And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written through the prophet,

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him."

Now when they had departed, suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."

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

But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.

And suddenly a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."

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.'"

Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you do not dash your foot against a stone.'"

Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"

And he said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me."

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

the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, and to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned."

And he said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men."

And seeing the crowds, he went up onto the mountain, and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

"You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, 'You shall not murder;' and 'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.'

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;'

"It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,'

"Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,'

"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.'

"Moreover when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.

And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

And he said to him, "I will come and heal him."

And when Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, "Truly I tell you, I have not found so great a faith with anyone in Israel.

And I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,

And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed." And his servant was healed in that hour.

Now when Jesus saw large crowds around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.

Then a scribe came, and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

And another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."

But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."

And he said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.

And when he came to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.

And he said to them, "Go." And they came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and suddenly the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water.

And just then they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up. Your sins are forgiven."

And at once some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man blasphemes."

But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins..." (then he said to the paralytic), "Get up, and take up your mat, and go up to your house."

And as Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him.

And it happened as he sat in the house, it happened that many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

When he heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

for she said within herself, "If I just touch his garment, I will be made well."

But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, "Daughter, cheer up. Your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour.

he said, "Make room, because the girl is not dead, but sleeping." They were ridiculing him.

And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They told him, "Yes, Lord."

But the Pharisees said, "By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons."

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

And into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy; and stay there until you go on.

For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

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

the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.

But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Look, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."

But he said to them, "Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, he and his companions;

And he said to them, "What man is there among you, who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won't he grab on to it, and lift it out?

And all the crowds were amazed, and said, "Can this be the son of David?"

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."

And knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."

Then one said to him, "Look, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you."

And he stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Look, my mother and my brothers.

On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.

And great crowds gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the crowd stood on the beach.

Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where did these tares come from?'

"And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?'

"But he said, 'No, lest perhaps while you gather up the tares, you root up the wheat with them.

He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

And he answered them, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the Kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one,

which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.

And he said to them, "Therefore, every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things."

And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?

And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house."

and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."

For John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

And she, being prompted by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."

And the king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

But he said to them, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."

So he said, "Bring them here to me."

Then he commanded the crowds to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the crowds.

And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the crowds away.

Peter answered him and said, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters."

He said, "Come." Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'

He summoned the crowd, and said to them, "Hear, and understand.

Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?"

So he said, "Do you also still not understand?

But she said, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."

Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way."

Then the disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a crowd?"

Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground;