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And
besought him greatly,
saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be
healed; and she shall live.
and
pleaded with Him
urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be
healed and live.”
For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
For she kept
saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be
healed.”
And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude
thronging thee, and
sayest thou, Who touched me?
His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
And he took the
damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted,
Damsel, I
say unto thee, arise.
Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little
girl, I
say to you, get up!”
And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the
synagogue: and many hearing him were
astonished,
saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the
synagogue, and many who heard Him were
astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
And
whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence,
shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them.
Verily I
say unto you, It shall be more
tolerable for
Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
If
anyone will not
welcome you or
listen to you,
shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”
And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do
shew forth themselves in him.
Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were
saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why
miraculous powers are at work in him.”
Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
Others were
saying, “He is
Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
And she came in
straightway with
haste unto the king, and asked,
saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
At once the
girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a
platter immediately.”
He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they
say unto him, Shall we go and
buy two hundred
pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and
spend two hundred
denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
He saith unto them, How many
loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they
say, Five, and two fishes.
“Go and see how many
loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with
defiled, that is to
say, with
unwashen, hands, they found fault.
and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were
defiled—that is, unwashed.
And he said unto them, Full well ye
reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
He went on to
say, “You
neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
But ye
say, If a man shall
say to his father or mother, It is
Corban, that is to
say, a gift, by
whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
But you
say that if a man
says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is
Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The
demon has left your daughter.”
And were beyond measure
astonished,
saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the
deaf to hear, and the
dumb to speak.
The people were utterly
astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the
deaf hear and the
mute speak!”
And he
sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why
doth this generation seek after a sign?
verily I
say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
Jesus
sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.
So they began to
discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.
When I
brake the five
loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They
say unto him, Twelve.
When I broke the five
loaves for the five thousand, how many
basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.
And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”
And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea
Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples,
saying unto them, Whom do men
say that I am?
Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea
Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people
say I am?”
And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
They replied, “Some
say John the Baptist; others
say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
And he spake that
saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to
rebuke him.
He spoke this message quite
frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to
rebuke Him.
But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he
rebuked Peter,
saying, Get thee behind me,
Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples,
rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me,
Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
And he said unto them,
Verily I
say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
Then Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with power.”
For he
wist not what to
say; for they were
sore afraid.
For they were all so
terrified that Peter did not know what else to
say.
And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
Then a cloud appeared and
enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son.
Listen to Him!”
And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
So they kept this matter to themselves,
discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.
And they asked him,
saying, Why
say the
scribes that Elias must first come?
And they asked Jesus, “Why do the
scribes say that
Elijah must come first?”
But I
say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him
whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
But I tell you that
Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”
When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he
rebuked the foul spirit,
saying unto him, Thou
dumb and
deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He
rebuked the unclean spirit. “You
deaf and
mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”
But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
And John answered him,
saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we
forbad him, because he followeth not us.
John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not
accompany us.”
For
whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ,
verily I
say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
Indeed, if
anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
Verily I
say unto you,
Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Truly I tell you,
anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
And he was
sad at that
saying, and went away
grieved: for he had great possessions.
But the man was
saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
And they were
astonished out of measure,
saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
They were even more
astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?”
Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”
And Jesus answered and said,
Verily I
say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
Saying,Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the
scribes; and they shall
condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:
“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and
scribes. They will
condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles,
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him,
saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us
whatsoever we shall desire.
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
And when he heard that it was Jesus of
Nazareth, he began to cry out, and
say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
When he heard that it was Jesus of
Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
And if any man
say unto you, Why do ye this?
say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and
straightway he will send him
hither.
If
anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’”
And they that went before, and they that followed,
cried,
saying,
Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
The ones who went
ahead and those who followed were
shouting: “
Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
And he taught,
saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of
thieves.
Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
For
verily I
say unto you, That
whosoever shall
say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have
whatsoever he saith.
“Truly I tell you that if
anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.
Therefore I
say unto you, What things
soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall havethem.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
“By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
They
deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we
say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
But if we say, ‘From men’...” they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet.
Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are
honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
Then come unto him the
Sadducees, which
say there is no resurrection; and they asked him,
saying,
Then the
Sadducees, who
say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the
bush God spake unto him,
saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning
bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How
say the
scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the
scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them,
Verily I
say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
And Jesus answering them began to
say, Take
heed lest any man
deceive you:
Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.
For many shall come in my name,
saying, I am Christ; and shall
deceive many.
Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will
deceive many.
But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought
beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye
premeditate: but
whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not
worry beforehand what to
say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
At that time if
anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
Verily I
say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
And what I
say to you, I
say to
everyone: Keep watch!”
Verily I
say unto you,
Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a
memorial of her.
And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
And
wheresoever he shall go in,
say ye to the
goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the
passover with my disciples?
and
whichever house he enters,
say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My
guest room, where I may eat the
Passover with My disciples?’
And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said,
Verily I
say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall
betray me.
And while they were
reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will
betray Me.”
And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
They began to be
grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”
And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and
brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”
Verily I
say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it
anew in the kingdom of God.”
And Jesus saith unto him,
Verily I
say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the
cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me
thrice.
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the
rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.
Again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing.
Now the
betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I
kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.”
And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
Then some men stood up and
testified falsely against Him:
We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
So the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, “Have You no answer? What are these men
testifying against You?”
And some began to
spit on him, and to cover his face, and to
buffet him, and to
say unto him,
Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
Then some of them began to
spit on Him. They
blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “
Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
But he denied,
saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou
sayest. And he went out into the
porch; and the
cock crew.
But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the
gateway, and the
rooster crowed.
And a
maid saw him again, and began to
say to them that stood by, This is one of them.
There the servant
girl saw him and again said to those standing nearby, “This man is one of them.”
But he began to
curse and to
swear,
saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
But he began to
curse and
swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”
And
Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou
sayest it.
So
Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
And
Pilate asked him again,
saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
Then
Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”
But
Pilate answered them,
saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?
“Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
Pilate asked.
And they that passed by railed on him,
wagging their heads, and
saying,
Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
And those who passed by
heaped abuse on Him,
shaking their heads and
saying, “
Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
Likewise also the chief priests
mocking said among themselves with the
scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
In the same way, the chief priests and
scribes mocked Him among themselves,
saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!
And at the ninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice,
saying,
Eloi,
Eloi,
lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?
At the ninth hour, Jesus
cried out in a loud voice, “
Eloi,
Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You
forsaken Me?”
And one ran and filled a
spunge full of
vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink,
saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
And someone ran and filled a
sponge with
sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink,
saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if
Elijah comes to take Him down.”
And they went out quickly, and fled from the
sepulchre; for they
trembled and were
amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and
hid herself five months,
saying,
After these days, his wife Elizabeth became
pregnant and for five months remained in
seclusion. She declared,
And when she saw him, she was troubled at his
saying, and cast in her mind what manner of
salutation this should be.
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of
greeting this might be.
And he asked for a writing table, and wrote,
saying, His name is John. And they
marvelled all.
And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
All their neighbors were filled with
awe, and people throughout the hill country of
Judea were talking about these events.
And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God,
saying:
And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.
And he went down with them, and came to
Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these
sayings in her heart.