So on waking from sleep Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him; he took his wife home,

but he did not live with her as a husband till she bore a son, whom he called Jesus.

saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead."

Many will say to me at that Day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? did we not cast out daemons in your name? did we not perform many miracles in your name?'

The rain came down, the floods rose, the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, for it was founded on rock.

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

As he said this, an official came in and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter is just dead; do come and lay your hand on her, and she will live."

he said, "Be off with you; the girl is not dead but asleep." They laughed at him.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out daemons; give without paying, as you have got without paying;

the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, and the dead are raised.

As the disciples of John went away, Jesus proceeded to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind?

Come, what did you go out to see? A man arrayed in soft raiment? The wearers of soft raiment are in royal palaces.

Come, why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

He replied, "Have you not read what David did when he and his men were hungry,

The men of Ninive will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for when Jonah preached they did repent, and here is One greater than Jonah.

So the servants of the owner went to him and said, 'Did you not sow good seed in your field, sir? How then does it contain weeds?'

and went to his native place, where he taught the people in the synagogue till they were astounded. They said, "Where did he get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?

And he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead. That is why miraculous powers are working through him."

Jesus at once stretched his hand out and caught him, saying, "How little you trust me! Why did you doubt?"

As they went down the hill Jesus ordered them, "Tell this vision to nobody until the Son of man is raised from the dead."

They said to him, "Then why did Moses lay it down that we were to divorce by giving a separation-notice?"

Up came a man and said to him, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to gain life eternal?"

Going out again at twelve o'clock and at three o'clock, he did the same thing.

Then he replied to one of them, 'My man, I am not wronging you. Did you not agree with me for a shilling?

So the disciples went and did as Jesus told them;

When the disciples saw this they marvelled. "How did the fig tree wither up in an instant?" they said.

Where did the baptism of John come from? From heaven or from men?" Now they argued to themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

he replied, 'I will go, sir,' but he did not go.

The man went to the second and said the same to him; he replied, 'I will not,' but afterwards he changed his mind and did go.

Which of the two did the will of the father?" They said, "The last." Jesus said to them, "I tell you truly, the taxgatherers and harlots are going into the Realm of God before you.

Once more he sent some other servants, more than he had sent at first, and they did the same to them.

Then he said to his servants, 'The marriage-banquet is all ready, but the invited guests did not deserve it.

So he said to him, 'My man, how did you get in here without a wedding-robe?' The man was speech less.

And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God,

I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? He is not a God of dead people but of living."

Woe to you, you irreligious scribes and Pharisees! you are like tombs white-washed; they look comely on the outside, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all manner of impurity.

His master said to him in reply, 'You rascal, you idle servant! You knew, did you, that I reap where I have never sowed and gather where I have never winnowed!

Then the just will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and fed you? or thirsty and gave you drink?

when did we see you a stranger and entertain you? or unclothed and clothed you?

when did we see you ill or in prison and visit you?'

The King will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did it to one of these brothers of mine, even to the least of them, you did it to me.'

Then they will answer too, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or unclothed or ill or in prison, and did not minister to you?'

Then he will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did not do it to one of these, even the least of them, you did not do it to me.'

So the disciples did as Jesus had told them, and prepared the passover.

saying, "I did wrong in betraying innocent blood." "What does that matter to us?" they said, "it is your affair, not ours!"

Now then, give orders for the tomb to be kept secure till the third day, in case his disciples go and steal him and then tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead.' The end of the fraud will then be worse than the beginning of it."

For fear of him the sentries shook and became like dead men;

Now be quick and go to his disciples, tell them he has risen from the dead and that 'he precedes you to Galilee; you shall see him there.' That is my message for you."

And after convulsing him the unclean spirit did come out of him with a loud cry.

He said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he was in need and hungry, he and his men?

He was still speaking when a message came from the house of the synagogue-president, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher to come any further?"

and on entering he asked them, "Why make a noise and wail? The child is not dead but asleep."

When the sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and the large audience was astounded. "Where did he get all this?" they said. "What is the meaning of this wisdom he is endowed with? And these miracles, too, that his hands perform!

Now this came to the hearing of king Herod, for the name of Jesus had become well known; people said, "John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, that is why miraculous powers are working through him;"

The king was very vexed, but for the sake of his oaths and his guests he did not like to disappoint her;

"And how many basketfuls of fragments did you pick up when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand?" They said, "Seven."

(for he did not know what to say, they were so terrified).

As they went down the hill, he forbade them to tell anyone what they had seen, till such time as the Son of man rose from the dead.

This order they obeyed, debating with themselves what 'rising from the dead' meant.

And it did come out, after shrieking aloud and convulsing him violently. The child turned like a corpse, so that most people said, "he is dead";

On leaving there they passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know of their journey,

But they did not understand what he said, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

So he replied, "What did Moses lay down for you?"

Now they argued to themselves, "[What are we to say?] If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why did you not believe him.'

the second took her and died without leaving any offspring: so did the third:

When people rise from the dead they neither marry nor are married, they are like the angels in heaven.

As for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, at the passage on the Bush, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?

He is not the God of dead people but of living. You are far wrong."

then he returned and found them once more asleep, for their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him.

one young man did follow him, with only a linen sheet thrown round his body, but when the [young] men seized him

for while many bore false witness against him their evidence did not agree.

But even so the evidence did not agree.

Pilate was surprised that he was dead already; he summoned the captain and asked if he had been dead some time,

Afterwards he appeared at table to the eleven themselves and reproached them for their unbelief and dulness of mind, because they had not believed those who saw him risen from the dead. [But they excused themselves, saying, "This age of lawlessness and unbelief lies under the sway of Satan, who will not allow what lies under the unclean spirits to understand the truth and power of God; therefore," they said to Christ, "reveal your righteousness now." Christ answered them, "The term of years for Satan's power has now expired, but other terrors are at hand. I was delivered to death on behalf of sinners, that they might return to the truth and sin no more, that they might inherit that glory of righteousness which is spiritual and imperishable in heaven."]

When he did come out he could not speak to them, so they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary; he made signs to them and remained dumb.

He has done a deed of might with his arm, he has scattered the proud with their purposes,

After spending the full number of days they came back, but the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know of this;

"Why did you look for me?" he said, "Did you not know I had to be at my Father's house?"

But they did not understand what he said.

Then he went down along with them to Nazaret, and did as they told him. His mother treasured up everything in her heart.

So he said to them, "No doubt you will repeat to me this proverb, 'Doctor, cure yourself!' 'Do here in your own country all we have heard you did in Capharnahum.'"

But Jesus checked it, saying, "Be quiet, come out of him." And after throwing him down before them the daemon did come out of him without doing him any harm.

And when they did so, they enclosed a huge shoal of fish, so that their nets began to break.

But Jesus answered them, "And have you never read what David did when he and his men were hungry?

And glancing round at them all in anger he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his hand was quite restored.

rejoice on that day and leap for joy! rich is your reward in heaven for their fathers did the very same to the prophets.

Woe to you when all men speak well of you! that is just what their fathers did to the false prophets.

and so I did not consider myself fit even to come to you. Just say the word, and let my servant be cured.

Just as he was near the gate of the town, there was a dead man being carried out; he was the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the town were with her.

So he replied, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and to the poor the gospel is preached.

When John's messengers had gone, he proceeded to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind?

Come, what did you go out to see? A man arrayed in soft robes? Those who are gorgeously dressed and luxurious live in royal palaces.

Come, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

Jesus said, "Somebody did touch me, for I felt power had passed from me."

He was still speaking when someone came from the house of the synagogue-president to say, "Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the teacher any further."

Everyone was weeping and bewailing her, but he said, "Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep."

They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.

When Herod the tetrarch heard all that was going on, he was quite at a loss; for some said that John had risen from the dead,

They did so, and made them all lie down.

And all were astounded at this grand display of God. But while all marvelled at all he did, he said to his disciples,