and they went into the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they threw themselves down and did homage to him. They opened their treasure boxes and presented the child with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Then Herod saw that he had been tricked by the astrologers, and he was very angry, and he sent and made away with all the boys in Bethlehem and in all that neighborhood who were two years old or under, for that was the tune he had learned from the astrologers by his inquiries.

and he went and settled in a town called Nazareth, in fulfilment of the saying of the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene."

But the axe is already lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree that fails to produce good fruit is going to be cut down and thrown into the fire.

And when Jesus was baptized, he went right up out of the water, and the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God come down like a dove and light upon him,

and said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says, " 'He will give his angels orders about you, And they will lift you up with their hands So that you may never strike your foot against a stone!' "

Great crowds followed him about, from Galilee and the Ten Towns and Jerusalem and Judea and from the other side of the Jordan.

If your right hand makes you fall, cut it off and throw it away, for you might better lose one part of your body than have it all go down to the pit!

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

Any tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and burned.

And the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew, and beat about that house, and it did not go down, for its foundations were on rock.

And the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat about that house, and it went down, and its downfall was complete."

When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds of people followed him.

And the men who tended them ran away and went off to the town and told it all, and the news about the men possessed by demons.

And the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him they begged him to go away from their district.

Jesus sent these twelve out, after giving them these directions: "Do not go among the heathen, or to any Samaritan town,

Whatever town or village you come to, inquire for some suitable person, and stay with him till you leave the place.

And where no one will welcome you, or listen to you, leave that house or town and shake off its very dust from your feet.

I tell you, the land of Sodom and Gomorrah will fare better on the Day of Judgment than that town.

But when they persecute you in one town, make your escape to another, for I tell you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man arrives.

Then he began to reproach the towns in which his numerous wonders had been done, because they did not repent.

"Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For if the wonders that have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago!

And you, Capernaum! Are you to be exalted to the skies? You will go down among the dead! For if the wonders that have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have stood until today.

And such great crowds gathered about him that he got into a boat and sat down in it, while all the people stood on the shore.

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net that was let down into the sea, and inclosed fish of all kinds.

When it was full, they dragged it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted the good fish into baskets and threw the bad away.

Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and he took the five loaves and the two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them, and he broke the loaves in pieces and gave them to the disciples and they gave them to the people.

When they got into the boat, the wind went down.

And the men in the boat fell down before him and said, "You are certainly God's Son!"

"Why do your disciples break the rules handed down by our ancestors? For they eat their bread without first washing their hands."

But he answered, "Why do you too break God's command for the sake of what has been handed down to you?

does not have to provide for his father.' So you have nullified what God has said, for the sake of what has been handed down to you.

And she came and fell down before him, and said, "Help me, sir!"

Jesus left that place and went along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the hillside and sat down there.

Then great crowds came to him bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, or dumb, and many others. And they laid them down at his feet, and he cured them,

For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay everyone for what he has done.

And as they were going down the mountain, Jesus cautioned them, saying, "Do not tell anyone of the vision you have seen until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

But rather than give offense to them, go down to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth and you will find in it a dollar. Take that and pay the tax for us both."

And when he set about doing so, a man was brought in who owed him ten million dollars.

So the slave threw himself down before him and implored him, 'Give me time, and I will pay you all of it.'

So his fellow-slave threw himself down before him, and begged him, 'Give me time, and I will pay you.'

But when the young man heard that, he went away much cast down, for he had a great deal of property.

and said, 'These men who were hired last worked only one hour, and you have put them on the same footing with us who have done the heavy work of the day and have stood the midday heat.'

When the other ten heard of this, they were very indignant at the two brothers.

Jesus answered, "I tell you, if you have faith and have no doubt, you will not only do what I have done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Get up and throw yourself into the sea,' it will be done.

This is why I am going to send you prophets, wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and hunt from one town to another;

But he answered, "Do you see all this? I tell you, not one stone will be left here upon another but shall be torn down."

a man on the roof of his house must not go down to get things out of it,

"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come, share your master's enjoyment!'

His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come! share your master's enjoyment.'

So take the thousand dollars away from him, and give it to the man who has the ten thousand,

But Jesus observed this and said to them, "Why do you bother the woman? It is a fine thing that she has done to me.

In pouring this perfume on me she has done something to prepare me for burial.

I tell you, wherever this good news is preached all over the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her."

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, "Sit down here while I go over yonder and pray."

He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it cannot pass by me without my drinking it, your will be done!"

And Peter followed him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest's house, and he went inside and sat down among the attendants to see how it came out.

and said, "This man said, 'I can tear down the sanctuary of God, and build it up in three days.' "

And he threw down the silver and left the Temple and went off and hung himself.

He said, "Why, what has he done that is wrong?" But they shouted all the louder, "Have him crucified!"

and made a wreath of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a stick in his hand, and knelt down before him in mockery, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

and sat down there to keep watch of him.

and saying, "You who would tear down the sanctuary, and build one in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

"He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

And there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and went and rolled the stone back and sat upon it.

There they saw him and bowed down before him, though some were in doubt about it.

And this was his message: "After me there is coming one stronger than I am, one whose shoes I am not fit to stoop down and untie.

And just as he was coming up out of the water he saw the heavens torn open and the Spirit coming down like a dove to enter into him,

and the whole town was gathered at the door.

But he went off and began to talk so much about it, and to spread the story so widely, that Jesus could no longer go into a town openly, but stayed out in unfrequented places, and people came to him from every direction.

He went out of the town again and along the shore, and all the people came to him and he taught them.

And whenever the foul spirits saw him, they fell down before him and screamed out, "You are the Son of God!"

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said that he was possessed by Beelzebub and drove out demons by the help of the prince of demons.

Then he awoke and reproved the wind, and said to the sea, "Hush! Silence!" And the wind went down and there was a great calm.

And the men who tended them ran away and spread the news in the town and in the country around, and the people came to see what had happened.

And he would not permit it, but said to him, "Go home to your own people, and tell them all the Lord has done for you and how he took pity on you."

And he went off and began to tell everybody in the Ten Towns all Jesus had done for him; and they were all astonished.

But he still looked around to see the person who had done it.

The woman, knowing what had happened to her, came forward frightened and trembling, and threw herself down at his feet and told him the whole truth.

When the Sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue. And the people were astonished when they heard him, and said, "Where did he get all this? How does he come to have such wisdom? How are such marvelous things done through him?

The apostles rejoined Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.

And he directed them all to sit down in parties on the fresh grass.

And they threw themselves down in groups, in hundreds and in fifties.

And whatever village or town or farm he went to, they would lay their sick in the market-place and beg him to let them touch just the tassel of his cloak, and all who touched it were cured.

For the Pharisees and all the Jews observe the rules handed down from their ancestors, and will not eat until they have washed their hands in a particular way,

and they will not eat anything from the market without first purifying it by sprinkling it, and they have a number of other observances which have come down to them, in the way of washing cups, pitchers, and basins.

And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not observe the rules handed down by our ancestors, but eat food without purifying their hands?"

"You give up what God has commanded and hold fast to what men have handed down.

"How skilful you are," he said to them, "in nullifying what God has commanded in order to observe what has been handed down to you.

and so you nullify what God has said by what you have handed down. You have many such practices."

He left the neighborhood of Tyre again and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, crossing the district of the Ten Towns.

And people were utterly amazed, and said, "How well he has done everything! He even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak!"

As they were going down the mountain, he cautioned them to let no one know what they had seen, until the Son of Man should rise from the dead.

And they brought the boy to him. As soon as the spirit saw him, it convulsed the boy, and he fell down on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

And he sat down and called the Twelve in, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all."

But Jesus said to them, "It was on account of your perversity that he laid down that law for you.

But his face fell at Jesus' words, and he went away much cast down, for he had a great deal of property.

When the other ten heard of this they were at first very indignant at James and John.

And they came to Jericho. As he was leaving the town with his disciples and a great crowd, Timaeus' son Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting at the roadside.