And Josiah fathered Jehoiachin and his brothers, at the time they were carried away to Babylon.

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea. For so it is written by the prophet,

"And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the governors of Judah. For out of you shall come a Governor who shall rule My people Israel."

Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, inquired of them exactly what time the star appeared.

When they had heard the king, they departed. And lo, the star which they saw in the east went before them until it came and stood over where the child was.

And he was there until the death of Herod; so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the LORD through the prophet, "Out of Egypt I have called My Son."

And he came and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene."

and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

Then Jerusalem and all Judea went out to him, and all the region round about Jordan.

whose fan is in His hand, and He will cleanse His floor and gather His wheat into the storehouse; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

And answering Jesus said to him, Allow it now, for it is becoming to us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed Him.

And Jesus, when He had been baptized, went up immediately out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him.

But He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."

And he said to Him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down. For it is written, "He shall give His angels charge concerning You, and in their hands they shall bear You up, lest at any time You dash Your foot against a stone."

Jesus said to him, It is written again, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

Then Jesus said to him, Go, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve."

so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent! For the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its savor, with what shall it be salted? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and to be trodden underfoot by men.

Nor do men light a lamp and put it under the grain-measure, but on a lampstand. And it gives light to all who are in the house.

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "You shall not kill" --and, "Whoever shall kill shall be liable to the judgment."

Truly I say to you, You shall by no means come out from there until you have paid the last kodrantes.

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "You shall not commit adultery."

And if your right eye offends you, pluck it out and throw it from you. For it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be thrown into hell.

And if your right hand offends you, cut it off and throw it from you. For it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be thrown into hell.

It was also said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.

Again, you have heard that it has been said to the ancients, "You shall not swear falsely, but you shall perform your oaths to the Lord."

But I say to you, Do not swear at all! Not by Heaven, because it is God's throne;

not by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet; not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King;

nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.

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, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy."

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax-collectors do the same?

And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax-collectors do so?

But when you do merciful deeds, do not let your left hand know what your right hand does,

Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask Him.

Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.

Therefore I say to you, Do not be anxious for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Behold the birds of the air; for they sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them; are you not much better than they are?

Which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his stature?

Therefore do not be anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed?

Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow; for tomorrow shall be anxious for its own things. Sufficient to the day is the evil of it.

For with whatever judgment you judge, you shall be judged; and with whatever measure you measure out, it shall be measured to you again.

Or how will you say to your brother, Let me pull the splinter out of your eye; and, behold, a beam is in your own eye?

Hypocrite! First cast the beam out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to cast the splinter out of your brother's eye.

Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.

For each one who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be opened.

Or what man is there of you, if his son asks a loaf, will he give him a stone?

Go in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many there are who go in through it.

Because narrow is the gate and constricted is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Many will say to Me in that day, Lord! Lord! Did we not prophesy in Your name, and through Your name throw out demons, and through Your name do many wonderful works?

And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it did not fall, for it was founded on a rock.

And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the wind blew and beat on that house. And it fell, and great was its fall.

And it happened, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His doctrine.

And Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, I will; be clean! And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

and saying, Lord, my son lies at home paralyzed and grievously tormented.

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, Go! And he goes; and to another, Come! And he comes; and to my servant, Do this! And he does it.

But the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go. And as you have believed, so let it be to you. And his boy was healed in that hour.

And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother laid out and in a fever.

And evening coming on, they brought to Him many who had been possessed with demons. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick

so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He took on Himself our weaknesses and bore our sicknesses."

But the men marveled, saying, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

And when He had come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, two demon-possessed ones met Him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one might pass by that way.

And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with You, Jesus, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?

And the demons begged Him, saying, If You cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.

And He said to them, Go! And when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea and perished in the waters.

And those who fed them fled. And going into the city, they told everything, and what had happened to the ones who had been possessed of demons.

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged that He would depart out of their borders.

And as Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax-office. And He said to him, Follow Me! And he arose and followed Him.

And it happened as Jesus reclined in the house, behold, many tax-collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Him and His disciples.

And when the Pharisees saw, they said to His disciples, Why does your master eat with tax-collectors and sinners?

But go and learn what this is, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

No one puts a piece of new cloth onto an old garment; for that which is put in to fill it up takes from the garment, and the tear is made worse.

Nor do men put new wine into old wineskins; else the wineskins burst, and the wine runs out, and the wineskins perish. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved together.

But when the people were put out, He went in and took her by the hand, and the little girl arose.

And this report went out into all that land.

Then He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith let it be to you.

But going out, they made Him known in all that land.

As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a dumb man, who had been demon-possessed.

And when the demon had been cast out, the dumb one spoke. And multitudes marveled, saying, Never was it seen like this in Israel!

But the Pharisees said, He throws out demons by the ruler of the demons.

Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest that He will send out laborers into His harvest.

And when He had called to Him His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.

Jesus sent out these twelve, commanding them, saying, Do not go into the way of the nations, and do not enter into any city of the Samaritans.

And as you go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. You have received freely, freely give.

And into whatever city or village you enter, inquire who within it is worthy. And there abide until you go away from there.

And when you come into a house, greet it.

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when you depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Truly I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves.

But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what you shall speak; for it shall be given you in that same hour what you shall speak.

For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

It is enough for the disciple that he is like his master, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?

What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear, proclaim on the housetops.

He who finds his life shall lose it. And he who loses his life for My sake shall find it.

And it happened, when Jesus had finished commanding His twelve disciples, He left there to teach and to proclaim in their cities.

And as they departed, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?