The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

And she will give birth to a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel," which means, "God with us."

but did not know her until she had borne a son. And he called his name Jesus.

saying, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East and have come to worship him."

When they had heard the king they went their way; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

and remained there until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."

And behold, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

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

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, 'He will give his angels charge of you,' and 'In their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."

Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And he called them,

If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

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

that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

"And when you fast, do not look gloomy, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

Do not give what is holy to the dogs; do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

Or what man of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them.

And the demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine."

And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the water.

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven."

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"he then said to the paralytic"Rise, take up your bed and go home."

And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David."

And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel."

The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

When they persecute you in one city, flee to another. For truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

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

"All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

And all the people were amazed and said, "Could this be the Son of David?"

Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."

But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign; but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.

when anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

He answered, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;

The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil,

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

Then those who were in the boat worshipped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."

And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried to him, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed."

Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

A wicked and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah." So he left them and departed.

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?"

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each man according to what he has done.

Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!"

And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, "Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

But I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands."

"Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.

Now while they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men,

"But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

Woe to the world because of temptations to sin! For temptations must come, but woe to the man by whom the temptation comes!

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

And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"

Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn him to death,

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

And behold, two blind men sitting by the roadside, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be quiet; but they cried out all the more, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

"Tell the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"

The crowds that went before him and those that followed shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant;

And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, "How did the fig tree wither away so soon?"

"What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'

Last of all, he sent his son to them saying, 'They will respect my son,'

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

"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who arranged a marriage for his son,

"What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "The son of David."

If David then calls him 'Lord,' how is he his son?"

But they do all their works to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries broad and the tassels of their garments long.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win a single proselyte, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.

that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Now as he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will this be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

"Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.

But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

and they did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

Then he who had received the one talent came and said, 'Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

But his master answered him, 'You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed?

"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

"You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified."

The Son of Man goes just as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born."