And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute.

The Birth of Jesus Christ

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.

The Shepherds and the Angels

And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Jesus Begins His Ministry

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country.

And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm.

And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

And reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region.

And demons also came out of many, crying, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”

And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him.

Jesus Calls Levi

After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.”

And after looking around at them all he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored.

The Twelve Apostles

In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.

And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.

How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.

When John's messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings' courts.

What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.

“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it.

And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.”

Jesus Calms a Storm

One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,

When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs.

When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him and said with a loud voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.”

For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.)

Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me.”

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,

and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.

And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!”

And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.

And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him.

And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.”

Anyone Not Against Us Is For Us

John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.”

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.

And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.

And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’

Jesus and Beelzebul

Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled.

But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,”

And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Return of an Unclean Spirit

“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’

And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also?

I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’

In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves cast out.

And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course.

And he said to them, “Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?”

But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’

So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’

And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.

Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him,

And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’

And they will say to you, ‘Look, there!’ or ‘Look, here!’ Do not go out or follow them.

but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all—

And he cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold,

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants

And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while.

And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out.

And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”

Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it,

As soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near.

And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet.

And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.

Scripture Must Be Fulfilled in Jesus

And he said to them, “When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.”

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.

Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?

And he went out and wept bitterly.

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

But they all cried out together, “Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas”—

Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last.

The Ascension

And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them.