Read the Gospels in 40 Days
1 The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 As it is written in the Prophets, “Behold, I send My Messenger before your face, Who shall prepare your way before you.
3 “The voice of him who cries in the wilderness, is, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord! Make His paths straight!’”
4 John baptized in the wilderness, and preached the baptism of repentance, for remission of sins.
5 And all the country of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a belt of a skin about his loins. And he ate locusts and wild honey,
7 and preached, saying, “A stronger than I comes after me, Whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
8 “Indeed, I have baptized you with water. But He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost.”
9 And it happened that in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth (a city of Galilee) and was baptized by John in Jordan.
10 And as soon as He had come out of the water, John saw the heavens torn apart, and the Holy Ghost descending upon Him like a dove.
11 Then there was a voice from Heaven, saying, “You are My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased.”
12 And immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness.
13 And He was there in the wilderness forty days and was tempted by Satan. He was also with the wild beasts. And the angels ministered to Him.
14 Now after John was committed to prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God,
15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled! And the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent and believe the Gospel!”
16 And as He walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers).
17 Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me. And I will make you fishers of men.”
18 And immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
19 And when He had gone a little further, He saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the ship, mending their nets.
20 And He called them. And they left their father Zebedee in the ship with his hired servants and followed Him.
21 So they entered into Capernaum. And immediately on the Sabbath day, He entered into the Synagogue, and taught.
22 And they were astonished at His doctrine. For He taught them as One Who had authority, and not as the scribes.
23 And there was a man in their Synagogue in whom was an unclean spirit. And he cried out,
24 saying, “Ah, what have we to do with You, O Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know Who You are: even the Holy One of God.”
25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Hold your peace, and come out of him.”
26 And the unclean spirit tore at him, and cried with a loud voice, and came out of him.
27 And they were all amazed. And they asked one another, saying, “What thing is this? What new doctrine is this? For He commands even the foul spirits with authority, and they obey Him.”
28 And immediately His fame spread throughout all the region bordering on Galilee.
29 And as soon as they had come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
30 And Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever. And they told Jesus of her.
31 And He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. And the fever left her. And she ministered to them.
32 And when evening came, they brought to Jesus all who were diseased, and those who were possessed with demons.
33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door.
34 And He healed many who were sick of diverse diseases. And He cast out many demons. But He would not let the demons say that they knew Him.
35 And in the morning, very early, before day, Jesus arose and went out into a solitary place, and prayed there.
36 And Simon, and those who were with Him, carefully followed Him.
37 And when they had found Him, they said to Him, “Everyone seeks you.”
38 Then He said to them, “Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also. For I came out for that purpose.”
39 And He preached in their synagogues, throughout all Galilee, and cast out the demons.
40 And a leper came to Him, begging Him, and kneeling down to Him, saying, “If You will, You can make me clean.”
41 And Jesus had compassion. And put forth His hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I will. Be clean.”
42 And as soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.
43 And after He had given him a straight commandment, He sent him away,
44 and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone. But go and show yourself to the priest. And offer for your cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimonial to them.”
45 But after he left, he began to tell many things, and to proclaim what happened, so that Jesus could no more openly enter the city; but stayed outside the gates, in desert places. And they came to Him from every quarter.
2 After a few days, He entered into Capernaum again. And word spread that He was in the house.
2 And many gathered together, so much so that the places outside the door could not receive any more. And He preached the Word to them.
3 And four men came to Him carrying a paralytic.
4 And since they could not come near to Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof of the house where He was. And when they had broken it open, they let down the bed in which the sick man lay.
5 Now when Jesus saw their faith, He said to the sick man, “Son, your sins are forgiven you.”
6 And some of the scribes were sitting there, reasoning in their hearts,
7 “Why does this man speak such blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God only?”
8 And immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that thus they reasoned with themselves, He said to them, “Why do you reason these things in your hearts?
9 “Is it easier to say to the paralyzed, ‘Your sins are forgiven’, or to say, ‘Arise, take up your bed, and walk?’
10 “But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on Earth to forgive sins…” He said to the sick man,
11 “Arise. Take up your bed and go to your own house.”
12 And he rose immediately, and took up his bed, and went forth before them all. And they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, “We never saw such a thing!”
13 Then He went forth again toward the sea. And all the people followed Him, and He taught them.
14 And as Jesus passed by, He saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sit at the tax collector’s table. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” And he arose and followed Him.
15 And it happened that, as Jesus sat at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners also sat at table with Jesus and His disciples. For there were many who followed Him.
16 And when the Scribes and Pharisees saw Him eat with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with them?”
17 Now when Jesus heard it, He said to them, “The healthy have no need of the Physician, but the sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but the sinners, to repentance.”
18 And the disciples of John and the Pharisees fasted, and came and said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, and Your disciples do not?”
19 And Jesus said to them, “Can the children of the marriage chamber fast while the Bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the Bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
20 “But the days will come when the Bridegroom shall be taken from them. And then shall they fast, in those days.
21 “Also no one sows a piece of new cloth in an old garment. For the new piece that filled it up will take away somewhat from the old. And the breach is worse.
22 “Likewise, no one puts new wine into old vessels. For the new wine will break the vessels, and the wine will run out, and the vessels are lost. But new wine must be put into new vessels.”
23 And it happened that as He went through the corn on the Sabbath day, His disciples (as they went on their way) began to pluck the ears of corn.
24 And the Pharisees said to Him, “Why do they on the Sabbath day that which is not lawful?”
25 And He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry; both he and those who were with him?
26 “How he went into the house of God, in the days of Abiathar, the High Priest, and ate the showbread, which was not lawful to eat, but only for the priests. And how he gave also to those who were with him?”
27 And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
28 “So the Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath.”
3 And again He entered into the synagogue. And there was a man who had a withered hand.
2 And they watched Him, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse Him.
3 Then He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Arise. Stand in front of the crowd.”
4 And He said to them, “Is it lawful to do a good deed on the Sabbath day, or to do evil; to save the life, or to kill!?” But they did not answer.
5 Then He looked at them angrily, mourning also for the hardness of their hearts, and said to the man, “Stretch forth your hand.” And he stretched it out. And his hand was restored, as whole as the other.
6 And the Pharisees departed, and immediately gathered a council with the Herodians against Him, so that they might destroy Him.
7 But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude followed Him from Galilee, and from Judea,
8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond Jordan. And those who dwelt around Tyre and Sidon - when they had heard what great things He did - came to Him in great number.
9 And He commanded His disciples that a little ship should wait for Him because of the multitude, lest they should overwhelm Him.
10 For He had healed many; so much so that they pressed upon Him to touch Him, as many as had plagues.
11 And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him, and cried, saying, “You are the Son of God!”
12 And He sharply rebuked them, that they should not tell Who He was.
13 Then He went up into a mountain and called to Him whom He would. And they came to Him.
14 And He appointed twelve, that they should be with Him. And that He might send them to preach.
15 And that they might have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out demons.
16 And the first was Simon. And He named Simon, ‘Peter’;
17 then James, the son of Zebedee, and John, James’ brother (and surnamed them ‘Boanerges’, which is, ‘The Sons of Thunder’),
18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James (the son of Alphaeus), and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
19 and Judas Iscariot (who also betrayed Him). And they came home.
20 And the multitude assembled again, so that they could not even eat bread.
21 And when His family heard of it, they went out to get Him. For they said that He was beside Himself.
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, “He has Beelzebub. And through the prince of the demons He casts out demons.”
23 But He called them to Him, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan?
24 “For if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 “Or if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot continue.
26 “So if Satan opposes himself, and is divided, he cannot endure, but is at an end.
27 “No one can enter into a strong man’s house, and take away his goods, except that he first bind that strong man, and then rob his house.
28 “Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the children of man, and blasphemies with which they blaspheme.
29 “But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Ghost, shall never have forgiveness; but is culpable of eternal damnation.”
30 He said this because they said, ‘He has an unclean spirit.’
31 Then His brothers and mother came and stood outside and sent word to Him and called Him.
32 And the people who sat around Him said to Him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers seek you outside.”
33 But He answered them, saying, “Who is my mother and my brothers?”
34 And He looked at those who sat around Him, and said, “Behold My mother and My brothers.
35 “For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother, My sister, and My mother.”
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