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.

After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt," he said. "Stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and kill him."

So Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left at night for Egypt.

"Get up," he said. "Take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead."

So Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and went into the land of Israel.

Then the Devil took him to the Holy City and had him stand on the highest point of the Temple.

Once more the Devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, along with their splendor.

and he began to teach them:

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

Or how can you say to your brother, "Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when the beam is in your own eye?

This was to fulfill what was declared by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "It was he who took our illnesses away and removed our diseases."

because she had been saying to herself, "If I just touch his robe, I will get well."

When the crowd had been driven outside, he went in, took her by the hand, and the young lady got up.

Don't take any gold, silver, or copper in your moneybags,

The one who doesn't take up his cross and follow me isn't worthy of me.

When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he left there to teach and preach in their home towns.

But he asked them, "Is there a man among you who, if he had one sheep and it fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't take hold of it and pull it out?

He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom from heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

He told them another parable: "The kingdom from heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened."

His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she took it to her mother.

They kept begging him to let them touch just the tassel of his garment, and everyone who touched it was completely healed.

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

He replied, "It's not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the puppies."

he took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks. Then he broke them in pieces and kept giving them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

When his disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to take any bread along.

Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "God be merciful to you, Lord! This must never happen to you!"

Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

So Jesus told him, "In that case, the subjects are exempt. However, so that we don't offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth, and you will find a coin. Take it and give it to them for me and you."

But if he doesn't listen, take one or two others with you so that "every word may be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.'

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,

"Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a wall around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went abroad.

But the farmers took his servants and beat one, killed another, and attacked another with stones.

They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. They said, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere and that you teach the way of God truthfully. You don't favor any individual, because you pay no attention to external appearance.

While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things take place, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

You'll hear of wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you aren't alarmed. These things must take place, but the end hasn't come yet,

"So when you see the destructive desecration, mentioned by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place (let the reader take note),

"At that time, the kingdom from heaven will be comparable to ten bridesmaids who took their oil lamps and went out to meet the groom.

because when the foolish ones took their lamps, they didn't take any oil with them.

But the wise ones took flasks of oil with their lamps.

But the one who received one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and buried his master's money.

Since I was afraid, I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Here, take what's yours!'

Then the master said, "Take the talent from him and give it to the man who has the ten talents,

I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you took care of me. I was in prison, and you visited me.'

"You know that the Passover will take place in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified."

While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and handed it to the disciples, saying, "Take this and eat it. This is my body."

Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you,

Jesus asked him, "Friend, why are you here?" Then the other men surged forward, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him.

Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.

Then what had been declared through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled when he said, "They took the 30 pieces of silver, the value of the man on whom a price had been set by the Israelis,

Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was about to break out instead. So he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood. Attend to that yourselves."

Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the imperial headquarters and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.

Then they spit on him and took the stick and hit him repeatedly on his head.

So one of the men ran off at once, took a sponge, and soaked it in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink.

So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.

After the Sabbaths, around dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to take a look at the burial site.

Suddenly, Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" They went up to him, took hold of his feet, and worshipped him.

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

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

He went up to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began serving them.

Since they couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof over the place where he was. They dug through it and let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.

because he had healed so many people that everyone who had diseases kept crowding up against him in order to touch him.

Then Jesus began to teach again beside the sea. Such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while the entire crowd remained beside the sea on the shore.

So they left the crowd and took him away in a boat without making any special preparations. Other boats were with him.

because she had been saying, "If I can just touch his robe, I will get well."

They laughed and laughed at him. But when he had driven all of them outside, he took the child's father and mother, along with the men who were with him, and went into the room where the child was.

He took her by the hand and told her, "Talitha koum," which means, "Young lady, I tell you, get up!"

When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were utterly amazed. "Where did this man get all these things?" they asked. "What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What great miracles are being done by his hands!

He instructed them to take nothing along on the trip except a walking stick no bread, no traveling bag, nothing in their moneybag.

They could wear sandals but not take along an extra shirt.

When he got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd. He had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

Wherever he went, whether into villages, towns, or farms, people would place their sick in the marketplaces and beg him to let them touch even the tassel of his garment, and everyone who touched it was healed.

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

But he kept telling her, "First let the children be filled. It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the puppies."

Jesus took him away from the crowd to be alone with him. Putting his fingers into the man's ears, he touched the man's tongue with saliva.

So he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and gave thanks. He broke them in pieces and kept giving them to his disciples to distribute. So they served them to the crowd.

Now the disciples had forgotten to take any bread along, but they had one loaf with them in the boat.

As they came to Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged him to touch him.

Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. He spit into his eyes, placed his hands on him, and asked him, "Do you see anything?"

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man would have to suffer a great deal and be rejected by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but after three days he would rise again.

Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, Jesus rebuked Peter, saying, "Get behind me, Satan, because you're not thinking God's thoughts, but human thoughts!"

Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain to be alone with him. His appearance was changed in front of them,

But Jesus took his hand and helped him up, and he stood up.

Then he took a little child and had him stand among them. He took him in his arms and told them,

Then Jesus left that place and went into the territory of Judea on the other side of the Jordan. Crowds gathered around him as usual, and he began to teach them again as was his custom.

Some people were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

Once again, Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to him. "Pay attention! We're going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and the scribes, and they'll condemn him to death. Then they'll hand him over to the unbelievers,

Then he began to teach them: "It is written, is it not, "My house is to be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you've turned it into a hideout for bandits!"

Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went abroad.

They came and told him, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere. You don't favor any individual, because you pay no attention to external appearance. Rather, you teach the way of God truthfully. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or shouldn't we?"

But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, stop being alarmed. These things must take place, but the end hasn't come yet,

When they take you away and hand you over for trial, don't worry ahead of time about what you will say. Instead, say whatever is given to you at that time, because it won't be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

"So when you see the destructive desecration standing where it should not be (let the reader take note), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

The one who's on his housetop must not come down and go into his house to take anything out of it,

I tell all of you with certainty, this generation will not disappear until all these things take place.

While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and handed it to them, saying, "Take some. This is my body."

Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

He took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to feel distressed and troubled.

He kept repeating, "Abba! Father! All things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I want but what you want."