"Behold, the virgin {will become pregnant} and will give birth to a son, and they will call his name Emmanuel," which is translated, "God with us."

Now [after] they had gone away, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, "Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him."

So he got up [and] took the child and his mother during the night and went away to Egypt.

saying, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the life of the child are dead."

So he got up [and] took the child and his mother and {entered} the land of Israel.

And do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham [as] father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Already now the ax is positioned at the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Now [after he] was baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove coming upon him.

And the tempter approached [and] said to him, "If you are the Son of God, order that these stones become bread."

But he answered [and] said, "It is written, 'Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes 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 command his angels concerning you,' and 'On [their] hands they will lift you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

Jesus said to him, "On the other hand it is written, 'You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'"

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

And he went around through all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

Blessed [are] the pure in heart, because they will see God.

Blessed [are] the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God.

"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes tasteless, by what will it be made salty? It is good for nothing any longer except to be thrown outside [and] trampled under foot by people.

In the [same] way let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw [it] from you! For it is better for you that one of your limbs be destroyed than your whole body go into hell.

But I say to you, do not swear at all, either by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

in order that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven, because he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust.

"No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money.

But if God dresses the grass of the field in this way, [although it] is [here] today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not [do so] much more [for] you, you of little faith?

Therefore if you, [although you] are 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 through the narrow gate, because broad [is] the gate and spacious [is] the road that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it,

because narrow [is] the gate and constricted [is] the road that leads to life, and there are few who find it!

In the [same] way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.

A good tree is not able to produce bad fruit, nor a bad tree to produce good fruit.

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

And he touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him.

And [as] he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

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

And behold, they cried out, saying, "{What do you have to do with us}, 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 in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins," then he said to the paralytic, "Get up, pick up your stretcher and go to your home."

And he got up [and] went to his home.

But [when] the crowds saw [this], they were afraid and glorified God who had given such authority to men.

And Jesus and his disciples got up [and] followed him.

But when the crowd had been sent out, he entered [and] took her hand, and the girl got up.

And Jesus was going around all the towns 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 sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor have good news announced to [them].

how he entered into the house of God and ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not permitted for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?

Then to what degree [is] a man worth more than a sheep? So then, it is permitted to do good on the Sabbath."

But if I expel demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!

"Either make the tree good and its fruit [is] good, or make the tree bad and its fruit [is] bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.

Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say good things [when you] are evil? For from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

The good person from his good treasury brings out good [things], and the evil person from his evil treasury brings out evil [things].

And large crowds gathered close around him, so that he got into a boat to sit down, and all the crowd was standing on the shore.

But other [seed] fell on the good soil and produced grain, this one a hundred [times as much] and this one sixty and this one thirty.

But what was sown on the good soil--this is the one who hears the word and understands [it], who indeed bears fruit and produces, this one a hundred [times as much], and this one sixty, and this one thirty."

He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

So the slaves of the master of the house came [and] said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have darnel?'

So he answered [and] said, "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, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one.

which when it was filled they pulled to shore and sat down [and] collected the good [fish] into containers, but the bad they threw out.

And he came to his hometown [and] began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed and said, "From where did this man [get] this wisdom and these miracles?

And are not all his sisters with us? From where then did this man [get] all these [things]?"

And [as he] got out, he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them and healed their sick.

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

And [when] they got into the boat, the wind abated.

So those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God!"

So he answered [and] said to them, "Why do you also break the commandment of God because of your tradition?

For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'The one who speaks evil of father or mother {must certainly die}.'

But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or his mother, "Whatever {benefit you would have received} from me [is] a gift [to God],"

need not honor his father,' and you make void the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

So then the crowd was astonished [when they] saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.

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?"

And [after he] sent away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

And Simon Peter answered [and] said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!"

And Peter took him aside [and] began to rebuke him, saying, {God forbid}, Lord! This will never happen to you!"

But he turned around [and] said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a cause for stumbling to me, because you are not intent on the things of God, but the things of people!"

So Peter answered [and] said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good [that] we are here! If you want, I will make here three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

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

And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw [it] from you! It is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than, having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the eternal fire!

So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate."

And behold, someone came up to him [and] said, "Teacher, what good [thing] must I do so that I will have eternal life?"

And he said to him, "Why are you asking me about [what is] good? There is one [who is] good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments!"

And again I say to you, it is easier [for] a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich person into the kingdom of God."

But Jesus looked at [them] [and] said to them, "With human beings this is impossible, but with God all [things] [are] possible."

And the crowd rebuked them so that they would be quiet. But they called out all the more, saying, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

Which of the two did the will of [his] father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God!

For this [reason], I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a people who produce its fruits.

And those slaves went out into the roads [and] gathered everyone whom they found, both evil and good, and the wedding celebration was filled {with dinner guests}.

And they sent their disciples to him with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and {you do not care what anyone thinks}, {because you do not regard the opinion of people}.

They said to him, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Therefore give to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God!"

But Jesus answered [and] said to them, "You are mistaken, [because] you do not know the scriptures or the power of God!

For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.

Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, who said,

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

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

And the one who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by the one who sits on it.

and will cut him in two and assign his place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!

His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few [things]; I will put you [in charge] over many [things]. Enter into the joy of your master!'

His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few [things]; I will put you [in charge] over many [things]. Enter into the joy of your master!'

But Jesus, knowing [this], said to them, "Why do you cause trouble for the woman? For she has done a good deed for me.

Get up, let us go! Behold, the one who is betraying me is approaching!"

And behold, one of those with Jesus extended his hand [and] drew his sword, and striking the slave of the high priest, cut off his ear.

[and] said, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild [it] within three days.'"

But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, "I put you under oath by the living God, that you tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!"

And [when he] went out to the gateway, another [female slave] saw him and said to those [who were] there, "This man was with Jesus the Nazarene."