After hearing the king, they went on their way. And there it was—the star they had seen in the east! It led them until it came and stopped above the place where the child was.

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil.

The people who live in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those living in the shadowland of death,
light has dawned.

“You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden.

No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house.

In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

But let your word ‘yes’ be ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ be ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.

As for the one who wants to sue you and take away your shirt, let him have your coat as well.

But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light.

But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you is darkness—how deep is that darkness!

Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and look, there’s a log in your eye?

Then Jesus told the centurion, “Go. As you have believed, let it be done for you.” And his servant was cured that very moment.

“Lord,” another of His disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.”

But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Then He touched their eyes, saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith!”

and if the household is worthy, let your peace be on it. But if it is unworthy, let your peace return to you.

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

For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

He will not break a bruised reed,
and He will not put out a smoldering wick,
until He has led justice to victory.

Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I’ll tell the reapers: Gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles to burn them, but store the wheat in my barn.’”

When evening came, the disciples approached Him and said, “This place is a wilderness, and it is already late. Send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

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.

After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

He was transformed in front of them, and His face shone like the sun. Even His clothes became as white as the light.

If he pays no attention to them, tell the church. But if he doesn’t pay attention even to the church, let him be like an unbeliever and a tax collector to you.

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, there are eunuchs who were made by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves that way because of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.”

They brought the donkey and the colt; then they laid their robes on them, and He sat on them.

“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 when you see the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand),

False messiahs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days:

The sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not shed its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the celestial powers will be shaken.

He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

Get up; let’s go! See, My betrayer is near.”

Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had convened.

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

When they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the robe, put His clothes on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

He has put His trust in God; let God rescue Him now—if He wants Him! For He said, ‘I am God’s Son.’”

About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Elí, Elí, lemá sabachtháni?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

But the rest said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to save Him!”

Jesus shouted again with a loud voice and gave up His spirit.

And the unclean spirit convulsed him, shouted with a loud voice, and came out of him.

And He said to them, “Let’s go on to the neighboring villages so that I may preach there too. This is why I have come.”

For nothing is concealed except to be revealed, and nothing hidden except to come to light.

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

And he cried out with a loud voice, “What do You have to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God, don’t torment me!”

But He would not let him; instead, He told him, “Go back home to your own people, and report to them how much the Lord has done for you and how He has had mercy on you.”

He did not let anyone accompany Him except Peter, James, and John, James’s brother.

So He was not able to do any miracles there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

When it was already late, His disciples approached Him and said, “This place is a wilderness, and it is already late!

Wherever He would go, into villages, towns, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him that they might touch just the tassel of His robe. And everyone who touched it was made well.

“you no longer let him do anything for his father or mother.

After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up on a high mountain by themselves to be alone. He was transformed in front of them,

Then Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it’s good for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—

When Jesus saw it, He was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me. Don’t stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

After taking them in His arms, He laid His hands on them and blessed them.

They answered them just as Jesus had said, so they let them go.

And He went into Jerusalem and into the temple complex. After looking around at everything, since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

“But those tenant farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’

“When you see the abomination that causes desolation standing where it should not” (let the reader understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!

For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

“But in those days, after that tribulation:

The sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not shed its light;

Get up; let’s go! See—My betrayer is near.”

They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes convened.

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.

Then the soldiers led Him away into the courtyard (that is, headquarters) and called the whole company together.

When they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the purple robe, put His clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.

Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” Even those who were crucified with Him were taunting Him.

And at three Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lemá sabachtháni?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, fixed it on a reed, offered Him a drink, and said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to take Him down!”

But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.

it happened that he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.

Then she exclaimed with a loud cry:

“You are the most blessed of women,
and your child will be blessed!

Then she gave birth to her firstborn Son, and she wrapped Him snugly in cloth and laid Him in a feeding trough—because there was no room for them at the lodging place.

When the angels had left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem and see what has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

a light for revelation to the Gentiles
and glory to Your people Israel.

Then Jesus returned from the Jordan, full of the Holy Spirit, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness

In the synagogue there was a man with an unclean demonic spirit who cried out with a loud voice,

When the sun was setting, all those who had anyone sick with various diseases brought them to Him. As He laid His hands on each one of them, He would heal them.

When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”

“Master,” Simon replied, “we’ve worked hard all night long and caught nothing! But at Your word, I’ll let down the nets.”

Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the log in your eye? Hypocrite! First take the log out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck in your brother’s eye.

He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the river crashed against that house and couldn’t shake it, because it was well built.

“No one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a basket or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in may see its light.

For nothing is concealed that won’t be revealed, and nothing hidden that won’t be made known and come to light.

One day He and His disciples got into a boat, and He told them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,

When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before Him, and said in a loud voice, “What do You have to do with me, Jesus, You Son of the Most High God? I beg You, don’t torment me!”

After He came to the house, He let no one enter with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.

Late in the day, the Twelve approached and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a deserted place here.”

As the two men were departing from Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it’s good for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.

“Let these words sink in: The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”

Then He said to another, “Follow Me.”

“Lord,” he said, “first let me go bury my father.”

But He told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and spread the news of the kingdom of God.”

Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to those at my house.”

“No one lights a lamp and puts it in the cellar or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see its light.

Your eye is the lamp of the body. When your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light. But when it is bad, your body is also full of darkness.

Take care then, that the light in you is not darkness.