Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



And entering a ship, he crossed over, and came to his own city; and behold they brought him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Son, be of good courage; your sins are forgiven. And behold some of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes. read more.
And Jesus observing their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil in your hearts? For in what respect is it easier to say, Your sins are forgiven, than to say, Arise and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man has power on the earth to forgive sins, then he said to the paralytic, Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house. And he arose and departed to his house. And when the multitudes saw it they were afraid, and glorified God who had given such power to men. And Jesus departing thence saw a man sitting at the custom-house, called Matthew; and he said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. And he was reclining in the house, and behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw them they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners? And hearing it he said, The well need not a physician, but the sick. Go and learn what this means: I wish for mercy and not a sacrifice; for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples fast not? And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they shalt fast. But no one puts a piece of unfilled cloth on an old garment; for it takes away its fullness from the garment, and the rent is made worse. Neither do they put new wine into old bottles; otherwise the bottles break, and the wine is poured out and the bottles destroyed; but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. While he was saying these words to them, behold a ruler came and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is now dead, but come and put your hand on her and she shall live. And Jesus arose and followed him, and his disciples. And behold a woman having a hemorrhage of twelve years approached him from behind, and touched the fringe of his garment; for she said within herself, If I can only touch his garment I shall be cured. And Jesus turning around and seeing her, said, Daughter, be of good courage, your faith has cured you. And the woman was cured from that hour. And Jesus coming into the house of the ruler, and seeing the musicians and the multitude making a tumultuous noise, said, Go away; for the girl is not dead, but asleep. And they derided him. But when the multitude were removed he went in and took her hand, and the girl arose. And the report went out into all that land.

And when they came to Capernaum, those who received the didrachma [28 cents], came to Peter, and said, Does not your teacher pay the didrachma?

And they entered into Capernaum, and immediately on the sabbath he taught in the synagogues. And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an impure spirit, and he cried out, read more.
saying, What have you to do with us, Jesus Nazarene? have you come to destroy us? We know you who you are, the holy [Son] of God! And Jesus rebuked him saying, Be still, and come out of him. And the impure spirit affecting him with convulsions, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. And all were astonished, so that they inquired among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching with authority, and does he command the impure spirits and they obey him? And his fame went out immediately into all the country about Galilee. And going immediately out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John; and Simon's mother-in-law was lying with a fever; and immediately they told him of her. And coming, he took her by the hand, and raised her up, and the fever immediately left her, and she waited on them. And at evening when the sun went down they brought to him all that were sick, and the demoniacs; and the whole city was assembled at the door. And he healed many that were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons, and suffered not the demons to say that they knew him. And in the morning while it was quite dark he arose and went out, and departed to a solitary place, and there prayed. And Simon and those with him followed him, and said to him, All men seek you. And he said to them, Let us go elsewhere to the adjoining villages to preach there; because for this purpose have I come. And he preached in their synagogues in all Galilee, and cast out demons. And a leper came to him beseeching him, saying to him, If you will, you can cleanse me. And having compassion on him, he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, I will; be cleansed. And the leprosy immediately left him, and he was cleansed. And giving him a strict charge, he immediately sent him away, and said to him, See that you say nothing to any one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. And going out he spread and published abroad the report, to such an extent that he [Jesus] could no longer go openly into a city, but was without in solitary places; and they came to him from every quarter.

And he entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there having a withered hand. And they watched him [to see] if he would cure him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him. And he said to the man having the withered hand, Arise in the midst. read more.
And he said to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? And they were silent. And looking around on them in anger, being grieved at the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. And the Pharisees went out immediately with the Herodians, and took counsel against him to kill him.

WHEN he had finished all his discourses in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and about to die; and he hearing of Jesus, sent to him the elders of the Jews, asking him to come and cure his servant. read more.
And having come to Jesus they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom you should do this; for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue. And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying, Lord, trouble not yourself, for I am not fit that you should come under my roof. Wherefore I did not think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant shall be cured; for I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. And Jesus hearing these things wondered at him, and turning around said to the multitude following him, I tell you I have not found in Israel so great a faith; and those sent returning to the house found the sick servant well.

Then he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. Hearing that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and desired him to come down and cure his son, for he was about to die. Then Jesus said to him, Unless you see miracles and prodigies you will not believe. read more.
The nobleman said to him, Lord, come down before my child dies. Jesus said to him, Go; your son lives. The man believed the word which Jesus said to him, and went. And as he was now going down his servants met him, and told, saying, Your child lives. Then he inquired of them the hour in which he became better. Then they said to him, The fever left him yesterday, at the seventh hour. Then the father knew that it was in that hour in which Jesus said to him, Your son lives; and he believed, and all his house.

and entering into the ship were crossing the lake to Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them, and the lake was made rough by a great wind blowing. Then having gone about twenty-five or thirty stadiums [3 or read more.
But he said to them, It is I; be not afraid. Then they willingly took him into the ship, and immediately the ship was at the land to which they were going. ON the next day, the multitude standing on the other side of the lake seeing that there was no other boat there except one, and that Jesus entered not into the ship with his disciples but his disciples had gone away alone,??23 but other boats came from Tiberias near the place where they had eaten bread after the Lord gave thanks,??24 when, therefore, the multitude saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they went into the ships and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. And finding him on the other side of the lake they said to him, Rabbi, when came you hither?

These things he said in a synagogue, teaching in Capernaum.


ON the next day, the multitude standing on the other side of the lake seeing that there was no other boat there except one, and that Jesus entered not into the ship with his disciples but his disciples had gone away alone,??23 but other boats came from Tiberias near the place where they had eaten bread after the Lord gave thanks,??24 when, therefore, the multitude saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they went into the ships and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. And finding him on the other side of the lake they said to him, Rabbi, when came you hither? Jesus answered them and said, I tell you most truly, you seek me not because you saw miracles, but because you eat of the bread and were filled. read more.
Work not for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give you; for him has God the Father sealed. Then they said to him, What shall we do to perform the works of God? Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God; to believe on him whom he has sent. Then they said to him, What miracle do you perform, that we may see and believe you? what work do you perform? Our fathers eat the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. Then Jesus said to them, I tell you most truly, Moses gave you not bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven; for the bread of God is he that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. Then they said to him, Sir, always give us this bread. Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you, that you have seen me and believe not. Every thing which the Father gives to me shall come to me, and him that comes to me I will by no means cast out; for I came down from heaven not to do my will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the will of him that sent me; that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but should raise it up at the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. Then the Jews complained of him because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how, then, does he say, I came down from heaven? Then Jesus answered and said to them, Complain not among yourselves. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me shall draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And all shall be taught of God. Every one who has heard and learned of the Father comes to me. Not that any one has seen the Father except he that is from God; he has seen the Father. I tell you most truly, He that believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers eat manna in the wilderness, and died; this is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he shall live forever; and the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh. Then the Jews contended one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said to them, I tell you most truly, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is the true food, and my blood is the true drink. He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood continues in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me and I live by the Father, so he that eats me shall live by me. This is the bread which came down from heaven; not as your fathers eat and died, he that eats this bread shall live forever. These things he said in a synagogue, teaching in Capernaum. Then many of his disciples hearing him said, This is a hard saying; who can hear him? And Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples complained of this, said to them, Does this offend you? [What], then if you should see the Son of man ascend where he was formerly? The Spirit is that which makes alive; the flesh profits nothing; the words which I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But there are some of you who believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who he was that would betray him. And on that account he said, I told you that no one can come to me unless it has been given him by my Father.