Because Joseph, her husband to be, was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her privately.

When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.

"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone."

Now John wore clothing made from camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.

But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

"It was said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.'

But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?

And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won't he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?

Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; just as you believed, it will be done for you." And the servant was healed at that hour.

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

They cried out, "Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

As he was saying these things, a ruler came, bowed low before him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."

But when Jesus turned and saw her he said, "Have courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well." And the woman was healed from that hour.

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

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

Jesus answered them, "Go tell John what you hear and see:

The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.

"Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them -- and now, 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 now, something greater than Solomon is here!

And pointing toward his disciples he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

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

"But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.

For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

And aren't all his sisters here with us? Where did he get all this?"

because John had repeatedly told him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

Instructed by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."

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

When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying, "This is an isolated place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

They said to him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish."

"Bring them here to me," he replied.

But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him, "Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us."

Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

Then Jesus called the disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way."

I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

So Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, I will make three shelters -- one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

Jesus answered, "You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him here to me."

He told them, "It was because of your little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; nothing will be impossible for you."

They said to him, "Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?"

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

And about five o'clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why are you standing here all day without work?'

saying, 'These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.'

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, and kneeling down she asked him for a favor.

He said to her, "What do you want?" She replied, "Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom."

telling them, "Go to the village ahead of you. Right away 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 they are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of children and nursing infants you have prepared praise for yourself'?"

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and get his inheritance!'

And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' But he had nothing to say.

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

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come.

Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe him.

"But as for that day and hour no one knows it -- not even the angels in heaven -- except the Father alone.

Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee,

But at midnight there was a shout, 'Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.'

Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.

I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her."

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and pray."

Then he said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me."

Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, "So, couldn't you stay awake with me for one hour?

Then he came to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is approaching, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Jesus said to him, "Friend, do what you are here to do." Then they came and took hold of Jesus and arrested him.

Then Pilate said to him, "Don't you hear how many charges they are bringing against you?"

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

John wore a garment made of camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

Simon's mother-in-law was lying down, sick with a fever, so they spoke to Jesus at once about her.

He came and raised her up by gently taking her hand. Then the fever left her and she began to serve them.

He replied, "Let us go elsewhere, into the surrounding villages, so that I can preach there too. For that is what I came out here to do."

And looking at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!"

so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven."

These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satan comes and snatches the word that was sown in them.

These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.

Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,

But these are the ones sown on good soil: They hear the word and receive it and bear fruit, one thirty times as much, one sixty, and one a hundred."

If anyone has ears to hear, he had better listen!"

And he said to them, "Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, and more will be added to you.

So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

He asked him urgently, "My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live."

At once the bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.

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

He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your disease."

Then, gently taking the child by the hand, he said to her, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up."

He strictly ordered that no one should know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.

Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren't his sisters here with us?" And so they took offense at him.

For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her.

He swore to her, "Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom."

So she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother said, "The head of John the baptizer."

Immediately she hurried back to the king and made her request: "I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately."

Although it grieved the king deeply, he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests.

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