And you Bethlehem, in Judah's land, You are not least among the rulers of Judah: For a ruler will come from you, Who will shepherd Israel my people."

Now when they had gone an angel from the Lord appeared to Joseph in a [supernatural] dream, saying, "Get up and take the young child and His mother and hurry to Egypt. Stay there for as long as I tell you to, for Herod will be looking for the young child in order to kill Him."

and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for a father; for I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham;

I indeed am baptizing you in water on a profession of repentance; but He who is coming after me is mightier than I: His sandals I am not worthy to carry for a moment; He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

Ye, are the light of the world: it is impossible for a city to be hid, on the top of a mountain, lying.

"Do not for a moment suppose that I have come to abrogate the Law or the Prophets: I have not come to abrogate them but to give them their completion.

But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for a matter of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.

For as you have been judging, so you will be judged, and with your measure will it be measured to you.

Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone;

or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?

It is not possible for a good tree to give bad fruit, and a bad tree will not give good fruit.

And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

When Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

or a provision bag for your journey, or even two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker deserves his support.

Then inquire around for a trustworthy family in every town or village you enter, and stay there [with them] until it is time to move on.

And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

But when they have delivered you up, have no anxiety as to how you shall speak or what you shall say; for at that very time it shall be given you what to say;

When they persecute you in one city, fly into another: I tell you for a truth, ye shall not finish all the cities of Israel, till the son of man be come.

It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more the members of his household!

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

"Are you the One who was to come, or should we keep on looking for a different one?"

And thou, Capernaum, which was exalted as far as the sky. Thou will be brought down as far as Hades, because if the mighty works had occurred in Sodom that occurred in thee, it would have remained until this day.

“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said to him, Master, we are looking for a sign from you.

"Wicked and faithless generation!" He replied, "they clamour for a sign, but none shall be given to them except the sign of the Prophet Jonah.

For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

"Whenever an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it wanders through waterless places looking for a place to rest, but finds none.

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

And while desiring to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they held him for a prophet.

When Jesus heard it, He left there in a boat for a quiet place, to be alone. And when the crowds heard of it, they followed Him on foot from the towns.

And he commanded the crowds to recline for a meal on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks. And [after] breaking [them], he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples [gave them] to the crowds.

And commanding the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground,

An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah!" And he left them [and] went away.

What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.

And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

Didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take what is thine, and go: it is my will, to give to this last, even as to thee?

Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons. She bowed down in front of him to ask him for a favor.

When they had almost reached Jerusalem, having come as far as Bethphage, on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent on two disciples.

but if we should say, Of men, we fear the crowd, for all hold John for a prophet.

But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

But when the king came in to view the guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed for a wedding.

And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position.

For at the resurrection there is no marrying or being married, but all who rise are as angels in Heaven.

But alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you eat up the houses of widows, and for a pretext make long prayers. For this reason, you shall receive the greater condemnation.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

ye blind guides, who strain your liquor for a gnat, and swallow a beetle.

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

For at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will happen.

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

And he will send forth his agents with a great trumpet sound, and they will gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the boundaries of the heavens--as far as their boundaries.

For as it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the Coming of the Son of Man.

For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.

But if that evil slave should say {to himself}, 'My master is staying away for a long time,'

For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

The King will answer and say to them, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did it for one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it for Me.’

Then He will reply to them, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these [my followers], you did not do it for Me.’

But they kept saying, "It must not be at the feast, for a riot may break out among the people."

For this perfume might have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor.”

And Jesus having known, said to them, 'Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;

Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

And from that time he started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him.

Then Jesus says to them, My soul is deeply grieved, as far as of death. Remain ye here and watch with me.

Then he went to the disciples and found them asleep; and he said to Peter, "So the three of you could not watch with me for a single hour?

But Peter followed Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the [elegant home of the Jewish] high priest, and went inside, and sat with the guards to see the outcome.

And the chief priests, having taken the silver coins, said, It is not lawful to cast them for an offering, since it is the price of blood.

And having taken counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter for a burying-ground for strangers.

And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it.

And the guards shook with fear at seeing him, and became as dead men.

And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

at length as Jesus sat at table in Levi's house, several publicans and loose people sat down likewise in company with Jesus, and his disciples: for a good number of them had followed him.

When Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

but whoever slanders the Holy Spirit remains unforgiven to the end; he has to answer for an enduring sin."

And these are they likewise who have received the seed on stony ground, who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy: But have not root in themselves, and so indure but for a time:

And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.

With many such parables He was speaking the word to them, so far as they were able to hear it;

And they were caused to fear a great fear, and were saying one to another - Who then is, this, that, both the wind and the sea, give ear unto him?

He told them to take nothing for the journey except a mere walking stick—no bread, no [traveler’s] bag, no money in their belts—

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

And they went out, preaching the need for a change of heart in men.

The king immediately sent for an executioner and commanded him to bring John’s head. So he went and beheaded him in prison,

And he said to them, "You yourselves come privately to an isolated place and rest for a short time." For those [who were] coming and going were many, and they did not even have time to eat.

So they set off privately in their boat for a lonely spot.

But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, took him for a spirit, and gave a loud cry:

and to whatever cities, towns, or villages he went, they expos'd the sick in the publick streets, entreating him, they might but touch the border of his garment; for as many as did so, were recover'd.

And He arose and went from thence to the borders of Tyre and Sidon; and going into a house He would have had no body know it, but He could not be concealed: for a woman,

For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

And he commanded the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, and taking the seven loaves, [after he] had given thanks he broke [them] and began giving [them] to his disciples so that they could set [them] before [them]. And they set [them] before the crowd.

The Pharisees followed Him and began to dispute with Him, asking Him for a sign in the sky, to make trial of Him.

Heaving a deep and troubled sigh, He said, "Why do the men of to-day ask for a sign? In solemn truth I tell you that no sign will be given to the men of to-day."

[So], He took hold of the blind man by his hand and brought him out of the village. When Jesus spit [and put His saliva] on his eyes [See 7:33 for a similar use of His saliva in healing] and placed His hands on him [for healing], He asked him, "Can you see anything?"

The man looked up, and said: "I see the people, for, as they walk about, they look to me like trees."

For what benefit is it for a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his life?

And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.