So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:

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."

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Josnt in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him."

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."

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?

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 took him to the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, 'He will give his angels charge of you,' and 'In their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

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

Then Jesus said to him, "Away, Satan! for it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"

the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."

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

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

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

"You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.'

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.'

"It has also been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'

"Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.'

"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

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

When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.

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.

Then to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; be it done for you as you have believed." And his servant was healed at that very hour.

Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.

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

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

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 he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

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 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, 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."

And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming!"

But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

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.

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

And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

But when Jesus heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

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.

For she said to herself, "If I only touch his garment, I shall be made well."

Jesus turned, and when he saw her he said, "Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that moment.

he said, "Depart; for the girl is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him.

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."

But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the prince of demons."

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Now whatever village or town you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and stay there until you go out.

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?"

the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."

He said to them, "Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him:

He said to them, "What man of you, if he has one sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not lay hold of it and lift it out?

Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other.

And all the people were amazed and said, "Could this be the Son of David?"

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "It is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons."

Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."

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

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

And great crowds gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the shore.

Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow his seed.

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

Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.

But other seed fell on good soil and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

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

when anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

But he who received the seed on rocky places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

But the one who received seed on the good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."

Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

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?'

He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them up?'

But he said, 'No, lest while you gather up the weeds you also root up the wheat with them.

Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

He answered, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;

the field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

which, when it was full, they drew it up on the shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.

Jesus asked, "Have you understood all these things?" "Yes," they said to him.

And he said to them, "Therefore every scribe who has been instructed for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old."

And coming to his own country he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works?

And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house."

and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist, he has risen from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him."

because John had said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

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

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."

Jesus said, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."

They said to him, "We have only five loaves here and two fish."

He said, "Bring them here to me,"

Then he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave them to the multitudes.

Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the multitudes.

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

Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"

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

You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, when he said:

And he called the people to him and said to them, "Hear and understand:

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