Jesus Talks Again About His Death

(Mt. 20:17‑19; Lk. 18:31‑34)

32Jesus and those with him were on their

way to Jerusalem. He was at the front of the

group. His followers were wondering what

was happening, and the people who followed

behind them were feeling afraid. Jesus gathered

the twelve apostles* again and talked

with them alone. He told them what would

happen in Jerusalem. 33He said, “We are

going to Jerusalem. The Son of Man* will be

handed over to the leading priests and teachers

of the law. They will say that he must

die and will hand him over to the foreigners,

34who will laugh at him and spit on him.

They will beat him with whips and kill him.

But on the third day after his death, he will

rise to life again.”

How John the Baptizer Was Killed

17Herod* himself had ordered his soldiers

to arrest John and put him in prison. Herod

did this to please his wife Herodias. She had

been married to Herod’s brother Philip, but

then Herod married her. 18John told Herod,

“It is not right for you to be married to your

brother’s wife.” 19So Herodias hated John. She

wanted him dead, but she was not able to persuade

Herod to kill him. 20Herod was afraid to

kill John, because he knew that he was a good

and holy* man. So he protected him. He liked

listening to John, although what John said left

him with so many questions.

21Then the right time came for Herodias to

cause John’s death. It happened on Herod’s

birthday. Herod gave a dinner party for the

most important government leaders, the commanders

of his army, and the most important

people in Galilee. 22The daughter of Herodias

came to the party and danced. When she

danced, Herod and the people eating with

him were very pleased.

So King Herod said to the girl, “I will give

you anything you want.” 23He promised her,

“Anything you ask for I will give to you—even

half of my kingdom.”

24The girl went to her mother and asked,

“What should I ask King Herod to give me?”

Her mother answered, “Ask for the head of

John the Baptizer.*”

25So right then the girl went back in to the

king. She said to him, “Please give me the

head of John the Baptizer. Bring it to me now

on a plate.”

26King Herod was very sad, but he didn’t

want to break the promise he had made to

her in front of his guests. 27So he sent a soldier

to cut off John’s head and bring it to him.

The soldier went and cut off John’s head in

the prison. 28He brought the head back on

a plate and gave it to the girl, and the girl

gave it to her mother. 29John’s followers heard

about what happened, so they came and got

John’s body and put it in a tomb.

About Marriage

1 Now I will discuss the things you wrote

me about. You asked if it is better for a

man not to have any sexual relations at all.

2 But sexual sin is a danger, so each man

should enjoy his own wife, and each woman

should enjoy her own husband.

3 The husband should give his wife what she deserves

as his wife. And the wife should give her husband

what he deserves as her husband.

4 The wife does not have power over her own body.

Her husband has the power over her body.

And the husband does not have power over

his own body. His wife has the power over

his body.

5 Don’t refuse to give your bodies to

each other. But you might both agree to stay

away from sex for a while so that you can

give your time to prayer. Then come together

again so that Satan* will not be able to tempt

you in your weakness.

6 I say this only to give you permission to be separated

for a time. It is not a rule.

7 I wish everyone could be like me. But God has given each person a different

ability. He makes some able to live one

way, others to live a different way.

8 Now for those who are not married and

for the widows I say this: It is good for you to

stay single like me.

9 But if you cannot control your body, then you should marry. It is better

to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

10 Now, I have a command for those who are married. Actually, it is not from me;

it is what the Lord commanded. A wife should not leave her husband.

11 But if a wife does leave,she should remain single or get back together

with her husband. And a husband should not divorce his wife.

12 The advice I have for the others is from me. The Lord did not give us any teaching

about this. If you have a wife who is not a believer, you should

not divorce her if she will continue to live with you.

13 And if you have a husband who is not a believer, you should not

divorce him if he will continue to live with you.

14 The husband who is not a believer is set apart for God through his believing wife.

And the wife who is not a believer is set apart for God through her believing husband. If this

were not true, your children would be unfit for God’s use. But now they are set apart for him.

15 But if the husband or wife who is not a believer decides to leave, let them leave.

When this happens, the brother or sister in Christ is free. God chose you to have a life

of peace. 16Wives, maybe you will save your husband; and husbands, maybe you will save

your wife. You don’t know now what will happen later.Live as God Called You

17 But each one of you should continue to live the way the Lord God has given you to

live—the way you were when God chose you.This is a rule I make for all the churches.*

18 If a man was already circumcised* when he was

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1. MOREOVER, Brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea:

2. And were all baptized unto moses in the cloud and in the sea:

3And did all the same spiritual meat

4. And did all drink the same spiritual drink; for they drink of that spiritual Rock that followed them and that Rock was christ.

5. But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

6. Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted,

7. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them: as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play,

8. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in on day three and twenty thousand.

9. Neither let us tempt christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

10. Neither murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

11. Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come,

12. Where fore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

13. There hath no temptation take you but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

14. Wherefore my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

15. I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say

16. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of christ? the bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of christ

17. For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

18. Behold israel after the flesh; are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

19. What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

20. But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to devils, and not to God; and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devills.

21. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.

22. Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger then he?

23. All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things edify not,

24. Let no man seek his own. but every man anothers wealth.

25. Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

26. For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.

27. If any of them that belive not bid you to feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set befor you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.

28. But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake; for the earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof:

29. Consience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience? 30. For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?

31. Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

32. Give none offence, neither to the jew, not do the gentiles, nor to the church of God;

33. Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit but the profit of many that they may be saved.

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Hear ye the word which the Lord Speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
This saith the lord, learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
For the customs of the people are vain; for on cutteth a tree out of the Forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not; they must need be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
For as much as there is none like unto thee, LoRD; they are great, and they name is great in might.
Who would not fear thee, o king of nations ? for to thee doth it appertain: for as much as a among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
But they are althogether brutis and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of varities.
Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
Thus shall ye say unto them, the gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, and from under these heavens,
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
When he attereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
Every man is brutish in his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
They are vanity, and the work of errors, in the time of their visitation they shall preish.
The portion of jacob is not like them, for he is theformer of all them:For he is the Former of all things, and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LoRD of hosts is his name
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