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The Gospel
by Michael Kotch
A word-for-word reading of the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the Bible with explanations added to help the audience understand the context of what is being read.
Episodes
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Episode 44 Acts 6:8-9:31
Disciple Stephen was the first Christian martyr. He was stoned by the envious Jewish religious leaders; A great persecution against the newly forming Christian church began buy the Jewish religious authorities; the disciples of the risen Jesus were spreading the message of Jesus everywhere they...
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Episode 43 Acts 2:38-6:7
Three thousand people became followers of Jesus at one time due to Peter's preaching; the apostles were now performing signs and wonders in Jesus's name; the believers in Jesus helped and supported eachother and their numbers grew daily; Peter heal a man crippled from birth; Peter strongly…
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Episode 42 John 19:38-Acts 2:37
After Jesus died, Joseph of Arimathea buried Him. On the third day, followers of Jesus found His tomb empty. Two angels and Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene at Jesus's empty tomb. Jesus appeared to His disciples and gave them the Holy Spirit. The risen Jesus performed many signs in front of His...
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Episode 41 John 18:1-19:37
THE CRUCIFIXION EVENTS OF JESUS IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN: Jesus is arrested by the chief priests and Pharisees; Peter pulled out his sword and sliced off the ear of the high priest's servant trying to protect Jesus from being arrested. Jesus tells Peter to stop- these upcoming events are what Jesus...
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Episode 40 John 14:6-18:26
Jesus tells His disciples that He is the only way to get to God the Father; Jesus says if we keep His commands, God the Father will give us the Holy Spirit; anyone who obeys Jesus's commands and teachings will be loved by Him and God the Father; Jesus teaches that He is the vine and His followers...
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Episode 39 John 11:45-14:4
Jesus publically criticizes the experts of the law for being evil hypocrites; Jesus instructed to worry about what God thinks about you, not what the Pharisees think about you; Jesus gave the Parable of the Rich Fool; Jesus teaches to not worry but trust in God; Jesus taught to always be ready to...
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Episode 38 John 9:1-11:44
Jesus gives sight to a man that was born blind, and He healed him on the Sabbath. The Pharisees debated with eachother if Jesus was sent by God because he healed the blind man, but healed him on the Sabbath. Jesus told the Pharisees they are guilty of sin because they know what they are doing and...
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Episode 37 John 8:1-8:59
The Jewish leaders were looking to kill Jesus; Jesus asks the crowd why are they trying to kill Him? Jesus asks they why are they angry at Him for healing sick and suffering people on the Sabbath? The Jewish religious leaders tried to arrest Jesus but they could not lay a han on him because…
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Episode 36 John 5:16-6:71
The Jewish leaders wanted to kill Jesus for healing a crippled man on the Sabbath and for calling God His (Jesus's) Father; Jesus tells the Jewish leaders that He (Jesus) gives people life, He is the one that judges people, Jesus is the one John the Baptist testified to the peope about, the...
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Episode 35 John 2:1-5:15
Jesus does his first miracle turning water into wine; Jesus chases the sellers and money-changers out of the temple court; Jesus teaches the Pharisee Nicodemus that to see the kingdom of God we must be born again (born of the Holy Spirit); Jesus tells Nicodemus that He (Jesus) came from heaven…
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Episode 34 Luke 23:50-John 1:51
Joseph of Arimathea took Jesus's body and placed it in a new tomb. Women followers of Jesus came on the first day of the week to anoint Jesus's body. The stone was rolled away from the tomb and the tomb was empty. Two angels appeared telling the women that Jesus was risen. They told this to the…
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Episode 33 Luke 22:1-23:49
THE CRUCIFIXION EVENTS OF JESUS IN LUKE: Judas agrees with the chief priests and teachers of the law to betray Jesus to them; The Last Supper, as the 12 apostles were arguing among themselves about who was the 'greatest apostle', Jesus told them his followers don't do that, and Jesus tells Peter...
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Episode 32 Luke 19:38-21:38
Jesus enters Jerusalem for the Passover Festival and he is worshipped by the people as their King; Jesus drove people selling things out of the temple; The chief priests, teachers of the law & the elders question by what authority Jesus is doing all these things; Jesus gives the Parable of the...
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Episode 31 Luke 17:1-19:28
Jesus teaches about the seriousness of sin; Jesus talks about faith and how to be a servant; Jesus heals 10 men with leprosy but only one of them came back to thank Him; Jesus teaches about the End Times; Jesus teaches the Parable of the Persistent Widow and the Parable of the Pharisee and the…
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Episode 30 Luke 13:31-16:31
Jesus was warned by the Pharisees to leave Jerusalem because Herod wanted to kill Him; Jesus healed a sick man in front of the Pharisees on the Sabbath; Jesus teaches if we humble ourselves we will be exalted but if we exalt ourselves we will be humbled, Jesus teaches us to do good to the lowly...
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Episode 29 Luke 12:1-13:30
Jesus said He will accept you if you acknowledge Him before others, but He will disown you if you disown Him before others; Jesus gives the Parable of the Rich Fool; Jesus tells us to not worry about the things we need. Instead, seek the Kingdom of God and God will then give you the things you...
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Episode 28 Luke 9:23-11:54
Jesus teaches the importance of following him for eternal life vs. following the world and not him; Jesus transfigures, or turns into what he looks like as God in heaven in front of Peter, James and John; Jesus cast a demon out of a boy that the apostles could not due to their lack of faith in...
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Episode 27 Luke 8:16-9:43
Jesus says that those that hear God's word and put it into practice are family members of His; Jesus calms a storm; Jesus cast numerous (a legion) demons out of a possessed man and the man was well; Jesus heals a woman who was bleeding for 12 years and raises a girl from the dead; Jesus sends out...
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Episode 26 Luke 6:37-8:15
Jesus tells us to not judge others but to forgive others; We can tell a good person from a bad person by the things that they do (fruit they produce); We must put what Jesus tells us in these gospels into practice in our lives; The faith a Roman Centurion had in Jesus amazed Jesus and Jesus…
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Episode 25 Luke 4:14-6:36
Jesus lets the people of Nazareth know that the prophesy about the Messiah in Isaiah is about Him. These people immediately turn on Jesus and try to throw Him off a cliff because He tells them they will later reject Him so He will not save most of them; Jesus heals and casts demons out of many...
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Episode 24 Luke 3:1-4:13
The Word of God came to John the Baptist. John the Baptist preached a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. John the Baptist announced the imminent coming of the Messiah, who would be Jesus. Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist and heaven was opened, the Holy Spirit descended in...
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Episode 23 Mark 15:42-Luke 2:52
END OF MARK: Crucified Jesus is buried in Joseph of Arimathea's tomb; Three days later women followers of Jesus came to his tomb. The stone was rolled away and an angel was there who told them Jesus had risen from the dead and they will see him alive in Galilee. Jesus appeared to the women and…
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Episode 22 Mark 14:12-15:41
THE CRUXIFIXION EVENTS OF JESUS IN THE GOSPEL OF MARK: The Last Supper; Jesus reveals to the 12 apostles one of them will betray Him; Jesus tells Peter he will disown Him 3 times later that night- Peter responds he would never do that; Jesus prays to God the Father asking for another way to save…
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Episode 21 Mark 12:28-14:11
Jesus states the most important commandment is to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind & strength and to love your neighbor as yourself." Jesus warns that the teachers of the law are evil hypocrites; the widow's offering; Jesus speaks in depth about end time events; Jesus…
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Episode 20 Mark 10:13-12:27
Jesus says we must receive the kingdom of God like a little child to enter it; a man declined Jesus's offer to follow Hom because he would have to give up his riches to do it; we will be given eternal life for following Jesus; Jesus tells his disciples a third time he will be killed and rise from...
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Episode 19 Mark 7:34-10:12
Jesus cast a demon out of a foreign woman's daughter due to the strong faith the woman had in Jesus; Jesus heals a man who was deaf and mute; Jesus did a miracle to multiply 7 loaves of bread and a few small fish into enough food to feed 4,000 families; Jesus warns his disciples to beware of the...
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Episode 18 Mark 4:35-7:23
Jesus told a raging storm to be still and it did. Jesus cast numerous ("a legion") of demons out of a possessed man and the man was then completely well. Jesus heals a woman with a bleeding illness for 12 years and He raised a girl from the dead. The people of Jesus's home town were arrogantly...
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Episode 17 Mark 2:1-4:34
Jesus forgives and heals a paralyzed man; Jesus calls Levi (Matthew) the tax collector to follow him and Matthew does; the Pharisees do not understand why Jesus eats with tax collectors and sinners; Jesus brings a new covenant; the Pharisees criticize Jesus and his disciples for eating (working)…
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Episode 16 Matthew 27:57-Mark 1:45
The body of Jesus was buried in a tomb. Pilate placed a Roman guard at Jesus's tomb to prevent his disciples from stealing his body. On the 3rd day an Angel appeared to the women visiting Jesus's tomb telling them Jesus rose from the dead as he said he would. Jesus's tomb was empty. As the women...
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Episode 15 Matthew 26:47-27:56
THE CRUCIFIXION EVENTS of JESUS: Judas betrayed Jesus. Jesus was arrested by the chief priests. He was brought before the religious leaders and they could not find him guilty of anything. Caiaphas the chief priest asked Jesus if he was the Messiah, the Son of God. Jesus said yes, he was. They...
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Episode 14 Matthew 24:35-26:46
Jesus states that nobody knows the day and hour that he will return, not even Him- only God the Father knows. Therefore, we must always be ready for his return. Jesus gives the Parable of the Ten Virgins, Parable of the Ten Bags of Gold (or Ten Gold Coins). Jesus states we will be judged based on...
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Episode 13 Matthew 24:1-35
Jesus tells his disciples that in the future the Jewish temple will be completely destroyed. He then tells them the signs of His future second coming and the end of the age. He informs them of the future Great Tribulation and the arrival of the antichrist prior to His second coming
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Episode 12 Matthew 20:17-23:39
Jesus gives The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard; Jesus tells the apostles the third time that he I'll be killed by the priests and teachers of the law and rise from the dead on the third day; the apostles and John ask Jesus if they can sit at his right and left hand in heaven; Jesus enters...
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Episode 11 Matthew 17:14-20:16
Jesus is upset at his disciples because they did not have faith that they could cast out demons as Jesus told them they could. Jesus tells his disciples a second time that he will be killed and rise from the dead on the third day. Jesus talks about the seriousness of sin and that we must avoid...
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Episode 10 Matthew 15:1-17:13
Jesus criticizes the Pharisees and teachers of the law for following human traditions that breaks the commands of God. Jesus heals a demon-possessed foreign girl due to her mother's unwavering faith in Jesus. Jesus heals many sick people and does a miracle to feed several thousand people with 7...
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Episode 9 Matthew 13:24-14:36
Jesus gives multiple parables in this episode: Parable of the Weeds, Parable of the Mustard Seed, Parable of the Yeast, Parable of the Hiden Treasure, Parable of the Hiden Pearl, and the Parable of the Net. John the Baptist is beheaded by King Herod. Even though Jesus was grieving over this, he...
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Episode 8 Matthew 12:1-13:23
The Pharisees begin to criticize Jesus and his followers, claiming he broke the Sabbath law by eating on the sabbath and by healing a man with a crippled hand on the Sabbath. When Jesus said he was breaking no law by doing good for others on the Sabbath, the Pharisees began to plot to kill Jesus....
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Episode 7 Matthew 10:37-11:30
Jesus continues to teach that the only way to both get eternal life in heaven and to avoid going to hell is to follow Him. John the Baptist is in prison and has a faith crisis, asking Jesus if he is really the Messiah. Jesus answers this question by pointing out to John the Baptist that He…
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Episode 6 Matthew 8:23-10:36
Jesus calms a violent storm. He casts demons out of two possessed men and sends the demons into a herd of pigs who immediately drown themselves. The town told Jesus to leave for doing this. Jesus forgives and heals a paralyzed man. Jesus calls the tax collector Matthew to follow him and Matthew...
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Episode 5 Matthew 7:1-8:22
Jesus continues to teach the Sermon on the Mount. He teaches to not judge others or you will be judged in the same way. Jesus explains that He is the Narrow Gate: following Him is the only way to avoid hell and find eternal life, among other teachings. Jesus heals many and also casts out demons....
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Episode 4 Matthew 5:27-8:22
Jesus gives many teachings on how he wants us to live our lives in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus heals many people and also cast demons out of others. A Roman Centurian shows complete faith in Jesus as God. Because of this, Jesus gladly heals the Centurian's servant from a distance who is...
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Episode 3 Matthew 4:12-5:26
Jesus calls his first disciples, the brothers Peter and Andrew, and the brothers James and John. They left what they were doing and followed Jesus. Jesus began preaching his good news of the kingdom of heaven and performing his miracles of healing the sick and the demon-possessed. Large crowds...
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Episode 2 Matthew 4:1-11
Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus is led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to fast for forty days and then be tempted by the devil to sin. An explanation is given why this event took place.
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Matthew Chapters 1-3.
The genealogy of Jesus; Mary becomes pregnant through the Holy Spirit; the Maji visit the baby Jesus; Jesus as a child escapes to Egypt because King Herod tries to kill the Baby Messiah; Jesus as a child returns to Israel with his family and they settle down in Nazareth
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A word-for-word reading of the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the Bible with explanations added to help the audience understand the context of what is being read.
HOSTED BY
Michael Kotch
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