After Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of King Herod, wise men arrived in Jerusalem from the east

Then Herod secretly called together the wise men, found out from them the time the star had appeared,

Herod flew into a rage when he learned that he had been tricked by the wise men, so he ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions, who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men.

But I say to you, any man who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."

"Therefore, everyone who listens to these messages of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on a rock.

"Everyone who keeps on hearing these messages of mine and never puts them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

because I, too, am a man under authority and I have soldiers under me. I say to one of them "Go' and he goes, to another "Come' and he comes, and to my servant "Do this' and he does it."

Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest."

The men were amazed. "What kind of man is this?" they asked. "Even the winds and the sea obey him!"

When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gerasenes, two demon-possessed men met him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could travel on that road.

Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs ran away, they came into the city and reported everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

All at once some people brought him a paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he told the paralyzed man, "Be courageous, son! Your sins are forgiven."

But so you will know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"" he told the paralyzed man, "Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home!"

So the man got up and went home.

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's desk and told him, "Follow me." So he got up and followed him.

As Jesus was traveling on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"

When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus asked them, "Do you believe I can do this?" They told him, "Yes, Lord!"

As the men were going out, a man who couldn't talk because he was demon-possessed was brought to him.

As soon as the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!"

So when they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, because I tell all of you with certainty that you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

I came to turn "a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

Really, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? See, those who wear fancy clothes live in kings' houses.

This is the man about whom it is written, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, "Look, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Absolved from every act of sin, is wisdom by her kith and kin."

for the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

Suddenly, a man with a paralyzed hand appeared. The people asked Jesus if it was lawful to heal on Sabbath days, intending to accuse him of doing something wrong.

But he asked them, "Is there a man among you who, if he had one sheep and it fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't take hold of it and pull it out?

Then he told the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out and it became normal, as healthy as his other hand.

Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to talk was brought to him. Jesus healed him so that the man could speak and see.

All the crowds were amazed and kept saying, "This man isn't the Son of David, is he?"

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."

How can someone go into a strong man's house and carry off his possessions without first tying up the strong man? Then he can ransack his house.

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 one to come."

because just as Jonah was in the stomach of the sea creature for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. But look something greater than Jonah is here!

He asked the man who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"

He presented another parable to them: "The kingdom from heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom from heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

He answered, "The person who sowed good seed is the Son of Man,

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes others to sin and those who practice lawlessness

"The kingdom from heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and hid. In his excitement he went and sold everything he had and bought that field."

He went to his hometown and began teaching the people in their synagogue in such a way that they were amazed and asked, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miracles?

And his sisters are all with us, aren't they? So where did this man get all these things?"

Now those who had eaten were about 5,000 men, besides women and children.

Then the men in the boat began to worship Jesus, saying, "You certainly are the Son of God!"

When the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word throughout that region and brought him everyone who was sick.

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

When Jesus had come to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"

The Son of Man is going to come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay everyone according to what he has done.

I tell all of you with certainty, some people standing here will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

On their way down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, "Don't tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, yet people did not recognize him and treated him just as they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

As they approached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, knelt down in front of him,

While they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus told them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands.

For the Son of Man came to save the lost."

"What do you think? If a man has 100 sheep and one of them strays, he leaves the 99 in the hills and goes to look for the one that has strayed, doesn't he?

Some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

and said, "That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, man must never separate."

His disciples asked him, "If that is the relationship of a man with his wife, it's not worth getting married!"

because some men are celibate from birth, while some are celibate because they have been made that way by others. Still others are celibate because they have made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom from heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."

Just then a man came up to Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what good deed should I do to have eternal life?"

The young man asked him, "Which ones?"

The young man told him, "I have kept all of these. What do I still lack?"

Jesus told him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell what you own and give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me."

But when the young man heard this statement he went away sad, because he had many possessions.

Jesus told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne in the renewed creation, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, governing the twelve tribes of Israel.

Take what is yours and go. I want to give this last man as much as I gave you.

I am allowed to do what I want with my own money, am I not? Or are you envious because I'm generous?'

"See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death.

He asked her, "What do you want?" She told him, "Promise that in your kingdom these two sons of mine will sit on your right and on your left."

That's the way it is with the Son of Man. He did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people."

When two blind men who were sitting by the roadside heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

The crowds kept saying, "This is the prophet Jesus, the man from Nazareth in Galilee."

"But what do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, "Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'

They told him, "He will put those horrible men to a horrible death. Then he will lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him his produce at harvest time."

"When the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

He asked him, "Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' But the man was speechless.

"Teacher, Moses said, "If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for his brother.'

You blind men! Which is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?

"That is why I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will whip in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

because just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

"Immediately after the troubles of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.'

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all "the tribes of the land will mourn' when they see "the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven' with power and great glory.

In the same way, when you see all these things, you'll know that the Son of Man is near, right at the door.

because just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.

They were unaware of what was happening until the flood came and swept all of them away. That's how it will be when the Son of Man comes.

So you, too, must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you are not expecting."

"Similarly, it is like a man going on a trip, who called his servants and turned his money over to them.

To one man he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, based on their ability. Then he went on his trip.

But the one who received one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and buried his master's money.

"Then the one who had received one talent came forward and said, "Master, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you haven't planted and gathering where you haven't scattered any seed.

Then you should've invested my money with the bankers. When I returned, I would've received my money back with interest.'

Then the master said, "Take the talent from him and give it to the man who has the ten talents,

"When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels are with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.

The king will answer them, "I tell all of you with certainty, since you did it for one of the least important of these brothers of mine, you did it for me.'

"You know that the Passover will take place in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified."

Surely this perfume could've been sold for a high price and the money given to the destitute."

He said, "Go to a certain man in the city and say to him, "The Teacher says, "My time is near. I will celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house."'"

He replied, "The man who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.