Now these were the circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ. Mary, his mother, was engaged to Joseph, but before they were married it was found that she was about to become a mother through the influence of the holy Spirit.

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said to them, "Go and inquire particularly about the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, so that I may go and do homage to him too."

and said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says, " 'He will give his angels orders about you, And they will lift you up with their hands So that you may never strike your foot against a stone!' "

Word went all through Syria about him, and people brought to him all who were suffering with any kind of disease, or who were in great pain??emoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics??nd he cured them.

Great crowds followed him about, from Galilee and the Ten Towns and Jerusalem and Judea and from the other side of the Jordan.

Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about life, wondering what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body, wondering what you will have to wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body than clothes?

Why should you worry about clothing? See how the wild flowers grow. They do not toil or spin,

So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries of its own. Let each day be content with its own ills.

And the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew, and beat about that house, and it did not go down, for its foundations were on rock.

And the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat about that house, and it went down, and its downfall was complete."

Then Jesus, seeing a crowd about him, gave orders to cross to the other side.

And the men who tended them ran away and went off to the town and told it all, and the news about the men possessed by demons.

But they went out and spread the news about him all over that part of the country.

And as you go about, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!'

But when they give you up, you must have no anxiety about how to speak or what to say, for you will be told at the very moment what you ought to say,

But as they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John. "What was it that you went out into the desert to look at? A reed swaying in the wind?

For up to the time of John all the Prophets and the Law itself prophesied about it,

But to what can I compare this present age? It is like children sitting about in the bazaars and calling out to their playmates,

But the Pharisees left the synagogue and consulted about him, with a view to putting him to death.

But Jesus knew of this, and he left that place. And numbers of people followed him about, and he cured them all,

and warned them not to say anything about him

Therefore, I tell you, men will be forgiven for any sin or abusive speech, but abusive speech about the Spirit cannot be forgiven.

And such great crowds gathered about him that he got into a boat and sat down in it, while all the people stood on the shore.

At that time, Herod the governor heard the reports about Jesus,

There were about five thousand men who were fed, besides women and children.

You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied finely about you when he said,

Why do you not see that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

As they were going about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be handed over to men,

Again, I tell you, if even two of you here on earth agree about what they shall pray for, it will be given them by my Father in heaven.

And when he set about doing so, a man was brought in who owed him ten million dollars.

Great crowds followed him about and he cured them there.

But he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter that life, keep the commandments."

He went out about nine o'clock and saw others standing in the bazaar with nothing to do.

He went out again about twelve and about three, and did the same.

About five he went out and found others standing about and he said to them, 'Why have you been standing about here all day doing nothing?'

When those who were hired about five o'clock came they received a dollar apiece.

When Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve off by themselves, and said to them as they were on the way,

When the high priests and the Pharisees heard his figures, they knew that he was speaking about them,

"What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "David's."

Jesus answered, "Take care that no one misleads you about this.

But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven nor the Son, but only the Father.

and knew nothing about it until the flood came and destroyed them all, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come, share your master's enjoyment!'

His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come! share your master's enjoyment.'

And the high priest got up and said to him, "Have you no answer to make? What about their evidence against you?"

When it was morning, all the high priests and elders of the people held a consultation about Jesus, with a view to putting him to death.

Now while he was on the bench his wife sent to him to say, "Do not have anything to do with that upright man, for I have just had a painful experience in a dream about him."

Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the barracks, and got the whole battalion together about him.

And about three, Jesus called out loudly, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God! My God! Why have you forsaken me?"

There they saw him and bowed down before him, though some were in doubt about it.