Lexicon :: Strong's G2424 - iēsous

The record of the genealogy of [fn]Jesus the [fn]Messiah, the son (descendant) of [fn]David, the son (descendant) of Abraham:

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been [fn]betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by [the power of] the Holy Spirit.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of [fn]Herod the king (Herod the Great), [fn]magi (wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem, asking,

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan [River], to be baptized by him.

Then Jesus was led by the [Holy] Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written and forever remains written, ‘YOU SHALL NOT TEST THE LORD YOUR GOD.’”

From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “[fn]Repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life], for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

When Jesus had finished [speaking] these words [on the mountain], the crowds were astonished and overwhelmed at His teaching;

Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to cast off for the other side of the Sea of Galilee.

They brought to Him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a stretcher. Seeing their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], Jesus said to the paralytic, “Do not be afraid, son; your sins are forgiven [the penalty is paid, the guilt removed, and you are declared to be in right standing with God].”

As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew (Levi) sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He said to him, “Follow Me [as My disciple, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher and walking the same path of life that I walk].” And Matthew got up and followed Him.

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, screaming loudly, “Have mercy and compassion on us, [fn]Son of David (Messiah)!”

Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages [in Galilee], teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news (gospel) of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness [His words and His works reflecting His Messiahship].

Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them: “Do not go among the Gentiles, and do not go into a city of the Samaritans;

When Jesus had finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and to preach in their [Galilean] cities.

As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out in the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind [which is commonplace]?

At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [I openly and joyfully acknowledge Your great wisdom], that You have hidden these things [these spiritual truths] from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants [to new believers, to those seeking God’s will and purpose].

At that particular time Jesus went through the grainfields on the [fn]Sabbath, and His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.

Being aware of this, Jesus left there. Many followed Him, and He healed all of them [who were sick],

That same day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting beside the sea [of Galilee].

All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables, and He said nothing to them without [using] a parable.

When Jesus had finished these parables, He left there.

At that time Herod [Antipas], the tetrarch [who governed a portion of Palestine including Galilee and Perea], heard the reports about Jesus,