Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way: when his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,

saying, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East and have come to worship him."

'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."

When they had heard the king they went their way; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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

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

And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."

Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.

Seeing the crowds, he went up on a mountain, and when he sat down his disciples came to him.

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

leave your gift there before the altar, and go. First be reconciled to your brother; and then come and offer your gift.

Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell. And great was its fall."

When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

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

When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help,

And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."

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."

I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

When Jesus come into Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.

When evening had come, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed. And he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.

Then a certain scribe came and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

When he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way.

And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the water.

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

And getting into a boat, he crossed over and came to his own city.

And as Jesus sat at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"

And Jesus said to them, "Can the guests of the bridegroom mourn as long as he is with them? The days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

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."

And behold, a woman who had suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment.

When Jesus came to the ruler's house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd,

When he had entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

For I have come to set 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 is to come, or shall we look for another?"

And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who is to come.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her deeds."

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

But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

The queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

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.

And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

The disciples came and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

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

And the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then has it weeds?'

it is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

Then he left the crowd and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."

So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous

Then his disciples came and took the body and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.

When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."

And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,

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

So he said, "Come". Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,

Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?"

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornications, theft, false witness, slander.

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 he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying out after us."

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

Then great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the mute, and many others; and they laid them down at his feet, and he healed them.

Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?"

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 the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each man according to what he has done.

But Jesus came and touched them and said, "Rise. Don't be afraid."

And the disciples asked him, "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

But I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands."

And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and kneeling before him said,

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

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?"

When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and said, "Does not your teacher pay the temple tax?"

He said, "Yes." And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from others?"

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

Woe to the world because of temptations to sin! For temptations must come, but woe to the man by whom the temptation comes!

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

Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?"

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

Now behold, one came up and said to him, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?"

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."

And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.'

And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.

So when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.

Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to him with her sons and, kneeling down, asked something of him.

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,