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View Full Chapter5Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.
6“If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’
9“All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
11Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
14to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:
15“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.”
20At once they left their nets and followed him. 21Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
22and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
Jesus Heals the Sick 23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. 24News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them.
Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount 1Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him,
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Salt and Light
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The Fulfillment of the Law
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Murder
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Adultery
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Oaths
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Eye for Eye
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Prayer
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Fasting
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Do Not Worry
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Judging Others
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Ask, Seek, Knock
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The Narrow and Wide Gates
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True and False Prophets
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True and False Disciples
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The Wise and Foolish Builders
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Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy
1When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him.
3Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man.
6“Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.”
7Jesus said to him,
9For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him,
15He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him. 16When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
19Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
20Jesus replied,
21Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Jesus Calms the Storm 23Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him.
25The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
26He replied,
Jesus Restores Two Demon-Possessed Men
28When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes,
29“What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?” 30Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding.
31The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
33Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
4Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said,
The Calling of Matthew
9As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth.
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Jesus Questioned About Fasting 14Then John’s disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?”
19Jesus got up and went with him, and so did his disciples.
21She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.”
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26News of this spread through all that region.
Jesus Heals the Blind and the Mute 27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
31But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.
33And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”
The Workers Are Few
35Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.
37Then he said to his disciples,
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve 1Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. 2These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
5These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions:
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Jesus and John the Baptist
1After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.
3to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”
7As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John:
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Woe on Unrepentant Towns
20Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
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Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath 1At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them.
2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
3He answered,
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17This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
18“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he has brought justice through to victory.
21In his name the nations will put their hope.”
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Jesus’ Mother and Brothers 46While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him.
47Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”
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The Parable of the Sower
1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
2Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore.
3Then he told them many things in parables, saying:
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10The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
31He told them another parable:
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The Parable of the Weeds Explained
36Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
37He answered,
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The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl
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The Parable of the Net
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John the Baptist Beheaded 1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, 3Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, 6On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much 7that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 9The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted 10and had John beheaded in the prison. 11His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
14When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
15As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
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17“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
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21The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Jesus Walks on the Water 22Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone,
24and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. 25Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake.
26When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.
27But Jesus immediately said to them:
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30But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him.
33Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.” 36and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
That Which Defiles 1Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
2“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”
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12Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
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23Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
25The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
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Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand 29Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.
31The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.
32Jesus called his disciples to him and said,
33His disciples answered, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”
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The Demand for a Sign
1The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
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The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees 5When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread.
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12Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah
13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,
14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
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16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
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Jesus Predicts His Death
21From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
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The Transfiguration 1After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.
3Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
8When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
10The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
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13Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.
19Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
20He replied,
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Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time
22When they came together in Galilee, he said to them,
The Temple Tax 24After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”
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The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven 1At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them.
Causing to Stumble
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Dealing With Sin in the Church
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The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
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3Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”
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The Little Children and Jesus
13Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them.
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15When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.
The Rich and the Kingdom of God 16Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”
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27Peter answered him, “We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”
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Two Blind Men Receive Sight 29As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.
30Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
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4This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: 7They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 14The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.
15But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant.
16“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.
17And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.
20When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.
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26But if we say, ‘Of human origin’—we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet.”
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41“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”
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The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:
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Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar
15Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.
16They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.
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28Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?”
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The Greatest Commandment
34Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together.
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Whose Son Is the Messiah? 41While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
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A Warning Against Hypocrisy
1Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:
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Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees
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3As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”
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The Sheep and the Goats
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Jesus Anointed at Bethany 6While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, 8When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.
9“This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”
10Aware of this, Jesus said to them,
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
14Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests
15and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver.
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19So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
22They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?”
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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
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33Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.”
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35But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the other disciples said the same.
Gethsemane
36Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them,
39Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed,
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60But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward 62Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?”
63But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”
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66What do you think?” “He is worthy of death,” they answered. 67Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him
Peter Disowns Jesus 69Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of Galilee,” she said.
70But he denied it before them all. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.
73After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them; your accent gives you away.”
74Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.
75Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: