He also sent them to Bethlehem, telling them, "Go and make a careful search for the child, and when you have found him report to me, so that I may go and worship him too."

but on hearing that Archelaus reigned over Judaea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there and, by a divine injunction in a dream, withdrew to the region of Galilee.

He went and settled in a town called Nazaret, so that what had been said by the prophets might be fulfilled: 'He shall be called a Nazarene.'

Now, produce fruit that answers to your repentance,

The axe is lying all ready at the root of the trees; any tree that is not producing good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

He answered, "It is written, Man is not to live on bread alone, but on every word that issues from the mouth of God."

he said, "I will give you all that if you will fall down and worship me."

Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee; ??13 he left Nazaret and settled at Capharnahum beside the lake, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali

From that day Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, the Reign of heaven is near."

rejoice and exult in it, for your reward is rich in heaven; that is how they persecuted the prophets before you.

You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes insipid, what can make it salt again? After that it is fit for nothing, fit only to be thrown outside and trodden by the feet of men.

So your light is to shine before men, that they may see the good you do and glorify your Father in heaven.

For I tell you, unless your goodness excels that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the Realm of heaven.

So if you remember, even when offering your gift at the altar, that your brother has any grievance against you,

Let what you say be simply 'yes' or 'no'; whatever exceeds that springs from evil.

that you may be sons of your Father in heaven: he makes his sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.

For if you love only those who love you, what reward do you get for that? do not the very taxgatherers do as much?

and if you only salute your friends, what is special about that? do not the very pagans do as much?

so that your fast may be seen not by men but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

(pagans make all that their aim in life) for your heavenly Father knows quite well you need all that.

Seek God's Realm and his goodness, and all that will be yours over and above.

Judge not, that you may not be judged yourselves;

Well then, whatever you would like men to do to you, do just the same to them; that is the meaning of the Law and the prophets.

Enter by the narrow gate: for [the gate] is broad and the road is wide that leads to destruction, and many enter that way.

But the road that leads to life is both narrow and close, and there are few who find it.

[Relocated to follow vs 20] Any tree that does not produce sound fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Many will say to me at that Day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? did we not cast out daemons in your name? did we not perform many miracles in your name?'

The rain came down, the floods rose, the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on rock.

The rain came down, the floods rose, the winds blew and beat upon that house, and down it fell ??with a mighty crash."

When Jesus heard that, he marvelled; "I tell you truly," he said to his followers, "I have never met faith like this anywhere in Israel.

Then Jesus said to the captain, "Go; as you have had faith, your prayer is granted." And the servant was cured at that very hour.

Now when evening came they brought him many demoniacs, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all the invalids ??17 that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, He took away our sicknesses and he removed our diseases.

Now a heavy storm came on at sea, so that the boat was buried under the waves. He was sleeping.

When he reached the opposite side, the country of the Gadarenes, he was met by two demoniacs who ran out of the tombs; they were so violent that nobody could pass along the road there.

so the daemons begged him saying, "If you are going to cast us out, send us into that drove of swine."

Then Jesus turned round, and when he saw her he said, "Courage, my daughter, your faith has made you well." And the woman was well from that hour.

The report of this went all over that country.

But they went out and spread the news of him all over that country.

Whoever will not receive you or listen to your message, leave that house or town and shake off the very dust from your feet.

I tell you truly, on the day of judgment it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorra than for that town.

for you are not the speakers, it is the Spirit of your Father that is speaking through you.

Fear them not: ??nothing is veiled that shall not be revealed, or hidden that shall not be known;

the Son of man has come eating and drinking, and men say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of taxgatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is vindicated by all that she does."

At that time Jesus spoke and said, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the wise and learned and revealing it to the simpleminded;

yes, Father, I praise thee that such was thy chosen purpose.

At that time Jesus walked one sabbath through the cornfields, and as his disciples were hungry they started to pull some ears of corn and eat them.

Have you not read in the Law that the priests in the temple are not guilty when they desecrate the sabbath?

Then a blind and dumb demoniac was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw.

He replied to them, "It is an evil and disloyal generation that craves a Sign, but no Sign will be given to it except the Sign of the prophet Jonah;

Then it goes off to fetch seven other spirits worse than itself; they go in and dwell there, and the last state of that man is worse than the first. This is how it will be with the present evil generation."

Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, that is my brother and sister and mother."

That same day Jesus went out of the house and seated himself by the seaside;

When anyone hears the word of the Realm and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart; that is the man who is sown 'on the road.'

As for him who is sown 'on stony soil,' that is the man who hears the word and accepts it at once with enthusiasm;

As for him who is sown 'among thorns,' that is the man who listens to the word, but the worry of the world and the delight of being rich choke the word; so it proves unfruitful.

As for him who is sown 'on good soil,' that is the man who hears the word and understands it; he bears fruit, producing now a hundredfold, now sixty, and now thirtyfold."

It is less than any seed on earth, but when it grows up it is larger than any plant, it becomes a tree, so large that the wild birds come and roost in its branches."

The Realm of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field; the man who finds it hides it and in his delight goes and sells all he possesses and buys that field.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus.

And he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead. That is why miraculous powers are working through him."

The men of that place recognized him and sent all over the surrounding country, bringing him all who were ill

it is not what enters a man's mouth that defiles him, what defiles a man is what comes out of his mouth."

Then the disciples came up and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees have taken offence at what they hear you say?"

He replied, "Any plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.

Do you not see how all that enters the mouth passes into the belly and is then thrown out into the drain,

while what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart ??and that is what defiles a man.

That is what defiles a man; a man is not defiled by eating with hands unwashed!"

He replied, "It was only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel that I was sent."

"No, sir," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table."

At that Jesus replied, "O woman, you have great faith; your prayer is granted as you wish." And from that hour her daughter was cured.

Then Jesus removed from that country and went along the sea of Galilee; he went up the hillside and sat there.

"It is an evil and disloyal generation that craves a Sign, and no Sign shall be given to it except the Sign of Jonah." Then he left them and went away.

Why do you not see that I was not speaking to you about bread? No, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Then they realized that what he told them to beware of was not leaven but the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Jesus answered him, "You are a blessed man, Simon Bar-jona, for it was my Father in heaven, not flesh and blood, that revealed this to you.

From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he had to leave for Jerusalem and endure great suffering at the hands of the elders and high priests and scribes, and be killed and raised on the third day.

The disciples inquired of him, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?"

So Jesus checked the daemon and it came out of him, and from that hour the boy was healed.

However, not to give any offence to them, go to the sea, throw a hook in, and take the first fish you bring up. Open its mouth and you will find a five-shilling piece; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."

At that hour the disciples came and asked Jesus, "Who is greatest in the Realm of heaven?"

See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you, their angels in heaven always look on the face of my Father in heaven.

Tell me, if a man has a hundred sheep and one of them strays, will he not leave the ninety-nine sheep on the hills and go in search of the one that has strayed?

And if he happens to find it, I tell you he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.

So it is not the will of your Father in heaven that a single one of these little ones should be lost.

but if he will not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that every case may be decided on the evidence of two or of three witnesses.

That is why the Realm of heaven may be compared to a king who resolved to settle accounts with his servants.

And out of pity for that servant his master released him and discharged his debt.

But as that servant went away, he met one of his fellow-servants who owed him twenty pounds, and seizing him by the throat he said, 'Pay your debt!'

Now when his fellow-servants saw what had happened they were greatly distressed, and they went and explained to their master all that had happened.

Then his master summoned him and said, 'You scoundrel of a servant! I discharged all that debt for you, because you implored me.

When Jesus finished saying this he moved from Galilee and went to the territory of Judaea that lies across the Jordan.

He replied, "Have you never read that He who created them male and female from the beginning

They said to him, "Then why did Moses lay it down that we were to divorce by giving a separation-notice?"

The disciples said to him, "If that is a man's position with his wife, there is no good in marrying."

Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray over them. The disciples checked the people,

When the young man heard that, he went sadly away, for he had great possessions.

He said to her, "What do you want?" She said, "Give orders that my two sons are to sit at your right hand and at your left in your Realm."

If anyone says anything to you, you will say that the Lord needs them; then he will at once let them go."

All that ever you ask in prayer you shall have, if you believe."

And if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet."