Go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

"But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.

"Don't think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn't come to destroy, but to fulfill.

Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

"Don't lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

"If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

Pray like this: 'Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

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

"Don't judge, so that you won't be judged.

"Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.

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

"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.

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

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Therefore, I tell you, don't be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."

teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Mammon.

Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.

"Be careful that you don't do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them."

But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"

This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;" which is, being interpreted, "God with us."

Then he will say also to those on the left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;

"For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.

Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.

"Don't think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn't come to send peace, but a sword.

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;'

"The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'

"Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

"When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.'

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

Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. He gave to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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

"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Don't 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 Gehenna.

But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had sent them.

I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

"You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, 'You shall not murder;' and 'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.'

"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'

"When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn't do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.

For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.

Behold, one came to him and said, "Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"

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

About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

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

Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

But immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;

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

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

At that time, Jesus answered, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

For there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.

He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

He said to them, "Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

He answered, "Haven't you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,

But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

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

But Jesus said, "Allow the little children, and don't forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these."

In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."

"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?"

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.

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

Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.

Then he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out; and it was restored whole, just like the other.

After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.

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

"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and tell another, 'Come,' and he comes; and tell my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.

for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins.

But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

Looking at them, Jesus said, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

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

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!

Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

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

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

and said, "Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.

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

He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men."

for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

"For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

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

Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.

The young man said to him, "All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?"

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.

"If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you,

From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

Jesus answered them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray.

He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire."

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.

Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven."

Now when they had departed, behold, 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."

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

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."

Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.

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.

Jesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying,

In praying, don't use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.

A second likewise is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

"Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

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

At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

"Aren't two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father's will,

Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,

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

Jesus sent these twelve out, and commanded them, saying, "Don't go among the Gentiles, and don't enter into any city of the Samaritans.

When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,

So Jesus said, "Do you also still not understand?

By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

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;

"As the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

"But his lord answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn't sow, and gather where I didn't scatter.

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

Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.

Many will tell me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?'

For as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.

"Don't give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.

Therefore don't be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day's own evil is sufficient.

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I go there and pray."

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

Watch and pray, that you don't enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

They said to him, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.

Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery."

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

Jesus entered into the temple of God, and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers' tables and the seats of those who sold the doves.

"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

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

Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.

See that you don't despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

"Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.

"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!"

"Therefore don't be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?', 'What will we drink?' or, 'With what will we be clothed?'

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away, until all these things are accomplished.

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren't troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.

Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.'

He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

He said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

Watch therefore, for you don't know in what hour your Lord comes.

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye?

Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.

"Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,'

that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.

From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

Jesus said to them, "Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

"Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.

How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.

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

When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus' disciple came.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

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.

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me.

Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: "He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases."

Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword.

Give us today our daily bread.

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

Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?

If therefore they tell you, 'Behold, he is in the wilderness,' don't go out; 'Behold, he is in the inner rooms,' don't believe it.

Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.

Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where the Lord was lying.

Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

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

"The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

"He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn't gather with me, scatters.

And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.'"

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

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

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

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

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

He will send out his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

Don't you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?

Now on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, "Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?"

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

You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.

They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

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

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!

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

But if you don't forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

"But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven's sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it."

Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.

Jesus rebuked him, the demon went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.

Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.

He said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom."

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

When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, "This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food."

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

But Jesus summoned them, and said, "You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don't let man tear apart."

Jesus said to his disciples, "Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.

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

Peter answered him and said, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters."

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

"Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near.

But Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name's sake.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.

But don't you be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.

'These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don't break through and steal;

When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.

Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like God's angels in heaven.

But he turned, and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men."

Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,

Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold.

See the birds of the sky, that they don't sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you of much more value than they?

Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.

saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.'

For most certainly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them.

Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.

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

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.

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

But Jesus said to them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."

As you enter into the household, greet it.

and commanded them that they should not make him known:

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

Don't think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.

If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.

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

Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed." His servant was healed in that hour.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

But Jesus answered, "You don't know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?" They said to him, "We are able."

yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

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

They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,

Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.

"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink?

But because he couldn't pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

He will not strive, nor shout; neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

A good tree can't produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.

so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

Neither do people put new wine into old wineskins, or else the skins would burst, and the wine be spilled, and the skins ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved."

Jesus said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.

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

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

You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

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

Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no seed left his wife to his brother.

If the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it isn't worthy, let your peace return to you.

He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

He came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "What, couldn't you watch with me for one hour?

What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty."

In his name, the nations will hope."

The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.

Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you."

No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch would tear away from the garment, and a worse hole is made.

He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.

These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn't defile the man."

Every tree that doesn't grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.

Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.

for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.

so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

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

and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you didn't dance. We mourned for you, and you didn't lament.'

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

for she said within herself, "If I just touch his garment, I will be made well."

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

When they had mocked him, they took the robe off of him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.

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

The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

In the same way, the second also, and the third, to the seventh.

Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn't fall, for it was founded on the rock.

Those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

They told him, "We only have here five loaves and two fish."

"But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!'

They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.

He said, "Bring them here to me."

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

leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?