So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the exile to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.

"Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him."

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him."

And they, having heard the king, went their way; and suddenly the star which they saw in the east went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.

And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

"Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child's life are dead."

Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and suddenly the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you do not dash your foot against a stone.'"

And leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, and to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned."

From that time, Jesus began to proclaim, and to say, "Repent. For the Kingdom of Heaven is near."

And 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.

Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

"Blessed are you when men insult you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing.' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool.' shall be in danger of the fire of hell.

so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

See the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of much more value than they?

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won't he much more clothe you, you of little faith?

"Do not judge, so that you won't be judged.

And why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?

You hypocrite. First remove the log out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.

And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

And the centurion answered, "Lord, I'm not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

And when Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, "Truly I tell you, I have not found so great a faith with anyone in Israel.

And when Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever.

So he touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and served him.

Now when Jesus saw large crowds around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.

And suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.

And he said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.

And the men marveled, saying, "What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

And when he came to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.

And he said to them, "Go." And they came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and suddenly the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water.

And suddenly all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.

For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven;' or to say, 'Get up, and walk?'

Now when the crowds saw it, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

And as Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him.

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

Then John's disciples came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?"

And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder,

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, "See that no one knows about this."

But when he saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.

But when they deliver you up, do not be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.

And you will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.

"Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father's will,

And a man's foes will be those of his own household.

He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward. He who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.

And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:

And as these went their way, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Look, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.

and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance. We wailed in mourning, and you did not mourn.'

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.' But wisdom is justified by her actions."

Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.

But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Look, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."

Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him and he healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw.

Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation."

And great crowds gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the crowd stood on the beach.

And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Listen, a farmer went out to sow.

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing, they do not hear, neither do they understand.

And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, 'By hearing you will hear, and will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive:

for this people's heart has grown callous, and their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and should turn again; and I would heal them.'

"But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

For truly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and did not see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where did these tares come from?'

which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches."

As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of the age.

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,

So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,

And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?

Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

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

But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

And he went out, and he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

So he said, "Bring them here to me."

And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking on the sea.

And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It's a ghost." and they screamed with fear.

But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he yelled, saying, "Lord, save me."

But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,"

So he said, "Do you also still not understand?

But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

So the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, injured whole, lame walking, and blind seeing?and they glorified the God of Israel.

Then the disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a crowd?"

But he answered them, When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?"

They said, "Some say John the Baptist, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."