The Messiah Revealed in Glory and on the Way to the Cross

13:54Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works?

13:55Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?

13:56Aren’t all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?”

13:57They were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house.”

13:58He didn’t do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

14:2and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”

14:3For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

14:4For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

14:5When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

14:6But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

14:7Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

14:8She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”

14:9The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

14:10and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

14:11His head was brought on a platter and given to the young lady; and she brought it to her mother.

14:12His disciples came, took the body, and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

14:13Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

14:14Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

14:15When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

14:16But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

14:17They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”

14:18He said, “Bring them here to me.”

14:19He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

14:20They all ate and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

14:21Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

14:22Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

14:23After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.

14:24But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

14:25In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.

14:26When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It’s a ghost!” and they cried out for fear.

14:27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”

14:28Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.”

14:29He said, “Come!” Peter stepped down from the boat and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

14:30But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”

14:31Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

14:32When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased.

14:33Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”

14:34When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

14:35When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region and brought to him all who were sick;

14:36and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.

15:2“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”

15:3He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

15:4For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’

15:5But you say, ‘Whoever may tell his father or his mother, “Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,”

15:6he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.

15:7You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

15:8‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

15:9And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”

15:10He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.

15:11That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”

15:12Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”

15:13But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.

15:14Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

15:15Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.”

15:16So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?

15:17Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly and then out of the body?

15:18But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

15:19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

15:20These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.”

15:21Jesus went out from there and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.

15:22Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!”

15:23But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”

15:24But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

15:25But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”

15:26But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

15:27But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

15:28Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.

15:29Jesus departed from there and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up on the mountain and sat there.

15:30Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,

15:31so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, the injured healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel.

15:32Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have continued with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”

15:33The disciples said to him, “Where could we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”

15:34Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”

15:35He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;

15:36and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

15:37They all ate and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

15:38Those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.

15:39Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.

16:2But he answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

16:3In the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you can’t discern the signs of the times!

16:4An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” He left them and departed.

16:5The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.

16:6Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

16:7They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”

16:8Jesus, perceiving it, said, “Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, because you have brought no bread?

16:9Don’t you yet perceive or remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up,

16:10or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

16:11How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

16:12Then they understood that he didn’t tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

16:13Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

16:14They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

16:15He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

16:17Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

16:18I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

16:19I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”

16:20Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.