Now John himself had his clothing made from camel's hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes tasteless, by what will it be made salty? It is good for nothing any longer except to be thrown outside [and] trampled under foot by people.

And [when] he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road.

And behold, the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and [when they] saw him, they implored [him] that he would depart from their region.

And [after] the demon had been expelled, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were astonished, saying, "{This has never been seen before} in Israel!"

Then a demon-possessed man [who was] blind and mute was brought to him. And he healed him so that the [man who was] mute could speak and see.

And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds.

And they were imploring him that they might only touch the edge of his cloak, and all those who touched [it] were cured.

And large crowds came to him, having with them [the] mute, blind, lame, crippled, and many others, and they put them down at his feet, and he healed them.

So then the crowd was astonished [when they] saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.

And he answered [and] said, "Have you not read that the one who created [them] from the beginning made them male and female

For there are eunuchs who were born as such from [their] mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves [eunuchs] for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept [this], let him accept [it]."

saying, 'These last [people] worked one hour and you made them equal to us who have endured the burden of the day and the burning heat!'

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"

"Then the kingdom of heaven may be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps [and] went out to meet the bridegroom.

But in the middle of the night there was a shout, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come [and] steal him and tell the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

So they went with the guard of soldiers [and] made the tomb secure [by] sealing the stone.

And behold, Jesus met them, saying, "Greetings!" And they came up [and] took hold of his feet and worshiped him.

And John was dressed in camel's hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

And becoming angry, he stretched out his hand [and] touched [him], and said to him, "I am willing; be made clean."

And immediately the leprosy went away from him and he was made clean.

And [as] he was getting out of the boat, immediately from the tombs a man with an unclean spirit went to meet him,

And immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself dismissed the crowd.

And they were amazed beyond all measure, saying, "He has done all [things] well! He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak!"

And one [individual] from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought to you my son who has {a spirit that makes him mute}.

Now [when] Jesus saw that a crowd was running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter into him no more!"

But from the beginning of creation 'he made them male and female.

And he began to teach and was saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"

And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, "Go into the city and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him,

"We heard him saying, 'I will destroy this temple made by hands, and within three days I will build another not made by hands."

And he will go on before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare for the Lord a people made ready."

But she was greatly perplexed at the statement, and was pondering what sort of greeting this might be.

So they made signs to his father [asking] what he wanted him to be named,

And [when they] saw [it], they made known the statement that had been told to them about this child.

And [while] the people were waiting expectantly and all were pondering in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he might be the Christ,

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was made clean except Naaman the Syrian."

But they were filled with fury, and began discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.

Now his mother and brothers came to him, and they were not able to meet with him because of the crowd.

And [as] he got out on the land, a certain man from the town met [him] who had demons and for a considerable time had not worn clothes and did not live in a house, but among the tombs.

Now it happened that on the next day, [when] they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.

And an argument developed among them as to who of them might be greatest.

And he was expelling a mute demon. Now it happened that [when] the demon came out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were astonished.

Fools! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also?

plotting to catch him with reference to something {he might say}.

But nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, and secret that will not be made known.

But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?"

"Now salt [is] good, but if salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be made salty?

And [as] he was entering into a certain village, ten men met [him]--lepers, who stood at a distance.

So the first arrived, saying, 'Sir, your mina has made ten minas more!'

And the second came, saying, 'Sir, your mina has made five minas.'

saying to them, "It is written, 'And my house will be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"

And he said to them, "Behold, [when] you have entered into the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house which he enters.

No one has seen God at any time; the one and only, God, the one who is in the bosom of the Father--that one has made [him] known.

And he made a whip of cords [and] drove [them] all out of the temple [courts], both the sheep and the oxen, and he poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

Now he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And [there] was at Capernaum a certain royal official whose son was sick.

Now [as] he was going down, his slaves met him, saying that his child was alive.

Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk!"

And immediately the man became well and picked up his mat and began to walk. (Now it was the Sabbath on that day.)

So the Jews were saying to the one who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath, and it is not permitted for you to pick up the mat!"

But he answered them, "The one who made me well--that one said to me, 'Pick up your mat and walk!'"

So they asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Pick up [your mat] and walk?'"

The man went and reported to the Jews that Jesus was the one who made him well.

If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses would not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a whole man well on the Sabbath?

[When he] had said these [things], he spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes.

He replied, "The man who is called Jesus made clay and smeared [it] on my eyes and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash!' So I went, and I washed, [and] I received sight."

(Now the day on which Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes was the Sabbath.)

Now Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the house.

(Now Jesus has not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha went to meet him.)

So they made him a dinner there, and Martha was serving, but Lazarus was one of the ones reclining at table with him.

took the branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, and began crying out, "Hosanna! Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord, even the king of Israel!"

Because of this also the crowd went to meet him, for they had heard [that] he had performed this sign.

I have spoken these [things] to you in order that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be made complete.

And I made known to them your name, and will make [it] known, in order that the love [with] which you loved me may be in them, and I [may be] in them."

(Now the slaves and the officers were standing there, having made a charcoal fire because it was cold, and they were warming themselves. And Peter was also standing there with them and warming himself.)

The Jews replied to him, "We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die, because he made himself out to be the Son of God!"

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his clothing and made four shares--for each soldier a share--and the tunic. (Now the tunic was seamless, woven from the top {in a single piece}.)

And after these [things], Joseph [who was] from Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but a secret one for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate allowed [it], so he came and took away his body.

You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with gladness with your presence.'

Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt, that God has made him both Lord and Christ--this Jesus whom you crucified!"

And taking hold of him by the right hand, he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.

And [when he] saw [it], Peter replied to the people, "Men [and] Israelites, why are you astonished at this? Or why are you staring at us, as [if] by our own power or godliness we have made him walk?

And on the basis of faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know, and the faith [that is] through him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.

And they made them stand in [their] midst [and] began to ask, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

And [when they] heard [it], they lifted [their] voices with one mind to God and said, "Master, you [are] the one who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things in them,

Now when both the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed concerning them, [as to] what this might be.

And [when they] had brought them, they made [them] stand in the Sanhedrin, and the high priest put a question to them,

And on the second [visit] Joseph was made known to his brothers, and the family of Joseph became known to Pharaoh.

"But as the time of the promise that God had made to Abraham was drawing near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt

And on the following day, he made an appearance to them [while they] were fighting and was attempting to reconcile them in peace, saying, 'Men [and] brothers, why are you doing wrong to one another?'

And you took along the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of the god Rephan, the images that you made, to worship them, and I will deport you beyond Babylon!'

But the Most High does not live in [houses] made by human hands, just as the prophet says,

And devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.

And he found there a certain man {named} Aeneas who was paralyzed, who had been lying on a mat for eight years.

And the voice [came] again to him for the second time: "[The things] which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!"

Now while Peter was greatly perplexed within himself [as to] what the vision that he had seen might be, behold, the men who had been sent by Cornelius, having found the house of Simon by asking around, stood at the gate.

So it happened that when Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at [his] feet, [and] worshiped [him].

But the voice replied from heaven for the second time, '[The things] which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!'

And [when he] found [him], he brought [him] to Antioch. And it happened to them also [that they] met together [for] a whole year with the church and taught a large number [of people]. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.

Thus Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer was fervently being made to God by the church for him.