"*** MATTHEW-MARK-LUKE 12 ***" 
"John the Baptist sends disciples to Jesus   1News about Jesus had now spread throughout Judea . The disciples of John the Baptist s also told him about these things in prison . So John sent two of them to enquire of Jesus .   2When John s disciples came to Jesus they said, John the Baptist sent us to say to you , Are you the one who was to come or should"
"we look for another?  Jesus sends Johns disciples back to  John to report what they have seen   3Now that day in the presence of John s two disciples Jesus had healed many who had sicknesses and unclean spirits and had givensight to many who were blind . So he said to them , Return and report to John what you have seen and heard. Theblind receive sight, the lame walk, they who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised and the good news ispreached to the poor.    Blessed is he who believes in me. Jesus speaks of John the Baptist   6After John s messengers left , Jesus"
"spoke to the crowd about John the Baptist saying , What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind? A man dressedin fine clothes? Those who wear fine clothes and live in luxury are found in palaces.    What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, and I say to you he is more than a prophet. He is the one about whom it is written, I will send my messenger whowill prepare the way before me.    8Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater thanJohn, yet he who is meekest in the kingdom of God is greater than him.   Forceful men"
"will grasp  the kingdom of God   9From the early days of John until now, men have been crowding toward the kingdom ofGod, and forceful ones will grasp hold of it. John the Baptist is the Elijah  who was to come    The prophets prophesied of John, and if   you are willing to accept it, he is the  who was to come. He who has ears let him hear. Both John the Baptist and Jesus  criticised by this generation   11But the people of this generation are like children in the marketplace who say toone another, We played the flute and"
"you did not dance, or we wailed and you did not weep.   For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine and they said, He has a demon. The Son of Man came eatingand drinking and they say, Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.   But truth is proved by her fruits in time. Jesus denounces the cities of Chorazin,  Bethsaida and Capernaum   14Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had been done , for they had not repented .   15Woe to you Chorazin. Woe to you Bethsaida. If the miracles performed in you had"
"been done in Tyre and Sidon theywould have repented long ago. It will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgement than for you.   And you Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to Hades. For if the miracles performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. It will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgementthan for you. Truth hidden from the self-wise and learned  but revealed to the humble    At that time Jesus prayed saying , I praise you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for you have hidden these"
"things from the self- wise and the learned, and revealed them tothe humble in heart. Yes Father for such was your gracious will. Jesus truly knows the Father  and can reveal him    Then Jesus said to the people , All things have been entrusted to me by my Father. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father exceptthe Son, and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come unto me all you weary and heavy laden    Come unto me all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.   20Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek"
"and humble in heart andyou will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." 
"*** MATTHEW-MARK-LUKE 13 ***" 
"The Sabbath made for man  not man for the Sabbath   1One Sabbath day Jesus and his disciples passed through some grain fields . The disciples were hungry and began to pluck some of the heads of grain and eat them .   2When the Pharisees saw this they said to Jesus , Look your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath .   3Jesus answered , Have you not read what David did when he was"
"hungry? How he entered the Tabernacle and gave his men consecrated bread which was not lawful forthem to eat, only for the priests.    Or have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the Temple breakthe Sabbath rest, yet are innocent before God?  I tell you, one greater than the Temple is here.   If you had known what these words mean, I desire mercy, not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the innocent.   The Sabbath is made for man, not man for the Sabbath. The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath. A man with a shrivelled hand  healed on the Sabbath   8That same"
"day Jesus went into their synagogue and a man with a shrivelled handwas there . Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus the Pharisees said to him , Is it lawful to  heal on the Sabbath?    9Jesus said to the man , Stand up here in front of everybody. The man did so , then Jesus said to them , What is lawful on the Sabbath, to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?   If any of you had a sheep and it fell into a pit on the Sabbath day would you not lift it out? How much more valuable is a manthan a sheep?"
"Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.    And he looked around at them indignantly , grieved at the hardness of their hearts . 12Then he said to the man , Stretch out your hand. The man stretched it out and it becameperfectly restored , as sound as the other . Pharisees incensed, plot to kill Jesus    The Pharisees were incensed at this and went out and plotted with the Herodians as tohow they might kill Jesus . Jesus returns to Capernaum    Aware of this , Jesus withdrew from that place and returned to Capernaum . Many followed him there and he healed all their sick . Great"
"crowds push to touch Jesus   15Because of the crowds , Jesus asked his disciples to have a small boat ready for him to prevent the people from crowding him . For he had healed so many that those with diseaseskept pushing forward to touch him . Jesus and his disciples unable  to eat because of the crowds    Then Jesus entered a house , but again such a great crowd gathered that he and his disciples were not even able to eat . The family of Jesus set ou t to take charge of him  thinking he is out of his mind   17When the family of Jesus heard about all these things they set out to take charge of"
"himsaying , He is out of his mind . Jesus said to be possessed by Satan    About that time Jesus delivered and healed a demon-possessed man who was blind anddumb so that he could both see and speak . The people were astonished and said , Could this be the Christ?  Jesus sometimes taught large crowds while sitting  in a fishing boat like these on Lake Galilee.   19Now whenever a possessed person saw Jesus they would fall down before him and thedemons would cry out , You are the Son of God. But always Jesus gave them strict orders to be silent and not reveal who he was .    But the"
"teachers of the Law who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus , He is possessed by Satan . It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons . The Pharisees ask for a  sign from heaven   21Some Pharisees said to him , Teacher , show us a sign from heaven .   22Jesus answered , A wicked and adulterous generation ask for a sign. Only the sign of the prophet Jonah to be given   23But none will be given, except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three daysand nights in the heart of the earth."
"The men of Nineveh will  condemn this generation    The men of Nineveh will rise on the day of judgement and condemn this generation, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah,and now one greater than Jonah is here. The queen of Sheba will also condemn  this generation    The queen of Sheba will also condemn this generation. For she came from the ends of the earth to hear Solomons wisdom andnow one greater than Solomon is here.How can Satan drive out Satan?    Then Jesus called the teachers of the Law to him and said , How can Satan drive out Satan? A kingdom divided against itself"
"cannot stand. If Satan opposes himself heis divided and his end has come.    And if I drive out demons by Satan, by whom do your own people drive them out?Let them be your judges. Demons are driven out by the  power of the Holy Spirit    No one can enter a strong mans house and carry off his goods unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can rob hishouse.    But if I drive out demons by the power of the Holy Spirit, then the kingdom of Godhas come among you. Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit an eternal sin    Truly I say to you, all sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven,"
"butwhoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, neither in this age nor in the age to come.  He has committed an eternal sin.   32Jesus said this because they had said , He has an unclean spirit . A tree is known by its fruit   33A tree is known by its fruit. A good tree brings forth good fruit, and a bad tree bad fruit.   You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Every careless word to be accounted  for on the day of judgement   35On the day of judgement men will give an account for"
"every careless word they have uttered. By your words you will be either justified or condemned. The final state of this ge neration who reject Jesus will be worse than at first   36When an unclean spirit is driven out of a man it goes through arid places seeking rest, but does not find it. Then it says, I will return to my house which I left.   When it arrives it finds the house un- occupied, swept clean, and put in order. Then it goes and brings along seven otherspirits more evil than itself and they go in and live there.  Therefore the final state of that man is worse than the first."
"That is howit will be with this wicked generation. Blessed are they who obey the word of God    As Jesus was saying these things a woman in the crowd called out , Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and the breast you sucked .   40Jesus replied , Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it. The mother and brothers of Jesus arrive   41Then the mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived . But they were unable to get near him because of the crowd . So they stood outside the house and sent someone to call him out .   42A crowd was sitting around Jesus when they told him ,"
"Your mother and brothers are outside wanting to speak to you . All who do the will of the Father  are family to Jesus   43Jesus said , Who is my mother? Who are my brothers? Then pointing to his disciples sitting around him he said , Here are my mother and my brothers. 43For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."