Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

“A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
And she refused to be comforted,
Because they were no more.”

and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.

After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him,

“The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light,
And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death,
Upon them a Light dawned.”

Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them.

Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

“You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not commit murder’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.’

“Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching;

Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.

When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill.

The men were amazed, and said, “What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way.

But when the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples.

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them: “See that no one knows about this!”

As they were going out, a mute, demon-possessed man was brought to Him.

After the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”

But the Pharisees were saying, “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”

Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.

As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent.

All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?”

While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His mother and brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him.

But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

He came to His hometown and began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?

and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full baskets.

There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.

When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.

And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “You are certainly God’s Son!”

And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent word into all that surrounding district and brought to Him all who were sick;

and they implored Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were cured.

Then the disciples *came and *said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?”

And large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them.

And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.

And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified.

As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”

And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men;

and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved.

So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened.

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.”

Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?”

As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.

Most of the crowd spread their coats in the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road.

The crowds going ahead of Him, and those who followed, were shouting,
“Hosanna to the Son of David;
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord;
Hosanna in the highest!”

And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”

And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves.

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done, and the children who were shouting in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant

Seeing this, the disciples were amazed and asked, “How did the fig tree wither all at once?”

And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.

Then he *said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

And hearing this, they were amazed, and leaving Him, they went away.

Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother;

When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.

For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.

And while they were going away to make the purchase, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, named Caiaphas;

But they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise a riot might occur among the people.”

But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste?

As they were eating, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.”

While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”

Again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew out his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.

Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant-girl came to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.”

When he had gone out to the gateway, another servant-girl saw him and *said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”

At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas.

As they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they pressed into service to bear His cross.

At that time two robbers *were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.

And those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads

In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying,

The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split.

The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

Many women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while ministering to Him.

Now while they were on their way, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

and said, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’

When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful.

And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.

As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.

Going on a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

They were all amazed, so that they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”

When evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all who were ill and those who were demon-possessed.

And He healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the news around, to such an extent that Jesus could no longer publicly enter a city, but stayed out in unpopulated areas; and they were coming to Him from everywhere.

And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them.