But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee.

Jesus was going all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

“You have heard that it was said to our ancestors, Do not murder, and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.

But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Fool!’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But whoever says, ‘You moron!’ will be subject to hellfire.

leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Reach a settlement quickly with your adversary while you’re on the way with him, or your adversary will hand you over to the judge, the judge to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison.

“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.

Then Jesus told him, “See that you don’t tell anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them.”

So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town.

When the demon had been driven out, the man spoke. And the crowds were amazed, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

Summoning His 12 disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, to drive them out and to heal every disease and sickness.

Because people will hand you over to sanhedrins and flog you in their synagogues, beware of them.

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,

But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.

And whoever doesn’t take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.

And whoever gives just a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—I assure you: He will never lose his reward!”

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the one to come.

For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother.”

For whoever has, more will be given to him, and he will have more than enough. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

But the boat was already over a mile from land, battered by the waves, because the wind was against them.

Once they crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

But you say, ‘Whoever tells his father or mother, “Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple”—

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it.

Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child—this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

And whoever welcomes one child like this in My name welcomes Me.

“But whoever causes the downfall of one of these little ones who believe in Me—it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea!

And if he finds it, I assure you: He rejoices over that sheep more than over the 99 that did not go astray.

And his master got angry and handed him over to the jailers to be tortured until he could pay everything that was owed.

And I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”

“Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death.

Then they will hand Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked, flogged, and crucified, and He will be resurrected on the third day.”

But Jesus called them over and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles dominate them, and the men of high position exercise power over them.

It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;

Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He went up to it and found nothing on it except leaves. And He said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” At once the fig tree withered.

[Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whoever it falls, it will grind him to powder!]”

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to make one proselyte, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as fit for hell as you are!

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the sanctuary, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by his oath.’

Also, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gift that is on it is bound by his oath.’

“Then they will hand you over for persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of My name.

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

“For it is just like a man going on a journey. He called his own slaves and turned over his possessions to them.

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy!’

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy!’

“You know that the Passover takes place after two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” So they weighed out 30 pieces of silver for him.

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

After tying Him up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate, the governor.

For he knew they had handed Him over because of envy.

Then he released Barabbas to them. But after having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over the whole land.

telling him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer what Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—

Whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”

On that day, when evening had come, He told them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the sea.”

A fierce windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped.

When Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him while He was by the sea.

He summoned the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs and gave them authority over unclean spirits.

When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and beached the boat.

For Moses said:

Honor your father and your mother; and
Whoever speaks evil of father or mother
must be put to death.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me and the gospel will save it.

For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

“Whoever welcomes one little child such as this in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me does not welcome Me, but Him who sent Me.”

For whoever is not against us is for us.

And whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of My name, since you belong to the Messiah—I assure you: He will never lose his reward.

“But whoever causes the downfall of one of these little ones who believe in Me—it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

And He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

I assure you: Whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

“Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death. Then they will hand Him over to the Gentiles,

Jesus called them over and said to them, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles dominate them, and their men of high positions exercise power over them.

But it must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave to all.

and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a young donkey tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples heard it.

“But you, be on your guard! They will hand you over to sanhedrins, and you will be flogged in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of Me, as a witness to them.

So when they arrest you and hand you over, don’t worry beforehand what you will say. On the contrary, whatever is given to you in that hour—say it. For it isn’t you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to hand Him over to them.

As soon as it was morning, the chief priests had a meeting with the elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin. After tying Jesus up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.

For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed Him over.

Then, willing to gratify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. And after having Jesus flogged, he handed Him over to be crucified.

When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so they could go and anoint Him.

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

He will reign over the house of Jacob forever,
and His kingdom will have no end.

In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock.

and to offer a sacrifice (according to what is stated in the law of the Lord: a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons).

After those days were over, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents did not know it.

for 40 days to be tempted by the Devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over, He was hungry.

The Devil said to Him, “I will give You their splendor and all this authority, because it has been given over to me, and I can give it to anyone I want.

But I say to you, there were certainly many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months while a great famine came over all the land.

They got up, drove Him out of town, and brought Him to the edge of the hill that their town was built on, intending to hurl Him over the cliff.

So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and began to serve them.

While He was in one of the towns, a man was there who had a serious skin disease all over him. He saw Jesus, fell facedown, and begged Him: “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

Then He ordered him to tell no one: “But go and show yourself to the priest, and offer what Moses prescribed for your cleansing as a testimony to them.”

If anyone hits you on the cheek, offer the other also. And if anyone takes away your coat, don’t hold back your shirt either.

Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Then fear came over everyone, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited His people.”