But when he thought about these things, suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself;

and had no marital relations with her until she had brought forth a son; and he named him Jesus.

"Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him."

And when King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written through the prophet,

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him."

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.

Now when they had departed, suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."

Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him,

and they were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.

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

But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"

But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and suddenly the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on 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 took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you do not dash your foot against a stone.'"

Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"

Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.

And he said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me."

Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan. For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"

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

And they immediately left their nets and followed him.

And they immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.

And the report about him went out into all Syria, and they brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

And great crowds from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan followed him.

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

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

"It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,'

But I tell you, do not contend with him who wrongs you; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

And if anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.

And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.

Give to him who asks you, and do not turn away him who desires to borrow from you.

Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you need, before you ask him.

For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

Or who is there among you, who, if his son will ask him for bread, will give him a stone?

Or if he will ask for a fish, who will give him a serpent?

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him.

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 he stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I am willing. Be cleansed." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

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

And he said to him, "I will come and heal him."

So he touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and served him.

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;

Now when Jesus saw large crowds around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.

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

And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

And another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."

But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."

And when he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.

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

And the men marveled, saying, "What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

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 the demons begged him, saying, "If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs."

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

And just then they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up. Your sins are forgiven."

And as Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him.

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 Jesus got up and followed him, as did his disciples.

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

he said, "Make room, because the girl is not dead, but sleeping." They were ridiculing him.

And as Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, "Have mercy on us, son of David."

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."

And as they went out, suddenly a mute man who was demon possessed was brought to him.

Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

And do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, him I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven.

But whoever denies me before people, him I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

and said to him, "Are you the One who is to come, or should we look for another?"

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.

But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Look, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."

how he entered into the house of God, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

And look, there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?" that they might accuse him.

But the Pharisees went out, and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.

But Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Many followed him, and he healed them all,

and commanded them that they should not make him known:

"Look, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him. And he will proclaim justice to the nations.

Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him and he healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw.

And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come.

Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."

While he was yet speaking to the crowds, suddenly his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.

Then one said to him, "Look, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you."

But he answered him who spoke to him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"

And great crowds gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the crowd stood on the beach.

He who has ears, let him hear."

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

For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever does not have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.

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?'

"And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?'

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."

Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

"Have you understood all these things?" They answered him, "Yes, Lord."

And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house."

and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."