Now when Jesus was born at Bethlehem, belonging to Judaea, in the days of king Herod, magicians from the East arrived at Jerusalem,

asking, "Where is the newly-born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose, and we have come to worship him."

He also sent them to Bethlehem, telling them, "Go and make a careful search for the child, and when you have found him report to me, so that I may go and worship him too."

When they caught sight of the star, they were intensely glad;

But when Herod died, there appeared an angel of the Lord in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

But when he noticed a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who told you to flee from the coming Wrath?

Now when Jesus had been baptized, the moment he rose out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove upon him.

Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee; ??13 he left Nazaret and settled at Capharnahum beside the lake, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali

So when he saw the crowds, he went up the hill and sat down; his disciples came up to him

Blessed are you when men denounce you and persecute you and utter all manner of evil against you for my sake;

So if you remember, even when offering your gift at the altar, that your brother has any grievance against you,

When you give alms, make no flourish of trumpets like the hypocrites in the synagogues and the streets, so as to win applause from men; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.

When you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Also, when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they like to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street-corners, so as to be seen by men; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.

When you pray, go into your room and shut the door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they look woebegone to let men see they are fasting; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.

But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take out the splinter from your eye,' when there lies the plank in your own eye?

Why, which of you, when asked by his son for a loaf, will hand him a stone?

When Jesus finished his speech, the crowds were astounded at his teaching;

When he came down from the hill, he was followed by large crowds.

When he entered Capharnahum an army-captain came up to him and appealed to him,

When Jesus heard that, he marvelled; "I tell you truly," he said to his followers, "I have never met faith like this anywhere in Israel.

Now when evening came they brought him many demoniacs, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all the invalids ??17 that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, He took away our sicknesses and he removed our diseases.

When Jesus saw crowds round him he gave orders for crossing to the other side.

When he reached the opposite side, the country of the Gadarenes, he was met by two demoniacs who ran out of the tombs; they were so violent that nobody could pass along the road there.

Then all the town came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him they begged him to move out of their district.

There a paralytic was brought to him, lying on a pallet; and when Jesus saw the faith of the bearers he said to the paralytic, "Courage, my son! your sins are forgiven."

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

When Jesus heard it he said, "Those who are strong have no need of a doctor, but those who are ill.

Jesus said to them, "Can friends at a wedding mourn so long as the bride groom is beside them? A time will come when the bridegroom is taken from them, and then they will fast.

Then Jesus turned round, and when he saw her he said, "Courage, my daughter, your faith has made you well." And the woman was well from that hour.

Now when Jesus reached the official's house and saw the flute-players and the din the crowd were making,

When he went indoors the blind men came up to him, and Jesus asked them, "Do you believe I can do this?" They said, "Yes, sir."

and when the daemon had been cast out, the dumb man spoke. Then the crowd marvelled; they said, "Such a thing has never been seen in Israel!"

When you enter the house, salute it;

Now, when they bring you up for trial, do not trouble yourselves about how to speak or what to say; what you are to say will come to you at the moment,

When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; truly I tell you, you will not have covered the towns of Israel before the Son of man arrives.

Now when John heard in prison what the Christ was doing, he sent his disciples

When the Pharisees noticed it, they said to him, "Look at your disciples, they are doing what is not allowed on the sabbath."

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

Have you not read in the Law that the priests in the temple are not guilty when they desecrate the sabbath?

But when the Pharisees heard of it they said, "This fellow only casts out daemons by Beelzebul the prince of daemons."

You brood of vipers, how can you speak good when you are evil? For the mouth utters what the heart is full of.

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.

When an unclean spirit leaves a man, it roams through dry places in search of refreshment and finds none.

Then it says, 'I will go back to the house I left,' and when it comes it finds the house vacant, clean, and all in order.

He was still speaking to the crowds when his mother and brothers came and stood outside; they wanted to speak to him.

but when the sun rose they got scorched and withered away because they had no root.

When anyone hears the word of the Realm and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart; that is the man who is sown 'on the road.'

he has no root in himself, he does not last, but when the word brings trouble or persecution he is at once repelled.

When the blade sprouted and formed the kernel, then the weeds appeared as well.

'No,' he said, 'for you might root up the wheat when you were gathering the weeds.

It is less than any seed on earth, but when it grows up it is larger than any plant, it becomes a tree, so large that the wild birds come and roost in its branches."

when he finds a single pearl of high price, he is off to sell all he possesses and buy it.

When it was full, they dragged it to the beach and sitting down they gathered the good fish into vessels but flung away the bad.

Now when Jesus had finished these parables he set out from there,

When Jesus heard it he withdrew by boat to a desert place in private; but the crowds heard of it and followed him on foot from the towns.

So when he disembarked he saw a large crowd, and out of pity for them he healed their sick folk.

When evening fell, the disciples came up to him and said, "It is a desert place and the day is now gone; send off the crowds to buy food for themselves in the villages."

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

but when the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified; "It is a ghost," they said and shrieked for fear.

but when he saw the strength of the wind he was afraid and began to sink. "Lord," he shouted, "save me."

When they got into the boat the wind dropped,

"Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands when they take their food."

You hypocrites! Isaiah made a grand prophecy about you when he said,

When the disciples reached the opposite side, they found they had forgotten to bring any bread.

When Jesus noted this he said, "How little trust you have in me! Why all this talk, because you have brought no bread?

Now when Jesus came to the district of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of man is?"

He was still speaking when a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, "This is my Son, the Beloved, in him is my delight: listen to him."

When the disciples heard the voice they fell on their faces in terror;

When they reached the crowd, a man came up and knelt to him.

When his adherents mustered in Galilee Jesus told them, "The Son of man is to be betrayed into the hands of men;

When they reached Capharnahum, the collectors of the temple-tax came and asked Peter, "Does your teacher not pay the temple-tax?"

He said, "Yes." But when he went indoors Jesus spoke first; "Tell me, Simon," he said, "from whom do earthly kings collect customs or taxes? Is it from their own people or from aliens?"

When he began the settlement, a debtor was brought in who owed him three million pounds;

Now when his fellow-servants saw what had happened they were greatly distressed, and they went and explained to their master all that had happened.

When Jesus finished saying this he moved from Galilee and went to the territory of Judaea that lies across the Jordan.

When the young man heard that, he went sadly away, for he had great possessions.

When the disciples heard this they were utterly astounded; they said, "Who then can possibly be saved?"

Jesus said to them, "I tell you truly, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, you who have followed me shall also sit on twelve thrones to govern the twelve tribes of Israel.

And when he went out at five o'clock he came upon some others who were standing; he said to them, 'Why have you stood doing nothing all the day?'

Now when evening came the master of the vineyard said to his bailiff, 'Summon the labourers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going on to the first.'

When those who had been hired about five o'clock came, they got a shilling each.

So when the first labourers came up, they supposed they would get more; but they too got each their shilling.

When the ten heard of this, they were angry at the two brothers,

and when two blind men who were sitting beside the road heard Jesus was passing, they shouted, "O Lord, Son of David, have pity on us!"

When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage at the Hill of Olives, then Jesus despatched two disciples,

When he entered Jerusalem the whole city was in excitement over him. "Who is this?" they said,

But when the high priests and scribes saw his wonderful deeds and saw the children who shouted in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant;

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

When he entered the temple, the high priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "What authority have you for acting in this way? Who gave you this authority?"

When the fruit-season was near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers to collect his fruit;

But when the vinedressers saw his son they said to themselves, 'Here is the heir; come on, let us kill him and seize his inheritance!'

Now, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to these vinedressers?"

When the high priests and Pharisees heard these parables they knew he was speaking about them;

Now when the king came in to view his guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in a wedding-robe.

When they heard that they marvelled; then they left him and went away.

And when the crowds heard it, they were astounded at his teaching.

When the Pharisees heard he had silenced the Sadducees, they mustered their forces,