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 you, Bethlehem in Judah's land, You are by no means least important among the leading places of Judah, For from you will come a leader Who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.' "

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 left him, and angels came and waited on him.

He said to them, "Come and follow me, and I will make you fish for men!"

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,

"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.

leave your gift right there before the altar and go and make up with your brother; then come back and present your gift.

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.

Your kingdom come! Your will be done on earth as it is done in heaven!

"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you disguised as sheep but are ravenous wolves underneath.

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!"

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."

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."

And I tell you, many will come from the east and from the west and take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven,

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

And suddenly a terrific storm came up on the sea, so that the waves broke over the boat, but he remained asleep.

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

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 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?"

And he said to them, "Begone!" And they came out and went into the pigs. And suddenly the whole drove rushed over the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the water.

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."

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.

You must go and learn what the saying means, 'It is mercy, not sacrifice, that I care for.' I did not come to invite the pious but the irreligious."

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?"

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.

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

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."

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

If the house deserves it, the peace you wish it will come over it, but if it does not deserve it, your blessing will come back upon yourselves.

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!

"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,

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

and, if you are ready to accept the idea, he is himself Elijah who was to come.

For when John came, he neither ate nor drank, and people said, 'He has a demon!'

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!"

Come to me, all of you who toil and are burdened, and I will let you rest.

And whoever speaks against the Son of Man will be forgiven for it, but whoever speaks against the holy Spirit cannot be forgiven for it, either in this world or in the world to come.

The queen of the south will rise with this age at the judgment and condemn it, for she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and there is more than Solomon here!

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

and as he was sowing, some of the seed fell by the path and the birds came and ate it up,

but when the sun came up it was scorched and withered up, because it had no root.

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

but while people were asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.

And when the wheat came up and ripened, the weeds appeared too.

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?'

It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it is grown it is the largest of plants and grows into a tree, so that the wild birds come and roost in its branches."

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."

But when Herod's birthday came, Herodias' daughter danced before the company. And Herod was delighted with her,

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

And when it was evening, the disciples came up to him and said, "This is a lonely place and the day is over. Send the crowds off to the villages to buy themselves food."

After he had dismissed them he went up the hill by himself to pray. And when evening came on he was there alone,

Peter answered, "If it is you, Master, order me to come to you on the water."

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

And they crossed over to the other side and came to Gennesaret.

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

Then his disciples came up to him and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were shocked to hear you say that?"

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they pollute a man.

For out of the heart come wicked designs, murder, adultery, immorality, stealing, false witness, impious speech.

And a Canaanite woman of that district came out and screamed, "Son of David, take pity on me, sir! My daughter is dreadfully possessed by a demon!"

But he would not answer her a word. And his disciples came up and urged him, saying, "Send her away, for she keeps screaming after us."

And she came and fell down before him, and said, "Help me, sir!"

Then great crowds came to him bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, or dumb, and many others. And they laid them down at his feet, and he cured them,

The Pharisees and Sadducees came up and to test him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay everyone for what he has done.

I tell you, some of you who stand here will certainly live to see the Son of Man come to reign!"

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

The disciples asked him, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?"

He answered, "Elijah does come and is to reform everything,

but I tell you, Elijah has come already, and they would not recognize him, but treated him just as they pleased. It is in just that way that the Son of Man is going to be treated by them!"

When they came to the people again, a man came up to him and fell on his knees, saying,

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

When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the temple-tax came and said to Peter, "Does not your Master pay the temple-tax?"

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

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

Then Peter came to him and said, "Master, how many times am I to forgive my brother when he wrongs me? Seven times over?"

And some Pharisees came up to him to test him, and they said, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?"

A man came up to him and said, "Master, what good deed must I do to obtain eternal life?"

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."

When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and ending with the first.'

When those who were hired about five o'clock came they received a dollar apiece.

And when those who were hired first came they expected to get more, but they too got a dollar apiece.

Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came up to him with her sons, bowing low, to ask a favor of him.

just as the Son of Man has come not to be waited on, but to wait on other people, and to give his life to ransom many others."

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

When he came into Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, and everyone asked, "Who is he?"

And blind and lame people came up to him in the Temple, and he cured them.

When the disciples saw it, they were amazed and said, "How did the fig tree come to wither up immediately?"

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?"

Where did John's baptism come from? Was it from heaven, or from men?" And they argued with one another, "If we say, 'It was from heaven,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

For John came to you with a way of uprightness, and you would not believe him. The tax-collectors and prostitutes believed him, but even after seeing that, you would not change your minds and believe him!