See, the virgin will become pregnant
and give birth to a son,
and they will name Him Immanuel,

which is translated “God is with us.”

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

After they were gone, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to search for the child to destroy Him.”

So he got up, took the child and His mother during the night, and escaped to Egypt.

saying, “Get up! Take the child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, because those who sought the child’s life are dead.”

So he got up, took the child and His mother, and entered the land of Israel.

And don’t presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Even now the ax is ready to strike the root of the trees! Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

After Jesus was baptized, He went up immediately from the water. The heavens suddenly opened for Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on Him.

Then the tempter approached Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

But He answered, “It is written:

Man must not live on bread alone
but on every word that comes
from the mouth of God.”

and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:

He will give His angels orders concerning you,
and they will support you with their hands
so that you will not strike
your foot against a stone.”

Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.”

Then Jesus told him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written:

Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only Him.”

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.

The pure in heart are blessed,
for they will see God.

The peacemakers are blessed,
for they will be called sons of God.

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled on by men.

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.

I assure you: You will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny!

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to go into hell!

But I tell you, don’t take an oath at all: either by heaven, because it is God’s throne;

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

so that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!

“Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!

“Whenever you fast, don’t be sad-faced like the hypocrites. For they make their faces unattractive so their fasting is obvious to people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!

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

“No one can be a slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and of money.

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?

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

“Enter through the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the road is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who go through it.

How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.

In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.

A good tree can’t produce bad fruit; neither can a bad tree produce good fruit.

Every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

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

As He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.

But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea. And there was a great calm.

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

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

For which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—then He told the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

And he got up and went home.

When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.

As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me!” So he got up and followed Him.

So Jesus and His disciples got up and followed him.

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

Then Jesus went to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness.

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.

Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.

how he entered the house of God, and they ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?

A man is worth far more than a sheep, so it is lawful to do what is good on the Sabbath.”

Then He told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored, as good as the other.

If I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.

Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.

Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while the whole crowd stood on the shore.

Still others fell on good ground and produced a crop: some 100, some 60, and some 30 times what was sown.

But the one sown on the good ground—this is one who hears and understands the word, who does bear fruit and yields: some 100, some 60, some 30 times what was sown.”

He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

The landowner’s slaves came to him and said, ‘Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’

He replied: “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;

the field is the world; and the good seed—these are the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

and when it was full, they dragged it ashore, sat down, and gathered the good fish into containers, but threw out the worthless ones.

And His sisters, aren’t they all with us? So where does He get all these things?”

Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

When they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

Then those in the boat worshiped Him and said, “Truly You are the Son of God!”

He answered them, “And why do you break God’s commandment because of your tradition?

For God said:

Honor your father and your mother; and,
The one who speaks evil of father or mother
must be put to death.

he does not have to honor his father.’ In this way, you have revoked God’s word because of your tradition.

So the crowd was amazed when they saw those unable to speak talking, the deformed restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they gave glory to the God of Israel.

The disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in this desolate place to fill such a crowd?”

After dismissing the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

He answered them: “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be good weather because the sky is red.’

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!”

But He turned and told Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, but man’s.”

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.”

Then Jesus came up, touched them, and said, “Get up; don’t be afraid.”

If your hand or your foot causes your downfall, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

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

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, man must not separate.”

Just then someone came up and asked Him, “Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life?”

“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” He said to him. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

So when the first ones came, they assumed they would get more, but they also received a denarius each.

The crowd told them to keep quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

“Which of the two did his father’s will?”

“The first,” they said.

Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you!

Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing its fruit.

So those slaves went out on the roads and gathered everyone they found, both evil and good. The wedding banquet was filled with guests.

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

They sent their disciples to Him, with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are truthful and teach truthfully the way of God. You defer to no one, for You don’t show partiality.

“Caesar’s,” they said to Him.

Then He said to them, “Therefore give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first got married and died. Having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother.

Jesus answered them, “You are deceived, because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God.

Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what was spoken to you by God: