and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:

'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'"

Then Herod called the wise men secretly and determined from them what time the star had appeared.

When they had heard the king they went their way; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

and remained there until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."

Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:

and he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the Prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazarene."

and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan went out to him,

Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire."

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented.

But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, 'He will give his angels charge of you,' and 'In their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

Then Jesus said to him, "Away, Satan! for it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"

that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its taste, how shall it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.

Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.

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.

"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.'

Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

Truly, I say to you, you will never get out till you have paid the last penny.

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.'

But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell.

"It has also been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'

"Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.'

But I say to you, do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God's throne;

or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.

And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black.

"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

And if you greet only your brethren, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Do 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 in heaven.

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his span of life?

yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'

For with the same judgment you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?

Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is a plank in your own eye?

You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

Do not give what is holy to the dogs; do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

Or what man of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?

"Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it.

For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and few are those who find it.

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.

and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell. And great was its fall."

And when Jesus had finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching,

Then Jesus put out his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be clean." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress."

For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

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

When evening had come, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed. And he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.

This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases."

And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?"

When he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way.

And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them.

And the demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine."

And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the water.

Then those who kept them fled, and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.

And as Jesus sat at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

But when Jesus heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

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

And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David."

Then he touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it done to you."

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, "See that no one knows it."

But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.

As they were going out, behold, a mute and demon-possessed man was brought to him.

And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel."

But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the prince of demons."

Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."

And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.

These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them: "Do not go among the Gentiles, or enter any town of the Samaritans.

And preach as you go, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

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

Now whatever village or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there until you go out.

As you enter the house, give it your greeting.

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

Truly, I say to you, it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.