Third Millennium Bible TMB
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1 Then He called His twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils and to cure diseases.
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Jesus called the twelve apostles together and gave them power and authority over every demon and power and authority to cure diseases.
2 And He sent them to preach the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
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He sent them to spread the message about the kingdom of God and to cure the sick.
3 And He said unto them, "Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor pack, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
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He told them, "Don't take anything along on the trip. Don't take a walking stick, traveling bag, any food, money, or a change of clothes.
4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide and thence depart.
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When you go into a home, stay there until you're ready to leave.
5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them."
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If people don't welcome you, leave that city, and shake its dust off your feet as a warning to them."
6 And they departed and went through the towns, preaching the Gospel and healing everywhere.
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The apostles went from village to village, told the Good News, and cured the sick everywhere.
7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that had been done by Him. And he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was risen from the dead;
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Herod the ruler heard about everything that was happening. He didn't know what to make of it. Some people were saying that John had come back to life.
8 and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets was risen again.
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Others said that Elijah had appeared, and still others said that one of the prophets from long ago had come back to life.
9 And Herod said, "John have I beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things?" And he desired to see Him.
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Herod said, "I had John's head cut off. Who is this person I'm hearing so much about?" So Herod wanted to see Jesus.
10 And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. And He took them and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
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The apostles came back and told Jesus everything they had done. He took them with him to a city called Bethsaida so that they could be alone.
11 And the people, when they learned of it, followed Him. And He received them and spoke unto them of the Kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.
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But the crowds found out about this and followed him. He welcomed them, talked to them about the kingdom of God, and cured those who were sick.
12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve and said unto Him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about and lodge and get victuals, for we are here in a desert place.
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Toward the end of the day, the twelve apostles came to him. They said to him, "Send the crowd to the closest villages and farms so that they can find some food and a place to stay. No one lives around here."
13 But He said unto them, "Give ye them to eat." And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we should go and buy meat for all these people."
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Jesus replied, "You give them something to eat." They said to him, "We have five loaves of bread and two fish. Unless we go to buy food for all these people, that's all we have."
14 For they were about five thousand men. And He said to His disciples, "Make them sit down by fifties in a company."
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(There were about five thousand men.) Then he told his disciples, "Have them sit in groups of about fifty."
15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.
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So they did this.
16 Then He took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to Heaven, He blessed them and broke, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
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Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, looked up to heaven, and blessed the food. He broke the loaves apart and kept giving them to the disciples to give to the crowd.
17 And they ate and were all filled, and there were taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
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All of them ate as much as they wanted. When they picked up the leftover pieces, they filled twelve baskets.
18 And it came to pass as He was alone praying, His disciples were with Him, and He asked them, saying, "Who say the people that I am?"
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Once when Jesus was praying privately and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"
19 They answering said, "John the Baptist; but some say Elijah, and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again."
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They answered, "Some say you are John the Baptizer, others Elijah, and still others say that one of the prophets from long ago has come back to life."
20 He said to them, "But who say ye that I am?" Peter answering said, "The Christ of God!"
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He asked them, "But who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, whom God has sent."
21 And He strictly charged them and commanded them to tell no man this thing,
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He ordered them not to tell this to anyone.
22 saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and scribes, and be slain and be raised the third day."
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Jesus said that the Son of Man would have to suffer a lot. He would be rejected by the leaders, the chief priests, and the scribes. He would be killed, but on the third day he would come back to life.
23 And He said to them all, "If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
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He said to all of them, "Those who want to come with me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses every day, and follow me.
24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever will lose his life for My sake, the same shall save it.
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Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me will save them.
25 For what is a man advantaged if he gain the whole world, and lose himself or be cast away?
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What good does it do for people to win the whole world but lose their lives by destroying them?
26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of Me and of My words, of him shall the Son of Man be ashamed when He shall come in His own glory and in His Father's and of the holy angels.
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If people are ashamed of me and what I say, the Son of Man will be ashamed of those people when he comes in the glory that he shares with the Father and the holy angels.
27 But I tell you in truth, there are some standing here that shall not taste of death till they see the Kingdom of God."
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"I can guarantee this truth: Some people who are standing here will not die until they see the kingdom of God."
28 And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, He took Peter and John and James, and went up onto a mountain to pray.
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About eight days after he had said this, Jesus took Peter, John, and James with him and went up a mountain to pray.
29 And as He prayed, the appearance of His countenance was altered, and His raiment was white and glistening.
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While Jesus was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.
30 And behold, there talked with Him two men, who were Moses and Elijah,
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Suddenly, both Moses and Elijah were talking with him.
31 who appeared in glory and spoke of His decease which He should accomplish at Jerusalem.
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They appeared in heavenly glory and were discussing Jesus' approaching death and what he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem.
32 But Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep. And when they were awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stood with Him.
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Peter and the men with him were sleeping soundly. When they woke up, they saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him.
33 And it came to pass as they departed from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah" -- not knowing what he was saying.
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As Moses and Elijah were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, "Teacher, it's good that we're here. Let's put up three tents--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." Peter didn't know what he was saying.
34 While he thus spoke, there came a cloud and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.
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While he was saying this, a cloud overshadowed them. They were frightened as they went into the cloud.
35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, "THIS IS MY BELOVED SON. HEAR HIM!"
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A voice came out of the cloud and said, "This is my Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to him!"
36 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.
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After the voice had spoken, they saw that Jesus was alone. The disciples said nothing, and for some time they told no one about what they had seen.
37 And it came to pass that on the next day, when they had come down from the hill, many people met Him.
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The next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus.
38 And behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, "Master, I beseech Thee, look upon my son, for he is mine only child.
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A man in the crowd shouted, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son. He's my only child.
39 And lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him so that he foameth again, and bruising him, hardly departeth from him.
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Whenever a spirit takes control of him, he shrieks, goes into convulsions, and foams at the mouth. After a struggle, the spirit goes away, leaving the child worn out.
40 And I besought Thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not."
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I begged your disciples to force the spirit out of him, but they couldn't do it."
41 And Jesus answering said, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and suffer you? Bring thy son hither."
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Jesus answered, "You unbelieving and corrupt generation! How long must I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here!"
42 And as he was yet coming, the devil threw him down and tore him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
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While he was coming [to Jesus], the demon knocked the boy to the ground and threw him into convulsions. Jesus ordered the evil spirit to leave. He cured the boy and gave him back to his father.
43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all the things which Jesus did, He said unto His disciples,
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Everyone was amazed to see God's wonderful power. Everyone was amazed at all the things that Jesus was doing. So he said to his disciples,
44 "Let these sayings sink down into your ears, for the Son of Man shall be delivered into the hands of men."
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"Listen carefully to what I say. The Son of Man will be betrayed and handed over to people."
45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not; and they were afraid to ask Him about that saying.
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They didn't know what he meant. The meaning was hidden from them so that they didn't understand it. Besides, they were afraid to ask him about what he had said.
46 Then there arose a reasoning among them as to which of them should be greatest.
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A discussion started among them about who would be the greatest.
47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child and set him by Him,
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Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he took a little child and had him stand beside him.
48 and said unto them, "Whosoever shall receive this child in My name receiveth Me; and whosoever shall receive Me receiveth Him that sent Me. For he that is least among you all, the same shall be great."
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Then he said to them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me. Whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. The one who is least among all of you is the one who is greatest."
49 And John answered and said, "Master, we saw one casting out devils in Thy name, and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us."
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John replied, "Master, we saw someone forcing demons out of a person by using the power and authority of your name. We tried to stop him because he was not one of us."
50 And Jesus said unto him, "Forbid him not; for he that is not against us, is for us."
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Jesus said to him, "Don't stop him! Whoever isn't against you is for you."
51 And it came to pass, when the time had come that He should be received up, He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem,
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The time was coming closer for Jesus to be taken to heaven. So he was determined to go to Jerusalem.
52 and He sent messengers before His face. And they went and entered into a village of the Samaritans to make ready for Him.
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He sent messengers ahead of him. They went into a Samaritan village to arrange a place for him to stay.
53 But they did not receive Him, because His face was set as though He would go to Jerusalem.
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But the people didn't welcome him, because he was on his way to Jerusalem.
54 And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, wilt Thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, even as Elijah did?"
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James and John, his disciples, saw this. They asked, "Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to burn them up?"
55 But He turned and rebuked them and said, "Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
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But he turned and corrected them.
56 For the Son of Man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them." And they went to another village.
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So they went to another village.
57 And it came to pass that, as they went along the way, a certain man said unto Him, "Lord, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest."
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As they were walking along the road, a man said to Jesus, "I'll follow you wherever you go."
58 And Jesus said unto him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath nowhere to lay His head."
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Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to sleep."
59 And He said unto another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father."
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He told another man, "Follow me!" But the man said, "Sir, first let me go to bury my father."
60 Jesus said unto him, "Let the dead bury their dead, but go thou and preach the Kingdom of God."
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But Jesus told him, "Let the dead bury their own dead. You must go everywhere and tell about the kingdom of God."
61 And another also said, "Lord, I will follow Thee, but let me first go bid those farewell who are at home at my house."
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Another said, "I'll follow you, sir, but first let me tell my family goodbye."
62 And Jesus said unto him, "No man, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God."
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Jesus said to him, "Whoever starts to plow and looks back is not fit for the kingdom of God."
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