Listen! You will become pregnant and bear a son, and you must name Him Jesus.

When He was eight days old and it was time to circumcise Him, He was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before Mary had conceived Him.

So under the Spirit's guidance he went into the temple, and when the parents brought the child Jesus there to do for Him as the custom of the law required,

and stayed the usual time. When they returned, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were not aware of it.

Meanwhile Jesus grew constantly in wisdom and in body, and in favor with God and man.

Now when all the people had been baptized, and when Jesus had been baptized and was still praying, heaven opened

Now Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His work; He was the son, as was supposed, of Joseph, the son of Eli,

the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and for forty days He was led about in the desert under the Spirit's guidance,

But Jesus answered him, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone does man live.'"

But Jesus answered him, "The Scripture says, 'You must worship the Lord your God, and serve Him alone.'"

And Jesus answered him, "It has been said, 'You must not try the Lord your God.'"

Then Jesus in the power of the Spirit returned to Galilee, and news of Him spread all over the surrounding country.

"Ha! What do you want of us, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are. You are God's Holy One."

But Jesus reproved him, saying "Be quiet! Get out of him at once!" So the demon threw the man down in the midst of them and came out of him without doing him any harm.

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' feet and said, "Leave me, Lord, because I am a sinful man."

as well as James and John, Zebedee's sons, who were Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Stop being afraid; from now on you will be catching men."

Now while He was in one of the towns, a man covered with leprosy saw Jesus and fell on his face and begged Him, saying, "Lord, if you choose to, you can cure me."

But Jesus Himself continued His habit of retiring to lonely spots and praying.

Now some men were carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were trying to get him in and lay him before Jesus.

And as they could not find a way because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his pallet through the tiles, among the people right in front of Jesus.

Jesus saw that they were arguing, and answered them: "Why are you arguing so in your hearts?

But Jesus answered them, "Not well but sick people have to send for the doctor.

But Jesus said to them, "You cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?

Jesus answered them, "Did you never read what David did, when he and his soldiers became hungry?

Then Jesus said to them, "Is it right on the Sabbath to do people good, or to do them evil, to save life or to take it?"

But they were filled with fury and began to discuss what they could do to Jesus.

When the captain heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, to ask Him to come and bring his slave safe through the illness.

So they went to Jesus and continued to urge Him earnestly, saying, "He deserves that you do this for him,

Then Jesus started to go with them. But when He was not far from the house, the captain sent friends to say to Him, "My Lord, stop troubling yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.

When Jesus heard this, He was astounded at him, and turning to the crowd that was following Him He said, "I tell you, I have not found, in a single case among the Jews, so great faith as this!"

Then the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

Then Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." "Teacher," said he, "go on and say it."

When he saw Jesus, he screamed and flung himself down before Him, and said in a loud voice, "What do you want of me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!"

So Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered, "Legion!" For many demons had gone into him.

So the people went out to see what had taken place, and they went to Jesus and found the man out of whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus, with his clothes on and in his right mind; and they were frightened.

The man out of whom the demons had gone begged Him to let him go with Him, but Jesus sent him away and said,

"Go back to your home, and continue to tell what great things God has done for you." But he went off and told all over the town what great things Jesus had done for him.

Now as Jesus was returning, the crowd welcomed Him, for they were all expecting Him.

Just then a man named Jairus came up, who had long been leader of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus' feet and persisted in begging Him to come to his house,

Then Jesus said, "Who was it that touched me?" But as all were denying that they had done so, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are jamming you and jostling you."

Still Jesus said, "Somebody touched me, for I felt it when the power passed from me."

But Jesus heard it and said to him, "Do not be afraid; just have faith, and she will get well."

Now the apostles returned and told Jesus all that they had done. Then He took them and privately retired to a town called Bethsaida.

Now about eight days after Jesus said this, He took Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

And just as they were starting to leave Him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah" -- although he did not know what he was saying.

When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found to be alone. And they kept silence and told no one anything that they had seen at that time.

Then Jesus answered, "O you unbelieving, stubborn people of the times! How long must I be with you and put up with you? Bring him here to me."

Even while the boy was coming to Him, the demon dashed him down and convulsed him, but Jesus reproved the foul spirit and cured the boy and gave back to his father.

But Jesus, as He knew that the controversy was going on in their hearts, took a little child and had it stand by His side.

Jesus said to him, "Stop hindering him, for the man who is not against you is for you."

But Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, even wild birds have roosts, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."

Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow, and then continues to look back, is fitted for service in the kingdom of God."

Jesus answered: "A man was on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell into the hands of robbers, who both stripped him and beat him till he was half dead, and then went off and left him.

He said, "The one who took pity on him." Jesus said to him, "Go and practice it yourself."

As soon as Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your disease!"

But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured her on the Sabbath, answered the crowd, "There are six days on which people must work; so come on these and be cured, but not on the Sabbath."

Then Jesus said to him: "Once a man was giving a great dinner and invited many people to it.

and raised their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, do take pity on us!"

and fell on his face at Jesus' feet, and continued to thank Him. Now he was a Samaritan.

And Jesus said, "Were not ten cured? Where are the other nine?

But Jesus called them to Him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop preventing them from it, for to such as these the kingdom of God belongs.

Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me perfectly good? No one is perfectly good but God Himself.

When Jesus heard this, He said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell everything you have, and distribute the money among the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back and follow me."

So when Jesus saw it, He said, "How hard it is for those who have money to get into the kingdom of God!

They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was coming by.

Then he cried out, "Jesus, you Son of David, do pity me!"

Then Jesus stopped and ordered him to be brought to Him. And when he approached Jesus, He said to him,

Then Jesus said to him, "See again! Your faith has cured you."

Now he was trying to see Jesus to find out who He was, but he could not because of the crowd, as he was so small in stature.

So he ran on ahead and climbed up in a mulberry tree, just to get a glimpse of Him, for Jesus was coming through on that street.

And as Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zaccheus, come down quickly! for today I must stop at your house."

Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this home, for he too is a real descendant of Abraham.

So they brought it to Jesus.

Then they threw their coats upon it and mounted Jesus upon it. As He was going on, the people continued to spread their coats under Him on the road.

Then Jesus said to them, "Nor am I going to tell you what sort of authority I have for doing as I do."

Jesus said to them, "The people of this world marry and are married,

While He was still speaking, look! a crowd had come up, and Judas, one of the Twelve, was their guide; and he stepped up to Jesus to kiss Him.

Then Jesus said to him, "Judas, will you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"

But Jesus said, "Permit me to go as far as this!" So He touched his ear and healed him.

Then Jesus said to the high priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come to take Him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs as though I were a robber?

Now Herod was very glad to see Jesus, for he had been wanting to see Him for a long time on account of what he had heard about Him; also he was hoping to see some spectacular performance done by Him.

So he continued to question Him for a long time, but Jesus gave him no answer at all.

Then Pilate again appealed to them, for He wanted to let Jesus go.

So he released the man who had been put in prison for riot and murder, whom they continued to demand, but turned Jesus over to their will.

Now as they led Him away, they seized a man named Simon, from Cyrene, as he was coming in from the country, and put the cross on his shoulders, for him to carry as he walked behind Jesus.

But Jesus turned to the women and said, "Women of Jerusalem, stop weeping for me, but continue to weep for yourselves and for your children.

Then he went on to say, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom!"

Then Jesus uttered a loud cry, and said, "Father, I now commit my spirit to your care." As He said this He breathed His last.

He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.

So the women, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, followed closely after Joseph and saw the tomb and how His body was laid there.

And as they were talking, and discussing these things, Jesus Himself came up near to them and continued to walk with them,

And He said to them, "What sort of things?" They answered Him, "The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who in the sight of God and of all the people became a prophet mighty in deed and word,