So on waking from sleep Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him; he took his wife home,

but he did not live with her as a husband till she bore a son, whom he called Jesus.

saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead."

Many will say to me at that Day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? did we not cast out daemons in your name? did we not perform many miracles in your name?'

The rain came down, the floods rose, the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on rock.

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

As he said this, an official came in and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter is just dead; do come and lay your hand on her, and she will live."

he said, "Be off with you; the girl is not dead but asleep." They laughed at him.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out daemons; give without paying, as you have got without paying;

the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, and the dead are raised.

As the disciples of John went away, Jesus proceeded to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind?

Come, what did you go out to see? A man arrayed in soft raiment? The wearers of soft raiment are in royal palaces.

Come, why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

He replied, "Have you not read what David did when he and his men were hungry,

The men of Ninive will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for when Jonah preached they did repent, and here is One greater than Jonah.

So the servants of the owner went to him and said, 'Did you not sow good seed in your field, sir? How then does it contain weeds?'

and went to his native place, where he taught the people in the synagogue till they were astounded. They said, "Where did he get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?

And he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead. That is why miraculous powers are working through him."

Jesus at once stretched his hand out and caught him, saying, "How little you trust me! Why did you doubt?"

As they went down the hill Jesus ordered them, "Tell this vision to nobody until the Son of man is raised from the dead."

They said to him, "Then why did Moses lay it down that we were to divorce by giving a separation-notice?"

Up came a man and said to him, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to gain life eternal?"

Going out again at twelve o'clock and at three o'clock, he did the same thing.

Then he replied to one of them, 'My man, I am not wronging you. Did you not agree with me for a shilling?

So the disciples went and did as Jesus told them;

When the disciples saw this they marvelled. "How did the fig tree wither up in an instant?" they said.

Where did the baptism of John come from? From heaven or from men?" Now they argued to themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

he replied, 'I will go, sir,' but he did not go.

The man went to the second and said the same to him; he replied, 'I will not,' but afterwards he changed his mind and did go.

Which of the two did the will of the father?" They said, "The last." Jesus said to them, "I tell you truly, the taxgatherers and harlots are going into the Realm of God before you.

Once more he sent some other servants, more than he had sent at first, and they did the same to them.

Then he said to his servants, 'The marriage-banquet is all ready, but the invited guests did not deserve it.

So he said to him, 'My man, how did you get in here without a wedding-robe?' The man was speech less.

And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God,

I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? He is not a God of dead people but of living."

Woe to you, you irreligious scribes and Pharisees! you are like tombs white-washed; they look comely on the outside, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all manner of impurity.

His master said to him in reply, 'You rascal, you idle servant! You knew, did you, that I reap where I have never sowed and gather where I have never winnowed!

Then the just will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and fed you? or thirsty and gave you drink?

when did we see you a stranger and entertain you? or unclothed and clothed you?

when did we see you ill or in prison and visit you?'

The King will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did it to one of these brothers of mine, even to the least of them, you did it to me.'

Then they will answer too, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or unclothed or ill or in prison, and did not minister to you?'

Then he will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did not do it to one of these, even the least of them, you did not do it to me.'

So the disciples did as Jesus had told them, and prepared the passover.

saying, "I did wrong in betraying innocent blood." "What does that matter to us?" they said, "it is your affair, not ours!"

Now then, give orders for the tomb to be kept secure till the third day, in case his disciples go and steal him and then tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead.' The end of the fraud will then be worse than the beginning of it."

For fear of him the sentries shook and became like dead men;

Now be quick and go to his disciples, tell them he has risen from the dead and that 'he precedes you to Galilee; you shall see him there.' That is my message for you."