A Prophecy of Esau and Jacob

John 5 — Healing on the Sabbath

¹ After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

— John was very much aware there was or is another feast, a counterfeit feast, and that is the feast of the Samaritans, where they kept it at Mount Gerizim; hence he emphasizes “feast of the Jews!” where Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

² Now there is in 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 invalid folk — 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 stepped in, after the troubling of the water, was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

⁵ And a certain man was there who had an infirmity for thirty and eight years.

⁶ When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been in that state a long time, He said unto him, “Wilt thou be made whole?”

⁷ The infirm 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 said unto him, “Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.”

⁹ And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked. Now it was the Sabbath on that day.

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 said unto me, ‘Take up thy bed and walk.’”

¹² Then they asked him, “What man is that who said unto thee, ‘Take up thy bed and walk’?”

¹³ And he that was healed knew not who it was, for Jesus had removed Himself away, a multitude being in that place.

¹⁴ Afterward Jesus found 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 who 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.

Given Power to Judge

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 showeth Him all things that He Himself doeth; and He will show 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 honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father who hath sent Him.

²⁴ Verily, verily I say unto you, he that heareth My Word and believeth in 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 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 who 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 bore 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, who 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.

Search the Scriptures

³⁹ “Search the Scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life; and it is they which testify of Me.

⁴⁰ And ye will not come to Me, that ye might have life!

⁴¹ I receive not honor from men.

⁴² But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

⁴³ I have 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, who receive honor one from another, and seek not the honor 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?”

Luke 8

¹ And it came to pass afterward that He went throughout every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the Kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him,

² and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

³ and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who ministered unto Him from their substance.

Matthew 13

¹ The same day, Jesus went out of the house and sat by the seaside.

² And great multitudes were gathered together unto Him, so that He went into a boat and sat, and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

³ And He spoke many things unto them in parables, saying, “Behold, a sower went forth to sow.

⁴ And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and the fowls came and devoured them up.

⁵ Some fell upon stony places where they had not much earth; and forthwith they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth.

⁶ And when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.

⁷ And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up and choked them.

⁸ But others fell into good ground and brought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

⁹ Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.”

Why Speaking in Parables?

¹⁰ And the disciples came and said unto Him, “Why speakest Thou unto them in parables?”

¹¹ He answered and said unto them, “Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it is not given.

¹² For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance. But whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

¹³ Therefore speak I to them in parables, because seeing, they see not, and hearing, they hear not, neither do they understand.

¹⁴ And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, ‘By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive.

¹⁵ For this people’s heart has waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.’

¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

¹⁷ For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them, and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Parable of the Sower

¹⁸ “Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower:

¹⁹ When any one heareth the Word of the Kingdom and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he that received seed by the wayside.

²⁰ But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the Word and at once with joy receiveth it;

²¹ yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while. For when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the Word, by and by he loses faith.

²² He also that received the seed among the thorns is he that heareth the Word; and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the Word, and he becometh unfruitful.

²³ But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the Word and understandeth it; who also beareth fruit and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

Mark 4:21 And He said unto them, “Is a candle brought to be put under a basket or under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick?

²² For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was anything kept secret, but that it should be revealed.

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

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.

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.”

Matthew 13

²⁴ Another parable put He forth before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is likened unto a man who sowed good seed in his field;

²⁵ but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

²⁶ But when the blades had sprung up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

²⁷ So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, ‘Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath come the tares?’

²⁸ He said unto them, ‘An enemy hath done this.’ The servants said unto him, ‘Wilt thou then have us go and gather them up?’

²⁹ But he said, ‘Nay, lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

³⁰ Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”

Mark 4:26 And He said, “So is the Kingdom of God as if a man should cast seed into the ground,

²⁷ and should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.

²⁸ For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself: first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

²⁹ But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.”

³⁰ And He said, “To what shall we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?

³¹ It is like a grain of mustard seed which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth.

³² But when it is sown, it groweth up and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches, so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.”

Matthew 13

³³ Another parable spoke He unto them: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till the whole was leavened.”

³⁴ All these things spoke Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spoke He not unto them,

³⁵ that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.”

³⁶ Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house, and His disciples came unto Him, saying, “Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field.”

³⁷ He answered and said unto them, “He that soweth the good seed is the Son of Man.

³⁸ The field is the world, the good seed are the children of the Kingdom, but the tares are the children of the wicked one.

³⁹ The enemy that sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers are the angels.

⁴⁰ As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be at the end of this world.

⁴¹ The Son of Man shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His Kingdom all things that offend and them that do iniquity,

⁴² and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

⁴³ Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

⁴⁴ “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field, which, when a man hath found, he hideth; and for the joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

⁴⁵ “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls,

⁴⁶ who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

⁴⁷ “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind,

⁴⁸ which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

⁴⁹ So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just,

⁵⁰ and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

⁵¹ Jesus said unto them, “Have ye understood all these things?” They said unto Him, “Yea, Lord.”

⁵² Then said He unto them, “Therefore every scribe who is instructed unto the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.”

⁵³ And it came to pass that when Jesus had finished these parables, He departed thence.

Matthew 8

¹⁸ Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

¹⁹ And a certain scribe came and said unto Him, “Master, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest.”

²⁰ And Jesus said unto him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath nowhere to lay His head.”

²¹ And another of His disciples said unto Him, “Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.”

²² But Jesus said unto him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their dead.”

Jesus rebukes the Storm

²³ And when He had entered into a boat, His disciples followed Him.

²⁴ And behold, there arose a great tempest on the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves; but He was asleep.

²⁵ And His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We perish!”

²⁶ And He said unto them, “Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

²⁷ But the men marveled, saying, “What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

Mark 5

Casting of the Legion

¹ And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

² And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him from out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

³ who had his dwelling among the tombs. And no man could bind him, no, not even with chains,

⁴ because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him and the fetters broken in pieces; neither could any man tame him.

⁵ And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones.

⁶ But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshiped Him,

⁷ and cried with a loud voice, and said, “What have I to do with Thee, Jesus, Thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure Thee by God that Thou torment me not!”

⁸ For He had said unto him, “Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.”

⁹ And Jesus asked him, “What is thy name?” And he answered, saying, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”

¹⁰ And he besought Him much that He would not send them away out of the country.

¹¹ Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

¹² And all the devils besought Him, saying, “Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.”

¹³ And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out and entered into the swine; and the herd ran violently down a steep place and into the sea (they were about two thousand), and were choked in the sea.

¹⁴ And those who fed the swine fled, and told it in the city and in the country. And the people went out to see what it was that had been done.

¹⁵ And they came to Jesus, and saw him that had been possessed by the devil and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

¹⁶ And those who saw it told the people what had befallen him that was possessed by the devil, and also concerning the swine.

¹⁷ And they began to pray Him to depart from their borders.

¹⁸ And when He had gotten into the boat, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed Him that he might be with Him.

¹⁹ But Jesus suffered him not, and said unto him, “Go home to thy friends, and tell them what great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how He hath had compassion on thee.”

²⁰ And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him. And all men marveled.

²¹ And when Jesus had passed over again by boat unto the other side, many people gathered unto Him; and He was nigh unto the sea.

Jairus’ Daughter

²² And behold, there came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw Him, he fell at His feet

²³ and besought Him greatly, saying, “My little daughter lieth at the point of death. I pray Thee, come and lay Thy hands on her, that she may be healed, and she shall live.”

²⁴ And Jesus went with him, and many people followed Him and thronged Him.

A Woman with Hemorrhage

²⁵ And a certain woman who had an issue of blood twelve years,

²⁶ and had suffered many things under many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse,

²⁷ when she had heard of Jesus, came up behind Him in the press of the crowd and touched His garment;

²⁸ for she said, “If I may touch but His clothes, I shall be whole.”

²⁹ And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

³⁰ And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that virtue had gone out of Him, turned about in the press of the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?”

³¹ And His disciples said unto Him, “Thou seest the multitude thronging Thee, and sayest Thou, ‘Who touched Me?’”

³² And He looked round about to see her who had done this thing.

³³ But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done in her, came and fell down before Him and told Him all the truth.

³⁴ And He said unto her, “Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. Go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.”

Healing of Jairus’ Daughter

³⁵ While He yet spoke, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain ones who said, “Thy daughter is dead; why troublest thou the master any further?”

³⁶ As soon as Jesus heard the word that had been spoken, He said unto the ruler of the synagogue, “Be not afraid; only believe.”

³⁷ And He suffered no man to follow Him, save Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

³⁸ And He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw the tumult and those who wept and wailed greatly.

³⁹ And when He had come in, He said unto them, “Why make ye this ado and weep? The damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.”

⁴⁰ And they laughed Him to scorn. But when He had put them all out, He took the father and the mother of the damsel and those who were with Him, and entered in where the damsel was lying.

⁴¹ And He took the damsel by the hand and said unto her, “Talitha cumi,” which is, being interpreted, “Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.”

⁴² And straightway the damsel arose and walked, for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.

⁴³ And He charged them strictly that no man should know about it, and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

Matthew 9:27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed Him, crying and saying, “Thou Son of David, have mercy on us!”

²⁸ And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him, and Jesus said unto them, “Believe ye that I am able to do this?” They said unto Him, “Yea, Lord.”

²⁹ Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith, be it unto you.”

³⁰ And their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, “See that no man know it.”

³¹ But they, when they had departed, spread abroad His fame in all that country.

Dumb Man Healed

³² As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, dumb and possessed with a devil.

³³ And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spoke; and the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never so seen in Israel.”

³⁴ But the Pharisees said, “He casteth out the devils through the prince of the devils.”

³⁵ And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

³⁶ But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were faint and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

³⁷ Then said He unto His disciples, “The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few.

³⁸ Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth laborers into His harvest.”

~ by Joel on September 30, 2023.

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