During the reign of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

He went there to be registered with Mary, who had been promised to him in marriage and was pregnant.

While they were there, the time came for her to have her baby,

and she gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no place for them in the guest quarters.

In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, watching their flock during the night.

Now Anna, a prophetess, was also there. She was a descendant of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage,

and then as a widow for 84 years. She never left the Temple, but continued to worship there night and day with times of fasting and prayer.

I'm telling you the truth there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when it didn't rain for three years and six months and there was a severe famine everywhere in the land.

There were also many lepers in Israel in the prophet Elisha's time, yet not one of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."

Once, on another Sabbath, Jesus went into a synagogue and began teaching. A man whose right hand was paralyzed was there.

But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he told the man with the paralyzed hand, "Get up, and stand in the middle of the synagogue." So he got up and stood there.

After Jesus had finished saying all these things to the people who were there listening, he went to Capernaum.

There a centurion's servant, whom he valued highly, was sick and about to die.

There was a woman who was a notorious sinner in that city. When she learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee's home, she took an alabaster jar of perfume

There is nothing hidden that won't be revealed, and there is nothing secret that won't become known and come to light.

So his disciples went to him, woke him up, and kept telling him, "Master! Master! We're going to die!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves. They stopped, and there was calm.

Now a large herd of pigs was grazing there on the hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into those pigs, and he consented to that.

A woman was there who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years. Although she had spent all she had on doctors, no one could heal her.

When you visit a home and stay there, and go out from there,

Now there were about 5,000 men. So he told his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about 50."

All of them ate and were filled. When they collected the leftover pieces, there were twelve baskets.

"Whatever house you go into, first say, "May there be peace in this house.'

If a peaceful person lives there, your greeting of peace will remain with him. But if that's not the case, your greeting will come back to you.

heal the sick that are there, and tell them, "The kingdom of God is near you!'

Jesus answered him, "What is written in the Law? What do you read there?"

But there's only one thing you need. Mary has chosen what is better, and it is not to be taken away from her."

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all go in and settle there. And so the final condition of that person is worse than the first."

There is nothing covered up that won't be exposed and nothing secret that won't be made known.

Because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Then Jesus told the crowds, "When you see a cloud coming in from the west, you immediately say, "There's going to be a storm,' and that's what happens.

For example, when you go with your opponent in front of a ruler, do your best to settle with him on the way there. Otherwise, you will be dragged in front of the judge, and the judge will hand you over to an officer, and the officer will throw you into prison.

I tell you, you will never get out of there until you pay back the last penny!"

At that time, some people who were there told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

A woman was there who had a spirit that had disabled her for eighteen years. She was hunched over and completely unable to stand up straight.

But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, told the crowd, "There are six days when work is to be done. So come on those days to be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."

In that place there will be crying and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves being driven away on the outside.

The servant said, "Sir, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.'

In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who don't need to repent."

In the same way, I tell you that there is joy in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who repents."

A few days later, the younger son gathered everything he owned and traveled to a distant country. There he wasted it all on wild living.

"Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in great luxury every day.

People won't be saying, "Look! Here it is!' or "There it is!' because now the kingdom of God is among you."

People will say to you, "Look! There he is!' or "Look! Here he is!' But don't go and chase after him.

Then they asked him, "Where, Lord, will this take place?" He told them, "Wherever there's a corpse, there the vultures will gather."

He said, "In a city there was a judge who didn't fear God or respect people.

In that city there was also a widow who kept coming to him and saying, "Grant me justice against my adversary.'

Jesus told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, there is no one who has left his home, wife, brothers, parents, or children because of the kingdom of God

As Jesus was approaching Jericho, there was a blind man sitting by the road begging.

Now some Sadducees, who claim there is no resurrection, came to Jesus

Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died childless.

There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places, and there will be fearful events and awful signs from heaven."

"How terrible it will be for those women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days! because there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.

"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and there will be distress on earth among the nations that are confused by the roaring of the sea and its waves.

Then he will show you a large upstairs room that is furnished. Get things ready for us there."

When they reached the place called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

There was also an inscription over him written in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: "This is the King of the Jews."

Now one of the criminals hanging there kept insulting him, "You are the Messiah, aren't you? Save yourself"and us!"

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and righteous man

The one whose name was Cleopas answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who doesn't know what happened there in the past few days?"

and didn't find his body there, so they came back and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who were saying that he was alive.