Mark 9 Cross References - MNT

¹ "In solemn truth I tell you," he said, "there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God, come with power." ² Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and brought them by themselves up a high mountain apart from the rest. ³ Here in their presence he was transfigured; and his clothes also became glistering with a radiant whiteness, such as no bleaching on earth could give. ⁴ Moreover there appeared to them Elijah, with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. ⁵ "Master," said Peter, addressing Jesus, "it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three tents one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." ⁶ (For he did not know what to say, they were so awestruck.) ⁷ Then there came a cloud overshadowing them; and there came a voice out of the cloud. "This is my Son, my beloved. Listen to him." ⁸ And suddenly as they looked around, they saw no one any more beside them, but Jesus alone. ⁹ As they came down the mountain he strictly forbade them to narrate to any one what they had seen, until after the Son of man had risen from the dead. ¹⁰ This order they faithfully kept, questioning among themselves what "rising again from the dead" meant. ¹¹ So they asked him, "How is it that the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?" ¹² "Elijah does indeed first come," he said, "and restores all things, But how is it written about the Son of Man, that he will endure great suffering, and be rejected? ¹³ "Elijah indeed has already come," he added, "and they have done to him whatever they pleased, even as it is written of him." ¹⁴ When they rejoined the disciples they saw a great crowd surrounding them, and some Scribes disputing with them. ¹⁵ As soon as they saw him, all the people were astounded and ran up to greet him. ¹⁶ He asked them, "What are you discussing with them?" ¹⁷ "Master," answered one of the crowd, "I brought my son to you; he has a dumb spirit in him; ¹⁸ and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down; he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and is wasting away. I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not." ¹⁹ "O unbelieving generation!" replied Jesus; "how long must I be with you? How long must I be patient with you? Bring him to me." ²⁰ So they brought the boy to him, and when he saw Jesus, the spirit at once convulsed him, and he fell to the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth. ²¹ Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?" ²² "From childhood," he answered; "and often it has thrown him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us." ²³ Jesus said to him. "'If you can'! All things can be for one who believes." ²⁴ The boy's father with a cry said instantly. "I do believe; help my unbelief." ²⁵ And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit. "You dumb and deaf spirit," he said, "come out of him, I command you, and never enter him again." ²⁶ So with a loud shriek it came out, after throwing the boy into convulsion after convulsion. The boy looked like a corpse, so that most of them said that he was dead. ²⁷ But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he stood up. ²⁸ When Jesus had gone into the house, his disciples asked him in private, "Why could not we cast it out?" ²⁹ "This kind can only be cast out by prayer," he replied. ³⁰ Jesus and his disciples, after leaving that place, passed through Galilee; but he was unwilling that any one should know it, ³¹ for he was explaining to his disciples that the Son of man was to be betrayed into the hands of men, and that they would put him to death, but that after he had been put to death, he would rise again after three days, ³² But they did not understand his words, and were afraid to ask him the meaning. ³³ Then they came to Capernaum; and when he got into the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the road?" ³⁴ But they were silent, for on the road they were disputing together which one was greatest. ³⁵ So he sat down and called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all, and the servant of all." ³⁶ Then Jesus took a little child, set it among them, and folding it in his arms, he said, ³⁷ "Whoever in my name receives one such little child, receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me, but Him who sent me." ³⁸ "Master," said John, "we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he did not follow us." ³⁹ "Do not try to stop him," Jesus answered, "for there is no one who performs a miracle in my name who can soon speak evil of me. ⁴⁰ He who is not against us is for us. ⁴¹ For whoever gives you even a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, in solemn truth I tell you, that he shall certainly not lose his reward. ⁴² "And if any one shall cause one of these little ones who believe on me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown out into the sea with a great millstone about his neck. ⁴³ "If your hand cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to be maimed and to enter into life than to have two hands and go away into hell, into the fire that cannot be put out. ⁴⁴ OMITTED TEXT. ⁴⁵ If your foot cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to enter into the life a cripple, than to have two feet and be cast into hell. ⁴⁶ OMITTED TEXT. ⁴⁷ If your eye cause you to stumble, tear it out! It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God one-eyed that to keep both your eyes and be cast into hell, ⁴⁸ where their worm never dies and the fire does not go out. ⁴⁹ For by fire every one will be salted; ⁵⁰ salt is excellent, but if the salt has lost its savor, what will you use to restore its saltness? Then have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

¹ In those days came John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea; ² "Repent," said he, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." ³ This John it was of whom it was said through Isaiah, the prophet, The voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, "Prepare a way for the Lord, Make the paths straight for him." ⁴ This John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then Jerusalem began to go out to him, and all Judea, and the whole neighborhood of the Jordan, ⁶ and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁷ But when John saw that many of the Pharisees and Sadducees were coming for baptism, he said: "O brood of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Then bring forth fruit worthy of repentance. ⁹ And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'—I tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise up descendants for Abraham. ¹⁰ And already the axe is lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree, therefore, that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. ¹¹ I indeed am baptizing you in water, unto repentance; but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire. ¹² His winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse the threshing-floor. He will store his wheat in the granary, but will burn up the chaff in unquenchable fire."

¹² His winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse the threshing-floor. He will store his wheat in the granary, but will burn up the chaff in unquenchable fire."

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

¹³ "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt lose its savor, in what way shall it be salted? It is henceforth good for nothing but to be thrown out and trodden under foot of men.

²² but I say to you that he who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to condemnation by the court; and he who says to his brother 'Raca,' shall be liable to condemnation by the Sanhedrin, while he who curses his brother shall be liable to the Gehenna of Fire.

²⁸ But I say to you that whoever looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹ And if your eye, your right eye, entices you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit.

²⁹ And if your eye, your right eye, entices you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit. ³⁰ And if your right hand entices you into sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit.

²² "Many in that day will say to me, "'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name done many mighty works?' ²³ "Then I will tell them plainly, "'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of iniquity.'

² And behold! a leper came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord if you choose, you can make me clean."

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

⁸ "Lord, "said the captain in reply, "I am not worthy to have you under my roof, but speak the word only, and my slave will be cured, ⁹ "For I myself also am a man under authority, and I have soldiers under me. To one man I say 'Go,' and he goes; to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."

¹² "but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth."

²⁸ And when he had gone indoors, they came to him. "Do you believe that I can do this?" asked Jesus. "Yes, Lord," they answered.

³² And as they were departing a dumb demoniac was brought to him, ³³ and when he had driven out the demon, the dumb spoke. The crowds were amazed, saying, "Never was such a thing seen in Israel!"

³⁷ "He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; ³⁸ "and he who does not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. ³⁹ "He who has saved his life shall lose it; and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it. ⁴⁰ "Whoever receives you is receiving me, and he who receives me is receiving Him who sent me. ⁴¹ "Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and whoever receives a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward. ⁴² "And whoever gives to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, because he is a disciple, I tell you in solemn truth, he shall not lose his reward.

⁴² "And whoever gives to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, because he is a disciple, I tell you in solemn truth, he shall not lose his reward.

² But when John heard, in the prison, what the Christ was doing, he sent by some of his disciples to ask him, ³ "Are you the Coming One, or are we to look for someone else?" ⁴ "Go and tell John," was Jesus' answer, "what you hear and see; ⁵ "the lame are walking, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, and the gospel is being preached to the poor. ⁶ "And blessed is the man who finds no cause of stumbling in me." ⁷ As these men started to go away, Jesus began to speak to the throngs, about John. ⁸ "What did you go out into the desert to behold?" he asked; "A reed shaken by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who wear soft raiment dwell in kings' palaces! ⁹ "But why did you go? To see a prophet? I tell you, yes, and more than a prophet; ¹⁰ "for this is he of whom it is written. "Behold, I send my messenger before my face, And he will prepare thy road for thee. ¹¹ "In solemn truth I tell you that there has not arisen among those born of women a greater than John the Baptist; yet one of the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. ¹² "From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by storm. ¹³ "For the prophets and the Law prophesied until John;

¹³ "For the prophets and the Law prophesied until John; ¹⁴ "and, if you are willing to receive it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

¹⁴ "and, if you are willing to receive it, he is the Elijah who was to come. ¹⁵ "Let all who have ears, listen! ¹⁶ "To what shall I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market-place, who call to the other children, ¹⁷ "saying. 'We have piped to you and you have not danced; We have wailed, but you have not beaten your breasts.' ¹⁸ "For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, 'He has a demon';

¹⁹ He will not strive nor cry aloud, Nor shall anyone hear is voice in the streets.

²² Then they brought to him a blind and deaf demoniac; and he healed him, so that the dumb both spoke and saw.

³⁰ "He who is not with me is against me; and he who is not gathering with me, scatters.

⁴⁰ "For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the sea-monster's belly, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

⁴⁵ "Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits worse than itself; and they enter in and dwell there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be with this wicked generation."

¹⁰ Now when his disciples came up to him, they said,

²⁸ "'It is an enemy who has done this,' he answered. "The slaves said to him, 'Do you want us to go and collect them?' ²⁹ "'No,' he answered, 'for fear lest while you are collecting the tares, you at the same time pull up the wheat.

³⁶ After he had sent the people away and gone into the house, his disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable about the weeds in the field."

³ For Herod had apprehended John, shackled him, and thrust him into prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, ⁴ because John kept telling him, "It is not right for you to have her." ⁵ And although he wished to kill John, he feared the people, for they considered John a prophet. ⁶ But when Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company, ⁷ and so pleased Herod that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked for. ⁸ So, prompted by her mother, the girl said, "Give me at once, upon a dish, the head of John the Baptist." ⁹ The king was displeased because of this, but because of his oaths and his guests he ordered it to be given her. ¹⁰ He sent and beheaded John in prison; ¹¹ the head was brought on a dish, and given to the young girl, who took it to her mother.

¹³ When Jesus heard it he went away privately by boat to a lonely spot; but the crowds heard about it, and followed him on foot from the cities.

³¹ At once Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, saying to him. "O little faith! What made you doubt?"

¹⁵ Then Peter said to Jesus, "Explain the parable to us."

²² Behold, there came to him a Canaanite woman of those parts. She wailed loudly, saying. "Pity me, Lord, thou Son of David! My daughter is possessed of an evil spirit."

²² Behold, there came to him a Canaanite woman of those parts. She wailed loudly, saying. "Pity me, Lord, thou Son of David! My daughter is possessed of an evil spirit." ²³ But he answered her not a word. Then the disciples came up and kept beseeching him. "Send her away," they said, "because she wails after us." ²⁴ In reply he said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." ²⁵ But the woman came and knelt to him and said, "Lord, do help me." ²⁶ He answered, "It is not seemly to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs." ²⁷ "True, Lord," she said, "but even the little dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table." ²⁸ Then Jesus answered her. "O woman, great is your faith. It shall be for you even as you desire." And from that hour her daughter was healed.

³⁰ Great crowds came to him, bringing the crippled, the blind, the maimed, the dumb, and many others. They laid them at his feet and he healed them; ³¹ so that the crowd wondered when they saw the dumb speaking, the cripples walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

²¹ After this Jesus the Christ began to show his disciples how he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things at the hands of the elders and chief priests and Scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised again. ²² Then Peter took him aside and began to reprove him, saying. "God forbid, Master! That shall never befall you."

²⁸ Solemnly I tell you, some of those who are standing here shall not taste death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

¹ Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John, and led them up a high mountain, by themselves apart. ² Here he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light. ³ And behold! Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus.

³ And behold! Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus. ⁴ Then Peter said to Jesus. "Master, it is good that we are here! If you are willing I will make here three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

⁴ Then Peter said to Jesus. "Master, it is good that we are here! If you are willing I will make here three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." ⁵ While he was yet speaking, behold! a luminous cloud overshadowed them; and a voice out of the cloud, saying. "This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom is my delight. Listen to him."

⁵ While he was yet speaking, behold! a luminous cloud overshadowed them; and a voice out of the cloud, saying. "This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom is my delight. Listen to him." ⁶ When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.

⁶ When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified. ⁷ But Jesus came to them and touched them, saying, "Rise, have no fear!"

⁷ But Jesus came to them and touched them, saying, "Rise, have no fear!" ⁸ And when they raised their eyes they saw no one save Jesus only. ⁹ While they were going down from the mountain, Jesus laid a command on them. "Speak to no man about the vision," he said, "until after the Son of man has been raised from the dead." ¹⁰ And his disciples asked him, saying, "Why then do the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"

¹⁰ And his disciples asked him, saying, "Why then do the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?" ¹¹ And he answered. "Elijah is coming, and will restore all things.

¹¹ And he answered. "Elijah is coming, and will restore all things. ¹² "Nay, I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they chose. Even so the Son of man also is about to suffer at their hands." ¹³ Then the disciples divined that he had been speaking to them about John, the Baptist. ¹⁴ As they reached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, and fell on his knees before him, saying. ¹⁵ "Master, take pity on my son, for he is an epileptic and sore distressed. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water.

¹⁵ "Master, take pity on my son, for he is an epileptic and sore distressed. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water. ¹⁶ "And I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him."

¹⁶ "And I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him." ¹⁷ In reply Jesus said: "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him here to me!"

¹⁷ In reply Jesus said: "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him here to me!" ¹⁸ Then Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, and it came out of him; and the boy was cured from that very hour.

¹⁸ Then Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, and it came out of him; and the boy was cured from that very hour. ¹⁹ Thereupon Jesus' disciples came to him and asked him privately, "Why were we not able to cast it out?" ²⁰ "Because of your little faith," he answered. "In solemn truth I tell you that if you have faith the size of a mustard-seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from this place to that!' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.

²⁰ "Because of your little faith," he answered. "In solemn truth I tell you that if you have faith the size of a mustard-seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from this place to that!' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.

²² As they continued going from place to place in Galilee, Jesus said to them. "The Son of man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men; ²³ "and they will kill him, but on the third day he will rise again." And they were greatly grieved. ²⁴ As they came into Capernaum the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and asked, "Does not your Teacher pay the temple tax?"

¹ At that hour his disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Who is really greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" ² When he had called a little child to him, Jesus set him among them, and answered.

² When he had called a little child to him, Jesus set him among them, and answered. ³ "In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will not even enter the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ "Whoever therefore will humble himself like this little child, is greatest in the kingdom of heaven; ⁵ "and whoever receives one such child for my sake, receives me. ⁶ "But whoever shall cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung about his neck, and he were drowned in the depths of the sea.

⁸ "If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, than to keep both hands or both feet and be cast into the everlasting burning.

⁸ "If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, than to keep both hands or both feet and be cast into the everlasting burning. ⁹ "If your eye keeps causing you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with only one eye, than to keep both eyes and be cast into the Gehenna of fire.

⁹ "If your eye keeps causing you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with only one eye, than to keep both eyes and be cast into the Gehenna of fire. ¹⁰ "See to it that you never despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father in heaven.

¹⁴ "Let the little children come to me, and forbid them not; for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of heaven belongs." ¹⁵ So he laid his hands upon them, and departed from that place.

¹⁸ "Look! We are on the way up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, ¹⁹ "and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified; and on the third day he will rise from the grave."

²¹ "What is it you wish?" he said. She answered, "Command that these my two sons may sit upon your right hand and your left in your kingdom." ²² "None of you know what you are asking," said Jesus. "Can you drink the cup which I am about to drink?" "We can," they replied. ²³ My cup you indeed shall drink," he answered, "but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father." ²⁴ When the ten heard of this, they were indignant at the two brothers; ²⁵ but Jesus called them to him and said: "You know how the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. ²⁶ "Not so shall it be among you. But whoever among you wishes to become great, shall be your minister, ²⁷ "and whoever wishes to be first among you, shall be your slave; ²⁸ "just as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

²⁸ "just as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

³⁴ Then Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes, and they saw at once, and followed him.

²¹ In reply Jesus said to them, "In solemn truth I tell you that if you have faith and never doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Up, cast yourself into the sea!' it shall be done; ²² "and everything that you ask for in your prayers you shall have, if you believe."

³⁸ But when the vine-dressers saw his son, they said to themselves: "'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.' ³⁹ "So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

⁷ "They enjoy salutations in the market-places, and to have men call them 'Rabbi.'

¹¹ "Whoever is great among you shall be your minister;

³⁰ "Then the signs of the Son of man will appear in the sky; and then all the tribes of the earth will lament, when they see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

³¹ "But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he take his seat on the throne of his glory;

⁴⁰ "'In solemn truth I tell you,' the King will answer them, 'that inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these, my brothers, you have done it unto me.' ⁴¹ "Then he will say to those also at his left hand. 'Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;

⁴⁵ "But he will reply, 'In solemn truth I tell you that inasmuch as you did not do it unto one of these least, you did not do it unto me.' ⁴⁶ "And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."

⁴⁶ "And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."

² "You know that the Passover is coming in two days, and the Son of man will be delivered up to be crucified."

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

⁶³ But Jesus kept silence. Again the high priest addressed him, "I adjure you by the Living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!" ⁶⁴ "I am He," Jesus answered; "yet I tell you that from this time on you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming upon the clouds of heaven."

²² And Pilate asked, "What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?" What one voice they shouted, "Let him be crucified!" ²³ But Pilate said, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they kept shouting the more fiercely, "Let him be crucified!"

⁴³ He put his trust in God. let Him deliver him now, if He cares for him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God!'"

⁵⁴ When the Roman captain and the soldiers who were with him, guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were greatly terrified and said, "Certainly this man must have been God's Son."

⁶³ "We recollect, Sir, that when he was living this imposter said, 'I will rise again after three days.'

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

² even as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face to prepare your way. ³ The voice of one crying aloud. In the desert make ready a road for the Lord. Make his paths straight. ⁴ In the desert came John who baptized, and preached a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; ⁵ and all the land of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem, kept going out to him, and were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins. ⁶ And John was clothed with camel's hair, and he had a leather girdle round his loins, and he ate locusts, and "honey of the wood." ⁷ He made proclamation. "There is One mightier than I coming after me, and I am not worthy to stoop down and unfasten his sandal strap; ⁸ I have baptized you in water, but he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit."

¹¹ and a voice from the sky. "Thou art my Son, my beloved; in thee is my delight."

²⁵ But Jesus rebuked him, saying. "Be quit! Come out of him." ²⁶ So the unclean spirit, after tearing him, came out of him with a loud cry;

²⁶ So the unclean spirit, after tearing him, came out of him with a loud cry; ²⁷ and every one was amazed so that they began questioning among themselves. "What does this mean? A new teaching with authority? He lays commands even upon unclean spirits and they obey him."

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

⁴⁰ One day a leper cane to him and besought him as he knelt down to him, saying, "If you choose, you are able to cleanse me." ⁴¹ Jesus, moved with compassion, put out his hand and touched him, saying, "I do choose, be clean!"

⁴¹ Jesus, moved with compassion, put out his hand and touched him, saying, "I do choose, be clean!" ⁴² The leprosy at once left him, and he was made clean.

⁶ But there were some Scribes sitting there who reasoned in their hearts.

⁸ Jesus clearly perceived at once be the Spirit that they were thus reasoning in their hearts and said to them.

¹⁰ When he was alone his followers and the Twelve began asking about the parables.

³⁴ and to them it was his practice never to speak except in parables. But he used to explain everything in private to his disciples.

³ who lived among the tombs. ⁴ Not even with a chain could any man bind him, for he had been bound with fetters and chains again and again, and had snapped the chains, and broken the fetters; and there was no one strong enough to master him. ⁵ And always, night and day, he remained among the tombs and in the mountains, shrieking and gashing himself with stones.

⁷ and with a shriek he cried out in a loud voice. "Jesus, son of God most high, what business have you with me? I adjure you by God, torment me not!" ⁸ For Jesus was saying, "Foul spirit, come out of the man."

¹⁹ "Go home to your own people, and tell them what great things God has done for you, and has had mercy upon you."

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

²⁵ Now there was a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years,

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

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

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

¹⁴ King Herod heard it, for the name of Jesus had become well known, People were saying, "John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and on that account these powers are working in him." ¹⁵ "He is Elijah," said others. And still others were saying, "He is a prophet, like one of the old prophets." ¹⁶ But when Herod heard, he said, "That John whom I beheaded has come back to life." ¹⁷ Now this Herod had sent and arrested John, and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married. ¹⁸ For John had often told Herod, "It is not right for you to live with your brother's wife." ¹⁹ So Herodias hated him, and wished to put him to death; ²⁰ but she could not, for Herod was afraid of John because he knew that he was a just and holy man. So he kept him safe. When he listened to John he was much exercised, yet he found pleasure in listening to him. ²¹ Then came a convenient day, when Herod on his birthday held a feast for his lords and generals and the leading men of Galilee, ²² at which the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced. She charmed Herod and his guests. "Ask me whatever you want," said the king to the young girl, "and I will give it to you." ²³ He even swore to her that whatever she asked, he would give it to her, up to half his kingdom. ²⁴ So she came out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the Baptist," she replied. ²⁵ So she at once hurried in to the king and made her request, "I want you," she said, "to give me, without delay, the head of John the Baptist on a charger." ²⁶ Then the king was exceedingly sorry; yet on account of his oaths and his guests he was unwilling to disappoint her. ²⁷ So he sent at once a soldier of the guard with orders to bring his head. ²⁸ And he went and beheaded John in prison, brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young girl, and she gave it to her mother.

³¹ Then he said to them, "Come apart, yourselves, to a quiet spot, and rest a while." For there were many coming and going, and they could not get time even to eat. ³² So they sailed away privately to a solitary place.

¹⁷ After he had left the crowd and gone indoors his disciples began asking him about the parable. ¹⁸ "Are even you without understanding?" he said. "Do you not perceive that nothing whatever from without can defile a man by entering him,

²⁶ (the woman was a Greek, a Syro-phoenician by race), and again and again she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

¹¹ And the Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, by way of testing him.

¹⁷ "Why are you arguing together because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive and understand? ¹⁸ Are your minds so slow to comprehend? You have eyes, do you not see? You have ears, do you not hear?

²³ Taking the blind man by the hand, he led him outside the village; and, after spitting on his eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked, "Can you make out anything?"

²⁹ And he continued questioning them, "But you yourselves, Who do you say I am?" Peter in reply said to him, "You are Christ." ³⁰ Then he strictly charged them not to say this about him to any one; ³¹ and he began to explain to them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests, and the Scribes, and be put to death, and after two days rise again.

³¹ and he began to explain to them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests, and the Scribes, and be put to death, and after two days rise again.

³³ But he turned round, and looked upon his disciples, and rebuked Peter. "Get thee behind me, Satan," he said, "for your thoughts are not God's thoughts, but man's."

² Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and brought them by themselves up a high mountain apart from the rest. ³ Here in their presence he was transfigured; and his clothes also became glistering with a radiant whiteness, such as no bleaching on earth could give. ⁴ Moreover there appeared to them Elijah, with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.

¹⁰ This order they faithfully kept, questioning among themselves what "rising again from the dead" meant.

¹² "Elijah does indeed first come," he said, "and restores all things, But how is it written about the Son of Man, that he will endure great suffering, and be rejected?

¹⁵ As soon as they saw him, all the people were astounded and ran up to greet him.

¹⁸ and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down; he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and is wasting away. I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."

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

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

²⁸ When Jesus had gone into the house, his disciples asked him in private, "Why could not we cast it out?" ²⁹ "This kind can only be cast out by prayer," he replied. ³⁰ Jesus and his disciples, after leaving that place, passed through Galilee; but he was unwilling that any one should know it, ³¹ for he was explaining to his disciples that the Son of man was to be betrayed into the hands of men, and that they would put him to death, but that after he had been put to death, he would rise again after three days, ³² But they did not understand his words, and were afraid to ask him the meaning.

³⁴ But they were silent, for on the road they were disputing together which one was greatest.

⁴³ "If your hand cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to be maimed and to enter into life than to have two hands and go away into hell, into the fire that cannot be put out.

⁴³ "If your hand cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to be maimed and to enter into life than to have two hands and go away into hell, into the fire that cannot be put out. ⁴⁴ OMITTED TEXT. ⁴⁵ If your foot cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to enter into the life a cripple, than to have two feet and be cast into hell.

⁴⁵ If your foot cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to enter into the life a cripple, than to have two feet and be cast into hell.

⁴⁵ If your foot cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to enter into the life a cripple, than to have two feet and be cast into hell. ⁴⁶ OMITTED TEXT. ⁴⁷ If your eye cause you to stumble, tear it out! It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God one-eyed that to keep both your eyes and be cast into hell, ⁴⁸ where their worm never dies and the fire does not go out.

⁴⁸ where their worm never dies and the fire does not go out.

⁵⁰ salt is excellent, but if the salt has lost its savor, what will you use to restore its saltness? Then have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

¹³ Now people were bringing little children to Jesus for him to touch them; but the disciples rebuked them.

¹³ Now people were bringing little children to Jesus for him to touch them; but the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴ Jesus was indignant when he saw it, and said: "Let the little children come to me. Do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such.

¹⁶ Then he took them in his arms, and laid his hand upon them in blessing.

³² They were still on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus led the way; and they were amazed, and some, although they followed, were afraid. Then once more he took the Twelve, and began to tell them what was about to befall him. ³³ "See," said he, "we are going up to Jerusalem and the Son of man will be betrayed to the high priests and the Scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will hand him over to the Gentiles, ³⁴ who will mock him, spit upon him, flog him, and put him to death; and after three days he will rise again."

⁴² "You know that those who are regarded as rulers among the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make them feel their authority. ⁴³ Not so shall it be among you. On the contrary whoever would become great among you shall be your servant; ⁴⁴ and whoever among you would be first, shall be slave of all, ⁴⁵ and justly, for even the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life, a ransom for many."

²³ "In solemn truth I tell you that if any one shall say to this mountain, 'Up and hurl yourself into the sea!' and shall not doubt in his heart, but on the contrary shall believe that what he says will happen, it will be granted him.

²⁸ "By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you this authority to do these things?"

¹⁴ So when they came, they said: "Teacher, we know that you are sincere and are not afraid of any one, for you do not regard the face of men; nay, but you reach the way of God in truth. Is it right to pay poll-tax to Caesar or not?

²⁶ Then will they see the Son of man coming in clouds, with great power and glory.

³⁰ I tell you truly that the present generation shall not pass until all these things begin to happen.

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

⁵ and upon entering the tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe. ⁶ They were terrified, but he said to them. "Do not be terrified! You are seeking Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified? He is risen; he is not here. See, the place where they laid him! ⁷ But go, tell his disciples and Peter, "'He is going before you into Galilee, where you will see him, as he told you.'" ⁸ So they went out, and ran from the tomb, for they were trembling and amazed; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid—

¹² After this he appeared in another form to two of them as they were walking on their way into the country.

¹⁴ Afterward he appeared to the Eleven themselves, as they were eating, and reproached them for their lack of faith, and stubborn hearts, because they disbelieved those who had seen him risen.

¹⁶ "And shall win many of the sons of Israel to the Lord, their God. ¹⁷ "He shall go before Him in the wisdom and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."

¹⁷ "He shall go before Him in the wisdom and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."

⁷⁶ "And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to prepare the way

²⁶ Now it has been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

⁵⁰ But they did not understand the words that he spoke to them.

⁵⁰ But they did not understand the words that he spoke to them. ⁵¹ Then he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was always obedient to them. But his mother kept treasuring up all these incidents in her hearts.

² during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the Desert. ³ And John went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. ⁴ As it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah. The voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare the way for God, make straight paths for him. ⁵ Every ravine shall be filled up, Every hill and mountain shall be laid low, The crooked shall be made straight, And the rough roads smooth; ⁶ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

¹⁹ but Herod, the Tetrarch, when reproved by him because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and because of all the wicked deeds that he had done, ²⁰ added yet this above them all that he shut up John in prison.

³⁵ And Jesus rebuked him, saying. "Be quiet! Come out of him." And when the demon had thrown the man down before them, he came out of him without doing him any harm.

⁴¹ Demons also came out of many, screaming and saying, "You are the Son of God." But he rebuked them, and did not permit them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

³⁰ And the Pharisees and their scribes began complaining to his disciples, saying, "Why are you eating and drinking with tax-gatherers and sinners?" ³¹ Jesus answered them saying. "They who are well have no need of a physician, but they who are ill. ³² I am not come to call the righteous but sinners, to repentance."

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

¹³ A great crowd accompanied her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep."

³⁸ and standing behind, at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and to wipe them with her hair, while she tenderly kissed his feet, and poured the perfume over them.

⁴⁴ "You have rightly judged." answered Jesus, and turning to the woman, he said to Simon. "Do you see this woman? When I came into your house you gave me no water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

²⁹ For Jesus was already commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For many times it had seized him and held him, and they again and again kept him under guard, and put him in chains and fetters. But he would break his bonds asunder, as he was driven by the demon in to the desert.

⁴³ And a woman who for twelve years had had a hemorrhage, and had spent on doctors all that she had, but none had cured her,

¹⁹ "John the Baptist," they answered, "But others say Elijah, and others that one of the ancient prophets is risen again."

²⁷ "But I tell you truly there are some of those standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God." ²⁸ About eight days after this it happened that Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and went up on the mountain to pray. ²⁹ And as he was praying the appearances of his countenance became different, and his clothing became white and dazzling. ³⁰ And suddenly there were two men talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah.

³⁰ And suddenly there were two men talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah. ³¹ These appeared in glory and talked about his departure which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

³¹ These appeared in glory and talked about his departure which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. ³² Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep; but when they were fully awake they saw his glory, and the two men were standing beside him. ³³ And when they were preparing to depart from him Peter said to Jesus. "Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"—not knowing what he was saying. ³⁴ And while he was saying this, there came a cloud and began to overshadow them; and they were awestruck as they entered into the cloud. ³⁵ And a voice came out of the cloud, saying. "This is my Son, my chosen one; listen to him." ³⁶ When the voice ceased Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no one at that time about what they had seen.

³⁶ When the voice ceased Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no one at that time about what they had seen. ³⁷ It happened the next day, when they were come down from the mountain, that a large crowd came to meet him; ³⁸ and a man called out of the crowd saying. "Teacher, I beg you to look upon my son; for he is my only boy,

³⁸ and a man called out of the crowd saying. "Teacher, I beg you to look upon my son; for he is my only boy, ³⁹ "and behold a spirit seizes hold of him, and rudely he shouts out, It convulses him till he foams; indeed it will hardly leave off bruising him sorely.

³⁹ "and behold a spirit seizes hold of him, and rudely he shouts out, It convulses him till he foams; indeed it will hardly leave off bruising him sorely. ⁴⁰ "I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."

⁴⁰ "I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not." ⁴¹ "O faithless and perverse generation," said Jesus, "how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son to me."

⁴¹ "O faithless and perverse generation," said Jesus, "how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son to me." ⁴² But while he was yet coming the demon dashed him down, and cruelly convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and cured the boy, and gave him back to his father.

⁴² But while he was yet coming the demon dashed him down, and cruelly convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and cured the boy, and gave him back to his father. ⁴³ And they were all awestruck at the mighty power of God. But while everyone was marveling at what he was doing, he said to his disciples. ⁴⁴ "Let these words sink into your ears; for the son of man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men."

⁴⁴ "Let these words sink into your ears; for the son of man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men." ⁴⁵ But they did not understand this saying; it was hidden from them so that they perceived it not, and they were sore afraid to ask him about his saying.

⁴⁵ But they did not understand this saying; it was hidden from them so that they perceived it not, and they were sore afraid to ask him about his saying. ⁴⁶ Now there arose a dispute among them as to which one of them was the greatest. ⁴⁷ And Jesus who knew the dispute that was in their hearts, took a young child, and placed him by his side; ⁴⁸ then he said to them. "Whoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me; and whoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For it is the lowliest among you all who is great."

⁴⁸ then he said to them. "Whoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me; and whoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For it is the lowliest among you all who is great." ⁴⁹ "Master," said John, "we saw a man who was casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us." ⁵⁰ But Jesus said, "Forbid him not, for he who is not against you is for you."

¹⁶ "He who listens to you listens to me. and he who rejects you, rejects me; he who rejects me, rejects him who sent me."

¹⁴ Once he was casting out a dumb demon, and when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people wondered.

¹⁹ "Do you say that I am casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub? If I then am casting out demons by Beelzebub, by whom are your sons casting them out? They therefore shall be your judges.

²³ "He who is not for me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me is scattering.

²⁶ "Then it goes off and fetches seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first."

⁵³ After he had gone away, the Scribes and the Pharisee began to set themselves vehemently against him, and to cross-question him upon many points, ⁵⁴ laying in wait for him, in order to catch a word from his lips.

¹⁶ "and this woman, who is the daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound these eighteen years, ought she not have been loosened from bondage, though the day be the Sabbath?"

¹⁰ "But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when your host arrives he may say to you, 'My friend, come up higher.' Then you will be honored before the other guest. ¹¹ "For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

¹³ "But when you make a reception, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind.

²¹ "So the slave came and presented all these answers to his master. Then the master of the house was indignant, and said to his slave. 'Go out, quickly, into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in hither the poor, the maimed, the blind, the lame.'

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

³⁴ "Salt is good, but if even the salt have lost its flavor, with what shall it be seasoned? ³⁵ "It is fit neither for the land nor the dung-hill; men cast it out. He who has ears to hear let him listen to this!"

²⁴ "And he cried out and said, 'Father Abraham have mercy on me; and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.' ²⁵ "'Remember my son.' said Abraham, 'that you had in your lifetime all your good things, and in the same way Lazarus his evil things; but now here he is comforted, and you are in anguish. ²⁶ "But besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who want to cross from here to you cannot, nor can those who would cross from you to us.'

¹ Jesus said to his disciples. "It is not possible but that occasions of stumbling should occur, but woe to him through whom they come! ² "It were well for him if a millstone were tied about his neck, and he were hurled into the sea, rather than he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

⁵ The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" ⁶ "If your faith," answered Jesus, "were like a grain of mustard-seed, you would say to this tree, 'Tear yourself up and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

¹⁴ "I tell you that this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself shall be humbled; but he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

³¹ Then he took the twelve aside and told them. "See, we are on our way to Jerusalem, and all prophets regarding the son of Man will be fulfilled. ³² "He will be betrayed to the Gentiles, and be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon; ³³ "and they will scourge and kill him; and the third day he will rise again."

³³ "and they will scourge and kill him; and the third day he will rise again." ³⁴ But they understood none of these sayings. His words were a mystery to them, and they did not know what he meant.

³⁴ But they understood none of these sayings. His words were a mystery to them, and they did not know what he meant.

¹⁸ "Take this, and divide it among yourselves; for I tell you that I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God is come."

²⁴ And there arose also a dispute among them as to which of them could be considered the greatest, ²⁵ and he said to them. "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have who have authority over them are called Benefactors. ²⁶ "But you shall not be so. But he who is greater among you let him become like the younger; and he who is leader like him who serves.

²⁶ "But you shall not be so. But he who is greater among you let him become like the younger; and he who is leader like him who serves. ²⁷ "For which is greater, he who sits at table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at table? But I am in your midst as one who serves. ²⁸ "You, however, are those who have stood by me in my trials. ²⁹ "And I promise you a kingdom, even as my Father has promised me a kingdom; ³⁰ "so that you shall eat and drink in my kingdom, and you shall sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³⁰ "so that you shall eat and drink in my kingdom, and you shall sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

¹¹ Then Herod and his soldiers set him at naught, and mocked him, and throwing about him a gorgeous robe, sent him back to Pilate.

³⁹ And one of the criminals who had been hung there kept reviling him, saying. "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us."

⁷ that the Son of man had to be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and to rise on the third day?" ⁸ Then they recollected his words,

²⁵ "O foolish men," said Jesus, "slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

²⁵ "O foolish men," said Jesus, "slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! ²⁶ "Behooved it not the Christ to suffer thus, and then to enter into his glory?"

²⁶ "Behooved it not the Christ to suffer thus, and then to enter into his glory?" ²⁷ And beginning with Moses and the Prophets, he interpreted all the passages concerning himself.

²⁷ And beginning with Moses and the Prophets, he interpreted all the passages concerning himself.

³¹ their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished out of their sight.

⁴⁴ Then he said to them, "These are my words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, how all things must be fulfilled which are written in the Law of Moses, and the prophets, and the Psalms concerning me."

⁴⁴ Then he said to them, "These are my words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, how all things must be fulfilled which are written in the Law of Moses, and the prophets, and the Psalms concerning me." ⁴⁵ Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

⁴⁵ Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶ and he said: "Thus it is written that the Christ should suffer and rise again from the dead, the third day;

⁴⁶ and he said: "Thus it is written that the Christ should suffer and rise again from the dead, the third day;

⁶ A man came into being, sent from God, whose name was John. ⁷ He came as a witness, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light—so that all men might believe through him. ⁸ He was not the Light; it was to bear testimony concerning the Light that he came into being. ⁹ The true Light, which enlightens every man, was then coming into the world. ¹⁰ He was in the world, and through him the world came into being, yet the world knew him not. ¹¹ He came to his own creation, and his own folk welcomed him not. ¹² But to all who receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name; ¹³ who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. ¹⁴ And the Word became flesh and tented with us. And we gazed on his glory—glory as of the Father's only Son—full of grace and truth.

¹⁴ And the Word became flesh and tented with us. And we gazed on his glory—glory as of the Father's only Son—full of grace and truth. ¹⁵ John bore witness concerning him, and cried aloud, saying, "This is he of whom I said, 'He who is coming after me has been put before me, for he was before me.'" ¹⁶ For out of his fulness we have all received, yes, grace upon grace. ¹⁷ For the Law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No man has ever seen God; God, only begotten, who is in the bosom of the Father—he has interpreted him. ¹⁹ Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent some priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" ²⁰ He acknowledged—he did not deny it—but acknowledged, "I am not the Christ." ²¹ "What then?" they questioned; "Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he replied. ²² Then said they to him. "Who are you? That we may give some answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?" ²³ He said, "I am a voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as said the prophet Isaiah." ²⁴ Now it was some of the Pharisees who had been sent to him; ²⁵ so they questioned him, saying, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?" ²⁶ "I indeed am baptizing in water," John said in reply, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not recognize, ²⁷ One who is to come after me, whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to untie." ²⁸ This happened in Bethany, beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. ²⁹ The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said: "Behold, that is God's Lamb, who takes and bears away the sin of the world. ³⁰ This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes One who has been put before me, for he was before me.' ³¹ I myself did not recognize him; I only came baptizing in water, in order that he might be openly shown to Israel." ³² John also bore this testimony, saying. "I saw the Spirit like a dove descend from heaven and rest upon him. ³³ And I did not recognize him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and resting upon him, is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.' ³⁴ This I have seen, and I am become a witness to the fact that he is the Son of God."

³⁴ This I have seen, and I am become a witness to the fact that he is the Son of God." ³⁵ Next day again, John was standing with two of his disciples. ³⁶ After gazing intently on Jesus as he walked about, he said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!"

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

¹⁹ "Destroy this temple," answered Jesus, "and in three days I will raise it up."

¹⁹ "Destroy this temple," answered Jesus, "and in three days I will raise it up." ²⁰ The Jews retorted, "This Temple took forty-six years to build, and will you 'raise it in three days'?" ²¹ But he was speaking about the temple of his body; and when the disciples recalled what he had said, ²² after he had been raised from the dead, they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.

²⁵ and did not need any one's testimony concerning man, for he himself knew what was in man.

¹⁴ And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up,

¹⁶ "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever trusts in him should not perish, but have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. ¹⁸ He who trusts in him is not condemned, but he who does not trust has already been condemned, because he has not put his trust in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

²⁷ In reply John said: "A man cannot obtain anything unless it has been granted to him from heaven. ²⁸ You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but have been sent before him.' ²⁹ He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. So then this joy of mine has now complete fulfilment. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.

²⁷ Just then his disciples came up, and were astonished that he was talking with a woman; yet not one of them asked him, "What do you want?" or "Why are you talking with her?"

⁴⁷ When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and begged him to come down and heal his son who was lying at the point of death. ⁴⁸ Then Jesus said to him, "Unless you all see signs and wonders, you will not believe." ⁴⁹ "Sir," said the king's officer, "come down before my little boy dies." ⁵⁰ Jesus answered. "Go your way. Your son lives." And the man believed the word which Jesus spoke to him, and started to go home.

⁵ And there was one man there for thirty-eight years in his infirmity. ⁶ When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been there a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to get well?"

¹⁸ For this reason the Jews continued to seek the more eagerly to put him to death, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was actually speaking of God as his own Father, thus making himself of God's equal.

²² "The Father indeed does not judge any one, but has given all judgment to the Son, ²³ "in order that all may honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor Son, does not honor the Father who sent him.

²³ "in order that all may honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor Son, does not honor the Father who sent him. ²⁴ "I tell you solemnly that he who listens to my messages and believes Him who sent me, has eternal life. He will not come under condemnation, but has passed out of death into life. ²⁵ "Solemnly I tell you that the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear shall live.

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

³⁹ "You are searching the Scriptures because you suppose that in tem you have eternal life; and though these are they that bear witness concerning me,

⁴⁵ "Do not imagine that I shall accuse you to the Father. Moses is your accuser, on whom you build your hopes. ⁴⁶ "For if you believed Moses you would believe me, for he wrote about me. ⁴⁷ And if you do not believe his writings, how will you ever believe my words?"

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

⁴⁴ "You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a man-slayer from the very beginning; and he has no standing place in the truth, because truth is not in him. Whenever he utters a lie, he speaks from his nature, for he is a liar and the father of lying.

⁵¹ "In solemn truth I tell you that if any one obeys my teaching he shall never behold death." ⁵² "Now we know that you have a demon," exclaimed the Jews. Abraham died, and so did the prophets; and yet you say, 'If any man obeys my teaching he shall never taste death.'

¹ Now as he was passing along he saw a man, blind from birth.

²⁰ Then in reply his parents said: "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; ²¹ "but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who has opened his eyes. Ask him, himself. He is of age. He will speak for himself."

³⁵ Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of man?"

¹⁸ "No man is taking it away from me. I am laying it down on my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father."

³⁰ "I and my Father are one."

⁴⁰ Jesus answered her, "Did I not tell you that if you would believe you should see the glory of God?"

¹⁶ His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus had been glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written concerning him, and what they had done to him.

²⁷ Now is my soul disquieted. What shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? Nay, for this very cause I am come to this hour.

³³ (In saying this he was signifying by what kind of death he was to die.) ³⁴ Then the people answered. "We have heard out of the Law that the Christ abides forever. What do you mean by 'The Son of man must be lifted up'? Who is this Son of man?"

⁴⁴ Now Jesus, speaking in a loud voice, had said: ⁴⁵ "He who believes in me believes not in me, but in Him who sent me; and he who sees me sees him who sent me.

³⁴ I give you a new commandment, Love one another! ³⁵ By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another."

⁸ "Lord," said Philip, "cause us to see the Father, and we shall be satisfied." ⁹ "Have I been so long among you, and yet you, Philip, have you not recognized me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Cause us to see the Father'?

²¹ "It is he who has my commands and obeys them that loves me; and he who loves me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him." ²² "How is it, Lord," said Judas (not Iscariot) "that you will manifest yourself to us and not to the world?" ²³ Jesus replied. "If any loves me he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.

¹⁷ "This is my command. to love one another. If the worlds hates you, ¹⁸ "do not forget that it hated me first.

¹⁷ At this some of his disciples said among themselves. "What does he mean by telling us, 'In a little while you shall behold me no more; and again in a little while you shall see me,' and 'because I am going to the Father'?" ¹⁸ So they kept asking. "What does that 'little while' mean of which he speaks? We do not know what he is talking about." ¹⁹ Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and said: "Are you questioning one another about my saying, 'A little while and you shall behold me no more, and again a little while you shall see me'?

¹⁹ Jesus perceived that they wanted to ask him, and said: "Are you questioning one another about my saying, 'A little while and you shall behold me no more, and again a little while you shall see me'?

²⁹ "Ah," said the disciples, "now you are speaking plain language, and not using figures. ³⁰ Now we are sure that you know all things, and have no need for any one to question you; by this we believe that you came forth from God."

⁷ The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself out to be God's Son,"

²⁵ Now there stood near the cross of Jesus, his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. ²⁶ When Jesus saw his mother, and standing near her the disciple whom he loved, he said to his mother, "Woman behold your son." ²⁷ Then he said to the disciple, "Behold your mother." And from that hour the disciple took her to his home.

²⁷ Then to Thomas he said: "Place your finger here, and see my hands; and place your hand here, and thrust it into my side, and become not unbelieving, but believing."

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

¹⁷ The third time Jesus asked him, "Am I really dear to you?" Peter was grieved because the third time he asked, "Am I really dear to you?" and he answered, "Master, you know all things, you know that you are dear to me."

²³ Accordingly the report spread among the brothers that this disciple should not die; but Jesus did not say that he was not to die, but said, "If I choose that he remain until I come, what is that to you?"

⁶ So, when they came together, they began to ask him, "Master, are you at this time about to restore the kingdom of Israel?" ⁷ He answered. "It is not for you to know times and occasions which the Father has fixed in his own authority;

⁹ When he had said this, and while they were looking at him, he was lifted up, and a cloud received him up out of their sight.

²³ him, delivered up by the settled purpose and fore-knowledge of God, you crucified and killed at the hands of lawless men; ²⁴ but God has raised him to life, having loosed the pangs of death, because it was not possible for death to hold him.

² when a man lame from his birth was carried along, who was wont to be laid each day near the gate of the Temple called the Beautiful Gate, to ask alms of those who were going into the Temple.

⁷ Then taking his right hand he lifted him up. Instantly his feet and ankle-bones were strengthened;

²¹ "whom the heavens must receive until the time of restoration of all things. "God spoke of this ages ago, through the mouth of his holy prophets. ²² "Moses, for example, said: "The Lord your God will raise up a Prophet for you from among your brothers, as he raised up me; you must listen to whatever he may tell you;

²² "Moses, for example, said: "The Lord your God will raise up a Prophet for you from among your brothers, as he raised up me; you must listen to whatever he may tell you; ²³ "and it shall be that every soul who will not listen to that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.

²³ "and it shall be that every soul who will not listen to that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people. ²⁴ "Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and his successors, all that have spoken, have also told of those days.

²² For the man on whom this miracle of healing had been wrought was over forty years old.

²⁷ "In this very city they did gather together against thy holy Servant, Jesus whom thou hast anointed—Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and also the tribes of Israel— ²⁸ "to do all that thy power and thy will had predetermined should be done.

³⁷ "It was this Moses who said to the Children of Israel, "God will raise up a Prophet for you from among your brothers, as he did me.

⁵² "Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become—

⁵⁴ As they heard these words they became furious and gnashed their teeth at him.

³⁶ And as they were going on their way they came to a certain water, and the eunuch said: "See, here is water! What hinders my being baptized?"

³⁹ And when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but continued on his way rejoicing. ⁴⁰ Philip found himself at Ashdod. Then visiting town after town, he kept preaching the good news in all the cities until he reached Caesarea.

⁴ He fell to the ground, and heard a voice which said to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

³³ Here he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, a paralytic.

⁴⁰ But Peter put them all out, and kneeled down, and prayed; and then turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, rise!" She opened her eyes, and on seeing Peter she sat up. ⁴¹ Then he gave her his hand and raised her up, and after calling the saints and the widows, he gave her back to them alive.

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

¹⁶ This happened three times; and immediately the sail was drawn up into the sky.

¹⁹ So the Spirit said to Peter, who was still pondering over the vision.

³⁰ Cornelius answered. "Three days ago, at this very hour, I was praying in my house at three o'clock in the afternoon, when suddenly a man in a shining robe stood by me, ³¹ and said: "'Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

⁸ Now at Lystra there used to sit a certain man, lame in his feet, a cripple from birth, who had never walked. ⁹ He was listening while Paul was preaching, and Paul, looking intently at him, and perceiving that he had faith to be made whole,

²³ They chose elders for them in every church, after prayer and fasting, and commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

¹⁸ She persisted in this for many days, until Paul, worn out, turned round and said to the spirit, "I charge you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her." In that very hour it came out of her.

¹⁸ A few of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also encountered him again and again. Some were saying, "What has this beggarly fellow to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a setter forth of strange gods," because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

¹³ But there were also some strolling Jewish exorcists, who took it upon them to invoke the name of Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by that Jesus whom Paul preaches." ¹⁴ There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish high priest who used to do this. ¹⁵ But the evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I have heard of, but who are you?" ¹⁶ And the man in whom the evil spirit was sprang on two of them, overpowered them and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.

¹¹ "In all the synagogues also I punished them oftentimes, and tried to make them blaspheme; and in my mad fury I was pursuing them even to foreign cities. ¹² "On this errand I was traveling to Damascus one day, armed with authority and commission of the chief priests, ¹³ "when at noon, as I journeyed, O King, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and around those who journeyed with me. ¹⁴ "We all fell to the ground; and I heard a voice saying to me in Hebrew. "'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goad.'

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

⁹ But you are not earthly, but spiritual, if indeed the Spirit of God is really dwelling in you. If any one does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

¹³ for if you go on living according to the flesh, you are on the road to die; but if by the Spirit you keep putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

² And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

¹⁰ As for brotherly love, be tenderly affectionate one to another, in honor preferring one another.

¹⁸ If it be possible, so far as it lies with you, be at peace with all men.

¹³ So let us no longer pass judgment on one another; rather let this be your judgment, that no one put a stumbling-block in his brother's way, nor any cause of falling.

¹⁵ If your brother is continually pained because of your food, you are not conducting yourself any longer in love. Do not, by what you eat, persist in destroying a man for whom Christ died.

¹⁷ For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ Those who are slaving for Christ devotedly in these ways, are well pleasing to God and highly commended by man. ¹⁹ So then let is eagerly pursue the things that make for peace and the upbuilding of each other.

²¹ But, as Scripture says, He shall be seen by those to whom no news about him ever came, And those who have never heard of him shall understand.

¹⁷ I exhort you, brothers, to keep watch of those who are causing the divisions among you, and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the teaching which you have learned.

²³ and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

¹⁰ For if any one should see you, the possessor of "knowledge," reclining at table in an idol's temple, would not his conscience, if he were weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols? ¹¹ So he is lost, this weak man, lost by your "knowledge." this brother for whom Christ died. ¹² In so sinning against your brothers, and in ever and again wounding their weak consciences, you are sinning against Christ. ¹³ Therefore, if what I eat makes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, lest I make my brother to stumble.

²⁷ but I bruise my body and keep it in subjection, lest having called others to the contest, I should myself be disqualified.

³² Do not be a cause of stumbling either to Jews of to Gentiles, or to the church of God. ³³ For so I also try to please all men in every way, not by seeking my own good, but the good of the many, that they may be saved.

³ Wherefore I want you to understand that no one who speaks in the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is accursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except in the Holy Spirit.

¹ Though I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have no love, I am become a clanging brass, or a clashing cymbal. ² Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

²³ But each in his own order; Christ the first-fruits, then those who belong to Christ at his appearing.

⁴ For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart, through many tears; not to pain you, but to convince you of my love, my abundant love for you.

⁷ If, however, the administration of death, written with letters and engraved on stones, began in glory, so that the children of Israel could not gaze steadily on the face of Moses, because of the glory of his face—a glory even then fading— ⁸ how much more shall the ministry of the Spirit abide in glory? ⁹ For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, far more is the ministry of righteousness radiant in glory. ¹⁰ Indeed that which once was glorious has lost its glory, because of the glory which surpasses it.

³ I am giving no one a cause of stumbling in order that my ministry may not be discredited;

⁵ by floggings, by imprisonment; in riots, in labors, in sleepless watching, in hunger and thirst;

⁷ Look these facts in the face. If any man is fully persuaded as regards himself that he belongs to Christ, let him consider again with himself, that just as he is Christ's, so also am I.

²⁷ in toil and weariness, often in sleepless watching, in hunger and thirst, often without anything to eat; in cold and in nakedness.

⁸ Concerning this, three times over I supplicated the Lord that it might leave me;

¹ This will be my third visit to you. Out of the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be confirmed.

¹¹ Finally, brothers, farewell. Aim at perfection, take courage, be of one mind, live in peace; so shall the God of love and peace be with you.

²⁹ And if you belong to Christ, then you are the descendants of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.

¹⁵ Why then did you account yourselves so happy? (For I bear you witness that if you could you would have torn out your own eyes and given them to me.)

¹⁴ For the whole Law has been fulfilled in this one precept, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. ¹⁵ But if you are always biting and devouring one another, take heed lest you be utterly consumed one by another.

²² But the harvest-fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, gentleness, and self-control;

²⁴ And those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and appetites.

⁸ For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is God's gift.

² With all humility and gentleness and long-suffering forbear with one another in love; ³ and endeavor to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace. ⁴ There is one body and one spirit, even as also you were called in one hope of your calling. ⁵ There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

²⁹ From your lips let no evil words come forth, but such as occasion warrants, such as are good for upbuilding and give a blessing to the hearers.

³¹ Banish from among you all bitterness and passion and anger and clamor and slander, as well as all malice; ³² and be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ has forgiven you.

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

¹⁰ for testing things that differ, so that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,

¹⁸ What of it? In any case, whether in pretence or in honest truth, Christ is still preached, and in that I am rejoicing, yes, and will rejoice.

²³ but am in a quandary between the two. I am perplexed. I have a strong desire to break camp and to be with Christ, which is far better;

²⁷ Only do lead lives worthy of the gospel of Christ; so that whether I come to see you or hear reports concerning you in my absence, I may know that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one soul, enlisted in a common struggle for the faith of the gospel,

²⁹ For it has been granted you in Christ's behalf, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake,

¹ If then there is any comfort in Christ, if there is any persuasive power in love, if there is any companionship of the Spirit, if there is any tenderness or pity, ² I entreat you to make my joy overflow by living in harmony; possessing the same love, and with one soul united in one purpose. ³ Do nothing out of strife, nothing out of vanity, but let each one in true humility consider the others to be of more account than himself.

³ Do nothing out of strife, nothing out of vanity, but let each one in true humility consider the others to be of more account than himself. ⁴ Let each have an eye not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. ⁵ Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, ⁶ who, though from the beginning he had the nature of God, did not reckon equality with God something to be forcibly retained,

⁶ who, though from the beginning he had the nature of God, did not reckon equality with God something to be forcibly retained, ⁷ but emptied himself of his glory by taking the form of a slave, when he was born in the likeness of men.

⁷ but emptied himself of his glory by taking the form of a slave, when he was born in the likeness of men. ⁸ More than this, after he had shone himself in human form, he humbled himself in his obedience even to death; yes, and to death on a cross.

⁷ But what was once gain to me, that I have counted loss for Christ. ⁸ In very truth I count all things but loss compared to the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and esteem them but refuse that I may gain Christ,

²¹ who will change the fashion of the body of our abasement into the likeness of his glorious body by the energy with which he is able even to subject all things to himself.

⁵ So slay your baser inclinations. fornication, impurity, appetite, unnatural desires, and the greed which is idolatry.

¹² Therefore, as God's chosen people, consecrated and beloved, clothe yourselves with tenderness of heart, kindness, humility, gentleness, good temper;

⁶ Let your speech be always gracious, with a savor of salt, and learn how to give every man a fitting answer.

⁸ So that he who rejects this is not rejecting man, but the God who gave you his Holy Spirit.

¹³ Esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Live in peace among yourselves.

³ I ought always to thank God for you, brothers, as is fitting because of the abundant growth of your faith and of the overflowing love with which every one of you is filled toward one another.

⁶ For truly God's justice must render back trouble to those who are troubling you, ⁷ and give to you, who are now troubled, rest, along with me at the unveiling "apocalypse" of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with his mighty angels, ⁸ in flaming fire. Then shall he take vengeance on those who know not God, even on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. ⁹ They shall suffer punishment, even an eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the brightness of his glorious majesty,

⁹ They shall suffer punishment, even an eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the brightness of his glorious majesty,

¹¹ To this end I am making my constant prayer for you, beseeching God to make you worthy of your calling, and to fulfil mightily every desire of goodness and effort of faith;

¹⁴ It is my wish, then, that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule their houses, and give no occasion to our adversary for railing.

⁴ Night and day when I recall your tears I am longing to see you, that my happiness may be complete.

¹² If we endure suffering, we shall also reign with him. If we disown him, he too will disown us.

²² Flee from the passions of youth, but run after righteousness, faith, love, and peace, in company with those who out of a pure heart call upon the Lord.

¹² And schooling us to renounce impiety and evil passions, And to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;

¹ For this reason we must pay the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, for fear we should drift away.

⁹ What we do see is Jesus, who was made for a time a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor, because of the suffering of death, in order that through God's grace he might taste death for every man.

¹⁰ For this reason I was sore displeased with that generation, And said, "They are always wandering in their hearts; They have never learned my ways"; ¹¹ So I swore in my wrath, "They shall never enter into my rest." ¹² See to it, brothers, that there shall never be in any one of you an evil and unbelieving heart, manifesting itself in apostasy from the living God.

¹³ And there is not a creature hidden form him, but all things are naked and laid prostrate before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

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

⁶ now without faith it is impossible to please him; for he who comes to God must believe that he is, and that he ever rewards those who are seeking.

¹ Seeing then that we are encircled with this great cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and the sin that clings about us. Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, ² looking unto Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured a cross, despising shame, and has now taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. ³ Compare yourselves with him who endured such hostility against himself at the hands of sinners, lest you grow weary, fainting in your souls.

¹⁴ Run swiftly after peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.

¹⁷ For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; he found no room for repentance, though he sought it earnestly, with tears.

²⁵ See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape punishment when they refused to listen to their instructor on earth, much less shall we escape if we turn away from him who is teaching us from heaven; ²⁶ whose voice then shook the earth, but now he has promised, saying, Once again, once for all, I make not only earth, but heaven also to tremble.

²⁰ for a man's anger does not further the righteous purpose of God.

¹⁴ But if you have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, do not be boasting of that, and be false to the truth. ¹⁵ Such wisdom is not that which is descending from on high, but is earthly, sensual, demonlike. ¹⁶ For wherever jealousy and faction exist, there is confusion and every evil deed. ¹⁷ But the wisdom which comes from on high is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, conciliatory, overflowing with mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without insincerity. ¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is being sown in peace by those who are working peace.

⁶ But he gives more and more grace. therefore it is said, God ever resists the proud; but to the humble he gives grace continually.

¹⁵ and the prayer of faith will restore the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, it will be forgiven him.

¹⁰ Concerning this salvation the Prophets who prophesied regarding the grace intended for you, diligently sought and searched. ¹¹ They were searching to know to what time, or to what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them kept pointing, when he ever testified beforehand concerning the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. ¹² It was revealed to them that it was not for themselves, but for you, that they were ministering the truths which have now been announced to you, by those who preached the gospel to you, through the help of the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven—truths into which angels long to look.

¹ Therefore put away all malice, all deceit, insincerity, jealousy, and slander of every sort.

⁸ Finally, you should all be harmonious, sympathetic, loving as brothers, tender-hearted, humble-minded;

³ not by way of lording it over your heritage, but by becoming examples to the flock.

⁸ Be temperate, be vigilant; because your enemy, the devil, is prowling about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

¹⁶ For we were not following cunningly devised fables, when we told you of the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eye-witnesses of his Majesty. ¹⁷ For he did receive honor and glory from God the Father, when there was borne such a voice to him from the Majestic Glory, This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I delight;

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

² Then there will be many who will follow their immorality, because of whom the Way of the Truth will be maligned.

² We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

⁹ In this was the love of God clearly shown toward us, by his sending his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. ¹⁰ In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.

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

²⁰ And we know that the Son of God is come, and has granted us and understanding, so that we may come to know him who is true. And we are in him who is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and life eternal.

⁹ I have written somewhat to the church; but Diotrephes, who love to take the lead among them, does not receive me.

⁹ But Michael, the Archangel, when in contending with the devil, he was disputing about the body of Moses, did not dare to pronounce sentence for blasphemy, but said, "The Lord rebuke you."

¹³ wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.

⁷ Behold, he is about to come among the clouds; and every eye will see him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. So shall it be, Amen.

¹³ and in the midst of the candlesticks One like to a son of man, clothed with a robe down to the feet, and with a golden girdle round his breast. ¹⁴ His head and his hair were as white as wool, as white as snow; his eyes were like a flame of fire, ¹⁵ and his feet like burnished brass, as if molten in a furnace; and his voice like the voice of many waters. ¹⁶ In his right hand he held seven stars; and out of mouth went a sharp, two-edged sword, and his face was as the sun shining in his strength. ¹⁷ When I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying. "Fear not; I am the first and the last, and the Living One.

¹⁷ When I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying. "Fear not; I am the first and the last, and the Living One.

²³ And moreover, her children will I kill with pestilence. And all the churches shall know that I am he who searches the hearts and souls of men. I will give to each of you according to his works.

⁹ And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they bore. ¹⁰ And with a loud voice they cried, saying, "O Master, holy and true, How long dost thou not judge And avenge our blood On those who dwell on the earth?"

⁹ After this I looked, and behold a great multitude, whom no man could number, out of every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands;

¹⁴ And I said to him, "You know, my Lord." And he said to me, "These are those who have come out of the great persecution, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

¹² Therefore rejoice, O heavens, And you who dwell therein! Woe to the earth and the sea! For the devil has gone down to you in great fury, Because he knows that he has but little time."

¹⁰ He also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, Poured out unmixed in the cup of his anger; And he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone In the presence of the holy angels, And in the presence of the Lamb, ¹¹ And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; And they have no rest day or night, Who worship the beast and his image, And all who receive the brand of his name."

⁶ For men poured out the blood of thy saints and prophets, And thou hast given them blood to drink. And this they deserved." ⁷ And I heard the altar saying, "Yea, O Lord, the Almighty, True and righteous are thy judgments."

¹⁰ And I fell down at his feet to worship him, and he said to me. "See that you do it not. I am a fellow slave of yours and of your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus; for the testimony of Jesus is the vital breath of prophecy."

¹⁸ to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, bond and free, small and great."

¹⁰ and the devil who had been deceiving them was hurled into the lake of fire and brimstone, where lie also the beast and the false prophet. And they will be tortured day and night, forever and ever. ¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and One who sat thereon; from his presence fled earth and sky, and no place was found for them.

¹⁵ And if any one was found who was not written in the Book of Life, he was hurled into the lake of fire.

⁸ But as for the cowards, the faithless, the abominable, And for the murderers, fornicators, sorcerers, Idolaters, and all liars, Their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone. "This is the second death."

³ And there will be no more curse But in it will be the throne of God and of the Lamb. ⁴ And his slaves will serve and worship him. They will see his face. His name will be on their foreheads.