But while he was thinking of doing this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary, your wife, to your home, for it is through the influence of the holy Spirit that she is to become a mother.

She will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for it is he who is to save his people from their sins."

"The maiden will be pregnant and will have a son, And they will name him Immanuel."?? word which means "God with us."

So when Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him, and took his wife to his home.

and asked, "Where is the newly born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star rise and we have come to do homage to him."

When King Herod heard of this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said to them, "Go and inquire particularly about the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, so that I may go and do homage to him too."

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.

When they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said, "Wake up! Take the child and his mother and make your escape to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave. For Herod is going to look for the child in order to make away with him."

Then Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole Jordan valley went out to him,

and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River, in acknowledgment of their sins.

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

But John dissuaded him, and said, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

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 the tempter came up and said to him, "If you are God's son, tell these stones to turn into bread!"

Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the summit of the Temple,

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!' "

Jesus said to him, "The Scripture also says, 'You shall not try the Lord your God.' "

Again the devil took him to a very high mountain, and he showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor,

and said to him, "I will give all this to you, if you will fall on your knees and do homage to me."

Then Jesus said to him, "Begone, Satan! For the Scripture says, 'You must do homage to the Lord your God, and worship him alone!' "

Then the devil left him, and angels came and waited on him.

They immediately dropped their nets and went with him.

And they immediately left the boat and their father, and went with him.

Word went all through Syria about him, and people brought to him all who were suffering with any kind of disease, or who were in great pain??emoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics??nd he cured them.

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

When he saw the crowds of people he went up on the mountain. There he seated himself, and when his disciples had come up to him,

Be quick and come to terms with your opponent while you are on the way to court with him, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison.

But I tell you not to resist injury, but if anyone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other to him too;

and if anyone wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat too.

And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go two miles with him.

If anyone begs from you, give to him, and when anyone wants to borrow from you, do not turn away.

You must not be like them. For God, who is your Father, knows what you need before you ask him.

But you must make his kingdom, and uprightness before him, your greatest care, and you will have all these other things besides.

Which of you men when his son asks him for some bread will give him a stone?

Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake?

So if you, bad as you are, know enough to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give what is good to those who ask him for it!

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

And a leper came up to him and fell on his knees before him, saying, "If you only choose, sir, you can cure me!"

So he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I do choose! Be cured!" And his leprosy was immediately cured.

Then Jesus said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go! Show yourself to the priest, and in proof of your cure, offer the gift that Moses prescribed."

When he got back to Capernaum, a Roman captain came up and appealed to him,

He said to him, "I will come and cure him."

And he touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and waited on him.

In the evening they brought to him many who were possessed by demons, and he drove the spirits out with a word, and cured all who were sick,

Then Jesus, seeing a crowd about him, gave orders to cross to the other side.

And a scribe came up and said to him, "Master, I will follow you wherever you are going!"

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and wild birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no where to lay his head!"

And another of his disciples said to him, "Let me first go, sir, and bury my father."

But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead!"

And he got into the boat, and his disciples went with him.

And they came and woke him up, saying, "Save us, sir! We are lost!"

And the men were amazed and said, "What kind of man is this? For the very winds and sea obey him!"

When he reached the other side, in the region of Gadara, two men possessed by demons came out of the tombs and confronted him; they were so extremely violent that nobody could go along that road.

And the demons entreated him, saying, "If you are going to drive us out, send us into the drove of pigs."

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

Some people came bringing to him on a bed a man who was paralyzed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, "Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven."

Afterward, as Jesus was passing along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tollhouse, and he said to him, "Follow me!" And he got up and followed him.

Then the disciples of John came up to him and said, "Why is it that we and the Pharisees are keeping the fast, while your disciples are not keeping it?"

Just as he said this to them, an official came up and bowing low before him said to him, "My daughter has just died. But come! Lay your hand on her and she will come to life!"

And Jesus got up and followed him, with his disciples.

And a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel of his cloak.

he said, "You must go away, for the girl is not dead; she is asleep." And they laughed at him.

As Jesus was passing along from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, "Take pity on us, you Son of David!"

When he had gone indoors, the blind men came up to him, and he said to them, "Do you believe that I can do this?" They said to him, "Yes, sir."

But they went out and spread the news about him all over that part of the country.

But just as they were going out, some people brought to him a dumb man who was possessed by a demon,

But the sight of the crowds of people filled him with pity for them, because they were bewildered and dejected, like sheep that have no shepherd.

Then he called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them power over the foul spirits so that they could drive them out, and so that they could heal any disease or illness.

Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot who afterward betrayed him.

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

"Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes him who has sent me.

and said to him, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we look for someone else?"

And blessed is the man who finds nothing that repels him in me."

Let him who has ears listen!

Now that the Son of Man has come, he does eat and drink, and people say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drinker, the companion of tax-collectors and irreligious people!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions!"

Everything has been handed over to me by my Father, and no one understands the Son but the Father, nor does anyone understand the Father but the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

But the Pharisees saw it and said to him, "Look! Your disciples are doing something which it is against the Law to do on the Sabbath!"

How is it that he went into the House of God and that they ate the Presentation Loaves which it was against the Law for him and his companions to eat, or for anyone except the priests?

There was a man there with one hand withered. And in order to get a charge to bring against him, they asked him, "Is it right to cure people on the Sabbath?"

But the Pharisees left the synagogue and consulted about him, with a view to putting him to death.

But Jesus knew of this, and he left that place. And numbers of people followed him about, and he cured them all,

and warned them not to say anything about him

"Here is my servant whom I have selected, My beloved, who delights my heart! I will endow him with my Spirit, And he will announce a judgment to the heathen.

At that time some people brought to him a man blind and dumb, who was possessed by a demon, and he cured him, so that the dumb man could speak and see.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees addressed him, saying, "Master, we would like to have you show us some sign."

While he was still speaking, his mother and his brothers came up and stood outside the crowd, wanting to speak to him.

But he said to the man who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"

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.

Let him who has ears listen!"

His disciples came up and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in figures?"

When anyone hears the teaching of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and robs him of the seed that has been sown in his mind. That is what was sown along the path.

but it takes no real root in him, and lasts only a little while, and when trouble or persecution comes because of the message, he gives it up at once.

And the owner's slaves came to him and said, 'Was not the seed good that you sowed in your field, sir? So where did these weeds come from?'

He said to them, 'This is some enemy's doing.' And they said to him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?'

Then he left the crowds and went into his house. And his disciples came up to him and said, "Explain to us the figure of the weeds in the field."

Then the upright will shine out like the sun, in their Father's kingdom. Let him who has ears listen!

"Do you understand all this?" They said to him, "Yes."

And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is treated with honor everywhere except in his native place and at his home."

and he said to his attendants, "This man must be John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead, and that is why wonderful powers are working through him."