When Josnt woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took his wife,

but did not know her until she had borne a son. And he called his name Jesus.

saying, "Rise, take the young child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child's life are dead."

For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will by any means pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

so that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?'

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."

So Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples.

he said, "Depart; for the girl is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.'

Then he began to rebuke the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.

He said to them, "Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him:

Some fell on rocky places, where they did not have much soil, and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of soil.

For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

And the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then has it weeds?'

All these things Jesus spoke to the crowd in parables; and without a parable he did not speak to them.

And coming to his own country he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works?

And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?"

And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.

and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist, he has risen from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him."

Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"

You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, when he said:

But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying out after us."

And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.

How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, "Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

But I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands."

And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

They said to him, "Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?"

Again he went out about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, and did the same thing.

But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?

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."

The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant;

And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, "How did the fig tree wither away so soon?"

The baptism of Johnwhere was it from? From heaven or from men?" And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

"What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'

Then he went to the second and said the same thing. And he answered, 'I go, sir,' but he did not go.

Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him; and even when you saw it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.

Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did the same to them.

But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment.

And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless.

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

'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living."

And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did any one dare to ask him any more questions.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which outwardly appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.

and they did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?

When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you?

When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.'

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

Then they also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?'

Then he will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.'

For in pouring this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.

So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.

At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me.

While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered greatly today in a dream because of him."

Therefore order that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead.' So the last deception will be worse than the first."

And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men.

Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead. And behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. Behold, I have told you."

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

saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you arethe Holy One of God!"

And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

But he said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he was in need and hungry, he and those who were with him:

Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.

But without a parable he did not speak to them. And when they were alone, he explained everything to his own disciples.

Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you."

While he was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue's house who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?"

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

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!

King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these powers are at work in him."

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

And the king was exceedingly sorry; but, because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a lonely place and rest a while." For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

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.

From there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house, and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not be hidden.

When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They said to him, "Twelve."

"And when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of pieces did you take up?" And they said, "Seven."

For he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid.

And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant.

But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written of him."

And the spirit cried out, convulsed him terribly, and came out. And the boy was like a corpse; so that many of them said, "He is dead."

Then they departed from there and passed through Galilee, and he did not want anyone to know it.

But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him.

He answered them, "What did Moses command you?"

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

And they reasoned among themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.