During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.

While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having been married to her husband for seven years until his death.

But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's days, when the sky was shut up three and a half years, and there was a great famine over all the land.

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, yet none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."

Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

Now on one of those days, while he was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting nearby (who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem), and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

Then Levi gave a great banquet in his house for Jesus, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with them.

On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered.

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, "Get up and stand here." So he rose and stood there.

A centurion there had a slave who was highly regarded, but who was sick and at the point of death.

Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and the demonic spirits begged Jesus to let them go into them. He gave them permission.

Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years but could not be healed by anyone.

Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave the area.

(Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

But I tell you most certainly, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the kingdom of God."

And if a peace-loving person is there, your peace will remain on him, but if not, it will return to you.

Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first."

When he went out from there, the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, and to ask him hostile questions about many things,

Then he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

For from now on there will be five in one household divided, three against two and two against three.

And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be scorching heat,' and there is.

I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the very last cent!"

Now there were some present on that occasion who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

and a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten herself up completely.

But the president of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days on which work should be done! So come and be healed on those days, and not on the Sabbath day."

There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves thrown out.

There right in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.

Then the slave said, 'Sir, what you instructed has been done, and there is still room.'

I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent.

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

After a few days, the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth with a wild lifestyle.

Jesus also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.

"There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.

Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.'

nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' For indeed, the kingdom of God is in your midst."

Then people will say to you, 'Look, there he is!' or 'Look, here he is!' Do not go out or chase after them.

I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.

There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left."

Then the disciples said to him, "Where, Lord?" He replied to them, "Where the dead body is, there the vultures will gather."

He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.

There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.'

Then Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of God's kingdom

Now a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collector and was rich.

telling them, "Go to the village ahead of you. When you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling things there,

Now some Sadducees (who contend that there is no resurrection) came to him.

Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.

There will be great earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven.

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people.

"And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth nations will be in distress, anxious over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves.

Then he will show you a large furnished room upstairs. Make preparations there."

The chief priests and the experts in the law were there, vehemently accusing him.

So when they came to the place that is called "The Skull," they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!"

There was also an inscription over him, "This is the king of the Jews."

One of the criminals who was hanging there railed at him, saying, "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"

Now there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man.

Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who doesn't know the things that have happened there in these days?"