Then those who are far away will come and build the temple of the Lord so that you may know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to you. This will all come to pass if you completely obey the voice of the Lord your God."'"

In King Darius' fourth year, on the fourth day of Kislev, the ninth month, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah.

The word of the Lord who rules over all then came to me,

Again the word of the Lord came to Zechariah:

"'It then came about that just as I cried out, but they would not obey, so they will cry out, but I will not listen,' the Lord Lord who rules over all had said.

Then the word of the Lord who rules over all came to me as follows:

Before that time there was no compensation for man or animal, nor was there any relief from adversity for those who came and went, because I had pitted everybody -- each one -- against everyone else.

And it will come about that just as you (both Judah and Israel) were a curse to the nations, so I will save you and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid! Instead, be strong!'

The word of the Lord who rules over all came to me as follows:

The Lord who rules over all says, 'It will someday come to pass that people -- residents of many cities -- will come.

Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord who rules over all and to ask his favor.

From him will come the cornerstone, the wall peg, the battle bow, and every ruler.

So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."

A day of the Lord is about to come when your possessions will be divided as plunder in your midst.

Then you will escape through my mountain valley, for the mountains will extend to Azal. Indeed, you will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come with all his holy ones with him.

Then all who survive from all the nations that came to attack Jerusalem will go up annually to worship the King, the Lord who rules over all, and to observe the Feast of Tabernacles.

Every cooking pot in Jerusalem and Judah will become holy in the sight of the Lord who rules over all, so that all who offer sacrifices may come and use some of them to boil their sacrifices in them. On that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the Lord who rules over all.

What follows is divine revelation. The word of the Lord came to Israel through Malachi:

"I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming," says the Lord who rules over all.

"I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the Lord who rules over all.

He will encourage fathers and their children to return to me, so that I will not come and strike the earth with judgment."

Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem

saying, "Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him."

And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.

In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming,

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

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

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

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

When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain. After he sat down his disciples came to him.

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them.

leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift.

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

"Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!"

After he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help:

Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."

But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed.

For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go' and he goes, and to another 'Come' and he comes, and to my slave 'Do this' and he does it."

I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

Then an expert in the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

So they came and woke him up saying, "Lord, save us! We are about to die!"

When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.

They cried out, "Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

And he said, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned in the water.

Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

After getting into a boat he crossed to the other side and came to his own town.

As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.

Go and learn what this saying means: 'I want mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Then John's disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast?"

As he was saying these things, a ruler came, bowed low before him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."

But a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.

When he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."

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

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

For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,

"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, who is 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, 'Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Whoever 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.

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 now, something greater than Solomon is here!

While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him.

And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.

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

But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

So the slaves of the owner came and said to him, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'

It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest garden plant and becomes a tree, so that the wild birds come and nest in its branches."

Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."

It will be this way at the end of the age. Angels will come and separate the evil from the righteous

Then he came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, "Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?

Then John's disciples came and took the body and buried it and went and told Jesus.

When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying, "This is an isolated place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.

As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

Peter said to him, "Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water."

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

After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said,

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

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

For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!"

But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him, "Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us."

But she came and bowed down before him and said, "Lord, help me!"

Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them.

Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

When Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"

For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.

But Jesus came and touched them. "Get up," he said. "Do not be afraid."

The disciples asked him, "Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"

He answered, "Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things.

And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands."