and Jacob the father of Josnt the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

saying, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East and have come to worship him."

'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'"

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was in a furious rage, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all its region who were two years old or under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.

saying, "Rise, take the young child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child's life are dead."

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

And behold, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."

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

Then his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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

Whoever then breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

But I say to you that anyone who is angry with his brother shall be subject to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca,' shall be answerable to the council. But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of hell.

But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to become an adulteress; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

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

so that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

But when you pray, go into your room, shut the door and pray to your Father, who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

so that you do not appear to be fasting to men, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

"Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it.

For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and few are those who find it.

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

"Not every one who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;

for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.

When evening had come, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed. And he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.

Then those who kept them fled, and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

But when Jesus heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

And behold, a woman who had suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment.

The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Now whatever village or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there until you go out.

for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

"Therefore whoever acknowledges me before men, him I will also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven.

But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven.

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

"He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

and said to him, "Are you the One who is to come, or shall we look for another?"

And blessed is he who is not offended because of me."

But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

For this is he of whom it is written: 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who is to come.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

"All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

He said to them, "Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him:

how he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

"Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased! I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and he healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw.

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.

Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

But he replied to the man who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"

He who has ears, let him hear."

But he who received the seed on rocky places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

But the one who received seed on the good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."

Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

He answered, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;

and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil,

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

who, when he had found one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been instructed for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."

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

Then those who were in the boat worshipped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."

And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent to all that surrounding region and brought to him all who were sick,

Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,

For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.'

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

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?"

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!"

He said, "Yes." And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from others?"

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

"But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

Woe to the world because of temptations to sin! For temptations must come, but woe to the man by whom the temptation comes!

"See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.