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

Now all this happened in order that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,

And [when they] came into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down [and] worshiped him. And opening their treasure boxes, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.

And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their [own] country by another route.

Now [after] they had gone away, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, "Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him."

And he was there until the death of Herod, in order that what was said by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, "Out of Egypt 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 took refuge in the regions of Galilee.

and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River [as they] confessed their sins.

And behold, [there was] a voice from heaven saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down! For it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you,' and 'On [their] hands they will lift 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,

And immediately they left their nets [and] followed him.

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

And immediately they left the boat and their father [and] followed him.

And he went around through all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

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

leave your gift there before the altar and first go be reconciled to your brother, and then come [and] present your gift.

Truly I say to you, you will never come out of there until you have paid back the last penny!

And if your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw [it] from you! For it is better for you that one of your members be destroyed than your whole body be thrown into hell.

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw [it] from you! For it is better for you that one of your limbs be destroyed than your whole body go into hell.

Therefore whenever you practice charitable giving, do not sound a trumpet in front of you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, in order that they may be praised by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!

And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to stand [and] pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, in order that they may be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!

"But [when you] pray, do not babble repetitiously like the pagans, for they think that because of their many words they will be heard.

For if you forgive people their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

"Whenever you fast, do not be sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unrecognizable in order that they may be seen fasting by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!

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

"Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls in front of pigs, lest they trample them with their feet, and turn around [and] tear you to pieces.

Or what man is [there] among you, [if] his son will ask him [for] bread, will give him a stone?

"Enter through the narrow gate, because broad [is] the gate and spacious [is] the road that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it,

because narrow [is] the gate and constricted [is] the road that leads to life, and there are few who find it!

You will recognize them by their fruits: they do not gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles, [do they]?

As a result, you will recognize them by their fruits.

because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like their scribes.

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!"

in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said, "He himself took away our sicknesses, and carried away our diseases."

But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead!"

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

And behold, the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and [when they] saw him, they implored [him] that he would depart from their region.

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher, and [when] Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Have courage, child, your sins are forgiven."

And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

And [as] Jesus was going away from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth and said to him, "Follow me!" And he stood up [and] followed him.

And [as] Jesus was going away from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"

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

And their eyes were opened, and Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See [that] no one finds out."

And Jesus was going around all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness.

And into whatever town or village you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay [there] until you depart.

But beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils, and they will flog you in their synagogues.

For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father [who is] speaking through you.

And whenever they persecute you in this town, flee to another, for truly I say to you, you will never finish [going through] the towns of Israel until the Son of Man comes.

And it happened that when Jesus had finished giving orders to his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and to preach in their towns.

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

At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck off heads of grain and eat [them].

And going on from there he came into their synagogue.

And behold, [there was] a man who had a withered hand, and they asked him, saying, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?" in order that they could accuse him.

But he said to them, "What man will there be among you who will have one sheep and if this one fell into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift [it] out?

Now Jesus, [when he] learned of [it], withdrew from there, and many followed him, and he healed them all.

in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,

But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

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

"Now whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find [it].

Then it goes and brings along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and [they] go in [and] live there. And the last [state] of that person becomes worse than the first. So it will be for this evil generation also!"

And [while] he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers were standing there outside, desiring to speak to him.

And someone told him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing there outside desiring to speak to you."

For the heart of this people has become dull, and with their ears they hear with difficulty, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them."

He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took [and] put into three measures of wheat flour until the whole [batch] was leavened."

in order that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden since the creation."

and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!

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

which when it was filled they pulled to shore and sat down [and] collected the good [fish] into containers, but the bad they threw out.

and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!

And it happened that when Jesus had finished these parables he went away from there.

And he came to his hometown [and] began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed and said, "From where did this man [get] this wisdom and these miracles?

And he did not perform many miracles in that place because of their unbelief.

Now [when] Jesus heard [it], he withdrew from there in a boat to an isolated place by himself. And [when] the crowds heard [it], they followed him by land from the towns.

And [as he] got out, he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them and healed their sick.

And [after he] sent away the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. So [when] evening came, he was there alone.

"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat {a meal}."

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

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

And he answered [and] said, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw [it] to the dogs!"

So she said, "Yes, Lord, for even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table."

And departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee, and he went up on the mountain [and] was sitting there.

And Jesus summoned his disciples [and] said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry lest they give out on the way."

Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

So Peter answered [and] said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good [that] we are here! If you want, I will make here three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

And [when] the disciples heard [this], they fell down on their faces and were extremely frightened.

And [when they] lifted up their eyes they saw no one except him--Jesus alone.

But I say to you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did with him whatever they wanted. In the [same] way also the Son of Man is going to suffer [at] their hands."

And he said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith like a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here [to] there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for 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 collect tolls or taxes--from their own sons, or from foreigners?"

And calling a child [to himself], he had him stand in their midst

Woe to the world because of causes for stumbling, for [it is] a necessity [that] causes for stumbling come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause for stumbling comes.

And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw [it] from you! It is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than, having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the eternal fire!

And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw [it] from you! It is better for you to enter into life one-eyed than, having two eyes, to be thrown into fiery hell!

"See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven constantly see the face of my Father [who is] in heaven.

But if he does not listen, take with you in addition one or two [others], so that by {the testimony} of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

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

Then the slave threw himself to the ground [and] began to do obeisance to him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay back everything to you!'

Then his fellow slave threw himself to the ground [and] began to implore him, saying, 'Be patient with me and I will repay you!'

But he did not want to, but rather he went [and] threw him into prison until he would repay what was owed.