But just as this thought occurred to him, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for it is through the influence of the Holy Spirit that she has become an expectant mother.

The people that were living in darkness have seen a great light, and on those that were living in the land of the shadow of death; a light has dawned."

So if, in the very act of presenting your gift at the altar, you remember that your brother has something against you,

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman so as to have an evil desire for her at once has already committed adultery with her in his heart,

So never worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries of its own. Each day has evil enough of its own."

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, even wild birds have roosts, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."

But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth" -- turning to the paralyzed man, He said to Him -- "Get up, pick up your bed, and go home."

And just as He was saying these things to them, an official came up and fell on his knees before Him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand upon her and she will come to life."

And Jesus, on turning and seeing her, said, "Cheer up, my daughter! Your faith has cured you." And from that moment the woman was well.

"I solemnly say to you, of all men born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has ever appeared; and yet the one who is least important in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

And from the days of John the Baptist until the present moment the kingdom of heaven has been continuously taken by storm, and those who take it by storm are seizing it as a precious prize.

Let him who has ears listen!

For John came neither eating nor drinking with others, and yet they said, 'He has a demon.'

But He said to them, "What man is there among you, if he has only one sheep and it falls into a ditch on the sabbath, will not lay hold on it and lift it out?

Now if Satan is driving out Satan, he has become disunited; how then can his kingdom last?

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

Let him who has ears listen."

For to anyone who has, more will be given, and his supply will overflow, but from anyone who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

For this people's soul has grown dull, and with their ears they can scarcely hear, and they have shut tight their eyes, so that they will never see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn to me, so that I may cure them!'

He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' Then they said to him, 'Do you want us, then, to go and gather them?'

Then the upright will shine out like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let him who has ears listen!

He said to them, "Every scribe who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who can bring out of his storeroom new furnishings as well as old."

and said to his attendants, "This is John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead, and that is why the powers are at work through him."

is under no obligation at all to help his parent.' So you have set aside what God has said for the sake of what has been handed down to you.

For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father's splendor, with His angels, and then He will pay back to everyone in accordance with what he has done.

But I say to you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but treated him as they pleased. Just so the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

"Lord, do pity my son, for he has epilepsy and suffers excruciating pain, and often falls into the fire or into the water.

"What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hillsides, and go and search for the one that is lost?

So they are no longer two but one. Therefore, what God has joined together man must stop separating."

He said to them, "It is not every man who has the capacity to carry out this saying, but it is for those to whom the capacity has been given.

And everyone who has given up home or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms, for my sake, will receive many times as much, and in addition will be in possession of eternal life.

They answered him, 'Because nobody has hired us.' He said to them, 'You too go out to my vineyard.'

just as the Son of Man has come, not to be served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom price to set many free."

Then Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures: 'That stone which the builders threw away has become the cornerstone; this is the work of the Lord and seems wonderful to us!'

'The Lord has said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, Until I put your enemies under your feet!'

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! The city that has kept on murdering the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to her, how often I have yearned to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you refused!

for there will be greater misery at that time than ever has been since the world began, or ever will be again.

So take the thousand dollars away from him and give it to him who has ten thousand.

For the man who has will have more given to him, even till it overflows, but from the man who has nothing even what he has will be taken away.

But Jesus, because He understood them, said to them, "Why do you embarrass the woman? She has done a good deed to me,

For in putting this perfume on my body she has done it to prepare me for my burial.

I solemnly say to you, all over the world wherever this good news is proclaimed, the good deed that she has done will be told, in memory of her."

He answered, "The man who has just dipped his hand with me in the dish is the man who is going to betray me.

After that He came back to the disciples and said to them: "Still sleeping! Still resting! See! The time has come for the Son of Man to be betrayed into the hands of sinful men!

But this has all taken place so that the writings of the prophets may be fulfilled." Then the disciples all forsook Him and made their escape.

Then the high priest tore his clothes, and said, "He has uttered blasphemy, What more evidence do we need? You have just heard His blasphemy.

Now this piece of ground has ever since been called "The Field of Blood."

He asked, "Why, what has He done that is wrong?" But they kept on shouting louder and louder, "Have Him crucified!"

He has put His trust in God; let God deliver Him now, if He cares for Him, for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

He is not here; He has risen, as He said He would do. Come, get a look at the place where He was lying.

Then run and tell His disciples, 'He has risen from the dead, and is going back to Galilee ahead of you; you will see Him there.' This is my message to you."

So they took the money and did as they were told. And this story has been told among the Jews down to the present time.

Then Jesus came up to them, and said, "Full authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth," turning to the paralyzed man He said,

His kinsmen heard of it and came over to get hold of Him, for they kept saying, "He has gone crazy."

And if Satan has made an insurrection against himself and become disunited, he cannot last but is surely coming to an end.

But whoever speaks abusively against the Holy Spirit can never get forgiveness, but is guilty of a sin that has no end."

And He said, "Let him who has ears listen!"

Then He said to them, "To you the secret of the kingdom of God has been entrusted, but to those who are on the outside everything is presented in stories, so that

The ones along the path are those who have the message sown in their hearts, but as soon as it is sown there, Satan comes and carries off the message that has been sown in their hearts.

If anyone has ears let him listen!"

For whoever has will have more given to him, but whoever has nothing, even what he has will be taken away."

But as soon as the crop Will permit it, he puts in the sickle, for the reaping time has come."

However, He did not let him, but said to him, "Go home to your folks, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and has taken pity on you."

And He said to her, "My daughter, your faith has cured you. Go in peace and be free from your disease."

When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue. And the people were dumbfounded when they heard Him, and said, "Where did He get all these things? What sort of wisdom is it that has been given Him? And such mighty deeds are done by Him!

But when Herod heard of Him, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead."

"You give up what God has commanded,

and so you set aside what God has said by what you have handed down. You have many other practices like these."

Then He said to her, "Because you have said this, go home; the demon has gone out of your daughter."

So the people were overwhelmingly dumbfounded, and kept saying, "How wonderfully He has done everything! He even makes deaf people hear and dumb people talk."

Then they asked Him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?"

But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and people treated him just as they pleased, as the Scripture says about him."

A man from the crowd answered Him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit.

Then He asked his father, "How long has he been like this?" He answered, "From his childhood;

and many a time it has thrown him into the fire or into the water, to destroy him. But if there is anything you can do for him, do pity us and help us!"

Jesus said to him, "If there is anything I can do! Everything is possible for him who has faith!"

And He answered them by asking, "What has Moses commanded you about it?"

Therefore, what God has joined together man must stop separating."

Jesus said, "I solemnly say to you, there is no one who has given up home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farm for me and for the good news,

Then Jesus said to him, "Go; your faith has cured you." And all at once he could see again, and began to follow Jesus along the road.

and said to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and as soon as you get into it, you will find a colt tied which has never been ridden by a man. Untie it and bring it here.

And Peter remembered about it, and said to Him, "Look, Teacher! The fig tree which you cursed has withered!"

I solemnly say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Get up and throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt at all in his heart, but has faith that what he says will take place, shall have it.

So then I tell you, whenever you pray and ask for anything, have faith that it has been granted you, and you will get it.

Have you never read this passage of Scripture: "'That stone which the builders threw away has now become the cornerstone;

David himself, Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, said: 'The Lord has said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand Until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet."'

And He called His disciples to Him and said, "I solemnly say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all these others who have been putting money into the collection-box.

"So when you see the destructive desecration standing where he has no right to stand" -- let the reader take notice -- "then let those who remain in Judea fly to the hills;

for there will be such misery at that time as has never been since the beginning of God's creation, and never will be again.

If the Lord had not cut those days short, nobody would have escaped, but for the sake of the people chosen as His own He has cut them short.

It will be like a man who leaves his home and goes on a journey, after he has given orders to his slaves, to each his particular task, and has given orders to the watchman to keep watch.

But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you embarrass her? She has done a good deed to me.

She has done all she could; she has beforehand perfumed my body for my burial.

I solemnly say to you, all over the world wherever this good news is proclaimed, the deed that she has done will also be told, in memory of her."

He came back the third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? No more of that! The hour has come. See! The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinful men.

Then Pilate again asked, "Why, what has He done that is wrong?" But they shouted at the top of their voices, "Crucify Him!"

But he said to them, "You must not be so astounded; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See! Here is the spot where they laid Him.

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you must name him John.

"This is what the Lord has done for me when He smiled upon me to take away my disgrace among men."