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Mark 1

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The beginning of the good news*of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.*

2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,* See, I am sending my messenger ahead ofyou,* who will prepare your way; 3the voice of one crying out in thewilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight , 4John thebaptizer appeared*in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for theforgiveness of sins. 5And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the

people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river

Jordan, confessing their sins. 6Now John was clothed with camels hair, with a

leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7He proclaimed,

The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop

down and untie the thong of his sandals. 8I have baptized you with*water; but he

will baptize you with*the Holy Spirit.

9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the

Jordan. 10And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn

apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. 11And a voice came from heaven,You are my Son, the Beloved;*with you I am well pleased.12 And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. 13He was in the

wilderness for forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and

the angels waited on him.

14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news*

of God,*15and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near;*

repent, and believe in the good news.*

16 As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew

casting a net into the lakefor they were fishermen. 17And Jesus said to them,

Follow me and I will make you fish for people. 18And immediately they left theirnets and followed him. 19As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee

and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. 20Immediately he

called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and

followed him.

21 They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue

and taught. 22They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having

authority, and not as the scribes. 23Just then there was in their synagogue a man

with an unclean spirit, 24and he cried out, What have you to do with us, Jesus of

Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.25But Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him! 26And the unclean

spirit, throwing him into convulsions and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.27They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, What is this? A newteachingwith authority! He*commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey

him. 28At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region ofGalilee.

29 As soon as they*left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and

Andrew, with James and John. 30Now Simons mother-in-law was in bed with a fever,


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and they told him about her at once. 31He came and took her by the hand and lifted

her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

32 That evening, at sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with

demons. 33And the whole city was gathered around the door. 34And he cured many

who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not

permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.35 In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted

place, and there he prayed. 36And Simon and his companions hunted for him.37When they found him, they said to him, Everyone is searching for you. 38Heanswered, Let us go on to the neighbouring towns, so that I may proclaim the

message there also; for that is what I came out to do. 39And he went throughout

Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.

40 A leper*came to him begging him, and kneeling*he said to him, If you choose,you can make me clean. 41Moved with pity,*Jesus*stretched out his hand and

touched him, and said to him, I do choose. Be made clean! 42Immediately the

leprosy*left him, and he was made clean. 43After sternly warning him he sent him

away at once, 44saying to him, See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, showyourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a

testimony to them. 45But he went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread

the word, so that Jesus*could no longer go into a town openly, but stayed out in the

country; and people came to him from every quarter.

Mark 4

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Again he began to teach beside the lake. Such a very large crowd gathered around

him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there, while the whole crowd was

beside the lake on the land. 2He began to teach them many things in parables, and inhis teaching he said to them: 3Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4And as he sowed,some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5Other seed fell on

rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, since it had

no depth of soil. 6And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and since it had no root, it

withered away. 7Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked

it, and it yielded no grain. 8Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth grain,

growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold. 9And he

said, Let anyone with ears to hear listen!

10 When he was alone, those who were around him along with the twelve asked him

about the parables. 11And he said to them, To you has been given the secret*of the

kingdom of God, but for those outside, everything comes in parables; 12in orderthat they may indeed look, but not perceive, and may indeed listen, but notunderstand; so that they may not turn again and be forgiven. 13 And he said to them, Do you not understand this parable? Then how will youunderstand all the parables? 14The sower sows the word. 15These are the ones on

the path where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and

takes away the word that is sown in them. 16And these are the ones sown on rocky

ground: when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy. 17But they


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have no root, and endure only for a while; then, when trouble or persecution arises

on account of the word, immediately they fall away.*18And others are those sown

among the thorns: these are the ones who hear the word, 19but the cares of the

world, and the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the

word, and it yields nothing. 20And these are the ones sown on the good soil: they

hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.21 He said to them, Is a lamp brought in to be put under the bushel basket, or under

the bed, and not on the lampstand? 22For there is nothing hidden, except to be

disclosed; nor is anything secret, except to come to light. 23Let anyone with ears to

hear listen! 24And he said to them, Pay attention to what you hear; the measure you

give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given you. 25For to those who

have, more will be given; and from those who have nothing, even what they have

will be taken away.26 He also said, The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the

ground, 27and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and

grow, he does not know how. 28The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the

head, then the full grain in the head. 29But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes inwith his sickle, because the harvest has come.30 He also said, With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable

will we use for it? 31It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is

the smallest of all the seeds on earth; 32yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes

the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air

can make nests in its shade.

33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it;34he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private

to his disciples.

35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, Let us go across to theother side. 36And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat,just as he was. Other boats were with him. 37A great gale arose, and the waves beat

into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. 38But he was in the stern,

asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, Teacher, do you not

care that we are perishing? 39He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea,Peace! Be still! Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. 40He said to them,

Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith? 41And they were filled with great awe

and said to one another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

Mark 8

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In those days when there was again a great crowd without anything to eat, he called

his disciples and said to them, 2I have compassion for the crowd, because they havebeen with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. 3If I send them away

hungry to their homes, they will faint on the wayand some of them have comefrom a great distance. 4His disciples replied, How can one feed these people with

bread here in the desert? 5He asked them, How many loaves do you have? They


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said, Seven. 6Then he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground; and he took the

seven loaves, and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples

to distribute; and they distributed them to the crowd. 7They had also a few small

fish; and after blessing them, he ordered that these too should be distributed. 8They

ate and were filled; and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.9

Now there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away.10

Andimmediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of

Dalmanutha.*

11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, asking him for a sign from

heaven, to test him. 12And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, Why does this

generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.13And he left them, and getting into the boat again, he went across to the other side.

14 Now the disciples*had forgotten to bring any bread; and they had only one loaf

with them in the boat. 15And he cautioned them, saying, Watch outbeware of the

yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.*16They said to one another, It is

because we have no bread. 17And becoming aware of it, Jesus said to them, Why are

you talking about having no bread? Do you still not perceive or understand? Areyour hearts hardened? 18Do you have eyes, and fail to see? Do you have ears, and fail

to hear? And do you not remember? 19When I broke the five loaves for the five

thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect? They said to him,

Twelve. 20And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken

pieces did you collect? And they said to him, Seven. 21Then he said to them, Do younot yet understand?

22 They came to Bethsaida. Some people*brought a blind man to him and begged

him to touch him. 23He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village;

and when he had put saliva on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, Can

you see anything? 24And the man*looked up and said, I can see people, but theylook like trees, walking. 25Then Jesus*laid his hands on his eyes again; and helooked intently and his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26Then he

sent him away to his home, saying, Do not even go into the village.*

27 Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the

way he asked his disciples, Who do people say that I am? 28And they answered him,

John the Baptist;and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets. 29He asked

them, But who do you say that I am? Peter answered him, You are the Messiah.*30And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him.

31 Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering,

and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, andafter three days rise again. 32He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside

and began to rebuke him. 33But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked

Peter and said, Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divinethings but on human things.

34 He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, If any want to becomemy followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35For

those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my


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sake, and for the sake of the gospel,*will save it. 36For what will it profit them to gain

the whole world and forfeit their life? 37Indeed, what can they give in return for

their life? 38Those who are ashamed of me and of my words*in this adulterous and

sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the

glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Mark 15

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As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and

scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him

over to Pilate. 2Pilate asked him, Are you the King of the Jews? He answered him,

You say so. 3Then the chief priests accused him of many things. 4Pilate asked himagain, Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring against you. 5But

Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.

6 Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they

asked. 7Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who hadcommitted murder during the insurrection. 8So the crowd came and began to ask

Pilate to do for them according to his custom. 9Then he answered them, Do youwant me to release for you the King of the Jews? 10For he realized that it was out of

jealousy that the chief priests had handed him over. 11But the chief priests stirred up

the crowd to have him release Barabbas for them instead. 12Pilate spoke to them

again, Then what do you wish me to do*with the man you call*the King of the

Jews? 13They shouted back, Crucify him! 14Pilate asked them, Why, what evil has

he done? But they shouted all the more, Crucify him! 15So Pilate, wishing to satisfy

the crowd, released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over

to be crucified.

16 Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governorsheadquarters*); and they called together the whole cohort. 17And they clothed him

in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him.18And they began saluting him, Hail, King of the Jews! 19They struck his head with areed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him. 20After mocking him, they

stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him

out to crucify him.

21 They compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his

cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. 22Then they

brought Jesus*to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). 23And

they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. 24And they crucified

him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each shouldtake.

25 It was nine oclock in the morning when they crucified him. 26The inscription of

the charge against him read, The King of the Jews. 27And with him they crucifiedtwo bandits, one on his right and one on his left.*29Those who passed by derided*

him, shaking their heads and saying, Aha! You who would destroy the temple andbuild it in three days, 30save yourself, and come down from the cross! 31In the same

way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among


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themselves and saying, He saved others; he cannot save himself. 32Let the Messiah,*

the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe.Those who were crucified with him also taunted him.

33 When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land*until three in the

afternoon. 34At three oclock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lema

sabachthani? which means, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?*

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Whensome of the bystanders heard it, they said, Listen, he is calling for Elijah. 36And

someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to

drink, saying, Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down. 37ThenJesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. 38And the curtain of the temple was torn

in two, from top to bottom. 39Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw

that in this way he*breathed his last, he said, Truly this man was Gods Son!*

40 There were also women looking on from a distance; among them were Mary

Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.41These used to follow him and provided for him when he was in Galilee; and there

were many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.

42 When evening had come, and since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the daybefore the sabbath, 43Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who

was also himself waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate

and asked for the body of Jesus. 44Then Pilate wondered if he were already dead;

and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead for some

time. 45When he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body

to Joseph. 46Then Joseph*bought a linen cloth, and taking down the body,*wrapped

it in the linen cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been hewn out of the rock. He then

rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. 47Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother

of Joses saw where the body*was laid.

Mark 16

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When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and

Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2And very early on the

first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3They had been

saying to one another, Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the

tomb? 4When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had

already been rolled back. 5As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed

in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. 6But he said to

them, Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified.

He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. 7But go, tellhis disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see

him, just as he told you. 8So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and

amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.*

The Shorter Ending of Mark


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[[And all that had been commanded them they told briefly to those around Peter.

And afterwards Jesus himself sent out through them, from east to west, the sacred

and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.*]]

The Longer Ending of Mark

9 [[Now after he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to MaryMagdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10She went out and told

those who had been with him, while they were mourning and weeping. 11But when

they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.

12 After this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into

the country. 13And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.

14 Later he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were sitting at the table; and

he upbraided them for their lack of faith and stubbornness, because they had not

believed those who saw him after he had risen.*15And he said to them, Go into all

the world and proclaim the good news*to the whole creation. 16The one who

believes and is baptized will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be

condemned. 17And these signs will accompany those who believe: by using my namethey will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18they will pick up snakes

in their hands,*and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay

their hands on the sick, and they will recover.

19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven

and sat down at the right hand of God. 20And they went out and proclaimed the good

news everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by

the signs that accompanied it

Matthew 5

5When Jesus*saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his

disciples came to him. 2Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for theywill see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.10 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the

kingdom of heaven.11 Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds ofevil against you falsely*on my account. 12Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is

great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before

you.

13 You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness berestored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under

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14 You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15No one

after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it

gives light to all in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before others, so

that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not

to abolish but to fulfil.18

For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, notone letter,*not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.19Therefore, whoever breaks*one of the least of these commandments, and teaches

others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever

does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20For I

tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you

will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

21 You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, You shall not murder;and whoever murders shall be liable to judgement. 22But I say to you that if you

are angry with a brother or sister,*you will be liable to judgement; and if you insult*

a brother or sister,*you will be liable to the council; and if you say, You fool, you

will be liable to the hell*of fire. 23So when you are offering your gift at the altar, ifyou remember that your brother or sister*has something against you, 24leave your

gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister,*and

then come and offer your gift. 25Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you

are on the way to court*with him, or your accuser may hand you over to the judge,

and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. 26Truly I tell you, you

will never get out until you have paid the last penny.

27 You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. 28But I say to

you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery

with her in his heart. 29If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it

away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to

be thrown into hell.*30And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw itaway; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to

go into hell.*

31 It was also said, Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate ofdivorce. 32But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground

of unchastity, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced

woman commits adultery.

33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, You shall not

swear falsely, but carry out the vows you have made to the Lord. 34But I say to you,

Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35or by the earth, for

it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36And do not

swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37Let your wordbe Yes, Yes or No, No; anything more than this comes from the evil one.*38 Youhave heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 39But

I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek,

turn the other also; 40and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your

cloak as well; 41and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile.42Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to

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43 You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbour and hate your

enemy. 44But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecuteyou, 45so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun

rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the

unrighteous. 46For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not

even the tax-collectors do the same?47

And if you greet only your brothers andsisters,*what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the

same? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Luke 10

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After this the Lord appointed seventy*others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs

to every town and place where he himself intended to go. 2He said to them, The

harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest

to send out labourers into his harvest. 3Go on your way. See, I am sending you out

like lambs into the midst of wolves. 4Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet noone on the road. 5Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house! 6And ifanyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not,

it will return to you. 7Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they

provide, for the labourer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to

house. 8Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set

before you; 9cure the sick who are there, and say to them, The kingdom of God has

come near to you.*10But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you,

go out into its streets and say, 11Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet,

we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come

near.*12I tell you, on that day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that town.

13 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done inyou had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in

sackcloth and ashes. 14But at the judgement it will be more tolerable for Tyre and

Sidon than for you. 15And you, Capernaum,will you be exalted to heaven? No,you will be brought down to Hades.

16 Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me, andwhoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.17 The seventy*returned with joy, saying, Lord, in your name even the demonssubmit to us! 18He said to them, I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of

lightning. 19See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and

over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. 20Nevertheless, do not

rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are writtenin heaven.21 At that same hour Jesus*rejoiced in the Holy Spirit*and said, I thank*you,

Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the

wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was

your gracious will.*22All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no

one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and

anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.


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23 Then turning to the disciples, Jesus*said to them privately, Blessed are the eyes

that see what you see! 24For I tell you that 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.

25 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus.*Teacher, he said, what must I do toinherit eternal life? 26He said to him, What is written in the law? What do you read

there?27

He answered, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, andwith all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your

neighbour as yourself. 28And he said to him, You have given the right answer; dothis, and you will live.29 But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 30Jesus

replied, A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of

robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. 31Now

by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on

the other side. 32So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him,

passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan while travelling came near him; and

when he saw him, he was moved with pity. 34He went to him and bandaged his

wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal,brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35The next day he took out two denarii,*

gave them to the innkeeper, and said, Take care of him; and when I come back, Iwill repay you whatever more you spend. 36Which of these three, do you think, was

a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?37He said, The one

who showed him mercy. Jesus said to him, Go and do likewise.38 Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman

named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39She had a sister named Mary, who

sat at the Lords feet and listened to what he was saying. 40But Martha was

distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, Lord, do you not carethat my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.

41But the Lord answered her, Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted bymany things; 42there is need of only one thing.*Mary has chosen the better part,

which will not be taken away from her.

Luke 24

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But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the

spices that they had prepared. 2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,3but when they went in, they did not find the body.*4While they were perplexed

about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. 5The women*

were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men*said to them, Whydo you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.*6Remember

how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7that the Son of Man must be handed

over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again. 8Then theyremembered his words, 9and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the

eleven and to all the rest. 10Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of

James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. 11But these

words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. 12But Peter got up


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and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves;

then he went home, amazed at what had happened.*

13 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about

seven miles*from Jerusalem, 14and talking with each other about all these things

that had happened. 15While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came

near and went with them,16

but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.17

And hesaid to them, What are you discussing with each other while you walk along? They

stood still, looking sad.*18Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered

him, Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that havetaken place there in these days? 19He asked them, What things? They replied, The

things about Jesus of Nazareth,*who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before

God and all the people, 20and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to

be condemned to death and crucified him. 21But we had hoped that he was the one

to redeem Israel.*Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things

took place. 22Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the

tomb early this morning, 23and when they did not find his body there, they came

back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he wasalive. 24Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the

women had said; but they did not see him. 25Then he said to them, Oh, how foolishyou are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! 26Was

it not necessary that the Messiah*should suffer these things and then enter into his

glory? 27Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to themthe things about himself in all the scriptures.

28 As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he

were going on. 29But they urged him strongly, saying, Stay with us, because it is

almost evening and the day is now nearly over. So he went in to stay with them.30When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave

it to them. 31Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and hevanished from their sight. 32They said to each other, Were not our hearts burningwithin us*while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the

scriptures to us? 33That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and theyfound the eleven and their companions gathered together. 34They were saying, The

Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon! 35Then they told what hadhappened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of

the bread.

36 While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to

them, Peace be with you.*37They were startled and terrified, and thought that theywere seeing a ghost. 38He said to them, Why are you frightened, and why do doubts

arise in your hearts? 39Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touchme and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have. 40Andwhen he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.*41While in their joy

they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, Have you anything hereto eat? 42They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43and he took it and ate in their

presence.

44 Then he said to them, These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still

with youthat everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and


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the psalms must be fulfilled. 45Then he opened their minds to understand the

scriptures, 46and he said to them, Thus it is written, that the Messiah*is to sufferand to rise from the dead on the third day, 47and that repentance and forgiveness of

sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48You

are witnesses*of these things. 49And see, I am sending upon you what my Father

promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from onhigh.

50 Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed them.51While he was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into

heaven.*52And they worshipped him, and*returned to Jerusalem with great joy;53and they were continually in the temple blessing God.

Acts 1

1

In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from thebeginning 2until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions

through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3After his suffering he

presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over

the course of forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. 4While staying*

with them, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the promise

of the Father. This, he said, is what you have heard from me; 5for John baptized

with water, but you will be baptized with*the Holy Spirit not many days from now.

6 So when they had come together, they asked him, Lord, is this the time when you

will restore the kingdom to Israel? 7He replied, It is not for you to know the timesor periods that the Father has set by his own authority. 8But you will receive power

when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. 9When he had said this, asthey were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. 10While

he was going and they were gazing up towards heaven, suddenly two men in white

robes stood by them. 11They said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up

towards heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come

in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near

Jerusalem, a sabbath days journey away. 13When they had entered the city, they

went to the room upstairs where they were staying, Peter, and John, and James, and

Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, and

Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of*James. 14All these were constantly devotingthemselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of

Jesus, as well as his brothers.

15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers*(together the crowd numbered

about one hundred and twenty people) and said, 16Friends,*the scripture had to be

fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who

became a guide for those who arrested Jesus17for he was numbered among us

and was allotted his share in this ministry. 18(Now this man acquired a field with


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the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong,*he burst open in the middle and

all his bowels gushed out. 19This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so

that the field was called in their language Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) 20For it

is written in the book of Psalms, Let his homestead become desolate, and letthere be no one to live in it; and Let another take his position of overseer. 21Soone of the men who have accompanied us throughout the time that the Lord Jesuswent in and out among us, 22beginning from the baptism of John until the day when

he was taken up from usone of these must become a witness with us to his

resurrection. 23So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also knownas Justus, and Matthias. 24Then they prayed and said, Lord, you know everyones

heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen 25to take the place*in this

ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.26And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to the

eleven apostles.

Acts 2

2

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2And

suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it

filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared

among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the

Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

5 Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem.6And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard

them speaking in the native language of each. 7Amazed and astonished, they asked,

Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8And how is it that we hear, each of

us, in our own native language? 9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents ofMesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10Phrygia and Pamphylia,

Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews

and proselytes, 11Cretans and Arabsin our own languages we hear them speakingabout Gods deeds of power. 12All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one

another, What does this mean? 13But others sneered and said, They are filled withnew wine.14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: Menof

Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say.15Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine oclock in themorning. 16No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 17In the last

days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, andyour sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shallsee visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. 18Even upon my slaves, bothmen and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shallprophesy. 19And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on theearth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. 20The sun shall be turned todarkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lords great andglorious day. 21Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.


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22 You that are Israelites,*listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth,*a man

attested to you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did

through him among you, as you yourselves know23this man, handed over to you

according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by

the hands of those outside the law. 24But God raised him up, having freed him from

death,*

because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.25

For David saysconcerning him, I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand sothat I will not be shaken; 26therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue

rejoiced; moreover, my flesh will live in hope. 27For you will not abandon mysoul to Hades, or let your Holy One experience corruption. 28You have madeknown to me the ways of life; you will make me full of gladness with yourpresence.

29 Fellow Israelites,*I may say to you confidently of our ancestor David that heboth died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30Since he was a

prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of

his descendants on his throne. 31Foreseeing this, David*spoke of the resurrection of

the Messiah,*saying, He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his fleshexperience corruption. 32This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us arewitnesses. 33Being therefore exalted at*the right hand of God, and having received

from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you both

see and hear. 34For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, TheLord said to my Lord, Sitat my right hand, 35 until I make your enemies yourfootstool. 36Therefore let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God

has made him both Lord and Messiah,*this Jesus whom you crucified.

37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and to the

other apostles, Brothers,*what should we do? 38Peter said to them, Repent, and bebaptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be

forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39For the promise is for you,for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God

calls to him. 40And he testified with many other arguments and exhorted them,

saying, Save yourselves from this corrupt generation. 41So those who welcomed hismessage were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added.42They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and fellowship, to the breakingof bread and the prayers.

43 Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by

the apostles. 44All who believed were together and had all things in common; 45they

would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds*to all, as any

had need. 46Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke

bread at home*and ate their food with glad and generous*hearts, 47praising Godand having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their

number those who were being saved.

Acts 15

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Then certain individuals came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers,

Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.2And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul

and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to

discuss this question with the apostles and the elders. 3So they were sent on their

way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, theyreported the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the believers.*4When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles

and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them. 5But some

believers who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees stood up and said, It is

necessary for them to be circumcised and ordered to keep the law of Moses.

6 The apostles and the elders met together to consider this matter. 7After there had

been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, My brothers,*you know that inthe early days God made a choice among you, that I should be the one through

whom the Gentiles would hear the message of the good news and become believers.8And God, who knows the human heart, testified to them by giving them the Holy

Spirit, just as he did to us; 9and in cleansing their hearts by faith he has made nodistinction between them and us. 10Now therefore why are you putting God to the

test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we

have been able to bear? 11On the contrary, we believe that we will be saved through

the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.

12 The whole assembly kept silence, and listened to Barnabas and Paul as they told

of all the signs and wonders that God had done through them among the Gentiles.13After they finished speaking, James replied, My brothers,*listen to me. 14Simeon

has related how God first looked favourably on the Gentiles, to take from among

them a people for his name. 15This agrees with the words of the prophets, as it is

written, 16After this I will return, and I will rebuild the dwelling of David, whichhas fallen; from its ruins I will rebuild it, and I will set it up, 17so that allother peoples may seek the Lord even all the Gentiles over whom my name hasbeen called. Thus says the Lord, who has been making these things 18knownfrom long ago.* 19Therefore I have reached the decision that we should not troublethose Gentiles who are turning to God, 20but we should write to them to abstain only

from things polluted by idols and from fornication and from whatever has been

strangled*and from blood. 21For in every city, for generations past, Moses has had

those who proclaim him, for he has been read aloud every sabbath in the

synagogues.

22 Then the apostles and the elders, with the consent of the whole church, decided

to choose men from among their members*and to send them to Antioch with Paul

and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among thebrothers, 23with the following letter: The brothers, both the apostles and the elders,to the believers*of Gentile origin in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings. 24Since

we have heard that certain persons who have gone out from us, though with no

instructions from us, have said things to disturb you and have unsettled your

minds,*25we have decided unanimously to choose representatives*and send them

to you, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26who have risked their lives for

the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who


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themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth. 28For it has seemed good

to the Holy Spirit and to us to impose on you no further burden than these

essentials: 29that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from blood

and from what is strangled*and from fornication. If you keep yourselves from these,

you will do well. Farewell.

30 So they were sent off and went down to Antioch. When they gathered thecongregation together, they delivered the letter. 31When its members*read it, they

rejoiced at the exhortation. 32Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, said

much to encourage and strengthen the believers.*33After they had been there for

some time, they were sent off in peace by the believers*to those who had sent

them.*35But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, and there, with many others,

they taught and proclaimed the word of the Lord.

36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, Come, let us return and visit the

believers*in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord and see how they

are doing. 37Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. 38But Paul

decided not to take with them one who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had notaccompanied them in the work. 39The disagreement became so sharp that they

parted company; Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus. 40But

Paul chose Silas and set out, the believers*commending him to the grace of the Lord.41He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

1Corinthians 1

1

Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother

Sosthenes,2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus,

called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our

Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord*and ours:

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 I give thanks to my*God always for you because of the grace of God that has been

given you in Christ Jesus, 5for in every way you have been enriched in him, in speech

and knowledge of every kind6just as the testimony of*Christ has been

strengthened among you7so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as youwait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ. 8He will also strengthen you to the

end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9God isfaithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

10 Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters,*by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

that all of you should be in agreement and that there should be no divisions among

you, but that you should be united in the same mind and the same purpose. 11For it

has been reported to me by Chloes people that there are quarrels among you, mybrothers and sisters.*12What I mean is that each of you says, I belong to Paul, or I

belong to Apollos, or I belong to Cephas, or I belong to Christ. 13Has Christ been


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divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14I

thank God*that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15so that no one

can say that you were baptized in my name. 16(I did baptize also the household of

Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) 17For Christ

did not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel, and not with eloquent

wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its power.18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to

us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is written, I will destroy thewisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.

20Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this

age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21For since, in the wisdom

of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the

foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. 22For Jews demand signs

and Greeks desire wisdom, 23but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling-block to

Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24but to those who are the called, both Jews and

Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25For Gods foolishness is

wiser than human wisdom, and Gods weakness is stronger than human strength.26 Consider your own call, brothers and sisters:*not many of you were wise by

human standards,*not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27But

God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in

the world to shame the strong; 28God chose what is low and despised in the world,

things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are, 29so that no one*might

boast in the presence of God. 30He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, who

became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and

redemption, 31in order that, as it is written, Let the one who boasts, boast in*the

Lord.

1Corinthians 3

3

And so, brothers and sisters,*I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but rather

as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 2I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you

were not ready for solid food. Even now you are still not ready, 3for you are still of

the flesh. For as long as there is jealousy and quarrelling among you, are you not of

the flesh, and behaving according to human inclinations? 4For when one says, Ibelong to Paul, and another, I belong to Apollos, are you not merely human?

5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe,

as the Lord assigned to each. 6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.7So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only Godwho gives the growth. 8The one who plants and the one who waters have a common

purpose, and each will receive wages according to the labour of each. 9For we are

Gods servants, working together; you are Gods field, Gods building.10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a

foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care

how to build on it. 11For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has

been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ. 12Now if anyone builds on the foundation


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with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw13the work of each builder will

become visible, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and

the fire will test what sort of work each has done. 14If what has been built on the

foundation survives, the builder will receive a reward. 15If the work is burned, the

builder will suffer loss; the builder will be saved, but only as through fire.

16 Do you not know that you are Gods temple and that Gods Spirit dwells in you?*

17If anyone destroys Gods temple, God will destroy that person. For Gods temple is

holy, and you are that temple.

18 Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age, you should

become fools so that you may become wise. 19For the wisdom of this world is

foolishness with God. For it is written, He catches the wise in their craftiness,20and again, The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.21So let no one boast about human leaders. For all things are yours, 22whether Paul

or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the futureall

belong to you, 23and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

1Corinthians 8

8

Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that all of us possess knowledge.

Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2Anyone who claims to know something

does not yet have the necessary knowledge; 3but anyone who loves God is known by

him.

4 Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that no idol in the world

really exists, and that there is no God but one. 5Indeed, even though there may be

so-called gods in heaven or on earthas in fact there are many gods and manylords6yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for

whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and throughwhom we exist.

7 It is not everyone, however, who has this knowledge. Since some have become so

accustomed to idols until now, they still think of the food they eat as food offered to

an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. 8Food will not bring us close to

God.*We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. 9But take carethat this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling-block to the weak.10For if others see you, who possess knowledge, eating in the temple of an idol,

might they not, since their conscience is weak, be encouraged to the point of eating

food sacrificed to idols? 11So by your knowledge those weak believers for whom

Christ died are destroyed.*12But when you thus sin against members of your family,*

and wound their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. 13Therefore, iffood is a cause of their falling,*I will never eat meat, so that I may not cause one of

them*to fall.

1 Corinthians 11

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2 I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the

traditions just as I handed them on to you. 3But I want you to understand that Christ

is the head of every man, and the husband*is the head of his wife,*and God is the

head of Christ. 4Any man who prays or prophesies with something on his head

disgraces his head, 5but any woman who prays or prophesies with her head

unveiled disgraces her headit is one and the same thing as having her headshaved. 6For if a woman will not veil herself, then she should cut off her hair; but if it

is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or to be shaved, she should wear a

veil. 7For a man ought not to have his head veiled, since he is the image and

reflection*of God; but woman is the reflection*of man. 8Indeed, man was not made

from woman, but woman from man. 9Neither was man created for the sake of

woman, but woman for the sake of man. 10For this reason a woman ought to have a

symbol of*authority on her head,*because of the angels. 11Nevertheless, in the Lord

woman is not independent of man or man independent of woman. 12For just as

woman came from man, so man comes through woman; but all things come from

God. 13Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head

unveiled? 14Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair, it isdegrading to him, 15but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given

to her for a covering. 16But if anyone is disposed to be contentiouswe have no

such custom, nor do the churches of God.

17 Now in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you

come together it is not for the better but for the worse. 18For, to begin with, when

you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you; and to

some extent I believe it. 19Indeed, there have to be factions among you, for only so

will it become clear who among you are genuine. 20When you come together, it is

not really to eat the Lords supper. 21For when the time comes to eat, each of yougoes ahead with your own supper, and one goes hungry and another becomes

drunk. 22What! Do you not have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you showcontempt for the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What should

I say to you? Should I commend you? In this matter I do not commend you!

23 For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on

the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, 24and when he had given

thanks, he broke it and said, This is my body that is for*you. Do this inremembrance of me. 25In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying,

This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in

remembrance of me. 26For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you

proclaim the Lords death until he comes.27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy

manner will be answerable for the body and blood of the Lord. 28Examineyourselves, and only then eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29For all who eat and

drink*without discerning the body,*eat and drink judgement against themselves.30For this reason many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.*31But if we

judged ourselves, we would not be judged. 32But when we are judged by the Lord,

we are disciplined*so that we may not be condemned along with the world.

33 So then, my brothers and sisters,*when you come together to eat, wait for one

another. 34If you are hungry, eat at home, so that when you come together, it will not


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be for your condemnation. About the other things I will give instructions when I

come.

1 Corinthians 12

12Now concerning spiritual gifts,*brothers and sisters,*I do not want you to be

uninformed. 2You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led

astray to idols that could not speak. 3Therefore I want you to understand that no one

speaking by the Spirit of God ever says Let Jesus be cursed! and no onecan say

Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5and there are varieties of

services, but the same Lord; 6and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same

God who activates all of them in everyone. 7To each is given the manifestation of the

Spirit for the common good. 8To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of

wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9to

another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10toanother the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of

spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.11All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one

individually just as the Spirit chooses.

12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the

body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13For in the one Spirit we were

all baptized into one bodyJews or Greeks, slaves or freeand we were all made to

drink of one Spirit.

14 Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many. 15If the foot were

to say, Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body, that would not make it

any less a part of the body. 16And if the ear were to say, Because I am not an eye, Ido not belong to the body, that would not make it any less a part of the body. 17If thewhole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were

hearing, where would the sense of smell be? 18But as it is, God arranged the

members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. 19If all were a single member,

where would the body be? 20As it is, there are many members, yet one body. 21The

eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you, nor again the head to the feet, I

have no need of you. 22On the contrary, the members of the body that seem to be

weaker are indispensable, 23and those members of the body that we think less

honourable we clothe with greater honour, and our less respectable members are

treated with greater respect; 24whereas our more respectable members do not need

this. But God has so arranged the body, giving the greater honour to the inferiormember, 25that there may be no dissension within the body, but the members may

have the same care for one another. 26If one member suffers, all suffer together with

it; if one member is honoured, all rejoice together with it.

27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28And God has

appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers; then deeds

of power, then gifts of healing, forms of assistance, forms of leadership, various

kinds of tongues. 29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work


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miracles? 30Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?31But strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.

1 Corinthians 12

12Now concerning spiritual gifts,*brothers and sisters,*I do not want you to be

uninformed. 2You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led

astray to idols that could not speak. 3Therefore I want you to understand that no one

speaking by the Spirit of God ever says Let Jesus be cursed! and no one can say

Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5and there are varieties of

services, but the same Lord; 6and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same

God who activates all of them in everyone. 7To each is given the manifestation of the

Spirit for the common good. 8To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of

wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9to

another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10toanother the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of

spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.11All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one

individually just as the Spirit chooses.

12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the

body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13For in the one Spirit we were

all baptized into one bodyJews or Greeks, slaves or freeand we were all made to

drink of one Spirit.

14 Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many. 15If the foot were

to say, Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body, that would not make it

any less a part of the body. 16And if the ear were to say, Because I amnot an eye, Ido not belong to the body, that would not make it any less a part of the body. 17If thewhole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were

hearing, where would the sense of smell be? 18But as it is, God arranged the

members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. 19If all were a single member,

where would the body be? 20As it is, there are many members, yet one body. 21The

eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you, nor again the head to the feet, Ihave no need of you. 22On the contrary, the members of the body that seem to be

weaker are indispensable, 23and those members of the body that we think less

honourable we clothe with greater honour, and our less respectable members are

treated with greater respect; 24whereas our more respectable members do not need

this. But God has so arranged the body, giving the greater honour to the inferiormember, 25that there may be no dissension within the body, but the members may

have the same care for one another. 26If one member suffers, all suffer together with

it; if one member is honoured, all rejoice together with it.

27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28And God has

appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers; then deeds

of power, then gifts of healing, forms of assistance, forms of leadership, various

kinds of tongues. 29Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work


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miracles? 30Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?31But strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.

1 Corinthians 15

15Now I should remind you, brothers and sisters,*of the good news*that I proclaimed

to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, 2through which also you

are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to youunlessyou have come to believe in vain.

3 For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that

Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, 4and that he was buried,

and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, 5and that

he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6Then he appeared to more than five

hundred brothers and sisters*at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some

have died.*7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8Last of all, as to

someone untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9For I am the least of the apostles,unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the

grace of God I am what I am, and his grace towards me has not been in vain. On the

contrary, I worked harder than any of themthough it was not I, but the grace of

God that is with me. 11Whether then it was I or they, so we proclaim and so you have

come to believe.

12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say

there is no resurrection of the dead? 13If there is no resurrection of the dead, then

Christ has not been raised; 14and if Christ has not been raised, then our

proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain. 15We are even found

to be misrepresenting God, because we testified of God that he raised Christwhom

he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16For if the dead are notraised, then Christ has not been raised. 17If Christ has not been raised, your faith is

futile and you are still in your sins. 18Then those also who have died*in Christ have

perished. 19If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to

be pitied.

20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have

died.*21For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead

has also come through a human being; 22for as all die in Adam, so all will be made

alive in Christ. 23But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then at his coming

those who belong to Christ. 24Then comes the end,*when he hands over the

kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority

and power. 25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26Thelast enemy to be destroyed is death. 27For God*has put all things in subjection

under his feet. But when it says, All things are put in subjection, it is plain that this

does not include the one who put all things in subjection under him. 28When all

things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to the one

who put all things in subjection under him, so that God may be all in all.

29 Otherwise, what will those people do who receive baptism on behalf of the dead?

If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf?


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30 And why are we putting ourselves in danger every hour? 31I die every day! That

is as certain, brothers and sisters,*as my boasting of youa boast that I make inChrist Jesus our Lord. 32If with merely human hopes I fought with wild animals at

Ephesus, what would I have gained by it? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat anddrink, for tomorrow we die. 33Do not be deceived: Bad company ruins goodmorals.

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Come to a sober and right mind, and sin no more; for some people haveno knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.

35 But someone will ask, How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do theycome? 36Fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. 37And as for whatyou sow, you do not sow the body that is to be, but a bare seed, perhaps of wheat or

of some other grain. 38But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of

seed its own body. 39Not all flesh is alike, but there is one flesh for human beings,

another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. 40There are both

heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one thing, and

that of the earthly is another. 41There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of

the moon, and another glory of the stars; indeed, star differs from star in glory.

42 So it is with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what israised is imperishable. 43It is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory. It is sown in

weakness, it is raised in power. 44It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual

body. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body. 45Thus it is written,

The first man, Adam, became a living being; the last Adam became a life-giving

spirit. 46But it is not the spiritual that is first, but the physical, and then the spiritual.47The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is*from heaven.48As was the man of dust, so are those who are of the dust; and as is the man of

heaven, so are those who are of heaven. 49Just as we have borne the image of the

man of dust, we will*also bear the image of the man of heaven.

50 What I am saying, brothers and sisters,*is this: flesh and blood cannot inherit the

kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51Listen, I will tellyou a mystery! We will not all die,*but we will all be changed, 52in a moment, in the

twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead

will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53For this perishable body must

put on imperishability, and this mortal body must put on immortality. 54When this

perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality,

then the saying that is written will be fulfilled: Death has been swallowed upin victory. 55Where, Odeath, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?

56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God,

who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my beloved,*be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of

the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labour is not in vain.

Revelation 21

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Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth

had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2And I saw the holy city, the new

Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for


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her husband. 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, See, the home*ofGod is among mortals.He will dwell*with them; they will be his peoples,* andGod himself will be with them;* 4he will wipe every tear from their eyes.Deathwill be no more;mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first thingshave passed away.

5 And the one who was seated on the throne said, See, I am making all things new.Also he said, Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true. 6Then he said to

me, It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To thethirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life. 7Those who

conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God and they will be my

children. 8But as for the cowardly, the faithless,*the polluted, the murderers, the

fornicators, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars, their place will be in the lake

that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.9 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last

plagues came and said to me, Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.10And in the spirit*he carried me away to a great, high mountain and showed me the

holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God. 11It has the glory of Godand a radiance like a very rare jewel, like jasper, clear as crystal. 12It has a great, high

wall with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates are inscribed

the names of the twelve tribes of the Israelites; 13on the east three gates, on the

north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. 14And the

wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are the twelve names of the

twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 The angel*who talked to me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and

its gates and walls. 16The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width; and he

measured the city with his rod, fifteen hundred miles;*its length and width and

height are equal. 17He also measured its wall, one hundred and forty-four cubits*by

human measurement, which the angel was using. 18The wall is built of jasper, whilethe city is pure gold, clear as glass. 19The foundations of the wall of the city are

adorned with every jewel; the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate,

the fourth emerald, 20the fifth onyx, the sixth cornelian, the seventh chrysolite, the

eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth

amethyst. 21And the twelve gates are twelve pearls, each of the gates is a single

pearl, and the street of the city is pure gold, transparent as glass.

22 I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the

Lamb. 23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God

is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24The nations will walk by its light, and the

kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. 25Its gates will never be shut by day

and there will be no night there. 26People will bring into it the glory and the honourof the nations. 27But nothing unclean will enter it, nor anyone who practises

abomination or falsehood, but only those who are written in the Lambs book of life.

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