You are to become a mother and you will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus.

When he was eight days old and it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, as the angel had named him, before his birth was first expected.

And under the Spirit's influence he went into the Temple, and when Jesus' parents brought him there to do for him what the Law required,

When they started back the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem without his parents' knowledge.

As Jesus grew older he gained in wisdom and won the approval of God and men.

Now when all the people were baptized and when Jesus also after his baptism was praying, heaven opened

Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was the son, it was supposed, of Joseph, the son of Eli,

the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

Jesus returned from the Jordan full of the holy Spirit, and he was led about in the desert

Jesus answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone is man to live!' "

Jesus answered, "The Scripture says, 'You must do homage before the Lord your God, and worship him alone.' "

Jesus answered, "We have been told, 'You shall not try the Lord your God.' "

Under the power of the Spirit Jesus returned to Galilee, and news of him went all over that region.

"Ha! What do you want of us, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are! You are God's Holy One!"

Jesus reproved him and said, "Silence! Get out of him!" And the demon threw the man down in the midst of them, and came out of him, without doing him any harm.

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' feet and said, "Leave me, Master, for I am a sinful man."

and so were Zebedee's sons, James and John, who were Simon's partners. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you are to catch men!"

When he was in one of the towns, he came upon a man covered with leprosy. And when he saw Jesus he fell down on his face, and begged him, saying, "If you only choose, sir, you can cure me!"

But Jesus himself would retire into the desert and pray.

Some men came up carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they tried to get him in and lay him before Jesus.

And as they could find no way to get him in, on account of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his mat through the tiles, among the people in front of Jesus.

But Jesus saw what they were discussing, and said to them, "What are you pondering over in your minds?

Jesus answered them, "It is not well people but the sick who have to have the doctor.

Jesus said to them, "Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?

Jesus answered, "Have you not read even what David did, when he and his companions were hungry?

Jesus said to them, "I want to ask you, Is it allowable on the Sabbath to do people good or to do them harm? to save life or to destroy it?"

But they were perfectly furious, and discussed with one another what they could do to Jesus.

When the captain heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, to ask him to come and save his slave's life.

And they went to Jesus and urged him strongly to do it, and said, "He deserves to have you do this for him,

So Jesus went with them. But when he was not far from the house, the captain sent some friends to him, to say to him, "Master, do not take any more trouble, for I am not a suitable person to have you under my roof.

When Jesus heard this, he was astonished at him, and turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, "I tell you, I have not found such faith as this even in Israel!"

Jesus answered him, and said to him, "Simon, there is something I want to say to you." He said, "Proceed, Master."

When he saw Jesus he cried out and threw himself down before him, and said in a loud voice, "What do you want of me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!"

And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion!" For many demons had gone into him.

And the people came out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man out of whom the demons had gone sitting there, at Jesus' feet, with his clothes on and in his right mind, and they were frightened.

The man out of whom the demons had gone begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, and said,

"Go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you." And he went and told all over the town what Jesus had done for him.

When Jesus returned, the people welcomed him, for they were all watching for him.

And a man named Jairus came up??e was leader of the synagogue??nd he fell down at Jesus' feet and begged him to come to his house,

Jesus said, "Who was it who touched me?" And as everyone denied having done so, Peter said, "Master, the people are all around you and they are crowding you."

But Jesus said, "Somebody touched me, for I know that power passed from me."

But Jesus heard it and said to him, "Do not be afraid; just have faith, and she will get well."

Then the apostles came back and told Jesus what they had done. And he took them and quietly retired to a town called Bethsaida.

It was about eight days after Jesus said this that he took Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

Just as they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! Let us put up three huts, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah!" For he did not know what he was saying.

At the sound of the voice, they saw that Jesus was alone. And they kept silence, and said nothing about it to anyone at that time.

Jesus answered, "O you unbelieving, obstinate people! How long must I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here!"

Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him, but Jesus reproved the foul spirit and cured the boy and gave him back to his father.

But Jesus knew the question that was in their minds and he took a child and made him stand by his side,

Jesus said to him, "Do not try to stop him, for the man who is not against you is for you."

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

Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; you must go and spread the news of the Kingdom of God!"

Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plough, and then looks back, is fitted for the Kingdom of God."

Jesus said to him, "What does the Law say? How does it read?"

Jesus said to him, "You are right. Do that, and you will live."

Jesus replied, "A man was on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers, and they stripped him and beat him and went off leaving him half dead.

He said, "The man who took pity on him." Jesus said to him, "Go and do so yourself!"

When Jesus saw her he called to her, "You are freed from your sickness!"

But the leader of the synagogue, in his vexation because Jesus had cured her on the Sabbath, spoke out and said to the crowd, "There are six days on which it is right to work. Come on them and be cured, but not on the Sabbath day."

And Jesus said to the Pharisees and the experts in the Law, "Is it right to cure people on the Sabbath or not?"

and raising their voices, said, "Jesus, Master, take pity on us!"

and fell on his face at Jesus' feet, and thanked him. He was a Samaritan.

And Jesus said, "Were not all ten cured? Where are the other nine?

But Jesus called them up to him and said, "Let the children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as they.

Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God himself.

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "There is one thing that you still lack. Sell all that you have, and divide the money among the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine."

And when Jesus saw it, he said, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the Kingdom of God!

They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was coming by.

And he shouted, "Jesus, you Son of David, take pity on me!"

And Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came up, Jesus asked him,

And Jesus said to him, "Regain your sight! Your faith has cured you!"

And he regained his sight immediately, and followed Jesus, giving thanks to God. And all the people saw it and praised God.

who wanted to see who Jesus was, and he could not because of the crowd, for he was a small man.

So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree, to see him, for Jesus was coming that way.

When Jesus reached the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zaccheus, come down quickly! for I must stay at your house today."

Jesus said to him, "Salvation has come to this house today, for he too is a descendant of Abraham.

As they were listening to this, Jesus went on to give them an illustration, because he was near Jerusalem and they supposed that the Kingdom of God was immediately going to appear.

And they brought it to Jesus. And they threw their coats on the colt and mounted Jesus on it.

And Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you what authority I have for doing as I do."

Jesus said to them, "The people of this world marry and are married,

Jesus sent Peter and John, saying to them, "Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover."

While he was still speaking, a crowd of people came up, with the man called Judas, one of the Twelve, at their head, and he stepped up to Jesus to kiss him.

Jesus said to him, "Would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"

But Jesus answered, "Let me do this much!" And he touched his ear and healed him.

And Jesus said to the high priests, captains of the Temple, and elders who had come to take him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs as though I were a robber?

The men who had Jesus in custody flogged him and made sport of him,

When Herod saw Jesus he was delighted, for he had wanted for a long time to see him, because he had heard about him and he hoped to see some wonder done by him.

But Pilate wanted to let Jesus go, and he called out to them again.

He released the man they asked for, who had been put in prison for riot and murder, and handed Jesus over to their will.

As they led Jesus away, they seized a man named Simon, from Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and put the cross on his back, for him to carry behind Jesus.

But Jesus turned to them and said, "Women of Jerusalem, do not weep for me but weep for yourselves and for your children,

And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!"

Then Jesus gave a loud cry, and said, "Father, I intrust my spirit to your hands!" With these words he expired.

He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.

The women who had followed Jesus from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was put there.

And as they were talking and discussing them, Jesus himself came up and went with them,

And he said, "What is it?" They said to him, "About Jesus of Nazareth, who in the eyes of God and of all the people was a prophet mighty in deed and word,