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and they gave them for the Potter’s Field, as the Lord directed me.”

God's OrdersMan's Counsel

And at that time they were holding a notorious prisoner [guilty of insurrection and murder], called Barabbas.

ImprisonmentsPrisonersBarabbasPeople Made Known

So when they had assembled [for this purpose], Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to set free for you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”

BarabbasRight DesiresPeople Releasing Othersfree

Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all replied, “Let Him be crucified!”

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And he said, “Why, what has He done that is evil?” But they continued shouting all the louder, “Let Him be crucified!”

Groups ShoutingChrist Would Be KilledWhat Sin?

And all the people answered, “Let [the responsibility for] His blood be on us and on our children!”

Blood, Figurative UseComplicityResponsibility For Blood ShedBloodJewsResponsibilityKidsThe Blood Of Jesus

Now as they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced into service to carry the cross of Jesus.

BackWeakness, PhysicalCarrying The CrossOutward CompulsionThe Cross

“He saved others [from death]; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him and acknowledge Him.

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When some of the bystanders there heard it, they began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

Christ SummoningIndividual Prophets

But the rest said, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him [from death].”

Individual ProphetsLeave Them Alone

The next day, that is, the day after the [day of] preparation [for the Sabbath], the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,

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Pilate said to them, “You have a guard [of soldiers]; go [with them], make the tomb as secure as you know how.”

Sepulchres

He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said [He would]. Come! See the place where He was lying.

EasterJesus Christ, ResurrectionChrist Is RisenWhere From?The ResurrectionRisingRosesfitness

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.”

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And as they went, suddenly, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” And they went to Him and took hold of His feet [in homage] and worshiped Him [as the Messiah].

Adoration, Of ChristFeetGreetingsResurrection Of Christ, AppearancesSalutationsMeeting GodWorshipping ChristSpoken Greetings

So they took the money [they were paid for lying] and did as they were instructed; and this [fabricated] story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to the present day.

Jews, TheSpreading StoriesFalse Religion To This DayIndeterminate Sums Of MoneyObeying PeopleSaving Money

As it is written and forever remains in the [writings of the] prophet Isaiah:

Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way—

Demons, Exorcism OfPreparing God's WayHeraldIn Order Of RankGod Sends ProphetsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

And all the country of Judea and all the people of Jerusalem were continually going out to him; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.

John's BaptismRevival, CorporateRivers And StreamsBaptised By JohnIn The JordanSin Confessedconfessing

And he was preaching, saying, “After me comes He who is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I, and I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the straps of His sandals [even as His slave].

ShoesSelf AbasementUndoing FasteningsBowing Before Messiah

and saying, “The [appointed period of] time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life] and believe [with a deep, abiding trust] in the good news [regarding salvation].”

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Immediately they left their nets and followed Him [becoming His disciples, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].

Commitment, to Jesus Christdiscipleship, nature ofNets

They were completely amazed at His teaching; because He was teaching them as one having [God-given] authority, and not as the scribes.

CrowdsTeachers Of The LawAmazement, Of Jesus ChristChrist TeachingNot Like People

saying, “What business do You have with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

ExorcismsGod, Unity OfNazarethNames And Titles For ChristJesus Christ, Holiness OfDestruction Of Satan's WorksWhat Have We In Common?Said To Be The Christ

They were all so amazed that they debated and questioned each other, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits (demons), and they obey Him.”

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and they found Him and said, “Everybody is looking for You!”

Seeking ChristFinding People

He replied, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so I may preach there also; that is why I came [from the Father].”

GoalsHeraldPreaching, Importance OfChrist PreachingWhy God Did Things

saying to him, “See that you tell no one anything [about this]; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your purification what Moses commanded, as proof to them [that you are really healed].”

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But some of the scribes were sitting there debating in their hearts [the implication of what He had said],

Reasoned Argument

“Why does this man talk that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins [remove guilt, nullify sin’s penalty, and assign righteousness] except God alone?”

FaultsComplaintsClaimsUniquenessPeople's Inability To SaveBlasphemyWho Can Forgive Sins?Why Does Jesus Do This?Unable To SaveFinding Fault With Jesus

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

ParalyticsBedsThe Healed WalkingEasy For PeopleGet Up!God Has Forgiven

As He was passing by, He saw Levi (Matthew) the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax collector’s booth, and He said to him, “Follow Me [as My disciple, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher and walking the same path of life that I walk].” And he got up and followed Him [becoming His disciple, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].

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And it happened that Jesus was reclining at the table in Levi’s house, and many tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews] were eating with Him and His disciples; for there were many of them and they were following Him.

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Jesus answered, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot fast while the bridegroom is [still] with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

GuestsMarriage, Customs ConcerningWeddingsChrist Not Always With PeopleWedding GuestsWho Will FastJesus As A Bridegroom

No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the [fermenting] wine will [expand and] burst the skins, and the wine is lost as well as the wineskins. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”

Bottle, UsesNewnessWineAlcohol ConsumptionBreaking ContainersOld ThingsUnusedFreshWineskins And Vatstoughness

One Sabbath He was walking along [with His disciples] through the grainfields, and as they went along, His disciples began picking the heads of grain.

Plucking OutReapingThe Disciples ActionsOn The Sabbath

The Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

ComplaintsRitualLegalismPharisees Concerned About ChristThe Sabbath And Christ

how he went into the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for anyone but the priests to eat, and how he also gave it to the men who were with him?”

High Priest, In NtEntering The TabernaclePeople Providing FoodRoyal Priesthood

So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath [and He has authority over it].”

Lordship, Of Jesus ChristThe Sabbath And Christ

Again Jesus went into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered.

Limbs WitheredDiseased Hands

Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and screamed out, “You are the Son of God!”

demons, Kinds ofSaid To Be The ChristBowing Before Messiah

And He appointed twelve [disciples], so that they would be with Him [for instruction] and so that He could send them out to preach [the gospel as apostles—that is, as His special messengers, personally chosen representatives],

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and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”);

SonsThunderPeople Renaming Peoplezealots

If a kingdom is divided [split into factions and rebelling] against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

Civil StrifeParables Of Christdivisiongroups

And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end.

People EndedCivil War

But no one can go into a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man, and then he will ransack and rob his house.

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

but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit and His power [by attributing the miracles done by Me to Satan] never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin [a sin which is unforgivable in this present age as well as in the age to come]”—

IrreverenceAntichristReprobatesThe Unpardonable SinResisting Holy SpiritEternal EvilBlasphemyGod Not Forgiving

For whoever does the will of God [by believing in Me, and following Me], he is My brother and sister and mother.”

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and as he was sowing, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and ate it up.

Birds EatingUsing RoadsAnimals EatingSowing Seeds

And other seed fell into good soil, and as the plants grew and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundred times [as much as had been sown].”

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As soon as He was alone, those who were around Him, together with the twelve [disciples], began asking Him about [the interpretation of] the parables.

TeachablenessIsolated PersonsQuestioning ChristTwelve DisciplesJesus Using Parables

He said to them, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you [who have teachable hearts], but those who are outside [the unbelievers, the spiritually blind] get everything in parables,

AcademicsMysteryOutsidersUnderstandingOutside The KingdomGod Revealing MysteriesJesus Using Parablessecretsefficiency

Then He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand and grasp the meaning of all the parables?

CommunicationDo You Understand?Jesus Using Parables

These [in the first group] are the ones along the road where the word is sown; but when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

Spiritual Warfare, Causes OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InTemptation, Sources OfUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfHearing God's WordUsing RoadsTaking God's ThingsPlanting SeedsSeedsSowing Seedssowing

And those [in the last group] are the ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the word [of God, the good news regarding the way of salvation] and accept it and bear fruit—thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much [as was sown].”

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He said to them, “A lamp is not brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Is it not [brought in] to be put on the lampstand?

DisclosuresWeights And Measures, DryZeal, ReligiousParables Of Christ

For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been kept secret, but that it would come to light [that is, things are hidden only temporarily, until the appropriate time comes for them to be known].

DisclosuresFrom Darkness To LightHidden ThingsAvoiding SecrecyEverything Happening For A Reason

Then He said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who throws seed on the ground;

Parables Of The KingdomPlanting SeedsFarmingSeedsSowing Seeds

But when the crop ripens, he immediately puts in the sickle [to reap], because [the time for] the harvest has come.”

HarvestSicklesFarming

And He said, “How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use to illustrate and explain it?

ComparingJesus Using ParablesParables Of The Kingdom

It is like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown on the ground, even though it is smaller than all the [other] seeds that are [sown] on the soil,

Small ThingsPlanting SeedsSeedsSowing Seeds

yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden herbs; and it puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky are able to make nests and live under its shade.”

ShadowsBig ThingsPlants Growing Up

With many such parables, Jesus spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear and understand it;

UnderstandingHearing ChristJesus Using Parables

On that [same] day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us go over to the other side [of the Sea of Galilee].”

Passing OverEvenings For Jesus And His DisciplesCrossing To The Other SideThe Crosslakes

So leaving the crowd, they took Him with them, just as He was, in the boat. And other boats were with Him.

CrowdsCrowds AvoidedBoats

And He got up and [sternly] rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still (muzzled)!” And the wind died down [as if it had grown weary] and there was [at once] a great calm [a perfect peacefulness].

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Jesus said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith and confidence [in Me]?”

Faith, Growth InLack Of FaithDoubt RebukedNot Believing In JesusBeing Scared

They were filled with great fear, and said to each other, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

ConfusionWho Is Jesus?Fear Of ChristThe Sea Stilledoverwhelmed

When Jesus got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him,

CemeteryBoatsThose Demonisedmuscles

and screaming with a loud voice, he said, “What business do we have in common with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore you by God [swear to me], do not torment me!”

ExorcismsMillenniumTortureJesus Christ, Son Of GodAdjurationGod On HighIndividuals ShoutingWhat Have We In Common?God Troubling

He was asking him, “What is your name?” And he replied, “My name is Legion; for we are many.”

SatanticLonelinessMany Spiritual BeingsDemonspork

And the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us to the pigs so that we may go into them!”

BeggarsPigsDemonsThe DevilCasting Out Demons

and begged anxiously with Him, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death; [please] come and lay Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”

Death, Means OfBad ParentsLove, And The WorldParents Duty To ChildrenParental LoveKept Alive By MenLaying On Hands To HealHow Healing CameFaith And HealingHealth And Healing

And Jesus went with him; and a large crowd followed Him and pressed in around Him [from all sides].

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When He had gone in, He said to them, “Why make a commotion and weep? The child has not died, but is sleeping.”

Last ThingsMourningSleep, And DeathDisorder Among PeopleNot DyingDeath AvertedMourning The Death Of OthersDeath Of A Child

Taking the child’s hand, He said [tenderly] to her, “Talitha kum!”—which translated [from Aramaic] means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”

Dead bodiesLanguagesAramaic LanguageTaking By The HandInterpreting LanguageGet Up!

When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and many who listened to Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things [this knowledge and spiritual insight]? What is this wisdom [this confident understanding of the Scripture] that has been given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands?

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Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are His sisters not here with us?” And they were [deeply] offended by Him [and their disapproval blinded them to the fact that He was anointed by God as the Messiah].

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Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor (respect) except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.”

Prophecy, In NtMisused PrivilegesHatred Between RelativesProphecy IgnoredFamiliesheroes

Any place that does not welcome you or listen to you, when you leave there, shake the dust off the soles of your feet as a testimony against them [breaking all ties with them because they rejected My message].”

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King Herod [Antipas] heard about this, for Jesus’ name and reputation had become well known. People were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.”

Power, God's SavingSuperstitionTetrarchWho He Might BeWhy It Happened

But others were saying, “He is Elijah!” And others were saying, “It is a prophet, like one of the prophets [of old].”

Jesus The ProphetWho He Might Be

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

Faultsevil, believers' responses toSaying RepeatedlyMarriage ControlledTransferring Wives

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

SolitudeTelling What People DidThe Apostles In Action

He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a little while”—for there were many [people who were continually] coming and going, and they could not even find time to eat.

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When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd [waiting], and He was moved with compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd [lacking guidance]; and He began to teach them many things.

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When the day was nearly gone, His disciples came to Him and said, “This is an isolated place, and it is already late;

Latenesslonliness

Seeing the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them, at about the fourth watch of the night (3:00-6:00 a.m.) He came to them, walking on the sea. And [acted as if] He intended to pass by them.

NightPassing ByChrist's Knowledge Of BelieversRowingharassment

Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased [as if exhausted by its own activity]; and they were completely overwhelmed,

Amazement, Of Christ's MiraclesCessationBoatsThings Stopping

They got out of the boat and immediately people recognized Him,

Recognising People

And wherever He came into villages, or cities, or the countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places and pleading with Him [to allow them] just to touch the fringe (tassel with a blue cord) of His robe; and all who touched it were healed.

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