So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified, and said, "Truly this was the Son of God!"

And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble."

So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.

And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching! With authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him."

"Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out in the sight of them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"

When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

but the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

And they were filled with awe, and said to one another, "Who is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!"

And when he came in, he said to them, "Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping."

He strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.

And when the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to him, that such mighty works are performed by his hands!

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.

But when Herod heard, he said, "This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!"

When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late.

And he said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites; as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

When he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable.

Then he said to her, "For this saying you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter."

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation."

He spoke plainly about this. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!"

And Jesus asked his father, "How long has he been like this?" And he said, "From childhood.

And he said to them, "This kind can only come out by prayer."

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 and be joined to his wife,

In the house his disciples also asked him again about this matter.

But he fell sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

who will not receive a hundredfold now in this timehouse and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come, eternal life.

If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.'"

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 will come to pass, it will be done for him.

And they said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do them?"

But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'

Have you not read this Scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone;

this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?"

And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's."

Jesus said to them, "Is not this why you are wrong, that you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God?

The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

And he called his disciples to him, and said to them, "Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury.

"Tell us, when will this be? And what will be the sign when these things are all to be fulfilled?"

"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

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

But there were some who said to themselves indignantly, "Why was this ointment wasted?

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, "Take; this is my body."

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

Jesus said to him, "Truly, I say to you that this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times."

And he said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me; yet not what I will, but what you will."

"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another not made with hands.'"

And the servant girl saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by, "This is one of them."

But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know this man of whom you speak."

When some of those standing near heard this, they said, "Behold, he is calling Elijah."

So when the centurion, who stood opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"

After this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country.

And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."

And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news.

But she was greatly troubled at his saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.

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

And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

But why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him.

This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

For to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

And this will be a sign to you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger."

When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

Now when they had seen him, they made widely known the saying which had been told them concerning this child.

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

Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against

added this to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

And the devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."

And he said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory; for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.

And he began to say to them, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."

And all spoke well of him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

He said to them, "Surely you will quote this proverb to me: 'Physician, heal yourself! Do here also in your own country what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.'"

When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath.

And they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"

but he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this purpose."

And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets were breaking.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

After this he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me."

And when they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy to have you do this for him,

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

When Jesus heard this, he marveled at him, and turned and said to the crowd that followed him, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel."

And this report about him spread throughout all Judea and all the surrounding country.

This is he of whom it is written: 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

"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 it, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner."

Then he turned toward the woman and 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 the hair of her head.

You gave me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss my feet from the time I came in.

Then those who reclined at the table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

But others fell on good soil, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When he had said this he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

When his disciples asked him what this parable meant,

"Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

He said to them, "Where is your faith?" And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, "Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and water, and they obey him?"

But Jesus on hearing this answered him, "Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be well."

And Herod said, "John I have beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?" So he sought to see him.

But he strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one,

While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!"

But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.