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The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah
1 This is the genea log y a of J esus the Mes
sia h b the son of Dav id, the son of Abra
ham:
2 Abraham was the fat her of Isaac,
Isaac the fat her of Jacob,
Jac ob the father of Jud ah and his
brothers,
3 Judah the fat her of Perez and Zerah,
w
hose mother was Tamar,
Perez the fat her of Hezron,
Hezron the fat her of Ram,
4 Ram the fat her of Amm inadab,
Amm inad ab the fat her of Nahshon,
Nahshon the fat her of Salmon,
5 Sal
mon the father of Boaz, w hose
mother was Rahab,
Boaz the fa t her of Obed, w hose
mother was Ruth,
Obed the fat her of Jesse,
6 and Jesse the fat her of King Dav id.
Dav id was the fat her of Solomon, w hose
mother had been Uria hs wife,
7 Solomon the fat her of Rehoboa m,
Rehoboa m the fat her of Abijah,
Abijah the fat her of Asa,
8 Asa the fat her of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the fat her of Jehoram,
Jehoram the fat her of Uzzia h,
9 Uzz ia h the fat her of Jot ham,
Jot ham the fat her of Ahaz,
Ahaz the fat her of Hezek ia h,
10 Hezek ia h the fat her of Manasseh,
Manasseh the fat her of Amon,
Amon the fat her of Josia h,
11 and Jos ia h the fat her of Jecon ia h c
and his brothers at the time of the
ex i le to Babylon.
12 After the exi le to Baby lon:
a1Oris an account of the origin b1OrJesus Christ. Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean
Anointed One; also in verse 18. c11 That is, Jehoiachin; also in verse12 d18OrThe origin of Jesus the
Messiah was like this e19Orwas a righteous man and f21 Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means
the Lord saves.
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Matthew
Jecon ia h was the fat her of Shea lt iel,
Shea lt iel the fat her of Zer ubbabel,
13 Zer ubbabel the fat her of Abihud,
Abihud the fat her of Elia k im,
Elia k im the fat her of Azor,
14 Azor the fat her of Zadok,
Zadok the fat her of Akim,
Akim the fat her of Elihud,
15 Elihud the fat her of Elea zar,
Elea zar the fat her of Matt han,
Matt han the fat her of Jacob,
16 and Jac ob the fat her of Jos eph, the
husband of Mary, and Mary was
the mother of J esus who is called
the Messia h.
17Thus t here were four t een generat ions
in all from Abraham to Dav id, fourteen from
Dav id to the exi le to Babylon, and fourteen
from the exi le to the Messia h.
Joseph Accepts Jesus as His Son
18This is how the birth of Jesus the Mes
sia h came about d : His mother Mary was
pledged to be marr ied to Joseph, but before
they came together, she was found to be
pregnant t hrough the Holy Spirit. 19Because
Joseph her husband was faithf ul to the law,
and yete did not want to expose her to pub
lic disg race, he had in mind to divorce her
q
uietly.
20But aft er he had cons idered this, an an
gel of the Lord appeared to him in a d ream
and said, Jos eph son of Dav id, do not be
a fraid to take Mary home as your wife, be
cause what is conc eived in her is from the
Holy Spir it. 21She will give b irth to a son,
and you are to give him the name Jesus,f
bec ause he will save his people from t heir
sins.
22All this took place to fulfill what the
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Lord had said t hrough the prophet: 23The
virg in will conceive and give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuela (which
means God withus).
24When Joseph woke up, he did what the
angel of the Lord had commanded him and
took Mary home as his wife. 25But he did not
consummate their marr iage unt il she gave
birth to a son. And he gave him the name
Jesus.
The Magi Visit the Messiah
2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in
Judea, during the time of King Herod,
Magib from the east came to Jer usalem 2and
asked, Where is the one who has been born
king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose
and have come to worship him.
3When King Herod heard this he was dis
turbed, and all Jer usalem with him. 4When
he had c alled together all the peoples chief
priests and teachers of the law, he a sked
them where the Messia h was to be born. 5In
Bethlehem in Judea, they replied, for this is
what the prophet has written:
6 But you, Bethlehem, in the land of
Judah,
are by no means least among the
rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people
Israel.c
7Then Herod c alled the Magi sec retly and
f ound out from them the exact time the star
had appeared. 8He sent them to Bethlehem
and said, Go and search carefully for the
child. As soon as you find him, report to me,
so that I too may go and worship him.
9After they had heard the king, they went
on t heir way, and the star they had seen when
it rose went a head of them unt il it s topped
over the p lace where the child was. 10When
they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11On
comi ng to the h ouse, they saw the c hild with
his mother Mary, and they bowed down and
worshiped him. Then they opened their
treasures and presented him with g ifts of
gold, frank i ncense and myrrh. 12And hav
ing been w arned in a d ream not to go back
to Herod, they ret urned to t heir count ry by
another route.
a23Isaiah7:14 b1Traditionally wise men c6Micah5:2,4 d15Hosea11:1 e18Jer.31:15
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The Escape to Egypt
13When they had gone, an an gel of the
Lord appeared to Joseph in a d ream. Get
up, he said, take the c hild and his mother
and esc ape to Egypt. Stay t here unt il I tell
you, for Herod is goi ng to search for the child
to kill him.
14So he got up, took the c hild and his
mother duri ng the n ight and left for E gypt,
15where he stayed unt il the death of Herod.
And so was fulf illed what the Lord had said
t hrough the prophet: Out of Egypt I c alled
my son.d
16When Herod rea li zed that he had been
outw itted by the Magi, he was fur ious, and
he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethle
hem and its vicinit y who were two y ears old
and under, in accordance with the time he
had learned from the Magi. 17Then what was
said t hrough the prophet Jerem ia h was ful
filled:
18 A voice is heard in Ramah,
weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children
and refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more.e
The Return to Nazareth
19After Herod died, an angel of the Lord
appeared in a d ream to Joseph in E gypt
20and said, Get up, take the c hild and his
mother and go to the land of Israel, for t hose
who were trying to take the childs life are
dead.
21So he got up, took the c hild and his
mother and went to the land of Israel. 22But
when he heard that Archelau s was reign
ing in Judea in place of his fat her Herod, he
was a fraid to go t here. Havi ng been w arned
in a d ream, he withd rew to the district of
Gal i lee, 23and he went and lived in a town
c alled Naza reth. So was fulf illed what was
said t hrough the prophets, that he would be
c alled a Naza rene.
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
3 In those days John the Baptist came,
preaching in the wilderness of Judea
2and say i ng, Repent, for the kingdom of
heaven has come near. 3This is he who was
spoken of t hrough the prophet Isaiah:
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A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.a
4Johns clothes were made of camels hair,
and he had a leather belt a round his waist.
His food was loc usts and wild honey. 5Peo
ple went out to him from Jer usalem and all
Judea and the w hole reg ion of the Jordan.
6Confessing t heir sins, they were bapt ized
by him in the Jordan River.
7But when he saw many of the Phari sees
and Sadducees comi ng to w here he was bap
tizi ng, he said to them: You b rood of vipers!
Who w arned you to flee from the coming
w rath? 8Produce f ruit in keepi ng with repen
tance. 9And do not t hink you can say to your
selves, We have Abraham as our fat her. I tell
you that out of t hese stones God can raise up
child ren for Abraham. 10The ax is already at
the root of the t rees, and every tree that does
not produce good f ruit will be cut down and
t hrown into the fire.
11I bap
t ize you withb water for repen
tance. But after me c omes one who is more
powerf ul than I, whose sandals I am not wor
thy to carr y. He will bapt ize you withb the
Holy Spirit and fire. 12His winnowi ng fork is
in his hand, and he will clear his threshi ng
f loor, gatheri ng his w
heat into the barn and
burning up the c haff with unquenchable
fire.
The Baptism of Jesus
13Then Jesus came from Gali lee to the Jor
dan to be bapt ized by John. 14But John t ried
to deter him, sayi ng, I need to be bapt ized
by you, and do you come tome?
15Jesus replied, Let it be so now; it is prop
er for us to do this to fulfill all righteous
ness. Then John consented.
16As soon as J esus was bapt ized, he went
up out of the water. At that moment heaven
was o pened, and he saw the Spirit of God de
scending like a dove and alighting on him.
17And a voice from heaven said, This is my
Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.
Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the
wilder ness to be tempted c by the devi l.
a3Isaiah40:3 b11Orin c1 TheGreek for tempted can also mean tested. d4Deut.8:3
e6Psalm91:11,12 f7Deut.6:16 g10Deut.6:13 h16Isaiah9:1,2
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2After fasti ng fort y days and fort y n
ights, he
was hung ry. 3The tempter came to him and
said, If you are the Son of God, tell t hese
stones to become bread.
4Jesus ans wered, It is written: Man shall
not live on bread a lone, but on every word
that c omes from the m outh of God.d
5Then the devi l took him to the holy city
and had him s tand on the highest point of
the temple. 6If 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.e
7Jesus ans wered him, It is also written:
Do not put the Lord your God to the test.f
8Again, the devi l took him to a very high
mountain and showed him all the kingdoms
of the world and t heir splendor. 9All this I
will give you, he said, if you will bow down
and worshipme.
10Jesus said to him, Away from me, Sat an!
For it is written: Worship the Lord your God,
and s erve him only.g
11Then the devi l left him, and angels came
and attended him.
Jesus Begins to Preach
12When Jesus heard that John had been
put in pris on, he with d rew to Gal i
lee.
13Leavi ng Naza reth, he went and l ived in Ca
pernau m, which was by the lake in the area
of Zebu lun and Naphta l i 14to fulf ill what
was said t hrough the prophet Isaiah:
15 Land of Zebulun and land of
Naphtali,
the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles
16 the people living in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow
of death
a light has dawned.h
17From that time on Jesus be g an to
preach, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven
has come near.
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Jesus Calls His First Disciples
18As Jesus was walki ng beside the Sea of
Gali lee, he saw two brothers, Simon called
Peter and his brother And rew. They were
casti ng a net into the lake, for they were fish
ermen. 19Come, follow me, Jesus said, and
I will send you out to fish for people. 20At
once they left t heir nets and followed him.
21Going on from t here, he saw two oth
er brothers, James son of Zebedee and his
brother John. They were in a boat with t heir
fat her Zebedee, prepar i ng t heir nets. Jesus
called them, 22and immed iately they left the
boat and t heir fat her and followed him.
Jesus Heals the Sick
23Jesus went throughout Gali l ee, teachi ng
in t heir synagogues, proclaim i ng the good
news of the kingdom, and heali ng every dis
ease and sickness a mong the people. 24News
about him s pread all over Syria, and people
brought to him all who were ill with various
diseases, t hose sufferi ng severe pain, the de
mon-possessed, t hose hav i ng seiz ures, and
the para lyzed; and he healed them. 25Large
crowds from Gali l ee, the Decapol is, a Jer usa
lem, Judea and the reg ion across the Jordan
followed him.
Introduction to the Sermon
on the Mount
5 Now when Jesus saw the c rowds, he
went up on a mountainside and sat
down. His disc iples came to him, 2and he
began to t each them.
The Beatitudes
He said:
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst
for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
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9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children
of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted
because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
11Blessed are you when peo ple insult
you, persec ute you and falsely say all k inds
of evil a gainst you because of me. 12Rejoice
and be glad, because g reat is your reward in
heaven, for in the same way they persecuted
the prophets who were before you.
Salt and Light
13You are the salt of the earth. But if the
salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made
salty again? It is no longer good for anyt hing,
except to be t hrown out and trampled un
derfoot.
14You are the l ight of the w orld. A town
built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neit her do
people l ight a lamp and put it under a bowl.
Instead they put it on its s tand, and it g ives
l ight to everyone in the h ouse. 16In the same
way, let your light s hine before others, that
they may see your good d eeds and glor ify
your Fat her in heaven.
The Fulfillment of the Law
17Do not t hink that I have come to abolish
the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to
abolish them but to fulf ill them. 18For truly
I tell you, unt il heaven and e arth disappear,
not the smallest letter, not the least stroke
of a pen, will by any m eans disappear from
the Law unt il every t hing is accomplished.
19Therefore anyone who sets a side one of the
least of t hese commands and teaches others
accordi ngly will be called least in the king
dom of heaven, but whoever pract ices and
teaches t hese commands will be c alled g reat
in the kingdom of heaven. 20For I tell you that
un less your righteousness sur passes that of
the Pharisees and the teachers of the law,
you will certainly not enter the kingdom of
heaven.
Murder
21You have h eard that it was said to the
people long ago, You shall not murder,b and
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anyone who murders will be subject to judg
ment. 22But I tell you that anyone who is an
gry with a brother or sistera,b will be subject
to judgment. A gain, anyone who says to a
brother or sister, Raca,c is answerable to the
court. And anyone who says, You fool! will
be in danger of the fire of hell.
23Therefore, if you are offeri ng your gift
at the altar and t here remember that your
brother or sister has somet hing against you,
24leave your gift t here in f ront of the alt ar.
First go and be reconc iled to them; then
come and offer your gift.
25Sett le matters quickly with your adver
sary who is taki ng you to court. Do it while
you are s till together on the way, or your ad
versary may hand you over to the judge, and
the judge may hand you over to the off icer,
and you may be t hrown into prison. 26Truly
I tell you, you will not get out unt il you have
paid the last penny.
Adultery
27You have heard that it was said, You
shall not com m it adultery.d 28But I tell you
that anyone who looks at a woma n lustf ul
ly has already comm itted adultery with her
in his heart. 29If your r ight eye causes you to
stumble, g ouge it out and t hrow it away. It is
better for you to lose one part of your body
than for your w hole body to be t hrown into
hell. 30And if your r ight hand causes you to
stumble, cut it off and t hrow it away. It is bet
ter for you to lose one part of your body than
for your w hole body to go into hell.
Divorce
31It has been said, Anyone who divorc
es his wife must give her a cert ificate of di
vorce.e 32But I tell you that anyone who di
vorces his wife, except for sexua l immoralit y,
makes her the vict im of adultery, and anyone
who marr ies a divorced woma n comm its
adultery.
Oaths
33Again, you have h eard that it was said
to the people long ago, Do not break your
oath, but fulf ill to the Lord the vows you have
a22The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman;
also in verse23. b22 Some manuscripts brother or sister without cause c22 AnAramaic term of
contempt d27Exodus20:14 e31Deut.24:1 f37Orfrom evil g38 Exodus21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut.
19:21 h43Lev.19:18
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made. 34But I tell you, do not s wear an oath
at all: eit her by heaven, for it is G
ods t hrone;
35or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by
Jer usalem, for it is the city of the Great King.
36And do not s wear by your head, for you
cannot make even one hair white or black.
37All you need to say is simply Yes or No;
anyt hing beyond this comes from the evil
one.f
Eye for Eye
38You have heard that it was said, Eye for
eye, and t ooth for t ooth.g 39But I tell you, do
not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you
on the r ight c heek, turn to them the other
cheek also. 40And if anyone w ants to sue you
and take your s hirt, hand over your coat as
well. 41If anyone forces you to go one mile, go
with them two m iles. 42Give to the one who
asks you, and do not turn away from the one
who wants to borrow from you.
Love for Enemies
43You have heard that it was said, Love
your neighborh and hate your enemy. 44But
I tell you, love your enem ies and pray for
t hose who persecute you, 45that you may be
child ren of your Fat her in heaven. He causes
his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and
sends rain on the righteous and the unr igh
teous. 46If you love t hose who love you, what
reward will you get? Are not even the tax col
lectors doi ng that? 47And if you g reet only
your own people, what are you doi ng more
than others? Do not even pagans do that?
48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Fa
ther is perfect.
Giving to the Needy
6 Be careful not to practice your righ
teousness in f ront of others to be seen by
them. If you do, you will have no reward from
your Fat her in heaven.
2So when you give to the n eedy, do not
announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites
do in the synagogues and on the streets, to
be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they
have received t heir reward in full. 3But when
you give to the needy, do not let your left
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hand know what your r ight hand is doing,
4sothat your givi ng may be in secret. Then
your Fat her, who sees what is done in secret,
will reward you.
Prayer
5And when you pray, do not be like the
hypoc rites, for they love to pray standi ng in
the synagogues and on the s treet corners to
be seen by others. Trul y I tell you, they have
rec eived their rew ard in full. 6But when
you pray, go into your room, c lose the door
and pray to your Father, who is uns een.
Then your Fat her, who sees what is done
in sec ret, will rew ard you. 7And when you
pray, do not keep on babbling like pag ans,
for they t hink they will be heard bec ause of
t heir many words. 8Do not be like them, for
your Fat her k nows what you need before
you ask him.
9This, then, is how you s hould pray:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our
debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,a
but deliver us from the evil one.b
14For if you forg ive other people when they
sin against you, your heavenly Fat her will
also forg ive you. 15But if you do not forg ive
others t heir sins, your Fat her will not forg ive
your sins.
Fasting
16When you fast, do not look somber as
the hypoc rites do, for they disfigu re their
faces to show others they are fasti ng. Truly
I tell you, they have received t heir rew ard
in full. 17But when you fast, put oil on your
head and wash your face, 18so that it will not
be obv ious to others that you are fasti ng, but
only to your Fat her, who is unseen; and your
Fat her, who sees what is done in secret, will
reward you.
a13 TheGreek for temptation can also mean testing. b13Orfrom evil; some late manuscripts one, / for yours
is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. c22 TheGreek for healthy here implies generous.
d23 TheGreek for unhealthy here implies stingy. e27Orsingle cubit to your height
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Treasures in Heaven
19Do not s tore up for yourselves treasures
on earth, where moths and verm in destroy,
and w here t hieves b reak in and s teal. 20But
store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where moths and verm in do not destroy, and
where t hieves do not break in and steal. 21For
where your treasure is, t here your h eart will
be also.
22The eye is the lamp of the body. If your
eyes are healthy,c your w hole body will be
full of l ight. 23But if your eyes are unhealthy,d
your w hole body will be full of darkness. If
then the light within you is darkness, how
g reat is that darkness!
24No one can s erve two masters. Eit her
you will hate the one and love the other, or
you will be devoted to the one and despise
the other. You cannot serve both God and
money.
Do Not Worry
25Therefore I tell you, do not worr y a
bout
your life, what you will eat or d rink; or a bout
your body, what you will wear. Is not life
more than food, and the body more than
clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do
not sow or reap or store away in barns, and
yet your heavenly Fat her f eeds them. Are you
not much more valuable than they? 27Can
any one of you by worr yi ng add a sing le hour
to your lifee?
28And why do you worr y about c lothes?
See how the flowers of the f ield grow. They
do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not
even Solomon in all his splendor was d ressed
like one of t hese. 30If that is how God clothes
the g rass of the f ield, which is here today and
tomorrow is t hrown into the fire, will he not
much more clothe youyou of litt le faith?
31So do not worr y, saying, What s hall we
eat? or What shall we d rink? or What shall
we wear? 32For the pagans run after all t hese
t hings, and your heavenly Fat her k nows that
you need them. 33But seek f irst his kingdom
and his righteousness, and all t hese t hings
will be given to you as well. 34Therefore do
not wor r y about tomor row, for tomor row
will worr y a bout itself. Each day has e nough
trouble of its own.
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Judging Others
7 Do not j udge, or you too will be judged.
2For in the same way you judge others,
you will be judged, and with the measure
you use, it will be measured to you.
3Why do you look at the speck of sawdust
in your brothers eye and pay no attent ion
to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you
say to your brother, Let me take the speck
out of your eye, when all the time t here is a
plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, f irst
take the plank out of your own eye, and then
you will see clearly to remove the speck from
your brothers eye.
6Do not give dogs what is sac red; do not
t hrow your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may
trample them under t heir feet, and turn and
tear you to pieces.
Ask, Seek, Knock
7Ask
and it will be given to you; seek and
you will find; k nock and the door will be
opened to you. 8For everyone who asks re
ceives; the one who seeks finds; and to the
one who k nocks, the door will be opened.
9Which of you, if your son asks for b read,
will give him a s tone? 10Or if he asks for a fish,
will give him a snake? 11If you, then, t hough
you are evil, know how to give good g ifts to
your child ren, how much more will your Fa
ther in heaven give good g ifts to t hose who
ask him! 12So in everything, do to others
what you w ould have them do to you, for this
sums up the Law and the Prophets.
The Narrow and Wide Gates
13En
ter through the narrow gate. For
wide is the gate and b road is the road
that leads to destruction, and many enter
t hrough it. 14But s mall is the gate and nar
row the road that leads to life, and only a few
findit.
True and False Prophets
15Watch out for false prophe ts. They
come to you in s heeps clothi ng, but inward
ly they are ferocious w olves. 16By t heir f ruit
you will recogn ize them. Do people pick
g rapes from thornbushes, or figs from this
tles? 17Likew ise, every good tree bears good
f ruit, but a bad tree bears bad f ruit. 18A good
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tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree
cannot bear good fruit. 19Every tree that
does not bear good fruit is cut down and
t hrown into the fire. 20Thus, by t heir fruit
you will recogn ize them.
True and False Disciples
21Not eve ryo ne who says to me, Lord,
Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but
only the one who does the will of my Fat her
who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on
that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophe s y
in your name and in your name d rive out
demons and in your name perform many
mirac les? 23Then I will tell them plainly,
I never knew you. Away from me, you evil
doers!
The Wise and Foolish Builders
24Therefore everyone who hears t hese
ords of mine and puts them into pract ice is
w
like a wise man who built his house on the
rock. 25The rain came down, the streams
rose, and the w inds blew and beat against
that h ouse; yet it did not fall, because it had
its foundat ion on the rock. 26But everyone
who hears these w ords of mine and does
not put them into pract ice is like a foolish
man who b ouse on sand. 27The rain
uilt his h
came down, the s treams rose, and the w inds
blew and beat against that house, and it fell
with a g reat crash.
28When Jesus had finished saying t hese
things, the crowds were a mazed at his
teach i ng, 29bec ause he taught as one who
had aut horit y, and not as t heir teachers of
the law.
Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy
8 When Jesus came down from the moun
tainside, large c rowds followed him. 2A
man with lepros y a came and k nelt before
him and said, Lord, if you are willi ng, you
can make me clean.
3Jesus reached out his hand and t ouched
the man. I am willi ng, he said. Be clean!
Immed iately he was c leansed of his lepros y.
4Then Jesus said to him, See that you dont
tell anyone. But go, show yours elf to the
priest and offer the gift Moses commanded,
as a test imony to them.
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The Faith of the Centurion
5When Jesus had entered Caper n au m,
a centur ion came to him, asking for help.
6Lord, he said, my serv ant lies at home
paralyzed, sufferi ng terr ibly.
7Jesus said to him, Shall I come and heal
him?
8The cen t ur ion replied, Lord, I do not
deserve to have you come under my roof.
But just say the word, and my serv ant will
be healed. 9For I myself am a man under
aut horit y, with sold iers 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 doesit.
10When Jesus h eard this, he was a mazed
and said to t hose followi ng him, Truly I tell
you, I have not found anyone in Israel with
such g reat f aith. 11I say to you that many
will come from the east and the west, and
will take t heir places at the feast with Abra
ham, Isaac and Jac ob in the kingdom of
heaven. 12But the subjects of the kingdom
will be t hrown outside, into the darkness,
w here t here will be weepi ng and gnashi ng
of teeth.
13Then J esus said to the cent ur ion, Go!
Let it be done just as you bel ieved it would.
And his servant was healed at that moment.
Jesus Heals Many
14When J esus came into Peters house, he
saw Peters mother-in-law lyi ng in bed with
a fever. 15He touched her hand and the fever
left her, and she got up and began to wait on
him.
16When even ing came, many who were
demon-possessed were b rought to him,
and he d rove out the spirits with a word and
healed all the sick. 17This was to fulf ill what
was spoken t hrough the prophet Isaiah:
He took up our infirmities
and bore our diseases.a
The Cost of Following Jesus
18When J esus saw the c rowd a round him,
he gave orders to c ross to the other side of the
lake. 19Then a teacher of the law came to him
and said, Teacher, I will follow you wherev
er yougo.
20Jesus rep lied, Fox e s have d ens and
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irds have n
b ests, but the Son of Man has no
place to lay his head.
21Another disc iple said to him, Lord, f irst
let me go and bury my fat her.
22But Jesus told him, Follow me, and let
the dead bury t heir own dead.
Jesus Calms the Storm
23Then he got into the boat and his dis
ciples fol lowed him. 24Sudden l y a fu r ious
storm came up on the lake, so that the w aves
swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleepi ng.
25The disc iples went and woke him, sayi ng,
Lord, save us! W ere goi ng to drown!
26He replied, You of litt le f aith, why are
you so a fraid? Then he got up and rebuked
the w inds and the w aves, and it was com
pletely calm.
27The men were a mazed and asked,
What kind of man is this? Even the w inds
and the w aves obey him!
Jesus Restores Two Demon-Possessed
Men
28When he arr ived at the other side in the
reg ion of the Gada renes, b two demon-pos
sessed men comi ng from the tombs met him.
They were so violent that no one could pass
that way. 29What do you want with us, Son
of God? they shouted. Have you come here
to tort ure us before the appointed time?
30Some dist ance from them a large herd
of pigs was feeding. 31The demons begged
Jesus, If you d rive us out, send us into the
herd of pigs.
32He said to them, Go! So they came out
and went into the pigs, and the whole herd
r ushed down the steep bank into the lake
and died in the water. 33Those tending the
pigs ran off, went into the town and reported
all this, includi ng what had happened to the
demon-possessed men. 34Then the w hole
town went out to meet J esus. And when they
saw him, they pleaded with him to leave
t heir reg ion.
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed
Man
9 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over
and came to his own town. 2Some men
rought to him a para lyzed man, lyi ng on a
b
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DO ALL
THIS
THROUGH
HIM WHO
GIVES ME
STRENGTH.
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a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-
law
36 a mans enemies will be the members
of his own household.a
37Anyone who l oves t heir fat her or moth
er more than me is not wort hy of me; anyone
who loves their son or daughter more than
me is not wort hy of me. 38Whoever does not
take up t heir c ross and follow me is not wor
thy of me. 39Whoever f inds t heir life will lose
it, and whoever loses t heir life for my sake
will findit.
40Anyone who welc omes you welc omes
me, and anyone who welc omes me wel
comes the one who sent me. 41Whoever wel
comes a prophet as a prophet will receive a
prophets reward, and whoever welcomes a
righteous person as a righteous person will
receive a righteous persons reward. 42And if
anyone g ives even a cup of cold water to one
of t hese litt le ones who is my disciple, truly
I tell you, that person will certainly not lose
their reward.
Jesus and John the Baptist
11 Af ter Jesus had fin ished instruct i ng
his t welve disciples, he went on from
there to teach and p reach in the towns of
Gali lee. b
2When John, who was in pris on, heard
about the deeds of the Messia h, he sent his
disciples 3to ask him, Are you the one who is
to come, or should we expect someone else?
4Jesus replied, Go back and re
port to
John what you hear and see: 5The b lind re
ceive s ight, the lame walk, t hose who have
leprosyc are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead
are r aised, and the good news is proclaimed
to the poor. 6Blessed is anyone who does not
stumble on account ofme.
7As Johns disc iples were leav i ng, Jesus
began to speak to the c rowd about John:
What did you go out into the wilderness to
see? A reed swayed by the wind? 8If not, what
did you go out to see? A man d ressed in fine
clothes? No, t hose who wear fine c lothes are
in k ings palaces. 9Then what did you go out
to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more
than a prophet. 10This is the one a bout whom
it is written:
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various diseases affecting the skin. d10Mal.3:1 e12Orbeen forcefully advancing f23 That is, the
realm of the dead
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I will send my messenger ahead
of you,
who will prepare your way before
you.d
11Trul y I tell you, a mong t hose born of wom
en t here has not risen anyone greater than
John the Baptist; yet whoe ver is least in
the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
12From the days of John the Baptist until
now, the kingdom of heaven has been sub
jected to violence,e and violent people have
been raiding it. 13For all the Prophets and
the Law prophesied unt il John. 14And if you
are willi ng to accept it, he is the Elijah who
was to come. 15Whoe ver has ears, let them
hear.
16To what can I compare this generat ion?
They are like child ren sitt ing in the market
places and calli ng out to others:
17 We played the pipe for you,
and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
and you did not mourn.
18For John came neit her eating nor drink
ing, and they say, He has a demon. 19The
Son of Man came eati ng and drinki ng, and
they say, Here is a glutton and a drunka rd, a
f riend of tax collectors and sinners. But wis
dom is p roved r ight by her deeds.
Woe on Unrepentant Towns
20Then Jesus be g an to denounce the
towns in w hich most of his mirac les had
been performed, bec ause they did not re
pent. 21Woe to you, Choraz in! Woe to you,
Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were per
formed in you had been performed in Tyre
and Sidon, they would have repented long
ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22But I tell you,
it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon
on the day of judgment than for you. 23And
you, Capernau m, will you be lifted to the
heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.f For
if the miracles that were performed in you
had been performed in Sodom, it would have
remained to this day. 24But I tell you that it
will be more bearable for Sodom on the day
of judgment than for you.
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