and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River.

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

Jesus said to him, “Once again it is written: ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”

From that time Jesus began to preach this message: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed by his teaching,

Now when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever.

But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

When Jesus saw their reaction he said, “Why do you respond with evil in your hearts?

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about this.”

Jesus answered them, “Go tell John what you hear and see:

Now when Jesus learned of this, he went away from there. Great crowds followed him, and he healed them all.

On that day after Jesus went out of the house, he sat by the lake.

Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable.

But he replied, “They don’t need to go. You give them something to eat.”

But immediately Jesus spoke to them: “Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They replied, “Seven – and a few small fish.”