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John was dressed in camel's hair, with a leather girdle round his loins, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

Verse ConceptsLeatherClothingBeltsAsceticism, People PracticingHairsInsectsJohn The BaptistLocustsWaistsHoneyHair Garments

Now as he passed along the sea of Galilee he saw Simon and Simon's brother Andrew netting fish in the sea ??for they were fishermen;

Verse ConceptsFishermenCall To ServiceFishing

Then going on a little further he saw James the son of Zebedaeus and his brother John; they too were in their boat, mending their nets;

Verse ConceptsNetsMendingBoatsRepairing

Then they were all so amazed that they discussed it together, saying, "Whatever is this?" "It's new teaching with authority behind it!" "He orders even unclean spirits!" "Yes, and they obey him!"

Verse ConceptsAmazingExorcismsevil, victory overDemons, Delivered FromNewnessAmazement, Of Jesus ChristAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesChrist's DominionAuthority Of ChristWhat Is This?Christ's Ordersdoctrine

So his fame at once spread in all directions through the whole of the surrounding country of Galilee.

Verse ConceptsSpreading StoriesSpreading The Gospel

Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with fever, so they told him at once about her,

Verse ConceptsdiseasesFeverMother In Laws

Now when evening came, when the sun set, they brought him all who were ill or possessed by daemons ??33 indeed the whole town was gathered at the door ??34 and he cured many who were ill with various diseases and cast out many daemons; but as the daemons knew him he would not let them say anything.

Verse ConceptsDemon PossessionThe SunEvenings For Jesus And His DisciplesThose Demonised

but he said to them, "Let us go somewhere else, to the adjoining country-towns, so that I may preach there as well; that is why I came out here."

Verse ConceptsGoalsHeraldPreaching, Importance OfChrist PreachingWhy God Did Things

so he stretched his hand out in pity and touched him saying, "I do choose, be cleansed."

Verse ConceptsCompassionSympathyTendernessChrist's HandsTouching For HealingChrist Willing

"See, you are not to say a word to anybody; away and show yourself to the priest and offer what Moses prescribed for your cleansing, to notify men."

Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTPriesthood, In NtPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesSin OfferingWitness To The GospelChrist Concealing ThingsPurifying Oneself

But to let you see the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins" ??he said to the paralytic,

Verse ConceptsChrist ForgivingWho Can Forgive Sins?ForgivenessGod's ForgivenessForgiveness Kjvforgiving

And he rose, lifted his pallet at once, and went off before them all; at this they were all amazed and glorified God saying, "We never saw the like of it!"

Verse ConceptsHealingReverence, And God's NatureAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesLiving WitnessesUnique EventsCrowds AmazedPeople Getting UpSpecific Praising Of God

So when some scribes of the Pharisees saw he was eating with sinners and taxgatherers they said to his disciples, "Why does he eat and drink with taxgatherers and sinners?"

Verse ConceptsFaultsConfrontationComplaintsStatusTax CollectorsOpposition To Christ From ScribesPharisees Concerned About ChristWhy Does Jesus Do This?Finding Fault With Jesus

As the disciples of John and of the Pharisees were observing a fast, people came and asked him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, and your disciples do not fast?"

Verse ConceptsAsceticism, People PracticingPharisees, Beliefs OfDisciples Of John The BaptistCharacteristics Of PhariseesWho Will FastWhy Do People Not Do This?Jesus As A Bridegroom

Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea, and a large number of people from Galilee followed him; also a large number came to him from Judaea,

Verse ConceptsCrowdsFollowing Jesus ChristDisciples' Movementslakes

So he told his disciples to have a small boat ready; it was to prevent him being crushed by the crowd,

Verse ConceptsSeafaringBoatsPressingDisadvantages Of CrowdsDisciples' MovementsPreparing To Travel

And whenever the unclean spirits saw him they fell down before him, screaming, "You are the Son of God!"

Verse Conceptsdemons, Kinds ofSaid To Be The ChristBowing Before Messiah

So he called them and said to them by way of parable, "How can Satan cast out Satan?

Verse ConceptsChrist SummoningJesus Using Parables

No one can enter the strong man's house and plunder his goods unless first of all he binds the strong man; then he can plunder his house.

Verse ConceptsFreedom, Through Jesus ChristExorcismsHousesSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesParables Of ChristLimitations Of StrengthTying UpProperty

Once more he proceeded to teach by the seaside, and a crowd gathered round him greater than ever, so he entered a boat on the sea and sat down, while all the crowd stayed on shore.

Verse ConceptsCrowdsLargenessBoatsSitting To TeachChrist Teachinglakes

some other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked it, so it bore no crop;

Verse ConceptsChoking

so that for all their seeing they may not perceive, and for all their hearing they may not understand, lest they turn and be forgiven."

Verse ConceptsUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfTurning To GodNot Seeing Spiritual ThingsBeing Without UnderstandingGod Not Forgiving

In many a parable like this he spoke the word to them, so far as they could listen to it;

Verse ConceptsUnderstandingHearing ChristJesus Using Parables

so, leaving the crowd, they took him just as he was in the boat, accompanied by some other boats.

Verse ConceptsCrowdsCrowds AvoidedBoats

But a heavy squall of wind came on, and the waves splashed into the boat, so that the boat filled.

Verse ConceptsStormsBoatsSwamped

But they were overawed and said to each other, "Whatever can he be, when the very wind and sea obey him?"

Verse ConceptsConfusionWho Is Jesus?Fear Of ChristThe Sea Stilledoverwhelmed

Then they reached the opposite side of the sea, the country of the Gerasenes.

Verse ConceptsPassing Overlakes

so the spirits begged him saying, "Send us into the swine, that we may enter them,"

Verse ConceptsBeggarsPigsDemonsThe DevilCasting Out Demons

And Jesus gave them leave. Then out came the unclean spirits and entered the swine, and the drove rushed down the steep slope into the sea (there were about two thousand of them) and in the sea they were drowned.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsTwo ThousandGroups RunningDemons EnteringComing Out Of PeopleDeath Of CreaturesOthers Going Down

The herdsmen fled and reported it to the town and the hamlets. So the people came to see what had happened,

Verse ConceptsLooking And SeeingTelling Of Jesus

and when they reached Jesus they saw the lunatic sitting down, clothed and in his sober senses ??the man who had been possessed by 'Legion.' That frightened them.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsevil, victory overDemons, Delivered FromFear, Caused ByLiving WitnessesNakednessClothing OneselfDrawing Near To ChristSitting At The FeetRegaining SanityFear Of ChristThose Demonised

So he went off and began to proclaim throughout Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; it made everyone astonished.

Verse Conceptsevangelists, identity ofAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesChrist's Work

Now when Jesus had crossed in the boat to the other side again, a large crowd gathered round him; so he remained beside the sea.

Verse ConceptsCrowdsThe Attractiveness Of ChristCrowds Around JesusBoatsCrossing To The Other Sidelakes

Jesus was at once conscious that some healing virtue had passed from him, so he turned round in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"

Verse ConceptsPower, God's SavingOuter GarmentsTouching For HealingChrist Knowing About HimselfWho Is The Doer?energy

His disciples said to him, "You see the crowd are pressing round you, and yet you ask, 'Who touched me?'"

Verse ConceptsPressingTouching For HealingThe Disciples WordsWho Is The Doer?

So they reached the president's house, where he saw a tumult of people wailing and making shrill lament;

Verse ConceptsLamentingWeepingExcitementWailing

then he took the child's hand and said to her, "Talitha koum" ??which may be translated, "Little girl, I am telling you to rise."

Verse ConceptsDead bodiesLanguagesAramaic LanguageTaking By The HandInterpreting LanguageGet Up!

for Herod stood in awe of John, knowing he was a just and holy man; so he protected John ??he was greatly exercised when he listened to him, still he was glad to listen to him.

Verse ConceptsPuzzlementSpecific Holy IndividualsFear Of Individuals

The daughter of Herodias went in and danced to them, and Herod and his guests were so delighted that the king said to the girl, "Ask anything you like and I will give you it."

Verse ConceptsdanceBanquets, ActivitiesLeisure, And PastimesTemptressesPeople Promising

So she went out and said to her mother, "What am I to ask?" "John the Baptizer's head," she answered.

Verse ConceptsRemoving Heads

Then she hurried in at once and asked the king, saying, "I want you to give me this very moment John the Baptist's head on a dish."

Verse ConceptseagernessSuddenlyRemoving HeadsSkullsHasty ActionPots For Cooking And Eating

So they went away privately in the boat to a lonely spot.

Verse ConceptsBoatslonliness

However a number of people who saw them start and recognized them, got to the place before them by hurrying there on foot from all the towns.

Verse ConceptsGroups RunningRecognising PeopleSeeing Peoplerecognition

He said, "How many loaves have you got? Go and see." When they found out they told him, "Five, and two fish."

Verse ConceptsFive ThingsTwo Animals

so they arranged themselves in groups of a hundred and of fifty;

Verse ConceptsFiftiesOne HundredReclining To Eatgroups

Now when evening came the boat was [far out] in the middle of the sea, and he was on the land alone;

Verse ConceptsSecret PrayerIsolated PersonsBoatsEvenings For Jesus And His DisciplesIn The Heart Of The Sealakes

but when he saw them buffeted as they rowed (for the wind was against them) he went to them about the fourth watch of the night walking on the sea. He meant to pass them,

Verse ConceptsNightPassing ByChrist's Knowledge Of BelieversRowingharassment

but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost and shrieked aloud ??50 for they all saw him and were terrified. Then he spoke to them at once; "Courage," he said, "it is I, have no fear."

Verse ConceptsUnbelief, And Life Of FaithGroups Shouting

Yes, forsooth," he added, "you set aside what God commands, so as to maintain your own tradition.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in NT

But you say that if a man tells his father or mother, 'This money might have been at your service, but it is Korban' (that is, dedicated to God),

Verse ConceptsGrain OfferingDishonouring ParentsChildren, UngratefulMaking VowsNot Honouring ParentsOffering SacrificesBeing Devoted to GodSupporthelphelpingparenthood

he is exempt, so you hold, from doing anything for his father or mother.

Verse ConceptsNot Honouring Parents

He said to them, "So you do not understand, either? Do you not see how nothing outside a man can defile him by entering him?

Verse ConceptsExternalsEntering The MouthBeing Without UnderstandingDefilementprepping

He said to her, "Let the children be satisfied first of all; it is not fair to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

Verse ConceptsBeing FirstPeople Providing FoodSalvation For IsraelGood ChildrenFamily FirstKidsPetsFeeding The Poor

She answered him, "No, sir, but under the table the dogs do pick up the children's crumbs."

Verse ConceptsTablesFrugalityRemaining FoodNoting What Animals EatPets

So she went home and found the child lying in bed and the daemon gone from her.

Verse ConceptsBedsLying Down To RestThose Jesus Healed

He left the territory of Tyre again and passed through Sidon to the sea of Galilee, crossing the territory of Decapolis.

So taking him aside from the crowd by himself, he put his fingers into the man's ears, touched his tongue with saliva,

Verse ConceptsCrowdsMedicineTongueTouchPersonal ContactSpittingCrowds AvoidedSalivaTouching For HealingFingers Of People

So he ordered the crowd to recline on the ground, and taking the seven loaves he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve out. They served them out to the crowd,

Verse ConceptsThankfulnessThanksgivingCrowds Around JesusSeven ThingsReclining To EatThe Disciples ActionsBreaking Of BreadTable Grace

So the people ate and were satisfied, and they picked up seven baskets of fragments which were left over.

Verse ConceptsBaskets, Uses OfSeven ThingsPeople EatingPlenty Through ChristRemaining Food

So he cautioned them, "See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."

Verse ConceptsLegalismWatchfulness, Of BelieversLeavenLeavened

So he took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village; then, after spitting on his eyes, he laid his hands on him and asked him, "Do you see anything?"

Verse ConceptsSpittingSalivaLaying On Hands To HealEyes Cared ForThe Faculty Of Sight

He began to see and said, "I can make out people, for I see them as large as trees, moving."

Verse ConceptsDefective VisionThings Like PeopleLike Men

At this he laid his hands on his eyes once more, and the man stared in front of him; he was quite restored and saw everything distinctly.

Verse ConceptsLaying On Hands To HealLooking And SeeingHope And Healing

Then Jesus and his disciples set off for the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road he inquired of his disciples, "Who do people say I am?"

Verse ConceptsTravelChrist EnquiringWho Is Jesus?Christ Speaking To DisciplesDisciples' Movements

"John the Baptist," they told him, "though some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the prophets."

Verse ConceptsJesus The ProphetWho He Might Be

I tell you truly," he said, to them, "there are some of those standing here who will not taste death till they see the coming of God's Reign with power."

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Coming OfPower, God's SavingTasteProphecies Said By JesusNot DyingChrist Telling The TruthDeath AvertedGod Showed His Power

So Peter addressed Jesus, saying, "Rabbi, it is a good thing we are here; let us put up three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"

Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleRabbiBoothsThree Other ThingsGood Activity

(for he did not know what to say, they were so terrified).

Verse ConceptsFear Of ChristThose Who Were Ignorant

And suddenly looking round they saw no one there except Jesus all alone beside them.

Verse ConceptsIsolated Persons

So they put this question to him, "Why do the [Pharisees and] scribes say that Elijah has to come first?"

Verse ConceptsTeachablenessTeachers Of The LawPeople Going BeforeWhy Do Others Do This?

When they reached the disciples they saw a large crowd round them, and some scribes arguing with them.

Verse ConceptsJudaismCrowds Around JesusChrist With His Disciples

and whenever it seizes him it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth. He is wasting away with it; so I told your disciples to cast it out, but they could not."

Verse Conceptsdriving outBitingTeethGnashing Of TeethThrowing PeoplePeople Casting Out DemonsConvulsionsHardnessFoamsThe Disciples ActionsUnable To Expel