'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'"

And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, bring back word to me, so that I too may come and worship him."

and remained there until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."

I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

And behold, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

And he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me."

And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."

Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

"Thus, when you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

so that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

"And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

"And when you fast, do not look gloomy, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is a plank in your own eye?

"Not every one who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?'

And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers!'

And behold, a leper came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."

and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress."

But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be healed.

For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."

But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven."

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"he then said to the paralytic"Rise, take up your bed and go home."

As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him.

While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live."

You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.

"Therefore whoever acknowledges me before men, him I will also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven.

But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven.

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

"He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

And blessed is he who is not offended because of me."

For this is he of whom it is written: 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

"All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

"Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased! I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.

Then he says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.

But he replied to the man who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"

And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."

Let both grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the reapers. Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.'"

So was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world."

Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."

He said, "Bring them here to me,"

And Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water."

But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Lord, save me!"

But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might have received from me is a gift to God'

'These people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

In vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.'"

He answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.

And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried to him, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed."

But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me!"

Now Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

And I tell you, that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!"

"Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.

Then Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to me."

Nevertheless, so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you open its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for me and you."

Whoever receives one little child like this in my name receives me.

"But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.

"See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

But if he will not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that 'every matter may be established by the word of two or three witnesses.'

Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."

Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"

So the servant fell on his knees before him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.'

But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe.'

So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.'

Then his master, after he had called him, said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

So also my heavenly Father will do to each of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart."

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven."

And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments."

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.

But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?

Is it not lawful for me to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'

And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom."

He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right or my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

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

saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of robbers.'"

And seeing a fig tree by the road he went to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only. And he said to it, "May no fruit ever come from you again!" And immediately the fig tree withered.

Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question; and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Last of all, he sent his son to them saying, 'They will respect my son,'

Again, he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding.'"

But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?