After he had thought about it, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," he said, "don't be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

which means, "God with us." When Joseph got up from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary as his wife.

When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, as was all of Jerusalem.

and sent them to Bethlehem. He told them, "As you go, search carefully for the child. When you find him, tell me so that I, too, may go and worship him."

I am baptizing you with water as evidence of repentance, but the one who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not worthy to carry his sandals. It is he who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

But I tell you not to resist an evildoer. On the contrary, whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat as well.

So be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."

Don't be like them, because your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

May your kingdom come. May your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.

But first be concerned about God's kingdom and his righteousness, and all of these things will be provided for you as well.

Then Jesus told him, "See to it that you don't speak to anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest, and then offer the sacrifice that Moses commanded as proof to the authorities."

"Go," Jesus told the centurion, "and it will be done for you, just as you have believed." And his servant was healed that very hour.

When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gerasenes, two demon-possessed men met him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could travel on that road.

Then the whole city went out to meet Jesus, and as soon as they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's desk and told him, "Follow me." So he got up and followed him.

Jesus asked them, "The wedding guests can't mourn as long as the groom is with them, can they? But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast."

As Jesus was traveling on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"

As the men were going out, a man who couldn't talk because he was demon-possessed was brought to him.

As soon as the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!"

So ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest."

As you go, make this announcement: "The kingdom from heaven is near!'

As you enter the house, greet its occupants.

If no one welcomes you or listens to your words, as you leave that house or town, shake its dust off your feet.

"Pay attention, now! I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as serpents and as innocent as doves.

The one who receives a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.

As they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John. "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Then he told the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out and it became normal, as healthy as his other hand.

because just as Jonah was in the stomach of the sea creature for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up.

As for what was sown on the stony ground, this is the person who hears the word and accepts it joyfully at once,

As for what was sown among the thorn bushes, this is the person who hears the word, but the worries of life and the deceitful pleasures of wealth choke the word so that it can't produce a crop.

But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word, understands it, and produces a crop that yields 100, 60, or 30 times what was sown."

Just as weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so it will be at end of the age.

Although Herod wanted to kill him, he was afraid of the crowd, since they regarded John as a prophet.

But when he noticed the strong wind, he was frightened. As he began to sink, he shouted, "Lord, save me!"

As they got into the boat, the wind stopped blowing.

Their worship of me is empty, because they teach human rules as doctrines.'"

Don't you know that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and then is expelled as waste?

It is out of the heart that evil thoughts come, as well as murder, adultery, sexual immorality, stealing, false testimony, and slander.

But he didn't answer her at all. Then his disciples came up and kept urging him, "Send her away, because she keeps on screaming as she follows us."

As a result, the crowd was amazed to see those who were unable to talk speaking, the crippled healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. So they praised the God of Israel.

As they began to discuss this among themselves, they kept saying, "We didn't bring along any bread."

His appearance was changed in front of them, his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, yet people did not recognize him and treated him just as they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

As they approached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, knelt down in front of him,

Therefore, whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom from heaven,

If, however, he ignores them, tell it to the congregation. If he also ignores the congregation, regard him as an unbeliever and a tax collector.

Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?'

Jesus asked him, "Why ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to get into that life, you must keep the commandments."

Jesus said, ""You must not murder, you must not commit adultery, you must not steal, you must not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,' and, "you must love your neighbor as yourself.'"

In fact, everyone who has left his homes, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or fields because of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

They told him, "Because no one has hired us.' He told them, "You go into the vineyard as well.'

"When the first came, they thought they would receive more, but each received a denarius as well.

"These last fellows worked only one hour, but you paid them the same as us, and we've been working all day, enduring the scorching heat!'

Take what is yours and go. I want to give this last man as much as I gave you.

When Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and told them as they were walking along,

Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons. She bowed down in front of him to ask him for a favor.

That's the way it is with the Son of Man. He did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people."

As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Jesus.

So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, he became hungry.

You will receive whatever you ask for in prayer, if you believe."

Jesus answered them, "I, too, will ask you one question. If you answer it for me, I will also tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

They began discussing this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask us, "Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, "From humans,' we are afraid of the crowd, because everyone regards John as a prophet."

So go into the roads leading out of town and invite as many people as you can find to the wedding.'

As for the resurrection from the dead, haven't you read what was spoken to you by God when he said,

The second is exactly like it: "You must love your neighbor as yourself.'

No one could answer him at all, and from that day on no one dared to ask him another question.

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to make a single convert, and when this happens you make him twice as fit for hell as you are.

As a result, you will be held accountable for all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel to the blood of Berechiah's son Zechariah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones to death those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

As Jesus left the Temple and was walking away, his disciples came up to him to point out to him the Temple buildings.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."

because just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

because just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.

When did we see you as a stranger and welcome you, or see you naked and clothe you?

"Then they will reply, "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or as a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and didn't help you?'

I tell all of you with certainty, wherever this gospel is proclaimed throughout the whole world, what she has done will also be told as a memorial to her."

So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover meal.

Feeling deeply distressed, each one began to ask him, "Surely I am not the one, Lord?"

The Son of Man is going away, just as it has been written about him. How terrible it will be for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for him if he had never been born."

Then he came back to the disciples and told them, "You might as well keep on sleeping and resting. Look! The time is near for the Son of Man to be betrayed into the hands of sinners.

At this point, Jesus asked the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as if I were a bandit? Day after day I sat teaching in the Temple, yet you didn't arrest me.

Peter, however, followed him at a distance as far as the high priest's courtyard. He went inside and sat down with the servants to see how this would end.

As he went out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, "This man was with Jesus from Nazareth."

So they decided to use the money to buy the Potter's Field as a burial ground for foreigners.

and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."

But the high priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to demand that Jesus be put to death.

As they were leaving, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry Jesus' cross.

Pilate told them, "You have a military guard. Go and make the tomb as secure as you know how."

His appearance was bright as lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

He is not here. He has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying.

So the soldiers took the money, did as they were instructed, and this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.

Therefore, as you go, disciple people in all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See! I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way.

Just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens split open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

Then they went to Capernaum. As soon as it was the Sabbaths, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.

He told the man, "Be sure that you don't tell anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest, and then offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded as proof to the authorities."