Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened like this. His mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, and before they came together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, suddenly wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

And they, having heard the king, went their way; and suddenly the star which they saw in the east went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.

And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he will be called a Nazarene.

And in those days John the Baptist came, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and served him.

And leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

And seeing the crowds, he went up onto the mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy, but to fulfill.

And the rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

And the rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell?and great was its fall."

And when he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

And suddenly a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean."

And when he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,

And when Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever.

And when evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick;

Then a scribe came, and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

And suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.

They came to him, and woke him up, saying, "Save us, Lord. We are dying."

And when he came to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.

And he said to them, "Go." And they came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and suddenly the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water.

And suddenly all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.

And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.

And it happened as he sat in the house, it happened that many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."

Then John's disciples came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?"

While he told these things to them, suddenly a ruler came and worshiped him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live."

And suddenly a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment;

And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder,

And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They told him, "Yes, Lord."

"Do not think that I came to send peace on the earth. I did not come to send peace, but a sword.

For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.' But wisdom is justified by her actions."

The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, someone greater than Solomon is here.

Then he says, 'I will return into my house from which I came out,' and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.

And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.

Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where did these tares come from?'

Then Jesus sent the crowds away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field."

But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

Then his disciples came, and took the body, and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.

Now when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, "This place is desolate, and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food."

And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking on the sea.

Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, "You are truly the Son of God."

When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

Then the Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,

Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?"

And just then a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and started shouting, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David. My daughter is severely demonized."

But he did not answer her a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away; for she cries after us."

But she came and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, help me."

Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others, and they put them down at his feet; and he healed them.

Then he sent away the crowds, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.

Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?"

While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them. And suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him."

Jesus came and touched them and said, "Get up, and do not be afraid."

When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, kneeling down to him, saying,

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, "Why weren't we able to cast it out?"

When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, "Does not your teacher pay the didrachma?"

He said, "Yes." When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?"

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"

Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?"

So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.

It happened when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan.

The Pharisees came, testing him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

And just then someone came to him and said, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God."

"When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.

When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.

even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.

Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, "Let there be no fruit from you forever." Immediately the fig tree withered away.

When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"

But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'

He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, 'I go, sir,' but he did not go.

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. When you saw it, you did not even repent afterward, that you might believe him.

But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who did not have on wedding clothing,

On that day Sadducees (those who say that there is no resurrection) came to him. They asked him,

You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel.

Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.

As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

and they did not know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.

Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us.'

"Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.

And he who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents. See, I have gained another five talents.'

"And he also who had the two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents. See, I have gained another two talents.'

"He also who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.

I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.'