MULTITUDES
47.10 Jesus goes to a Feast in Jerusalem.
He Cures an Infirm man by the Cisterns with the Five Porches.
The Jews Seek to Kill Jesus.
JN 5:1-47
1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to
Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which
is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a
multitude of disabled people, blind, lame, paralyzed. 5 One man who was
there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him
lying there and knew that he had been in this condition for a long
time, he said to him, "Do you want to be made well?" 7 The sick man
answered him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the
water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before
me." 8 Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your bed, and walk." 9 And at
once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked.
Now that day was the Sabbath. 10 So the Jews said to the man who
was cured, "It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your
bed." 11 But he answered them, "The man who made me well said to me,
'Take up your bed, and walk.'" 12 They asked him, "Who is the man who
said to you, 'Take up your bed, and walk'?" 13 Now the man who had been
healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a
crowd in that place. 14 Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple, and
said to him, "See, you are well. Sin no more, so that nothing worse may
happen to you." 15 The man went away and told the Jews that it was
Jesus who had made him well. 16 For this reason the Jews persecuted
Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus
answered them, "My Father is working still, and I am working." 18
Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only
broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was his Father, making
himself equal with God.
19 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can
do nothing of himself, but only what he sees the Father doing; for
whatever he does, the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son,
and shows him all things that he himself does; and he will show him
greater works than these, that you may marvel. 21 For as the Father
raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to
whom he will. 22 For the Father judges no one, but has given all
judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son just as they honor
the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who
sent him. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and
believes him who sent me, has eternal life; and shall not come into
judgment, but has passed from death to life. 25 Truly, truly, I say to
you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice
of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father
has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in
himself, 27 and has given him authority to execute judgment, because he
is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming
when all who are in the graves will hear his voice 29 and come forth -
those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those
who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
30 "I can do nothing of myself; as I hear, I judge; and my
judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him
who sent me.
31 "If I bear witness of myself, my testimony is not true. 32
There is another who bears witness of me, and I know that the testimony
which he bears of me is true. 33 You have sent to John, and he has
borne witness to the truth. 34 Not that the testimony which I receive
is from man; but I say this that you may be saved. 35 He was a burning
and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a time in his
light. 36 But the testimony which I have is greater than that of John;
for the works which the Father has given me to finish, these very works
which I am doing, bear witness of me, that the Father has sent me. 37
And the Father who sent me has himself testified of me. You have never
heard his voice, nor seen his form. 38 And you do not have his word
abiding in you, for you do not believe him whom he has sent. 39 You
search the Scriptures, because in them you think that you have eternal
life; and these are they that testify of me. 40 Yet you refuse to come
to me that you may have life.
41 "I do not receive glory from men. 42 But I know you, that you
do not have the love of God in you. 43 I have come in my Father's name,
and you do not receive me; if another comes in his own name, him you
will receive. 44 How can you believe, who receive glory from one
another, and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? 45 Do
not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; it is Moses who
accuses you, on whom you set your hope. 46 If you believed Moses, you
would believe me, for he wrote about me. 47 But if you do not believe
his writings, how will you believe my words?"
48.10 Herodias Dances Before Herod.
MT 14:3-11
3 For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in
prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, 4 because
John had said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her." 5 And
though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because
they held him to be a prophet. 6 But when Herod's birthday was
celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased
Herod, 7 so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she
might ask. 8 Prompted by her mother,she said, "Give me here on a
platter the head of John the Baptist." 9 And the king was sorry; but,
because of his oaths and his guests, he commanded it to be given to
her; 10 so he sent and had John beheaded in prison. 11 And his head was
brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her
mother.
MK 6:17-28
17 For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested, and bound
him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife;
because he had married her. 18 For John had said to Herod, "It is not
lawful for you to have your brother's wife." 19 And Herodias had a
grudge against him, and wanted to kill him. But she could not, 20 for
Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous
and holy man. When he heard him, he was much perplexed; and yet he
heard him gladly. 21 But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday
gave a banquet for his high officers and military commanders and the
leading men of Galilee. 22 And when the daughter of Herodias came in
and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to
the girl, "Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you." 23
And he vowed to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half
of my kingdom." 24 So she went out and said to her mother, "What shall
I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist!" 25 Immediately
she came in with haste to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to
give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter." 26 And the
king was exceedingly sorry; but, because of his oaths and his guests,
he did not want to refuse her. 27 And immediately the king sent an
executioner and gave orders to bring his head. He went and beheaded him
in the prison, 28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the
girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
48.20 The Apostles Return and Jesus Withdraws with them to a Desert
Place.
MT 14:12-13a
12 Then his disciples came and took the body and buried it; and
they went and told Jesus.
13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to
a lonely place by himself.
MK6:29-32
29 When his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body,
and laid it in a tomb.
30 The apostles gathered to Jesus, and told him all that they had
done and taught. 31 And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a
lonely place and rest a while." For there were many coming and going,
and they did not even have time to eat. 32 So they went away in the
boat to a lonely place by themselves.
LK 9:10
10 And when the apostles returned, they told him what they had
done. Then he took them with him and withdrew apart to a city called
Bethsaida.
JN 6:1,3
1 After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee,
which is the Sea of Tiberias. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and
there sat down with his disciples.
49.10 The People Follow and Jesus Comes Down From the Mountain to
Meet Them.
The Feeding of the Five Thousand.
At Night Jesus Walks upon the Lake.
MT 14:13b-33
13 But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from
the towns. 14 When Jesus went ashore he saw a great throng; and he had
compassion on them, and healed their sick. 15 When it was evening, 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." 16 Jesus said, "They do not
need to go away. You give them something to eat." 17 They said to him,
"We have only five loaves here and two fish." 18 He said, "Bring them
here to me," 19 Then he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the
grass. And taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to
heaven, he blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and
the disciples gave them to the multitudes. 20 And they all ate and were
satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces
that were left over. 21 Now those who ate were about five thousand men,
besides women and children.
22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go
before him to the other side, while he dismissed the multitudes. 23 And
after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by
himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24 but the boat
by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the
waves; for the wind was against them. 25 And in the fourth watch of the
night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26 But when the disciples
saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a
ghost!" And they cried out for fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to
them, saying, "Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid." 28 And Peter
answered him, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the
water." 29 So he said, "Come". Then Peter got down out of the boat,
walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the
wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save
me!" 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, and said
to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" 32 And when they
got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 Then those who were in the boat
worshipped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."
MK 6:33-52
33 But many saw them going, and knew them, and they ran there on
foot from all the towns, and got there ahead of them. 34 When Jesus
went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them,
because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach
them many things. 35 When it was late in the day, his disciples came to
him and said, "This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late.
36 Send them away, so they can go to the surrounding country and
villages and buy themselves something to eat." 37 But he answered them,
"You give them something to eat." And they said to him, "Shall we go
and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give it to them to
eat?" 38 But he said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and
see." And when they found out they said, "Five, and two fish." 39 Then
he commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green
grass. 40 So they sat down in groups, of hundreds and fifties. 41 And
taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and
blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set
before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all. 42 And
they all ate and were satisfied. 43 And they took up twelve baskets
full of broken pieces and of the fish. 44 Now those who had eaten the
loaves were about five thousand men.
45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go
before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the
crowd. 46 And after he had left them, he went up on the mountain to
pray. 47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and
he was alone on land. 48 And he saw the disciples straining at the
oars, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the
night he came to them, walking on the sea. He was about to pass by
them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a
ghost, and cried out; 50 for they all saw him, and were terrified. But
immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I; do not
be afraid." 51 Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind
ceased. And they were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood
about the loaves, because their hearts were hardened.
LK 9:11-17
11 But when the crowds learned it, they followed him; and he welcomed
them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who
had need of healing. 12 Now the day began to wear away; and the twelve
came and said to him, "Send the crowd away, to go to the surrounding
villages and country, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a
deserted place." 13 But he said to them, "You give them something to
eat." And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish-
unless we go and buy food for all these people." 14 For there were
about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, "Make them sit
down in groups of about fifty each." 15 And they did so, and made them
all sit down. 16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up
to heaven, he blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to
set before the people. 17 They all ate and were satisfied, and they
took up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.
JN 6:2,4-21
2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs
which he performed on those who were diseased. 4 Now the Passover, the
feast of the Jews, was near. 5 Then Jesus lifted up his eyes, and
seeing a great multitude coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where
shall we buy bread, that these people may eat?" 6 But this he said to
test him, for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him,
"Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each one of them to
have a little." 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother,
said to him, 9 "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two
small fish, but what are they among so many?" 10 Jesus said, "Make the
people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place; so the men sat
down, in number about five thousand. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, and
when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated;
so also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten
their fill, he said to his disciples, "Gather up the fragments left
over, that nothing may be lost." 13 So they gathered them up and filled
twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, left over
by those who had eaten. 14 When the people saw the sign that Jesus did,
they said, "Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world."
15 Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force
to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got
into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark,
and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 The sea rose because a strong
wind was blowing. 19 So when they had rowed about three or four miles,
they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they
were afraid. 20 But he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid." 21
Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat
was at the land where they were going.
49.20 Peter's Confession
JN 6:22-71
22 On the next day the people who remained on the other side of
the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had
not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had
gone
away alone. 23 However, boats from Tiberias came near the place where
they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24 So when the
people saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they also got
into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. 25 When they found
him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did
you come here?" 26 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you,
you seek me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate your
fill of the loaves. 27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but
for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will
give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal." 28 Then they
said to him, "What must we do, to be doing the works of God?" 29 Jesus
answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom
he has sent." 30 So they said to him, "What sign will you perform then,
that we may see it and believe you? What work will you do? 31 Our
fathers ate the manna in the desert;
as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" 32 Jesus
then
said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave
you
the bread from heaven; but my Father gives you the true bread from
heaven. 33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and
gives life to the world."
34 Then they said to him, "Lord, give us this bread always." 35
And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me
shall
never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst. 36 But I
said
to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 37 All that the
Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will by
no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my
own will, but the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of
him
who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me,
but
raise it up at the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father, that
every
one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and
I
will raise him up at the last day."
41 The Jews then began to murmur about him, because he said,
"I am the bread which came down from heaven." 42 They said, "Is not
this
Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he
now say, 'I have come down from heaven'?" 43 Jesus answered them, "Do
not murmur among yourselves. 44 No one can come to me unless the
Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
45
It is written in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught by God.'
Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. 46 Not
that any one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has
seen the Father. 47 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has
everlasting life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the
manna in
the wilderness, and they died. 50 This is the bread which comes down
from heaven, that a man may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living
bread
which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live
for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is
my
flesh."
52 Then the Jews began to argue among themselves, saying,
"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" 53 So Jesus said to them,
"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man
and
drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and
drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last
day. 55
For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He who
eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. 57 As the
living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who
feeds on
me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread which came down from
heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna and died. He who eats this
bread will live for ever." 59 This he said in the synagogue as he
taught in
Capernaum.
60 Many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, "This is a
hard saying; who can listen to it?" 61 When Jesus knew in himself that
his disciples complained about this, he said to them, "Does this offend
you? 62 What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend to where he
was before? 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits
nothing.
The words that I have spoken to you are spirit, and they are life. 64
But
there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the
beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray him.
65 And he said, "This is why I told you that no one can come to
me
unless it has been granted to him by the Father." 66 From this time
many
of his disciples went back and no longer walked with him. 67 Then Jesus
said to the twelve, "Do you also want to go away?" 68 Simon Peter
answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of
eternal life. 69 And we believe, and have come to know, that you are
the
Holy One of God." 70 Jesus answered them, "Did I not choose you, the
twelve, and one of you is a devil?" 71 He spoke of Judas Iscariot, the
son
of Simon, for it was he who was to betray him, though one of the
twelve.
50.10 Healing in Gennesaret
MT 14:34-36
34 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
35 And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent to all that
surrounding region and brought to him all who were sick, 36 and begged
him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many
as touched it were made well.
MK 6:53-56
53 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret
and anchored there. 54 And when they got out of the boat, immediately
the people recognized him, 55 and ran about that whole region, and
began to carry those who were sick around on pallets to wherever they
heard he was. 56 Wherever he entered, into villages, cities, or the
country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that
they might touch even the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched
him were made well.
49.20 The Miraculously fed Multitude Seek Him at Capernaum.
Peter's Confession.
JN 6:22-47
22 On the next day the people who remained on the other side of
the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had
not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had
gone away alone. 23 However, boats from Tiberias came near the place
where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24 So when
the people saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they also
got into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. 25 When they
found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when
did you come here?" 26 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to
you, you seek me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate
your fill of the loaves. 27 Do not labor for the food which perishes,
but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man
will give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal." 28 Then
they said to him, "What must we do, to be doing the works of God?" 29
Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him
whom he has sent." 30 So they said to him, "What sign will you perform
then, that we may see it and believe you? What work will you do? 31 Our
fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, 'He gave them
bread from heaven to eat.'" 32 Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly,
I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven; but
my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God
is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
34 Then they said to him, "Lord, give us this bread always." 35
And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me
shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst. 36
But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 37 All
that the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I
will by no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to
do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the
will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has
given me, but raise it up at the last day. 40 For this is the will of
my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should
have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."
41 The Jews then began to murmur about him, because he said, "I
am the bread which came down from heaven." 42 They said, "Is not this
Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he
now say, 'I have come down from heaven'?" 43 Jesus answered them, "Do
not murmur among yourselves. 44 No one can come to me unless the Father
who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It
is written in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught by God.'
Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. 46 Not
that any one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has
seen the Father. 47 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has
everlasting life.
51.10 Jesus Teaches the Real Causes of Defilement and Discourses on
Pharisaic Traditions
MT 15:1-20
1 Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to
Jesus and said, 2 "Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of
the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat." 3 He
answered them, "And why do you transgress the commandment of God for
the sake of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, 'Honor your father and
your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to
death.' 5 But you say that if a man says to his father or mother,
'Whatever help you might have received from me is a gift to God' 6 he
is not to honor his father with it. Thus you have made the word of God
of no effect for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Well did
Isaiah prophesy about you, when he said:
8 'These people honor me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me.
9 In vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.'"
10 And he called the people to him and said to them, "Hear and
understand: 11 not what goes into the mouth defiles a man, but what
comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man." 12 Then the disciples came
and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when
they heard this saying?" 13 He answered, "Every plant which my heavenly
Father has not planted will be rooted up. 14 Let them alone; they are
blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into
a pit." 15 But Peter said to him, "Explain the parable to us." 16 So
Jesus said, "Are you also still without understanding? 17 Do you not
yet see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is
eliminated? 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come
from the heart, and they defile a man. 19 For out of the heart come
evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornications, theft, false witness,
slander. 20 These are what defile a man; but to eat with unwashed hands
does not defile a man."
MK 7:1-23
1 Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come
from Jerusalem gathered together to him, 2 they saw some of his
disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.
3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their
hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 When
they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash
themselves. And there are many other traditions which they observe, the
washing of cups and pitchers and copper vessels. ) 5 The Pharisees and
the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the
tradition of the elders, but eat with impure hands?" 6 And he said to
them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites; as it is written:
'This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me.
7 In vain they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.'
8 You let go of the commandment of God, and hold on to the tradition of
men." 9 And he said to them, "You have a fine way of rejecting the
commandment of God, in order to keep your tradition! 10 For Moses said,
'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or
mother, let him be put to death.' 11 But you say that if a man says to
his
father or mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from
me is Corban' (that is, a gift devoted to God), 12 then you no longer
let him do anything for his father or mother, 13 thus making void the
word of God through your tradition which you have handed down. And many
such things you do."
14 And he called all the people to him again, and said to them,
"Hear me, everyone, and understand: 15 there is nothing outside a man
which by going into him can defile him; but the things which come out
of a man are what defile him." 17 When he had left the crowd and
entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable. 18 So he
said to them, "Are you also without understanding? Do you not see that
whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him, 19 since it does
not enter his heart but his stomach, and so passes on?" (Thus he
declared all foods clean.) 20 And he said, "What comes out of a man is
what defiles a man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, come
evil thoughts, fornications, theft, murder, adultery, 22 coveting,
wickedness, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. 23 All
these evil things come from within, and they defile a man."
52.10 Jesus Heals the Canaanite's Daughter
MT 15:21-28
21 And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the region of
Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came
out and cried to him, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My
daughter is severely demon-possessed." 23 But he did not answer her a
word. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, "Send her away, for
she is crying out after us." 24 He answered, "I was sent only to the
lost sheep of the house of Israel." 25 But she came and knelt before
him, saying, "Lord, help me!" 26 And he answered, "It is not good to
take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." 27 "Yes, Lord,"
she said, "yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their
masters' table." 28 Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your
faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed
from that very hour.
MK 7:24-30
24 From there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and
Sidon. And he entered a house, and did not want anyone to know it; yet
he could not be hidden. 25 But a woman whose little daughter was
possessed by an unclean spirit heard about him, and she came and fell
at his feet. 26 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth.
And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 And he
said to her, "Let the children first be fed, for it is not right to
take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." 28 But she
answered him, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs under the table eat the
children's crumbs." 29 Then he said to her, "For this saying you may go
your way; the demon has left your daughter." 30 She went home, and
found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
53.10 Jesus Heals a Deaf and Dumb Man and Works Other Miracles
MT 15:29-31
29 And Jesus went on from there and passed along the Sea of
Galilee. And he went up on the mountain, and sat down there. 30 Then
great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the
blind, the mute, and many others; and they laid them down at his feet,
and he healed them. 31 So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute
speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind
seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
MK 7:31-37
31 Then he departed from the region of Tyre, and went through
Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of the Decapolis. 32
Then they brought to him a man who was deaf and had an impediment in
his speech, and they begged him to put his hand on him. 33 And he took
him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he
spat and touched his tongue. 34 And looking up to heaven he sighed and
said to him, Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened." 35 And [immediately] his
ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he
spoke plainly. 36 And he commanded them to tell no one; but the more he
charged them, the more widely they proclaimed it. 37 And they were
astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well. He
even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak."
54.10 The Feeding of the Four Thousand
MT 15:32-39a
32 Now Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have
compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me three days
and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry,
lest they faint on the way." 33 Then his disciples said to him, "Where
could we get enough bread in the wilderness to feed such a great
crowd?" 34 And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They
said, "Seven, and a few small fish." 35 He told the crowd to sit down
on the ground. 36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and
having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and
the disciples gave them to the crowds. 37 And they all ate and were
satisfied; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces
that were left over. 38 Now those who ate were four thousand men,
besides women and children. 39 And he sent away the crowds, got into
the boat, and went to the region of Magadan.
MK 8:1-10
1 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they
had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said to
them, 2 "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been
with me three days and have nothing to eat. 3 And if I send them away
hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them
have come a long distance." 4 And his disciples answered him, "How can
one feed these men with bread here in the desert?" 5 And he asked them,
"How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven." 6 So he commanded
the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and
having given thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set
before the people; and they set them before the crowd. 7 They also had
a few small fish; and having blessed them, he commanded that these also
should be set before them. 8 They ate, and were satisfied; and they
took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 9 About four
thousand men were present. And having sent them away, 10 he immediately
got into the boat with his disciples, and went to the region of
Magadan.
55.10 The Pharisees Ask for a Sign
MT 16:1-4
1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they
asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered them, "When it
is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.' 3
And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and
threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but
you cannot interpret the signs of the times. 4 A wicked and adulterous
generation seeks for a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except
the sign of Jonah." So he left them and departed.
MK 8:11-12
11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from
him a sign from heaven, to test him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his
spirit, and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say
to you, no sign shall be given to this generation."
56.10 Jesus Warns the Disciples of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and
Herodians
MT 16:5-12
5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten
to take bread. 6 Then Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees." 7 And they discussed among
themselves, saying, "It is because we have taken no bread." 8 But
Jesus, aware of this, said, "O men of little faith, why do you discuss
among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? 9 Do you not yet
perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and
how many baskets you gathered? 10 Or the seven loaves of the four
thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 11 How is it that you do
not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of
the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 12 Then they understood
that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the
teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
MK 8:13-21
13 And he left them, and getting into the boat again he departed
to the other side.
14 Now the disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had
only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 And he cautioned them, saying,
"Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of
Herod." 16 And they discussed it with one another, saying, "It is
because we have no bread." 17 Being aware of it, Jesus said to them,
"Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet
perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? 18 Having eyes do you
not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? 19
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets
full of broken pieces did you take up?" They said to him, "Twelve." 20
"And when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large
baskets full of pieces did you take up?" And they said, "Seven." 21 He
said to them, "Do you not yet understand?"
57.10 Jesus Heals a Blind man at Bethsaida
MK 8:22-26
22 And they came to Bethsaida; and some people brought a blind
man to him, and begged him to touch him. 23 So he took the blind man by
the hand and led him out of the village. And when he had spit on his
eyes and put his hands on him, he asked him "Do you see anything?" 24
And he looked up and said, "I see men; but they look like trees,
walking." 25 Then he put his hands on his eyes again and made him look
up. And he was restored, and saw everything clearly. 26 And he sent him
away to his home, saying, "Do not even go into the village."
58.10 Herod's Fear of Jesus
MT 14:1-2
1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,
2 and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist, he has risen
from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him."
MK 6:14-16
14 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become well known.
Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is
why these powers are at work in him." 15 But others said, "It is
Elijah." And others said, "It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of
old." 16 But when Herod heard, he said, "This is John, whom I beheaded;
he has been raised from the dead!"
LK 9:7-9
7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done; and he was
perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from
the dead, 8 by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of
the old prophets had risen again. 9 And Herod said, "John I have
beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?" So he sought
to see him.
59.10 Jesus Goes to the Feast Secretly.
He Teaches in the Temple.
Officers are Sent to Arrest Him.
An Adulteress is Brought Before Jesus.
A Blind Man is Restored to Sight.
Jesus Claims to be the Son of God.
JN 7:1 - 10:21
1 After this Jesus went about in Galilee; he would not go about
in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 Now the Jews' feast of
Tabernacles was at hand. 3 So his brothers said to him, "Leave here and
go to Judea, that your disciples may see the works you are doing. 4 For
no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these
things, show yourself to the world." 5 For even his brothers did not
believe in him. 6 Jesus said to them, "My time has not yet come, but
your time is always ready. 7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me
because I testify of it that its works are evil. 8 You go up to the
feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, for my time has not yet
fully come." 9 Having said this, he remained in Galilee.
10 But after his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also
went up, not publicly, but in secret. 11 The Jews were looking for him
at the feast, and saying, "Where is he?" 12 And there was much
complaining among the people about him. Some said, "He is a good man";
others said, "No, on the contrary, he deceives the people." 13 However,
no one spoke openly of him for fear of the Jews.
14 Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the
temple and taught. 15 And the Jews marveled, saying, "How did this man
get such learning, having never studied?" 16 Jesus answered them, "My
teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. 17 If anyone is willing to
do his will, he shall know whether the teaching is from God or whether
I speak on my own authority. 18 He who speaks from himself seeks his
own glory; but he who seeks the glory of the One who sent him is true,
and in him there is no falsehood. 19 Did not Moses give you the law?
Yet none of you keeps the law. Why do you seek to kill me?" 20 The
people answered, "You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill you?" 21
Jesus answered them, "I did one deed, and you all marvel. 22 Moses
therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from
the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. 23 If on the
Sabbath a man receives circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not
be broken, are you angry with me because on the Sabbath I made a man's
whole body well? 24 Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right
judgment."
25 Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, "Is not this the
man whom they seek to kill? 26 Here he is, speaking publicly, and they
say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that he
is the Christ? 27 But we know where this man is from; when the Christ
comes, no one will know where he is from." 28 Then Jesus cried out, as
he taught in the temple, "You know me, and you know where I am from;
and I have not come on my own, but he who sent me is true, and him you
do not know. 29 But I know him, for I am from him, and he sent me." 30
Then they sought to take him; but no one laid a hand on him, because
his hour had not yet come. 31 And many of the people believed in him,
and they said, "When the Christ comes, will he do more signs than this
man has done?"
32 The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about
him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to arrest
him. 33 Then Jesus said to them, "I shall be with you a little while
longer, and then I go to him who sent me. 34 You will seek me, and you
will not find me; where I am you cannot come." 35 The Jews said to one
another, "Where does this man intend to go that we shall not find him?
Does he intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the
Greeks? 36 What does he mean when he said, 'You will seek me and you
will not find me,' and, 'Where I am you cannot come'?"
37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and
cried out, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 He who
believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow
rivers of living water." 39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom
those who believed in him were to receive; for as yet the Spirit had
not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
40 When they heard these words, some of the people said, "Surely
this is the prophet." 41 Others said, "This is the Christ." But some
said, "Will the Christ come from Galilee? 42 Has not the scripture said
that the Christ comes from David, and from Bethlehem, the town where
David was?" 43 So there was a division among the people because of him.
44 Some of them wanted to seize him, but no one laid hands on him.
45 The officers then went back to the chief priests and
Pharisees, who said to them, "Why did you not bring him?" 46 The
officers answered, "No man ever spoke like this man!" 47 The Pharisees
answered them, "Are you deceived, you also? 48 Have any of the rulers
or of the Pharisees believed in him? 49 But this crowd that does not
know the law is accursed." 50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus before,
and who was one of them, said to them, 51 "Does our law judge a man
without first giving him a hearing and learning what he is doing?" 52
They replied, "Are you from Galilee, too? Search and look, and you will
find that no prophet is to rise out of Galilee."
8
53 Then each went to his own house. 1 But Jesus went to the Mount
of Olives. 2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple; all the
people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 Then the scribes
and the Pharisees brought to him a woman caught in adultery. And when
they had set her in the midst, 4 they said to him, "Teacher, this woman
was caught in the act of adultery. 5 Now in the law Moses commanded us
to stone such. What do you say?" 6 They said this to test him, that
they might have something of which to accuse him. But Jesus bent down
and wrote on the ground with his finger. 7 And when they continued to
ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin
among you be the first to throw a stone at her." 8 And again he stooped
down and wrote on the ground. 9 Then those who heard it went away one
by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last, and Jesus was left
alone, with the woman standing before him. 10 Jesus straightened up and
said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" 11 She
said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go,
and sin no more."
12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the
world. He who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the
light of life." 13 The Pharisees then said to him, "You are bearing
witness of yourself; your testimony is not true." 14 Jesus answered,
"Even if I bear witness of myself, my testimony is true, for I know
where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I
come from and where I am going. 15 You judge according to the flesh; I
judge no one. 16 And yet if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am
not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me. 17 In your own law it
is written that the testimony of two men is true. 18 I am One who bears
witness of myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness of me." 19
Then they said to him, "Where is your Father?" Jesus answered, "You
know neither me nor my Father; if you knew me, you would know my Father
also." 20 These words he spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the
temple; but no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.
21 Then Jesus said to them again, "I am going away, and you will
seek me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come." 22 Then
the Jews said, "Will he kill himself, since he says, 'Where I go you
cannot come'?" 23 He said to them, "You are from below; I am from
above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 Therefore I
told to you that you would die in your sins; for if you do not believe
that I am he, you will die in your sins." 25 They said to him, "Who are
you?" Jesus said to them, "Just what I have been saying to you from the
beginning. 26 I have much to say about you and much to judge; but he
who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from
him." 27 They did not understand that he spoke to them of the Father.
28 So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you
will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority but
speak just what the Father taught me. 29 And he who sent me is with me;
he has not left me alone, for I always do what is pleasing to him." 30
As he spoke these words, many believed in him.
31 Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you
continue in my word, you are truly my disciples. 32 And you will know
the truth, and the truth will make you free." 33 They answered him, "We
are Abraham's descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone.
How can you say, 'You will be made free'?" 34 Jesus answered them,
"Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of
sin. 35 And a slave does not continue in the house forever, but a son
continues forever. 36 So if the Son makes you free, you will be free
indeed. 37 I know that you are Abraham's descendants, yet you seek to
kill me, because my word has no place in you. 38 I speak of what I have
seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your Father."
39 They answered him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to
them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the things Abraham
did, 40 but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth
which I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did. 41 You do the
deeds of your father." They said to him, "We were not born of
fornication; we have one Father - God." 42 Jesus said to them, "If God
were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came forth
from God; I have not come of my own accord, but he sent me. 43 Why do
you not understand what I say? It is because you are not able to hear
my word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do your
father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not
stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he
speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of
lies. 45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Which
of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe
me? 47 He who is of God hears the words of God; the reason you do not
hear them is that you are not of God."
48 The Jews answered him, "Are we not right in saying that you
are a Samaritan and have a demon?" 49 Jesus answered, "I do not have a
demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 50 Yet I do not seek
my own glory; there is One who seeks it and he will be the judge. 51
Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word he will never see
death." 52 The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon!
Abraham died, as did the prophets; and you say, 'If anyone keeps my
word, he will never taste death.' 53 Are you greater than our father
Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you claim to be?" 54
Jesus answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my
Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is your God. 55 But
you have not known him; I know him. If I said, I do not know him, I
would be a liar like you; but I do know him and keep his word. 56 Your
father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; he saw it and was glad." 57 The
Jews then said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you
seen Abraham?" 58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you,
before Abraham was, I am."
59 So they took up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid himself,
and went out of the temple.
9
1 As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his
disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that
he was born blind?" 3 Jesus answered, "Neither this man sinned nor his
parents sinned. But that the works of God might be revealed in him, 4
we must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. Night is
coming, when no one can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the
light of the world." 6 As he said this, he spat on the ground and made
clay of the saliva, and anointed the man's eyes with the clay. 7 And he
said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which means, Sent). So
he went and washed, and came back seeing. 8 The neighbors and those who
had seen him before as a beggar, said, "Is not this the man who used to
sit and beg?" 9 Some said, "It is he." Others said, "No, but he is like
him." He said, "I am the man."10 They said to him, "Then how were your
eyes opened?" 11 He answered and said, "A man called Jesus made clay
and anointed my eyes and said to me, 'Go to the pool of Siloam and
wash.' So I went and washed, and I received sight." 12 They said to
him, "Where is he?" He said, "I do not know."
13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been
blind. 14 Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and opened
his eyes. 15 Then the Pharisees also asked him again how he had
received his sight. He said to them, "He put clay on my eyes, and I
washed, and I see." 16 Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not
from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can
a man who is a sinner do such signs?" And there was a division among
them. 17 So they again said to the blind man, "What do you say about
him, since he has opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet."
18 The Jews did not believe that he had been blind, and had
received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had
received his sight. 19 And they asked them, "Is this your son, who you
say was born blind? How then does he now see?" 20 His parents answered,
"We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; 21 but how
he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask
him. He is of age; he will speak for himself." 22 His parents said this
because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if
anyone confessed that he was Christ, he would be put out of the
synagogue. 23 Therefore his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."
24 So for the second time they called the man who had been blind,
and said to him, "Give God the glory; we know that this man is a
sinner." 25 He answered, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I do not know.
One thing I know, that though I was blind, now I see." 26 Then they
said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" 27 He
answered them, "I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do
you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?"
28 Then they reviled him and said, "You are his disciple, but we are
disciples of Moses. 29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this
fellow, we do not know where he comes from." 30 The man answered, "Why,
this is a marvel! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he
opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if
any one is a worshiper of God and does his will, he listens to him. 32
Never since the world began has it been heard that anyone opened the
eyes of a man born blind. 33 If this man were not from God, he could do
nothing." 34 They answered him, "You were born in utter sin, and are
you teaching us?" And they cast him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and when he found him,
he said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" 36 He answered, "Who is
he, sir, that I may believe in him?" 37 Jesus said to him, "You have
seen him, and it is he who speaks with you." 38 Then he said, "Lord, I
believe!" And he worshiped him. 39 Jesus said, "For judgment I have
come into this world, that those who do not see may see, and that those
who see may become blind."
40 Then some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this,
and said to him, "Are we blind also?" 41 Jesus said to them, "If you
were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, 'We see,'
your sin remains.
10
1 "Truly, truly, I say to you, the man who does not enter the
sheepfold by the door, but climbs in by some other way, he is a thief
and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the
sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and
he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has
brought out all his own, he goes on before them, and the sheep follow
him, for they know his voice. 5 A stranger they will not follow, but
they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers."
6 This figure Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he
was saying to them.
7 Then Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I
am the door of the sheep. 8 All who ever came before me are thieves and
robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door. If anyone
enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find
pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have
come that they may have life, and have it abundantly. 11 I am the good
shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 But he
who is a hireling and not the shepherd, who does not own the sheep,
sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf
snatches the sheep and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a
hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd; I
know my sheep, and my sheep know me-15 just as the Father knows me and
I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have
other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they
will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17
For this reason my Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I
may take it again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my
own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it
again. This command I have received from my Father."
19 There was again a division among the Jews because of these
words. 20 Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is mad. Why listen to
him?" 21 Others said, "These are not the sayings of one who has a
demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
59.20 The Evils of the Pharisees
MT 23:1-39
1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 "The
scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. 3 So you must observe and
do whatever they tell you. But do not do what they do; for they preach,
but do not practice. 4 They bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay
them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with
their finger. 5 But they do all their works to be seen by men; for they
make their phylacteries broad and the tassels of their garments long. 6
And they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the
synagogues, 7 and greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by
men, 'Rabbi.' 8 But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only
one Master, and you are all brethren. 9 And do not call anyone on earth
your 'Father,' for you have one Father, he who is in heaven.
MK 12:38-40
38 And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like
to go around in long robes, and to have salutations in the market
places 39 and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor
at feasts, 40 who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long
prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."
LK 20:45-47
45 And in the hearing of all the people, he said to his
disciples,
46 "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and love
greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and
the places of honor at feasts, 47 who devour widows' houses and for a
pretense make long prayers. They will receive greater condemnation."
60.10 Jesus Questions His Disciples. Peter's Confession.
Jesus Warns His Disciples of His Coming Passion
MT 16:13-28
13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked
his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?" 14 And they
said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others
Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 He said to them, "But who do you
say that I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son
of the living God." 17 And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon
Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my
Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, that you are Peter, and on
this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not
prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of
heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and
whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." 20 Then he
strictly charged his disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
21 From that time Jesus began to show to his disciples that he
must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief
priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day. 22
Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him saying, "Never, Lord! This
shall never happen to you!" 23 But he turned and said to Peter, "Get
behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; for you are not
mindful of the things of God, but the things of men." 24 Then Jesus
said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny
himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever desires to
save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will
find it. 26 What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world,
and forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
27 For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his
Father, and then he will reward each man according to what he has done.
28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste
death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
MK 8:27 - 9:1
27 And Jesus went on with his disciples, to the villages of
Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do men
say that I am?" 28 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say
Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets." 29 And he asked them,
"But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are the
Christ." 30 And he charged them to tell no one about him.
31 And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer
many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and
the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 He
spoke plainly about this. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke
him. 33 But when he had turned around and looked at his disciples, he
rebuked Peter, and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are not mindful
of the things of God, but the things of men." 34 And he called to him
the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, "If anyone would
come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow
me. 35 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever
loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. 36 For what
does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? 37
Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 For whoever is
ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of
him the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of
his Father with the holy angels."
9
1 And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you that there are some
standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of
God come with power."
LK 9:18-27
18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone his disciples
were with him; and he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?" 19
So they answered, "John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others
say that one of the old prophets has risen again." 20 And he said to
them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered, "The Christ
of God."
21 But he strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22
saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the
elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third
day be raised." 23 Then he said to them all, "If anyone would come after
me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses
his life for my sake will save it. 25 For what profit is it to a man if
he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself? 26 For whoever
is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when
he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy
angels. 27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will
not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."