When they saw the star, they were very glad,

and they went into the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they threw themselves down and did homage to him. They opened their treasure boxes and presented the child with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Be glad and exult over it, for you will be richly rewarded in heaven, for that is the way they persecuted the prophets who went before you!

When he reached the other side, in the region of Gadara, two men possessed by demons came out of the tombs and confronted him; they were so extremely violent that nobody could go along that road.

Then he called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them power over the foul spirits so that they could drive them out, and so that they could heal any disease or illness.

Do not accept gold or silver or copper money to put in your pockets,

And no one who will give the humblest of my disciples even a cup of cold water because he is my disciple, I tell you, can ever fail of his reward."

At that time some people brought to him a man blind and dumb, who was possessed by a demon, and he cured him, so that the dumb man could speak and see.

For I tell you, many prophets and upright men have longed to see what you see, and could not see it, and to hear what you hear, and could not hear it.

As he spoke a bright cloud overshadowed them and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, my Beloved. He is my Chosen. Listen to him!"

Afterward, when he was alone, the disciples went to Jesus and said to him, "Why could we not drive it out?"

And as he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all he had, in payment of the debt.

saying to them, "Go to the village that lies in front of you, and you will at once find an ass tied there, and a colt with her. Untie her and bring them to me.

they brought the ass and the colt, and laid their coats upon them, and Jesus seated himself upon them.

So his slaves went out on the roads, and got together all the people they could find, good or bad, and the hall was filled with guests.

And no one could make him any answer, and from that day no one ventured to ask him any more questions.

Alas for you, you blind guides, who say, 'If anyone swears by the sanctuary, it does not matter, but if anyone swears by the gold of the sanctuary, it is binding.'

Blind fools! which is greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that makes the gold sacred?

Go on and fill up the measure of your forefathers' guilt.

and because of the increase of wickedness, most men's love will grow cold.

When he came back he found them asleep again, for they could hardly keep their eyes open.

And they could not, although many false witnesses presented themselves. But finally two came forward