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

When they had heard the king they went their way; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

On coming into the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they fell down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, and of frankincense, and of myrrh.

And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Josnt in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him."

and remained there until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

and confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, 'He will give his angels charge of you,' and 'In their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.

Immediately they left their nets and followed him.

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,

and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.

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.

Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

leave your gift there before the altar, and go. First be reconciled to your brother; and then come and offer your gift.

If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell.

"Thus, when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

And when you pray, do not use empty repetitions as the Gentiles do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

"And when you fast, do not look gloomy, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is a plank in your own eye?

Do not give what is holy to the dogs; do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?

Thus you will know them by their fruits.

for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

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

And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

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 the report of this went through all that region.

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

Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it done to you."

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.

Now whatever village or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there until you go out.

But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and flog you in their synagogues.

for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

When they persecute you in one city, flee to another. For truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

"So do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

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

the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions,

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.

And he went on from there, and went into their synagogue.

And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" so that they might accuse him.

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.

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

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.

Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation."

And great crowds gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the shore.

For this people's heart has grown dull. And their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and they understand with their hearts, and turn so that I should heal them.'

He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour till it was all leavened."

and will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

which, when it was full, they drew it up on the shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.

and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

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

And coming to 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?

And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.

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.

And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,

"Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat."

'These people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

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

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

"Yes, Lord," she said, "yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

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."

Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.

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."

When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces, and were filled with awe.

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

But I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands."

So he said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you."

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 if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.

And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

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

But if he will not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that 'every matter may be established by the word of two or three witnesses.'

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."

But he refused, and went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.

When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and went and told their master all that had happened.

And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it."

And he laid his hands on them and went from there.

And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments."

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.'