Chapter 1
1 Preaching of John the Baptist
The beginning 746 of the gospel 2098 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, the Son 5207 of God 2316.
2 ¶ As it is written 1125 in Isaiah 2268 the prophet 4396: "BEHOLD 2400, I SEND 649 MY MESSENGER 32 AHEAD 4253 OF YOU, WHO 3739 WILL PREPARE 2680 YOUR WAY 3598;
3 THE VOICE 5456 OF ONE CRYING 994 IN THE WILDERNESS 2048, 'MAKE 2090 READY 2090 THE WAY 3598 OF THE LORD 2962, MAKE 4160 HIS PATHS 5147 STRAIGHT 2117.'"
4 John 2491 the Baptist 907 appeared 1096 in the wilderness 2048 preaching 2784 a baptism 908 of repentance 3341 for the forgiveness 859 of sins 266.
5 And all 3956 the country 5561 of Judea 2453 was going 1607 out to him, and all 3956 the people 2415 of Jerusalem 2415; and they were being baptized 907 by him in the Jordan 2446 River 4215, confessing 1843 their sins 266.
6 John 2491 was clothed 1746 with camel's 2574 hair 2359 and {wore} a leather 1193 belt 2223 around 4012 his waist 3751, and his diet 2068 was locusts 200 and wild 66 honey 3192.
7 And he was preaching 2784, and saying 3004, "After 3694 me One is coming 2064 who is mightier 2478 than I, and I am 1510 not fit 2425 to stoop 2955 down 2955 and untie 3089 the thong 2438 of His sandals 5266.
8 "I baptized 907 you with water 5204; but He will baptize 907 you with the Holy 40 Spirit 4151."
9 The Baptism of Jesus
¶ In those 1565 days 2250 Jesus 2424 came 2064 from Nazareth 3478 in Galilee 1056 and was baptized 907 by John 2491 in the Jordan 2446.
10 Immediately 2117 coming 305 up out of the water 5204, He saw 3708 the heavens 3772 opening 4977, and the Spirit 4151 like 5613 a dove 4058 descending 2597 upon Him;
11 and a voice 5456 came 1096 out of the heavens 3772: "You are My beloved 27 Son 5207, in You I am 2106 well-pleased 2106."
12 ¶ Immediately 2117 the Spirit 4151 impelled 1544 Him {to} {go} out into the wilderness 2048.
13 And He was in the wilderness 2048 forty 5065 days 2250 being tempted 3985 by Satan 4567; and He was with the wild 2342 beasts 2342, and the angels 32 were ministering 1247 to Him.
14 Jesus Preaches in Galilee
¶ Now after 3326 John 2491 had been taken 3860 into custody 3860, Jesus 2424 came 2064 into Galilee 1056, preaching 2784 the gospel 2098 of God 2316,
15 and saying 3004, "The time 2540 is fulfilled 4137, and the kingdom 932 of God 2316 is at hand 1448; repent 3340 and believe 4100 in the gospel 2098."
16 ¶ As He was going 3855 along 3855 by the Sea 2281 of Galilee 1056, He saw 3708 Simon 4613 and Andrew 406, the brother 80 of Simon 4613, casting 293 a net 293 in the sea 2281; for they were fishermen 231.
17 And Jesus 2424 said 3004 to them, "Follow Me, and I will make 4160 you become 1096 fishers 231 of men 444."
18 Immediately 2117 they left 863 their nets 1350 and followed 190 Him.
19 Going 4260 on a little 3641 farther 4260, He saw 3708 James 2385 the son of Zebedee 2199, and John 2491 his brother 80, who 846 were also 2532 in the boat 4143 mending 2675 the nets 1350.
20 Immediately 2117 He called 2564 them; and they left 863 their father 3962 Zebedee 2199 in the boat 4143 with the hired 3411 servants 3411, and went 565 away 565 to follow 3694 Him.
21 ¶ They went 1531 into Capernaum 2746; and immediately 2117 on the Sabbath 4521 He entered 1525 the synagogue 4864 and {began} to teach 1321.
22 They were amazed 1605 at His teaching 1322; for He was teaching 1321 them as {one} having 2192 authority 1849, and not as the scribes 1122.
23 Just 2117 then 2117 there was a man 444 in their synagogue 4864 with an unclean 169 spirit 4151; and he cried 349 out,
24 saying 3004, "What 5101 business do we have with each other, Jesus 2424 of Nazareth 3479? Have You come 2064 to destroy 622 us? I know 3609 who 5101 You are--the Holy 40 One 40 of God 2316!"
25 And Jesus 2424 rebuked 2008 him, saying 3004, "Be quiet 5392, and come 1831 out of him!"
26 Throwing 4682 him into convulsions 4682, the unclean 169 spirit 4151 cried 5455 out with a loud 3173 voice 5456 and came 1831 out of him.
27 They were all 537 amazed 2284, so 5620 that they debated 4802 among themselves 846, saying 3004, "What 5101 is this 3778? A new 2537 teaching 1322 with authority 1849! He commands 2004 even 2532 the unclean 169 spirits 4151, and they obey 5219 Him."
28 Immediately 2117 the news 189 about Him spread 1831 everywhere 3837 into all 3650 the surrounding 4066 district 4066 of Galilee 1056.
29 Crowds Healed
¶ And immediately 2117 after they came 2064 out of the synagogue 4864, they came 2064 into the house 3614 of Simon 4613 and Andrew 406, with James 2385 and John 2491.
30 Now 1161 Simon's 4613 mother-in-law 3994 was lying 2621 sick 2621 with a fever 4445; and immediately 2117 they spoke 3004 to Jesus about 4012 her.
31 And He came 4334 to her and raised 1453 her up, taking 2902 her by the hand 5495, and the fever 4446 left 863 her, and she waited 1247 on them.
32 ¶ When evening 3798 came 1096, after 3753 the sun 2246 had set 1416, they {began} bringing 5342 to Him all 3956 who were ill and those 3588 who were demon-possessed 1139.
33 And the whole 3650 city 4172 had gathered 1996 at the door 2374.
34 And He healed 2323 many 4183 who were ill with various 4164 diseases 3554, and cast 1544 out many 4183 demons 1140; and He was not permitting 863 the demons 1140 to speak 2980, because 3754 they knew 3609 who He was.
35 ¶ In the early 4404 morning 4404, while 1773 it was still 3029 dark 1773, Jesus got 450 up, left 565 {the house,} and went 565 away 565 to a secluded 2048 place 5117, and was praying 4336 there 2546.
36 Simon 4613 and his companions searched 2614 for Him;
37 they found 2147 Him, and said 3004 to Him, "Everyone 3956 is looking 2212 for You."
38 He said 3004 to them, "Let us go 71 somewhere 237 else 237 to the towns 2969 nearby 2192, so 2443 that I may preach 2784 there 1563 also 2532; for that is what I came 1831 for."
39 And He went 2064 into their synagogues 4864 throughout 1519 all 3650 Galilee 1056, preaching 2784 and casting 1544 out the demons 1140.
40 ¶ And a leper 3015 came 2064 to Jesus, beseeching 3870 Him and falling 1120 on his knees 1120 before 1120 Him, and saying 3004, "If 1437 You are willing 2309, You can 1410 make 2511 me clean 2511."
41 Moved 4697 with compassion 4697, Jesus stretched 1614 out His hand 5495 and touched 681 him, and said 3004 to him, "I am 2309 willing 2309; be cleansed 2511."
42 Immediately 2117 the leprosy 3014 left 565 him and he was cleansed 2511.
43 And He sternly 1690 warned 1690 him and immediately 2117 sent 1544 him away 1544,
44 and He said 3004 to him, "See 3708 that you say 3004 nothing 3367 to anyone 3367; but go 5217, show 1166 yourself 4572 to the priest 2409 and offer 4374 for your cleansing 2512 what 3739 Moses 3475 commanded 4367, as a testimony 3142 to them."
45 But he went 1831 out and began 757 to proclaim 2784 it freely 4183 and to spread 1310 the news 3056 around 1310, to such 5620 an extent 5620 that Jesus could 1410 no 3371 longer 3371 publicly 5320 enter 1525 a city 4172, but stayed 1510 out in unpopulated 2048 areas 5117; and they were coming 2064 to Him from everywhere 3840.
Chapter 2
1 The Paralytic Healed
When He had come 1525 back 3825 to Capernaum 2746 several days 2250 afterward 1223, it was heard 191 that He was at home 3624.
2 And many 4183 were gathered 4863 together 4863, so 5620 that there was no 3371 longer 3371 room 5562, not even 3366 near 4314 the door 2374; and He was speaking 2980 the word 3056 to them.
3 And they came 2064, bringing 5342 to Him a paralytic 3885, carried 142 by four 5064 men 5064.
4 Being unable to get 4374 to Him because 1223 of the crowd 3793, they removed 648 the roof 4721 above 3699 Him; and when they had dug 1846 an opening, they let 5465 down 5465 the pallet 2895 on which 3699 the paralytic 3885 was lying 2621.
5 And Jesus 2424 seeing 3708 their faith 4102 said 3004 to the paralytic 3885, "Son 5043, your sins 266 are forgiven 863."
6 But some 5100 of the scribes 1122 were sitting 2521 there 1563 and reasoning 1260 in their hearts 2588,
7 "Why 5101 does this 3778 man 3778 speak 2980 that way 3779? He is blaspheming 987; who 5101 can 1410 forgive 863 sins 266 but God 2316 alone 1520?"
8 Immediately 2117 Jesus 2424, aware 1921 in His spirit 4151 that they were reasoning 1260 that way 3779 within 1722 themselves 1438, said 3004 to them, "Why 5101 are you reasoning 1260 about these 3778 things 3778 in your hearts 2588?
9 "Which 5101 is easier 2123, to say 3004 to the paralytic 3885, 'Your sins 266 are forgiven 863'; or 2228 to say 3004, 'Get 1453 up, and pick 142 up your pallet 2895 and walk 4043'?
10 "But so 2443 that you may know 3609 that the Son 5207 of Man 444 has 2192 authority 1849 on earth 1093 to forgive 863 sins 266"--He said 3004 to the paralytic 3885,
11 "I say 3004 to you, get 1453 up, pick 142 up your pallet 2895 and go 5217 home 3624."
12 And he got 1453 up and immediately 2117 picked 142 up the pallet 2895 and went 1831 out in the sight 1715 of everyone 3956, so 5620 that they were all 3956 amazed 1839 and were glorifying 1392 God 2316, saying 3004, "We have never 3763 seen 3708 anything like 3779 this 3779."
13 ¶ And He went 1831 out again 3825 by the seashore 2281; and all 3956 the people 3793 were coming 2064 to Him, and He was teaching 1321 them.
14 Levi (Matthew) Called
As He passed 3855 by, He saw 3708 Levi 3017 the {son} of Alphaeus 256 sitting 2521 in the tax 5058 booth 5058, and He said 3004 to him, "Follow 190 Me!" And he got 450 up and followed 190 Him.
15 ¶ And it happened 1096 that He was reclining 2621 {at the table} in his house 3614, and many 4183 tax 5057 collectors 5057 and sinners 268 were dining 4873 with Jesus 2424 and His disciples 3101; for there were many 4183 of them, and they were following 190 Him.
16 When the scribes 1122 of the Pharisees 5330 saw 3708 that He was eating 2068 with the sinners 268 and tax 5057 collectors 5057, they said 3004 to His disciples 3101, "Why 5101 is He eating 2068 and drinking 4095 with tax 5057 collectors 5057 and sinners 268?"
17 And hearing 191 {this,} Jesus 2424 said 3004 to them, "{It is} not those 3588 who are healthy 2480 who need 5532 a physician 2395, but those 3588 who are sick 2560; I did not come 2064 to call 2564 the righteous 1342, but sinners 268."
18 ¶ John's 2491 disciples 3101 and the Pharisees 5330 were fasting 3522; and they came 2064 and said 3004 to Him, "Why do John's 2491 disciples 3101 and the disciples 3101 of the Pharisees 5330 fast 3522, but Your disciples 3101 do not fast 3522?"
19 And Jesus 2424 said 3004 to them, "While the bridegroom 3566 is with them, the attendants 5207 of the bridegroom 3567 cannot 1410 fast 3522, can they? So 3745 long 5550 as they have 2192 the bridegroom 3566 with them, they cannot fast 3522.
20 "But the days 2250 will come 2064 when 3752 the bridegroom 3566 is taken 522 away 522 from them, and then 5119 they will fast 3522 in that day 2250.
21 ¶ "No 3762 one 3762 sews 1976 a patch 1915 of unshrunk 46 cloth 4470 on an old 3820 garment 2440; otherwise 1490 the patch 4138 pulls 142 away 142 from it, the new 2537 from the old 3820, and a worse 5501 tear 4978 results 1096.
22 "No 3762 one 3762 puts 906 new 3501 wine 3631 into old 3820 wineskins 779; otherwise 1490 the wine 3631 will burst 4486 the skins 779, and the wine 3631 is lost 622 and the skins 779 {as well;} but {one puts} new 3501 wine 3631 into fresh 2537 wineskins 779."
23 Question of the Sabbath
¶ And it happened 1096 that He was passing 3899 through 1223 the grainfields 4702 on the Sabbath 4521, and His disciples 3101 began 757 to make 4160 their way 3598 along while picking 5089 the heads 4719 {of grain.}
24 The Pharisees 5330 were saying 3004 to Him, "Look 2396, why 5101 are they doing 4160 what 3739 is not lawful 1832 on the Sabbath 4521?"
25 And He said 3004 to them, "Have you never 3763 read 314 what 5101 David 1160 did 4160 when 3753 he was in need 5532 and he and his companions became hungry 3983;
26 how 4459 he entered 1525 the house 3624 of God 2316 in the time 1909 of Abiathar 8 {the} high 749 priest 749, and ate 2068 the consecrated 4286 bread 740, which 3739 is not lawful 1832 for {anyone} to eat 2068 except 1508 the priests 2409, and he also 2532 gave 1325 it to those 3588 who were with him?"
27 Jesus said 3004 to them, "The Sabbath 4521 was made 1096 for man 444, and not man 444 for the Sabbath 4521.
28 "So 5620 the Son 5207 of Man 444 is Lord 2962 even 2532 of the Sabbath 4521."
Chapter 3
1 Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
He entered 1525 again 3825 into a synagogue 4864; and a man 444 was there 1563 whose hand 5495 was withered 3583.
2 They were watching 3906 Him {to see} if 1487 He would heal 2323 him on the Sabbath 4521, so 2443 that they might accuse 2723 Him.
3 He said 3004 to the man 444 with the withered 3584 hand 5495, "Get 1453 up and come forward!"
4 And He said 3004 to them, "Is it lawful 1832 to do 4160 good 18 or 2228 to do 2554 harm 2554 on the Sabbath 4521, to save 4982 a life 5590 or 2228 to kill 615?" But they kept 4623 silent 4623.
5 After looking 4017 around 4017 at them with anger 3709, grieved 4818 at their hardness 4457 of heart 2588, He said 3004 to the man 444, "Stretch 1614 out your hand 5495." And he stretched 1614 it out, and his hand 5495 was restored 600.
6 The Pharisees 5330 went 1831 out and immediately 2117 {began} conspiring 4824 with the Herodians 2265 against 2596 Him, {as to} how 3704 they might destroy 622 Him.
7 ¶ Jesus 2424 withdrew 402 to the sea 2281 with His disciples 3101; and a great 4183 multitude 4128 from Galilee 1056 followed 190; and {also} from Judea 2453,
8 and from Jerusalem 2414, and from Idumea 2401, and beyond 4008 the Jordan 2446, and the vicinity 4012 of Tyre 5184 and Sidon 4605, a great 4183 number 4128 of people 4128 heard 191 of all 3745 that He was doing 4160 and came 2064 to Him.
9 And He told 3004 His disciples 3101 that a boat 4142 should stand 4342 ready 4342 for Him because 1223 of the crowd 2346, so 2443 that they would not crowd 2346 Him;
10 for He had healed 2323 many 4183, with the result 5620 that all 3745 those who 3745 had 2192 afflictions 3148 pressed 1968 around 1968 Him in order 2443 to touch 681 Him.
11 Whenever 3752 the unclean 169 spirits 4151 saw 2334 Him, they would fall 4363 down 4363 before 4363 Him and shout 2896, "You are the Son 5207 of God 2316!"
12 And He earnestly 4183 warned 2008 them not to tell 5318 who 846 He was.
13 The Twelve Are Chosen
¶ And He went 305 up on the mountain 3735 and summoned 4341 those whom 3739 He Himself 846 wanted 2309, and they came 565 to Him.
14 And He appointed 4160 twelve 1427, so 2443 that they would be with Him and that He {could} send 649 them out to preach 2784,
15 and to have 2192 authority 1849 to cast 1544 out the demons 1140.
16 And He appointed 4160 the twelve 1427: Simon 4613 (to whom He gave 2007 the name 3686 Peter 4074),
17 and James 2385, the {son} of Zebedee 2199, and John 2491 the brother 80 of James 2385 (to them He gave 2007 the name 3686 Boanerges 993, which 3739 means 1510, "Sons 5207 of Thunder 1027");
18 and Andrew 406, and Philip 5376, and Bartholomew 918, and Matthew 3102, and Thomas 2381, and James 2385 the son of Alphaeus 256, and Thaddaeus 2280, and Simon 4613 the Zealot 2581;
19 and Judas 2455 Iscariot 2469, who 3739 betrayed 3860 Him.
20 ¶ And He came 2064 home 3624, and the crowd 3793 gathered 4905 again 3825, to such 5620 an extent 5620 that they could 1410 not even 3366 eat 2068 a meal 740.
21 When His own people heard 191 {of} {this,} they went 1831 out to take 2902 custody 2902 of Him; for they were saying 3004, "He has lost 1839 His senses 1839."
22 The scribes 1122 who came 2597 down 2597 from Jerusalem 2414 were saying 3004, "He is possessed 2192 by Beelzebul 954," and "He casts 1544 out the demons 1140 by the ruler 758 of the demons 1140."
23 And He called 4341 them to Himself and began speaking 3004 to them in parables 3850, "How 4459 can 1410 Satan 4567 cast 1544 out Satan 4567?
24 "If 1437 a kingdom 932 is divided 3307 against 1909 itself 1438, that kingdom 932 cannot stand 2476.
25 "If 1437 a house 3614 is divided 3307 against 1909 itself 1438, that house 3614 will not be able 1410 to stand 2476.
26 "If 1487 Satan 4567 has risen 450 up against 1909 himself 1438 and is divided 3307, he cannot stand 2476, but he is finished 5056!
27 "But no 3762 one 3762 can 1410 enter 1525 the strong 2478 man's 2478 house 3614 and plunder 1283 his property 4632 unless he first 4413 binds 1210 the strong 2478 man 2478, and then 5119 he will plunder 1283 his house 3614.
28 ¶ "Truly 281 I say 3004 to you, all 3956 sins 265 shall be forgiven 863 the sons 5207 of men 444, and whatever blasphemies 988 they utter 987;
29 but whoever blasphemes 987 against 1519 the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 never has 2192 forgiveness 859, but is guilty 1777 of an eternal 166 sin 265"--
30 because 3754 they were saying 3004, "He has 2192 an unclean 169 spirit 4151."
31 ¶ Then 2532 His mother 3384 and His brothers 80 arrived 2064, and standing 4739 outside 1854 they sent 649 {word} to Him and called 2564 Him.
32 A crowd 3793 was sitting 2521 around 4012 Him, and they said 3004 to Him, "Behold 2400, Your mother 3384 and Your brothers 80 are outside 1854 looking 2212 for You."
33 Answering 611 them, He said 3004, "Who 5101 are My mother 3384 and My brothers 80?"
34 Looking 4017 about 4017 at those 3588 who were sitting 2521 around Him, He said 3004, "Behold 2396 My mother 3384 and My brothers 80!
35 "For whoever does 4160 the will 2307 of God 2316, he is My brother 80 and sister 79 and mother 3384."
Chapter 4
1 Parable of the Sower and Soils
He began 757 to teach 1321 again 3825 by the sea 2281. And such a very 4183 large 4183 crowd 3793 gathered 4863 to Him that He got 1684 into a boat 4143 in the sea 2281 and sat 2521 down 2521; and the whole 3956 crowd 3793 was by the sea 2281 on the land 1093.
2 And He was teaching 1321 them many 4183 things 4183 in parables 3850, and was saying 3004 to them in His teaching 1322,
3 "Listen 191 {to this!} Behold 2400, the sower 4687 went 1831 out to sow 4687;
4 as he was sowing 4687, some {seed} fell 4098 beside 3844 the road 3598, and the birds 4071 came 2064 and ate 2719 it up.
5 "Other 243 {seed} fell 4098 on the rocky 4075 {ground} where 3699 it did not have 2192 much 4183 soil 1093; and immediately 2117 it sprang 1816 up because 1223 it had 2192 no 3361 depth 899 of soil 1093.
6 "And after 3753 the sun 2246 had risen 393, it was scorched 2739; and because 1223 it had 2192 no 3361 root 4491, it withered 3583 away 3583.
7 "Other 243 {seed} fell 4098 among 1519 the thorns 173, and the thorns 173 came 305 up and choked 4846 it, and it yielded 1325 no 3756 crop 2590.
8 "Other 243 {seeds} fell 4098 into the good 2570 soil 1093, and as they grew 305 up and increased 837, they yielded 1325 a crop 2590 and produced 5342 thirty 5144, sixty 1835, and a hundredfold 1540."
9 And He was saying 3004, "He who 3739 has 2192 ears 3775 to hear 191, let him hear 191."
10 ¶ As soon 3753 as He was alone 3441, His followers, along 4862 with the twelve 1427, {began} asking 2065 Him {about} the parables 3850.
11 And He was saying 3004 to them, "To you has been given 1325 the mystery 3466 of the kingdom 932 of God 2316, but those 1565 who are outside 1854 get 1096 everything 3956 in parables 3850,
12 so 2443 that WHILE SEEING 991, THEY MAY SEE 991 AND NOT PERCEIVE 3708, AND WHILE HEARING 191, THEY MAY HEAR 191 AND NOT UNDERSTAND 4920, OTHERWISE 3379 THEY MIGHT RETURN 1994 AND BE FORGIVEN 863."
13 Explanation
¶ And He said 3004 to them, "Do you not understand 3609 this 3778 parable 3850? How 4459 will you understand 1097 all 3956 the parables 3850?
14 "The sower 4687 sows 4687 the word 3056.
15 "These 3778 are the ones who 3588 are beside 3844 the road 3598 where 3699 the word 3056 is sown 4687; and when 3752 they hear 191, immediately 2117 Satan 4567 comes 2064 and takes 142 away 142 the word 3056 which has been sown 4687 in them.
16 "In a similar 3668 way 3668 these 3778 are the ones on whom seed was sown 4687 on the rocky 4075 {places,} who 3739, when 3752 they hear 191 the word 3056, immediately 2117 receive 2983 it with joy 5479;
17 and they have 2192 no 3756 {firm} root 4491 in themselves 1438, but are {only} temporary 4340; then 1534, when affliction 2347 or 2228 persecution 1375 arises 1096 because 1223 of the word 3056, immediately 2117 they fall 4624 away 4624.
18 "And others 243 are the ones on whom seed was sown 4687 among 1519 the thorns 173; these 3778 are the ones who have heard 191 the word 3056,
19 but the worries 3308 of the world 165, and the deceitfulness 539 of riches 4149, and the desires 1939 for other 3062 things 3062 enter 1531 in and choke 4846 the word 3056, and it becomes 1096 unfruitful 175.
20 "And those 1565 are the ones on whom seed was sown 4687 on the good 2570 soil 1093; and they hear 191 the word 3056 and accept 3858 it and bear 2592 fruit 2592, thirty 5144, sixty 1835, and a hundredfold 1540."
21 ¶ And He was saying 3004 to them, "A lamp 3088 is not brought 2064 to be put 5087 under 5259 a basket 3426, is it, or 2228 under 5259 a bed 2825? Is it not {brought} to be put 5087 on the lampstand 3087?
22 "For nothing is hidden 2927, except to be revealed 5319; nor 3761 has {anything} been 1096 secret 614, but that it would come 2064 to light 5318.
23 "If 1487 anyone 5100 has 2192 ears 3775 to hear 191, let him hear 191."
24 And He was saying 3004 to them, "Take 991 care 991 what 5101 you listen 191 to. By your standard 3358 of measure 3354 it will be measured 3354 to you; and more 4369 will be given 4369 you besides 4369.
25 "For whoever 3739 has 2192, to him {more} shall be given 1325; and whoever 3739 does not have 2192, even 2532 what 3739 he has 2192 shall be taken 142 away 142 from him."
26 Parable of the Seed
¶ And He was saying 3004, "The kingdom 932 of God 2316 is like a man 444 who casts 906 seed 4703 upon the soil 1093;
27 and he goes 2518 to bed 2518 at night 3571 and gets 1453 up by day 2250, and the seed 4703 sprouts 985 and grows 3373--how 5613, he himself 846 does not know 3609.
28 "The soil 1093 produces 2592 crops 2592 by itself 844; first 4413 the blade 5528, then 1535 the head 4719, then 1535 the mature 4134 grain 4621 in the head 4719.
29 "But when 3752 the crop 2590 permits 3860, he immediately 2117 puts 649 in the sickle 1407, because 3754 the harvest 2326 has come 3936."
30
Parable of the Mustard Seed
¶ And He said 3004, "How 4459 shall we picture 3666 the kingdom 932 of God 2316, or 2228 by what 5101 parable 3850 shall we present 5087 it?
31 "{It is} like 5613 a mustard 4615 seed 2848, which 3739, when 3752 sown 4687 upon the soil 1093, though it is smaller 3398 than all 3956 the seeds 4690 that are upon the soil 1093,
32 yet 2532 when 3752 it is sown 4687, it grows 305 up and becomes 1096 larger 3173 than all 3956 the garden 3001 plants 3001 and forms 4160 large 3173 branches 2798; so 5620 that THE BIRDS 4071 OF THE AIR 3772 can 1410 NEST 2681 UNDER 5259 ITS SHADE 4639."
33 ¶ With many 4183 such 5108 parables 3850 He was speaking 2980 the word 3056 to them, so 2531 far as they were able 1410 to hear 191 it;
34 and He did not speak 2980 to them without 5565 a parable 3850; but He was explaining 1956 everything 3956 privately to His own 2398 disciples 3101.
35 Jesus Stills the Sea
¶ On that day 2250, when evening 3798 came 1096, He said 3004 to them, "Let us go 1330 over 1330 to the other 4008 side 4008."
36 Leaving 863 the crowd 3793, they took 3880 Him along 3880 with them in the boat 4143, just 5613 as He was; and other 243 boats 4143 were with Him.
37 And there arose 1096 a fierce 3173 gale 2978 of wind 417, and the waves 2949 were breaking 1911 over 1911 the boat 4143 so 5620 much that the boat 4143 was already 2235 filling 1072 up.
38 Jesus Himself 846 was in the stern 4403, asleep 2518 on the cushion 4344; and they woke 1453 Him and said 3004 to Him, "Teacher 1320, do You not care 3199 that we are perishing 622?"
39 And He got 1326 up and rebuked 2008 the wind 417 and said 3004 to the sea 2281, "Hush 4623, be still 5392." And the wind 417 died 2869 down 2869 and it became 1096 perfectly 3173 calm 1055.
40 And He said 3004 to them, "Why 5101 are you afraid 1169? Do you still 3768 have 2192 no 3768 faith 4102?"
41 They became very 3173 much 3173 afraid 5399 and said 3004 to one 240 another 240, "Who 5101 then 686 is this 3778, that even 2532 the wind 417 and the sea 2281 obey 5219 Him?"
Chapter 5
1 The Gerasene Demoniac
They came 2064 to the other 4008 side 4008 of the sea 2281, into the country 5561 of the Gerasenes 1086.
2 When He got 1831 out of the boat 4143, immediately 2117 a man 444 from the tombs 3419 with an unclean 169 spirit 4151 met 5221 Him,
3 and he had 2192 his dwelling 2731 among 1722 the tombs 3418. And no one 3762 was able 1410 to bind 1210 him anymore 3765, even 3761 with a chain 254;
4 because 1223 he had often 4178 been bound 1210 with shackles 3976 and chains 254, and the chains 254 had been torn 1288 apart 1288 by him and the shackles 3976 broken 4937 in pieces 4937, and no 3762 one 3762 was strong 2480 enough 2480 to subdue 1150 him.
5 Constantly 1223, night 3571 and day 2250, he was screaming 2896 among 1722 the tombs 3418 and in the mountains 3735, and gashing 2629 himself 1438 with stones 3037.
6 Seeing 3708 Jesus 2424 from a distance 3113, he ran 5143 up and bowed 4352 down 4352 before 4352 Him;
7 and shouting 2896 with a loud 3173 voice 5456, he said 3004, "What 5101 business do we have with each other, Jesus 2424, Son 5207 of the Most 5310 High 5310 God 2316? I implore 3726 You by God 2316, do not torment 928 me!"
8 For He had been saying 3004 to him, "Come 1831 out of the man 444, you unclean 169 spirit 4151!"
9 And He was asking 1905 him, "What 5101 is your name 3686?" And he said 3004 to Him, "My name 3686 is Legion 3003; for we are many 4183."
10 And he {began} to implore 3870 Him earnestly 4183 not to send 649 them out of the country 5561.
11 Now 1161 there was a large 3173 herd 34 of swine 5519 feeding 1006 nearby 1563 on the mountain 3735.
12 {The demons} implored 3870 Him, saying 3004, "Send 3992 us into the swine 5519 so 2443 that we may enter 1525 them."
13 Jesus gave 2010 them permission 2010. And coming 1831 out, the unclean 169 spirits 4151 entered 1525 the swine 5519; and the herd 34 rushed 3729 down 2596 the steep 2911 bank 2911 into the sea 2281, about 5613 two 1367 thousand 1367 {of them;} and they were drowned 4155 in the sea 2281.
14 ¶ Their herdsmen 1006 ran 5343 away 5343 and reported 518 it in the city 4172 and in the country 68. And {the people} came 2064 to see 3708 what 5101 it was that had happened 1096.
15 They came 2064 to Jesus 2424 and observed 2334 the man who had been demon-possessed 1139 sitting 2521 down 2521, clothed 2439 and in his right 4993 mind 4993, the very man who had had 2192 the "legion 3003"; and they became frightened 5399.
16 Those 3588 who had seen 3708 it described 1334 to them how 4459 it had happened 1096 to the demon-possessed 1139 man, and {all} about 4012 the swine 5519.
17 And they began 757 to implore 3870 Him to leave 565 their region 3725.
18 As He was getting 1684 into the boat 4143, the man who had been demon-possessed 1139 was imploring 3870 Him that he might accompany Him.
19 And He did not let 863 him, but He said 3004 to him, "Go 5217 home 3624 to your people 4674 and report 518 to them what 3745 great 3745 things 3745 the Lord 2962 has done 4160 for you, and {how} He had 1653 mercy 1653 on you."
20 And he went 565 away 565 and began 757 to proclaim 2784 in Decapolis 1179 what 3745 great 3745 things 3745 Jesus 2424 had done 4160 for him; and everyone 3956 was amazed 2296.
21 Miracles and Healing
¶ When Jesus 2424 had crossed 1276 over 1276 again 3825 in the boat 4143 to the other 4008 side 4008, a large 4183 crowd 3793 gathered 4863 around 1909 Him; and so He stayed 1510 by the seashore 2281.
22 One 1520 of the synagogue 752 officials 752 named 3686 Jairus 2383 came 2064 up, and on seeing 3708 Him, fell 4098 at His feet 4228
23 and implored 3870 Him earnestly 4183, saying 3004, "My little 2365 daughter 2365 is at the point 2079 of death 2079; {please} come 2064 and lay 2007 Your hands 5495 on her, so 2443 that she will get 4982 well 4982 and live 2198."
24 And He went 565 off 565 with him; and a large 4183 crowd 3793 was following 190 Him and pressing 4918 in on Him.
25 ¶ A woman 1135 who had had 1510 a hemorrhage for twelve 1427 years 2094,
26 and had endured 3958 much 4183 at the hands 5259 of many 4183 physicians 2395, and had spent 1159 all 3956 that she had 3844 and was not helped 5623 at all 3367, but rather 3123 had grown 2064 worse 5501--
27 after hearing 191 about 4012 Jesus 2424, she came 2064 up in the crowd 3793 behind 3693 {Him} and touched 681 His cloak 2440.
28 For she thought 3004, "If 1437 I just 2579 touch 681 His garments 2440, I will get 4982 well."
29 Immediately 2117 the flow 4077 of her blood 129 was dried 3583 up; and she felt 1097 in her body 4983 that she was healed 2390 of her affliction 3148.
30 Immediately 2117 Jesus 2424, perceiving 1921 in Himself 1438 that the power 1411 {proceeding} from Him had gone 1831 forth 1831, turned 1994 around 1994 in the crowd 3793 and said 3004, "Who 5101 touched 681 My garments 2440?"
31 And His disciples 3101 said 3004 to Him, "You see 991 the crowd 3793 pressing 4918 in on You, and You say 3004, 'Who 5101 touched 681 Me?'"
32 And He looked 4017 around 4017 to see 3708 the woman who had done 4160 this 3778.
33 But the woman 1135 fearing 5399 and trembling 5141, aware 3609 of what 3739 had happened 1096 to her, came 2064 and fell 4363 down 4363 before 4363 Him and told 3004 Him the whole 3956 truth 225.
34 And He said 3004 to her, "Daughter 2364, your faith 4102 has made 4982 you well 4982; go 5217 in peace 1515 and be healed 5199 of your affliction 3148."
35 ¶ While He was still 2089 speaking 2980, they came 2064 from the {house of} the synagogue 752 official 752, saying 3004, "Your daughter 2364 has died 599; why 5101 trouble 4660 the Teacher 1320 anymore 2089?"
36 But Jesus 2424, overhearing 3878 what was being spoken 2980, said 3004 to the synagogue 752 official 752, "Do not be afraid 5399 {any} {longer,} only 3440 believe 4100."
37 And He allowed 863 no one 3762 to accompany 4870 Him, except 1508 Peter 4074 and James 2385 and John 2491 the brother 80 of James 2385.
38 They came 2064 to the house 3624 of the synagogue 752 official 752; and He saw 2335 a commotion 2351, and {people} loudly 4183 weeping 2799 and wailing 214.
39 And entering 1525 in, He said 3004 to them, "Why 5101 make 2350 a commotion 2350 and weep 2799? The child 3813 has not died 599, but is asleep 2518."
40 They {began} laughing 2606 at Him. But putting 1544 them all 3956 out, He took 3880 along 3880 the child's 3813 father 3962 and mother 3384 and His own companions, and entered 1531 {the room} where 3699 the child 3813 was.
41 Taking 2902 the child 3813 by the hand 5495, He said 3004 to her, "Talitha 5008 kum 2891!" (which 3739 translated 3177 means 1510, "Little 2877 girl 2877, I say 3004 to you, get 1453 up!").
42 Immediately 2117 the girl 2877 got 450 up and {began} to walk 4043, for she was twelve 1427 years 2094 old. And immediately 2117 they were completely astounded 1839.
43 And He gave 1291 them strict 4183 orders 1291 that no 3367 one 3367 should know 1097 about this 3778, and He said 3004 that {something} should be given 1325 her to eat 2068.
Chapter 6
1 Teaching at Nazareth
Jesus went 1831 out from there 1564 and came 2064 into His hometown 3968; and His disciples 3101 followed 190 Him.
2 When the Sabbath 4521 came 1096, He began 757 to teach 1321 in the synagogue 4864; and the many 4183 listeners 191 were astonished 1605, saying 3004, "Where 4159 did this 3778 man 3778 {get} these 3778 things 3778, and what 5101 is {this} wisdom 4678 given 1325 to Him, and such 5108 miracles 1411 as these 5108 performed 1096 by His hands 5495?
3 "Is not this 3778 the carpenter 5045, the son 5207 of Mary 3137, and brother 80 of James 2385 and Joses 2500 and Judas 2455 and Simon 4613? Are not His sisters 79 here 5602 with us?" And they took 4624 offense 4624 at Him.
4 Jesus 2424 said 3004 to them, "A prophet 4396 is not without 820 honor 820 except 1508 in his hometown 3968 and among 1722 his {own} relatives 4773 and in his {own} household 3614."
5 And He could 1410 do 4160 no miracle 1411 there 1563 except 1508 that He laid 2007 His hands 5495 on a few 3641 sick 732 people 732 and healed 2323 them.
6 And He wondered 2296 at their unbelief 570.
7 ¶ The Twelve Sent Out
¶ And He summoned 4341 the twelve 1427 and began 757 to send 649 them out in pairs 1417, and gave 1325 them authority 1849 over the unclean 169 spirits 4151;
8 and He instructed 3853 them that they should take 142 nothing 3367 for {their} journey 3598, except 1508 a mere 3441 staff 4464--no 3361 bread 740, no 3361 bag 4082, no 3361 money 5475 in their belt 2223--
9 but {to} wear 5265 sandals 4547; and {He added,} "Do not put 1746 on two 1417 tunics 5509."
10 And He said 3004 to them, "Wherever you enter 1525 a house 3614, stay 3306 there 1563 until 2193 you leave 1831 town 1564.
11 "Any 3739 place 5117 that does not receive 1209 you or 3366 listen 191 to you, as you go 1607 out from there 1564, shake 1621 the dust 5529 off 1621 the soles 5270 of your feet 4228 for a testimony 3142 against them."
12 They went 1831 out and preached 2784 that {men} should repent 3340.
13 And they were casting 1544 out many 4183 demons 1140 and were anointing 218 with oil 1637 many 4183 sick 732 people 732 and healing 2323 them.
14 John's Fate Recalled
¶ And King 935 Herod 2264 heard 191 {of it,} for His name 3686 had become 1096 well 5318 known 5318; and {people} were saying 3004, "John 2491 the Baptist 907 has risen 1453 from the dead 3498, and that is why 1223 these 3588 miraculous 1411 powers 1411 are at work 1754 in Him."
15 But others 243 were saying 3004, "He is Elijah 2243." And others 243 were saying 3004, "{He is} a prophet 4396, like 5613 one 1520 of the prophets 4396 {of old.}"
16 But when Herod 2264 heard 191 {of it,} he kept saying 3004, "John 2491, whom 3739 I beheaded 607, has risen 1453!"
17 ¶ For Herod 2264 himself 846 had sent 649 and had John 2491 arrested 2902 and bound 1210 in prison 5438 on account 1223 of Herodias 2266, the wife 1135 of his brother 80 Philip 5376, because 3754 he had married 1060 her.
18 For John 2491 had been saying 3004 to Herod 2264, "It is not lawful 1832 for you to have 2192 your brother's 80 wife 1135."
19 Herodias 2266 had 1758 a grudge 1758 against 1758 him and wanted 2309 to put 615 him to death 615 and could 1410 not {do so;}
20 for Herod 2264 was afraid 5399 of John 2491, knowing 3609 that he was a righteous 1342 and holy 40 man 435, and he kept 4933 him safe 4933. And when he heard 191 him, he was very 4183 perplexed 639; but he used to enjoy 2234 listening 191 to him.
21 A strategic 2121 day 2250 came 1096 when 3753 Herod 2264 on his birthday 1077 gave 4160 a banquet 1173 for his lords 3175 and military 5506 commanders 5506 and the leading 4413 men 4413 of Galilee 1056;
22 and when the daughter 2364 of Herodias 2266 herself 846 came 1525 in and danced 3738, she pleased 700 Herod 2264 and his dinner 4873 guests 4873; and the king 935 said 3004 to the girl 2877, "Ask 154 me for whatever you want 2309 and I will give 1325 it to you."
23 And he swore 3660 to her, "Whatever you ask 154 of me, I will give 1325 it to you; up to half 2255 of my kingdom 932."