And [when] his disciples heard [this], they came and took away his corpse and placed it in a tomb.

So he said to them, "Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far, far away from me.

[thus] making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down, and you do many similar [things] such as this."

And he said to her, "Because of this statement, go! The demon has gone out of your daughter."

And sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, "Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation!"

And knowing [this], he said to them, "Why are you discussing that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?

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."

And a cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came from the cloud, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!"

And they kept the matter to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead {meant}.

And he asked his father how long it was since this had been happening to him. And he said, "From childhood.

And he said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing except by prayer."

But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.

Because of this a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife,

And in the house again the disciples began to ask him about this.

{who will not} receive a hundred times as much now in this time--houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, together with persecutions--and in the age to come, eternal life.

And [when they] heard [this], the ten began to be indignant about James and John.

But it is not like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

And if anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say 'The Lord has need of it, and will send it here again at once.'"

Truly I say to you that whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be [done] for him.

For this [reason] I say to you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received [it], and it will be [done] for you.

and said to him, "By what authority are you doing these [things], or who gave you this authority that you do these [things]?"

And they began to discuss [this] with one another, saying, "What should we say? If we say 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

But those tenant farmers 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, this has become {the cornerstone}.

This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?"

So they brought [one]. And he said to them, "Whose image and inscription [is] this?" And they said to him, "Caesar's."

Jesus said to them, "Are you not deceived because of this, [because you] do not know 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."

And summoning his disciples, he said to them, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all those who put [offerings] into the contribution box.

And when you hear about wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must happen, but the end [is] not yet.

And when they arrest you [and] hand you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you should say, but whatever is given to you at that hour, say this. For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

And you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end--this one will be saved.

Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these [things] take place!

But some were expressing indignation to one another: "Why has there been this waste of perfumed oil?

For this perfumed oil could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor!" And they began to scold her.

And [when] they heard [this], they were delighted, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how he could betray him conveniently.

And [while] they were eating, he took bread [and], [after] giving thanks, 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 today--this night--before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times!"

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

Every day I was with you in the temple [courts] teaching, and you did not arrest me! But [this has happened] in order that the scriptures would be fulfilled.

"We heard him saying, 'I will destroy this temple made by hands, and within three days I will build another not made by hands."

And their testimony was not even consistent about this.

And the female slave, [when she] saw him, began to say again to the bystanders, "This man is one of them!"

And he began to curse and to swear with an oath, "I do not know this man whom you are talking about!"

And [when] the centurion who was standing opposite him saw that he expired like this, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

And Zechariah said to the angel, "By what will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced {in years}!"

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

But she was greatly perplexed at the statement, and was pondering what sort of greeting this might be.

This one will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I have not had sexual relations with a man?"

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

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

And they said to her, "There is no one of your relatives who is called by this name."

And all those who heard kept [these things] in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be? For indeed the hand of the Lord was with him!"

(This first registration took place [when] Quirinius was governor of Syria.)

And this will be the sign for you: you will find the baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger."

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!"

And [when they] saw [it], they made known the statement that had been told to them about this child.

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem {whose name was} Simeon, and this man [was] righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

And Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, "Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed--

And [when they] saw him, they were astounded and his mother said to him, "Child, why have you done this to us? Look, your father and I have been searching for you anxiously!"

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

So the devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, order this stone that it become bread!"

And the devil said to him, "I will give you all this domain and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I can give it to whomever I want.

So if you will worship before me, all [this] will be yours."

And he began to say to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."

And they were all speaking well of him, and were astonished at the gracious words that were coming out of his mouth. And they were saying, "Is this man not the son of Joseph?"

And he said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable: 'Physician, heal yourself!' Whatever we have heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in your hometown also!"

And amazement came upon [them] all, and they began to talk with one another, saying, "What word [is] this? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!"

But he said to them, "It is necessary [for] me to proclaim the good news [of] the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because I was sent for this [purpose].

And [when they] did this, they caught a very large number of fish, and their nets began to tear.

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

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Have you not read this, what David did when he and those [who were] with him were hungry--

And [when they] came to Jesus, they began imploring him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy [that] you grant this for him,

So Jesus went with them. Now by this time he was not far away from the house, [and] the centurion sent friends, saying to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof.

For this reason neither did I consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word and my slave must be healed.

For I also am a man placed under authority, who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another one, 'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does [it]."

And this report about him went out in the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.

It is this man about whom it is written: 'Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

(And all the people, [when they] heard [this]--even the tax collectors--affirmed the righteousness of God, [because they] had been baptized [with] the baptism of John,

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

Now [when] the Pharisee who invited him saw [this], he spoke to himself, saying, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman [this is] who is touching him, that she is a sinner."

And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered into your house. You did not give me water for [my] feet, but she wet my feet with [her] tears and wiped [them] with her hair.

{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 those who were reclining at the table with [him] began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

And his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

Now the parable means this: the seed is the word of God,

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

And behold, a man {who was named} Jairus came, and this man was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at the feet of Jesus [and] began imploring him to come to his house,

But Jesus, [when he] heard [this], replied to him, "Do not be afraid! Only believe, and she will be healed."

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

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

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me, this person will save it.

For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of this person when he comes in his glory and the [glory] of the Father and of the holy angels.

And a voice came from 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 could not understand it. And they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all--this one is great."

And into whatever house you enter, first say, "Peace [be] to this household!"

"Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you! Nevertheless know this: that the kingdom of God has come near!"