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Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and
stole him away while we
slept.
and
instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and
stole Him away while we were
asleep.’
So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
So the guards took the money and did as they were
instructed. And this account has been circulated among the Jews to this very day.
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
And preached,
saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the
latchet of whose
shoes I am not worthy to
stoop down and unloose.
And he began to
proclaim: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose
sandals I am not worthy to
stoop down and
untie.
And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
And
saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand:
repent ye, and believe the gospel.
“The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near.
Repent and believe in the gospel!”
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of
Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
“What do You want with us, Jesus of
Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
And Jesus
rebuked him,
saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
But Jesus
rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”
And they were all
amazed,
insomuch that they questioned among themselves,
saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
All the people were
amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
Then a
leper came to Jesus,
begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.”
And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all;
insomuch that they were all
amazed, and
glorified God,
saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
And immediately the man got up,
picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all
astounded and
glorified God,
saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and
cried,
saying, Thou art the Son of God.
And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and
cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
When His family heard about this, they went out to take
custody of Him,
saying, “He is out of His mind.”
And the
scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath
Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
And the
scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were
saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
But Jesus replied, “Who are My mother and My brothers?”
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered,
saying, My name is
Legion: for we are many.
“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is
Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
And all the devils
besought him,
saying, Send us into the
swine, that we may enter into them.
So the demons
begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”
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 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 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.”
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 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.
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 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 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?”
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.”
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?”
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 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 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.’”
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?’
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.
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’?
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.
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.”
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:
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?”
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.
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 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 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.
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
And the soldiers likewise demanded of him,
saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither
accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false
accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
John answered,
saying unto them all, I indeed
baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the
latchet of whose
shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall
baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
John answered all of them: “I
baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose
sandals I am not worthy to
untie. He will
baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
and He began by
saying, “
Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of
Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
“
Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of
Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
And Jesus
rebuked him,
saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and
hurt him not.
But Jesus
rebuked the
demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the
demon threw the man down before them all and came out without
harming him.
And they were all
amazed, and spake among themselves,
saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
All the people were overcome with
amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
And devils also came out of many, crying out, and
saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he
rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
Demons also came out of many people,
shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He
rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of
leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and
besought him,
saying, Lord, if thou
wilt, thou canst make me clean.
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with
leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and
begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
And he put forth his hand, and touched him,
saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the
leprosy departed from him.
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the
leprosy left him.
And the
scribes and the
Pharisees began to reason,
saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can
forgive sins, but God alone?
And they were all
amazed, and they
glorified God, and were filled with fear,
saying, We have seen strange things to day.
But their
scribes and
Pharisees murmured against his disciples,
saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my
sayings, and doeth them, I will
shew you to whom he is like:
I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
Now when he had ended all his
sayings in the
audience of the people, he entered into
Capernaum.
When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to
Capernaum.
And when they came to Jesus, they
besought him instantly,
saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
They came to Jesus and
pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,
Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the
centurion sent friends to him,
saying unto him, Lord, trouble not
thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the
centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble
Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
And there came a fear on all: and they
glorified God,
saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
A sense of
awe swept over all of them, and they
glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and
saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have
mourned to you, and ye have not
wept.
They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the
flute for you, and you did not dance; we
sang a
dirge, and you did not
weep.’
Now when the
Pharisee which had
bidden him saw it, he spake within himself,
saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a
sinner.
When the
Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a
sinner!”
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.
