Mark 9 Cross References - NSB

¹ He continued: »Truly I tell you there are some here who will in no way experience death, till they see the kingdom of God come with power.« ² Six days later Jesus took Peter, James and John up on a high mountain completely alone. He was transfigured in front of them. ³ His garments became brilliant white. Nothing on earth could make them this white. ⁴ Elijah and Moses appeared before them. They were talking with Jesus. ⁵ Peter said to Jesus: »Teacher it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tabernacles, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.« ⁶ Peter and the others were afraid and they did not know what to say. ⁷ A cloud hovered over them and a voice came out of the cloud: »This is my Son the beloved listen to him!« ⁸ Suddenly they saw no one near them except Jesus. ⁹ They came down the mountain. He warned them not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Son of man had risen from the dead. ¹⁰ They kept questioning among themselves what the rising from the dead means. ¹¹ Then they asked him how is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come? ¹² He said: »Elijah does come first and restores all things. It is written that the Son of man should suffer and be treated with contempt? ¹³ »But I say to you that Elijah has come. They have done to him what ever they wished just as it is written about him.« ¹⁴ When they came to the disciples they saw a great crowd with them and scribes questioning them. ¹⁵ Suddenly the crowd saw him and ran to him to greet him. ¹⁶ He asked them: »What are you talking about?« ¹⁷ One of the people answered him: »Teacher I brought my son who is unable to talk because of a spirit. ¹⁸ »The spirit seizes him and slams him down. He foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth. I asked your disciples to cast it out but they could not do it.« ¹⁹ Jesus then said: »O faithless generation. How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.« ²⁰ They brought the boy to him. Suddenly the spirit threw him into convulsions. He fell on the ground rolled around and foamed at the mouth. ²¹ Jesus asked his father: »How long has this been going on?« He said: »Since he was a child.« ²² Often it casts him into the fire and into the water to destroy him. If you can do anything have compassion on us and help us. ²³ Jesus said to him: »All things are possible to him who has faith.« ²⁴ Both father and child immediately shouted: »I have faith make my faith stronger.« ²⁵ When Jesus saw the people he ordered the unclean spirit to come out of him. He commanded the spirit that caused the loss of voice and hearing to leave and never return to him. ²⁶ The spirit cried out and shook the child violently. It came out and the child became like a dead person. Most of them said: »He is dead.« ²⁷ Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up. ²⁸ When the child went into the house his disciples asked him privately: »Why were we unable to send it out?« ²⁹ He replied: Only prayer will make this sort come out. ³⁰ He desired that no man know about it. Therefore they left there through Galilee. ³¹ He taught his disciples: »The Son of man will be handed over to men who will put him to death. After three days he will come back from the dead.« ³² They did not understand and they were afraid to ask him about it. ³³ They traveled to Capernaum. When they were in the house he asked them: »What were you talking about on the way?« ³⁴ They said nothing because they had had an argument between themselves about who was the greatest. ³⁵ He sat down and the twelve came to him. He said: »If any man has the desire to be first, he would be last of all and servant of all.« ³⁶ He put a little child in the middle of them and taking him in his arms he said to them: ³⁷ »Whoever receives a little child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.« ³⁸ John spoke up: »Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in your name. We tried to stop him because he does not follow us.« ³⁹ But Jesus said: »Do not stop him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me. ⁴⁰ »For whoever is not against us is on our side. ⁴¹ »Whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ’s, most assuredly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward. ⁴² »Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck and he were cast into the sea. ⁴³ »If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It would be better to enter into life maimed then, having two hands to be destroyed in the ever-burning trash fires in the Valley of Hinnom. (Greek: Gehenna) ⁴⁴ (spurious, but included in King James Version, »Where the worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.«) ⁴⁵ »If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is good for you to enter into life with only one foot, rather than having two feet to be cast into the ever-burning fires of Hinnom. (Greek: Gehenna: symbolic of total destruction) ⁴⁶ (The same wording as verse 44, spurious: Tischendorf’s Spurious Passages) ⁴⁷ »If your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It is good for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be destroyed in the ever-burning trash fires in the valley of Hinnom. ⁴⁸ (»For the worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.« Questionable passage.) ⁴⁹ »For every one will be salted with fire. ⁵⁰ »Salt is good. If it loses its saltiness how can you make it salty again? Have the salt or seasoning of friendship among yourselves, and live in peace with one another.«

⁶ When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.

¹¹ Joseph’s brothers were jealous of him. His father kept thinking about the whole matter.

²³ »Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak for you, he has treated your people cruelly, and you have done nothing at all to rescue your people.«

²¹ »Be on your guard before him and obey his voice. Do not be rebellious toward him. He will not pardon your transgression, since my name is in him. (He has my honor, authority and character) ²² »If you truly obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.

¹³ Moses and Joshua his assistant got ready. Moses started up the mountain to meet with God.

¹⁶ The glory of Jehovah rested on Mount Sinai. The cloud covered it for six days. God called to Moses on the seventh day. He spoke from inside the cloud.

¹⁷ Jehovah said to Moses: »I will do this thing of which you have spoken. You have found favor in my sight. I have known you by name. ¹⁸ Then Moses said: Please show me your glory!« ¹⁹ Jehovah said: »I will make all my goodness pass in front of you. I will call out my name, JEHOVAH. I will be kind to anyone I want to. I will be merciful to anyone I want to.« ²⁰ But he said: »You cannot see my face, because no one may see me and live.« ²¹ Then Jehovah said: »Look, there is a place near me. Stand by this rocky cliff. ²² »When my glory passes by, I will put you in a crevice in the cliff and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. ²³ »Then I will take my hand away, and you will see my back, but my face must not be seen.«

²⁹ Moses came down from Mount Sinai. The two tablets of the testimony were in Moses’ hand as he came down from the mountain. Moses did not know that the skin of his face glowed because he spoke with God. ³⁰ Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses and saw his face glowing. They were afraid to come near him.

³⁰ Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses and saw his face glowing. They were afraid to come near him. ³¹ Moses called to them. Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation came back to him. Then Moses spoke to them. ³² All the other Israelites came near him. He commanded them to do everything Jehovah told him on Mount Sinai. ³³ Moses put a veil over his face when he finished speaking. ³⁴ When Moses went into Jehovah’s presence to speak with him, he took off the veil until he came out. When he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, ³⁵ they would see that Moses’ face was glowing. Moses would put the veil back on until he went in again to speak with Jehovah.

³⁴ The column of smoke then covered the tent of meeting. The glory of Jehovah filled the tent.

¹³ »‘Season every grain offering with salt. Do not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering. All of your offerings must have salt.

²⁶ Two of the seventy elders, Eldad and Medad, stayed in the camp and did not go out to the tent. There in the camp the Spirit came on them, and they too began to shout like prophets. ²⁷ A young man ran out to tell Moses what Eldad and Medad were doing. ²⁸ Joshua son of Nun, who had been Moses’ helper since he was a young man, spoke up and said to Moses: »Stop them, sir!« ²⁹ Moses asked him: »Do you think you need to stand up for me? I wish all Jehovah’s people were prophets and that Jehovah would put his Spirit on them!«

¹³ »Jehovah’s anger blazed against the Israelites. Therefore he made them wander in the desert for forty years until the whole generation of those who had done evil in Jehovah’s presence was gone. ¹⁴ »You are just like your parents! You are a bunch of sinners trying to make Jehovah angry at Israel again.

¹¹ Jehovah said to Moses: »How much longer will these people reject me? How much longer will they refuse to trust in me, even though I have performed many miracles among them?

²² none of the people who saw my glory and the miraculous signs I did in Egypt and in the desert will see the land I promised their ancestors. They have tested me now ten times and refused to obey me.

²⁷ »How long must I put up with this wicked congregation that keeps complaining about me? I have heard the complaints the Israelites are making about me.

⁶ »If your brother, your mother's son, or your son or daughter, or the wife you cherish, or your very best friend tries to secretly entice you, saying: ‘Let us go and serve other gods, gods neither you nor your fathers have known, ⁷ »‘the gods of the people who are around you from one end of the earth to the other end.’ ⁸ »Do not yield to him or listen to him. Your eye should not have pity on him. You should not spare or conceal him.

²⁰ »He said: ‘I will turn away from them and find out what will happen to them. They are a devious and perverse generation. They are children who have no faith.

⁵ Moses the servant of Jehovah died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of Jehovah. ⁶ He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor. No man knows his burial place to this day.

¹⁵ »Jehovah your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. Listen to him! ¹⁶ »This is according to all that you asked of Jehovah your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly. You said: Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God. Do not let me see this great fire anymore, or I will die. ¹⁷ »Jehovah said to me: ‘They have spoken well. ¹⁸ »‘I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you. I will put my words in his mouth. He will speak to them all that I command him. ¹⁹ »‘Whoever refuses to listen to the words that the prophet speaks in my name will answer to me.

¹² »Perhaps Jehovah will acknowledge my misery and give me some blessings to take away this curse.«

¹⁰ As the priests were leaving the Temple, it was suddenly filled with a cloud. ¹¹ It shined with the dazzling light of Jehovah’s presence. They could not go back in to perform their duties. ¹² Solomon prayed: »Jehovah, you have placed the sun in the sky, yet you have chosen to live in clouds and darkness.

⁴² So Ahab went up to have food and drink. Elijah went up to the top of Carmel. He bowed down to the earth and put his face between his knees.

¹¹ They kept talking as they walked. Then suddenly a chariot of fire pulled by horses of fire came between them. Elijah was taken up into the physical heaven (the sky) by a whirlwind. ¹² Elisha saw it and cried out to Elijah: »My father, my father! Mighty defender of Israel! You are gone!« He never saw Elijah again. In grief Elisha tore his cloak in two.

²⁹ Elisha told Gehazi:« Hurry! Take my walking stick. Do not stop to talk to anyone. If anyone speaks to you do not respond. Go straight to the house and hold my stick over the boy.« ³⁰ The woman said to Elisha: »I swear by my loyalty to the living God Jehovah and to you that I will not leave you! So the two of them started back together.« ³¹ Gehazi went ahead and held Elisha's stick over the child. There was no sound or any other sign of life. He returned to meet Elisha and said: »The boy did not wake up.«

³³ He closed the door and prayed to Jehovah. ³⁴ Then he lay down on the boy, placing his mouth, eyes, and hands on the boy's mouth, eyes, and hands. As he lay stretched out over the boy, the boy's body started to get warm.

²⁰ Crying to Jehovah he said: »O Jehovah my God, have you sent evil even on the widow I now visit, by causing her son's death?« ²¹ Stretching himself out on the child three times, he made his prayer to Jehovah. He said: »O Jehovah my God, be pleased to let this child's life come back to him again.« ²² Jehovah listened to the voice of Elijah. The child began to breath and came back to life.

³³ He put the wood in order and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on there. Then he said: Get four vessels full of water and put it on the burned offering and on the wood. Do it a second time, and they did it a second time.

⁵ »Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: ‘This is what Jehovah God of your ancestor David says: »I heard your prayer. I saw your tears. Now I will heal you. The day after tomorrow you will go to Jehovah’s Temple.

²⁰ »Early the next morning the people went out to the wild country near Tekoa. Before they began Jehoshaphat addressed them with these words: ‘People of Judah and Jerusalem! Put your trust in Jehovah your God. You will stand your ground. Believe what his prophets tell you, and you will succeed.

¹⁰ »You have always protected him and his family and everything he owns. You bless everything he does. You have given him enough cattle to fill the whole country. ¹¹ »Now suppose you take away everything he has. He will curse you to your face!« ¹² »All right,« Jehovah said to Satan, »everything he has is in your power, but you must not hurt Job!« So Satan left.

⁶ Jehovah told Satan: »He is in your power, but you must spare his life!« ⁷ Satan left Jehovah’s presence and struck Job with painful boils from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head. ⁸ Job took a piece of broken pottery to scratch his sores as he sat in the ashes.

⁷ »A person is born for trouble as surely as sparks fly up from a fire.

⁶ »Is tasteless food eaten without salt? Is there flavor in the white root of the marshmallow plant (or the white of an egg)?

⁹ »His anger has torn me and hunted me down. He has gnashed at me with his teeth. My adversary glares at me.

¹ »Man born of woman, lives a short life that is full of trouble.

¹ »I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman.

⁷ I will proclaim the decree of Jehovah: He said to me: »You are my Son. Today I have become your Father. (I have begotten you.)

¹⁴ Turn away from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it!

¹ ([Psalm of David]) My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far away from my deliverance, so far away from the words of my moaning? ² My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer. I cry by night, but I find no rest. ³ Yet you are holy, you who dwell seated on the praises of Israel. ⁴ Our ancestors trusted you. They trusted, and you delivered them. ⁵ They cried to you and were delivered. They trusted you and were never disappointed. ⁶ Yet, I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned by humanity and despised by people. ⁷ All who see me laugh at me. Insults pour from their mouths. They shake their heads and say: ⁸ »Put yourself in Jehovah’s hands. Let Jehovah save him! Let God rescue him since he is pleased with him!« ⁹ You are the one who brought me out of the womb. You made me feel safe at my mother's breasts. ¹⁰ I was placed in your care from birth. From my mother's womb you have been my God. ¹¹ Do not be so far away from me. Trouble is near, and there is no one to help. ¹² Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls from Bashan have encircled me. ¹³ They opened their mouths to attack me like ferocious, roaring lions. ¹⁴ I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart has melted within me like wax (I am weak). ¹⁵ My power is dried up like pieces of broken pottery. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me down in the dust of death. ¹⁶ Dogs have surrounded me. A mob has encircled me. They have pierced my hands and feet. ¹⁷ I can count all my bones. People stare and gloat over me. ¹⁸ They divide my clothes among themselves. They cast lots (throw dice) for my clothing. ¹⁹ Do not stay far off, O Jehovah. Come quickly to assist me, O my strength. ²⁰ Rescue me from the sword, my life from vicious dogs. ²¹ Save me from the mouth of the lion and from the horns of wild oxen. You have answered me. ²² I will tell my people about your name. I will praise you within the congregation. ²³ All who reverence Jehovah, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob honor him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel. ²⁴ Jehovah has not despised or been disgusted with the plight of the oppressed one. He has not hidden his face from that person. Jehovah heard when that oppressed person cried out to him for help. ²⁵ My praise comes from you while I am among those assembled for worship. I will fulfill my vows in the presence of those who respect Jehovah. ²⁶ Humble (meek) people will eat until they are full. Those who look to Jehovah will praise him. May your heart live forever. ²⁷ All the ends of the earth will remember and return to Jehovah. All the families from all the nations will worship you. ²⁸ This is because the kingdom belongs to Jehovah and he rules the nations. ²⁹ All prosperous people on earth will eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust will kneel in front of him, even those who are barely alive. ³⁰ There will be descendants who serve him, a generation that will be told about Jehovah. ³¹ They will tell people yet to be born about the righteousness he has performed.

¹⁴ Meanwhile, the Almighty was still scattering kings there like snow falling on Mount Zalmon.

¹ ([Psalm of David]) Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck! ² I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. ³ I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God. ⁴ Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I did not take away. ⁵ O God, you know my foolishness. My sins are not hidden from you. ⁶ Do not let those who wait for you to be shamed through me, Lord Jehovah of Hosts. Do not let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel. ⁷ Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face. ⁸ I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother's children. ⁹ Zeal for your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me. ¹⁰ When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach. ¹¹ When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them. ¹² Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards. ¹³ But as for me, my prayer is to you, Jehovah, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation. ¹⁴ Deliver me out of the mire, and do not let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters. ¹⁵ Do not let the floodwaters overwhelm me; neither let the deep swallow me up. Do not let the pit shut its mouth on me. ¹⁶ Answer me, Jehovah, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me. ¹⁷ Do not hide your face (turn away) from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily! ¹⁸ Draw near to me and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies. ¹⁹ You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor. My adversaries are all before you. ²⁰ Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none. ²¹ They also gave me gall for my food. In my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink. ²² Let their table before them become a snare. Let it become retribution and a trap. ²³ Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see. Let their backs be continually bent. ²⁴ Pour out your indignation on them. Let the fierceness of your anger overtake them. ²⁵ Let their habitation be desolate and let no one live in their tents. ²⁶ For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt. ²⁷ Charge them with crime upon crime. Do not let them come into your righteousness. ²⁸ Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous. ²⁹ I am in pain and distress. O God, Let your salvation protect me. ³⁰ I will praise the name of God with a song. I will magnify him with thanksgiving. ³¹ It will please Jehovah better than an ox of bull that has horns and hoofs. ³² The humble have seen it and are glad. And you, who seek after God, let your heart live. ³³ For Jehovah hears the needy and does not despise his captive people. ³⁴ Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in it! ³⁵ God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it. ³⁶ The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell in it.

²² Arise, O God! Plead your own cause. Remember how the foolish man treats you with contempt all day.

¹² »Hear my prayer, O Jehovah. Open your ear (listen) to my cry for help. Do not be deaf to my tears, for I am a foreign resident with you, a stranger like all my fathers.

⁵ Indeed, I was born in perversity (mischief) (evil). I was a sinner when my mother conceived me.

⁷ Purify me from sin with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

² He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my stronghold. I cannot be severely shaken. ³ How long will all of you attack a man? How long will you try to murder him, as though he were a leaning wall or a sagging fence?

⁶ That the generation to come might know, the children to be born, that they may arise and tell to their children, ⁷ That they should put their confidence in God and not forget the works of God but keep his commandments. ⁸ They should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not prepare its heart and whose spirit was not faithful to God.

²² Because they did not believe in God and did not trust in his salvation.

¹⁰ One day in your courtyards is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

² Clouds, gloom and darkness are all around Him. Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.

¹ Bless Jehovah with all my being! O Jehovah my God, You are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty. ² You cover yourself with light as with a cloak. You stretch out clouds in the sky like a curtain.

²¹ They forgot the God of their salvation, the one who did spectacular things in Egypt, ²² miracles in the land of Ham, and terrifying things at the Red Sea. ²³ God said he was going to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, stood in his way to prevent him from exterminating them. ²⁴ They refused to enter the pleasant land. They did not believe what he said. ²⁵ They complained in their tents. They did not obey Jehovah.

³⁷ Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, and revive me in your ways.

¹⁰ The wicked sees this and becomes angry. He angrily grits his teeth and disappears. The hope of the wicked will perish (be destroyed).

⁵ Those who cry while they plant will joyfully sing while they harvest.

¹ ([Psalm of David]) Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!

¹ ([Psalm of David]) O Jehovah, you have searched me and you know me. ² You know when I sit down and when I rise up. You understand my thought from afar. ³ You inspect my path and my lying down. You are intimately acquainted with my ways. ⁴ Even before I speak words from my tongue, behold, O Jehovah, You know it all.

¹⁰ Pride brings contention, but wisdom is with the well advised.

¹⁸ »Come now, let us reason together (make things right) (correct matters) between us!« Says Jehovah. »Though your sins are like scarlet, they will become as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they will become as white as wool.

¹⁴ The sinners in Zion are terrified. The godless tremble. Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with long lasting fire?

¹⁷ Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar.

⁵ Then the blind will be able to see, and the deaf will hear. ⁶ The lame will leap and dance, and those who cannot speak will shout for joy. Streams of water will flow through the desert plain.

³ A voice of one calling: »In the wilderness prepare the way for Jehovah. Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. ⁴ »Every valley will be raised up! Every mountain and hill made low. The rough ground will become level and the rugged places a plain.

⁷ Israel’s Holy God and Savior says to the one who is deeply despised, hated by the nations and is the servant of rulers: »Kings will see you released and will rise to show their respect. Princes will also see it and they will bow low to honor you.«

⁶ I will offer my back to those who whip me. I will offer my cheeks to those who pluck hairs out of my beard. I will not turn my face away from those who humiliate me and spit on me.

¹⁴ There were many who were appalled at him and his appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man and his form marred beyond human likeness.

¹ THIS IS THE PEOPHESY ABOUT THE MESSIAH. Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm (power) of Jehovah been revealed? ² He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him. Nothing in his appearance will make us desire him.

² He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him. Nothing in his appearance will make us desire him. ³ He was despised and rejected by men. He was a man of sorrows familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised. We did not consider him to be worth much. ⁴ He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows. We considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. ⁵ But he was pierced for our transgressions! He was crushed for our iniquities! The punishment that brought us peace was upon him. There has been healing for us because of his wounds. ⁶ We are all like sheep. We have gone astray! Each of us has turned to his own way. Jehovah has caused the iniquity (sin) of all of us to be laid on him. ⁷ He was oppressed and afflicted and yet he did not open his mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. He was silent like sheep ready to be sheared. He did not open his mouth. ⁸ He was oppressed, judged and taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? He was removed from the land of the living. He was destroyed because of the transgression of my people. ⁹ He was buried like a criminal in a rich mans grave. He had done no wrong, nor was any deceit in his mouth. ¹⁰ It was Jehovah’s will to allow him to be crushed. Even though Jehovah makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of Jehovah will prosper in his hand. ¹¹ After his suffering he will see the light and be satisfied. By his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many. He will bear their iniquities. ¹² Therefore I will give him a portion among the great. He will divide the spoils with the strong. This is because he poured out his life unto death. He was numbered with the transgressors. He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

⁵ »The glory of Jehovah will be revealed and together all mankind will see it. For the mouth of Jehovah has spoken!«

¹³ »I AM JEHOVAH, YOUR GOD! I take hold of your right hand and say to you: Do not fear; I will help you.

²⁴ »Then they will go out and look at the corpses of those who have rebelled (sinned) against me. The worms that eat them will not die. The fire that burns them will not go out and they will disgust all humanity.«

¹⁷ »Say this to them: ‘My eyes flow with tears day and night without stopping because my dear people will suffer massive destruction. It will be a very serious blow.

⁵ »Are you looking for great things for yourself? Do not look for them.« »I am going to bring disaster on all people!« Declares Jehovah, »But wherever you go I will let you escape with your life.«

²⁴ »‘Offer them to Jehovah. The priests must throw salt on them and offer them as burnt offerings to Jehovah.

⁹ »I watched as thrones were placed. The ANCIENT OF DAYS sat on one throne. His clothing was white as snow. His hair was like pure wool. His throne was like fiery flames, and the wheels on it were like burning fire.

¹³ »I saw in the night-visions someone like a SON OF MAN came with the clouds of heaven. He came to the Ancient of Days. They brought him near before him.

³ I looked to Jehovah God to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

²⁴ »Seventy weeks (seventy sets of seven time periods) are decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish transgression and to make an end of sin, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy. ²⁵ »Know and discern, that from the utterance of the commandment to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One (Messiah), the Leader: there shall be seven weeks, also sixty-two weeks. It shall be built again with a public square and moat, even in terrible times. ²⁶ »And after the sixty-two weeks the anointed one will be cut off (destroyed) (killed) and shall have nothing. The people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be by the flood of war and desolations.

¹⁵ When he spoke these words to me I looked to the ground and was unable to speak. ¹⁶ Then one who looked like a human touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth, and spoke to him: »O my lord, by reason of the vision I have convulsions and I have no strength. ¹⁷ »For how can the servant of my lord talk? I had no strength in me. I was also without breath.« ¹⁸ Then the one with the human appearance touched me and he strengthened me. ¹⁹ He said, »O man greatly beloved, do not fear, peace be to you, be strong, yes, be strong.« And when he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, »Let my lord speak for you have strengthened me.«

² Jehovah said to Satan: »Jehovah rebukes you, O Satan; yes, Jehovah, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you. Is this a brand plucked out of the fire?«

¹³ Jehovah said to me, »Throw it to the potter,« the amount they paid me. I took the thirty pieces of silver, and threw them to the potter, in the house of Jehovah.

⁷ »Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow (neighbor) (companion), said Jehovah of Hosts: Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered! I will turn my hand upon (against) the little ones.

¹ »Behold, I send my messenger! He will prepare the way before me. Seek Jehovah! He will suddenly come to his Temple along with the messenger of the covenant. He is one you desire, behold, he comes,« said Jehovah of Hosts. ² »Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? He is like a refiner's fire and like laundry soap (the lye of laundrymen). ³ »He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver. He will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer to Jehovah offerings in righteousness.

⁵ »Behold! I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible Day of Jehovah comes. ⁶ »He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers and bring them together again before I come and strike the earth with destruction (a curse).«

²² »Now I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother [without cause] shall be guilty before the court. Whoever speaks to his brother with words of contempt shall receive condemnation before the Sanhedrin [Supreme Court]. Curse your brother and you will be guilty enough to be destroyed by fire, with the burning trash, at the Valley of Hinnom, outside of Jerusalem (Greek: Gehenna).

²⁸ »However, I tell you that whoever looks at a woman with lustful thoughts commits adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹ »If your right eye causes you to sin, take it out and throw it away! It is better to lose a part of your body then to have your whole body destroyed in the ever-burning fires of the Valley of Hinnom.

²⁹ »If your right eye causes you to sin, take it out and throw it away! It is better to lose a part of your body then to have your whole body destroyed in the ever-burning fires of the Valley of Hinnom. ³⁰ »If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better to lose part of your body, than for your whole body to be destroyed in the ever-burning fire. (Figuratively: lose prospect for everlasting life; ever-burning fire means total destruction.)

²² »Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ ²³ »I will say to them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you workers of evil.’

² A leper came to him and bowed down before him, saying: »Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.«

⁴ Jesus told him not to tell anyone. »Show yourself to the priests and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.«

⁸ The centurion replied to Jesus: »Lord, I am not worthy that you come under my roof. Say the word and my servant will be healed. ⁹ »I also am a man having authority and commanding soldiers. I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.«

¹² »but the sons of the kingdom will be cast forth into the outer darkness: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.«

²⁸ He went into a nearby house. The blind men followed him. Jesus asked them: »Do you believe that I can heal you?« They said: »Yes Lord.«

³² Next, a dumb man possessed with a demon was brought to him. ³³ When the demon was cast out, the dumb man spoke. The crowd marveled, saying: »We have never seen anything like this in Israel!«

³⁰ »He that is not with me is against me. And he that does not gather with me, scatters.

⁴⁰ »Just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth [the grave].

⁴⁵ »Then it takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself. They enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. It will also be like this with this evil generation.«

¹⁰ The disciples asked him: »Why do you speak in illustrations?«

²⁸ »He replied: ‘An enemy did this.’ The servants offered to remove the weeds. ²⁹ »He said: ‘No, you might uproot the wheat with them.

³⁶ Then he left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples gathered near him. They said: »Explain to us the illustration of the weeds in the field.«

¹ John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming: ² »Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.« ³ Isaiah spoke of John when he said: »He is a voice shouting in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of Jehovah. Make his paths straight.’« (Isaiah 40:3) ⁴ John wore clothes made from camel’s hair. He had a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey. ⁵ People from Jerusalem, Judea, and the whole Jordan Valley went to him. ⁶ They confessed their sins and were baptized by John in the Jordan River. ⁷ He saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism. »You offspring of vipers,« he said, »who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ »Bear fruit worthy of repentance! ⁹ »Do not presume that Abraham is your father. I tell you that God can make descendants for Abraham from these stones! ¹⁰ »The ax is ready to cut down the trees at the roots. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. ¹¹ »I baptize you with water because of your repentance. He that comes after me is mightier than I. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit and fire. I am not even good enough to carry his sandals. ¹² »His winnowing shovel is in his hand. He will clean his threshing floor and gather his wheat into a barn. He will then burn the husks in a fire that cannot be put out.«

¹² »His winnowing shovel is in his hand. He will clean his threshing floor and gather his wheat into a barn. He will then burn the husks in a fire that cannot be put out.«

¹⁷ Then a voice from heaven said: »This is my Son whom I love and whom I have approved.«

¹³ »You are the salt of the earth. If its taste goes away, how will you restore it? It is good for nothing. All you can do is throw it on the ground and walk on it.

³⁷ »He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me. He who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. ³⁸ »Anyone who does not pick up his stake and follow me is not worthy of me. ³⁹ »Whoever finds his life will lose it. Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. ⁴⁰ »He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me. ⁴¹ »Anyone who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. Anyone who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. ⁴² »And whoever gives a drink of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will not lose his reward.«

⁴² »And whoever gives a drink of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will not lose his reward.«

² While in prison, John heard news of what Christ was doing. He sent his disciples. ³ They asked Jesus: »Are you the Expected One or should we look for another?« ⁴ And Jesus answered: »Go tell John the things you hear and see. ⁵ »The blind receive their sight. The lame walk! The lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear. The dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. ⁶ »Blessed and happy is he who is not offended by me.« ⁷ When these men left, Jesus spoke to the crowds about John. »What did you go into the wilderness to find? Did you look for a reed shaken by the wind? ⁸ »What did you expect to see, a man clothed in fancy clothes? Those who wear fancy clothes are in king’s houses. ⁹ »Did you go to see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet! ¹⁰ »This is he of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send my messenger ahead of you. He will prepare the way for you.’ ¹¹ »I tell you, there is none, born of women, greater then John the Baptist. Yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. ¹² »From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been man’s goal, and men of violence have attempted to take it by force. ¹³ »For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.

¹³ »For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. ¹⁴ »If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.

¹⁴ »If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come. ¹⁵ »He who has ears to hear let him listen! ¹⁶ »Of what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their playmates. ¹⁷ »They say: ‘We piped for you and you did not dance. We cried and you did not mourn.’ ¹⁸ »For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’

¹⁹ »He will not quarrel, nor cry aloud. None will hear his voice in the streets.

²² Someone possessed with a demon, blind and dumb was brought to him. He healed him and the dumb man spoke and could see.

³ Herod locked John in prison to please Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. ⁴ For John had said to him: »It is not lawful for you to have her.« ⁵ Herod wanted to put him to death but he feared the people since they believed John was a prophet. ⁶ It was Herod’s birthday. The daughter of Herodias danced for him and pleased him. ⁷ So he promised with an oath to give her anything she wanted. ⁸ Prompted by her mother, she said: »Give me John the Baptist’s head on a platter.« ⁹ The king was grieved. He gave his oath and many were watching so he commanded that it be done. ¹⁰ He gave the order to behead John in prison. ¹¹ His head was brought on a platter to the young lady. She in turn gave it to her mother.

¹³ When Jesus heard it, he left in a boat to a secluded place. The crowds heard this and followed him on foot from the cities.

³¹ Suddenly, Jesus put out his hand and took hold of him, and said: »You of little faith, why were you in doubt?«

¹⁵ Then Peter said to him: »Make the story clear to us.«

¹⁸ Jesus ordered the unclean spirit to leave the boy. It left him and the boy was made well immediately.

¹⁸ Jesus ordered the unclean spirit to leave the boy. It left him and the boy was made well immediately. ¹⁹ Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said: »Why were we not able to send it out?« ²⁰ He told them: »It was because of your lack of faith: Truly I say to you, if you have faith as small as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, move and it will move. Nothing will be impossible to you.«

²⁰ He told them: »It was because of your lack of faith: Truly I say to you, if you have faith as small as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, move and it will move. Nothing will be impossible to you.«

²² While they were traveling in Galilee, Jesus said to them: »The Son of man will be given up into the hands of men. ²³ »They will put him to death. The third day he will be raised from death.« They were very sad. ²⁴ They arrived at Capernaum. The collectors of the two-drachma tax asked Peter: »Does your master make payment of the Temple tax?

¹ In that hour the disciples came to Jesus. They asked: »Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?« ² He took a little child and put him in the middle of them.

² He took a little child and put him in the middle of them. ³ He said: »Truly I tell you, if you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ »He who humbles himself to become like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. ⁵ »Everyone who accepts this little child in my name accepts me. ⁶ »He who causes one of my faithful little ones to stumble is in trouble. It would be better for him to end up in the deep sea with a great stone tied to his neck.

⁸ »If your hand or your foot is a cause of stumbling cut it off. Get rid of it. It is better for you to go into life with the loss of a hand or a foot than, having two hands or two feet, to be destroyed by eternal fire.

⁸ »If your hand or your foot is a cause of stumbling cut it off. Get rid of it. It is better for you to go into life with the loss of a hand or a foot than, having two hands or two feet, to be destroyed by eternal fire. ⁹ »If your eye causes you stumbling, take it out and throw it away. It is better for you to go into life with one eye than, having two eyes, to be destroyed in ever-burning fires in the Valley of Hinnom (Greek: Gehenna).

⁹ »If your eye causes you stumbling, take it out and throw it away. It is better for you to go into life with one eye than, having two eyes, to be destroyed in ever-burning fires in the Valley of Hinnom (Greek: Gehenna). ¹⁰ »Do not treat these little ones badly. I tell you that angels represent them in the presence of my Father in heaven.

¹⁴ Jesus said: »Let the little ones (children) come to me. Do not keep them away: for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.« ¹⁵ He put his hands on them, and then went on his way.

³⁸ »When the workmen saw the son, they said, ‘Let us put him to death and take his heritage, for someday he will own this property.’ ³⁹ »They took him out of the vineyard and killed him.

⁷ »They require recognition in public places and insist on being called Rabbi by men.

¹¹ »The greatest among you will be your servant.

³⁰ »The sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of earth will mourn. They will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

³¹ »When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.

⁴⁰ »The King will answer: ‘To the extent that you did it to one of the least of my brothers, you did it to me.’ ⁴¹ »Then he will tell those on his left: ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the ever-burning fire that is prepared for the Devil and his [fallen] angels.

²² Pilate said to them: »What am I to do with Jesus, the one called Christ?« They all said: »Put him to death. Impale him!« ²³ »What evil has he done?« Pilate asked. But they shouted: »Impale him!«

⁴³ He trusts in God. Let him save him now if he wants him. After all he said: »I am the Son of God.«

⁵⁴ The centurion and those who were with him watching Jesus saw the earthquake. Filled with much fear of the things that were done, they proclaimed: »Truly, this was the Son of God!«

²² A woman of Canaan came crying and saying: »Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.«

²² A woman of Canaan came crying and saying: »Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.« ²³ He did not answer her. His disciples said to him: »Send her away; she keeps shouting at us.« ²⁴ He answered: »I was sent only to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel.« ²⁵ She bowed down before him and asked for help. ²⁶ He said: »It is not right to take the children’s bread and give it to the dogs.« ²⁷ She said: »Yes, Lord; but even the dogs take the scraps from under their masters’ table.« ²⁸ »O woman,« Jesus replied, »your faith is great! Let your desire be done.« And her daughter was made well from that hour.

³⁰ Many people came to him. They brought those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many other people. They laid them down at his feet and he healed them. ³¹ The people marveled as they saw the mute speak, the crippled and lame walk, and the blind see. They glorified the God of Israel.

²¹ From that time forward Jesus made it clear to his disciples how he would have to go to Jerusalem. He told them he would undergo much at the hands of the authorities, including the chief priests and scribes. He let them know he would be put to death. The third day he would come back from the dead. ²² Peter protested and rebuked Jesus. He said: »Do not think of that, Lord; it will never happen to you.«

²⁸ »I tell you truly, there are some that stand here who will not experience death till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.«

¹ After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother up into a high mountain alone. ² While they watched, Jesus’ appearance changed (transformed) (transfigured) in their presence. His face was as bright as the sun and his clothes became as white as the light. ³ Moses and Elijah appeared, and they were talking to him.

³ Moses and Elijah appeared, and they were talking to him. ⁴ Peter told Jesus: »Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let us make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.«

⁴ Peter told Jesus: »Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let us make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.« ⁵ While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them. A voice came out of the cloud, saying: »This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.«

⁵ While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them. A voice came out of the cloud, saying: »This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.« ⁶ When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces. They were very afraid.

⁶ When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces. They were very afraid. ⁷ Jesus touched them and told them to get up and not be afraid.

⁷ Jesus touched them and told them to get up and not be afraid. ⁸ They saw only Jesus when they opened their eyes. ⁹ When they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone what they saw, until the Son of man has risen from the dead. ¹⁰ His disciples asked him: »Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?«

¹⁰ His disciples asked him: »Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?« ¹¹ In answer he said: »Elijah truly has to come and put all things right.

¹¹ In answer he said: »Elijah truly has to come and put all things right. ¹² »I tell you that Elijah has come. They did not know him and treated him badly as they pleased. They will do the same with the Son of man.« ¹³ Then the disciples saw that he was telling them about John the Baptist. ¹⁴ When they approached the people, a man fell to his knees before him, saying: ¹⁵ »Lord, have mercy on my son. He has mental problems and is in great pain. He frequently falls into the fire and into the water.

¹⁵ »Lord, have mercy on my son. He has mental problems and is in great pain. He frequently falls into the fire and into the water. ¹⁶ »I took him to your disciples, and they were not able to make him well.«

¹⁶ »I took him to your disciples, and they were not able to make him well.« ¹⁷ Jesus answered: »You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.«

¹⁷ Jesus answered: »You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.«

¹⁸ »When we get to Jerusalem,« he said, »The Son of man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes. They will give orders for him to be put to death. ¹⁹ »They will turn him over to the heathen to be made sport of and to be whipped. He will be put to death on the stake. The third day he will come back from the dead.«

²¹ »What is your desire?« he asked. She said to him: »Let my two sons be seated, the one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom.« ²² Jesus told her: »You have no idea what you are requesting. Are you able to take of the cup I am about to take? » ²³ They said: »We are able.« »Truly, you will take of my cup,« he said. »But to be seated at my right hand and at my left is not for me to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.« ²⁴ When the ten heard it, they were angry with the two brothers. ²⁵ Jesus called them to himself and said: »You know that the rulers of the nations exercise absolute dominion over them. They lord it over them and behave like tyrants. ²⁶ »But it will not be so among you. He who will be great among you must be your servant. ²⁷ And he who will be first among you will be your attendant (servant) (minister). ²⁸ »The Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom in payment for many.«

²⁸ »The Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom in payment for many.«

³⁴ Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Now they could see! So they followed him.

²¹ Jesus answered: »If you have faith and do not doubt, I make this promise to you: You will be able to do what was done to this fig tree. When you say to this mountain, be moved into the sea, it will be done. ²² »You will receive the things you ask for in prayer when you have faith.«

⁴⁵ »The King will answer: ‘To the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of my brothers, you did not do it to me.’ ⁴⁶ »These will go away into ever-burning fire (everlasting cutting off) (death) (total destruction) (doom) (punishment) (everlasting penalty), but the righteous to everlasting life.’«

⁴⁶ »These will go away into ever-burning fire (everlasting cutting off) (death) (total destruction) (doom) (punishment) (everlasting penalty), but the righteous to everlasting life.’«

² »As you know, the Passover will be here in two days. At that time the Son of man will be captured and impaled.«

²⁴ »It is written that the Son of man will depart. The man who betrays him will experience much grief. It would have been better if that man had not been born.«

⁶³ Jesus said nothing. The high priest said to him: »I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.« ⁶⁴ Jesus said to him: »You said it yourself. And I say to you, after this you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of heaven.«

⁶³ They said: »Sir, we remember while he was yet alive, the deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’«

³ His appearance was as lightning, and his clothing white as snow.

² The prophet Isaiah wrote: »I am sending my messenger ahead of you to prepare your way.« ³ »The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of Jehovah (YHWH), make his paths straight.« (Isaiah 40:3) ⁴ John the Baptist was in the desert (wilderness) telling people to repent (turn away from sin) and be baptized for forgiveness of sins. ⁵ People from the province of Judea and the city of Jerusalem went out to hear John. They confessed their sins and he baptized them in the Jordan River. ⁶ John was clothed in camel’s hair with a leather belt about his loins. He ate locusts and wild honey. ⁷ He told the people: »The man who comes after me is greater than I am. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie his shoes. ⁸ »I baptized (immersed) you with water, but he will baptize (Greek: baptizo: immerse, submerge) you with Holy Spirit.«

¹¹ Then a voice came from heaven: »You are my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.«

²⁵ Jesus rebuked the spirit by saying: »Be quiet, and come out of him!« ²⁶ The evil spirit shook the man hard, gave a loud scream, and came out of him.

²⁶ The evil spirit shook the man hard, gave a loud scream, and came out of him. ²⁷ The people were all amazed and questioned. »What is this? What new doctrine is this? He has authority over the unclean spirits, and they obey him.«

³¹ He took her by the hand and helped her sit up. The fever suddenly left. So she got up and prepared a meal for them.

⁴⁰ A man with leprosy knelt in front of Jesus and begged to be healed. »If you want to, you can make me well,« he said. ⁴¹ Moved with compassion Jesus touched him. »I want to,« he said. »Be healed!«

⁴¹ Moved with compassion Jesus touched him. »I want to,« he said. »Be healed!« ⁴² Instantly the leprosy disappeared and man was healed.

⁶ Some of the scribes sitting there reasoned in their hearts:

⁸ Jesus immediately discerned in his spirit that they reasoned within themselves. He asked them: »Why reason these things in your hearts?

¹⁰ When he was alone his followers including the twelve asked about the illustrations.

³⁴ He spoke only with illustrations. However he made all things clear to his disciples in private.

³ He was living in the tombs. No man was able to bind him even with a chain. ⁴ Often he was bound in chains and iron bands but he would break them. No man was strong enough to keep him still. ⁵ Day and night in the tombs and in the mountains he cried out. He would cut himself with stones.

⁷ Crying out with a loud voice, he said: »What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the highest God? In God’s name do not torment me!« ⁸ Jesus commanded: »Come out of the man you unclean spirit!«

¹⁹ Jesus told him: »Go to your house and to your friends and tell them about the great things God did for you and how he had mercy on you.«

²³ He pleaded with him saying: »My little daughter is at the point of death. Please come and lay your hands on her that she will be healed and live.«

²⁵ There was a woman who had an issue of blood twelve years.

³⁷ He allowed only Peter, James, and John the brother of James to follow him.

⁴¹ He took the child by the hand and said to her: »Talitha cumi.« Which means when interpreted, »little girl I say to you arise.«

⁴³ He gave them firm orders not to tell any man about this. Then he commanded that she be given something to eat.

¹⁴ John the Baptist had become well known. King Herod heard that John had risen from the dead. Therefore he was doing these powerful works. ¹⁵ But others said: »It is Elijah.« And others said: »It is a prophet, like one of the prophets.« ¹⁶ Herod said: »It is John whom I beheaded, raised from the dead.« ¹⁷ For Herod captured John and locked him in prison for the sake of Herodias his wife. She was his brother Philip’s wife before he married her. ¹⁸ John said to Herod: »It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.« ¹⁹ Herodias had a grudge against John and was determined to have him killed. ²⁰ But Herod feared John. He knew he was a righteous and holy man so he kept him safe. That is why he listened to John but was perplexed. ²¹ It was Herod’s birthday. He invited his lords, the military commanders, and the prominent men of Galilee to supper. ²² When the daughter of Herodias danced for Herod and his guests, she pleased him so much he promised her anything she desired. ²³ He pledged to her, »Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you, up to half of my kingdom.« ²⁴ She asked her mother, »What should I ask?« And the mother said: »The head of John the Baptist.« ²⁵ At once she went to the king and asked: »Will you give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter.« ²⁶ The king was very sorry. Even so he kept his promise to her. He did not turn her down. This also showed his dinner guests he was a man of his word. ²⁷ He immediately commanded his guard to behead John the Baptist and bring his head to him. ²⁸ He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the young lady. In turn she gave it to her mother.

³¹ He told them come into a secluded place and rest a while. For there were many people coming and going and they had no leisure time. ³² They went away in the boat to a secluded place.

¹⁷ When he entered the house away from the crowd his disciples asked him to explain. ¹⁸ He replied: »Do you not understand? Do you not know that which goes into the man from the outside cannot defile him?

²⁶ The woman was a Greek Syrophoenician by race. She wanted him to drive out the demon out of her daughter.

¹¹ The Pharisees came to question him. They were testing him and seeking a sign from heaven.

¹⁷ Hearing this Jesus said: »Why do you reason about having no bread? Do you not understand? Are your hearts dull of understanding? ¹⁸ »Having eyes, do you not see? Having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

²³ He held the blind man’s hand and led him out of the village. Then he spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him. He asked him: »Do you see?«

²⁹ »Who do you say I am,« Jesus asked. They told him: »You are the Christ.« ³⁰ He commanded them not to tell any man. ³¹ Then he taught them that the Son of man must suffer many things. The elders, chief priests, and the scribes will reject him. He will be killed and after three days he will rise from the dead.

³¹ Then he taught them that the Son of man must suffer many things. The elders, chief priests, and the scribes will reject him. He will be killed and after three days he will rise from the dead.

³³ He turned around and looked at his disciples. Then he rebuked Peter saying: »Get behind me Satan for you do not pay attention to the things of God. You tend to the things of men.«

² Six days later Jesus took Peter, James and John up on a high mountain completely alone. He was transfigured in front of them. ³ His garments became brilliant white. Nothing on earth could make them this white. ⁴ Elijah and Moses appeared before them. They were talking with Jesus.

¹⁰ They kept questioning among themselves what the rising from the dead means.

¹² He said: »Elijah does come first and restores all things. It is written that the Son of man should suffer and be treated with contempt?

¹⁵ Suddenly the crowd saw him and ran to him to greet him.

¹⁸ »The spirit seizes him and slams him down. He foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth. I asked your disciples to cast it out but they could not do it.«

²⁰ They brought the boy to him. Suddenly the spirit threw him into convulsions. He fell on the ground rolled around and foamed at the mouth.

²⁵ When Jesus saw the people he ordered the unclean spirit to come out of him. He commanded the spirit that caused the loss of voice and hearing to leave and never return to him. ²⁶ The spirit cried out and shook the child violently. It came out and the child became like a dead person. Most of them said: »He is dead.«

²⁸ When the child went into the house his disciples asked him privately: »Why were we unable to send it out?« ²⁹ He replied: Only prayer will make this sort come out. ³⁰ He desired that no man know about it. Therefore they left there through Galilee. ³¹ He taught his disciples: »The Son of man will be handed over to men who will put him to death. After three days he will come back from the dead.« ³² They did not understand and they were afraid to ask him about it.

³⁴ They said nothing because they had had an argument between themselves about who was the greatest.

⁴³ »If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It would be better to enter into life maimed then, having two hands to be destroyed in the ever-burning trash fires in the Valley of Hinnom. (Greek: Gehenna)

⁴³ »If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It would be better to enter into life maimed then, having two hands to be destroyed in the ever-burning trash fires in the Valley of Hinnom. (Greek: Gehenna) ⁴⁴ (spurious, but included in King James Version, »Where the worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.«) ⁴⁵ »If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is good for you to enter into life with only one foot, rather than having two feet to be cast into the ever-burning fires of Hinnom. (Greek: Gehenna: symbolic of total destruction)

⁴⁵ »If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is good for you to enter into life with only one foot, rather than having two feet to be cast into the ever-burning fires of Hinnom. (Greek: Gehenna: symbolic of total destruction)

⁴⁵ »If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is good for you to enter into life with only one foot, rather than having two feet to be cast into the ever-burning fires of Hinnom. (Greek: Gehenna: symbolic of total destruction) ⁴⁶ (The same wording as verse 44, spurious: Tischendorf’s Spurious Passages) ⁴⁷ »If your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It is good for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be destroyed in the ever-burning trash fires in the valley of Hinnom. ⁴⁸ (»For the worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.« Questionable passage.)

⁴⁸ (»For the worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.« Questionable passage.)

⁵⁰ »Salt is good. If it loses its saltiness how can you make it salty again? Have the salt or seasoning of friendship among yourselves, and live in peace with one another.«

¹³ People were bringing little children to him so he could touch them. His disciples turned them away.

¹³ People were bringing little children to him so he could touch them. His disciples turned them away. ¹⁴ But when Jesus saw it he was moved with indignation. He said: »Allow the little children to come to me! Do not turn them away for they belong to the kingdom of God.

¹⁶ He took them in his arms, put his hands upon them and blessed them.

³² Jesus went to Jerusalem. The disciples followed him. They were amazed at what Jesus did. Others followed and were afraid. He met with the twelve to tell them the things that were to happen to him. ³³ »When we go to Jerusalem the Son of man will be turned over to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death and hand him over to the people of the nations. ³⁴ »They will mock him, spit on him, and scourge him. Then they will kill him. After three days he will rise again.«

⁴² Jesus called them together and said: »You know that those who rule over the nations lord it over them. Their great ones exercise authority over them. ⁴³ »It is not so among you. Whoever would become great among you, shall be your minister (servant) (attendant). ⁴⁴ »Whoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all. ⁴⁵ »For the Son of man also came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.«

²³ »Truly I say faithful ones shall say to this mountain, be cast into the sea and it will happen. There must be no doubt in his heart and he must believe that what he says will come to pass.

²⁸ They said to him: »By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you authority to do these things?«

¹⁴ »Teacher,« they said, »we know that you are truthful, and not concerned about what other people think. You truthfully teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

²⁶ »They will see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

³⁰ »Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things are accomplished.

³³ He took Peter, James and John with him. He was very distressed and troubled.

⁵ They entered the tomb. They were amazed at what they saw. A young man dressed in a white robe was sitting on the right side of the tomb. ⁶ He said to them: »Do not be amazed. Jesus the Nazarene, who has been impaled, is not here. He has risen. Behold, the place where they laid him! ⁷ »Go tell his disciples and Peter that he goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him just as he told you.« ⁸ They fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone for they were afraid.

¹² After this two of them saw him in another form as they walked, on their way into the country.

¹⁴ Afterward he was revealed to the eleven as they sat at the table. He rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

¹⁶ »Great numbers of the children of Israel will return to Jehovah their God because of him. (1 Samuel 7:3) ¹⁷ »He will go before God in the spirit and power of Elijah. He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness. This will make ready a people whose hearts have been directed to Jehovah (YHWH).« (Malachi 3:1)

¹⁷ »He will go before God in the spirit and power of Elijah. He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness. This will make ready a people whose hearts have been directed to Jehovah (YHWH).« (Malachi 3:1)

⁷⁶ »Your child will be called the prophet of the Most High. You will go in advance of Jehovah God to make his ways ready. (Malachi 3:1)

²⁶ Holy Spirit revealed to him that he would not die before he saw the Christ of God.

⁵⁰ They did not understand what he said to them.

⁵⁰ They did not understand what he said to them. ⁵¹ He went with them to Nazareth. He remained subject to them. His mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

² This was in the time when Annas and Caiaphas were chief priests. The word of God was delivered to John the son of Zechariah. He was in the wilderness. ³ John traveled in the region near the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁴ This was according to the words of Isaiah the prophet: »The voice of one crying in the wilderness. Make ready the way of Jehovah. Make his paths straight. ⁵ »Every valley shall be filled. Every mountain and hill shall be brought low. The crooked shall become straight and the rough ways smooth. ⁶ »All flesh shall see the salvation of God.« (Isaiah 40:3-6)

¹⁹ John reproved Herod the tetrarch for all the evil things he had done for he took his brother Herodias’ wife. ²⁰ He added this also to them all. He locked up John in prison.

³⁵ Jesus rebuked him, saying: »Be quiet and come out of him.« When the demon had thrown him down in front of them, he came out of him without harming him.

⁴¹ Demons came out from many. They cried out: »You are the Son of God!« He rebuked them and charged them not to speak for they knew he was the Christ.

³⁰ And the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus disciples. They asked: »Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?« ³¹ Jesus answered them: »Those who have good health do not need a physician. The sick do. ³² »I did not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.«

¹² He went to the mountain to pray and he continued all night in prayer to God.

¹³ When the Lord saw her he had sympathy for her. »Do not cry,« he said.

³⁸ Standing by his feet weeping, she wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with the hair of her head. Then she kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.

⁴⁴ Turning to the woman, he said to Simon: »See this woman? I entered into your house and you gave me no water for my feet. She watered my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

²⁷ »I tell you the truth, there are some here who shall not taste of death till they see the kingdom of God.« ²⁸ About eight days after he said these things he took Peter, John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray. ²⁹ While he prayed his appearance changed and his clothes became white and brilliant. ³⁰ Moses and Elijah talked to him.

³⁰ Moses and Elijah talked to him. ³¹ They appeared in glory and spoke about the death he was about to experience at Jerusalem.

³¹ They appeared in glory and spoke about the death he was about to experience at Jerusalem. ³² Peter and his companions were very sleepy. When they awoke they saw his brilliance and the two men that stood with him. ³³ Before they left Peter said to Jesus: »Master it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tabernacles. We could make one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.« He did not know what he was saying. ³⁴ While he said these things a cloud enveloped them and they were filled with fear. ³⁵ A voice came out of the cloud saying: »This is my Son my chosen one. Listen to him!« ³⁶ When the voice came Jesus was found alone. They kept quiet and told no man what they had seen.

³⁶ When the voice came Jesus was found alone. They kept quiet and told no man what they had seen. ³⁷ After they came down from the mountain a large crowd met him. ³⁸ A man in the crowd cried, »Teacher, please look at my son. He is my only child.

³⁸ A man in the crowd cried, »Teacher, please look at my son. He is my only child. ³⁹ »A spirit controls him and suddenly he cries out. He foams at the mouth. It throws him into convulsions and he is badly bruised.

³⁹ »A spirit controls him and suddenly he cries out. He foams at the mouth. It throws him into convulsions and he is badly bruised. ⁴⁰ »I asked your disciples to cast it out and they could not.«

⁴⁰ »I asked your disciples to cast it out and they could not.« ⁴¹ Jesus answered: »O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and put up with you? Bring your son to me.«

⁴¹ Jesus answered: »O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and put up with you? Bring your son to me.« ⁴² When he came near the demon slammed him down and through him in to a convulsion. Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

⁴² When he came near the demon slammed him down and through him in to a convulsion. Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father. ⁴³ They were all overwhelmed by the greatness of God. Everyone marveled at all the things he did. Jesus said to his disciples: ⁴⁴ »Let these words sink into your ears. The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men.«

⁴⁴ »Let these words sink into your ears. The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men.« ⁴⁵ They did not understand what he said. The meaning was concealed from them. They could not comprehend it. And they were afraid to ask him about it.

⁴⁵ They did not understand what he said. The meaning was concealed from them. They could not comprehend it. And they were afraid to ask him about it. ⁴⁶ They reasoned among themselves which of them was the greatest. ⁴⁷ When Jesus detected the reasoning of their heart, he took a little child, and set him by his side. ⁴⁸ Then he said to them: »Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. He who is least among you will be the greatest!«

⁴⁸ Then he said to them: »Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. He who is least among you will be the greatest!« ⁴⁹ John said: »Master we saw some one casting out demons in your name. So we prevented him from doing this because he does not follow us.« ⁵⁰ Jesus said: »Do not forbid him for he that is not against you is for you.«

¹⁶ »He that hears you hears me; and he that rejects you rejects me and he that rejects me rejects him that sent me.«

¹⁴ He cast out a demon from a dumb man. When the demon left the man he spoke and the crowds were astonished.

¹⁹ »If Beelzebub helps me cast out demons, who helps your sons cast them out? They will be your judges.

²³ »He who is not with me is against me. He who does not help me gather actually scatters.

²⁶ »He then takes seven other spirits more evil than himself and they enter in and dwell. The last condition of that man becomes worse than the first.«

⁵³ When he left there the scribes and the Pharisees became hostile with him. They tried to quarrel with him about many things. ⁵⁴ They plotted against him and tried to catch him in something he might say.

²⁴ »He called out: Father Abraham! Take pity on me! Please send Lazarus to dip his finger in some water and cool off my tongue. I am in torment in this fire! ²⁵ »Abraham said: Remember, my son, in your lifetime you were given good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things. Now he is enjoying himself while you are in torment. ²⁶ »There is a deep pit lying between us, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so. And no one can cross over to us from where you are.

¹ Jesus told his disciples: »Things that cause people to stumble do happen. However it is a terrible thing for someone to make them happen! ² »It would be better for him to have a large millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.

⁵ The apostles said to the Lord: »Increase our faith.« ⁶ He answered: »If your faith was as big as a mustard seed; you could say to this mulberry tree, uproot yourself and plant yourself in the sea and it would obey you!

¹⁴ »I tell you the tax collector and not the Pharisee was right with God when he went home. He who exalts himself will be humbled! He who humbles himself will be exalted!«

³¹ He took the twelve to Jerusalem so that the Son of man will accomplish all the things that are written through the prophets: ³² »He will be delivered up to the people of the nations, and will be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon. ³³ »They will beat and kill him. The third day he will rise.«

³³ »They will beat and kill him. The third day he will rise.« ³⁴ They did not understand for the meaning was hidden from them. They could not perceive the things he said.

³⁴ They did not understand for the meaning was hidden from them. They could not perceive the things he said.

²⁹ The spirit seized him many times. For this reason he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters. Breaking the bands apart, he was driven by the demon into the deserts. Jesus commanded the unclean spirit to come out from the man!

⁴³ There was a woman having an issue of blood twelve years. She spent all her money on physicians, and could not be healed by any.

¹⁹ They said: »John the Baptist. Others say Elijah and still others say one of the old prophets has risen again.«

¹⁶ »Here is a descendant of Abraham whom Satan has kept in bonds for eighteen years. Should she be released on the Sabbath?«

¹⁰ »When you are invited, take the place of least honor. Then, when your host comes, he will tell you, friend, move to a more honorable place. And the other guests will see how you are honored. ¹¹ »Those who exalt themselves will be humbled. And people who humble themselves will be exalted.«

¹³ »When you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

²¹ »The servant returned and conveyed this to his master. The master was furious. He commanded his servant to hurry into the streets and alleys of the town, and bring back the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.

²⁶ »You who come to me may not be my disciple unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters and yourself.

³⁴ »Salt is good. But if it loses its saltiness it cannot be made salty again. ³⁵ »It is neither good for the soil nor for the manure pile. You throw it away. Listen if you have ears!«

¹⁸ »I say to you, I shall not drink from the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God comes.«

²⁴ Contention grew between them concerning which of them was the greatest. ²⁵ He told them: »The kings of the nations have lordship over them. Those who have authority over them are called Benefactors. ²⁶ »But you should not be this way. He who is the greater among you let him become as the younger. He that is chief among you is he who serves.

²⁶ »But you should not be this way. He who is the greater among you let him become as the younger. He that is chief among you is he who serves. ²⁷ »Which is greater, he who sits and eats or he who serves? Is it he who sits and eats? However I am in the midst of you as he who serves. ²⁸ »You have continued with me in my temptations. ²⁹ »I assigned a kingdom to you just as my Father assigned it to me. ³⁰ »Just as you eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³⁰ »Just as you eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

⁷ »He said the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be impaled, and the third day rise again.« ⁸ They remembered his words.

²⁵ He said to them: »You are foolish men. You are slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

²⁵ He said to them: »You are foolish men. You are slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! ²⁶ »Did the Christ need to suffer these things and enter into his glory?«

²⁶ »Did the Christ need to suffer these things and enter into his glory?« ²⁷ He explained to them all the Scriptures about the things concerning him. He spoke about Moses and all the prophets.

²⁷ He explained to them all the Scriptures about the things concerning him. He spoke about Moses and all the prophets.

³¹ Their eyes were opened and they knew him. Then he vanished out of their sight.

⁴⁴ He said: »These are my words that I spoke to you, while I was yet with you. All things must be fulfilled. They are things that are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning me.«

⁴⁴ He said: »These are my words that I spoke to you, while I was yet with you. All things must be fulfilled. They are things that are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning me.« ⁴⁵ He opened their minds that they might understand the scriptures.

⁴⁵ He opened their minds that they might understand the scriptures. ⁴⁶ He said: »It is written that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day.

⁴⁶ He said: »It is written that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day.

⁶ God sent a man named John. (Malachi 3:1) ⁷ He came to tell (witness) (testify) about the light and help people have faith. ⁸ Not being the light he came to give a witness of it. ⁹ The true light, which gives light to every man, came into the world. (Isaiah 49:6) ¹⁰ The world was made through him. He was in the world and the world did not recognize him. ¹¹ He came to his own. They did not receive him! ¹² He gave the right to become children of God to all who received him. Even to those who believe in his name. ¹³ They were born from God. It was not from blood, or the will of the flesh, or the will of man. ¹⁴ The Word [Jesus] became flesh (a human being) and lived with us. We saw the glory of the only begotten son from the Father. He was full of loving-kindness and truth.

¹⁴ The Word [Jesus] became flesh (a human being) and lived with us. We saw the glory of the only begotten son from the Father. He was full of loving-kindness and truth. ¹⁵ John spoke about him and declared: He is the one I said would come after me. He is greater than I am because he lived before me.« ¹⁶ Out of the fullness of his undeserved kindness he gives us one blessing after another. ¹⁷ The law came through Moses. Loving-kindness and truth came through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No man has ever seen God. The only begotten God-like one who is closest to the Father (in the bosom of the Father) tells us about him. (Psalm 8:5) ¹⁹ John gave his witness even as Jewish authorities sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem. They asked him: »Who are you?« ²⁰ He said: »I am not the Christ.« ²¹ They asked him: »Are you Elijah?« He said: »I am not.« »Are you the prophet?« He answered: »No.« ²² They said to him: »Who are you? We need to know so we can tell the ones who sent us.« ²³ He said: »I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness. Isaiah the prophet said: ‘Make straight the way of Jehovah (YHWH).’« (Isaiah 40:3) ²⁴ They were sent from the Pharisees. ²⁵ They said to him: »Why do you baptize if you are not the Christ, not Elijah, and not the prophet?« ²⁶ John answered: »I baptize in water. There is one in your midst whom you do not know. ²⁷ »I am not worthy to fasten his shoes.« ²⁸ These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. ²⁹ The next day he saw Jesus coming to him. He boldly declared: »Behold! The Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world!« ³⁰ »This is he whom I said would come after me. He is greater than I am because he came before me. ³¹ »I did not know him. I came baptizing in water so that everyone in Israel will come to know him.« ³² John said: »I saw the spirit descending as a dove out of heaven upon him. ³³ »I did not know he was the one. God sent me to baptize in water and said: ‘You will see one upon whom the spirit descends. The same is he who baptizes in Holy Spirit.’ ³⁴ »I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.«

³⁴ »I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.« ³⁵ The next day John was standing with two of his disciples. ³⁶ He looked at Jesus as he walked, and said: »Behold, the Lamb of God!«

⁴⁹ Nathanael answered: »Rabbi you are the Son of God. You are King of Israel.«

¹⁹ Jesus replied: »Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.«

¹⁹ Jesus replied: »Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.« ²⁰ The Jews responded: »It took forty-six years to build this temple and you will raise it up in three days?« ²¹ But he spoke of the temple of his body. ²² When he was raised from the dead his disciples remembered that he said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus said.

²⁵ He did not need evidence about men for he knew what was in man.

¹⁴ »As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of man must also be lifted up.

¹⁶ »For God loved the world so much, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever has an active faith in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ »God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world. Instead the world should be saved through him. ¹⁸ »He who has an active faith in him is not judged. He who does not have an active faith has been judged already for he has not had faith in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

²⁷ John answered: »A man can receive nothing unless it is given to him from heaven. ²⁸ »You bear witness that I said I am not the Christ. I have been sent before him. ²⁹ »He that has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens to him. He rejoices greatly because he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This fills me with joy. ³⁰ »He must increase and I must decrease.«

²⁷ His disciples came and wondered why he talked with the woman. Yet no one asked: »What are you looking for? Why did you talk to her?«

¹¹ And Herod with his soldiers despised him with contempt, and mocked him. They arrayed him in magnificent apparel. Then they sent him back to Pilate.

³⁹ One of the criminals who were hanged complained bitterly to him saying: »Are you the Christ? Save yourself and us.«

⁴⁷ He heard that Jesus came from Judea into Galilee. He went to him and urged him to come see his son. His son was near death. ⁴⁸ »Until you see signs and wonders you will not believe,« Jesus said. ⁴⁹ The nobleman said: »Sir, come or my child would die.« ⁵⁰ Jesus replied: »Go your way. Your son lives!« The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.

⁵ A man who had an infirmity for thirty-eight years was present. ⁶ Jesus saw him lying there. He knew that he had been sick for a long time. So he asked him: »Do you want to get well?«

¹⁸ The Jews intensified their efforts to kill him for these reasons: he broke the Sabbath and he also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

²² »The Father does not judge any man for he has given all judgment to the Son. ²³ »All may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father that sent him.

²³ »All may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father that sent him. ²⁴ »Truly, Truly I say to you, he who hears my word, and believes him that sent me, has everlasting life. He will not receive judgment for he has passed out of death into life. ²⁵ »Truly I tell you, the hour is coming when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear (listen) (understand) will live.

³⁷ »The Father who sent me testifies about me. You have not heard his voice nor seen him at any time.

³⁹ »You search (investigate) (study) the Scriptures because you think that in them you have everlasting life. These Scriptures testify about me.

⁴⁵ »Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Moses on whom you have set your hope is a plaintiff against you. ⁴⁶ »It is a fact! If you believed Moses you would believe me. He wrote about me! ⁴⁷ »If you do not believe his writings how will you believe my words?«

⁶⁹ »We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.«

⁴⁴ »You are from your father [Satan] the Devil (slanderer) (false accuser)! You want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning. He does not stand for the truth. There is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks his own lies. He is a liar and the father of the lie!

⁵¹ »Truly I tell you if a man obeys my word he will never see death.« ⁵² The Jews said to him: »Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham and the prophets died. And you say if a man obeys my word he will never taste of death.

¹ He saw a man who was blind from birth.

²⁰ His parents answered: »This is our son and he was born blind. ²¹ »We do not know how he now sees or who opened his eyes. Ask him. He is of age and he will speak for himself.«

³⁵ Jesus heard that they threw him out. He found him and said: »Do you believe in the Son of God?«

¹⁸ »No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down voluntarily. I have authority (jurisdiction) (right) to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again. I have received this commandment from my Father.«

³⁰ »The Father and I are one (united in purpose).«

²⁷ »I am troubled! What should I say? Father, save me out of this hour? It is for this purpose that I came to this hour! (Hebrews 5:7)

³³ He said this indicating the type of death he would experience. ³⁴ The crowd answered him: »We have heard from the law that the Christ lives forever. Why do you say the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?«

⁴⁴ Jesus cried out: »He, who believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me. ⁴⁵ »He that sees me sees (perceives) (discerns) (experiences) the one who sent me.

³⁴ »I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another. ³⁵ »All men will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another.«

⁸ Philip said: »Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.« ⁹ Jesus responded: »Have I been with you so long a time and you do not know me Philip? He who has seen me has discerned (experienced) (perceived) the Father. And you say, show us the Father?

²¹ »He that has my commandments, and obeys them loves me. My Father will love the person who loves me. I will love him and disclose myself to him.« ²² Judas (not Iscariot) asked him: »Lord, what will happen that you will disclose yourself to us, and not to the world?« ²³ Jesus answered: »If a man loves me, he will obey my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and dwell with him.

¹⁷ »These things I command you, that you may love one another. ¹⁸ »If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.

⁴⁰ Jesus said to her: »Did I not say that if you believe you shall see the glory of God?«

¹⁶ His disciples did not understand these things at first. However when Jesus was glorified they remembered the things that were written about him. They also remembered the things that had been done to him.

¹⁷ Some of his disciples said to one another: »What is this he says, a little while, and you see me no more and again a little while and you will see me because I go to the Father? ¹⁸ »What is this that he says: A little while? We do not know what he says.« ¹⁹ Jesus perceived what they wanted to ask him. He said to them: »You inquire among yourselves concerning what I said. A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?

¹⁹ Jesus perceived what they wanted to ask him. He said to them: »You inquire among yourselves concerning what I said. A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me?

²⁹ His disciples said: »See now you speak plainly and use no figurative language. ³⁰ »We are sure you know all things and have no need that any man ask you questions. Because of this we believe you came from God.«

⁷ The Jews answered him: »We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.«

²⁵ His mother stood by the stake of Jesus, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. ²⁶ Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved. He said to his mother, »Woman, look, your son!« ²⁷ Then he said to the disciple, »Look, your mother!« That hour forward the disciple took her to his home.

²⁷ Jesus said to Thomas: »Put your finger here and look at my hands. Put your hand into my side. Stop doubting and believe!«

³¹ These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. By believing you may have life in his name.

¹⁷ The third time Jesus said to him: »Simon, son of John, do you have affection for me?« Peter was grieved. Because he said to him the third time, do you have affection for me? Peter replied: »Lord, you know all things; you know I have affection for you!« Jesus said to him: »Feed my sheep.«

²³ This expression went among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. Yet Jesus did not say that he should not die. He only said: »If I will that he stay until I come, what is that to you?«

⁶ When they met they asked him: »Lord will you restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?« ⁷ He replied: »It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has set within His own authority.

⁹ When he said these things, while they watched, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

²³ »You took this man and delivered him by the determined counsel (purpose) and foreknowledge of God. With wicked hands you impaled and murdered him. ²⁴ »God resurrected him, loosing the pains of death. This is because it was not possible that he should be held fast by it.

² A man who had been crippled from birth was carried to the gate of the temple called Beautiful. There he begged for handouts from those who entered the temple.

⁷ He took him by the right hand, and lifted him up. Immediately his feet and anklebones received strength.

²¹ whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things. God spoke about this through all his holy prophets since the world began. ²² »Moses said to the fathers, ‘Jehovah will raise up for your brothers a prophet like me. You must listen to all the things he speaks to you.’ (Deuteronomy 18:18)

²² »Moses said to the fathers, ‘Jehovah will raise up for your brothers a prophet like me. You must listen to all the things he speaks to you.’ (Deuteronomy 18:18) ²³ »It will happen. Every person who will not listen to the prophet will be destroyed from among the people.

²³ »It will happen. Every person who will not listen to the prophet will be destroyed from among the people. ²⁴ »Yes, all the prophets from Samuel and his successors also announced these days.

²² The man who received the miracle of healing was about forty years old.

²⁷ Truly both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the people of the nations and the people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you have anointed. ²⁸ »They were there to do the things your hand and council foreordained to occur.

³⁷ »This is the Moses that said to the children of Israel, your God will raise up a prophet like me from your brothers.

⁵² »Which of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted? They killed those who announced in advance the coming of the righteous one whom you have betrayed and murdered.

⁵⁴ When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart. They gnashed their teeth at him.

³⁶ On their way, they came to a body of water and the eunuch said, »See, here is water. What prevents me from getting baptized?«

³⁹ After they came out of the water God’s Spirit took Philip away. The eunuch did not see him again. He continued his journey rejoicing. ⁴⁰ Philip was seen passing through Azotus. He preached in all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.

⁴ He fell to the earth and heard a voice saying: »Saul, Saul! Why do you persecute me?«

³³ He found a man named Aeneas who lay in his bed for eight years. He was sick of the palsy.

⁴⁰ Peter put them all outside, kneeled down, and prayed. He turned to the body and said: »Tabitha, rise!« She opened her eyes. When she saw Peter, she sat up. ⁴¹ He gave her his hand and lifted her up. Then he called the holy ones and widows and presented her alive.

⁴¹ He gave her his hand and lifted her up. Then he called the holy ones and widows and presented her alive.

¹⁶ This happened a third time and immediately the sheet was taken up to heaven.

¹⁹ While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him: »Behold, three men seek you.

³⁰ Cornelius replied, »Four days ago I was praying at this hour. It was the ninth hour and I prayed in my house. A man dressed in bright clothing stood before me. ³¹ »He said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer is heard and your gifts of mercy are noticed in the sight of God.

⁸ A man with crippled feet sat in Lystra. He had never walked for he was lame from birth. ⁹ He heard Paul speaking. Paul looked intently at him, and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

²³ When they had ordained elders in every congregation they prayed with fasting. They commended them to God, on whom they believed.

¹⁸ She did this for many days. This troubled Paul. So he turned and said to the spirit, »I charge you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!« And it came out that very hour.

¹⁸ The Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. Some said: What is this babbler saying? Others: He seems to be advocating strange gods because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

¹³ Some Jews went around driving out evil spirits saying: »In the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches I command you to come out!« ¹⁴ And there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, and a chief priest, who did this. ¹⁵ The evil spirit answered and said to them: »Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?« ¹⁶ The man who had the evil spirit jumped on them, and overpowered them. He gave them such a beating that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

¹¹ »I punished them in every synagogue and tried to force them to recant their beliefs. I was exceedingly mad against them. I persecuted them even in strange cities. ¹² »I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests. ¹³ »At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven. It was brighter than the sun and shinned all around me. It also shinned around those who journeyed with me. ¹⁴ »We all fell to the ground. I heard a voice speaking to me. It said in the Hebrew tongue: ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ (You only hurt yourself.)

⁴ He was declared to be the Son of God with power through the Spirit of Holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁹ But you are not in flesh but in Spirit, if indeed God’s Spirit dwells in you. If any one does not have the Spirit of Christ he does not belong to him.

¹³ for if you live according to flesh, you are about to die. If by the Spirit, you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

² Do not be conformed to this world (religious, social, political, and economic arrangement). But be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Prove what is the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God.

¹⁰ Be devoted to one another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another.

¹⁸ When it is possible, be peaceable with all men.

¹⁷ Now I beseech you, brothers, mark those who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine you have learned and avoid them.

¹³ Let us not judge one another any more. Let no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.

¹⁵ If because of your food your brother is grieved, you do not walk in love. Do not allow what you eat to destroy the one for whom Christ died.

¹⁷ For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ For he that serves Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of by men. ¹⁹ Let us follow after the things that make for peace, and things that are encouraging to one another.

²¹ It is written, »To whom he was not announced, they shall see: and those who have not heard shall understand.« (Isaiah 52:15)

²³ And you belong to Christ and Christ belongs to God.

¹⁰ If any man with knowledge sees you having a meal from an idol’s temple, will the conscience of the weak one be emboldened (encouraged) to eat food offered to idols? ¹¹ And because of your knowledge the weak brother will perish. Christ died for him! ¹² When you sin against your brothers and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. ¹³ If food makes my brother stumble I will eat no food at all so I do not make my brother stumble.

³ I want you to understand that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed. And no person can say, »Jesus is the Lord,« except by the Holy Spirit.

¹ Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and do not have love, I have become like loud sounding brass, or a clashing cymbal. ² If I have the gift of prophesy, and know all secrets and all knowledge, and though I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

²³ Everyone will be raised to life in the right order: Christ the first fruits and afterward those who belong to Christ at the time of his coming.

⁴ For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears. Not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love that I have more abundantly for you.

⁷ The ministry of death was written and engraved on stones. Glory came with it so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly upon the face of Moses. And this glory was passing away. ⁸ How shall the ministry of the Spirit not be with glory? ⁹ For if the ministry of condemnation has glory then the ministry of righteousness would exceed in glory. ¹⁰ Even what was glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the greater glory.

³ Give no occasion for stumbling (offence) in anything that our ministry may not be blamed (discredited).

⁵ in beatings, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watching, in fasting;

²⁷ But I discipline my body, and bring it into subjection, so that after I have preached to others I will not be disqualified.

³² Do not stumble or offend (do not lead into sin), neither to the Jews, nor to the nations, nor to the congregation of God. ³³ Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.

⁷ You look at the things that are before you. If any man trusts in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again within himself that, even as he is Christ's, so also are we.

²⁹ If you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise.

¹⁵ Where then is your positive attitude? I bear you witness, that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.

¹⁴ For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. ¹⁵ But if you continue to bite and devour one another, take care that you do not consume one another.

²² The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

²⁴ Those who belong to Christ Jesus have impaled the flesh with its passions and lusts.

⁸ By grace (Greek: charis, divine favor, loving-kindness) you have been saved through faith. It is not from you. It is the gift from God!

² Walk with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, putting up with one another in love. ³ Diligently try to keep the unity (oneness) of the Spirit in the bond of peace. ⁴ There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling. ⁵ There is one Lord, one faith, and one baptism. ⁶ There is one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

²⁹ Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth. Speak what is good for understanding as the need may be, that it may give grace (divine favor) to those who hear.

³¹ Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and screaming, and abusive speech, be put away (removed) (expiated) from you, along with all malice. ³² You should be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also forgave you through (by means of) Christ.

⁷ Things that offered gain to me I count a loss for Christ. ⁸ I count all things to be loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. I suffered the loss of all things. Yet I count them as refuse (garbage) (dung) that I may gain Christ.

²¹ Christ will, through his power, bring everything under his authority. He will change our humble bodies and make them like his glorified (glorious) body (literally and figuratively: body of his glory). He is able to subject all things to himself.

²⁷ In weariness and painfulness, in watching often, in hunger and thirst, in fasting often, in cold and nakedness.

⁸ Three times I prayed to God about this and asked him to take it away.

¹ This is now the third time that I am coming to visit you. The testimony of two or three witnesses must uphold an accusation. (Deuteronomy 19:15)

¹¹ Finally brothers, farewell: Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

¹⁸ With prayer and supplication pray at all times in the Spirit. Watch with all perseverance and supplication for all the holy ones.

¹⁰ This way you may approve (test) the things that are excellent (of more value). May you be sincere and without offense (blameless) to others till the day of Christ.

¹⁸ What then? That in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed! For that I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice!

²³ I am hard pressed between the two. I have the desire to depart and be with Christ for it is far better.

²⁷ Let your manner of life be worthy of the good news about Christ. Whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your conduct, that you stand fast in one spirit (common purpose) (mental disposition) (vital principle), with one mind striving together for the faith of the good news.

²⁹ It has been granted to you in behalf of Christ. Not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf.

¹ If there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender affection (tender mercy) and compassions, ² make my joy full by being of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, and of one purpose. ³ Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others more important than you.

³ Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others more important than you. ⁴ Look out for the interest of others and not only for your own personal interest. ⁵ Have this attitude (mind-set) (understanding) (mental state) in you that was also in Christ Jesus. ⁶ He existed in the form (shape and nature) of God but did not try to be equal with God. He did not even consider it!

⁶ He existed in the form (shape and nature) of God but did not try to be equal with God. He did not even consider it! ⁷ He emptied (humbled) himself by taking the form of a servant. He was made in the likeness of men.

⁷ He emptied (humbled) himself by taking the form of a servant. He was made in the likeness of men. ⁸ He obtained the appearance as a man, humbled himself, and became obedient even to death, yes, death on the stake.

⁵ Make your members that are upon the earth dead with regard to fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness (greed), which is idolatry.

¹² As God’s chosen, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness (humility), meekness (mildness), and long-suffering (patience).

⁶ Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

⁸ He therefore that rejects this, rejects not man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to us.

¹³ To esteem them very highly in love because of the work they do. And be at peace among yourselves.

³ Our friends, we should thank God at all times for you. It is right for us to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love each of you has for the other abounds toward each other.

⁶ It is a righteous thing for God to repay with affliction (great suffering and distress) those who afflict you. ⁷ You who are afflicted rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in flaming fire. ⁸ They will render vengeance to those who do not know God, and to those who do not obey the good news of our Lord Jesus. ⁹ They will suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the Lord and from the glory of his might.

⁹ They will suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the Lord and from the glory of his might.

¹¹ We pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and every work of faith with power.

¹⁴ I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for reviling.

⁴ I greatly desire to see you, being mindful of your tears, for this will fill me with joy.

¹² If we endure, we will also reign with Him. If we deny him, He will deny us!

²² Flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with those who call on the Lord with a clean heart.

¹ Pay close attention to the things heard so we do not drift away.

⁹ We see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels and crowned with glory and honor for suffering death. By the grace of God he tasted death for every man.

¹⁰ »I was disgusted (angry) with this generation, and said: ‘They always go astray in their hearts, and they have not known my ways.’ ¹¹ »So I swore in my anger: ‘They will not enter into my rest.’« ¹² Be careful, brothers and sisters, that none of you develop a wicked heart lacking faith and turning away (departing) from the living God.

¹² instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present age (world) (period of time).

¹³ Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. All things are uncovered and laid bare before him. We must account to him. (Romans 2:16; 14:12)

⁷ In the days of his life on earth, when he [Christ] offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to the one who was able to save him out of death, and was heard because of his godly reverence. (Galatians 1:1) (Psalm 69:13)

⁶ Without faith it is impossible to please God. He who comes to God must believe that he is and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

¹ A great cloud of witnesses surround us. Therefore let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that easily entangles us. Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. ² Look to (consider without distractions) Jesus, the Leader (Predecessor) and Finisher (Perfecter) of our faith. He despised the shame. He endured the stake for the joy that was set before him. Then he sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. ³ Consider him who endured such contrary talk by sinners against him. You should not get tired and give up in your mind (heart).

¹⁴ Pursue peace and holiness with all people, for no man will see the Lord without it.

¹⁷ Afterward, you know, he wanted to receive (inherit) his father’s blessing. He was turned back, because he could not find any way to change what he had done. He was in tears when he looked for it.

²⁵ Be careful, then, and do not refuse to hear him who speaks. Those who refused to hear the one who gave the divine message on earth did not escape. How much less shall we escape then, if we turn away from the one who speaks from heaven! ²⁶ His voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised: »I will once more shake not only the earth but also heaven.«

¹⁵ The prayer of faith will save the sick person. God will raise him up; and if he committed sins, it will be forgiven him.

¹⁰ Concerning this salvation the prophets inquired and searched diligently! They prophesied about the grace that should come to you: ¹¹ searching what time or what manner of time the spirit of Christ that was in them did point to, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them. ¹² God revealed to the prophets that the things they spoke were not for their own benefit but for yours. The Holy Spirit was sent from heaven to make known to you what the prophets spoke. Those who spread the good news to you did this. These are things even the angels want to look into.

¹ Put away all badness and all deception, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil talk.

¹⁶ We did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We were eyewitnesses of his majesty. ¹⁷ He received honor and glory from God the Father when he heard the voice from the Majestic Glory: »This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.«

¹⁷ He received honor and glory from God the Father when he heard the voice from the Majestic Glory: »This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.« ¹⁸ We heard this voice from out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.

² Many will follow their lascivious (filthy sensual) deeds. The way of the truth will be maligned.

²⁰ The anger of man does not promote the righteousness of God.

¹⁴ If you have bitter jealousy (envy) and greedy ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and lie against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom is not a wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and devilish. ¹⁶ For where jealousy and selfishness are, there is confusion and every evil deed. ¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable (yielding), full of mercy and good fruits, without discord (partiality), without hypocrisy. ¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace.

⁶ But he gives more grace. The scripture said, »God resists the proud, but gives grace (loving-kindness) to the humble.«

⁸ Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, brotherly, tenderhearted, and humble.

³ Do not lord it over your charge, but make yourselves examples to the flock.

⁸ Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion walks about, seeking whom he may devour (consume).

² Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be. We know that when he is revealed we will be like him. We will see him just as he is.

⁹ The love of God was made known through us. God sent his only-begotten Son into the world that we might live through him. ¹⁰ In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation (atonement) (sacrificial payment) for our sins.

⁷ Behold, he comes with the clouds. Every eye will see him, and those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn over him. So it will be, Amen.

¹³ There was someone like the Son of man in the midst of the seven lamp stands. He was clothed with a garment that reached down to the feet, and girded at the chest with a golden girdle. ¹⁴ His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were like a flame of fire. ¹⁵ His feet were like fine brass glowing in a furnace. His voice sounded like many rushing waters. ¹⁶ In his right hand he held seven stars. A sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth. His appearance was like the shinning sun in full strength. ¹⁷ When I saw him, I fell as dead at his feet. He laid his right hand on me and said: »Do not fear. I am the first and the last:

¹⁷ When I saw him, I fell as dead at his feet. He laid his right hand on me and said: »Do not fear. I am the first and the last:

²³ »'I will kill her children with deadly plague. Then all the congregations will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds. I will reward each of you for what you have done.

⁹ When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the persons who were slaughtered because of the word of God, and for the witness they gave. ¹⁰ They cried with a loud voice, saying: »How long, O Lord, holy and true, before you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?«

⁹ After this I saw a great crowd that no man could number. It was from all nations, and tribes, and people, and tongues. It stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes. They had palm branches in their hands.

¹² Therefore rejoice (be glad), you heavens, and you that dwell in them. But woe to the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having fierce anger, because he knows that he has only a short time.«

¹⁰ »the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of his indignation. He will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb. ¹¹ »The smoke of their torment will ascend forever and ever. They who worship the beast and his image and receive the mark of his name have no rest day or night.

⁶ »They have shed the blood of the holy ones and prophets. You give them blood to drink for they deserve it.« ⁷ I heard another say: »Even so, Jehovah God the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.« (Deuteronomy 32:4) (Psalm 145:17) (Exodus 6:3)

¹⁰ I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me: »Do not do that. I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers. You have the witness from Jesus: worship God! For the witness from Jesus is the spirit (mind-set) of prophecy.«

¹⁸ »that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of military commanders, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great.«

¹⁰ The devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are, and will be tormented day and night forever. ¹¹ I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it. From before him the earth and heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.

¹⁵ Whoever was not found written in the book of life was hurled (thrust) (thrown) into the lake of fire.

⁸ »But the fearful and unbelieving, abominable and murderers, fornicators and those practicing spiritism, idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur: which is the second death.«

³ There will be no curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city. His servants will serve him. ⁴ They will see his face and his name will be in their foreheads.

¹¹ The testimony is this that God gave us everlasting life and this life is in his Son. ¹² He who has the Son has the life. He who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

²⁰ We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding. We know him that is true for we are in him who is true, [and] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and everlasting life.

⁹ I wrote something to the congregation. But Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, did not receive us.

⁹ Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil disputed about the body of Moses. He did not speak evil judgment against him in abusive terms, but said: »Jehovah rebukes you.« (Zechariah 3:2)

¹³ They are wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame. They are wandering stars, for which the black darkness has been reserved forever.

¹⁴ I said to him: »Sir, you know.« He said to me: »These are the ones who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.