After they went into the house and saw the child with his mother Mary, they fell down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasure sacks and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

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."

Herod flew into a rage when he learned that he had been tricked by the wise men, so he ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions, who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men.

But when John saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he told them, "You children of serpents! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

"Follow me," he told them, "and I will make you fishers of people!"

But I say to you, anyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be subject to punishment. And whoever says to his brother "Raka!' will be subject to the Council. And whoever says, "You fool!' will be subject to hell fire.

so that you will become children of your Father in heaven, because he makes his sun rise on both evil and good people, and he lets rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous.

So whenever you give to the poor, don't blow a trumpet before you like the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets so that they will be praised by people. I tell all of you with certainty, they have their full reward!

"And whenever you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to stand in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they will be seen by people. I tell all of you with certainty, they have their full reward!

"Whenever you fast, don't be gloomy like the hypocrites, because they put on sad faces to show others they are fasting. I tell all of you with certainty, they have their full reward!

"The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. Therefore, if the light within you has turned into darkness, how great is that darkness!"

"Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, but it did not collapse because its foundation was on the rock.

The rain fell, the floods came, the winds blew and battered that house, and it collapsed and its collapse was total."

Suddenly, a leper came up to him, fell down before him, and said, "Sir, if you want to, you can make me clean."

Just then, a scribe came up and told him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."

Then some of the scribes told themselves, "This fellow is blaspheming!"

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.

While Jesus was telling them these things, an official came up and fell down before him. "My daughter has just died," he said. "But come and lay your hand on her, and she will live."

So when they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, because I tell all of you with certainty that you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

"Two sparrows are sold for a penny, aren't they? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's permission.

The one who doesn't take up his cross and follow me isn't worthy of me.

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?

As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up.

Other seeds fell on stony ground, where they did not have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once because the soil wasn't deep.

Other seeds fell among thorn bushes, and the thorn bushes grew higher and choked them out.

But other seeds fell on good soil and produced a crop, some 100, some 60, and some 30 times what was sown.

When it was full, the fishermen hauled it ashore. Then they sat down, sorted the good fish into containers, and threw the bad ones away.

All of them ate and were filled. Then the disciples picked up what was left of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.

Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If one blind person leads another blind person, both will fall into a ditch."

Then she came and fell down before him, saying, "Lord, help me!"

She said, "Yes, Lord. But even the puppies eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' tables."

All of them ate until they were filled, then the disciples picked up what was left of the broken pieces seven baskets full.

How can you fail to understand that I wasn't talking to you about bread? Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continuously.

When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.

Then the servant fell down and bowed low before him, saying, "Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything!'

"But when that servant went away, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him, seized him by the throat, and said, "Pay what you owe!'

Then his fellow servant fell down and began begging him, "Be patient with me and I will repay you!'

"When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were very disturbed and went and reported to their master everything that had occurred.

Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?'

Jesus told him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell what you own and give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me."

so do whatever they tell you and follow it, but stop doing what they do, because they don't do what they say.

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but on the inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of dead people's bones and every kind of impurity.

In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Then many people will fall away, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

Pray that it may not be in winter or on a Sabbath when you flee,

"Immediately after the troubles of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.'

and begins to beat his fellow servants and eat and drink with the drunks,

Then he told them, "I'm so deeply grieved that I feel I'm about to die. Wait here and stay awake with me."

Going on a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed, "O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not what I want but what you want."

Jesus told them, "Follow me, and I'll make you fishers of people!"

Then a leper came to Jesus and began pleading with him. He fell on his knees and told him, "If you want to, you can make me clean."

As he was walking along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax collector's desk. Jesus told him, "Follow me!" So Levi got up and followed him.

Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they would fall down in front of him and scream, "You are the Son of God!"

As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up.

Others fell on stony ground, where they didn't have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once, because the soil wasn't deep.

Others fell among thorn bushes, and the thorn bushes came up and choked them out, and they didn't produce anything.

But others fell on good soil and produced a crop. They grew up, increased in size, and produced 30, 60, or 100 times what was sown."

but since they don't have any roots, they last for only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes along because of the word, they immediately fall away.

the ground produces grain by itself first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell down in front of him,

Then a synagogue leader named Jairus arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet

So the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came forward fearfully, fell down trembling in front of him, and told him the whole truth.

Then the disciples picked up twelve baskets full of leftover bread and fish.

In fact, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him and came and fell down at his feet.

The people ate and were filled. Then the disciples picked up the leftover pieces seven large baskets full.

Do you have eyes, but fail to see? Do you have ears, but fail to hear? Don't you remember?

When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets did you fill with leftover pieces?" They told him, "Twelve."

"When I broke the seven loaves for the 4,000, how many large baskets did you fill with the leftover pieces?" They told him, "Seven."

Then Jesus called the crowd to himself along with his disciples and told them, "If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continuously,

So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into convulsions. He fell on the ground and kept rolling around and foaming at the mouth.

Jesus looked at him and loved him. Then he told him, "You're missing one thing. Go and sell everything you own, give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me."

Jesus told him, "Go. Your faith has made you well." At once the man could see again, and he began to follow Jesus down the road.

"So when you see the destructive desecration standing where it should not be (let the reader take note), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.'

He sent two of his disciples, telling them, "Go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a jug of water. Follow him.

He took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to feel distressed and troubled.

Going on a little farther, he fell to the ground and kept praying that if it were possible the hour might pass from him.

Then Simeon blessed them and told Mary, his mother, "This infant is destined to cause many in Israel to fall and rise. Also, he will be a sign that will be opposed.

Meanwhile, Jesus kept on growing wiser and more mature, and in favor with God and his fellow man.

Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be leveled. The crooked ways will be made straight, and the rough roads will be made smooth.

John would say to the crowds that were coming out to be baptized by him, "You children of serpents! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus' knees and said, "Leave me, Lord! I am a sinful man!" -

One day, while Jesus was in one of the cities, a man covered with leprosy saw Jesus and fell on his face, begging him, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean."

After that, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax collector's desk. He told him, "Follow me!"

How terrible it will be for you who are full now, because you will be hungry! How terrible it will be for you who are laughing now, because you will mourn and cry!

He also told them a parable: "One blind person can't lead another blind person, can he? Both will fall into a ditch, won't they?

"Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

"A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, were trampled on, and birds from the sky ate them up.

Others fell on stony ground, and as soon as they came up, they dried up because they had no moisture.

Others fell among thorn bushes, and the thorn bushes grew with them and choked them.

But others fell on good soil, and when they came up, they produced 100 times as much as was planted." As he said this, he called out, "Let the person who has ears to hear, listen!"

The ones on the stony ground are the people who joyfully welcome the word when they hear it. But since they don't have any roots, they believe for a while, but in a time of testing they fall away.

The ones that fell among the thorn bushes are the people who listen, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries, wealth, and pleasures of life, and their fruit doesn't mature.

Now as they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A violent storm swept over the lake, and they were taking on water and were in great danger.