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She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
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But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
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The Magi Visit the Messiah
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem
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After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.
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On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
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And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
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Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
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“If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”
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Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.
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At once they left their nets and followed him.
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Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
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and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
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Jesus Heals the Sick
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
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Prayer
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
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And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
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But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
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Fasting
“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
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Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
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“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
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By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
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Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
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because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
