This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem

He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.

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

So Jesus replied to him, "Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then John yielded to him.

After Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming on him.

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Jesus said to him, "Once again it is written: 'You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'"

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

Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee.

From that time Jesus began to preach this message: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

Jesus went throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people.

When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed by his teaching,

Then Jesus said to him, "See that you do not speak to anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."

When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel!

Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; just as you believed, it will be done for you." And the servant was healed at that hour.

Now when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever.

Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake.

Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

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

Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

Just then some people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Have courage, son! Your sins are forgiven."

When Jesus saw their reaction he said, "Why do you respond with evil in your hearts?

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.

When Jesus heard this he said, "Those who are healthy don't need a physician, but those who are sick do.

Then John's disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast?"

Jesus said to them, "The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him.

But when Jesus turned and saw her he said, "Have courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well." And the woman was healed from that hour.

When Jesus entered the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the disorderly crowd,

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"

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

And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them, "See that no one knows about this."

Then Jesus went throughout all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness.

Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness.

Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them as follows: "Do not go to Gentile regions and do not enter any Samaritan town.

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

Jesus answered them, "Go tell John what you hear and see:

While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities in which he had done many of his miracles, because they did not repent.

At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.

At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on a Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pick heads of wheat and eat them.

Then Jesus left that place and entered their synagogue.

A man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" so that they could accuse him.

Now when Jesus learned of this, he went away from there. Great crowds followed him, and he healed them all.

Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. Jesus healed him so that he could speak and see.

Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.

While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him.

To the one who had said this, Jesus replied, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"

On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake.

Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable.

Now when Jesus finished these parables, he moved on from there.

And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house."

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard reports about Jesus,

Then John's disciples came and took the body and buried it and went and told Jesus.

Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.

As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

But immediately Jesus spoke to them: "Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."

So he said, "Come." Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said,

Jesus said, "Even after all this, are you still so foolish?

After going out from there, Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.

Then Jesus called the disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way."

Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They replied, "Seven -- and a few small fish."

Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

"Watch out," Jesus said to them, "beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

When Jesus learned of this, he said, "You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread?

When Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"

And Jesus answered him, "You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven!

From that time on Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them privately up a high mountain.

So Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, I will make three shelters -- one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

But Jesus came and touched them. "Get up," he said. "Do not be afraid."

When they looked up, all they saw was Jesus alone.

As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, "Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

Jesus answered, "You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him here to me."

Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.

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

When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.

He said, "Yes." When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes -- from their sons or from foreigners?"

After he said, "From foreigners," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free.

At that time the disciples came to Jesus saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!

Now when Jesus finished these sayings, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan River.

Jesus said to them, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, but from the beginning it was not this way.

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

"Which ones?" he asked. Jesus replied, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!