But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—then He *said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your bed and go home.”

or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.

If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace.

At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat.

And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.

and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away.

But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’

But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed.

Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.

Then Jesus *said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.

After they had mocked Him, they took the scarlet robe off Him and put His own garments back on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

When He had come back to Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that He was at home.

Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven’; or to say, ‘Get up, and pick up your pallet and walk’?

“I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet and go home.”

and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belt—

Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,

And going back to her home, she found the child lying on the bed, the demon having left.

“When I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they *said to Him, “Seven.”

When they came back to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them.

If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ you say, ‘The Lord has need of it’; and immediately he will send it back here.”

But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

and the one who is in the field must not turn back to get his coat.

They shouted back, “Crucify Him!”

they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God.

It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

When the days of his priestly service were ended, he went back home.

The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
‘Make ready the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight.

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written,

And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him.

But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,”—He said to the paralytic—“I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home.”

And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them.

Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.

If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.

For each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush.

The dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother.

Seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell before Him, and said in a loud voice, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me.”

And He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, neither a staff, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not even have two tunics apiece.

And a man from the crowd shouted, saying, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only boy,

While he was still approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground and threw him into a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Carry no money belt, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way.

But He said to him, “A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many;

And the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the head of the household became angry and said to his slave, ‘Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’

And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.’

The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father’s house—

Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,

On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back.

Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.”

And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business with this until I come back.’

For David himself says in the book of Psalms,
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,

And He said to them, “When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?” They said, “No, nothing.”

And He said to them, “But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one.

And Herod with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.

No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him.

Jesus *said to him, “Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.”

But he answered them, “He who made me well was the one who said to me, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk.’”

They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk’?”

and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing.

Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?”

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and was going back to God,

He, leaning back thus on Jesus’ bosom, *said to Him, “Lord, who is it?”

So when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book;

But when the day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

Peter, turning around, *saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; the one who also had leaned back on His bosom at the supper and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?”

“For it is written in the book of Psalms,
‘Let his homestead be made desolate,
And let no one dwell in it’;and,‘Let another man take his office.’

And a man who had been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order to beg alms of those who were entering the temple.

and they were taking note of him as being the one who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg alms, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

and kept back some of the price for himself, with his wife’s full knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles’ feet.

But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?

But the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported back,

Then the captain went along with the officers and proceeded to bring them back without violence (for they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned).

Our fathers were unwilling to be obedient to him, but repudiated him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,

But God turned away and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, ‘It was not to Me that you offered victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, was it, O house of Israel?

So, when they had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, and were preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.

This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into the sky.

When he had gone back up and had broken the bread and eaten, he talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left.

When our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, escorted us until we were out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another.

But Paul said, “I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city; and I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”

But, that I may not weary you any further, I beg you to grant us, by your kindness, a brief hearing.

especially because you are an expert in all customs and questions among the Jews; therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.

When day came, they could not recognize the land; but they did observe a bay with a beach, and they resolved to drive the ship onto it if they could.

And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they were heading for the beach.

On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God? The thing molded will not say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this,” will it?

Or who has first given to Him that it might be paid back to him again?

Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, to perform them.”

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?

I beg of you, brethren, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You have done me no wrong;

knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Only Luke is with me. Pick up Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.

I have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart,

For perhaps he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,

For when every commandment had been spoken by Moses to all the people according to the Law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,