Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.”

When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee,

For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said,
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
‘Make ready 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?

Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;

When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.

“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

“So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

“And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.

“Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

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

Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?

When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching;

When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him,

Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.

When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.

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

Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea.

When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.

When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way.

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they implored Him to leave their region.

But when the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?”

But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.

And Jesus said to them, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

When Jesus came into the official’s house, and saw the flute-players and the crowd in noisy disorder,

But when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.

When He entered the house, the blind men came up to Him, and Jesus *said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They *said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.

When Jesus had finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.

Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples

But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath.”

But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and his companions,

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”

“Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.

Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came’; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.

But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.

yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.

But when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares became evident also.

and this is smaller than all other seeds, but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away.

When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there.

For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the people heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.

When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.

When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and the hour is already late; so send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

After He had sent the crowds away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone.

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

When they got into the boat, the wind stopped.

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

And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent word into all that surrounding district and brought to Him all who were sick;

“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

Then the disciples *came and *said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?”

But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified.

When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying,

When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma 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 collect customs or poll-tax, from their sons or from strangers?”

When Peter said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are exempt.

However, so that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for you and Me.”

When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.

So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened.

When Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan;

But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.

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

And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.

“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard *said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last group to the first.’

When those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius.

When those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.

When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner,

When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

When He had entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, “Who is this?”

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done, and the children who were shouting in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant

Now in the morning, when He was returning to the city, He became hungry.

When He entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

When the harvest time approached, he sent his slaves to the vine-growers to receive his produce.

But when the vine-growers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’

Therefore when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-growers?”

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them.

When they sought to seize Him, they feared the people, because they considered Him to be a prophet.

“But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes,

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

But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.

Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him.