The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After His mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.

saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.

When He heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew into Galilee.

But when the crowd had been put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.

When the demon had been driven out, the man spoke. And the crowds were amazed, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

But even the hairs of your head have all been counted.

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been suffering violence, and the violent have been seizing it by force.

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago!

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.

All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal Him.

He answered them, “Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.

“This is John the Baptist!” he told his servants. “He has been raised from the dead, and that’s why supernatural powers are at work in him.”

since John had been telling him, “It’s not lawful for you to have her!”

But He told them, “Not everyone can accept this saying, but only those it has been given to.

Then about five he went and found others standing around, and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?’

He told them, “You will indeed drink My cup. But to sit at My right and left is not Mine to give; instead, it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”

Again, he sent out other slaves, and said, ‘Tell those who are invited: Look, I’ve prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. These things should have been done without neglecting the others.

“This might have been sold for a great deal and given to the poor.”

The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”

But after I have been resurrected, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”

Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was full of remorse and returned the 30 pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

Therefore that field has been called “Blood Field” to this day.

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come, steal Him, and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’ Then the last deception will be worse than the first.”

He is not here! For He has been resurrected, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay.

Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead. In fact, He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there.’ Listen, I have told you.”

So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been spread among Jewish people to this day.

Then Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

He answered them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything comes in parables

because he often had been bound with shackles and chains, but had snapped off the chains and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been demon-possessed by the legion, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed kept begging Him to be with Him.

King Herod heard of this, because Jesus’ name had become well known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that’s why supernatural powers are at work in him.”

When Herod heard of it, he said, “John, the one I beheaded, has been raised!”

John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”

“How long has this been happening to him?” Jesus asked his father.

“From childhood,” he said.

But they were silent, because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest.

But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to give; instead, it is for those it has been prepared for.”

For those will be days of tribulation, the kind that hasn’t been from the beginning of the world, which God created, until now and never will be again!

But some were expressing indignation to one another: “Why has this fragrant oil been wasted?

For this oil might have been sold for more than 300 denarii and given to the poor.” And they began to scold her.

For the Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”

But after I have been resurrected, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”

Looking up, they observed that the stone—which was very large—had been rolled away.

“Don’t be alarmed,” he told them. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been resurrected! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.

She went and reported to those who had been with Him, as they were mourning and weeping.

Yet, when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.

Later, He appeared to the Eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table. He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who saw Him after He had been resurrected.

Many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the events that have been fulfilled among us,

so that you may know the certainty of the things about which you have been instructed.

But the angel said to him:

Do not be afraid, Zechariah,
because your prayer has been heard.
Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
and you will name him John.

Mary asked the angel, “How can this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?”

since we have been rescued
from our enemies’ clutches,
to serve Him without fear

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had seen and heard, just as they had been told.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he saw the Lord’s Messiah.

When His parents saw Him, they were astonished, and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”

He told them, “Don’t collect any more than what you have been authorized.”

The Devil said to Him, “I will give You their splendor and all this authority, because it has been given over to me, and I can give it to anyone I want.

He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As usual, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.

He began by saying to them, “Today as you listen, this Scripture has been fulfilled.”

Immediately he got up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.

When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.

(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

But since the Pharisees and experts in the law had not been baptized by him, they rejected the plan of God for themselves.)

Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; that’s why she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little.”

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary, called Magdalene (seven demons had come out of her);

So He said, “The secrets of the kingdom of God have been given for you to know, but to the rest it is in parables, so that

Looking they may not see,
and hearing they may not understand.

Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was going on. He was perplexed, because some said that John had been raised from the dead,

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes!

All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal Him.”

Now He was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon came out, the man who had been mute, spoke, and the crowds were amazed.

But the one who did not know and did things deserving of blows will be beaten lightly. Much will be required of everyone who has been given much. And even more will be expected of the one who has been entrusted with more.

a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit for over 18 years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don’t recline at the best place, because a more distinguished person than you may have been invited by your host.

“‘Master,’ the slave said, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there’s still room.’

But he replied to his father, ‘Look, I have been slaving many years for you, and I have never disobeyed your orders, yet you never gave me a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

So if you have not been faithful with the unrighteous money, who will trust you with what is genuine?

And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what is your own?

“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then, the good news of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is strongly urged to enter it.

Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass over from here to you cannot; neither can those from there cross over to us.’

“‘Well done, good slave!’ he told him. ‘Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over 10 towns.’

For the Son of Man will go away as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

That very day Herod and Pilate became friends. Previously, they had been hostile toward each other.

(He had been thrown into prison for a rebellion that had taken place in the city, and for murder.)

and released the one they were asking for, who had been thrown into prison for rebellion and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.

Taking it down, he wrapped it in fine linen and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever been placed.

“He is not here, but He has been resurrected! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee,

who said, “The Lord has certainly been raised, and has appeared to Simon!”

All things were created through Him,
and apart from Him not one thing was created
that has been created.

Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification. Each contained 20 or 30 gallons.

since John had not yet been thrown into prison.

You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah, but I’ve been sent ahead of Him.’

One man was there who had been sick for 38 years.

When Jesus saw him lying there and knew he had already been there a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to get well?”

so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It’s illegal for you to pick up your mat.”

The next day, the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea knew there had been only one boat. They also knew that Jesus had not boarded the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone off alone.

Then the Jews were amazed and said, “How does He know the Scriptures, since He hasn’t been trained?”