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10/30/2026

Mark 9 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”

2 Six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them; 3 and His garments became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them. 4 Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.5 Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”6 For he did not know what to answer; for they became terrified. 7 Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!” 8 All at once they looked around and saw no one with them anymore, except Jesus alone.

9 As they were coming down from the mountain, He gave them orders not to relate to anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man rose from the dead. 10 They seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead meant. 11 They asked Him, saying, “Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”12 And He said to them, “Elijah does first come and restore all things. And yet how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt? 13 But I say to you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wished, just as it is written of him.”

DEMON-POSSESSED SON IS DELIVERED

14 When they came back to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them. 15 Immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were amazed and began running up to greet Him. 16 And He asked them, “What are you discussing with them?” 17 And one of the crowd answered Him, “Teacher, I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit which makes him mute; 18 and whenever it seizes him, it slams him to the ground and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth and stiffens out. I told Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not do it.” 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!” 20 They brought the boy to Him. When he saw Him, immediately the spirit threw him into a convulsion, and falling to the ground, he began rolling around and foaming at the mouth. 21 And He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. 22 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!” 23 And Jesus said to him, “‘If You can?’ All things are possible to him who believes.” 24 Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief.” 25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again.” 26 After crying out and throwing him into terrible convulsions, it came out; and the boy became so much like a co**se that most of them said, “He is dead!” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him; and he got up. 28 When He came into the house, His disciples began questioning Him privately, “Why could we not drive it out?” 29 And He said to them, “This kind cannot come out by anything but prayer.”

JESUS FORETELLS HIS DEATH

30 From there they went out and began to go through Galilee, and He did not want anyone to know about it. 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.” 32 But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him.

ATTITUDE OF SERVANTHOOD

33 They came to Capernaum; and when He was in the house, He began to question them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34 But they kept silent, for on the way they had discussed with one another which of them was the greatest. 35 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.” 36 Taking a child, He set him before them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them, 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.”

38 John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me. 40 For he who is not against us is for us. 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 will not lose his reward.

WARNING ABOUT HELL

42 “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. 43 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,44 [where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched .]45 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,46 [where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched .]47 If your eye causes you to stumble, throw 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, 48 where their worm does not die, andthe fire is not quenched.

49 “For everyone will be salted with fire. 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.”

10/30/2026

Mark 9 - Lesson

REMOVING STUMBLING BLOCKS FROM OUR LIVES

STUMBLING BLOCKS

There are certain things in life that tempt us to sin.

The Bible teaches us to be aware of what these things are, to avoid them, and whenever possible, to remove them from our lives.

In Mark Chapter 9, Jesus makes the following three statements:

1) “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.” – Mark 9:43,

2) “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.” – Mark 9:45,

3) “If your eye causes you to stumble, throw 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.” – Mark 9:47.

In these three statements, Jesus makes it clear that we are to remove the things in our lives that cause us to stumble.

EXAMPLES OF STUMBLING BLOCKS

Stumbling blocks are the things in our lives that cause us to sin or tempt us to sin.

For some, this stumbling block could be alcohol.

Others may have a problem with po*******hy. Others may be consumed with the love of money.

Satan understands our weaknesses and will do his best to exploit them. Peter wrote about this in his first epistle:

“Be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” - 1 Peter 5:8.

The message of the Bible is clear, whatever is causing us to stumble needs to be removed from our lives so we can be right with God.

It is not worth forfeiting our eternal souls to chase a temporary desire.

“For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? “ -(Mark 8:36).

REMOVING STUMBLING BLOCKS FROM OUR LIVES

Successfully removing the stumbling blocks from our lives requires an honest assessment of what those stumbling blocks are.

We need to recognize the behaviors and situations that put us at risk and then be strong enough to eliminate them.

To do that, we need to change our mindset, as the Apostle Paul wrote about in his letter to the Colossians.

“Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.” – Colossians 3:2.

REPLACING “BAD THINGS” WITH “GOOD THINGS”

Once we remove the stumbling blocks from our lives, we need to replace them with activities that glorify God and serve others.

That is what we were created to do!

When we successfully remove stumbling blocks from our lives, we will have more time to do things that are pleasing to God:

1) Glorifying God,

2) Serving others.

And the more we do these two things, the more we begin to experience the peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7)

When we take something that was a problem in our lives and replace it with something that God wants us to be doing, we will be blessed!

Not materially blessed, we will be blessed spiritually.

And that is far more important!

GETTING STARTED

If we are honest, there are likely multiple stumbling blocks that need to be removed from our lives at any given time.

So where to start?

A good idea is to pick one stumbling block that we want to remove from our lives. Ideally, it would be the most destructive one.

Once we have selected the stumbling block that we want to remove from our lives, there are six things that we can do to help us be successful:

1) Write it down. Writing down our goals adds accountability and forces us to clearly identify what those goals are.

2) Tell someone. Telling someone about our goal adds even more accountability and increases our chances of being successful.

3) Break the goal down. We do not have to accomplish our goals all at once. Breaking big goals into several smaller goals increases our chances of being successful.

4) Plan the first step. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – a Chinese proverb. Sometimes, having the courage to take that first step towards our goal is half the battle.

5) Keep going! Satan will try to stop our efforts. If we are to succeed at our goal, we must persevere and keep our eye on the prize!

6) Pray! This is the most important thing that we can do to remove stumbling blocks from our lives! With God’s help, anything is possible. (Mathew 19:26) We need to pray early and often if we are going to be successful!

CONCLUSION

God has a plan for each of us. (Jeremiah 29:11).

However, God’s plan for us will not work unless we follow it!

Part of God’s plan for us is to identify and remove the stumbling blocks that cause us to sin.

In Mark’s Gospel, he records three powerful statements that were made by Jesus. These statements highlight the importance of permanently removing the stumbling blocks in our lives that cause us to sin.

1) “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.” – Mark 9:43,

2) “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.” – Mark 9:45,

3) “If your eye causes you to stumble, throw 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.” – Mark 9:47.

We will end today’s lesson with the following scripture that reminds us of the positive things that God wants us to keep at the forefront of our minds:

“Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.” - Philippians 4:8.

10/28/2026

Mark 7 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem, 2 and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders; 4 and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.) 5 The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?” 6 And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:

‘ This people honors Me with their lips ,
But their heart is far away from Me .
7 ‘ But in vain do they worship Me ,
Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men .’

8 Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.

9 He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition. 10 For Moses said, ‘ Honor your father and your mother ’; and, ‘ He who speaks evil of father or mother, is tobe put to death ’; 11 but you say, ‘If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God),’ 12 you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother; 13 thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.”

14 After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: 15 there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man.16 [If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”]

17 When he had left the crowd and entered the house, His disciples questioned Him about the parable. 18 And He said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him, 19 because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?” (Thus He declared all foods clean.) 20 And He was saying, “That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, 22 deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness. 23 All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man.”

SYROPHOENICIAN’S DAUGHTER IS HEALED

24 Jesus got up and went away from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know of it; yet He could not escape notice. 25 But after hearing of Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet. 26 Now the woman was a Gentile, of the Syrophoenician race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 And He was saying to her, “Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” 28 But she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children’s crumbs.” 29 And He said to her, “Because of this answer go; the demon has gone out of your daughter.” 30 And going back to her home, she found the child lying on the bed, the demon having left.

DEAF AND DUMB MAN IS HEALED

31 Again He went out from the region of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of Decapolis. 32 They brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they implored Him to lay His hand on him. 33 Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva; 34 and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!” 35 And his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly. 36 And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it. 37 They were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

10/28/2026

Mark 7 - Lesson

THE SIN OF HYPOCRISY

THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD VERSUS THE TRADITIONS OF MAN

There is a fundamental difference between the traditions of man and the commandments of God, and we need to be able to decipher the difference.

Too many times in history we see “religious leaders” mistreating the word of God for personal gain!

That is why it is so important for us to be grounded in God’s word.

As Christians, we need to know what the Bible says so we can decipher between God’s commandments and the traditions of man.

Paul wrote in his second letter to Timothy:

“All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work.” – 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

If we do not put our time in to learn what God’s commandments are, we will not be able to rightly divide the Word of God, and we will be vulnerable to Satan’s attacks of deception!

THE HYPOCRISY OF THE PHARISEES

In Mark Chapter 7, Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for their hypocrisy.

Hypocrisy is defined as, "The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.” (Source: Google dictionary)

Hypocrites and Christians are opposites and have opposing values.

On the one hand, Hypocrites say one thing and do another.

On the other hand, Christians speak the truth in love and can be counted on to say what they mean and to mean what they say.

As Christians, our “no means no” and our “yes means yes.” (Mathew 5:37).

BIBLE VERSES ABOUT HYPOCRISY

There are many verses about hypocrisy in the Bible. For today’s lesson, we have highlighted the following five:

1) “You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.” -Mathew 7:5,

2) “If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless.” -James 1:26,

3) “Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” - Luke 6:46,

4) “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.” - Mathew 23:27-28,

5) “You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you: ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.” - Mathew 15:7-9.

THE SCRIBES AND THE PHARISEES

Hypocrisy is a sin and therefore it is offensive to God.

In Mark Chapter 7, Jesus calls out the scribes and Pharisees for being hypocritical.

The scribes and Pharisees had just noticed that some of Jesus’ disciples were eating their bread with unwashed hands. This was against the traditions of elders.

They asked Jesus:

“Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?” –Mark 7:5.

Jesus had a strong response to their hypocrisy and called them out in the following verse:

“Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far away from Me. But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men. Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.” – Mark 7:6-8.

The scribes and Pharisees were going after Jesus in a legalistic way.

Jesus, who was able to see into their hearts, realized that their actions were motivated by their own sinful desires, not by their love for God.

In calling out the scribes and Pharisees, Jesus made an important distinction between the traditions of men and the commandments of God.

We need to be able to decipher the difference and to recognize that the traditions of man may or may not be aligned with God’s inspired Word.

In comparing the commandments of God to the traditions of man, it is important to remember these two points:

1) The commandments of God are to be followed always,

2) The traditions of man are optional and may or may not align with the teachings in the Bible.

WELL DONE IS BETTER THAN WELL SAID

In the seventh chapter of Mark, Jesus quoted the prophet Isaiah, as follows:

“This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far away from Me,” – Mark 7:6.

Jesus was saying that what we do is more important than what we say.

We can say that we love Jesus all we want, but our actions will speak louder than our words.

If we love Him, we will keep His commandments(John 14:15).

JESUS REBUKED THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES

Jesus said to the scribes and Pharisees:

“You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.” Mark 7:9.

That is a strong rebuke that none of us ever want to receive from the Savior of the world!

In His rebuke, Jesus pointed out that some people deliberately disobey God for their own personal gain. This creates confusion and is a danger to the spiritual well-being of others.

As disciples of Jesus, we are to serve others, not ourselves.

Jesus was always selfless in His actions.

Whether it was obeying His Father, or looking out for others, Jesus is our perfect example of how to live a selfless life.

As you read the following words spoken by Jesus, think about how we can follow His perfect example:

“The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve.” – Mathew 20:28.

Hypocrites will do things they know are wrong if they believe it will help them hold onto their status or possessions.

And as we have just seen, this is not the way to please God who would rather that we practice humility and obey His commandments.

CONCLUSION

Hypocrisy is a sin that goes against everything that Christians are supposed to be!

As followers of Jesus, people need to know that they can count on what we are saying to be truthful and driven by pure motives.

Jesus said:

“I say to you, make no oath at all, either by Heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil.” - Mathew 5:34-37.

If we say one thing but do another, we create confusion and put souls at risk.

The scribes and the Pharisees did this.

Their motives were selfish and impure, and they were strongly rebuked by Jesus.

We will end today’s lesson with three Bible verses that remind us of the importance of speaking the truth in love:

1) “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.” - Proverbs 12:22,

2) “Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.” -Ephesians 4:25,

3) “As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ.” - Ephesians 4:14-15.

10/27/2026

Mark 6 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Jesus went out from there and came into His hometown; and His disciples followed Him. 2 When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things, and what is this wisdom given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?” And they took offense at Him. 4 Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.”5 And He could do no miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And He wondered at their unbelief. And He was going around the villages teaching.

TWELVE ARE SENT TO SERVE

7 And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits; 8 and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belt— 9 but to wear sandals; and He added, “Do not put on two tunics.” 10 And He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave town. 11 Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them.” 12 They went out and preached that men should repent. 13 And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.

JOHN THE BAPTIST IS MURDERED

14 And King Herod heard of it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.” 15 But others were saying, “He is Elijah.” And others were saying, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” 16 But when Herod heard of it, he kept saying, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen!”

17 For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her. 18 For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” 19 Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death and could not do so; 20 for Herod was afraid of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed; but he used to enjoy listening to him. 21 A strategic day came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his lords and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee; 22 and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.” 23 And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you; up to half of my kingdom.” 24 And she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” 25 Immediately she came in a hurry to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” 26 And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her.27 Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. 29 When his disciples heard about this, they came and took away his body and laid it in a tomb.

TWELVE RETURN

30 The apostles gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught. 31 And He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)

FIVE THOUSAND ARE FED

32 They went away in the boat to a secluded place by themselves. 33 The people saw them going, and many recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the cities, and got there ahead of them.34 When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things. 35 When it was already quite late, His disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and it is already quite late; 36 send them away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” 37 But He answered them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said to Him, “Shall we go and spend two hundred denarii on bread and give them something to eat?” 38 And He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look!” And when they found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.” 39 And He commanded them all to sit down by groups on the green grass. 40 They sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties. 41 And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and they picked up twelve full baskets of the broken pieces, and also of the fish. 44 There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.

JESUS WALKS ON WATER

45 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away. 46 After bidding them farewell, He left for the mountain to pray.

47 When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land. 48 Seeing them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them.49 But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out; 50 for they all saw Him and were terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and said to them, “Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid.” 51 Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished, 52 for they had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but their heart was hardened.

JESUS HEALS AT GENNESARET

53 When they had crossed over they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. 54 When they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him, 55 and ran about that whole country and began to carry here and there on their pallets those who were sick, to the place they heard He was. 56 Wherever He entered villages, or cities, or countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places, and imploring Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were being cured.

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