26) THE GALILEAN MINISTRY
27) JESUS HEALS NOBLEMAN’S
SON
John 4:43-54 (See also
Luke 4:14-15)
43 Now after two days he departed thence,
and went into Galilee.
44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet
hath no honour in his own country.
45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the
Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem
at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.
46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee,
where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son
was sick at Capernaum.
47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of
Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come
down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see
signs and wonders, ye will not believe.
49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come
down ere my child die.
50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son
liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and
he went his way.
51 And as he was now going down, his servants
met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.
52 Then enquired he of them the hour when
he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour
the fever left him.
53 So the father knew that it was at the same
hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed,
and his whole house.
54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus
did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.
28) REJECTED AT NAZARETH,
JESUS GOES TO CAPERNAUM
Luke 4:16-30
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been
brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath
day, and stood up for to read.
17 And there was delivered unto him the book
of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place
where it was written,
18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because
he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to
heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering
of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
20 And he closed the book, and he gave it
again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were
in the synagogue were fastened on him.
21 And he began to say unto them, This day
is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
22 And all bare him witness, and wondered
at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said,
Is not this Joseph's son?
23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say
unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard
done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No
prophet is accepted in his own country.
25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows
were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three
years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save
unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time
of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the
Syrian.
28 And all they in the synagogue, when they
heard these things, were filled with wrath,
29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the
city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built,
that they might cast him down headlong.
30 But he passing through the midst of them
went his way,
Matthew 4:13-17 (See
also Mark 1:15; Luke 4:31-32)
13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt
in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and
Nephthalim:
14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken
by Esaias the prophet, saying,
15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim,
by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
16 The people which sat in darkness saw great
light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is
sprung up.
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and
to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
29) JESUS CALLS FISHERS
OF MEN
Matthew 4:18 (See also
Mark 1:16)
18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of
Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Luke 5:1-9
1 And it came to pass, that, as the
people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of
Gennesaret,
2 And saw two ships standing by the lake:
but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3 And he entered into one of the ships, which
was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the
land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto
Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master,
we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy
word I will let down the net.
6 And when they had this done, they inclosed
a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which
were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came,
and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at
Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
9 For he was astonished, and all that were
with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
Matthew 4:19-22 (See
also Mark 1:17-20; Luke 5:10-11)
19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and
I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left their nets, and
followed him.
21 And going on from thence, he saw other
two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship
with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
22 And they immediately left the ship and
their father, and followed him.
30) JESUS TEACHES WITH
POWER, AUTHORITY
Mark 1:21-38 (See also
Luke 4:31-44; Matt. 8:14-17)
21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway
on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
22 And they were astonished at his doctrine:
for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
23 And there was in their synagogue
a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do
with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know
thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy
peace, and come out of him.
26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him,
and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that
they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new
doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits,
and they do obey him.
28 And immediately his fame spread abroad
throughout all the region round about Galilee.
29 And forthwith, when they were come
out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew,
with James and John.
30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a
fever, and anon they tell him of her.
31 And he came and took her by the hand, and
lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto
them.
32 And at even, when the sun did set, they
brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with
devils.
33 And all the city was gathered together
at the door.
34 And he healed many that were sick of divers
diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak,
because they knew him.
35 And in the morning, rising up a great while
before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there
prayed.
36 And Simon and they that were with him followed
after him.
37 And when they had found him, they said
unto him, All men seek for thee.
38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the
next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
Matthew 4:23-25 (See
also Mark 1:39)
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee,
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom,
and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the
people.
24 And his fame went throughout all Syria:
and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases
and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which
were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
25 And there followed him great multitudes
of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from
Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
Mark 1:40-45 (See also
Matt. 8:2-4; Luke 5:12-16)
40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching
him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou
canst make me clean.
41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth
his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately
the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith
sent him away;
44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing
to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy
cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
45 But he went out, and began to publish it
much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more
openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they
came to him from every quarter.
Luke 5:17-26 (See also
Matt. 9-2-7; Mark 2:3-12)
17 And it came to pass on a certain
day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law
sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and
Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man
which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and
to lay him before him.
19 And when they could not find by what way
they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop,
and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before
Jesus.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto
him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began
to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive
sins, but God alone?
22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts,
he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be
forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24 But that ye may know that the Son of man
hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,)
I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
25 And immediately he rose up before them,
and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying
God.
26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified
God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to
day.
Luke 5:17-26 (See also
Matt. 9:2-7; Mark 2:3-12)
17 And it came to pass on a certain
day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law
sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and
Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man
which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and
to lay him before him.
19 And when they could not find by what way
they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop,
and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before
Jesus.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto
him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began
to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive
sins, but God alone?
22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts,
he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be
forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24 But that ye may know that the Son of man
hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,)
I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.
25 And immediately he rose up before them,
and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying
God.
26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified
God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to
day.
31) JESUS WAS SENT TO
THE SINNERS
Luke 5:27-39 (See also
Matt. 9:9-17; Mark 2:13-22)
27 And after these things he went forth,
and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he
said unto him, Follow me.
28 And he left all, rose up, and followed
him.
29 And Levi made him a great feast in his
own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that
sat down with them.
30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured
against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and
sinners?
31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They
that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners
to repentance.
33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples
of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the
Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the
children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom
shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
36 And he spake also a parable unto them;
No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then
both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new
agreeth not with the old.
37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles;
else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles
shall perish.
38 But new wine must be put into new bottles;
and both are preserved.
39 No man also having drunk old wine straightway
desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
32) JESUS DOES FATHER’S
WORK ON SABBATH
John 5:1-47
1 After this there was a feast of the
Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market
a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent
folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
4 For an angel went down at a certain season
into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling
of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
5 And a certain man was there, which had an
infirmity thirty and eight years.
6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he
had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be
made whole?
7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have
no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while
I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy
bed, and walk.
9 And immediately the man was made whole,
and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was
cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
11 He answered them, He that made me whole,
the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
12 Then asked they him, What man is that which
said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
13 And he that was healed wist not who it
was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple,
and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse
thing come unto thee.
15 The man departed, and told the Jews that
it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus,
and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath
day.
17 But Jesus answered them, My Father
worketh hitherto, and I work.
18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill
him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God
was his Father, making himself equal with God.
19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but
what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also
doeth the Son likewise.
20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth
him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than
these, that ye may marvel.
21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead,
and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath
committed all judgment unto the Son:
23 That all men should honour the Son, even
as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not
the Father which hath sent him.
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that
heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour
is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of
God: and they that hear shall live.
26 For as the Father hath life in himself;
so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
27 And hath given him authority to execute
judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming,
in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
29 And shall come forth; they that have done
good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto
the resurrection of damnation.
30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I
hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will,
but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness
is not true.
32 There is another that beareth witness of
me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness
unto the truth.
34 But I receive not testimony from man: but
these things I say, that ye might be saved.
35 He was a burning and a shining light: and
ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
36 But I have greater witness than that of
John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same
works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
37 And the Father himself, which hath sent
me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time,
nor seen his shape.
38 And ye have not his word abiding in you:
for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think
ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might
have life.
41 I receive not honour from men.
42 But I know you, that ye have not the love
of God in you.
43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive
me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
44 How can ye believe, which receive honour
one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
45 Do not think that I will accuse you to
the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have
believed me: for he wrote of me.
47 But if ye believe not his writings, how
shall ye believe my words?
Mark 2:23-28 (Also see
Matt. 12:1-8; Luke 6:1-5)
23 And it came to pass, that he went through
the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went,
to pluck the ears of corn.
24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold,
why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read
what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that
were with him?
26 How he went into the house of God in the
days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not
lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with
him?
27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was
made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of
the sabbath.
Mark 3:1-4 (See also
Matt. 12:9-10; Luke 6:1-5)
1 And he entered again into the synagogue;
and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
2 And they watched him, whether he would heal
him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
3 And he saith unto the man which had the
withered hand, Stand forth.
4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to
do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But
they held their peace.
Matthew 12:11-12
11 And he said unto them, What man shall there
be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the
sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
12 How much then is a man better than a sheep?
Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Mark 3:5-12 (See also
Matt. 12:13-16; Luke 6:10-11)
5 And when he had looked round about on them
with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto
the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand
was restored whole as the other.
6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway
took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples
to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and
from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when
they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small
ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng
him.
10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they
pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him,
fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
12 And he straitly charged them that they
should not make him known.
Matthew 12:17-21
17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken
by Esaias the prophet, saying,
18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen;
my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon
him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall
any man hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and
smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
33) JESUS CALLS &
ORDAINS 12 APOSTLES
Luke 6:12-13 (See also
Mark 3:13)
12 And it came to pass in those days,
that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer
to God.
13 And when it was day, he called unto him
his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles.
Mark 3:14-19 (See also
Luke 6:14-16; Matt. 10:2-4)
14 And he ordained twelve, that they should
be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and
to cast out devils:
16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;
17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John
the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons
of thunder:
18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew,
and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus,
and Simon the Canaanite,
19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed
him: and they went into an house.
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