Luke 5:8-11New Living Translation (NLT) 8 When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.” 9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with...

Luke 5:1-7New Living Translation (NLT) The First Disciples 5 One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. 2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left...

Matthew 2:22-23New Living Translation (NLT) 22 But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod’s son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee. 23 So the family went and lived in a town...

Matthew 2:17-21New Living Translation (NLT) 17 Herod’s brutal action fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah: 18 “A cry was heard in Ramah—     weeping and great mourning. Rachel weeps for her children,     refusing to be comforted,     for they are...

Matthew 2:12-16New Living Translation (NLT) 12 When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod. The Escape to Egypt 13 After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared...

Matthew 2:5-11New Living Translation (NLT) 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote: 6 ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah,     are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you     who will be the...

Matthew 2:1-5New Living Translation (NLT) Visitors from the East 2 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his...