But after Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.

But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, after having been warned in a dream. So he left for the region of Galilee

But when John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he told them, "You children of serpents! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

I am baptizing you with water as evidence of repentance, but the one who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not worthy to carry his sandals. It is he who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

His winnowing fork is in his hand. He will clean up his threshing floor and gather his grain into the barn, but he will burn the chaff with inextinguishable fire."

But John tried to stop him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be this way for now, because this is the proper way for us to fulfill all righteousness."

But he answered, "It is written, "One must not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out of the mouth of God.'"

He told Jesus, "Since you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, because it is written, "God will put his angels in charge of you,' and, "With their hands they will hold you up, so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.'"

Going on from there he saw two other brothers James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee repairing their nets. When he called them,

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

"You are the salt of the world. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty again? It's good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled on by people.

People don't light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I didn't come to destroy them, but to fulfill them,

So whoever sets aside one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom from heaven. But whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom from heaven

But I say to you, anyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be subject to punishment. And whoever says to his brother "Raka!' will be subject to the Council. And whoever says, "You fool!' will be subject to hell fire.

But I say to you, anyone who stares at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But I say to you, any man who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."

"Again, you have heard that it was told those who lived long ago, "You must not swear an oath falsely,' but, "You must fulfill your oaths to the Lord.'

But I tell you not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is God's throne,

But I tell you not to resist an evildoer. On the contrary, whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

But when you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees from the hidden place will reward you.

And never bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'

But if you do not forgive people their offenses, your Father will not forgive your offenses."

"Whenever you fast, don't be gloomy like the hypocrites, because they put on sad faces to show others they are fasting. I tell all of you with certainty, they have their full reward!

But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

so that your fasting will not be noticed by others but by your Father who is in the hidden place. And your Father who watches from the hidden place will reward you."

But keep on storing up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal,

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. Therefore, if the light within you has turned into darkness, how great is that darkness!"

but I tell you that not even Solomon in all of his splendor was clothed like one of them.

But first be concerned about God's kingdom and his righteousness, and all of these things will be provided for you as well.

"Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

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

In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a rotten tree produces bad fruit.

A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a rotten tree cannot produce good fruit.

"Not everyone who keeps saying to me, "Lord, Lord,' will get into the kingdom from heaven, but only the person who keeps doing the will of my Father in heaven.

The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, but it did not collapse because its foundation was on the rock.

The centurion replied, "Sir, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed,

But the unfaithful heirs of that kingdom will be thrown into the darkness outside. In that place there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth."

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

Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest."

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

When Jesus got into the boat, his disciples went with him.

Suddenly, a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat began to be swamped by the waves. Yet Jesus kept sleeping.

After getting into a boat, Jesus crossed to the other side and came to his own city.

But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking, replied, "Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?

But so you will know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"" he told the paralyzed man, "Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home!"

When Jesus heard that, he said, "Healthy people don't need a physician, but sick people do.

Go and learn what this means: "I want mercy and not sacrifice,' because I did not come to call righteous people, but sinners."

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

Jesus asked them, "The wedding guests can't mourn as long as the groom is with them, can they? But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast."

While Jesus was telling them these things, an official came up and fell down before him. "My daughter has just died," he said. "But come and lay your hand on her, and she will live."

he said, "Go away! The young lady hasn't died, but is sleeping." But they ridiculed him with laughter.

But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that region.

But the Pharisees kept saying, "He drives out demons by the ruler of demons."

Then he told his disciples, "The harvest is vast, but the workers are few.

If the household is receptive, let your blessing of peace come on it. But if it isn't receptive, let your blessing of peace return to you.

It won't be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

"Brother will hand brother over for execution, and a father his child. Children will rebel against parents and have them put to death.

You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the person who endures to the end will be saved.

Stop being afraid of those who kill the body but can't kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

But whoever denies me before people I, too, will deny before my Father in heaven."

"Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword!

"A wedding song we played for you, the dance you all did scorn. A woeful dirge we chanted, too, but then you would not mourn.'

But he told them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

How is it that he went into the house of God and ate the Bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for him and his companions to eat but was reserved for the priests?

But I tell you, something greater than the Temple is here!

But he asked them, "Is there a man among you who, if he had one sheep and it fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't take hold of it and pull it out?

"Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, whom I love, and with whom I am pleased! I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to unbelievers.

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."

But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

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

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come."

But he replied to them, "An evil and adulterous generation craves a sign. Yet no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah,

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. But look something greater than Jonah is here!

The queen of the south will stand up and condemn the people living today, because she came from so far away to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But look! Something greater than Solomon is here!"

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

Then it says, "I will go back to my home that I left.' When it arrives, it finds it empty, swept clean, and put in order.

Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, while the entire crowd stood on the shore.

But when the sun came up, they were scorched. Since they did not have any roots, they dried up.

But other seeds fell on good soil and produced a crop, some 100, some 60, and some 30 times what was sown.

He answered them, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom from heaven, but it hasn't been given to them,

because to anyone who has something, more will be given, and he will have more than enough. But from the one who doesn't have anything, even what he has will be taken away from him.

That's why I speak to them in parables, because "they look but don't see, and they listen but don't hear or understand.'

"With them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says: "You will listen and listen but never understand. You will look and look but never comprehend,

I tell all of you with certainty, many prophets and righteous people longed to see the things you see but did not see them, and to hear the things you hear but did not hear them."

but since he doesn't have any root in himself, he lasts for only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes along because of the word, he immediately falls away.

As for what was sown among the thorn bushes, this is the person who hears the word, but the worries of life and the deceitful pleasures of wealth choke the word so that it can't produce a crop.

But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word, understands it, and produces a crop that yields 100, 60, or 30 times what was sown."

Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, "Gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles for burning, but bring the wheat into my barn."'"

"The kingdom from heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and hid. In his excitement he went and sold everything he had and bought that field."

When he found a very valuable pearl, he went and sold everything he had and bought it."

When it was full, the fishermen hauled it ashore. Then they sat down, sorted the good fish into containers, and threw the bad ones away.

But Jesus told them, "A prophet is without honor only in his hometown and in his own home." He did not perform many miracles there because of their unbelief.

Herod had arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

But when Herod's birthday celebration was held, the daughter of Herodias danced before the guests. She pleased Herod

When Jesus heard this, he left that place and went by boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of it and followed him on foot from the neighboring towns.

When he got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd. He had compassion for them and healed their sick.