Then they went into the house and saw the young child with His mother Mary. They fell to the ground and worshiped Him, and unpacking their treasures, they offered Him gifts of gold, incense and aromatic spices.

So he got up, took the young child and His mother at night and went to Egypt.

So he got up, took the young child and His mother and went [back] to the country of Israel.

But when he heard that Archelaus was then the king of Judea, in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go back. Then, being warned by God in a [supernatural] dream, he went on up to the region called Galilee,

In those days, John the Immerser went into the desert of Judea preaching [to Jews], saying,

[People from] Jerusalem and all over Judea and the region around the Jordan River all went out [to the desert] to [hear] him,

Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He left [the province of Judea] and went to Galilee.

They immediately left their nets and went with Him.

[As] Jesus went from there He saw two [other] brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in the boat with their father Zebedee, repairing their nets. He called them,

and immediately they left their boat and their father and went with Him.

Jesus went all over Galilee teaching in the [Jewish] synagogues and preaching the good news of the [coming, see verse 17] kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people.

Seeing the large crowds, Jesus went up in a mountain [i.e., probably a hill near Capernaum] and when He sat down, His disciples came to Him.

[Upon seeing this happen] the men who were tending the herd ran away and went into the town [i.e., of Gadara, one of ten towns making up the province of Decapolis], and told the people everything, [including] what had happened to the men dominated by evil spirits.

So, the man got up and went home.

When Jesus went into the leader [of the synagogue's] house, He saw musicians [playing a funeral dirge] and the crowd carrying on [in mournful wails].

But [instead], they went all over the district telling people about Him.

As they went on their way a deaf-mute, dominated by an evil spirit, was brought to Jesus.

And so it happened, when Jesus had finished instructing His twelve apostles, He left there [and went] to teach and preach in the [other] Israelite towns. [See 10:23]

As the messengers [sent by John. See Luke 7:27] went on their way, Jesus began to talk to the crowds about John. [He said], "What did you expect to see when you went out into the desert? A tall stem swaying in the wind?

Jesus left there and went into their [i.e., the Pharisees'] synagogues,

On that [same] day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down on the shore of the lake [i.e., Lake Galilee].

Great crowds gathered around Him so that He went and sat down in a boat [just off shore], while the crowd stood on the beach.

And He spoke many things to them in parables [i.e., brief stories to illustrate His teaching], saying, "Once a farmer went out [to his field] to plant grain.

He then left the crowds and went into the house. [While there] His disciples came to Him, and said, "Explain to us [the meaning of] the parable of the weeds in the field."

"The kingdom of heaven is similar to a person finding a treasure hidden in a field. After finding it, he was so happy he hid it [again], then went out and sold everything he owned so he could buy that field.

When he found an extremely valuable one he went and sold all that he owned and bought it.

And it happened, when Jesus had finished [giving] these parables, He went away from that place.

Jesus' disciples came and took the body and buried it; then they went and told Jesus [all about the incident].

Now when Jesus heard about it He left there in a boat and went [across to the east side of the lake] to a deserted place. When the crowds found out [He was leaving] they followed Him [i.e., by traveling around] on the shore from the [surrounding] towns.

After He had dispersed them, He went up into the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening had come He was there alone.

And Jesus replied, "Come [ahead]." So, Peter climbed over the side of the boat and went to Jesus, walking on the water.

And Jesus left there and went into the regions of Tyre and Sidon [i.e., cities on the northwest coast of Palestine].

Jesus left there and went [over] near Lake Galilee. He went up into a mountain and sat down there.

"It is an evil and spiritually unfaithful generation of people [that keeps on] looking for a [supernatural] sign; but there will be no [such] sign given to it except the sign of Jonah [i.e., being in the huge fish for three days]." Then He left them and went away.

And after six days [had passed], Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John aside and went up into a high mountain [i.e., an unidentified mountain nearby].

But that [same] servant went out and found one of his fellow-servants who owed him a small sum of money [Note: The amount was about days of a farm laborer's pay or about $7,000 in 1994]. He grabbed him by the throat, saying, 'Pay [me] what you owe.'

When his fellow-servants saw what he had done, they were very upset and went and told their master everything that had happened.

But when the young man heard these words, he went away saddened, for he had many possessions.

"For the kingdom of heaven is similar to a farmer who went out early one morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

He went out about nine o'clock in the morning and saw other unemployed laborers standing [around] in the open shopping market.

He said to them, 'You men also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.' So, they went to work.

[Then] he went out again about noon and again at three o'clock in the afternoon and made the same offer.

[Finally] he went out [once more] at about five o'clock in the afternoon and found [still] other men standing around. He said, 'Why have you been standing around all day and not working?'

And the disciples went and did exactly what Jesus had ordered them to do.

He then left them and went out of the city [of Jerusalem] to Bethany [Note: This was a small village near Bethphage] and stayed there [i.e., probably at the home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus. See John 11:1].

But what do you think [about this]? A man had two sons; He went to the first one and said, 'Son, go to work in my vineyard today.'

The son answered, 'No, I will not,' but later changed his mind and went.

He went to the second son and said the same thing. That son replied, '[Yes], sir, I will,' [but] then did not go.

"Listen to another parable [i.e., a brief story used to illustrate His teaching]: There was the owner of a farm who planted a vineyard and built a fence around it. He constructed a grape squeezing device, built a [lookout] tower [near it], leased it to tenant farmers and then went to another country.

But they made fun of it, and went on about their business, one to his farm, another to his store.

So, his servants went out to the highways and gathered in all those who could be found, both bad and good, so that the wedding [reception] was full of guests.

And when they heard this, they marveled; then left Him and went away.

"Then the kingdom of heaven will be similar to ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the [bride and] groom. [Note: The picture here is that of a newly married couple returning from a festive reception to the groom's home where they continued celebrating and were welcomed by a late evening wedding party]

But the one who was given one talent went and dug a hole in the ground and buried his master's money.

and I was afraid, so I went away and hid your talent in the ground. Look, you [can] have your own talent [back].'

Then one of the twelve apostles, named Judas Iscariot, went to the leading priests

And after they had sung a hymn, they went up to the Mount of Olives. [Note: This was a small hill just east of Jerusalem]

And He went on ahead a short distance and fell face-down and prayed, "My Father, allow this cup [i.e., of suffering] to pass away from me if it is [at all] possible; nevertheless, let it not be what I want, but what You want [for me]."

He [then] went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if this [cup of suffering] cannot pass away unless I drink it [i.e., experience the suffering], [then] let what You want be done."

He left and went away from them again and prayed a third time, saying the same words again.

So, immediately he went to Jesus and said, "Greetings, Rabbi," and [then] kissed Him [enthusiastically].

But Peter followed Him from a distance [as they were going] to the courtyard of the head priest. He went inside [i.e., eventually. See John 18:15-16] and sat down with the [Jewish] officers to see how things would turn out [i.e., with Jesus' trial].

Then Peter remembered the words Jesus had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny [knowing] me three times." And he went out and cried bitterly.

And he threw down the thirty silver coins in the Sanctuary [i.e., probably the outer area of the Temple], then left and went out and hanged himself.

went to [governor] Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. So, Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

and placed it in his own newly prepared grave, which he had cut out of [a ledge of] rock. Then he [had] a huge stone rolled across the entrance of the grave and went away.

So, they went and secured the grave site, placing a [wax] seal on the stone, while the guards watched.

Now as the Sabbath day ended and the first day of the week [i.e., Sunday] approached [Note: See Mark 16:1-2 for the exact timing], Mary from Magdala and the other Mary [i.e., Jesus' mother. See Matt. 27:56] went to look at the grave site.

But the eleven disciples [i.e., apostles] went to the mountain in Galilee where Jesus had ordered them to go.