1In the beginning, the Word existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2He existed in the beginning with God.

3Through him all things were made, and apart from him nothing was made that has been made.

4In him was life, and that life brought light to humanity.^a

5And the light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.^b

6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.

8He was not the light, but he came^c to testify about the light.

9This^d was the true light that enlightens every person by his coming into the world.^e

10He was in the world, and the world was made through him. Yet the world did not recognize him.

11He came to his own creation,^f yet his own people did not receive him.

12However, to all who received him, to those believing in his name, he gave authority to become God's children,

13who were born, not merely in a physical sense,^g or from a fleshly impulse, or from man's desire, but of God.

14The Word became flesh and tabernacled^h among us. We gazed on his glory, the kind of glory that belongs to the Father's unique Son,ⁱ full of grace and truth.

15John told the truth about him when he cried out, “This is the person about whom I said, ‘The one who comes after me ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’”

16From his fullness we have all received one gracious gift after another.^j

17For while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

18No one has ever seen God. The unique God,^k who is close to the Father's side, has revealed him.

John 1:1-18   ^a1:4 Lit. was the light of people   ^b1:5 Or understood it   ^c1:8 The Gk. lacks he came   ^d1:9 Lit. He   ^e1:9 Or every person who is coming into the world   ^f1:11 Or possessions   ^g1:13 Lit. not of bloods   ^h1:14 Or pitched his tent   ⁱ1:14 The Gk. lacks Son   ^j1:16 Lit. grace for grace   ^k1:18 Other mss. read Son

1This is^a a record of the birth of Jesus Christ,^b the son of David, the son of Abraham.

2Abraham fathered Isaac, Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers.

3Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Aram,

4Aram fathered Aminidab, Aminidab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon.

5Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, Obed fathered Jesse,

6and Jesse fathered King David. David fathered Solomon by the wife of Uriah,

7Solomon fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, Abijah fathered Asaph,^c

8Asaph^d fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, Joram fathered Uzziah,

9Uzziah fathered Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,

10Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered Amos,^e and Amos^f fathered Josiah.

11Josiah fathered Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

12After the deportation to Babylon, Jechoniah fathered Salathiel, Salathiel fathered Zerubbabel,

13Zerubbabel fathered Abiud, Abiud fathered Eliakim, Eliakim fathered Azor,

14Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, Achim fathered Eliud,

15Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob.

16Jacob fathered Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus,^g who is called the Christ.^h

17So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen^e generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon were fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ^j were fourteen generations.

23bHe was (so it was thought) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

24the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,

26the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,

27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,ⁿ the son of Neri,

28the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

29the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

30the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Matattha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

32the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon,^o the son of Nahshon,

33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,

38the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Matt 1:1-17   ^a1:1 The Gk. lacks This is   ^b1:1 I.e. the Messiah   ^c1:7 Other mss. read Asa   ^d1:8 Other mss. read Asa   ^e1:10 Other mss. read Amon   ^f 1:10 Other mss. read Amon   ^g1:16 Lit. of whom Jesus was born   ^h1:16 I.e. the Messiah   ⁱ1:17 The numerical value of the name David in Heb. is fourteen.   ^j1:17 I.e. the Messiah     Luke 3:23b-38   ⁿ3:27 Gk. Salathiel   ^o3:32 Other mss. read Sala

1Since many people have attempted to write an orderly account of the events that have been fulfilled among us,

2just as they were passed down to us by those who had been eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning,

3I, too, have carefully investigated everything from the beginning and have decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

4so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.

5In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, and they lived blamelessly according to all of the commandments and regulations of the Lord.

7They had no children because Elizabeth was barren and because both of them were getting on in years.^a

8When Zechariah^b was serving with his division of priests in God's presence,

9he was chosen by lot to go into the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense, according to the custom of the priests.

10And the entire congregation of people was praying outside at the time when the incense was burned.

11An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the incense altar.

12When Zechariah saw him, he was shaken, and fear overwhelmed him.

13But the angel said to him, “Stop being afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

14You will have joy and gladness, and many people will rejoice at his birth.

15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He will never drink wine or any strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.

16He will bring many of Israel's descendants back to the Lord their God.

17He is the one who will go before the Lord^c with the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and to prepare the people to be ready for the Lord.”

18Then Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know this is so? For I am an old man, and my wife is getting on in years.”^d

19The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.

20But because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at the proper time,^e you will become silent and unable to speak until the day this happens.”

21Meanwhile, the people kept waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed in the sanctuary so long.

22But when he did come out, he was unable to speak to them. Then they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept motioning to them but remained unable to speak.

23When the days of his service were over, he went home.

24After this,^f his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and remained in seclusion for five months. She said,

25“This is what the Lord did for me when he looked favorably on me and took away my public disgrace.”

Luke 1:1-25   ^a1:7 Lit. in their days   ^b1:8 Lit. he   ^c1:17 Lit. before him   ^d1:18 Lit. in her days   ^e1:20 Lit. in their times   ^f1:24 Lit. After those days

26Now in the sixth month of her pregnancy,^g the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,

27to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, a descendant^h of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

28The angelⁱ came to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you!”^j

29She was startled by his statement and tried to figure out what his greeting meant.

30Then the angel told her, “Stop being afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

31Listen! You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus.

32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his forefather David.

33He will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end.”

34Mary asked the angel, “How can this be, since I have not had relations with^k a man?”

35The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come over you, and the power of the Most High will cover you. Therefore, the child will be holy and will be called the Son of God.

36And listen! Elizabeth, your relative, has herself conceived a son in her old age. This is the sixth month for the woman who was said to be barren.

37For nothing is impossible for God.”

38Then Mary said, “Truly I am the Lord's servant. Let everything you have said happen to me.” Then the angel left her.

Luke 1:26-38   ^g1:26 The Gk. lacks of her pregnancy   ^h1:27 Lit. of the house  ⁱ1:28 Lit. He   ^j1:28 Other mss. read is with you! How blessed are you among women!   ^k1:34 Lit. I have not known

39At this time^l Mary set out hurriedly for a Judean city in the hill country.

40She went into Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth.

41When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby jumped in her womb. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit

42and exclaimed with a loud cry, “How blessed are you among women, and how blessed is the fruit of your womb!

43Why should this happen to me, to have the mother of my Lord visit me!

44For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb jumped for joy.

45How blessed is this woman for believing that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled!”

46Then Mary said, “My soul praises the greatness of the Lord!

47My spirit exults in God, my Savior,

48for he has looked favorably on his humble servant. From now on, all generations will call me blessed,

49because the Almighty has done great things for me. His name is holy.

50His mercy lasts from generation to generation for those who fear him.

51He displayed his mighty power with his arm. He scattered people who were proud in mind and heart.^m

52He pulled powerful rulers from their thrones and lifted up humble people.

53He filled hungry people with good things and sent rich people away with nothing.

54He helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,

55according to the promise he madeⁿ to our ancestors—to Abraham and his descendants forever.”

56Now Mary stayed with Elizabeth^o about three months and then went back home.

Luke 1:39-56   ^l1:39 Lit. In those days   ^m1:51 Lit. in the mind of their heart   ⁿ1:55 Lit. just as he spoke   ^o1:56 Lit. with her

57When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.

58Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

59On the eighth day they went to circumcise the child. They were going to name him Zechariah after his father,

60but his mother said, “Absolutely not! He must be named John.”

61Their friends^p said to her, “None of your relatives has that name.”

62So they motioned to the baby's^q father to see what he wanted to name him.

63He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And everyone was amazed.

64Suddenly, Zechariah's^r mouth was opened, his tongue was set free, and he began to speak and to praise God.

65Fear came over all their neighbors, and throughout the hill country of Judea all these things were being discussed.

66All who heard about it debated in their minds what had happened and said, “What will this child become?” For it was obvious that the hand of the Lord was with him.

67Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

68“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel! He has taken care of his people and has set them free.

69He has raised up a mighty Savior^s for us from the family of his servant David,

70just as he promised long ago through the mouth of his holy prophets

71that he would save us from our enemies and from the grip of all who hate us.

72He has shown mercy to our ancestors and remembered his holy covenant,

73the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham. He granted us

74deliverance from our enemies' grip so that we could serve him without fear

75and be holy and righteous before him all of our days.

76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High. For you will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his ways

77and to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins.

78Because of the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high has broken upon us,

79to shine on those who sit in darkness and in death's shadow, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

80Now the child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit.^t He lived in the wilderness until the day he appeared in Israel. 

Luke 1:57-80   ^p1:61 Lit. They   ^q1:62 Lit. to his   ^r1:64 Lit. his   ^s1:69 Lit. a horn of salvation   ^t1:80 Or in the Spirit

18Now the birth of Jesus Christ^k happened in this way. When his mother Mary was engaged^l to Joseph, before they lived together she was discovered to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

19Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to disgrace her, decided to divorce her secretly.

20After he had thought about it, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

21She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus,^m because he is the one who will save his people from their sins.”

22Now all this happened to fulfill what was declared by the Lord through the prophet when he said,

23“See, a virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel,”ⁿ which means, “God with us.”

24When Joseph got up from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary as^o his wife.

25He did not have marital relations with^p her until she had given birth to a son;^q and he named him Jesus.

Matt 1:18-25   ^k1:18 I.e. the Messiah   ^l1:18 Engagement involved a legally binding promise of marriage.   ^m1:21  Jesus is the Gk. for Joshua, meaning The Lord saves.   ⁿ1:23 Isa 7:14   ^o1:24 The Gk. lacks Mary as   ^p1:25 Lit. did not know   ^q1:25 Other mss. read to her firstborn son

1Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be registered.

2This was the first registration taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

3So all the people went to their hometowns to be registered.

4Joseph, too, went up from the city of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was a descendant^a of the household and family of David.

5He went there^b to be registered with Mary, who had been promised to him in marriage and was pregnant.

6While they were there, the time came for her to have her baby,

7and she gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was not any room for them in the inn.^c

Luke 2:1-7   ^a2:4 The Gk. lacks a descendant   ^b2:5 The Gk. lacks He went there   ^c2:7 Or in the guest room

8In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, watching their flock during the night.

9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

10Then the angel said to them, “Stop being afraid! Listen! I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people.

11Today your Savior, Christ^d the Lord, was born in the city of David.

12And this will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.”

13Suddenly a multitude of the Heavenly Army appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14“Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth to people who enjoy his favor!”^e

15When the angels had left them and gone back to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let's go to Bethlehem and see what has taken place that the Lord has told us about.”

16So they went quickly and found Mary and Joseph with the baby, who was lying in the manger.

17When they saw this, they repeated what they had been told about this child.

18All who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them,

19but Mary continued to treasure in her heart all these things and to ponder them.

20Then the shepherds returned to their flock,^f glorifying and praising God for everything they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.

Luke 2:8-20   ^d2:11 I.e. Messiah   ^e2:14 Other mss. read peace on earth, and favor to people   ^f2:20 The Gk. lacks to their flock

21After eight days had passed, the child^g was circumcised and named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Luke 2:21   ^g2:21 Lit. he

22When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary^h took Jesusⁱ up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,

23as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn son is to be designated as holy to the Lord.”^j

24They also offered a sacrifice according to what is specified in the law of the Lord: “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”^k

25Now a man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. This man was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the one who would comfort Israel,^l and the Holy Spirit rested on him.

26It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die^m until he had seen the Lord's Christ.ⁿ

27Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple. When the parents brought the child Jesus to do for him what was customary under the law,

28Simeon^o took the child^p in his arms and praised God, saying,

29“Master, now you are allowing your servant to leave in peace according to your word.

30For my eyes have seen your salvation,

31which you prepared for all people to see—

32a light that will reveal salvation^q to the gentiles and bring glory to your people Israel.”

33Jesus’^r father and mother kept wondering at the things being said about him.

34Then Simeon^s blessed them and said to Mary, his mother, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall or rise. He will be a sign that will be disputed,

35so that the inner thoughts of many people might be revealed. Indeed, a sword will pierce your own soul, too.”

36Now Anna, a prophetess, was also there. She was a descen­dant of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage,

37and then as a widow for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, but continued to worship there night and day with times of fasting and prayer.

38Just then she came forward and began to thank God and to speak about the child^t to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem. 

Luke 2:22-38   ^h2:22 Lit. they   ⁱ2:22 Lit. him   ^j2:23 Exod 13:2, 12, 15   ^k2:24 Lev 12:8   ^l2:25 Lit. for the comfort of Israel   ^m2:26 Lit. see death   ⁿ2:26 I.e. Messiah   ^o2:28 Lit. he   ^p2:28 Lit. him   ^q2:32 Lit. a light for revelation   ^r2:33 Lit. His   ^s2:34 Lit. he   ^t2:38 Lit. about him

1After Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men^a from the east arrived in Jerusalem

2and asked, “Where is the one who was born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east^b and have come to worship him.”

3When King Herod heard this he was troubled, and all the people of^c Jerusalem with him.

4He called together all the high priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Christ^d was to be born.

5They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea. For that is what was written by the prophet:

6‘O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, you are by no means least among the rulers of Judah. For from you will come a ruler who will shepherd^e my people Israel.’”^f

7Then Herod secretly called together the wise men^g and found out from them the time the star had appeared.

8Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “As you go, search carefully for the child. When you find him, tell me so that I, too, may go and worship him.”

9After listening to the king, they set out, and the star they had seen in the east^h went ahead of them until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.

10When they saw the star, they were ecstatic with joy.

11After they went into the house and saw the child with his mother Mary, they fell down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure sacks and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

12Having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they left for their own country by a different road.

Matt 2:1-12   ^a2:1 Or astrologers; Gk. magi   ^b2:2 Or at its rising   ^c2:3 The Gk. lacks the people of   ^d2:4 I.e. the Messiah   ^e2:6 Or govern   ^f2:6 Mic 5:2; 2 Sam 5:2   ^g2:7 Or astrologers; Gk. magi   ^h2:9 Or at its rising

13After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and kill him.”

14So Josephⁱ got up and took the child and his mother and left at night for Egypt.

15He stayed there until Herod's death in order to fulfill what was declared by the Lord through the prophet when he said, “Out of Egypt I called my Son.”^j

Matt 2:13-15   ⁱ2:14 Lit. he   ^j2:15 Hos 11:1

16When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men,^k he flew into a rage and ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men.^l

17Then what was declared by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled when he said,

18A voice was heard in Ramah: wailing and great mourning. Rachel was crying for her children. She refused to be comforted, because they no longer existed.”^m

Matt 2:16-18   ^k2:16 Or astrologers; Gk. magi   ^l2:16 Or astrologers; Gk. magi   ^m2:18 Jer 31:15

19But after Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

20and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to kill the child are dead.”

21So Josephⁿ got up and took the child and his mother and went into the land of Israel.

22But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee

23and came and settled in a town called Nazareth in order to fulfill what was said by the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”^o

39After doing everything required by the law of the Lord, Joseph and Mary^u returned to their hometown of Nazareth in Galilee.

Matt 2:19-23   ⁿ2:21 Lit. he   ^o2:23 The Gk. Nazoraios may be a word play between Heb. netser, meaning branch (see Isa 11:1), and the name Nazareth.   Luke 2:39   ^u2:39 Lit. they

40Meanwhile, the child continued to grow and to become strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God's favor was with him.

41Every year Jesus’^v parents would go to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival.

42When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival as usual.

43When the days of the festival^w were over, they left for home. The young man Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it.

44They thought that he was in the group of travelers. After traveling for a day, they started looking for him among their relatives and friends.

45When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching desperately for him.

46Three days later they found him in the temple sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions.

47All who heard him were amazed at his intelligence and his answers.

48When his parents^x saw him, they were shocked. His mother asked him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been worried sick looking for you!”

49He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I had to be in my Father's house?”^y

50But they did not understand what he said to them.

51Then he went down with them and returned to Nazareth; and he remained in submission to them. His mother continued to treasure all these things in her heart.

52Meanwhile, Jesus kept on growing in wisdom and maturity,^z and in favor with God and his fellow man.

Luke 2:40-52   ^v2:41 Lit. his   ^w2:43 The Gk. lacks of the festival   ^x2:48 Lit. they   ^y2:49 Or about my Father's work   ^z2:52 Or height

1In those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near!”

3He was the one the prophet Isaiah was referring to when he said, “He is a voice calling out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord! Make his paths straight!’”^a

4John had clothing made of camel's hair and wore^b a leather belt around his waist. His diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.

5Then the people of^c Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region along the Jordan began flocking to him,

6being baptized by him in the Jordan River while they confessed their sins.

7But when John^d saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing,^e he said to them, “You children of serpents! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

8Produce fruit that is consistent with repentance!

9Don't think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our forefather.’ For I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones!

10The ax already lies against the roots of the trees. So every tree not producing good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

11I am baptizing you with^f water as a token of repentance,^g but the one who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not worthy to carry his sandals. It is he who will baptize you with^h the Holy Spirit and fire.

12His winnowing fork is in his hand. He will clean up his threshing floor and gather his grain into the barn, but he will burn the chaff with inextinguishable fire.”

1This is^a the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.^b

2As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See! I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way.^c

3He is a voice calling out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord! Make his paths straight!’”^d

4John was baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

5People from^e the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were flocking to him, being baptized by him while they confessed their sins.

6Now John was dressed in camel's hair with^f a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

7He kept proclaiming, “The one who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not worthy to bend down and untie his sandal straps.

8I baptized you with^g water, but it is he who will baptize you with^h the Holy Spirit.” 

1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Caesar Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

2and Annas and Caiaphas high priests, the word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.

3John^a went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

4as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, “He is a voice calling out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord! Make his paths straight!

5Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be leveled. The crooked ways will be made straight, and the rough roads will be made smooth.

6Everyone^b will see the salvation that God has provided.’”^c

7John would say to the crowds that were coming out to be baptized by him, “You children of serpents! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

8Produce fruit that is consistent with repentance! Don't begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our forefather.’ For I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones!

9The ax already lies against the roots of the trees. So every tree not producing good fruit will be cut down and thrown into a fire.”

10The crowds kept asking him, “What, then, should we do?”

11He answered them, “The person who has two coats must share with the one who doesn't have any, and the person who has food must do the same.”

12Even some tax collectors came to be baptized. They asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?”

13He told them, “Stop collecting more money than the amount you are told to collect.”

14Even some soldiers were asking him, “And what should we do?” He told them, “Never extort money from anyone by threats or blackmail, and be satisfied with your pay.”

15Now the people were filled with expectation, and all of them were wondering if John was perhaps the Christ.^d

16John replied to all of them, “I am baptizing you with^e water, but the one who is stronger than I am is coming, and I am not worthy to untie his sandal straps. It is he who will baptize you with^f the Holy Spirit and fire.

17His winnowing fork is in his hand to clean up his threshing floor. He will gather the grain into his barn, but he will burn the chaff with inextinguishable fire.”

18With many other exhortations John^g continued to proclaim the good news to the people.

Matt 3:1-12   ^a3:3 Isa 40:3   ^b3:4 The Gk. lacks wore   ^c3:5 The Gk. lacks the people of   ^d3:7 Lit. he   ^e3:7 Lit. to his baptism   ^f3:11 Or in   ^g3:11 Lit. for repentance   ^h3:11 Or in      Mark 1:1-8   ^a1:1 The Gk. lacks This is   ^b1:1 Other mss. lack the Son of God   ^c1:2 Mal 3:1   ^d1:3 Isa 40:3   ^e1:5 The Gk. lacks People from   ^f1:6 Lit. and   ^g1:8 Or in   ^h1:8 Or in      Luke 3:1-18   ^a3:3 Lit. He   ^b3:6 Lit. All flesh   ^c3:6 Isa 40:3-5   ^d3:15 I.e. the Messiah   ^e3:16 Or in   ^f3:16 Or in   ^g3:18 Lit. he  

13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.

14But John tried to stop him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?”

15But Jesus answered him, “Let it be this way for now, for this is the proper way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then Johnⁱ let him.

16When Jesus had been baptized, he immediately came up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens opened up for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him.

17Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him!”

9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

10Just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens split open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

11Then a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you!” 

21When all the people had been baptized, Jesus, too, was baptized. While he was praying, heaven opened,

22and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, saying,^k “You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you!”^l

23Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry.^m

Matt 3:13-17   ⁱ3:15 Lit. he      Luke 3:21-23a   ^k3:22  The Gk. lacks saying   ^l3:22 Other mss. read You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.   ^m3:23 The Gk. lacks his ministry

1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

2After fasting for forty days and forty nights, he finally became hungry.

3The tempter came and said to him, “If^a you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”

4But he answered, “It is written, ‘One must not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out of the mouth of God.’”^b

5Then the devil took him to the Holy City^c and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.

6He said to Jesus,^d “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, ‘God^e will put his angels in charge of you,’ and ‘With their hands they will hold you up, so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.’”^f

7Jesus said to him, “It is also written, ‘You must not tempt the Lord your God.’”^g

8Once more the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.

9He said to Jesus,^h “I will give you all of these things if you will bow down and worship me!”

10Then Jesus said to him, “Go away,ⁱ Satan! For it is written, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”^j

11Then the devil left him, and angels came and began ministering to him.

12At once the Spirit drove him into the wilderness.

13He was in the wilderness for forty days being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.

1Then Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan. He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

2where he was being tempted by the devil for forty days. During those days he ate nothing at all, and when they were over he was hungry.

3The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”

4Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One must not live on bread alone, but on every word of God.’”^a

5The devil^b also took him to a high place^c and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant.

6He said to Jesus,^d “I will give you all this authority and the glory of these kingdoms.^e For it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone I please.

7So if you will worship me, all this will be yours.”

8But Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”^f

9The devil^g also took him into Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. He said to Jesus,^h “Ifⁱ you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here.

10For it is written, ‘God^j will put his angels in charge of you to watch over you carefully.

11With their hands they will hold you up, so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.’”^k

12Jesus answered him, “It has been said, ‘You must not tempt the Lord your God.’”^l

13After the devil had finished tempting Jesus in every possible way, he left him until another time.

Matt 4:1-11   ^a4:3 Or Since   ^b4:4 Deut 8:3   ^c4:5 I.e. Jerusalem   ^d4:6 Lit. him   ^e4:6 Lit. He   ^f4:6 Ps 91:11-12   ^g4:7 Deut 6:16   ^h4:9 Lit. him   ⁱ4:10 Other mss. read Get behind me   ^j4:10 Deut 6:13      Luke 4:1-13   ^a4:4 Deut 8:3; Other mss. lack but on every word of God   ^b4:5 Lit. He   ^c4:5 Lit. took him up   ^d4:6 Lit. him   ^e4:6 Lit. their glory   ^f4:8 Deut 6:13   ^g4:9 Lit. He   ^h4:9 Lit. him   ⁱ4:9 Or If   ^j4:10 Lit. He   ^k4:11  Ps 91:11-12   ^l4:12 Deut 6:16  

19This was John's testimony when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

20He spoke openly and did not deny it, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”^l

21So they asked him, “Well then, are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

22Then they said to him, “Who are you? We must give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

23He replied, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make the way of the Lord straight,’”^m as the prophet Isaiah said.

24Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

25They asked him, “Why, then, are you baptizing if you are not the Christⁿ or Elijah or the Prophet?”

26John answered them, “I am baptizing with^o water, but among you stands a man whom you do not know,

27the one who is coming after me, whose sandal straps I am not worthy to untie.”

28This happened in Bethany^p on the other side^q of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

John 1:19-28   ^l1:20 I.e. the Messiah   ^m1:23 Isa 40:3   ⁿ1:25 I.e. the Messiah   ^o1:26 Or in   ^p1:28 Other mss. read Bethabara   ^q1:28 I.e. the east side

29The next day John^r saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

30This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’

31I didn't recognize him, but I came baptizing with^s water so that he might be revealed to Israel.”

32John also testified, “I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.

33I didn't recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with^t water told me, ‘The person on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the one who baptizes with^u the Holy Spirit.’

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

John 1:29-34   ^r1:29 Lit. he   ^s1:31 Or in   ^t1:33 Or in   ^u1:33 Or in   ^v1:34 Other mss. read Chosen One

35The next day John was standing there again with two of his disciples.

36As he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”

37When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

38But when Jesus turned around and saw them following, he said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi,” (which is translated “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”

39He told them, “Come, and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon.^w

40Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus.^x

41Andrew^y first found his brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated “Christ”).^z

42He led Simon^a to Jesus. Jesus looked at him intently and said, “You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas”^b (which is translated “Peter”).^c

43The next day Jesus decided to go away into Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”

44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter.

45Philip found Nathaniel and told him, “We have found the man about whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets wrote—Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.”

46Nathaniel said to him, “Out of Nazareth? What good can that be?” Philip told him, “Come and see!”

47Jesus saw Nathaniel coming toward him and said about him, “Look, a true Israelite, in whom there is no falsehood!”

48Nathaniel said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

49Nathaniel replied to him, “Rabbi^d, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

50Jesus said to him, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than that.”

51Then he said to him, “Truly, truly I tell all of you,^e you will see heaven standing open and the angels of God going up and coming down to the Son of Man.”

John 1:35-51   ^w1:39 Lit. the tenth hour   ^x1:40 Lit. him   ^y1:41 Lit. He  ^z1:41 I.e. Anointed One   ^a1:42 Lit. him   ^b1:42 Cephas means rock in Aram.   ^c1:42 Peter means rock in Gk.   ^d1:49 Rabbi is Heb. for Master and/or Teacher   ^e1:51 Lit. you (pl.)

1On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there,

2and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

3When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They don't have any wine.”

4Jesus said to her, “How does that concern us, woman? My hour has not yet come.”

5His mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”

6Now standing there were six stone water jars used for the Jewish rites of purification, each one holding from twenty to thirty gallons.

7Jesus told the servants,^a “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them up to the brim.

8Then he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the man in charge of the banquet.” So they took it.

9When the man in charge of the banquet tasted the water that had become wine (without knowing where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew), he^b called for the bridegroom

10and said to him, “Everyone serves the best wine first, and the cheap kind when people^c are drunk. But you have kept the best wine until now!”

11Jesus did this, the first^d of his signs, in Cana of Galilee. He revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.

12After this, Jesus^e went down to Capernaum—he, his mother, his brothers, and his disciples—and they remained there for a few days. 

John 2:1-12   ^a2:7 Lit. them   ^b2:9 Lit. the man in charge of the banquet   ^c2:10 Lit. they   ^d2:11 Or beginning   ^e2:12 Lit. he

13The Jewish Passover was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

14In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, as well as moneychangers sitting at their tables.

15Making a whip out of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, including the sheep and the cattle. He scattered the coins of the moneychangers and knocked over their tables.

16Then he told those who were selling the doves, “Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!”

17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”^f

18Then the Jews said to him, “What sign can you show us as authority for doing these things?”

19Jesus answered them, “Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will rebuild it.”

20The Jews said, “This sanctuary has been under construction for forty-six years, and you're going to rebuild it in three days?”

21But the sanctuary he was speaking about was his own body.

22After he had been raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this. So they believed the Scripture and the statement that Jesus had made.^g

23While Jesus^h was in Jerusalem for the Passover Festival, many people believed in his name because they saw the signs that he was doing.

24Jesus, however, did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people

25and didn't need anyone to tell him what people were like. For he himself knew what was in every person.ⁱ

John 2:13-25   ^f2:17 Ps 69:9   ^g2:22 Lit. spoken   ^h2:23 Lit. he   ⁱ2:25 Lit. in a person

1Now there was a man from the Pharisees, a leader of the Jews, whose name was Nicodemus.

2He came to Jesus^a at night and said to him, “Rabbi,^b we know that you have come from God as a teacher, for no one can perform these signs that you are doing unless God is with him.”

3Jesus replied to him, “Truly, truly I tell you, unless a person is born from above^c he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

4Nicodemus said to him, “How can a person be born when he is old? He can't go back into his mother's womb a second time and be born, can he?”

5Jesus answered, “Truly, truly I tell you, unless a person is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God.^d

6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7Don't be astonished that I said to you, ‘All of you^e must be born from above.’^f

8The wind^g blows where it wants to. You hear its sound, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going. That's the way it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

9Nicodemus said to him, “How can that be?”

10Jesus answered him, “You're the teacher of Israel, and you can't understand this?

11Truly, truly I tell you, we know what we're talking about, and we testify about what we've seen. Yet you people^h do not accept our testimony.

12If I have told you peopleⁱ about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

13“No one has gone up to heaven except the one who came down from heaven, the Son of Man who is in heaven.^j

14Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.^k

16“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his unique Son so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but have eternal life.

17For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.

18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God's unique Son.

19And this is the basis for judgment: The light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light because their actions were evil.

20For everyone who practices wickedness hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his actions may not be exposed.^l

21But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that all may see^m that his actions have been done in God.”

John 3:1-21   ^a3:2 Lit. him   ^b3:2 Rabbi is Heb. for Master and/or Teacher   ^c3:3 Or born again   ^d3:5 Other mss. read of heaven   ^e3:7 Lit. You (pl.)   ^f3:7 Or born again   ^g3:8 The same Gk. word can be translated both wind and spirit.   ^h3:11 Lit. you (pl.)   ⁱ3:12 Lit. you (pl.)   ^j3:13 Other mss. lack who is in heaven   ^k3:15 The quotation possibly concludes with this verse instead of with verse 21.   ^l3:20 Other mss. read exposed that they are evil   ^m3:21 Lit. so that it may be revealed

22After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside. He spent some time there with them and began baptizing.

23John was also baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. Peopleⁿ kept coming and were being baptized,

24since John had not yet been thrown into prison.

John 3:22-24   ⁿ3:23 Lit. They

25Then a controversy about ritual purification sprang up between John's disciples and a certain Jew.^o

26They went to John and told him, “Rabbi^p, the man who was with you on the other side^q of the Jordan, the one about whom you testified—look, he's baptizing, and all are going to him!”

27John replied, “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.

28You yourselves are my^r witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,^s but I have been sent ahead of him.’

29It is the bride­groom who gets the bride, yet the bridegroom's friend, who merely^t stands by and listens for him, is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom's voice. That's why this joy of mine is now complete.

30He must become more important, but I must become less important.”

31The one who comes from above is over everything. The one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things.^u The one who comes from heaven is over everything.

32He testifies about what he has seen and heard, yet no one accepts his testimony.

33The person who has accepted his testi­mony has acknowledged that God is truthful.^v

34For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God, because God^w does not give the Spirit in limited measure.

35The Father loves the Son and has put everything in his hands.

36The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.

John 3:25-36   ^o3:25 Other mss. read the Jews   ^p3:26 Rabbi is Heb. for Master and/or Teacher   ^q3:26 I.e., the east side   ^r3:28 Other mss. lack my   ^s3:28 I.e. the Messiah   ^t3:29 The Gk. lacks merely   ^u3:31 Lit. of the earth   ^v3:33 Or true   ^w3:34 Lit. he

12Now when Jesus^k heard that John had been arrested, he went back to Galilee.

14Now after John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee and pro­claimed the gospel about the kingdomⁱ of God.

19Now Herod the tetrarch had been rebuked by John^h because he had marriedⁱ his brother's wife Herodias and because of all the evil things Herod had done.

20Added to all this, Herod^j locked John up in prison.

Matt 4:12   ^k 4:12 Lit. he      Mark 1:14   ⁱ1:14 Other mss. lack about the kingdom      Luke 3:19-20   ^h3:19 Lit. him   ⁱ3:19 Lit. because of   ^j3:20 Lit. he

1Now when Jesus^a realized that the Pharisees had heard he was making and baptizing more disciples than John—

2although it was not Jesus who did the baptizing but his disciples—

3he left Judea and went back to Galilee.

John 4:1-3   ^a 4:1 Other mss. read the Lord

4Now it was necessary for him to go through Samaria.

5So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

6Jacob's Well was also there, and Jesus, tired out by the journey, sat down by the well. It was about twelve noon.^b

7A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.”

8For his disciples had gone off into town to buy food.

9The Samaritan woman said to him, “How can you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” For Jews do not have anything to do with Samaritans.^c

10Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to you, ‘Please give me a drink,’ you would have been the one to ask him, and he would have given you living water.”

11The woman^d said to him, “Sir, you don't have a bucket, and the well is deep. Where are you going to get this living water?

12You're not greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it, along with his sons and his flocks, are you?”

13Jesus answered her, “Everyone who drinks this water will become thirsty again.

14But whoever drinks the water that I will give him will never become thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”

15The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I won't get thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.”

16He said to her, “Go and call your husband, and come back here.”

17The woman answered him, “I don't have a husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are quite right in saying, ‘I don't have a husband.’

18For you have had five husbands, and the man you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true.”

19The woman said to him, “Sir, I see that you are a prophet!

20Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain. But you Jews^e say that the place where people should worship is in Jerusalem.”

21Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman, the hour is coming when you Samaritans^f will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

22You don't know what you're worshiping. We know what we're worshiping, for salvation comes from the Jews.

23Yet the hour is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit^g and truth. Indeed, the Father is looking for people like that to worship him.

24God is spirit,^h and those who worship him must worship in spiritⁱ and truth.”

25The woman said to him, “I know that the Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When he comes, he will tell us everything.”

26Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who is speaking to you.”

John 4:4-26   ^b4:6 Lit. the sixth hour   ^c4:9 Other mss. lack For Jews do not have anything to do with Samaritans.   ^d4:11 Other mss. read She

^e 4:20 Lit. you (pl.)   ^f4:21 Lit. you (pl.)   ^g4:23 Or in the Spirit   ^h4:24 Or Spirit   ⁱ4:24 Or in the Spirit

27At this point his disciples arrived, and they were amazed that he was talking to a woman. Yet no one said, “What do you want from her?”^j or, “Why are you talking to her?”

28Then the woman left her water jar and went back to town. She told the people,

29“Come and see a man who told me everything I've ever done! Could he possibly be the Christ?”^k

30The people^l left the town and started on their way to him.

31Meanwhile, the disciples were urging him, “Rabbi^m, have something to eat.”

32But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” 33So the disciples began to say to one another, “No one has brought him anything to eat, has he?”

34Jesus told them, “My food is doing the will of the one who sent me and completing his work.

35You say, don't you, ‘In four more months the harvest will be here?’ Look, I tell you, open your eyes and observe that the fields are readyⁿ for harvesting!

36The one who harvests is already receiving his wages and gathering a crop for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who harvests may rejoice together.

37For in this respect the saying is true: ‘One person sows, and another person harvests.’^o

38I have sent you to harvest what you have not labored for. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

John 4:27-38   ^j4:27 The Gk. lacks from her   ^k4:29 I.e. the Messiah   ^l4:30 Lit. They   ^m4:31 Rabbi is Heb. for Master and/or Teacher   ⁿ4:35 Lit. white   ^o4:37 Mic 6:15

39Now many of the Samaritans of that town believed in Jesus^p because of the woman's testimony when she testified, “He told me everything I've ever done.”

40So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there for two days.

41And many more believed because of his word.

42They kept telling the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard him ourselves, and we know that he really is the Savior of the world.”

John 4:39-42   ^p 4:39 Lit. in him

14Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Holy Spirit. Meanwhile, the news about him spread throughout the surrounding country.

15He began to teach in their synagogues and was continuously receiving praise from everyone.

43Two days later, Jesus^q went from that place to Galilee.

44For Jesus himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

John 4:43-44   ^q 4:43 Lit. he

16Then Jesus^m came to Nazareth, where he had been raised. As was his custom, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day. When he stood up to read,

17the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling the scroll, he found the place where it was written,

18“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to tell the good news to the poor. He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to set oppressed people free,

19and to announce the year of the Lord's favor.”ⁿ

20Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him.

21Then he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

22All the people began to speak well of him and to wonder at the gracious words that flowed from his mouth. They said, “This is Joseph's son, isn't it?”

23So he said to them, “You will probably quote this proverb to me, ‘Doctor, heal yourself! Do all the things here in your hometown that we hear you did in Capernaum.’”

24He added, “Truly I tell you, a prophet is not accepted in his hometown.

25In truth I tell you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the heaven was closed for three years and six months and there was a severe famine everywhere in the land.

26Yet Elijah wasn't sent to a single one of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon.

27There were also many lepers in Israel in the prophet Elisha's time, yet not one of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”

28All the people in the synagogue became furious when they heard this.

29They got up, forced Jesus^o out of the city, and led him to the edge of the hill on which their city was built, intending to throw him off of it.

30But he walked right through the middle of them and went away.

Luke 4:16-30   ^m4:16 Lit. he   ⁿ4:19 Isa 61:1-2; 58:6   ^o4:29 Lit. him

45When he arrived in Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him because they had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem during the festival. For they, too, had gone to the festival.

46So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. Meanwhile, in Capernaum there was a government official whose son was ill.

47When this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him repeatedly to come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.

48Jesus told him, “Unless you people^r see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”

49The official said to him, “Sir,^s please come down before my little boy dies.”

50Jesus said to him, “Go home. Your son will live.” The man believed what Jesus told him and started on his way.

51While he was on his way down, his servants met him and told him that his child^t was alive.

52So he asked them at what hour he had begun to recover, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at one o'clock in the afternoon.”^u

53Then the father realized that this was the very hour when Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he himself believed, along with his whole family.

54Now this was the second sign that Jesus did after coming from Judea to Galilee.

John 4:46-54   ^r4:48 Lit. you (pl.)   ^s4:49 Or Lord   ^t4:51 Other mss. read son   ^u4:52 Lit. the seventh hour

13He left Nazareth and went and settled in Capernaum by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,

14in order to fulfill what was declared by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

15“O Land of Zebulun and Land of Naphtali, on the road to the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles!

16The people living^l in darkness have seen a great light, and for those living^m in the land and shadow of death, a light has risen.”ⁿ

17From then on, Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near!”

14Now after John had been arrested, Jesus went to Galilee and pro­claimed the gospel about the kingdomⁱ of God.

15He said, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is near! Repent, and keep believing in the gospel!”

31Then Jesus^p went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and began teaching the people^q on the Sabbath.

32They were utterly amazed at his teaching, because his message was spoken^r with authority.

Matt 4:13-17   ^l4:16 Lit. sitting  ^m4:16 Lit. sitting   ⁿ4:16 Isa 9:1-2      Mark 1:14-15   ⁱ1:14 Other mss. lack about the kingdom     
Luke 4:31-32   ^p4:31 Lit. he   ^q4:31 Lit. them   ^r4:32  The Gk. lacks spoken

18While Jesus^o was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the sea because they were fishermen.

19He said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishermen of people!”

20So at once they left their nets and followed him.

21Going on from there he saw two other brothers—James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee repairing their nets. When he called them,

22they immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.

16While Jesus^j was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the sea because they were fishermen.

17Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishermen of people!”

18So immediately they left their nets and followed him.

19Going on a little farther he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat repairing their nets.

20He immediately called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

Matt 4:18-22   ^o4:18 Lit. he      Mark 1:16-20   ^j1:16 Lit. he

21Then they went to Capernaum. As soon as it was the Sabbath,^k Jesus^l went into the synagogue and began to teach.

22The people^m were utterly amazed at his teaching, for he was teaching them like one with authority and not like their scribes.

23Suddenlyⁿ there was a man in their synagogue who had an unclean spirit. He screamed,

24“What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

25But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”

26At this, the unclean spirit shook the man,^o cried out with a loud voice, and came out of him.

27All the people were so stunned that they kept saying to each other, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He tells even the unclean spirits what to do, and they obey him!”

28At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.

33In the synagogue was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. He screamed with a loud voice,

34“Oh, no! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

35But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man^s down in the middle of the synagogue^t and came out of him without hurting him.

36Amazement came on all of them, and they kept saying to one another, “What kind of statement is this? For with authority and power he tells the unclean spirits what to do, and they come out!”

37So news about him spread to every place in the surrounding region.

Mark 1:21-28   ^k1:21 Lit. Sabbaths   ^l1:21 Lit. he   ^m1:22 Lit. They   ⁿ1:23 Lit. Immediately   ^o1:26 Lit. him      Luke 4:33-37   ^s4:35 Lit. him   ^t4:35 The Gk. lacks of the synagogue

14When Jesus went into Peter's house, he saw Peter'sⁿ mother-in-law lying in bed, sick with a fever.

15He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began serving him.

29After they left the synagogue, they went directly to the house of Simon and Andrew, along with James and John.

30Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying in bed, sick with a fever, so they promptly told Jesus^p about her.

31He went up to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began serving them.

38Then Jesus^u got up to leave the synagogue and went into Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a high fever, so they asked Jesus^v about her.

39He bent over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began serving them.

Matt 8:14-15   ⁿ8:14 Lit. his      Mark 1:29-31   ^p1:30 Lit. him      Luke 4:38-39   ^u4:38 Lit. he   ^v4:38 Lit. him

16When evening came, people^o brought to him many who were possessed by demons. He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all those who were sick.

17This was to fulfill what was declared by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “It was he who took our illnesses away and removed our diseases.”^p

32When evening came, after the sun had set, people^q started bringing to him all those who were sick or possessed by demons.

33In fact, the whole city gathered at the door.

34He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. However, he wouldn't allow the demons to speak because they knew who he was.

40When the sun was setting, all those who had any friends^w suffering from various diseases brought them to him. He placed his hands on each of them and began healing them.

41Even demons came out of many people, screaming, “You are the Son of God!” But Jesus^x rebuked them and ordered them not to speak, because they knew he was the Christ.^y

Matt 8:16-17   ^o8:16 Lit. they   ^p8:17 Isa 53:4      Mark 1:32-34   ^q1:32 Lit. they      Luke 4:40-41   ^w4:40 Lit. people   ^x4:41 Lit. he   ^y4:41 I.e. the Messiah

35In the morning, while it was still very dark, Jesus^r got up and went to a deserted place and prayed there.

36Simon and his companions searched diligently for him.

37When they found him, they told him, “Everyone's looking for you.”

38He said to them, “Let's go to the neighboring towns so that I can preach there, too. For that is why I came out here.”^s

42At daybreak he left and went to a deserted place, while the crowds kept looking for him. When they came to him, they tried to keep him from leaving them.

43But he said to them, “I have to proclaim the good news about the kingdom of God in the other cities also, for that is what I was sent to do.”

Mark 1:35-38   ^r1:35 Lit. he   ^s1:38 The Gk. lacks here

23Then he went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every illness among the people. 

39So he went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

44So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.^z

Luke 4:44   ^z4:44 Other mss. read of Judea

1One day as the crowd was pressing in on him to listen to God's word, Jesus^a was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

2He saw two boats lying on the shore, but the fishermen had stepped out of them and were washing their nets.

3So Jesus^b got into one of the boats (the one that belonged to Simon) and asked him to push out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and began to teach the crowds from the boat.

Luke 5:1-3   ^a5:1 Lit. he   ^b5:3 Lit. he

4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Push out into deep water, and lower your nets for a catch.”

5Simon answered, “Master, we have worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I'll lower the nets.”

6After the men^c had done this, they caught so many fish that the nets began to tear.

7So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats until the boats^d began to sink.

8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees and said, “Leave me, Lord! I am a sinful man!”

9For Simon^e and all the people who were with him were amazed at the number of fish they had caught,

10and so were James and John, Zebedee's sons and Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Stop being afraid. From now on you will be catching people.”

11So when they brought the boats to shore, they left everything and followed Jesus.^f

Luke 5:4-11   ^c5:6 Lit. they   ^d5:7 Lit. they   ^e5:9 Lit. he   ^f5:11 Lit. him

1When Jesus^a came down from the hillside, large crowds followed him.

2Suddenly a leper^b came up to him, fell down before him, and said, “Sir,^c if you want to, you can make me clean.”

3So Jesus^d reached out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do want to. Be made clean!” And instantly his leprosy was made clean.

4Then Jesus said to him, “See to it that you don't speak to anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest, and then offer the sacrifice that Moses commanded as proof to the authorities.”^e

40Then a leper^t came to Jesus^u and began pleading with him. He fell on his knees and said to him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.”

41Moved with compassion, Jesus^v reached out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do want to. Be made clean!”

42Instantly the leprosy left him, and he was clean.

43Then Jesus^w sternly warned him and drove him away at once,

44telling him, “See to it that you don't say anything to anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest, and then offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded as proof to the authorities.”^x

45But when the man^y left, he began to proclaim it freely. He spread the word so widely that Jesus^z could no longer enter a town openly, but had to stay out in deserted places. Still, people^a kept coming to him from everywhere.

12One day while Jesus^g was in one of the cities, a man covered with leprosy saw Jesus and fell on his face, begging him, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”

13So Jesus^h reached out his hand and touched him, saying, “I do want to. Be made clean!” Instantly the leprosy left him.

14Then Jesusⁱ ordered him, “Don't tell anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest and make an offering for your cleansing as Moses commanded as proof to the authorities.”^j

15But the news about Jesus^k spread even more, and many crowds began gathering to hear him and to be healed of their diseases.

16However, he continued his habit of retiring to deserted places and praying.

Matt 8:1-4   ^a8:1 Lit. he   ^b8:2 I.e. a man with a serious skin disease   ^c8:2 Or Lord   ^d8:3 Lit. He   ^e8:4 Lit. to them      Mark 1:40-45   ^t1:40 I.e. a man with a serious skin disease   ^u1:40 Lit. him   ^v1:41 Lit. he   ^w1:43 Lit. he   ^x1:44 Lit. to them   ^y1:45 Lit. he   ^z1:45 Lit. he   ^a1:45 Lit. they      Luke 5:12-16   ^g5:12 Lit. he   ^h5:13 Lit. he   ⁱ5:14 Lit. he   ^j5:14 Lit. to them   ^k5:15 Lit. him

1After getting into a boat, Jesus^a crossed to the other side and came to his own city.

2All at once some people^b brought him a paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Be courageous, son! Your sins are forgiven.”

3Then some of the scribes said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”

4But Jesus knew^c their thoughts and said, “Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?

5For which is easier: to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

6But I want you to know^d that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home!”

7So the man^e got up and went home.

8When the crowds saw this, they became frightened^f and glorified God for giving such authority to humans.

1Several days later Jesus^a returned to Capernaum, and it was reported that he was at home.

2So many crowds had gathered that there wasn't any room left for them, even in front of the door. Jesus^b was speaking the word to them

3when some people^c came and brought him a paralyzed man being carried by four men.

4Since they couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof over the place where he was. They dug through it and let down the cot on which the paralyzed man was lying.

5When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

6Now some scribes were sitting there, arguing among themselves,^d

7“Why does this man talk this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

8At once, Jesus knew in his spirit what they were saying to themselves. He said to them, “Why are you arguing about such things among yourselves?^e

9Which is easier: to say to the paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your cot, and walk’?

10But I want you to know^f that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then he said to the paralyzed man,

11“I say to you, get up, pick up your cot, and go home!”

12So the man^g got up, immediately picked up his cot, and went out before all of them. As a result, all of the people were amazed and began to glorify God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

17One day as Jesus^l was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the law happened to be sitting near by. The people^m had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was present to heal them.ⁿ

18Some men were bringing a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They were trying to take him into the house^o and place him in front of Jesus.^p

19When they couldn't find a way to get him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on his stretcher through the tiles into the middle of the room,^q right in front of Jesus.

20When Jesus^r saw their faith, he said, “Mister,^s your sins are forgiven.”

21The scribes and the Pharisees began to argue among themselves, saying, “Who is this man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

22Because Jesus knew that they were arguing, he said to them, “Why are you arguing about this among yourselves?^t

23Which is easier: to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say ‘Get up and walk’?

24But I want you to know^u that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then he said to the paralyzed man, “I say to you: Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home!”

25So the man^v immediately stood up in front of them and picked up what he had been lying on. Then he went home, praising God.

26Amazement seized all the people, and they began to praise God. They were filled with fear^w and declared, “We have seen wonderful things today!”

Matt 9:1-8   ^a9:1 Lit. he   ^b9:2 Lit. they   ^c9:4 Lit. saw   ^d9:6 Lit. So that you will know   ^e9:7 Lit. he   ^f9:8 Other mss. read they were amazed      Mark 2:1-12   ^a2:1 Lit. he   ^b2:2 Lit. He   ^c2:3 Lit. they   ^d2:6 Lit. in their hearts   ^e2:8 Lit. in your hearts   ^f2:10 Lit. So that you will know   ^g2:12 Lit. he      Luke 5:17-26   ^l5:17 Lit. he   ^m5:17 Lit. They   ⁿ5:17 Other mss. read was present with him to heal   ^o5:18 The Gk. lacks the house   ^p5:18 Lit. him   ^q5:19 The Gk. lacks of the room   ^r5:20 Lit. he   ^s5:20 Lit. Man   ^t5:22 Lit. in your hearts   ^u5:24 Lit. So that you will know   ^v5:25 Lit. he   ^w5:26 Or awe  

9As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's desk and said to him, “Follow me.” So he got up and followed him.

13Jesus^h went out again beside the sea. The whole crowd kept coming to him, and he kept teaching them.

14As he was walking along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax collector's desk. Jesusⁱ said to him, “Follow me!” So Levi^j got up and followed him.

27After that, Jesus^x went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax collector's desk. He said to him, “Follow me!”

28So Levi^y left everything behind, got up, and followed him.

Mark 2:13-14   ^h2:13 Lit. He   ⁱ2:14 Lit. He   ^j2:14 Lit. he      Luke 5:27-28   ^x5:27 Lit. he   ^y5:28 Lit. he

10While he was having dinner at Matthew's^g home, many tax collectors and sinners arrived and began eating with Jesus and his disciples.

11The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

12When Jesus^h heard that, he said, “Healthy people don't need a physician, but sick people do.

13Go and learn what this means: ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ⁱ For I did not come to call righteous people, but sinners.”

14Then John's disciples came to Jesus^j and asked, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often,^k but your disciples don't fast?”

15Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests can't mourn as long as the groom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.”

16“No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results.

17Nor do people^l pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill out, and the skins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”

15Later he was having dinner at Levi's^k house. Many tax collectors and sinners were also eating with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who were following him.

16When the scribes and the Pharisees saw him eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, “Why does he eat and drink^l with tax collectors and sinners?”

17When Jesus heard that, he said to them, “Healthy people don't need a physician, but sick ones do. I did not come to call righteous people, but sinners.”

18Now John's disciples and the Pharisees would fast regularly. Some people^m came and asked Jesus,ⁿ “Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples don't fast?”

19Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests can't fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they can't fast.

20But the days will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day.”

21“No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the patch pulls away from it—the new from the old—and a worse tear is made.

22And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will make the skins burst, and both the wine and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured^o into fresh wineskins.”

29Then Levi gave a large banquet at his home for Jesus.^z A large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.

30The Pharisees and their scribes started complaining to Jesus’^a disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

31But Jesus answered them, “Healthy people don't need a physician, but sick people do.

32I have not come to call righteous people, but sinners, to repentance.”

33Then they said to him, “John's disciples frequently fast and pray, and so do those of the Pharisees. But your disciples^b keep right on eating and drinking.”

34But Jesus said to them, “You can't force the wedding guests to fast while the groom is still with them, can you?

35But the days will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and in those days they will fast.”

36Then he told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old garment. If he does, the new will tear, and the piece from the new will not match the old.

37And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will make the skins burst, the wine^c will be spilled, and the skins will be ruined.

38Rather, new wine is to be poured into fresh wineskins.

39No one who has been drinking old wine wants new wine, for he says, ‘The old is excellent!’”^d

Matt 9:10-17   ^g9:10 Lit. the   ^h9:12 Lit. he   ⁱ9:13 Hos 6:6   ^j9:14 Lit. him   ^k9:14 Other mss. lack often   ^l9:17 Lit. they      Mark 2:15-22   ^k2:15 Lit. his   ^l2:16 Other mss. lack and drink   ^m2:18 Lit. They   ⁿ2:18 Lit. him   ^o2:22 The Gk. lacks is poured      Luke 5:29-39   ^z5:29 Lit. him   ^a5:30 Lit. his   ^b5:33 Lit. yours   ^c5:37 Lit. it   ^d5:39 Other mss. lack this verse

1Later on, there was a^a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

John 5:1   ^a5:1 Other mss. read the

2Near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem is a pool called Bethesda^b in Hebrew. It has five colonnades,

3and under these a large number of sick people were lying—blind, lame, or paralyzed—waiting for the movement of the water.^c

4For at certain times an angel of the Lord would go down into the pool and stir up the water. And the one who stepped in first after the stirring of the water was healed of whatever disease he had.^d

5One particular man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.

6When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to get well?”

7The sick man answered him, “Sir, I don't have anyone to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up. While I'm trying to get there, someone else steps down ahead of me.”

8Jesus said to him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!”

9The man immediately became well, and he picked up his mat and started walking. Now that day was a Sabbath.

10So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to carry your mat.”

11But he answered them, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”

12They asked him, “Who is the man who told you, ‘Pick it up and walk’?”

13But the one who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away from the crowd in that place.

14Later on, Jesus found him in the temple and told him, “See, you have become well. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.”

15The man went off and told the Jews^e that it was Jesus who had made him well.

John 5:2-15   ^b5:2 Other mss. read Bethzatha; still other mss. read Bethsaida   ^c5:3 Other mss. lack waiting for the movement of the water   ^d5:4 Other mss. lack v. 4   ^e5:15 I.e. Jewish leaders

16So the Jews^f began persecuting Jesus because he kept doing such things on the Sabbath.

17But Jesus^g answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I, too, am working.”

18So the Jews^h were trying all the harder to kill him, because he was not only breaking the Sabbath but was also calling God his own Father, thus making himself equal to God.

19Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing on his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For what he does, the Son does likewise.

20For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing. And he will show him even greater works than these, so that you may be amazed.

21Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to those he chooses.

22For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son,

23so that all may honor the Son as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

24“Truly, truly I tell you, the one who hears my word and believes in the one who sent me has eternal life and does not come under judgment, but has passed from death to life.

25Truly, truly I tell you, the hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live.

26For just as the Father has life in himself, so also he has granted the Son to have life in himself.

27And he has given him authority to pass judgment, because he is the Son of Man.

28Don't be amazed at this, because the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice

29and will come out—those who have done what is good to the resurrection of life, and those who have practiced what is evil to the resurrection of condemnation.ⁱ

30I can do nothing on my own accord. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the one who sent me.”

31“If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.

32There is another who testifies about me, and I know^j that the testimony he gives about me is true.

33You have sent messengers^k to John, and he has testified to the truth.

34I myself do not accept human testimony, but I am saying these things so that you may be saved.

35That man was a lamp that burns and brightly shines, and for a while you were willing to rejoice in his light.

36But I have a greater testimony than John's, for the works that the Father has given me to complete, the very works that I am doing, testify on my behalf that the Father has sent me.

37Moreover, the Father who sent me has himself testified on my behalf. You have never heard his voice or seen his appearance,

38nor do you have his word abiding in you, because you do not believe in the one whom he sent.

39You examine the Scriptures carefully because you suppose that in them you have eternal life. Yet they testify about me.

40But you are not willing to come to me to have life.

41“I do not accept human praise.

42I know that you do not have the love of God in you.

43I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. Yet if another man comes in his own name, you will accept him.

44How can you believe when you accept each other's praise and do not look for the praise that comes from the only God?^l

45Do not suppose that I will be the one to accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom you have set your hope.

46For if you believed Moses, you would believe me, for it was about me that he wrote.

47But if you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe my words?”

John 5:16-47   ^f5:16 I.e. Jewish leaders   ^g5:17 Other mss. read he   ^h5:18 I.e. Jewish leaders   ⁱ5:29 Or judgment   ^j5:32 Other mss. read you know   ^k5:33 The Gk. lacks messengers   ^l5:44 Other mss. read the only One

1At that time Jesus walked through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples became hungry and began picking heads of grain to eat.

2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!”

3But he said to them, “Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

4How is it that he went into the house of God and ate the Bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for him and his companions to eat but was reserved^a for the priests?

5Or haven't you read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

6But I tell you, something greater than the temple is here!

7If you had known what ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice’^b means, you would not have condemned the innocent.

8For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

23Jesus^p happened to be going through the grainfields on the Sabbath. As they made their way, his disciples began picking the heads of grain.

24The Pharisees said to him, “Look! Why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

25He said to them, “Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

26How was it that he went into the House of God when Abiathar was high priest and ate the Bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for anyone but the priests to eat, and gave some of it to his companions?”

27Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath.

28Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

1Once, on the second Sabbath after the first,^a Jesus^b was walking through some grainfields. His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.

2Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

3Jesus answered them, “Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions became hungry?

4How was it that he went into the house of God and took and ate the Bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for anyone but the priests to eat, and gave some of it to his companions?”

5Then he said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Matt 12:1-8   ^a12:4 Lit. but only   ^b12:7 Hos 6:6     Mark 2:23-28   ^p 2:23 Lit. He    Luke 6:1-5   ^a6:1 Other mss. read on a Sabbath   ^b6:1 Lit. he

9Moving on from there, Jesus^c went into their synagogue.

10Suddenly a man with a paralyzed hand appeared. The people^d asked Jesus^e if it was lawful to heal on the Sabbath, intending to accuse him of doing something wrong.

11But he said to them, “Is there a man among you who, if he had one sheep and it fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't take hold of it and pull it out?

12How much more is a human being worth than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

13Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” He held it out and it became normal, as healthy as the other.

14The Pharisees, however, went out and plotted against Jesus^f to kill him.

1Jesus^a went into the synagogue again, and a man with a paralyzed hand was there.

2The people^b watched Jesus^c closely to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, intending to accuse him of doing something wrong.

3He said to the man with the paralyzed hand, “Come forward.”^d

4Then he asked them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill it?” But they were silent.

5Jesus^e looked around at them with anger, for he was deeply hurt because of their hardness of heart. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man^f held it out, and his hand was restored to health.

6Immediately the Pharisees, along with the Herodians,^g went out and began to plot against him to kill him.

6Once, on another Sabbath, Jesus^c went into a synagogue and began teaching. A man whose right hand was paralyzed was there.

7The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Jesus^d closely to see^e whether he would heal on the Sabbath, in order to find a way of accusing him of doing something wrong.

8But Jesus^f knew what they were thinking. So he said to the man with the paralyzed hand, “Get up, and stand in the middle of the synagogue.”^g So he got up and stood there.

9Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?”

10He looked around at all of them and then said to the man,^h “Hold out your hand.” The manⁱ did so, and his hand was restored to health.

11The others were filled with fury^j and began to discuss with each other what they could do to Jesus.

Matt 12:9-14   ^c12:9 Lit. he   ^d12:10 Lit. They   ^e12:10 Lit. him   ^f12:14 Lit. him      Mark 3:1-6   ^a3:1 Lit. He   ^b3:2 Lit. They   ^c3:2 Lit. him   ^d3:3 Lit. into the middle   ^e3:5 Lit. He   ^f3:5 Lit. He   ^g3:6 I.e. Royal party sympathizers      Luke 6:6-11   ^c6:6 Lit. he   ^d6:7 Lit. him   ^e6:7 The Gk. lacks to see   ^f6:8 Lit. he   ^g6:8 The Gk. lacks of the synagogue   ^h6:10 Lit. him   ⁱ6:10 Lit. He   ^j6:11 Or were stupefied

15When Jesus became aware of this, he left that place. Many crowds^g followed him, and he healed all of them,

16ordering them not to make him known.

17This was to fulfill what was declared by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

18“Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, whom I love, and with whom my soul is pleased! I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice^h to the gentiles.ⁱ

19He will not quarrel or shout, and no one will hear his voice in the streets.

20He will not snap off a broken reed or snuff out a smoldering wick until he brings justice^j to victory.

21And in his name the gentiles^k will hope.”^l

7So Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea. A large crowd from Galilee, Judea,

8Jerusalem, Idumea, from across the Jordan, and from the region around Tyre and Sidon followed him. They came to him because they kept hearing about everything he was doing.

Matt 12:15-21   ^g12:15 Other mss. lack crowds   ^h12:18 Or judgment   ⁱ12:18 Or nations   ^j12:20 Or judgment   ^k12:21 Or nations   ^l12:21 Isa 42:1-4     

24His fame spread throughout Syria, and people^p brought to him all who were sick—those afflicted with various diseases and pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralyzed—and he healed them.

25Large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis,^q Jerusalem, Judea, and from across the Jordan.

9Jesus^h told his disciples to have a boat ready for him so that the crowd wouldn't crush him.

10For he had healed so many people that all who had diseases kept crowding up against him in order to touch him.

11Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they would fall down in front of him and scream, “You are the Son of God!”

12But he sternly ordered them again and again not to tell people who he was.

Matthew 4:24-25   ^p4:24 Lit. they   ^q4:25 Lit. the Ten Cities, a loose federation of ten cities strongly influenced by Greek culture     
Mark 3:9-12   ^h 3:9 Lit. He

12Now it was in those days that Jesus^k went to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night in prayer to God.

Luke 6:12   ^k 6:12 Lit. he

13Then Jesusⁱ went up on a hillside and called to him those whom he wanted and they came to him.

14He appointed twelve whom he called apostles to accompany him, to be sent out to preach,

15and to have the authority to drive out demons.

16He appointed these twelve:^j Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);

17James, the son of Zebedee; John, the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);

18Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus;^k Simon the Cananaean;^l

19and Judas Iscariot, who later^m betrayed him.

13When daylight came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also called apostles:

14Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholemew,

15Matthew, Thomas, James (the son of Alphaeus), Simon (who was called the Zealot),

16Judas (the son of James), and Judas Iscariot (who became a traitor).

Mark 3:13-19   ⁱ3:13 Lit. he   ^j3:16 Other mss. lack He appointed these twelve   ^k3:18 Other mss. read Lebbaeus   ^l3:18 Cananaean is Aram. for Zealot.   ^m3:19 Lit. also

17Then Jesus^l came down with them and stood on a level place, along with a huge crowd of his disciples and a large gathering of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

18They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Even those who were being tormented by unclean spirits were being healed.

19The entire crowd was trying to touch him, because power was coming out from him and healing all of them.

Luke 6:17-19   ^l 6:17 Lit. he

1When Jesus^a saw the crowds, he went up on a hillside and sat down.

Matthew 5:1a   ^a 5:1 Lit. He

1bHis disciples came to him,

2and he opened his mouth and began to teach them, saying,

3“How blessed are those who are destitute in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them!

4“How blessed are those who mourn, for it is they who will be comforted!

5“How blessed are those who are humble,^b for it is they who will inherit the earth!

6“How blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness,^c for it is they who will be satisfied!

7“How blessed are those who are merciful, for it is they who will receive mercy!

8“How blessed are those who are pure in heart, for it is they who will see God!

9“How blessed are those who make peace, for it is they who will be called God's children!

10“How blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them!

11“How blessed are you whenever people^d insult you, persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you falsely^e because of me!

12Rejoice and be extremely glad, because your reward in heaven is great! For that's how they persecuted the prophets who came before you.”

13“You are the salt of the world. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty again? It's good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled on by people.

14You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden.

15People^f don't light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

16In the same way, let your light shine before people in such a way that they will see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”

17“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I didn't come to destroy them, but to fulfill them.

18For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not one letter^g or one stroke of a letter will disappear from the Law until everything has been accomplished.

19So whoever sets aside^h one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20For I tell you, unless your righteousness greatly exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!”

21“You have heard that it was said to those who lived long ago, ‘You must not murder,’ⁱ and ‘Whoever murders will be subject to punishment.’^j

22But I say to you, anyone who is angry with his brother without a cause^k will be subject to punishment. And whoever says to his brother ‘Raka!’^l will be subject to the Council.^m And whoever says ‘You fool!’ will be subject to hellⁿ fire.

23“So if you are presenting your gift at the altar and remember there that your brother has something against you,

24leave your gift there before the altar and first go and be reconciled to your brother. Then come and offer your gift.

25Come to terms quickly with your opponent while you are on the way to court,^o or your opponent may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison.

26Truly I tell you, you will not get out of there until you pay back the last penny!”

27“You have heard that it was said, ‘You must not commit adultery.’^p

28But I say to you, anyone who stares at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

29So if your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into hell.^q

30And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.”^r

31“It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.’^s

32But I say to you, any man who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”

33“Again, you have heard that it was said to those who lived long ago, ‘You must not swear an oath falsely,’ but ‘You must fulfill your oaths to the Lord.’^t

34But I tell you not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is God's throne,

35nor by the earth, because it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the Great King.

36Nor should you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.

37Instead, let your word be ‘Yes’ for ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ for ‘No.’ Anything more than that comes from the evil one.”

38“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’^u

39But I tell you not to resist an evildoer. On the contrary, whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

40If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat as well.

41And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go two with him.

42Give to the person who asks you for something, and do not turn away from the person who wants to borrow something from you.”

43“You have heard that it was said, ‘You must love your neighbor’^v and hate your enemy.

44But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

45so that you will become children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and the good, and he lets rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous.

46For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don't they?

47And if you greet only your brothers, what great thing are you doing? Even the gentiles^w do the same, don't they?

48So be perfect,^x as your heavenly Father is perfect.”^y

Chapter 6

1“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people in order to be noticed by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

2So whenever you give to the poor, don't blow a trumpet before you like the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets so that they will be praised by people. Truly I tell you, they have their full reward!

3But when you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

4so that your giving may be done in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”^a

5“And whenever you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to stand in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they will be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have their full reward!

6But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.^b

7“When you are praying, don't say meaningless words like the gentiles do, for they think they will be heard because of their wordiness.

8Don't be like them, because your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9“Therefore, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

10May your kingdom come. May your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

11Give us today our daily bread,

12and forgive us our sins,^c as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.^d

13And never bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’^e

14For if you forgive people their offenses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15But if you do not forgive people their offenses,^f your Father will not forgive your offenses.”

16“Whenever you fast, don't be gloomy like the hypocrites. For they put on sad faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have their full reward!

17But when you fast, put oil on^g your head and wash your face,

18so that your fasting will not be noticed by others but by your Father who sees in secret. And your Father who is in secret will reward you.”^h

19“Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

20But keep on storing up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal.

21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

22“The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

23But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. Therefore, if the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”

24“No one can serve two masters. For either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches!”ⁱ

25“That's why I'm telling you to stop worrying about your life—what you will eat or what you will drink^j—or about your body—what you will wear. Life is more than food, isn't it, and the body more than clothing?

26Look at the birds in the sky. They don't plant or harvest or gather food into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. You are more valuable than they are, aren't you?

27Can any of you add a single hour to your span of life^k by worrying?

28And why do you worry about clothes? Consider the lilies in the field and how they grow. They don't work or spin yarn,

29but I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them.

30Now if that is the way God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and thrown into an oven tomorrow, won't he clothe you much better—you who have little faith?

31“So don't ever worry by saying, ‘What are we going to eat?’ or ‘What are we going to drink?’ or ‘What are we going to wear?’

32For it is the gentiles who are eager for all those things. Surely your heavenly Father knows that you need all of them!

33But first be concerned about God's kingdom and his righteousness,^l and all of these things will be provided for you as well.

34So never worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

Chapter 7

1“Stop judging, so that you won't be judged.

2For with the judgment you use,^a you will be judged. And with the measure you use,^b you will be measured.

3“Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

4Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when the beam is in your own eye?

5You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly enough to remove the speck from your brother's eye.”

6“Never give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs. Otherwise, they will trample them with their feet and then turn around and attack you.”

7“Keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door^c will be opened for you.

8For everyone who keeps asking will receive, and the person who keeps searching will find, and the person who keeps knocking will have the door^d opened.

9“There isn't a person among you who would give his son a stone if he asked for bread, is there?

10Or if he asks for a fish, he wouldn't give him a snake, would he?

11So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who keep on asking him!

12Therefore, whatever you want people to do for you, do the same for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”

13“Go in through the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the road is spacious that leads to destruction, and many people are entering by it.

14How narrow is the gate and how constricted is the road that leads to life, and few are the people who find it!”

15“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheeps’ clothing but inwardly are savage wolves.

16By their fruit you will know them. Grapes aren't gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles, are they?

17In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a rotten tree produces bad fruit.

18A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a rotten tree cannot produce good fruit.

19Every tree not producing good fruit will be cut down and thrown into a fire.

20So by their fruit you will know them.”

21“Not everyone who keeps saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will get into the kingdom of heaven, but only the person who keeps doing the will of my Father in heaven.

22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, we prophesied in your name, drove out demons in your name, and performed many miracles in your name, didn't we?’

23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you evildoers!’”^e

24“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on a rock.

25The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, but it did not collapse because its foundation was on the rock.

26“Everyone who hears these words of mine and doesn't obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

27The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and battered that house, and it collapsed, and its collapse was devastating.”

28When Jesus had finished saying all these things,^f the crowds were utterly amazed at his teaching,

29for he was teaching them like a person who had authority, and not like their scribes.

Chapter 88

1When Jesus^a came down from the hillside, large crowds followed him.

20Then Jesus^m looked at his disciples and said, “How blessed are you who are destitute, for the kingdom of God is yours!

21How blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied! How blessed are you who are crying now,

 for you will laugh!

22How blessed are you whenever people hate you, avoid you, insult you, and slander you because of the Son of Man!

23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for your reward in heaven is great! For that's the way their ancestors used to treat the prophets.

24“But how terrible it will be for you who are rich, for you have had your comfort!

25How terrible it will be for you who are full now, for you will be hungry! How terrible it will be for you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and cry!

26How terrible it will be for you when everyone says nice things about you, for that's the way their ancestors used to treat the false prophets!”

27“But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.

28Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who insult you.

29If someone strikes you on the cheek, offer him the other one as well, and if someone takes your coat, don't keep back your shirt, either.

30Keep on giving to everyone who asks you for something, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not insist on getting it back.

31Whatever you want people to do for you, do the same for them.

32“If you love those who love you, what thanks do you deserve? Why, even sinners love those who love them.

33If you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you deserve? Even sinners do that.

34If you lend to those from whom you expect to get something back, what thanks do you deserve? Even sinners lend to sinners to get back what they lend.

35Rather, love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, for he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”

37“Stop judging, and you will never be judged. Stop condemning, and you will never be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

38Give, and it will be given to you. A large quantity, pressed together, shaken down, and running over will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use,ⁿ you will be measured.”

39He also told them a parable: “One blind person can't lead another blind person, can he? Both will fall into a ditch, won't they?

40A disciple is not better than his teacher. But everyone who is fully-trained will be like his teacher.

41“Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

42How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you don't see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you'll see clearly enough to remove the speck from your brother's eye.”

43“A good tree doesn't produce rotten fruit, and a rotten tree doesn't produce good fruit.

44For every tree is known by its own fruit. People^o don't gather figs from thorny plants or pick grapes from a thorn bush.

45A good person produces good from the good treasure of his heart, and an evil person produces evil from an evil treasure. For it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.”

46“Why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but don't do what I tell you?

47I will show you what everyone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them.

48He is like a person building a house, who dug a deep hole to lay the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the floodwaters pushed against that house but couldn't shake it, because it had been founded on the rock.^p

49But the person who hears what I say^q but doesn't act on it is like someone who built a house on the ground without any foundation. When the floodwaters pushed against it, that house^r quickly collapsed, and the ruin of that house was devastating.”

Matt 5:1b-8:1   ^b5:5 Or gentle   ^c5:6 Or justice   ^d5:11 Lit. they   ^e5:11 Other mss. lack falsely   ^f5:15 Lit. They   ^g5:18 Lit. one iota   ^h5:19 Or breaks   ⁱ5:21 Exod 20:13; Deut 5:17   ^j5:21 Exod 21:12; Lev 24:17   ^k5:22 Other mss. lack without a cause   ^l5:22 Raka is Aram. for You worthless one   ^m5:22 Or Sanhedrin   ⁿ5:22 Gk. Gehenna; a Gk. transliteration of the Heb. for Valley of Hinnom   ^o5:25 Lit. while you are with him on the way   ^p5:27 Exod 20:14; Deut 5:18   ^q5:29 Gk. Gehenna; a Gk. transliteration of the Heb. for Valley of Hinnom   ^r5:30 Gk. Gehenna; a Gk. transliteration of the Heb. for Valley of Hinnom   ^s5:31 Deut 24:1, 3   ^t5:33 Lev 19:12; Num 30:2; Deut 23:21-23   ^u5:38 Exod 21:24; Lev 24:20; Deut 19:21   ^v5:43 Lev 19:18   ^w5:47 Other mss. read tax collectors   ^x5:48 Or mature   ^y5:48 Or mature   ^a6:4 Other mss. read reward you openly   ^b6:6 Other mss. read reward you openly   ^c6:12 Or debts   ^d6:12 Or forgiven our debtors   ^e6:13 Other mss. read evil one. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.   ^f6:15 Other mss. lack their offenses   ^g6:17 Or anoint   ^h6:18 Other mss. read reward you openly   ⁱ6:24 Lit. mammon, an Aram. term meaning wealth   ^j6:25 Other mss. lack or what you will drink   ^k6:27 Or add one cubit to your height   ^l6:33 Other mss. read his kingdom and righteousness   ^a7:2 Lit. measure   ^b7:2 Lit. measure   ^c7:7 Lit. it   ^d7:8 Lit. it   ^e7:23 Ps 6:8   ^f7:28 Lit. finished all these sayings   ^a8:1 Lit. he      Luke 6:20-49   ^m6:20 Lit. he   ⁿ6:38 Lit. measure   ^o6:44 Lit. They   ^p6:48 Other mss. read had been built well   ^q6:49 The Gk. lacks what I say   ^r6:49 Lit. it

5When Jesus^f returned to Capernaum, a centurion^g came up to him and begged him repeatedly,

6“Sir,^h my servant is lying at home paralyzed and in terrible pain.”

7Jesusⁱ said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

8The centurion replied, “Sir,^j I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

9For I, too, am a man under authority and have soldiers under me. I say to one ‘Go’ and he goes, to another ‘Come’ and he comes, and to my servant ‘Do this’ and he does it.”

10When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those who were following him, “Truly I tell you, not even^k in Israel have I found this kind of faith!

11I tell you, many will come from east and west and will feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

12But the citizens^l of that kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”^m

13Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go. It will be done for you just as you have believed.” And his servant was healed that very hour.

1After Jesus^a had finished saying all these things^b in the hearing of the people, he went to Capernaum.

2There a centurion's servant, whom he valued highly, was sick and about to die.

3When the centurion^c heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him to ask him to come and save his servant's life.

4So they went to Jesus and begged him repeatedly, “He deserves to have this done for him,

5because he loves our people and built our synagogue for us.”

6So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to tell Jesus,^d “Sir,^e stop troubling yourself. For I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.^f

7That's why I didn't presume to come to you. But just say the word, and let my servant be healed.

8For I, too, am a man under authority and have soldiers under me. I say to one ‘Go’ and he goes, to another ‘Come’ and he comes, and to my servant ‘Do this’ and he does it.”

9When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found this kind of faith!”

10Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant in perfect health.

Matt 8:5-13   ^f8:5 Lit. he   ^g8:5 I.e. a commander of about 100 soldiers   ^h8:6 Or Lord   ⁱ8:7 Lit. He   ^j8:8 Or Lord   ^k8:10 Other mss. read in no one   ^l8:12 Lit. sons   ^m8:12 I.e. extreme pain      Luke 7:1-10   ^a7:1 Lit. he   ^b7:1 Lit. finished all his sayings   ^c7:3 Lit. he   ^d7:6 Lit. him   ^e7:6 Or Lord   ^f7:6 Lit. under my roof

11Soon afterwards, Jesus^g went to a city called Nain. His disciples and a large crowd were going along with him.

12As he approached the entrance to the city, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother's only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was with her.

13When the Lord saw her, he felt compassion for her. He said to her, “You can stop crying.”

14Then he went up and touched the open coffin, and the men who were carrying it stopped. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”

15The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus^h gave him back to his mother.

16Fear gripped everyone, and they began to praise God, saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us,” and “God has helped his people.”

17This news about Jesusⁱ spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding countryside.

Luke 7:11-17   ^g7:11 Lit. he   ^h7:15 Lit. he   ⁱ7:17 Lit. him