and “Part 1. Integral Gospel”
Nowadays it's
quite unlikely to find a person who has not heard at least anything about the
Gospel[1]. Nevertheless, only Christians are mainly aware of the fact that the Gospel
consists of four Gospels written by four different authors Matthew, Mark, Luke
and John. These four Gospels that are mainly published in a single book one
after another, comprise, in fact, a Common Gospel, i. e. Quadruple Gospel.
All the four
Gospels tell about the same — about the life and sermon of Jesus Christ. The Gospels
partly repeat each other, and that primarily concerns the first three of them,
"based mainly on a common historical material, therefore it would be
possible to state them at desire in three columns of one page of the text.
Books of a similar kind are called synopses[2] that is why the first three Gospels could also be referred to as
synoptic".[3]
Unfortunately,
such a fourfold duplication of the annunciation makes it quite difficult to
read. On having successfully coped with the first part, Matthew, the reader
straight away gets stuck on the second part, Mark, since the second part seems
to predominantly repeat what has already been said in the first part. As
regards Luke or John, the third and the fourth parts, their turn hardly ever
comes because they seem unlikely to add anything new. Though conventional
printing on the margins the references to similar fragments from three other
Gospels makes the search of those places easier, it still cannot provide the
wholeness of the reader's perception because of constant there-and-back jumping
to other pages.
And thus, we get
a paradoxical situation: in spite of the all Christians' worship to the Gospel
as a Holy scripture, in fact, very few of them — except the priests and the
clergymen — read it whole in succession: overwhelming majority of the
Christians, the ordinary, so to say, congregation, read in succession at best
only a quarter, at the very most — half of the text. Such situation is quite
suitable for the conservative part of the Christian clerics who pursue their
own interests: not honorable service to the God, but reservation of their
personal monopoly to interpret the Sacred Book — the worse educated flock, the
easier to manipulate them. For this very reason such clerics always resisted to
bringing the four Gospels together — precisely the same way as the conservative
part of the Judaism clergymen has always resisted to translating Torah from
Hebrew to other languages.
In general, as
Joel Carmichael wrote, " the information in the Gospels is not only poor,
it is also amazingly inconsistent. To understand what has actually taken place,
it is necessary to reconstitute the sequence of events. As a matter of fact
nobody has ever ventured to make this reconstruction based on the material
available, but by no means subordinated to it, though this opportunity has existed
for a long time ".[4] Finally I felt that it's me who has to venture on that — first of all
because my professional experience includes both traditional hand-written editing (Odessa branch of the
largest Publishing House "Vyscha shkola", former USSR, in the 80-s)
as well as modern computer editing (in
my own New York microcopies publishing house "Lifebelt", USA, at
present time).
So, to make
integrate reading of the Gospel easier for the broad masses of Christians and
for inquisitive non-Christians, I have united all the four Gospels into one —
Integral Gospel (using the text of "New American Bible" — National
Conference of Catholic Bishops / United States Catholic Conference). I have
selected the most detailed fragments among all the versions and supplemented
them with particulars from other versions. I only formulated the headlines and
sub-headlines — to facilitate orientation in the text; there are no such
headlines in the old Greek original.
The
Integral Gospel includes the whole text of "New American Bible" with
the same numbering of verses. I have neither changed nor removed a single word
— my editing only implied very complex and laborious arrangement of the text. Thus, quoting with
the references to Integral Gospel (e. g. Mark8,I3) is 100 per cent identical to
quotations from the standard Quadruple Gospel.
The Integral
Gospel is convenient first and foremost for those who reveal interest to this
Sacred Book as to a literary monument, that is, not from religious but from
secular positions — including for school-children at the lessons on the history
of religions, for college students and for scientists. It will also be useful
for the wide circles of Christians — those who are guided not by FAITH only (I
would say by implicit faith) but by KNOWLEDGE as well.
Background
“In the beginning
was the Word”
John In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God. 1,1
He was in the
beginning with God. 1,2 All things came to be through him, and
without him nothing came to be. What came to be 1,3 through him was
life, and this life was the light of the human race; 1,4 the light shines
in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 1,5
Mark 1,1 The
beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ (the Son of God).
Luke Since many have undertaken to compile a
narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us, 1,1 just
as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and ministers of the word
have handed them down to us, 1,2 I too have decided, after
investigating everything accurately anew, to write it down in an orderly
sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus, 1,3 so that you may realize
the certainty of the teachings you havev received. 1,4
Genealogy
Matthew The book of the genealogy of Jesus
Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 1,1
Abraham became the
father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of
Luke When Jesus began his ministry he was about
thirty years of age. He was the son, as was thought, of Joseph, the son of
Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of
Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the
son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the
son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son
of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son
of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of
Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of
Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of
Eliakim, the son of Melea, the son of
Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of
Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of
Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, the son
of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of
Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of
Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of
Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of
Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of
Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son
of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of
Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
The Angel comes
to the priest Zacharias
Luke 1,5-25 In the days of Herod, King of
Judea, there was a priest named
Zechariah of the priestly division of Abijah; his wife was from the daughters
of Aaron, and her name was
Once when he was
serving as priest in his division's turn before God, 1,8 according
to the practice of the priestly service, he was chosen by lot to enter the
sanctuary of the Lord to burn incense. 1,9 Then, when the whole
assembly of the people was praying outside at the hour of the incense offering,
1,10 the angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right of
the altar of incense. 1,11
Zechariah was
troubled by what he saw, and fear came upon him. 1,12
But the angel
said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer
has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him
John. 1,13 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice
at his birth, 1,14 for he will be great in the sight of (the) Lord.
He will drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the holy
Spirit even from his mother's womb, 1,15 and he will turn many of
the children of
Then Zechariah
said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is
advanced in years.” 1,18
And the angel
said to him in reply, “I am Gabriel, who stand before God. I was sent
to speak to you and to announce to you this good news. 1,19 But now
you will be speechless and unable to talk until the day these things take
place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their
proper time.” 1,20
Meanwhile the people
were waiting for Zechariah and were amazed that he stayed so long in the
sanctuary. 1,21 But when he came out, he was unable to speak to
them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He was
gesturing to them but remained mute. 1,22 Then, when his days of
ministry were completed, he went home. 1,23
After this time
his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she went into seclusion for five months,
saying, 1,24 “So has the Lord done for me at a time when he has seen
fit to take away my disgrace before others.” 1,25
Mary is visiting
Elizabeth
Luke 1,39-56 During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste
to a town of
When Elizabeth
heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled
with the holy Spirit, 1,41 cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most
blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. 1,42
And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 1,43
For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my
womb leaped for joy. 1,44 Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by
the Lord would be fulfilled.” 1,45
And Mary said: “My soul proclaims the greatness
of the Lord; 1,46 my spirit rejoices in God my savior. 1,47
For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; behold, from now on will all
ages call me blessed. 1,48 The Mighty One has done great things for
me, and holy is his name. 1,49 His mercy is from age to age to those
who fear him. 1,50 He has shown might with his arm, dispersed the
arrogant of mind and heart. 1,51 He has thrown down the rulers from
their thrones but lifted up the lowly. 1,52 The hungry he has filled with good things;
the rich he has sent away empty. 1,53 He has helped
Mary remained
with her about three months and then returned to her home. 1,56
Birth of John
Luke 1,57-80 When the time arrived for
When they came on the eighth day
to circumcise the child, they were going to call him Zechariah after his
father, 1,59 but his mother said in reply, “No. He will be called
John.” 1,60
But they answered
her, “There is no one among your relatives who has this name.” 1,61
So they made
signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called. 1,62 He
asked for a tablet and wrote, “John is his name,” and all were amazed. 1,63
Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed, and he spoke blessing God. 1,64
Then fear came upon all their neighbors, and all these matters were discussed
throughout the hill country of
All who heard
these things took them to heart, saying, “What, then, will this child be?”
For surely the
hand of the Lord was with him. 1,66
Then Zechariah
his father, filled with the holy Spirit, prophesied, saying: 1,67 68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and brought
redemption to his people. 1,68 He has raised up a horn for our salvation within the house of David his
servant, 1,69 even as he promised through the mouth of his holy
prophets from of old: 1,70 salvation from our enemies and from the
hand of all who hate us, 1,71 to show mercy to our fathers and to be
mindful of his holy covenant 1,72 and of the oath he swore to
Abraham our father, and to grant us that, 1,73 rescued from the hand
of enemies, without fear we might worship him 1,74 in holiness and
righteousness before him all our days. 1,75 And you, child, will be
called prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, 1,76 to give his people knowledge of
salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, 1,77 because of the
tender mercy of our God by which the daybreak from on high will visit us 1,78 to
shine on those who sit in darkness and death's shadow, to guide our feet into
the path of peace.” 1,79
The child grew
and became strong in spirit, and he was in the desert until the day of his
manifestation to
The Angel comes
to Mary
Luke 1,26-38 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of
And coming to
her, he said, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.” 1,28
But she was
greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might
be. 1,29
Then the angel
said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 1,30
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him
Jesus. 1,31 He will be great and will be called Son of the Most
High, and the Lord God will give him
the throne of David his father, 1,32 and he will rule over the house
of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 1,33
But Mary said to
the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” 1,34
And the angel
said to her in reply, “The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the
Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called
holy, the Son of God. 1,35 And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has
also conceived a son in her old age, and this is
the sixth month for her who was called barren; 1,36 for nothing will
be impossible for God.” 1,37
Mary said,
“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your
word.”
Then the angel
departed from her. 1,38
Mary’s marriage
Matthew 1,18-25 Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother
Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together,
she was found with child through the holy Spirit. 1,18 Joseph her
husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to
shame, decided to divorce her quietly. 1,19
Such was his
intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and
said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your
home. For it is through the holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in
her. 1,20 She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people
from their sins.” 1,21 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord
had said through the prophet: 1,22 «Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall
name him Emmanuel», which means: God is with us»[5].” 1,23
When Joseph
awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into
his home. 1,24 He had no relations with her until she bore a son, and he named him Jesus. 1,25
Birth of Jesus
Luke 2,1-20 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be
enrolled. 2,1 This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was
governor of
So all went to be
enrolled, each to his own town. 2,3 And Joseph too went up from
Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called
Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, 2,4 to
be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 2,5
While they were
there, the time came for her to have her child, 2,6 and she gave
birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling
clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the
inn. 2,7 Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping
the night watch over their flock. 2,8 The angel of the Lord appeared
to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with
great fear. 2,9
The angel said to
them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy
that will be for all the people. 2,10 For today in the city of
And suddenly
there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and
saying: 2,13 “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his
favor rests.” 2,14
When the angels
went away from them to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go,
then, to
So they went in
haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. 2,16
When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about
this child. 2,17 All who heard it were amazed by what had been told
them by the shepherds. 2,18 And Mary kept all these things,
reflecting on them in her heart. 2,19
Then the
shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and
seen, just as it had been told to them. 2,20
Worship of magis
Matthew 2,1-12 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east
arrived in Jerusalem, 2,1 saying, “Where is the newborn king of the
Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do
him homage.” 2,2
When King Herod
heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all
They said to him,
“In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet: 2,5
«And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers
of Judah; since from you shall come a ruler, who is to shepherd my people
Israel.»[6]“ 2,6
Then Herod called
the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star's appearance. 2,7
He sent them to
After their
audience with the king they set out. And behold, the star that they had seen at
its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the
child was. 2,9
They were
overjoyed at seeing the star, 2,10 and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They
prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and
offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 2,11
And having been
warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another
way. 2,12
Simeon’s and Anna’s benediction
Luke When eight days were completed for his
circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name
given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 2,21 When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses,
they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, 2,22 just
as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall
be consecrated to the Lord,” 2,23 and to offer the sacrifice of “a
pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons,” in accordance with the dictate in
the law of the Lord. 2,24
Now there was a
man in
He came in the
Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to
perform the custom of the law in regard to him, 2,27 he took him
into his arms and blessed God, saying: 2,28 “Now, Master, you may
let your servant go in peace, according to your word, 2,29 for my
eyes have seen your salvation, 2,30 which you prepared in sight of
all the peoples, 2,31 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and
glory for your people Israel.” 2,32
The child's
father and mother were amazed at what was said about him; 2,33 and
Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is
destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be
contradicted 2,34 (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many
hearts may be revealed.” 2,35
There was also a
prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced
in years, having lived seven years with her husband after her marriage, 2,36
and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple,
but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer. 2,37 And coming
forward at that very time, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to
all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem. 2,38
When they had
fulfilled all the prescriptions of the law of the Lord, they returned to
Escape to
Matthew When they had departed, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the
child and his mother, flee to
Joseph rose and
took the child and his mother by night and departed for
When Herod
realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered
the massacre of all the boys in
When Herod had
died, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in
He rose, took the child and his
mother, and went to the
But when he heard
that Archelaus was ruling over
Twelve-years-old
Luke 2,40-52 The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of
God was upon him. 2,40
Each year his parents went to
After three days
they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening
to them and asking them questions, 2,46 and all who heard him were
astounded at his understanding and his answers. 2,47
When his parents
saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you
done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great
anxiety.” 2,48
And he said to
them, “Why were you looking for me? Did
you not know that I must be in my Father's house?” 2,49
But they did not
understand what he said to them. 2,50
He went down with
them and came to
And Jesus
advanced (in) wisdom and age and favor before God and man. 2,52
John’s activity
Baptism of the
people
Luke In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius
Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his
brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was
tetrarch of Abilene, 3,1 during the high priesthood of Annas and
Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the
son of Zechariah in the desert. 3,2
Matthew In those days John the Baptist
appeared, preaching in the
Mark People of the whole Judean countryside and
all the inhabitants of
EXTRA: Matthew 4 John wore clothing made of camel's hair and had a leather belt around
his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. 3,4
At that time
Mark John (the)
Baptist appeared in the desert proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the
forgiveness of sins. 1,4
John’s witness
John A man named John was sent from God. 1,6 He came for
testimony, to testify to the light, so that
all might believe through him. 1,7 He was not the light, but came to
testify to the light. 1,8
The true light, which
enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. 1,9 He was in the
world, and the world came to be through him, but the world did not know him. 1,10
He came to what was his own, but his own people did not accept him. 1,11
But to those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to
those who believe in his name, 1,12 who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a
man's decision but of God. 1,13
And the Word
became flesh and made his dwelling among us,
and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father's only Son, full of grace and
truth. 1,14
John testified to him and cried
out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, «The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed
before me».” 1,15
From his fullness
we have all received, grace in place of grace, 1,16 because while
the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 1,17
No one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Father's side, has
revealed him. 1,18
Luke 3,15-18
Now the people
were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts whether John
might be the Messiah. 3,15 John answered them all, saying, “I am baptizing you with water, but one
mightier than I is coming. I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals.
He will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire. 3,16 His
winnowing fan is in his hand to clear his
threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will
burn with unquenchable fire.” 3,17
Exhorting them in
many other ways, he preached good news to the people. 3,18
EXTRA: Mark And this is
what he proclaimed: “One mightier than I is coming after me. I am not worthy to
stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals. 1,7 I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the holy
Spirit.” 1,8
“What should we
do?”
Luke And the crowds asked him, “What then should
we do?” 3,10
He said to them
in reply, “Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none.
And whoever has food should do likewise.” 3,11
Even tax
collectors came to be baptized and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we
do?” 3,12
He answered them,
“Stop collecting more than what is prescribed.” 3,13
Soldiers also
asked him, “And what is it that we should do?”
He told them, “Do
not practice extortion, do not falsely accuse anyone, and be satisfied with
your wages.” 3,14
“The voice of one
crying out in the desert”
John And this is the testimony of John.
When the Jews
from
So they asked
him, “What are you then? Are you Elijah?”
And he said, “I
am not.”
“Are you the
Prophet?”
He answered,
“No.” 1,21
So they said to
him, “Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you
have to say for yourself?” 1,22
He said: “I am
'the voice of one crying out in the desert, «Make straight the way of the Lord,”' as Isaiah the prophet said»[9].” 1,23
Some Pharisees were also sent. 1,24
They asked him,
“Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet?” 1,25
John answered
them, “I baptize with water; but there is one among you whom
you do not recognize, 1,26
the one who is
coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.” 1,27
This happened in
Mark As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: «Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way»[10]. 1,2
EXTRA: Luke He went throughout (the) whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a
baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, 3,3 as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah: «A voice of one crying out in the desert: Prepare the way of the Lord,
make straight his paths. 3,4 Every valley shall be filled and every
mountain and hill shall be made low. The winding roads shall be made straight,
and the rough ways made smooth, 3,5 and all flesh shall see the
salvation of God.»[11]“ 3,6
Matthew It was of
him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said: «A voice of one crying out in the desert, 'Prepare the way of the Lord,
make straight his paths». 3,3
Mark A voice of
one crying out in the desert: «Prepare the way of the Lord, make
straight his paths».1,3
Baptism of the
Pharisees and Sadducees
Matthew When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism,
he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming
wrath? 3,7 Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance. 3,8
And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I
tell you, God can raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 3,9 Even
now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that does not
bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. 3,10 I am
baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is
mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with
the holy Spirit and fire. 3,11 His winnowing fan is in his hand. He
will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into his barn, but the
chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” 3,12
EXTRA: Luke
He said to the crowds who came out to be baptized by
him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 3,7
Produce good fruits as evidence of your repentance; and do not begin to say to
yourselves, «We have Abraham as our father», for I tell you, God can raise up
children to Abraham from these stones. 3,8 Even now the ax lies at
the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that does not produce good fruit
will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” 3,9
Baptism of Jesus
Matthew Then Jesus came from
Jesus said to him
in reply, “Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all
righteousness.”
Then he allowed
him. 3,15
After Jesus was
baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened (for
him), and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove (and) coming upon
him. 3,16 And a voice came from the heavens, saying, “This is my
beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” 3,17
John The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him
and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. 1,29
He is the one of whom I said, «A man is coming after me who ranks
ahead of me because he existed before me». 1,30 I did not know
him, but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made
known to
John testified
further, saying, “I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from the sky and
remain upon him. 1,32 I did not know him, but the one who sent me to
baptize with water told me, «On whomever you see the Spirit come
down and remain, he is the one who will baptize with the holy Spirit». 1,33 Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of
God.” 1,34
Mark Herod was the one who had John arrested and bound in prison on account
of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married. 6,17
John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.”
6,18
EXTRA: Mark It happened
in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized in the
Luke After all
the people had been baptized and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying,
heaven was opened 3,21 and the holy Spirit descended upon him in
bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” 3,22
More than prophet
Luke When
the messengers of John had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John.
“What did you go out to the desert to
see--a reed swayed by the wind? 7,24 Then what did you go out to see? Someone dressed in fine garments?
Those who dress luxuriously and live sumptuously are found in royal palaces.
7,25 Then what did you go out
to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 7,26
This is the one about whom scripture
says: «Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead
of you, he will prepare your way before you».[12] 7,27 I tell you, among those born of
women, no one is greater than John; yet the least in the
After baptism
Devil’s temptation
Matthew Then Jesus was led by the Spirit
into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 4,1 He fasted for forty
days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry. 4,2 The tempter
approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these
stones become loaves of bread.” 4,3
He said in reply,
“It is written: «One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth
from the mouth of God»[13].” 4,4
Then the devil
took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the parapet of the temple, 4,5
and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it
is written: «He will command his angels concerning you and 'with their hands they
will support you, lest you dash your foot against a stone»[14].” 4,6
Jesus answered him,
“Again it is written, «You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test»[15].” 4,7
Then the devil
took him up to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the
world in their magnificence, 4,8 and he said to him, “All these I
shall give to you, if you will prostrate yourself and worship me.” 4,9
At this, Jesus
said to him, “Get away, Satan! It is written: «The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve».[16]“ 4,10
Then the devil
left him and, behold, angels came and ministered to him. 4,11
EXTRA: Luke Filled with
the holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the
The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to
become bread.” 4,3
Jesus answered him, “It is written, «One does not live by bread alone».” 4,4
Then he took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a
single instant. 4,5 The devil said to him, “I shall give to you all
this power and their glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I may give
it to whomever I wish. 4,6 All this will be yours, if you worship
me.” 4,7
Jesus said to him in reply, “It is written: «You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve».” 4,8
Then he led him to Jerusalem, made him stand on the parapet of the
temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from
here, 4,9 for it is written: «He will command his angels
concerning you, to guard you», 4,10 and: «With their hands they will support you, lest you dash your foot against
a stone».” 4,11
Jesus said to him in reply, “It also says, «You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test».” 4,12
When the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a
time. 4,13
Mark At once the
Spirit drove him out into the desert, 1,12 and he remained in the
desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the
angels ministered to him. 1,13
The arrest of
John
Luke Now Herod the tetrarch, who had been
censured by him because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and because of all the
evil deeds Herod had committed, 3,19 added still another to these by
(also) putting John in prison. 3,20
Matthew When he heard that John had been
arrested, he withdrew to
“Began to preach”
Matthew From that time on, Jesus began to
preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom
of heaven is at hand.” 4,17
EXTRA: Mark
After John had been arrested, Jesus came to
First followers
“We have found
the Messiah”
John The next day John was there again with two
of his disciples, 1,35 and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said,
“Behold, the Lamb of God.” 1,36
The two disciples
heard what he said and followed Jesus. 1,37
Jesus turned and
saw them following him and said to them, “What
are you looking for?”
They said to him,
“Rabbi” (which translated means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 1,38
He said to them,”Come, and you will see.”
So they went and
saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four
in the afternoon. 1,39
Andrew, the
brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus. 1,40
He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah”
(which is translated Anointed). 1,41
Then he brought him
to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You
are Simon the son of John; you will be called Kephas” (which is translated
Peter). 1,42
The next day he
decided to go to
Now Philip was from
But Nathanael
said to him, “Can anything good come from
Philip said to
him, “Come and see.” 1,46
Jesus saw
Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Here is a true Israelite. There is no duplicity in him.” 1,47
Nathanael said to
him, “How do you know me?”
Jesus answered and
said to him, “Before Philip called you,
I saw you under the fig tree.” 1,48
Nathanael
answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.” 1,49
Jesus answered
and said to him, “Do you believe because
I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than
this.” 1,50 And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see the sky opened and the angels
of God ascending and descending on the Son of
“I will make you
fishers of men”
Matthew As he was walking by the
He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers
of men.” 4,19
At once they left
their nets and followed him. 4,20
He walked along
from there and saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his
brother John. They were in a boat, with their father Zebedee, mending their
nets. He called them, 4,21 and immediately they left their boat and
their father and followed him. 4,22
EXTRA: Luke Jesus said
to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” 5,10
When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and
followed him. 5,11
Mark As he passed by the
Then they abandoned their nets and followed him. 1,18
He walked along a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and
his brother John. They too were in a boat mending their nets. 1,19
Then he called them. So they left their father Zebedee in the boat along
with the hired men and followed him. 1,20
Before follow Him
Luke And to another he said, “Follow me.”
But he replied,
“(Lord,) let me go first and bury my father.” 9,59
But he answered
him, “Let the dead bury their dead. But
you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” 9,60
And another said,
“I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say farewell to my family at home.” 9,61
(To him) Jesus said, “No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind
is fit for the kingdom of God.” 9,62
EXTRA: Matthew 8,21-22 21
Another of (his) disciples said to him, “Lord, let me go first and bury
my father.” 9,62
But Jesus answered him, “Follow
me, and let the dead bury their dead.” 9,62
“I did not come
to call the righteous”
Luke After this he went out and saw a tax collector
named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” 5,27
And leaving
everything behind, he got up and followed him. 5,28
Then Levi gave a
great banquet for him in his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others
were at table with them. 5,29 The Pharisees and their scribes
complained to his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax
collectors and sinners?” 5,30
Matthew He heard this and
said, “Those who are well do not need a
physician, but the sick do. 9,12 Go and learn the meaning of the words, «I desire mercy, not sacrifice»[18]. I did not come to call the
righteous but sinners.” 9,13
EXTRA: Matthew As Jesus
passed on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post.
He said to him, “Follow me.”
And he got up and followed him. 9,9
While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners came
and sat with Jesus and his disciples. 9,10 The Pharisees saw this
and said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and
sinners?” 9,11
Mark Once again
he went out along the sea. All the crowd came to him and he taught them. 2,13
As he passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs
post. He said to him, “Follow me.”
And he got up and followed him. 2,14
While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat
with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who followed him. 2,15
Some scribes who were Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax
collectors and said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and
sinners?” 2,16
Jesus heard this and said to them (that), “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not
come to call the righteous but sinners.” 2,17
Luke Jesus said
to them in reply, “Those who are healthy
do not need a physician, but the sick do. 5,31 I have not come to call the righteous to repentance
but sinners.” 5,32
“Then they will
fast”
Matthew Then the disciples of John approached
him and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast (much), but your disciples do
not fast?” 9,14
Jesus answered
them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as
long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is
taken away from them, and then they will fast. 9,15 No one patches an old cloak with a piece of
unshrunken cloth, for its fullness pulls away from the cloak and the tear gets
worse. 9,16 People do not
put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the skins burst, the wine spills
out, and the skins are ruined. Rather, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins,
and both are preserved.” 9,17
The twelve apostles
“Summoned those
whom he wanted”
Luke Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of
the Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region. 4,14
Matthew Jesus went around to all the towns
and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the
kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. 9,35
At the sight of
the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled
and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. 9,36 Then he said to
his disciples, “The harvest is abundant
but the laborers are few; 9,37 so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.”
9,38
Mark He went up the mountain and summoned those
whom he wanted and they came to him. 9,38 He appointed twelve (whom
he also named apostles) that they might be with him and he might send them
forth to preach 9,38 and to have authority to drive out demons: 9,38
Matthew The names of the twelve apostles are
these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of
Zebedee, and his brother John; 10,2 Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas
and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus; 10,3
Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him. 10,4
EXTRA: Luke
He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all. 4,15
<...>
In those days he departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the
night in prayer to God. 6,12 When day came, he called his disciples
to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named apostles: 6,13
Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip,
Bartholomew, 6,14 Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon
who was called a Zealot, 6,15 and Judas the son of James, and Judas
Iscariot, who became a traitor. 6,16
Mark (he
appointed the twelve:) Simon, whom he named Peter; 3,16 James, son
of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is,
sons of thunder; 3,17 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas,
James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean, 3,18 and
Judas Iscariot who betrayed him. 3,19
Matthew Then he
summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to
drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. 10,1
“Like sheep in
the midst of wolves”
Matthew — Whoever will not receive you or
listen to your words--go outside that house or town and shake the dust from
your feet. 10,14 Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and
Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. 10,15 Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the
midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. 10,16
But beware of people, for they will hand
you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, 10,17 and you will be led before governors and
kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. 10,18
When they hand you over, do not worry
about how you are to speak or what you are
to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. 10,19
For it will not be you who speak but the
Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 10,20 Brother will hand over brother to death,
and the father his child; children will rise up against parents and have them
put to death. 10,21 You
will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be
saved. 10,22 When they
persecute you in one town, flee to another. Amen, I say to you, you will not
finish the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. 10,23 No disciple is above his teacher, no slave
above his master. 10,24 It
is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, for the slave that
he become like his master. If they have called the master of the house
Beelzebul, how much more those of his household! 10,25 Therefore do not be afraid of them. Nothing
is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. 10,26
What I say to you in the darkness, speak
in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. 10,27
And do not be afraid of those who kill
the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy
both soul and body in Gehenna. 10,28 Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls
to the ground without your Father's knowledge. 10,29 Even all the hairs of your head are
counted. 10,30 So do not
be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. 10,31
“I have come to bring not peace but the
sword”
Matthew — Everyone who acknowledges me before
others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. 10,32 But whoever denies me before others, I
will deny before my heavenly Father. 10,33 Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have
come to bring not peace but the sword. 10,34 For I have come to set a man 'against his father, a daughter against
her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; 10,35 and one's enemies will be those of his
household. 10,36 Whoever
loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son
or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 10,37 and whoever does not take up his cross and
follow after me is not worthy of me. 10,38 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my
sake will find it. 10,39 Whoever
receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
10,40 Whoever receives a
prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever
receives a righteous man because he is righteous will receive a righteous man's
reward. 10,41 And whoever
gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because he
is a disciple--amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.” 10,42
“We are
unprofitable servants”
Luke And the apostles said to the Lord,
“Increase our faith.” 17,5
The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard
seed, you would say to (this) mulberry tree, «Be uprooted and planted in the sea», and it would obey you. 17,6 Who among you would say to your
servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, «Come here immediately and take your place at table»? 17,7 Would he not rather say to him, «Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while
I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished»? 17,8 Is he grateful to that servant because he did what
was commanded? 17,9 So should it be with you. When you
have done all you have been commanded, say, «We are unprofitable servants; we
have done what we were obliged to do». 17,10
“Began to send
them out two by two”
Luke He summoned the Twelve and gave them power
and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 9,1 and he sent
them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal (the sick). 9,2 He
said to them, “Take nothing for the
journey, neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money, and let no one
take a second tunic”. 9,3
Matthew Whatever town or village you enter,
look for a worthy person in it, and stay there until you leave. 10,11
Luke Whatever house you enter, stay there and leave from there. 9,4 <...> Into whatever house you enter,
first say, «Peace to this household». 10,5 If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will
rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. 10,6 Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for
the laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to another. 10,7 Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before
you, 10,8 cure the sick in it and say to them, «The kingdom of God is at hand for you». 10,9 Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you, go out into the
streets and say, 10,10 «The dust of your town that clings to
our feet, even that we shake off against you». Yet know this: the kingdom of God
is at hand. 10,11 I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day than for
that town. 10,12 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds
done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have
repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 10,13 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than
for you. 10,14 And as for you, Capernaum, Will you be exalted to
heaven? You will go down to the netherworld. 10,15 Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me.
And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me." 10,16
Matthew Jesus sent out these twelve after
instructing them thus, "Do not go
into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town. 10,5 Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel. 10,6 As you go,
make this proclamation: «The kingdom of heaven is at hand». 10,7 Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons.
Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give”. 10,8
Mark: So they went off
and preached repentance. 6,12 They drove out many demons, and they
anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them. 6,13
EXTRA: Matthew
— Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts; 10,9 no sack for the
journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. The laborer deserves
his keep. 10,10 Whatever
town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it, and stay there until
you leave. 10,11 As you
enter a house, wish it peace. 10,12 If the house is worthy, let your
peace come upon it; if not, let your peace return to you. 10,13
Mark He summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave
them authority over unclean spirits. 6,7 He instructed them to take
nothing for the journey but a walking stick — no food, no sack, no money in
their belts. 6,8 They were, however, to wear sandals but not a
second tunic. 6,9 He said to them, "Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave from
there. 6,10 Whatever
place does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off
your feet in testimony against them." 6,11
Luke “And as for those who do not welcome you, when you
leave that town, shake the dust from your feet in testimony against them." 9,5
Then they set out and went from village to village proclaiming the good
news and curing diseases everywhere. 9,6 <...>
“Carry no money bag, no sack, no
sandals; and greet no one along the way.” 10,4
“Whoever is not
against you is for you”
Luke Then John said in reply, "Master, we
saw someone casting out demons in your name and we tried to prevent him because
he does not follow in our company." 9,49
Jesus said to
him, "Do not prevent him, for
whoever is not against you is for you." 9,50
Mark Jesus replied, "Do not
prevent him. There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at
the same time speak ill of me. 9,39 For whoever is not against us is for us. 9,40 Anyone who gives you a cup of water to
drink because you belong to Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not lose
his reward.” 9,41
EXTRA: Mark John said
to him, "Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we
tried to prevent him because he does not follow us." 9,38
Jesus replied, "Do not
prevent him. There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at
the same time speak ill of me.” 9,39
"Do you also
want to leave?"
John These things he said while teaching in the
synagogue in Capernaum. 6,59
Then many of his
disciples who were listening said, "This saying is hard; who can accept
it?" 6,60
Since Jesus knew
that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, "Does this shock you? 6,61
What if you were to see the Son of Man
ascending to where he was before? 6,62 It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The
words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. 6,63 But there are some of you who do not
believe."
Jesus knew from
the beginning the ones who would not believe and the one who would betray him. 6,64
And He said, "For this reason I
have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by My
Father." 6,65
As a result of
this, many (of) his disciples returned to their former way of life and no
longer accompanied Him. 6,66
Jesus then said
to the Twelve, "Do you also want to
leave?" 6,67
Simon Peter
answered him, "Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal
life. 6,68 We have come to believe and are convinced that you are
the Holy One of God." 6,69
Jesus answered
them, "Did I not choose you twelve?
Yet is not one of you a devil?" 6,70
He was referring
to Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot; it was he who would betray him, one of the
Twelve. 6,71
Seventy disciples
“Laborers for his
harvest”
Luke After this the Lord appointed seventy
(-two) others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended
to visit. 10,1 He said to them, "The
harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest
to send out laborers for his harvest. 10,2 Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.” 10,3
Return from reaping
Luke The seventy (-two) returned rejoicing, and
said, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name."
10,17
Jesus said, "I have observed Satan fall like
lightning from the sky. 10,18 Behold, I have
given you the power 'to tread upon serpents' and scorpions and upon the full
force of the enemy and nothing will harm you. 10,19 Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the
spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in
heaven." 10,20
At that very
moment he rejoiced (in) the holy Spirit and said, "I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although
you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed
them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. 10,21 All things have
been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the
Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes
to reveal him." 10,22
Turning to the
disciples in private he said, "Blessed
are the eyes that see what you see. 10,23 For I say to you,
many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to
hear what you hear, but did not hear it." 10,24
“Knock and the
door will be opened to you”
Luke And He said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and
says, «Friend, lend me three loaves of
bread, 11,5 for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have
nothing to offer him», 11,6
and he says in reply from within, «Do not bother me; the door has already been locked and my children and I
are already in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything». 11,7 I tell you, if he does not get up to give him the loaves because of
their friendship, he will get up to give him whatever he needs because of his
persistence. 11,8 And I
tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door
will be opened to you. 11,9 For
everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who
knocks, the door will be opened. 11,10 What father among you would hand his son a snake when he asks for a
fish? 11,11 Or hand him a
scorpion when he asks for an egg? 11,12 If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your
children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the holy Spirit to those who ask him? 11,13
“Beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees”
Mark and got into the boat with his disciples
and came to the region of Dalmanutha. 8,10
The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him
a sign from heaven to test Him. 8,11 He sighed from the depth of his
spirit and said, "Why does this
generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this
generation." 8,12
Matthew He said to them in reply,
"In the evening you say, «Tomorrow will be fair, for the sky
is red»; 16,2
and, in the morning, «Today will be stormy, for the sky is red and threatening». You know how to judge the appearance of the sky, but you cannot judge
the signs of the times. 16,3 An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a
sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah."
Then He left them
and went away. 16,4
In coming to the
other side of the sea, the disciples had forgotten to bring bread. 16,5 Jesus said
to them, "Look out, and beware of
the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 16,6
They concluded among themselves,
saying, "It is because we have brought no bread." 16,7
When Jesus became
aware of this he said, "You of
little faith, why do you conclude among yourselves that it is because you have
no bread? 16,8 Do you not
yet understand, and do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand,
and how many wicker baskets you took up? 16,9 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand,
and how many baskets you took up? 16,10 How do you not comprehend that I was not speaking to you about bread?
Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 16,11
Then they
understood that he was not telling them to
beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and
Sadducees. 16,12
Luke Meanwhile, so many people were crowding together that they were
trampling one another underfoot. He began to speak, first to his disciples, "Beware of the leaven — that is, the
hypocrisy of the Pharisees. 12,1 There is nothing concealed that will
not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. 12,2 Therefore
whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you
have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops. 12,3
I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid
of those who kill the body but after that can do no more. 12,4 I shall show you whom to fear. Be afraid of
the one who after killing has the power to cast into Gehenna; yes, I tell you, be afraid of that one. 12,5 Are not five
sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of
God. 12,6 Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid.
You are worth more than many sparrows. 12,7 I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son of Man
will acknowledge before the angels of God. 12,8 But whoever denies me before others will be
denied before the angels of God. 12,9 Everyone who speaks a word against
the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the holy
Spirit will not be forgiven. 12,10
When they take you before synagogues and
before rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what your defense will
be or about what you are to say. 12,11 For the holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you should say.
12,12
EXTRA: Matthew The Pharisees and Sadducees came and, to test him, asked
him to show them a sign from heaven. 16,1 He said to them in reply, "In the evening you say, «Tomorrow will be fair, for the sky
is red»; 16,2
“Do not seek what
you are to eat”
Luke Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to
share the inheritance with me." 12,13
He replied to
him, "Friend, who appointed me as
your judge and arbitrator?" 12,14
Then he said to
the crowd, "Take care to guard
against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of
possessions. 12,15 — Then he told them a parable. — There was a rich man whose land produced a
bountiful harvest. 12,16 He
asked himself, «What shall I do, for I do not have
space to store my harvest?» 12,17 And he said, «This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger
ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods 12,18 and I shall say
to myself, "Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for
many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!» 12,19 But God said to him, «You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things
you have prepared, to whom will they belong?» 12,20 Thus will it be for the one who
stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God."
12,21
He said to (his)
disciples, "Therefore I tell you,
do not worry about your life and what you will eat, or about your body and what
you will wear. 12,22 For life
is more than food and the body more than clothing. 12,23 Notice the ravens: they do not sow or reap;
they have neither storehouse nor barn, yet God feeds them. How much more
important are you than birds! 12,24 Can any of you by worrying add a moment to your lifespan? 12,25
If even the smallest things are beyond
your control, why are you anxious about the rest? 12,26 Notice how the flowers grow. They do not
toil or spin. But I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed
like one of them. 12,27 If
God so clothes the grass in the field that grows today and is thrown into the
oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith?
12,28 As for you, do not seek
what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not worry anymore. 12,29
All the nations of the world seek for
these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 12,30 Instead, seek his kingdom, and these other
things will be given you besides. 12,31 Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased
to give you the kingdom. 12,32 Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves
that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven that no thief can
reach nor moth destroy. 12,33 For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. 12,34
“You also must be
prepared”
Luke "Gird your loins and light your
lamps 12,35 and be like servants who await their master's return
from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks. 12,36 Blessed are
those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to
you, he will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on
them. 12,37 And should he come in the second or third
watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants. 12,38
Be sure of this: if the master of the
house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his
house be broken into. 12,39 You
also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will
come." 12,40
Then Peter said,
"Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?" 12,41
And the Lord
replied, "Who, then, is the
faithful and prudent steward whom the master will put in charge of his servants
to distribute (the) food allowance at the proper time? 12,42 Blessed is that servant whom his master on
arrival finds doing so. 12,43 Truly, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property.
12,44 But if that servant
says to himself, «My master is delayed in coming», and begins to beat the menservants and the
maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk, 12,45
then that servant's master will come on
an unexpected day and at an unknown hour and will punish him severely and
assign him a place with the unfaithful. 12,46 That servant who knew his master's will but
did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beaten
severely; 12,47 and the
servant who was ignorant of his master's will but acted in a way deserving of a
severe beating shall be beaten only lightly. Much will be required of the
person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person
entrusted with more. 12,48
“I have come to
set the earth on fire”
Luke "I have come to set the earth on
fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! 12,49
There is a baptism with which I must
be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! 12,50 Do you think
that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather
division. 12,51 From now
on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against
three; 12,52 a father
will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against
her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her
daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law." 12,53
He also said to
the crowds, "When you see (a) cloud
rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain--and so it
does; 12,54 and when you
notice that the wind is blowing from the south you say that it is going to be
hot — and so it is. 12,55 You
hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky;
why do you not know how to interpret the present time? 12,56 Why do you not judge for yourselves what is
right? 12,57 If you are
to go with your opponent before a magistrate, make an effort to settle the
matter on the way; otherwise your
opponent will turn you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the constable,
and the constable throw you into prison. 12,58 I say to you, you will not be released
until you have paid the last penny." 12,59
Sins
Luke He said to his
disciples, "Things that cause sin will
inevitably occur, but woe to the person through whom they occur. 17,1
It would be better for him if a
millstone were put around his neck and he be thrown into the sea than for him
to cause one of these little ones to sin. 17,2
Forgive your
brother
Luke “Be on your guard! If your brother
sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 17,3 And if he wrongs
you seven times in one day and returns to you seven times saying, «I am sorry», you should forgive him." 17,4
Matthew "If your brother sins (against you), go and tell him his fault
between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your
brother. 18,15 If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that
every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 18,16 If he refuses
to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church,
then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector. 18,17
[1]Greek εύαγγέλιον — annunciation;
means good news about arrival of Messiah.
[2]Greek συνοφις — review.
[3]Flusser D. "Jesus, testifying about
himself", translation from German. — Cheliabinsk, "Ural", 1999,
p. 8.
[4]Carmichael J. “The Death of Jesus”, reverse
translation from Russian. — New-York, «Liberty», 1995, p. 19.
[5] The book of the prophet Isaiah, 7, 14.
[7] The book of the prophet Hosea, 11, 1.
[8] The book of the prophet Jeremiah, 31, 15.
[9] The book of the prophet Isaiah, 40,3.
[10] Exodus, 23, 30; The book of the prophet
Malachi, 3, 1.
[11] The book of the prophet Isaiah, 40, 3-5.
[12] The book of the prophet Malachi,3,1.
[13] Deuteronomy,8,3.
[14] Psalms,90,11-12.
[15] Deuteronomy,6, 16.
[16] Deuteronomy, 6,13;10,20.
[17] The book of the prophet Isaiah,9,1-2
[18] The book of the prophet Hosea,6,6.