"Look, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;" which is translated, "God with us."

and do not think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

"And even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and suddenly the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

But he answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you do not dash your foot against a stone.'"

Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"

Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan. For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"

And he went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing.' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool.' shall be in danger of the fire of hell.

Truly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there, until you have paid the last penny.

And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

but I tell you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

And if anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.

that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.

Therefore when you do merciful deeds, do not sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from people. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.

"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Mammon.

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won't he much more clothe you, you of little faith?

But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him.

"Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.

How narrow is the gate, and difficult is the way that leads to life. Few are those who find it.

Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.

A good tree cannot produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

Every tree that does not grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.

So he touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and served him.

And when he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.

And he said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.

And suddenly they shouted, saying, "What do we have to do with you, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven;' or to say, 'Get up, and walk?'

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins..." (then he said to the paralytic), "Get up, and take up your mat, and go up to your house."

Now when the crowds saw it, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

And as Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him.

And Jesus got up and followed him, as did his disciples.

And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness.

the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

how he entered into the house of God, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep. Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."

But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

"Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

Still others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

And what was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who truly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty."

He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where did these tares come from?'

And he answered them, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the Kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one,

which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.

And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?

And are not all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?"

And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the crowds away.

When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased.

Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, "You are truly the Son of God."

And he answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'

But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,"

he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the word of God void because of your tradition.

So the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, injured whole, lame walking, and blind seeing?and they glorified the God of Israel.

Then the disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a crowd?"

Then he sent away the crowds, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

But he turned, and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan. You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men."

Peter answered, and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let us make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

Jesus came and touched them and said, "Get up, and do not be afraid."

If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life crippled or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, do not let man tear apart."

And just then someone came to him and said, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"

He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? No one is good but one. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God."

Looking at them, Jesus said, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Is not it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?'

The crowd rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they shouted even more, "Lord, have mercy on us, son of David."

A very great crowd spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees, and spread them on the road.

Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into the Kingdom of God before you.

"Therefore I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation bringing forth its fruit.

Those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.

They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter whom you teach, for you are not partial to anyone.

They said to him, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

But Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?' God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."

He said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.

This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Let him who is in the field not return back to take his coat.

and will cut him in pieces, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.

In like manner he who got the two gained another two.

"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

However, knowing this, Jesus said to them, "Why do you trouble the woman? Because she has done a good work for me.

Truly I tell you, wherever this Good News is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of as a memorial of her."

and said, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'"

But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, "I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Messiah, the Son of God."

and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."