"Behold, the virgin {will become pregnant} and will give birth to a son, and they will call his name Emmanuel," which is translated, "God with us."

[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.

Then Herod, [when he] saw that he had been deceived by the wise men, became very angry, and he sent [soldiers] [and] executed all the children in Bethlehem and in all the region [around] it from [the age of] two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined precisely from the wise men.

But [when] you are fasting, {put olive oil on your head} and wash your face

For which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?

Then he began to reproach the towns in which the majority of his miracles had been done, because they did not repent:

how he entered into the house of God and ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not permitted for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?

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.

which when it was filled they pulled to shore and sat down [and] collected the good [fish] into containers, but the bad they threw out.

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

"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat {a meal}."

And Jesus said to them, "Watch out for and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

He said to him, "Which [ones]?" And Jesus said, "Do not commit murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

Which of the two did the will of [his] father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God!

Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, this has become {the cornerstone}. This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

"Teacher, which commandment [is] greatest in the law?"

Fools and blind [people]! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy?

Blind [people]! For which [is] greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean!

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Watch out that no one deceives you!

But understand this: that if the master of the house had known what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.

for this is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

And Jesus said to him, "Friend, [do that] for which you have come." Then they came up [and] laid hands on Jesus and arrested him.

So the governor answered [and] said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas!"

And [when they] came to a place called Golgotha (which {means Place of a Skull}),

Now [on] the next day, which is after the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate,

So the eleven disciples proceeded to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated for them.

And he said to him, "See to it that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and bring for your cleansing [the things] which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And [when] they were not able to bring [him] to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. And [after] digging through, they lowered the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.

Which is easier to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say 'Get up and pick up your stretcher and walk'?

how he entered into the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the presentation, which it is not permitted to eat (except the priests) and also gave [it] to those who were with him?"

And he said to them, "Take care what you hear! With the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you, and will be added to you.

And taking hold of the child's hand, he said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which is translated, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!"),

And he saw them being beaten in their rowing because the wind was against them. Around the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he was wanting to pass by them.

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands {ritually}, [thus] holding fast to the traditions of the elders.

And [when they come] from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other [traditions] which they have received [and] hold fast to--[for example,] the washing of cups and pitchers and bronze kettles and dining couches.)

And he ordered them, saying, "Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod!"

and said to them, "Go into the village before you, and right away [as you] enter into it you will find a colt tied, on which no one [has] ever sat. Untie it and bring [it].

Have you not read this scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected, this has become {the cornerstone}.

And one of the scribes came up [and] heard them debating. [When he] saw that he answered them well, he asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?"

So Jesus began to say to them, "Watch out that no one deceives you!

"But you, watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to councils and you will be beaten in the synagogues and will have to stand before governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them.

But you, watch out! I have told you everything ahead of time!

Watch out! Be alert, because you do not know when the time is!

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many.

And they brought him to the place Golgotha (which is translated "Place of a Skull").

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" (which is translated, "My God, my God, {why} have you forsaken me?")

so that you may know the certainty concerning the things about which you were taught.

And behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day these [things] take place, {because} you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time."

"Thus the Lord has done for me in the days in which he has concerned himself with [me], to take away my disgrace among people."

because of the merciful compassion of our God by which the dawn will visit to help us from on high,

So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David,

And there were shepherds in the same region, living out of doors and keeping watch, guarding over their flock by night.

And the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring good news to you of great joy which will be for all the people:

And it happened that when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began to say to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has revealed to us!"

"The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because of which he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send out in freedom those who are oppressed,

And they stood up [and] forced him out of the town and brought him up to the edge of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

And he got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, [and] asked him to put out from the land a little. And he sat down [and] began to teach the crowds from the boat.

Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Get up and walk?'

how he entered into the house of God and took the bread of the presentation, which it is not permitted to eat (except the priests alone), [and] ate [it] and gave [it] to those with him?"

Give, and it will be given to you, a good measure--pressed down, shaken, overflowing--they will pour out into your lap. For with the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you in return."

But the one who hears [my words] and does not do [them] is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, which the river burst against, and immediately it collapsed--and the collapse of that house was great!"

[When] they were not able to repay [him], he forgave [the debts] of both. Now which of them will love him more?"

{For this reason} I tell you, her sins--[which were] many--have been forgiven, for she loved much. But [the one] to whom little is forgiven loves little."

And they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

who appeared in glory [and] were speaking [about] his departure which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem.

And turning to the disciples, he said privately, "Blessed [are] the eyes that see [the things] which you see!

For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see [the things] which you see, and did not see [them], and to hear [the things] which you hear, and did not hear [them]."

Which of these three do you suppose became a neighbor of the man who fell among the robbers?"

But few [things] are necessary, or [only] one [thing], for Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her."

But when a stronger man attacks him [and] conquers him, he takes away his full armor in which he trusted and distributes his plunder.

"Whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find [it]. It says, 'I will return to my house from which I came out.'

Now it happened that as he said these [things], a certain woman from the crowd raised [her] voice [and] said to him, "Blessed [is] the womb that bore you, and [the] breasts [at] which you nursed!"

And the Pharisee, [when he] saw [it], was astonished that he did not first wash before the meal.

During {this time} [when] a crowd of many thousands had gathered together, so that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware for yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

And he said to them, "Watch out and guard yourselves from all greediness, because not [even] when someone has an abundance {does} his life [consist] of his possessions."

But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and [the things] which you have prepared--whose will they be?'

And which of you [by] being anxious is able to add an hour to his life span?

Even if he should come back in the second or in the third watch of the night and find [them] like this, blessed are they!

"I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish that it had been kindled already!

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, answered [and] said to the crowd, "There are six days on which it is necessary to work. Therefore come [and] be healed on them, and not on the day of the Sabbath!"

For which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down [and] calculate the cost [to see] if he has [enough] {to complete it}?

"And which of you who has a slave plowing or shepherding [sheep] who comes in from the field will say to him, 'Come here at once [and] recline at the table'?

And another came, saying, 'Sir, behold your mina, which I had put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.

saying, 'Go into the village in front of [you], in which [as you] enter you will find a colt tied, on which {no person has ever} sat, and untie it [and] bring [it].

But he looked intently at them [and] said, "What then is this that is written: 'The stone which the builders rejected, this has become {the cornerstone}.'

"[As for] these [things] that you see--days will come in which not [one] stone will be left on [another] stone that will not be thrown down!"

And he said, Watch out that you are not deceived! For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am [he],' and 'The time is near!' Do not go after them!

Now the feast of Unleavened Bread (which is called Passover) was drawing near.

And the day of the feast of Unleavened Bread came, on which it was necessary [for] the Passover lamb to be sacrificed.

And he said to them, "Behold, [when] you have entered into the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house which he enters.

And he took bread, [and] [after] giving thanks, he broke [it] and gave [it] to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."

And in the same way the cup after [they] had eaten, saying, "This cup [is] the new covenant in my blood which is poured out for you.

And a dispute also occurred among them as to which of them was recognized as being greatest.

[and] said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people, and behold, [when I] examined [him] before you, I found nothing in this man as basis for the accusation which {you are making} against him

For behold, days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed [are] the barren, and the wombs that did not give birth, and [the] breasts that did not nurse!'

Now on the first [day] of the week, at very early dawn, they came back to the tomb bringing the fragrant spices which they had prepared.

And Jesus, turning around and seeing them following [him], said to them, "What do you seek?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means [when] translated "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"

This one first found his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!" (which is translated "Christ").

He brought him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, "You are Simon the son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which is interpreted "Peter").