As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Rejoice and be glad because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.

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

Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness.

Do not take gold, silver, or copper in your belts,

And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward."

A man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" so that they could accuse him.

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate him.

Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. Jesus healed him so that he could speak and see.

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

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

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

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!"

telling them, "Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.

"Tell the people of Zion, 'Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"

They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.

"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.'

Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

and because lawlessness will increase so much, the love of many will grow cold.

It could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor!"

He came again and found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

When Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but that instead a riot was starting, he took some water, washed his hands before the crowd and said, "I am innocent of this man's blood. You take care of it yourselves!"

They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.

So the Pharisees went out immediately and began plotting with the Herodians, as to how they could assassinate him.

He appointed twelve (whom he named apostles), so that they would be with him and he could send them to preach

He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.

As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with him.

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

And wherever he would go -- into villages, towns, or countryside -- they would place the sick in the marketplaces, and would ask him if they could just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

and his clothes became radiantly white, more so than any launderer in the world could bleach them.

Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud, "This is my one dear Son. Listen to him!"

and said to them, "Go to the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

So they went and found a colt tied at a door, outside in the street, and untied it.

Some people standing there said to them, "What are you doing, untying that colt?"

Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.

After noticing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, he went to see if he could find any fruit on it. When he came to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

The chief priests and the experts in the law heard it and they considered how they could assassinate him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed by his teaching.

It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!" So they spoke angrily to her.

She did what she could. She anointed my body beforehand for burial.

When he came again he found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open. And they did not know what to tell him.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything.

While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,

They got up, forced him out of the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him.

He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.

When they could not pay, he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?"

Now Jesus' mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not get near him because of the crowd.

Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years but could not be healed by anyone.

When the woman saw that she could not escape notice, she came trembling and fell down before him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched him and how she had been immediately healed.

As he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

Then a voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!"

I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so."

But they did not understand this statement; its meaning had been concealed from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

Jesus also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, 'A rainstorm is coming,' and it does.

and a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten herself up completely.

But they could not reply to this.

but he answered his father, 'Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!

It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.'"

So the Lord replied, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this black mulberry tree, 'Be pulled out by the roots and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

He was trying to get a look at Jesus, but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.

Why then didn't you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?'

telling them, "Go to the village ahead of you. When you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying that colt?"

Then they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and had Jesus get on it.

but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.

Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

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

So they began to question one another as to which of them it could possibly be who would do this.

When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform some miraculous sign.

And while they still could not believe it (because of their joy) and were amazed, he said to them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"

Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures,

I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel."

came to Jesus at night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs that you do unless God is with him."

(Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.

Your father Abraham was overjoyed to see my day, and he saw it and was glad."

If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

Jesus replied, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin, but now because you claim that you can see, your guilt remains."

and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him."

(Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest him.)

"Do not be afraid, people of Zion; look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt!"

For this reason they could not believe, because again Isaiah said,

You heard me say to you, 'I am going away and I am coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I am.

Jesus could see that they wanted to ask him about these things, so he said to them, "Are you asking each other about this -- that I said, 'In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me'?

When I was with them I kept them safe and watched over them in your name that you have given me. Not one of them was lost except the one destined for destruction, so that the scripture could be fulfilled.

(Now the slaves and the guards were standing around a charcoal fire they had made, warming themselves because it was cold. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.)

Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman governor's residence. (Now it was very early morning.) They did not go into the governor's residence so they would not be ceremonially defiled, but could eat the Passover meal.

After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus (but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he went and took the body away.

After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight.

Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced; my body also will live in hope,

Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,

And a man lame from birth was being carried up, who was placed at the temple gate called "the Beautiful Gate" every day so he could beg for money from those going into the temple courts.

But Peter said, "I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, stand up and walk!"

After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

Now when the commander of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly puzzled concerning it, wondering what this could be.

Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.

He found favor with God and asked that he could find a dwelling place for the house of Jacob.

But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God's gift with money!

and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, either men or women, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, his companions brought him into Damascus.