So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.

But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.

When Joseph got up from sleeping, he did as the Lord’s angel had commanded him. He married her

but did not know her intimately until she gave birth to a son. And he named Him Jesus.

A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
and she refused to be consoled,
because they were no more.

John himself had a camel-hair garment with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

But I tell you, everyone who looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

“It was also said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.

But I tell you, everyone who divorces his wife, except in a case of sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Neither should you swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black.

If that’s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won’t He do much more for you—you of little faith?

So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve Him.

Suddenly they shouted, “What do You have to do with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”

As He was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before Him, saying, “My daughter is near death, but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”

But Jesus turned and saw her. “Have courage, daughter,” He said. “Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that moment.

But when the crowd had been put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.

But when they hand you over, don’t worry about how or what you should speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour,

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops.

For I came to turn

a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

Jesus replied to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see:

the blind see, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

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

Here is My Servant whom I have chosen,
My beloved in whom My soul delights;
I will put My Spirit on Him,
and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

He will not argue or shout,
and no one will hear His voice in the streets.

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s proclamation; and look—something greater than Jonah is here!

The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look—something greater than Solomon is here!

And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

For this people’s heart has grown callous;
their ears are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes;
otherwise they might see with their eyes
and hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn back—
and I would cure them.

“But your eyes are blessed because they do see, and your ears because they do hear!

For I assure you: Many prophets and righteous people longed to see the things you see yet didn’t see them; to hear the things you hear yet didn’t hear them.

since John had been telling him, “It’s not lawful for you to have her!”

So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

And prompted by her mother, she answered, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter!”

His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.

“But we only have five loaves and two fish here,” they said to Him.

“Bring them here to Me,” He said.

Yet He did not say a word to her. So His disciples approached Him and urged Him, “Send her away because she cries out after us.”

Then Jesus replied to her, “Woman, your faith is great. Let it be done for you as you want.” And from that moment her daughter was cured.

I assure you: There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it’s good for us to be here! If You want, I will make three tabernacles here: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and rebellious generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”

“Because of your little faith,” He told them. “For I assure you: If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.

“Why then,” they asked Him, “did Moses command us to give divorce papers and to send her away?”

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

Then about five he went and found others standing around, and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?’

‘These last men put in one hour, and you made them equal to us who bore the burden of the day and the burning heat!’

Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached Him with her sons. She knelt down to ask Him for something.

“What do you want?” He asked her.

“Promise,” she said to Him, “that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right and the other on Your left, in Your kingdom.”

telling them, “Go into the village ahead of you. At once you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

and said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying?”

“Yes,” Jesus told them. “Have you never read:

You have prepared praise
from the mouths of children and nursing infants?”

“But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance!’

So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless.

In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had married her.”

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem! She who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, yet you were not willing!

Then He replied to them, “Don’t you see all these things? I assure you: Not one stone will be left here on another that will not be thrown down!”

You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet.

“If anyone tells you then, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Over here!’ do not believe it!

“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son —except the Father only.

This is why you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

that slave’s master will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know.

“In the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Here’s the groom! Come out to meet him.’

“Therefore be alert, because you don’t know either the day or the hour.

I assure you: Wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He told the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

Then He said to them, “My soul is swallowed up in sorrow —to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with Me.”

Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He asked Peter, “So, couldn’t you stay awake with Me one hour?

Then Pilate said to Him, “Don’t You hear how much they are testifying against You?”

He is not here! For He has been resurrected, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay.

John wore a camel-hair garment with a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.

Simon’s mother-in-law was lying in bed with a fever, and they told Him about her at once.

So He went to her, took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them.

And looking about at those who were sitting in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

Then He said, “Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!”

These are the ones along the path where the word is sown: when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word sown in them.

And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.

Others are sown among thorns; these are the ones who hear the word,

But the ones sown on good ground are those who hear the word, welcome it, and produce a crop: 30, 60, and 100 times what was sown.”

If anyone has ears to hear, he should listen!”

Then He said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear. By the measure you use, it will be measured and added to you.

and kept begging Him, “My little daughter is at death’s door. Come and lay Your hands on her so she can get well and live.”

Instantly her flow of blood ceased, and she sensed in her body that she was cured of her affliction.

Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came with fear and trembling, fell down before Him, and told Him the whole truth.

“Daughter,” He said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be free from your affliction.”

Then He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”).

Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t His sisters here with us?” So they were offended by Him.

because Herod was in awe of John and was protecting him, knowing he was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him he would be very disturbed, yet would hear him gladly.

So he swore oaths to her: “Whatever you ask me I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

Then she went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?”

“John the Baptist’s head!” she said.

Though the king was deeply distressed, because of his oaths and the guests he did not want to refuse her.

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

[If anyone has ears to hear, he should listen!]”

Now the woman was Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to drive the demon out of her daughter.

He said to her, “Allow the children to be satisfied first, because it isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

Then He told her, “Because of this reply, you may go. The demon has gone out of your daughter.”

When she went back to her home, she found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.

They were extremely astonished and said, “He has done everything well! He even makes deaf people hear, and people unable to speak, talk!”

His disciples answered Him, “Where can anyone get enough bread here in this desolate place to fill these people?”

Do you have eyes, and not see, and do you have ears, and not hear? And do you not remember?

Then He said to them, “I assure you: There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God come in power.”