And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well."

He stayed there until Herod died. In this way what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet was fulfilled: "I called my Son out of Egypt."

"I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am -- I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?"

And a voice from heaven said, "This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight."

And he said to him, "I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship me."

He said to them, "Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people."

"Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.

Reach agreement quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.

so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,

may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye,' while there is a beam in your own?

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven -- only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

On that day, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?'

Then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!'

And a leper approached, and bowed low before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."

"Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish."

But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed.

For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go' and he goes, and to another 'Come' and he comes, and to my slave 'Do this' and he does it."

Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."

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

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -- then he said to the paralytic -- "Stand up, take your stretcher, and go home."

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

As he was saying these things, a ruler came, bowed low before him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."

And you will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.

And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

"Whoever, then, acknowledges me before people, I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

But whoever denies me before people, I will deny him also before my Father in heaven.

"Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.

"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.

Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me."

This is the one about whom it is written: 'Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides to reveal him.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry."

"Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

To the one who had said this, Jesus replied, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"

And pointing toward his disciples he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."

But he said, 'No, since in gathering the weeds you may uproot the wheat with them.

Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I will tell the reapers, "First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned, but then gather the wheat into my barn."'"

This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world."

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

"Bring them here to me," he replied.

Peter said to him, "Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water."

But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"

But you say, 'If someone tells his father or mother, "Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,"

This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me,

and they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"

And he replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!"

But she came and bowed down before him and said, "Lord, help me!"

Then Jesus called the disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way."

And Jesus answered him, "You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven!

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!"

and said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire and into the water.

Jesus answered, "You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him here to me."

But so that we don't offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you."

And whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me.

"But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.

"See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.

For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them."

Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?"

Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.'

After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!'

Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you.'

Then his lord called the first slave and said to him, 'Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!

So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart."

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, 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.

And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

And the landowner replied to one of them, 'Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn't you agree with me to work for the standard wage?

Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?'

He told them, "You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

Jesus stopped, called them, and said, "What do you want me to do for you?"

telling them, "Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are turning it into a den of robbers!"

Jesus answered them, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

Finally he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

Again he sent other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet."'

But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said, "Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?

Show me the coin used for the tax." So they brought him a denarius.

The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet"'?

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too!

For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say, 'Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"