When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

When Joseph awoke from sleep he did what the angel of the Lord told him. He took his wife,

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."

When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared.

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 listening to the king they left, and once again the star they saw when it rose led them until it stopped above the place where the child was.

When they saw the star they shouted joyfully.

When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

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

But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee.

When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain. After he sat down his disciples came to him.

"Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.

But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.

"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.

When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed by his teaching,

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

When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel!

Now when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever.

When it was evening, many demon-possessed people were brought to him. He drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.

Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake.

When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.

Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

Just then some people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Have courage, son! Your sins are forgiven."

When Jesus saw their reaction he said, "Why do you respond with evil in your hearts?

When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.

When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

When Jesus heard this he said, "Those who are healthy don't need a physician, but those who are sick do.

Jesus said to them, "The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

But when Jesus turned and saw her he said, "Have courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well." And the woman was healed from that hour.

When Jesus entered the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the disorderly crowd,

But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and gently took her by the hand, and the girl got up.

When he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

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

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath."

He said to them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry --

Now when Jesus learned of this, he went away from there. Great crowds followed him, and he healed them all.

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!"

Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.

The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them -- and now, something greater than Jonah is here!

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

Then it says, 'I will return to the home I left.' When it returns, it finds the house empty, swept clean, and put in order.

But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path.

But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

When the plants sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches."

When he found a pearl of great value, he went out and sold everything he had and bought it.

When it was full, they pulled it ashore, sat down, and put the good fish into containers and threw the bad away.

Now when Jesus finished these parables, he moved on from there.

Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying, "This is an isolated place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

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

When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said, "It's a ghost!" and cried out with fear.

But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"

When they went up into the boat, the wind ceased.

When the people there recognized him, they sent word into all the surrounding area, and they brought all their sick to him.

"Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat."

Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said,

Then the disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?"

When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.

As a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.

Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

He said, "When evening comes you say, 'It will be fair weather, because the sky is red,'

When the disciples went to the other side, they forgot to take bread.

When Jesus learned of this, he said, "You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread?

When Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"

When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

When they looked up, all they saw was Jesus alone.

When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,

When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.

He said, "Yes." When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes -- from their sons or from foreigners?"

But so that we don't offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you."

"If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.

When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place.

Now when Jesus finished these sayings, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan River.

But when the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.

The disciples were greatly astonished when they heard this and said, "Then who can be saved?"

Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

When it was about nine o'clock in the morning, he went out again and saw others standing around in the marketplace without work.

So they went. When he went out again about noon and three o'clock that afternoon, he did the same thing.

When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the workers and give the pay starting with the last hired until the first.'

When those hired about five o'clock came, each received a full day's pay.

And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage.

When they received it, they began to complain against the landowner,

Now when the other ten heard this, they were angry with the two brothers.

Two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

Now when they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,

But when the chief priests and the experts in the law saw the wonderful things he did and heard the children crying out in the temple courts, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they became indignant

When the disciples saw it they were amazed, saying, "How did the fig tree wither so quickly?"

When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his portion of the crop.

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and get his inheritance!'

Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.