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Joel 2

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¹ And John's disciples came and took away the body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

² When Jesus heard about John, He left there privately in a boat and went to a secluded place. But when the crowds heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.

³ When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt [profound] compassion for them and healed their sick.

⁴ When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, "This is an isolated place and the hour is already late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

⁵ But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!"

⁶ They replied, "We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish."

⁷ He said, "Bring them here to Me."

⁸ Then He ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and He took the five loaves and the two fish and, looking up toward heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people,

⁹ and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up twelve full baskets of the leftover broken pieces.

¹⁰ There were about 5,000 men who ate, besides women and children.

¹¹ Immediately He directed the disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side [of the Sea of Galilee], while He sent the crowds away.

¹² After He had dismissed the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When it was evening, He was there alone.

¹³ But the boat [by this time] was already a[2] long distance from land, tossed and battered by the waves; for the wind was against them.

¹⁴ And in the fourth watch of the night (3:00-6:00 a.m.) Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.

¹⁵ When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in fear.

¹⁶ But immediately He spoke to them, saying, "Take courage, it is I! Do not be afraid!"

¹⁷ Peter replied to Him, "Lord, if it is [really] You, command me to come to You on the water."

¹⁸ He said, "Come!" So Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.

¹⁹ But when he saw [the effects of] the wind, he was frightened, and he began to sink, and he cried out, "Lord, save me!"

²⁰ Immediately Jesus extended His hand and caught him, saying to him, "O you of little faith, why did you[3] doubt?"

²¹ And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

²² Then those in the boat worshiped Him [with awe-inspired reverence], saying, "Truly You are the Son of God!"

²³ When they had crossed over [the sea], they went ashore at Gennesaret.

²⁴ And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent word throughout all the surrounding district and brought to Him all who were sick;

²⁵ and they begged Him to let them merely touch the fringe of His robe; and all who touched it were perfectly restored.

²⁶ Then some Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,

²⁷ Why do Your disciples violate the[1] tradition (religious laws) handed down by the [Jewish] elders? For Your disciples do not [ceremonially] wash their hands before they eat.

²⁸ He replied to them, "Why also do you violate the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders]?

²⁹ For God said [through Moses], 'Honor your father and mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of or insults or treats improperly father or mother is to be put to death.'

³⁰ But you say, 'If anyone says to his father or mother, "Whatever [money or resource that] I have that would help you is [already dedicated and] given to God,"

³¹ he is not to honor his father or his mother [by helping them with their need].' So by this you have invalidated the word of God [depriving it of force and authority and making it of no effect] for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders].

³² You hypocrites (play-actors, pretenders), rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you when he said,

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1	And John's disciples came and took away the body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.
2	When Jesus heard about John, He left there privately in a boat and went to a secluded place. But when the crowds heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.
3	When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt [profound] compassion for them and healed their sick.
4	When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, "This is an isolated place and the hour is already late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves."
5	But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!"
6	They replied, "We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish."
7	He said, "Bring them here to Me."
8	Then He ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and He took the five loaves and the two fish and, looking up toward heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people,
9	and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up twelve full baskets of the leftover broken pieces.
10	There were about 5,000 men who ate, besides women and children.
11	Immediately He directed the disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side [of the Sea of Galilee], while He sent the crowds away.
12	After He had dismissed the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When it was evening, He was there alone.
13	But the boat [by this time] was already a[2] long distance from land, tossed and battered by the waves; for the wind was against them.
14	And in the fourth watch of the night (3:00-6:00 a.m.) Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.
15	When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in fear.
16	But immediately He spoke to them, saying, "Take courage, it is I! Do not be afraid!"
17	Peter replied to Him, "Lord, if it is [really] You, command me to come to You on the water."
18	He said, "Come!" So Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.
19	But when he saw [the effects of] the wind, he was frightened, and he began to sink, and he cried out, "Lord, save me!"
20	Immediately Jesus extended His hand and caught him, saying to him, "O you of little faith, why did you[3] doubt?"
21	And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
22	Then those in the boat worshiped Him [with awe-inspired reverence], saying, "Truly You are the Son of God!"
23	When they had crossed over [the sea], they went ashore at Gennesaret.
24	And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent word throughout all the surrounding district and brought to Him all who were sick;
25	and they begged Him to let them merely touch the fringe of His robe; and all who touched it were perfectly restored.
26	Then some Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,
27	Why do Your disciples violate the[1] tradition (religious laws) handed down by the [Jewish] elders? For Your disciples do not [ceremonially] wash their hands before they eat.
28	He replied to them, "Why also do you violate the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders]?
29	For God said [through Moses], 'Honor your father and mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of or insults or treats improperly father or mother is to be put to death.'
30	But you say, 'If anyone says to his father or mother, "Whatever [money or resource that] I have that would help you is [already dedicated and] given to God,"
31	he is not to honor his father or his mother [by helping them with their need].' So by this you have invalidated the word of God [depriving it of force and authority and making it of no effect] for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders].
32	You hypocrites (play-actors, pretenders), rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you when he said,

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