saying, "Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him."

"In Bethlehem of Judea," they said, "for it is written this way by the prophet:

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."

After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him."

"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone."

saying, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead."

"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

For he is the one about whom Isaiah the prophet had spoken: "The voice of one shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.'"

and don't think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

"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.

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clean out his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn up with inextinguishable fire."

So Jesus replied to him, "Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then John yielded to him.

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 'with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"

Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan! For it is written: 'You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"

From that time Jesus began to preach this message: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

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

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.

"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.

"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people.

For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don't they?

Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

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

"When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward.

"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.

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

"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won't he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?

For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Is there anyone among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?

In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.

"Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.

Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help:

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."

Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; just as you believed, it will be done for you." And the servant was healed at that hour.

Go and learn what this saying means: 'I want mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

But a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.

For she kept saying to herself, "If only I touch his cloak, I will be healed."

he said, "Go away, for the girl is not dead but asleep." And they began making fun of him.

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

no bag for the journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals or staff, for the worker deserves his provisions.

I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!

Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house 'Beelzebul,' how much more will they defame the members of his household!

"Do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Aren't two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.

For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,

"Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John appeared.

We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.'

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

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you!

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to Hades! For if the miracles done among you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued to this day.

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you!"

Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.

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."

how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which was against the law for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests?

For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges.

For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

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

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first. It will be that way for this evil generation as well!"

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

For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.'

For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown."

As the weeds are collected and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

Then he said to them, "Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old."

For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,