The ancestry of Jesus Christ, who was descended from David, who was descended from Abraham.

and Jacob of Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus called Christ.

Now these were the circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ. Mary, his mother, was engaged to Joseph, but before they were married it was found that she was about to become a mother through the influence of the holy Spirit.

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."

But he did not live with her as a husband until she had had a son, and he named the child Jesus.

Now after the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem in Judea, in the days of King Herod, astrologers from the east arrived at Jerusalem,

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

But Jesus answered, "Let it be so this time, for it is right for us to do everything that God requires." Then John consented.

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,

Then Jesus was guided by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.

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

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

But when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he retreated to Galilee.

From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent! for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!"

When Jesus had finished this discourse, the crowds were astounded at his teaching,

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

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 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.

Then Jesus said to the captain, "Go! You shall find it just as you believe!" And the servant was immediately cured.

Jesus went into Peter's house, and there he found Peter's mother-in-law sick in bed with fever.

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

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!"

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

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."

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

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.

While Jesus was at home at table, a number of tax-collectors and irreligious people came in and joined Jesus and his disciples at table.

Jesus said to them, "Can wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But a time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and they will fast then.

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

And Jesus turned and saw her, and he said, "Courage, my daughter! Your faith has cured you!" And from that time the woman was well.

When Jesus reached the official's house, and saw the flute-players and the disturbance the crowd was making,

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

And their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly not to let anyone hear of it.

Jesus went round among all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing any disease or illness.

Jesus sent these twelve out, after giving them these directions: "Do not go among the heathen, or to any Samaritan town,

When Jesus had finished giving his twelve disciples these instructions, he went on from there to teach and preach in their towns.

Jesus answered, "Go and report to John what you hear and see.

But as they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John. "What was it that you went out into the desert to look at? A reed swaying in the wind?

At that same time Jesus said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the learned and intelligent and revealing it to children.

At that same time Jesus walked one Sabbath through the wheat fields, and his disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of wheat and eat them.

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

That same day Jesus went out of his house and was sitting on the seashore.

Jesus said all this to the crowds in figures, and told them nothing except in figures,

When Jesus had finished these figures, he left that place,

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."

At that time, Herod the governor heard the reports about Jesus,

John's disciples came and took his body away, and buried him, and then they went and reported it to Jesus.

When Jesus heard it, he quietly retired by boat to a secluded place. And the crowds heard of it and followed him on foot from the towns.

But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away. Give them food yourselves."

But Jesus immediately spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."

And he said, "Come!" And Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and went to Jesus.

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

Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, and said to him,

And Jesus left that place and retired to the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon.

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

Jesus left that place and went along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the hillside and sat down there.

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."

And Jesus said to them, "Look out, and be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

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

When Jesus reached the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"

Jesus answered, "Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah, for human nature has not disclosed this to you, but my Father in heaven!

It was then that Jesus Christ for the first time explained to his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem and endure great suffering there at the hands of the elders, high priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised to life on the third day.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to go with me, he must disregard himself and take his cross and follow me.

Six days after this, Jesus took Peter and James and his brother John, and led them up on a high mountain, by themselves.

And Peter spoke, and said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! If you wish, I will make three huts here, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

And Jesus came and touched them, and said, "Get up and do not be afraid."

When they looked up, they saw no one but Jesus himself.

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."

Jesus answered, "O you unbelieving, obstinate people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

And Jesus reproved the demon and it came out of him, and from that moment the boy was cured.

Afterward, when he was alone, the disciples went to Jesus and said to him, "Why could we not drive it out?"

As they were going about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be handed over to men,

He said, "Yes." But when he went home, Jesus spoke of it first and said, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect duties and taxes? From their own people, or from aliens?"

He said, "From aliens." Jesus said to him, "Then their own people are exempt.

Just at that time the disciples came up and asked Jesus, "Who is really greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"

Jesus said to him, "Not seven times over, I tell you, but seventy-seven times over!

When Jesus had finished this discourse, he left Galilee and went to the part of Judea that is on the other side of the Jordan.

But Jesus said, "Let the children alone, and do not try to keep them from coming to me, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as they are."

He said to him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, "These: 'You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,

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."

Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you, it will be hard for a rich man to get into the Kingdom of Heaven!

But Jesus looked at them and said, "For men it is impossible, but anything is possible for God!"

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!

When Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve off by themselves, and said to them as they were on the way,

But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking for! Can you drink what I am going to drink?" They answered, "Yes, we can."

But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the heathen lord it over them, and their great men tyrannize over them.

And two blind men sitting by the roadside, hearing that it was Jesus who was passing, called out, "You Son of David! Take pity on us, sir!"

And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, "What do you want me to do for you?"

And Jesus took pity on them and touched their eyes, and they immediately regained their sight, and followed him.

When they were near Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage and the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead,

So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them;

they brought the ass and the colt, and laid their coats upon them, and Jesus seated himself upon them.

The crowd answered, "It is Jesus, the prophet of Nazareth in Galilee!"

And Jesus went into the Temple and drove out all who were buying or selling things in it, and he upset the money-changers' tables and the pigeon-dealers' seats,

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.

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.

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.