This will bring you gladness and delight, and many will rejoice over his birth.

But when the period of his service was over, he went back to his home.

and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; His reign will have no end."

And all the neighbors were overwhelmed with awe, and all over the hill country of Judea these things were being talked,

Now there were some shepherds in the same neighborhood, living in the open fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.

Then when the angel left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has told us."

And he went all over the Jordan valley, preaching a baptism conditioned on repentance to obtain the forgiveness of sins,

And the devil said to Him, "I will give you all this power and all their splendor, for it has been turned over to me, and I give it to anyone I please.

Then Jesus in the power of the Spirit returned to Galilee, and news of Him spread all over the surrounding country.

But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when the heaven was closed for three years and a half, and there was a great famine over all the land,

Amazement then seized them all and they continued to talk it over among themselves, and to say, "What does this message mean? For with authority and power He gives orders to foul spirits, and they come out."

Then He came down with them and took His stand on a level place, where there was a great throng of His disciples and a vast crowd of people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and the seacoast district of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases.

Practice forgiving others, and you will be forgiven. Practice giving to others, and they will give to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, people will pour into your lap. For the measure you use with others they in turn will use with you."

This story about Him spread all over Judea and all the surrounding country.

And happy is the man who finds no cause for stumbling over me."

The portion of them on the rock illustrates those who accept the message, bubbling over with joy when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for awhile, but in the time of testing they fall away.

Then the demons came out of the man and went into the hogs, and the drove rushed over the cliff into the lake and were drowned.

"Go back to your home, and continue to tell what great things God has done for you." But he went off and told all over the town what great things Jesus had done for him.

Now they were all weeping and wailing over her. But He said, "Stop weeping! For she is not dead but asleep."

Then He called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases,

Now Herod the governor heard of all that was taking place, and he continued to be puzzled over the reports -- by some that John had risen from the dead,

And they all ate and had aplenty, and what they had left over was taken up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.

But as he was saying this, a cloud came and was circling over them, and they were frightened as the two visitors entered into the cloud.

"You must store away in your memories these words, for the Son of Man is going to be turned over to the hands of men!"

However, you must stop rejoicing over the fact that the spirits are submitting to you, but continue to rejoice that your names are enrolled in heaven."

When a strong man well armed keeps guard over his dwelling, his property is secure.

A curse on you, because you are like unmarked graves which men walk over without knowing it!"

For instance, when you are on the way to court with your opponent, take the utmost pains on the way to get entirely rid of him, so that he may not rush you before the judge, and the judge turn you over to the sheriff, and the sheriff put you in prison.

Even while He was saying this, His opponents were blushing with shame, but all the people were rejoicing over all the glorious things that were being done by Him.

But they all in the same attitude began to excuse themselves. The first one said, 'I have just bought a piece of land and I must go and look it over. Please excuse me.'

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinful person who repents than over ninety-nine upright people who do not need any repentance.

Just so, I tell you, there is joy among the angels of God over one sinful person who repents!"

For He will be turned over to the heathen and sport made of Him, He will be insulted and spit upon,

But his citizens continued to hate him, and sent a delegation after him to say, 'We do not want this man to become king over us.'

But bring those enemies of mine here who did not want me to become king over them and slay them in my presence!'"

As He approached it, just as soon as He saw the city, He burst into tears over it,

So they closely watched and sent spies who pretended to be upright men, to catch Him in His conversation, so as to turn Him over to the power and authority of the governor.

But before all this takes place, people will arrest you and persecute you, and turn you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.

But He said to them, "The kings of the heathen lord it over them and those who exercise authority over them are given the title of 'Benefactor.'

But they continued emphatically insisting, "He is exciting the people by teaching all over Judea. He started in Galilee and now He is here."

So he released the man who had been put in prison for riot and murder, whom they continued to demand, but turned Jesus over to their will.

He said that the Son of Man had to be turned over to wicked men and crucified, but was to rise again on the third day."

and how the high priests and leading men turned Him over to be sentenced to death, and had Him crucified.