Now the birth of Jesus Christ occurred in this way. His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, [but] before they came together, she was found {to be pregnant} by the Holy Spirit.

Now [after] Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,

saying, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star at its rising and have come to worship him."

And he sent them to Bethlehem [and] said, "Go, inquire carefully concerning the child, and when you have found [him], report to me so that I also may come [and] worship him."

[After] they listened to the king, they went out, and behold, the star which they had seen at its rising led them until it came [and] stood above [the place] where the child was.

And [when they] came into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down [and] worshiped him. And opening their treasure boxes, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.

And he came [and] lived in a town called Nazareth, in order that what was said by the prophets would be fulfilled: "He will be called a Nazarene."

Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the Judean wilderness

and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near!"

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John in order to be baptized by him.

But John tried to prevent him, saying, "{I need} to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and began ministering to him.

"Do not think that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets. I have not come to destroy [them] but to fulfill [them].

leave your gift there before the altar and first go be reconciled to your brother, and then come [and] present your gift.

Truly I say to you, you will never come out of there until you have paid back the last penny!

May your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as [it is] in heaven.

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

And the rain came down and the rivers came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it did not collapse, because its foundation was laid on the rock.

And the rain came down and the rivers came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it collapsed, and its fall was great."

And [when] he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

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

And the centurion answered [and] said, "Lord, I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof. But only say the word and my slave will be healed.

For I also am a man under authority who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another one, 'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does [it]."

But I say to you that many will come from east and west and {be seated at the banquet} with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

And [when] Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down and suffering with a fever.

And they came [and] woke him, saying, "Lord, save [us]! We are perishing!"

And [when] he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road.

And behold, they cried out, saying, "{What do you have to do with us}, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

And behold, the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and [when they] saw him, they implored [him] that he would depart from their region.

And getting into a boat, he crossed over and came to his own town.

But go [and] learn what it means, "I want mercy and not sacrifice." For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

[As] he was saying these [things] to them, behold, one of the rulers came [and] knelt down before him, saying, "My daughter has just now died, but come, place your hand on her and she will live!"

And [when] Jesus came into the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the disorderly crowd,

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

And [as you] are going, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven has come near!'

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

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth! I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

For I have come to turn a man 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?"

and if you are willing to accept [it], he is Elijah, the one who is going to come.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon!'

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a man [who is] a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

Come to me, all [of you] who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

And going on from there he came into their synagogue.

But if I expel demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!

The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, [something] greater than Solomon [is] here!

Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came out.' And [when it] arrives it finds [the house] unoccupied and swept and put in order.

and while he was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path, and the birds came [and] devoured it.

And other [seed] fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it.

And the disciples came up [and] said to him, "{Why} do you speak to them in parables?"

But while his people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat and went away.

So the slaves of the master of the house came [and] said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have darnel?'

{It} is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it is grown it is larger than the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches."

Then he left the crowds [and] came into the house, and his disciples came to him saying, "Explain the parable of the darnel in the field to us."

And he came to his hometown [and] began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed and said, "From where did this man [get] this wisdom and these miracles?

And his disciples came [and] took away the corpse and buried it, and went [and] told Jesus.

Now [when it] was evening, the disciples came to him saying, "The place is desolate and the hour {is late}. Release the crowds so that they can go away into the villages [and] purchase food for themselves."

And [after he] sent away the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. So [when] evening came, he was there alone.

And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.

And Peter answered him [and] said, "Lord, if {it is you}, command me to come to you on the water!"

So he said, "Come!" And getting out of the boat, Peter walked on the water and came toward Jesus.

And [after they] had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,

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

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the person.

For from the heart come evil plans, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, abusive speech.

And behold, a Canaanite woman from that district came [and] cried out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter [is] severely possessed by a demon!"

But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came up [and] asked him, saying, "Send her away, because she is crying out after us!"

But she came [and] knelt down before him, saying, "Lord, help me!"

And large crowds came to him, having with them [the] mute, blind, lame, crippled, and many others, and they put them down at his feet, and he healed them.

And [when] the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test [him], they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Now [when] Jesus came to the region of Caesarea {Philippi}, he began asking his disciples, saying, "Who do people say [that] the Son of Man is?"

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and at that time he will reward each one according to {what he has done}.

And Jesus came and touched them [and] said, "Get up and do not be afraid."

And the disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

But I say to you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did with him whatever they wanted. In the [same] way also the Son of Man is going to suffer [at] their hands."

And [when they] came to the crowd, a man approached him, kneeling down before him

And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him and the boy was healed from that hour.

Now [when] they arrived in Capernaum, the ones who collected the double drachma [tax] came up to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay the double drachma [tax]?"

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 collect tolls or taxes--from their own sons, or from foreigners?"

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

Woe to the world because of causes for stumbling, for [it is] a necessity [that] causes for stumbling come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause for stumbling comes.

Then Peter came up to him [and] said, "Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?"

And it happened that when Jesus had finished these statements, he went away from Galilee and came into the region of Judea on the other side of the Jordan.

And Pharisees came up to him [in order to] test him, and asked if it was permitted for a man to divorce his wife for any cause.

But Jesus said, "Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of heaven."

And behold, someone came up to him [and] said, "Teacher, what good [thing] must I do so that I will have eternal life?"

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

And [when] evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last up to the first.'

And [when] the ones [hired] about the eleventh hour came, they received a denarius apiece.

And [when] the first came, they thought that they would receive more, and they also received a denarius apiece.

But he answered one of them [and] said, 'Friend, I am not doing you wrong. Did you not come to an agreement with me for a denarius?

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, [and] kneeling down [she] asked something from him.

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life [as] a ransom for many."

And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

And the blind and the lame came up to him in the temple [courts] and he healed them.

And [after] he arrived at the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him [while he] was teaching, saying, "By what authority are you doing these [things]? And who gave you this authority?"

For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did believe him. And [when] you saw [it], you did not even change your minds later [so as] to believe in him.

But [when] the tenant farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance!'