«The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;

To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.»

Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him.

And He began to say to them, «Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.»

So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, «Is this not Joseph́s son?»

He said to them, «You will surely say this proverb to Me, «Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country.»́

Then He said, «Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.

But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;

but to none of them was Elijah sent except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.»

So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff.

Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.

Then He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths.

And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority.

Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice,

saying, «Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are--the Holy One of God!»

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, «Be quiet, and come out of him!» And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him.

Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, «What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.»

And the report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region.

Now He arose from the synagogue and entered Simońs house. But Simońs wifés mother was sick with a high fever, and they made request of Him concerning her.

So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them.

When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them.

And demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, «You are the Christ, the Son of God!» And He, rebuking them, did not allow them to speak, for they knew that He was the Christ.

Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them;

but He said to them, «I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.»

And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands.

And some of the Pharisees said to them, «Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?»

But Jesus answering them said, «Have you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:

how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?»

And He said to them, «The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.»

Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered.

So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him.

But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, «Arise and stand here.» And he arose and stood.

Then Jesus said to them, «I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?»

And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, «Stretch out your hand.» And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.

But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles:

Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot;

Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor.

And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases,

as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed.

And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all.

Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: «Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh.

Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Mańs sake.

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.

«But woe to you who are rich, For you have received your consolation.

Woe to you who are full, For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, For you shall mourn and weep.

Woe to you when all men speak well of you, For so did their fathers to the false prophets.

«But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.

To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either.

Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back.

And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.

«But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back.

But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

«Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.»

And He spoke a parable to them: «Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.

And why do you look at the speck in your brotheŕs eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye?

Or how can you say to your brother, «Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,́ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brotheŕs eye.

«For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

«But why do you call Me «Lord, Lord,́ and not do the things which I say?

Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like:

He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.

But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.»

There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

And Jesus answered and said to them, «Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things?

I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.

Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem?

I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.»

He also spoke this parable: «A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.

Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, «Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?́

But he answered and said to him, «Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.»́

Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up.

But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, «Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.»

And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, «There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day.»

The Lord then answered him and said, «Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?

So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound--think of it--for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?»

And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.

Then He said, «What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.»

And again He said, «To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.»

And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.

Then one said to Him, «Lord, are there few who are saved?» And He said to them,

«Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, «Lord, Lord, open for us,́ and He will answer and say to you, «I do not know you, where you are from,́

then you will begin to say, «We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.́

But He will say, «I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.́

There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.

They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.

And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.»

On that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, «Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You.»

And He said to them, «Go, tell that fox, «Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.́

Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem.

«O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!

See! Your house is left to you desolate; and assuredly, I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, «Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!»́