A Complete Harmony of the Gospels
What the Gospels
Say about the
Person, Mission and Message of Jesus
Order of Events
I. Introduction
1.
Luke's
Introduction
2.
Pre-fleshly state of Christ
3.
Genealogy of Jesus Christ
II. Birth
and Early Life of Jesus and John the Baptist
1. 7 B.C. - Jerusalem (Temple) -
Announcement of Birth of John
2. 7 or 6 B.C. Nazareth -
Announcement of Birth of Jesus to the Virgin
3. c. 5 B.C. - Hill Country of
Judah - Song of Elizabeth to Mary
4. c. 5 B.C. - Hill Country of
Judah - Mary’s Song of Praise
5. 5 B.C. - Judea - Birth,
Infancy and Purpose for Future of John the Baptist
6. 5 B.C. Nazareth - Announcement
of Jesus' Birth to Joseph
7. 5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - Birth
of Jesus Christ
8. 5-4 B.C. - Near Bethlehem -
Proclamation by the Angels
9. 5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - The
Visit of Homage by Shepherds
10. 5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - Jesus'
Circumcision
11. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem - First
Temple Visit with Acknowledgments by Simeon and Anna
12. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem and
Bethlehem - Visit of the Wise Men
13. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem, Bethlehem
and Egypt - Flight into Egypt and Massacre of Innocents
14. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem, Bethlehem
and Egypt - From Egypt to Nazareth with Jesus
15. Afterward - Nazareth -
Childhood of Jesus
16. A.D. 7-8 - Jerusalem - Jesus,
12 Years Old, Visits the Temple
17. Afterward - Nazareth - 18-Year
Account of Jesus’ Adolescence and Adulthood
III.
Ministry of John the Baptist - c. A.D. 25-27
1. c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean
Wilderness - Johns Ministry Begins
2. and 3.
c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean
Wilderness - Man and Message, his picture of Jesus
4. c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean
Wilderness - His Courage
IV.
Ministry of Jesus - Beginning - c. A. D. 27
1. c. A.D. 27 - Jordan River -
Jesus Baptized
2.
c. A.D. 27 - Wilderness -
Jesus Tempted
3. c. A.D. 27 - Beyond Jordan -
Calls First Disciples
4. c. A.D. 27 - Cana in Galilee -
The First Miracle
5. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum is
"His" city - First Stay in Capernaum
6. A.D. 27 - Jerusalem - First
Cleansing of the Temple
7. A.D. 27 - Judea - Received at
Jerusalem
8. A.D. 27 - Judea - Teaches
Nicodemus about Second Birth
9. A.D. 27 - Judea - Co-Ministry
with John
10. A.D. 27 - Judea - Leaves for
Galilee
11. A.D. 27 - Samaria - Samaritan
Woman at Jacob’s Well
12. A.D. 27 - Returns to Galilee
V.
Northern Ministry of Jesus - A. D. 27-29
1. A.D. 27 - Cana - Healing of
the Nobleman's Son
2. A.D. 27 - Nazareth - Rejected
at Nazareth
3. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Moved to
Capernaum
4. A.D. 27 - Sea of Galilee -
Four Become Fishers of Men
5. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Demoniac
Healed on the Sabbath Day
6. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Peter’s
Mother-in-Law Cured, Plus Others
7. c. A.D. 27 - Galilee - First
Preaching Tour of Galilee
8. c. A.D. 27 - Galilee - Leper
Healed and Response Recorded
9. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum -
Paralytic Healed
10. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum -
Matthew’s Call and Reception Held
11. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum -
Disciples Defended via a Parable
12. A.D. 28 - Jerusalem - Goes to
Jerusalem for Second Passover; Heals Lame Man
13. A.D. 28 - En Route to Galilee
- Plucked Grain Precipitates Sabbath Controversy
14. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Withered
Hand Healed Causes Another Sabbath Controversy
15. A.D. 28 - Sea of Galilee -
Multitudes Healed
16. A.D. 28 - Near Capernaum -
Twelve Apostles Selected After a Night of Prayer
17. A.D. 28 - Near Capernaum -
Sermon on the Mt.
18. A.D. 28 - Capernaum -
Centurion’s Servant Healed
19. A.D. 28 - Nain - Raises
Widow’s Son from Dead
20. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Jesus
Allays John’s Doubts
21. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Woes Upon
the Privileged
22. A.D. 28 - Simon's House,
Capernaum - A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus
23. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Another
Tour of Galilee
24. A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Jesus
Accuses the Pharisees of Blasphemy
25. A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Jesus’
Answer to a Demand for a Sign
26. A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Mother,
Brothers Seek Audience
27. A.D. 28 - By Sea of Galilee -
Famous Parables of Sower, Seed, Tares, Mustard Seed, Leaven, Treasure, Pearl,
Dragnet, Lamp Told
28. A.D. 28 - Sea of Galilee - Sea
Made Serene
29. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Gadarene Demoniac Healed
30. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Jairus’ Daughter Raised and Woman with Hemorrhage Healed
31. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Two Blind Men’s Sight Restored
32. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Mute Demoniac Healed
33. A.D. 28 - Nazareth -
Nazareth’s Second Rejection of Christ
34. A.D. 28 - Nazareth - Twelve
Sent Out
35. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Fearful
Herod Beheads John
36. Spring A.D. 29 - Near
Bethsaida - Return of 12, Jesus Withdraws, 5000 Fed
37. Spring A.D. 29 - Sea of
Galilee - Walks on the Water
38. Spring A.D. 29 - Gennesaret -
Sick of Gennesaret Healed
39. Spring A.D. 29 - Capernaum -
Peak of Popularity Passes in Galilee
40. A.D. 29 - Capernaum -
Traditions Attacked
41. A.D. 29 - Phoenicia - Aborted
Retirement in Phoenicia: SyroPhoenician Healed
42. A.D. 29 - Decapolis -
Afflicted Healed
43. A.D. 29 - Decapolis - 4000 Fed
44. A.D. 29 -
Magdala - Pharisees Ask for a Sign
45a.
A.D. 29 - Magdala - Disciples
Reprimanded
45b.
A.D. 29 - Magdala - Blind Man
Healed
46. A.D. 29 - Near Caesarea
Philippi - Peter Takes Step Forward - Sees Jesus as The Christ
47. A.D. 29 - Caesarea Philippi -
Jesus Foretells His Death
48. A.D. 29 - Caesarea Philippi -
Kingdom Promised
49. A.D. 29 - Mountain Unnamed -
The Transfiguration
50. A.D. 29 - Mt. of
Transfiguration - Epileptic Healed
51. A.D. 29 - Galilee - Again
Tells of Death and Resurrection
52. A.D. 29 - Capernaum - Taxes
Paid
53. A.D. 29 - Capernaum -
Disciples Contend about Greatness
54. A.D. 29 - Galilee - Jesus
Rejects Brothers' Advice
55. c. Sept. A.D. 29 - Galilee -
Samaritan Rejection
56. c. Sept. A.D. 29 - Galilee -
Demands of Discipleship
VI.
Southern Ministry of Jesus - Oct. A.D. 29 - A.D. 30
1. Oct. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem -
Feast of Tabernacles
2. Oct. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem -
Forgiveness of Adulteress
3. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - I Am the
Light
4. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Temple -
Pharisees Can’t Meet the Prophecy Thus Try to Destroy the Prophet
5. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Man Born
Blind Healed
6. A.D. 29 - Jerusalem - Parable
of the Good Shepherd
7. A.D. 29 - Probably Judea - The
Service of the Seventy
8.
A.D. 29 - Judea - The Good
Samaritan
9. A.D. 29 - Bethany -
Hospitality of Martha and Mary
10. A.D. 29 - Judea - Lord's
Prayer (again) and Parable of "a Friend in Need"
11. A.D. 29 - Judea - Accused of a
Connection with Beelzebub
12. A.D. 29 - Judea - Judgment
Against Lawyers and Pharisees
13.
A.D. 29 - Judea - Jesus Deals with Hypocrisy, Covetousness,
Worry, and Alertness
14.
A.D. 29 - Judea - Repent or
Parish
15. A.D. 29 - Judea - The Barren
Fig Tree
16. A.D. 29 - Judea - Crippled
Woman Healed
17. A.D. 29 - Judea - Parables of
the Mustard Seed and Leaven
18. Winter A.D. 29 - Jerusalem -
Feast of Dedication
19. Winter A.D. 29 - Withdrawal
Beyond Jordan
20. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea -
Return to Jerusalem
21. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea - Meal
with a Pharisee Ruler
22. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea -
Demands of Discipleship
23. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea -
Parables of Lost Sheep, Coins, Son
24. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea -
Parables of the Unjust Steward, Rich Man and Lazarus
25. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea -
Lessons on Service
26. Winter A.D. 29 - Perea to
Bethany - Resurrection of Lazarus
27. Winter A.D. 29 - Reaction of
the Pharisees
28. and 29.
A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee -
Last Journey, Heals Ten Lepers
30. A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee -
Lesson on the Coming Kingdom
31. A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee -
Parables - Persistent Widow, Pharisee and Tax Collector
32. A.D. 30 - Samaria, Galilee -
Doctrine of Divorce
33. A.D. 30 - Perea - Jesus
Blesses Children
34. A.D. 30 - Perea - Rich Young
Ruler
35. A.D. 30 - Perea - Laborers of
the Eleventh Hour
36. A.D. 30 - Near Jordan -
Foretells Death
37. A.D. 30 - Near Jordan -
Ambition of James and John
38. A.D. 30 - Jericho - Blind
Bartimaeus Healed
39. A.D. 30 - Jericho - Zacchaeus
40. A.D. 30 - Jericho - The Minas
41. and 42.
A.D. 30 - Bethany - Return to Home of Lazarus and Plot
to Kill Lazarus
VII.
Final Week at Jerusalem -
Spring A. D. 30
1. Sunday - Bethany, Jerusalem,
Bethany - Triumphal Entry
2. Monday - Bethany to Jerusalem
- Fig Tree Cursed
3. Monday - Jerusalem -
Attraction of Sacrifice
4. Tuesday - Bethany to Jerusalem
- Withered Fig Tree
5. Tuesday - Jerusalem -
Sanhedrin Challenge Jesus
6. Tuesday - Jerusalem - Tribute
to Caesar
7. Tuesday - Jerusalem -
Sadducees Question the Resurrection
8. Tuesday - Jerusalem -
Pharisees Question Commandments
9. Tuesday - Jerusalem - Jesus
and David
10. Tuesday - Jerusalem - Jesus'
Last Sermon
11. Tuesday -
Jerusalem - Widow's Mite
12. Tuesday - Mt. of Olives -
Jesus Tells of the Future
13. Tuesday - Mt. of Olives -
Parables of the Ten Virgins, Talents, and Sheep and Goats
14. Tuesday - Mt. of Olives -
Jesus Tells Date of Crucifixion
15. Tuesday - Bethany - Anointing
by Mary - Again
16. Tuesday - Judas Contracts the
Betrayal
17. Thursday - Jerusalem -
Preparation for the Passover
18. Thursday P.M. - Jerusalem -
Passover Eaten, Jealousy Rebuked
19. Thursday P.M. - Upper Room -
Feet Washed
20. Thursday P.M. - Upper Room -
Judas Revealed
21. Thursday P.M. - Upper Room -
Jesus Warns of Further Desertions
22. Thursday P.M. - Upper Room -
Institution of the Lord's Supper
23. Thursday P.M. - Jerusalem -
Last Speech to the Apostles
24. Thursday-Friday -Mt. Olives -
The Grief of Gethsemane
25. Friday - Gethsemane - Betrayal
26. Friday - Jerusalem - Examined
by Annas
27. Friday - Jerusalem - Trial by
Caiaphas
28. Friday - Jerusalem - Peter's
Triple Denial
29. Friday - Jerusalem -
Condemnation by the Council
30.
Friday - Jerusalem - Suicide
of Judas
31. Friday - Jerusalem - First
Appearance Before Pilate
32. Friday - Jerusalem - Jesus
Before Herod
33. Friday - Jerusalem - Second
Appearance Before Pilate
34. Friday - Jerusalem - Mockery
by Roman Soldiers
35. Friday - Jerusalem - Led to
Golgotha
36. Friday - Calvary - Events of
First Three Hours on Cross
37. Friday - Calvary - Last 3
Hours on Cross
38. Friday - Calvary - Events
Attending Jesus' Death
39.
Friday - Jerusalem - Burial of Jesus
40. Friday - Jerusalem - Tomb
Sealed
41. Friday - Saturday - Jerusalem
- Women Watch
VIII.
The Resurrection though the Ascension - A.D. 30
1. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Women Visit the Tomb
2. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Peter and John See the Empty Tomb
3. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Jesus’ Appearance to Mary Magdalene
4. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Jesus’ Appearance to the Other Women
5. Dawn of First Day, Sunday -
Near Jerusalem - Guards' Report of the Resurrection
6. Sunday Afternoon - Jesus'
Appearance on the way to Emmaus
7. Late Sunday - Jerusalem -
Jesus Appears to Ten without Thomas
8. One Week Later - Jerusalem -
Appearance with Thomas
9. During 40 Days until Ascension
- Galilee - Jesus Appears to Seven by Galilee
10. During 40 Days until Ascension
- Mt. in Galilee - Appearance to 500
11. During 40 Days until Ascension
- Mt. in Galilee - Great Commission
12. During 40 Days until Ascension
- Mt. Olivet - The Ascension
I. Introduction
1.
Luke's
Introduction
Luke
Luk 1:1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth
in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
Luk 1:2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the
beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
Luk 1:3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect
understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order,
most excellent Theophilus,
Luk 1:4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those
things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
2.
Pre-fleshly state of Christ
The apostle John leaves no doubt that Jesus had a
hand in the creation of the physical universe , of space and time:
Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was
not any thing made that was made.
John
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was God.
Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was
not any thing made that was made.
Joh 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Joh 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness
comprehended it not.
Joh 1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
Joh 1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the
Light, that all men through him might believe.
Joh 1:8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness
of that Light.
Joh 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man
that cometh into the world.
Joh 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by
him, and the world knew him not.
Joh 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him
not.
Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power
to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Joh 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of
the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,
(and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full
of grace and truth.
Joh 1:15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This
was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he
was before me.
Joh 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace
for grace.
Joh 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and
truth came by Jesus Christ.
Joh 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only
begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
3.
Genealogy of Jesus Christ
Matthew
Mat 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the
son of David, the son of Abraham.
Mat 1:2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and
Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
Mat 1:3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and
Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
Mat 1:4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat
Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
Mat 1:5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat
Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Mat 1:6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king
begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
Mat 1:7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia;
and Abia begat Asa;
Mat 1:8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram;
and Joram begat Ozias;
Mat 1:9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz;
and Achaz begat Ezekias;
Mat 1:10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat
Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
Mat 1:11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren,
about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
Mat 1:12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias
begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
Mat 1:13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat
Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
Mat 1:14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and
Achim begat Eliud;
Mat 1:15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat
Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
Mat 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of
whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Mat 1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are
fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are
fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are
fourteen generations.
Luke
Luk 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years
of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
Luk 3:24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son
of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the
son of Joseph,
Luk 3:25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the
son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the
son of Nagge,
Luk 3:26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of
Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was
the son of Juda,
Luk 3:27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of
Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was
the son of Neri,
Luk 3:28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of
Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the
son of Er,
Luk 3:29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of
Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the
son of Levi,
Luk 3:30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of
Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son
of Eliakim,
Luk 3:31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of
Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the
son of David,
Luk 3:32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of
Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son
of Naasson,
Luk 3:33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son
of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the
son of Juda,
Luk 3:34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of
Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the
son of Nachor,
Luk 3:35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of
Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the
son of Sala,
Luk 3:36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of
Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son
of Lamech,
Luk 3:37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son
of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was
the son of Cainan,
Luk 3:38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of
Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
II. Birth
and Early Life of Jesus and John the Baptist
1. 7 B.C. - Jerusalem (Temple) -
Announcement of Birth of John
John had the indwelling of the Holy
Ghost even from his mother's womb.
Luk 1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias:
for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou
shalt call his name John.
Luk 1:11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord
standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Luk 1:12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and
fear fell upon him.
Luk 1:14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many
shall rejoice at his birth.
Luk 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord,
and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the
Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Luk 1:16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn
to the Lord their God.
Luke
Luk 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of
Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife
was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
Luk 1:6 And they were both righteous before God, walking
in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Luk 1:7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was
barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
Luk 1:8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the
priest's office before God in the order of his course,
Luk 1:9 According to the custom of the priest's office,
his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
Luk 1:10 And the whole multitude of the people were
praying without at the time of incense.
Luk 1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias:
for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou
shalt call his name John.
Luk 1:11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord
standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Luk 1:12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and
fear fell upon him.
Luk 1:14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many
shall rejoice at his birth.
Luk 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord,
and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the
Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Luk 1:16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn
to the Lord their God.
Luk 1:17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and
power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the
Lord.
Luk 1:18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall
I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
Luk 1:19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am
Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and
to shew thee these glad tidings.
Luk 1:20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to
speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou
believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
Luk 1:21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and
marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
Luk 1:22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto
them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he
beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
Luk 1:23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of
his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
Luk 1:24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth
conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
Luk 1:25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days
wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
2. 7 or 6 B.C. Nazareth -
Announcement of Birth of Jesus to the Virgin
Before he was conceived, an angel said to Mary :
Luk 1:33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for
ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Luk 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow
thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called
the Son of God.
Luke
Luk 1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent
from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Luk 1:27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was
Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
Luk 1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail,
thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among
women.
Luk 1:29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his
saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
Luk 1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for
thou hast found favour with God.
Luk 1:31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and
bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
Luk 1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of
the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father
David:
Luk 1:33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for
ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Luk 1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be,
seeing I know not a man?
Luk 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow
thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called
the Son of God.
Luk 1:36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also
conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was
called barren.
Luk 1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Luk 1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord;
be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
3. c. 5 B.C. - Hill Country of
Judah - Song of Elizabeth to Mary
His cousin John knew Jesus pretty well (thanks
to his indwelling of the Holy Ghost?):
Luk 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard
the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled
with the Holy Ghost:
Luke
Luk 1:39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the
hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
Luk 1:40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and
saluted Elisabeth.
Luk 1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard
the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled
with the Holy Ghost:
Luk 1:42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said,
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Luk 1:43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my
Lord should come to me?
Luk 1:44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation
sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
Luk 1:45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall
be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
4. c. 5 B.C. - Hill Country of
Judah - Mary’s Song of Praise
Luke
Luk 1:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Luk 1:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Luk 1:48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his
handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Luk 1:49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great
things; and holy is his name.
Luk 1:50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from
generation to generation.
Luk 1:51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath
scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
Luk 1:52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and
exalted them of low degree.
Luk 1:53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and
the rich he hath sent empty away.
Luk 1:54 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance
of his mercy;
Luk 1:55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to
his seed for ever.
Luk 1:56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and
returned to her own house.
5. 5 B.C. - Judea - Birth,
Infancy and Purpose for Future of John the Baptist
A hint here that John will
preach on the need for repentance:
Luk 1:67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy
Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
Luk 1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of
the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Luk 1:79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in
the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luk 1:80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit,
and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
Luke
Luk 1:57 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be
delivered; and she brought forth a son.
Luk 1:58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the
Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
Luk 1:59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they
came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of
his father.
Luk 1:60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he
shall be called John.
Luk 1:61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy
kindred that is called by this name.
Luk 1:62 And they made signs to his father, how he would
have him called.
Luk 1:63 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote,
saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
Luk 1:64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his
tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
Luk 1:65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them:
and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of
Judaea.
Luk 1:66 And all they that heard them laid them up in
their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the
Lord was with him.
Luk 1:67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy
Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
Luk 1:68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath
visited and redeemed his people,
Luk 1:69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in
the house of his servant David;
Luk 1:70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets,
which have been since the world began:
Luk 1:71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and
from the hand of all that hate us;
Luk 1:72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and
to remember his holy covenant;
Luk 1:73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
Luk 1:74 That he would grant unto us, that we being
delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
Luk 1:75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the
days of our life.
Luk 1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of
the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Luk 1:77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by
the remission of their sins,
Luk 1:78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the
dayspring from on high hath visited us,
Luk 1:79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in
the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luk 1:80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit,
and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
6. 5 B.C. Nazareth - Announcement
of Jesus' Birth to Joseph
Just a hint from an angel that Jesus will die
for our sins:
Mat 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the
angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of
David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in
her is of the Holy Ghost.
Mat 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt
call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Matthew
Mat 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise:
When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she
was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
Mat 1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and
not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
Mat 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the
angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of
David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in
her is of the Holy Ghost.
Mat 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt
call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Mat 1:22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
Mat 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall
bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being
interpreted is, God with us.
Mat 1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the
angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
Mat 1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her
firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
7. 5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - Birth
of Jesus Christ
Matthew
Mat 1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the
angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
Mat 1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her
firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
Luke
Luk 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went
out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
Luk 2:2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was
governor of Syria.)
Luk 2:3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own
city.
Luk 2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the
city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called
Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
Luk 2:5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being
great with child.
Luk 2:6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the
days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
Luk 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and
wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no
room for them in the inn.
8. 5-4 B.C. - Near Bethlehem -
Proclamation by the Angels
And as he was born an angel said to
shepherds:
Luk 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David
a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luke
Luk 2:8 And there were in the same country shepherds
abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
Luk 2:9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and
the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
Luk 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for,
behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Luk 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David
a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luk 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find
the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
Luk 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude
of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Luk 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace,
good will toward men.
9. 5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - The
Visit of Homage by Shepherds
Luke
Luk 2:15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away
from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even
unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath
made known unto us.
Luk 2:16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and
Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
Luk 2:17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad
the saying which was told them concerning this child.
Luk 2:18 And all they that heard it wondered at those
things which were told them by the shepherds.
Luk 2:19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them
in her heart.
Luk 2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and
praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told
unto them.
10. 5-4 B.C. - Bethlehem - Jesus'
Circumcision
An angel named him Jesus.
Jesus=Joshua=Yahweh is salvation.
Luk 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the
circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the
angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Luke
Luk 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the
circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the
angel before he was conceived in the womb.
11. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem - First
Temple Visit with Acknowledgments by Simeon and Anna
Simion said of him as a baby:
Luk 2:30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Luk 2:31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all
people;
Luk 2:32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of
thy people Israel.
And Anna said:
Luk 2:38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks
likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption
in Jerusalem.
Luke
Luk 2:22 And when the days of her purification according to
the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present
him to the Lord;
Luk 2:23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every
male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
Luk 2:24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which
is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
Luk 2:25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose
name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the
consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
Luk 2:26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost,
that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
Luk 2:27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and
when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of
the law,
Luk 2:28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God,
and said,
Luk 2:29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in
peace, according to thy word:
Luk 2:30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Luk 2:31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all
people;
Luk 2:32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of
thy people Israel.
Luk 2:33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those
things which were spoken of him.
Luk 2:34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his
mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in
Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
Luk 2:35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul
also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Luk 2:36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter
of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an
husband seven years from her virginity;
Luk 2:37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four
years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and
prayers night and day.
Luk 2:38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks
likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption
in Jerusalem.
12. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem and
Bethlehem - Visit of the Wise Men
Wise men said of him:
Mat 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews?
for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Matthew
Mat 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in
the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to
Jerusalem,
Mat 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews?
for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Mat 2:3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was
troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
Mat 2:4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and
scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
Mat 2:5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for
thus it is written by the prophet,
Mat 2:6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not
the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that
shall rule my people Israel.
Mat 2:7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise
men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Mat 2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and
search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word
again, that I may come and worship him also.
Mat 2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and,
lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and
stood over where the young child was.
Mat 2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with
exceeding great joy.
Mat 2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw
the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and
when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and
frankincense, and myrrh.
Mat 2:12 And being warned of God in a dream that they
should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
13. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem, Bethlehem
and Egypt - Flight into Egypt and Massacre of Innocents
Matthew
Mat 2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of
the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child
and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word:
for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Mat 2:14 When he arose, he took the young child and his
mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
Mat 2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of
Egypt have I called my son.
Mat 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the
wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that
were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under,
according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
Mat 2:17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy
the prophet, saying,
Mat 2:18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and
weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be
comforted, because they are not.
14. 4 B.C. - Jerusalem, Bethlehem
and Egypt - From Egypt to Nazareth with Jesus
Matthew
Mat 2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the
Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
Mat 2:20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his
mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young
child's life.
Mat 2:21 And he arose, and took the young child and his
mother, and came into the land of Israel.
Mat 2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in
Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither:
notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts
of Galilee:
Mat 2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth:
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called
a Nazarene.
Luke
Luk 2:39 And when they had performed all things according
to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
15. Afterward - Nazareth -
Childhood of Jesus
He grew up pretty much like a regular
person but showed hints of greatness to come:
Luk 2:40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit,
filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Luk 2:46 And it came to pass, that after three days they
found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them,
and asking them questions.
Luk 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in
favour with God and man.
Luke
Luk 2:40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit,
filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Luk 2:51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth,
and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
16. A.D. 7-8 - Jerusalem - Jesus,
12 Years Old, Visits the Temple
Jesus realized from an early age that he had a
mission from God:
Luk 2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought
me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
Luke
Luk 2:41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at
the feast of the passover.
Luk 2:42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to
Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.
Luk 2:43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they
returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother
knew not of it.
Luk 2:44 But they, supposing him to have been in the
company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and
acquaintance.
Luk 2:45 And when they found him not, they turned back
again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
Luk 2:46 And it came to pass, that after three days they
found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them,
and asking them questions.
Luk 2:47 And all that heard him were astonished at his
understanding and answers.
Luk 2:48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his
mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father
and I have sought thee sorrowing.
Luk 2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought
me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
Luk 2:50 And they understood not the saying which he spake
unto them.
17. Afterward - Nazareth - 18-Year
Account of Jesus’ Adolescence and Adulthood
It was another eighteen years
before he fully learned what was his mission:
Luk 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in
favour with God and man.
Luke
Luk 2:51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth,
and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
Luk 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in
favour with God and man.
III. Ministry of John the Baptist - c. A.D. 25-27
1. c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean
Wilderness - Johns Ministry Begins
John, like Jesus, did not
learn his mission until he was thirty years old.
Luk 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of
Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of
Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Luk 3:2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word
of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
Mar 1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the
baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Matthew
Mat 3:1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in
the wilderness of Judaea,
Mark
Mar 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the
Son of God;
Mar 1:2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my
messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Mar 1:3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare
ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Mar 1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the
baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Luke
Luk 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of
Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of
Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Luk 3:2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word
of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
John
Joh 1:19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent
priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
Joh 1:20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I
am not the Christ.
Joh 1:21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And
he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
Joh 1:22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may
give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
Joh 1:23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the
wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
Joh 1:24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
Joh 1:25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why
baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that
prophet?
Joh 1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water:
but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
Joh 1:27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before
me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
Joh 1:28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan,
where John was baptizing.
2. and 3. c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean
Wilderness - Man and Message, his picture of Jesus
John clearly tells everyone his call to
repentance of sin is not enough. They must look to his cousin
Jesus to pay the penalty for their sin:
Joh 1:25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why
baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that
prophet?
Joh 1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water:
but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
Joh 1:27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before
me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
Mat 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance:
but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to
bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Mat 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly
purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the
chaff with unquenchable fire.
Matthew
Mat 3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is
at hand.
Mat 3:3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet
Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of
the Lord, make his paths straight.
Mat 3:4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair,
and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Mat 3:5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and
all the region round about Jordan,
Mat 3:6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing
their sins.
Mat 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees
come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned
you to flee from the wrath to come?
Mat 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
Mat 3:9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have
Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to
raise up children unto Abraham.
Mat 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the
trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down,
and cast into the fire.
Mat 3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance:
but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to
bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Mat 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly
purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the
chaff with unquenchable fire.
Mark
Mar 1:2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my
messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Mar 1:3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare
ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Mar 1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the
baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Mar 1:5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea,
and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan,
confessing their sins.
Mar 1:6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a
girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
Mar 1:7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier
than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and
unloose.
Mar 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall
baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Luke
Luk 3:3 And he came into all the country about Jordan,
preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
Luk 3:4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias
the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the
way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Luk 3:5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain
and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the
rough ways shall be made smooth;
Luk 3:6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Luk 3:7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be
baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the
wrath to come?
Luk 3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance,
and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say
unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Luk 3:9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the
trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down,
and cast into the fire.
Luk 3:10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do
then?
Luk 3:11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two
coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do
likewise.
Luk 3:12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said
unto him, Master, what shall we do?
Luk 3:13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that
which is appointed you.
Luk 3:14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying,
And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither
accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
Luk 3:15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men
mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
Luk 3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed
baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose
shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and
with fire:
Luk 3:17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly
purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he
will burn with fire unquenchable.
Luk 3:18 And many other things in his exhortation preached
he unto the people.
John
Joh 1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water:
but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
Joh 1:27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before
me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
4. c. A.D. 25-27 - Judean
Wilderness - His Courage
Matthew
Mat 14:4 For
John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
Mat 14:5 And
when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they
counted him as a prophet.
Mat 14:6 But
when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them,
and pleased Herod.
Mat 14:7
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
Mat 14:8 And
she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John
Baptist's head in a charger.
Mat 14:9 And
the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat
with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
Mat 14:10 And
he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
Mat 14:11 And
his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought
it to her mother.
Mat 14:12 And
his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told
Jesus.
Luke
Luk 3:19 But
Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's
wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
Luk 3:20 Added
yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
IV. Ministry of Jesus - Beginning - c. A. D. 27
1. c. A.D. 27 - Jordan River - Jesus
Baptized
This is a very important event,
and yet its entire and true meaning is a mystery - each
of us who come to it need the guidance of the Holy Spirit to take it in, to
understand its meaning. That said,
here are a few comments on this event:
Jesus himself admits He needs the baptism of John. I
take that to mean He admits to being a sinner just like all the rest of us
humans, He repents of His sin, and wishes to be baptized in the Jordan by John as
a public declaration of His repentance.
After He and all the rest of those in the crowd who
repented were baptized by John, Jesus prayed and this triggered His second
baptism, His born again experience, His baptism of the Holy Ghost.
I take this passage to show that Jesus as a human like
the rest of us had free will to accept or reject the indwelling of the Holy
Ghost and His prayer was one of acceptance.
Like all Old Testament saints he needed to look forward
in faith to the perfect sacrifice of the Messiah on the cross for the atonement
of His sin.
Whether or not He knew at that time He was to become
that sacrifice is a mystery. I suspect not, I suspect it was revealed to Him in
the next event when He fasted forty days and forty nights in the wilderness.
That Jesus needed to be baptized by water shows to me he
was still mortal and required repentance.
That John needed yet to be baptized by Jesus shows he
needed to look to Jesus for his salvation.
What does the dove mean? The dove was the sacrifice
available to even the poorest. That could be it. God's word would imply that
Jesus, now in-dwelt by the Holy Spirit, is now the perfect sacrifice for all
sin.
Mat 3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto
John, to be baptized of him.
Mat 3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be
baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Mat 3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be
so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered
him.
Mat 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up
straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he
saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Mat 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew
Mat 3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto
John, to be baptized of him.
Mat 3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be
baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Mat 3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be
so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered
him.
Mat 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up
straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he
saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Mat 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Mark
Mar 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall
baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Mar 1:9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came
from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
Mar 1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw
the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Mar 1:11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou
art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Luke
Luk 3:21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to
pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
Luk 3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape
like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my
beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Luk 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years
of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
John
Joh 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and
saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Joh 1:30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man
which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
Joh 1:31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made
manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
Joh 1:32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit
descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
Joh 1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize
with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit
descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy
Ghost.
Joh 1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of
God.
2. c. A.D. 27 - Wilderness - Jesus Tempted
After forty days of fasting in the wilderness, Jesus
still did not answer Satan with the information that He was equal to God
. And His answers give little clue as to His mission - a
mission that was revealed to Him during the past forty days of fasting.
Luk 4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned
from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Luk 4:2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those
days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Luk 4:12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said,
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Luk 4:13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation,
he departed from him for a season.
Matthew
Mat 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Mat 4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights,
he was afterward an hungred.
Mat 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou
be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Mat 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall
not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of
God.
Mat 4:5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city,
and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Mat 4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast
thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning
thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy
foot against a stone.
Mat 4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou
shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Mat 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding
high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of
them;
Mat 4:9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give
thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Mat 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan:
for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou
serve.
Mat 4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels
came and ministered unto him.
Mark
Mar 1:12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the
wilderness.
Mar 1:13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days,
tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto
him.
Luke
Luk 4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned
from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Luk 4:2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those
days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Luk 4:3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of
God, command this stone that it be made bread.
Luk 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That
man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
Luk 4:5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain,
shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
Luk 4:6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I
give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to
whomsoever I will I give it.
Luk 4:7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be
thine.
Luk 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee
behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and
him only shalt thou serve.
Luk 4:9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a
pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast
thyself down from hence:
Luk 4:10 For it is written, He shall give his angels charge
over thee, to keep thee:
Luk 4:11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest
at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Luk 4:12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said,
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Luk 4:13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation,
he departed from him for a season.
3. c. A.D. 27 - Beyond Jordan -
Calls First Disciples
How did John the Baptist know at this time that Jesus
was "the Lamb of God"?
One may guess that Jesus told him so. Jesus came
back to His cousin after forty days of fasting and temptation in the wilderness
and told him that God had revealed to Him
what was to be His mission here on earth -
that He was to undergo death, burial and resurrection as God the Father's
perfect sacrifice for the atonement of the sins of humanity.
Why were these men so quick
to follow Jesus?
Anyone who was present forty-one days ago at the baptism
of Jesus heard : "Mat 3:17...a
voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased.
Joh 1:35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of
his disciples;
Joh 1:36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith,
Behold the Lamb of God!
Joh 1:37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they
followed Jesus.
John
Joh 1:35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of
his disciples;
Joh 1:36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith,
Behold the Lamb of God!
Joh 1:37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they
followed Jesus.
Joh 1:38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and
saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say,
being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?
Joh 1:39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and
saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth
hour.
Joh 1:40 One of the two which heard John speak, and
followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
Joh 1:41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith
unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
Joh 1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld
him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which
is by interpretation, A stone.
Joh 1:43 The day following Jesus would go forth into
Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
Joh 1:44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew
and Peter.
Joh 1:45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We
have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of
Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Joh 1:46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good
thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
Joh 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of
him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
Joh 1:48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast
under the fig tree, I saw thee.
Joh 1:49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou
art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
Joh 1:50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said
unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater
things than these.
Joh 1:51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and
descending upon the Son of man.
4. c. A.D. 27 - Cana in Galilee -
The First Miracle
He changed water into wine.
The main point can be no other than as stated. That is to
show his Godly ability and thereby give his disciples cause to believe him worth
following.
Joh 2:11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of
Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
John
Joh 2:1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of
Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
Joh 2:2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to
the marriage.
Joh 2:3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus
saith unto him, They have no wine.
Joh 2:4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with
thee? mine hour is not yet come.
Joh 2:5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he
saith unto you, do it.
Joh 2:6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone,
after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins
apiece.
Joh 2:7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with
water. And they filled them up to the brim.
Joh 2:8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto
the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
Joh 2:9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water
that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the
water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
Joh 2:10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning
doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is
worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
Joh 2:11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of
Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
5. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum is
"His" city - First Stay in Capernaum
John
Joh 2:12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his
mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many
days.
6. A.D. 27 - Jerusalem - First
Cleansing of the Temple
This is like a mini parable; the first with many more to
come. Here He reveals to all His mission but none understand,
not even His chosen disciples.
Joh 2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this
temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Joh 2:20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this
temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
Joh 2:21 But he spake of the temple of his body.
Joh 2:22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his
disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the
scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
John
Joh 2:13 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went
up to Jerusalem,
Joh 2:14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and
sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
Joh 2:15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he
drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out
the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
Joh 2:16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these
things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.
Joh 2:17 And his disciples remembered that it was written,
The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
Joh 2:18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What
sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
Joh 2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this
temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Joh 2:20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this
temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
Joh 2:21 But he spake of the temple of his body.
Joh 2:22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his
disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the
scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
7. A.D. 27 - Judea - Received at
Jerusalem
Probably the same day, He did commit Himself to one man.
That man, Nicodemus, came to Him in private at night
with an open heart wanting to know the full meaning Jesus' person and mission.
Joh 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in
the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he
did.
Joh 2:24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them,
because he knew all men,
Joh 2:25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for
he knew what was in man.
John
Joh 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in
the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he
did.
Joh 2:24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them,
because he knew all men,
Joh 2:25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for
he knew what was in man.
8. A.D. 27 - Judea - Teaches
Nicodemus about Second Birth
He told Nicodemus he came from God
to die for our sins:
Joh 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that
came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
Joh 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Joh 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have eternal life.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
John
Joh 3:1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus,
a ruler of the Jews:
Joh 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him,
Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these
miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
Joh 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I
say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Joh 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born
when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be
born?
Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the
kingdom of God.
Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that
which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Joh 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born
again.
Joh 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest
the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so
is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Joh 3:9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these
things be?
Joh 3:10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a
master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
Joh 3:11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we
do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
Joh 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe
not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
Joh 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that
came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
Joh 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Joh 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have eternal life.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
Joh 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn
the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Joh 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he
that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the
name of the only begotten Son of God.
Joh 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come
into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds
were evil.
Joh 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light,
neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Joh 3:21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that
his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
9. A.D. 27 - Judea - Co-Ministry
with John
Here are
some very strong words from John the Baptist
showing that his cousin Jesus has revealed to him His divinity and His mission
to die on the cross and the meaning of that mission - everlasting life for those
that believe.
My understanding is that the Old Testament saints are
those who put their faith in an unnamed Messiah to be provided by God at some
unspecified date in the future.
John the Baptist and Nicodemus would seem to be the
first two to learn the Messiah had come and His name is Jesus.
John said :
Joh 3:31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is
of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven
is above all.
Joh 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting
life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God
abideth on him.
John
Joh 3:22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples
into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
Joh 3:23 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to
Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
Joh 3:24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
Joh 3:25 Then there arose a question between some of John's
disciples and the Jews about purifying.
Joh 3:26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi,
he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the
same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
Joh 3:27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing,
except it be given him from heaven.
Joh 3:28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am
not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
Joh 3:29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the
friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly
because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
Joh 3:30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
Joh 3:31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is
of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven
is above all.
Joh 3:32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he
testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
Joh 3:33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to
his seal that God is true.
Joh 3:34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of
God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
Joh 3:35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all
things into his hand.
Joh 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting
life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God
abideth on him.
10. A.D. 27 - Judea - Leaves for
Galilee
There is a great significance in the fact that Jesus did
not baptize disciples. All the baptisms taking place at this time were in the
water of the Jordan as a public declaration of repentance. Those baptisms can
be well handled by John the Baptist and his disciples. (Some of whom were now
following Jesus)
The focus of Jesus' message is the baptism of the Holy
Spirit and that can only take place after Jesus' death on the cross, burial and
resurrection.
Up to now Jesus has limited His public ministry to the
performance of miracles in order to establish Himself as a teacher come from
God.
Joh 4:1 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had
heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
Joh 4:2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his
disciples,)
Joh 4:3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
Joh 4:4 And he must needs go through Samaria.
Matthew
Mat 4:12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into
prison, he departed into Galilee;
Mark
Mar 1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came
into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
Luke
Luk 4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into
Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
John
Joh 4:1 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had
heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
Joh 4:2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his
disciples,)
Joh 4:3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
Joh 4:4 And he must needs go through Samaria.
11. A.D. 27 - Samaria - Samaritan
Woman at Jacob’s Well
The Gospel of John gives quite a good outline of what
Jesus was preaching around the time of this event. It's the same message He
gave also in private to Nicodemus a few days before.
In Joh 4:10 Jesus gives the Samaritan woman a hint that
He is divine and can offer her a baptism certifying eternal life.
In Joh 4:13 He hints that a water baptism alone will not
give that certification.
In Joh 4:14 He confirms that His baptism is what leads
to eternal life.
In Joh 4:21 He tells her that the way to salvation will
soon change for all who worship the Father, for both God's chosen people the
Jews and for her and the rest of the world, the gentiles.
In Joh 4:24 He hints that His baptism revolves around
spirit.
In John 4:25 the Samaritan woman shows a remarkable
knowledge of Old Testament prophecy; Jesus' message to her rings a bell in her
mind of predictions of a coming Messiah.
And in Joh 4:26 Jesus tells her she has hit the nail on
the head and further more he is that very person.
John specifically states the returning disciples did not
ask Jesus what He was talking about with the Samaritan woman so up to this time
she now knew more about His message and mission than they.
Then in Joh 4:34 - 37 Jesus makes a pun when asked to
eat and gives them two more mini parables - the first about His mission and the
second about what is to be their jobs.
Not much hope that at this time they could catch the
meaning. Even a year later they needed His help to understand a similar parable
about sowing and harvesting. (Mat 13:3 - 23)
Joh 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true
worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father
seeketh such to worship him.
Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and in truth.
Joh 4:35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then
cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the
fields; for they are white already to harvest.
Joh 4:36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth
fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may
rejoice together.
John
Joh 4:5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is
called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Joh 4:6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being
wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
Joh 4:7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water:
Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
Joh 4:8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to
buy meat.)
Joh 4:9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it
that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the
Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
Joh 4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest
the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou
wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Joh 4:11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing
to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living
water?
Joh 4:12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave
us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
Joh 4:13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever
drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
Joh 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall
give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him
a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Joh 4:15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water,
that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
Joh 4:16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and
come hither.
Joh 4:17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband.
Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
Joh 4:18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou
now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
Joh 4:19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that
thou art a prophet.
Joh 4:20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye
say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
Joh 4:21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour
cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship
the Father.
Joh 4:22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we
worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
Joh 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true
worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father
seeketh such to worship him.
Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and in truth.
Joh 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias
cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
Joh 4:26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am
he.
Joh 4:27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled
that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why
talkest thou with her?
Joh 4:28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way
into the city, and saith to the men,
Joh 4:29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that
ever I did: is not this the Christ?
Joh 4:30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.
Joh 4:31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him,
saying, Master, eat.
Joh 4:32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye
know not of.
Joh 4:33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath
any man brought him ought to eat?
Joh 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will
of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Joh 4:35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then
cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the
fields; for they are white already to harvest.
Joh 4:36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth
fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may
rejoice together.
Joh 4:37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and
another reapeth.
Joh 4:38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no
labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
Joh 4:39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed
on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I
did.
Joh 4:40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they
besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
Joh 4:41 And many more believed because of his own word;
Joh 4:42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not
because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is
indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
12. A.D. 27 - Returns to Galilee
The only recorded mention of preaching Jesus did on this
trip to Galilee was during a two day stop at Samaria.
The record of the detail of what He preached is that
given by John in his account of Jesus witnessing to the Samaritan woman the
first afternoon of this visit.
Very likely what He preached in the city was the same
message that He preached to the woman.
Also very likely His disciples (at this time we are told
of only four) were in the audience and were exposed for the first time to His
"preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel."
Mar 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom
of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Mark
Mar 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom
of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Luke
Luk 4:15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified
of all.
John
Joh 4:43 Now after two days he departed thence, and went
into Galilee.
Joh 4:44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath
no honour in his own country.
Joh 4:45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans
received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast:
for they also went unto the feast.
V. Northern Ministry of Jesus - A. D. 27-29
1. A.D. 27 - Cana - Healing of
the Nobleman's Son
Jesus has the power to cure the whole world of sickness
and death. He chose to do so in this particular case to establish
Himself to all who witnessed the miracle that He was their predicted messiah.
Joh 4:48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and
wonders, ye will not believe.
Joh 4:54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did,
when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
John
Joh 4:46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he
made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at
Capernaum.
Joh 4:47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea
into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and
heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
Joh 4:48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and
wonders, ye will not believe.
Joh 4:49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my
child die.
Joh 4:50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth.
And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his
way.
Joh 4:51 And as he was now going down, his servants met
him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
Joh 4:52 Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to
amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
Joh 4:53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour,
in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his
whole house.
Joh 4:54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did,
when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
2. A.D. 27 - Nazareth - Rejected
at Nazareth
This is the third event presented in the Gospels which
give some insight into Jesus' message to the world - Nicodemus, the Samaritan
woman and now to His home folks in Nazareth.
Not a word in all three about repentance.
Maybe He was going to bring it up here, but they gave
Him no chance; they tried to throw Him off a cliff at the very beginning of His
message for claiming to be the Messiah predicted by Isaiah. (Isaiah 61:1-2)
Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath
anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the
brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to
the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luk 4:28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard
these things, were filled with wrath,
Luke
Luk 4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought
up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and
stood up for to read.
Luk 4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the
prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was
written,
Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath
anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the
brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to
the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luk 4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Luk 4:20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to
the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue
were fastened on him.
Luk 4:21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this
scripture fulfilled in your ears.
Luk 4:22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the
gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this
Joseph's son?
Luk 4:23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me
this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in
Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
Luk 4:24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is
accepted in his own country.
Luk 4:25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in
Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six
months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
Luk 4:26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto
Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
Luk 4:27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of
Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
Luk 4:28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard
these things, were filled with wrath,
Luk 4:29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and
led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might
cast him down headlong.
Luk 4:30 But he passing through the midst of them went his
way,
3. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Moved to
Capernaum
Up to this time Jesus seems to have left it up to His
cousin John to preach the first step to salvation - repentance.
Now that John is in Herod's jail He appears to have
taken on that duty also.
Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say,
Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matthew
Mat 4:13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in
Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and
Nephthalim:
Mat 4:14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
Esaias the prophet, saying,
Mat 4:15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim,
by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
Mat 4:16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light;
and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
Mat 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say,
Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
4. A.D. 27 - Sea of Galilee -
Four Become Fishers of Men
Of the four Gospels, Luke gives the most detail of this
account. (John who was an actual participant gives none)
Luke had ample opportunity to quiz Peter some years
later after the event and that's likely to have been the source of his detail.
Luke's account indicates that Peter for one had taken
Jesus' message of repentance to heart and that it was the miracle of the large
catch of fish which made all four decide to follow Jesus' call to service.
There is no indication here that Jesus had yet publicly
revealed his divinity and the need for all to rely on Him for a spiritual
rebirth.
Luk 5:8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus'
knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
Luk 5:10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of
Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not;
from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
Luk 5:11 And when they had brought their ships to land,
they forsook all, and followed him.
Matthew
Mat 4:18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two
brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the
sea: for they were fishers.
Mat 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make
you fishers of men.
Mat 4:20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed
him.
Mat 4:21 And going on from thence, he saw other two
brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee
their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
Mat 4:22 And they immediately left the ship and their
father, and followed him.
Mark
Mar 1:16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw
Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Mar 1:17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I
will make you to become fishers of men.
Mar 1:18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and
followed him.
Mar 1:19 And when he had gone a little further thence, he
saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship
mending their nets.
Mar 1:20 And straightway he called them: and they left
their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
Luke
Luk 5:1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed
upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
Luk 5:2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the
fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
Luk 5:3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was
Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he
sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
Luk 5:4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon,
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
Luk 5:5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have
toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will
let down the net.
Luk 5:6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great
multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
Luk 5:7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were
in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and
filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
Luk 5:8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus'
knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
Luk 5:9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him,
at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
Luk 5:10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of
Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not;
from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
Luk 5:11 And when they had brought their ships to land,
they forsook all, and followed him.
5. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Demoniac
Healed on the Sabbath Day
Wow, what can we make of this? Devils inhabiting sick
people! Is that covered in your health insurance plan?
But one thing we can get from this event - fallen angels
know God when they see Him and His name is Jesus.
Luk 4:33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a
spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
Luk 4:34 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with
thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou
art; the Holy One of God.
Mark
Mar 1:21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on
the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
Mar 1:22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he
taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
Mar 1:23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an
unclean spirit; and he cried out,
Mar 1:24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with
thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou
art, the Holy One of God.
Mar 1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and
come out of him.
Mar 1:26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and
cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
Mar 1:27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they
questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is
this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do
obey him.
Mar 1:28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout
all the region round about Galilee.
Luke
Luk 4:31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and
taught them on the sabbath days.
Luk 4:32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his
word was with power.
Luk 4:33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a
spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
Luk 4:34 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with
thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou
art; the Holy One of God.
Luk 4:35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and
come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of
him, and hurt him not.
Luk 4:36 And they were all amazed, and spake among
themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he
commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
Luk 4:37 And the fame of him went out into every place of
the country round about.
6. A.D. 27 - Capernaum - Peter’s
Mother-in-Law Cured, Plus Others
Another instance of Jesus rebuking fallen angels for
revealing His divinity to the general public. The time for that had not yet come.
Luk 4:40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had
any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on
every one of them, and healed them.
Luk 4:41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and
saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not
to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
Matthew
Mat 8:14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw
his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
Mat 8:15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her:
and she arose, and ministered unto them.
Mat 8:16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many
that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and
healed all that were sick:
Mat 8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our
sicknesses.
Mark
Mar 1:29 And forthwith, when they were come out of the
synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
Mar 1:30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and
anon they tell him of her.
Mar 1:31 And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted
her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
Mar 1:32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought
unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
Mar 1:33 And all the city was gathered together at the
door.
Mar 1:34 And he healed many that were sick of divers
diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak,
because they knew him.
Luke
Luk 4:38 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered
into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and
they besought him for her.
Luk 4:39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and
it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
Luk 4:40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had
any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on
every one of them, and healed them.
Luk 4:41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and
saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not
to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
7. c. A.D. 27 - Galilee - First
Preaching Tour of Galilee
There can be no doubt the person who sent Jesus to
preach and gave Him the message is God the Father.
Mar 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before
day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Luk 4:42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a
desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that
he should not depart from them.
Luk 4:43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom
of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
Matthew
Mat 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in
their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all
manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Mat 4:24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they
brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and
torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were
lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
Mat 4:25 And there followed him great multitudes of people
from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from
beyond Jordan.
Mark
Mar 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before
day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Mar 1:36 And Simon and they that were with him followed
after him.
Mar 1:37 And when they had found him, they said unto him,
All men seek for thee.
Mar 1:38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next
towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
Mar 1:39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all
Galilee, and cast out devils.
Luke
Luk 4:42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a
desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that
he should not depart from them.
Luk 4:43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom
of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
Luk 4:44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
8. c. A.D. 27 - Galilee - Leper
Healed and Response Recorded
Here is a clue as to why Jesus has not yet fully
revealed His divinity and not yet fully revealed God the Father's plan for
salvation for the whole world. He wants to give the priests ample time to repent of
their failure as spiritual leaders of His chosen people and to recognize the
predicted Messiah now that He has come.
Mat 8:4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but
go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded,
for a testimony unto them.
Matthew
Mat 8:1 When he was come down from the mountain, great
multitudes followed him.
Mat 8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Mat 8:3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him,
saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Mat 8:4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but
go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded,
for a testimony unto them.
Mark
Mar 1:40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and
kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me
clean.
Mar 1:41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his
hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
Mar 1:42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the
leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
Mar 1:43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent
him away;
Mar 1:44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any
man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing
those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Mar 1:45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and
to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into
the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every
quarter.
Luke
Luk 5:12 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain
city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and
besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Luk 5:13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him,
saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
Luk 5:14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and
shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses
commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Luk 5:15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of
him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of
their infirmities.
Luk 5:16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and
prayed.
9. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum -
Paralytic Healed
This man received so much more than he and his friends
came for. They wanted health for the bed ridden man in this life; he received
life eternal. Each person on earth has his or her unique ability to
express repentance and faith. I understand this event as showing that God
judges each of us as to whether or not we have demonstrated repentance and faith
taking our unique abilities in consideration. A person with a doctor's degree
in religion should have a better testimony of repentance and faith than the
village idiot or the back woods native who never heard a word about Jesus.
Mat 9:2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the
palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the
palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
Matthew
Mat 9:1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and
came into his own city.
Mat 9:2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the
palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the
palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
Mat 9:3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within
themselves, This man blasphemeth.
Mat 9:4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore
think ye evil in your hearts?
Mat 9:5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven
thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
Mat 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power
on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take
up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
Mat 9:7 And he arose, and departed to his house.
Mat 9:8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and
glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
Mark
Mar 2:1 And again he entered into Capernaum after some
days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
Mar 2:2 And straightway many were gathered together,
insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the
door: and he preached the word unto them.
Mar 2:3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the
palsy, which was borne of four.
Mar 2:4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the
press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up,
they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
Mar 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick
of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
Mar 2:6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting
there, and reasoning in their hearts,
Mar 2:7 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can
forgive sins but God only?
Mar 2:8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit
that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these
things in your hearts?
Mar 2:9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the
palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and
walk?
Mar 2:10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath
power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)
Mar 2:11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and
go thy way into thine house.
Mar 2:12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and
went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified
God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
Luke
Luk 5:17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was
teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which
were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power
of the Lord was present to heal them.
Luk 5:18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was
taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before
him.
Luk 5:19 And when they could not find by what way they
might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and
let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
Luk 5:20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him,
Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
Luk 5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason,
saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God
alone?
Luk 5:22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he
answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
Luk 5:23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven
thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
Luk 5:24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath
power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say
unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
Luk 5:25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took
up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
Luk 5:26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God,
and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
10. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum -
Matthew’s Call and Reception Held
The point of this event is not that the religious
leaders have no need for repentance. The point is that Jesus was sent because they were a
generation of vipers; they were not doing their God given job of teaching and
preaching God' word.
Mar 2:16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat
with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he
eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Mar 2:17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that
are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to
call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Matthew
Mat 9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a
man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him,
Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
Mat 9:10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the
house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his
disciples.
Mat 9:11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his
disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
Mat 9:12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They
that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
Mat 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have
mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners
to repentance.
Mark
Mar 2:13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all
the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
Mar 2:14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of
Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he
arose and followed him.
Mar 2:15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in
his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his
disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
Mar 2:16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat
with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he
eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Mar 2:17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that
are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to
call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Luke
Luk 5:27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a
publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him,
Follow me.
Luk 5:28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him.
Luk 5:29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house:
and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with
them.
Luk 5:30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against
his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
Luk 5:31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are
whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
Luk 5:32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance.
11. c. A.D. 27 - Capernaum -
Disciples Defended via a Parable
Here Jesus had a perfect opportunity to reveal His
divinity and God's plan for salvation for the whole world - a plan which
involved overturning the old temple/priesthood system.
But the time was not ripe. So He chose to tell the
Jewish religious leaders the first of His famous parables; stories for which
most of His hearers lacked the spiritual ability to understand.
The Parable
"New Cloth on Old Garment"
: The
old system of Jewish priests teaching God’s rules of conduct and sacrifices at the
temple as payment for violations thereof is so corrupt he won’t mend it with
his new system, his kingdom, his church, his body of believers and his
sacrifice on the cross.
Mat 9:16 No man
(Jesus (Isa 53:3))putteth a piece of new cloth
(the new covenant, his new kingdom,
his church, his body of believers (Jer 31:31) (Heb 8:13))unto an old
garment(the old covenant, Jewish priests and the
temple (Mat 27:51)), for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the
rent is made worse.
Scriptural
references:
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and
we esteemed him not.
Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that
I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Heb 8:13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old.
Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
Mat 27:51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent
in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks
rent;
The Parable
"New
Wine in Old Bottles" :
We can trust in God’s word and Jesus’
sacrifice to preserve us forever.
Mat 9:17 Neither do men put new wine(Jesus’
blood of the new testament shed for the remission of sins (Mat
26:28-29)) into old bottles: else
the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they
put new wine into new bottles(New covenant
(Mat 26:28)), and both are preserved.
Scriptural
references:
Mat 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament,
which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Mat 26:29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth
of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my
Father's kingdom.
Heb 8:13 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old.
Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
Psa 37:28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh
not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall
be cut off.
Psa 21:4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
Psa 33:11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever,
the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Psa 89:36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his
throne as the sun before me.
Psa 110:4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent,
Thou art a priest
for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
Heb 10:12 But this man, after he had offered one
sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
Rev 22:5 And there shall be no night there; and they need
no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and
they shall reign for ever and ever.
Matthew
Mat 9:14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying,
Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
Mat 9:15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the
bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will
come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
The Parable
"New Cloth on Old Garment"
Mat 9:16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old
garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the
rent is made worse.
The Parable
"New
Wine in Old Bottles"
Mat 9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else
the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they
put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
Mark
Mar 2:18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees
used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and
of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
Mar 2:19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the
bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the
bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
Mar 2:20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall
be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
The Parable
"New Cloth on Old Garment"
Mar 2:21 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old
garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the
rent is made worse.
The Parable
"New
Wine in Old Bottles"
Mar 2:22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else
the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles
will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.
Luke
Luk 5:33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of
John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees;
but thine eat and drink?
Luk 5:34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of
the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
Luk 5:35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall
be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
The Parable
"New Cloth on Old Garment"
Luk 5:36 And he spake also a parable unto them; No man
putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new
maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the
old.
The Parable
"New
Wine in Old Bottles"
Luk 5:37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else
the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall
perish.
Luk 5:38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and
both are preserved.
Luk 5:39 No man also having drunk old wine straightway
desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
12. A.D. 28 - Jerusalem - Goes to
Jerusalem for Second Passover; Heals Lame Man
And here we see Jesus' reason for holding back the
revelation of His person and message to the Jewish religious leaders. The more
He reveals, the more they seek to kill Him.
His death on the cross is, of course, God's plan for the
world's salvation but it can't be rushed. Jesus will need two more years to
find and train the disciples who will carry His message to the world.
Joh 5:15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was
Jesus, which had made him whole.
Joh 5:16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and
sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
Joh 5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh
hitherto, and I work.
Joh 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him,
because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his
Father, making himself equal with God.
John
Joh 5:1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus
went up to Jerusalem.
Joh 5:2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a
pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
Joh 5:3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of
blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
Joh 5:4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the
pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the
water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
Joh 5:5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity
thirty and eight years.
Joh 5:6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been
now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
Joh 5:7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man,
when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming,
another steppeth down before me.
Joh 5:8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and
walk.
Joh 5:9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up
his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
Joh 5:10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured,
It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
Joh 5:11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same
said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
Joh 5:12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said
unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
Joh 5:13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for
Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
Joh 5:14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and
said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come
unto thee.
Joh 5:15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was
Jesus, which had made him whole.
Joh 5:16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and
sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
Joh 5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh
hitherto, and I work.
Joh 5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him,
because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his
Father, making himself equal with God.
Joh 5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the
Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
Joh 5:20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all
things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that
ye may marvel.
Joh 5:21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and
quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
Joh 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed
all judgment unto the Son:
Joh 5:23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they
honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which
hath sent him.
Joh 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my
word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not
come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Joh 5:25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is
coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and
they that hear shall live.
Joh 5:26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he
given to the Son to have life in himself;
Joh 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment
also, because he is the Son of man.
Joh 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the
which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Joh 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good,
unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the
resurrection of damnation.
Joh 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I
judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will
of the Father which hath sent me.
Joh 5:31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not
true.
Joh 5:32 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I
know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
Joh 5:33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the
truth.
Joh 5:34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these
things I say, that ye might be saved.
Joh 5:35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were
willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
Joh 5:36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for
the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do,
bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
Joh 5:37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath
borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his
shape.
Joh 5:38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom
he hath sent, him ye believe not.
Joh 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye
have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
Joh 5:40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have
life.
Joh 5:41 I receive not honour from men.
Joh 5:42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God
in you.
Joh 5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me
not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
Joh 5:44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of
another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
Joh 5:45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father:
there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
Joh 5:46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed
me: for he wrote of me.
Joh 5:47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye
believe my words?
13. A.D. 28 - En Route to Galilee
- Plucked Grain Precipitates Sabbath Controversy
When asked, Jesus told the truth about His divinity.
But the truth is more than the religious leaders can
comprehend.
Mat 12:6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one
greater than the temple.
Mat 12:7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have
mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Mat 12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath
day.
Matthew
Mat 12:1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through
the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of
corn, and to eat.
Mat 12:2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him,
Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
Mat 12:3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David
did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
Mat 12:4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat
the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were
with him, but only for the priests?
Mat 12:5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the
sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
Mat 12:6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one
greater than the temple.
Mat 12:7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have
mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Mat 12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath
day.
Mark
Mar 2:23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn
fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the
ears of corn.
Mar 2:24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do
they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
Mar 2:25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what
David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with
him?
Mar 2:26 How he went into the house of God in the days of
Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat
but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
Mar 2:27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for
man, and not man for the sabbath:
Mar 2:28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the
sabbath.
Luke
Luk 6:1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the
first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears
of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
Luk 6:2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do
ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
Luk 6:3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so
much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were
with him;
Luk 6:4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and
eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not
lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
Luk 6:5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord
also of the sabbath.
14. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Withered
Hand Healed Causes Another Sabbath Controversy
Rather than responding in joy that the messiah has
come, the religious leaders plot to kill Him. This just builds up more evidence that they must be
thrown out and the temple and their positions of authority be abolished.
Mat 12:13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine
hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
Mat 12:14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council
against him, how they might destroy him.
Matthew
Mat 12:9 And when he was departed thence, he went into
their synagogue:
Mat 12:10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand
withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days?
that they might accuse him.
Mat 12:11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be
among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath
day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
Mat 12:12 How much then is a man better than a sheep?
Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Mat 12:13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine
hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
Mat 12:14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council
against him, how they might destroy him.
Mark
Mar 3:1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there
was a man there which had a withered hand.
Mar 3:2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on
the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
Mar 3:3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered
hand, Stand forth.
Mar 3:4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on
the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their
peace.
Mar 3:5 And when he had looked round about on them with
anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man,
Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored
whole as the other.
Mar 3:6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took
counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
Luke
Luk 6:6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that
he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand
was withered.
Luk 6:7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether
he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against
him.
Luk 6:8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man
which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose
and stood forth.
Luk 6:9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one
thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life,
or to destroy it?
Luk 6:10 And looking round about upon them all, he said
unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored
whole as the other.
Luk 6:11 And they were filled with madness; and communed
one with another what they might do to Jesus.
15. A.D. 28 - Sea of Galilee -
Multitudes Healed
And again Jesus cautions the multitudes of common people
and fallen angels not to reveal His true identity. To do so would only hasten His sacrifice at the hands
of the religious leaders before its proper time, before He has trained His
disciples.
Mat 12:15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from
thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
Mat 12:16 And charged them that they should not make him
known:
Mar 3:11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down
before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
Mar 3:12 And he straitly charged them that they should not
make him known.
Matthew
Mat 12:15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from
thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
Mat 12:16 And charged them that they should not make him
known:
Mat 12:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
Esaias the prophet, saying,
Mat 12:18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my
beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he
shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
Mat 12:19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any
man hear his voice in the streets.
Mat 12:20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking
flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Mat 12:21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Mark
Mar 3:7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to
the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
Mar 3:8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from
beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had
heard what great things he did, came unto him.
Mar 3:9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship
should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
Mar 3:10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed
upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
Mar 3:11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down
before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
Mar 3:12 And he straitly charged them that they should not
make him known.
Luke
Luk 6:17 And he came down with them, and stood in the
plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of
all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came
to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
Luk 6:18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and
they were healed.
Luk 6:19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for
there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
16. A.D. 28 - Near Capernaum -
Twelve Apostles Selected After a Night of Prayer
Next starts the training period for these twelve apostles.
As said before, it will take two years before they are ready to be sent out with
the complete message of God's plan of salvation for the entire world.
For two years they will be taught with parables which will
takes special spiritual discernment to understand, will witness miracles which
confirm the divinity of Jesus, and they will witness His death, burial and
resurrection. And at the end of their training period, as a graduation
ceremony at Pentecost, they will receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Mar 3:13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto
him whom he would: and they came unto him.
Mar 3:14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with
him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
Mar 3:15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast
out devils:
Mark
Mar 3:13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto
him whom he would: and they came unto him.
Mar 3:14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with
him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
Mar 3:15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast
out devils:
Mar 3:16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;
Mar 3:17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother
of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
Mar 3:18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and
Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the
Canaanite,
Mar 3:19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and
they went into an house.
Luke
Luk 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went
out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Luk 6:13 And when it was day, he called unto him his
disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
Luk 6:14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his
brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
Luk 6:15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and
Simon called Zelotes,
Luk 6:16 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas
Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
17. A.D. 28 - Near Capernaum -
Sermon on the Mt.
Now Jesus begins His training program for the twelve
chosen ones.
1. First He tells them the blessings they will receive if
they come to their mission of service with proper attitudes. (Mat 5:1-12 The
Beatitudes)
2. Next He tells them to be like Him in sacrifice and
light. (Mat 5:13-16 The Similitudes)
3. Then He cautions them that they will be required to live
lives of exemplary testimony. They will have to go above and beyond the
requirements given to them by Moses in the Ten Commandments, specially in the
areas of murder, adultery, divorce, oaths, retaliation, and love. (Mat 5:17-
48)
4. Next He outlines what will be required in their
spiritual acts of obedience to God in almsgiving, prayer, fasting, wealth, and
judging. (Mat 6:1-7:6)
5. Then, after laying down all these very strict rules of
conduct for his close servants, He gives them some very encouraging news. Their
Heavenly Father will be with them at all times to supply their needs and give
success in their mission. (Mat 7:7-11)
6. Finely, He sums up this first training session by
telling His chosen apostles that there will be opposition but the path He has
set them on is the only one to true success. (Mat 7:12-29)
Mat 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a
mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
1. Mat 5:3 Blessed are the
poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and
persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my
sake.
2. Mat 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have
lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for
nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
3. Mat 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness
shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case
enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which
is in heaven is perfect.
4. Mat 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to
be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Mat 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will
hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Mat 6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your
life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye
shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Mat 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not,
neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth
them. Are ye not much better than they?
Mat 6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the
field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much
more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Mat 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of
thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy
brother's eye.
5. Mat 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good
gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven
give good things to them that ask him?
6. Mat 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in
sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
The
Parable "Candle Under
a Bushel":
If you disciples are wondering why you received such
strict instructions in righteousness in “The Sermon on the Mount”, it’s because
you will be Jesus’ surrogates here on earth. People will judge Jesus and his creditability by your actions.
Mat 5:14 Ye
(Jesus’ disciples (Mat 5:1-2))are the light of the world. A city that is set
on an hill cannot be hid.
Mat 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a
bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the
house.
Mat 5:16 Let your light
(The message, repentance and God’s
kingdom (Mat 10:27) (Mar 6:12) (Luke 9:2))so shine before men, that they may
see your good works(Heal the sick, cleanse the
lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils (Mat 10:7-8)), and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Scriptural references:
Mat 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when
he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them,
saying,
Joh 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh
into the world.
Mat 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear
in the ear, that
preach ye upon the housetops.
Mar 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men
should repent.
Luk 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of
God, and to heal the sick.
Mat 10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of
heaven is at hand.
Mat 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the
dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
The Parable
"A Wise Man Builds on a Rock":
Jesus told this
parable to his disciples as part of his “Sermon on the Mount”. It is basically instructions in conduct for
those who enlist in his elite band of apostles and disciples. The penalty for sloth in following these
instructions is quite severe - eternity separated from God.
Mat 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house(earthly
life (Ps 119:54)) upon a
rock(Christ (Matt 16:18)):
Mat 7:25 And the rain
(The time of final judgment
(James 5:7)) descended, and the floods came
(time of testing of where you have placed your faith (Gen
7:11)), and
the winds blew, (God’s judgment (Jer 22:22) and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded
upon a rock.
Mat 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house
upon the sand (any other foundation than Christ (1 Cor 3 :10-15)):
Mat 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and
the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall
(all die (1 Cor 15:22)) of
it.
Scriptural references:
Psa 119:54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house
of my pilgrimage.
Mat 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art
Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall
not prevail against it.
Jam 5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the
coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of
the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter
rain.
Gen 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in
the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the
fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Jer 22:22 The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and
thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and
confounded for all thy wickedness.
1Co 3:10 According to the grace of God which is given
unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another
buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
1Co 3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than
that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1Co 3:12 Now if any man build upon this foundation
gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
1Co 3:13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for
the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire
shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
1Co 3:14 If any man's work abide which he hath built
thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
1Co 3:15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall
suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ
shall all be made alive.
Matthew
Mat 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a
mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
Mat 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be
comforted.
Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the
earth.
Mat 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain
mercy.
Mat 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see
God.
Mat 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be
called the children of God.
Mat 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for
righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and
persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my
sake.
Mat 5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your
reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Mat 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have
lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for
nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
The
Parable "Candle Under
a Bushel"
Mat 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set
on an hill cannot be hid.
Mat 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a
bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the
house.
Mat 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or
the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Mat 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth
pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be
fulfilled.
Mat 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least
commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the
kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness
shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case
enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the
judgment:
Mat 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with
his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever
shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever
shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Mat 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and
there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Mat 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy
way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Mat 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou
art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the
judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Mat 5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means
come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Mat 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Mat 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a
woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Mat 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out,
and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members
should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Mat 5:30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and
cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should
perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Mat 5:31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his
wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Mat 5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away
his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery:
and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Mat 5:33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by
them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the
Lord thine oaths:
Mat 5:34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by
heaven; for it is God's throne:
Mat 5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither
by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
Mat 5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou
canst not make one hair white or black.
Mat 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay:
for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Mat 5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for
an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Mat 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but
whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Mat 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take
away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
Mat 5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go
with him twain.
Mat 5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that
would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Mat 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt
love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Mat 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them
that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Mat 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which
is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and
sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Mat 5:46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward
have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Mat 5:47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye
more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Mat 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which
is in heaven is perfect.
Mat 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to
be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Mat 6:2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound
a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the
streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their
reward.
Mat 6:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand
know what thy right hand doeth:
Mat 6:4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father
which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Mat 6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the
hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the
corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you,
They have their reward.
Mat 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet,
and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy
Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Mat 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the
heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Mat 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father
knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Mat 6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father
which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Mat 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it
is in heaven.
Mat 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors.
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
Mat 6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Mat 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Mat 6:16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites,
of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto
men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Mat 6:17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head,
and wash thy face;
Mat 6:18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto
thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall
reward thee openly.
Mat 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Mat 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through
nor steal:
Mat 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart
be also.
Mat 6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore
thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Mat 6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be
full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great
is that darkness!
Mat 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will
hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Mat 6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your
life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye
shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Mat 6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not,
neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth
them. Are ye not much better than they?
Mat 6:27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit
unto his stature?
Mat 6:28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the
lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
Mat 6:29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all
his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Mat 6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the
field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much
more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Mat 6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we
eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Mat 6:32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:)
for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
Mat 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Mat 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the
morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is
the evil thereof.
Mat 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Mat 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be
judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
Mat 7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy
brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Mat 7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull
out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Mat 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of
thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy
brother's eye.
Mat 7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither
cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and
turn again and rend you.
Mat 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Mat 7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that
seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Mat 7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask
bread, will he give him a stone?
Mat 7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
Mat 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good
gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven
give good things to them that ask him?
Mat 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Mat 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the
gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which
go in thereat:
Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way,
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Mat 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in
sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Mat 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather
grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Mat 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit;
but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Mat 7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither
can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Mat 7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Mat 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father
which is in heaven.
Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have
we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy
name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew
you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
The Parable "A Wise Man Builds on a Rock"
Mat 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a
rock:
Mat 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and
the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded
upon a rock.
Mat 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine,
and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house
upon the sand:
Mat 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and
the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of
it.
Mat 7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these
sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
Mat 7:29 For he taught them as one having authority, and
not as the scribes.
Luke
Luk 6:20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and
said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Luk 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be
filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Luk 6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when
they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out
your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
Luk 6:23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for,
behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers
unto the prophets.
Luk 6:24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have
received your consolation.
Luk 6:25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger.
Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Luk 6:26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of
you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
Luk 6:27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies,
do good to them which hate you,
Luk 6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you.
Luk 6:29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek
offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy
coat also.
Luk 6:30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him
that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Luk 6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye
also to them likewise.
Luk 6:32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank
have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
Luk 6:33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you,
what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
Luk 6:34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive,
what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
Luk 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend,
hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the
children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Luk 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is
merciful.
Luk 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn
not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Luk 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good
measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give
into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be
measured to you again.
Luk 6:39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind
lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
Luk 6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every
one that is perfect shall be as his master.
Luk 6:41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy
brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Luk 6:42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother,
let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not
the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out
of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is
in thy brother's eye.
Luk 6:43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit;
neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Luk 6:44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of
thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
Luk 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart
bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of
his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart
his mouth speaketh.
Luk 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the
things which I say?
The Parable "A Wise Man Builds on a Rock"
Luk 6:47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings,
and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
Luk 6:48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged
deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream
beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon
a rock.
Luk 6:49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man
that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the
stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house
was great.
18. A.D. 28 - Capernaum -
Centurion’s Servant Healed
Jesus has been doing these miracles of healing with the
purpose of establishing a belief in His chosen disciples and in the multitudes
of other Jewish witnesses that He is the predicted messiah.
Ironically, we have here a Gentile who catches on
quicker than the Jews.
Mat 8:7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
Mat 8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not
worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my
servant shall be healed.
Mat 8:10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to
them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no,
not in Israel.
Matthew
Mat 8:5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there
came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
Mat 8:6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of
the palsy, grievously tormented.
Mat 8:7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
Mat 8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not
worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my
servant shall be healed.
Mat 8:9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers
under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he
cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Mat 8:10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to
them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no,
not in Israel.
Mat 8:11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the
east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the
kingdom of heaven.
Mat 8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out
into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and
as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in
the selfsame hour.
Luke
Luk 7:1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the
audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
Luk 7:2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear
unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
Luk 7:3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the
elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
Luk 7:4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him
instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
Luk 7:5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a
synagogue.
Luk 7:6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not
far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord,
trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my
roof:
Luk 7:7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come
unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
Luk 7:8 For I also am a man set under authority, having
under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come,
and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Luk 7:9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him,
and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto
you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Luk 7:10 And they that were sent, returning to the house,
found the servant whole that had been sick.
19. A.D. 28 - Nain - Raises
Widow’s Son from Dead
This is another demonstration to the Jews that He is the
messiah, a quite successful one.
Luk 7:16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified
God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath
visited his people.
Luk 7:17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all
Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
Luke
Luk 7:11 And it came to pass the day after, that he went
into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much
people.
Luk 7:12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city,
behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she
was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
Luk 7:13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on
her, and said unto her, Weep not.
Luk 7:14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that
bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
Luk 7:15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak.
And he delivered him to his mother.
Luk 7:16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified
God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath
visited his people.
Luk 7:17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all
Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
20. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Jesus
Allays John’s Doubts
John is in prison facing a martyr's death for his
faithful preaching of the need for repentance of sin.
He knows the water baptism which he offers is only step
one. He knows the world also needs the opportunity for a Spiritual baptism. He
knows only his cousin Jesus can offer that baptism and must be wishing as his
time here on earth draws near to the end that his cousin would start preaching
the need for the second baptism, the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
But Jesus is not yet ready to do that. He wants more
time to train His disciples and God is willing to give the religious leaders
more time to repent of their sins and save their jobs.
Mat 11:4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew
John again those things which ye do hear and see:
Mat 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk,
the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor
have the gospel preached to them.
Luk 7:29 And all the people that heard him, and the
publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
Luk 7:30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel
of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
Matthew
Mat 11:2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of
Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
Mat 11:3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come,
or do we look for another?
Mat 11:4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew
John again those things which ye do hear and see:
Mat 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk,
the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor
have the gospel preached to them.
Mat 11:6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended
in me.
Mat 11:7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the
multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed
shaken with the wind?
Mat 11:8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in
soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
Mat 11:9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I
say unto you, and more than a prophet.
Mat 11:10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I
send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Mat 11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born
of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding
he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Mat 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now
the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
Mat 11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until
John.
Mat 11:14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which
was for to come.
Mat 11:15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mat 11:16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It
is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
Mat 11:17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have
not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
Mat 11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and
they say, He hath a devil.
Mat 11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they
say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and
sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Luke
Luk 7:18 And the disciples of John shewed him of all these
things.
Luk 7:19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples
sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for
another?
Luk 7:20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John
Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we
for another?
Luk 7:21 And in that same hour he cured many of their
infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he
gave sight.
Luk 7:22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way,
and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the
lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the
poor the gospel is preached.
Luk 7:23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended
in me.
Luk 7:24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he
began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the
wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
Luk 7:25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in
soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately,
are in kings' courts.
Luk 7:26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I
say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
Luk 7:27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send
my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Luk 7:28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of
women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least
in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
Luk 7:29 And all the people that heard him, and the
publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
Luk 7:30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel
of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
Luk 7:31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken
the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
Luk 7:32 They are like unto children sitting in the
marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and
ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
Luk 7:33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor
drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
Luk 7:34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye
say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and
sinners!
Luk 7:35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.
21. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Woes Upon
the Privileged
The message in this event shows the extreme importance
of repentance. There is no hope for a person, a city or a church which
does not recognize the realty of sin and the need for repentance.
Mat 11:20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most
of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
Mat 11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more
tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
Matthew
Mat 11:20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most
of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
Mat 11:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee,
Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in
Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Mat 11:22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable
for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
Mat 11:23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto
heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been
done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Mat 11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more
tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
Mat 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank
thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things
from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
Mat 11:26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy
sight.
Mat 11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father:
and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father,
save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
Mat 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest.
Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am
meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Mat 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
22. A.D. 28 - Simon's House,
Capernaum - A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus
Jesus leaves unanswered the question "who is this that
forgiveth sins also?" His miracles have revealed His divinity to the sinful
woman but the wise Pharisee is still blind.
Luk 7:39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it,
he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have
known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a
sinner.
The Parable "The
Creditor and the Two Debtors"
: Simon as a
religious leader bears responsibility not only for his own sins but also shares
responsibility for the sins of those who he misleads. If and when he recognizes his sin, repents and puts his trust in
Jesus, he will “love him the most”.
Luk 7:41 There was a certain creditor
(God the Father (Gal 5:3)) which had two
debtors: the one owed five hundred pence(Simon the
Pharisee, possibly the father of Judas (both seem to be from
Capernaum) (Jer 22:22) (Eze 3:17-18) (Matthew 11:23-25)), and the other fifty
(Mary sister of Lazarus; she anointed Jesus and wiped his
feet with her hair twice. The identification comes before she
did it the second time. (John 11:2) (John 12:3)).
Luk 7:42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly
forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
Luk 7:43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to
whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
Scriptural References:
Gal 5:3 For I testify again to every man that is
circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Jer 22:22 The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and
thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and
confounded for all thy wickedness.
Eze 3:17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto
the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning
from me.
Eze 3:18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt
surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked
from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will
I require at thine hand.
Mat 11:23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto
heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been
done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Mat 11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more
tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
Mat 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I
thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these
things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
Joh 11:2 (It was that
Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair,
whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
Joh 12:3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of
spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with
her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
Luke
Luk 7:36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would
eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.
Luk 7:37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a
sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an
alabaster box of ointment,
Luk 7:38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and
began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head,
and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
Luk 7:39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it,
he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have
known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a
sinner.
Luk 7:40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have
somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.
The Parable "The
Creditor and the Two Debtors"
Luk 7:41 There was a certain creditor which had two
debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
Luk 7:42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly
forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
Luk 7:43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to
whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
Luk 7:44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon,
Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for
my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs
of her head.
Luk 7:45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the
time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
Luk 7:46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this
woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
Luk 7:47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are
many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same
loveth little.
Luk 7:48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
Luk 7:49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say
within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
Luk 7:50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved
thee; go in peace.
23. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Another
Tour of Galilee
The plus side of this mission tour of Jesus' home
territory is that He is building up the faith in His close core group of
followers.
Luk 8:1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went
throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the
kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
Luke
Luk 8:1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went
throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the
kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
Luk 8:2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil
spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
Luk 8:3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and
Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
24. A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Jesus
Accuses the Pharisees of Blasphemy
By hindering Jesus' appeal for repentance, by accusing
Him of working for Satan, the religious leaders show themselves beyond
redemption and that their system of service for God must be abolished.
Mat 12:22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a
devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both
spake and saw.
Mat 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This
fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
Matthew
Mat 12:22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a
devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both
spake and saw.
Mat 12:23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not
this the son of David?
Mat 12:24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This
fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
Mat 12:25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto
them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every
city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
Mat 12:26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided
against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
Mat 12:27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do
your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
Mat 12:28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God,
then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
Mat 12:29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's
house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he
will spoil his house.
Mat 12:30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that
gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
Mat 12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and
blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost
shall not be forgiven unto men.
Mat 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of
man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it
shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Mat 12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or
else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his
fruit.
Mat 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil,
speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Mat 12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart
bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth
forth evil things.
Mat 12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men
shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Mat 12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by
thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Mark
Mar 3:20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that
they could not so much as eat bread.
Mar 3:21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to
lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
Mar 3:22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem
said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
Mar 3:23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in
parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
Mar 3:24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that
kingdom cannot stand.
Mar 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that
house cannot stand.
Mar 3:26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be
divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
Mar 3:27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and
spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will
spoil his house.
Mar 3:28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven
unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
Mar 3:29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost
hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
Mar 3:30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
Luke
Luk 11:14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb.
And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people
wondered.
Luk 11:15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils
through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
Luk 11:16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign
from heaven.
Luk 11:17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them,
Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house
divided against a house falleth.
Luk 11:18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how
shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through
Beelzebub.
Luk 11:19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do
your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
Luk 11:20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils,
no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
Luk 11:21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his
goods are in peace:
Luk 11:22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him,
and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and
divideth his spoils.
Luk 11:23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that
gathereth not with me scattereth.
25. A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Jesus’
Answer to a Demand for a Sign
By comparing Himself to Jonah Jesus here predicts His
coming death, burial and resurrection - but in a way that not even His closest
follower can, at this time, grasp His meaning.
Mat 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in
the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the
heart of the earth.
The Parable
"Candle Under a
Bushel No.2":
Jesus is here giving a
recruiting speech to the multitudes. He
promises the support of his body here on earth, the church, but he warns that
he is looking for candidates of high righteousness and virtue.
Luk 11:33 No man
(Jesus), when he hath lighted a candle
(teaches his twelve disciples), putteth it
in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick
(the church, the body of Christ here on earth (Rev 1:13,
20)), that they which
come (they that open the door and let Jesus’
message into their heart (Rev 3:20)) in may see the light
(the gospel of the kingdom and the men should repent (Mat
10:27) (Mark 6:12) (Luke 9:2)).
Luk 11:34 The light of the body
(the illuminator of the body (Eph 1:18)
) is the eye (understanding
(Eph 1:18)): therefore when thine eye is single
(clear (Strong’s Greek Dictionary)), thy whole body also is full of light
(full of the gospel of the kingdom and goodworks (Acts 9:36)); but when thine eye is
evil, thy body also is full of darkness (moral
depravity (Rom 13:12)).
Luk 11:35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in
thee be not darkness.
Luk 11:36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light,
having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright
shining of a candle doth give thee light.
Scriptural references:
Rev 1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed
with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Rev 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou
sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are
the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest
are the seven churches.
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if
any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup
with him, and he with me.
Mat 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear
in the ear, that
preach ye upon the housetops.
Mar 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men
should repent.
Luk 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God,
and to heal the sick.
Eph 1:18 The eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the
riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
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that is, single
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- single.
Act 9:36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by
interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and
almsdeeds which she did.
Rom 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand:
let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour
of light.
Matthew
Mat 12:38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees
answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
Mat 12:39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and
adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to
it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
Mat 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in
the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the
heart of the earth.
Mat 12:41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with
this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of
Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Mat 12:42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the
judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the
uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a
greater than Solomon is here.
Mat 12:43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he
walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Mat 12:44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from
whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and
garnished.
Mat 12:45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven
other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and
the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also
unto this wicked generation.
Luke
Luk 11:24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he
walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will
return unto my house whence I came out.
Luk 11:25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and
garnished.
Luk 11:26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other
spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the
last state of that man is worse than the first.
Luk 11:27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a
certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is
the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
Luk 11:28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that
hear the word of God, and keep it.
Luk 11:29 And when the people were gathered thick together,
he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall
no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
Luk 11:30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so
shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Luk 11:31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the
judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from
the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a
greater than Solomon is here.
Luk 11:32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment
with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching
of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
The Parable "Candle Under a
Bushel No.2"
Luk 11:33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it
in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which
come in may see the light.
Luk 11:34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when
thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is
evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Luk 11:35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in
thee be not darkness.
Luk 11:36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light,
having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright
shining of a candle doth give thee light.
26. A.D. 28 - Capernaum - Mother,
Brothers Seek Audience
What a compliment, what a source of inspiration to His
close followers! Jesus informs them that they mean more to Him than His actual
brothers and even His mother.
Mat 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father
which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Matthew
Mat 12:46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his
mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
Mat 12:47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and
thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
Mat 12:48 But he answered and said unto him that told him,
Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
Mat 12:49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his
disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Mat 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father
which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Mark
Mar 3:31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and,
standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
Mar 3:32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said
unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
Mar 3:33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or
my brethren?
Mar 3:34 And he looked round about on them which sat about
him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Mar 3:35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same
is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Luke
Luk 8:19 Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and
could not come at him for the press.
Luk 8:20 And it was told him by certain which said, Thy
mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
Luk 8:21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and
my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
27. A.D. 28 - By Sea of Galilee -
Famous Parables of Sower, Seed, Tares, Mustard Seed, Leaven, Treasure, Pearl,
Dragnet, Lamp Told
Why does Jesus speak so much to the multitudes in
parables?
The answer is in Mat 13:10 - 11.
Mat 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why
speakest thou unto them in parables?
Mat 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is
given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is
not given.
This is the greatest parable of all. What's the
difference between disciples and the multitude?
Disciples are those who have accepted what has been
Jesus' message up to this point. They accept the fact that they are sinners,
they accept Jesus' claim to be the promised Messiah, and they want to know more
about the Kingdom of Heaven.
The rest of the multitude have not accepted the fact
that they are sinners, have not repented of their sins, and do not believe Jesus
is the promised Messiah. They are not ready to understand the mysteries of the
Kingdom of Heaven.
Luke 8:18 is also a parable and can be explained as
follows:
Whosoever has the rebirth of water which comes from
repentance can receive the second rebirth, the baptism of the spirit; whosoever
has not repented of his sins loses the opportunity for spiritual rebirth and
those in high positions of spiritual authority will lose those positions.
Mat 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which
have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
Luk 8:18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever
hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken
even that which he seemeth to have.
Mat 13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat
by the sea side.
Mat 13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto
him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the
shore.
Mat 13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables,
saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Mar 4:34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and
when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
The Parable of
"The Sower
":
Jesus’ mission is to find men with honest
and good hearts capable of teaching others the gospel of the kingdom and
thereby aid in its growth. Hopefully
they will also be capable of spiritual growth themselves and thereby be more
useful for greater heavenly duties after their earthly service is over.
Mat 13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables,
saying, Behold, a sower (Jesus (Mat 13:37))
went forth to sow;
Mat 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds
(the word of the kingdom (Mat 13:19) (Zec 7:12)) fell by the way
side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Mat 13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not
much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
Mat 13:6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and
because they had no root, they withered away.
Mat 13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung
up, and choked them:
Mat 13:8 But other fell into good ground
(an honest and good heart (Luke 8:15)), and brought forth
fruit (fruit of the spirit (Gal 5:22-23)), some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Mat 13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mat 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why
speakest thou unto them in parables?
Mat 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is
given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is
not given.
Mat 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he
shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away
even that he hath.
Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because
they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Mat 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias,
which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye
shall see, and shall not perceive:
Mat 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their
ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they
should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with
their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Mat 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your
ears, for they hear.
Mat 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and
righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen
them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
Mat 13:18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and
understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one (Satan
(Mar 4:15)), and catcheth away that which
was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Mat 13:20 But he that received the seed into stony places,
the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
Mat 13:21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a
while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and
by he is offended.
Mat 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he
that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of
riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Mat 13:23 But he that received seed into the good ground is
he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and
bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Scriptural references:
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it
not, then cometh the wicked one,
and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received
seed by the way side.
Zec 7:12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should
hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by
the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
Luk 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which
in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with
patience.
Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is
no law.
Mar 4:15 And these are they by the way side, where
the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and
taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
The Parable of
"The Tares":
Judging who has a heart for God is best left to God.
Mat 13:24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man (Jesus
(Mat 13:37)) which sowed good seed
in his field (the world (Mat
13:38)):
Mat 13:25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed
tares among the wheat, and went his way.
Mat 13:26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought
forth fruit (the children of the kingdom (Mat
13:38)), then appeared the tares
(the children of the wicked one (Mat 13:38)) also.
Mat 13:27 So the servants of the householder came and said
unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath
it tares?
Mat 13:28 He said unto them, An enemy
(the devil (Mat 13:39)) hath done this. The
servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
Mat 13:29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the
tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Mat 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest
(the end of the world (Mat 13:39)): and in
the time of harvest I will say to the reapers (the
angels (Mat 13:39)), Gather ye together first the
tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Mat 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went
into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the
parable of the tares of the field.
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the
harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Mat 13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and
burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Mat 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels,
and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend
(false prophets and false teachers (2 Pet 2:1 - 2)), and them which
do iniquity;
Mat 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the
sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Scriptural references:
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the
harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
2Pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the
people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall
bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring
upon themselves swift destruction.
2Pe 2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways;
by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
The Parable of
"Candle Under a
Bushel No. 3":
You who have chosen to follow me are
to be like me, a light to the world. To
help your light to shine you will have the aid of my body here on earth, the
church.
Mar 4:21 And he said unto them, Is a candle
(a disciple (Mar 4:10-11)) brought to be
put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick
(the church, the body of Christ here on earth (Rev
1:13, 20))?
Mar 4:22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be
manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
Scriptural
references:
Mar 4:10 And when he was alone, they that were about
him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given
to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Rev 1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed
with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Rev 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou
sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are
the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest
are the seven churches.
The Parable of
"The Growing Seed":
You who preach God’s word are not
going to know for sure the fruit of your sowing until God’s harvest.
Mar 4:26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man
(an apostle or disciple (Mar 4:10-11))
should cast seed (the word (Mar 5:14)) into the ground;
Mar 4:27 And should sleep
(Die (John 11:11-13)), and rise night and day, and the
seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how (Only
God can read hearts (Luke 16:15) (Acts 1:24) (Acts 15:8) (Rev
2:23)).
Mar 4:28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself;
first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Mar 4:29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately
he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come (End
of the world (Mat 13:39)).
Scriptural references:
Mar 4:10 And when he was alone, they that were about
him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given
to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Joh 11:11 These things said he: and after that he
saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him
out of sleep.
Joh 11:12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep,
he shall do well.
Joh 11:13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they
thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
Luk 16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which
justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is
highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
Act 1:24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which
knowest the hearts of all men,
shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
Act 15:8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them
witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
Rev 2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and
all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts:
and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the
harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
The Parable of
"The Mustard Seed":
Beware of false teachers who shall
bring damnable heresies into the church.
Mat 13:31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed (the
children of the kingdom (Mat 13:38)), which a man
(Jesus (Mat 13:37)) took, and
sowed in his field (the world (Mat 13:38)):
Mat 13:32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when
it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree
(the church that will grow to have branches of idolatry
(Isa 44:14-17) (1 Tim 4:1-3) (2 Peter 2:1-2)), so that the
birds of the air (spreaders of idolatry (Mat 13:4,
19) (Rom 1:23) ) come and lodge in the branches thereof.
Scriptural
references:
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that
soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
Isa 44:14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the
cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the
forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
Isa 44:15 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he
will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a
god, and worshippeth it;
he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
Isa 44:16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with
part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he
warmeth himself, and saith,
Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
Isa 44:17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down
unto it, and worshippeth it,
and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in
the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing
spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their
conscience seared with a hot iron;
1Ti 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from
meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which
believe and know the truth.
2Pe 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the
people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall
bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring
upon themselves swift destruction.
2Pe 2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways;
by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Mat 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the
fowls came and devoured them up:
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it
not, then cometh the wicked one,
and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received
seed by the way side.
Rom 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible
God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted
beasts, and creeping things.
The Parable of
"The Leaven":
Beware of sin and false doctrine in
the church. Its nature is to grow.
Mat 13:33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom
of heaven is like unto leaven (doctrine of the
Pharisees and of the Sadducees (Mat 16:12) (Mat 23:13)), which a woman
(One easily led into idolatry (Jer 7:18)) took, and hid in three measures of
meal (Allowed in a little sin (1 Cor 5:6-8)), till the whole was leavened.
Scriptural references:
Mat 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread,
but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mat 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go
in yourselves,
neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Jer 7:18 The children gather wood, and the fathers
kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour
out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
1Co 5:6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the
whole lump?
1Co 5:7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye
may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is
sacrificed for us:
1Co 5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with
old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the
unleavened bread of
sincerity and truth.
The Parable of
"The Hidden Treasure":
Jesus paid it all.
Mat 13:44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto
treasure (children of the kingdom, the people of
God (Exo 19:5) (Titus 2:14) (1 Peter 2:9)) hid in a field
(the world (Mat 13:38)); the which when a man
(God (John 3:16)) hath found, he hideth
(The gospel hidden to those who are lost (2 Cor 4:3-4)), and for joy
thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath (his
only begotten son, Jesus (John 3:16) (1 Cor 6:20)), and buyeth that field.
Scriptural
references:
Exo 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice
indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me
above all people: for all the earth is mine:
Tit 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might
redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous
of good works.
1Pe 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation,
a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called
you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
2Co 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them
that are lost:
2Co 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded
the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of
Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
1Co 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore
glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
The Parable of
" The
Pearl of Great Price":
God paid an infinite price to dwell
in the temple of the believer’s body.
Mat 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a
merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Mat 13:46 Who, when he had found one pearl
(gate to God’s dwelling (Rev 21:21) (Eph 2:22)) of great price
(His only begotten son (John 3:16)),
went and sold all that he had, and bought it (the
body of the believers (1 Cor 6:19-20)).
Scriptural
references:
Rev 21:21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate
was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Eph 2:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an
habitation of God through the Spirit.
Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
1Co 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the
temple of the Holy Ghost which is
in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
1Co 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore
glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
The Parable of
"The Net":
You disciples will have a very
important job. You will be spreading a
message of repentance and the kingdom, which will affect where people chose to
spend eternity.
Mat 13:47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net,
that was cast into the sea, and gathered (The
harvest judgment (Isa 56:8) (Rev 14:19))
of every kind:
Mat 13:48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and
sat down, and gathered the good (Children of the
kingdom, the saved (Mat 13:38) (Rev 21:24-27)) into vessels, but cast the bad
(those not found written in the Book of Life (Rev
20:12-15)) away.
Mat 13:49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the
angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
Mat 13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Scriptural references:
Isa 56:8 The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of
Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are
gathered unto him.
Rev 14:19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the
earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the
wrath of God.
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Rev 21:24 And the nations of them which are saved
shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory
and honour into it.
Rev 21:25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all
by day: for there shall be no night there.
Rev 21:26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of
the nations into it.
Rev 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any
thing that defileth, neither whatsoever
worketh abomination, or maketh
a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand
before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were
judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their
works.
Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in
it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were
judged every man according to their works.
Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake
of fire. This is the second death.
Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the
book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Matthew
Mat 13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat
by the sea side.
Mat 13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto
him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the
shore.
The Parable of
"The Sower "
Mat 13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables,
saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Mat 13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way
side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Mat 13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not
much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
Mat 13:6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and
because they had no root, they withered away.
Mat 13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung
up, and choked them:
Mat 13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth
fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Mat 13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Mat 13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why
speakest thou unto them in parables?
Mat 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is
given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is
not given.
Mat 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he
shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away
even that he hath.
Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because
they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Mat 13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias,
which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye
shall see, and shall not perceive:
Mat 13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their
ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they
should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with
their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Mat 13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your
ears, for they hear.
Mat 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and
righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen
them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
Mat 13:18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and
understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which
was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Mat 13:20 But he that received the seed into stony places,
the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
Mat 13:21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a
while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and
by he is offended.
Mat 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he
that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of
riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
Mat 13:23 But he that received seed into the good ground is
he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and
bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
The Parable of
"The Tares"
Mat 13:24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
Mat 13:25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed
tares among the wheat, and went his way.
Mat 13:26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought
forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
Mat 13:27 So the servants of the householder came and said
unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath
it tares?
Mat 13:28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The
servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
Mat 13:29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the
tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Mat 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in
the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the
tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
The Parable of
"The Mustard Seed"
Mat 13:31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and
sowed in his field:
Mat 13:32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when
it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the
birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
The Parable of
"The Leaven"
Mat 13:33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom
of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of
meal, till the whole was leavened.
Mat 13:34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude
in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Mat 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which
have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
Mat 13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into
the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable
of the tares of the field.
Mat 13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth
the good seed is the Son of man;
Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are the
children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the
harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Mat 13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in
the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Mat 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and
they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do
iniquity;
Mat 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there
shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun
in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
The Parable of
"The Hidden Treasure"
Mat 13:44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto
treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy
thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
The Parable of
" The
Pearl of Great Price"
Mat 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a
merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Mat 13:46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price,
went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
The Parable of
"The Net"
Mat 13:47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net,
that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Mat 13:48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and
sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
Mat 13:49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the
angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
Mat 13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire:
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all
these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Mat 13:52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe
which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an
householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Mark
Mar 4:1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and
there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship,
and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
The Parable of
"The Sower
"
Mar 4:2 And he taught them many things by parables, and
said unto them in his doctrine,
Mar 4:3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
Mar 4:4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the
way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
Mar 4:5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not
much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
Mar 4:6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and
because it had no root, it withered away.
Mar 4:7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up,
and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Mar 4:8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit
that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty,
and some an hundred.
Mar 4:9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear,
let him hear.
Mar 4:10 And when he was alone, they that were about him
with the twelve asked of him the parable.
Mar 4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to
know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all
these things are done in parables:
Mar 4:12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and
hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be
converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Mar 4:13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable?
and how then will ye know all parables?
Mar 4:14 The sower soweth the word.
Mar 4:15 And these are they by the way side, where the word
is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the
word that was sown in their hearts.
Mar 4:16 And these are they likewise which are sown on
stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with
gladness;
Mar 4:17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but
for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's
sake, immediately they are offended.
Mar 4:18 And these are they which are sown among thorns;
such as hear the word,
Mar 4:19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness
of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it
becometh unfruitful.
Mar 4:20 And these are they which are sown on good ground;
such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold,
some sixty, and some an hundred.
The Parable of
"Candle Under a
Bushel No.2
Mar 4:21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be
put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
Mar 4:22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be
manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
Mar 4:23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Mar 4:24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear:
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear
shall more be given.
Mar 4:25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he
that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
The Parable of
"The Growing Seed"
Mar 4:26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man
should cast seed into the ground;
Mar 4:27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the
seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
Mar 4:28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself;
first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Mar 4:29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately
he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
The Parable of
"The Mustard Seed"
Mar 4:30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom
of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
Mar 4:31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it
is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
Mar 4:32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh
greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of
the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
Mar 4:33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto
them, as they were able to hear it.
Mar 4:34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and
when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
Luke
The Parable of
"The Sower "
Luk 8:4 And when much people were gathered together, and
were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
Luk 8:5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed,
some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air
devoured it.
Luk 8:6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was
sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
Luk 8:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang
up with it, and choked it.
Luk 8:8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and
bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that
hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Luk 8:9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might
this parable be?
Luk 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the
mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they
might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
Luk 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of
God.
Luk 8:12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then
cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should
believe and be saved.
Luk 8:13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear,
receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe,
and in time of temptation fall away.
Luk 8:14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which,
when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and
pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
Luk 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an
honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit
with patience.
The Parable of
"Candle Under a
Bushel No.2
Luk 8:16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it
with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that
they which enter in may see the light.
Luk 8:17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made
manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
Luk 8:18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever
hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken
even that which he seemeth to have.
28. A.D. 28 - Sea of Galilee - Sea
Made Serene
This event is another lesson for His disciples that
Jesus is God.
Mat 8:27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man
is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
Matthew
Mat 8:23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples
followed him.
Mat 8:24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the
sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
Mat 8:25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him,
saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
Mat 8:26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye
of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was
a great calm.
Mat 8:27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man
is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
Mark
Mar 4:35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith
unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
Mar 4:36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they
took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little
ships.
Mar 4:37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the
waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
Mar 4:38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep
on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that
we perish?
Mar 4:39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto
the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
Mar 4:40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how
is it that ye have no faith?
Mar 4:41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to
another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
Luke
Luk 8:22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went
into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the
other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
Luk 8:23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came
down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in
jeopardy.
Luk 8:24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying,
Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of
the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
Luk 8:25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And
they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this!
for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.
29. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Gadarene Demoniac Healed
Jesus is still not keen to have his healing power
published to the world. The man was instructed to reveal his cure to
his own home but he told the whole city.
Luk 8:38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed
besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
Luk 8:39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great
things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout
the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
Matthew
Mat 8:28 And when he was come to the other side into the
country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out
of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Mat 8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we
to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us
before the time?
Mat 8:30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of
many swine feeding.
Mat 8:31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast
us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
Mat 8:32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come
out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran
violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
Mat 8:33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways
into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of
the devils.
Mat 8:34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet
Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of
their coasts.
Mark
Mar 5:1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea,
into the country of the Gadarenes.
Mar 5:2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately
there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
Mar 5:3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man
could bind him, no, not with chains:
Mar 5:4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters
and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters
broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
Mar 5:5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains,
and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
Mar 5:6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and
worshipped him,
Mar 5:7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I
to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God,
that thou torment me not.
Mar 5:8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou
unclean spirit.
Mar 5:9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he
answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
Mar 5:10 And he besought him much that he would not send
them away out of the country.
Mar 5:11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a
great herd of swine feeding.
Mar 5:12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us
into the swine, that we may enter into them.
Mar 5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the
unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently
down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked
in the sea.
Mar 5:14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in
the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was
done.
Mar 5:15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was
possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his
right mind: and they were afraid.
Mar 5:16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to
him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
Mar 5:17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their
coasts.
Mar 5:18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had
been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
Mar 5:19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto
him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done
for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
Mar 5:20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis
how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
Luke
Luk 8:26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes,
which is over against Galilee.
Luk 8:27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out
of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes,
neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
Luk 8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down
before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou
Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
Luk 8:29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come
out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with
chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into
the wilderness.)
Luk 8:30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And
he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
Luk 8:31 And they besought him that he would not command
them to go out into the deep.
Luk 8:32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding
on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into
them. And he suffered them.
Luk 8:33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered
into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and
were choked.
Luk 8:34 When they that fed them saw what was done, they
fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
Luk 8:35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came
to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at
the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Luk 8:36 They also which saw it told them by what means he
that was possessed of the devils was healed.
Luk 8:37 Then the whole multitude of the country of the
Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with
great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
Luk 8:38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed
besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
Luk 8:39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great
things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout
the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
30. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Jairus’ Daughter Raised and Woman with Hemorrhage Healed
So now He instructs them to tell no one of His
healing power.
Mat 9:18 While he spake these things unto them, behold,
there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now
dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
Mat 9:20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an
issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his
garment:
Mat 9:21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch
his garment, I shall be whole.
Mat 9:22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her,
he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the
woman was made whole from that hour.
Mat 9:25 But when the people were put forth, he went in,
and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
Mar 5:43 And he charged them straitly that no man should
know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
Matthew
Mat 9:18 While he spake these things unto them, behold,
there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now
dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
Mat 9:19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his
disciples.
Mat 9:20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an
issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his
garment:
Mat 9:21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch
his garment, I shall be whole.
Mat 9:22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her,
he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the
woman was made whole from that hour.
Mat 9:23 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and
saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
Mat 9:24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not
dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
Mat 9:25 But when the people were put forth, he went in,
and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
Mat 9:26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that
land.
Mark
Mar 5:21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto
the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
Mar 5:22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the
synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
Mar 5:23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little
daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on
her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
Mar 5:24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed
him, and thronged him.
Mar 5:25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood
twelve years,
Mar 5:26 And had suffered many things of many physicians,
and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
Mar 5:27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press
behind, and touched his garment.
Mar 5:28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I
shall be whole.
Mar 5:29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was
dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
Mar 5:30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that
virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched
my clothes?
Mar 5:31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the
multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
Mar 5:32 And he looked round about to see her that had done
this thing.
Mar 5:33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what
was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
Mar 5:34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath
made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
Mar 5:35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of
the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest
thou the Master any further?
Mar 5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken,
he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
Mar 5:37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter,
and James, and John the brother of James.
Mar 5:38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the
synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
Mar 5:39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why
make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
Mar 5:40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put
them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that
were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
Mar 5:41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto
her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
Mar 5:42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for
she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great
astonishment.
Mar 5:43 And he charged them straitly that no man should
know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
Luke
Luk 8:40 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was
returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
Luk 8:41 And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he
was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him
that he would come into his house:
Luk 8:42 For he had one only daughter, about twelve years
of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
Luk 8:43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years,
which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
Luk 8:44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his
garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
Luk 8:45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied,
Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and
press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
Luk 8:46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I
perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
Luk 8:47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she
came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all
the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed
immediately.
Luk 8:48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good
comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
Luk 8:49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the
ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not
the Master.
Luk 8:50 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying,
Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
Luk 8:51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no
man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of
the maiden.
Luk 8:52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep
not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
Luk 8:53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she
was dead.
Luk 8:54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand,
and called, saying, Maid, arise.
Luk 8:55 And her spirit came again, and she arose
straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
Luk 8:56 And her parents were astonished: but he charged
them that they should tell no man what was done.
31. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Two Blind Men’s Sight Restored
Mat 9:30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly
charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
Mat 9:31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad
his fame in all that country.
Matthew
Mat 9:27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men
followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
Mat 9:28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men
came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this?
They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
Mat 9:29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to
your faith be it unto you.
Mat 9:30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly
charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
Mat 9:31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad
his fame in all that country.
32. A.D. 28 - East Shore of
Galilee - Mute Demoniac Healed
Mat 9:32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a
dumb man possessed with a devil.
Mat 9:33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake:
and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
Mat 9:34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils
through the prince of the devils.
Matthew
Mat 9:32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a
dumb man possessed with a devil.
Mat 9:33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake:
and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
Mat 9:34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils
through the prince of the devils.
33. A.D. 28 - Nazareth -
Nazareth’s Second Rejection of Christ
Mat 13:54 And when he was come into his own country, he
taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said,
Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Mat 13:57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said
unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his
own house.
Matthew
Mat 13:53 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished
these parables, he departed thence.
Mat 13:54 And when he was come into his own country, he
taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said,
Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Mat 13:55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his
mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Mat 13:56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence
then hath this man all these things?
Mat 13:57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said
unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his
own house.
Mat 13:58 And he did not many mighty works there because of
their unbelief.
Mark
Mar 6:1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own
country; and his disciples follow him.
Mar 6:2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to
teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From
whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto
him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
Mar 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the
brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters
here with us? And they were offended at him.
Mar 6:4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without
honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
Mar 6:5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he
laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
Mar 6:6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he
went round about the villages, teaching.
34. A.D. 28 - Nazareth - Twelve
Sent Out
The mission of the apostles was not for the Samaritans,
not for the gentiles, was not a message of salvation. Its purpose was to give
the Jews another call to repentance. But above that, its purpose was to show the apostles the
resentment from loved ones they will experience as servants of Jesus; to harden
them for the task ahead of telling the world the good news of salvation through
the death, burial, and resurrection of the Savior.
Mat 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them,
saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans
enter ye not:
Mat 10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel.
Mat 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of
wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Mat 10:36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own
household.
Mar 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men should
repent.
Matthew
Mat 9:35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages,
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Mat 9:36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with
compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep
having no shepherd.
Mat 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest
truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
Mat 9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he
will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Mat 10:1 And when he had called unto him his twelve
disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to
heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
Mat 10:2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these;
The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of
Zebedee, and John his brother;
Mat 10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the
publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
Mat 10:4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also
betrayed him.
Mat 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them,
saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans
enter ye not:
Mat 10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel.
Mat 10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of
heaven is at hand.
Mat 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead,
cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Mat 10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in
your purses,
Mat 10:10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats,
neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
Mat 10:11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter,
enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
Mat 10:12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.
Mat 10:13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come
upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Mat 10:14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear
your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your
feet.
Mat 10:15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable
for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Mat 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of
wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Mat 10:17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up
to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
Mat 10:18 And ye shall be brought before governors and
kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
Mat 10:19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how
or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye
shall speak.
Mat 10:20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of
your Father which speaketh in you.
Mat 10:21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to
death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their
parents, and cause them to be put to death.
Mat 10:22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's
sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Mat 10:23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye
into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities
of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Mat 10:24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the
servant above his lord.
Mat 10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his
master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house
Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
Mat 10:26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing
covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
Mat 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in
light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
Mat 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are
not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both
soul and body in hell.
Mat 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one
of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
Mat 10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Mat 10:31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than
many sparrows.
Mat 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men,
him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will
I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth:
I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Mat 10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance against
his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against
her mother in law.
Mat 10:36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own
household.
Mat 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is
not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy
of me.
Mat 10:38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth
after me, is not worthy of me.
Mat 10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he
that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Mat 10:40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that
receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
Mat 10:41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a
prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man
in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
Mat 10:42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of
these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I
say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Mat 11:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of
commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in
their cities.
Mark
Mar 6:6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he
went round about the villages, teaching.
Mar 6:7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to
send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
Mar 6:8 And commanded them that they should take nothing
for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their
purse:
Mar 6:9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
Mar 6:10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye
enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
Mar 6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you,
when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony
against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and
Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Mar 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men should
repent.
Mar 6:13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with
oil many that were sick, and healed them.
Luke
Luk 9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and
gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
Luk 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and
to heal the sick.
Luk 9:3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your
journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have
two coats apiece.
Luk 9:4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide,
and thence depart.
Luk 9:5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out
of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against
them.
Luk 9:6 And they departed, and went through the towns,
preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
35. A.D. 28 - Galilee - Fearful
Herod Beheads John
Luk 9:6 And they departed, and went through the towns,
preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
Luk 9:9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is
this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
Matthew
Mat 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame
of Jesus,
Mat 14:2 And said unto his servants, This is John the
Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth
themselves in him.
Mat 14:3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him,
and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
Mat 14:4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee
to have her.
Mat 14:5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared
the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
Mat 14:6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter
of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
Mat 14:7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her
whatsoever she would ask.
Mat 14:8 And she, being before instructed of her mother,
said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
Mat 14:9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the
oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given
her.
Mat 14:10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
Mat 14:11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given
to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
Mat 14:12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and
buried it, and went and told Jesus.
Mark
Mar 6:14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was
spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and
therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
Mar 6:15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said,
That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
Mar 6:16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John,
whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
Mar 6:17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold
upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's
wife: for he had married her.
Mar 6:18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for
thee to have thy brother's wife.
Mar 6:19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and
would have killed him; but she could not:
Mar 6:20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just
man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things,
and heard him gladly.
Mar 6:21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on
his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of
Galilee;
Mar 6:22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came
in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto
the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
Mar 6:23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask
of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
Mar 6:24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What
shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Mar 6:25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the
king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the
head of John the Baptist.
Mar 6:26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his
oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
Mar 6:27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and
commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
Mar 6:28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to
the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Mar 6:29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and
took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
Luke
Luk 9:6 And they departed, and went through the towns,
preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
Luk 9:7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done
by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was
risen from the dead;
Luk 9:8 And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of
others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
Luk 9:9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is
this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
36. Spring A.D. 29 - Near
Bethsaida - Return of 12, Jesus Withdraws, 5000 Fed
Joh 6:1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of
Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
Joh 6:2 And a great multitude followed him, because they
saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
Joh 6:10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there
was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
Joh 6:11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given
thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set
down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
Joh 6:14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle
that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the
world.
Matthew
Mat 14:13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by
ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they
followed him on foot out of the cities.
Mat 14:14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude,
and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
Mat 14:15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to
him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the
multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
Mat 14:16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart;
give ye them to eat.
Mat 14:17 And they say unto him, We have here but five
loaves, and two fishes.
Mat 14:18 He said, Bring them hither to me.
Mat 14:19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the
grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven,
he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples
to the multitude.
Mat 14:20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they
took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
Mat 14:21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand
men, beside women and children.
Mark
Mar 6:30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto
Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had
taught.
Mar 6:31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart
into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and
they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Mar 6:32 And they departed into a desert place by ship
privately.
Mar 6:33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew
him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came
together unto him.
Mar 6:34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and
was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a
shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
Mar 6:35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples
came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:
Mar 6:36 Send them away, that they may go into the country
round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have
nothing to eat.
Mar 6:37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to
eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread,
and give them to eat?
Mar 6:38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go
and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
Mar 6:39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by
companies upon the green grass.
Mar 6:40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by
fifties.
Mar 6:41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two
fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them
to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them
all.
Mar 6:42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
Mar 6:43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the
fragments, and of the fishes.
Mar 6:44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about
five thousand men.
Luke
Luk 9:10 And the apostles, when they were returned, told
him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a
desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
Luk 9:11 And the people, when they knew it, followed him:
and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them
that had need of healing.
Luk 9:12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the
twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the
towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a
desert place.
Luk 9:13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And
they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go
and buy meat for all this people.
Luk 9:14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said
to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
Luk 9:15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.
Luk 9:16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes,
and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples
to set before the multitude.
Luk 9:17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there
was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
John
Joh 6:1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of
Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
Joh 6:2 And a great multitude followed him, because they
saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
Joh 6:3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat
with his disciples.
Joh 6:4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
Joh 6:5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great
company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that
these may eat?
Joh 6:6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew
what he would do.
Joh 6:7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of
bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
Joh 6:8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's
brother, saith unto him,
Joh 6:9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves,
and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
Joh 6:10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there
was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
Joh 6:11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given
thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set
down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
Joh 6:12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples,
Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
Joh 6:13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled
twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over
and above unto them that had eaten.
Joh 6:14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle
that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the
world.
37. Spring A.D. 29 - Sea of
Galilee - Walks on the Water
Mat 14:22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples
to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the
multitudes away.
Mat 14:24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea,
tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
Mat 14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went
unto them, walking on the sea.
Mat 14:33 Then they that were in the ship came and
worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
Matthew
Mat 14:22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples
to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the
multitudes away.
Mat 14:23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went
up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there
alone.
Mat 14:24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea,
tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
Mat 14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went
unto them, walking on the sea.
Mat 14:26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the
sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
Mat 14:27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be
of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Mat 14:28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be
thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
Mat 14:29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down
out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
Mat 14:30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was
afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
Mat 14:31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand,
and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou
doubt?
Mat 14:32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind
ceased.
Mat 14:33 Then they that were in the ship came and
worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
Mark
Mar 6:45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to
get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he
sent away the people.
Mar 6:46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a
mountain to pray.
Mar 6:47 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst
of the sea, and he alone on the land.
Mar 6:48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind
was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto
them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
Mar 6:49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they
supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
Mar 6:50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And
immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I;
be not afraid.
Mar 6:51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the
wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and
wondered.
Mar 6:52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves:
for their heart was hardened.
John
Joh 6:15 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would
come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a
mountain himself alone.
Joh 6:16 And when even was now come, his disciples went
down unto the sea,
Joh 6:17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea
toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
Joh 6:18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that
blew.
Joh 6:19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or
thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the
ship: and they were afraid.
Joh 6:20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.
Joh 6:21 Then they willingly received him into the ship:
and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.
38. Spring A.D. 29 - Gennesaret -
Sick of Gennesaret Healed
Mar 6:53 And when they had passed over, they came into the
land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
Mar 6:56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or
cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that
they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as
touched him were made whole.
Matthew
Mat 14:34 And when they were gone over, they came into the
land of Gennesaret.
Mat 14:35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of
him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all
that were diseased;
Mat 14:36 And besought him that they might only touch the
hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
Mark
Mar 6:53 And when they had passed over, they came into the
land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
Mar 6:54 And when they were come out of the ship,
straightway they knew him,
Mar 6:55 And ran through that whole region round about, and
began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
Mar 6:56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or
cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that
they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as
touched him were made whole.
39. Spring A.D. 29 - Capernaum -
Peak of Popularity Passes in Galilee
Jesus explains in the synagogue in the manner of a
parable that all must trust in his sacrifice for their salvation.
This startling message lost Him many disciples and the
Jewish religious leaders in Galilee sought to kill Him.
Joh 6:26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I
say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did
eat of the loaves, and were filled.
Joh 6:31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is
written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
Joh 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life:
he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never
thirst.
Joh 6:59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he
taught in Capernaum.
Joh 6:60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had
heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
Joh 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back,
and walked no more with him.
Joh 7:1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he
would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
John
Joh 6:22 The day following, when the people which stood on
the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that
one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his
disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;
Joh 6:23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh
unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
Joh 6:24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not
there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum,
seeking for Jesus.
Joh 6:25 And when they had found him on the other side of
the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
Joh 6:26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I
say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did
eat of the loaves, and were filled.
Joh 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for
that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give
unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
Joh 6:28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we
might work the works of God?
Joh 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the
work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Joh 6:30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest
thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
Joh 6:31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is
written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
Joh 6:32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say
unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you
the true bread from heaven.
Joh 6:33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from
heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
Joh 6:34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us
this bread.
Joh 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life:
he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never
thirst.
Joh 6:36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me,
and believe not.
Joh 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me;
and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
Joh 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own
will, but the will of him that sent me.
Joh 6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me,
that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up
again at the last day.
Joh 6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that
every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life:
and I will raise him up at the last day.
Joh 6:41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I
am the bread which came down from heaven.
Joh 6:42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of
Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came
down from heaven?
Joh 6:43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them,
Murmur not among yourselves.
Joh 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which
hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Joh 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be
all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the
Father, cometh unto me.
Joh 6:46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he
which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
Joh 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth
on me hath everlasting life.
Joh 6:48 I am that bread of life.
Joh 6:49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and
are dead.
Joh 6:50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven,
that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
Joh 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven:
if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will
give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
Joh 6:52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves,
saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Joh 6:53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say
unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye
have no life in you.
Joh 6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath
eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
Joh 6:55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink
indeed.
Joh 6:56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood,
dwelleth in me, and I in him.
Joh 6:57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by
the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
Joh 6:58 This is that bread which came down from heaven:
not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread
shall live for ever.
Joh 6:59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he
taught in Capernaum.
Joh 6:60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had
heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
Joh 6:61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples
murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
Joh 6:62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up
where he was before?
Joh 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh
profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they
are life.
Joh 6:64 But there are some of you that believe not. For
Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should
betray him.
Joh 6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no
man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
Joh 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back,
and walked no more with him.
Joh 7:1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he
would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
40. A.D. 29 - Capernaum -
Traditions Attacked
Mat 15:1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which
were of Jerusalem, saying,
Mat 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of
the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Mat 15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also
transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
Mat 15:15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare
unto us this parable.
Mat 15:16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without
understanding?
Mat 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,
murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Mat 15:20 These are the things which defile a man: but to
eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
Matthew
Mat 15:1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which
were of Jerusalem, saying,
Mat 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of
the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
Mat 15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also
transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
Mat 15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and
mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Mat 15:5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or
his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
Mat 15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall
be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your
tradition.
Mat 15:7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you,
saying,
Mat 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth,
and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Mat 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for
doctrines the commandments of men.
Mat 15:10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them,
Hear, and understand:
Mat 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a
man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Mat 15:12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him,
Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
Mat 15:13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my
heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
Mat 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the
blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Mat 15:15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare
unto us this parable.
Mat 15:16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without
understanding?
Mat 15:17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever
entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
Mat 15:18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth
come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Mat 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,
murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Mat 15:20 These are the things which defile a man: but to
eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
Mark
Mar 7:1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and
certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
Mar 7:2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread
with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
Mar 7:3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they
wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
Mar 7:4 And when they come from the market, except they
wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to
hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
Mar 7:5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk
not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with
unwashen hands?
Mar 7:6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias
prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with
their lips, but their heart is far from me.
Mar 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for
doctrines the commandments of men.
Mar 7:8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold
the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like
things ye do.
Mar 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the
commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Mar 7:10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother;
and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
Mar 7:11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or
mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be
profited by me; he shall be free.
Mar 7:12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his
father or his mother;
Mar 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your
tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
Mar 7:14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he
said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
Mar 7:15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering
into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they
that defile the man.
Mar 7:16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Mar 7:17 And when he was entered into the house from the
people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
Mar 7:18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without
understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without
entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
Mar 7:19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into
the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
Mar 7:20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man,
that defileth the man.
Mar 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed
evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Mar 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit,
lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
Mar 7:23 All these evil things come from within, and defile
the man.
41. A.D. 29 - Phoenicia - Aborted
Retirement in Phoenicia: SyroPhoenician Healed
Jesus always addressed His good news message to the
Jews. It is not until some years after Pentecost that His
disciples are allowed, in fact commanded, to preach the Gospel to the gentiles.
Mat 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto
the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew
Mat 15:21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the
coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
Mat 15:22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the
same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of
David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
Mat 15:23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples
came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
Mat 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto
the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Mat 15:25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord,
help me.
Mat 15:26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take
the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
Mat 15:27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of
the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
Mat 15:28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman,
great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made
whole from that very hour.
Mark
Mar 7:24 And from thence he arose, and went into the
borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know
it: but he could not be hid.
Mar 7:25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an
unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
Mar 7:26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation;
and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
Mar 7:27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be
filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the
dogs.
Mar 7:28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet
the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
Mar 7:29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way;
the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
Mar 7:30 And when she was come to her house, she found the
devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
42. A.D. 29 - Decapolis -
Afflicted Healed
Mat 15:30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with
them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them
down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
Matthew
Mat 15:29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh
unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
Mat 15:30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with
them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them
down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
Mat 15:31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they
saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind
to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
Mark
Mar 7:31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and
Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of
Decapolis.
Mar 7:32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had
an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
Mar 7:33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put
his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
Mar 7:34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith
unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
Mar 7:35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the
string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
Mar 7:36 And he charged them that they should tell no man:
but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
Mar 7:37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He
hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to
speak.
43. A.D. 29 - Decapolis - 4000 Fed
This act of compassion had a secondary purpose: His
disciples saw Him produce food out of thin air. The multitude probably never realized their meal came by
way of an act of God.
Mat 15:36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and
gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the
multitude.
Matthew
Mat 15:32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and
said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now
three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest
they faint in the way.
Mat 15:33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we
have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
Mat 15:34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have
ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
Mat 15:35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the
ground.
Mat 15:36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and
gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the
multitude.
Mat 15:37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they
took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
Mat 15:38 And they that did eat were four thousand men,
beside women and children.
Mat 15:39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship,
and came into the coasts of Magdala.
Mark
Mar 8:1 In those days the multitude being very great, and
having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
Mar 8:2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they
have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
Mar 8:3 And if I send them away fasting to their own
houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
Mar 8:4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a
man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
Mar 8:5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And
they said, Seven.
Mar 8:6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the
ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to
his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
Mar 8:7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed,
and commanded to set them also before them.
Mar 8:8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up
of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
Mar 8:9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand:
and he sent them away.
44. A.D. 29 -
Magdala - Pharisees Ask for a Sign
This looks like bad news for the Pharisees.
Up to this time Jesus has only asked them to repent and
now He comes close to saying there is no hope they will do so.
Mat 16:1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and
tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
Mat 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a
sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet
Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
Matthew
Mat 16:1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and
tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
Mat 16:2 He answered and said unto them, When it is
evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
Mat 16:3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to
day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of
the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Mat 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a
sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet
Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
Mark
Mar 8:10 And straightway he entered into a ship with his
disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
Mar 8:11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to
question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
Mar 8:12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why
doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no
sign be given unto this generation.
Mar 8:13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again
departed to the other side.
45a. A.D. 29 - Magdala - Disciples
Reprimanded
Here's a turning point - the disciples come to realize
their religious leaders were teaching them false doctrine.
Mat 16:5 And when his disciples were come to the other
side, they had forgotten to take bread.
Mat 16:6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of
the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mat 16:12 Then understood they how that he bade them not
beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the
Sadducees.
Matthew
Mat 16:5 And when his disciples were come to the other
side, they had forgotten to take bread.
Mat 16:6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of
the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Mat 16:7 And they reasoned among themselve