When they saw the star they were marvelously glad;

And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

and settled in a town called Nazareth, so that it could fulfill what was spoken by the prophets [Isa. 11:1 in the Hebrew text] that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.

His winnowing shovel [Note: This was a process whereby grain was tossed into the air so that the wind could blow the husks away, leaving only good grain on the ground] is in His hand and He will completely clear off His threshing floor [by removing all of the husks]. And He will gather His wheat into the barn, but will burn up the husks with a fire that will never go out."

And Jesus went round the whole of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every bodily weakness among the people.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

"No man can be the bondservant of two masters; for either he will dislike one and like the other, or he will attach himself to one and think slightingly of the other. You cannot be the bondservants both of God and of gold.

Which of you, though he took thought therefore, could put one cubit unto his stature?

and yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his magnificence could array himself like one of these.

and Jesus said to the centurion, go thy way, what you believed could be done, is effected for you. and his servant was healed in that very hour.

And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.

As they were going away, a man who could not talk and was demon-possessed was brought to him.

When the demon was expelled, the dumb man could speak. And the crowds exclaimed in astonishment, "Never was such a thing seen in Israel."

And Jesus went round all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every bodily weakness.

And summoning his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could expel [them] and could heal every disease and every sickness.

Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

And whoever should not receive you, nor hear your words, coming out of that house or that city, shake off the cloud of the dust of your feet.

And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Blind men see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them:

But what went ye out to see? a man clad in fine attire? they that wear rich clothes are in the palaces of kings.

And have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath without incurring guilt?

And if you knew what this means, 'It is mercy I desire, not sacrifice', you would not have condemned those who are without guilt.

And behold, [there was] a man who had a withered hand, and they asked him, saying, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?" in order that they could accuse him.

But the Pharisees went out {and plotted} against him in order that they could destroy him.

Then a demon-possessed man [who was] blind and mute was brought to him. And he healed him so that the [man who was] mute could speak and see.

All the crowds were amazed and said, "Could this one be the Son of David?"

besides, how could any one enter into the house of a man of might to rob him of his goods, except he first master the strong man? and then indeed he might plunder his house.

Then certain of the Scribes and of the Pharisees said, master, we should be glad you would shew us some miracle.

For I tell you, many prophets and upright men have longed to see what you see, and could not see it, and to hear what you hear, and could not hear it.

"The kingdom of heaven is similar to a person finding a treasure hidden in a field. After finding it, he was so happy he hid it [again], then went out and sold everything he owned so he could buy that field.

There he could not do many miracles owing to their lack of faith.

Then immediately Jesus ordered the disciples to enter the boat and row on ahead of Him to the other side [i.e., to the west side of Lake Galilee] until He could send the crowds away.

They begged him if they could only touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, I have given to God the money I could have helped you with;'

And Jesus having called his disciples, said, I feel compassion for the crowd, for already they remain with me three days, and they have nothing they could eat: and I will not leave them fasting, lest they be relaxed in the way.

And the disciples said to him, "Where in [this] desolate place {can we get} so much bread that such a great crowd could be satisfied?"

How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

For what would a man be advantaged, though he could gain the whole world, if he should suffer the loss of his soul? or what will a man give as the ransom for his soul?

And having responded, Peter said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here. If thou desire, we could make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.

Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?

He answered them, "[It was] because you had such little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith as [small as] a mustard tree seed, you could say to this mountain, 'Move from here to that place over there' and it would move. And nothing will be impossible for you [to do]." {[{[Some manuscripts contain the following verse:

"Yes," answered Peter. But, on going into the house, before he could speak, Jesus said: "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings take taxes or tribute? From their sons, or from others?"

But that we should not scandalize them, having gone to the sea, cast a fish hook, and lift up the fish coming up first, and having opened its mouth, thou shalt find a gold coin: having taken that, give to them for me and thee.

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 because he could not repay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and his children and everything that he possessed, and payment to be made.

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.

Then children were brought to him so that he could lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.

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

Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

When His disciples saw this, they marvelled, saying, "How could the fig tree wither up so suddenly?"

"So they went out into the roads and gathered together all they could find, both bad and good, and the banqueting hall was filled with guests.

And the king, having come in to behold the reclining, saw there a man not clad with the garment of the wedding:

And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here, not having wedding clothes?' But {he could say nothing}.

Then the Pharisees went {and consulted} so that they could entrap him with a statement.

When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

If David then could call Him [i.e., Jesus] Lord, how could He be his son?"

No one could say a word in reply, nor from that day did any one venture again to put a question to Him.

Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

Fill up the measure of your forefathers' guilt.

so that upon you may fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Truly I tell you, this generation will bear [the guilt for] all these things.

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

And these glad tidings of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole habitable earth, for a witness to all the nations, and then shall come the end.

And unless those days should be made few, no flesh could be saved. But on account of the elect those days shall be made few.

Therefore, you ought to have put my money with the bankers; and, when I came, I could have received my own with interest.

when I was ill-clad, you clothed me; when I was sick, you visited me; when I was in prison, you came to see me.'

When did we see Thee homeless, and give Thee a welcome? or ill-clad, and clothe Thee?

when homeless, you gave me no welcome; ill-clad, you clothed me not; sick or in prison, you visited me not.'

"Then will they also answer, "'Lord, when did we see Thee hungry or thirsty or homeless or ill-clad or sick or in prison, and not come to serve Thee?'

and plotted in order that they could arrest Jesus by stealth and kill [him].

for this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.'

Verily I say to you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

And from that time on, he began seeking a favorable opportunity in order that he could betray him.

Then He said to them, "My soul is extremely grieved, even to [the point where I could] die. Stay here and be alert with me [i.e., in prayer]."

And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

And he came again [and] found them sleeping, {for they could not keep their eyes open}.

Don't you think that I could call on my Father, and he would send me more than twelve legions of angels now?

How, then, could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?"

Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order that they could put him to death.

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

When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

Then he released Barabbas for them, but [after] he had Jesus flogged, he handed [him] over so that he could be crucified.

As they were leaving [i.e., probably the city of Jerusalem], they met a man from Cyrene [Note: This was a city in the northern African country of Libya]. His name was Simon and they forced him to go with them so he could carry Jesus' cross [i.e., probably only the cross-beam portion].

and cry'd, you that could destroy the temple, and rebuild it in three days, now save thy self: if thou art the son of God, come down from the cross.

And on the way, Jesus came to them, saying, Be glad. And they came and put their hands on his feet, and gave him worship.

Beginning of the glad tidings of Jesus Christ, Son of God;

John was clad in clothing of camels' hair, with a belt of leather round his waist, and lived on locusts and wild honey;

But after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom of God,

and saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn nigh; repent and believe in the glad tidings.

But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

And immediately many came together, so that the house could contain them no longer, nor could the space about the door. And he preached the word to them.

And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

When Jesus saw their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], He said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

“Why does this man talk that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins [remove guilt, nullify sin’s penalty, and assign righteousness] except God alone?”