Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way: when his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

When Josnt woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took his wife,

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

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

When they had heard the king they went their way; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Josnt in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him."

When he rose, he took the young child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt,

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all its region who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.

But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Josnt in Egypt,

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him.

Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.

Seeing the crowds, he went up on a mountain, and when he sat down his disciples came to him.

Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake.

"Thus, when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

But when you pray, go into your room, shut the door and pray to your Father, who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

And when you pray, do not use empty repetitions as the Gentiles do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.

"And when you fast, do not look gloomy, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is a plank in your own eye?

And when Jesus had finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching,

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

When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help,

When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.

When Jesus come into Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.

When evening had come, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed. And he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.

Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.

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

When he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way.

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven."

When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

But when Jesus heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

And Jesus said to them, "Can the guests of the bridegroom mourn as long as he is with them? The days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Jesus turned, and when he saw her he said, "Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that moment.

When Jesus came to the ruler's house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd,

But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

When he had entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."

And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel."

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

And if any one will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town.

But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour;

When they persecute you in one city, flee to another. For truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

And when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

Now when John heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples

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

He said to them, "Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him:

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "It is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons."

You brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.

Then he says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.

But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.

when anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. And when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.

So when the plants sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also.

it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

who, when he had found one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

which, when it was full, they drew it up on the shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.

When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.

But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

When Jesus went ashore he saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."

And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,

But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear.

But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me!"

And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent to all that surrounding region and brought to him all who were sick,

"Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat."

You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, when he said:

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

So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

He answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.'

When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?"

When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces, and were filled with awe.

And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and kneeling before him said,

When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and said, "Does not your teacher pay the temple tax?"

He said, "Yes." And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from others?"

And when Peter said, "From others," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free.

Nevertheless, so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you open its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for me and you."

When he began the settlement, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and went and told their master all that had happened.

Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.

But when the young man heard this, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

When the disciples heard this they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?"

Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.'

And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.

So when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.