But her husband, Joseph, because he was an upright man and did not want to disgrace her, decided to break the engagement by secretly divorcing her.

So when Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord directed him, and took her as his wife;

but he did not live with her as a husband until she had had a son; and he named Him Jesus.

"A sob was heard in Ramah, weeping and great wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she refused to be comforted, because they were gone."

This is he who was mentioned by the prophet Isaiah, when he said: "Here is a voice of one who shouts in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord; Make the paths straight for him.'"

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,

"It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'

But I tell you that whoever divorces his wife for any other ground than unfaithfulness, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a wife who is thus divorced commits adultery.

He touched her hand, the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on Him.

And they suddenly screamed, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?"

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.

But when the crowd had been driven out, He went in and took hold of her hand, and the girl got up.

And the news about her spread all over that country.

Here are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, who was named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John,

For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,

The Son of Man came eating and drinking with others, and they say, 'Just look at Him! A glutton and a wine-drinker, a chum of tax-collectors and notorious sinners!' And yet wisdom is vindicated by her doings!"

But I tell you, there is something greater than the temple here!

"Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved, in whom my soul delights itself. I will endow Him with my Spirit, and He will announce a judgment to the heathen.

The men of Nineveh will rise with the leaders of this age at the judgment and condemn them, for they turned to the message preached by Jonah, and there is more than Jonah here!

The queen of the south will rise with the leaders of this age at the judgment and condemn them, for she came from the farthest limits of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and there is more than Solomon here!

And with a gesture toward His disciples He said, "Here are my mother and my brothers.

And are not His sisters all living here with us? Where then did He get all these things?"

for John had said to him, "It is not right for you to have her as wife."

But when Herod's birthday came, Herodias' daughter danced before the guests. Herod was fascinated by her,

and so passionately promised to give her anything she might ask for.

And she, prompted by her mother, said, "Give me John the Baptist's head right here on a platter."

And the king was sorry, but on account of his oath and his guests, he ordered it to be given her.

And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she took it to her mother.

But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to leave here; give them something to eat yourselves."

They said to Him, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish."

He said, "Bring them here to me."

But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came up and kept begging Him, "Send her away, for she keeps on screaming after us."

Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, wonderful is your faith! You must have what you want." And her daughter was cured at that very moment.

I solemnly say to you, some of the people standing here will certainly live to see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."

And Peter interrupted, and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here! If you consent, I will put up three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

And Jesus answered, "O you unbelieving and perverted people of the times! How long can I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

He answered them, "Because you have so little faith! For I solemnly say to you, if you have the faith that is living like a grain of mustard, you can say to this mountain, 'Move over from here to yonder,' and it will move over, and nothing will be impossible for you to do."

I tell you, whoever divorces his wife for any other cause than her unfaithfulness, and marries another woman, commits adultery."

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back here and follow me."

About five he went out again and found still others standing around, and he said to them, 'Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?'

Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came up to Him with her sons, kneeling to Him and asking a favor of Him.

And He asked her, "What do you want?" She answered Him, "Give orders that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right and one at your left in your kingdom."

and ordered them, "Go into the village that is ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie her and bring them to me.

So he said to him, 'My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding suit on?' But his lips were sealed.

Now at the resurrection which one's wife, of the seven, will she be? For they all married her."

"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!

But He answered them, "Do you see all these things? I solemnly say to you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another that shall not be torn down."

"If anyone at that time says to you, 'Here is the Christ!' or 'There He is!' do not believe it,

So if they say to you, 'Here He is in the desert,' do not go out to see. Or 'Here He is in some secret place,' do not believe it.

But at midnight there was a shout, 'Here comes the bridegroom! Go out to meet him!'

The man who had received the five thousand dollars came up and brought him five thousand more, saying, 'You turned over to me five thousand dollars; here are five thousand more I made.'

Then the man who had received the two thousand came up and said, 'Master, you turned over to me two thousand dollars; here are two thousand more I made.'

So I was afraid, and went off and buried your thousand dollars in the ground. Here is your money.'

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."

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to the disciples, "Sit down here while I go over yonder and pray."

Then He said to them, "My heart is breaking, it almost kills me! You must stay here and keep watching with me."

Get up and let us be going. Look! Here comes my betrayer!"

Even while He was still speaking, here came Judas, one of the Twelve, and with him a crowd, with swords and clubs, from the high priests and the elders of the people.

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

As it is written in the prophet Isaiah: "Here I send my messenger ahead of you; He will prepare your way.

And Simon's mother-in-law was confined to her bed with a fever. So they at once told Him about her.

Then He went up to her, grasped her hand, and had her get up. The fever left her, and she began to wait upon them.

And He said to them, "Let us go somewhere else, to the neighboring towns, to preach in them, too, for that is why I came out here."

Then looking around at the people sitting about Him, He said, "Here are my mother and my brothers.

and kept earnestly begging Him, saying, "My dear little daughter is at the point of death. Come, lay your hands on her, so that she may get well and live."

Her hemorrhage stopped at once, and she felt in her body that she was cured.

Still He kept looking around to see her who had done it.

So the woman, as she knew what had taken place for her, though frightened and trembling, came forward and fell on her knees before His feet, and told Him the whole truth.

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

Then He grasped her hand and said to her, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, I tell you, get up!"

But He strictly charged them to let nobody know about it, and told them to give her something to eat.

Is He not the carpenter, Mary's son, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And do not His sisters live here among us?" And so they found a cause for stumbling over him.

For this very Herod had sent and seized John and bound him and put him in prison, just to please Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her.

And he promised her on oath, "I will give you anything you ask for, up to half of my kingdom."

She left the room and asked her mother, "What shall I ask him for?" And she answered, "The head of John the Baptist."

The king, although exceedingly sorry, yet on account of his oath and his guests, did not like to refuse her,

and brought back his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

She was a heathen who spoke Greek and had been born in Syro-Phenicia. And she kept begging Him to drive the demon out of her daughter.

But He was saying to her, "Let the children first eat all they want, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it out to the house dogs."

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

She went home and found her daughter lying in bed, and the demon gone out.

But His disciples answered Him, "Where can anyone get bread enough here in this destitute place, to give these people plenty?"

And He said to them, "I solemnly say to you, some of the people standing here will certainly live to see the kingdom of God come in its power."

Then Peter interrupted and said to Jesus, "Teacher, it is good for us to be here. So let us put up three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

and if any woman divorces her husband to marry another man, she commits adultery."

So Jesus stopped and said, "Tell him to come here." Then they told the blind man, saying, "Cheer up! Get up! He is calling for you."

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 if anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing that?' answer, 'The Lord needs it, and will soon send it back here.'"

and the second married her and died leaving no child; and so did the third.

Now at the resurrection, which one's wife will she be? For all seven of them married her."

For all of them put in out of their surplus, but she in her want put in all she had, yes, all she had to live on."

Jesus said to him, "Are you looking in wonder at these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another that will not be torn down."

"If anyone says to you at that time, 'Look! Here is the Christ,' or, 'Look! There He is,' do not believe it.

It might have been sold for more than sixty dollars, and the money have been given to the poor." So they kept on grumbling at her.

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

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."

Then they came to the place called Gethsemane, and He said to His disciples, "Sit down here while I pray."

and so He said to them, "My heart is breaking, it almost kills me! You must stay here and keep watching."

Get up, let us be going. Look! here comes my betrayer!"