The birth-roll of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Jacob the father of Joseph, and Joseph (to whom the virgin Mary was betrothed) the father of Jesus, who is called 'Christ.'

The birth of [Jesus] Christ came about thus. His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they came together she was discovered to be pregnant by the holy Spirit.

She will bear a son, and you will call him 'Jesus,' for he will save his people from their sins."

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

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

Then Jesus came on the scene from Galilee, to get baptized by John at the Jordan.

But Jesus answered him, "Come now, this is how we should fulfil all our duty to God." Then John gave in to him.

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.

Then Jesus was led into the desert by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil.

Jesus said to him, "It is written again, You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

Then Jesus told him, "Begone, Satan! it is written, You must worship the Lord your God, and serve him alone."

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

From that day Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, the Reign of heaven is near."

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

Then Jesus told him, "See, you are not to say a word to anybody; away and show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, to notify men."

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.

Then Jesus said to the captain, "Go; as you have had faith, your prayer is granted." And the servant was cured at that very hour.

On entering the house of Peter, Jesus noticed his mother-in-law was down with fever,

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

Jesus said to him, "The foxes have their holes, the wild birds have their nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head."

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

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."

Jesus saw what they were thinking and said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

As Jesus passed along from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax-office; he said to him, "Follow me"; and he rose and followed him.

Jesus was at table indoors, and many taxgatherers and sinners had come to be guests with him and his disciples.

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.

So Jesus rose and went after him, accompanied by his disciples.

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,

As Jesus passed along from there, he was followed by two blind men who shrieked, "Son of David, have pity on us!"

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 their eyes were opened. Jesus sternly charged them, "See, nobody is to know of this."

Then Jesus made a tour through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the Reign, and healing every disease and complaint.

These twelve men Jesus despatched with the following instructions, "Do not go among the Gentiles, and do not enter a Samaritan town,

After finishing these instructions to his twelve disciples, Jesus removed from there to teach and preach among their towns.

Jesus answered them, "Go and report to John what you hear and see:

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?

At that time Jesus spoke and said, "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the wise and learned and revealing it to the simpleminded;

At that time Jesus walked one sabbath through the cornfields, and as his disciples were hungry they started to pull some ears of corn and eat them.

but as Jesus knew of it he retired from the spot. Many followed him, and he healed them all,

As Jesus knew what they were thinking, he said to them, "Any realm divided against itself comes to ruin, any city or house divided against itself will never stand;

That same day Jesus went out of the house and seated himself by the seaside;

Jesus said all this to the crowds in parables; he never spoke to them except in a parable ??35 to fulfil what had been said by the prophet, I will open my mouth in parables, I will speak out what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.

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

So they were repelled by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet never goes without honour except in his native place and in his home."

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus.

His disciples came and removed the corpse and buried him; then they went and reported it to Jesus.

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.

Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; give them some food yourselves."

Then Jesus spoke to them at once; "Courage," he said, "it is I, have no fear."

He said, "Come." Then Peter got out of the boat and walked over the water on his way to Jesus;

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

Then Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,

Going away from there Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.

At that Jesus replied, "O woman, you have great faith; your prayer is granted as you wish." And from that hour her daughter was cured.

Then Jesus removed from that country and went along the sea of Galilee; he went up the hillside and sat there.

Then Jesus called his disciples and said, "I am sorry for the crowd; they have been three days with me now, and they have nothing to eat. I will not send them away starving, in case they faint on the road."

Jesus said to them, "How many loaves have you got?" They said, "Seven, and some little fish."

Jesus said to them, "See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

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?"

Jesus answered him, "You are a blessed man, Simon Bar-jona, for it was my Father in heaven, not flesh and blood, that revealed this to you.

From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he had to leave for Jerusalem and endure great suffering at the hands of the elders and high priests and scribes, and be killed and raised on the third day.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me;

Six days afterwards Jesus took Peter, James and his brother John, and led them up a high hill by themselves;

There appeared to them Moses and Elijah, who conversed with Jesus.

So Peter addressed Jesus and said, "Lord, it is a good thing we are here; pray let me put up three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

but Jesus came forward and touched them, saying, "Rise, have no fear."

And on raising their eyes they saw no one except Jesus all alone.

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

Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long must I still be with you? How long have I to bear with you? Bring him here to me."

So Jesus checked the daemon and it came out of him, and from that hour the boy was healed.

Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and said, "Why could we not cast it out?"

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

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?"

"From aliens," he said. Then Jesus said to him, "So their own people are exempt.

At that hour the disciples came and asked Jesus, "Who is greatest in the Realm of heaven?"

Jesus said to him, "Seven times? I say, seventy times seven!

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

but Jesus said to them, "Let the children alone, do not stop them from coming to me: the Realm of heaven belongs to such as these."

"Which?" he said. Jesus answered, "The commands, you shall not kill, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness,

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell your property, give the money to the poor and you shall have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me."

And Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you truly, it will be difficult for a rich man to get into the Realm of heaven.

Jesus looked at them and said, "This is impossible for men, but anything is possible for God."

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.

Now as Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem he took the twelve aside by themselves and said to them as they were on the road,

Jesus replied, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?" They said to him, "We can."

"You shall drink my cup," said Jesus, "but it is not for me to grant seats at my right hand and at my left; these belong to the men for whom they have been destined by my Father."

but Jesus called them and said, "You know the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men overbear them:

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!"

So Jesus stopped and called them. He said, "What do you want me to do for you?"

Then Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and they regained their sight at once and followed him.

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

So the disciples went and did as Jesus told them;

they brought the ass and the colt and put their clothes on them. Jesus seated himself on them,

and the crowds replied, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazaret in Galilee!"

Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all who were buying and selling inside the temple; he upset the tables of the money-changers and the stalls of those who sold doves,