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.

The people living in darkness have seen a great light, and for those living in the land and shadow of death, a light has risen."

because I tell all of you with certainty that until heaven and earth disappear, not one letter or one stroke of a letter will disappear from the Law until everything has been accomplished.

"So if you are presenting your gift at the altar and remember there that your brother has something against you,

But I say to you, anyone who stares at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. Therefore, if the light within you has turned into darkness, how great is that darkness!"

So never worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest."

But so you will know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"" he told the paralyzed man, "Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home!"

While Jesus was telling them these things, an official came up and fell down before him. "My daughter has just died," he said. "But come and lay your hand on her, and she will live."

When Jesus turned and saw her, he said, "Be courageous, daughter! Your faith has made you well." And from that very hour the woman was well.

he said, "Go away! The young lady hasn't died, but is sleeping." But they ridiculed him with laughter.

As soon as the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!"

I tell all of you with certainty, among those born of women no one has appeared who is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least important person in the kingdom from heaven is greater than he.

"From the days of John the Baptist until the present, the kingdom from heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people have been attacking it,

Let the person who has ears listen!

Because John didn't come eating or drinking, yet people say, "He has a demon!'

He will not snap off a broken reed or snuff out a smoldering wick until he has brought justice through to victory.

But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

Let the person who has ears listen!"

He answered them, "You have been given knowledge about the secrets of the kingdom from heaven, but it hasn't been given to them,

because to anyone who has something, more will be given, and he will have more than enough. But from the one who doesn't have anything, even what he has will be taken away from him.

for this people's heart has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing. They have shut their eyes so that they might not see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.'

This was to fulfill what was declared by the prophet when he said, "I will open my mouth to speak in parables. I will declare what has been hidden since the creation of the world."

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father's kingdom. Let the person who has ears listen!"

Then he told them, "That is why every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom from heaven is like the master of a household who brings both new and old things out of his treasure chest."

told his servants, "This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and that's why these miracles are being done by him."

But you say, "Whoever tells his father or his mother, "Whatever support you might have received from me has been given to God,"

Then Jesus told him, "How blessed you are, Simon son of Jonah, since flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, though my Father in heaven has.

The Son of Man is going to come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay everyone according to what he has done.

On their way down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, "Don't tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, yet people did not recognize him and treated him just as they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

"What do you think? If a man has 100 sheep and one of them strays, he leaves the 99 in the hills and goes to look for the one that has strayed, doesn't he?

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, man must never separate."

"Not everyone can accept this saying," he replied, "except those to whom celibacy has been granted,

In fact, everyone who has left his homes, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or fields because of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

They told him, "Because no one has hired us.' He told them, "You go into the vineyard as well.'

Jesus answered them, "I tell all of you with certainty, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you be able to do what has been done to the fig tree, but you will also say to this mountain, "Be removed and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen.

Jesus asked them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This was the Lord's doing, and it is amazing in our eyes.'?

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,

because at that time there will be great suffering, the kind that hasn't happened from the beginning of the world until now and certainly won't ever happen again.

"Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has put in charge of his household to give the others their food at the right time?

"But if that wicked servant says to himself, "My master has been delayed,'

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

because to everyone who has something, more will be given, and he'll have more than enough. But from the person who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away from him.

"Then he will say to those on his left, "Get away from me, you who are accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the Devil and his angels!

But knowing this, Jesus asked them, "Why are you bothering the woman? She has done a beautiful thing for me.

I tell all of you with certainty, wherever this gospel is proclaimed throughout the whole world, what she has done will also be told as a memorial to her."

He replied, "The man who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.

The Son of Man is going away, just as it has been written about him. How terrible it will be for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for him if he had never been born."

But all of this has happened so that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples deserted Jesus and ran away.

Then the high priest tore his robes and said, "He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Listen! You yourselves have just heard the blasphemy!

That is why that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

He asked, "What has he done wrong?" But they kept shouting louder and louder, "Let him be crucified!"

Therefore, order the tomb to be secured until the third day, or his disciples may go and steal him and then tell the people, "He has been raised from the dead.' Then the last deception would be worse than the first one."

He is not here. He has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying.

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

Then Jesus approached them and told them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"" Then he told the paralyzed man,

The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem kept repeating, "He has Beelzebul," and, "He drives out demons by the ruler of demons."

So if Satan rebels against himself and is divided, he cannot stand. Indeed, his end has come.

"because they had been saying, "He has an unclean spirit."

He added, "Let the person who has ears to hear, listen!"

He told them, "The secret about the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside, everything comes in parables

If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen!

because whoever has something, will have more given to him. But whoever has nothing, even what he has will be taken away."

But when the grain is ripe, he immediately starts cutting with his sickle because the harvest time has come."

But Jesus wouldn't let him. Instead, he told him, "Go home to your family, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been to you."

He told her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be healed from your illness."

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!

King Herod heard about this, because Jesus' name had become well-known. He was saying, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead! That's why he is able to do these miracles."

But when Herod heard about it, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised,"

If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen!"

Then he told her, "Because you have said this, go! The demon has left your daughter."

But I tell you that Elijah has come, yet people treated him just as they pleased, as it is written about him."

A man in the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you. He has a spirit that won't let him talk.

Then Jesus asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" He said, "Since he was a child.

The spirit has often thrown him into fire and into water to destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have pity on us and help us!"

Therefore, what God has joined together, man must never separate."

Jesus said, "I tell all of you with certainty, there is no one who has left his home, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children, or fields because of me and the gospel

Jesus told him, "Go. Your faith has made you well." At once the man could see again, and he began to follow Jesus down the road.

and told them, "Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you go into it, you will find a colt tied up that no one has ever ridden. Untie it, and bring it along.

Remembering what Jesus had said, Peter pointed out to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has dried up!"

Haven't you ever read this Scripture: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

He called his disciples and told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, this destitute widow has dropped in more than everyone who is contributing to the offering box,

because all of them contributed out of their surplus, but out of her poverty she has given everything she had to live on."

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,

because those days will be a time of suffering, a kind that has not happened from the beginning of God's creation until now, and certainly will never happen again.

If the Lord had not shortened those days, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect whom he has chosen, he has shortened those days.

But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing for me,

She has done what she could. She poured perfume on my body in preparation for my burial.

I tell all of you with certainty, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told as a memorial to her."

For the Son of Man is going away, just as it has been written about him, but how terrible it will be for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for him if he had never been born."

He came back a third time. "Are you still sleeping and resting?" he asked. "Enough of that! The time has come. Look! The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

"Why?" Pilate asked them. "What has he done wrong?" But they shouted even louder, "Crucify him!"

But he told them, "Stop being astonished! You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised. He is not here. Look at the place where they laid him.

But the angel told him, "Stop being afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

And listen! Elizabeth, your relative, has herself conceived a son in her old age, this woman who was rumored to be barren is in her sixth month.

because he has looked favorably on his humble servant. From now on, all generations will call me blessed,

because the Almighty has done great things for me. His name is holy.