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Jesus in the Region Near Galilee (3)

Healing of Demon-Possessed Boy

 

 

 

 

 

MAT 17:14 ¶ And when they came to the multitude, a man came up to Him, falling on his knees before Him, and saying,
MAT 17:15 "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic, and is very ill; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.
MAT 17:16 "And I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him."
MAT 17:17 And Jesus answered and said, "O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAT 17:18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured at once.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAT 17:19 ¶ Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?"
MAT 17:20 And He said to them, "Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it shall move; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
MAT 17:21 [ "But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."]

 MAR 9:14 ¶ And when they came back to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them.
MAR 9:15 And immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were amazed, and began running up to greet Him.
MAR 9:16 And He asked them, "What are you discussing with them?"
MAR 9:17 And one of the crowd answered Him, "Teacher, I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit which makes him mute;
MAR 9:18 and whenever it seizes him, it dashes him to the ground and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and stiffens out. And I told Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not do it. "
MAR 9:19 And He answered them and said, "O unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him to Me!"
MAR 9:20 And they brought the boy to Him. And when he saw Him, immediately the spirit threw him into a convulsion, and falling to the ground, he began rolling about and foaming at the mouth.
MAR 9:21 And He asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he said, "From childhood.
MAR 9:22 "And it has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!"
MAR 9:23 And Jesus said to him, "'If You can!' All things are possible to him who believes."
MAR 9:24 Immediately the boy's father cried out and began saying, "I do believe; help my unbelief."
MAR 9:25 And when Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again."
MAR 9:26 And after crying out and throwing him into terrible convulsions, it came out; and the boy became so much like a corpse that most of them said, "He is dead!"
MAR 9:27 But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him; and he got up.
MAR 9:28 And when He had come into the house, His disciples began questioning Him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?"
MAR 9:29 And He said to them, "This kind cannot come out by anything but prayer."
  

 

 

LUK 9:37 ¶ And it came about on the next day, that when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude met Him.
LUK 9:38 And behold, a man from the multitude shouted out, saying, "Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only boy,
LUK 9:39 and behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams, and it throws him into a convulsion with foaming at the mouth, and as it mauls him, it scarcely leaves him.
LUK 9:40 "And I begged Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not."
LUK 9:41 And Jesus answered and said, "O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you, and put up with you? Bring your son here."
LUK 9:42 And while he was still approaching, the demon dashed him to the ground, and threw him into a convulsion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
LUK 9:43a And they were all amazed at the greatness of God.

Son of Man to be Delivered Up

 

 

MAT 17:22 ¶ And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men;
MAT 17:23 and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day. "And they were deeply grieved.

 MAR 9:30 ¶ And from there they went out and began to go through Galilee, and He was unwilling for anyone to know about it.
MAR 9:31 For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, "The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise three days later."
MAR 9:32 But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him.
 LUK 9:43b¶ But while everyone was marveling at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples,
LUK 9:44 "Let these words sink into your ears; for the Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men."

 

LUK 9:45 But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they might not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.

Paying the two-drachma temple tax - Matt. 17:24-27 (Capernaum)

Who Is the Greatest?

MAT 18:1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

 

 

 

 

MAT 18:2 And He called a child to Himself and set him before them,
MAT 18:3 and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.
MAT 18:4 "Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
MAT 18:5 "And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me;

 MAR 9:33 ¶ And they came to Capernaum; and when He was in the house, He began to question them, "What were you discussing on the way?"
MAR 9:34 But they kept silent, for on the way they had discussed with one another which of them was the greatest.
MAR 9:35 And sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all."
MAR 9:36 And taking a child, He set him before them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them,

 

 

 

MAR 9:37 "Whoever receives one child like this in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me does not receive Me, but Him who sent Me."

 LUK 9:46 ¶ And an argument arose among them as to which of them might be the greatest.

 

 

 

 

LUK 9:47 But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side,

 

 

 

LUK 9:48 and said to them, "Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for he who is least among you, this is the one who is great."

Warning against causing stumbling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAT 18:6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it is better for him that a heavy millstone be hung around his neck, and that he be drowned in the depth of the sea.
MAT 18:7 ¶ "Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!
MAT 18:8 "And if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the eternal fire.

 

 

 

MAT 18:9 "And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than having two eyes, to be cast into the fiery hell.
MAT 18:10 "See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you, that their angels in heaven continually behold the face of My Father who is in heaven.
MAT 18:11 [ "For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.]
MAT 18:12 "What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying?
MAT 18:13 "And if it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
MAT 18:14 "Thus it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish.

 MAR 9:38 ¶ John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to hinder him because he was not following us."
MAR 9:39 But Jesus said, "Do not hinder him, for there is no one who shall perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me.
MAR 9:40 "For he who is not against us is for us.
MAR 9:41 "For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of Christ, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.
MAR 9:42 "And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble, it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea.

 

 

 

MAR 9:43 "And if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than having your two hands, to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire,
MAR 9:44 [where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.]
MAR 9:45 "And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame, than having your two feet, to be cast into hell,
MAR 9:46 [where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.]
MAR 9:47 "And if your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes, to be cast into hell,
MAR 9:48 where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
MAR 9:49 "For everyone will be salted with fire.
MAR 9:50 "Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

 LUK 9:49 ¶ And John answered and said, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name; and we tried to hinder him because he does not follow along with us."
LUK 9:50 But Jesus said to him, "Do not hinder him; for he who is not against you is for you."

Dealing with sinning brother - Matt. 18:15-35
Brothers prod Jesus to attend feast - John 7:2-9

Jesus Travels Through Samaria on Way to Jerusalem

LUK 9:51 ¶ And it came about, when the days were approaching for His ascension, that He resolutely set His face to go to Jerusalem;
LUK 9:52 and He sent messengers on ahead of Him. And they went, and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make arrangements for Him.
LUK 9:53 And they did not receive Him, because He was journeying with His face toward Jerusalem.
LUK 9:54 And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"
LUK 9:55 But He turned and rebuked them, [and said, "You do not know what kind of spirit you are of;
LUK 9:56 for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. "]And they went on to another village.		 JOH 7:10 ¶ But when His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He Himself also went up, not publicly, but as it were, in secret.

Commitment of Discipleship

MAT 8:19 And a certain scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go."
MAT 8:20 And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
MAT 8:21 And another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."
MAT 8:22 But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me; and allow the dead to bury their own dead."
 LUK 9:57 ¶ And as they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go."
LUK 9:58 And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
LUK 9:59 And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Permit me first to go and bury my father."
LUK 9:60 But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God."
LUK 9:61 And another also said, "I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home."
LUK 9:62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."