(NIV)
He was the one who restored the boundaries of Israel from Lebo Hamath to the Dead Sea, in accordance with the word of the
Lord, the God of Israel, spoken through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.
(ESV)
He
restored the
border of
Israel from Lebo-hamath as
far as the
Sea of the
Arabah, according to the
word of the
Lord, the
God of
Israel,
which he
spoke by his
servant Jonah the
son of
Amittai, the
prophet,
who was
from Gath-hepher.
(NIV)
The word of the
Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai:
(ESV)
Now the
word of the
Lord came to
Jonah the
son of
Amittai,
saying,
(NIV)
But Jonah ran away from the
Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the
Lord.
(ESV)
But
Jonah rose to
flee to
Tarshish from the
presence of the
Lord. He went
down to
Joppa and
found a
ship going to
Tarshish. So he
paid the
fare and went
down into it, to
go with them to
Tarshish, away from the
presence of the
Lord.
(NIV)
All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.
But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
(ESV)
Then the
mariners were
afraid, and
each cried out to his
god. And they
hurled the
cargo that was
in the ship into the
sea to
lighten it for them. But
Jonah had gone
down into the
inner part of the
ship and had lain
down and was
fast asleep.
(NIV)
Then the sailors said to each other, ‘Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.’ They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.
(ESV)
And they
said to one another, “
Come, let us
cast lots, that we may
know on whose
account this
evil has come upon us.” So they
cast lots, and the
lot fell on
Jonah.
(NIV)
Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.
(ESV)
So they
picked up
Jonah and
hurled him into the
sea, and the
sea ceased from its
raging.
(NIV)
Now the
Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
(ESV)
And the
Lord appointed a
great fish to
swallow up Jonah. And
Jonah was in the
belly of the
fish three days and
three nights.
(NIV)
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the
Lord his God.
(ESV)
Then
Jonah prayed to the
Lord his
God from the
belly of the
fish,
(NIV)
And the
Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
(ESV)
And the
Lord spoke to the
fish, and it
vomited Jonah out upon the
dry land.
(NIV)
Then the word of the
Lord came to Jonah a second time:
(ESV)
Then the
word of the
Lord came to
Jonah the
second time,
saying,
(NIV)
Jonah obeyed the word of the
Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it.
(ESV)
So
Jonah arose and
went to
Nineveh, according to the
word of the
Lord. Now
Nineveh was an
exceedingly great city,
three days’
journey in breadth.
(NIV)
Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, ‘Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.’
(ESV)
Jonah began to
go into the
city,
going a day’s journey. And he
called out, “
Yet forty days, and
Nineveh shall be
overthrown!”
(NIV)
But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.
(ESV)
But it
displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he
was angry.
(NIV)
Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city.
(ESV)
Jonah went out of the
city and
sat to the
east of the
city and
made a
booth for himself
there. He
sat under it in the
shade,
till he should
see what would become of the
city.
(NIV)
Then the
Lord God provided a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant.
(ESV)
Now the
Lord God appointed a
plant and made it
come up over Jonah, that it might be a
shade over his
head, to
save him from his
discomfort. So
Jonah was
exceedingly glad because of the
plant.
(NIV)
When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, ‘It would be better for me to die than to live.’
(ESV)
When the
sun rose,
God appointed a
scorching east wind, and the
sun beat down on the
head of
Jonah so that he
was faint. And he
asked that he might
die and
said, “It is
better for me
to die than to
live.”
(NIV)
But God said to Jonah, ‘Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?’
‘It is,’ he said. ‘And I’m so angry I wish I were dead.’
(ESV)
But
God said to
Jonah, “Do you do
well to be
angry for the
plant?” And he
said, “Yes, I do
well to be
angry, angry enough to
die.”
(NIV)
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
(ESV)
In those days John the
Baptist came preaching in the
wilderness of
Judea,
(NIV)
John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt round his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
(ESV)
Now John wore a
garment of camel’s hair and a
leather belt around his waist,
and his food was locusts and wild honey.
(NIV)
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptised by John.
(ESV)
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the
Jordan to John, to be
baptized by him.
(NIV)
But John tried to deter him, saying, ‘I need to be baptised by you, and do you come to me?’
(ESV)
John would have
prevented him,
saying, “
I need to be
baptized by you,
and do
you come to me?”
(NIV)
When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.
(ESV)
Now when
he heard that John had been
arrested he
withdrew into Galilee.
(NIV)
Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
(ESV)
And going on from
there he
saw two other brothers,
James the
son of
Zebedee and John his brother,
in the
boat with Zebedee their father,
mending their nets,
and he
called them.
(NIV)
Then John’s disciples came and asked him, ‘How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?’
(ESV)
Then the
disciples of
John came to
him,
saying “
Why do
we and the
Pharisees fast but your disciples do
not fast?”
(NIV)
These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
(ESV)
The names of the
twelve apostles are these:
first,
Simon who is
called Peter,
and Andrew his brother;
James the
son of
Zebedee,
and John his brother;
(NIV)
When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples
(ESV)
Now when
John heard in prison about the
deeds of the
Christ, he
sent word by
his disciples
(NIV)
Jesus replied,
‘Go back and report to John what you hear and see: (ESV)
And Jesus answered them,
“Go and tell John what you hear and see:
(NIV)
As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John:
‘What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? (ESV)
As they
went away,
Jesus began to
speak to the
crowds concerning John:
“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
(NIV)
Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. (ESV)
Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
(NIV)
From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it. (ESV)
From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence and the violent take it by force.
(NIV)
For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. (ESV)
For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John,
(NIV)
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, “He has a demon.” (ESV)
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
(NIV)
He answered,
‘A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. (ESV)
But he
answered them,
“An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
(NIV)
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. (ESV)
For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
(NIV)
The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now something greater than Jonah is here. (ESV)
The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold something greater than Jonah is here.
(NIV)
and he said to his attendants, ‘This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.’
(ESV)
and he
said to
his servants “
This is John the
Baptist.
He has been
raised from the
dead;
that is
why these miraculous
powers are at
work in him.”
(NIV)
Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
(ESV)
For Herod had
seized John and
bound him and put him
in prison for the
sake of
Herodias,
his brother Philip’s wife
(NIV)
for John had been saying to him: ‘It is not lawful for you to have her.’
(ESV)
because John had been
saying to
him “It is
not lawful for
you to
have her.”
(NIV)
Prompted by her mother, she said, ‘Give me here on a dish the head of John the Baptist.’
(ESV)
Prompted by her mother, she
said, “
Give me the
head of
John the
Baptist here on a
platter.”
(NIV)
and had John beheaded in the prison.
(ESV)
He sent and had
John beheaded in the
prison,
(NIV)
A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.’ Jesus then left them and went away.
(ESV)
An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So he
left them and departed.
(NIV)
They replied, ‘Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’
(ESV)
And they
said, “
Some say
John the
Baptist,
others say Elijah, and
others Jeremiah or one of the
prophets.”
(NIV)
Jesus replied,
‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. (ESV)
And Jesus answered him,
“Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my Father who is in heaven.
(NIV)
After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
(ESV)
And after six days Jesus took with him
Peter and James,
and John his brother,
and led them up a
high mountain by themselves.
(NIV)
Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.
(ESV)
Then the
disciples understood that he was
speaking to
them of John the
Baptist.
(NIV)
John’s baptism – where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?’ They discussed it among themselves and said, ‘If we say, “From heaven”, he will ask, “Then why didn’t you believe him?”
(ESV)
The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man?” And they
discussed it
among themselves,
saying, “
If we
say, ‘
From heaven,’ he will
say to
us ‘
Why then did you
not believe him?’
(NIV)
But if we say, “Of human origin” – we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet.’
(ESV)
But if we
say, ‘
From man,’ we are
afraid of the
crowd,
for they
all hold that
John was a
prophet.”
(NIV)
For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him. (ESV)
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him.
(NIV)
And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
(ESV)
John appeared,
baptizing in the
wilderness and proclaiming a
baptism of
repentance for the
forgiveness of
sins.
(NIV)
John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt round his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
(ESV)
Now John was clothed with
camel’s hair and wore a
leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.
(NIV)
At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptised by John in the Jordan.
(ESV)
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of
Galilee and was
baptized by John in the
Jordan.
(NIV)
After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.
(ESV)
Now after John was
arrested,
Jesus came into Galilee,
proclaiming the
gospel of
God,
(NIV)
When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets.
(ESV)
And going on a
little farther, he
saw James the
son of
Zebedee and John his brother,
who were
in their
boat mending the
nets.
(NIV)
As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
(ESV)
And
immediately he
left the
synagogue and
entered the
house of
Simon and Andrew,
with James and John.
(NIV)
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, ‘How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?’
(ESV)
Now John’s disciples and the
Pharisees were fasting.
And people
came and said to
him “
Why do
John’s disciples and the disciples of the
Pharisees fast,
but your disciples do
not fast?”
(NIV)
James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means ‘sons of thunder’),
(ESV)
James the
son of
Zebedee and John the
brother of
James (to
whom he
gave the
name Boanerges,
that is,
Sons of
Thunder);
(NIV)
He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James.
(ESV)
And he
allowed no
one to
follow him except Peter and James and John the
brother of
James.
(NIV)
King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, ‘John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.’
(ESV)
King Herod heard of it,
for Jesus’
name had
become known. Some
said “
John the
Baptist has been
raised from the
dead. That is
why these miraculous
powers are at
work in him.”
(NIV)
But when Herod heard this, he said, ‘John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!’
(ESV)
But when
Herod heard of it, he
said, “
John,
whom I beheaded, has been
raised.”
(NIV)
For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.
(ESV)
For it was
Herod who had
sent and
seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of
Herodias,
his brother Philip’s wife,
because he had
married her.
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