All language subtitles for The Gospel of Luke _ Full Movie

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many have undertaken to draw up an

account of the things that have been

fulfilled among us

just as they were handed down to us

by those who from the first were

eyewitnesses and servants of the world

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with this in mind

since i myself have carefully

investigated everything from the

beginning

i too decided to write an orderly

account for you

most excellent theophilus

so that you may know the certainty of

the things you have been taught

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in the time of herod king of judea

there was a priest named zechariah

who belonged to the priestly division of

abijah

his wife elizabeth was also a descendant

of aaron

both of them were righteous in the sight

of god

observing all the lord's commands and

decrees blamelessly

but they were childless because

elizabeth was not able to conceive

and they were both very old

once when zechariah's division was on

duty and he was serving as priest before

god he was chosen by lot according to

the custom of the priesthood

to go into the temple of the lord and

burn incense and when the time for the

burning of incense came all the

assembled worshippers were praying

outside

then

an angel of the lord appeared to him

standing at the right side of the altar

of incense

when zechariah saw him he was startled

and was gripped with fear

but the angel said to him

do not be afraid zechariah

your prayer has been heard

your wife elizabeth will bear you a son

and you are to call him john

he will be a joy and delight to you and

many will rejoice because of his birth

for he will be great in the sight of the

lord

he is never to take wine or other

fermented drink

and he will be filled with the holy

spirit even before he is born

he will bring back many of the people of

israel to the lord their god

and he will go on before the lord in the

spirit and power of elijah

to turn the hearts of the parents to

their children and the disobedient to

the wisdom of the righteous to make

ready a people prepared for the lord

zechariah asked the angel

how can i be sure of this

i am an old man and my wife is well

along in years

the angel said to him

i am gabriel

i stand in the presence of god and i

have been sent to speak to you and to

tell you this good news and now

you will be silent and not able to speak

until the day this happens

because you did not believe my words

which will come true at their appointed

time

meanwhile the people were waiting for

zechariah and wondering why he stayed so

long in the temple

when he came out

he could not speak to them

they realized he had seen a vision in

the temple for he kept making signs to

them but remained unable to speak

when his time of service was completed

he returned home

after this his wife elizabeth became

pregnant

and for five months

remained in seclusion

the lord has done this for me she said

in these days he has shown his favor and

taken away my disgrace among the people

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in the sixth month of elizabeth's

pregnancy

god sent the angel gabriel to nazareth a

town in galilee

to a virgin pledged to be married to a

man named joseph a descendant of david

the virgin's name

was mary

the angel went to her and said

greetings

you who are highly favored

the lord is with you

mary was greatly troubled at his words

and wondered what kind of greeting this

might be

but the angel said to her

do not be afraid mary

you have found favor with god

you will conceive and give birth to a

son

and you are to call him jesus

he will be great and will be called the

son of the most high

the lord god will give him the throne of

his father david

and he will reign over jacob's

descendants forever

his kingdom will never end

how will this be mary asked the angel

since i am a virgin

the angel answered

the holy spirit will come on you

and the power of the most high will

overshadow you

so the holy one to be born will be

called

the son of god

even elizabeth your relative is going to

have a child in her old age

and she who is said to be unable to

conceive is in her sixth month

for no word from god will ever fail

i am the lord's servant mary answered

may your word to me be fulfilled

then the angel left her

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at that time

mary got ready and hurried to a town in

the hill country of judea

where she entered zechariah's home and

greeted elizabeth

when elizabeth heard mary's greeting

the baby leapt in her womb

and elizabeth was filled with the holy

spirit

in a loud voice she exclaimed

blessed are you among women and blessed

is the child you will bear

but why am i so favored that the mother

of my lord should come to me

as soon as the sound of your greeting

reached my ears the baby in my womb

leapt for joy blessed is she who has

believed that the lord would fulfill his

promises to her

and mary said

my soul glorifies the lord

and my spirit rejoices in god my savior

for he has been mindful of the humble

state of his servant

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from now on all generations will call me

blessed

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for the mighty one has done great things

for me

holy is his name

his mercy extends to those who fear him

from generation to generation

he has performed mighty deeds with his

arm

he has scattered those who are proud in

their inmost thoughts he has brought

down rulers from their thrones but has

lifted up the humble he has filled the

hungry with good things

but has sent the rich away empty

he has helped his servant israel

remembering to be merciful to abraham

and his descendants forever

just as he promised our ancestors

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mary stayed with elizabeth for about

three months and then returned home

when it was time for elizabeth to have

her baby she gave birth to a son

and neighbors and relatives heard that

the lord had shown her great mercy and

they shared her joy

on the eighth day

they came to circumcise the child

and they were going to name him after

his father zechariah

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but his mother spoke up and said no he

is to be called john

they said to her there is no one among

your relatives who has that name

then they made signs to his father to

find out what he would like to name the

child

he asked for a writing tablet

and to everyone's astonishment he wrote

his name

is john

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immediately his mouth was opened

and his tongue set free and he began to

speak

praising god

all the neighbors were filled with all

and throughout the hill country of judea

people were talking about all these

things

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everyone who heard this wondered about

it asking

what then is this child going to be

for the lord's hand was with him

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his father zechariah was filled with the

holy spirit

and prophesied

praise be to the lord the god of israel

because he has come to his people and

redeemed them

he has raised up a horn of salvation for

us in the house of his servant david as

he said through his holy prophets of

long ago

salvation from our enemies and from the

hand of all who hate us

to show mercy to our ancestors and to

remember his holy covenant

the oath he swore to our father abraham

to rescue us from the hand of our

enemies and to enable us to serve him

without fear in holiness and

righteousness before him all our days

and you my child

will be called a prophet of the most

high

for you will go on before the lord to

prepare the way for him to give his

people the knowledge of salvation

through the forgiveness of their sins

because of the tender mercy of our god

by which the rising sun will come to us

from heaven to shine on those living in

darkness and in the shadow of death

to guide our feet into the path

of peace

and the child grew and became strong in

spirit and he lived in the wilderness

until he appeared publicly to israel

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in those days

caesar augustus issued a decree that a

census should be taken of the entire

roman world

this was the first census that took

place while quirinius was governor of

syria

and everyone went to their own town to

register

so joseph also went up from the town of

nazareth in galilee to judea to

bethlehem town of david

because he belonged to the house and

line of david

he went there to register with mary who

was pledged to be married to him and was

expecting a child

while they were there

the time came for the baby to be born

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and she gave birth to her firstborn

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a son

she wrapped him in cloths and placed him

in a manger

because there was no guest room

available for them

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and there were shepherds living out in

the fields nearby keeping watch over

their flocks at night

an angel of the lord appeared to them

and the glory of the lord shone around

them and they were terrified

but the angel said to them do not be

afraid

i bring you good news

that will cause great joy for all the

people

today in the town of david a savior has

been born to you he is the messiah

the lord

this will be assigned to you

you will find a baby wrapped in cloths

and lying in a manger

a great company of the heavenly host

appeared with the angel praising god and

saying

glory to god in the highest heaven and

on earth peace to those on whom his

favor rests

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when the angels had left them and gone

into heaven the shepherds said to one

another

let's go to bethlehem and see this thing

that has happened which the lord has

told us about

so they hurried off and found mary and

joseph and the baby who was lying in the

manger

when they had seen him they spread the

word concerning what had been told them

about this child

and all who heard it were amazed at what

the shepherd said to them

but mary treasured up all these things

and pondered them in her heart the

shepherds returned

glorifying and praising god for all the

things they had heard and seen

which were just as they had been told

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on the eighth day when it was time to

circumcise the child he was named jesus

the name the angel had given him before

he was conceived

when the time came for the purification

rights acquired by the law of moses

joseph and mary took him to jerusalem to

present him to the lord

as it is written in the law of the lord

every firstborn male is to be

consecrated to the lord

and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with

what is said in the law of the lord

a pair of doves or two young pigeons

now there was a man in jerusalem called

simeon who was righteous and devout

he was waiting for the consolation of

israel and the holy spirit was on him

it had been revealed to him by the holy

spirit that he would not die before he

had seen the lord's messiah

moved by the spirit he went into the

temple courts

when the parents brought in the child

jesus to do for him what the custom of

the law required

simeon took him in his arms and praised

god saying

sovereign lord

as you have promised

you may now dismiss your servant in

peace

for my eyes have seen your salvation

which you have prepared in the sight of

all nations

a light for revelation to the gentiles

and the glory of your people israel

the child's father and mother marveled

at what was said about him

then simeon blessed them and said to

mary his mother

this child is destined to cause the

falling and rising of many in israel

and to be a sign that will be spoken

against so that the thoughts of many

hearts will be revealed

and a sword will pierce your own soul

too

there was also a prophet anna

the daughter of penuel

of the tribe of asha

she was very old

she had lived with her husband seven

years after her marriage

and then was a widow until she was 84.

she never left the temple but worshiped

night and day fasting and praying

coming up to them at that very moment

she gave thanks to god and spoke about

the child to all who were looking

forward to the redemption of jerusalem

when joseph and mary had done everything

required by the law of the lord

they returned to galilee to their own

town of nazareth

and the child grew and became strong

he was filled with wisdom and the grace

of god was on him

every year

jesus's parents went to jerusalem for

the festival of the passover

when he was 12 years old they went up to

the festival according to the custom

after the festival was over

while his parents were returning home

the boy jesus stayed behind in jerusalem

but they were unaware of it

thinking he was in their company they

traveled on for a day

then they began looking for him among

their relatives and friends

when they did not find him

they went back to jerusalem to look for

him

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after three days they found him in the

temple courts

sitting among the teachers listening to

them and asking them questions

everyone who heard him was amazed at his

understanding and his answers

when his parents saw him they were

astonished

his mother said to him son

why have you treated us like this your

father and i have been anxiously

searching for you

why were you searching for me he asked

didn't you know i had to be in my

father's house

but they did not understand what he was

saying to them

then he went down to nazareth with them

and was obedient to them

but his mother treasured all these

things in her heart

and jesus grew in wisdom and statue and

in favor with god and man

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in the 15th year of the reign of

tiberius caesar

when pontius pilate was governor of

judea

herod tetrarch of galilee his brother

philip

tetrak of ituria and trachonitis

and lysanius tetrakh of abilene

during the high priesthood of anas and

caiaphas the word of god came to john

son of zechariah in the wilderness

he went into all the country around the

jordan

preaching a baptism of repentance for

the forgiveness of sins

as it is written in the book of the

words of isaiah the prophet

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a voice of one calling in the wilderness

prepare the way for the lord

make straight paths for him every valley

shall be filled in

every mountain and hill made low

the crooked roads shall become straight

the rough ways smooth

and all people will see god's salvation

john said to the crowds coming out to be

baptized by him

you brood of vipers who warned you to

flee from the coming wrath

produce fruit in keeping with repentance

and do not begin to say to yourselves we

have abraham as our father

for i tell you that out of these stones

god can raise up children for abraham

the axe is already at the root of the

trees and every tree that does not

produce good fruit will be cut down and

thrown into the fire

what should we do then the crowd asked

john answered anyone who has two shirts

should share with the one who has none

anyone who has food should do the same

even tax collectors came to be baptized

teacher they asked what should we do

don't collect any more than you are

acquired to he told them

then some soldiers asked him

and what should we do

he replied

don't extort money and don't accuse

people falsely

be content with your

pay people were waiting expectantly

and were all wondering in their hearts

if john might possibly be the messiah

john answered them all

i baptize you with water

but one who is more powerful than i will

come the straps of whose sandals

i am not worthy to untie

he will baptize you with the holy spirit

and fire his winnowing fork is in his

hand to clear his threshing floor and to

gather the wheat into his barn

but he will burn up the chaff with

unquenchable fire

and with many other words john exhorted

the people and proclaimed the good news

to them

but when john rebuked herod the tetrarch

because of his marriage to herodias his

brother's wife

and all the other evil things he had

done

herod added this to them all

he locked john up in prison

when all the people were being baptized

jesus was baptized too

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and as he was praying

heaven was opened and the holy spirit

descended on him in bodily form like a

dove

and a voice came from heaven

you are my son whom i love

with you i am well pleased

now jesus himself was about 30 years old

when he began his ministry

he was the son so it was thought of

joseph the son of heli the son of matad

the son of levi the son of melki the son

of janae the son of joseph the son of

matthias the son of amos

the son of nahum the son of ezeli

the son of nachae

the son of mart

the son of matathius the son of semen

the son of josek the son of jodha the

son of yoanan the son of arisa the son

of zerubbabel the son of shiatiel the

son of neri the son of melki the son of

adi the son of kosam the son of al-madam

the son of

the son of joshua the son of eliezer the

son of jorim the son of matat the son of

levi the son of simeon the son of judah

the son of joseph

the son of jonah the son of eliyakum the

son of melia the son of menna the son of

matatha the son of nathan

the son of david the son of jesse

the son of obed

the son of boaz

the son of salman the son of nesha

the son of amimadab the son of ram

the son of hezron the son of perez the

son of judah the son of jacob the son of

isaac the son of abraham the son of

terror the son of noho the son of serug

the son of

the son of peleg the son of eber the son

of sheila the son of canaan the son of

afaq the son of shem the son of noah the

son of lamech the son of methuselah the

son of enoch

son of jared the son of mahal

the son of canaan the son of enoch

the son of seth the son of adam

the son

of god

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jesus

full of the holy spirit

left the jordan

and was led by the spirit into the

wilderness

where for forty days he was tempted by

the devil

he ate nothing during those days

and at the end of them he was hungry

the devil said to him

if you are the son of god

tell this stone to become bread

jesus answered it is written man shall

not live on bread alone

the devil led him up to a high place and

showed him in an instant all the

kingdoms of the world

and he said to him

i will give you all their authority and

splendor

it has been given to me and i can give

it to anyone i want to

if you worship me

it will all be yours

jesus answered it is written

worship the lord your god and serve him

only

the devil led him to jerusalem and had

him stand on the highest point of the

temple

if you are the son of god he said throw

yourself down from here

for it is written

he will command his angels concerning

you to guard you carefully they will

lift you up in their hands so that you

will not strike your foot against a

stone

jesus answered

it is said

do not put the lord your god to the test

when the devil had finished all this

tempting he left him until an opportune

time

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jesus returned to galilee in the power

of the spirit and news about him spread

through the whole countryside

he was teaching in their synagogues and

everyone praised him

he went to nazareth where he had been

brought up

and on the sabbath day he went into the

synagogue as was his custom

he stood up to read and the scroll of

the prophet isaiah was handed to him

unrolling it he found the place where it

is written

the spirit of the law is on me

because he has anointed me to proclaim

good news to the poor

he has sent me to proclaim freedom for

the prisoners

and recovery of sight for the blind

to set the oppressed free

to proclaim the year of the lord's favor

then he rolled up the scroll

gave it back to the attendant and sat

down

the eyes of everyone in the synagogue

were fastened on him

he began by saying to them

today

this scripture is fulfilled in your

hearing

all spoke well of him and were amazed at

the gracious words that came from his

lips

isn't this joseph's son

they asked

jesus said to them

surely you will quote this proverb to me

physician heal yourself

and you will tell me do here in your

hometown what we have heard that you did

in capernaum

truly i tell you he continued

no profit is accepted in his hometown

i assure you that there were many widows

in israel in elijah's time when the sky

was shut for three and a half years

and there was a severe famine throughout

the land yet elijah was not sent to any

of them but to a widow in zaraphat

in the region of sidon

and there were many in israel with

leprosy in the time of elijah the

prophet yet not one of them was

all the people in the synagogue were

furious when they heard this they got up

drove him out of the town

and took him to the brow of the hill on

which the town was built

in order to throw him off the cliff

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but he walked right through the crowd

and went on his way

then he went down to capernaum a town in

galilee

and on the sabbath he taught the people

they were amazed at his teaching because

his words had authority

in the synagogue there was a man

possessed by a demon an impure spirit he

cried out at the top of his voice go

away what do you want with us jesus of

nazareth have you come to destroy us i

know who you are the holy one of god

be quiet

jesus said sternly

come out of him

then the demon threw the man down before

them all

and came out without injuring him

all the people were amazed and said to

each other

what words these are

with authority and power

he gives orders to impure spirits and

they come out

and the news about him spread throughout

the surrounding area

jesus left the synagogue and went to the

home of simon

now simon's mother-in-law was suffering

from a high fever and they asked jesus

to help her

so he bent over her

and rebuked the fever

and it left her

she got up at once and began to wait on

them

at sunset the people brought to jesus

all who had various kinds of sickness

and laying his hands on each one

he healed them

moreover demons came out of many people

shouting you are the son of god

but he rebuked them and would not allow

them to speak because they knew he was

the messiah

at daybreak jesus went out to a solitary

place

the people were looking for him and when

they came to where he was

they tried to keep him from leaving them

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but he said i must proclaim the good

news of the kingdom of god to the other

towns also

because that is why i was sent

and he kept on preaching in the

synagogues of judea

one day as jesus was standing by the

lake of ganesha the people were crowding

around him and listening to the word of

god

he saw the water's edge two boats left

there by the fishermen were washing

their nets

he got into one of the boats the one

belonging to simon and asked him to put

out a little from shore

then he sat down

and told the people from the boat

he had finished speaking he said to

simon

put out into deep water and let down the

nets for a catch

simon answered master

we've worked hard all night and haven't

caught anything

but because you say so

i will let down the nets

when they had done so

they caught such a large number of fish

that their nets began to break so they

signaled their partners in the other

boat to come and help them and they came

and filled both boats so full

that they began to sink

when simon peter saw this he fell at

jesus knees and said

go away from me lord i am a sinful man

for he and all his companions were

astonished at the catch of fish they had

taken and so were james and john the

sons of zebedee simon's partners

then jesus said to simon

don't be afraid

from now on you will fish for people

so they pulled their boats up on shore

left everything and followed him

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while jesus was in one of the towns a

man came along who was covered with

leprosy

when he saw jesus he fell with his face

to the ground and begged him lord if you

are willing you can make me clean

jesus reached out his hand and touched

the man

i am willing he said

be clean

and immediately the leprosy left him

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then jesus ordered him

don't tell anyone but go show yourself

to the priest and offer the sacrifices

that moses commanded for your cleansing

as a testimony to them

yet the news about him spread all the

more

so that crowds of people came to hear

him and to be healed of their sicknesses

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but jesus often withdrew to lonely

places

and prayed

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one day jesus was teaching

and pharisees and teachers of the law

were sitting there

they had come from every village of

galilee and from judea and jerusalem

and the power of the lord was with jesus

to heal the sick

some men came carrying a paralyzed man

on a mat

and tried to take him into the house to

lay him before jesus

when they could not find a way to do

this because of the crowd

they went up on the roof

and lowered him on his mat

through the tiles

into the middle of the crowd

right in front

of jesus

when jesus saw their faith he said

friend

your sins are forgiven

the pharisees and the teachers of the

law began thinking to themselves

who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy

who can forgive sins but god alone

jesus knew what they were thinking and

asked why are you thinking these things

in your hearts

which is easier to say your sins are

forgiven or to say get up and walk

but i want you to know that the son of

man has authority on earth to forgive

sins

so he said to the paralyzed man

i tell you

get up

take your man

and go home

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immediately he stood up in front of them

took what he had been lying on and went

home praising god

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everyone was amazed and gave praise to

god they were filled with awe and said

we have seen remarkable things today

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after this jesus went out and saw a tax

collector by the name of levi sitting at

his tax booth

follow me jesus said to him

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and levi got up

left everything and followed him

then levi held a great banquet for jesus

at his house

and a large crowd of tax collectors and

others were eating with them but the

pharisees and the teachers of the law

who belonged to their sect complained to

his disciples

why do you eat and drink with tax

collectors and sinners

jesus answered them

it is not the healthy who need a doctor

but the sick

i have not come to call the righteous

but sinners to repentance

they said to him

john's disciples often fast and pray

and so do the disciples of the pharisees

but yours go on eating and drinking

jesus answered can you make the friends

of the bridegroom fast while he is with

them but the time will come when the

bridegroom will be taken from them

in those days they were fast

he told them this parable

no one tears a piece out of a new

garment to patch an old one

otherwise they will have torn the new

garment and the patch from the new will

not match the old

and no one pours new wine into old

wineskins otherwise the new wine will

burst the skins the wine will run out

and the wine skins will be ruined now

new wine must be poured into new

wineskins and no one after drinking old

wine wants the new for they say the old

is better

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one sabbath

jesus was going through the grain fields

and his disciples began to pick some

heads of grain rub them in their hands

and eat the kernels

some of the pharisees asked why are you

doing what is unlawful on the sabbath

jesus answered them have you never read

what david did when he and his

companions were hungry

he entered the house of god and taking

the consecrated bread

he ate what is lawful only for priests

to eat

and he also gave some to his companions

then jesus said to them

the son of man is lord of the sabbath

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on another sabbath he went into the

synagogue and was teaching and a man was

there whose right hand was shriveled

the pharisees and the teachers of the

law were looking for a reason to accuse

jesus

so they watched him closely to see if he

would heal on the sabbath

but jesus knew what they were thinking

and said to the man with a shriveled

hand

get up and stand in front of everyone

so he got up and stood there

then jesus said to them

i ask you

which is lawful on the sabbath to do

good

or to do evil

to save life or to destroy it

he looked around at them all

and then said to the man

stretch out your hand

he did so

and his hand was completely restored

but the pharisees and the teachers of

the law were furious

and began to discuss with one another

what they might do to jesus

one of those days jesus went out to a

mountain side to pray and spent the

night praying to god

when morning came

he called his disciples to him and chose

12 of them whom he also designated

apostles

simon whom he named peter

his brother andrew

james

john

philip

bartholomew

matthew

thomas

james son of alphaeus

simon who was called the zealot

judas son of james

and judas iscariot who became a traitor

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he went down with him and stood on a

level place a large crowd of his

disciples was there and a great number

of people from all over judea from

jerusalem and from the coastal region

around tyre and sidon who had come to

hear him and to be healed of their

diseases

those troubled by impure spirits were

cured the people all tried to touch him

because power was coming from him and

healing them all

looking at his disciples he said

blessed are you who are poor for yours

is the kingdom of god

blessed are you who hunger now

for you will be satisfied

blessed are you who weep now for you

will laugh

blessed are you when people hate you

when they exclude you and insult you and

reject your name as evil

because of the son of man

rejoice in that day and leap for joy

because great is your reward in heaven

for that is how their ancestors treated

the prophets

but woe to you who are rich

for you have already received your

comfort

woe to you who are well fed now for you

will go hungry woe to you who laugh now

for you will mourn and weep woe to you

when everyone speaks well of you

for that is how their ancestors treated

the false prophets

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but to you who are listening i say

love your enemies

do good to those who hate you

bless those who curse you

pray for those who mistreat you

if someone slaps you on one cheek

turn to them the other also

if someone takes your coat

do not withhold your shirt from them

give to everyone who asks you

and if anyone takes what belongs to you

do not demand it back

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do to others as you would have them do

to you

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if you love those who love you

what credit is that to you

even sinners love those who love them

and if you do good to those who are good

to you

what credit is that to you

even sinners do that

and if you lend to those from whom you

expect repayment

what credit is that to you

even sinners lend to sinners expecting

to be repaid in full

but love your enemies

do good to them and lend to them without

expecting to get anything back

then

your award will be great and you will be

children of the most high

because he is kind to the ungrateful and

wicked

be merciful just as your father is

merciful

do not judge

and you will not be judged

do not condemn

and you will not be condemned

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will be forgive

give

and it will be given to you

a good measure pressed down

shaken together and running over

will be poured into your lap

for with the measure you use

it will be measured to you

he also told them this parable

can the blind lead the blind

will they not both fall into a pit

the student is not above the teacher

but everyone who is fully trained will

be like their teacher

why do you look at the speck of sawdust

in your brother's eye

and pay no attention to the plank in

your own eye

how can you say to your brother

brother let me take the speck out of

your eye when you yourself fail to see

the plank in your own eye

you hypocrite first take the plank out

of your eye and then you will see

clearly to remove the speck from your

brother's eye

no good tree bears bad fruit

nor does a bad tree bear good fruit

each tree is recognized by its own fruit

people do not pick figs from thorn

bushes or grapes from briars

a good man brings good things out of the

goods stored up in his heart

and an evil man brings evil things out

of the evil stored up in his heart

the mouth speaks what the heart is full

off

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why'd you call me lord lord

and do not do what i say

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as for everyone who comes to me and

hears my words and puts them into

practice

i will show you what they are like

they are like a man building a house who

dug down deep and laid the foundation on

rock

when a flood came the torrent struck

that house but could not shake it

because it was well built

but the one who hears my words does not

put them into practice

is like a man who built a house on the

ground without a foundation

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the moment the torrent struck that house

it collapsed

and its destruction

was completed

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when jesus had finished saying all this

to the people who were listening

he entered capernaum

there a centurion servant whom his

master valued highly was sick and about

to die

the centurion heard of jesus

and sent some elders of the jews to him

asking him to come and heal his servant

when they came to jesus

they pleaded earnestly with him

this man deserves to have you do this

because he loves our nation

and has built our synagogue

so jesus went with them

he was not far from the house

when the centurion sent friends to say

to him

lord

don't trouble yourself

for i do not deserve to have you come

under my roof

that is why i did not even consider

myself worthy to come to you

but say the word

and my servant will be healed

for i myself am a man under authority

with soldiers under me

i tell this one

go

and he goes

and that one

come

and he comes

i say to my servant

do this and he does it

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when jesus heard this

he was amazed at him

and turning to the crowd following him

he said

i tell you i have not found such great

faith even in israel

then the man who had been sent returned

to the house and found the servant well

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soon afterward jesus went to a town

called name and his disciples of a large

crowd went along with him

as he approached the town gate a dead

person was being carried out

the only son of his mother and she was a

widow

and a large crowd from the town was with

her

when the lord saw her his heart went out

to her and he said

don't cry

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then he went up and touched the beer

they were carrying him on and the bearer

stood still

he said

young man i say to you get up

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the dead man sat up and began to talk

and jesus gave him back to his mother

they were all filled with all and

praised god

a great prophet has appeared among us

they said god has come to help his

people

this news about jesus spread throughout

judea and the surrounding country

john's disciples told him about all

these things

calling two of them he sent them to the

lord to ask

are you the one who is to come

or should we expect someone else

when the men came to jesus they said

john the baptist sent us to you to ask

are you the one who is to come or should

we expect someone else

at that very time

jesus cured many who had diseases

sicknesses and evil spirits

and gave sight to many who were blind

so he replied to the messengers

go back and report to john what you have

seen and heard

the blind receive sight

the lame walk

those who have leprosy are cleansed

the deaf here the dead are raised

and the good news is proclaimed to the

poor

blessed is anyone who does not stumble

on account of me

after jon's messengers left

jesus began to speak to the crowd about

john

what did you go out into the wilderness

to see

a reed swayed by the wind

if not

what did you go out to see

a man dressed in fine clothes

those who wear expensive clothes and

indulge in luxury are in palaces

but what did you go to see

a prophet

yes

i tell you and more than a prophet

this is the one about whom it is written

i will send my messenger ahead of you

who will prepare your way before you

i tell you among those born of women

there is no one greater than john

yet the one who is least in the kingdom

of god

is greater than he

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all the people even the tax collectors

when they heard jesus words acknowledged

that god's way was right because they

had been baptized by john

but the pharisees and the experts in the

law

rejected god's purpose for themselves

because they had not been baptized by

john

jesus went on to say

to what then can i compare the people of

this generation what are they like

they're like children sitting in the

marketplace

and calling out to each other

we play the pipe for you and you did not

dance we sang a dirge and you did not

cry

for john the baptist came neither eating

bread nor drinking wine and you say he

has a demon

the son of man came eating and drinking

and you say here is a glutton and a

drunkard a friend of tax collectors and

sinners

but wisdom is proved right

by all her children

when one of the pharisees invited jesus

to have dinner with him he went to the

pharisees house and reclined at the

table

a woman in that town who lived a sinful

life

learned that jesus was eating at the

pharisee's house

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so she came there with an alabaster jar

of perfume

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as she stood behind him at his feet

weeping

she began to wet his feet with her tears

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then she wiped them with her hair

kissed them and poured perfume on them

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when the pharisee who had invited him

saw this he said to himself

if this man were a prophet he would know

who is touching him and what kind of

woman she is that she is a sinner

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jesus answered him

simon

i have something to tell you

tell me teacher he said

two people owed money to a certain money

lender

one owed him 500 denarii and the other

50.

neither of them had the money to pay him

back

so he forgave the debts of both

now which of them

will love him more

simon replied i suppose the one who had

the bigger debt forgiven

you have judged correctly jesus said

then he turned toward the woman and said

to simon do you see this woman

i came into your house

you did not give me any water for my

feet but she wet my feet with her tears

and wiped them with her hair

but this woman from the time i entered

has not stopped kissing my feet

you did not put oil on my head

but she has poured perfume on my feet

therefore i tell you

her many sins have been forgiven

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as her great love has shown

but whoever has been forgiven little

loves little

then jesus said to her

your sins are forgiven

the other guests began to say among

themselves

who is this who even forgives sins

jesus said to the woman

your faith has saved you

go in peace

after this jesus traveled about from one

town and village to another proclaiming

the good news of the kingdom of god

twelve were with him and also some women

who had been cured of evil spirits and

diseases

mary called magdalen from whom seven

demons had come out

joanna the wife of chooser the manager

of herod's household

susanna and many others

these women were helping to support them

out of their own means

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while a large crowd was gathering and

people were coming to jesus from town

after town

he told this parable

a farmer went out to sow his seed

as he was scattering the seed some fell

along the path

it was trampled on and the birds ate it

up

some fell on rocky ground and when it

came up the plants withered because they

had no moisture

other seed fell among thorns

which grew up with it and choked the

plants

still other seed fell on good soil

it came up and yielded a crop

a hundred times more than was sown

when he said this he called out

whoever has ears to hear

let them hear

disciples asked him what this parable

meant

he said the knowledge of the secrets of

the kingdom of god has been given to you

but to others i speak in parables so

that those seeing they may not see

though hearing they may not understand

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this is the meaning of the parable

the seed is the word of god

those along the path are the ones who

hear

and then the devil comes and takes away

the word from their hearts so that they

may not believe and be saved

those on the rocky ground

are the ones who receive the word with

joy when they hear it

but they have no root

they believe for a while but in the time

of testing they fall away

the seed that fell among thorns stands

for those who hear

but as they go on their way they are

choked by life's worries riches and

pleasures and they do not mature

but the seed on good soil

stands for those with a noble and good

heart

who hear the word retain it

and by persevering

produce a crop

no one lights a lamp and hides it in a

clay jar or puts it under a bed

instead they put it on a stand so that

those who come in can see the light

for there is nothing hidden that will

not be disclosed and nothing concealed

it will not be known or brought out into

the open

therefore consider carefully how you

listen

whoever has will be given more

whoever does not have even what they

think they have

will be taken from them

now jesus's mother and brothers came to

see him but they were not able to get

near him because of the crowd

someone told him

your mother and brothers are standing

outside

waiting to see you

he replied

my mothers and brothers

are those who hear god's word

and put it into practice

one day jesus said to his disciples

let us go over to the other side of the

lake

so they got into a boat and set out

as they sailed he fell asleep

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a squall came down on the lake

so that the boat was being swamped and

they were in great danger

the disciples went and woke him saying

master master we're going to drown

he got up

and rebuked the wind and the raging

waters

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the storm subsided and all was calm

where is your faith he asked his

disciples

in fear and amazement they asked one

another

who is this he commands even the winds

and the water

and they obey him

they sail to the region of the gerasenes

which is across the lake from galilee

when jesus stepped ashore he was met by

a demon-possessed man from the town

for a long time this man had not worn

clothes or lived in a house but had

lived in the tools

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when he saw jesus he cried out and fell

at his feet shouting at the top of his

voice what do you want with me jesus son

of the most high god i beg you don't

torture

me for jesus had commanded the impure

spirit to come out of the man

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many times it had seized him and though

he was chained hand and foot and kept

under guard he had broken his chains and

had been driven by the demon into

solitary places

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jesus asked him what is your name

legion he replied

because many demons had gone into him

and they begged jesus repeatedly not to

order them to go into the abyss

a large herd of pigs was feeding there

on the hillside

the demons begged jesus to let them go

into the pigs

and he gave them permission

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when the demons came out of the man they

went into the pigs and the herd rushed

down the steep bank into the lake and

was drowned

when those tending the pigs saw what had

happened they ran off and reported this

in the town and countryside the people

went out to see what had happened

when they came to jesus they found the

man from whom the demons had gone out

sitting at jesus's feet dressed and in

his right mind

and they were afraid

those who had seen it

told the people how the demon-possessed

man had been cured

and all the people of the region of the

gerasenes asked jesus to leave them

because they were overcome with fear

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so he got into the boat and left

the man from whom the demons had gone

out

begged to go with him

but jesus sent him away saying

return home and tell how much god has

done for you

so the man went away and told all over

town how much jesus had done for him

now when jesus returned a crowd welcomed

him for they were all expecting him

then a man named jairus a synagogue

leader came and fell at jesus's feet

pleading with him to come to his house

because his only daughter a girl of

about 12 was dying

as jesus was on his way

the crowds almost crushed him

and a woman was there who had been

subject to bleeding for 12 years but no

one could heal her

came up behind him and touched the edge

of his cloak

and immediately her bleeding stopped

who touched me jesus asked

when they all denied it peter said

master the people are crowding and

pressing against you

but jesus said

someone touched me

i know that power has gone out for me

then the woman seeing that she could not

go unnoticed

came trembling and fell at his feet

in the presence of all the people she

told why she had touched him and how she

had been instantly healed

then he said to her

daughter your faith has healed you

go in peace

while jesus was still speaking someone

came from the house of jairus the

synagogue leader

your daughter is dead he said

don't bother the teacher anymore

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hearing this jesus said to jairus don't

be afraid just believe and she will be

healed

when he arrived at the house of jairus

he did not let anyone go in with him

except peter john and james and the

child's father and mother

meanwhile all the people were wailing

and mourning for her

stop wailing jesus said

she is not dead but asleep

they laughed at him knowing that she was

dead

but he took her by the hand and said

my child get up

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her spirit returned and at once she

stood up

then jesus told them to give her

something to eat

her parents were astonished

but he ordered them not to tell anyone

what had happened

when jesus had called the twelve

together

he gave them power and authority to

drive out all demons and to cure

diseases and he sent them out to

proclaim the kingdom of god and to heal

the sick

he told them

take nothing for the journey

no staff no bag no bread no money no

extra shirt whatever house you enter

stay there until you leave that town

if people do not welcome you

leave their town and shake the dust off

your feet as a testimony against them

so they set out and went from village to

village proclaiming the good news and

healing people everywhere

now herod the tetrarch heard about all

that was going on

and he was perplexed

because some were saying that john had

been raised from the dead others that

elijah had appeared and still others

that one of the prophets of long ago had

come back to life but herod said i

beheaded john

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who then is this i hear such things

about

and he tried to see him

when the apostles returned they reported

to jesus what they had done

then he took them with him and they

withdrew by themselves to a town called

bethsider

but the crowds learnt about it and

followed him

he welcomed them and spoke to them about

the kingdom of god and healed those who

needed healing

late in the afternoon the twelve came to

him and said

send the crowd away so they can go to

the surrounding villages and countryside

and find food and lodging because we are

in a remote place here

you replied

you give them something to eat

they answered we have only five loaves

of bread and two fish

unless we go and buy food for all this

crowd

about five thousand men were there

but he said to his disciples have them

sit down in groups of about fifty each

the disciples did so and everyone sat

down

taking the five loaves and the two fish

and looking up to heaven

he gave thanks and broke them

then he gave them to the disciples to

distribute to the people

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they all ate and were satisfied

[Music]

and the disciples picked up 12

basketfuls of broken pieces that were

left over

once when jesus was praying in private

and his disciples were with him he asked

them

who did the crowd say i am

they replied

some say john the baptist others say

elijah and still others that one of the

prophets of long ago has come back to

life

but what about you he asked

who do you say i am

peter answered god's messiah

jesus strictly warned them not to tell

this to anyone

and he said

the son of man must suffer many things

and be rejected by the elders the chief

priests and the teachers of the law

he must be killed

and on the third day be raised to life

then he said

whoever wants to be my disciple must

deny themselves

and take up their cross daily and follow

me

for whoever wants to save their life

will lose it

but whoever loses their life for me will

save it

what good is it for someone to gain the

whole world

yet lose or forfeit their very self

whoever is ashamed of me in my words

the son of man will be ashamed of them

when he comes in his glory

and in the glory of the father

and of the holy angels

truly i tell you

some who are standing here will not

taste death before they see the kingdom

of god

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about eight days after jesus said this

he took peter john and james with him

and went up onto a mountain to pray

as he was praying

the appearance of his face changed

and his clothes became as bright as a

flash of lightning

[Music]

two men

moses and elijah

appeared in glorious splendor talking

with jesus

they spoke about his departure which he

was about to bring to fulfillment of

jerusalem

peter and his companions were very

sleepy

but when they became fully awake

they saw his glory and the two men

standing with him

as the men were leaving jesus

peter said to him master it is good for

us to be here let us put up three

shelters one for you one for moses and

one for elijah he did not know what he

was saying

while he was speaking a cloud appeared

and covered them

and they were afraid as they entered the

cloud

a voice came from the cloud saying

this is my son whom i have chosen

listen to him

when the voice had spoken

they found that jesus was alone

the disciples kept this to themselves

and did not tell anyone at that time

what they had seen

the next day when they came down from

the mountain a large crowd met him

a man in the crowd called out teacher

i beg you to look at my son for he is my

only child

a spirit seizes him and he suddenly

screams it throws him into convulsions

so that he foams at the mouth

it scarcely ever leaves him and is

destroying him i begged your disciples

to drive it out but they could not

you unbelieving and perverse generations

jesus replied

how long shall i stay with you and put

up with you

bring your son here

even while the boy was coming the demons

threw him to the ground in a convulsion

[Music]

but jesus rebuked the impure spirit

healed the boy

[Music]

and gave him back to his father

and they were all amazed at the

greatness of god

[Music]

[Applause]

while everyone was marveling at all that

jesus did he said to his disciples

listen carefully to what i'm about to

tell you

the son of man is going to be delivered

into the hands of men

but they did not understand what this

meant

it was hidden from them so that they did

not grasp it

and they were afraid to ask him about it

an argument started among the disciples

as to which of them would be the

greatest

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jesus knowing their thoughts took a

little child and had him stand beside

him

then he said to them

whoever welcomes this little child in my

name

welcomes me

and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one

who sent me

for it is the one who is least among you

all who is the greatest

master said john

we saw someone driving out demons in

your name and we tried to stop him

because he is not one of us

do not stop him jesus said

for whoever is not against you

is for you

as the time approached for him to be

taken up to heaven

jesus resolutely set out for jerusalem

and he sent messengers on ahead who went

into a samaritan village to get things

ready for him

but the people there did not welcome him

because he was heading for jerusalem

when the disciples james and john saw

this they asked

lord

do you want us to call fire down from

heaven to destroy them

but jesus turned and rebuked them

then he and his disciples went to

another village

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as they were walking along the road a

man said to him

i will follow you wherever you go

jesus replied

foxes have dens and birds have nests

but the son of man has no place to lay

his head

he said to another man

follow me

but he replied

lord first let me go and bury my father

jesus said to him

let the dead bury their own dead

but you go and proclaim the kingdom of

god

still another said i will follow you

lord but first let me go back and say

goodbye to my family

jesus replied no one who puts a hand to

the plow and looks back

is fit for service in the kingdom of god

after this the lord appointed 72 others

and sent them two by two ahead of him to

every town and place where he was about

to go

he told them

the harvest is plentiful but the workers

are few

ask the lord of the harvest therefore to

send out workers into his harvest field

go

i am sending you out like lambs among

wolves

do not take a purse or bag or sandals

and do not greet anyone on the road

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when you enter a house first say peace

to this house

if someone who promotes peace is there

your peace will rest on them

if not it will return to you

stay there eating and drinking whatever

they give you

for the worker deserves his wages

do not move around from house to house

when you enter a town and are welcomed

eat what is offered to you

heal the sick who are there and tell

them the kingdom of god has come near to

you

but when you enter a town and are not

welcomed

go into its streets and say even the

dust of your town we wipe from our feet

as a warning to you

yet be sure of this

the kingdom of god has come near

i tell you it will be more bearable on

that day for sodom than for that town

woe to you corazon

woe to you bethsaider

for if the miracles that were performed

in you had been performed in tyre and

sidon

they would have repented long ago

sitting in sackcloth and ashes

but it will be more bearable for tyre

and sidon at the judgment than for you

and you capernaum

will you be lifted to the heavens

no

you will go down to hades

whoever listens to you listens to me

whoever rejects you rejects me

but whoever rejects me

rejects him who sent me

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the 72 returned with joy and said lord

even the demons submit to us in your

name

he replied

i saw satan fall like a lightning from

heaven

i have given you authority to trample on

snakes and scorpions and to overcome all

the power of the enemy

nothing will harm you

however do not rejoice that the spirits

submit to you

but rejoice that your names are written

in heaven

at that time

jesus full of joy through the holy

spirit said

i praise you father

lord of heaven and earth because you

have hidden these things from the wise

and learn it and reveal them to little

children

yes father for this is what you were

pleased to do

all things have been committed to me by

my father

no one knows who the son is except the

father and no one knows who the father

is except the son

and those to whom the son chooses to

reveal him

then he turned to his disciples and said

privately

blessed are the eyes that see what you

see

for i tell you that many prophets and

kings wanted to see what you see

but did not see it

and to hear what you hear

but did not hear it

one occasion an expert in the law stood

up to test jesus

teacher he asked what must i do to

inherit eternal life

what is written in the law he replied

how do you read it

he answered

love the lord your god with all your

heart and with all your soul and with

all your strength and with all your mind

and love your neighbor as

yourself you have answered correctly

jesus replied do this and you will live

but he wanted to justify himself

so he asked jesus

and who is my neighbor

in reply jesus said

a man was going down from jerusalem to

jericho

when he was attacked by robbers

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they stripped him of his clothes beat

him and went away leaving him half dead

a priest happened to be going down the

same road and when he saw the man he

passed by on the other side

so too a levite when he came to the

place and saw him

passed by on the other side

but a samaritan as he traveled came

where the man was and when he saw him he

took pity on him

he went to him and bandaged his wounds

pouring on oil and wine

[Music]

then he put the man on his own donkey

brought him to an inn and took care of

him

the next day he took out two dinari and

gave them to the innkeeper look after

him he said

and when i return

i will reimburse you for any extra

expense you may have

which of these three do you think was a

neighbor to the man who fell into the

hands of robbers

the expert in the law replied

the one who had mercy on him

jesus told him

go and do likewise

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as jesus and his disciples were on their

way he came to a village where a woman

named martha opened her home to him

she had a sister called mary who sat at

the lord's feet listening to what he

said

but martha was distracted by all the

preparations that had to be made

she came to him and asked lord don't you

care that my sister has left me to do

the work by myself tell her to help me

martha martha the lord answered you are

worried and upset about many things

but few things are needed

or indeed only one

mary has chosen what is better

and it will not be taken away from her

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one day jesus was praying in a certain

place

when he finished one of his disciples

said to him

lord teach us to pray just as john

taught his disciples

[Music]

he said to them

when you pray

father

hallowed be your name

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your kingdom come

give us each day our daily bread

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forgive us our sins

for we also forgive everyone who sins

against us

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and lead us not into temptation

then jesus said to them

suppose you have a friend

and you go to him at midnight and say

friend

lend me three loaves of bread

a friend of mine on a journey has come

to me and i have no food to offer him

and suppose the one inside answers

don't bother me

the door is already locked

my children and i are in bed

i can't get up and give you anything

i tell you

even though he will not get up and give

you the bread because of friendship

yet because of your shameless audacity

he will surely get up and give you as

much as you need

so i say to you

ask and it will be given to you

seek and you will find

knock and the door will be open to you

for everyone who asks receives

the one who seeks finds

and to the one who knocks

the door will be opened

which of you fathers

if your son asks for a fish

will give him a snake instead

or if he asks for an egg will give him a

scorpion

if you then though you are evil know how

to give good gifts to your children

how much more will your father in heaven

give the holy spirit to those who ask

him

jesus was driving out a demon that was

mute

when the demon left

the man who had been muted

[Applause]

some of them said

by be azerbaijan the prince of demons he

is driving out demons

others tested him by asking for a sign

from heaven

jesus knew their thoughts and said to

them

any kingdom divided against itself will

be ruined

and a house divided against itself will

fall

if satan is divided against himself

how can his kingdom stand

i say this because you claim that i

drive out demons by beelzebub

now if i drive out demons by the elves

by whom do your followers drive them out

so then they will be your judges

but if i drive out demons by the finger

of god

then the kingdom of god has come upon

you

when a strong man fully armed guards his

own house

his possessions are safe

but when someone stronger attacks and

overpowers him

he takes away the armor in which the man

trusted and divides up his plunder

whoever is not with me is against me

and whoever does not gather with me

scatters

when an impure spirit comes out of a

person

it goes through arid places seeking rest

and does not find it

then it says i will return to the house

i left

when it arrives

it finds the house swept clean and put

in order

then it goes and takes seven other

spirits more wicked than itself

and they go in and live there

the final condition of that person

is worse than the first

as jesus was saying these things a woman

in the crowd called out

blessed is the mother who gave you birth

and nursed you

he replied

blessed rather are those who hear the

word of god and obey it

as the crows increased jesus said

this is a wicked generation

it asks for a sign

but none will be given it except the

sign of jonah

for as jonah was assigned to the

ninevites so also will the son of man be

to this generation

the queen of the south will rise at the

judgment with the people of this

generation and condemn them

for she came from the ends of the earth

to listen to solomon's wisdom

and now something greater than solomon

is here the men of nineveh will stand up

at the judgment with this generation and

condemn it for they repented at the

preaching of jonah

and now something greater than jonah is

here

no one lights a lamp and puts it in a

place where it will be hidden

or under a bowl

instead they put it on its stand

so that those who come in may see the

light

your eye is the lamp of your body

when your eyes are healthy your whole

body also is full of light

but when they are unhealthy

your body also is full of darkness

see to it then that the light within you

is not darkness

therefore if your whole body is full of

light and no part of it dark

it will be just as full of light as when

a lap shines its light on you

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when jesus had finished speaking a

pharisee invited him to eat with him

so he went in and reclined at the table

but the pharisee was surprised when he

noticed that jesus did not first wash

before the meal

then the lord said to him

now then

you pharisees clean the outside of the

cup and dish

but inside you are full of greed and

wickedness you foolish people

did not the one who made the outside

make the inside also

but now as for what is inside you

be generous to the poor

and everything will be clean for you

woe to you pharisees

because you give god a tenth of your

mint roo and all the other kinds of

garden herbs

but you neglect justice and the love of

god

you should have practiced the latter

without leaving the former undone

woe to you pharisees

because you love the most important

seats in the synagogues

and respectful greetings in the

marketplaces

because you are like unmarked graves

which people walk over without knowing

it

one of the experts in the law answered

him

teacher when you say these things you

insult us also

jesus replied

and you experts in the law woe to you

because you load people down with

burdens they can hardly carry

and you yourselves will not lift one

finger to help them

because you build tombs for the prophets

and it was your ancestors who killed

them

so you testified that you approve of

what your ancestors

because of this

god in his wisdom said

i will send them prophets and apostles

some of whom they will kill and others

they will persecute

therefore this generation will be held

responsible for the blood of all the

prophets that has been shed since the

beginning of the world

from the blood of abel to the blood of

zechariah who was killed between the

altar and the sanctuary

yes i tell you

this generation will be held responsible

for it all

woe to you experts in the law

because you have taken away the key to

knowledge

you yourselves have not entered and you

have hindered those who were entering

when jesus went outside

the pharisees and the teachers of the

law began to oppose him fiercely

and to besiege him with questions

waiting to catch him in something he

might say

meanwhile when a crowd of many thousands

had gathered so that they were trampling

on one another

jesus began to speak first to his

disciples saying

be on your guard against the east of the

pharisees which is hypocrisy

there is nothing concealed that will not

be disclosed

or hidden it will not be made known

what you have said in the dark will be

heard in the daylight

and what you whispered in the ear in the

inner rooms

will be proclaimed from the roofs

i tell you my friends

do not be afraid of those who kill the

body and after that can do no more

i will show you who you should fear

fear him who after your body has been

killed

has authority to throw you into hell

yes i tell you

fear him

are not five sparrows sold for two

pennies

yet not one of them is forgotten by god

indeed the very hairs of your head are

all numbered

don't be afraid

you are worth more than many sparrows

i tell you

whoever publicly acknowledges me before

others the son of man will also

acknowledge before the angels of god

but whoever disowns me before others

will be disowned before the angels of

god

and everyone who speaks a word against

the son of man

will be forgiven

but anyone who blasphemes against the

holy spirit

will not be forgiven

when you are brought before synagogues

rulers and authorities

do not worry about how you will defend

yourselves or what you will say for the

holy spirit will teach you at that time

what you should say

someone in the crowd said to him

teacher tell my brother to divide the

inheritance with me

jesus replied

man

who appointed me a judge or an arbiter

between you

then he said to them

watch out

be on your guard against all kinds of

greed

life does not consist in an abundance of

possessions

and he told them this parable

the ground of a certain rich man yielded

an abundant harvest

he thought to himself what shall i do i

have no place to store my crops

then he said this is what i'll do

i will tear down my barns and build

bigger ones and there i will store my

surplus grain and i'll say to myself you

have plenty of grain laid up for many

years

take life easy

eat

drink and be merry

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but god said to him

you fool

this very night your life will be

demanded from you

[Music]

then who will get what you have prepared

for yourself

[Music]

this is how it will be with whoever

stores up things for themselves but is

not rich toward god

then jesus said to his disciples

therefore i tell you do not worry about

your life what you will eat or about

your body what you will wear

for life is more than food and the body

more than clothes

consider the ravens

they do not sow or reap

they have no storeroom or barn

yet god feeds them and how much more

valuable you are than birds

who of you by worrying

can add a single hour to your life

since you cannot do this very little

thing

why do you worry about the rest

consider how the wild flowers grow

they do not labor or spin

yet i tell you

not even solomon in all his splendor was

dressed like one of

these if that is how god clothed the

grass of the field which is here today

and tomorrow is thrown into the fire how

much more will he clothe you

you of little faith

and do not set your heart on what you

will eat or drink

do not worry about it

for the pagan world runs after all such

things

and your father knows that you need them

but seek his kingdom

these things will be given to you as

well

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do not be afraid little flock for your

father has been pleased to give you the

kingdom

sell your possessions and give to the

poor

provide purses for yourselves that will

not wear out

a treasure in heaven that will never

fail

where no thief comes near and no moth

destroys

for where your treasure is

there your heart will be also

be dressed ready for service

and keep your lamps burning

like servants waiting for their master

to return from a wedding banquet

so that when he comes and knocks they

can immediately open the door for him

it will be good for those servants whose

master finds them watching when he comes

truly i tell you he will dress himself

to serve

we'll have them recline at the table

and we'll come and wait on them

it will be good for those servants whose

master finds them ready

even if he comes in the middle of the

night or toward daybreak

but understand this

if the owner of the house

had known at what hour the thief was

coming

he would not have let his house be

broken into

you also must be ready because the son

of man will come at an hour when you do

not expect him

peter asked lord are you telling this

parable to us

or to everyone

the lord answered who then is the

faithful and wise manager whom the

master puts in charge of his servants to

give them their food alliance at the

proper time

it will be good for that servant whom

the master finds doing so when he

returns

truly i tell you he will put him in

charge of all his possessions but

suppose the servant says to himself my

master is taking a long time in coming

and he then begins to beat the other

servants both men and women and to eat

and drink and get drunk

the master of that servant will come on

a day when he does not expect him

and at an hour he is not aware of

he will cut him to pieces and assign him

a place with the unbelievers

the servant who knows the master's will

and does not get ready or does not do

what the master wants

will be beaten with many blows

but the one who does not know and does

things deserving punishment will be

beaten with few blows

from everyone who has been given much

much will be demanded

and from the one who has been entrusted

with much

much more will be asked

i have come to bring fire on the earth

and how i wish it were already kindled

but i have a baptism to undergo

and what constraint i am under until it

is completed

do you think i came to bring peace on

earth

no i tell you a division

from now on there will be five in one

family divided against each other three

against two and two against three they

will be divided father against son and

son against father mother against

daughter and daughter against mother

mother-in-law against daughter-in-law

and daughter-in-law against

mother-in-law

he said to the crowd

when you see a cloud rising in the west

immediately you say it's going to rain

and it does

and when the south wind blows you say

it's going to be hot and it is

hypocrites

you know how to interpret the appearance

of the earth and the sky

how is it that you don't know how to

interpret this present time

why don't you judge for yourselves what

is right

as you are going with your adversary to

the magistrate

try hard to be reconciled on the way

or your adversary may drag you off to

the judge and the judge turn you over to

the officer and the officer throw you

into prison

i tell you

you will not get out

until you have paid the last penny

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now there were some present at that time

who told jesus about the galileans whose

blood pilate had mixed with their

sacrifices

jesus answered

do you think that these galileans were

worse sinners than all the other

galileans because they suffered this way

i tell you no

but unless you repent you too will all

perish or those 18 who died when the

tower in siloam fell on them

do you think they were more guilty than

all the others living in jerusalem

i tell you no

but unless you repent

you too

will all perish

then he told this parable

a man had a fig tree growing in his

vineyard

and he went to look for fruit on it but

did not find any

so he said to the man who took care of

the vineyard

for three years now i've been coming to

look for fruit on this fig tree and

haven't found any

cut it down

why should it use up the soil

sir the man replied

leave it alone for one more year and

i'll dig around it and fertilize it

if it bears fruit next year fine if not

then cut it down

on a sabbath jesus was teaching in one

of the synagogues

and a woman was there who had been

crippled by a spirit for 18 years

she was bent over and could not

straighten up at all

when jesus saw her he called her forward

and said to her

woman

you are set free from your infirmity

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then he put his hands on her

[Music]

and immediately she straightened up

[Music]

and praised god

indignant because jesus had healed on

the sabbath the synagogue leader said to

the people

there are six days for work

so come and be healed on those days not

on the sabbath

the lord answered him

you hypocrites

doesn't each of you on the sabbath untie

your ox or donkey from the stall and

lead it out to give it water

then should not this woman

a daughter of abraham whom satan has

kept bound for 18 long years

be set free on the sabbath day from what

bound her

when he said this

all his opponents were humiliated

but the people were delighted with all

the wonderful things he was doing

then jesus asked what is the kingdom of

god like what shall i compare it to

it is like a mustard seed which a man

took and planted in his garden

it grew and became a tree

and the birds perched in its branches

again he asked what shall i compare the

kingdom of god to

it is like yeast

that a woman took and mixed into about

60 pounds of flour

until it worked all through the dough

then jesus went through the towns and

villages

teaching as he made his way to jerusalem

someone asked him

lord are only a few people going to be

saved

he said to them

make every effort to enter through the

narrow door

because many i tell you will try to

enter

and will not be able to

once the owner of the house gets up and

closes the door he will stand outside

knocking and pleading sir

open the door for us

but he will answer

i don't know you

or where you come from

then you will say

we ate and dragged with you

and you

and gnashing of teeth

when you see abraham isaac and jacob and

all the prophets in the kingdom of god

but you yourselves thrown out

people will come from east and west and

north and south

and will take their places at the feast

in the kingdom of god

indeed there are those who are last who

will be first

and first who will be last

at that time some pharisees came to

jesus and said to him

leave this place and go somewhere else

herod wants to kill you

he replied

go tell that fox i will keep on driving

out demons and healing people today and

tomorrow and on the third day i will

reach my goal

[Music]

in any case i must press on today and

tomorrow and the next day

for surely no prophet can die outside

jerusalem

[Music]

jerusalem

jerusalem

you who kill the prophets and stone

those sent to you

how often i have longed to gather your

children together as a hen gathers her

chicks under her wings

and you were not willing

look

your house is left to you desolate i

tell you you will not see me again until

you say

blessed is he who comes in the name of

the lord

[Music]

one sabbath when jesus went to eat in

the house of a prominent pharisee he was

being carefully watched

there in front of him was a man

suffering from abnormal swelling of his

body

jesus asked the pharisees and experts in

the law

is it lawful to heal on the sabbath or

not

but they remain silent

so

taking hold of the man

he healed him and sent him on his way

and they had nothing to say

when he noticed how the guests picked

the places of honor at the table

he told them this parable

when someone invites you to a wedding

feast

do not take the place of honor

for a person more distinguished than you

may have been invited if so the host who

invited both of you will come and say to

you give this person your seat

then humiliated you will have to take

the least important place

but when you are invited

take the lowest place

so that when your host comes he will say

to you

friend move up to a better place then

you will be honored in the presence of

all the other guests

for all those who exalt themselves will

be humbled

and those who humble themselves will be

exalted

then jesus said to his host

when you give a luncheon or dinner

do not invite your friends your brothers

or sisters your relatives or your rich

neighbors

if you do they may invite you back and

so you will be repaid

although they cannot repay you

you will be repaid at the resurrection

of the righteous

when one of those at the table with him

heard this he said to jesus

blessed is the one who will eat at the

feast in the kingdom of god

jesus replied

a certain man was preparing a great

banquet and invited many guests

[Music]

at the time of the banquet he sent his

servant to tell those who'd been invited

come for everything is now ready

but they all alike began to make excuses

the first

said i have just bought a field and i

must go and see it please excuse me

another said

i have just bought five yoke of oxen and

i'm on my way to try them out please

excuse me

still another said i just got married so

i can't come

the servant came back and reported this

to his master

then the owner of the house became angry

and ordered his servant

go out quickly into the streets and

alleys of the town and bring in the poor

the crippled the blind and the lame

sir

the servant said

what you ordered has been done but there

is still wrong

then the master told his servant

go out to the roads and country lanes

and compel them to come in so that my

house will be full

i tell you not one of those who were

invited will get a taste of my banquet

[Music]

[Applause]

large crowds were traveling with jesus

and turning to them he said

if anyone comes to me and does not hate

father and mother wife and children

brothers and sisters

yes even their own life such a person

cannot be my disciple

and whoever does not carry their cross

and follow me

cannot be my disciple

suppose one of you wants to build a

tower won't you first sit down and

estimate the cost to see if you have

enough money to complete it

for if you lay the foundation and are

not able to finish it

everyone who sees it will ridicule you

saying this person began to build and

wasn't able to finish

or suppose a king is about to go to war

against another king won't he first sit

down and consider whether he is able

with ten thousand men to oppose the one

coming against him with twenty thousand

if he is not able he will send a

delegation while the other is still a

long way off and will ask for terms of

peace

in the same way

those of you who do not give up

everything you have

cannot be my disciples

salt is good

but if it loses its saltiness how can it

be made salty again

it is neither fit for the soil nor for

the manure pile

it is thrown out

whoever has ears to hear let them hear

now the tax collectors and sinners were

all gathering around to hear jesus but

the pharisees and the teachers of the

law muttered

suppose one of you has a hundred sheep

and loses one of them

doesn't he leave the 99 in the open

country and go after the lost sheep

until he finds it

and when he finds it

he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and

goes home

then he calls his friends and neighbours

together and says rejoice with me i have

found my lost sheep

i tell you

that in the same way there will be more

rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who

repents

than over 99 righteous persons who do

not need to repent

or suppose a woman has ten silver coins

and loses one

doesn't she light a lamp

[Music]

sweep the house and search carefully

until she finds it

and when she finds it

she calls her friends and neighbors

together and says

rejoice with me i have found my lost

coin

in the same way i tell you

there is rejoicing in the presence of

the angels of god over one sinner who

repents

jesus continued

there was a man who had two sons

the younger one said to his father

father give me my share of the estate

so he divided his property between them

not long after that the youngest son got

together all he had

set off for a distant country

and there squandered his wealth in wild

living

after he had spent everything

there was a severe famine in that whole

country and he began to be in need

so he went and hired himself out to a

citizen of that country

who sent him to his fields to feed pigs

he longed to fill his stomach with the

pods that the pigs were eating

but no one gave him anything

when he came to his senses he said

how many of my father's hired servants

have food to spare

and here i am starving to death

i will set out and go back to my father

and say to him father

i have sinned against heaven and against

you

i am no longer worthy to be called your

son

make me like one of your hired servants

so he got up and went to his father

but while he was still a long way off

his father saw him

and was filled with compassion for him

he ran to his son

threw his arms around him and kissed him

the son said to him

father i have sinned against heaven and

against you

i am no longer worthy to be called your

son

but the father said to his servants

quick

bring the best robe and put it on him

put a ring on his finger and sandals on

his feet

bring the fattened calf and kill it

let's have a feast and celebrate

for this son of mine was dead and is

alive again

he was lost

and is found

so they began to celebrate

meanwhile the older son was in the field

when he came near the house he heard

music and dancing

so he called one of the servants and

asked him what was going on

your brother has come he replied

and your father has killed the fattened

calf because he has him back safe and

sound

the older brother became angry and

refused to go in

so his father went out and pleaded with

him

but he answered his father

look

all these years i've been slaving for

you and never disobeyed your orders

yet you never gave me even a young goat

so i could celebrate with my friends

but when this son of yours who has

squandered your property with

prostitutes comes home

you kill a fattened car for him

my son

the father said

you are always with me

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and everything i have is yours

but we had to celebrate and be glad

because this brother of yours was dead

and is alive again

he was lost and is found

jesus told his disciples

there was a rich man whose manager was

accused of wasting his possessions

so he called him in and asked him what

is this i hear about you give an account

of your management because you cannot be

manager any longer

the manager said to himself what shall i

do now my master is taking away my job

i'm not strong enough to dig and i'm

ashamed to beg

i know what i'll do so that when i lose

my job here people will welcome me into

their houses

so he called in each one of his masters

debtors he asked the first

how much do you owe my master

900 gallons of olive oil he replied

the manager told him take your bill sit

down quickly

and make it 450.

then he asked the second and how much do

you owe

a thousand bushels of wheat he replied

he told him take your bill and make it

800.

the master commended the dishonest

manager because he had acted truly

for the people of this world are more

shrewd in dealing with their own kind

than other people of the light

i tell you use worldly wealth to gain

friends for yourselves

so that when it is gone

you will be welcomed into eternal

dwellings

whoever can be trusted with very little

can also be trusted with much

and whoever is dishonest with very

little

will also be dishonest with much

so

if you have not been trustworthy in

handling worldly wealth

who will trust you with true riches

and if you have not been trustworthy

with someone else's property

who will give you property of your own

no one can serve two masters

either you will hate the one and love

the other

or you will be devoted to the one and

despise the other

[Music]

you cannot serve both god

and money

[Music]

the pharisees who loved money

heard all this and were sneering at

jesus

he said to them

you are the ones who justify yourselves

in the eyes of others

but god knows your hearts

what people value highly is detestable

in god's sight

the law and the prophets were proclaimed

until john

since that time the good news of the

kingdom of god is being preached

and everyone is forcing their way into

it

it is easier for heaven and earth to

disappear

than for the least stroke of a pen

to drop out of the law

anyone who divorces his wife and marries

another woman commits adultery

and the man who marries a divorced woman

commits adultery

there was a rich man who was dressed in

purple and fine linen and lived in

luxury every day

at his gate was laid a beggar named

lazarus

covered with souls and longing to eat

what fell from the rich man's table

even the dogs came and licked his sores

the time came when the beggar died and

the angels carried him to abraham's side

the rich man also died and was buried in

hades where he was in torment he looked

up and saw abraham far away with lazarus

by his side

so he called to him

father abraham have pity on me and send

lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in

water and cool my tongue because i am in

agony in this fire

but abraham replied

son remember that in your lifetime

you received your good things

while lazarus received bad things

but now he is comforted here and you are

in agony

[Music]

and besides all this

between us and you

a great chasm has been set in place

so that those who want to go from here

to you cannot

nor can anyone cross over from there to

us

he answered then i beg you father send

lazarus to my family for i have five

brothers

let him warn them so that they will not

also come to this place of torment

abraham replied

they have moses and the prophets

let them listen to them

no father abraham he said

but if someone from the dead goes to

them they will repent

he said to him

if they do not listen to moses and the

prophets they will not be convinced

even if someone rises from the dead

[Music]

jesus said to his disciples

things that cause people to stumble are

bound to come

but woe to anyone through whom they come

it would be better for them to be thrown

into the sea with a millstone tied round

their neck

than to cause one of these little ones

to stumble

so watch yourselves

if your brother or sister sins against

you

rebuke them

and if they repent

forgive them

even if they sin against you seven times

in a day

and seven times come back to you saying

i repent you must forgive them

the apostles said to the lord

increase our faith

he replied

if you have faith

as small as a mustard seed

you can say to this mulberry tree

be uprooted and plant planted in the sea

and it will obey you

suppose one of you has a servant plowing

or looking after the sheep

will he say to the servant when he comes

in from the field

come along now and sit down to eat

won't he rather say prepare my supper

get yourself ready and wait on me while

i eat and drink

after that you may eat and drink will he

thank the servant because he did what he

was told to do

so you also when you have done

everything you were told to do

should say

we are unworthy servants

we have only done our duty

[Music]

now on his way to jerusalem

jesus traveled along the border between

samaria and galilee as he was going into

a village

ten men who had leprosy met him

they stood at a distance and called out

in a loud voice

jesus master have pity on us

[Music]

when he saw them he said

go

show yourselves to the priests

[Music]

and as they went

they were cleansed

one of them

when he saw he was healed

came back praising god in a loud voice

he threw himself at jesus feet and

thanked him and he was a samaritan

jesus asked

were not all ten cleansed

where are the other nine

has no one returned to give praise to

god except this foreigner

then he said to him

rise and go

your faith has made you well

once on being asked by the pharisees

when the kingdom of god would come

jesus replied

the coming of the kingdom of god is not

something that can be observed

nor will people say

here it is or

there it is

because the kingdom of god is in your

midst

then he said to his disciples

the time is coming

when you will long to see one of the

days of the son of man

but you will not see it

people will tell you

there he is

here he is

do not go running off after them

for the son of man in his day

will be like the lightning which flashes

and lights up the sky from one end to

the other

but first

he must suffer many things

and be rejected by this generation

[Music]

just as it was in the days of noah

so also will it be in the days of the

son of man

people were eating drinking marrying

were eating and drinking buying and

selling planting and building

but the day lort left sodom

fire and sulphur

rain down from heaven and destroyed them

all

it will be just like this on the day the

son of man is revealed

on that day

no one who is on the housetop with

possessions inside should go down to get

them

likewise no one in the field should go

back for anything

remember lot's wife

whoever tries to keep their life will

lose it and whoever loses their life

will preserve it i tell you on that

night two people will be in one bed

one will be taken and the other left

[Music]

two women will be grinding grain

together

one will be taken

and the other left

where lord they ask

he replied

where there is a dead body

there the vultures will gather

[Music]

then jesus told his disciples a parable

to show them that they should always

pray and not give up

he said in a certain town there was a

judge who neither feared god nor cared

what people thought

and there was a widow in that town

who kept coming to him with the plea

grant me justice against my adversary

for some time he refused but finally he

said to himself

even though i don't fear god or care

what people think yet because this widow

keeps bothering me i will see that she

gets justice so that she won't

eventually come and attack me

[Music]

and the lord said

listen to what the unjust judge says

and will not god bring about justice for

his chosen ones who cry out to him day

and night

will he keep putting them off i tell you

he will see that they get justice and

quickly

however when the son of man comes

will he find faith on the earth

to some who are confident of their own

righteousness and looked down on

everyone else jesus told this parable

two men went up to the temple to pray

one a pharisee and the other a tax

collector

the pharisee stood by himself and prayed

god i thank you that i am not like other

people

robbers evil-doers adulterers

or even like this tax collector

i fast twice a week and give a tenth of

all i get

but the tax collector stood at a

distance

he would not even look up to heaven

but beat his breast and said

god

have mercy on me a sinner

i tell you

that this man rather than the other

went home justified before god

for all those who exalt themselves will

be humbled and those who humble

themselves

will be exalted

[Applause]

people were also bringing babies to

jesus for him to place his hands on them

when the disciples saw this they rebuked

them

but jesus called the children to him and

said

let the little children come to me and

do not hinder them for the kingdom of

god belongs to such as these

truly i tell you

anyone who will not receive the kingdom

of god like a little child

will never

[Applause]

a certain ruler asked him good teacher

what must i do to inherit eternal life

why do you call me good

jesus answered

no one is good except god alone

you know the commandments you shall not

commit adultery you shall not murder you

shall not steal you shall not give false

testimony honor your father and mother

all these i have kept since i was a boy

he said

when jesus heard this he said to him

you still lack one thing sell everything

you have and give to the poor

and you will have treasure in heaven

then come follow me

when he heard this he became very sad

because he was very wealthy

jesus looked at him and said

how hard it is for the rich to enter the

kingdom of god

indeed it is easier for a camel to go

through the eye of a needle than for

someone who is rich to enter the kingdom

of god

those who heard this asked who then can

be saved

jesus replied

what is impossible with man

is possible with god

peter said to him

we have left all we had to follow you

truly i tell you jesus said to them

no one who has left home or wife or

brothers or sisters or parents or

children for the sake of the kingdom of

god

will fail to receive many times

as much in this age

and in the age to come

eternal life

jesus took the twelve aside and told

them

we are going up to jerusalem

and everything that is written by the

prophets about the son of man

will be fulfilled

he will be delivered over to the

gentiles

they will mock him insult him and spit

on him

they will flog him and kill him

on the third day he will rise again

[Music]

the disciples did not understand any of

this

its meaning was hidden from them

and they did not know what he was

talking about

as jesus approached jericho

a blind man was sitting by the roadside

begging

when he heard the crowd going by

he asked what was happening

they told him jesus of nazareth is

passing by

he called out jesus son of david have

mercy on me

those who led the way

rebuked him and told him to be quiet but

he shouted all the more son of david

have mercy on me

jesus stopped

and ordered the man to be brought to him

when he came near

jesus asked him

what do you want me to do for you

lord

i want to see

you replied

jesus said to him

receive your sight

your faith has healed you

[Music]

immediately he received his sight and

followed jesus praising god

when all the people saw it they also

praised god

[Music]

jesus entered jericho and was passing

through

a man was there by the name of zacchaeus

he was a chief tax collector and was

wealthy

he wanted to see who jesus was

because he was short he could not see

over the crowd

so he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore

fig tree to see him since jesus was

coming that way

when jesus reached the spot

he looked up and said to him

zacchaeus come down immediately i must

stay at your house today so he came down

at once and welcomed him gladly

all the people saw this and began to

mutter he has gone to be the guest of a

sinner

but zakia stood up and said to the lord

look lord

here and now

i give half of my possessions to the

poor and if i have cheated anybody out

of anything

i will pay back four times the amount

jesus said to him today salvation has

come to this house

because this man too is a son of abraham

for the son of man came to seek and to

save the lost

while they were listening to this he

went on to tell them a parable because

he was near jerusalem and the people

thought that the kingdom of god was

going to appear at once

he said

a man of noble birth went to a distant

country to have himself appointed king

and then to return

he called ten of his servants and gave

them ten minas

put this money to work he said until i

come back

but his subjects hated him

and sent a delegation after him to say

we don't want this man to be our king

he was made king however and returned

home

then he sent for the servants to whom he

had given the money in order to find out

what they had gained with it the first

one came and said sir your mina has

earned ten more

well done my good servant his master

replied

because you have been trustworthy in a

very small matter

take charge of ten cities

second came and said

sir your mina has earned five more his

master answered you take charge of five

cities

then another servant came and said sir

here is your mina

i have kept it laid away in a piece of

cloth i was afraid of you because you

are a hard man you take out what you did

not put in and reap what you did not so

his master replied

i will judge you by your own words you

wicked servant

you knew did you that i am a hard man

taking out what i did not put in and

reaping what i did not so

why then didn't you put my money on

deposit so that when i came back i could

have collected it with interest

then he said to those standing by

take his mina away from him and give it

to the one who has ten meaners sir they

said he already has ten

he replied

i tell you

that to everyone who has

more will be given

but as for the one who has nothing even

what they have will be taken away

[Music]

but those enemies of mine who did not

want me to be king over them bring them

here

and kill them in front of me

after jesus had said this he went on

ahead going up to jerusalem

as he approached bethphage and bethany

at the hill called the mount of olives

he sent two of his disciples saying to

them go to the village ahead of you and

as you enter it you will find a cult

tied there which no one has ever ridden

untie it and bring it here

if anyone asks you

why are you untying and saying

the lord needs it

those who were sent ahead went and found

it just as he had told them

as they were untying the cult

its owners asked them

why are you untying the coat

they replied

the lord needs it

they brought it to jesus

threw their cloaks on the cult and put

jesus on it

as he went along

people spread their clinks on the road

when he came near the place where the

road goes down the mount of olives the

whole crowd of disciples began joyfully

to praise god and loud voices for all

the miracles they had seen

[Applause]

blessed is the king who comes in the

name of the lord

peace in heaven and glory in the highest

some of the pharisees in the crowd said

to jesus

teacher rebuke your disciples

[Applause]

i tell you he replied

if they keep quiet

the stones would cry out

as he approached jerusalem and saw the

city

he wept over it and said

if you

even you had only known on this day what

would bring you peace

but now it is hidden from your eyes

[Music]

the days will come upon you when your

enemies will build an embankment against

you and encircle you and hem you in on

every side

they will dash you to the ground you and

the children within your walls

they will not leave one stone or another

because you did not recognize the time

of god's coming to you

when jesus entered the temple calls he

began to drive out those who were

selling

[Music]

foreign

it is written

he said to them

my house will be a house of prayer

but you have made it a den of robbers

every day he was teaching at the temple

but the chief priests the teachers of

the law and the leaders among the people

were trying to kill him

yet they could not find any way to do it

because all the people

hung on his words

one day

as jesus was teaching the people in the

temple courts and proclaiming the good

news

the chief priests and the teachers of

the law together with the elders came up

to him

tell us by what authority you are doing

these things they said who gave you this

authority

he replied i will also ask you a

question

tell me john's baptism was it from

heaven or of human origin

they discussed it among themselves and

said

if we say

from heaven he will ask why didn't you

believe him

but if we say

of human origin all the people will

stone us because they are persuaded that

john was a prophet

so they answered

we don't know where it was from

jesus said

neither will i tell you by what

authority i am doing these things

he went on to tell the people this

parable

a man planted a vineyard

rented it to some farmers and went away

for a long time

[Music]

at harvest time he sent a servant to the

tenants

so they would give him some of the fruit

of the vineyard

but the tenants beat him and sent him

away empty-handed

he sent another servant

but that one also they beat and treated

shamefully and sent away empty-handed

[Music]

he sent still a third

and they wounded him and threw him out

[Music]

then the owner of the vineyard said what

shall i do i will send my son whom i

love

perhaps they will respect him

[Music]

but when the tenants saw him they talked

the matter over

this is the air they said

[Music]

let's kill him

and the inheritance will be ours

so they threw him out of the vineyard

and killed him

what then will the owner of the vineyard

do to them

he will come and kill those tenants and

give the vineyard to others

when the people heard this they said

god forbid

[Music]

jesus looked directly at them and asked

then what is the meaning of that which

is written

the stone the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone

everyone who falls on that stone will be

broken to pieces

anyone on whom it falls

will be crushed

the teachers of the law and the chief

priests looked for a way to arrest him

immediately because they knew he had

spoken this parable against them

but they were afraid of the people

keeping a close watch on him they sent

spies who pretended to be sincere

they hoped to catch jesus in something

he said

so that they might hand him over to the

power and authority of the governor

so the spies question him

teacher

we know that you speak and teach what is

right and that you do not show

partiality but teach the way of god in

accordance with the truth is it right

for us to pay taxes to caesar or not

he saw through their duplicity and said

to them

show me a denarius

whose image and inscription are on it

caesars they replied he said to them

then give back to caesar what he sees us

and to god

what is god's

they were unable to trap him in what he

had said there in public

and astonished by his answer

they became silent

some of the sadducees who say there is

no resurrection came to jesus with a

question

teacher they said

moses wrote for us that if a man's

brother dies and leaves a wife but no

children the man must marry the widow

and raise up offspring for his brother

now there were seven brothers

the first one married a woman and died

childless

the second and then the third married

her

and in the same way the seven died

leaving no children

finally the woman died too

now then at the resurrection whose wife

will she be

since the seven were married to her

jesus replied

the people of this age marry and are

given in marriage

but those who are considered worthy of

taking part in the age to come and in

the resurrection from the dead will

neither marry nor be given in marriage

and they can no longer die

for they are like the angels they are

god's children since they are children

of the resurrection

but in the account of the burning bush

even moses showed that the dead rise

for he calls the lord the god of abraham

and the god of isaac and the god of

jacob

he is not the god of the dead

but of the living

for to him all are alive

some of the teachers of the law

responded

well said teacher

and no one dared to ask him any more

questions

then jesus said to them

why is it said that the messiah is the

son of david

david himself declares in the book of

psalms

the lord said to my lord

sit at my right hand

until i make your enemies a footstool

for your feet

david calls him lord

how then can he be his son

while all the people were listening

jesus said to his disciples

beware of the teachers of the law

they like to walk around in flowing

robes and love to be greeted with

respect in the marketplaces

and have the most important seats in the

synagogues and the places of honour at

banquets

they devour widows houses and for a show

make lengthy prayers

these men

will be punished most severely

as jesus looked up

he saw the rich putting their gifts into

the temple treasury

he also saw a poor widow put in two very

small copper coins

this poor widow has put in more than all

the others

all these people gave their gifts out of

their wealth

but she out of her poverty

put in all she had to live on

some of his disciples were remarking

about how the temple was adorned with

beautiful stones and with gifts

dedicated to god

but jesus said

as for what you see here

the time will come when not one stone

will be left on another

every one of them will be thrown down

teacher they asked when will these

things happen

and what will be the sign that they're

about to take place

he replied watch out that you are not

deceived

for many will come in my name claiming

i am he

and the time is near

do not follow them

when you hear of wars and uprisings do

not be frightened

these things must happen first but the

end will not come right away

then he said to them

nation will rise against nation and

kingdom against kingdom

there will be great earthquakes famines

and pestilences in various places

and fearful events and great signs from

heaven

but before all this

they will seize you and persecute you

they will hand you over to synagogues

and put you in prison

and you will be brought before kings and

governors and all on account of my name

and so you will bear testimony to me

but make up your mind not to worry

beforehand how you will defend

yourselves

[Music]

for i will give you words and wisdom

that none of your adversaries will be

able to resist or

contradict you will be betrayed even by

parents brothers and sisters relatives

and friends

and they will put some of you to death

everyone will hate you because of

[Music]

me but not a hair of your head will

perish

stand firm

and you

will win life

when you see jerusalem being surrounded

by armies

you will know that its desolation is

near

then let those who are in judea flee to

the mountains

let those in the city get out

and let those in the country not enter

the city

for this

is the time of punishment

in fulfillment of all that has been

written

how dreadful it will be in those days

for pregnant women and nursing mothers

there will be great distress in the land

and wrath against this people

they will fall by the sword

and will be taken as prisoners to all

the nations

jerusalem will be trampled on by the

gentiles until the times of the gentiles

are fulfilled

there will be signs in the sun moon and

stars

on the earth

nations will be in anguish and

perplexity at the roaring and tossing of

the sea

people will faint from terror

apprehensive of what is coming on the

world for the heavenly bodies will be

shaken

at that time

they will see the son of man coming in a

cloud with power and great glory

when these things begin to take place

stand up and lift up your heads because

your redemption is drawing near

he told them this parable

look at the fig tree and all the trees

when they sprout leaves you can see for

yourselves and know that summer is near

even so when you see these things

happening

you know that the kingdom of god is near

truly i tell you

this generation will certainly not pass

away until all these things have

happened

heaven and earth will pass away

but my words will never pass away

be careful

or your hearts will be weighed down with

carousing drunkenness and the anxieties

of life

and that day will close on you suddenly

like a trap

[Music]

for it will come on all those who live

on the face of the whole earth

be always on the watch

and pray

that you may be able to escape all that

is about to happen

and that you may be able to stand

before the son of man

each day

jesus was teaching at the temple

and each evening he went out to spend

the night on the hill called the mount

of olives

and all the people came early in the

morning to hear him at the temple

now the festival of unleavened prayer

called the passover was approaching

and the chief priests and the teachers

of the law were looking for some way to

get rid of jesus

for they were afraid of the people

then

satan entered judas called iscariot one

of the twelve

and judas went to the chief priests and

the officers of the temple guard and

discussed with them how he might betray

jesus

they were delighted and agreed to give

him money

he consented and watched for an

opportunity to hand jesus over to them

when no crowd was present

then came the day of unleavened bread on

which the passover lamb had to be

sacrificed

jesus sent peter and john saying go and

make preparations for us to eat the

passover

where do you want us to prepare for it

they asked

he replied

as you enter the city

a man carrying a jar of water will meet

you

follow him to the house that he enters

and say to the owner of the house the

teacher asks where is the guest room

where i may eat the passover with my

disciples

he will show you a large room upstairs

all furnished

make preparations there

they left and found things just as jesus

had told them

so they prepared the passover

when the i came jesus and his apostles

reclined at the table

and he said to them

i have eagerly desired to eat this

passover with you before i suffer

for i tell you i will not eat it again

until it finds fulfillment in the

kingdom of god

[Music]

after taking the cup

he gave thanks and said

take this

and divide it among you

for i tell you i will not drink again

from the fruit of the vine until the

kingdom of god comes

and he took bread

gave thanks and broke it

and gave it to them saying

this is my body

given for you

do this

in remembrance of me

in the same way

after the supper he took the cup saying

this cup

is the new covenant in my blood

which is poured out for you

at the hand of him who is going to

betray me

is with mine on the table

the son of man will go as it has been

decreed

but woe to that man who betrays him

they began to question among themselves

which of them it might be who would do

this

a dispute also arose among them as to

which of them was considered to be

greatest

jesus said to them

the kings of the gentiles lord it over

them

and those who exercise authority over

them call themselves benefactors

but you are not to be like that instead

the greatest among you should be like

the youngest

and the one who rules like the one who

serves

for who is greater

the one who is at the table

or the one who serves

is it not the one who is at the table

but i am among you as one who serves

[Music]

you are those who have stood by me in my

trials i confer on you a kingdom

just as my father conferred one on me

so that you may eat and drink at my

table in my kingdom

and sit on thrones

judging the twelve tribes of israel

simon

simon

satan has asked to sift all of you as

wheat

but i have prayed for you simon that

your faith may not fail

and when you have turned back

strengthen your brothers

but he replied

lord

i am ready to go with you to prison and

to death

jesus answered i tell you peter

before the rooster crows today you will

deny three times that you know me

then jesus asked them

when i sent you without purse bag or

sandals

did you lack anything

nothing they answered

he said to them

but now if you have a purse

take it and also a bag

and if you don't have a sword

sell your cloak and buy one

it is written

and he was numbered with the

transgressors

and i tell you that this must be

fulfilled in me

yes what is written about me is reaching

its fulfillment

the disciples said

see lord here are two swords

that's enough

he replied

[Music]

jesus went out as usual to the mount of

olives and his disciples followed him

[Music]

on reaching the place he said to them

pray that you will not fall into

temptation

[Music]

he withdrew about a stone's throw beyond

them

knelt down and prayed

[Music]

father

if you are willing

take this cup from me

yet not my will

but yours be done

an angel from heaven appeared to him and

strengthened him

being in anguish he prayed more

earnestly and his sweat was like drops

of blood falling to the ground

[Music]

and when he rose from prayer and went

back to the disciples he found them

asleep exhausted from sorrow

why are you sleeping he asked them

get up and pray

so that you will not fall into

temptation

while he was still speaking the crowd

came up

the man who was called judas one of the

twelve was leading them

he approached jesus to kiss him

but jesus asked him

judas

are you betraying the son of man with a

kiss

when jesus followers saw what was going

to happen they said lord should we

strike with our swords

and one of them struck the servant of

the high priest cutting off his right

ear

but jesus answered

no more of this

[Music]

and he touched the man's ear and healed

him

[Music]

then jesus said to the chief priests the

officers of the temple god and the

elders who would come for him

am i leading a rebellion

that you have come with swords and clubs

every day i was with you in the temple

calls

and you did not lay a hand on me

but this is your hour when darkness

reigns

[Music]

then seizing him they led him away and

took him into the house of the high

priest

peter followed at a distance

and when some there had kindled a fire

in the middle of the courtyard and had

sat down together peter sat down with

him

a servant girl saw him seated there in

the firelight

she looked closely at him and said

this man was with him

but he denied it

woman i don't know him

he sir

a little later someone else saw him and

said you also are one of them

man i am not

peter replied

about an hour later another asserted

certainly this fellow is with him for he

is a galileo

peter replied man i don't know what

you're talking about

just as he was speaking

the rooster crowed

the lord turned and looked straight at

peter

then peter remembered the word the lord

had spoken to him

before the rooster crows today you will

disown me three times and he went

outside and wept bitterly

the men who were guarding jesus began

mocking and beating him

they blindfolded him and demanded

prophesy who hit you

and they said many other insulting

things to him

at daybreak the council of the elders of

the people both the chief priests and

the teachers of the law met together and

jesus was led before them

if you are the messiah they said tell us

jesus answered

if i tell you you will not believe me

and if i asked you

you would not answer

but from now on the son of man will be

seated at the right hand of the mighty

god

they all ask

are you then the son of god

he replied

you say that i am

then they said

why do we need any more testimony we

have heard it from his own lips

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then the whole assembly rose and led him

off to pilate

and they began to accuse him saying

we have found this man subverting our

nation

he opposes payment of taxes to caesar

who claims to be messiah a king

so pilate asked jesus are you the king

of the jews

you have said sir

jesus replied

then pilate announced to the chief

priests in the crowd

i find no basis for a charge against

this man

but they insisted he stirs up a people

all over judea by his teaching

he started in galilee and has come all

the way here

on hearing this pilate asked if the man

was a galilean

when he learned that jesus was under

herod's jurisdiction

he sent him to herod who was also in

jerusalem at that time

when herod saw jesus he was greatly

pleased

because for a long time he'd been

wanting to see him

from what he had heard about him

he hoped to see him perform a sign of

some sort

he played him with many questions but

jesus gave him no answer

the chief priests and the teachers of

the law were standing there vehemently

accusing him

then herod and his soldiers ridiculed

and mocked him

dressing him in an elegant robe

they sent him back to pilate

that day herod and pilate became friends

before this they had been enemies

pilate called together the chief priests

the rulers and the people and said to

them

you brought me this man as one who is

inciting the people to rebellion

i have examined him in your presence

and have found no basis for your charges

against him

neither has herod

for he sent him back to us as you can

see he has done nothing to deserve death

therefore

i will punish him

and then release him

but the whole crowd shouted

away this man

released barabbas to us

barabbas had been thrown into prison for

an insurrection in the city and for

murder

wanting to release jesus

pilate appealed to them again

but they kept shouting

crucify him

crucify him

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for the third time he spoke to them

why

what crime has this man committed

i have found in him no grounds for the

death penalty

therefore i will have him punished and

then release him

but with loud shouts they insistently

demanded that he be crucified and their

shouts prevailed

so pilate decided to grant their demand

he released the man who'd been thrown

into prison for insurrection and murder

the one they asked for

and surrendered jesus to their will

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as the soldiers led him away

they seized simon from cyrene who was on

his way in from the country

and put the cross on him and made him

carry it behind jesus

a large number of people followed him

including women who mourned and wailed

for him jesus turned and said to them

daughters of jerusalem

do not weep for me

weep for yourselves and for your

children

for the time will come when you will say

blessed are the childless women

the wounds that never bore and the

breasts that never nursed

then

they will say to the mountains

fall on us

and to the hills

cover us

for if people do these things when the

tree is green

what will happen when it is dry

two other men both criminals were also

led out with him to be executed

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when they came to the place called the

skull

they crucified him there

along with the criminals one on his

right the other on his left

jesus said i

forgive them for they do not know what

they are doing

and they divided up his clothes by

casting lots

the people stood watching and the rulers

even sneered at him they said he saved

others let him save himself if he is

god's messiah the chosen one

[Applause]

[Music]

the soldiers also came up and mocked him

they offered him wine vinegar and said

if you are the king of the jews

save yourself

there was a written notice above him

which read

this is the king of the jews

one of the criminals who hung there held

insults at him

aren't you the messiah

save yourself and us

but the other criminal rebuked him

don't you fear god he said

since you are under the same sentence

we are punished justly for we are

getting what our deeds deserve

but this man has done nothing wrong

then he said

jesus

remember me when you come into your

kingdom

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jesus answered him truly i tell you

today

you will be with me in paradise

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it was now about noon and darkness came

over the whole land until three in the

afternoon

for the sun

stopped shining

and the curtain of the temple was torn

in two

jesus called out with a loud voice

father

into your hands i commit

my spirit

when he had said this

he breathed his last

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the centurion seeing what had happened

praised god and said

surely this was a righteous man

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when all the people who had gathered to

witness this site saw what took place

they beat their breasts and went away

but all those who knew him

including the women who had followed him

from galilee stood at a distance

watching these things

there was a man named joseph a member of

the council a good and upright man who

had not consented to their decision and

action

he came from the judean town of

arimathea and he himself was waiting for

the kingdom of god

going to pilate he asked for jesus body

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then he took it down

wrapped it in linen cloth

and placed it in a tube cut in the rock

one in which no one had yet been laid

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it was preparation day and the sabbath

is about to

begin the women who had come with jesus

from galilee followed joseph and saw the

tomb and how his body was laid in it

then they went home and prepared spices

and perfumes

but they rested on the sabbath in

obedience to the commandment

on the first day of the week very early

in the morning

the women took the spices they had

prepared and went to the tomb

they found the stone rolled away from

the tomb

when they entered

they did not find the body of the lord

jesus

while they were wondering about this

suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed

like lightning stood beside them

in their fright

the women bowed down with their faces to

the ground but the men said to them

why do you look for the living among the

dead

he is not here

he has risen

remember how he told you while he was

still with you in galilee

the son of man

must be delivered over to the hands of

sinners be crucified and on the third

day be raised again

then they remembered his words

when they came back from the tomb

they told all these things to the eleven

and to all the others

it was mary magdalene joanna mary the

mother of james and the others with them

who told this to the apostles

but they did not believe the women

because their words seemed to them like

nonsense

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peter however got up and ran to the tomb

bending over he saw the strips of linen

lying by themselves

and he went away wondering to himself

what had happened

now that same day

two of them were going to a village

called emmaus about seven miles from

jerusalem

they were talking with each other about

everything that had happened

as they talked and discussed these

things with each other

jesus himself came up and walked along

with them

but they were kept from recognizing him

he asked them

what are you discussing together as you

walk along

they stood still their faces downcast

one of them named cleophas asked him

are you the only one visiting jerusalem

who does not know the things that have

happened there these days

what things he asked

about jesus of nazareth they replied

he was a prophet powerful in word and

deed before god and all the people

the chief priests and our rulers handed

him over to be sentenced to death

and they crucified him

but we had hoped that he was the one who

was going to redeem israel

and what is more it is the third day

since all this took place

in addition some of our women amazed us

they went to the tomb early this morning

but didn't find his body they came and

told us that they had seen a vision of

angels who said he was alive

then some of our companions went to the

tomb and found it just as the women had

said but they did not see jesus

he said to them

how foolish you are

and how slow to believe all that the

prophets have spoken

did not the messiah have to suffer these

things and then enter his glory

and beginning with moses and all the

prophets

he explained to them what was said in

all the scriptures concerning himself

as they approached the village to which

they were going jesus continued on as if

he were going farther

but they urged him strongly

stay with us

for it is nearly evening the day is

almost over

so he went in to stay with them

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when he was at the table with them

he took bread

gave thanks

broke it

and began to give it to them

then their eyes were opened

and they recognized him

and he disappeared from their sight

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they asked each other

were not our hearts burning within us

while he talked with us on the road and

opened the scriptures to us

they got up and returned at once to

jerusalem

there they found the eleven and those

with them assembled together and saying

it is true

the lord has risen and disappeared to

simon

then the two told what had happened on

the way

and how jesus was recognized by them

when he broke the bread

oh

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while they were still talking about this

jesus himself stood among them and said

to them

peace be with you

they were startled and frightened

thinking they saw a ghost

he said to them

why are you troubled

and why do doubts rise in your minds

look at my hands and my feet

it is i myself

touch me and see

a ghost does not have flesh and bones as

you see i have

when he had said this he showed them his

hands and feet

and while they still did not believe it

because of joy and amazement

he asked them

do you have anything here to eat

they gave him a piece of broiled fish

and he took it and ate it in their

presence

he said to them

this is what i told you while i was

still with you

everything must be fulfilled that is

written about me in the law of moses

the prophets

and the psalms

then he opened their minds so they could

understand the scriptures

he told them

this is what is written

the messiah will suffer and rise from

the dead on the third day

and repentance

for the forgiveness of sins will be

preached in his name to all nations

beginning at jerusalem

you are witnesses these things

i am going to send you what my father

has promised

but stay in the city

until you've been clothed with power

from on high

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when he had led them out to the vicinity

of bethany

he lifted up his hands and blessed them

[Music]

while he was blessing them

he left them and was taken up into

heaven

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then they worshipped him

and returned to jerusalem with great joy

they stayed continually at the temple

praising god

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