Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way: when his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."

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

Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything more than this comes from evil.

Pray, then, in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

Give us this day our daily bread.

So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases."

And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?"

And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming!"

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

But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

And the report of this went through all that region.

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

And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel."

For this is he of whom it is written: 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

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

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.

And if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.

Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all,

This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:

And all the people were amazed and said, "Could this be the Son of David?"

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "It is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons."

Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

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."

This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

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.'

when anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

But he who received the seed on rocky places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them up?'

Therefore as the weeds are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.

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?

Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?"

and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist, he has risen from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him."

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 it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."

but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them.

not what goes into the mouth defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man."

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

But Jesus, aware of this, said, "O men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

And I tell you, that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him saying, "Never, Lord! This shall never happen to you!"

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!"

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

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."

Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Whoever receives one little child like this in my name receives me.

and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'?

But he said to them, "Not all men can accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given.

But when the young man heard this, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

When the disciples heard this they were greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?"

But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as I gave to you.

This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying:

And when he entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, "Who is this?"

So the crowds said, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee."

And Jesus answered them, "Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will be done.

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

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

Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

[And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder."]

And he said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?"

And when the multitudes heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.

This is the great and first commandment.

Truly, I say to you, all this will come upon this generation.

Now as he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will this be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away till all these things take place.

But know this, that if the owner of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have let his house be broken into.

But when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste?

For this perfume might have been sold for a high price and given to the poor."

But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me.

For in pouring this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her."

Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."

For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."

Then Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away because of me this night; for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times."

And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, "O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will."

Again, a second time, he went away and prayed, "O my Father, if this cup cannot pass away unless I drink it, your will be done."

But how then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen in this way?"

But all this has taken place, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.

and said, "This fellow said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'"

And when he went out to the gateway, another girl saw him and said to the people there, "This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth."

Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood. See to it yourselves."

And they put up over his head the charge written against him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "This man is calling Elijah."