Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary His mother, and falling to their knees, they worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

When He had come to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met Him as they came out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

Don’t take along gold, silver, or copper for your money-belts.

And whoever gives just a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—I assure you: He will never lose his reward!”

Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak was brought to Him. He healed him, so that the man could both speak and see.

The disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in this desolate place to fill such a crowd?”

While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said:

This is My beloved Son.
I take delight in Him.
Listen to Him!

Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how many times could my brother sin against me and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”

But he wasn’t willing. On the contrary, he went and threw him into prison until he could pay what was owed.

And his master got angry and handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he could pay everything that was owed.

Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they could see, and they followed Him.

telling them, “Go into the village ahead of you. At once you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

Tell Daughter Zion,
“Look, your King is coming to you,
gentle, and mounted on a donkey,
even on a colt,
the foal of a beast of burden.”

They brought the donkey and the colt; then they laid their robes on them, and He sat on them.

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the sanctuary, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by his oath.’

Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that sanctified the gold?

Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold.

And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.

But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. Finally, two who came forward

Yet he went out and began to proclaim it widely and to spread the news, with the result that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly. But He was out in deserted places, and they would come to Him from everywhere.

So Herodias held a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not,

He got up and departed from there to the region of Tyre and Sidon. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it, but He could not escape notice.

Again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and he saw distinctly. He was cured and could see everything clearly.

and His clothes became dazzling—extremely white as no launderer on earth could whiten them.

A cloud appeared, overshadowing them, and a voice came from the cloud:

This is My beloved Son;
listen to Him!

“Go your way,” Jesus told him. “Your faith has healed you.” Immediately he could see and began to follow Him on the road.

She has done what she could; she has anointed My body in advance for burial.

And when they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him silver. So he started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him.

And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open. They did not know what to say to Him.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they could find none.

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so they could go and anoint Him.

But they had no children because Elizabeth could not conceive, and both of them were well along in years.

When he did come out, he could not speak to them. Then they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept making signs to them and remained speechless.

But she was deeply troubled by this statement, wondering what kind of greeting this could be.

How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Since they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the mat through the roof tiles into the middle of the crowd before Jesus.

The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely, to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against Him.

Since they could not pay it back, he graciously forgave them both. So, which of them will love him more?”

Then His mother and brothers came to Him, but they could not meet with Him because of the crowd.

A woman suffering from bleeding for 12 years, who had spent all she had on doctors yet could not be healed by any,

While he was saying this, a cloud appeared and overshadowed them. They became afraid as they entered the cloud.

Then a voice came from the cloud, saying:

This is My Son, the Chosen One;
listen to Him!

But they did not understand this statement; it was concealed from them so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

He also said to the crowds: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, right away you say, ‘A storm is coming,’ and so it does.

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.

To this they could find no answer.

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.

Instantly he could see, and he began to follow Him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

“At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those slaves he had given the money to, so he could find out how much they had made in business.

but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.

They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so they could catch Him in what He said, to hand Him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

He went away and discussed with the chief priests and temple police how he could hand Him over to them.

They were glad and agreed to give him silver.

So they began to argue among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do this thing.

Herod was very glad to see Jesus; for a long time he had wanted to see Him because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see some miracle performed by Him.

But while they still were amazed and unbelieving because of their joy, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

This man came to Him at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher, for no one could perform these signs You do unless God were with him.”

“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could this be the Messiah?”

The disciples said to one another, “Could someone have brought Him something to eat?”

I’m glad for you that I wasn’t there so that you may believe. But let’s go to him.”

The chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it so they could arrest Him.

Fear no more, Daughter Zion. Look, your King is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt.

Now the slaves and the temple police had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold. They were standing there warming themselves, and Peter was standing with them, warming himself.

And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which, if they were written one by one, I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books that would be written.

After He had said this, He was taken up as they were watching, and a cloud took Him out of their sight.

They were all astounded and perplexed, saying to one another, “What could this be?”

I will display wonders in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below:
blood and fire and a cloud of smoke.

Therefore my heart was glad,
and my tongue rejoiced.
Moreover, my flesh will rest in hope,

And a man who was lame from birth was carried there and placed every day at the temple gate called Beautiful, so he could beg from those entering the temple complex.

But Peter said, “I don’t have silver or gold, but what I have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”

As the commander of the temple police and the chief priests heard these things, they were baffled about them, as to what could come of this.

Then a famine and great suffering came over all of Egypt and Canaan, and our ancestors could find no food.

But Peter told him, “May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought the gift of God could be obtained with money!

Then Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing. So they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.

Therefore, if God gave them the same gift that He also gave to us when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, how could I possibly hinder God?”

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with a firm resolve of the heart,

At daylight, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what could have become of Peter.

and everyone who believes in Him is justified from everything that you could not be justified from through the law of Moses.

Being God’s offspring then, we shouldn’t think that the divine nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image fashioned by human art and imagination.

I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, directing that he be examined with the scourge, so he could discover the reason they were shouting against him like this.

When the governor motioned to him to speak, Paul replied: “Because I know you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I am glad to offer my defense in what concerns me.

He ordered that the centurion keep Paul under guard, though he could have some freedom, and that he should not prevent any of his friends from serving him.

But when Paul appealed to be held for trial by the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept in custody until I could send him to Caesar.”

Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

When daylight came, they did not recognize the land but sighted a bay with a beach. They planned to run the ship ashore if they could.

The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that no one could swim away and escape.

But the centurion kept them from carrying out their plan because he wanted to save Paul, so he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

The local people showed us extraordinary kindness, for they lit a fire and took us all in, since it was raining and cold.

What the law could not do since it was limited by the flesh, God did. He condemned sin in the flesh by sending His own Son in flesh like ours under sin’s domain, and as a sin offering,

For I could almost wish to be cursed and cut off from the Messiah for the benefit of my brothers, my own flesh and blood.

If anyone builds on that foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw,

You are already full! You are already rich! You have begun to reign as kings without us—and I wish you did reign, so that we could also reign with you!

Now I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea,

and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

I planned with this confidence to come to you first, so you could have a double benefit,

We are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the Israelites could not stare at the end of what was fading away,