"The virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and they will call Him Immanuel" -- which means "God with us."

After listening to the king, they started on their journey, and the star which they had seen rise led them on until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.

Then Herod, because he saw that a trick had been played on him by the stargazers, was very angry, and sent and slaughtered all the boy babies in Bethlehem and in all that neighborhood, from two years down, in accordance with the time which he had found out from the stargazers.

Then the saying was fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:

But whenever you, follower of mine, fast, perfume your head and wash your face,

But which of you by worrying can add a single minute to his life?

Now if God so gorgeously dresses the wild grass which today is green but tomorrow is tossed into the furnace, will He not much more surely clothe you, O you with little faith?

For which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or, to say 'Get up and go to walking'?

As you go into his house, wish it well,

and if the house should prove deserving, may your good wish for peace upon it come true, but if not, may your good wish bring peace to yourselves.

Then He began to censure the cities in which His many, many wonder-works had been done, because they did not repent.

How he went into the house of God, and they ate the sacred loaves, which it was against the law for him or his soldiers to eat, or for anyone except the priests?

Then it says, 'I will go back to my house which I left,' and it finds it unoccupied, swept, and ready for use.

So in them the prophecy of the prophet Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: "'You will listen and listen and not understand, and you will look and look and never see at all,

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.

He told another story: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to yeast which a woman took and worked into a bushel of flour until it all had risen."

"The kingdom of heaven is like a pot of gold which was buried in a field, which a man found and buried again; and for joy over it he went and sold all he had and bought that field.

which, when it was full, the fishermen drew up on the shore, and sat down and picked out the good fish for their baskets and threw the bad away.

And they all ate and had aplenty. Then they took up the pieces left over, which made twelve basketfuls.

And they all ate and had aplenty, and they took up the pieces left over, which made seven hamper-basketfuls.

Which of the two did what his father wanted?" They answered, "The second one." Jesus said to them, "I solemnly say to you, the tax-collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of heaven ahead of you.

Then Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures: 'That stone which the builders threw away has become the cornerstone; this is the work of the Lord and seems wonderful to us!'

Now at the resurrection which one's wife, of the seven, will she be? For they all married her."

You blind fools! which is greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that makes the gold sacred?

You blind men! which is greater, the offering, or the altar that makes the offering sacred?

"A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you are like white-washed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead people's bones and everything that is unclean!

for this is my blood which ratifies the covenant, the blood which is to be poured out for many for the forgiveness of their sins.

Then He came back to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, "Could you not then watch with me a single hour?

So when they met for this purpose, Pilate asked them, "Which one do you want me to set free, Barabbas, or Jesus, the so-called Christ?"

Still the governor answered, "Which of the two do you want me to set free for you?" And they said, "Barabbas."

When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means the Place of the Skull,

and sitting down they kept watch of Him there.

They put above His head the charge against Him, which read: "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."

About three Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God! My God! why have you forsaken me?"

and laid it in a tomb of his, which he had cut out of the rock, and he rolled a big boulder over the doorway of the tomb, and went away.

On the next day, which is the day after the Preparation Day, the high priests and Pharisees met and went in a body to Pilate,

The eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them,

"See that you tell nobody a single word about it. Be gone, show yourself to the priest, and to prove it to the people, make the offering for your purification which Moses prescribed."

Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say to him, 'Get up, pick up your pallet and start walking!"

How is it that he went into the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the sacred loaves, which it is against the law for anyone except the priests to eat, and gave part of them to his soldiers, too?"

The Twelve whom He appointed were: Peter, the name which He gave to Simon,

James the son of Zebedee, and John, James's brother (He named them Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder),

It is like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all seeds,

So they left the crowd and took Him in the boat in which he was sitting. And there were other boats with Him.

Then He grasped her hand and said to her, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, I tell you, get up!"

and will never eat until they have carefully washed their hands, and they never eat anything brought from the market until they wash it; and they have many other religious practices which they got from their forefathers, as the washing of cups, pitchers, and pans.

Then He looked up to heaven and sighed, as He said, "Ephphatha," which means, "Be opened."

And they ate and had plenty. And they took up the pieces left over, which made seven hamper-basketfuls.

But they had nothing to say, for they had discussed with one another which of them was to be the greatest.

and said to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and as soon as you get into it, you will find a colt tied which has never been ridden by a man. Untie it and bring it here.

And Peter remembered about it, and said to Him, "Look, Teacher! The fig tree which you cursed has withered!"

Have you never read this passage of Scripture: "'That stone which the builders threw away has now become the cornerstone;

Now at the resurrection, which one's wife will she be? For all seven of them married her."

Then a poor widow came and dropped in two little copper coins, which make scarcely a cent.

It will be like a man who leaves his home and goes on a journey, after he has given orders to his slaves, to each his particular task, and has given orders to the watchman to keep watch.

Then He said to them, "This is my blood which ratifies the covenant, the blood which is to be poured out for many.

and He was saying, "Abba [which means 'Father'], anything is possible for you! Take this cup away from me! Yet, I pray, not what I want but what you want!"

And He went back and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch a single hour?

And they led Him to Golgotha, which means, the Place of the Skull.

Then they crucified Him and divided among them His clothes, by drawing lots for them to see which piece each of them should have.

And at three o'clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eloi! Eloi! lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God! my God! why have you forsaken me?"

So they began to make signs to his father to find out what he might wish him to be named.

the oath which He swore to our forefather Abraham,

Now there were some shepherds in the same neighborhood, living in the open fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.

But the angel said to them: "Stop being afraid, for now I bring you good tidings of great joy which is to be for all the people;

Then when the angel left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has told us."

which you prepared before all peoples,

and they rose up and drove Him out of town and took Him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, to hurl Him down the cliff.

So He got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push out a little from the shore. Then He sat down and continued to teach the crowds from the boat.

Which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say 'Get up and start walking'?

Then at once he got up before them all, picked up the pallet on which he had been lying, and went off home, giving praise to God.

How he went into the house of God and took and ate the sacred loaves, which it was against the law for anyone to eat except the priests, and gave some to his soldiers?"

Since they could not pay him, he graciously canceled the debts for both of them. Now which one of them will love him more?"

For there is nothing hidden which shall not come out into the open, and nothing kept secret which shall not be known and come to light.

They landed in the neighborhood of Gerasa, which is just across the lake from Galilee.

who appeared in splendor and were speaking of His departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

Now a controversy sprang up among them as to which of them might be the greatest.

After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on before Him, two by two, to every town or place which He was going to visit.

Which one of these three do you think proved himself a real neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?"

But there is actual need of few things, really of only one thing. For Mary has chosen the good portion which must not be taken away from her."

But when a man stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he strips him of all his arms on which he relied, and distributes his goods as spoils.

"When the foul spirit goes out of a man, it wanders about in deserts in search for rest, and since it finds none, it says, 'I will go back to my house which I left.'

The Pharisee noticed that He did not first wash before lunch, and was surprised.

A curse on you, because you are like unmarked graves which men walk over without knowing it!"

Which of you by worrying can add a single minute to his life?

Now if God so gorgeously dresses the wild grass which today is green but tomorrow is tossed into the furnace, how much more surely will He clothe you, O you with little faith?

Happy are those slaves whom the master, when he comes, will find on the watch for him. I solemnly say to you, he will tighten his belt and have them sit at table, and he will go around and wait on them.

his master will come back some day when he is not expecting him, and at an hour of which he is not aware, and will cut him in two, and give him his share with the unfaithful.

"It is fire that I have come to bring upon the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured her on the Sabbath, answered the crowd, "There are six days on which people must work; so come on these and be cured, but not on the Sabbath."

It is like a mustard seed which a man took and dropped in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the wild birds roosted in its branches."

It is like yeast which a woman took and hid in a bushel of flour until it all had risen."

One Sabbath, when He went to take a meal at the house of a Pharisee who was a member of the council, they continued to watch Him closely.

Then He said to them, "Which of you, if his son or ox falls into a well, will not at once pull him out on the Sabbath?"

And when she finds it, she calls in her friends and neighbors, and says, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found the coin which I lost!'

And often he craved to fill himself with the carob-pods which the hogs were eating, and nobody gave him a bite.

So I tell you, make friends by the right use of your money, which so easily tends to wrongdoing, so that when it fails, your friends may welcome you to the eternal dwellings.

But another one came in and said, 'Here is your twenty dollars, sir, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief.

said, "Go on to the village in front of you, in which, just as you enter, you will find a colt tied, which no man has ever yet ridden. Untie it and bring it here to me.

But He glanced at them and said, "Then what does this Scripture mean: 'That stone which the builders threw away has now become the cornerstone'?