Mark Cross References - WPNT

¹ A beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Son of God! ² As it is written in the prophets —“Take note, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.” ³ “A voice calling out: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD, make His paths straight!’” — ⁴ John started baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins. ⁵ Well the whole Judean countryside and the Jerusalemites started going out to him, and were all being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. ⁶ Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and with a leather belt around his waist; and he was eating locusts and wild honey. ⁷ And he was proclaiming: “After me my Superior is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen. ⁸ I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with Holy Spirit.” ⁹ Well it happened in those days that Jesus came from Natsareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰ And immediately upon coming up from the water He saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon Him. ¹¹ And a Voice came from the heavens: “You are my Son, the beloved, in whom I am well pleased!” ¹² Immediately the Spirit impelled Him into the wilderness. ¹³ And He was there in the wilderness forty days being tested by Satan, and was with the wild animals; and the angels were ministering to Him. ¹⁴ Now after John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, ¹⁵ and saying: “The time has been fulfilled and the Kingdom of God has approached. Repent and believe in the Gospel.” ¹⁶ Then as He was walking beside the Sea of Galilee He saw Simon and Andrew his brother, of Simon, casting a circular net onto the water, for they were fishermen. ¹⁷ So Jesus said to them: “Come, follow me and I will turn you into fishers of men”. ¹⁸ At once they left their nets and followed Him. ¹⁹ And going on from there a little ways He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John; they were in their boat mending their nets. ²⁰ Right away He called them, and leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men they followed Him. ²¹ Then they went into Capernaum. The very next Sabbath He entered the synagogue and began to teach. ²² And they kept on being amazed at His teaching, because He was teaching them as one having authority, and not like the scribes. ²³ Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, ²⁴ saying: “Hey, what do you want with us, Jesus Natsarene?! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” ²⁵ So Jesus rebuked him saying: “Shut up and get out of him!” ²⁶ The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. ²⁷ And all were astounded, so that they questioned among themselves, saying: “What is this? What can this new doctrine be? Because with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!” ²⁸ So His fame spread directly into the whole surrounding area of Galilee. ²⁹ Immediately upon exiting the synagogue they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰ Simon’s mother-in-law was lying down with a fever, so without delay they told Him about her. ³¹ So He went and grasping her hand lifted her up; immediately the fever left her and she began to serve them. ³² That evening, when the sun had set, they started bringing to Him all who were sick and the demonized. ³³ So much so that the whole town was gathered at the door, ³⁴ and He healed many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew He was Messiah. ³⁵ Now very early, still night, He got up, slipped out, and went off to a solitary place, where He was praying. ³⁶ Simon and those with him hunted for Him, ³⁷ and upon finding Him they said to Him, “Everyone is looking for you”. ³⁸ But He said to them: “Let us go to the neighboring towns, so I can preach there also; that is why I have come.” ³⁹ He was constantly preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and also casting out demons. ⁴⁰ A leper came to Him, imploring Him, kneeling before Him and saying to Him, “If you want to, you are able to cleanse me”. ⁴¹ So being moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him: “I want to; be cleansed!” ⁴² And when He said this, immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. ⁴³ And He sent him away at once, sternly warning him, ⁴⁴ by saying: “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing the things that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” ⁴⁵ However he went out and began to proclaim it freely, spreading the news, so that He was no longer able to enter a town openly, but remained outside in deserted places; yet they kept coming to Him from all over.

⁵ So they said to him: “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it stands written by the prophet:

²³ And upon arriving he settled in a city called Natsareth [Branch-town], so that what was spoken through the prophets should be fulfilled, that He would be called a Natsorean [Branch-man].

¹ Now in those days John the Baptist began preaching in the wilderness of Judea

¹ Now in those days John the Baptist began preaching in the wilderness of Judea ² and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near!”

² and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near!”

² and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near!” ³ For this is he who was referred to by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “A voice crying-out, ‘Prepare in the wilderness the way of the LORD, make His paths straight’.”

³ For this is he who was referred to by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “A voice crying-out, ‘Prepare in the wilderness the way of the LORD, make His paths straight’.” ⁴ Now John actually used clothes made from camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; while his food was locusts and wild honey.

⁴ Now John actually used clothes made from camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist; while his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then Jerusalem, all Judea and all the region of the Jordan went out to him,

⁵ Then Jerusalem, all Judea and all the region of the Jordan went out to him, ⁶ and were being baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

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

⁶ and were being baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁷ But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them: “Brood of vipers! Who tipped you off to flee from the coming wrath? ⁸ Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance, ⁹ and don’t even think to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father’, for I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. ¹⁰ Indeed, already the ax is being laid to the root of the trees. So every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ¹¹ “I baptize you with water unto repentance, but the One coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit.

¹¹ “I baptize you with water unto repentance, but the One coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit.

¹³ Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. ¹⁴ But John tried to dissuade Him saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and You are coming to me?”

¹⁴ But John tried to dissuade Him saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and You are coming to me?” ¹⁵ But in answer Jesus said to him, “Permit it now, because thus it is appropriate to us to fulfill all righteousness”. Then he permitted Him. ¹⁶ And having been baptized Jesus came up directly from the water, when wow, the heavens were opened to Him, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and alighting upon Him.

¹⁶ And having been baptized Jesus came up directly from the water, when wow, the heavens were opened to Him, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and alighting upon Him. ¹⁷ And wow, a Voice from the heavens saying, “This is my Son, the beloved, in whom I am always well pleased!”

¹⁷ And wow, a Voice from the heavens saying, “This is my Son, the beloved, in whom I am always well pleased!”

¹ Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil. ² And having fasted forty days and forty nights afterward He was hungry. ³ And coming to Him the tempter said, “Since you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread”.

³ And coming to Him the tempter said, “Since you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread”. ⁴ But in answer He said, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but by every word coming out of God’s mouth’.” ⁵ Then the devil takes Him into the holy city and sets Him upon the pinnacle of the temple, ⁶ and says to Him, “Since you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written: ‘He will give orders to His angels about you, and they will lift you up on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone’.” ⁷ Jesus said to him, “It is also written: ‘You shall not test the LORD your God!’” ⁸ Again the devil takes Him to a very high mountain and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. ⁹ And he says to Him, “All these things I will give to you, if You will fall down and worship me.” ¹⁰ Then Jesus says to him: “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written: ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only shall you serve’.” ¹¹ Then the devil leaves Him, and then, angels came and began ministering to Him. ¹² Now hearing that John had been put in prison, Jesus departed into Galilee. ¹³ And leaving Natsareth behind He went and took up residence in Capernaum by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali;

¹⁷ From then on Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near.” ¹⁸ And walking by the Sea of Galilee He saw two brothers, Simon (the one called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen). ¹⁹ And He says to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men”.

¹⁹ And He says to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men”. ²⁰ So leaving the nets immediately they followed Him.

²⁰ So leaving the nets immediately they followed Him. ²¹ And going on from there He saw two other brothers, James (the one of Zebedee) and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And He called them.

²¹ And going on from there He saw two other brothers, James (the one of Zebedee) and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And He called them. ²² So leaving the boat and their father immediately they followed Him. ²³ Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every illness among the people. ²⁴ So His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were sick—suffering with various diseases and torments, and being demonized and being moonstruck and paralytics—and He healed them. ²⁵ So large crowds followed Him—from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan.

²⁸ And so it was, when Jesus had ended these words, that the crowds were astonished at His teaching, ²⁹ for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not like the scribes.

² And then, a leper came and worshipped Him saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean”. ³ So reaching out His hand Jesus touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed”. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. ⁴ And Jesus says to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a proof to them.”

⁴ And Jesus says to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a proof to them.”

¹⁴ Now when Jesus had come into Peter’s house, He saw his mother-in-law laid up and burning with fever. ¹⁵ So He touched her hand and the fever left her; and she got up and began to serve Him. ¹⁶ And when evening came they brought to Him many who were demonized. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,

²¹ Then a different one of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father”. ²² But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”

²⁹ And then—they cried out saying: “What do you have to do with us, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”

³⁰ And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them saying, “See to it that no one knows!” ³¹ But going out they spread the news about Him in all that country.

³³ And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the crowds marveled saying, “Never was it seen like this in Israel!”

³⁵ Then Jesus went around to all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every illness among the people. ³⁶ Seeing the crowds He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and prostrated, like sheep without a shepherd.

² Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first Simon (the one called Peter) and Andrew his brother, James (the son of Zebedee) and John his brother,

⁷ And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of the heavens has come near’.

³⁷ “The one who is more devoted to father or mother than to me is not worthy of me, and the one who is more devoted to son or daughter than to me is not worthy of me;

² But John, hearing in prison about the works of the Messiah, sent two of his disciples

⁵ blind regain sight and lame walk, lepers are cleansed and deaf hear, dead are raised and the poor are evangelized.

¹⁰ For this is he of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way ahead of you.’

²² Then a demonized man was brought to Him, blind and mute, and He healed him, so that the \up6 a\up0 blind and \up6 b\up0 mute both \up6 b\up0 spoke and \up6 a\up0 saw. [a chiasmus—ab,ba] ²³ And all the crowds were amazed and said, “Might this not be the Son of David?”

⁴³ “Now when an unclean spirit [demon] goes out from a man, he goes through arid places looking for rest, but finds none.

⁵⁴ And coming into His hometown He began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said: “Where did this man get this wisdom, and the mighty works?

² and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has been raised from the dead, and therefore the powers are at work in him”.

²³ And having dismissed the crowds He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. So when night came He was alone there.

³³ Then those who were in the boat came and worshipped Him saying, “Truly you are the Son of God!”

²⁸ Then Jesus answered and said to her: “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

³¹ So the crowds marveled—seeing mutes speaking, maimed made whole, lame walking, and blind seeing—and they kept glorifying the God of Israel.

⁵ While he was still speaking a brilliant cloud overshadowed them and, double wow, a Voice came out of the cloud saying: “This is my beloved Son in whom I am always well pleased. Hear Him!”

¹⁴ As they came to the crowd a man approached Him and kneeling to Him said:

²⁷ Then Peter answered and said to Him: “See, we have left all and followed you. So what will we have?” ²⁸ So Jesus said to them: “Assuredly I say to you that in the Regeneration, when the Son of the Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And, everyone who left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my name’s sake will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit life eternal. ³⁰ But many ‘first’ will be last, and ‘last’ first.

³¹ Which of the two did the will of the father?” They say to Him, “The first”. Jesus says to them: “Assuredly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes will go into the kingdom of God before you do. ³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him, yet when you saw it you did not afterward repent, so as to believe him.

² saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees are seated upon Moses’ chair; ³ so whatever they may tell you to observe, you should observe and do; but do not do according to their deeds, for they say and do not do.

¹⁶ “Woe to you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is obligated’. ¹⁷ Stupid and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold? ¹⁸ And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it is obligated’. ¹⁹ Stupid and blind!! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? ²⁰ Therefore he who swears by the altar swears by it and by all the things on it. ²¹ And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by Him who used to dwell in it. ²² And he who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it. ²³ “Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you pay a tithe of mint and dill and cummin, but have neglected the weightier items of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These it was obligatory to do, while not neglecting those. ²⁴ Blind guides, who strain out a gnat but gulp down a camel!

²⁴ The Son of the Man is really going just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of the Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man not to have been born.”

³¹ Then Jesus says to them: “All of you will be caused to stumble because of me this night, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered’.

⁵³ Do you actually suppose that I cannot call upon my Father right now and He will place beside me more than twelve legions of angels?

⁵⁵ Many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from a distance;

¹⁵ So taking the money they did as they were instructed. Their tale is widely spread among the Jews until this day.

⁵ Well the whole Judean countryside and the Jerusalemites started going out to him, and were all being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

¹⁶ Then as He was walking beside the Sea of Galilee He saw Simon and Andrew his brother, of Simon, casting a circular net onto the water, for they were fishermen. ¹⁷ So Jesus said to them: “Come, follow me and I will turn you into fishers of men”. ¹⁸ At once they left their nets and followed Him. ¹⁹ And going on from there a little ways He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John; they were in their boat mending their nets. ²⁰ Right away He called them, and leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men they followed Him. ²¹ Then they went into Capernaum. The very next Sabbath He entered the synagogue and began to teach.

²³ Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

²⁵ So Jesus rebuked him saying: “Shut up and get out of him!”

³¹ So He went and grasping her hand lifted her up; immediately the fever left her and she began to serve them.

³⁴ and He healed many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew He was Messiah.

³⁹ He was constantly preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and also casting out demons.

⁴⁵ However he went out and began to proclaim it freely, spreading the news, so that He was no longer able to enter a town openly, but remained outside in deserted places; yet they kept coming to Him from all over.

¹ Well a few days later, He again entered Capernaum, and it was heard that He was at home.

¹ Well a few days later, He again entered Capernaum, and it was heard that He was at home. ² Without delay so many were gathered together that there was no more room, not even around the door, and He was speaking the Word to them.

¹³ Then He went out again by the sea; and the whole crowd came to Him, and He began to teach them.

² So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

⁷ Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea; and a large crowd from Galilee followed Him—also from Judea,

¹¹ And the unclean spirits—whenever one saw Him, he would fall down before Him and cry out, saying, “You are the son of God!” ¹² And He kept giving them strict orders that they should not make Him known.

¹² And He kept giving them strict orders that they should not make Him known.

¹⁶ namely Peter (a name He gave to Simon); ¹⁷ James son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (and a name He gave to them was Boanerges, that is, ‘Sons of thunder’); ¹⁸ Andrew, Phillip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite;

³⁹ Then, having been awakened, He rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Shut up; be muzzled!” So the wind stopped and there was a complete calm.

² And when He got out of the boat, right away a man with an unclean spirit met Him, coming from the tombs

⁷ and with a loud cry he said: “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore you by God, don’t torment me!”

²³ and pleads earnestly with Him, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death; do come and lay your hands on her so that she may be saved, and she will live”.

²⁹ Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up, and she knew in her body that she was healed from the affliction.

³⁷ He allowed no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

⁴¹ And taking the child by the hand He said to her, “Talitha koumi”, which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”

⁴³ He gave them strict orders that no one should know about it, and said to give her something to eat.

² And when the Sabbath came He began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard were astonished, saying: “Where did this man get these things? What wisdom is this that is given to him? Such mighty works are being performed by his hands!

³⁴ Well upon disembarking Jesus saw a large crowd and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and He began to teach them many things.

⁴⁶ And after taking leave of them He went up the mountain to pray. ⁴⁷ Now when evening had passed, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He was alone on the land. ⁴⁸ And He saw them straining at rowing, because the wind was against them. Well about the fourth watch of the night He comes to them walking on the water, and would have passed by them;

³ (Because the Pharisees, indeed all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding to the tradition of the elders. ⁴ When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other things they have received and hold—washings of cups, pitchers, copper vessels and couches.) ⁵ Then the Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, “Why don’t your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?” ⁶ So in answer He said to them: “Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it stands written: ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. ⁷ But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ⁸ Because having left the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men—washings of pitchers and cups, and many other similar things that you do.” ⁹ Indeed He said to them: “You are very good at nullifying the commandment of God, so that you may keep your tradition. ¹⁰ For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death’. ¹¹ But you say that if a man should say to father or mother, ‘Whatever profit you might have received from me is Korban’ (that is, a gift to God), ¹² you don’t even allow him to do anything for his father or his mother any more, ¹³ making the Word of God of no effect by your tradition that you have handed down. Yes, you do many such things.”

²⁵ In fact, as soon as she heard about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit came and fell at His feet.

³⁰ She went away to her house and found that the demon was gone and the daughter had been placed on the bed.

³⁶ Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He would command them, so much the more they would proclaim it. ³⁷ People were astonished beyond measure, saying: “He has done everything well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

² After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John and led them up on a high mountain alone by themselves. Then He was transfigured in front of them;

⁷ With that a cloud was covering them and a VOICE came out of the cloud: “This is my Son, the beloved. Listen to Him!”

²⁰ So they brought him to Him. Upon seeing Him the spirit convulsed him, and falling to the ground he started wallowing, foaming at the mouth.

²² Really, it has often thrown him both into fire and into water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” ²³ Jesus said to him, “It’s ‘if you can believe’; all things are possible to the one who believes”.

²⁵ When Jesus saw that the crowd was running up, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I am commanding you, get out of him and never enter him again”. ²⁶ Then it yelled, convulsed him violently, and came out. Well he looked to be dead; so much so that many said, “He’s dead”.

¹ Then He set out from there and came into the borders of Judea, by way of the other side of the Jordan. Again, crowds gathered to Him, and as was His custom, He began to teach them once more.

¹⁷ As Jesus set out on the road, someone came running up, knelt before Him and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do that I may inherit eternal life?”

²⁴ But the disciples were astounded at His words. So Jesus tried again and said to them: “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter the Kingdom of God.

²⁸ Then Peter began to say to Him, “So, we have left all and followed you”. ²⁹ In answer Jesus said: “I tell you assuredly, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields, for my sake and for that of the Gospel,

²⁹ In answer Jesus said: “I tell you assuredly, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields, for my sake and for that of the Gospel, ³⁰ who will not receive a hundred times more, now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and father and mother and children and fields (with persecutions)—and in the age to come, eternal life. ³¹ But many first will be last, and last first.” ³² Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going ahead of them; this surprised them, and as they followed they started to be afraid. Then He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them the things that were about to happen to Him:

³⁵ Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached Him and said, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we may ask”.

³³ But He took with Him Peter, James and John, and began to be greatly troubled and distressed.

⁴¹ —they used to follow Him and minister to Him when He was in Galilee—and many other women who had come up with Him to Jerusalem.

² just as those who became eyewitnesses, from the beginning, and ministers of the Word delivered them to us, ³ it seemed good to me also, most excellent Theophilus, having taken careful note of everything from Above, to write to you with precision and in sequence,

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; he must not drink either wine or strong drink; indeed, he will be filled with Holy Spirit already from his mother’s womb. ¹⁶ And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God; ¹⁷ in fact he himself will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of fathers to children’ and the disobedient to the mind-set of the righteous, to prepare a people made ready for the Lord.”

³⁵ In answer the angel said to her: “Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will hover over you; precisely for this reason the holy One who is to be born will be called ‘Son of God’!

⁷⁰ — just as He spoke through the mouth of His holy prophets from antiquity—

⁷⁶ “And you, child, will be called Prophet of the Most High, because you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, ⁷⁷ to give a knowledge of salvation to His people by the forgiveness of their sins,

¹⁰ The angel said to them: “Do not be afraid because listen, I am announcing the most joyful news to you, which will be to all the people! ¹¹ You see, today, in David’s city, a Savior was born to you, who is Lord Christ!

⁴⁹ So He said to them: “Why were you seeking me? Didn’t you know that I must be about my Father’s concerns ?”

² during the high priesthood of Annas (also Caiaphas), the word of God came upon John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

² during the high priesthood of Annas (also Caiaphas), the word of God came upon John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. ³ So he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins;

³ So he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins; ⁴ as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: “A voice calling out: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness, make His paths straight.

⁴ as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: “A voice calling out: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness, make His paths straight. ⁵ Every ravine will be filled up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; the crooked parts of the roads will be straightened out, and the rough parts will be smoothed out;

⁵ Every ravine will be filled up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; the crooked parts of the roads will be straightened out, and the rough parts will be smoothed out; ⁶ and all flesh will see the salvation of God.’”

⁶ and all flesh will see the salvation of God.’” ⁷ Then he said to the crowds that were coming out to be baptized by him: “You sons of poisonous snakes! Who tipped you off to flee from the coming wrath? ⁸ Well then, produce fruits befitting repentance, and don’t even begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father’, because I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones! ⁹ But even now the axe is being laid to the root of the trees; so then, every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” ¹⁰ So the people started asking him, “What then must we do?” ¹¹ In answer he said to them, “He who has two coats, let him share with him who has none; and he who has food should do likewise”. ¹² Well even tax collectors came to be baptized by him and said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?” ¹³ So He said to them, “Don’t charge more than what was determined to you”. ¹⁴ So the soldiers started asking him too: “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Don’t extort or harass anyone, and be content with your wages”. ¹⁵ Now as the people were expectant and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether he just might be the Messiah, ¹⁶ John anticipated them all saying: “I indeed am baptizing you with water, but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal straps I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit and fire;

¹⁶ John anticipated them all saying: “I indeed am baptizing you with water, but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal straps I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit and fire;

²⁰ added this also to them all: he actually locked John up in his prison.) ²¹ Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus, having been baptized also, was praying, when the heaven was opened ²² and the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove and rested upon Him, and a Voice came out of heaven saying, “You are my beloved Son; in you I am always well pleased.”

²² and the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove and rested upon Him, and a Voice came out of heaven saying, “You are my beloved Son; in you I am always well pleased.”

¹ Then Jesus, full of Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, ² where He was tested for forty days by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, so after they were completed He was hungry . ³ So the devil said to Him, “Since you are Son of God, tell this stone to become bread!” ⁴ Jesus answered him saying, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God’.” ⁵ Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. ⁶ The devil said to Him: “To you I will give all this authority, and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I want to. ⁷ So you, if you would worship before me, all will be yours.” ⁸ In answer Jesus said to him: “Get behind me, Satan! It is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only shall you serve!’” ⁹ He also took Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him: “Since you are Son of God, throw yourself down from here; ¹⁰ because it is written, ‘He will give His angels orders concerning you, to protect you’, ¹¹ and, ‘They will carry you along on their hands, so you do not stub your foot on a stone’.” ¹² In answer Jesus said to him: “The statement stands, ‘You shall not test the LORD your God’!” ¹³ Having finished every test, the devil departed from Him until an opportune time.

¹⁶ So He came to Natsareth, where He had been brought up; as was His custom He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. ¹⁷ The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, so unrolling the scroll He found the place where it was written:

¹⁷ The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, so unrolling the scroll He found the place where it was written: ¹⁸ “The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because He has anointed me to evangelize poor people. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to captives and recovery of sight to blind people, to send those who are oppressed out in freedom,

¹⁸ “The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because He has anointed me to evangelize poor people. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to captives and recovery of sight to blind people, to send those who are oppressed out in freedom, ¹⁹ to proclaim the Lord’s favorable year.”

¹⁹ to proclaim the Lord’s favorable year.” ²⁰ Then, having rolled up the scroll and returned it to the attendant, He sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on Him, ²¹ and He began by saying to them, “Today, this Scripture in your ears has been fulfilled”.

³¹ Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee; He started teaching them on the Sabbaths. ³² They kept on being amazed at His teaching, because His word was with authority.

³² They kept on being amazed at His teaching, because His word was with authority. ³³ Now in the synagogue was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon; he cried out with a loud voice ³⁴ saying: “Ugh! What do you want with us, Jesus of Natsareth? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God!”

³⁴ saying: “Ugh! What do you want with us, Jesus of Natsareth? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God!” ³⁵ So Jesus rebuked him saying, “Be muzzled, and get out of him!” When the demon had thrown him down in the midst, it came out of him without harming him.

³⁵ So Jesus rebuked him saying, “Be muzzled, and get out of him!” When the demon had thrown him down in the midst, it came out of him without harming him. ³⁶ Everyone was taken with amazement and they started conversing together, saying: “What is this word! For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

³⁶ Everyone was taken with amazement and they started conversing together, saying: “What is this word! For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” ³⁷ And the news about Him started going out to every place of the surrounding region.

³⁷ And the news about Him started going out to every place of the surrounding region. ³⁸ Then He left the synagogue and entered Simon’s house. But Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering with a high fever, and they requested Him on her behalf. ³⁹ So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and began to serve them. ⁴⁰ Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on each one of them and healed them. ⁴¹ Moreover, demons came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” But rebuking them He would not allow them to continue speaking, because they knew that He was the Messiah. ⁴² Now at daybreak He departed and went to a deserted place; so the crowds started looking for Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them. ⁴³ But He said to them, “I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, because for this purpose I have been sent”.

⁴³ But He said to them, “I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, because for this purpose I have been sent”.

⁴³ But He said to them, “I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, because for this purpose I have been sent”. ⁴⁴ So He went preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

¹ Now it happened, as He had come along the Lake of Genesaret, that the multitude crowded Him to hear the Word of God; ² He saw two boats standing by the lake (the fishermen were out of them, washing their nets). ³ So He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. Sitting down He began to teach the crowds from the boat. ⁴ When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch”. ⁵ And in answer Simon said to Him, “Master, we have worked hard the whole night and caught nothing, but based on your word I will let down the net”. ⁶ When they had done this, they caught such a large number of fish that their net began to tear. ⁷ So they signaled to their partners who were in the other boat to come help them; they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. ⁸ Upon experiencing this Simon Peter fell at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!” ⁹ Because astonishment gripped him and all who were with him at the haul of fish which they had caught; ¹⁰ yes, this included James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will be catching people”.

¹⁰ yes, this included James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will be catching people”. ¹¹ Pulling the boats up on the shore, they left it all and followed Him.

¹¹ Pulling the boats up on the shore, they left it all and followed Him. ¹² Now it happened, while He was in one of the towns—a man full of leprosy! Upon seeing Jesus he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can cleanse me!” ¹³ So He extended His hand and touched him, saying, “I want to; be cleansed!” Immediately the leprosy left him. ¹⁴ Then He ordered him to tell no one, “But go and show yourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing just as Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them.”

¹⁴ Then He ordered him to tell no one, “But go and show yourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing just as Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them.” ¹⁵ However the news about Him spread all the more, and large crowds kept gathering to hear and to be healed by Him of their sicknesses. ¹⁶ So He Himself would withdraw into deserted places and pray.

¹⁶ So He Himself would withdraw into deserted places and pray. ¹⁷ Now it happened on a certain day that He was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee, and from Judea and Jerusalem, sitting there—and the power of the Lord was there to heal them.

¹² Now it happened in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and He continued all night in prayer to God.

¹⁴ Simon (whom He also named Peter) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Phillip and Bartholomew,

⁶ So Jesus went with them. But when He was no longer far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him: “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy that you should come under my roof. ⁷ In fact I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. Just say a word and my servant will be healed;

¹² But as He approached the town gate, mercy, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; a large crowd from the town was with her. ¹³ When the Lord saw her He had compassion on her and said to her, “Don’t cry!”

²⁷ This is he about whom it is written: ‘Take note, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you’. ²⁸ Further, I tell you that among those born of women there is no greater prophet than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.”

¹ Now it happened after this that He started going around town by town, village by village, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God, and the twelve were with Him; ² also certain women who had been healed of malignant spirits and infirmities: Mary (the one called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had gone out; ³ and Joanna the wife of Chuza, an official of Herod; and Susanna, and many others—these were providing for Him from their substance.

²⁸ When he saw Jesus he gave a yell, fell down before Him, and with a loud voice he said: “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torment me!”

³⁷ Then the whole multitude from the surrounding region of the Gadarenes asked Him to depart from them, because they were overcome by fear. So He got into the boat and returned.

⁵⁶ Her parents were astonished, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened.

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

³⁵ And a Voice came out of the cloud, saying: “This is my beloved Son. Listen to Him!”

³⁹ And oh, a spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams, and it convulses him with foaming, and it hardly departs from him, destroying him!

⁴² But while he was still coming the demon threw him down and convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.

⁵⁸ So Jesus said to him, “The foxes have dens and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head”.

⁹ Heal the sick therein and say to them, ‘The Kingdom of God has come near to you’.

¹¹ ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to us we wipe off against you. Nonetheless know this, that the Kingdom of God has come near to you.’

¹⁵ And you, Capernaum, who are ‘exalted to heaven’, will be brought down to Hades.

¹⁷ Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” ¹⁸ So He said to them: “I watched Satan fall like lightning out of heaven. ¹⁹ Take note, I am giving you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing at all may harm you. ²⁰ However, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”

²² But when someone stronger than he attacks, he overcomes him, takes away all his armor in which he trusted, and distributes his spoils.

¹⁰ Now as Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,

²⁶ “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

³³ “So likewise, any of you who does not renounce all his own possessions cannot be my disciple.

¹² And as He entered a certain village, ten men met Him—being lepers they stood at a distance. ¹³ They called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” ¹⁴ And paying attention He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests”. It happened that as they went they were cleansed!

¹⁴ And paying attention He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests”. It happened that as they went they were cleansed! ¹⁵ Well one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, glorifying God with a loud voice; ¹⁶ then he fell on his face at His feet, thanking Him—and he was a Samaritan! ¹⁷ So Jesus reacted by saying: “Were not all ten cleansed? So where are the nine? ¹⁸ None were found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner!” ¹⁹ Then He said to him, “Get up and go; your faith has made you well.”

²⁸ Then Peter said, “Notice that we have left all and followed you!” ²⁹ So He said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God, ³⁰ who will not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.” ³¹ Then He took the Twelve aside and said to them: “Take note, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be fulfilled:

¹⁵ because I will give you a mouth and wisdom such that all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or withstand.

³⁹ Then going out He went to the Mount of Olives, as His custom was, and His disciples followed Him. ⁴⁰ When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray, so as not to enter into temptation”. ⁴¹ Then He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down and prayed,

⁴¹ Then He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down and prayed, ⁴² saying, “Father, if you would just remove this cup from me—nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done!” ⁴³ Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. ⁴⁴ And being in anguish He prayed with total concentration; then His sweat became like clots of blood, falling to the ground. ⁴⁵ When He rose up from prayer and came to the disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow. ⁴⁶ He said to them: “Why do you sleep? Get up and pray, that you may not enter into temptation.”

¹⁹ He said to them, “What things?” So they said to Him: “The things concerning Jesus the Natsorean, how the man was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,

⁴⁷ and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

¹⁴ So the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we observed His glory, glory of an Only-begotten, from the Father, full of grace and truth. ¹⁵ John testified about Him and called out saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘The One coming after me is now ahead of me, because He existed before I did’.”

¹⁹ Now this is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” ²⁰ He confessed, he did not deny but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” ²¹ So they asked him, “What then, are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you ‘the Prophet’?” “No,” he answered. ²² So they said to him, “Who are you?—so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” ²³ He said, “I am ‘the voice of one calling out: “Make the LORD’s road straight in the wilderness”,’ just as the prophet Isaiah said.” ²⁴ Now those who had been sent were from the Pharisees. ²⁵ So they asked him saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ nor Elijah nor ‘the Prophet’?” ²⁶ John answered them saying, “I baptize with water, but among you stands One whom you do not know. ²⁷ He is the One coming after me who is now ahead of me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”

²⁷ He is the One coming after me who is now ahead of me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.” ²⁸ These things happened in Bithabara, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

²⁸ These things happened in Bithabara, across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. ²⁹ The next day John sees Jesus coming toward him and says, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! ³⁰ This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is now ahead of me, because He existed before I did.’ ³¹ I did not know Him; but so that He should be revealed to Israel, that is why I came baptizing with water.” ³² And John testified saying, “I observed the Spirit coming down like a dove out of heaven, and He rested upon Him. ³³ Now I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me ‘The One upon whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting—this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ ³⁴ So I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”

³⁴ So I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”

⁴⁰ One of the two who heard John and followed Him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. ⁴¹ He first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated ‘Christ’). ⁴² And he led him to Jesus. Looking at him Jesus said, “You are Simon, the son of Jonah; you will be called Cephas” (which is translated ‘Stone’).

⁴⁹ In answer Nathanael says to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

¹⁶ Because God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes into Him should not be wasted but should have eternal life.

²² After these things Jesus, with His disciples, went into the Judean countryside, and there He spent time with them and baptized. ²³ Now John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salem, because there was plenty of water there. And people were coming and being baptized,

²³ Now John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salem, because there was plenty of water there. And people were coming and being baptized, ²⁴ for John had not yet been thrown into prison.

²⁶ So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the One who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you have testified—well, here He is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to Him!”

²⁸ You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’

²⁸ You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’ ²⁹ He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and hears him, has great joy at the bridegroom’s voice. So this my joy has been fulfilled.

²⁹ He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and hears him, has great joy at the bridegroom’s voice. So this my joy has been fulfilled. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.

³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease. ³¹ “He who comes from above is above all; he who is from the earth is earthly, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.

³¹ “He who comes from above is above all; he who is from the earth is earthly, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all. ³² And to what He has seen and heard He testifies, yet no one receives His testimony. ³³ The one who receives His testimony certifies that God is true. ³⁴ For He whom God sent speaks God’s words, because God does not give the Spirit by measure. ³⁵ The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand. ³⁶ The one believing into the Son has eternal life, but the one disobeying the Son will not see the life, but the wrath of God will remain upon him.”

³⁴ Jesus says to them: “My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to complete His work.

⁵⁰ Jesus says to him, “Go; your son lives.” Well the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and off he went. ⁵¹ Now while he was still going down his slaves met him and reported saying, “Your son lives!” ⁵² So he inquired of them the hour in which he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” ⁵³ So the father knew that it was at the exact hour in which Jesus told him, “Your son lives.” Both he himself and his whole household believed.

²⁰ For the Father loves the Son and shows Him everything that He Himself is doing; and He will show Him greater works than these, so that you may marvel. ²¹ Now just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, just so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes. ²² In fact the Father does not judge anyone but has committed all the judging to the Son, ²³ so that all will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

³⁷ “Further, the Father who sent me has Himself testified about me. You have neither heard His voice nor seen His form at any time.

² And a huge crowd was following Him because they had seen His signs that He kept performing on the sick.

⁸ One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, says to Him,

¹⁵ So Jesus, perceiving that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew up the mountain again by Himself, alone.

⁶⁹ Further, we have come to believe and to know that you are the Christ, the Son of the Living God!”

⁴⁶ The operatives answered, “No man ever spoke like this Man!”

⁴ I must accomplish the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night is coming when no one can work.

³ So the sisters sent to Him saying, “Lord, please, the one you love is sick!”

⁴⁸ if we let him go on like this everybody will believe into him; and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation!”

¹⁹ So the Pharisees said among themselves: “You can see that you’re not making any difference! Just look, the world has gone off after Him!”

²² Philip goes and tells Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

²⁸ ‘Father, glorify your name!’” Then a Voice came out of Heaven, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again!” ²⁹ So the crowd that was standing by and listening said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.” ³⁰ Jesus answered and said: “It was not for my sake that this Voice came, but for your sakes.

³ You are already clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.

²⁸ I did come forth from the Father and have come into the world. I am leaving the world again and am going to the Father.”

⁴ I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work that You have given me to do.

⁸ because I have given them the sayings which You have given to me; and they have received and known for sure that I came forth from You, and they have believed that You sent me.

³¹ but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life through His Name.

¹ The first account I prepared, Theophilus [God-lover], concerned all that Jesus began to do and to teach ² until the day in which He was taken back, after He had given commandment, by Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom He had chosen;

⁵ John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with Holy Spirit not many days from now”.

¹³ When they had entered [the city] they went up into the upper room where they were staying; namely Peter and James, John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas of James.

⁴ And they were all filled with Holy Spirit and began to speak different languages, as the Spirit was granting to them to speak out.

¹⁷ ‘It will be in the last days, says God: I will pour out from my Spirit upon all flesh; your sons and your daughters will prophesy; your young men will see visions; your old men will dream a dream.

²⁷ because You will not abandon my soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see decay.

³⁶ Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made Him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified!” ³⁷ Now upon hearing this they were cut to the heart and said to Peter, and the rest of the Apostles, “Men, brothers, what shall we do?!” ³⁸ So Peter said to them: “Repent and be baptized, each one of you, upon the name of Jesus Christ, for forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

³⁸ So Peter said to them: “Repent and be baptized, each one of you, upon the name of Jesus Christ, for forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

³⁸ So Peter said to them: “Repent and be baptized, each one of you, upon the name of Jesus Christ, for forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far away —as many, that is, as the Lord our God may call.” ⁴⁰ With many different words he both testified and kept exhorting, saying, “Escape from this perverse generation!” ⁴¹ Then those who gladly received his word were baptized, and that day about three thousand souls were added.

¹⁴ Yes you repudiated the holy and righteous One, and you asked that a murderer be granted to you,

²⁷ Well, in fact, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with Gentiles and peoples of Israel, were gathered together against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed,

¹⁰ And they weren’t able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

⁶⁰ Then kneeling down he called out at the top of his voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” And upon saying this he fell asleep. (Saul was in full agreement with his murder.)

²¹ Well, all who heard him were astounded and started saying: “Isn’t this the one who tried to destroy, in Jerusalem, those who called on this name? Even here he had come with that purpose, that he might take them bound to the high priests.” ²² But Saul kept growing stronger and kept on confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus, proving that ‘This One is the Christ’.

⁴¹ Then he gave her a hand and lifted her up, and calling the saints and widows he presented her alive.

³⁷ that spoken word you know, that was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism that John preached:

⁴⁵ Well the believers of the circumcision [Jews] who had come with Peter were astonished, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had also been poured out on the Gentiles,

¹⁵ Well as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as on us at the beginning. ¹⁶ I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, ‘John indeed baptized with water, but you will be baptized with Holy Spirit’.

² James, the brother of John, he put to death by sword.

¹⁴ Going on from Perga they arrived in Antioch of Pisidia; and entering the synagogue on the Sabbath day, they sat down. ¹⁵ After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent to them, saying, “Men, brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, do speak”. ¹⁶ So standing up and motioning with his hand, Paul said: “Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen. ¹⁷ The God of this people chose our fathers, and prospered the people during their sojourn in the land of Egypt, and brought them out of it with an uplifted arm. ¹⁸ For a period of about forty years He put up with them in the wilderness. ¹⁹ And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave them possession of their land. ²⁰ After these things (it was about four hundred and fifty years), He gave judges until Samuel the prophet. ²¹ And then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, a son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. ²² And removing him He raised up for them David as king, about whom He gave witness and said: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will’. ²³ God, from this man’s seed, according to promise, has brought Salvation to Israel, ²⁴ John having heralded beforehand, in advance of His coming, a baptism of repentance to Israel.

²⁴ John having heralded beforehand, in advance of His coming, a baptism of repentance to Israel. ²⁵ Well as John was fulfilling his course, he said: ‘Whom do you suppose me to be? No I’m not—but indeed He comes after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie’.

²⁵ Well as John was fulfilling his course, he said: ‘Whom do you suppose me to be? No I’m not—but indeed He comes after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie’.

²⁵ Well as John was fulfilling his course, he said: ‘Whom do you suppose me to be? No I’m not—but indeed He comes after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie’. ²⁶ “Men, brothers, sons of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God: to you the word of this salvation has been sent. ²⁷ The Jerusalem dwellers and their rulers, understanding neither Him nor the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning Him. ²⁸ Though they found no cause for death, they asked Pilate to have Him executed. ²⁹ When they had fulfilled all things that were written about Him, they took Him down from the cross and placed Him in a tomb. ³⁰ But God raised Him from the dead; ³¹ and for many days He was seen by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people. ³² “Yes we proclaim to you the good news: the promise that was made to the fathers, ³³ God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, when He raised up Jesus; as also it stands written in the second Psalm: ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you’. ³⁴ And that He raised Him from the dead, no longer to return to corruption, He has spoken thus, ‘I will give you the holy things guaranteed to David’. ³⁵ Further, it is stated elsewhere, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay’. ³⁶ Now David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw decay; ³⁷ but the One whom God raised up did not see decay. ³⁸ Therefore, let it be known to you, men, brothers, that through this One forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you; ³⁹ and by Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the Law of Moses. ⁴⁰ So take care, lest there come upon you that which has been spoken in the prophets: ⁴¹ ‘Look you despisers, marvel and perish! For I am working a work in your days to which you will not give credence, even if someone were to explain it in detail to you’.” ⁴² Now as the Jews were going out of the synagogue, the Gentiles implored repeatedly that these words might be spoken to them the next Sabbath. ⁴³ When the synagogue service was dismissed, many of the Jews and the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who started addressing them urging them to continue in the grace of God. ⁴⁴ Well the next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered to hear the word of God.

⁴⁴ Well the next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered to hear the word of God. ⁴⁵ But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with envy and started speaking against the things said by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. ⁴⁶ But Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly said: “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. But since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, now we are being turned to the Gentiles. ⁴⁷ Because that is just how the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have set you to be a light for ethnic nations, that you should be for salvation up to the last place on earth’.” ⁴⁸ Now upon hearing this, the Gentiles rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal live believed. ⁴⁹ Well the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region. ⁵⁰ But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and raised up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their borders. ⁵¹ So they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and went to Iconium. ⁵² But the disciples were filled with joy and with Holy Spirit.

¹⁶ Now it happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain slave girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought considerable profit to her owners by divination. ¹⁷ Following Paul and Silas this girl kept calling out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to us the way of salvation!”

¹⁷ Following Paul and Silas this girl kept calling out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to us the way of salvation!” ¹⁸ She kept this up for many days! So Paul, becoming increasingly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out that very hour.

² So Paul, as was his custom, went in to them and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

⁴ Every Sabbath in the synagogue he would reason with both Jews and Greeks, trying to persuade them.

³ So he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they said, “Into John’s baptism”. ⁴ So Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe into the One who would come after him, that is, into Jesus, the Christ”.

⁴ So Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe into the One who would come after him, that is, into Jesus, the Christ”. ⁵ So upon hearing this they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. ⁶ And as Paul laid his hands on them the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they started speaking languages and prophesying.

¹⁸ And many of those who had believed started coming, confessing and disclosing their practices.

²¹ solemnly proclaiming to both Jews and Greeks the repentance toward God and the faith into our Lord Jesus.

²⁵ “Furthermore, I know that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the Kingdom of God will ever see my face again.

¹⁶ And now why hesitate? Get up, be baptized and wash away your sins, invoking the name of the Lord.’

⁵ We have found this man to be a plague, a creator of discord among all the Jews throughout the world, a ringleader of the Natsorean sect,

²³ So arranging a day with him, even more people came to him at his lodging, to whom he kept expounding from morning until evening: solemnly testifying about the Kingdom of God and trying to convince them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

¹ Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been set apart to the Gospel of God, ² which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures: ³ concerning His Son, who became a physical descendant of David, ⁴ who was established to be God’s powerful Son (according to His spirit of holiness) by resurrection from the dead —Jesus Christ our Lord—

⁴ who was established to be God’s powerful Son (according to His spirit of holiness) by resurrection from the dead —Jesus Christ our Lord—

³ Further, what the law could not do, in that it was weak due to the flesh, God has done by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned the sin in the flesh,

³² He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up on behalf of us all, how shall He not with Him also graciously give us all things?

⁴ Whatever things were written before were so written for our instruction, so that through the fortitude and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

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⁵ Do we have no right to take along a believing wife, just as the rest of the apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?

¹¹ Now all these things happened to them as examples and were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

¹³ For we also were all baptized into one body by one Spirit—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and were all given to drink into one Spirit.

² Rather, we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in deception nor falsifying the Word of God, but by the open proclamation of the Truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience, in the sight of God.

¹⁶ So then, from now on we regard no one from a fleshly perspective—even if we have ‘known’ Christ in this way, we do so no longer —

⁴ But at just the right time God sent out His Son, born of a woman, born under law,

¹⁰ with a view to administering the fullness of the times so as to bring all things together under one head in Christ—those on the heavens and those on the earth—in Him\up6 [S]\up0,

¹⁷ He came and proclaimed peace to us, being both far and near,

¹⁴ For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁸ praying at all times in the Spirit, using every prayer and petition, yes being watchful to this end with all perseverance and petition for all the saints

⁵ In fact, let this mindset be in you that was also in Christ Jesus,

⁸ Yes indeed, in fact I actually consider everything to be a loss for the sake of the excelling thing, the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord —for His sake I have already lost everything (and consider it as trash), so that I may gain Christ

¹³ who delivered us out of the dominion of the darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

¹⁶ Yes, the mystery of our religion is confessedly great: God was manifested in flesh, was vindicated in spirit, was revealed to angels, was proclaimed among nations, was believed in the world, was received up in glory!

²⁵ correcting courteously those who oppose him, in hopes that God may grant them repentance leading to a real knowledge of Truth ²⁶ and that they may retrieve their senses out of the devil’s snare (having been taken captive by him to do his will).

¹⁰ Because there really are lots of rebels, loudmouths and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group,

⁵ He saved us—not because of righteous deeds that we ourselves had done but according to His mercy, by means of the bath of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit, ⁶ whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

¹ God, having spoken to the fathers through the prophets in many parts and in various ways, in the past, ² has at the end of these days spoken to us by Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the ages; ³ who being the projection of His glory and the very image of His essence, and sustaining all things by the expression of His\up6 [S]\up0 own power, when He had by Himself provided purification for our sins He sat down on the highest Majesty’s right,

¹⁷ That is why He was obliged to become like those ‘brothers’ in all respects, so that He could be a merciful and faithful high priest, in what concerns God, with a view to making propitiation for the sins of the people.

¹⁷ That is why He was obliged to become like those ‘brothers’ in all respects, so that He could be a merciful and faithful high priest, in what concerns God, with a view to making propitiation for the sins of the people. ¹⁸ For in that in which He Himself endured suffering, having been tested, He is able to assist those who are being tested.

¹² Because the Word of God is living and efficient, and sharper than any two-edged sword, actually penetrating to the point of separating soul and spirit, joints and marrow; in fact, it is able to evaluate a heart’s reflections and intentions. ¹³ Nothing in all creation is hidden from His sight; rather all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

¹⁵ For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but He was tested in all points, in similar ways, without sin.

⁷ He\up6 [S]\up0, in the days of His flesh, having offered up both prayers and supplications, with a loud cry and tears, to the One who was able to save Him from death, and having been answered because of His godly fear,

¹⁹ You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe—and shudder!)

¹⁴ Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. ¹⁵ And the prayer of faith will deliver the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sin, it will be forgiven him.

¹⁷ —because He received from God the Father honor and glory when that voice was directed to Him by the Magnificent Glory, “This is my Son, the beloved, in whom I am always well pleased”— ¹⁸ yes, we heard this voice being uttered from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

¹ That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have witnessed with our eyes, that which we contemplated and our hands handled with reference to the word of the Life ² —oh yes, the Life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and declare to you that eternal Life who was in the presence of the Father and was manifested to us— ³ that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us; indeed, our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

⁸ If we claim that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the Truth is not in us. ⁹ If we confess our sins He is faithful and righteous so as to forgive us those sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we claim that we have not sinned, we call Him a liar and His Word is not in us.

¹¹ And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal 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.

⁷ “And to the messenger of the church in Philadelphia write: These things says the Holy, the True, He who has the key of David, who opens and no one can shut it, except He who opens, and no one can open: