For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!”

And He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood.

And He said to them, “This kind cannot come out by anything but prayer.”

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him.

“Whoever receives one child like this in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me does not receive Me, but Him who sent Me.”

But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother,

In the house the disciples began questioning Him about this again.

But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

But to sit on My right or on My left, this is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

Hearing this, the ten began to feel indignant with James and John.

But it is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant;

If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ you say, ‘The Lord has need of it’; and immediately he will send it back here.”

The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and began seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.

and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”

But those vine-growers said to one another, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’

Have you not even read this Scripture:
‘The stone which the builders rejected,
This became the chief corner stone;

This came about from the Lord,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

They brought one. And He *said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.”

Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scriptures or the power of God?

The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury;

Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

But some were indignantly remarking to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted?

For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor.” And they were scolding her.

Truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.”

They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.

While they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.”

And He said to them, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

And Jesus *said to him, “Truly I say to you, that this very night, before a rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times.”

And He was saying, “Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will.”

Every day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures.”

“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’”

Not even in this respect was their testimony consistent.

The servant-girl saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, “This is one of them!”

But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man you are talking about!”

Let this Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.

When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.

And ascertaining this from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I know this for certain? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years.”

The angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

“This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me, to take away my disgrace among men.”

But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was.

Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?”

Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah,

“For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave;
For behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed.

All who heard them kept them in mind, saying, “What then will this child turn out to be?” For the hand of the Lord was certainly with him.

This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, “Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.”

When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child.

And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed—

When they saw Him, they were astonished; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You.”

Herod also added this to them all: he locked John up in prison.

And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

And He said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’”

And amazement came upon them all, and they began talking with one another saying, “What is this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out.”

But He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose.”

When they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to break;

The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”

It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

When they came to Jesus, they earnestly implored Him, saying, “He is worthy for You to grant this to him;

for this reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

For I also am a man placed under authority, with soldiers under me; and 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.”

Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

This report concerning Him went out all over Judea and in all the surrounding district.

This is the one about whom it is written,
‘Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way before You.’

When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God’s justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John.

“To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like?

Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner.”

Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little.”

Those who were reclining at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this man who even forgives sins?”

His disciples began questioning Him as to what this parable meant.

“Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.

The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

And He said to them, “Where is your faith?” They were fearful and amazed, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?”

But when Jesus heard this, He answered him, “Do not be afraid any longer; only believe, and she will be made well.”

Herod said, “I myself had John beheaded; but who is this man about whom I hear such things?” And he kept trying to see Him.

But the crowds were aware of this and followed Him; and welcoming them, He began speaking to them about the kingdom of God and curing those who had need of healing.

But He warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone,

While he was saying this, a cloud formed and began to overshadow them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!”

But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.

and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great.”

When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come.

Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’

‘Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you; yet be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’

Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.”

At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.”

As the crowds were increasing, He began to say, “This generation is a wicked generation; it seeks for a sign, and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.