But [as] he was considering these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary [as] your wife, for what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

And do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham [as] father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

And the tempter approached [and] said to him, "If you are the Son of God, order that these stones become bread."

and he said to him, "I will give to you all these things, if you will fall down [and] worship me."

Therefore whoever abolishes one of the least of these commandments and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever keeps [them] and teaches [them], this person will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

But let your statement be 'Yes, yes; no, no,' and anything beyond these is from the evil one.

but I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these.

for the pagans seek after all these [things]. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these [things].

But seek first his kingdom and righteousness, and all these [things] will be added to you.

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

And it happened when Jesus finished these words the crowds were amazed at his teaching,

[As] he was saying these [things] to them, behold, one of the rulers came [and] knelt down before him, saying, "My daughter has just now died, but come, place your hand on her and she will live!"

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

Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them saying, "Do not go on the road to the Gentiles, and do not enter into a city of the Samaritans,

And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will never lose his reward."

Now [as] these were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

At that time Jesus answered [and] said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these [things] from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to young children.

Jesus spoke all these [things] to the crowds in parables, and he was saying nothing to them without a parable,

and the field is the world. And the good seed--these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one.

"Have you understood all these [things]?" They said to him, "Yes."

And it happened that when Jesus had finished these parables he went away from there.

And he came to his hometown [and] began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed and said, "From where did this man [get] this wisdom and these miracles?

And are not all his sisters with us? From where then did this man [get] all these [things]?"

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the person.

These are the things that defile a person. But eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person!"

But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him that {a large millstone} be hung on his neck and he be drowned in the depths of the sea.

"See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven constantly see the face of my Father [who is] in heaven.

In the [same] way it is not the will {of} your Father [who is] in heaven that one of these little ones perish.

And it happened that when Jesus had finished these statements, he went away from Galilee and came into the region of Judea on the other side of the Jordan.

The young man said to him, "All these I have observed. What do I still lack?"

saying, 'These last [people] worked one hour and you made them equal to us who have endured the burden of the day and the burning heat!'

And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Say that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your kingdom."

And they said to him, "Do you hear what these [children] are saying?" So Jesus said to them, "Yes, have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of children and nursing babies you have prepared for yourself praise'?"

And [after] he arrived at the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him [while he] was teaching, saying, "By what authority are you doing these [things]? And who gave you this authority?"

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "I also will ask you one question. If you tell [the answer] to me, I also will tell you by what authority I am doing these [things].

And they answered [and] said to Jesus, "We do not know." And he said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things].

On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you pay a tenth of mint and dill and cumin, and neglect the more important [matters] of the law--justice and mercy and faithfulness! It was necessary to do these [things] {while not neglecting those}.

Truly I say to you, all these [things] will come upon this generation!

But he answered [and] said to them, "Do you not see all these [things]? Truly I say to you, not [one] stone will be left here on [another] stone that will not be thrown down!"

And [as] he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these [things] happen, and what [will be] the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

But all these [things] [are] the beginning of birth pains.

So also you, when you see all these [things], know that he is near, at the door.

Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these [things] take place!

And the king will answer [and] say to them, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did [it] to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did [it] to me.'

Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do [it] to one of the least of these, you did not do [it] to me.'

And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

And it happened that when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples,

And the high priest stood up [and] said to him, "Do you reply nothing? What are these [people] testifying against you?"

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they were reasoning like this within themselves, said to them, "Why are you considering these [things] in your hearts?

And these are the ones beside the path where the word is sown, and whenever they hear [it], immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

And these are like the ones sown on the rocky ground, who whenever they hear the word immediately receive it with joy.

And others are the ones sown among the thorn plants--these are the ones who hear the word,

And with many parables such as these he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear [it].

And [when] the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard [him] were amazed, saying, "Where did this man [get] these [things]? And what [is] this wisdom that has been granted to this man, and the miracles such as these performed through his hands?

And King Herod heard [it], because his name had become known. And they were saying, "John, the one who baptizes, has been raised from the dead, and because of this these miraculous powers are at work in him."

All these evil [things] come from within and defile a person."

And his disciples answered him, "Where is anyone able to feed these [people] with bread here in the desert?"

And they had a few small fish, and [after] giving thanks for them, he said to set these [before them] also.

"Whoever welcomes one of the young children such as these in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but the one who sent me."

"And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it is better for him if instead {a large millstone} is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea.

And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth."

and said to him, "By what authority are you doing these [things], or who gave you this authority that you do these [things]?"

So Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these [things].

And they replied to Jesus saying, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things]."

The second [is] this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy [prayers] for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!"

And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not [one] stone will be left here on [another] stone that will not be thrown down!"

"Tell us, when will these [things] happen, and what [will be] the sign when all these [things] are about to be accomplished?"

For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in [various] places. There will be famines. These [things] [are] the beginning of birth pains.

So also you, when you see these [things] happening, know that he is near, at the door.

Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these [things] take place!

And the high priest stood up in the midst [of them] [and] asked Jesus, saying, "Do you not reply anything? What are these [people] testifying against you?"

And after these [things], he appeared in a different form to two of them [as they] were walking, [while they] were going out into the countryside.

And these went [and] reported [it] to the others, and they did not believe them.

And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will expel demons, they will speak in new tongues,

And behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day these [things] take place, {because} you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time."

Now after these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she kept herself in seclusion [for] five months, saying,

And fear came on all those who lived near them, and in all the hill country of Judea all these events were discussed.

And all those who heard kept [these things] in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be? For indeed the hand of the Lord was with him!"

But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering [them] in her heart.

And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was submitting to them. And his mother treasured all these things in her heart.

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham [as] father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

And all [those] in the synagogue were filled with anger [when they] heard these [things].

And after these [things], he went out and saw a tax collector {named} Levi sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, "Follow me!"

Now it happened that in these days he went away to the mountain to pray, and was spending the whole night in prayer to God.

And [when] Jesus heard these [things], he marveled at him, and turning around to the crowd that was following him, he said, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith!"

And his disciples reported to John about all these [things]. And summoning a certain two of his disciples, John

And other [seed] fell on the good soil, and [when it] came up, it produced a hundred times as much grain." [As he] said these [things], he called out, "The one who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

And those on the rock [are those] who receive the word with joy when they hear [it], and these do not have [enough] root, who believe for a time and in a time of testing fall away.

And the [seed] that fell into the thorn plants--these are the ones who hear and [as they] go along are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bear fruit to maturity.

But the [seed] on the good soil--these are the ones who, [after] hearing the word, hold fast to [it] with a noble and good heart, and bear fruit with patient endurance.

But he answered [and] said to them, "These are my mother and my brothers--the ones who hear the word of God and do [it].

But he said to them, "You give them [something] to eat!" And they said, "{We have no} more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go [and] purchase food for all these people."

Now it happened that about eight days after these words, he took along Peter and John and James [and] went up on the mountain to pray.

And [while] he was saying these [things], a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.

"{You take these words to heart}, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men."

And after these [things], the Lord also appointed seventy-two others and sent them out two by two before {him} into every town and place where he was about to go.

At [that] same time he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these [things] from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to young children. Yes, Father, for this was pleasing before you.