They all ate and were satisfied,

There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.

for they all saw Him and were terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and *said to them, “Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid.”

Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished,

and ran about that whole country and began to carry here and there on their pallets those who were sick, to the place they heard He was.

Wherever He entered villages, or cities, or countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places, and imploring Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were being cured.

and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed.

And his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly.

They were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces.

About four thousand were there; and He sent them away.

Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.

As they were coming down from the mountain, He gave them orders not to relate to anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man rose from the dead.

Immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were amazed and began running up to greet Him.

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him.

They came to Capernaum; and when He was in the house, He began to question them, “What were you discussing on the way?”

And they were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them.

The disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus *answered again and *said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

They were even more astonished and said to Him, “Then who can be saved?”

They were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were fearful. And again He took the twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him,

Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Some of the bystanders were saying to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”

Those who went in front and those who followed were shouting:
“Hosanna!
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord;

He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples were listening.

Then they *came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves;

The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and began seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

As they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up.

But shall we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.

And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the people, for they understood that He spoke the parable against them. And so they left Him and went away.

And Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were amazed at Him.

There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.

And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums.

As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew were questioning Him privately,

Now the Passover and Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize Him by stealth and kill Him;

for they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the people.”

But some were indignantly remarking to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted?

For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor.” And they were scolding her.

They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.

As they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me—one who is eating with Me.”

While they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.”

But Peter kept saying insistently, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all were saying the same thing also.

And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began to pray that if it were possible, the hour might pass Him by.

And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.

Immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, *came up accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.

For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent.

and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and *said, “You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.”

But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean too.”

Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, “He saved others; He cannot save Himself.

Let this Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and Joses, and Salome.

When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and minister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid.

They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”

Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they were amazed.

They went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

She went and reported to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping.

After that, He appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking along on their way to the country.

Afterward He appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen.

just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word,

They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.

And the whole multitude of the people were in prayer outside at the hour of the incense offering.

The people were waiting for Zacharias, and were wondering at his delay in the temple.

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

“He has done mighty deeds with His arm;
He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart.

“He has brought down rulers from their thrones,
And has exalted those who were humble.

Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had displayed His great mercy toward her; and they were rejoicing with her.

And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zacharias, after his father.

And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “His name is John.” And they were all astonished.

Fear came on all those living around them; and all these matters were being talked about in all the hill country of Judea.

While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth.

In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.

And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened.

And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.

And when the days for their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

And His father and mother were amazed at the things which were being said about Him.

At that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all those who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

and as they were returning, after spending the full number of days, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But His parents were unaware of it,

And all who heard Him were amazed at His understanding and His answers.

When they saw Him, they were astonished; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You.”

And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

So he began saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And the crowds were questioning him, saying, “Then what shall we do?”

Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.”

Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were wondering in their hearts about John, as to whether he was the Christ,

Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened,

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.

And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land;

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”

And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things;

and they were amazed at His teaching, for His message was with authority.

While the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing them.

Demons also were coming out of many, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But rebuking them, He would not allow them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.

When day came, Jesus left and went to a secluded place; and the crowds were searching for Him, and came to Him and tried to keep Him from going away from them.

and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not fear, from now on you will be catching men.”

But the news about Him was spreading even farther, and large crowds were gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.