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,

But just as this thought occurred to him, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for it is through the influence of the Holy Spirit that she has become an expectant mother.

So when Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord directed him, and took her as his wife;

but he did not live with her as a husband until she had had a son; and he named Him Jesus.

Then, as they had been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they set out to their own country by another route.

he stayed there until Herod's death, so as to fulfill what the Lord had said by the prophet, "Out of Egypt I called my Son."

and were baptized by him in the Jordan River, as one by one they continued to confess their sins.

And as soon as Jesus was baptized, He at once went up out of the water, and look! the heavens opened, and John saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove upon Him,

As He was walking by the shore of the sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was summed Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

And as He was going on from that point, He saw two others, brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, getting their nets in order; and He called them.

Then He went all over Galilee, as He continued teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and curing any disease or malady among the people.

Then He opened His mouth and continued to teach them as follows:

Whoever, therefore, breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others so to do, will be ranked as least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices them and teaches others so to do, will be ranked as great in the kingdom of heaven.

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman so as to have an evil desire for her at once has already committed adultery with her in his heart,

"Again, you have heard that it was said to the men of old, 'You must not swear falsely, but you must perform your oaths as a religious duty.'

to prove that you are sons of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun rise on bad as well as good people, and makes the rain come down on doers of right and of wrong alike.

So you, my followers, ought to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is."

So whenever you do your deeds of charity, never blow your own horn in public, as the hypocrites are in the habit of doing in the synagogues and on the street corners, to be praised by the people. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward.

And whenever you pray, you must not keep on repeating set phrases, as the heathen do, for they suppose that they will be heard in accordance with the length of their prayers,

So then you must not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is done in heaven.

And forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors.

So I tell you, stop worrying about your life, as to what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body, as to what you will have to wear. Is not life worth more than food and the body worth more than clothes?

But as your first duty keep on looking for His standard of doing right, and for His will, and then all these things will be yours besides.

For exactly as you criticize others, you will be criticized, and in accordance with the measure that you give to others, it will be measured back to you.

Then you must practice dealing with others as you would like for them to deal with you, for this is the summing up of the law and the prophets.

for He was teaching them as one who had authority to teach, and not as their scribes did.

When Jesus heard it, He was astounded, and said to His followers, "I solemnly say to you, I have not found, in a single case among the Jews, so great faith as this.

Then Jesus said to the captain, "Go; it must be done for you as you have believed." And his servant-boy was cured that very hour.

And suddenly all the town turned out to meet Jesus, and as soon as they saw Him, they begged Him to move on and leave their neighborhood.

And as He was passing along from there, He saw a man named Matthew in his seat at the tax-collector's desk, and He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed Him.

Jesus said to them, "The wedding guests cannot mourn, can they, as long as they have the bridegroom with them? But a time will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

And just as He was saying these things to them, an official came up and fell on his knees before Him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand upon her and she will come to life."

As Jesus was passing along from there, two blind men followed Him, shouting, "Do pity us, O Son of David!"

And as you go continue to preach, 'The kingdom of heaven is near.'

As you go into his house, wish it well,

"Listen! I am sending you out as sheep surrounded by wolves. So you must be sensible like serpents and guileless like doves.

Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive the same reward as a prophet, and whoever welcomes an upright man as such will receive the same reward as the upright man.

But as they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the desert to gaze at? A reed that is tossed to and fro by the wind?

And from the days of John the Baptist until the present moment the kingdom of heaven has been continuously taken by storm, and those who take it by storm are seizing it as a precious prize.

for the yoke I offer is easy to wear, and the load I ask is light to bear

You brood of vipers! How can you, wicked as you are, say anything that is good? For the mouth talks about the things that fill the heart.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered Him as follows: "Teacher, we would like to see a spectacular sign given by you."

For as Jonah was in the whale's stomach for three days and nights, the Son of Man will be three days and nights in the heart of the earth.

And in stories, by way of comparison, He told them many things, as He continued to speak: "A sower went out to sow,

and as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them up,

but it takes no real root in him, and he lasts only a little while, and just as soon as suffering and persecution come for the truth's sake, he at once yields and falls.

He told them another story, as follows: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed seed in his field.

He told them this story, as follows: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field.

Just as the wild wheat plants are gathered and burned up, so it will be at the close of the age.

He said to them, "Every scribe who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who can bring out of his storeroom new furnishings as well as old."

for John had said to him, "It is not right for you to have her as wife."

Although he wanted to have him killed, he was afraid of the people, for they regarded him as a prophet.

and so passionately promised to give her anything she might ask for.

But when he felt the wind, he was frightened, and as he began to go down, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"

And Peter took Him aside and began to chide Him, as he said, "Heaven shield you, my Lord! This must never be your lot!"

And in their presence His appearance was changed and His face shone like the sun, and His clothes turned as white as light.

And as they were going down the mountain, Jesus warned them, saying, "Never mention to anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

But I say to you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but treated him as they pleased. Just so the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

So then, whoever becomes as lowly as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven,

But if he does not listen to you, take along with you one or two others, so as to have every word confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, report it to the church.

And if he refuses to listen to the church, treat him as a heathen and as a tax-collector.

For wherever two or three have met as my disciples, I am right there with them."

Then Peter came up to Him and asked, "Lord, how many times may my brother wrong me and I have to forgive him? As many as seven?"

Jesus answered him: "I tell you, not as many as seven, but as many as seventy times seven!

Ought you not to have shown mercy to your fellow-slave, as I too had done for you?'

But Jesus said, "Let the little children alone, and stop preventing them from coming to me, for to such as these the kingdom of heaven belongs."

And He answered him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only One who is perfectly good. But if you want to get into that life, you must practice keeping the commandments."

You must practice honoring your father and mother. And you must love your neighbor as you do yourself."

And everyone who has given up home or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms, for my sake, will receive many times as much, and in addition will be in possession of eternal life.

Again he went out about twelve o'clock and three o'clock, and did as before.

And as they received it, they began to grumble against the owner of the estate,

Take what belongs to you and go. I want to give this man hired last as much as I do you.

And as Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside, and said to them while on the road,

But Jesus called them to Him and said, "You know that the rulers of the heathen lord it over them, and their great men rule as despots over them.

just as the Son of Man has come, not to be served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom price to set many free."

As they were leaving Jericho, a great crowd followed Him.

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

As He saw a fig tree by the roadside, He came to it but found on it nothing but leaves, and said to it, "Never again shall a fig grow on you!" And the fig tree at once withered up.

And whatever you ask for in prayer, if you believe it, you will get it."

Jesus answered them, "Let me too ask you just one question, and if you answer it, I will tell you what sort of authority I have for doing as I do.

So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." He also answered them, "Nor am I going to tell you what sort of authority I have for doing as I do.

for after the resurrection men do not marry and women are not married, but continue to live together as the angels do in heaven.

The second is like it: 'You must love your neighbor as you do yourself.'

And not one could answer Him a word, and from that day on no one ever dared to ask Him any more questions.

"The scribes and Pharisees have taken Moses' seat as teachers.

But as for you, you must not seek for others to call you 'Teacher,' for you have but one who is 'Teacher,' and you are all brothers.

A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees! For you scour land and sea to win a single convert, and when he is won you make him twice as fit for the pit as you are.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! The city that has kept on murdering the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to her, how often I have yearned to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you refused!

For just as the lightning starts in the east and flashes clear to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

"Now learn what the story of the fig tree means. Just as soon as its branches grow tender, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

For just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

For just as in the days before the Flood people went on eating and drinking, marrying and being married, until the very day Noah entered the ark,

and all the nations will be gathered before him, and He will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates his sheep from his goats,

So the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and got the Passover supper ready.

They were cut to the bottom of their hearts, and began to ask one by one, "It cannot be I, can it, Lord?"

The Son of Man is going away as the Scriptures say of Him, but a curse will be on that man by whom He is betrayed. It would have been better for that man, if he had never been born!"

At that time Jesus said to the crowds: "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me, as though I were a robber? Day after day I used to sit teaching in the temple, and you never laid hands on me.

And Peter followed Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest's home; he even went inside and was sitting among the attendants to see how it would end.