may have partnership with us; and our partnership is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

⁸ If we say, "We have no sin," we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. ⁹ But if we confess our sins, faithful is he and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all wrong-doing. ¹⁰ If we say, "We have not sinned," we are making him a liar, and his word is not in us.

¹¹ And the testimony is this, "God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son." ¹² He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life.

⁷ Write also to the angel of the Church in Philadelphia. These things says He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens, and no one shall shut; and who shuts, and no one opens.