1:11 

¹¹ And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.  KJV

¹¹ And there was a voice from the heavens: "You are my Son, The Beloved; with you I am delighted."  ARAM

¹¹ And a voice came from heaven: “You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.”  NET

¹¹ Along with the Spirit, a voice: “You are my Son, chosen and marked by my love, pride of my life.”  MSG

¹¹ And there was a voice from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I dearly love; in you I find happiness.”  CEB


1:17 

¹⁷ And when Jesus heard it, He said to them, Those who are strong and well have no need of a physician, but those who are weak and sick; I came not to call the righteous ones to repentance, but sinners (the erring ones and all those not free from sin). AMP


3:33-5 

³³ And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? ³⁴ And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!³⁵ For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.  KJV


³³ Jesus asked, “Who are my mother and my brothers [and sisters]?” ³⁴ Then he looked at those sitting around him and said, “·Here are [Look; T Behold,] my mother and my brothers [and sisters]! ³⁵ My true brother and sister and mother are those who do ·what God wants [the will of God].”   EXB

³³ Jesus looked around.

Jesus (answering them): Who are My mother and brothers?

He called into the silence. No one spoke.

³⁴ At last His gaze swept across those gathered close, and Jesus smiled. 

Jesus: You, here, are My mother and My brothers! ³⁵ Whoever does the will of God is My true family.  VOICE

4:9 

⁹ And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.  KJV

⁹ And he said, "Whoever has an ear to hear, let him hear."   ARAM

⁹ And he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.  DARBY

⁹ He said, “Whoever has ears to listen should pay attention!”  CEB

⁹ Then Jesus said, “You people who hear me, listen!”  ERV

²⁰ Others are like the seed ·planted [sown] in the good ground. They hear the ·teaching [word; message] and accept it. Then they grow and produce ·fruit [a crop]—sometimes thirty times more, sometimes sixty times more, and sometimes a hundred times more.” EXB

^13-20 Then he continued, “Do you really not understand this parable? Then how are you going to understand all the other parables? The man who sows, sows the message. As for those who are by the roadside where the message is sown, as soon as they hear it Satan comes at once and takes away what has been sown in their minds. Similarly, the seed sown among the rocks represents those who hear the message without hesitation and accept it joyfully. But they have no real roots and do not last—when trouble or persecution arises because of the message, they give up their faith at once. Then there are the seeds which were sown among thorn-bushes. These are the people who hear the message, but the worries of this world and the false glamour of riches and all sorts of other ambitions creep in and choke the life out of what they have heard, and it produces no crop in their lives. As for the seed sown on good soil, this means the men who hear the message and accept it and do produce a crop—thirty, sixty, even a hundred times as much as they received.”  PHILLIPS

4:21 

²¹ And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?  KJV

²¹ And he said to them, "Does one bring a lamp to be put under a basket or under a bed? Should it not be put on a lampstand?"  ARAM

²¹ And He said to them, Is the lamp brought in to be put under a peck measure or under a bed, and not [to be put] on the lampstand?  AMP

esus asked them, “Would anyone light a lamp and then put it under a basket or under a bed? Of course not! A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light will shine.  NLT

²¹

 Then he asked them, “When someone lights a lamp, does he put a box over it to shut out the light? Of course not! The light couldn’t be seen or used. A lamp is placed on a stand to shine and be useful.  TLB

4:23 

²³ If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.  KJV

²³ "If a man has an ear to hear, let him hear."  ARAM

²³ ·Let those with ears use them and listen! [L “If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”]  EXB

²³ If any man has ears to hear, let him be listening and let him perceive and comprehend.  AMP

²³ Listen, then, if you have ears!”  GNT

²³ “Are you listening to this? Really listening?  MSG

4:24 

²⁴ And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.  KJV

²⁴ And He said to them, Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you—and more [besides] will be given to you who hear.  AMP

²⁴ He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you’re listening to! Knowledge will be measured out to you by the measure of attention you give. This is the way knowledge increases.  GW

²⁴ Then he added, “Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given—and you will receive even more.  NLT

²⁴ “Think carefully about what you hear,” he said. “As you give, so you will receive. In fact, you will receive even more.  NIRV

²⁴ “Think carefully about what you hear. The way you give to others is the way God will give to you, but God will give you even more.  NCV

²⁴ And Jesus said, `Take care how you listen. How much you give to others is how much will be given to you. You who obey God will get more than you give.   WE

²⁴ He said to them, “Listen carefully! God will evaluate you with the same standard you use to evaluate others. Indeed, you will receive even more.  CEB


4:25 

²⁵ For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath  KJV

²⁵ For whoever has it, it shall be given to him; and whoever does not have it, from him shall be taken even that which he has.  ARAM

²⁵ For to him who has will more be given; and from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away [by force],  AMP

²⁵ For anyone who has something will be given more; but from anyone who has nothing, even what he does have will be taken away.”  CJB

^24-25 “Listen carefully to what I am saying—and be wary of the shrewd advice that tells you how to get ahead in the world on your own. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity. Stinginess impoverishes.”  MSG

²⁵ Those who have understanding will be given more. But those who do not have understanding, even what they have will be taken away from them.”  NCV

²⁵ Those who ·have understanding [^L have] will be given more. But those who do not ·have understanding [^L have], even what they have will be taken away from them. [^C The Greek does not say what they have; but the context suggests spiritual understanding to comprehend the mysteries of the kingdom.]  EXB

²⁵ Those who understand these mysteries will be given more knowledge. However, some people don’t understand these mysteries. Even what they understand will be taken away from them.”  GW

²⁵ To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them.”  NLT

²⁵ Those who have listened will receive more, but those who don’t hear will forget even the little they’ve failed to understand.  VOICE


4:39 

³⁹ And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.  KJV

³⁹ And he arose and rebuked the wind and he said to the sea, "Stop! Shut up!", and the wind stopped, and there was a great calm.  ARAM

³⁹ And he rose up, and menaced the wind, and said to the sea, Be still, wax dumb. And the wind ceased, and great peaceableness was made.  WYC

³⁹ And He arose and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, Hush now! Be still (muzzled)! And the wind ceased (sank to rest as if exhausted by its beating) and there was [immediately] a great calm (a perfect peacefulness).  AMP

³⁹ Jesus stood up and ·commanded [reprimanded; rebuked] the wind and said to the ·waves [sea], “·Quiet! [^T Peace!] Be still!” Then the wind stopped, and it became completely calm. [^C This parallels God’s subduing of the waters representing chaos in the OT.]  EXB

³⁹ And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.  KJV

³⁹ And he arose and rebuked the wind and he said to the sea, "Stop! Shut up!", and the wind stopped, and there was a great calm.  ARAM ³⁹ And he rose up, and menaced the wind, and said to the sea, Be still, wax dumb. And the wind ceased, and great peaceableness was made.  WYC

³⁹ And He arose and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, Hush now! Be still (muzzled)! And the wind ceased (sank to rest as if exhausted by its beating) and there was [immediately] a great calm (a perfect peacefulness).  AMP

³⁹ Jesus stood up and ·commanded [reprimanded; rebuked] the wind and said to the ·waves [sea], “·Quiet! [^T Peace!] Be still!” Then the wind stopped, and it became completely calm. [^C This parallels God’s subduing of the waters representing chaos in the OT.]  EXB

^34-37“If anyone wants to follow in my footsteps, he must give up all right to himself, take up his cross and follow me. The man who tries to save his life will lose it; it is the man who loses his life for my sake and the Gospel’s who will save it. What good can it do a man to gain the whole world at the price of his own soul? What can a man offer to buy back his soul once he has lost it?  PHILLIPS


9:7 

⁷ And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.  KJV

⁷ And there was a cloud and it was a shelter about them, and a voice from the cloud which said, "This is my Beloved Son, hear him."  ARAM

⁷ Then a cloud appeared and covered them with its shadow, and a voice came from the cloud, “This is my own dear Son—listen to him!”  GNT

⁷ But while he was still speaking these words, a cloud covered them, blotting out the sun, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”  TLB

⁷ Just then a light-radiant cloud enveloped them, and from deep in the cloud, a voice: “This is my Son, marked by my love. Listen to him.”  MSG


9:24 

²⁴ And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.  KJV

²⁴ At once the father of the boy gave [an eager, piercing, inarticulate] cry with tears, and he said, Lord, I believe! [Constantly] help my weakness of faith!  AMP

²⁴ Immediately the father cried out, “I do believe! Help ·me to believe more [me not to doubt; me overcome my unbelief; ^L my unbelief]!”  EXB

²⁴ Right away the father of the child, with tears in his eyes, said loudly, `I do believe! Help me to believe more!'  WE

²⁴ Right away the boy’s father shouted, “I do have faith! Please help me to have even more.”  CEV

²⁴ The father at once cried out, “I do have faith, but not enough. Help me have more!”  GNT


9:28-29 

²⁸ And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?

²⁹ And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.  KJV

²⁸ Then Jesus went into the house. His followers were alone with him there. They said, “Why weren’t we able to force that evil spirit out?”

²⁹ Jesus answered, “That kind of spirit can be forced out only with prayer.”  ERV

²⁸ When Jesus went into a house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we force the spirit out of the boy?”

²⁹ He told them, “This kind of spirit can be forced out only by prayer.”  GW


9:41 

⁴¹ For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.  KJV

⁴¹ I can guarantee this truth: Whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward.”  GW

⁴¹ I tell you the truth, whoever gives you a drink of water because you belong to the ·Christ [Messiah] will ·truly get [^L certainly not lose] his reward.  EXB

⁴¹ The truth of the matter is this: anyone who gives you a cup of cool water to drink because you carry the name of your Anointed One will be rewarded.  VOICE

⁴¹ In fact, I assure you that the man who gives you a mere drink of water in my name, because you are followers of mine, will most certainly be rewarded.”  PHILLIPS


9:47 

⁴⁷ And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:  KJV

⁴⁷ "And if your eye causes you to commit an offense, pluck it out, for is better for you that you should enter the Kingdom of God with one eye than having two eyes that you should fall into the Gehenna of fire."  ARAM

⁴⁷ “And if your eye is sinful, gouge it out. Better enter the Kingdom of God half blind than have two eyes and see the fires of hell,  TLB

⁴⁷ And if your eye distracts you from God, pull it out and throw it away. You’re better off one-eyed and alive than exercising your twenty-twenty vision from inside the fire of hell.  MSG

⁴⁷ And if your eye keeps you from seeing clearly, then you should pull it out. It’s better to come into the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be flung into hell,  VOICE

^43-49 “Indeed, if it is your own hand that spoils your faith, you must cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to keep both your hands and go to the rubbish-heap, If your foot spoils your faith, you must cut it off. It is better to enter life on one foot than to keep both your feet and be thrown on to the rubbish-heap. And if your eye leads you astray, pluck it out. It is better for you to go one-eyed into the kingdom of God than to keep both eyes and be thrown on to the rubbish-heap, where ‘their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched’. For everyone will be salted by fire.”  PHILLIPS

10:21 

²¹ Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.  KJV

²¹ Jesus looked closely at the man. He liked him and said, “There’s one thing you still need to do. Go sell everything you own. Give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come with me.”  CEV

²¹ Jesus looked steadily at him, and his heart warmed towards him. Then he said, “There is one thing you still want. Go and sell everything you have, give the money away to the poor—you will have riches in Heaven. And then come back and follow me.”  PHILLIPS

²¹ Then Jesus, looking at the young man, saw that he was sincere and responded out of His love for him.

Jesus: Son, there is still one thing you have not done. Go now. Sell everything you have and give the proceeds to the poor so that you will have treasure in heaven. After that, come, follow Me.  VOICE

²¹ Jesus looked straight at him with love and said, “You need only one thing. Go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me.”  GNT

²¹ Jesus looked him hard in the eye—and loved him! He said, “There’s one thing left: Go sell whatever you own and give it to the poor. All your wealth will then be heavenly wealth. And come follow me.”  MSG


10:31 

³¹ But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.  KJV

³¹ But many [who are now] first will be last [then], and many [who are now] last will be first [then].  AMP

³¹ Many people who have the highest place now will have the lowest place in the future. And the people who have the lowest place now will have the highest place then.”  ERV

³¹ But many of those who are first in this world shall be last in the world to come, and the last, first.  VOICE


10:37-40 

³⁷ They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.  ³⁸ But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?  ³⁹ And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized.  ⁴⁰ But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.  KJV


³⁷ They answered, “Let one of us sit at your right side and one of us sit at your left side in your glory [^C the messianic kingdom].”

³⁸ Jesus said, “You don’t understand what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I must drink? And can you be baptized with the same kind of baptism that I must go through?” [^C Both “cup” and “baptism” symbolize suffering, and perhaps God’s judgment experienced by Jesus on the cross.]

³⁹ They answered, “Yes, we can.”  Jesus said to them, “You will drink the same cup that I will drink, and you will be baptized with the same baptism that I must go through. ⁴⁰ But ·I cannot choose [it is not for me to grant/say] who will sit at my right or my left; those places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”  EXB


10:40 

⁴⁰ But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.  KJV

⁴⁰ But I don’t have the authority to grant you a seat at my right or left. Those positions have already been prepared for certain people.”  GW

⁴⁰ But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. God has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.”  NL

⁴⁰ But I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. It is God who will give these places to those for whom he has prepared them.”  GNT

⁴⁰ But ·I cannot choose [it is not for me to grant/say] who will sit at my right or my left; those places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”  EXB


12:29 

²⁹ And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:  KJV

²⁹ Yeshua said to him, "The first of all the commandments: 'Hear Israel, THE LORD JEHOVAH your God, THE LORD JEHOVAH, he is One.' "  ARAM

²⁹ And Jesus answered to him, That the first commandment of all is, Hear thou, Israel, thy Lord God is one God;  WYC

²⁹ Jesus answered, `The greatest one is, "Hear, O Israel. The Lord our God is one Lord.  WE

Jesus: ²⁹ The most important commandment is this: “Hear, O Israel, the Eternal One is our God, and the Eternal One is the only God.  VOICE

²⁹ Jesus answered, “The most important one says: ‘People of Israel, you have only one Lord and God.  CEV

²⁹ Jesus answered, “The most important command is this: ‘People of Israel, listen! The Lord our God is the only Lord.  ERV

²⁹ Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Listen, Israel, the Lord our God is the only Lord.  GW

²⁹ Jesus replied, “The one that says, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only God.  TLB

12:30-31  

³⁰ And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

³¹ And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.  KJV

³⁰ "'And you shall love THE LORD JEHOVAH your God with your whole heart and with your entire soul and with your entire mind and with all your power.' This is the first commandment"

³¹ "And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."  ARAM

³⁰ And you shall love the Lord your God out of and with your whole heart and out of and with all your soul (your life) and out of and with all your mind (with your faculty of thought and your moral understanding) and out of and with all your strength. This is the first and principal commandment.

³¹ The second is like it and is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.  AMP

³⁰ Love the Lord your God with all your heart. Love him with all your soul. Love him with all your mind. And love him with all your strength."

³¹ The second law is this: "Love your neighbour as you love yourself." No law is greater than these laws.'  WE


13:11 

¹¹ But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.  KJV

¹¹ When they haul you in and hand you over, don’t worry ahead of time about what to answer or say. Instead, say whatever is given to you at that moment, for you aren’t doing the speaking but the Holy Spirit is.  CEB

¹¹ You will be arrested and brought to trial. But don’t worry ahead of time about what you will say. Just say what God brings to your mind at the time. It is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.  NIRV

¹¹ Now when they take you [to court] and put you under arrest, do not be anxious beforehand about what you are to say nor [even] meditate about it; but say whatever is given you in that hour and at the moment, for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.  AMP

¹¹ “When they bring you, betrayed, into court, don’t worry about what you’ll say. When the time comes, say what’s on your heart—the Holy Spirit will make his witness in and through you.  MSG


13:22 

²² For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.  KJV

²². "And false Messiahs and lying Prophets will arise, and they will give signs and wonders and they will deceive if possible, even the chosen ones."  ARAM

²² False Christs (Messiahs) and false prophets will arise and show signs and [work] miracles to deceive and lead astray, if possible, even the elect (those God has chosen out for Himself).  AMP

²² People will come and say they are the Christ. People will come and say they are prophets of God. But they are not true to themselves. They will show big signs and do wonderful things that will fool people. They will fool God's chosen people if they can.  WE

²² For there will be many false Messiahs and false prophets who will do wonderful miracles that would deceive, if possible, even God’s own children.  TLB

²² False liberators and prophets will pop up like weeds, and they will work signs and perform miracles that would entice even God’s chosen people, if that were possible.  VOICE

²² Fake Messiahs and lying preachers are going to pop up everywhere. Their impressive credentials and dazzling performances will pull the wool over the eyes of even those who ought to know better.  MSG

14:22-24 


²² And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

²³ And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.

²⁴ And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.  KJV


²² And while they were eating, Yeshua took bread, and he blessed and he broke and he gave to them, and he said to them, "Take; this is my body."

²³ And he took the cup, and he gave thanks and he blessed; and he gave to them and they all drank from it.

²⁴ And he said to them, "This is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed in exchange for the many."  ARAM


²² And while they were eating, He took a loaf [of bread], praised God and gave thanks and asked Him to bless it to their use. [Then] He broke [it] and gave to them and said, Take. Eat. This is My body.

²³ He also took a cup [of the juice of grapes], and when He had given thanks, He gave [it] to them, and they all drank of it.

²⁴ And He said to them, This is My blood [which ratifies] the new covenant, [the blood] which is being poured out for (on account of) many.  AMP