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Mary Gives Birth In Bethlehem, Where She And Joseph Went Because of The Roman Census

2 Now it came about during those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus^[a] that all the world should be registered^[b]. ² This first^[c] registration took place while Quirinius was being-governor of Syria. ³ And they were all going to register-themselves^[d]— each one to his own city^[e]. ⁴ And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem— because of his being from the house and family of David— ⁵ so as to register himself with Mary, the one having been promised-in-marriage to him, being pregnant. ⁶ And it came about during their being there that the days were fulfilled that she might give-birth. ⁷ And she gave birth to her firstborn son. And she wrapped Him in swaddling-cloths^[f], and laid Him in a manger^[g], because there was not a place for them in the inn.

Angels Announce The Birth of The Savior To Shepherds In The Field

⁸ And shepherds were in the same region, living-in-the-fields and watching over their flock for watches of the night. ⁹ And an angel of the Lord stood near them, and the glory of the Lord shined around them, and they feared a great fear. ¹⁰ And the angel said to them, “Do not be fearing. For behold— I am announcing-as-good-news to you a great joy which will be for all the people, ¹¹ because^[h] a Savior was born for you today in the city of David, Who is Christ the Lord. ¹² And this will be the sign for you: you will find a baby having been wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger”. ¹³ And suddenly a multitude of the heavenly host was with the angel, praising God and saying, ¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest [heavens]. And peace on earth among people of ^[i] [His] good-will^[j]”. ¹⁵ And it came about that when the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds were saying to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing having taken place which the Lord made-known to us”. ¹⁶ And they came, having hurried, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. ¹⁷ And having seen Him, they made-known about the thing having been spoken to them about this Child. ¹⁸ And all the ones having heard it marveled about the things having been spoken to them by the shepherds. ¹⁹ But Mary was preserving^[k] all these things, pondering them in her heart. ²⁰ And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for everything which they heard and saw, just as it was spoken to them.

His Name Is Called Jesus

²¹ And when eight days were fulfilled that they might circumcise Him, His name was indeed called Jesus— the name having been named by the angel before^[l] He was conceived in the womb.

The Parents Bring Jesus To The Temple To Redeem Him Before The Lord

²² And when the days of their purification according to the Law of Moses were fulfilled^[m], they brought Him up to Jerusalem so as to present Him to the Lord ²³ just as it has been written in the Law of the Lord [in Ex 13:2], that “every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”; ²⁴ and that she might give a sacrifice in accordance with the thing having been said in the Law of the Lord [in Lev 12:8]: “a pair of turtledoves or two young ones of pigeons”.

Simeon Recognizes The Child As The Messiah, But a Sword Will Pierce Mary’s Soul

²⁵ And behold— a man was in Jerusalem for whom the name was Simeon. And this man was righteous and reverent^[n], waiting-for the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was upon him. ²⁶ And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he would see the Christ of the Lord. ²⁷ And he came in the Spirit into the temple. And at the parents bringing-in the child Jesus that they might do for Him according to the thing^[o] having become-a-custom from the Law, ²⁸ he also took Him into his arms. And he blessed God, and said, ²⁹ “Now You are releasing Your slave in peace in accordance with Your word, Master, ³⁰ because my eyes saw Your salvation ³¹ which You prepared in the presence of all the peoples— ³² the light for the revelation of the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel”. ³³ And His father and mother were marveling at the things being spoken about Him. ³⁴ And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold— this One is appointed^[p] for^[q] the falling and rising of many in Israel, and for^[r] a sign being spoken-against^[s]— ³⁵ and indeed a sword will pierce the soul of you yourself— so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed”.

Anna The Prophet Thanks God For the Child

³⁶ And there was Anna— a prophet, a daughter of Phanuel, from the tribe of Asher. This one was advanced in her many days, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity, ³⁷ and herself being a widow up-to^[t] eighty four years, who was not departing from the temple, serving^[u] night and day with fastings and prayers. ³⁸ And having come-upon them at the very hour, she was returning-thanks to God, and was speaking about Him to all the ones waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

The Family Returns To Nazareth In Galilee

³⁹ And when they finished all the things according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee— to their own city, Nazareth. ⁴⁰ And the Child was growing and becoming strong, while being filled with wisdom. And the grace of God was upon Him.

In Jerusalem At Age Twelve, Jesus Stays Behind When His Parents Leave For Home

⁴¹ And His parents were going to Jerusalem yearly for the Feast of the Passover. ⁴² And when He became twelve years old— they going up in accordance with the custom of the Feast, ⁴³ and having completed the days— during their returning, the boy Jesus stayed-behind in Jerusalem. And His parents did not know it, ⁴⁴ but having thought that He was in the caravan^[v], they went a day’s journey. And they were searching-for Him among the relatives and the acquaintances. ⁴⁵ And not having found Him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching-for Him.

Jesus Is Found In The Temple Listening To And Questioning The Teachers

⁴⁶ And it came about after three days that they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening-to them and questioning them. ⁴⁷ And all the ones listening-to Him were astonished at His understanding and His answers. ⁴⁸ And having seen Him, they were astounded. And His mother said to Him, “Child, why did you do^[w] us like this? Behold— Your father and I were looking-for You, while suffering-pain”. ⁴⁹ And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking-for Me? Did you not know that I must be in^[x] the things of My^[y] Father? ⁵⁰ And they did not understand the thing which He spoke to them. ⁵¹ And He went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was being subject to them. And His mother was keeping all these things in her heart. ⁵² And Jesus was advancing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and people.

In The Fifteenth Year of Tiberius, John Is Sent Out By God

3 Now in the fifteenth^[z] year of the government of Tiberius^[aa] Caesar— Pontius Pilate^[ab] being-governor of Judea, and Herod^[ac] being-tetrarch^[ad] of Galilee, and Philip^[ae] his brother being tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias being tetrarch of Abilene, ² in-the-time-of the high priest Annas and Caiaphas— the word of God came to^[af] John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.

John Proclaims a Baptism of Repentance, In Fulfillment of Isaiah

³ And he went into all the surrounding-region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, ⁴ as it has been written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet [in Isa 40:3-5], “A voice of one shouting in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; be making His paths straight. ⁵ Every valley will be filled and every mountain and hill will be made-low. And the crooked paths will become straight, and the rough will become smooth paths. ⁶ And all flesh will see the salvation of God’”. ⁷ Therefore he was saying to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “Brood of vipers— who showed^[ag] you to flee from the coming wrath? ⁸ Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance. And do not begin to say within^[ah] yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’. For I say to you that God is able to raise-up children for Abraham from these stones! ⁹ And indeed the axe is already lying^[ai] at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire”.

The People Ask John What They Should Do To Produce Fruit Worthy of Repentance

¹⁰ And the crowds were questioning him, saying, “What then should we do?” ¹¹ And having responded, he was saying to them, “Let the one having two tunics^[aj] give to the one not having, and let the one having food be doing likewise”. ¹² And tax collectors also came to be baptized. And they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?” ¹³ And the one said to them, “Be collecting nothing more than the amount having been commanded”. ¹⁴ And ones serving-as-soldiers also were questioning him, saying, “And us, what should we do?” And he said to them, “Do not violently-extort^[ak] anyone, nor extort-with-false-charges. And be content with your wages^[al]”.

John Says One More Powerful Is Coming, Who Will Baptize With The Spirit And Fire

¹⁵ And while the populace was waiting-in-expectation and all were pondering in their hearts about John— if perhaps he might be the Christ— ¹⁶ John responded, saying to everyone, “I am baptizing you with^[am] water, but the One more powerful than me is coming, of Whom I am not fit to untie the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you with^[an] the Holy Spirit and fire^[ao]— ¹⁷ Whose winnowing-tool is in His hand so as to clean-out^[ap] His threshing floor and gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with an inextinguishable fire”. ¹⁸ So indeed, while also exhorting many other things, he was announcing-good-news-to the people.

Herod Locked Up John In Prison

¹⁹ But Herod the tetrarch— while being rebuked^[aq] by him concerning Herodias^[ar], the wife of his brother, and concerning all the evil things which Herod did— ²⁰ also added this to everything: he also locked-up John in prison.

Jesus Was Baptized When All The People Were Baptized

²¹ And it came about when^[as] all the people were baptized, Jesus also having been baptized and praying, that the heaven was opened ²² and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in a bodily form like^[at] a dove, and a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son. With You I was^[au] well-pleased”.

At About Age Thirty, Jesus Begins His Ministry

²³ And Jesus Himself was, [when] beginning His ministry, about thirty years old, being a son, as it was being supposed, of Joseph, the son of Heli, ²⁴ the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, ²⁵ the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Hesli, the son of Naggai, ²⁶ the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, ²⁷ the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, ²⁸ the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, ²⁹ the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, ³⁰ the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, ³¹ the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, ³² the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon, ³³ the son of Aminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, ³⁴ the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, ³⁵ the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Heber, the son of Shelah, ³⁶ the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, ³⁷ the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, ³⁸ the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

In The Wilderness, Jesus Is Tempted By Satan To Act Contrary To His Father’s Will

4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan. And He was being led in the Spirit in the wilderness ² for forty days while being tempted by the devil. And He did not eat anything during those days. And they having been completed, He was hungry. ³ And the devil said to Him, “If You are^[av] God’s Son, say^[aw] to this stone that it should become bread”. ⁴ And Jesus responded to him, “It has been written [in Deut 8:3] that ‘Mankind^[ax] shall not live on bread alone’”. ⁵ And having led Him up, he showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. ⁶ And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this authority and their glory, because it has been handed-over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. ⁷ Therefore if You worship before me, it will all be Yours”. ⁸ And having responded, Jesus said to him “It has been written [in Deut 6:13], ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only’”. ⁹ And he led Him into Jerusalem and stood Him on the pinnacle of the temple. And he said to Him, “If You are God’s Son, throw Yourself down from here. ¹⁰ For it has been written [in Ps 91:11] that ‘He will command His angels concerning You that they might protect You’, ¹¹ and [in Ps 91:12] that ‘They will lift You up on their hands that You may not ever strike Your foot against a stone’”. ¹² And having responded, Jesus said to him that “It has been said [in Deut 6:16], ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test’”. ¹³ And having completed every temptation, the devil departed from Him until an opportune-time.

Jesus Returns To Galilee And Begins Teaching In Their Synagogues

¹⁴ And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit. And news about Him went out throughout the whole surrounding-region. ¹⁵ And He was teaching in their synagogues, while being glorified by all.

Jesus Comes To Nazareth And Reads Isaiah 61:1-2 In The Synagogue

¹⁶ And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought-up. And in accordance with the thing having become-a-custom with him, He entered into the synagogue on the day of the Sabbath, and stood up to read. ¹⁷ And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to Him. And having unrolled the scroll, He found the place where it had been written [in Isa 61:1-2]: ¹⁸ “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because of which He anointed Me to announce-good-news to poor ones. He has sent me out to proclaim a release to captives and recovery-of-sight to blind ones, to send-out with a release ones having been broken^[ay], ¹⁹ to proclaim the acceptable^[az] year of the Lord”. ²⁰ And having rolled up the scroll, having given it back to the attendant, He sat-down^[ba]. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were looking-intently at Him.

Jesus Says: Today This Scripture Is Fulfilled In Your Ears. They Drive Him Out

²¹ And He began to say to them that “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your ears”. ²² And they all were^[bb] testifying concerning Him, and marveling at the words of ^[bc] grace proceeding from His mouth. And they were saying, “Is not this One Joseph’s son?” ²³ And He said to them, “You will surely speak this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, cure yourself’. Do also here in your hometown all-that we heard having taken place in Capernaum”. ²⁴ But He said, “Truly I say to you that no prophet is acceptable^[bd] in his hometown. ²⁵ And I say to you in accordance with [God’s] truth— there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the heaven was shut for three years and six months, when a great famine took place over all the land. ²⁶ And Elijah was sent to none^[be] of them, except to [the village of] Zarephath of-Sidon, to a widow woman. ²⁷ And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. And none of them was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian”. ²⁸ And they were all filled with fury in the synagogue while hearing these things. ²⁹ And having arisen, they drove Him outside of the city, and led Him up to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built so as to throw Him down the cliff. ³⁰ But He, having gone through the middle of them, was proceeding.

Jesus Goes To Capernaum And Teaches. They Are Astounded At His Authority

³¹ And He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And He was teaching them on the Sabbath. ³² And they were astounded at His teaching, because His message was with authority.

Jesus Orders a Demon To Leave a Man. They Are Astonished At His Power

³³ And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried-out with a loud voice, ³⁴ “Let-us-alone^[bf]! What^[bg] 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!” ³⁵ And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silenced and come out from him”. And the demon, having thrown him down into their midst, came out from him, not having hurt him at all. ³⁶ And astonishment came over everyone. And they were talking-with one another, saying, “What is this message? Because He commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!” ³⁷ And the news about Him was going out into every place of the surrounding-region.

In Simon’s Home That Night, Many Are Healed

³⁸ And having arisen from the synagogue, He entered into the house of Simon. Now the mother-in-law of Simon was being gripped^[bh] with a high fever. And they asked Him concerning her. ³⁹ And having stood over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her. And having stood up at-once, she was serving them. ⁴⁰ And while the sun was setting^[bi], all who were having ones being sick with various diseases brought them to Him. And the One, laying His hands on each one of them, was curing them. ⁴¹ And demons also were coming out from many, shouting, and saying that “You are the Son of God!” And rebuking them, He was not allowing them to speak, because they knew that He was the Christ.

Jesus Proceeds On To Announce The Kingdom of God To Other Cities

⁴² And having become day, having gone out, He went to a desolate^[bj] place. And the crowds were seeking-for Him. And they came to Him and were holding^[bk] Him back that He might not proceed from them. ⁴³ And the One said to them that “I must also announce the kingdom of God as good news to the other cities, because I was sent-forth for this purpose”.

While Jesus Teaches The Crowds By The Lake of Gennesaret, He Uses Simon’s Boat

⁴⁴ And He was proclaiming in the synagogues of Judea. 5 ¹ And it came about during the crowd’s pressing-upon Him and listening-to the word of God that He was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret^[bl]. ² And He saw two boats standing beside the lake. And the fishermen, having gotten-out of them, were washing their nets. ³ And having gotten into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, He asked him to put-out a little from the land. And having sat-down, He was teaching the crowds from the boat.

Jesus Brings Simon a Great Catch of Fish. Now You Will Be Catching People

⁴ And when He ceased speaking, He said to Simon, “Put-out into the deep [water] and lower^[bm] your nets for a catch”. ⁵ And having responded, Simon said, “Master, having labored through the whole night, we took nothing. But at^[bn] Your word, I will lower the nets. ⁶ And having done this, they enclosed a large number of fish. And their nets were being torn. ⁷ And they signaled to their companions in the other boat that having come, they might help them. And they came. And they filled both the boats so that they were sinking. ⁸ And having seen it, Simon Peter fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, “Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, Master”. ⁹ For astonishment at the catch of fish which they took seized him, and all the ones with him. ¹⁰ And likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be fearing. From now on you will be catching^[bo] people!” ¹¹ And having brought their boats on land, having left everything, they followed Him.

Jesus Heals a Man Full of Leprosy. Word of Jesus Spread Even More

¹² And it came about during His being in one of the cities that behold— there was a man full of leprosy. And having seen Jesus, having fallen on his face, he begged Him, saying, “Master, if You are willing, You are able to cleanse me”. ¹³ And having stretched-out His hand, He touched him, saying, “I am willing^[bp]. Be cleansed”. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. ¹⁴ And He ordered him to tell no one, “But having gone, show yourself to the priest^[bq] and offer the things for your cleansing just as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them”. ¹⁵ But the word about Him was spreading more, and large crowds were coming together to hear, and to be cured from their infirmities. ¹⁶ But He was retreating within the desolate places and praying.

Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man To Prove He Has The Authority To Forgive Sins

¹⁷ And it came about on one of the days, that He was teaching. And Pharisees and Law-teachers were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present that He might be healing. ¹⁸ And behold— men bringing on a bed a man who had been paralyzed. And they were seeking to bring him in, and to place him before Him. ¹⁹ And not having found by what way they might bring him in because of the crowd, having gone up on the housetop, they let him down through the tiles with the little-bed into their midst, in front of Jesus. ²⁰ And having seen their faith, He said, “Man, your sins have been forgiven you”. ²¹ And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this One Who is speaking blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?” ²² But Jesus, having known their reasonings, having responded, said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts? ²³ Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you’, or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? ²⁴ But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”— He said to the one having been paralyzed, “I say to you, arise, and having picked up your little-bed, proceed to your house”. ²⁵ And having stood-up at once in their presence, having picked up the thing upon which he was lying-down, he went to his house glorifying God. ²⁶ And astonishment seized everyone. And they were glorifying God. And they were filled with awe, saying that “We saw incredible things today”.

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

²⁷ And after these things, He went out and saw a tax-collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax-office^[br]. And He said to him, “Be following Me!” ²⁸ And having left-behind everything, having stood up, he was following Him. ²⁹ And Levi made a great reception^[bs] for Him in his house. And there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining [to eat] with them. ³⁰ And the Pharisees and their scribes were grumbling to His disciples, saying, “For what reason are you eating and drinking with the tax collectors and sinners^[bt]?” ³¹ And having responded, Jesus said to them, “The ones being healthy have no need of a physician, but the ones being ill. ³² I have not come to call righteous ones to repentance, but sinners”.

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

³³ And the ones said to Him, “The disciples of John are fasting^[bu] frequently and making prayers. Likewise also the ones of the Pharisees. But Yours are eating and drinking”. ³⁴ And Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the sons^[bv] of the wedding-hall fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you? ³⁵ But days will come. And when the bridegroom is taken-away from them, then they will fast in those days”. ³⁶ And He was also speaking a parable to them, that “No one having torn a patch from a new garment puts it on an old garment. Otherwise indeed he^[bw] will both tear the new, and the patch from the new will not agree^[bx] with the old. ³⁷ And no one puts new^[by] wine into old wineskins. Otherwise indeed the new wine will burst the wineskins, and it will spill-out, and the wineskins will be ruined. ³⁸ But new wine must-be-put into fresh wineskins. ³⁹ And no one having drunk old wine desires^[bz] new. For he says, ‘The old is good’”.

The Pharisees Object To Plucking Grain On The Sabbath. I Am Lord of The Sabbath

6 And it came about on a Sabbath that He was proceeding through grainfields. And His disciples were plucking^[ca] and eating the heads [of grain], rubbing them in their hands. ² And some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you^[cb] doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” ³ And having responded to them, Jesus said, “Did you not even read [in 1 Sam 21:1-6] this which David did when he was hungry, he and the ones being with him?— ⁴ how he entered into the house of God, and having taken the Bread^[cc] of Presentation, he ate it and gave it to the ones with him, which is not lawful for anyone to eat but the priests alone? ⁵ And He was saying to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath”.

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

⁶ And it came about on another Sabbath that He entered into the synagogue and was teaching. And there was a man there, and his right hand was withered. ⁷ And the scribes and the Pharisees were closely-watching Him to see if He cured on the Sabbath, in order that they might find a reason to be accusing Him. ⁸ But He knew their reasonings. And He said to the man having the withered hand, “Arise, and stand into the middle”. And having stood-up, he stood there. ⁹ And Jesus said to them, “I am asking you^[cd] if it is lawful^[ce] on the Sabbath to do-good or to do-harm, to save a life or to destroy it?” ¹⁰ And having looked-around at them all, He said to him, “Stretch-out your hand”. And the one did it, and his hand was restored. ¹¹ And they were filled with rage^[cf], and were talking-over with one another what they might do to Jesus.

After Choosing The Twelve, Jesus Stands Before a Huge Crowd To Teach Them

¹² And it came about during these days that He went out to the mountain to pray. And He was spending the night in prayer to God. ¹³ And when it became day, He called to His disciples. And having chosen twelve from them, whom He also named apostles— ¹⁴ Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew, his brother, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, ¹⁵ and Matthew, and Thomas, and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon, the one being called a Zealot, ¹⁶ and Judas, the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor— ¹⁷ and having come down with them, He stood on a level place. And there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal-region of Tyre and Sidon, ¹⁸ who came to hear Him and to be healed from their diseases. And the ones being troubled by unclean spirits were being cured. ¹⁹ And all the multitude were seeking to touch Him because power was going forth from Him and healing everyone.

These Are The Ones God Considers Blessed And In Danger

²⁰ And He, having lifted-up His eyes toward His disciples, was saying— “Blessed^[cg] are the poor ones, because the kingdom of God is yours. ²¹ Blessed are the ones hungering now, because you will be filled-to-satisfaction. Blessed are the ones weeping now, because you will laugh. ²² You are blessed whenever people hate you, and whenever they separate^[ch] you, and reproach you, and throw-out your name as evil because-of ^[ci] the Son of Man. ²³ Rejoice on that day and leap-for-joy, for behold— your reward is great in heaven. For their fathers were doing it in the same way to the prophets. ²⁴ But woe to you rich ones, because you are receiving your comfort in full. ²⁵ Woe to you, the ones having been filled now, because you will hunger. Woe— the ones laughing now, because you will mourn and weep. ²⁶ Woe— when all people speak well of you. For their fathers were doing it in the same way to the false-prophets.

Love Your Enemies. Be Compassionate And Do Good To All

²⁷ “But I say to you, the ones hearing^[cj]— Be loving your enemies. Be acting commendably to the ones hating you. ²⁸ Be blessing^[ck] the ones cursing you. Be praying for the ones mistreating you. ²⁹ To the one striking you on the cheek, be offering also the other. And from the one taking away your cloak, also do not withhold^[cl] the tunic^[cm]. ³⁰ To everyone asking you, be giving. And from the one taking away your things, do not be demanding them back. ³¹ And just as you want people to be doing to you, be doing to them likewise. ³² If indeed you are loving the ones loving you, what-kind-of credit is it to you? For even the sinners are loving the ones loving them. ³³ For if indeed you are doing-good-to the ones doing-good-to you, what kind of credit is it to you? Even the sinners are doing the same. ³⁴ And if you lend-to ones from whom you are expecting^[cn] to receive, what kind of credit is it to you? Even sinners are lending to sinners to receive-back the equal^[co] amounts. ³⁵ But be loving your enemies, and be doing good, and be lending, expecting-back^[cp] nothing, and your reward will be great. And you will be sons^[cq] of the Most-High, because He is good to the ungrateful and evil ones. ³⁶ Be compassionate, just-as^[cr] your Father also is compassionate.

Do Not Judge Or Condemn Others. Pardon And Give To Them

³⁷ “And do not be judging^[cs], and you will never be judged. And do not be condemning, and you will never be condemned. Be pardoning, and you will be pardoned. ³⁸ Be giving, and it will be given to you. They^[ct] will give a good measure— having been pressed down, having been shaken, running over— into your fold^[cu] [of the garment]. For with what measure you measure, it will be measured-back to you”.

The Blind Cannot Guide The Blind. Correct Yourself First

³⁹ And He also spoke a parable to them— “A blind one is not able to guide a blind one, is he? Will they not both fall into a pit? ⁴⁰ A disciple is not above the teacher. But everyone having been fully-trained will be like his teacher. ⁴¹ And why do you look-at the speck in the eye of your brother, but do not consider^[cv] the log in your own eye? ⁴² How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, permit me to take-out the speck in your eye’, while yourself not seeing the log in your eye? Hypocrite! First take out the log from your eye. And then you will see-clearly to take out the speck in the eye of your brother.

A Tree Is Known By Its Fruit. The Mouth Speaks From The Heart

⁴³ “For there is no good^[cw] tree producing bad fruit; nor again, a bad tree producing good fruit. ⁴⁴ For each tree is known^[cx] by its own fruit. For they do not collect figs from thorns, nor do they gather a grape-bunch from a bramble-bush. ⁴⁵ The good person brings forth the good thing out of the good treasure^[cy] of his heart. And the evil person brings forth the evil thing out of his evil treasure. For his mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart.

Don’t Just Call Me Lord. Be a Doer of My Words

⁴⁶ “And why are you calling Me ‘Lord, Lord^[cz]’, and you are not doing the things which I say? ⁴⁷ Everyone coming to Me and hearing My words and doing them— I will show you to whom he is like. ⁴⁸ He is like a man building a house who dug, and went down deep, and laid a foundation on the bed-rock. And a flood^[da] having come about, the river broke-against^[db] that house. And it was not strong-enough to shake it, because it had been built well. ⁴⁹ But the one having heard and not having done My words is like a man having built a house on the ground without a foundation, which the river broke-against. And immediately it collapsed, and the breakage of that house became great”.

Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant From Afar By Speaking The Word

7 After He completed all His words in the hearing of the people, He entered into Capernaum. ² And a certain centurion’s^[dc] slave, who was precious^[dd] to him, being ill, was about to come-to-an-end^[de]. ³ But having heard about Jesus, he sent-forth elders of the Jews to Him, asking Him so that having come, He might restore his slave. ⁴ And the ones having come to Jesus were appealing-to Him earnestly, saying that “He for whom You will grant this is worthy. ⁵ For he loves our nation, and he built the synagogue for us”. ⁶ Now Jesus was proceeding with them. And He already being not far distant from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “Master, do not be troubling Yourself. For I am not fit that You should come in under my roof. ⁷ For this reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You. But speak it in a word^[df], and let my servant be healed. ⁸ For I also am a man being placed under authority, having soldiers under myself. And I say to this one, ‘Go!’, and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’, and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this!’, and he does it”. ⁹ And having heard these things, Jesus marveled-at him. And having turned to the crowd following Him, He said, “I say to you, not even in Israel did I find so great a faith”. ¹⁰ And having returned to the house, the ones having been sent found the slave being healthy.

Jesus Raises a Woman’s Only Son From The Dead

¹¹ And it came about afterwards^[dg] that He proceeded to a city being called Nain. And His disciples and a large crowd were proceeding-with Him. ¹² Now when He drew-near to the gate of the city, and behold— one having died was being carried out, an only-born son to his mother. And she was a widow. And a considerable crowd from the city was with her. ¹³ And having seen her, the Lord felt-deep-feelings [of compassion] for her. And He said to her, “Do not be weeping”. ¹⁴ And having come to it, He touched the funeral-bed. And the ones bearing it stopped. And He said, “Young-man, I say to you, arise!” ¹⁵ And the dead one sat up and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother. ¹⁶ And awe seized everyone. And they were glorifying God, saying that “A great prophet arose among us”, and that “God visited His people”. ¹⁷ And this statement concerning Him went out in all Judea and in all the surrounding-region.

John The Baptist Asks, Are You The One? Jesus Points Him To His Miraculous Works

¹⁸ And his disciples reported to John about all these things. And having summoned a certain two of his disciples, John ¹⁹ sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are You the One coming, or should we be looking-for another one?” ²⁰ And having come to Him, the men said, “John the Baptist sent us forth to You, saying, ‘Are You the One coming^[dh], or should we be looking for another one?’” ²¹ At that hour, He cured many from diseases and scourges and evil spirits. And He granted seeing to many blind ones. ²² And having responded, He said to them, “Having gone, report to John the things which you saw^[di] and heard— blind ones are seeing-again, lame ones are walking, lepers are being cleansed. And deaf ones are hearing, dead ones are being raised, poor ones are having-good-news-announced^[dj] to them. ²³ And blessed is whoever does not take-offense^[dk] in Me”.

John Is The One Preparing The Way For The Messiah In Fulfillment of Malachi

²⁴ And the messengers of John having departed, He began to speak to the crowds about John. “What^[dl] did you go out into the wilderness to look-at? A reed being shaken by the wind? ²⁵ But what did you go out to see? A man having been dressed in soft garments? Behold— the ones being^[dm] in glorious^[dn] clothing and luxury are in the royal palaces! ²⁶ But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. ²⁷ This one is about whom it has been written [in Mal 3:1]: ‘Behold— I am sending forth My messenger ahead of Your presence^[do], who will make Your way ready in front of You’. ²⁸ I say to you— no one is greater^[dp] among ones born of women than John. But the least one in the kingdom of God is greater than he. ²⁹ And all the people having heard him^[dq], even the tax collectors, vindicated^[dr] God, having been baptized with the baptism of John. ³⁰ But the Pharisees and the Law-experts rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

But This Generation Rejects Both The One Preparing And He Who Came

³¹ “To what then will I liken the people of this generation, and to what are they like? ³² They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, who say ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance. We lamented^[ds] and you did not weep’. ³³ For John the Baptist has come not eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say ‘He has a demon’. ³⁴ The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say ‘Behold— a man who is a glutton and drunkard^[dt], a friend of tax-collectors and sinners’. ³⁵ And wisdom was vindicated^[du] by all her children”.

Jesus Is Anointed By a Sinful Woman. A Pharisee Objects

³⁶ And one of the Pharisees was asking Him to eat with him. And having entered into the house of the Pharisee, He laid-down [to eat]. ³⁷ And behold— there was a woman in the city who was a sinner. And having learned that He is reclining [to eat] at the house of the Pharisee, having brought an alabaster-jar of perfume^[dv], ³⁸ and having stood behind Him at His feet weeping— she began to wet His feet with the tears, and was wiping them with the hair of her head. And she was kissing His feet, and anointing them with the perfume. ³⁹ And having seen it, the Pharisee having invited Him spoke within himself, saying, “If this One were a prophet, He would know who and what-kind-of person the woman is who is touching Him— that she is a sinner”.

The One Forgiven Much Loves Much. Jesus Forgives Her Sins

⁴⁰ And having responded, Jesus said to him, “Simon, I have something to speak to you”. And the one says, “Teacher, speak”. ⁴¹ “There were two debtors to a certain lender. The one was owing five-hundred denarii^[dw], and the other, fifty. ⁴² They not having the means to pay, he forgave both. So which of them will love him more?” ⁴³ And having responded, Simon said, “I assume that it is to whom he forgave the more”. And the One said to him, “You judged correctly”. ⁴⁴ And having turned toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house— You did not give Me water for My feet. But this one wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. ⁴⁵ You did not give Me a kiss. But this one did not stop kissing My feet from which hour I came-in. ⁴⁶ You did not anoint My head with oil. But this one anointed My feet with perfume. ⁴⁷ For which reason I say to you— her many sins have been forgiven, because she loved much. But he to whom little is forgiven, loves little”. ⁴⁸ And He said to her, “Your sins have been forgiven”. ⁴⁹ And the ones reclining-back-with Him [to eat] began to say among themselves, “Who is this One, Who even forgives sins?” ⁵⁰ And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace”.

Jesus Speaks To The Crowd With a Parable

8 And it came about during the successive days that He was traveling-through according to city and village, proclaiming and announcing the kingdom of God as good news. And the twelve were with Him, ² and some women who had been cured from evil spirits and infirmities— Mary, the one being called Magdalene^[dx], from whom seven demons had come out, ³ and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward^[dy], and Susanna, and many others, who were serving them out of their possessions. ⁴ And while a large crowd was gathering, and the ones from every city were coming to Him, He spoke with a parable—

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

⁵ “The one sowing went out that he might sow his seed. And during his sowing some seed fell along the road. And it was trampled-underfoot. And the birds of the heaven ate it up. ⁶ And other seed fell-down on the bed-rock. And having grown, it was dried-up because of not having moisture. ⁷ And other seed fell in the middle of the thorns. And the thorns, having grown-with it, choked it. ⁸ And other seed fell into the fertile soil. And having grown, it produced fruit, a hundred-fold”. While saying these things, He was calling, “Let the one having ears to hear, hear”.

Jesus Explains The Purpose of Parables And The Meaning of The Sower

⁹ And His disciples were asking Him what this parable might mean. ¹⁰ And the One said— “It has been given to you to know^[dz] the mysteries of the kingdom of God. But I speak in parables to the others in order that while seeing they may not be seeing, and while hearing, they may not be understanding. ¹¹ Now the parable means this: the seed is the word of God. ¹² And the people along the road are the ones having heard. Then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart in order that they may not be saved, having believed. ¹³ And the people on the bed-rock are ones who are welcoming the word with joy when they hear it. And these do not have a root— they are ones who are believing for a time, and are departing^[ea] in a time of testing^[eb]. ¹⁴ And the seed having fallen into the thorns— these people are the ones having heard, and while proceeding are being choked by the anxieties^[ec] and riches and pleasures of life. And they are not bringing-fruit-to-maturity. ¹⁵ And the seed in the good soil— these people are ones who, having heard the word in a good and fertile heart, are holding-on-to it and bearing-fruit with endurance.

Lamps Are To Give Light And Reveal What Is Hidden

¹⁶ “And no one having lit a lamp covers it with a container or puts it under a bed. But he puts it on a lampstand^[ed] in order that the ones coming in may see the light. ¹⁷ For there is not a hidden thing which will not become visible, nor a hidden-away thing which will never be known and come into visibility.

Watch How You Listen

¹⁸ “Therefore be watching how you listen. For whoever has— it will be given to him. And whoever does not have— even what he thinks^[ee] that he has will be taken-away from him”.

Those Who Do The Word of God Are My Family

¹⁹ And His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were not able to meet with Him because of the crowd. ²⁰ And it was reported to Him, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wishing to see You”. ²¹ But the One, having responded, said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these— the ones hearing and doing the word of God”.

Jesus Calms The Sea. Who Is This Man? Even The Winds And Sea Obey Him!

²² And it came about on one of the days that He got into a boat, and His disciples. And He said to them, “Let us go to the other side of the lake^[ef]”. And they put-to-sea. ²³ Now while they were sailing, He fell-asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake, and they were being filled-with water and were being-in-danger. ²⁴ And having gone to Him, they woke Him up, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And the One, having awakened, rebuked the wind and the surge of the water. And they ceased, and there was calm. ²⁵ And He said to them, “Where is your faith?” But having feared, they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this One, that^[eg] He commands even^[eh] the winds and the water, and they obey Him?”

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

²⁶ And they sailed-down to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. ²⁷ And He having gone out on the land, a certain man from the city met Him, having demons. And for a considerable time he did not put-on a garment, and was not staying in a house, but in the tombs. ²⁸ And having seen Jesus, having cried out, he fell before Him and said with a loud voice, “What do^[ei] I have to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most-High God? I beg You, do not torment me”. ²⁹ For He ordered the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For it had seized him many times. And he was being bound with chains and shackles^[ej], while being guarded. And tearing the bonds, he was being driven by the demon into the desolate places. ³⁰ And Jesus asked him, “What is the name for you?” And the one said, “Legion^[ek]”, because many demons entered into him. ³¹ And they were begging Him that He not command them to go into the abyss. ³² Now there was a herd of many pigs there feeding on the mountain. And they begged Him that He permit them to enter into those pigs. And He permitted them. ³³ And the demons, having come out from the man, entered into the pigs. And the herd rushed down the steep-bank into the lake, and was drowned. ³⁴ And the ones feeding^[el] them, having seen the thing having happened, fled and reported it in the city and in the fields. ³⁵ And they came out to see the thing having happened. And they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons went out sitting— having been clothed, and being sound-minded— at the feet of Jesus. And they became afraid. ³⁶ And the ones having seen reported to them how the one having been demon-possessed was restored. ³⁷ And the whole crowd from the surrounding-region of the Gerasenes asked Him to depart from them because they were being gripped^[em] with great fear. And He, having gotten into a boat, returned. ³⁸ But the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him to be with Him. But He sent him away, saying, ³⁹ “Return to your house and be relating^[en] all-that God did for you”. And he departed, proclaiming throughout the whole city all-that Jesus did for him.

Jairus, a Synagogue Official, Comes To Jesus About His Dying Daughter

⁴⁰ And during Jesus’ returning, the crowd welcomed Him, for they were all expecting Him. ⁴¹ And behold— a man came, for whom the name was Jairus. And this one was an official^[eo] of the synagogue. And having fallen at^[ep] the feet of Jesus, he was begging Him to enter into his house, ⁴² because there was an only-born daughter to him, about twelve years old, and she was dying.

On The Way, a Woman Touches The Garment of Jesus And Is Healed

Now during His going, the crowds were thronging^[eq] Him. ⁴³ And a woman being in a flow of blood for twelve years— who, having expended her whole living on physicians, was not able to be cured by anyone— ⁴⁴ having approached from behind, touched the tassel of His garment. And at once her flow of blood stopped. ⁴⁵ And Jesus said, “Who is the one having touched Me?” And while all were denying it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds are enclosing You and pressing-against You”. ⁴⁶ But Jesus said, “Someone touched Me, for I recognized^[er] power^[es] having gone forth from Me”. ⁴⁷ And the woman, having seen that she did not escape-notice, came trembling. And having fallen before Him, she declared in the presence of all the people for what reason she touched Him, and how she was healed at-once. ⁴⁸ And the One said to her, “Daughter, your faith has restored^[et] you. Go in peace”.

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

⁴⁹ While He is still speaking, someone comes from [the house of] the synagogue-official, saying that “Your daughter is dead. Be troubling the Teacher no longer”. ⁵⁰ But Jesus, having heard, responded to him, “Do not be fearing. Only believe, and she will be restored”. ⁵¹ And having come to the house, He did not permit anyone to go in with Him except Peter and John and James, and the father of the child, and the mother. ⁵² Now they^[eu] were all weeping and beating-their-breasts for her. But the One said, “Do not be weeping, for she did not die, but she is sleeping”. ⁵³ And they were laughing-scornfully at Him, knowing that she died. ⁵⁴ But He, having taken hold of her hand, called, saying, “Child, arise!” ⁵⁵ And her spirit returned, and she stood up at-once. And He directed that something should be given to her to eat. ⁵⁶ And her parents were astonished. And the One ordered them to tell no one the thing having taken place.

Jesus Sends Out The Twelve To Proclaim The Kingdom And Heal The Sick

9 Now having called together the twelve, He gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases. ² And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick ones. ³ And He said to them, “Be taking nothing for the journey— neither a staff, nor a [traveler’s] bag, nor bread, nor money, nor are you to have two tunics^[ev] each. ⁴ And into whatever house you enter, be staying there, and going forth from there. ⁵ And all who do not welcome you— while going out from that city, be shaking-off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them”. ⁶ And going forth, they were going from village-to-village announcing-the-good-news and curing everywhere.

Herod Hears of What Jesus Is Doing And Seeks To See Him

⁷ And Herod^[ew] the tetrarch heard-of all the things taking place. And he was greatly-perplexed because of it being said by some that John arose from the dead, ⁸ and by some that Elijah appeared, and by others that some prophet of the ancients^[ex] rose-up. ⁹ And Herod said, “I beheaded John. But who is this One about Whom I am hearing such things?” And he was seeking to see Him.

The Twelve Return. Jesus Multiplies Bread And Fish To Feed 5000 Men

¹⁰ And having returned, the apostles related to Him all that they did. And having taken them along, He retreated privately toward a city being called Bethsaida. ¹¹ But the crowds, having known^[ey] it, followed Him. And having welcomed them, He was speaking to them about the kingdom of God and healing the ones having a need of a cure. ¹² And the day began to decline. And having come to Him, the twelve said to Him, “Send-away the crowd in order that having gone into the surrounding villages and farms, they may take-up-lodging and find provisions, because here we are in a desolate place”. ¹³ But He said to them, “You give them something to eat”. And the ones said, “There are not more than five loaves and two fish with us— unless perhaps, having gone, we should buy food for this whole group-of-people!”. ¹⁴ For there were about five-thousand men. And He said to His disciples, “Make them lie-down [to eat] in eating-groups— about fifty each”. ¹⁵ And they did so, and made everyone lie down. ¹⁶ And having taken the five loaves and the two fish, having looked up to heaven, He blessed them, and broke them in pieces, and was giving them to the disciples to set-before the crowd. ¹⁷ And they ate and were all filled-to-satisfaction. And the amount of fragments left-over by them was picked up— twelve baskets.

Who Do You Say That I Am? Peter Says, You Are The Christ of God

¹⁸ And it came about during His being alone praying that the disciples were with Him. And He questioned them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” ¹⁹ And the ones, having responded, said, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that some prophet of the ancients rose-up”. ²⁰ And He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter, having responded, said, “The Christ of God”. ²¹ But the One, having warned them, ordered them to be telling this to no one— ²² having said that “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day”.

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

²³ And He was saying to everyone, “If anyone wants to be coming after Me, let him deny^[ez] himself, and let him take up his cross^[fa] daily, and let him be following Me. ²⁴ For whoever wants to save^[fb] his life will lose it. But whoever loses his life for My sake— this one will save it. ²⁵ For what is a person profited— having gained the whole world, but having lost or having forfeited himself ? ²⁶ For whoever is ashamed-of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed-of this one when He comes in the glory of Himself and the Father and the holy angels. ²⁷ And I say to you truly, there are some^[fc] of the ones standing here who will by-no-means taste death until they see the kingdom of God”.

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

²⁸ And it came about, about eight days after these words, that having taken-along Peter and John and James, He went up on the mountain to pray. ²⁹ And during His praying the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white, while gleaming-out. ³⁰ And behold, two men were talking-with Him, who were Moses and Elijah— ³¹ who, having appeared in glory, were speaking of His departure which He was about to bring-to-fulfillment^[fd] in Jerusalem. ³² Now Peter and the ones with him had been weighed-down with sleep. But having fully-awakened, they saw His glory and the two men standing-with Him. ³³ And it came about during their parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. And let us make three dwellings^[fe]; one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah”— not knowing what he was saying. ³⁴ And while he was saying these things, there came-to-be a cloud. And it was overshadowing^[ff] them. And they became afraid at their entering into the cloud. ³⁵ And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My chosen Son. Be listening-to Him”. ³⁶ And at the voice coming, Jesus was found alone. And they kept-silent, and reported to no one during those days anything of the things which they had seen.

Jesus Heals a Boy His Disciples Could Not Heal

³⁷ And it came about on the next day, they having come down from the mountain, that a large crowd met Him. ³⁸ And behold— a man from the crowd shouted, saying, “Teacher, I beg You to look upon my son, because he is an only-born son to me. ³⁹ And behold— a spirit seizes him and he suddenly cries-out. And it convulses him, along with foam [at the mouth]. And it departs from him with difficulty, while bruising^[fg] him. ⁴⁰ And I begged Your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able”. ⁴¹ And having responded, Jesus said, “O unbelieving^[fh] and perverted generation, how long will I be with you, and bear-with you? Bring your son to Me here”. ⁴² And while he was still approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. ⁴³ And they were all astounded at the majesty of God.

Jesus Predicts His Death

But while all were marveling at everything which He was doing, He said to His disciples, ⁴⁴ “You put these words into your ears— for the Son of Man is going to be handed-over into the hands of men”. ⁴⁵ But the ones were not understanding this statement. And it had been concealed from them, so that they did not perceive it. And they were fearing to ask Him about this statement.

The Disciples Argue Over Who Is The Greatest. Jesus Says The Least Is The Greatest

⁴⁶ And an argument came-in among them as to which of them might be greater^[fi]. ⁴⁷ But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their heart, having taken-hold-of a child, stood him^[fj] beside Himself, ⁴⁸ and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child on the basis of My name, welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me, welcomes the One having sent Me forth. For the one being least among you all, this one is great^[fk]”. ⁴⁹ And having responded, John said, “Master, we saw someone casting-out demons in Your name. And we were forbidding him because he is not following with us”. ⁵⁰ And Jesus said to him, “Do not be forbidding^[fl] him. For he who is not against you is for you”.

Jesus Sets His Course For Jerusalem

⁵¹ Now it came about during the days of ^[fm] His ascension being fulfilled, that He set His face^[fn] that He might proceed to Jerusalem.

Jesus Sends Messengers Ahead To Samaria. They Are Not Welcomed

⁵² And He sent out messengers ahead of His presence. And having gone, they entered into a village of Samaritans so-as to prepare for Him. ⁵³ And they did not welcome Him, because His face was going toward Jerusalem. ⁵⁴ And the disciples having seen it, James and John said, “Lord, do You want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” ⁵⁵ But having turned, He rebuked them. ⁵⁶ And they proceeded to another village.

Jesus Says Follow Me Now, Unbound By Earthly Concerns

⁵⁷ And while they were proceeding on the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go”. ⁵⁸ And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests, but the Son of Man does not have a place where He may lay His head”. ⁵⁹ And He said to another, “Be following Me”. But the one said, “Master, permit me, having gone, to first bury^[fo] my father”. ⁶⁰ But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead. But you, having gone, be proclaiming the kingdom of God”. ⁶¹ And another also said, “I will follow You, Master. But first permit me to say-good-bye to the ones in my house”. ⁶² But Jesus said to him, “No one having put his hand on the plow and looking to the things behind^[fp] is fit^[fq] for the kingdom of God”.