Gather all the possessions of the people who lived there, and pile them up in the marketplace, without keeping anything for yourself. Set the pile and the whole town on fire, and don't ever rebuild the town. The whole town will be a sacrifice to the Lord your God. Then he won't be angry anymore, and he will have mercy on you and make your nation stronger, just as he promised your ancestors.

Property Lines

Moses said to Israel:

In the land the Lord is giving you, there are already stones set up to mark the property lines between fields. So don't move those stones.

Sinners remove boundary markers and take care of sheep they have stolen.

Is it ever chopped up and its pieces bargained for in the fish-market?

She shouts in the marketplaces and near the city gates as she says to the people,

Has anyone gone up to heaven and come back down? Has anyone grabbed hold of the wind? Has anyone wrapped up the sea or marked out boundaries for the earth? If you know of any who have done such things, then tell me their names and their children's names.

With rock piles and signposts, mark the road well, my dear people. The road by which you left by will now lead you home.

Ezekiel, son of man, mark two roads for the king of Babylonia to follow when he comes with his sword. The roads will begin at the same place, but be sure to put up a signpost where the two roads separate and go in different directions.

Clearly mark where the two roads lead. One goes to Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, and the other goes to Jerusalem, the fortified capital of Judah.

Judah's leaders are like crooks who move boundary markers; that's why I will flood them with my anger.

The Preaching of John the Baptist

(Mark 1.1-8; Luke 3.1-18; John 1.19-28)

Years later, John the Baptist started preaching in the desert of Judea.

The Baptism of Jesus

(Mark 1.9-11; Luke 3.21,22)

Jesus left Galilee and went to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.

Jesus and the Devil

(Mark 1.12,13; Luke 4.1-13)

The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert, so that the devil could test him.

Jesus Begins His Work

(Mark 1.14,15; Luke 4.14,15)

When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went to Galilee.

Jesus Chooses Four Fishermen

(Mark 1.16-20; Luke 5.1-11)

While Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers. One was Simon, also known as Peter, and the other was Andrew. They were fishermen, and they were casting their net into the lake.

Salt and Light

(Mark 9.50; Luke 14.34,35)

You are the salt for everyone on earth. But if salt no longer tastes like salt, how can it make food salty? All it is good for is to be thrown out and walked on.

Divorce

(Matthew 19.9; Mark 10.11,12; Luke 16.18)

You have been taught that a man who divorces his wife must write out divorce papers for her.

Jesus Heals a Man

(Mark 1.40-45; Luke 5.12-16)

As Jesus came down the mountain, he was followed by large crowds.

Jesus Heals Many People

(Mark 1.29-34; Luke 4.38-41)

Jesus went to the home of Peter, where he found that Peter's mother-in-law was sick in bed with fever.

A Storm

(Mark 4.35-41; Luke 8.22-25)

After Jesus left in a boat with his disciples,

Jesus Heals a Man Who Could Not Walk

(Mark 2.1-12; Luke 5.17-26)

Jesus got into a boat and crossed back over to the town where he lived.

Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles

(Mark 3.13-19; Luke 6.12-16)

Jesus called together his twelve disciples. He gave them the power to force out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and sickness.

Instructions for the Twelve Apostles

(Mark 6.7-13; Luke 9.1-6)

Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: Stay away from the Gentiles and don't go to any Samaritan town.

Warning about Trouble

(Mark 13.9-13; Luke 21.12-17)

I am sending you like lambs into a pack of wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Rewards

(Mark 9.41)

Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me. And anyone who welcomes me also welcomes the one who sent me.