The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After His mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem,

When King Herod heard this, he was deeply disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

“In Bethlehem of Judea,” they told him, “because this is what was written by the prophet:

After hearing the king, they went on their way. And there it was—the star they had seen in the east! It led them until it came and stopped above the place where the child was.

He stayed there until Herod’s death, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled: Out of Egypt I called My Son.

Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
and she refused to be consoled,
because they were no more.

But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee.

Then he went and settled in a town called Nazareth to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets, that He will be called a Nazarene.

John himself had a camel-hair garment with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

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 Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil.

After He had fasted 40 days and 40 nights, He was hungry.

This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

As He was walking along the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen.

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.

“You have heard that it was said to our ancestors, Do not murder, and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.

“You have heard that it was said, Do not commit adultery.

“It was also said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.

“Again, you have heard that it was said to our ancestors, You must not break your oath, but you must keep your oaths to the Lord.

“You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

“You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.

But when you fast, put oil on your head, and wash your face,

Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these!

The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded that house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock.

The rain fell, the rivers rose, the winds blew and pounded that house, and it collapsed. And its collapse was great!”

because He was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like their scribes.

Reaching out His hand He touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” Immediately his disease was healed.

Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following Him, “I assure you: I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith!

Then Jesus told the centurion, “Go. As you have believed, let it be done for you.” And his servant was cured that very moment.

so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

He Himself took our weaknesses
and carried our diseases.

Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But He was sleeping.

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.

Now a long way off from them, a large herd of pigs was feeding.

While He was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came as guests to eat with Jesus and His disciples.

As He was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before Him, saying, “My daughter is near death, but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”

But Jesus turned and saw her. “Have courage, daughter,” He said. “Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that moment.

Just as they were going out, a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak was brought to Him.

When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent a message by his disciples

Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.

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

so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak was brought to Him. He healed him, so that the man could both speak and see.

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

He was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly His mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to Him.

On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.

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

Others fell on rocky ground, where there wasn’t much soil, and they sprang up quickly since the soil wasn’t deep.

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

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.

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.”

so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

I will open My mouth in parables;
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.

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

His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.

Everyone ate and was filled. Then they picked up 12 baskets full of leftover pieces!

After dismissing the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone.

But the boat was already over a mile from land, battered by the waves, because the wind was against them.

But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid. And beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me!”

“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat!”

He replied, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

Then Jesus replied to her, “Woman, your faith is great. Let it be done for you as you want.” And from that moment her daughter was cured.

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.

Why is it you don’t understand that when I told you, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees,’ it wasn’t about bread?”

And He gave the disciples orders to tell no one that He was the Messiah.

He was transformed in front of them, and His face shone like the sun. Even His clothes became as white as the light.

While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said:

This is My beloved Son.
I take delight in Him.
Listen to Him!

Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and from that moment the boy was healed.

When he began to settle accounts, one who owed 10,000 talents was brought before him.

But he wasn’t willing. On the contrary, he went and threw him into prison until he could pay what was owed.

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

He told them, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of the hardness of your hearts. But it was not like that from the beginning.

There were two blind men sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

This took place so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

When He entered Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken, saying, “Who is this?”

Early in the morning, as He was returning to the city, He was hungry.

Jesus answered them, “I assure you: If you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done.

When He entered the temple complex, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching and said, “By what authority are You doing these things? Who gave You this authority?”

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we’re afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought John was a prophet.”

“Listen to another parable: There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it to tenant farmers and went away.

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they knew He was speaking about them.

The king was enraged, so he sent out his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned down their city.

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

But when the king came in to view the guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed for a wedding.

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

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

No one was able to answer Him at all, and from that day no one dared to question Him anymore.

As Jesus left and was going out of the temple complex, His disciples came up and called His attention to the temple buildings.

While He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached Him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what is the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

Since the groom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

“In the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Here’s the groom! Come out to meet him.’

“When they had gone to buy some, the groom arrived. Then those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.

So I was afraid and went off and hid your talent in the ground. Look, you have what is yours.’

For I was hungry
and you gave Me something to eat;
I was thirsty
and you gave Me something to drink;
I was a stranger and you took Me in;

I was naked and you clothed Me;
I was sick and you took care of Me;
I was in prison and you visited Me.’

For I was hungry
and you gave Me nothing to eat;
I was thirsty
and you gave Me nothing to drink;

I was a stranger
and you didn’t take Me in;
I was naked
and you didn’t clothe Me,
sick and in prison
and you didn’t take care of Me.’

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,