So all the generations from Abraham to David were 14 generations; and from David until the exile to Babylon, 14 generations; and from the exile to Babylon until the Messiah, 14 generations.

When they saw the star, they were overjoyed beyond measure.

After they were gone, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Get up! Take the child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to search for the child to destroy Him.”

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.

A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
and she refused to be consoled,
because they were no more.

Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the vicinity of the Jordan were flocking to him,

and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

As He was walking along the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen.

Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them.

Then the news about Him spread throughout Syria. So they brought to Him all those who were afflicted, those suffering from various diseases and intense pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralytics. And He healed them.

Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

When Jesus had finished this sermon, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,

When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick,

The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this?—even the winds and the sea obey Him!”

When He had come to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met Him as they came out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

Then the men who tended them fled. They went into the city and reported everything—especially what had happened to those who were demon-possessed.

When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.

And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus warned them sternly, “Be sure that no one finds out!”

Just as they were going out, a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak was brought to Him.

When the demon had been driven out, the man spoke. And the crowds were amazed, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

When He saw the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were weary and worn out, like sheep without a shepherd.

Then He proceeded to denounce the towns where most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent:

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago!

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.

At that time Jesus passed through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick and eat some heads of grain.

He said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry—

And all the crowds were astounded and said, “Perhaps this is the Son of David!”

He was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly His mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to Him.

But when the sun came up they were scorched, and since they had no root, they withered.

But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left.

He went to His hometown and began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “How did this wisdom and these miracles come to Him?

And they were offended by Him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his household.”

Now those who ate were about 5,000 men, besides women and children.

When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.

When the men of that place recognized Him, they alerted the whole vicinity and brought to Him all who were sick.

They were begging Him that they might only touch the tassel on His robe. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.

They all ate and were filled. Then they collected the leftover pieces—seven large baskets full.

Now those who ate were 4,000 men, besides women and children.

When the disciples heard it, they fell facedown and were terrified.

As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

As they were meeting in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.

They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised up.” And they were deeply distressed.

“But whoever causes the downfall of one of these little ones who believe in Me—it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea!

When the other slaves saw what had taken place, they were deeply distressed and went and reported to their master everything that had happened.

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, there are eunuchs who were made by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves that way because of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.”

Then children were brought to Him so He might put His hands on them and pray. But the disciples rebuked them.

When the disciples heard this, they were utterly astonished and asked, “Then who can be saved?”

“When those who were hired about five came, they each received one denarius.

As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.

There were two blind men sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

A very large crowd spread their robes on the road; others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.

When the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonders that He did and the children shouting in the temple complex, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant

When the disciples saw it, they were amazed and said, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

Although they were looking for a way to arrest Him, they feared the crowds, because they regarded Him as a prophet.

“Then he told his slaves, ‘The banquet is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first got married and died. Having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother.

And when the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

While the Pharisees were together, Jesus questioned them,

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem! She who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, yet you were not willing!

Unless those days were limited, no one would survive. But those days will be limited because of the elect.

As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded the ark.

Five of them were foolish and five were sensible.

“When they had gone to buy some, the groom arrived. Then those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy!’

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy!’

When the disciples saw it, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.

While they were eating, He said, “I assure you: One of you will betray Me.”

As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take and eat it; this is My body.”

At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal, to capture Me? Every day I used to sit, teaching in the temple complex, and you didn’t arrest Me.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant approached him and she said, “You were with Jesus the Galilean too.”

When he had gone out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene!”

As they were going out, they found a Cyrenian man named Simon. They forced this man to carry His cross.

Then they sat down and were guarding Him there.

Then two criminals were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.

Those who passed by were yelling insults at Him, shaking their heads

In the same way even the criminals who were crucified with Him kept taunting Him.

Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was split in two from top to bottom; the earth quaked and the rocks were split.

The tombs were also opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

When the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified and said, “This man really was God’s Son!”

Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and ministered to Him were there, looking on from a distance.

Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were seated there, facing the tomb.

The guards were so shaken from fear of him that they became like dead men.

As they were on their way, some of the guards came into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.

and told them, “Say this, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole Him while we were sleeping.’

So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been spread among Jewish people to this day.

The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were flocking to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

As He was passing along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen.

Going on a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in their boat mending their nets.

They were astonished at His teaching because, unlike the scribes, He was teaching them as one having authority.

Then they were all amazed, so they began to argue with one another, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”

When evening came, after the sun had set, they began bringing to Him all those who were sick and those who were demon-possessed.

and He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew Him.

Since they were not able to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above where He was. And when they had broken through, they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.

But some of the scribes were sitting there, thinking to themselves:

Right away Jesus understood in His spirit that they were thinking like this within themselves and said to them, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

Immediately he got up, picked up the mat, and went out in front of everyone. As a result, they were all astounded and gave glory to God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”