Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened like this. His mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, and before they came together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, suddenly wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

"Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him."

'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah: for out of you shall come forth a ruler, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.'"

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him."

And they, having heard the king, went their way; and suddenly the star which they saw in the east went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.

And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he will be called a Nazarene.

And in those days John the Baptist came, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism he said to them, "You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"

And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and served him.

And leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

And he said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men."

And seeing the crowds, he went up onto the mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy, but to fulfill.

leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Let us not come into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

And the rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

And the rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell?and great was its fall."

And when he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

And suddenly a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean."

And when he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,

And he said to him, "I will come and heal him."

And the centurion answered, "Lord, I'm not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and tell another, 'Come,' and he comes; and tell my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

And I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,

And when Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever.

And when evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick;

Then a scribe came, and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

And suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.

They came to him, and woke him up, saying, "Save us, Lord. We are dying."

And when he came to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.

And suddenly they shouted, saying, "What do we have to do with you, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

And he said to them, "Go." And they came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and suddenly the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water.

And suddenly all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.

And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.

And it happened as he sat in the house, it happened that many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."

Then John's disciples came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?"

And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

While he told these things to them, suddenly a ruler came and worshiped him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live."

And suddenly a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment;

And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder,

And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They told him, "Yes, Lord."

And if the household is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.

"Do not think that I came to send peace on the earth. I did not come to send peace, but a sword.

For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

and said to him, "Are you the One who is to come, or should we look for another?"

And if you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.' But wisdom is justified by her actions."

"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

And 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, neither in this age, nor in that which is to come.

The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, someone greater than Solomon is here.

Then he says, 'I will return into my house from which I came out,' and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.

And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.

Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away.

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where did these tares come from?'

which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches."

Then Jesus sent the crowds away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field."

So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,

But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

Then his disciples came, and took the body, and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.

Now when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, "This place is desolate, and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food."

And after he had sent the crowds away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.

And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking on the sea.

Peter answered him and said, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters."

He said, "Come." Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, "You are truly the Son of God."

When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

Then the Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,

Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?"

But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

And just then a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and started shouting, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David. My daughter is severely demonized."

But he did not answer her a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away; for she cries after us."

But she came and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, help me."

Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others, and they put them down at his feet; and he healed them.

Then he sent away the crowds, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.

Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?"

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them. And suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him."

Jesus came and touched them and said, "Get up, and do not be afraid."

The disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them."

When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, kneeling down to him, saying,

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, "Why weren't we able to cast it out?"