Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,

Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah,

When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well."

As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Then people from Jerusalem, as well as all Judea and all the region around the Jordan, were going out to him,

and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

and don't think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

After Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming on him.

As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward.

Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.

But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.

If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.

Then Jesus said to him, "See that you do not speak to anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; just as you believed, it will be done for you." And the servant was healed at that hour.

As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.

As he was saying these things, a ruler came, bowed low before him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."

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

As they were going away, a man who could not talk and was demon-possessed was brought to him.

Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest."

Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them as follows: "Do not go to Gentile regions and do not enter any Samaritan town.

As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near!'

As you enter the house, give it greetings.

And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that town.

"I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

And you will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out and it was restored, as healthy as the other.

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate him.

For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish 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.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first. It will be that way for this evil generation as well!"

And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown."

As the weeds are collected and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers.

Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

As he got out he saw the large crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

and they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"

As a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.

And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, "Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.

Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?"

As he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents was brought to him.

Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?'

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself."

And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

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

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way,

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed them.

So the disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.

As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying, "Who is this?"

Now early in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry.

And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive."

Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Jesus answered them, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.

Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God,

The second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'

"Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You cross land and sea to make one convert, and when you get one, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves!

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!

Now as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away, his disciples came to show him the temple buildings.

As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

"But as for that day and hour no one knows it -- not even the angels in heaven -- except the Father alone.

And the king will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.'

I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'

Then he will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.'

a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it on his head as he was at the table.

So the disciples did as Jesus had instructed them, and they prepared the Passover.

The Son of Man will go as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had never been born."

After consulting together they bought the Potter's Field with it, as a burial place for foreigners.

and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."

As he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him: "Have nothing to do with that innocent man; I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream about him today."

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.

As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.

Pilate said to them, "Take a guard of soldiers. Go and make it as secure as you can."

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where he was lying.

So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day.

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way,

People from the whole Judean countryside and all of Jerusalem were going out to him, and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

And just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

As he went along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

Now as soon as they left the synagogue, they entered Simon and Andrew's house, with James and John.

He told him, "See that you do not say anything to anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them."