Then he awoke and tenderly took the child and His mother by night and made their escape to Egypt;

Then he awoke, tenderly took the child and His mother, and made the trip to the land of Israel.

He went to a town called Nazareth and made his home there, so that the saying of the prophet was fulfilled: "He shall be called a Nazarene."

This very John had his clothing made of camel's hair, and wore a leather belt around his waist; his food was dried locusts and wild honey.

But He left Nazareth and made His home in Capernaum, by the sea, in the district of Zebulon and Naphtali,

"You must never give the things that are sacred to dogs, and you must never throw your pearls before hogs, for fear they might trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.

And suddenly all the town turned out to meet Jesus, and as soon as they saw Him, they begged Him to move on and leave their neighborhood.

Yes, Father, I thank You that Your good pleasure made it so.

And he said, 'No, never, for while you are gathering the wild wheat plants you might root up the good ones with them.

and so passionately promised to give her anything she might ask for.

And they all ate and had aplenty. Then they took up the pieces left over, which made twelve basketfuls.

But you say, 'Whoever tells his father or mother, "Everything I have that might be used for helping you, is devoted to God,"

Then Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, "My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for it is now three days they have been staying with me, and they have nothing at all left to eat, and I fear they might give out on the way home."

And they all ate and had aplenty, and they took up the pieces left over, which made seven hamper-basketfuls.

Then Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah, for it is not man that made this known to you, but my Father in heaven.

For wherever two or three have met as my disciples, I am right there with them."

And because he could not pay it, his master ordered him to be sold, yea, even his wife and children and all he had, and payment to be made.

And He answered, "Have you not read that the Creator at the beginning made them male and female,

For some are born incapable of marriage, and some have been made so by men, and some have made themselves so for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let him accept it who can."

and said to them, "The Scripture says, 'My house must be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave for robbers."

Then the Pharisees went and made a plot to trap Him in argument.

"Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

But at midnight there was a shout, 'Here comes the bridegroom! Go out to meet him!'

The man who had received the five thousand dollars at once went out and invested it, and made five thousand more.

In the same way the man who had received the two thousand made two thousand more.

The man who had received the five thousand dollars came up and brought him five thousand more, saying, 'You turned over to me five thousand dollars; here are five thousand more I made.'

Then the man who had received the two thousand came up and said, 'Master, you turned over to me two thousand dollars; here are two thousand more I made.'

Then the high priests and the elders of the people met in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

But after I am raised from the dead, I will go back to Galilee to meet you."

But this has all taken place so that the writings of the prophets may be fulfilled." Then the disciples all forsook Him and made their escape.

The men who had laid hands on Jesus took Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, at whose home the scribes and elders had met.

And while the charges were being made against Him by the high priests and elders, He made no answer.

So when they met for this purpose, Pilate asked them, "Which one do you want me to set free, Barabbas, or Jesus, the so-called Christ?"

and made a crown of thorns and set it on His head, and they put a stick in His hand, and kneeling before Him they made sport of Him, saying, "All hail, you king of the Jews!"

And the high priests, too, made sport of Him, with the scribes and elders, and said,

Even the robbers who were crucified with Him made sport of Him in the same way.

On the next day, which is the day after the Preparation Day, the high priests and Pharisees met and went in a body to Pilate,

So off they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the boulder and setting a guard.

Then Jesus met them Himself, and said, "Good morning!" And they went up to Him and clasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

So they met and held a consultation with the elders, and bribed the soldiers with a large sum of money,