He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he was revealed to Israel.

So they hurried off and located Mary and Joseph, and found the baby lying in a manger.

So the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen; everything was just as they had been told.

Now when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”

and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”

Then astonishment seized them all, and they glorified God. They were filled with awe, saying, “We have seen incredible things today.”

To the person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat, do not withhold your tunic either.

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave.

When they came to Jesus, they urged him earnestly, “He is worthy to have you do this for him,

This is the one about whom it is written, ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

Now one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table.

But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.

Now Jesus’ mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not get near him because of the crowd.

But he replied to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”

While he was still speaking, someone from the synagogue ruler’s house came and said, “Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer.”

Wherever they do not receive you, as you leave that town, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”