All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

but did not know her until she had borne a son. And he called his name Jesus.

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

Then Herod called the wise men secretly and determined from them what time the star had appeared.

When they had heard the king they went their way; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Josnt in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him."

and remained there until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all its region who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.

Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.

And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black.

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

"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

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

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

And when Jesus had finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching,

for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help,

When evening had come, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed. And he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

When he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way.

Then those who kept them fled, and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

And behold, a woman who had suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment.

But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

When he had entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."

And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel."

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

And when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

Then he began to rebuke the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.

"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

And if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.

Some fell on rocky places, where they did not have much soil, and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of soil.

But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.

He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour till it was all leavened."

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and then in his joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

who, when he had found one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.

For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

because John had said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."

so he sent and had John beheaded in prison.

And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

When Jesus went ashore he saw a great throng; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,

When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

Then Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees."

And as he was not able to pay, his master ordered that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and went and told their master all that had happened.

Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

Should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?'

Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.

But when the young man heard this, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

And when they had received it, they complained against the landowner,

saying, 'These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.'

And Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.

"What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'

Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her."

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

And you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'

And Jesus answered them: "Take heed that no one deceives you.

And then many will fall away, and will betray one another, and hate one another.

And if those days had not been shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.

But know this, that if the owner of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have let his house be broken into.

He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them; and he made five talents more.

So also, he who had the two talents gained two more.

But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground, and hid his master's money.

So he who had received the five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents.'

He also who had received the two talents came and said, 'Master, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents.'

Then he who had received the one talent came and said, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

So I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.'

When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples,

a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive perfume, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.

So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.

When evening had come, he sat at the table with the twelve.

The Son of Man goes just as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born."

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, "The one I kiss is the man; seize him."

And those who had seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.

And Peter remembered the word Jesus had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." So he went out and wept bitterly.

Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel,

And at that time they had a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas.

So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you, Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?"

For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed him over.

Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

and when they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And they bowed the knee before him and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

And they spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.

And when they had mocked him, they took the robe off him, put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.

And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots;

And they put up over his head the charge written against him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

the tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,

So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified, and said, "Truly this was the Son of God!"

And many women were also there, looking on from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him;

And when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself also become a disciple of Jesus.

and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.