and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.

And she will bring forth a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."

Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

And when King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written through the prophet,

'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah: for out of you shall come forth a ruler, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.'"

Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.

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 was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called my son."

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.

and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he will be called a Nazarene.

Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him,

"And even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire."

But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.

And suddenly a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

But he answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"

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.'"

Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"

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

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

And the report about him went out into all Syria, and they brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.

Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.

"You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, 'You shall not murder;' and 'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.'

"If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you,

Truly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there, until you have paid the last penny.

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;'

but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

And if your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

"It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,'

"Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,'

but I tell you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

Neither shall you swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

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

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.'

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

But when you do merciful deeds, do not let your left hand know what your right hand does,

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

Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

"And which of you, by being anxious, can add one cubit to his height?

yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.

"Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?', 'What will we drink?' or, 'With what will we be clothed?'

For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

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.

"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

"Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.

How narrow is the gate, and difficult is the way that leads to life. Few are those who find it.

Many will tell me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did not we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?'

And the rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

And the rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell?and great was its fall."

And it happened, when Jesus had finished saying these things, that the crowds were astonished at his teaching,

And he stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I am willing. Be cleansed." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and tell another, 'Come,' and he comes; and tell my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

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.

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

And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed." And his servant was healed in that hour.

And when evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick;

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: "He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases."

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 suddenly they shouted, saying, "What do we have to do with you, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

And the demons begged him, saying, "If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs."

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 those who fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, including what happened to those who were possessed with demons.

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

And at once some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man blasphemes."

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 it happened as he sat in the house, it happened that many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

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

When he heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."

But when the crowd was put out, he entered in, took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

And the report of this went out into all that land.

And as Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, "Have mercy on us, son of David."

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

But they went out and spread abroad his fame in all that land.

And as they went out, suddenly a mute man who was demon possessed was brought to him.

And when the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel."

But the Pharisees said, "By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons."

Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest."

And he called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.

Jesus sent these twelve out, and commanded them, saying, "Do not go among the Gentiles, and do not enter into any city of the Samaritans.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.

And into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy; and stay there until you go on.

And as you enter into the household, greet it.

And if the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

And whoever does not receive you, nor hear your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake off the dust from your feet.

Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

"Look, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

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.

For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household.

What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.