## 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."
24 And she went 1831 out and said 3004 to her mother 3384, "What 5101 shall I ask 154 for?" And she said 3004, "The head 2776 of John 2491 the Baptist 907."
25 Immediately 2117 she came 1525 in a hurry 4710 to the king 935 and asked 154, saying 3004, "I want 2309 you to give 1325 me at once 1824 the head 2776 of John 2491 the Baptist 910 on a platter 4094."
26 And although the king 935 was very 4036 sorry 4036, {yet} because 1223 of his oaths 3727 and because of his dinner 345 guests 345, he was unwilling to refuse 114 her.
27 Immediately 2117 the king 935 sent 649 an executioner 4688 and commanded 2004 {him} to bring 5342 {back} his head 2776. And he went 565 and had him beheaded 607 in the prison 5438,
28 and brought 5342 his head 2776 on a platter 4094, and gave 1325 it to the girl 2877; and the girl 2877 gave 1325 it to her mother 3384.
29 When his disciples 3101 heard 191 {about this,} they came 2064 and took 142 away 142 his body 4430 and laid 5087 it in a tomb 3419.
30 ¶ The apostles 652 gathered 4863 together 4863 with Jesus 2424; and they reported 518 to Him all 3956 that they had done 4160 and taught 1321.
31 And He said 3004 to them, "Come 1205 away 1205 by yourselves to a secluded 2048 place 5117 and rest 373 a while 3641." (For there were many 4183 {people} coming 2064 and going 5217, and they did not even 3761 have 2119 time 2119 to eat 2068.)
32 They went 565 away 565 in the boat 4143 to a secluded 2048 place 5117 by themselves 2398.
33

Five Thousand Fed

{The people} saw 3708 them going 5217, and many 4183 recognized 1921 {them} and ran 4936 there 1563 together 4936 on foot 3979 from all 3956 the cities 4172, and got 4281 there 4281 ahead 4281 of them.
34 When Jesus went 1831 ashore 1831, He saw 3708 a large 4183 crowd 3793, and He felt 4697 compassion 4697 for them because 3754 they were like 5613 sheep 4263 without a shepherd 4166; and He began 757 to teach 1321 them many 4183 things 4183.
35 When it was already 2235 quite 4183 late, His disciples 3101 came 4334 to Him and said 3004, "This 3588 place 5117 is desolate 2048 and it is already 2235 quite 4183 late;
36 send 630 them away 630 so 2443 that they may go 565 into the surrounding 2945 countryside 68 and villages 2968 and buy 59 themselves 1438 something 5101 to eat 2068."
37 But He answered 611 them, "You give 1325 them {something} to eat 2068!" And they said 3004 to Him, "Shall we go 565 and spend 59 two 1250 hundred 1250 denarii 1220 on bread 740 and give 1325 them {something} to eat 2068?"
38 And He said 3004 to them, "How 4214 many 4214 loaves 740 do you have 2192? Go 5217 look 3708!" And when they found 1097 out, they said 3004, "Five 4002, and two 1417 fish 2486."
39 And He commanded 2004 them all 3956 to sit 347 down 347 by groups 4849 on the green 5515 grass 5528.
40 They sat 377 down 377 in groups 4237 of hundreds 1540 and of fifties 4004.
41 And He took 2983 the five 4002 loaves 740 and the two 1417 fish 2486, and looking 308 up toward 1519 heaven 3772, He blessed 2127 {the food} and broke 2622 the loaves 740 and He kept giving 1325 {them} to the disciples 3101 to set 3908 before 3908 them; and He divided 3307 up the two 1417 fish 2486 among them all 3956.
42 They all 3956 ate 2068 and were satisfied 5526,
43 and they picked 142 up twelve 1427 full 4138 baskets 2894 of the broken 2801 pieces 2801, and also of the fish 2486.
44 There were five 4000 thousand 4000 men 435 who ate 2068 the loaves 740.
45

Jesus Walks on the Water

¶ Immediately 2117 Jesus made 315 His disciples 3101 get 1684 into the boat 4143 and go 4254 ahead 4254 of {Him} to the other 4008 side 4008 to Bethsaida 966, while 2193 He Himself 846 was sending 630 the crowd 3793 away 630.
46 After bidding 657 them farewell 657, He left 565 for the mountain 3735 to pray 4336.
47 ¶ When it was evening 3798, the boat 4143 was in the middle 3319 of the sea 2281, and He was alone 3441 on the land 1093.
48 Seeing 3708 them straining 928 at the oars 1643, for the wind 417 was against 1727 them, at about 4012 the fourth 5067 watch 5438 of the night 3571 He came 2064 to them, walking 4043 on the sea 2281; and He intended 2309 to pass 3928 by them.
49 But when they saw 3708 Him walking 4043 on the sea 2281, they supposed 1380 that it was a ghost 5326, and cried 349 out;
50 for they all 3956 saw 3708 Him and were terrified 5015. But immediately 2117 He spoke 2980 with them and said 3004 to them, "Take 2293 courage 2293; it is I, do not be afraid 5399."
51 Then 2532 He got 305 into the boat 4143 with them, and the wind 417 stopped 2869; and they were utterly astonished 1839,
52 for they had not gained 4920 any insight 4920 from the {incident of} the loaves 740, but their heart 2588 was hardened 4456.
53

Healing at Gennesaret

¶ When they had crossed 1276 over 1276 they came 2064 to land 1093 at Gennesaret 1082, and moored 4358 to the shore.
54 When they got 1831 out of the boat 4143, immediately 2117 {the people} recognized 1921 Him,
55 and ran 4063 about 4063 that whole 3650 country 5561 and began 757 to carry 4064 here 4063 and there 4064 on their pallets 2895 those 3588 who were sick 2560, to the place 3699 they heard 191 He was.
56 Wherever 3699 He entered 1531 villages 2968, or 2228 cities 4172, or 2228 countryside 68, they were laying 5087 the sick 770 in the market 58 places 58, and imploring 3870 Him that they might just 2579 touch 681 the fringe 2899 of His cloak 2440; and as many 3745 as touched 681 it were being cured 4982.

## Chapter 7

1

Followers of Tradition

The Pharisees 5330 and some 5100 of the scribes 1122 gathered 4863 around 4314 Him when they had come 2064 from Jerusalem 2414,
2 and had seen 3708 that some 5100 of His disciples 3101 were eating 2068 their bread 740 with impure 2839 hands 5495, that is, unwashed 449.
3 (For the Pharisees 5330 and all 3956 the Jews 2453 do not eat 2068 unless they carefully 4435 wash 3538 their hands 5495, {thus} observing 2902 the traditions 3862 of the elders 4245;
4 and {when they come} from the market 58 place 58, they do not eat 2068 unless they cleanse 4472 themselves; and there are many 4183 other 243 things 4183 which 3739 they have received 3880 in order to observe 2902, such as the washing 909 of cups 4221 and pitchers 3582 and copper 5473 pots 5473.)
5 The Pharisees 5330 and the scribes 1122 asked 1905 Him, "Why do Your disciples 3101 not walk 4043 according 2596 to the tradition 3862 of the elders 4245, but eat 2068 their bread 740 with impure 2839 hands 5495?"
6 And He said 3004 to them, "Rightly 2573 did Isaiah 2268 prophesy 4395 of you hypocrites 5273, as it is written 1125: 'THIS 3778 PEOPLE 2992 HONORS 5091 ME WITH THEIR LIPS 5491, BUT THEIR HEART 2588 IS FAR 4206 AWAY FROM ME.
7 'BUT IN VAIN 3155 DO THEY WORSHIP 4576 ME, TEACHING 1321 AS DOCTRINES 1319 THE PRECEPTS 1778 OF MEN 444.'
8 "Neglecting 863 the commandment 1785 of God 2316, you hold 2902 to the tradition 3862 of men 444."
9 ¶ He was also 2532 saying 3004 to them, "You are experts 2573 at setting 114 aside 114 the commandment 1785 of God 2316 in order 2443 to keep 5083 your tradition 3862.
10 "For Moses 3475 said 3004, 'HONOR 5091 YOUR FATHER 3962 AND YOUR MOTHER 3384'; and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS 2551 EVIL 2551 OF FATHER 3962 OR 2228 MOTHER 3384, IS TO BE PUT 5053 TO DEATH 2288';
11 but you say 3004, 'If 1437 a man 444 says 3004 to {his} father 3962 or 2228 {his} mother 3384, whatever I have 1473 that would help 5623 you is Corban 2878 (that is to say, given 1435 {to God}),'
12 you no 3765 longer 3765 permit 863 him to do 4160 anything 3762 for {his} father 3962 or 2228 {his} mother 3384;
13 {thus} invalidating 208 the word 3056 of God 2316 by your tradition 3862 which 3739 you have handed 3860 down 3860; and you do 4160 many 4183 things 4183 such 3946 as that."
14

The Heart of Man

¶ After He called 4341 the crowd 3793 to Him again 3825, He {began} saying 3004 to them, "Listen 191 to Me, all 3956 of you, and understand 4920:
15 there is nothing 3762 outside 1855 the man 444 which can 1410 defile 2840 him if it goes 1531 into him; but the things which proceed 1607 out of the man 444 are what defile 2840 the man 444.
16 ["If 1487 anyone 5100 has 2192 ears 3775 to hear 191, let him hear 191."]
17 ¶ When 3753 he had left 575 the crowd 3793 {and} entered 1525 the house 3624, His disciples 3101 questioned 1905 Him about the parable 3850.
18 And He said 3004 to them, "Are you so 3779 lacking 801 in understanding 801 also 2532? Do you not understand 3539 that whatever 3956 goes 1531 into the man 444 from outside 1855 cannot defile 2840 him,
19 because 3754 it does not go 1531 into his heart 2588, but into his stomach 2836, and is eliminated?" ({Thus He} declared 2511 all 3956 foods 1033 clean 2511.)
20 And He was saying 3004, "That which proceeds 1607 out of the man 444, that is what defiles 2840 the man 444.
21 "For from within 2081, out of the heart 2588 of men 444, proceed 1607 the evil 2556 thoughts 1261, fornications 4202, thefts 2829, murders 5408, adulteries 3430,
22 deeds 4124 of coveting 4124 {and} wickedness 4189, {as well} {as} deceit 1388, sensuality 766, envy, slander 988, pride 5243 {and} foolishness 877.
23 "All 3956 these 3778 evil 4190 things 4190 proceed 1607 from within 2081 and defile 2840 the man 444."
24

The Syrophoenician Woman

¶ Jesus got 450 up and went 565 away 565 from there 1564 to the region 3725 of Tyre 5184. And when He had entered 1525 a house 3614, He wanted 2309 no 3762 one 3762 to know 1097 {of it;} yet 2532 He could 1410 not escape 2990 notice 2990.
25 But after hearing 191 of Him, a woman 1135 whose 3739 little 2365 daughter 2365 had 2192 an unclean 169 spirit 4151 immediately 2117 came 2064 and fell 4363 at His feet 4228.
26 Now 1161 the woman 1135 was a Gentile 1674, of the Syrophoenician 4949 race 1085. And she kept asking 2065 Him to cast 1544 the demon 1140 out of her daughter 2364.
27 And He was saying 3004 to her, "Let 863 the children 5043 be satisfied 5526 first 4413, for it is not good 2570 to take 2983 the children's 5043 bread 740 and throw 906 it to the dogs 2952."
28 But she answered 611 and said 3004 to Him, "Yes 3483, Lord 2962, {but} even 2532 the dogs 2952 under 5270 the table 5132 feed 2068 on the children's 3813 crumbs 5589."
29 And He said 3004 to her, "Because 1223 of this 3778 answer 3056 go 5217; the demon 1140 has gone 1831 out of your daughter 2364."
30 And going 565 back 565 to her home 3624, she found 2147 the child 3813 lying 906 on the bed 2825, the demon 1140 having left 1831.
31 ¶ Again 3825 He went 1831 out from the region 3725 of Tyre 5184, and came 2064 through 1223 Sidon 4605 to the Sea 2281 of Galilee 1056, within the region 3725 of Decapolis 1179.
32 They brought 5342 to Him one 2974 who 2974 was deaf 2974 and spoke 3424 with difficulty 3424, and they implored 3870 Him to lay 2007 His hand 5495 on him.
33 Jesus took 618 him aside 618 from the crowd 3793, by himself 2398, and put 906 His fingers 1147 into his ears 3775, and after spitting 4429, He touched 681 his tongue 1100 {with the saliva;}
34 and looking 308 up to heaven 3772 with a deep 4727 sigh 4727, He said 3004 to him, "Ephphatha 2188!" that is, "Be opened 1272!"
35 And his ears 189 were opened 455, and the impediment 1199 of his tongue 1100 was removed 3089, and he {began} speaking 2980 plainly 3723.
36 And He gave 1291 them orders 1291 not to tell 3004 anyone 3367; but the more 3745 He ordered 1291 them, the more 3123 widely 4053 they continued to proclaim 2784 it.
37 They were utterly 5249 astonished 1605, saying 3004, "He has done 4160 all 3956 things 3956 well 2573; He makes 4160 even 2532 the deaf 2974 to hear 191 and the mute 216 to speak 2980."

## Chapter 8

1

Four Thousand Fed

In those 1565 days 2250, when there was again 3825 a large 4183 crowd 3793 and they had 2192 nothing to eat 2068, Jesus called 4341 His disciples 3101 and said 3004 to them,
2 "I feel 4697 compassion 4697 for the people 3793 because 3754 they have remained 4357 with Me now 2235 three 5140 days 2250 and have 2192 nothing to eat 2068.
3 "If 1437 I send 630 them away 630 hungry 3523 to their homes 3624, they will faint 1590 on the way 3598; and some 5100 of them have 1510 come 1510 from a great 3113 distance 3113."
4 And His disciples 3101 answered 611 Him, "Where 4159 will anyone 5100 be able 1410 {to find enough} bread 740 here 5602 in {this} desolate 2047 place 2047 to satisfy 5526 these 3778 people 3778?"
5 And He was asking 2065 them, "How 4214 many 4214 loaves 740 do you have 2192?" And they said 3004, "Seven 2033."
6 And He directed 3853 the people 3793 to sit 377 down 377 on the ground 1093; and taking 2983 the seven 2033 loaves 740, He gave 2168 thanks 2168 and broke 2806 them, and started giving 1325 them to His disciples 3101 to serve 3908 to them, and they served 3908 them to the people 3793.
7 They also 2532 had 2192 a few 3641 small 2485 fish 2485; and after He had blessed 2127 them, He ordered 3004 these 3778 to be served 3908 as well 2532.
8 And they ate 2068 and were satisfied 5526; and they picked 142 up seven 2033 large 4711 baskets 4711 full 4051 of what 4051 was left 4051 over 4051 of the broken 2801 pieces 2801.
9 About 5613 four 5070 thousand 5070 were {there;} and He sent 630 them away 630.
10 And immediately 2117 He entered 1684 the boat 4143 with His disciples 3101 and came 2064 to the district 3313 of Dalmanutha 1148.
11 ¶ The Pharisees 5330 came 1831 out and began 757 to argue 4802 with Him, seeking 2212 from Him a sign 4592 from heaven 3772, to test 3985 Him.
12 Sighing 389 deeply 389 in His spirit 4151, He said 3004, "Why 5101 does this 3778 generation 1074 seek 2212 for a sign 4592? Truly 281 I say 3004 to you, no 1487 sign 4592 will be given 1325 to this 3778 generation 1074."
13 Leaving 863 them, He again 3825 embarked 1684 and went 565 away 565 to the other 4008 side 4008.
14 ¶ And they had forgotten 1950 to take 2983 bread 740, and did not have 2192 more 1508 than 1508 one 1520 loaf 740 in the boat 4143 with them.
15 And He was giving 1291 orders 1291 to them, saying 3004, "Watch 3708 out! Beware 991 of the leaven 2219 of the Pharisees 5330 and the leaven 2219 of Herod 2264."
16 They {began} to discuss 1260 with one 240 another 240 {the fact} that they had 2192 no 3756 bread 740.
17 And Jesus 2424, aware 1097 of this, said 3004 to them, "Why 5101 do you discuss 1260 {the fact} that you have 2192 no 3756 bread 740? Do you not yet 3768 see 3539 or 3761 understand 4920? Do you have 2192 a hardened 4456 heart 2588?
18 "HAVING 2192 EYES 3788, DO YOU NOT SEE 991? AND HAVING 2192 EARS 3775, DO YOU NOT HEAR 191? And do you not remember 3421,
19 when 3753 I broke 2806 the five 4000 loaves 740 for the five 4000 thousand 4000, how 4214 many 4214 baskets 2894 full 4134 of broken 2801 pieces 2801 you picked 142 up?" They said 3004 to Him, "Twelve 1427."
20 "When 3753 {I broke} the seven 2033 for the four 5070 thousand 5070, how 4214 many 4214 large 4711 baskets 4711 full 4138 of broken 2801 pieces 2801 did you pick 142 up?" And they said 3004 to Him, "Seven 2033."
21 And He was saying 3004 to them, "Do you not yet 3768 understand 4920?"
22 ¶ And they came 2064 to Bethsaida 966. And they brought 5342 a blind 5185 man 5185 to Jesus and implored 3870 Him to touch 681 him.
23 Taking 1949 the blind 5185 man 5185 by the hand 5495, He brought 1627 him out of the village 2968; and after spitting 4429 on his eyes 3659 and laying 2007 His hands 5495 on him, He asked 1905 him, "Do you see 991 anything 5100?"
24 And he looked 308 up and said 3004, "I see 991 men 444, for I see 3708 {them} like 5613 trees 1186, walking 4043 around 4043."
25 Then 1534 again 3825 He laid 2007 His hands 5495 on his eyes 3788; and he looked 1227 intently 1227 and was restored 600, and {began} to see 1227 everything 537 clearly 5081.
26 And He sent 649 him to his home 3624, saying 3004, "Do not even 3366 enter 1525 the village 2968."
27

Peter's Confession of Christ

¶ Jesus 2424 went 1831 out, along 2532 with His disciples 3101, to the villages 2968 of Caesarea 2542 Philippi 5376; and on the way 3598 He questioned 1905 His disciples 3101, saying 3004 to them, "Who 5101 do people 444 say 3004 that I am 1510?"
28 They told 3004 Him, saying 3004, "John 2491 the Baptist 910; and others 243 {say} Elijah 2243; but others 243, one 1520 of the prophets 4396."
29 And He {continued} by questioning 1905 them, "But who 5101 do you say 3004 that I am 1510?" Peter 4074 answered 611 and said 3004 to Him, "You are the Christ 5547."
30 And He warned 2008 them to tell 3004 no 3367 one 3367 about 4012 Him.
31 ¶ And He began 757 to teach 1321 them that the Son 5207 of Man 444 must 1163 suffer 3958 many 4183 things 4183 and be rejected 593 by the elders 4245 and the chief 749 priests 749 and the scribes 1122, and be killed 615, and after 3326 three 5140 days 2250 rise 450 again 450.
32 And He was stating 2980 the matter 3056 plainly 3954. And Peter 4074 took 4355 Him aside 4355 and began 757 to rebuke 2008 Him.
33 But turning 1994 around 1994 and seeing 3708 His disciples 3101, He rebuked 2008 Peter 4074 and said 3004, "Get 5217 behind 3694 Me, Satan 4567; for you are not setting 5426 your mind 5426 on God's 2316 interests, but man's 444."
34 ¶ And He summoned 4341 the crowd 3793 with His disciples 3101, and said 3004 to them, "If 1487 anyone 5100 wishes 2309 to come 2064 after 3694 Me, he must deny 533 himself 1438, and take 142 up his cross 4716 and follow 190 Me.
35 "For whoever wishes 2309 to save 4982 his life 5590 will lose 622 it, but whoever loses 622 his life 5590 for My sake 1752 and the gospel's 2098 will save 4982 it.
36 "For what 5101 does it profit 5623 a man 444 to gain 2770 the whole 3650 world 2889, and forfeit 2210 his soul 5590?
37 "For what 5101 will a man 444 give 1325 in exchange 465 for his soul 5590?
38 "For whoever is ashamed 1870 of Me and My words 3056 in this 3778 adulterous 3428 and sinful 268 generation 1074, the Son 5207 of Man 444 will also 2532 be ashamed 1870 of him when 3752 He comes 2064 in the glory 1391 of His Father 3962 with the holy 40 angels 32."

## Chapter 9

1

The Transfiguration

And Jesus was saying 3004 to them, "Truly 281 I say 3004 to you, there are some 5100 of those 3588 who are standing 2476 here 5602 who 3748 will not taste 1089 death 2288 until 2193 they see 3708 the kingdom 932 of God 2316 after it has come 2064 with power 1411."
2 ¶ Six 1803 days 2250 later 3326, Jesus 2424 took 3880 with Him Peter 4074 and James 2385 and John 2491, and brought 399 them up on a high 5308 mountain 3735 by themselves. And He was transfigured 3339 before 1715 them;
3 and His garments 2440 became 1096 radiant 4744 and exceedingly 3029 white 3022, as no 3756 launderer 1102 on earth 1093 can 1410 whiten 3021 them.
4 Elijah 2243 appeared 3708 to them along 4862 with Moses 3475; and they were talking 4814 with Jesus 2424.
5 Peter 4074 said 3004 to Jesus 2424, "Rabbi 4461, it is good 2570 for us to be here 5602; let us make 4160 three 5140 tabernacles 4633, one 1520 for You, and one 1520 for Moses 3475, and one 1520 for Elijah 2243."
6 For he did not know 3609 what 5101 to answer 611; for they became 1096 terrified 1630.
7 Then 2532 a cloud 3507 formed 1096, overshadowing 1982 them, and a voice 5456 came 1096 out of the cloud 3507, "This 3778 is My beloved 27 Son 5207, listen 191 to Him!"
8 All 1819 at once 1819 they looked 4017 around 4017 and saw 3708 no 3762 one 3762 with them anymore 3765, except 1508 Jesus 2424 alone 3441.
9 ¶ As they were coming 2597 down 2597 from the mountain 3735, He gave 1291 them orders 1291 not to relate 1334 to anyone 3367 what 3739 they had seen 3708, until the Son 5207 of Man 444 rose 450 from the dead 3498.
10 They seized 2902 upon that statement 3056, discussing 4802 with one 1438 another 1438 what 5101 rising 450 from the dead 3498 meant 1510.
11 They asked 1905 Him, saying 3004, "{Why is it} that the scribes 1122 say 3004 that Elijah 2243 must 1163 come 2064 first 4413?"
12 And He said 5346 to them, "Elijah 2243 does first 4413 come 2064 and restore 600 all 3956 things 3956. And {yet} how 4459 is it written 1125 of the Son 5207 of Man 444 that He will suffer 3958 many 4183 things 4183 and be treated 1847 with contempt 1847?
13 "But I say 3004 to you that Elijah 2243 has indeed 2532 come 2064, and they did 4160 to him whatever 3745 they wished 2309, just 2531 as it is written 1125 of him."
14

All Things Possible

¶ When they came 2064 {back} to the disciples 3101, they saw 3708 a large 4183 crowd 3793 around 4012 them, and {some} scribes 1122 arguing 4802 with them.
15 Immediately 2117, when the entire 3956 crowd 3793 saw 3708 Him, they were amazed 1568 and {began} running 4370 up to greet 782 Him.
16 And He asked 1905 them, "What 5101 are you discussing 4802 with them?"
17 And one 1520 of the crowd 3793 answered 611 Him, "Teacher 1320, I brought 5342 You my son 5207, possessed 2192 with a spirit 4151 which makes him mute 216;
18 and whenever 3699 it seizes 2638 him, it slams 4486 him {to the ground} and he foams 875 {at the mouth,} and grinds 5149 his teeth 3599 and stiffens 3583 out. I told 3004 Your disciples 3101 to cast 1544 it out, and they could 2480 not {do it.}"
19 And He answered 611 them and said 3004, "O 5599 unbelieving 571 generation 1074, how 2193 long shall I be with you? How 2193 long shall I put 430 up with you? Bring 5342 him to Me!"
20 They brought 5342 the boy to Him. When 2532 he saw 3708 Him, immediately 2117 the spirit 4151 threw 4952 him into a convulsion 4952, and falling 4098 to the ground 1093, he {began} rolling 2947 around 2947 and foaming 875 {at the mouth.}
21 And He asked 1905 his father 3962, "How 4214 long 5550 has this 3778 been 1510 happening 1096 to him?" And he said 3004, "From childhood 3812.
22 "It has often 4178 thrown 906 him both 2532 into the fire 4442 and into the water 5204 to destroy 622 him. But if 1487 You can 1410 do anything 5100, take 4697 pity 4697 on us and help 997 us!"
23 And Jesus 2424 said 3004 to him, " 'If 1487 You can 1410?' All 3956 things 3956 are possible 1415 to him who believes 4100."
24 Immediately 2117 the boy's 3813 father 3962 cried 2896 out and said 3004, "I do believe 4100; help 997 my unbelief 570."
25 When Jesus 2424 saw 3708 that a crowd 3793 was rapidly 1998 gathering 1998, He rebuked 2008 the unclean 169 spirit 4151, saying 3004 to it, "You deaf 2974 and mute 216 spirit 4151, I command 2004 you, come 1831 out of him and do not enter 1525 him again 3371."
26 After crying 2896 out and throwing 4682 him into terrible 4183 convulsions 4682, it came 1831 out; and {the boy} became 1096 so much 5616 like 5616 a corpse 3498 that most 4183 {of them} said 3004, "He is dead 599!"
27 But Jesus 2424 took 2902 him by the hand 5495 and raised 1453 him; and he got 450 up.
28 When He came 1525 into {the} house 3624, His disciples 3101 {began} questioning 1905 Him privately, "Why could 1410 we not drive 1544 it out?"
29 And He said 3004 to them, "This 3778 kind 1085 cannot come 1831 out by anything 3762 but prayer 4335."
30

Death and Resurrection Foretold

¶ From there 2547 they went 1831 out and {began} to go 3899 through 1223 Galilee 1056, and He did not want 2309 anyone 5100 to know 1097 {about it.}
31 For He was teaching 1321 His disciples 3101 and telling 3004 them, "The Son 5207 of Man 444 is to be delivered 3860 into the hands 5495 of men 444, and they will kill 615 Him; and when He has been killed 615, He will rise 450 three 5140 days 2250 later 3326."
32 But they did not understand 50 {this} statement 4487, and they were afraid 5399 to ask 1905 Him.
33 ¶ They came 2064 to Capernaum 2746; and when He was in the house 3614, He {began} to question 1905 them, "What 5101 were you discussing 1260 on the way 3598?"
34 But they kept 4623 silent 4623, for on the way 3598 they had discussed 1256 with one 240 another 240 which 5101 {of them was} the greatest 3173.
35 Sitting 2523 down 2523, He called 5455 the twelve 1427 and said 3004 to them, "If 1487 anyone 5100 wants 2309 to be first 4413, he shall be last 2078 of all 3956 and servant 1249 of all 3956."
36 Taking 2983 a child 3813, He set 2476 him before them, and taking 1723 him in His arms 1723, He said 3004 to them,
37 "Whoever receives 1209 one 1520 child 3813 like 5108 this 5108 in My name 3686 receives 1209 Me; and whoever receives 1209 Me does not receive 1209 Me, but Him who sent 649 Me."
38

Dire Warnings

¶ John 2491 said 5346 to Him, "Teacher 1320, we saw 3708 someone 5100 casting 1544 out demons 1140 in Your name 3686, and we tried to prevent 2967 him because 3754 he was not following 190 us."
39 But Jesus 2424 said 3004, "Do not hinder 2967 him, for there is no 3762 one 3762 who 3739 will perform 4160 a miracle 1411 in My name 3686, and be able 1410 soon 5035 afterward 5035 to speak 2551 evil 2551 of Me.
40 "For he who 3739 is not against 2596 us is for us.
41 "For whoever gives 4222 you a cup 4221 of water 5204 to drink 4222 because 3754 of your name 3686 as {followers} of Christ 5547, truly 281 I say 3004 to you, he will not lose 622 his reward 3408.
42 ¶ "Whoever 3739 causes 4624 one 1520 of these 3778 little 3398 ones 3398 who believe 4100 to stumble 4624, it would be better for him if 1487, with a heavy 3684 millstone 3458 hung 4029 around 4012 his neck 5137, he had been cast 906 into the sea 2281.
43 "If 1437 your hand 5495 causes 4624 you to stumble 4624, cut 609 it off 609; it is better 2570 for you to enter 1525 life 2222 crippled 2948, than 2228, having 2192 your two 1417 hands 5495, to go 565 into hell 1067, into the unquenchable 762 fire 4442,
44 [where 3699 THEIR WORM 4663 DOES NOT DIE 5053, AND THE FIRE 4442 IS NOT QUENCHED 4570.]
45 "If 1437 your foot 4228 causes 4624 you to stumble 4624, cut 609 it off 609; it is better 2570 for you to enter 1525 life 2222 lame 5560, than 2228, having 2192 your two 1417 feet 4228, to be cast 906 into hell 1067,
46 [where 3699 THEIR WORM 4663 DOES NOT DIE 5053, AND THE FIRE 4442 IS NOT QUENCHED 4570.]
47 "If 1437 your eye 3788 causes 4624 you to stumble 4624, throw 1544 it out; it is better 2570 for you to enter 1525 the kingdom 932 of God 2316 with one 3442 eye 3442, than 2228, having 2192 two 1417 eyes 3788, to be cast 1544 into hell 1067,
48 where 3699 THEIR WORM 4663 DOES NOT DIE 5053, AND THE FIRE 4442 IS NOT QUENCHED 4570.
49 ¶ "For everyone 3956 will be salted 233 with fire 4442.
50 "Salt 217 is good 2570; but if 1437 the salt 217 becomes 1096 unsalty 358, with what 5101 will you make 741 it salty 741 {again?} Have 2192 salt 217 in yourselves 1438, and be at peace 1514 with one 240 another 240."

## Chapter 10

1

Jesus' Teaching about Divorce

Getting 450 up, He went 2064 from there 1564 to the region 3725 of Judea 2453 and beyond 4008 the Jordan 2446; crowds 3793 gathered 4848 around 4314 Him again 3825, and, according 5613 to His custom 1486, He once 3825 more 3825 {began} to teach 1321 them.
2 ¶ {Some} Pharisees 5330 came 4334 up to Jesus, testing 3985 Him, and {began} to question 1905 Him whether 1487 it was lawful 1832 for a man 435 to divorce 630 a wife 1135.
3 And He answered 611 and said 3004 to them, "What 5101 did Moses 3475 command 1781 you?"
4 They said 3004, "Moses 3475 permitted 2010 {a man} TO WRITE 1125 A CERTIFICATE 975 OF DIVORCE 647 AND SEND 630 {her} AWAY 630."
5 But Jesus 2424 said 3004 to them, "Because 4314 of your hardness 4641 of heart 4641 he wrote 1125 you this 3778 commandment 1785.
6 "But from the beginning 746 of creation 2937, {God} MADE 4160 THEM MALE 733 AND FEMALE 2338.
7 "FOR THIS 3778 REASON 1752 A MAN 444 SHALL LEAVE 2641 HIS FATHER 3962 AND MOTHER 3384,
8 AND THE TWO 1417 SHALL BECOME ONE 1520 FLESH 4561; so 5620 they are no 3765 longer 3765 two 1417, but one 1520 flesh 4561.
9 "What 3739 therefore 3767 God 2316 has joined 4801 together 4801, let no 3361 man 444 separate 5563."
10 ¶ In the house 3614 the disciples 3101 {began} questioning 1905 Him about 4012 this 3778 again 3825.
11 And He said 3004 to them, "Whoever divorces 630 his wife 1135 and marries 1060 another 243 woman 243 commits 3429 adultery 3429 against 1909 her;
12 and if 1437 she herself 846 divorces 630 her husband 435 and marries 1060 another 243 man 243, she is committing 3431 adultery 3429."
13

Jesus Blesses Little Children

¶ And they were bringing 4374 children 3813 to Him so 2443 that He might touch 681 them; but the disciples 3101 rebuked 2008 them.
14 But when Jesus 2424 saw 3708 this, He was indignant 23 and said 3004 to them, "Permit 863 the children 3813 to come 2064 to Me; do not hinder 2967 them; for the kingdom 932 of God 2316 belongs 1510 to such 5108 as these 5108.
15 "Truly 281 I say 3004 to you, whoever does not receive 1209 the kingdom 932 of God 2316 like 5613 a child 3813 will not enter 1525 it {at} {all.}"
16 And He took 1723 them in His arms 1723 and {began} blessing 2721 them, laying 5087 His hands 5495 on them.
17

The Rich Young Ruler

¶ As He was setting 1607 out on a journey 3598, a man 1520 ran 4370 up to Him and knelt 1120 before 1120 Him, and asked 1905 Him, "Good 18 Teacher 1320, what 5101 shall I do 4160 to inherit 2816 eternal 166 life 2222?"
18 And Jesus 2424 said 3004 to him, "Why 5101 do you call 3004 Me good 18? No 3762 one 3762 is good 18 except 1508 God 2316 alone 1520.
19 "You know 3609 the commandments 1785, 'DO NOT MURDER 5407, DO NOT COMMIT 3431 ADULTERY 3431, DO NOT STEAL 2813, DO NOT BEAR 5576 FALSE 5576 WITNESS 5576, Do not defraud 650, HONOR 5091 YOUR FATHER 3962 AND MOTHER 3384.'"
20 And he said 5346 to Him, "Teacher 1320, I have kept 5442 all 3956 these 3778 things 3778 from my youth 3503 up."
21 Looking 1689 at him, Jesus 2424 felt 25 a love 25 for him and said 3004 to him, "One 1520 thing 1520 you lack 5302: go 5217 and sell 4453 all 3745 you possess 2192 and give 1325 to the poor 4434, and you will have 2192 treasure 2344 in heaven 3772; and come 1204, follow 190 Me."
22 But at these 3588 words 3056 he was saddened 4768, and he went 565 away 565 grieving 3076, for he was one who owned 2192 much 4183 property 2933.
23 ¶ And Jesus 2424, looking 4017 around 4017, said 3004 to His disciples 3101, "How 4459 hard 1423 it will be for those 3588 who are wealthy 5536 to enter 1525 the kingdom 932 of God 2316!"
24 The disciples 3101 were amazed 2284 at His words 3056. But Jesus 2424 answered 611 again 3825 and said 3004 to them, "Children 5043, how 4459 hard 1422 it is to enter 1525 the kingdom 932 of God 2316!
25 "It is easier 2123 for a camel 2574 to go 1330 through 1223 the eye 5168 of a needle 4476 than 2228 for a rich 4145 man 4145 to enter 1525 the kingdom 932 of God 2316."
26 They were even 4057 more 4057 astonished 1605 and said 3004 to Him, "Then 2532 who 5101 can 1410 be saved 4982?"
27 Looking 1689 at them, Jesus 2424 said 3004, "With people 444 it is impossible 102, but not with God 2316; for all 3956 things 3956 are possible 1415 with God 2316."
28 ¶ Peter 4074 began 757 to say 3004 to Him, "Behold 2400, we have left 863 everything 3956 and followed 190 You."
29 Jesus 2424 said 5346, "Truly 281 I say 3004 to you, there is no 3762 one 3762 who 3739 has left 863 house 3614 or 2228 brothers 80 or 2228 sisters 79 or 2228 mother 3384 or 2228 father 3962 or 2228 children 5043 or 2228 farms 68, for My sake 1752 and for the gospel's 2098 sake 1752,
30 but that he will receive 2983 a hundred 1542 times 1542 as much 1542 now 3568 in the present 3778 age 2540, houses 3614 and brothers 80 and sisters 79 and mothers 3384 and children 5043 and farms 68, along with persecutions 1375; and in the age 165 to come 2064, eternal 166 life 2222.
31 "But many 4183 {who are} first 4413 will be last 2078, and the last 2078, first 4413."
32

Jesus' Sufferings Foretold

¶ They were on the road 3598 going 305 up to Jerusalem 2414, and Jesus 2424 was walking 4254 on ahead 4254 of them; and they were amazed 2284, and those 3588 who followed 190 were fearful 5399. And again 3825 He took 3880 the twelve 1427 aside 3880 and began 757 to tell 3004 them what 3588 was going 3195 to happen 4819 to Him,
33 {saying, } "Behold 2400, we are going 305 up to Jerusalem 2414, and the Son 5207 of Man 444 will be delivered 3860 to the chief 749 priests 749 and the scribes 1122; and they will condemn 2632 Him to death 2288 and will hand 3860 Him over to the Gentiles 1484.
34 "They will mock 1702 Him and spit 1716 on Him, and scourge 3146 Him and kill 615 {Him,} and three 5140 days 2250 later 3326 He will rise 450 again 450."
35 ¶ James 2385 and John 2491, the two 1417 sons 5207 of Zebedee 2199, came 4365 up to Jesus, saying 3004, "Teacher 1320, we want 2309 You to do 4160 for us whatever we ask 154 of You."
36 And He said 3004 to them, "What 5101 do you want 2309 Me to do 4160 for you?"
37 They said 3004 to Him, "Grant 1325 that we may sit 2523, one 1520 on Your right 1188 and one 1520 on {Your} left 710, in Your glory 1391."
38 But Jesus 2424 said 3004 to them, "You do not know 3609 what 5101 you are asking 154. Are you able 1410 to drink 4095 the cup 4221 that I drink 4095, or 2228 to be baptized 907 with the baptism 908 with which 3739 I am baptized 907?"
39 They said 3004 to Him, "We are able 1410." And Jesus 2424 said 3004 to them, "The cup 4221 that I drink 4095 you shall drink 4095; and you shall be baptized 907 with the baptism 908 with which 3739 I am baptized 907.
40 "But to sit 2523 on My right 1188 or 2228 on {My} left 2176, this is not Mine 1699 to give 1325; but it is for those for whom 3739 it has been prepared 2090."
41 ¶ Hearing 191 {this,} the ten 1176 began 757 to feel 23 indignant 23 with James 2385 and John 2491.
42 Calling 4341 them to Himself, Jesus 2424 said 3004 to them, "You know 3609 that those 3588 who are recognized 1380 as rulers 757 of the Gentiles 1484 lord 2634 it over 2634 them; and their great 3173 men 3173 exercise 2715 authority 2715 over 2715 them.
43 "But it is not this 3779 way 3779 among 1722 you, but whoever wishes 2309 to become 1096 great 3173 among 1722 you shall be your servant 1249;
44 and whoever wishes 2309 to be first 4413 among 1722 you shall be slave 1401 of all 3956.
45 "For even 2532 the Son 5207 of Man 444 did not come 2064 to be served 1247, but to serve 1247, and to give 1325 His life 5590 a ransom 3083 for many 4183."
46

Bartimaeus Receives His Sight

¶ Then 2532 they came 2064 to Jericho 2410. And as He was leaving 1607 Jericho 2410 with His disciples 3101 and a large 2425 crowd 3793, a blind 5185 beggar 4319 {named} Bartimaeus 924, the son 5207 of Timaeus 5090, was sitting 2521 by the road 3598.
47 When he heard 191 that it was Jesus 2424 the Nazarene 3479, he began 757 to cry 2896 out and say 3004, "Jesus 2424, Son 5207 of David 1160, have 1653 mercy 1653 on me!"
48 Many 4183 were sternly 2008 telling 2008 him to be quiet 4623, but he kept crying 2896 out all 4183 the more 3123, "Son 5207 of David 1160, have 1653 mercy 1653 on me!"
49 And Jesus 2424 stopped 2476 and said 3004, "Call 5455 him {here.}" So 2532 they called 5455 the blind 5185 man 5185, saying 3004 to him, "Take 2293 courage 2293, stand 1453 up! He is calling 5455 for you."
50 Throwing 577 aside 577 his cloak 2440, he jumped 376 up and came 2064 to Jesus 2424.
51 And answering 611 him, Jesus 2424 said 3004, "What 5101 do you want 2309 Me to do 4160 for you?" And the blind 5185 man 5185 said 3004 to Him, "Rabboni 4462, {I want} to regain 308 my sight 308!"
52 And Jesus 2424 said 3004 to him, "Go 5217; your faith 4102 has made 4982 you well 4982." Immediately 2117 he regained 308 his sight 308 and {began} following 190 Him on the road 3598.

## Chapter 11

1

The Triumphal Entry

As they approached 1448 Jerusalem 2414, at Bethphage 967 and Bethany 963, near 4314 the Mount 3735 of Olives 1636, He sent 649 two 1417 of His disciples 3101,
2 and said 3004 to them, "Go 5217 into the village 2968 opposite 2713 you, and immediately 2117 as you enter 1531 it, you will find 2147 a colt 4454 tied 1210 {there,} on which 3739 no 3762 one yet 3768 has ever 3768 sat 2523; untie 3089 it and bring 5342 it {here.}
3 "If 1437 anyone 5100 says 3004 to you, 'Why 5101 are you doing 4160 this 3778?' you say 3004, 'The Lord 2962 has 2192 need 5532 of it'; and immediately 2117 he will send 649 it back 3825 here 5602."
4 They went 565 away 565 and found 2147 a colt 4454 tied 1210 at the door 2374, outside 1854 in the street 296; and they untied 3089 it.
5 Some 5100 of the bystanders were saying 3004 to them, "What 5101 are you doing 4160, untying 3089 the colt 4454?"
6 They spoke 3004 to them just 2531 as Jesus 2424 had told 3004 {them,} and they gave 863 them permission 863.
7 They brought 5342 the colt 4454 to Jesus 2424 and put 1911 their coats 2440 on it; and He sat 2523 on it.
8 And many 4183 spread 4766 their coats 2440 in the road 3598, and others 243 {spread} leafy 4742 branches 4742 which they had cut 2875 from the fields 68.
9 Those 3588 who went 4254 in front 4254 and those 3588 who followed 190 were shouting 2896: "Hosanna 5614! BLESSED 2127 IS HE WHO COMES 2064 IN THE NAME 3686 OF THE LORD 2962;
10 Blessed 2127 {is} the coming 2064 kingdom 932 of our father 3962 David 1160; Hosanna 5614 in the highest 5310!"
11 ¶ Jesus entered 1525 Jerusalem 2414 {and came} into the temple 2413; and after looking 4017 around 4017 at everything 3956, He left 1831 for Bethany 963 with the twelve 1427, since it was already 2235 late 3796.
12 ¶ On the next 1887 day 1887, when they had left 1831 Bethany 963, He became hungry 3983.
13 Seeing 3708 at a distance 3113 a fig 4808 tree 4808 in leaf 5444, He went 2064 {to see} if 1487 perhaps 686 He would find 2147 anything 5100 on it; and when He came 2064 to it, He found 2147 nothing 3762 but leaves 5444, for it was not the season 2540 for figs 4810.
14 He said 3004 to it, "May no 3367 one 3367 ever eat 2068 fruit 2590 from you again 3371!" And His disciples 3101 were listening 191.
15

Jesus Drives Money Changers from the Temple

¶ Then 2532 they came 2064 to Jerusalem 2414. And He entered 1525 the temple 2413 and began 757 to drive 1544 out those 3588 who were buying 59 and selling 4453 in the temple 2413, and overturned 2690 the tables 5132 of the money 2855 changers 2855 and the seats 2515 of those 3588 who were selling 4453 doves 4058;
16 and He would not permit 863 anyone 5100 to carry 1308 merchandise 4632 through 1223 the temple 2413.
17 And He {began} to teach 1321 and say 3004 to them, "Is it not written 1125, 'MY HOUSE 3624 SHALL BE CALLED 2564 A HOUSE 3624 OF PRAYER 4335 FOR ALL 3956 THE NATIONS 1484'? But you have made 4160 it a ROBBERS' 3027 DEN 4693."
18 The chief 749 priests 749 and the scribes 1122 heard 191 {this,} and {began} seeking 2212 how 4459 to destroy 622 Him; for they were afraid 5399 of Him, for the whole 3956 crowd 3793 was astonished 1605 at His teaching 1322.
19 ¶ When 3752 evening 3796 came 1096, they would go 1607 out of the city 4172.
20 ¶ As they were passing 3899 by in the morning 4404, they saw 3708 the fig 4808 tree 4808 withered 3583 from the roots 4491 {up.}
21 Being reminded 363, Peter 4074 said 3004 to Him, "Rabbi 4461, look 2396, the fig 4808 tree 4808 which 3739 You cursed 2672 has withered 3583."
22 And Jesus 2424 answered 611 saying 3004 to them, "Have 2192 faith 4102 in God 2316.
23 "Truly 281 I say 3004 to you, whoever says 3004 to this 3778 mountain 3735, 'Be taken 142 up and cast 906 into the sea 2281,' and does not doubt 1252 in his heart 2588, but believes 4100 that what 3739 he says 2980 is going to happen 1096, it will be {granted} him.
24 "Therefore I say 3004 to you, all 3956 things 3956 for which 3745 you pray 4336 and ask 154, believe 4100 that you have received 2983 them, and they will be {granted} you.
25 "Whenever 3752 you stand 4739 praying 4336, forgive 863, if 1487 you have 2192 anything 5100 against 2596 anyone 5100, so 2443 that your Father 3962 who 3588 is in heaven 3772 will also 2532 forgive 863 you your transgressions 3900.
26 ["But if 1487 you do not forgive 863, neither 3761 will your Father 3962 who 3588 is in heaven 3772 forgive 863 your transgressions 3900."]
27

Jesus' Authority Questioned

¶ They came 2064 again 3825 to Jerusalem 2414. And as He was walking 4043 in the temple 2413, the chief 749 priests 749 and the scribes 1122 and the elders 4245 came 2064 to Him,
28 and {began} saying 3004 to Him, "By what 4169 authority 1849 are You doing 4160 these 3778 things 3778, or 2228 who 5101 gave 1325 You this 3778 authority 1849 to do 4160 these 3778 things 3778?"
29 And Jesus 2424 said 3004 to them, "I will ask 1905 you one 1520 question 3056, and you answer 611 Me, and {then} I will tell 3004 you by what 4169 authority 1849 I do 4160 these 3778 things 3778.
30 "Was the baptism 908 of John 2491 from heaven 3772, or 2228 from men 444? Answer 611 Me."
31 They {began} reasoning 1260 among 4314 themselves 1438, saying 3004, "If 1437 we say 3004, 'From heaven 3772,' He will say 3004, 'Then 3767 why did you not believe 4100 him?'
32 "But shall we say 3004, 'From men 444'?"--they were afraid 5399 of the people 3793, for everyone 537 considered 2192 John 2491 to have been 1510 a real 3689 prophet 4396.
33 Answering 611 Jesus 2424, they said 3004, "We do not know 3609." And Jesus 2424 said 3004 to them, "Nor 3761 will I tell 3004 you by what 4169 authority 1849 I do 4160 these 3778 things 3778."

## Chapter 12

1

Parable of the Vine-growers

And He began 757 to speak 2980 to them in parables 3850: "A man 444 PLANTED 5452 A VINEYARD 290 AND PUT 4060 A WALL 5418 AROUND 4060 IT, AND DUG 3736 A VAT 5276 UNDER 5276 THE WINE 5276 PRESS 5276 AND BUILT 3618 A TOWER 4444, and rented 1554 it out to vine-growers 1092 and went 589 on a journey 589.
2 "At the {harvest} time 2540 he sent 649 a slave 1401 to the vine-growers 1092, in order 2443 to receive 2983 {some} of the produce 2590 of the vineyard 290 from the vine-growers 1092.
3 "They took 2983 him, and beat 1194 him and sent 649 him away 649 empty-handed 2756.
4 "Again 3825 he sent 649 them another 243 slave 1401, and they wounded 2775 him in the head 2775, and treated 718 him shamefully 818.
5 "And he sent 649 another 243, and that one 2548 they killed 615; and {so with} many 4183 others 243, beating 1194 some and killing 615 others.
6 "He had 2192 one 1520 more 2089 {to send,} a beloved 27 son 5207; he sent 649 him last 2078 {of all} to them, saying 3004, 'They will respect 1788 my son 5207.'
7 "But those 1565 vine-growers 1092 said 3004 to one 1438 another 1438, 'This 3778 is the heir 2818; come 1205, let us kill 615 him, and the inheritance 2817 will be ours 1473!'
8 "They took 2983 him, and killed 615 him and threw 1544 him out of the vineyard 290.
9 "What 5101 will the owner 2962 of the vineyard 290 do 4160? He will come 2064 and destroy 622 the vine-growers 1092, and will give 1325 the vineyard 290 to others 243.
10 "Have you not even 3761 read 314 this 3778 Scripture 1124: 'THE STONE 3037 WHICH 3739 THE BUILDERS 3618 REJECTED 593, THIS 3778 BECAME 1096 THE CHIEF 2776 CORNER 1137 {stone;}
11 THIS 3778 CAME 1096 ABOUT FROM THE LORD 2962, AND IT IS MARVELOUS 2298 IN OUR EYES 3788'?"
12 ¶ And they were seeking 2212 to seize 2902 Him, and {yet} they feared 5399 the people 3793, for they understood 1097 that He spoke 3004 the parable 3850 against 4314 them. And {so} they left 863 Him and went 565 away 565.
13

Jesus Answers the Pharisees, Sadducees and Scribes

¶ Then 2532 they sent 649 some 5100 of the Pharisees 5330 and Herodians 2265 to Him in order 2443 to trap 64 Him in a statement 3056.
14 They came 2064 and said 3004 to Him, "Teacher 1320, we know 3609 that You are truthful 227 and defer 3199 to no 3762 one 3762; for You are not partial to any 444, but teach 1321 the way 3598 of God 2316 in truth 225. Is it lawful 1832 to pay 1325 a poll-tax 2778 to Caesar 2541, or 2228 not?
15 "Shall we pay 1325 or 2228 shall we not pay 1325?" But He, knowing 3609 their hypocrisy 5272, said 3004 to them, "Why 5101 are you testing 3985 Me? Bring 5342 Me a denarius 1220 to look 3708 at."
16 They brought 5342 {one.} And He said 3004 to them, "Whose 5101 likeness 1504 and inscription 1923 is this 3778?" And they said 3004 to Him, "Caesar's 2541."
17 And Jesus 2424 said 3004 to them, "Render 591 to Caesar 2541 the things that are Caesar's 2541, and to God 2316 the things that are God's 2316." And they were amazed 1569 at Him.
18 ¶ {Some} Sadducees 4523 (who 3748 say 3004 that there is no 3361 resurrection 386) came 2064 to Jesus, and {began} questioning 1905 Him, saying 3004,
19 "Teacher 1320, Moses 3475 wrote 1125 for us that IF 1437 A MAN'S 5100 BROTHER 80 DIES 599 and leaves 2641 behind 2641 a wife 1135 AND LEAVES 863 NO 3361 CHILD 5043, HIS BROTHER 80 SHOULD MARRY 2983 THE WIFE 1135 AND RAISE 1817 UP CHILDREN 4690 TO HIS BROTHER 80.
20 "There were seven 2033 brothers 80; and the first 4413 took 2983 a wife 1135, and died 599 leaving 863 no 3756 children 4690.
21 "The second 1208 one 1208 married 2983 her, and died 599 leaving 2641 behind 2641 no 3361 children 4690; and the third 5154 likewise 5615;
22 and {so} all 3588 seven 2033 left 863 no 3756 children 4690. Last 2078 of all 3956 the woman 1135 died 599 also 2532.
23 "In the resurrection 386, when 3752 they rise 450 again 450, which 5101 one's 846 wife 1135 will she be? For all 3588 seven 2033 had 2192 married her."
24 Jesus 2424 said 5346 to them, "Is this 3778 not the reason 1223 you are mistaken 4105, that you do not understand 3609 the Scriptures 1124 or 3366 the power 1411 of God 2316?
25 "For when 3752 they rise 450 from the dead 3498, they neither 3777 marry 1060 nor 3777 are given 1061 in marriage 1061, but are like 5613 angels 32 in heaven 3772.
26 "But regarding 4012 the fact 3754 that the dead 3498 rise 1453 again 1453, have you not read 314 in the book 976 of Moses 3475, in the {passage} about 1909 {the burning} bush 942, how 4459 God 2316 spoke 3004 to him, saying 3004, 'I AM THE GOD 2316 OF ABRAHAM 11, AND THE GOD 2316 OF ISAAC 2464, and the God 2316 of Jacob 2384'?
27 "He is not the God 2316 of the dead 3498, but of the living 2198; you are greatly 4183 mistaken 4105."
28 ¶ One 1520 of the scribes 1122 came 4334 and heard 191 them arguing 4802, and recognizing 3708 that He had answered 611 them well 2573, asked 1905 Him, "What 4169 commandment 1785 is the foremost 4413 of all 3956?"
29 Jesus 2424 answered 611, "The foremost 4413 is, 'HEAR 191, O ISRAEL 2474! THE LORD 2962 OUR GOD 2316 IS ONE 1520 LORD 2962;
30 AND YOU SHALL LOVE 25 THE LORD 2962 YOUR GOD 2316 WITH ALL 3650 YOUR HEART 2588, AND WITH ALL 3650 YOUR SOUL 5590, AND WITH ALL 3650 YOUR MIND 1271, AND WITH ALL 3650 YOUR STRENGTH 2479.'
31 "The second 1208 is this 3778, 'YOU SHALL LOVE 25 YOUR NEIGHBOR 4139 AS YOURSELF 4572.' There is no 3756 other 243 commandment 1785 greater 3173 than these 3778."
32 The scribe 1122 said 3004 to Him, "Right 2573, Teacher 1320; You have truly stated 3004 that HE IS ONE 1520, AND THERE IS NO 3756 ONE 243 ELSE 243 BESIDES 4133 HIM;
33 AND TO LOVE 25 HIM WITH ALL 3650 THE HEART 2588 AND WITH ALL 3650 THE UNDERSTANDING 4907 AND WITH ALL 3650 THE STRENGTH 2479, AND TO LOVE 25 ONE'S NEIGHBOR 4139 AS HIMSELF 1438, is much 4053 more 4053 than all 3956 burnt 3646 offerings 3646 and sacrifices 2378."
34 When Jesus 2424 saw 3708 that he had answered 611 intelligently 3562, He said 3004 to him, "You are not far 3112 from the kingdom 932 of God 2316." After that, no 3762 one 3762 would venture 5111 to ask 1905 Him any 3765 more 3765 questions 1905.
35 ¶ And Jesus 2424 {began} to say 3004, as He taught 1321 in the temple 2413, "How 4459 {is it that} the scribes 1122 say 3004 that the Christ 5547 is the son 5207 of David 1160?
36 "David 1160 himself 846 said 3004 in the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, 'THE LORD 2962 SAID 3004 TO MY LORD 2962, "SIT 2521 AT MY RIGHT 1188 HAND 1188, UNTIL 2193 I PUT 5087 YOUR ENEMIES 2190 BENEATH 5270 YOUR FEET 4228."'
37 "David 1160 himself 846 calls 3004 Him 'Lord 2962'; so 2532 in what 4159 sense 4159 is He his son 5207?" And the large 4183 crowd 3793 enjoyed 2234 listening 191 to Him.
38 ¶ In His teaching 1322 He was saying 3004: "Beware 991 of the scribes 1122 who like 2309 to walk 4043 around 4043 in long 4749 robes 4749, and {like} respectful greetings 783 in the market 58 places 58,
39 and chief 4410 seats 4410 in the synagogues 4864 and places 4411 of honor 4411 at banquets 1173,
40 who devour 2719 widows' 5503 houses 3614, and for appearance's 4392 sake 4392 offer 4336 long 3117 prayers 4336; these 3778 will receive 2983 greater 4053 condemnation 2917."
41

The Widow's Mite

¶ And He sat 2523 down 2523 opposite 2713 the treasury 1049, and {began} observing 2334 how 4459 the people 4145 were putting 906 money 5475 into the treasury 1049; and many 4183 rich 4145 people 4145 were putting 906 in large 4183 sums 4183.
42 A poor 4434 widow 5503 came 2064 and put 906 in two 1417 small 3016 copper 3016 coins 3016, which 3739 amount 1510 to a cent 2835.
43 Calling 4341 His disciples 3101 to Him, He said 3004 to them, "Truly 281 I say 3004 to you, this 3778 poor 4434 widow 5503 put 906 in more 4183 than all 3956 the contributors 906 to the treasury 1049;
44 for they all 3956 put 906 in out of their surplus 4052, but she, out of her poverty 5304, put 906 in all she owned 2192, all 3650 she had to live 979 on."

## Chapter 13

1

Things to Come

As He was going 1607 out of the temple 2413, one 1520 of His disciples 3101 said 3004 to Him, "Teacher 1320, behold 2396 what 4217 wonderful 4217 stones 3037 and what 4217 wonderful 4217 buildings 3619!"
2 And Jesus 2424 said 3004 to him, "Do you see 991 these 3778 great 3173 buildings 3619? Not one stone 3037 will be left 863 upon another 3037 which 3739 will not be torn 2647 down 2647."
3 ¶ As He was sitting 2521 on the Mount 3735 of Olives 1636 opposite 2713 the temple 2413, Peter 4074 and James 2385 and John 2491 and Andrew 406 were questioning 1905 Him privately,
4 "Tell 3004 us, when 4219 will these 3778 things 3778 be, and what 5101 {will be} the sign 4592 when 3752 all 3956 these 3778 things 3778 are going 3195 to be fulfilled 4931?"
5 And Jesus 2424 began 757 to say 3004 to them, "See 991 to it that no 3361 one 5100 misleads 4105 you.
6 "Many 4183 will come 2064 in My name 3686, saying 3004, 'I am 1510 {He!'} and will mislead 4105 many 4183.
7 "When 3752 you hear 191 of wars 4171 and rumors 189 of wars 4171, do not be frightened 2360; {those things} must 1163 take 1096 place 1096; but {that is} not yet 3768 the end 5056.
8 "For nation 1484 will rise 1453 up against 1909 nation 1484, and kingdom 932 against 1909 kingdom 932; there will be earthquakes 4578 in various 2596 places 5117; there will {also} be famines 3042. These 3778 things 3778 are {merely} the beginning 746 of birth 5604 pangs 5604.
9 ¶ "But be on your guard 991; for they will deliver 3860 you to {the} courts 4892, and you will be flogged 1194 in {the} synagogues 4864, and you will stand 2476 before 1909 governors 2232 and kings 935 for My sake 1752, as a testimony 3142 to them.
10 "The gospel 2098 must 1163 first 4413 be preached 2784 to all 3956 the nations 1484.
11 "When 3752 they arrest 71 you and hand 3860 you over, do not worry 4305 beforehand 4305 about what 5101 you are to say 2980, but say 2980 whatever is given 1325 you in that hour 5610; for it is not you who speak 2980, but {it is} the Holy 40 Spirit 4151.
12 "Brother 80 will betray 3860 brother 80 to death 2288, and a father 3962 {his} child 5043; and children 5043 will rise 1881 up against 1909 parents 1118 and have them put 2289 to death 2289.
13 "You will be hated 3404 by all 3956 because 1223 of My name 3686, but the one who endures 5278 to the end 5056, he will be saved 4982.
14 ¶ "But when 3752 you see 3708 the ABOMINATION 946 OF DESOLATION 2050 standing 2476 where 3699 it should 1163 not be (let the reader 314 understand 3539), then 5119 those 3588 who 3588 are in Judea 2453 must flee 5343 to the mountains 3735.
15 "The one 3739 who 3588 is on the housetop 1430 must not go 2597 down 2597, or 3366 go 2597 in to get 142 anything 5100 out of his house 3614;
16 and the one 3739 who 3588 is in the field 68 must not turn 1994 back to get 142 his coat 2440.
17 "But woe 3759 to those 3588 who are pregnant 1064 and to those 3588 who are nursing 2337 babies 2337 in those 3588 days 2250!
18 "But pray 4336 that it may not happen 1096 in the winter 5494.
19 "For those 1565 days 2250 will be a {time of} tribulation 2347 such 3634 as has not occurred 1096 since 575 the beginning 746 of the creation 2937 which 3739 God 2316 created 2936 until 2193 now 3568, and never will.
20 "Unless 1487 the Lord 2962 had shortened 2856 {those} days 2250, no life 4561 would have been saved 4982; but for the sake 1223 of the elect 1588, whom 3739 He chose 1586, He shortened 2856 the days 2250.
21 "And then 5119 if 1437 anyone 5100 says 3004 to you, 'Behold 2396, here 5602 is the Christ 5547'; or, 'Behold 2396, {He is} there 1563'; do not believe 4100 {him;}
22 for false 5580 Christs 5580 and false 5578 prophets 5578 will arise 1453, and will show 4160 signs 4592 and wonders 5059, in order 4314 to lead 635 astray 635, if 1487 possible 1415, the elect 1588.
23 "But take 991 heed 991; behold 2400, I have told 4275 you everything 3956 in advance 4275.
24

The Return of Christ

¶ "But in those 1565 days 2250, after 3326 that tribulation 2347, THE SUN 2246 WILL BE DARKENED 4654 AND THE MOON 4582 WILL NOT GIVE 1325 ITS LIGHT 5338,
25 AND THE STARS 792 WILL BE FALLING 4098 from heaven 3772, and the powers 1411 that are in the heavens 3772 will be shaken 4531.
26 "Then 5119 they will see 3708 THE SON 5207 OF MAN 444 COMING 2064 IN CLOUDS 3507 with great 4183 power 1411 and glory 1391.
27 "And then 5119 He will send 649 forth 649 the angels 32, and will gather 1996 together 1996 His elect 1588 from the four 5064 winds 417, from the farthest 206 end 206 of the earth 1093 to the farthest 206 end 206 of heaven 3772.
28 ¶ "Now 1161 learn 3129 the parable 3850 from the fig 4808 tree 4808: when 3752 its branch 2798 has already 2235 become 1096 tender 527 and puts 1631 forth 1631 its leaves 5444, you know 1097 that summer 2330 is near 1451.
29 "Even so 3779, you too 2532, when 3752 you see 3708 these 3778 things 3778 happening 1096, recognize 1097 that He is near 1451, {right} at the door 2374.
30 "Truly 281 I say 3004 to you, this 3778 generation 1074 will not pass 3928 away 3928 until 3360 all 3956 these 3778 things 3778 take 1096 place 1096.
31 "Heaven 3772 and earth 1093 will pass 3928 away 3928, but My words 3056 will not pass 3928 away 3928.
32 "But of that day 2250 or 2228 hour 5610 no 3762 one 3762 knows 3609, not even 3761 the angels 32 in heaven 3772, nor 3761 the Son 5207, but the Father 3962 {alone.}
33 ¶ "Take 991 heed 991, keep 69 on the alert 69; for you do not know 3609 when 4219 the {appointed} time 2540 will come 1510.
34 "{It is} like 5613 a man 444 away 590 on a journey 590, {who} upon leaving 863 his house 3614 and putting 1325 his slaves 1401 in charge 1849, {assigning} to each 1538 one 1538 his task 2041, also 2532 commanded 1781 the doorkeeper 2377 to stay 1127 on the alert 1127.
35 "Therefore 3767, be on the alert 1127--for you do not know 3609 when 4219 the master 2962 of the house 3614 is coming 2064, whether 2228 in the evening 3796, at midnight 3317, or 2228 when 4219 the rooster 219 crows 219, or 2228 in the morning 4404--
36 in case 3361 he should come 2064 suddenly 1810 and find 2147 you asleep 2518.
37 "What 3739 I say 3004 to you I say 3004 to all 3956, 'Be on the alert 1127!'"

## Chapter 14

1

Death Plot and Anointing

Now 1161 the Passover 3957 and Unleavened 106 Bread were two 1417 days 2250 away 3326; and the chief 749 priests 749 and the scribes 1122 were seeking 2212 how 4459 to seize 2902 Him by stealth 1388 and kill 615 {Him;}
2 for they were saying 3004, "Not during 1722 the festival 1859, otherwise 3379 there might be a riot 2351 of the people 2992."
3 ¶ While He was in Bethany 963 at the home 3614 of Simon 4613 the leper 3015, and reclining 2621 {at the table,} there came 2064 a woman 1135 with an alabaster 211 vial 211 of very 4185 costly 4185 perfume 3464 of pure 4101 nard 3487; {and} she broke 4937 the vial 211 and poured 2708 it over 2708 His head 2776.
4 But some 5100 were indignantly 23 {remarking} to one 1438 another 1438, "Why has this 3778 perfume 3464 been 1096 wasted 684?
5 "For this 3778 perfume 3464 might 1410 have been sold 4097 for over 1883 three 5145 hundred 5145 denarii 1220, and {the money} given 1325 to the poor 4434." And they were scolding 1690 her.
6 But Jesus 2424 said 3004, "Let 863 her alone 863; why 5101 do you bother her? She has done 2038 a good 2570 deed 2041 to Me.
7 "For you always 3842 have 2192 the poor 4434 with you, and whenever 3752 you wish 2309 you can 1410 do 4160 good 2095 to them; but you do not always 3842 have 2192 Me.
8 "She has done 4160 what 3739 she could 2192; she has anointed 3462 My body 4983 beforehand 4301 for the burial 1780.
9 "Truly 281 I say 3004 to you, wherever the gospel 2098 is preached 2784 in the whole 3650 world 2889, what 3588 this 3778 woman 3778 has done 4160 will also 2532 be spoken 2980 of in memory 3422 of her."
10 ¶ Then 2532 Judas 2455 Iscariot 2469, who 3588 was one 1520 of the twelve 1427, went 565 off 565 to the chief 749 priests 749 in order 2443 to betray 3860 Him to them.
11 They were glad 5463 when they heard 191 {this,} and promised 1861 to give 1325 him money 694. And he {began} seeking 2212 how 4459 to betray 3860 Him at an opportune 2122 time 2122.
12

The Last Passover

¶ On the first 4413 day 2250 of Unleavened 106 Bread, when 3753 the Passover 3957 {lamb} was being sacrificed 2380, His disciples 3101 said 3004 to Him, "Where 4226 do You want 2309 us to go 565 and prepare 2090 for You to eat 2068 the Passover 3957?"
13 And He sent 649 two 1417 of His disciples 3101 and said 3004 to them, "Go 5217 into the city 4172, and a man 444 will meet 528 you carrying 941 a pitcher 2765 of water 5204; follow 190 him;
14 and wherever he enters 1525, say 3004 to the owner 3617 of the house 3617, 'The Teacher 1320 says 3004, "Where 4226 is My guest 2646 room 2646 in which 3699 I may eat 2068 the Passover 3957 with My disciples 3101?"'
15 "And he himself 846 will show 1166 you a large 3173 upper 311 room 311 furnished 4766 {and} ready 2092; prepare 2090 for us there 1563."
16 The disciples 3101 went 1831 out and came 2064 to the city 4172, and found 2147 {it} just 2531 as He had told 3004 them; and they prepared 2090 the Passover 3957.
17 ¶ When it was evening 3798 He came 2064 with the twelve 1427.
18 As they were reclining 345 {at the table} and eating 2068, Jesus 2424 said 3004, "Truly 281 I say 3004 to you that one 1520 of you will betray 3860 Me--one who is eating 2068 with Me."
19 They began 757 to be grieved 3076 and to say 3004 to Him one 1520 by one 1520, "Surely 3385 not I?"
20 And He said 3004 to them, "{It is} one of the twelve 1427, one who dips 1686 with Me in the bowl 5165.
21 "For the Son 5207 of Man 444 {is to} go 5217 just 2531 as it is written 1125 of Him; but woe 3759 to that man 444 by whom 3739 the Son 5207 of Man 444 is betrayed 3860! {It would have been} good 2570 for that man 444 if 1487 he had not been born 1080."
22

The Lord's Supper

¶ While they were eating 2068, He took 2983 {some} bread 740, and after a blessing 2127 He broke 2806 {it,} and gave 1325 {it} to them, and said 3004, "Take 2983 {it;} this 3778 is My body 4983."
23 And when He had taken 2983 a cup 4221 {and} given 2168 thanks 2168, He gave 1325 {it} to them, and they all 3956 drank 4095 from it.
24 And He said 3004 to them, "This 3778 is My blood 129 of the covenant 1242, which 3588 is poured 1632 out for many 4183.
25 "Truly 281 I say 3004 to you, I will never again 3765 drink 4095 of the fruit 1079 of the vine 288 until 2193 that day 2250 when 3752 I drink 4095 it new 2537 in the kingdom 932 of God 2316."
26 ¶ After singing 5214 a hymn 5214, they went 1831 out to the Mount 3735 of Olives 1636.
27 ¶ And Jesus 2424 said 3004 to them, "You will all 3956 fall 4624 away 4624, because 3754 it is written 1125, 'I WILL STRIKE 3960 DOWN 3960 THE SHEPHERD 4166, AND THE SHEEP 4263 SHALL BE SCATTERED 1287.'
28 "But after 3326 I have been raised 1453, I will go 4254 ahead 4254 of you to Galilee 1056."
29 But Peter 4074 said 5346 to Him, "{Even} though 1487 all 3956 may fall 4624 away 4624, yet 235 I will not."
30 And Jesus 2424 said 3004 to him, "Truly 281 I say 3004 to you, that this 3778 very 4594 night 3571, before 4250 a rooster 220 crows 5455 twice 1364, you yourself 4771 will deny 533 Me three 5151 times 5151."
31 But {Peter} kept saying 2980 insistently 1600, "{Even} if 1437 I have to die 4880 with You, I will not deny 533 You!" And they all 3956 were saying 3004 the same 5615 thing 5615 also 2532.
32

Jesus in Gethsemane

¶ They came 2064 to a place 5564 named 3686 Gethsemane 1068; and He said 3004 to His disciples 3101, "Sit 2523 here 5602 until 2193 I have prayed 4336."
33 And He took 3880 with Him Peter 4074 and James 2385 and John 2491, and began 757 to be very 1568 distressed 1568 and troubled 85.
34 And He said 3004 to them, "My soul 5590 is deeply 4036 grieved 4036 to the point 2193 of death 2288; remain 3306 here 5602 and keep 1127 watch 1127."
35 And He went 4281 a little 3398 beyond 4281 {them,} and fell 4098 to the ground 1093 and {began} to pray 4336 that if 1487 it were possible 1415, the hour 5610 might pass 3928 Him by.
36 And He was saying 3004, "Abba 5! Father 3962! All 3956 things 3956 are possible 1415 for You; remove 3911 this 3778 cup 4221 from Me; yet 235 not what 5101 I will 2309, but what 5101 You will."
37 And He came 2064 and found 2147 them sleeping 2518, and said 3004 to Peter 4074, "Simon 4613, are you asleep 2518? Could 2480 you not keep 1127 watch 1127 for one 1520 hour 5610?
38 "Keep 1127 watching and praying 4336 that you may not come 2064 into temptation 3986; the spirit 4151 is willing 4289, but the flesh 4561 is weak 772."
39 Again 3825 He went 565 away 565 and prayed 4336, saying 3004 the same 846 words 3056.
40 And again 3825 He came 2064 and found 2147 them sleeping 2518, for their eyes 3788 were very heavy 2599; and they did not know 3609 what 5101 to answer 611 Him.
41 And He came 2064 the third 5154 time 5154, and said 3004 to them, "Are you still 3062 sleeping 2518 and resting 373? It is enough 568; the hour 5610 has come 2064; behold 2400, the Son 5207 of Man 444 is being betrayed 3860 into the hands 5495 of sinners 268.
42 "Get 1453 up, let us be going 71; behold 2400, the one who betrays 3860 Me is at hand 1448!"
43

Betrayal and Arrest

¶ Immediately 2117 while He was still 2089 speaking 2980, Judas 2455, one 1520 of the twelve 1427, came 3854 up accompanied by a crowd 3793 with swords 3162 and clubs 3586, {who were} from the chief 749 priests 749 and the scribes 1122 and the elders 4245.
44 Now 1161 he who was betraying 3860 Him had given 1325 them a signal 4953, saying 3004, "Whomever I kiss 5368, He is the one; seize 2902 Him and lead 520 Him away 520 under 806 guard 806."
45 After coming 2064, Judas immediately 2117 went 4334 to Him, saying 3004, "Rabbi 4461!" and kissed 2705 Him.
46 They laid 1911 hands 5495 on Him and seized 2902 Him.
47 But one 1520 of those 3588 who stood 3936 by drew 4685 his sword 3162, and struck 3817 the slave 1401 of the high 749 priest 749 and cut 851 off 851 his ear 5621.
48 And Jesus 2424 said 3004 to them, "Have you come 1831 out with swords 3162 and clubs 3586 to arrest 4815 Me, as {you would} against 1909 a robber 3027?
49 "Every 2596 day 2250 I was with you in the temple 2413 teaching 1321, and you did not seize 2902 Me; but {this has} {taken place} to fulfill 4137 the Scriptures 1124."
50 And they all 3956 left 863 Him and fled 5343.
51 ¶ A young 3495 man 3495 was following 4870 Him, wearing 4016 {nothing but} a linen 4616 sheet 4616 over 1909 {his} naked 1131 {body;} and they seized 2902 him.
52 But he pulled 2641 free 2641 of the linen 4616 sheet 4616 and escaped 5343 naked 1131.
53

Jesus before His Accusers

¶ They led 520 Jesus 2424 away 520 to the high 749 priest 749; and all 3956 the chief 749 priests 749 and the elders 4245 and the scribes 1122 gathered 4905 together 4905.
54 Peter 4074 had followed 190 Him at a distance 3113, right 2193 into the courtyard 833 of the high 749 priest 749; and he was sitting 4775 with the officers 5257 and warming 2328 himself at the fire 5457.
55 Now 1161 the chief 749 priests 749 and the whole 3650 Council 4892 kept trying 2212 to obtain 2212 testimony 3141 against 2596 Jesus 2424 to put 2289 Him to death 2289, and they were not finding 2147 any.
56 For many 4183 were giving 5576 false 5576 testimony 5576 against 2596 Him, but their testimony 3141 was not consistent 2470.
57 Some 5100 stood 450 up and {began} to give 5576 false 5576 testimony 5576 against 2596 Him, saying 3004,
58 "We heard 191 Him say 3004, 'I will destroy 2647 this 3778 temple 3485 made 5499 with hands 5499, and in three 5140 days 2250 I will build 3618 another 243 made 886 without 886 hands 886.'"
59 Not even 3761 in this 3779 respect 3779 was their testimony 3141 consistent 2470.
60 The high 749 priest 749 stood 450 up {and came} forward and questioned 1905 Jesus 2424, saying 3004, "Do You not answer 611? What 5101 is it that these 3778 men 3778 are testifying 2649 against 2649 You?"
61 But He kept 4623 silent 4623 and did not answer 611. Again 3825 the high 749 priest 749 was questioning 1905 Him, and saying 3004 to Him, "Are You the Christ 5547, the Son 5207 of the Blessed 2128 {One?}"
62 And Jesus 2424 said 3004, "I am 1510; and you shall see 3708 THE SON 5207 OF MAN 444 SITTING 2521 AT THE RIGHT 1188 HAND 1188 OF POWER 1411, and COMING 2064 WITH THE CLOUDS 3507 OF HEAVEN 3772."
63 Tearing 1284 his clothes 5509, the high 749 priest 749 said 3004, "What 5101 further 2089 need 5532 do we have 2192 of witnesses 3144?
64 "You have heard 191 the blasphemy 988; how 5101 does it seem 5316 to you?" And they all 3956 condemned 2632 Him to be deserving 1777 of death 2288.
65 Some 5100 began 757 to spit 1716 at Him, and to blindfold 4028 Him, and to beat 2852 Him with their fists 2852, and to say 3004 to Him, "Prophesy 4395!" And the officers 5257 received 2983 Him with slaps 4475 {in the face.}
66

Peter's Denials

¶ As Peter 4074 was below 2736 in the courtyard 833, one 1520 of the servant-girls 3814 of the high 749 priest 749 came 2064,
67 and seeing 3708 Peter 4074 warming 2328 himself, she looked 1689 at him and said 3004, "You also 2532 were with Jesus 2424 the Nazarene 3479."
68 But he denied 720 {it,} saying 3004, "I neither 3777 know 3609 nor 3777 understand 1987 what 5101 you are talking 3004 about." And he went 1831 out onto 1519 the porch 4259.
69 The servant-girl 3814 saw 3708 him, and began 757 once 3825 more 3825 to say 3004 to the bystanders 3936, "This 3778 is {one} of them!"
70 But again 3825 he denied 720 it. And after 3326 a little 3398 while 3398 the bystanders 3936 were again 3825 saying 3004 to Peter 4074, "Surely 230 you are {one} of them, for you are a Galilean 1057 too 2532."
71 But he began 757 to curse 332 and swear 3660, "I do not know 3609 this 3778 man 444 you are talking 3004 about!"
72 Immediately 2117 a rooster 220 crowed 5455 a second 1208 time 1208. And Peter 4074 remembered 363 how 5613 Jesus 2424 had made 3004 the remark 4487 to him, "Before 4250 a rooster 220 crows 5455 twice 1364, you will deny 533 Me three 5151 times 5151." And he began to weep 2799.

## Chapter 15

1

Jesus before Pilate

Early 2117 in the morning 4404 the chief 749 priests 749 with the elders 4245 and scribes 1122 and the whole 3650 Council 4892, immediately 2117 held 4160 a consultation 4824; and binding 1210 Jesus 2424, they led 667 Him away 667 and delivered 3860 Him to Pilate 4091.
2 Pilate 4091 questioned 1905 Him, "Are You the King 935 of the Jews 2453?" And He answered 611 him, "{It is as} you say 3004."
3 The chief 749 priests 749 {began} to accuse 2723 Him harshly 4183.
4 Then 2532 Pilate 4091 questioned 1905 Him again 3825, saying 3004, "Do You not answer 611? See 2396 how 4214 many 4214 charges 2723 they bring 2723 against 2723 You!"
5 But Jesus 2424 made 611 no further 3765 answer 611; so 5620 Pilate 4091 was amazed 2296.
6 ¶ Now 1161 at {the} feast 1859 he used to release 630 for them {any} one 1520 prisoner 1198 whom 3739 they requested 3868.
7 The man named 3004 Barabbas 912 had been 1510 imprisoned 1210 with the insurrectionists 4714 who 3748 had committed 4160 murder 5408 in the insurrection 4714.
8 The crowd 3793 went 305 up and began 757 asking 154 him {to} {do} as he had been accustomed to do 4160 for them.
9 Pilate 4091 answered 611 them, saying 3004, "Do you want 2309 me to release 630 for you the King 935 of the Jews 2453?"
10 For he was aware 1097 that the chief 749 priests 749 had handed 3860 Him over because 1223 of envy 5355.
11 But the chief 749 priests 749 stirred 383 up the crowd 3793 {to ask} him to release 630 Barabbas 912 for them instead 3123.
12 Answering 611 again 3825, Pilate 4091 said 3004 to them, "Then 3767 what 5101 shall I do 4160 with Him whom 3739 you call 3004 the King 935 of the Jews 2453?"
13 They shouted 2896 back 3825, "Crucify 4717 Him!"
14 But Pilate 4091 said 3004 to them, "Why 1063, what 5101 evil 2556 has He done 4160?" But they shouted 2896 all 4057 the more 4057, "Crucify 4717 Him!"
15 Wishing 1014 to satisfy the crowd 3793, Pilate 4091 released 630 Barabbas 912 for them, and after having Jesus 2424 scourged 5417, he handed 3860 Him over to be crucified 4717.
16

Jesus Is Mocked

¶ The soldiers 4757 took 520 Him away 520 into the palace 833 (that is, the Praetorium 4232), and they called 4779 together 4779 the whole 3650 {Roman} cohort 4686.
17 They dressed 1737 Him up in purple 4209, and after twisting 4120 a crown 4735 of thorns 174, they put 4060 it on Him;
18 and they began 757 to acclaim 782 Him, "Hail 5463, King 935 of the Jews 2453!"
19 They kept beating 5180 His head 2776 with a reed 2563, and spitting 1716 on Him, and kneeling and bowing 4352 before 4352 Him.
20 After 3753 they had mocked 1702 Him, they took 1562 the purple 4209 robe 4209 off 1562 Him and put 1746 His {own} garments 2440 on Him. And they led 1806 Him out to crucify 4717 Him.
21 ¶ They pressed 29 into service 29 a passer-by 3855 coming 2064 from the country 68, Simon 4613 of Cyrene 2956 (the father 3962 of Alexander 223 and Rufus 4504), to bear 142 His cross 4716.
22

The Crucifixion

¶ Then 2532 they brought 5342 Him to the place 5117 Golgotha 1115, which 3739 is translated 3177, Place 5117 of a Skull 2898.
23 They tried to give 1325 Him wine 3631 mixed 4669 with myrrh 4669; but He did not take 2983 it.
24 And they crucified 4717 Him, and divided 1266 up His garments 2440 among 1266 themselves, casting 906 lots 2819 for them {to decide} what 5101 each 5101 man 5100 should take 142.
25 It was the third 5154 hour 5610 when 2532 they crucified 4717 Him.
26 The inscription 1923 of the charge 156 against 156 Him read 1924, "THE KING 935 OF THE JEWS 2453."
27 ¶ They crucified 4717 two 1417 robbers 3027 with Him, one 1520 on His right 1188 and one 1520 on His left 2176.
28 [And the Scripture 1124 was fulfilled 4137 which says 3004, "And He was numbered 3049 with transgressors 459."]
29 Those 3588 passing 3899 by were hurling 987 abuse 987 at Him, wagging 2795 their heads 2776, and saying 3004, "Ha 3758! You who {are} {going to} destroy 2647 the temple 3485 and rebuild 3618 it in three 5140 days 2250,
30 save 4982 Yourself 4572, and come 2597 down 2597 from the cross 4716!"
31 In the same 3668 way 3668 the chief 749 priests 749 also 2532, along with the scribes 1122, were mocking 1702 {Him} among 4314 themselves 240 and saying 3004, "He saved 4982 others 243; He cannot save 4982 Himself 1438.
32 "Let {this} Christ 5547, the King 935 of Israel 2474, now 3568 come 2597 down 2597 from the cross 4716, so 2443 that we may see 3708 and believe 4100!" Those 3588 who were crucified 4957 with Him were also 2532 insulting 3679 Him.
33 ¶ When the sixth 1623 hour 5610 came 1096, darkness 4655 fell 1096 over 1909 the whole 3650 land 1093 until 2193 the ninth 1729 hour 5610.
34 At the ninth 1729 hour 5610 Jesus 2424 cried 994 out with a loud 3173 voice 5456, "ELOI 1682, ELOI 1682, LAMA 2982 SABACHTHANI 4518?" which 3739 is translated 3177, "MY GOD 2316, MY GOD 2316, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN 1459 ME?"
35 When some 5100 of the bystanders 3936 heard 191 it, they {began} saying 3004, "Behold 2396, He is calling 5455 for Elijah 2243."
36 Someone 5100 ran 5143 and filled 1072 a sponge 4699 with sour 3690 wine 3690, put 4060 it on a reed 2563, and gave 4222 Him a drink 4222, saying 3004, "Let 863 us see 3708 whether 1487 Elijah 2243 will come 2064 to take 2507 Him down 2507."
37 And Jesus 2424 uttered 863 a loud 3173 cry 5456, and breathed 1606 His last 1606.
38 And the veil 2665 of the temple 3485 was torn 4977 in two 1417 from top 509 to bottom 2736.
39 When the centurion 2760, who was standing 3936 right 1727 in front 1727 of Him, saw 3708 the way 3779 He breathed 1606 His last 1606, he said 3004, "Truly 230 this 3778 man 444 was the Son 5207 of God 2316!"
40 ¶ There were also 2532 {some} women 1135 looking 2334 on from a distance 3113, among 1722 whom 3739 {were} Mary 3137 Magdalene 3094, and Mary 3137 the mother 3384 of James 2385 the Less 3398 and Joses 2500, and Salome 4539.
41 When 3753 He was in Galilee 1056, they used to follow 190 Him and minister 1247 to Him; and {there were} many 4183 other 243 women 243 who came 4872 up with Him to Jerusalem 2414.
42

Jesus Is Buried

¶ When evening 3798 had already 2235 come 1096, because 1893 it was the preparation 3904 day 3904, that is, the day 4315 before 4315 the Sabbath 4315,
43 Joseph 2501 of Arimathea 707 came 2064, a prominent 2158 member 1010 of the Council 1010, who 3739 himself 846 was waiting 4327 for the kingdom 932 of God 2316; and he gathered 5111 up courage 5111 and went 1525 in before 4314 Pilate 4091, and asked 154 for the body 4983 of Jesus 2424.
44 Pilate 4091 wondered 2296 if 1487 He was dead 2348 by this 2235 time 2235, and summoning 4341 the centurion 2760, he questioned 1905 him as to whether 1487 He was already 2235 dead 599.
45 And ascertaining 1097 this from the centurion 2760, he granted 1433 the body 4430 to Joseph 2501.
46 Joseph bought 59 a linen 4616 cloth 4616, took 2507 Him down 2507, wrapped 1750 Him in the linen 4616 cloth 4616 and laid 2698 Him in a tomb 3418 which 3739 had been 1510 hewn 2998 out in the rock 4073; and he rolled 4351 a stone 3037 against 1909 the entrance 2374 of the tomb 3419.
47 Mary 3137 Magdalene 3094 and Mary 3137 the {mother} of Joses 2500 were looking 2334 on {to see} where 4226 He was laid 5087.

## Chapter 16

1

The Resurrection

When the Sabbath 4521 was over 1230, Mary 3137 Magdalene 3094, and Mary 3137 the {mother} of James 2385, and Salome 4539, bought 59 spices 759, so 2443 that they might come 2064 and anoint 218 Him.
2 Very 3029 early 4404 on the first 1520 day of the week 4521, they came 2064 to the tomb 3418 when the sun 2246 had risen 393.
3 They were saying 3004 to one 1438 another 1438, "Who 5101 will roll 617 away 617 the stone 3037 for us from the entrance 2374 of the tomb 3419?"
4 Looking 308 up, they saw 2334 that the stone 3037 had been rolled 352 away 352, although 1063 it was extremely 4970 large 3173.
5 Entering 1525 the tomb 3419, they saw 3708 a young 3495 man 3495 sitting 2521 at the right 1188, wearing 4016 a white 3022 robe 4749; and they were amazed 1568.
6 And he said 3004 to them, "Do not be amazed 1568; you are looking 2212 for Jesus 2424 the Nazarene 3479, who has been crucified 4717. He has risen 1453; He is not here 5602; behold 2396, {here is} the place 5117 where 3699 they laid 5087 Him.
7 "But go 5217, tell 3004 His disciples 3101 and Peter 4074, 'He is going 4254 ahead 4254 of you to Galilee 1056; there 1563 you will see 3708 Him, just 2531 as He told 3004 you.'"
8 They went 1831 out and fled 5343 from the tomb 3419, for trembling 5156 and astonishment 1611 had gripped 2192 them; and they said 3004 nothing 3762 to anyone 3762, for they were afraid 5399.
9 ¶ [Now 1161 after He had risen 450 early 4404 on the first 4413 day of the week 4521, He first 4413 appeared 5316 to Mary 3137 Magdalene 3094, from whom 3739 He had cast 1544 out seven 2033 demons 1140.
10 She went 4198 and reported 518 to those 3588 who had been 1096 with Him, while they were mourning 3996 and weeping 2799.
11 When they heard 191 that He was alive 2198 and had been seen 2300 by her, they refused 569 to believe 569 it.
12 ¶ After 3326 that, He appeared 5319 in a different 2087 form 3444 to two 1417 of them while they were walking 4043 along on their way 4198 to the country 68.
13 They went 565 away 565 and reported 518 it to the others 3062, but they did not believe 4100 them either 3761.
14

The Disciples Commissioned

¶ Afterward 5305 He appeared 5319 to the eleven 1733 themselves 846 as they were reclining 345 {at the table;} and He reproached 3679 them for their unbelief 570 and hardness 4641 of heart 4641, because 3754 they had not believed 4100 those 3588 who had seen 2300 Him after He had risen 1453.
15 And He said 3004 to them, "Go 4198 into all 537 the world 2889 and preach 2784 the gospel 2098 to all 3956 creation 2937.
16 "He who has believed 4100 and has been baptized 907 shall be saved 4982; but he who has disbelieved 569 shall be condemned 2632.
17 "These 3778 signs 4592 will accompany 3877 those 3588 who have believed 4100: in My name 3686 they will cast 1544 out demons 1140, they will speak 2980 with new 2537 tongues 1100;
18 they will pick 142 up serpents 3789, and if 2579 they drink 4095 any 5100 deadly 2286 {poison,} it will not hurt 984 them; they will lay 2007 hands 5495 on the sick 732, and they will recover."
19 ¶ So 3767 then 3767, when the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 had spoken 2980 to them, He was received 353 up into heaven 3772 and sat 2523 down 2523 at the right 1188 hand 1188 of God 2316.
20 And they went 1831 out and preached 2784 everywhere 3837, while the Lord 2962 worked 4903 with them, and confirmed 950 the word 3056 by the signs 4592 that followed 1872.]