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When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

…where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.

He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.

…and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,

On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,

They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.

For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.

Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.

But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.

But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”

The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.

For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.

But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”

“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.

The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.

After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.

Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’

All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”

Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.

But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”

…but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”

And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

…and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.

One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.

In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance

When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.

“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.

His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’

“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.

And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.

By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.

But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.

They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.

But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.

You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.

While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.

Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”

Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.

I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.

Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—

Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”

What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”

When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.

Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,

“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.

“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”

By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”

Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.

He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.

I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.

I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.

While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.

Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.

Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

“You take Him and judge Him by your own law,” Pilate told them. “We are not permitted to execute anyone,” the Jews replied.

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”

But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.

Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:

Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”

Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.

No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.

Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.

He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.