But Jesus replied to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?”

He told them many things in parables, saying, “Listen carefully: a sower went out to sow [seed in his field];

He told them another parable, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and worked into three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”

And John’s disciples came and took away the body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and they went and reported to their master [with clarity and in detail] everything that had taken place.

They answered him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He told them, ‘You go into the vineyard also.’

The crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, Son of David (Messiah) have mercy on us!”

For John came to you [walking] in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even change your mind afterward and believe him [accepting what he proclaimed to you].

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, wherever this gospel [of salvation] is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her [for her act of love and devotion].”

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane (olive-press), and He told His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

Then go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee [as He promised]. There you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”

Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they told Him about her.

And He told His disciples to have a small boat stand ready for Him because of the many people, so that they would not crowd Him;

The herdsmen [tending the pigs] ran away and reported it in the city and in the country. And the people came to see what had happened.

And the woman, though she was afraid and trembling, aware of what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.

He gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.

And He told them, “Wherever you go into a house, stay there until you leave that town.

For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful [under Mosaic Law] for you to have your brother’s wife.”

The apostles [who had been sent out on a mission] gathered together with Jesus and told Him everything that they had done and taught.

In those days, when there was again a large crowd [gathered before Him] and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples and told them,

And they replied to Him, “We are able.” Jesus told them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized.

Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

But be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, wherever the good news [regarding salvation] is proclaimed throughout the world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.”

The disciples left and went to the city and found everything just as He had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there, just as He told you.’”

They returned [to Jerusalem] and told the others, but they did not believe them either.

Listen carefully, you will be continually silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe what I told you; but my words will be fulfilled at their proper time.”

And when they had seen this, they made known what had been told them about this Child,

and all who heard it were astounded and wondered at what the shepherds told them.

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

But when Herod [Antipas] the tetrarch was repeatedly reprimanded [and convicted by John’s disapproval] for having Herodias, his brother’s wife [as his own], and for all the wicked things that Herod had done,

He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and puts it on an old one; otherwise he will both tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.

He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man guide [another] blind man? Will they not both fall into a hole in the ground?

And He was told, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, asking to see You.”

When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and told it in the city and out in the country.

Those who had seen it told them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed.

When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found there alone. And they kept silent, and told no one at that time any of the things which they had seen [concerning the divine manifestation].

and He told them, “Whoever welcomes this child in My name welcomes Me; and whoever welcomes Me [also] welcomes Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you [that is, the one who is genuinely humble—the one with a realistic self-view]—he is the one who is [truly] great.”

But Jesus told him, “Do not stop him; for he who is not against you is for you.”

And Jesus told him, “Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

But He said to him, “Man, who appointed Me a judge or an arbitrator over [the two of] you?”

Then He told them a parable, saying, “There was a rich man whose land was very fertile and productive.

Then He began telling them this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree that had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it, but did not find any;

Now Jesus began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been selecting the places of honor at the table, saying to them,

So He told them this parable:

Now Jesus was telling the disciples a parable to make the point that at all times they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart,

He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves and were confident that they were righteous [posing outwardly as upright and in right standing with God], and who viewed others with contempt:

They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”

So those who were sent left and found the colt just as He had told them.

Then Jesus told them, “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom.

Then He told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees;

The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”

He is not here, but has risen. Remember how He told you, while He was still in Galilee,

Then He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you, everything which has been written about Me in the Law of Moses and the [writings of the] Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote about—Jesus from Nazareth, the son of Joseph [according to public record].”

If I told you earthly things [that is, things that happen right here on earth] and you do not believe, how will you believe and trust Me if I tell you heavenly things?

So when the Lord learned that the Pharisees had been told that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

“Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done! Can this be the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)?”

Now many Samaritans from that city believed in Him and trusted Him [as Savior] because of what the woman said when she testified, “He told me all the things that I have done.”

and they told the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; for [now] we have heard Him for ourselves and know [with confident assurance] that this One is truly the Savior of [all] the world.”

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

The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

But as I told you, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.

And He was saying, “This is the reason why I have told you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted him [that is, unless he is enabled to do so] by the Father.”

Then the Pharisees told Him, “You are testifying on Your own behalf; Your testimony is not valid.”

That is why I told you that you will die [unforgiven and condemned] in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am the One [I claim to be], you will die in your sins.”

But as it is, you want to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. This is not the way Abraham acted.

He answered, “I already told you and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again and again? Do you want to become His disciples, too?”

Jesus answered them, “I have told you so, yet you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name testify concerning Me [they are My credentials and the evidence declaring who I am].

So then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.

But some of them went back to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

Philip came and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.

I know that His commandment is eternal life. So the things I speak, I speak [in accordance with His exact instruction,] just as the Father has told Me.”

Little children, I am with you [only] a little longer. You will look for Me and, as I told the Jews, so I tell you now, ‘Where I am going, you are not able to come.’

In My Father’s house are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you, because I am going there to prepare a place for you.

“I have told you these things while I am still with you.

But the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember everything that I have told you.

I have told you now before it happens, so that when it does take place, you may believe and have faith [in Me].

I have told you these things so that My joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy may be made full and complete and overflowing.

Remember [and continue to remember] that I told you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

“I have told you these things so that you will not stumble or be caught off guard and fall away.

I have told you these things [now], so that when their time comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not say these things to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

“I have told you these things in figurative language (veiled language, proverbs); the hour is now coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.

I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]

Jesus answered, “I told you that I am He; so if you want Me, let these men go on their way.”

Jesus replied, “Are you saying this on your own initiative, or did others tell you about Me?”

Pilate said to Him [scornfully], “What is truth?”

And when he had said this, he went out to the Jews again and told them, “I find no guilt in Him [no crime, no cause for an accusation].

And they said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?” She told them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”

After Peter and John were released, they returned to their own [people] and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

And this is, in effect, what God spoke [to him]: That his descendants would be aliens (strangers) in a foreign land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years.

now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

Recognizing Peter’s voice, in her joy she failed to open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gateway.

As Paul and Barnabas were leaving [the synagogue], the people kept begging that these things might be spoken to them on the next Sabbath.

When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received warmly by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported to them all the things that God had accomplished through them.

Paul stayed for a while longer, and then told the brothers and sisters goodbye and sailed for Syria; and he was accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchrea [the southeastern port of Corinth] he had his hair cut, because he was keeping a [Nazirite] vow [of abstention].

After the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and when he had encouraged them he told them goodbye, and set off to go to Macedonia.

Then we boarded the ship, and they returned to their homes.

take these men and purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses [for the temple offerings] so that they may shave their heads. Then everyone will know that there is nothing to the things they have been told about you, but that you yourself also follow and keep the Law.

And I asked, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord answered me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that is appointed and destined for you to do.’