Matthew 4 Cross References - WNT

¹ At that time Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the Desert in order to be tempted by the Devil. ² There He fasted for forty days and nights; and after that He suffered from hunger. ³ So the Tempter came and said, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into loaves." ⁴ "It is written," replied Jesus, "'IT IS NOT ON BREAD ALONE THAT A MAN SHALL LIVE, BUT ON WHATSOEVER GOD SHALL APPOINT.'" ⁵ Then the Devil took Him to the Holy City and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, ⁶ and said, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "'TO HIS ANGELS HE WILL GIVE ORDERS CONCERNING THEE, AND ON THEIR HANDS THEY SHALL BEAR THEE UP, LEST AT ANY MOMENT THOU SHOULDST STRIKE THY FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'" ⁷ "Again it is written," replied Jesus, "'THOU SHALT NOT PUT THE LORD THY GOD TO THE PROOF.'" ⁸ Then the Devil took Him to the top of an exceedingly lofty mountain, from which he caused Him to see all the Kingdoms of the world and their splendour, ⁹ and said to Him, "All this I will give you, if you will kneel down and do me homage." ¹⁰ "Begone, Satan!" Jesus replied; "for it is written, 'TO THE LORD THY GOD THOU SHALT DO HOMAGE, AND TO HIM ALONE SHALT THOU RENDER WORSHIP.'" ¹¹ Thereupon the Devil left Him, and angels at once came and ministered to Him. ¹² Now when Jesus heard that John was thrown into prison, He withdrew into Galilee, ¹³ and leaving Nazareth He went and settled at Capernaum, a town by the Lake on the frontiers of Zebulun and Naphtali, ¹⁴ in order that these words, spoken through the Prophet Isaiah, might be fulfilled, ¹⁵ "ZEBULUN'S LAND AND NAPHTALI'S LAND; THE ROAD BY THE LAKE; THE COUNTRY BEYOND THE JORDAN; GALILEE OF THE NATIONS! ¹⁶ THE PEOPLE WHO WERE DWELLING IN DARKNESS HAVE SEEN A BRILLIANT LIGHT; AND ON THOSE WHO WERE DWELLING IN THE REGION OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH, ON THEM LIGHT HAS DAWNED." ¹⁷ From that time Jesus began to preach. "Repent," He said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand." ¹⁸ And walking along the shore of the Lake of Galilee He saw two brothers--Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew--throwing a drag-net into the Lake; for they were fishers. ¹⁹ And He said to them, "Come and follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." ²⁰ So they immediately left their nets and followed Him. As He went further on, ²¹ He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zabdi and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zabdi mending their nets; and He called them. ²² And they at once left the boat and their father, and followed Him. ²³ Then Jesus travelled through all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people. ²⁴ Thus His fame spread through all Syria; and they brought all the sick to Him, the people who were suffering from various diseases and pains--demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He cured them. ²⁵ And great crowds followed Him, coming from Galilee, from the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, and from beyond the district on the other side of the Jordan.

¹² At once the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the Desert, ¹³ where He remained for forty days, tempted by Satan; and He was among the wild beasts, but the angels waited upon Him. ¹⁴ Then, after John had been thrown into prison, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming God's Good News. ¹⁵ "The time has fully come," He said, "and the Kingdom of God is close at hand: repent, and believe this Good News.

¹ Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led about by the Spirit in the Desert for forty days, ² tempted all the while by the Devil. During those days He ate nothing, and at the close of them He suffered from hunger. ³ Then the Devil said to Him, "If you are God's Son, tell this stone to become bread." ⁴ "It is written," replied Jesus, "'IT IS NOT ON BREAD ALONE THAT A MAN SHALL LIVE.'" ⁵ The Devil next led Him up and caused Him to see at a glance all the kingdoms of the world. ⁶ And the Devil said to Him, "To you will I give all this authority and this splendour; for it has been handed over to me, and on whomsoever I will I bestow it. ⁷ If therefore you do homage to me, it shall all be yours.' ⁸ Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'TO THE LORD THY GOD THOU SHALT DO HOMAGE, AND TO HIM ALONE SHALT THOU RENDER WORSHIP.'" ⁹ Then he brought Him to Jerusalem and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here; for it is written, ¹⁰ 'HE WILL GIVE ORDERS TO HIS ANGELS CONCERNING THEE, TO GUARD THEE SAFELY;' ¹¹ and 'ON THEIR HANDS THEY SHALL BEAR THEE UP, LEST AT ANY MOMENT THOU SHOULDST STRIKE THY FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'" ¹² The reply of Jesus was, "It is said, 'THOU SHALT NOT PUT THE LORD THEY GOD TO THE PROOF.'" ¹³ So the Devil, having fully tried every kind of temptation on Him, left Him for a time.

³⁰ In future I shall not talk much with you, for the Prince of this world is coming. And yet in me he has nothing;

³⁹ But no sooner had they come up out of the water than the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again. With a glad heart he resumed his journey;

¹⁴ For those who are led by God's Spirit are, all of them, God's sons.

¹⁸ For inasmuch as He has Himself felt the pain of temptation and trial, He is also able instantly to help those who are tempted and tried.

¹⁵ For we have not a High Priest who is unable to feel for us in our weaknesses, but one who was tempted in every respect just as we are tempted, and yet did not sin. ¹⁶ Therefore let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our times of need.

¹⁸ Early in the morning as He was on His way to return to the city He was hungry,

¹² The next day, after they had left Bethany, He was hungry.

² tempted all the while by the Devil. During those days He ate nothing, and at the close of them He suffered from hunger.

⁶ Jacob's Well was there: and accordingly Jesus, tired out with His journey, sat down by the well to rest. It was about six o'clock in the evening.

¹⁴ Since then the children referred to are all alike sharers in perishable human nature, He Himself also, in the same way, took on Him a share of it, in order that through death He might render powerless him who had authority over death, that is, the Devil, ¹⁵ and might set at liberty all those who through fear of death had been subject to lifelong slavery. ¹⁶ For assuredly it is not to angels that He is continually reaching a helping hand, but it is to the descendants of Abraham. ¹⁷ And for this purpose it was necessary that in all respects He should be made to resemble His brothers, so that He might become a compassionate and faithful High Priest in things relating to God, in order to atone for the sins of the people.

¹⁷ while a voice came from Heaven, saying, "This is My Son, the dearly loved, in whom is My delight."

³³ and the men on board fell down before him and said, "You are indeed God's Son."

³ Then the Devil said to Him, "If you are God's Son, tell this stone to become bread."

⁹ Then he brought Him to Jerusalem and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here; for it is written,

³¹ "Simon, Simon, I tell you that Satan has obtained permission to have all of you to sift as wheat is sifted. ³² But *I* have prayed for *you* that your faith may not fail, and you, when at last you have come back to your true self, must strengthen your brethren."

²⁰ And in the synagogues he began at once to proclaim Jesus as the Son of God;

⁵ For this reason I also, when I could no longer endure the uncertainty, sent to know the condition of your faith, lest perchance the Tempter might have tempted you and our labour have been lost.

¹⁶ lest there be a fornicator, or an ungodly person like Esau, who, in return for a single meal, parted with the birthright which belonged to him.

¹⁰ Dismiss your fears concerning all that you are about to suffer. I tell you that the Devil is about to throw some of you into prison that you may be put to the test, and for ten days you will have to endure persecution. Be faithful to the End, even if you have to die, and then I will give you the victor's Wreath of Life.

⁹ The great Dragon, the ancient serpent, he who is called 'the Devil' and 'the Adversary' and leads the whole earth astray, was hurled down: he was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him. ¹⁰ Then I heard a loud voice speaking in Heaven. It said, "The salvation and the power and the Kingdom of our God have now come, and the sovereignty of His Christ; for the accuser of our brethren has been hurled down--he who, day after day and night after night, was wont to accuse them in the presence of God. ¹¹ But they have gained the victory over him because of the blood of the Lamb and of the testimony which they have borne, and because they held their lives cheap and did not shrink even from death.

⁷ "Again it is written," replied Jesus, "'THOU SHALT NOT PUT THE LORD THY GOD TO THE PROOF.'"

¹⁰ "Begone, Satan!" Jesus replied; "for it is written, 'TO THE LORD THY GOD THOU SHALT DO HOMAGE, AND TO HIM ALONE SHALT THOU RENDER WORSHIP.'"

¹⁶ "They need not go away," replied Jesus; "you yourselves must give them something to eat." ¹⁷ "We have nothing here," they said, "but five loaves and a couple of fish." ¹⁸ "Bring them here to me," He said, ¹⁹ and He told all the people to sit down on the grass. Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and after looking up to heaven and blessing them, He broke up the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples distributed them to the people. ²⁰ So all ate, and were fully satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they gathered up, filling twelve baskets. ²¹ Those who had eaten were about 5,000 adult men, without reckoning women and children.

³⁸ "How many loaves have you?" He inquired; "go and see." So they found out, and said, "Five; and a couple of fish." ³⁹ So He directed them to make all sit down in companies on the green grass. ⁴⁰ And they sat down in rows of hundreds and of fifties. ⁴¹ Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and lifting His eyes to Heaven He blessed the food. Then He broke the loaves into portions which He went on handing to the disciples to distribute; giving pieces also of the two fish to them all. ⁴² All ate and were fully satisfied. ⁴³ And they carried away broken portions enough to fill twelve baskets, besides pieces of the fish. ⁴⁴ Those who ate the bread were 5,000 adult men.

⁴ "Where can we possibly get bread here in this remote place to satisfy such a crowd?" answered His disciples. ⁵ "How many loaves have you?" He asked. "Seven," they said. ⁶ So He passed the word to the people to sit down on the ground. Then taking the seven loaves He blessed them, and broke them into portions and proceeded to give them to His disciples for them to distribute, and they distributed them to the people. ⁷ They had also a few small fish. He blessed them, and He told His disciples to distribute these also. ⁸ So the people ate an abundant meal; and what remained over they picked up and carried away--seven hampers of broken pieces. ⁹ The number fed were about 4,000. Then He sent them away,

⁴ "It is written," replied Jesus, "'IT IS NOT ON BREAD ALONE THAT A MAN SHALL LIVE.'"

⁸ Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'TO THE LORD THY GOD THOU SHALT DO HOMAGE, AND TO HIM ALONE SHALT THOU RENDER WORSHIP.'"

¹² The reply of Jesus was, "It is said, 'THOU SHALT NOT PUT THE LORD THEY GOD TO THE PROOF.'"

⁵ And when He looked round and saw an immense crowd coming towards Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for all these people to eat?" ⁶ He said this to put Philip to the test, for He Himself knew what He was going to do. ⁷ "Seven pounds' worth of bread," replied Philip, "is not enough for them all to get even a scanty meal." ⁸ One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him, ⁹ "There is a boy here with five barley loaves and a couple of fish: but what is that among so many?" ¹⁰ "Make the people sit down," said Jesus. The ground was covered with thick grass; so they sat down, the adult men numbering about 5,000. ¹¹ Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were resting on the ground; and also the fish in like manner--as much as they desired. ¹² When all were fully satisfied, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the broken portions that remain over, so that nothing be lost." ¹³ Accordingly they gathered them up; and with the fragments of the five barley loaves--the broken portions that remained over after they had done eating--they filled twelve baskets. ¹⁴ Thereupon the people, having seen the miracle He had performed, said, "This is indeed the Prophet who was to come into the world." ¹⁵ Perceiving, however, that they were about to come and carry Him off by force to make Him a king, Jesus withdrew again up the hill alone by Himself.

³¹ Our forefathers ate the manna in the Desert, as it is written, 'HE GAVE THEM BREAD OUT OF HEAVEN TO EAT'." ³² "In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that Moses did not give you the bread out of Heaven, but my Father is giving you the bread--the true bread--out of Heaven. ³³ For God's bread is that which comes down out of Heaven and gives Life to the world." ³⁴ "Sir," they said, "always give us that bread." ³⁵ "I am the bread of Life," replied Jesus; "he who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never, never thirst. ³⁶ But it is as I have said to you: you have seen me and yet you do not believe. ³⁷ Every one whom the Father gives me will come to me, and him who comes to me I will never on any account drive away. ³⁸ For I have left Heaven and have come down to earth not to seek my own pleasure, but to do the will of Him who sent me. ³⁹ And this is the will of Him who sent me, that of all that He has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it to life on the last day. ⁴⁰ For this is my Father's will, that every one who fixes his gaze on the Son of God and believes in Him should have the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him to life on the last day." ⁴¹ Now the Jews began to find fault about Him because of His claiming to be the bread which came down out of Heaven. ⁴² They kept asking, "Is not this man Joseph's son? Is he not Jesus, whose father and mother we know? What does he mean by now saying, 'I have come down out of Heaven'?" ⁴³ "Do not thus find fault among yourselves," replied Jesus; ⁴⁴ "no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; then I will raise him to life on the last day. ⁴⁵ It stands written in the Prophets, 'AND THEY SHALL ALL OF THEM BE TAUGHT BY GOD'. Every one who listens to the Father and learns from Him comes to me. ⁴⁶ No one has ever seen the Father--except Him who is from God. He has seen the Father. ⁴⁷ "In most solemn truth I tell you that he who believes has the Life of the Ages. ⁴⁸ I am the bread of Life. ⁴⁹ Your forefathers ate the manna in the Desert, and they died. ⁵⁰ Here is the bread that comes down out of Heaven that a man may eat it and not die. ⁵¹ I am the living bread come down out of Heaven. If a man eats this bread, he shall live for ever. Moreover the bread which I will give is my flesh given for the life of the world." ⁵² This led to an angry debate among the Jews. "How can this man," they argued, "give us his flesh to eat?" ⁵³ "In most solemn truth I tell you," said Jesus, "that unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no Life in you. ⁵⁴ He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him up on the last day. ⁵⁵ For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. ⁵⁶ He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in union with me, and I remain in union with him. ⁵⁷ As the ever-living Father has sent me, and I live because of the Father, so also he who eats me will live because of me. ⁵⁸ This is the bread which came down out of Heaven; it is unlike that which your forefathers ate--for they ate and yet died. He who eats this bread shall live for ever." ⁵⁹ Jesus said all this in the synagogue while teaching at Capernaum.

⁶³ It is the spirit which gives Life. The flesh confers no benefit whatever. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and are Life.

⁴ For all that was written of old has been written for our instruction, so that we may always have hope through the power of endurance and the encouragement which the Scriptures afford.

¹⁷ and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God.

⁵³ And coming out of their tombs after Christ's resurrection they entered the holy city and showed themselves to many.

¹¹ "You would have had no power whatever over me," replied Jesus, "had it not been granted you from above. On that account he who has delivered me up to you is more guilty than you are."

² But as for the court which is outside the sanctuary, pass it over. Do not measure it; for it has been given to the Gentiles, and for forty-two months they will trample the holy city under foot.

⁴ "It is written," replied Jesus, "'IT IS NOT ON BREAD ALONE THAT A MAN SHALL LIVE, BUT ON WHATSOEVER GOD SHALL APPOINT.'"

⁹ Then he brought Him to Jerusalem and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here; for it is written, ¹⁰ 'HE WILL GIVE ORDERS TO HIS ANGELS CONCERNING THEE, TO GUARD THEE SAFELY;' ¹¹ and 'ON THEIR HANDS THEY SHALL BEAR THEE UP, LEST AT ANY MOMENT THOU SHOULDST STRIKE THY FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'" ¹² The reply of Jesus was, "It is said, 'THOU SHALT NOT PUT THE LORD THEY GOD TO THE PROOF.'"

¹⁴ And no wonder. Satan, their master, can disguise himself as an angel of light.

¹⁴ Are not all angels spirits that serve Him--whom He sends out to render service for the benefit of those who, before long, will inherit salvation?

¹⁶ "Do you hear," they asked Him, "what these children are saying?" "Yes," He replied; "have you never read, 'OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF INFANTS AND OF BABES AT THE BREAST THOU HAST BROUGHT FORTH THE PRAISE WHICH IS DUE'?"

⁴² "Have you never read in the Scriptures," said Jesus, "'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED HAS BEEN MADE THE CORNERSTONE: THIS CORNERSTONE CAME FROM THE LORD, AND IS WONDERFUL IN OUR EYES'?

³¹ But as to the Resurrection of the dead, have you never read what God says to you, ³² 'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB'? He is not the God of dead, but of living men."

⁹ "How was it," replied Peter, "that you two agreed to try an experiment upon the Spirit of the Lord? The men who have buried your husband are already at the door, and they will carry you out."

⁹ And do not let us test the Lord too far, as some of them tested Him and were destroyed by the serpents.

⁹ WHERE YOUR FOREFATHERS SO SORELY TRIED MY PATIENCE AND SAW ALL THAT I DID DURING FORTY YEARS.

⁵ Then the Devil took Him to the Holy City and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple,

²⁶ Why, what benefit will it be to a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give to buy back his life?

⁵ The Devil next led Him up and caused Him to see at a glance all the kingdoms of the world. ⁶ And the Devil said to Him, "To you will I give all this authority and this splendour; for it has been handed over to me, and on whomsoever I will I bestow it. ⁷ If therefore you do homage to me, it shall all be yours.'

²⁴ Through faith Moses, when he grew to manhood, refused to be known as Pharaoh's daughter's son, ²⁵ having determined to endure ill-treatment along with the people of God rather than enjoy the short-lived pleasures of sin; ²⁶ because he deemed the reproaches which he might meet with in the service of the Christ to be greater riches than all the treasures of Egypt; for he fixed his gaze on the coming reward.

²⁴ "ALL MANKIND RESEMBLE THE HERBAGE, AND ALL THEIR BEAUTY IS LIKE ITS FLOWERS. THE HERBAGE DRIES UP, AND ITS FLOWERS DROP OFF;

¹⁵ Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If any one loves the world, there is no love in his heart for the Father. ¹⁶ For the things in the world--the cravings of the earthly nature, the cravings of the eyes, the show and pride of life--they all come, not from the Father, but from the world.

¹⁵ The seventh angel blew his trumpet; and there followed loud voices in Heaven which said, "The sovereignty of the world now belongs to our Lord and His Christ; and He will be King until the Ages of the Ages."

¹⁵ and said, "What are you willing to give me if I betray him to you?" So they weighed out to him thirty shekels,

³¹ Now is a judgement of this world: now will the Prince of this world be driven out.

³ although He knew that the Father had put everything into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and was now going to God,

¹¹ of judgement, because the Prince of this world is under sentence.

²⁰ No, but that which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, not to God; and I would not have you have fellowship with one another through the demons. ²¹ You cannot drink the Lord's cup and the cup of demons: you cannot be joint-partakers both in the table of the Lord and in the table of demons.

⁴ in whom the god of this present age has blinded their unbelieving minds so as to shut out the sunshine of the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God.

⁶ He ought not to be a new convert, for fear he should be blinded with pride and come under the same condemnation as the Devil.

¹⁰ Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he exclaimed, "Oh, do not do that. I am a fellow bondservant of yours and a fellow bondservant of your brethren who have borne testimony to Jesus. Worship God." Testimony to Jesus is the spirit which underlies Prophecy.

¹⁶ And on His outer garment and on His thigh He has a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

⁸ I John heard and saw these things; and when I had heard and seen them, I fell at the feet of the angel who was showing me them--to worship him. ⁹ But he said to me, "Oh, do not do that. I am a fellow bondservant of yours, and a fellow bondservant of your brethren the Prophets and of those who are mindful of the teachings of this book. Worship God."

²³ But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Adversary; you are a hindrance to me, because your thoughts are not God's thoughts, but men's."

⁷ Submit therefore to God: resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.

⁹ Withstand him, firm in your faith; knowing that your brethren in other parts of the world are passing through just the same experiences.

⁶ and said, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "'TO HIS ANGELS HE WILL GIVE ORDERS CONCERNING THEE, AND ON THEIR HANDS THEY SHALL BEAR THEE UP, LEST AT ANY MOMENT THOU SHOULDST STRIKE THY FOOT AGAINST A STONE.'"

⁵³ Or do you suppose I cannot entreat my Father and He would instantly send to my help more than twelve legions of angels?

² But to their amazement there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord had descended from Heaven, and had come and rolled back the stone, and was sitting upon it. ³ His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow. ⁴ For fear of him the guards trembled violently, and became like dead men. ⁵ But the angel said to the women, "As for you, dismiss your fears. I know that it is Jesus that you are looking for--the crucified One.

¹³ where He remained for forty days, tempted by Satan; and He was among the wild beasts, but the angels waited upon Him.

¹³ So the Devil, having fully tried every kind of temptation on Him, left Him for a time.

⁴³ And there appeared to Him an angel from Heaven, strengthening Him;

⁵³ While day after day I was with you in the Temple, you did not lay hands upon me; but to you belongs this hour--and the power of darkness."

¹⁶ And, beyond controversy, great is the mystery of our religion-- that Christ appeared in human form, and His claims justified by the Spirit, was seen by angels and proclaimed among Gentile nations, was believed on in the world, and received up again into glory.

⁶ But speaking of the time when He once more brings His Firstborn into the world, He says, "AND LET ALL GOD'S ANGELS WORSHIP HIM."

¹¹ And I looked, and heard what seemed to be the voices of countless angels on every side of the throne, and of the living creatures and the Elders. Their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, ¹² and in loud voices they were singing, "It is fitting that the Lamb which has been offered in sacrifice should receive all power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing."

³ For Herod had arrested John, and had put him in chains, and imprisoned him, for the sake of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,

¹⁴ Then, after John had been thrown into prison, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming God's Good News.

¹⁷ For Herod himself had sent and had had John arrested and had kept him in prison in chains, for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; because he had married her.

²⁰ now added this to crown all the rest, that he threw John into prison.

¹⁴ Then Jesus returned in the Spirit's power to Galilee; and His fame spread through all the adjacent districts.

³¹ So He came down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, where He frequently taught the people on the Sabbath days.

²⁴ (For John was not yet in prison.)

⁴³ After the two days He departed, and went into Galilee;

⁵⁴ This is the second miracle that Jesus performed, after coming from Judaea into Galilee.

²³ And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted even to Heaven? Even to Hades shalt thou descend. For had the mighty works been done in Sodom which have been done in thee, it would have remained until now.

²⁴ After their arrival at Capernaum the collectors of the half-shekel came and asked Peter, "Does not your Teacher pay the half-shekel?"

²¹ So they came to Capernaum, and on the next Sabbath He went to the synagogue and began to teach.

²³ "Doubtless," said He, "you will quote to me the proverb, 'Physician, cure yourself: all that we hear that you have done at Capernaum, do here also in your native place.'"

³⁰ but He passed through the midst of them and went His way. ³¹ So He came down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, where He frequently taught the people on the Sabbath days.

¹² Afterwards He went down to Capernaum--He, and His mother, and His brothers, and His disciples; and they made a short stay there.

⁴⁶ So He came once more to Cana in Galilee, where He had made the water into wine. Now there was a certain officer of the King's court whose son was ill at Capernaum.

¹⁷ There they got on board a boat, and pushed off to cross the Lake to Capernaum. By this time it had become dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them.

²⁴ When however the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they themselves also took boats and came to Capernaum to look for Jesus.

⁵⁹ Jesus said all this in the synagogue while teaching at Capernaum.

²² All this took place in fulfilment of what the Lord had spoken through the Prophet,

¹⁵ There he remained till Herod's death, that what the Lord had said through the Prophet might be fulfilled, "OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON."

²³ and went and settled in a town called Nazareth, in order that these words spoken through the Prophets might be fulfilled, "HE SHALL BE CALLED A NAZARENE."

¹⁷ in order that this prediction of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, "HE TOOK ON HIM OUR WEAKNESSES, AND BORE THE BURDEN OF OUR DISEASES."

¹⁷ that those words of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, ¹⁸ "THIS IS MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN, MY DEARLY LOVED ONE IN WHOM MY SOUL TAKES PLEASURE. I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT UPON HIM, AND HE WILL ANNOUNCE JUSTICE TO THE NATIONS. ¹⁹ HE WILL NOT WRANGLE OR RAISE HIS VOICE, NOR WILL HIS VOICE BE HEARD IN THE BROADWAYS. ²⁰ A CRUSHED REED HE WILL NOT UTTERLY BREAK, NOR WILL HE QUENCH THE STILL SMOULDERING WICK, UNTIL HE HAS LED ON JUSTICE TO VICTORY. ²¹ AND ON HIS NAME SHALL THE NATIONS REST THEIR HOPES."

⁵⁴ In that case how are the Scriptures to be fulfilled which declare that thus it must be?"

⁵⁶ But all this has taken place in order that the writings of the Prophets may be fulfilled." At this point the disciples all left Him and fled.

³⁷ For I tell you that those words of Scripture must yet find their fulfilment in me: 'AND HE WAS RECKONED AMONG THE LAWLESS'; for indeed that saying about me has its accomplishment."

⁴⁴ And He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you--that everything must be fulfilled that is written in the Law of Moses and in the Prophets and the Psalms concerning me."

²⁵ But this has been so, in order that the saying may be fulfilled which stands written in their Law, 'THEY HAVE HATED ME WITHOUT ANY REASON.'

²⁸ After this, Jesus, knowing that everything was now brought to an end, said--that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "I am thirsty."

³⁶ For all this took place that the Scripture might be fulfilled which declares, "NOT ONE OF HIS BONES SHALL BE BROKEN." ³⁷ And again another Scripture says, "THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY HAVE PIERCED."

⁷⁸ Through the tender compassion of our God, Through which the daybreak from on high will come to us, ⁷⁹ Dawning on those who now dwell in the darkness and shadow of death--To direct our feet into the path of peace."

³² A light to shine upon the Gentiles, And the glory of Thy people Israel."

² "Repent," he said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."

¹³ But go and learn what this means, 'IT IS MERCY THAT I DESIRE, NOT SACRIFICE'; for I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."

⁷ And as you go, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of the Heavens is close at hand.'

¹² But from the time of John the Baptist till now, the Kingdom of the Heavens has been suffering violent assault, and the violent have been seizing it by force.

⁹ Listen, every one who has ears!"

¹¹ "Because," He replied, "while to you it is granted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of the Heavens, to them it is not.

²⁴ Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a man who has sown good seed in his field,

⁴⁷ "Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a draw-net let down into the sea, which encloses fish of all sorts.

¹ "Then will the Kingdom of the Heavens be found to be like ten bridesmaids who took their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom.

³² I have not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners."

² and sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick.

¹¹ "'The very dust of your town that hangs about us we wipe off as a protest. Only be sure of this, that the Kingdom of God is close at hand.' ¹² "I tell you that it will be more endurable for Sodom on the great day than for that town. ¹³ "Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! For had the miracles been performed in Tyre and Sidon which have been performed in you, long ere now they would have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. ¹⁴ However, for Tyre and Sidon it will be more endurable at the Judgement than for you.

⁷ I tell you that in the same way there will be rejoicing in Heaven over one repentant sinner--more rejoicing than over ninety-nine blameless persons who have no need of repentance.

¹⁰ "I tell you that in the same way there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one repentant sinner."

⁴⁷ and that proclamation would be made, in His name, of repentance and forgiveness of sins to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

³⁸ "Repent," replied Peter, "and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, with a view to the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

¹⁹ Repent, therefore, and reform your lives, so that the record of your sins may be cancelled, and that there may come seasons of revival from the Lord,

¹⁸ This statement of Peter's silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life."

³⁰ Those times of ignorance God viewed with indulgence. But now He commands all men everywhere to repent,

²¹ and urging upon both Jews and Greeks the necessity of turning to God and of believing in Jesus our Lord.

²⁰ but I proceeded to preach first to the people in Damascus, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, and to the Gentiles, that they must repent and turn to God, and live lives consistent with such repentance.

²⁵ He must speak in a gentle tone when correcting the errors of opponents, in the hope that God will at last give them repentance, for them to come to a full knowledge of the truth ²⁶ and recover sober-mindedness and freedom from the Devil's snare, though they are now entrapped by him to do his will.

¹ Therefore leaving elementary instruction about the Christ, let us advance to mature manhood and not be continually re-laying a foundation of repentance from lifeless works and of faith in God,

¹⁶ and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST. ¹⁷ There are therefore, in all, fourteen generations from Abraham to David; fourteen from David to the Removal to Babylon; and fourteen from the Removal to Babylon to the Christ. ¹⁸ The circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ were these. After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they were united in marriage, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

² Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi, and his brother John;

²⁹ Again, moving thence, Jesus went along by the Lake of Galilee; and ascending the hill, He sat down there.

¹⁸ And I declare to you that you are Peter, and that upon this Rock I will build my Church, and the might of Hades shall not triumph over it.

¹⁶ One day, passing along the shore of the Lake of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, throwing their nets in the Lake; for they were fisherman. ¹⁷ "Come and follow me," said Jesus, "and I will make you fishers for men." ¹⁸ At once they left their nets and followed Him. ¹⁹ Going on a little further He saw James the son of Zabdi and his brother John: they also were in the boat mending the nets, and He immediately called them. ²⁰ They therefore left their father Zabdi in the boat with the hired men, and went and followed Him.

³¹ Returning from the neighbourhood of Tyre, He came by way of Sidon to the Lake of Galilee, passing through the district of the Ten Towns.

¹ On one occasion the crowd was pressing on Him and listening to God's Message, while He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. ² He, however, saw two fishing-boats drawn up on the beach (for the men had gone away from them and were washing the nets), ³ and going on board one of them, which was Simon's He asked him to push out a little from land. Then He sat down and taught the crowd of people from the boat. ⁴ When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul." ⁵ "Rabbi," replied Peter, "all night long we have worked hard and caught nothing; but at your command I will let down the nets." ⁶ This they did, and enclosed a vast number of fish; and their nets began to break. ⁷ So they signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; they came, and they filled both the boats so that they almost sank. ⁸ When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, and exclaimed, "Master, leave my boat, for I am a sinful man." ⁹ (For he was astonished and terrified--he and all his companions--at the haul of fish which they had taken; ¹⁰ and so were Simon's partners James and John, the sons of Zabdi.) But Jesus replied to Simon, "Fear not: from this time you shall be a catcher of men." ¹¹ Then, after bringing their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.

¹⁴ These were Simon, to whom also He had given the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

⁴⁰ Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John's exclamation and followed Jesus. ⁴¹ He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" --that is to say, the Anointed One. ⁴² He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon, son of John: you shall be called Cephas" --that is to say, Peter (or 'Rock').

¹ After this Jesus went away across the Lake of Galilee (that is, the Lake of Tiberias).

⁸ One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,

¹ After this, Jesus again showed Himself to the disciples. It was at the Lake of Tiberias. The circumstances were as follows.

²⁷ But God has chosen the things which the world regards as foolish, in order to put its wise men to shame; and God has chosen the things which the world regards as destitute of influence, in order to put its powerful things to shame; ²⁸ and the things which the world regards as base, and those which it sets utterly at nought--things that have no existence--God has chosen in order to reduce to nothing things that do exist; ²⁹ to prevent any mortal man from boasting in the presence of God.

²² "Follow me," said Jesus, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."

⁹ Passing on thence Jesus saw a man called Matthew sitting at the Toll Office, and said to him, "Follow me." And he arose, and followed Him.

²⁴ Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

²¹ "If you desire to be perfect," replied Jesus, "go and sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; and come, follow me."

¹⁷ "Come and follow me," said Jesus, "and I will make you fishers for men." ¹⁸ At once they left their nets and followed Him.

¹⁴ And as He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the Toll Office, and said to him, "Follow me." So he rose and followed Him.

²⁷ After this He went out and noticed a tax-gatherer, Levi by name, sitting at the Toll office; and He said to him, "Follow me."

⁵⁹ "Follow me," He said to another. "Master," the man replied, "allow me first to go and bury my father."

⁴³ The next day, having decided to leave Bethany and go into Galilee, Jesus found Philip, and invited him to follow Him.

²⁶ If a man wishes to be my servant, let him follow me; and where I am, there too shall my servant be. If a man wishes to be my servant, the Father will honour him.

²² "If I desire him to remain till I come," replied Jesus, "what concern is that of yours? You, yourself, must follow me."

²⁰ To the Jews I have become like a Jew in order to win Jews; to men under the Law as if I were under the Law--although I am not--in order to win those who are under the Law; ²¹ to men without Law as if I were without Law--although I am not without Law in relation to God but am abiding in Christ's Law--in order to win those who are without Law. ²² To the weak I have become weak, so as to gain the weak. To all men I have become all things, in the hope that in every one of these ways I may save some.

¹⁶ If I love you so intensely, am I the less to be loved? Be that as it may: I was not a burden to you. But being by no means scrupulous, I entrapped you, they say!

³⁷ Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

²⁷ Then Peter said to Jesus, "See, *we* have forsaken everything and followed you; what then will be *our* reward?"

²⁸ "Remember," said Peter to Him, "that we forsook everything and have become your followers." ²⁹ "In solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that there is no one who has forsaken house or brothers or sisters, or mother or father, or children or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, ³⁰ but will receive a hundred times as much now in this present life--houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, lands--and persecution with them--and in the coming age the Life of the Ages. ³¹ But many who are now first will be last, and the last, first."

²⁸ Then Peter said, "See, we have given up our homes and have followed you." ²⁹ "I solemnly tell you," replied Jesus, "that there is no one who has left house or wife, or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of God's Kingdom, ³⁰ who shall not certainly receive many times as much in this life, and in the age that is coming the Life of the Ages."

¹⁶ saw fit to reveal His Son within me in order that I might tell among the Gentiles the Good News concerning Him, at once I did not confer with any human being,

¹ Six day later, Jesus took with Him Peter and the brothers James and John, and brought them up a high mountain to a solitary place.

²⁰ Then the mother of the sons of Zabdi came to Him with her sons, and knelt before Him to make a request of Him. ²¹ "What is it you desire?" He asked. "Command," she replied, "that these my two sons may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your Kingdom."

³⁷ And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zabdi. Then He began to be full of anguish and distress,

¹⁷ James the son of Zabdi and John the brother of James (these two He surnamed Boanerges, that is 'Sons of Thunder'),

³⁷ And He allowed no one to accompany Him except Peter and the brothers James and John.

² Simon Peter was with Thomas, called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zabdi, and two others of the Master's disciples.

² and James, John's brother, he beheaded.

²⁰ They therefore left their father Zabdi in the boat with the hired men, and went and followed Him.

⁵⁹ "Follow me," He said to another. "Master," the man replied, "allow me first to go and bury my father." ⁶⁰ "Leave the dead," Jesus rejoined, "to bury their own dead; but you must go and announce far and wide the coming of the Kingdom of God."

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

³³ Just as no one of you who does not detach himself from all that belongs to him can be a disciple of mine.

¹⁶ Therefore for the future we know no one simply as a man. Even if we have known Christ as a man, yet now we do so no longer.

¹⁶ In the evening many demoniacs were brought to Him, and with a word He expelled the demons; and He cured all the sick, ¹⁷ in order that this prediction of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, "HE TOOK ON HIM OUR WEAKNESSES, AND BORE THE BURDEN OF OUR DISEASES."

³⁵ And Jesus continued His circuits through all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and infirmity.

⁷ And as you go, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of the Heavens is close at hand.' ⁸ Cure the sick, raise the dead to life, cleanse lepers, drive out demons: you have received without payment, give without payment.

⁵ "blind eyes receive sight, and cripples walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf ears hear; the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the Good News proclaimed to them;

⁹ Departing thence He went to their synagogue,

¹⁹ When a man hears the Message concerning the Kingdom and does not understand it, the Evil one comes and catches away what has been sown in his heart. This is he who has received the seed by the road-side.

⁵⁴ And He came into His own country and proceeded to teach in their synagogue, so that they were filled with astonishment and exclaimed, "Where did he obtain such wisdom, and these wondrous powers?

¹⁴ So Jesus went out and saw an immense multitude, and felt compassion for them, and cured those of them who were out of health.

³⁰ Soon great crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were crippled in feet or hands, blind or dumb, and many besides, and they hastened to lay them at His feet. And He cured them, ³¹ so that the people were amazed to see the dumb speaking, the maimed with their hands perfect, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they gave the glory to the God of Israel.

¹⁴ And this Good News of the Kingdom shall be proclaimed throughout the whole world to set the evidence before all the Gentiles; and then the End will come.

³² When it was evening, after sunset people came bringing Him all who were sick and the demoniacs; ³³ and the whole town was assembled at the door. ³⁴ Then He cured numbers of people who were ill with various diseases, and He drove out many demons; not allowing the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

³⁹ And He went through all Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and expelling the demons.

¹⁰ For He had cured many of the people, so that all who had any ailments pressed upon Him, to touch Him.

² On the Sabbath He proceeded to teach in the synagogue; and many, as they heard Him, were astonished. "Where did he acquire all this?" they asked. "What is this wisdom that has been given to him? And what are these marvellous miracles which his hands perform?

⁶ He wondered at their unbelief. So He went round the adjacent villages, teaching.

¹⁵ And He proceeded to teach in their synagogues, winning praise from all. ¹⁶ He came to Nazareth also, where He had been brought up; and, as was His custom, He went to the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. ¹⁷ And there was handed to Him the book of the Prophet Isaiah, and, opening the book, He found the place where it was written, ¹⁸ "THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE HAS ANOINTED ME TO PROCLAIM GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR; HE HAS SENT ME TO ANNOUNCE RELEASE TO THE PRISONERS OF WAR AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND: TO SEND AWAY FREE THOSE WHOM TYRANNY HAS CRUSHED,

⁴⁰ At sunset all who had friends suffering from any illness brought them to Him, and He laid His hands on them all, one by one, and cured them. ⁴¹ Demons also came out of many, loudly calling out, "You are the Son of God." But He rebuked them and forbad them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.

⁴³ But He said to them, "I have to tell the Good News of the Kingdom of God to the other towns also, because for this purpose I was sent." ⁴⁴ And for some time He preached in the synagogues in Galilee.

¹⁷ One day He was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting there who had come from every village in Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present for Him to cure people.

¹⁷ With these He came down till He reached a level place, where there was a great crowd of His disciples, and a multitude of people from every part of Judaea, from Jerusalem, and from the sea-side district of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;

²² Then He answered the messengers, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard. Blind men receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are purified, deaf persons hear, the dead are raised to life, the poor have the Good News proclaimed to them.

¹ Shortly after this He visited town after town, and village after village, proclaiming His Message and telling the Good News of the Kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

¹¹ But the immense crowd, aware of this, followed Him; and receiving them kindly He proceeded to speak to them of the Kingdom of God, and those who needed to be restored to health, He cured.

⁹ Cure the sick in that town, and tell them, "'The Kingdom of God is now at your door.'

¹⁰ Once He was teaching on the Sabbath in one of the synagogues

¹ On one of those days while He was teaching the people in the Temple and proclaiming the Good News, the High Priests came upon Him, and the Scribes,

¹ After this Jesus moved from place to place in Galilee. He would not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were seeking an opportunity to kill Him.

²⁰ "As for me," replied Jesus, "I have spoken openly to the world. I have continually taught in some synagogue or in the Temple where all the Jews are wont to assemble, and I have said nothing in secret.

¹⁵ so that they would even bring out their sick friends into the streets and lay them on light couches or mats, in order that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on one or other of them. ¹⁶ The inhabitants, too, of the towns in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem came in crowds, bringing sick persons and some who were harassed by foul spirits, and they were cured, one and all.

¹³ "Lord," answered Ananias, "I have heard about that man from many, and I have heard of the great mischief he has done to Thy people in Jerusalem; ¹⁴ and here he is authorized by the High Priests to arrest all who call upon Thy name." ¹⁵ "Go," replied the Lord; "he is a chosen instrument of Mine to carry My name to the Gentiles and to kings and to the descendants of Israel. ¹⁶ For I will let him know the great sufferings which he must pass through for My sake." ¹⁷ So Ananias went and entered the house; and, laying his two hands upon Saul, said, "Saul, brother, the Lord--even Jesus who appeared to you on your journey--has sent me, that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." ¹⁸ Instantly there dropped from his eyes what seemed to be scales, and he could see once more. Upon this he rose and received baptism; ¹⁹ after which he took food and regained his strength. Then he remained some little time with the disciples in Damascus. ²⁰ And in the synagogues he began at once to proclaim Jesus as the Son of God; ²¹ and his hearers were all amazed, and began to ask one another, "Is not this the man who in Jerusalem tried to exterminate those who called upon that Name, and came here on purpose to carry them off in chains to the High Priests?" ²² Saul, however, gained more and more influence, and as for the Jews living in Damascus, he bewildered them with his proofs that Jesus is the Christ. ²³ At length the Jews plotted to kill Saul; ²⁴ but information of their intention was given to him. They even watched the gates, day and night, in order to murder him; ²⁵ but his disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a hamper. ²⁶ So he came to Jerusalem and made several attempts to associate with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, being in doubt as to whether he himself was a disciple. ²⁷ Barnabas, however, came to his assistance. He brought Saul to the Apostles, and related to them how, on his journey, he had seen the Lord, and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had fearlessly taught in the name of Jesus. ²⁸ Henceforth Saul was one of them, going in and out of the city, ²⁹ and speaking fearlessly in the name of the Lord. And he often talked with the Hellenists and had discussions with them. ³⁰ But they kept trying to take his life. On learning this, the brethren brought him down to Caesarea, and then sent him by sea to Tarsus. ³¹ The Church, however, throughout the whole of Judaea, Galilee and Samaria, had peace and was spiritually built up; and grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and receiving encouragement from the Holy Spirit. ³² Now Peter, as he went to town after town, came down also to God's people at Lud. ³³ There he found a man of the name of Aeneas, who for eight years had kept his bed, through being paralysed. ³⁴ Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ cures you. Rise and make your own bed." He at once rose to his feet. ³⁵ And all the people of Lud and Sharon saw him; and they turned to the Lord. ³⁶ Among the disciples at Jaffa was a woman called Tabitha, or, as the name may be translated, 'Dorcas.' Her life was wholly devoted to the good and charitable actions which she was constantly doing. ³⁷ But, as it happened, just at that time she was taken ill and died. After washing her body they laid it out in a room upstairs. ³⁸ Lud, however, being near Jaffa, the disciples, who had heard that Peter was at Lud, sent two men to him with an urgent request that he would come across to them without delay. ³⁹ So Peter rose and went with them. On his arrival they took him upstairs, and the widow women all came and stood by his side, weeping and showing him the underclothing and cloaks and garments of all kinds which Dorcas used to make while she was still with them. ⁴⁰ Peter, however, putting every one out of the room, knelt down and prayed, and then turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, rise." Dorcas at once opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, sat up. ⁴¹ Then, giving her his hand, he raised her to her feet and, calling to him God's people and the widows, he 7 gave her back to them alive. ⁴² This incident became known throughout Jaffa, and many believed in the Lord; ⁴³ and Peter remained for a considerable time at Jaffa, staying at the house of a man called Simon, a tanner.

³⁸ It tells how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, so that He went about everywhere doing acts of kindness, and curing all who were being continually oppressed by the Devil--for God was with Jesus.

⁴ But, Sabbath after Sabbath, he preached in the synagogue and tried to win over both Jews and Greeks.

²⁵ "And now, I know that none of you among whom I have gone in and out proclaiming the coming of the Kingdom will any longer see my face.

¹⁵ And how are men to preach unless they have been sent to do so? As it is written, "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GLAD TIDINGS OF GOOD!"

²³ Then Jesus travelled through all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people.

⁶ "Sir," he said, "my servant at home is lying ill with paralysis, and is suffering great pain."

¹³ And Jesus said to the Captain, "Go, and just as you have believed, so be it for you." And the servant recovered precisely at that time. ¹⁴ After this Jesus went to the house of Peter, whose mother-in-law he found ill in bed with fever. ¹⁵ He touched her hand and the fever left her: and then she rose and waited upon Him. ¹⁶ In the evening many demoniacs were brought to Him, and with a word He expelled the demons; and He cured all the sick,

²⁸ On His arrival at the other side, in the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two men possessed by demons, coming from among the tombs: they were so dangerously fierce that no one was able to pass that way.

² Here they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, my child; your sins are pardoned." ³ "Such language is impious," said some of the Scribes among themselves. ⁴ Knowing their thoughts Jesus said, "Why are you cherishing evil thoughts in your hearts? ⁵ Why, which is easier? --to say, 'Your sins are pardoned,' or to say 'Rise up and walk'? ⁶ But, to prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to pardon sins" --He then says to the paralytic, "Rise, and take up your bed and go home." ⁷ And he got up, and went off home. ⁸ And the crowds were awe-struck when they saw it, and ascribed the glory to God who had entrusted such power to a man.

²⁶ And the report of this spread throughout all that district.

³¹ But they went out and published His fame in all that district. ³² And as they were leaving His presence a dumb demoniac was brought to Him.

²² At that time a demoniac was brought to Him, blind and dumb; and He cured him, so that the dumb man could speak and see.

¹ About that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

²² Here a Canaanitish woman of the district came out and persistently cried out, "Sir, Son of David, pity me; my daughter is cruelly harassed by a demon."

¹⁵ "Sir," he said, "have pity on my son, for he is an epileptic and is very ill. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water.

¹⁸ Then Jesus reprimanded the demon, and it came out and left him; and the boy was cured from that moment.

²⁸ And His fame spread at once everywhere in all that part of Galilee.

³² When it was evening, after sunset people came bringing Him all who were sick and the demoniacs;

³ when there came a party of people bringing a paralytic--four men carrying him.

² At once, on His landing, there came from the tombs to meet Him a man possessed by a foul spirit. ³ This man lived among the tombs, nor could any one now secure him even with a chain; ⁴ for many a time he had been left securely bound in fetters and chains, but afterwards the chains lay torn link from link, and the fetters in fragments, and there was no one strong enough to master him. ⁵ And constantly, day and night, he remained among the tombs or on the hills, shrieking, and mangling himself with sharp stones. ⁶ And when he saw Jesus in the distance, he ran and threw himself at His feet, ⁷ crying out in a loud voice, "What hast Thou to do with me, Jesus, Son of God Most High? In God's name I implore Thee not to torment me." ⁸ For He had said to him, "Foul spirit, come out of the man." ⁹ Jesus also questioned him. "What is your name?" He said. "Legion," he replied, "for there are a host of us." ¹⁰ And he earnestly entreated Him not to send them away out of the country. ¹¹ Feeding there, on the mountain slope, was a great herd of swine. ¹² So they besought Jesus. "Send us to the swine," they said, "so that we may enter into them." ¹³ He gave them leave; and the foul spirits came out and entered into the swine, and the herd--about 2,000 in number--rushed headlong down the cliff into the Lake and were drowned in the Lake. ¹⁴ The swineherds fled, and spread the news in town and country. So the people came to see what it was that had happened; ¹⁵ and when they came to Jesus, they beheld the demoniac quietly seated, clothed and of sane mind--the man who had had the legion; and they were awe-stricken. ¹⁶ And those who had seen it told them the particulars of what had happened to the demoniac, and all about the swine. ¹⁷ Then they began entreating Him to depart from their district. ¹⁸ As He was embarking, the man who had been possessed asked permission to accompany Him.

² It was the first registration made during the governorship of Quirinius in Syria;

³³ But in the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of a foul demon. In a loud voice he cried out, ³⁴ "Ha! Jesus the Nazarene, what have you to do with us? I know who you are--God's Holy One!" ³⁵ But Jesus rebuked the demon. "Silence!" He exclaimed; "come out of him." Upon this, the demon hurled the man into the midst of them, and came out of him without doing him any harm.

¹⁵ But all the more the report about Him spread abroad, and great multitudes crowded to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;

²⁷ Here, on landing, He was met by one of the townsmen who was possessed by demons--for a long time he had not put on any garment, nor did he live in a house, but in the tombs. ²⁸ When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, and said in a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of God Most High? Do not torture me, I beseech you." ²⁹ For already He had been commanding the foul spirit to come out of the man. For many a time it had seized and held him, and they had repeatedly put him in chains and fetters and kept guard over him, but he used to break the chains to pieces, and, impelled by the demon, to escape into the Desert. ³⁰ "What is your name?" Jesus asked him. "Legion," he replied--because a great number of demons had entered into him; ³¹ and they besought Him not to command them to be gone into the Bottomless Pit. ³² Now there was a great herd of swine there feeding on the hill-side; and the demons begged Him to give them leave to go into them, and He gave them leave. ³³ The demons came out of the man and left him, and entered into the swine; and the herd rushed violently over the cliff into the Lake and were drowned. ³⁴ The swineherds, seeing what had happened, fled and reported it both in town and country; ³⁵ whereupon the people came out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and they found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were terrified. ³⁶ And those who had seen it told them how the demoniac was cured. ³⁷ Then the whole population of the Gerasenes and of the adjacent districts begged Him to depart from them; for their terror was great. So He went on board and returned.

²¹ Others argued, "That is not the language of a demoniac: and can a demon open blind men's eyes?"

²³ and they took with them the following letter: "The Apostles and the elder brethren send greeting to the Gentile brethren throughout Antioch, Syria and Cilicia.

⁴¹ and he passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the Churches.

¹ Seeing the multitude of people, Jesus went up the Hill. There He seated Himself, and when His disciples came to Him,

¹ Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.

¹⁵ Aware of this, Jesus departed elsewhere; and a great number of people followed Him, all of whom He cured.

² And a vast multitude followed him, and He cured them there.

⁷ Accordingly Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the Lake, and a vast crowd of people from Galilee followed Him; ⁸ and from Judaea and Jerusalem and Idumaea and from beyond the Jordan and from the district of Tyre and Sidon there came to Him a vast crowd, hearing of all that He was doing.

²⁰ So the man departed, and related publicly everywhere in the Ten Towns all that Jesus had done for him; and all were astonished.

¹⁹ The whole crowd were eager to touch Him, because power went forth from him and cured every one.