Zaccheus Converted 1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And there was a man called Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector [a superintendent to whom others reported], and he was rich. 3 Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, but he could not seebecause of the crowd, for he was short […]
Monthly Archives: August 2017
LUKE 20
Jesus’ Authority Questioned 1 On one of the days, as Jesus was instructing the people in the temple [area] and preaching the good news (gospel),the chief priests and the scribes along with the elders confrontedHim, 2 and said to Him, “Tell us by whatkind ofauthority You are doing these things? Or who is the one […]
LUKE 21
The Widow’s Gift 1 Looking up, He saw the rich people putting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And He saw a poor widow putting in twosmall copper coins. 3 He said,“Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in[proportionally]more than allof them; 4 for they all put in gifts from their abundance; […]
LUKE 22
Preparing the Passover 1 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching. 2 The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people [who listened devotedly to His teaching, and who respected His spiritual wisdom]. 3 Then […]
LUKE 23
Jesus before Pilate 1 Then the whole assembly got up and brought Him before Pilate. 2 They began to accuse Jesus, asserting, “We found this Man misleadingandperverting our nation and forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming that He Himself is Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), a King.” 3 So Pilate asked Him, […]
LUKE 24
The Resurrection 1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared [to finish anointing the body]. 2 And they found the [large, circular] stone rolled back from the tomb, 3 but when they went inside, they did not find […]
MARK 1
The Preaching of John the Baptist 1 The beginning of the [facts regarding the] good news ofJesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is writtenandforever remains in the [writings of the] prophet Isaiah: “Behold, IsendMy messengerahead ofYou, Who will prepareYour way– 3 Avoice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of […]
MARK 2
The Paralytic Healed 1 Jesus returned to Capernaum, and a few days later the news went out that He was at home. 2 So many people gathered together that there was no longer room [for them], not even near the door; and Jesus was discussing with them the word [of God]. 3 Then they came, […]
MARK 3
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath 1 Again Jesus went into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand waswithered. 2 The Pharisees were watching Jesusclosely to seeif He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him [in the Jewish high court]. 3 He said to the man whose hand was […]
MARK 4
Parable of the Sower and Soils 1 Again Jesus began to teach beside the sea [of Galilee]. And a very large crowd gathered around Him, so He got into a boat [anchoring it a short distance out] on the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the shore. 2 […]