Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah happened in this way. When his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they lived together she was discovered to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

He was the one the prophet Isaiah was referring to when he said, "He is a voice calling out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way for the Lord! Make his paths straight!'"

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be this way for now, because this is the proper way for us to fulfill all righteousness."

In the same way, let your light shine before people in such a way that they will see your good actions and glorify your Father in heaven."

Come to terms quickly with your opponent while you are on the way to court, or your opponent may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison.

Now if that is the way God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and thrown into an oven tomorrow, won't he clothe you much better you who have little faith?

because the way that you judge others will be the way that you will be judged, and you will be evaluated by the standard with which you evaluate others.

In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a rotten tree produces bad fruit.

This is the man about whom it is written, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

He went to his hometown and began teaching the people in their synagogue in such a way that they were amazed and asked, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miracles?

On their way down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, "Don't tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, yet people did not recognize him and treated him just as they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost."

He told them, "It was because of your hardness of heart that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives. But from the beginning it was not this way.

because some men are celibate from birth, while some are celibate because they have been made that way by others. Still others are celibate because they have made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom from heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."

"In the same way, the last will be first, and the first will be last, because many are called, but few are chosen."

That's not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

That's the way it is with the Son of Man. He did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people."

Again, he sent other servants to them, a greater number than the first, but the tenant farmers treated them the same way.

They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. They said, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere and that you teach the way of God truthfully. You don't favor any individual, because you pay no attention to external appearance.

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

In the same way, when you see all these things, you'll know that the Son of Man is near, right at the door.

In the same way, the one who had two talents earned two more.

In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying,

In a similar way, the bandits who were being crucified with him kept insulting him.

While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and told the high priests everything that had happened.

As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See! I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way.

He is a voice calling out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way for the Lord! Make his paths straight!'"

"Why does this man talk this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

Jesus happened to be going through the grain fields on a Sabbath. As they made their way, his disciples began picking the heads of grain.

Then he told them, "You have such a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to keep your own tradition!

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

Then Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he was asking his disciples, "Who do people say I am?"

On their way down the mountain, Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

That's not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

When the high priests and elders heard this, they began to look for a way to kill him, because they were afraid of him, since the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

They came and told him, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere. You don't favor any individual, because you pay no attention to external appearance. Rather, you teach the way of God truthfully. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or shouldn't we?"

In the same way, when you see these things taking place, you will know that the Son of Man is near, right at the door.

Now it was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus secretly and to have him put to death,

In the same way, the high priests, along with the scribes, were also making fun of him among themselves. They kept saying, "He saved others, but can't save himself!

And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, because you will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his way

to shine on those who sit in darkness and in death's shadow, and to guide our feet into the way of peace."

as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, "He is a voice calling out in the wilderness: "Prepare the way for the Lord! Make his paths straight!

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.

After the Devil had finished tempting Jesus in every possible way, he left him until another time.

When they couldn't find a way to get him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on his stretcher through the tiles into the middle of the room, right in front of Jesus.

The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, in order to find a way of accusing him of doing something wrong.

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because your reward in heaven is great! That's the way their ancestors used to treat the prophets.

"How terrible it will be for you when everyone says nice things about you, because that's the way their ancestors used to treat the false prophets!"

This is the man about whom it is written, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

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.

because his only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. While Jesus was on his way, the crowds continued to press in on him.

So he sent messengers on ahead of him. On their way they went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him.

Don't carry a wallet, a traveling bag, or sandals, and don't greet anyone on the way.

Now if that's the way God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and thrown into an oven tomorrow, how much more will he clothe you you who have little faith?

For example, when you go with your opponent in front of a ruler, do your best to settle with him on the way there. Otherwise, you will be dragged in front of the judge, and the judge will hand you over to an officer, and the officer will throw you into prison.

Then Jesus taught in one town and village after another as he made his way to Jerusalem.

But I must be on my way today, tomorrow, and the next day, because it's not possible for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem.'

Another said, "I bought five pairs of oxen, and I'm on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.'

In the same way, none of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions."

In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who don't need to repent."

In the same way, I tell you that there is joy in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who repents."

That's the way it is with you. When you have done everything you were ordered to do, say, "We are worthless servants. We have done only what we ought to have done.'"

One day, Jesus was traveling along the border between Samaria and Galilee on the way to Jerusalem.

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus, who was going to pass that way.

Then he began teaching in the Temple every day. The high priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people kept looking for a way to kill him,

but they couldn't find a way to do it, because all the people were eager to hear him.

so they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you're right in what you say and teach, and that you don't favor any individual, but teach the way of God truthfully.

and the third married her. In the same way, all seven died and left no children.

In the same way, when you see these things taking place, you will know that the kingdom of God is near.

So the high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death, because they were afraid of the crowd.

And they kept insulting him in many other ways.

So he released the man who had been put in prison for revolt and murder the man whose release they continued to demand but he let them have their way with Jesus.

The wind blows where it wants to. You hear its sound, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going. That's the way it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."

The people left the town and started on their way to him.

While he was on his way, his servants met him and told him that his child was alive.

"Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, the person who doesn't enter the sheepfold through the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a bandit.

You know where I am going, and you know the way."

Thomas asked him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"

Jesus told him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

When he said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Jesus on the face and demanded, "Is that any way to answer the high priest?"

They asked, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This same Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you saw him go up into heaven."

You have made the ways of life known to me, and you will fill me with gladness in your presence.'

One afternoon, Peter and John were on their way to the Temple for the three o'clock prayer time.

When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning every one of you from your evil ways."

So they threatened Peter and John even more and then let them go. They couldn't find any way to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened,

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch went on his way rejoicing and did not see Philip again.

He asked him for letters to take with him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem.

Around noon the next day, while they were on their way and coming close to the town, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

"No one can stop us from using water to baptize these people who have received the Holy Spirit in the same way that we did, can they?"

When the church in Jerusalem heard this news, they sent Barnabas all the way to Antioch.

and said, "You're full of every form of deception and trickery, you son of the Devil, you enemy of all that is right! You'll never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord, will you?

In Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.

In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways,

They were sent on their way by the church, and as they were going through Phoenicia and Samaria they told of the conversion of the gentiles and brought great joy to all the brothers.

So the men were sent on their way and arrived in Antioch. They gathered the congregation together and delivered the letter.

The disagreement was so sharp that they parted ways. Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus,

As soon as he had seen the vision, we immediately looked for a way to go to Macedonia, because we were convinced that God had called us to tell the people there the good news.

She would follow Paul and us and shout, "These men are servants of the Most High God and are proclaiming to you a way of salvation!"

The men who escorted Paul took him all the way to Athens and, after receiving instructions to have Silas and Timothy join him as soon as possible, they left.