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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God,
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The Baptism and Testing of Jesus
At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
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Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
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Jesus Announces the Good News
After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.
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Jesus Calls His First Disciples
As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.
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“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
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Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit
They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.
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“What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
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“Be quiet!” said Jesus sternly. “Come out of him!”
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Jesus Heals Many
As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
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Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her.
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That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed.
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and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.
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Jesus Prays in a Solitary Place
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
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Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.”
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Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy
A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
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Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!”
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Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning:
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Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.
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Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man
A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home.
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Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.
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When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
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Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things?
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Jesus Calls Levi and Eats With Sinners
Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them.
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As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.
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While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.
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On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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Jesus Questioned About Fasting
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?”
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Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them.
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Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath
One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain.
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Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there.
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Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.
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Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”
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Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.
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Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
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Crowds Follow Jesus
Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.
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Jesus Appoints the Twelve
Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.
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Jesus Accused by His Family and by Teachers of the Law
Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.
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So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan?
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Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him.
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The Parable of the Sower
Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge.
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Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
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Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?
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With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.
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Jesus Calms the Storm
That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.”
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Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
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Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man
They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.
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When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him.
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When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.
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He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!”
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For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”
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Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
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And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
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The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.”
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When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
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Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.
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As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him.
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Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”
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So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.
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Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman
When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake.
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Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet.
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So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him.
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When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,
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At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
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But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it.
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While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?”
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Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
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When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly.
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A Prophet Without Honor
Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples.
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Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.”
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He was amazed at their lack of faith.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.
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John the Baptist Beheaded
King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.
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When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
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Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
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Jesus Walks on the Water
Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.
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As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus.
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That Which Defiles
The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus
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So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”
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Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this.
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For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)
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Jesus Honors a Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith
Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.
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The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
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Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute Man
Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
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There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.
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After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue.
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Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.
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Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said,
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“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
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The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven.
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“Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.”
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Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?
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Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida
They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
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He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”
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Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
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Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into the village.”
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Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”
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Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.
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Jesus Predicts His Death
He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.
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But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
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The Transfiguration
After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them.
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And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.
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Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
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Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.
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As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
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Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected?
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Jesus Heals a Boy Possessed by an Impure Spirit
When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them.
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As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.
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“You unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”
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So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
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Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” “From childhood,” he answered.
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“‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”
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When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”
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But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.
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After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
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Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time
They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were,
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Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”
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“Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me,
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Divorce
Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Again crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom, he taught them.
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“It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law,” Jesus replied.
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When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this.
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The Little Children and Jesus
People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them.
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When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
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The Rich and the Kingdom of God
As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
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“Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone.
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Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
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Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
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The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
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Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”
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“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel
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Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time
They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him.
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“You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?”
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“We can,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with,
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Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.
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Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight
Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging.
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When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.”
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Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.
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“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”
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“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
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Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples,
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They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go.
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When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it.
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Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
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Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Clears the Temple Courts
The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
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On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves,
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When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.
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Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”
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“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered.
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The Authority of Jesus Questioned
They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him.
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Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
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So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
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The Parable of the Tenants
Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.
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Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar
Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.
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Should we pay or shouldn’t we?” But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.”
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Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” And they were amazed at him.
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Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
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The Greatest Commandment
One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
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“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
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When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.
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Whose Son Is the Messiah?
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David?
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Warning Against the Teachers of the Law
As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,
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The Widow’s Offering
Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.
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Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.
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The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”
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“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
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As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately,
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Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one deceives you.
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Jesus Anointed at Bethany
Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
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“Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me.
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Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.
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The Last Supper
On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
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The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.
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When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve.
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While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.”
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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
“You will all fall away,” Jesus told them, “for it is written: “‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’
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“Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice you yourself will disown me three times.”
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Gethsemane
They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
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Jesus Arrested
Just as he was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared. With him was a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders.
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Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Rabbi!” and kissed him.
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The men seized Jesus and arrested him.
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“Am I leading a rebellion,” said Jesus, “that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me?
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A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him,
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Jesus Before the Sanhedrin
They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders and the teachers of the law came together.
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The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any.
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Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?”
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But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
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“I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
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Peter Disowns Jesus
While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came by.
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When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked closely at him. “You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus,” she said.
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Immediately the rooster crowed the second time. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice you will disown me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
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Jesus Before Pilate
Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.
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“Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
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But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed.
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knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
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Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
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The Soldiers Mock Jesus
The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers.
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The Crucifixion of Jesus
A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.
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They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).
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The Death of Jesus
At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
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And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ).
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Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.
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With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
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And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
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The Burial of Jesus
It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,
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Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.
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Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.
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Jesus Has Risen
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.
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“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.
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[The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient witnesses do not have verses 9–20.] When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.
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When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it.
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Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country.
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Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
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After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
