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."

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."

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."

Do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather,' for I tell you God can produce descendants for Abraham right out of these stones!

The people that were living in darkness Have seen a great light, And on those who were living in the land of the shadow of death A light has dawned!"

"Blessed are those who have endured persecution for their uprightness, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!

"Do not suppose that I have come to do away with the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to do away with them but to enforce them.

"You have heard that the men of old were told 'You shall not murder,' and 'Whoever murders will have to answer to the court.'

But I tell you that anyone who gets angry with his brother will have to answer to the court, and anyone who speaks contemptuously to his brother will have to answer to the great council, and anyone who says to his brother 'You cursed fool!' will have to answer for it in the fiery pit!

I tell you, you will never get out again until you have paid the last penny!

"You have heard that men were told 'You shall not commit adultery.'

But if your right eye makes you fall, tear it out and throw it away, for you might better lose one part of your body than have it all thrown into the pit!

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!

"Again, you have heard that the men of old were told, 'You shall not swear falsely, but you must fulfil your oaths to the Lord.'

"You have heard that they were told, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

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

"You have heard that they were told, 'You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

And forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors.

Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about life, wondering what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body, wondering what you will have to wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body than clothes?

But if God so beautifully dresses the wild grass, which is alive today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, will he not much more surely clothe you, you who have so little faith?

So do not worry and say, 'What shall we have to eat?' or 'What shall we have to drink?' or 'What shall we have to wear?'

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

So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries of its own. Let each day be content with its own ills.

"Pass no more judgments upon other people, so that you may not have judgment passed upon you.

For you will be judged by the standard you judge by, and men will pay you back with the same measure you have used with them.

Therefore, you must always treat other people as you would like to have them treat you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

But the captain answered, "I am not a suitable person, sir, to have you come under my roof, but simply say the word, and my servant will be cured.

For I am myself under the orders of others and I have soldiers under me, and I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes, and my slave to do something, and he does it."

When Jesus heard this he was astonished, and said to his followers, "I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such faith as this.

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 he said to them, "Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!" Then he got up and reproved the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.

And they suddenly screamed out, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?"

Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he said, "Why do you have such wicked thoughts in your hearts?

But I would have you know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth." Then he said to the paralytic, "Get up, pick up your bed and go home!"

But he heard it, and said, "It is not well people but the sick who have to have the doctor!

Then he touched their eyes and said, "You shall have what your faith expects."

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.

But be on your guard against men, for they will give you up to their courts, and have you flogged in their synagogues,

But when they give you up, you must have no anxiety about how to speak or what to say, for you will be told at the very moment what you ought to say,

One brother will give up another to death, and a father his child, and children will turn against their parents, and have them put to death.

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.

A pupil should be satisfied to come to be like his teacher, or a slave, to come to be like his master. If men have called the head of the house Beelzebub, how much worse names will they give to the members of his household!

Have no fear of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul. You had better be afraid of one who can destroy both soul and body in the pit.

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace but a sword.

For I have come to turn a man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,

Whoever welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will have the same reward as a prophet, and whoever welcomes an upright man because he is upright will have the same reward as an upright man.

But from the time of John the Baptist until now men have been taking the Kingdom of Heaven by storm and impetuously crowding into it.

" 'We have played the flute for you, and you would not dance! We have wailed and you would not beat your breasts!'

"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.

Yes, I thank you, Father, for choosing to have it so.

But if you knew what the saying means, 'It is mercy, not sacrifice, that I care for,' you would not have condemned men who are not guilty.

"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.

But I tell you, for every careless word that men utter they will have to answer on the Day of Judgment.

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

For people who have will have more given to them, and will be plentifully supplied, and from people who have nothing even what they have will be taken away.

For this nation's mind has grown dull, And they hear faintly with their ears, And they have shut their eyes, So as never to see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their minds, and turn back, And let me cure them!'

For I tell you, many prophets and upright men have longed to see what you see, and could not see it, and to hear what you hear, and could not hear it.

to fulfil what was said by the prophet, "I will open my mouth in figures, I will utter things that have been hidden since the creation."

They said to him, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish."

Jesus immediately stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, and said to him, "Why did you waver? You have so little faith!"

But you say, 'Whoever tells his father or mother, "Anything of mine that might have been of use to you is given to God,"

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.

He said, "Have even you no understanding yet?

Then Jesus answered, "You have great faith! You shall have what you want." And her daughter was cured from that time.

Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them, "I pity these people for they have been staying with me three days now and they have nothing left to eat, and I do not mean to send them away hungry, for they may give out on the way."

Jesus said to them, "How many loaves have you?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

But they were discussing something with one another, and saying, "We have not brought any bread!"

Jesus noticed it and said, "Why are you discussing with one another your being without bread? You have so little faith!

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."

And I brought him to your disciples and they have not been able to cure him."

He said to them, "Because you have so little faith. For I tell you, if you have faith the size of a grain of mustard, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here over to there!' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you."

But whoever hinders one of these children who believe in me might better have a great millstone hung around his neck and be sunk in the open sea.

Alas for the world for such hindrances! They have to come, but alas for the man who causes them!

"Beware of feeling scornful of one single little child, for I tell you that in heaven their angels have continual access to my Father in heaven.

"But if your brother wrongs you go to him and show him his fault while you are alone with him. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.

Ought you not to have taken pity on your fellow-slave, as I did on you?'

He said to them, "It is not everyone who can accept that, but only those who have a special gift.

For some are incapable of marriage from their birth, and some have been made so by men, and some have made themselves so for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let him accept it who can."

The young man said to him, "I have obeyed all these commandments. What do I still lack?"

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go! Sell your property and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come back and be a follower of mine."

Then Peter spoke and said to him, "Here we have left all we had and followed you. What are we to have?"

Jesus said to them, "In the new world, I tell you, when the Son of Man takes his seat on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit upon twelve thrones, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel!

About five he went out and found others standing about and he said to them, 'Why have you been standing about here all day doing nothing?'

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.'

Have I no right to do what I please with what is mine? Or do you begrudge my generosity?'

They said to him, "Sir, have our eyes opened!"

and said to him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes. Did you never read, 'You have drawn praise from the mouths of children and infants'?"

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.

When he had entered the Temple, and was teaching, the high priests and the elders of the people came up to him, and said, "What authority have you for doing as you do, and who gave you this authority?"

Jesus answered, "Let me ask you one question, and if you answer it, I will tell you what authority I have for doing as I do.

But if we say, 'From men,' we have the people to fear, for they all consider John a prophet."

And they answered Jesus, "We do not know." He said to them, "Nor will I tell you what authority I have for doing as I do.

and they wanted to have him arrested, but they were afraid of the people, for the people considered him a prophet.

He sent other slaves a second time, and said to them, 'Tell those who have been asked, "Here I have my banquet all ready, my bullocks and fat cattle are killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!" '

Then he said to his slaves, 'The banquet is ready, but those who were invited have proved unworthy of it.

But when the king came in to view the guests, he saw among them a man who did not have on wedding clothes.

"The scribes and Pharisees have taken Moses' seat.

They tie up heavy loads and have them put on men's shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them.