"Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel," which means, "God with us."

and do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

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.

And when Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on him.

And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."

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.'"

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

"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.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

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

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.

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

that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

The lamp of the body is the eye. So if your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light.

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

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?

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

"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.

Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

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?"

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

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.

Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.

how he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."

But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

"Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.

You brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

And great crowds gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the shore.

But other seed fell on good soil and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

But the one who received seed on the good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."

Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

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?'

He answered, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;

the field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

which, when it was full, they drew it up on the shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.

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?"

Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the multitudes.

So he said, "Come". Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

Then those who were in the boat worshipped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."

He answered them, "And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.'

But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might have received from me is a gift to God'

he is not to honor his father with it. Thus you have made the word of God of no effect for the sake of your tradition.

And he answered, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

Then his disciples said to him, "Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to feed such a great crowd?"

And he sent away the crowds, got into the boat, and went to the region of Magadan.

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men."

What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

And Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make here three tabernaclesone for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."

Now behold, one came up and said to him, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?"

And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments."

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be quiet; but they cried out all the more, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

And a very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

And Jesus entered the temple of God and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold doves.

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.

When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to get his fruit.

"Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.

And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.

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

And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and you care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men.

They said, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

But Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

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."

Jesus said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.

And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.

and he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'

His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'

And suddenly, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

and said, "This fellow said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'"

But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, "I charge you under oath by the living God: tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God."

And when he went out to the gateway, another girl saw him and said to the people there, "This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth."

and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."

He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him; for he said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified, and said, "Truly this was the Son of God!"

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,

and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel."

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!"