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Jesus Is Led Before The High Priest And The Sanhedrin. Peter Follows

⁵⁷ Now the ones having seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together. ⁵⁸ And Peter was following Him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest. And having entered inside, he was sitting with the officers^[a] to see the outcome.

Jesus Swears Under Oath That He Is The Messiah, The Son of God

⁵⁹ Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false-testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death. ⁶⁰ And they did not find it, many false-witnesses having come-forward. But finally, two having come-forward ⁶¹ said, “This One said, ‘I am able to tear-down the temple of God, and to build it in three days’”. ⁶² And having stood up, the high priest said to Him, “Are You answering nothing? What is it these^[b] ones are testifying against You?” ⁶³ But Jesus was being silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I am putting You under oath^[c] by the living God that You tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God”. ⁶⁴ Jesus says to him, “You said^[d] it. Nevertheless, I say to you— from-now-on^[e] you will see the Son of Man sitting on the right side of the Power^[f], and coming on the clouds^[g] of heaven”. ⁶⁵ Then the high priest tore his garments, saying, “He blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? See— now you heard the blasphemy. ⁶⁶ What seems right to you?” And the ones, having responded, said, “He is subject-to^[h] death!” ⁶⁷ Then they spat in His face and beat Him. And the^[i] ones slapped Him, ⁶⁸ saying, “Prophesy to us, Christ— who is the one having hit You?”

Peter Denies That He Even Knows Jesus

⁶⁹ Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And one servant-girl came to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean”. ⁷⁰ But the one denied it in front of everyone, saying, “I do not know what you are saying”. ⁷¹ And he having gone out to the gate^[j], another saw him. And she says to the ones there, “This one was with Jesus the Nazarene”. ⁷² And again he denied it with an oath that “I do not know the man”. ⁷³ And having come to him after a little while, the ones standing there said to Peter, “Truly you also are one of them, for even your speaking^[k] makes you evident”. ⁷⁴ Then he began to curse^[l], and to swear-with-an-oath^[m] that “I do not know the man”. And immediately a rooster crowed. ⁷⁵ And Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken^[n]— that “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three-times”. And having gone outside, he wept bitterly.

Jesus Is Led Before The Roman Governor, Pilate

27 Now having become early-morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus so as to put Him to death. ² And having bound Him, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.

The Betrayer Kills Himself

³ Then Judas (the one handing Him over)— having seen that He was condemned, having regretted it— returned the thirty silver-coins to the chief priests and elders, ⁴ saying, “I sinned, having handed-over innocent blood!” But the ones said, “What is it to us? You shall see to it”. ⁵ And having thrown the silver-coins into^[o] the temple, he departed. And having gone away, he hanged himself. ⁶ But the chief priests, having taken the silver-coins, said, “It is not lawful to put them into the temple-treasury, since it is the price of blood”. ⁷ And having taken counsel, they bought the field of the potter with^[p] them, for a burial-place for strangers. ⁸ For this reason^[q], that field was called the Field of Blood up to today. ⁹ Then the thing was fulfilled having been spoken through Jeremiah^[r] the prophet saying “And they took the thirty silver-coins— the price of the One having been priced^[s], Whom they from the sons of Israel priced— ¹⁰ and they gave them for the field of the potter, just as the Lord directed me”.

The Roman Governor Offers To Free Jesus, But The Crowd Demands He Be Crucified

¹¹ Now Jesus was stood^[t] in front of the governor. And the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said, “You are saying^[u] it”. ¹² And during His being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing. ¹³ Then Pilate says to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they are testifying against You?” ¹⁴ And He did not answer him with-regard-to even one charge^[v], so that the governor was marveling greatly. ¹⁵ Now at the Feast, the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd one prisoner whom they were wanting. ¹⁶ And at that time they were holding a notorious prisoner being called Jesus^[w] Barabbas. ¹⁷ So they^[x] having been gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus, the One being called Christ?” ¹⁸ For he knew that they^[y] handed Him over because of envy. ¹⁹ And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent out a message to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous^[z] One. For I suffered greatly today in a dream because of Him”. ²⁰ But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask-for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. ²¹ Now having responded, the governor said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And the ones said, “Barabbas”. ²² Pilate says to them, “Then what should I do as to Jesus, the One being called Christ?” They all say, “Let Him be crucified!” ²³ But the one said, “What indeed^[aa] did He do wrong?” But the ones were crying out even more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!” ²⁴ And Pilate— having seen that he^[ab] is profiting nothing, but rather an uproar is taking place— having taken water, washed-off his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of the blood^[ac] of this One. You shall see to it. ²⁵ And having responded, all the people said, “His blood be upon us and upon our children”. ²⁶ Then he released Barabbas to them. But having flogged^[ad] Jesus, he handed Him over in order that He might be crucified.

The King of The Jews Is Mocked, Spit On, Beaten And Crucified

²⁷ Then the soldiers of the governor, having taken Jesus into the Praetorium^[ae], gathered the whole [Roman] cohort^[af] to^[ag] Him. ²⁸ And having stripped Him, they put a scarlet cloak^[ah] on Him. ²⁹ And having woven a crown out of thorns, they put it on His head, and they put a staff ^[ai] in His right hand. And having knelt in front of Him, they mocked Him, saying, “Hail^[aj], King of the Jews!” ³⁰ And having spat on Him, they took the staff and were striking Him on His head. ³¹ And when they mocked Him, they stripped the cloak off Him and put His garments on Him. And they led Him away so as to crucify Him. ³² And while going forth, they found a Cyrenian^[ak] man, Simon by name. They pressed this one into service in order that he might take-up His cross. ³³ And having come to a place being called Golgotha^[al] (which is meaning “The Place of a Skull”), ³⁴ they gave Him wine having been mixed with gall^[am] to drink. And having tasted it, He did not want to drink. ³⁵ And having crucified Him, they divided His garments among themselves, casting a lot. ³⁶ And sitting-down, they were guarding Him there. ³⁷ And above His head they put on His charge, having been written, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews”. ³⁸ Then two robbers^[an] are crucified with Him, one on the right side and one on the left side.

The King of Israel Is Mocked While Hanging On The Cross

³⁹ And the ones passing by were blaspheming Him while shaking their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, “The One tearing-down the temple and building it in three days, save Yourself— if ^[ao] You are God’s Son— and come down from the cross”. ⁴¹ Likewise also the chief priests, mocking Him with the scribes and elders, were saying, ⁴² “He saved others— Himself He is not able to save! He is King of Israel— let Him come down now from the cross and we will put-faith upon Him! ⁴³ He trusts in God— let Him deliver Him now, if He wants^[ap] Him. For He said that ‘I am God’s Son’”. ⁴⁴ And even^[aq] the robbers, the ones having been crucified with Him, were reproaching Him the same.

Jesus Dies

⁴⁵ And from the sixth hour, a darkness came over all the land^[ar] until the ninth^[as] hour. ⁴⁶ And around the ninth hour Jesus shouted-out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?”, that is, “My God, My God, why^[at] did you forsake^[au] Me?” ⁴⁷ And some of the ones standing there, having heard, were saying that “This One is calling Elijah”. ⁴⁸ And immediately one of them— having run, and having taken a sponge, and having filled it with sour-wine^[av], and having put it on a stick^[aw]— was giving-a-drink-to Him. ⁴⁹ But the others were saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him”. ⁵⁰ And Jesus, again having cried-out^[ax] with a loud voice, let His spirit go^[ay].

The Temple Curtain Is Torn. The Earth Quakes. Tombs Are Opened, Bodies Raised

⁵¹ And behold— the curtain of the temple was torn^[az] in two from top to bottom. And the earth was shaken and the rocks were split. ⁵² And the tombs were opened. And many bodies of the saints having fallen-asleep were raised. ⁵³ And having come out from the tombs after^[ba] His resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many. ⁵⁴ And the centurion and the ones with him guarding Jesus— having seen the earthquake and the things having taken place— became extremely afraid, saying, “Truly this One was God’s^[bb] Son!”

Many Women Followers of Jesus Watch At a Distance

⁵⁵ And many women were there watching at a distance, who followed Jesus from Galilee while serving Him, ⁵⁶ among whom was Mary the Magdalene^[bc], and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother^[bd] of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Laid In a Rich Man’s Tomb

⁵⁷ Now having become evening^[be], a rich man from Arimathea came, Joseph as to the-name, who also himself became-a-disciple to Jesus. ⁵⁸ This one, having gone to Pilate, asked-for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given-back. ⁵⁹ And having taken the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen-cloth ⁶⁰ and laid it in his new tomb which he hewed in the rock. And having rolled a large stone to the door of the tomb, he departed. ⁶¹ And Mary the Magdalene was there, and the other^[bf] Mary, sitting in front of the burial-place.

The Tomb Is Secured And Roman Guards Posted

⁶² Now on the next-day^[bg] which is after the Preparation^[bh] day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together with Pilate, ⁶³ saying, “Sir, we remembered that that deceiver said while still alive, ‘I am arising after three days’. ⁶⁴ Therefore, give-orders that the burial-place be made-secure until the third day, so that His disciples, having come, might not at any time steal Him and say to the people, ‘He arose from the dead’, and the last deception will be worse than the first”. ⁶⁵ Pilate said to them, “Have^[bi] a guard^[bj]. Go, make it secure as you know-how”. ⁶⁶ And the ones, having gone, made the burial-place secure, having sealed the stone along-with^[bk] the guard.

The King Rises From The Dead. An Angel Moves the Stone And Announces, He Is Risen.

28 Now after the Sabbath^[bl], in the dawning toward the first day of the week, Mary the Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the burial-place. ² And behold— a great earthquake took place. For an angel of the Lord— having come down from heaven, and having gone to it— rolled away the stone and was sitting on it. ³ And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was white as snow. ⁴ And the ones guarding were shaken from the fear of him, and became like dead men. ⁵ And having responded^[bm], the angel said to the women, “Don’t you^[bn] be fearing, for I know that you are seeking Jesus, the One having been crucified. ⁶ He is not here, for He arose, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. ⁷ And having gone quickly, tell His disciples that ‘He arose from the dead. And behold— He is going-ahead-of you to Galilee. You will see Him there’. Behold— I told you”.

While Running To Report This To The Disciples, The Women See The Risen Jesus

⁸ And having quickly departed from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to report it to His disciples. ⁹ And behold— Jesus met them, saying “Greetings”. And the ones, having gone to Him, took-hold-of His feet and gave-worship to Him. ¹⁰ Then Jesus says to them, “Do not be fearing. Go, report to My brothers that^[bo] they should go to Galilee. And there they will see Me”.

The Roman Guards Are Bought Off, And The Priests Plot Out Their Story

¹¹ And while they were going, behold— some of the guard^[bp], having come into the city, reported all the things having taken place to the chief priests. ¹² And having been gathered together with the elders, and having taken counsel, they gave sufficient^[bq] money to the soldiers^[br], ¹³ saying, “Say that ‘His disciples, having come by night, stole Him while we were sleeping’. ¹⁴ And if this should be heard^[bs] before the governor, we will persuade him. And we will make you free-from-concern”. ¹⁵ And the ones, having taken the money, did as they were instructed. And this statement was spread-widely among Jews, until this very day^[bt].

Jesus Commissions The Eleven To Make Disciples of All Nations

¹⁶ And the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus ordered them. ¹⁷ And having seen Him, they worshiped Him. But the^[bu] ones doubted^[bv]. ¹⁸ And having come to them, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth was given to Me. ¹⁹ Therefore having gone, make-disciples-of ^[bw] all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them to keep all that I commanded you. And behold— I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the age”.

1 The^[bx] beginning of the good-news of ^[by] Jesus Christ, God’s Son

As Predicted By Isaiah, John The Baptist Came To Prepare The Way For The Messiah

² Just as it has been written in Isaiah^[bz] the prophet— “Behold, I am sending-forth My messenger ahead of Your presence^[ca], who will make Your way ready: ³ A voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; be making His paths straight’”— ⁴ John came^[cb], the one baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁵ And the whole Judean country^[cc] was going out to him, and all the people-of-Jerusalem. And they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River while confessing-out^[cd] their sins. ⁶ And John was dressed-in camel’s hair and a belt made-of-leather around his waist, and was eating locusts and wild honey. ⁷ And he was proclaiming, saying “The One more powerful than me is coming after me— of Whom I am not fit, having stooped, to untie the strap of His sandals. ⁸ I baptized you with^[ce] water, but He will baptize you with^[cf] the Holy Spirit”.

Jesus Is Baptized By John. God Expresses His Pleasure. Jesus Is Tempted By Satan

⁹ And it came about during those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John. ¹⁰ And immediately while ascending^[cg] out-of the water, He saw the heavens being divided^[ch] and the Spirit like a dove descending to^[ci] Him. ¹¹ And a voice came from the heavens— “You are My beloved Son. With You I was^[cj] well-pleased”. ¹² And immediately the Spirit sends Him out^[ck] into the wilderness. ¹³ And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan. And He was with the wild-beasts. And the angels were ministering^[cl] to Him.

After John Is Arrested, Jesus Comes To Galilee Proclaiming The Good News of God

¹⁴ Now after John was handed-over^[cm] [to prison], Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the good-news of ^[cn] God ¹⁵ and saying that “The time has been fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has drawn-near. Repent, and put-faith in the good-news”.

Jesus Calls The First Disciples

¹⁶ And while passing-by beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew (the brother of Simon), casting-a-net in the sea. For they were fishermen. ¹⁷ And Jesus said to them, “Come after Me, and I will make you become fishermen of people”. ¹⁸ And immediately, having left the nets, they followed Him. ¹⁹ And having gone on a little, He saw James (the son of Zebedee) and John (his brother)— they also in their boat, preparing^[co] the nets. ²⁰ And immediately He called them. And having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired ones, they went after Him.

Jesus Casts Out a Demon. They Are All Astonished. The News of Him Spreads

²¹ And they proceed into Capernaum. And immediately, having entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath, He was teaching. ²² And they were astounded^[cp] at His teaching, for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. ²³ And immediately there was a man in their synagogue with^[cq] an unclean spirit. And he cried-out, ²⁴ saying “What^[cr] do we have to do with You, Jesus from-Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know You, Who You are— the Holy One of God!” ²⁵ And Jesus rebuked him, saying “Be silenced and come out of him”. ²⁶ And the unclean spirit, having convulsed^[cs] him and called-out with a loud voice, came out of him. ²⁷ And they were all astonished, so that^[ct] they were discussing with themselves, saying “What is this? A new teaching based-on authority^[cu]! He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey Him!” ²⁸ And the report about Him immediately went out everywhere into the whole surrounding-region of Galilee.

That Evening The Whole City of Capernaum Brings Their Sick To Him For Healing

²⁹ And immediately, having gone out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰ Now the mother-in-law of Simon was lying-down, being sick-with-fever. And immediately they speak to Him concerning her. ³¹ And having gone to her, He raised her, having taken-hold-of her hand. And the fever left her and she was serving them. ³² And having become evening, when the sun set^[cv], they were bringing to Him all the ones being ill and the ones being demon-possessed. ³³ And the whole city was gathered-together at the door. ³⁴ And He cured many being ill with various diseases. And He cast-out many demons, and was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew Him. ³⁵ And having arisen early-in-the-morning^[cw], very late at-night, He went out and went away to a desolate^[cx] place, and was praying there. ³⁶ And Simon and the ones with him hunted-for Him, ³⁷ and found Him. And they say to Him that “Everyone is seeking You”. ³⁸ And He says to them, “Let us be going elsewhere, into the next towns, in order that I may proclaim there also. For I came-forth for this purpose”.

Jesus Heals a Leper, Who Spreads The Word of Him. People Come From All Directions

³⁹ And He went proclaiming in their synagogues in all Galilee and casting out the demons. ⁴⁰ And a leper comes to Him, appealing-to Him and kneeling, and saying to Him that “If You are willing, You are able to cleanse me”. ⁴¹ And having felt-deep-feelings [of compassion], having stretched-out His hand, He touched him. And He says to him, “I am willing^[cy]. Be cleansed”. ⁴² And immediately the leprosy departed from him and he was cleansed. ⁴³ And having sternly-commanded^[cz] him, He immediately sent him out. ⁴⁴ And He says to him, “See that you tell no one anything. But go, show yourself to the priest^[da], and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them”. ⁴⁵ But the one, having gone forth, began to proclaim greatly and widely-spread the word, so that He was no longer able to enter openly into a city, but was outside at desolate places. And they were coming to Him from-all-directions.

Jesus Heals a Paralytic To Prove He Has Authority To Forgive Sins

2 And having entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that He was at home^[db]. ² And many were gathered together, so that the house was no longer having-room, not even the places at the door. And He was speaking the word to them. ³ And they come bringing to Him a paralytic being picked-up by four men. ⁴ And not being able to bring him to Him because of the crowd, they unroofed the roof where He was. And having dug out an opening, they lower the cot on-which the paralytic was lying-down. ⁵ And Jesus, having seen their faith, says to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven”. ⁶ Now some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, ⁷ “Why is this One speaking in this manner? He is blaspheming. Who is able to forgive sins except One— God?” ⁸ And immediately Jesus, having known^[dc] in His spirit that they were reasoning in this manner within themselves, says to them “Why are you reasoning these things in your hearts? ⁹ Which is easier— to say to the paralytic ‘Your sins are forgiven’, or to say ‘Arise, and pick-up your cot and walk’? ¹⁰ But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth”— He says to the paralytic, ¹¹ “I say to you, arise, pick up your cot and go to your house”. ¹² And he arose, and immediately having picked-up the cot, went out in front of everyone, so that everyone was astonished^[dd] and glorifying God, saying that “We never saw anything like this”.

Jesus Calls Levi The Tax Collector And Eats With His Friends: I Came For Sinners

¹³ And He went out again beside the sea. And all the multitude^[de] was coming to Him. And He was teaching them. ¹⁴ And while passing on He saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax-office^[df]. And He says to him “Be following Me!” And having stood-up, he followed Him. ¹⁵ And it comes about that He was reclining [to eat] in his^[dg] house. And many tax-collectors and sinners were reclining-back-with Jesus and His disciples. For there were many, and they were following Him. ¹⁶ And the scribes of the Pharisees, having seen that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, were saying to His disciples “Why is it that^[dh] He is eating with the tax collectors and sinners?” ¹⁷ And having heard, Jesus says to them that “The ones being strong have no need of a physician, but the ones being ill. I did not come to call righteous ones, but sinners”.

Why Do Your Disciples Not Fast? The Bridegroom Is Here. New Wine Needs New Wineskins

¹⁸ And the disciples of John and the Pharisees^[di] were fasting. And they come and say to Him, “For what reason are the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fasting, but Your disciples are not fasting?” ¹⁹ And Jesus said to them, “The sons of the wedding-hall^[dj] cannot be fasting while the bridegroom is with them, can they? As long a time as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot be fasting. ²⁰ But days will come when the bridegroom is taken-away from them, and then they will fast in that day. ²¹ No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise the fullness [of the patch] takes from it— the new from the old— and a worse tear^[dk] takes place. ²² And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wine will burst the wineskins, and the wine is lost, and the wineskins. But one puts new wine into fresh^[dl] wineskins”.

The Disciples Pluck Grain On The Sabbath. I Am Lord of The Sabbath

²³ And it came about that He was passing through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples began to make their way while plucking^[dm] the heads [of grain]. ²⁴ And the Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look! Why are they doing on the Sabbath what is not lawful?” ²⁵ And He says to them, “Did you never read [in 1 Sam 21:1-6] what David did when he had a need and was hungry, he and the ones with him— ²⁶ how he entered into the house of God in the time^[dn] of Abiathar the high-priest and ate the Bread of Presentation^[do] which is not lawful for anyone to eat but the priests, and he gave it also to the ones being with him?” ²⁷ And He was saying to them, “The Sabbath was made^[dp] for the sake of mankind, and not mankind for the sake of the Sabbath. ²⁸ So then^[dq], the Son of Man is Lord even^[dr] of the Sabbath”.

Is It Lawful To Heal On The Sabbath? Jesus Heals a Man, Inflaming The Pharisees

3 And He entered again into the synagogue. And there was a man there having his hand having become-withered. ² And they were closely-watching Him to see if He would cure him on the Sabbath, in order that they might accuse Him. ³ And He says to the man having the withered hand, “Arise into the middle”. ⁴ And He says to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do-harm^[ds], to save a life or to kill?” But the ones were being silent. ⁵ And having looked-around-at them with anger, while being deeply-grieved at the hardness of their heart, He says to the man, “Stretch out the hand”. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. ⁶ And having gone out, the Pharisees immediately were giving counsel against Him with the Herodians^[dt] so that they might destroy Him.

A Great Multitude Comes To Jesus To Be Healed

⁷ And Jesus withdrew^[du] to the sea with His disciples, and a great multitude from Galilee followed. And from Judea, ⁸ and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude hearing all that He was doing came to Him. ⁹ And He said to His disciples that a small-boat should be standing-ready-for Him because of the crowd— in order that they might not be pressing^[dv] Him. ¹⁰ For He cured many, so that they were falling-upon Him in order that all who were having scourges^[dw] might touch Him. ¹¹ And the unclean spirits, whenever they were seeing Him, were falling-before Him and crying-out, saying that “You are the Son of God”. ¹² And He was sternly rebuking them in order that they might not make Him known.

The Twelve Are Appointed

¹³ And He goes up on the mountain and summons whom He was wanting. And they went to Him. ¹⁴ And He appointed twelve, whom He also named apostles, in order that they might be with Him, and in order that He might send them out to proclaim ¹⁵ and to have authority to cast out the demons. ¹⁶ And He appointed the twelve, even Peter (He put the name on Simon), ¹⁷ and James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James (and He put on them the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), ¹⁸ and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon, the Cananaean^[dx], ¹⁹ and Judas Iscariot, who also handed Him over.

Scribes Say Jesus Uses Satan’s Power. Such Blasphemy of The Spirit Will Not Be Forgiven

²⁰ And He goes into a house^[dy]. And the crowd comes-together again, so that they were not even able to eat bread. ²¹ And having heard-of it, the ones^[dz] from Him went-forth to take-hold-of ^[ea] Him. For they were saying^[eb] that “He lost-His-senses”. ²² And the scribes having come down from Jerusalem were saying that “He has Beelzebul”, and that “He is casting-out the demons by^[ec] the ruler of the demons”. ²³ And having summoned them, He was speaking to them in parables: “How is Satan able to be casting-out Satan? ²⁴ And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand; ²⁵ and if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. ²⁶ And if Satan stood-up against himself and was divided, he is not able to stand, but he has an end^[ed]. ²⁷ But no one, having entered into the house of the strong man, can plunder his things unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder^[ee] his house. ²⁸ Truly I say to you that all sins and blasphemies will be forgiven to the sons of humans^[ef], whatever they may blaspheme. ²⁹ But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness forever, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— ³⁰ because^[eg] they were saying “He has an unclean spirit”.

Whoever Does The Will of God Is My Family

³¹ And His mother and His brothers come. And while standing outside, they sent-forth a message to Him, calling Him. ³² And a crowd was sitting around Him. And they say to Him, “Behold— Your mother and Your brothers and Your sisters are outside seeking You”. ³³ And having responded to them, He says “Who is My mother and My brothers?” ³⁴ And having looked-around-at the ones sitting in a circle around Him, He says “Look— My mother and My brothers! ³⁵ For whoever does the will of God— this one is My brother and sister and mother”.

Jesus Teaches The Multitudes In Parables

4 And again He began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd is gathered-together with Him so that He, having gotten into a boat, sits-down in the sea [to teach]. And all the multitude were near^[eh] the sea on the land. ² And He was teaching them many things in parables.

The Sower’s Seed Falls On Different Kinds of Soil. Only The Good Soil Produces Fruit

And He was saying to them in His teaching, ³ “Listen! Behold— the one sowing went out to sow. ⁴ And it came about during the sowing that some seed fell along the road. And the birds came and ate it up. ⁵ And other^[ei] seed fell on the rocky^[ej] place where it was not having much soil. And immediately it sprang-up because of not having a depth of soil. ⁶ And when the sun rose, it was scorched. And because of not having a root, it was dried-up. ⁷ And other seed fell into the thorns. And the thorns came-up and choked it, and it did not give fruit. ⁸ And others^[ek] fell into the good soil, and were giving fruit while coming up and growing. And they were bearing thirty fold^[el] and sixty fold and a hundred fold”. ⁹ And He was saying, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear”.

Jesus Tells The Disciples The Purpose of Parables

¹⁰ And when He came-to-be alone, the ones around Him with the twelve were questioning Him as to the parables. ¹¹ And He was saying to them, “The mystery^[em] of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But all things come in parables to those outside ¹² in order that^[en] while seeing, they may be seeing and not perceive, and while hearing, they may be hearing and not understanding, that they may not ever turn-back and it be forgiven them”.

Jesus Explains The Parable of The Sower

¹³ And He says to them, “Do you not know this parable? And how will you understand all the parables? ¹⁴ The one sowing sows the word^[eo]. ¹⁵ Now these people are the ones along the road, where the word is sown. And when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word having been sown into them. ¹⁶ And these people are the ones being sown the seed on the rocky places— who, when they hear the word, immediately are receiving it with joy. ¹⁷ And they do not have a root in themselves, but are temporary^[ep]. Then affliction or persecution having come about because of the word, immediately they are caused-to-fall. ¹⁸ And other people are the ones being sown the seed into the thorns. These are the ones having heard the word— ¹⁹ and coming-in, the anxieties^[eq] of the age^[er] and the deceitfulness^[es] of riches and the desires with respect to the other things are choking the word, and it becomes unfruitful^[et]. ²⁰ And those people are the ones having been sown^[eu] the seed on the good soil, who are hearing^[ev] the word and accepting it and bearing-fruit— thirty fold and sixty fold and a hundred fold”.

The Lamp Comes To Shine, Not To Be Hidden

²¹ And He was saying to them, “The lamp does not come in order that it may be put under the basket or under the bed, does it? Is it not in order that it may be put on the lampstand? ²² For it is not hidden, except in order that it may be made-visible^[ew]. Nor did it become hidden-away, but in order that it may come into visibility. ²³ If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear”.

With The Measure You Use It Will Be Measured To You

²⁴ And He was saying to them, “Be watching what you listen-to^[ex]. With what measure you measure^[ey], it will be measured to you— and it will be added to you. ²⁵ For he who has— it will be given to him. And he who does not have— even what he has will be taken-away from him”.

The Kingdom of God Is Like Seed That Grows From Within Itself To Maturity

²⁶ And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like this: as-if a person would throw the seed upon the soil, ²⁷ and would be sleeping and arising night and day, and the seed would be budding and growing-long— how, he does not^[ez] know. ²⁸ The soil bears-fruit by-itself ^[fa]— first grass, then a head, then a full grain in the head. ²⁹ And whenever the fruit permits^[fb], immediately he^[fc] sends-forth the sickle because the harvest has come^[fd]”.

The Kingdom of God Is Like a Mustard Seed. It Starts Small And Grows Large

³⁰ And He was saying, “How should we liken the kingdom of God, or with what parable may we present it?— ³¹ as a seed of a mustard-plant, which when it is sown upon the soil is being smaller than all^[fe] the seeds upon the soil. ³² And when it is sown, it goes-up and becomes larger than all the garden-plants. And it makes large branches so that the birds of the heaven are able to be nesting under the shade of it”.

Jesus Spoke To The Crowd In Parables And Explained Everything To His Disciples

³³ And with many such parables He was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear it. ³⁴ And He was not speaking to them apart from a parable. But He was explaining^[ff] everything privately to His own disciples.

Jesus Calms The Wind And Sea. The Disciples Say, Who Is This Man?

³⁵ And on that day, having become evening, He says to them, “Let us go to the other side”. ³⁶ And having left the crowd, they take Him along as He was^[fg], in the boat. And other boats were with Him. ³⁷ And a great storm of wind takes place. And the waves were throwing-over into the boat so that the boat was already being filled. ³⁸ And He was in the stern on the cushion, sleeping. And they wake Him and say to Him, “Teacher, do You not care^[fh] that we are perishing?” ³⁹ And having awakened, He rebuked the wind, and said to the sea “Be still, be silenced^[fi]”. And the wind stopped. And there was a great calm. ⁴⁰ And He said to them, “Why are you afraid^[fj]? Do you not yet have faith?” ⁴¹ And they feared a great fear^[fk]. And they were saying to one another, “Who then is this One, that^[fl] even^[fm] the wind and the sea obey Him?”

Jesus Casts Demons Out of a Man Into a Herd of Pigs. The Locals Beg Him To Leave

5 And they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. ² And He having gone out of the boat, immediately a man with^[fn] an unclean spirit met Him, out of the tombs— ³ who was having his dwelling-place in the tombs. And no one was able to bind him any-more, not even with a chain, ⁴ because he often had been bound with shackles^[fo] and chains and the chains had been torn-apart by him, and the shackles broken. And no one was strong-enough to subdue him. ⁵ And continually, by night and by day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying-out and cutting himself with stones. ⁶ And having seen Jesus from a distance, he ran and prostrated-himself before Him. ⁷ And having cried-out with a loud voice, he says “What^[fp] do I have to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most-High God? I make You swear^[fq] by God, do not torment me”. ⁸ For He was saying to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit”. ⁹ And He was asking him, “What is the name for you?” And he says to Him, “The name for me is Legion^[fr], because we are many”. ¹⁰ And he was begging Him greatly that He not send them outside of the country. ¹¹ Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding there at the mountain. ¹² And they begged Him, saying “Send us to the pigs, in order that we may enter into them”. ¹³ And He permitted them. And the unclean spirits, having come out, entered into the pigs. And the herd, about two-thousand, rushed down the steep-bank into the sea. And they were drowning in the sea. ¹⁴ And the ones feeding^[fs] them fled and reported it in the city and in the fields. And they came to see what the thing having happened was. ¹⁵ And they come to Jesus, and see the one being demon-possessed sitting, having been clothed and being sound-minded— the one having had the “legion”. And they became afraid. ¹⁶ And the ones having seen it related to them how it happened to the one being demon-possessed, and about the pigs. ¹⁷ And they began to beg Him to depart^[ft] from their districts. ¹⁸ And while He was getting into the boat, the one having been demon-possessed was begging Him that he might be with Him. ¹⁹ And He did not permit him, but says to him, “Go to your house, to your people, and report to them all-that the Lord has done for you, and that He had mercy on you”. ²⁰ And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis^[fu] all-that Jesus did for him. And they all were marveling.

A Synagogue Official Comes To Jesus About His Dying Daughter. Jesus Goes With Him

²¹ And Jesus having crossed-over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd was gathered to Him. And He was beside the sea. ²² And one of the synagogue-officials comes, Jairus by name. And having seen Him, he falls at His feet ²³ and begs Him greatly, saying that “My little-daughter is at the point of death. I beg that having come, You lay Your hands on her in order that she may be restored^[fv] and live”. ²⁴ And He departed with him. And a large crowd was following Him, and they were pressing-upon Him.

On The Way, a Woman Touches His Garment And Is Healed Because of Her Faith

²⁵ And a woman^[fw]— being in a flow of blood for twelve years, ²⁶ and having suffered many things by many physicians, and having spent everything of hers^[fx] and not having been benefitted at all, but rather having come to the worse, ²⁷ having heard about Jesus, having come in the crowd from behind— touched His garment. ²⁸ For she was saying that “If I touch even His garments, I will be restored”. ²⁹ And immediately the fountain^[fy] of her blood was dried-up, and she knew in her body that she had been healed from the scourge. ³⁰ And immediately Jesus— having known in Himself the power^[fz] having gone forth from Him, having turned around in the crowd— was saying “Who touched My garments?” ³¹ And His disciples were saying to Him, “You see the crowd pressing-upon You and You say ‘Who touched Me?’” ³² And He was looking around to see the one having done this. ³³ And the woman— having become afraid, and while trembling, knowing what had happened to her— came and fell-before Him and told Him the whole truth. ³⁴ And the One said to her, “Daughter, your faith has restored you. Go in peace and be^[ga] healthy from your scourge”.

The Daughter Dies Before Jesus Arrives. He Raises Her From The Dead

³⁵ While He is still speaking, they come from [the house of] the synagogue-official, saying that “Your daughter died. Why are you troubling^[gb] the Teacher further?” ³⁶ But Jesus, having ignored^[gc] the statement being spoken, says to the synagogue-official, “Do not be fearing, only be believing^[gd]”. ³⁷ And He did not permit anyone to follow with Him except Peter and James and John (the brother of James). ³⁸ And they come to the house of the synagogue official, and He sees a commotion^[ge] and ones weeping and wailing loudly. ³⁹ And having gone in, He says to them, “Why are you being thrown-into-a-commotion, and weeping? The child did not die, but is sleeping”. ⁴⁰ And they were laughing-scornfully at Him. But He, having put everyone out, takes along the father of the child and the mother and the ones with Him, and proceeds in where the child was. ⁴¹ And having taken hold of the hand of the child, He says to her, “Talitha koum” (which being translated is “Little-girl, I say to you, arise”). ⁴² And immediately the little girl stood-up and was walking around (for she was twelve years old). And immediately they were astonished with great astonishment. ⁴³ And He gave-orders to them strictly that no one should know this. And He said that something should be given to her to eat. 6 ¹ And He went out from there.

Jesus Teaches In His Hometown Synagogue. They Are Astounded But Unbelieving

And He comes into His hometown^[gf]. And His disciples are following Him. ² And having become Sabbath, He began to teach in the synagogue. And while listening, many were astounded, saying “From where did these things come to this One? And what is the wisdom having been given to this One? And such miracles taking place by His hands! ³ Is this One not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Jude^[gg] and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” And they were taking-offense^[gh] at Him. ⁴ And Jesus was saying to them that “A prophet is not without-honor except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his house”. ⁵ And He was not able to do any miracle there— except, having laid His hands on a few sick ones, He cured them. ⁶ And He was marveling because of their unbelief.

The Twelve Are Sent Out Two By Two To Proclaim Repentance And Heal The Sick

And He was going-around the villages in a circle, teaching. ⁷ And He summons the twelve, and began to send them out two by two. And He was giving them authority over the unclean spirits. ⁸ And He instructed them that they should be taking nothing for the journey except a staff ^[gi] only— no bread, no [traveler’s] bag, no money^[gj] for the [money] belt— ⁹ but should go having [merely] tied-on sandals. “And do not put on two tunics^[gk]”. ¹⁰ And He was saying to them, “Wherever you enter into a house, be staying there until you go forth from-that-place^[gl]. ¹¹ And whatever place does not welcome you, nor do they listen-to you— while proceeding out from-that-place, shake-out the dirt under your feet for a testimony against them”. ¹² And having gone forth, they proclaimed that they should repent. ¹³ And they were casting out many demons. And they were anointing^[gm] many sick ones with oil and curing them.

Herod Hears of Jesus And Thinks John The Baptist Arose From The Dead

¹⁴ And King Herod^[gn] heard [of Him], for His name became known. And they^[go] were saying that “John, the one baptizing, has arisen from the dead. And for this reason the miraculous-powers^[gp] are at-work in Him”. ¹⁵ And others were saying that “He is Elijah”. And others were saying that “He is a prophet like one of the [former] prophets”. ¹⁶ But having heard, Herod was saying, “John whom I beheaded— this one arose”.

For Herod Had Beheaded John The Baptist

¹⁷ For Herod himself, having sent out men, seized John and bound^[gq] him in prison because of Herodias^[gr], the wife of Philip his brother— because he married her. ¹⁸ For John was saying to Herod that “It is not lawful for you to have the wife of your brother”. ¹⁹ And Herodias was hostile^[gs] to him and wanting to kill him, and was not being able. ²⁰ For Herod was fearing John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. And he was protecting him. And having heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and-yet he was listening-to him with-pleasure. ²¹ And an opportune^[gt] day having come about when Herod, for his birthday-celebrations, made a banquet for his princes^[gu] and the commanders^[gv] and the leading^[gw] ones of Galilee, ²² and his^[gx] daughter Herodias^[gy] having come in and danced— she pleased Herod, and the ones reclining-back-with him [to eat]. The king said to the girl^[gz], “Ask me whatever you wish and I will give it to you”. ²³ And he swore-with-an-oath to her solemnly, “Whatever thing you ask me, I will give it to you— up to half of my kingdom”. ²⁴ And having gone out, she said to her mother, “What should I ask-for?” And the one said, “The head of John, the one baptizing”. ²⁵ And having immediately gone in with haste to the king, she asked, saying “I want you to give me at-once on a platter the head of John the Baptist”. ²⁶ And the king, having become deeply-grieved, did not want to reject her because of the oaths and the ones reclining-back [to eat]. ²⁷ And immediately having sent-out an executioner^[ha], the king commanded him to bring his head. And having gone, he beheaded him in the prison. ²⁸ And he brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl. And the girl gave it to her mother. ²⁹ And his disciples, having heard-of it, came and took away his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

Jesus Multiplies Five Loaves And Two Fish To Feed 5000 Men

³⁰ And the apostles are gathered-together with Jesus. And they reported to Him all that they did and that they taught. ³¹ And He says to them, “Come, you yourselves privately, to a desolate^[hb] place, and rest a little”. For the ones coming and the ones going were many, and they were not even finding-an-opportunity^[hc] to eat. ³² And they went away privately in the boat to a desolate place. ³³ And they^[hd] saw them going, and many knew^[he] where. And they ran there together on foot from all the cities. And they came-ahead-of ^[hf] them. ³⁴ And having gone^[hg] out, He saw a large crowd and felt-deep-feelings [of compassion] toward them because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things. ³⁵ And already having become a late hour, having come to Him, His disciples were saying that “This place is desolate, and it is already a late hour. ³⁶ Send them away in order that having gone away into the surrounding farms and villages, they may buy themselves what they may eat”. ³⁷ But the One, having responded, said to them, “You give them something to eat”. And they say to Him, “Should we, having gone away, buy loaves worth two-hundred denarii^[hh] and give them something to eat?” ³⁸ And the One says to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go, see!” And having come-to-know, they say “Five, and two fish”. ³⁹ And He commanded them to make everyone lie-back party by party on the green^[hi] grass. ⁴⁰ And they fell-back grouping by grouping, by hundreds and by fifties. ⁴¹ And having taken the five loaves and the two fish, having looked up to heaven, He blessed them^[hj], and broke the loaves in pieces, and was giving them to His disciples in order that they might be setting it before them. And He divided the two fish to everyone. ⁴² And they all ate and were filled-to-satisfaction. ⁴³ And they picked up fragments— the fillings of twelve baskets, and from the fish. ⁴⁴ And the ones having eaten the loaves were five-thousand men^[hk].

Jesus Walks Across The Raging Sea

⁴⁵ And immediately, He compelled^[hl] His disciples to get into the boat, and to be going ahead to the other side, toward^[hm] Bethsaida, while He sends-away the crowd. ⁴⁶ And having said-good-bye to them^[hn], He went away on the mountain to pray. ⁴⁷ And having become evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea and He was alone on the land. ⁴⁸ And having seen them being tormented^[ho] in the rowing— for the wind was contrary to them— He comes to them around the fourth watch^[hp] of the night, walking on the sea. And He was intending^[hq] to pass-by them. ⁴⁹ But the ones, having seen Him walking on the sea, thought that “It is a phantom^[hr]”, and cried-out. ⁵⁰ For they all saw Him and were frightened. But immediately the One spoke with them. And He says to them, “Take-courage, I am^[hs] the One. Do not be afraid^[ht]”. ⁵¹ And He went up with them in the boat. And the wind stopped. And they were very exceedingly astonished in themselves. ⁵² For they did not understand^[hu] on the basis of the loaves-of-bread, but their heart had been hardened.

In Gennesaret The People Recognize Him And Bring All Their Sick To Him For Healing

⁵³ And having crossed-over, they came on land in Gennesaret and moored. ⁵⁴ And they having gone out of the boat— immediately having recognized Him, ⁵⁵ the people ran around that whole region. And they began to carry around the ones being ill on their cots to-where they were hearing that He was. ⁵⁶ And wherever He was entering— into villages, or into cities, or into fields— they were laying the ones being sick in the marketplaces, and were begging Him that they might touch even^[hv] the tassel of His garment. And all who touched it were being restored^[hw].

Pharisees Object To Eating With Unwashed Hands. Jesus Condemns Their Traditions

7 And the Pharisees and some of the scribes are gathered-together with Him, having come from Jerusalem. ² And having seen some of His disciples, that they are eating their bread with defiled^[hx] hands, that is, unwashed^[hy]— ³ for the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands with a fist^[hz], holding-on-to the tradition of the elders. ⁴ And they do not eat [when they return]^[ia] from the marketplace unless they cleanse^[ib] [themselves]. And there are many other traditions which they received to hold-on-to— the cleansing of cups and pitchers and copper-pots and couches^[ic]. ⁵ And the Pharisees and the scribes ask Him, “For what reason are Your disciples not walking according to the tradition of the elders, but are eating their bread with defiled hands?” ⁶ And the One said to them, “Isaiah prophesied rightly concerning you hypocrites, as it has been written [in Isa 29:13], that ‘This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far distant from Me. ⁷ But they are worshiping Me in-vain^[id], teaching as teachings^[ie] the commandments of humans’. ⁸ Having neglected the commandment of God, you are holding on to the tradition of humans!” ⁹ And He was saying to them, “You are nicely^[if] setting-aside^[ig] the commandment of God in order that you may establish^[ih] your tradition! ¹⁰ For Moses said [in Ex 20:12], ‘Be honoring your father and your mother’, and [in Ex 21:17], ‘Let the one speaking-evil-of father or mother come-to-an-end^[ii] by a death’. ¹¹ But you say if a person says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you might be benefitted from me is Corban (which means “Gift”)’, ¹² you no longer permit him to do anything^[ij] for his father or mother— ¹³ nullifying^[ik] the word of God by your tradition which you handed-down. And you are doing many similar such things”. ¹⁴ And having summoned the crowd again, He was saying to them, “Everyone listen-to Me and understand— ¹⁵ there is nothing outside of the person proceeding into him which is able to defile him. But the things proceeding out of the person are the things defiling the person. ^16 [il]

What Goes Into The Body Does Not Defile, But What Comes Out of The Heart

¹⁷ And when He entered into a house away-from the crowd, His disciples were questioning Him as to the parable. ¹⁸ And He says to them, “So are even you without-understanding? Do you not perceive that everything outside proceeding into the person is not able to defile^[im] him ¹⁹ because it does not proceed into his heart, but into his stomach, and it proceeds out into the latrine?” (He was making all foods clean^[in].) ²⁰ And He was saying that “The thing proceeding out of the person— that defiles the person. ²¹ For from within, out of the heart of people, proceed the evil thoughts, sexual-immoralities, thefts, murders, ²² adulteries, greeds, evils, deceit, sensuality, an evil eye^[io], blasphemy, arrogance, foolishness. ²³ All these evil things proceed-out from within, and defile the person”.

A Gentile Woman Begs For Crumbs From The Master’s Table

²⁴ And having arisen, He went from there to the districts of Tyre. And having entered into a house, He was wanting^[ip] no one to know^[iq] it. And-yet He was not able to escape-notice. ²⁵ But immediately, a woman having heard about Him— of whom her little daughter was having an unclean spirit— having come, fell at His feet. ²⁶ Now the woman was a Greek^[ir], a Syro-Phoenician^[is] by nationality. And she was asking Him that He cast out the demon from her daughter. ²⁷ And He was saying to her, “First allow the children to be filled-to-satisfaction. For it is not good to take the bread of the children and throw it to the little-dogs^[it]”. ²⁸ But the one responded and says to Him, “Master, even the little dogs under the table eat from the crumbs of the children!” ²⁹ And He said to her, “Because of this statement, go— the demon has gone out of your daughter”. ³⁰ And having gone to her house, she found the child having been put^[iu] on the bed, and the demon having gone out.

Jesus Heals a Deaf-Mute

³¹ And again having gone out of the districts of Tyre, He went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee in the midst of the districts of Decapolis. ³² And they bring to Him a deaf and speech-impaired one, and are begging Him that He lay His hand on him. ³³ And having taken him away from the crowd privately, He put His fingers into his^[iv] ears. And having spit^[iw], He touched his^[ix] tongue. ³⁴ And having looked up to heaven, He sighed. And He says to him “Ephphatha”, which means “Be opened”. ³⁵ And immediately his ears were opened and the binding^[iy] of his tongue was released and he was speaking correctly. ³⁶ And He gave-orders to them that they should be telling no one. But as much as He was giving orders to them, they even more abundantly were proclaiming it. ³⁷ And they were being super-abundantly astounded, saying “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak”.

Jesus Again Multiplies Loaves And Fish To Feed 4000

8 In those days, there again being a large crowd, and they not having anything they might eat— having summoned the disciples, He says to them ² “I feel-deep-feelings [of compassion] toward the crowd because it is already three days they are remaining-with Me, and they do not have anything they may eat. ³ And if I send them away to their house hungry, they will become-exhausted^[iz] on the way. And some of them have come from a distance”. ⁴ And His disciples responded to Him that “From where will anyone be able to fill these ones to satisfaction with bread here in a desolate-place?” ⁵ And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And the ones said “Seven”. ⁶ And He orders the crowd to fall-back on the ground [to eat]. And having taken the seven loaves, having given-thanks, He broke them, and was giving them to His disciples in order that they might be setting them before them. And they set them before the crowd. ⁷ And they had a few small-fish. And having blessed them, He said to be setting these also before them. ⁸ And they ate and were filled-to-satisfaction. And they picked up the leftovers of fragments— seven large-baskets. ⁹ And there were about four-thousand men. And He sent them away.

The Pharisees Ask For a Sign. No Sign Will Be Given To This Generation

¹⁰ And immediately, having gotten into the boat with His disciples, He went to the regions of Dalmanutha. ¹¹ And the Pharisees came out and began to debate^[ja] with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. ¹² And having sighed-deeply in His spirit, He says “Why is this generation seeking a sign? Truly I say to you, a sign will never^[jb] be given to this generation”.

Jesus Warns The Disciples To Beware of The Leaven of The Pharisees

¹³ And having left them, having again gotten into the boat, He went to the other side. ¹⁴ And they forgot to take bread. And except one loaf, they were not having any with them in the boat. ¹⁵ And He was giving orders to them, saying “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of Herod”. ¹⁶ And they were discussing with one another that they did not have bread. ¹⁷ And having known it, He says to them “Why are you discussing that you do not have bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Do you have your heart hardened? ¹⁸ Having eyes, are you not seeing? And having ears, are you not hearing? And do you not remember?— ¹⁹ When I broke the five loaves for the five-thousand, how many full baskets of fragments did you pick up?” They say to Him, “Twelve”. ²⁰ “When I broke the seven loaves for the four-thousand, the fillings of how many large-baskets of fragments did you pick up?” And they say to Him, “Seven”. ²¹ And He was saying to them, “Do you not yet understand?”

Jesus Heals a Blind Man In Two Stages

²² And they come to Bethsaida. And they bring Him a blind man, and are begging Him that He touch him. ²³ And having taken-hold-of the hand of the blind man, He brought him outside of the village. And having spit in his eyes, having laid His hands on him, He was asking him “Do you see anything?” ²⁴ And having looked-up, he was saying “I am seeing people, because I am looking-at something like trees walking around”. ²⁵ Then again He laid His hands on his eyes, and looked-intently, and restored^[jc] them. And he was seeing everything clearly. ²⁶ And He sent him away to his house, saying “Do not even enter into the village”.

Who Do You Disciples Say That I Am? Peter Says, You Are The Messiah

²⁷ And Jesus and His disciples went forth into the villages of Philip’s^[jd] Caesarea. And on the way, He was questioning His disciples, saying to them “Who do people say that I am?” ²⁸ And the ones spoke to Him, saying “That You are John the Baptist. And others, Elijah. But others, that You are one of the prophets”. ²⁹ And He was questioning them, “But who do you say that I am?” Having responded, Peter says to Him “You are the Christ”. ³⁰ And He warned them that they should be telling no one about Him.

Jesus Began To Teach Them That He Must Die And Be Raised. Peter Rebukes Him

³¹ And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and rise-up after three days. ³² And He was stating the matter with openness. And Peter, having taken Him aside, began to rebuke Him. ³³ But the One, having turned around, and having looked-at^[je] His disciples, rebuked Peter. And He says “Get behind Me, Satan— because you are not thinking the things of God, but the things of humans”.

Deny Yourself, Take Up Your Cross, And Follow Me. Some Here Will See My Kingdom

³⁴ And having summoned the crowd with His disciples, He said to them, “If anyone wants to be following after Me, let him deny himself ^[jf] and take up his cross^[jg], and be following Me. ³⁵ For whoever wants to save^[jh] his life^[ji] will lose it. But whoever will lose his life for the sake of Me and the good-news will save it. ³⁶ For what does it profit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit^[jj] his life^[jk]? ³⁷ For what might a person give in-exchange-for his life? ³⁸ For whoever is ashamed-of Me and My words in this adulterous^[jl] and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels”. 9 ¹ And^[jm] He was saying to them, “Truly I say to you that there are some of the ones standing here who will by-no-means taste death until^[jn] they see the kingdom of God having come in power”.

Three Disciples See Jesus Transformed, And Hear God Tell Them To Listen To Jesus

² And after six days, Jesus takes along Peter and James and John, and brings them up on a high mountain privately, alone. And He was transfigured^[jo] in front of them. ³ And His garments became shining^[jp], very white, such as a bleacher^[jq] on earth is not able to make so white. ⁴ And Elijah appeared to them, with Moses. And they were talking-with Jesus. ⁵ And having responded, Peter says to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here. And let us make three dwellings^[jr]— one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah”. ⁶ For he did not know what he should respond, for they became terrified. ⁷ And there came-to-be a cloud overshadowing^[js] them. And a voice came out of the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Be listening-to Him”. ⁸ And suddenly, having looked around, they no longer saw anyone with themselves but Jesus alone.

The Disciples Ask, Wasn’t Elijah Supposed To Come Before The Messiah?

⁹ And while they were coming down from the mountain, He gave orders to them that they should relate to no one the things which they saw, except when the Son of Man rises-up from the dead. ¹⁰ And they held^[jt] the matter to themselves, discussing what the ‘rising-up from the dead’ meant. ¹¹ And they were questioning Him, saying “Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first^[ju]?” ¹² And the One said to them, “Elijah, having come first, restores all things— and-yet how has it been written for^[jv] the Son of Man that He would suffer many things and be treated-with-contempt^[jw]? ¹³ But I say to you that Elijah indeed has come^[jx], and they did to him whatever they were wanting, just as it has been written for him”.