So all the generations from Abraham to David totaled fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon totaled fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah there were fourteen generations.

After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt," he said. "Stay there until I tell you, because Herod intends to search for the child and kill him."

He stayed there until Herod's death in order to fulfill what was declared by the Lord through the prophet when he said, "Out of Egypt I called my Son."

But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, after having been warned in a dream. So he left for the region of Galilee

Going on from there he saw two other brothers James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee repairing their nets. When he called them,

"So if you are presenting your gift at the altar and remember there that your brother has something against you,

leave your gift there before the altar and first go and be reconciled to your brother. Then come and offer your gift.

I tell you with certainty, you will not get out of there until you pay back the last dollar!"

because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

"There isn't a person among you who would give his son a stone if he asked for bread, is there?

How narrow is the gate and how constricted is the road that leads to life, and there aren't many people who find it!"

But the unfaithful heirs of that kingdom will be thrown into the darkness outside. In that place there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth."

He asked them, "Why are you afraid, you who have little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's desk and told him, "Follow me." So he got up and followed him.

As Jesus was traveling on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"

"Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is receptive in it and stay there until you leave.

"So never be afraid of them, because there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not be made known.

When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he left there to teach and preach in their home towns.

Moving on from there, Jesus went into their synagogue.

But he asked them, "Is there a man among you who, if he had one sheep and it fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't take hold of it and pull it out?

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and settle there. And so the final condition of that person becomes worse than the first. That's just what will happen to this evil generation!"

and they will throw them into a blazing furnace. In that place there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

and will throw them into a blazing furnace. In that place there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth."

But Jesus told them, "A prophet is without honor only in his hometown and in his own home." He did not perform many miracles there because of their unbelief.

After dismissing the crowds, he went up on a hillside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.

Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a hillside and sat down.

He told them, "Because of your lack of faith. I tell all of you with certainty, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.

because where two or three have come together in my name, I am there among them."

Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

When he had laid his hands on them, he went on from there.

Jesus asked him, "Why ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to get into that life, you must keep the commandments."

Jesus told them, "Yes! Haven't you ever read, "From the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have created praise'?" Then he left them and went out of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.

"Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a wall around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went abroad.

"When the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

Then the king told his servants, "Tie his hands and feet, and throw him into the darkness outside!' In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth,

That same day some Sadducees, who claim there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and asked him,

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his widow to his brother.

The one who swears an oath by the sanctuary swears by it and by the one who lives there.

But he told them, "You see all these things, don't you? I tell all of you with certainty, there isn't a single stone here that will be left standing on top of another. They will all be torn down."

because nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

because at that time there will be great suffering, the kind that hasn't happened from the beginning of the world until now and certainly won't ever happen again.

"At that time, if anyone says to you, "Look! Here's the Messiah!' or "There he is!', don't believe it,

Wherever there's a corpse, there the vultures will gather.

Then his master will punish him severely and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

But at midnight there came a shout: "The groom is here! Come out to meet him!'

"But the wise ones replied, "No! There will never be enough for us and for you. You'd better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.'

Throw this useless servant into the darkness outside! In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'"

But they kept saying, "This must not happen during the festival. Otherwise, there'll be a riot among the people."

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

As he went out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, "This man was with Jesus from Nazareth."

After a little while, the people who were standing there came up and told Peter, "Obviously you're also one of them, because your accent gives you away."

Then they sat down there and continued guarding him.

When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling for Elijah."

Now many women were also there, watching from a distance. They had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had ministered to him.

but Mary Magdalene and the other Mary remained there, sitting in front of the tomb.

Suddenly, there was a powerful earthquake, because an angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, approached the stone, rolled it away, and was sitting on top of it.

Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead. He is going ahead of you into Galilee, and you will see him there. Remember, I have told you!"

Then Jesus told them, "Stop being frightened! Go and tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there."

All of a sudden, there was a man in their synagogue who had an unclean spirit! He screamed,

In the morning, while it was still very dark, Jesus got up and went to a deserted place and prayed there.

"Let's go to the neighboring town," he replied, "so I can preach there, too, because that's why I came."

Such a large crowd gathered that there wasn't room for them, even in front of the door. Jesus was speaking his message to them

Now some scribes were sitting there, arguing among themselves,

Later, he was having dinner at Levi's house. Many tax collectors and sinners were also eating with Jesus and his disciples, because there were many who were following him.

Jesus went into the synagogue again, and a man with a paralyzed hand was there.

Then he got up, rebuked the wind, and told the sea, "Calm down! Be still!" Then the wind stopped blowing, and there was a great calm.

He told him, "My name is Legion, because there are many of us." He kept pleading with Jesus not to send them out of that region.

So he let them do this. The unclean spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd of about 2,000 rushed down a steep slope into the sea and drowned there.

When they came to Jesus and saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there dressed and in his right mind, they were frightened.

Now there was a woman who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years.

He couldn't perform a miracle there except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

He told them repeatedly, "Whenever you go into a home, stay there until you leave that place.

There were 5,000 men who had eaten the loaves.

Jesus left that place and went to the territory of Tyre and Sidon. He went into a house, not wanting anyone to know he was there. However, it couldn't be kept a secret.

Now about 4,000 men were there. Then he sent them on their way.

Jesus said, "I tell all of you with certainty, there is no one who has left his home, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children, or fields because of me and the gospel

When he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was there, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

some men standing there asked them, "What are you doing untying that colt?"

Then some Sadducees, who claim there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and asked him,

There were seven brothers. The first one married and died without having children.

Then the scribe told him, "Well said, Teacher! You have told the truth that "God is one, and there is no other besides him.'

because nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes and famines in various places. These things are only the beginning of the birth pains."

"At that time, if anyone says to you, "Look! Here is the Messiah!', or, "Look! There he is!' don't believe it,

because they kept saying, "This must not happen during the festival. Otherwise, there'll be a riot among the people."

Irritated, some who were there asked one another, "Why was the perfume wasted like this?

Then he will show you a large upstairs room that is furnished and ready. Get everything ready for us there."

But one of those standing there drew his sword and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his ear.

Again he denied it. After a little while, the people who were standing there began to say to Peter again, "Obviously you're one of them, because you are a Galilean!"

Now there was a man in prison named Barabbas. He had been with the insurgents who had committed murder during the rebellion.

When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "Listen! He's calling for Elijah!"

Now there were women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of young James and Joseph, and Salome.

They used to accompany him and care for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him were there, too.

But go and tell his disciples especially Peter that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you."

During the reign of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

He went there to be registered with Mary, who had been promised to him in marriage and was pregnant.

While they were there, the time came for her to have her baby,

and she gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no place for them in the guest quarters.

In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, watching their flock during the night.

Now Anna, a prophetess, was also there. She was a descendant of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage,

and then as a widow for 84 years. She never left the Temple, but continued to worship there night and day with times of fasting and prayer.