The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.

which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;

Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."

Coming up at that very hour, she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all those who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

When they had accomplished all things that were according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

He came into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.

All flesh will see God's salvation.'"

As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Messiah,

John answered them all, "I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

whose fan is in his hand, to thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."

but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

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

Now it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying "You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased."

Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Eli,

He led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

The devil said to him, "I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want.

If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours."

for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;'

and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"

Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.

He taught in their synagogues, being praised by all.

He closed the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

All testified about 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, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.'"

But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.

They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things.

Amazement came on all, and they spoke together, one with another, saying, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out."

When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

Demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, "You are the Son of God." Rebuking them, he did not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Messiah.

Now it happened, while the crowd pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

Simon answered him, "Master, we worked all night, and took nothing; but at your word I will let down the nets."

For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had caught;

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you will be catching men."

It happened, while he was in one of the cities, look, there was a man full of leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and begged him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean."

Amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen remarkable things today."

He said to them, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast in those days."

He also told a parable to them. "No one having torn a piece from a new garment puts it on an old garment, or else he will tear the new, and also the piece from the new will not match the old.

And no one puts new wine into old wineskins, or else the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.

He looked around at them all, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did, and his hand was restored.

It happened in these days, that he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God.

He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a large crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;

as well as those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and they were being healed.

All the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Do not judge, and you won't be judged. Do not condemn, and you won't be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

"Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.

Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who he is like.

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it had been well built.

Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Those who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant was well.

Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us." and, "God has visited his people."

This report went out concerning him in the whole of Judea, and in all the surrounding region.

The disciples of John told him about all these things.

This is he of whom it is written, 'Look, 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 declared God to be just, having been baptized with John's baptism.

"To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like?

Wisdom is justified by all her children."

When they could not pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?"

You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.

Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; but these have no root, who believe for a while, then fall away in time of temptation.

For nothing is hidden, that will not be revealed; nor anything secret, that will not be known and come to light.

Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever does not have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has."

Now there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain, and they begged him that he would allow them to enter into those. He allowed them.

All the people of the surrounding country of the Geresenes asked him to depart from them, for they were very much afraid. He entered into the boat, and returned.

"Return to your house, and declare what great things God has done for you." He went his way, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.

A woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her living on physicians, and could not be healed by any,

Jesus said, "Who touched me?" When all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds press and jostle you."

When the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared to him in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace."

While he still spoke, one from the ruler of the synagogue's house came, saying to him, "Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher."

But Jesus hearing it, answered him, "Do not be afraid. Only believe, and she will be healed."

When he came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter in with him, except Peter, John, James, the father of the child, and her mother.

All were weeping and mourning her, but he said, "Do not weep. She is not dead, but sleeping."

He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done; and he was very perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,

But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people."

They did so, and made them all sit down.

They ate, and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same will save it.

For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?

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

But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here, who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Kingdom of God."

While he said these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.

And suddenly a spirit seizes him, and all at once he cries out, and it convulses him so that he foams, and it hardly departs from him, bruising him severely.

While he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him violently. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

They were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

"Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of Man will be delivered up into the hands of men."

and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great."

He said to another, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."