The historical record of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:

and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary,
who gave birth to Jesus who is called the Messiah.

The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After His mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

She will give birth to a son, and you are to name Him Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”

but did not know her intimately until she gave birth to a son. And he named Him Jesus.

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem,

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

Jesus answered him, “Allow it for now, because this is the way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him to be baptized.

After Jesus was baptized, He went up immediately from the water. The heavens suddenly opened for Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on Him.

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil.

Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.”

Then Jesus told him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written:

Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only Him.”

From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

Jesus was going all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

When Jesus had finished this sermon, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,

Then Jesus told him, “See that you don’t tell anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them.”

Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following Him, “I assure you: I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith!

Then Jesus told the centurion, “Go. As you have believed, let it be done for you.” And his servant was cured that very moment.

When Jesus went into Peter’s house, He saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.

When Jesus saw large crowds around Him, He gave the order to go to the other side of the sea.

Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

At that, the whole town went out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, “Have courage, son, your sins are forgiven.”

But perceiving their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why are you thinking evil things in your hearts?

As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me!” So he got up and followed Him.

While He was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came as guests to eat with Jesus and His disciples.

Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests be sad while the groom is with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

So Jesus and His disciples got up and followed him.

But Jesus turned and saw her. “Have courage, daughter,” He said. “Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that moment.

When Jesus came to the leader’s house, He saw the flute players and a crowd lamenting loudly.

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, shouting, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

When He entered the house, the blind men approached Him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they answered Him.

And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus warned them sternly, “Be sure that no one finds out!”

Then Jesus went to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness.

Jesus sent out these 12 after giving them instructions: “Don’t take the road leading to other nations, and don’t enter any Samaritan town.

When Jesus had finished giving orders to His 12 disciples, He moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns.

Jesus replied to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see:

As these men went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants.

At that time Jesus passed through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick and eat some heads of grain.

When Jesus became aware of this, He withdrew from there. Huge crowds followed Him, and He healed them all.

On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea.

Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and He would not speak anything to them without a parable,

When Jesus had finished these parables, He left there.

And they were offended by Him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his household.”

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus.

Then his disciples came, removed the corpse, buried it, and went and reported to Jesus.

When Jesus heard about it, He withdrew from there by boat to a remote place to be alone. When the crowds heard this, they followed Him on foot from the towns.

“They don’t need to go away,” Jesus told them. “You give them something to eat.”

Immediately Jesus spoke to them. “Have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

“Come!” He said.

And climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water and came toward Jesus.

Immediately Jesus reached out His hand, caught hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

Then Pharisees and scribes came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked,

When Jesus left there, He withdrew to the area of Tyre and Sidon.

Then Jesus replied to her, “Woman, your faith is great. Let it be done for you as you want.” And from that moment her daughter was cured.

Moving on from there, Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee. He went up on a mountain and sat there,

Now Jesus summoned His disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they’ve already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry; otherwise they might collapse on the way.”

“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked them.

“Seven,” they said, “and a few small fish.”

Then Jesus told them, “Watch out and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Aware of this, Jesus said, “You of little faith! Why are you discussing among yourselves that you do not have bread?

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

And Jesus responded, “Simon son of Jonah, you are blessed because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father in heaven.

From then on Jesus began to point out to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

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

Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it’s good for us to be here! If You want, I will make three tabernacles here: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

Then Jesus came up, touched them, and said, “Get up; don’t be afraid.”

When they looked up they saw no one except Him—Jesus alone.

As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and rebellious generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”

Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and from that moment the boy was healed.

Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

As they were meeting in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.

“Yes,” he said.

When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, “What do you think, Simon? Who do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes from? From their sons or from strangers?”

“From strangers,” he said.

“Then the sons are free,” Jesus told him.

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

“I tell you, not as many as seven,” Jesus said to him, “but 70 times seven.

When Jesus had finished this instruction, He departed from Galilee and went to the region of Judea across the Jordan.

Then Jesus said, “Leave the children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to Me, because the kingdom of heaven is made up of people like this.”

“Which ones?” he asked Him. Jesus answered:

Do not murder;
do not commit adultery;
do not steal;
do not bear false witness;

“If you want to be perfect,” Jesus said to him, “go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “I assure you: It will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!

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

Jesus said to them, “I assure you: In the Messianic Age, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on 12 thrones, judging the 12 tribes of Israel.

While going up to Jerusalem, Jesus took the 12 disciples aside privately and said to them on the way:

But Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you’re asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?”

“We are able,” they said to Him.

But Jesus called them over and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles dominate them, and the men of high position exercise power over them.

There were two blind men sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

Jesus stopped, called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they could see, and they followed Him.

When they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent two disciples,

The disciples went and did just as Jesus directed them.

And the crowds kept saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee!”

Jesus went into the temple complex and drove out all those buying and selling in the temple. He overturned the money changers’ tables and the chairs of those selling doves.

and said to Him, “Do You hear what these children are saying?”

“Yes,” Jesus told them. “Have you never read:

You have prepared praise
from the mouths of children and nursing infants?”

Jesus answered them, “I assure you: If you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done.

Jesus answered them, “I will also ask you one question, and if you answer it for Me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”

And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

“Which of the two did his father’s will?”

“The first,” they said.

Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you!