The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

and Jacob the father of Josnt the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way: when his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

And she will give birth to a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."

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

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented.

And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him.

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

Then Jesus said to him, "Away, Satan! for it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"

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

From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

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

Then Jesus put out his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be clean." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

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

And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."

When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.

Then to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; be it done for you as you have believed." And his servant was healed at that very hour.

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

Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.

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."

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

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven."

But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.

And as Jesus sat at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

But when Jesus heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

And Jesus said to them, "Can the guests of the bridegroom mourn as long as he is with them? The days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

So Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples.

Jesus turned, and when he saw her he said, "Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that moment.

When Jesus came to the ruler's house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd,

And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David."

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 their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, "See that no one knows it."

And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness.

These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them: "Do not go among the Gentiles, or enter any town of the Samaritans.

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

And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John what you hear and see:

As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to babes.

At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. And his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.

Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all,

Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

All these things Jesus spoke to the crowd in parables; and without a parable he did not speak to them.

Jesus asked, "Have you understood all these things?" "Yes," they said to him.

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

And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house."

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

Then his disciples came and took the body and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.

Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a lonely place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

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

Jesus said, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."

Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the multitudes.

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid."

So he said, "Come". Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"

Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,

So Jesus said, "Are you also still without understanding?

And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

And Jesus went on from there and passed along the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain, and sat down there.

Now Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."

And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

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

But Jesus, aware of this, said, "O men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?"

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

From that time Jesus began to show to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

And Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make here three tabernaclesone for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

But Jesus came and touched them and said, "Rise. Don't be afraid."

And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, "Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

Jesus replied, "Elijah is coming first and will restore all things.

Then Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to me."

And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was cured from that moment.

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?"

Now while they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men,

He said, "Yes." And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from others?"

And when Peter said, "From others," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free.

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.

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

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."

He said to him, "Which ones?" And Jesus said, "'You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness,

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,

But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking for. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."