The Birth of Jesus

(Matthew 1.18-25)

About that time Emperor Augustus gave orders for the names of all the people to be listed in record books.

The Preaching of John the Baptist

(Matthew 3.1-12; Mark 1.1-8; John 1.19-28)

For 15 years Emperor Tiberius had ruled that part of the world. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was the ruler of Galilee. Herod's brother, Philip, was the ruler in the countries of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was the ruler of Abilene.

The Baptism of Jesus

(Matthew 3.13-17; Mark 1.9-11)

While everyone else was being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. Then as he prayed, the sky opened up,

The Ancestors of Jesus

(Matthew 1.1-17)

When Jesus began to preach, he was about 30 years old. Everyone thought he was the son of Joseph. But his family went back through Heli,

Jesus and the Devil

(Matthew 4.1-11; Mark 1.12,13)

When Jesus returned from the Jordan River, the power of the Holy Spirit was with him, and the Spirit led him into the desert.

Jesus Begins His Work

(Matthew 4.12-17; Mark 1.14,15)

Jesus returned to Galilee with the power of the Spirit. News about him spread everywhere.

The People of Nazareth Turn against Jesus

(Matthew 13.53-58; Mark 6.1-6)

Jesus went back to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and as usual he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath. When he stood up to read from the Scriptures,

Jesus Heals Many People

(Matthew 8.14-17; Mark 1.29-34)

Jesus left the synagogue and went to Simon's home. When Jesus got there, he was told that Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a high fever.

Jesus Chooses His First Disciples

(Matthew 4.18-22; Mark 1.16-20)

Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret, teaching the people as they crowded around him to hear God's message.

Jesus Heals a Man

(Matthew 8.1-4; Mark 1.40-45)

Jesus came to a town where there was a man who had leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he knelt down to the ground in front of Jesus and begged, “Lord, you have the power to make me well, if only you wanted to.”

Jesus Heals a Man Who Could Not Walk

(Matthew 9.1-8; Mark 2.1-12)

One day some Pharisees and experts in the Law of Moses sat listening to Jesus teach. They had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. God had given Jesus the power to heal the sick,

Jesus Chooses Levi

(Matthew 9.9-13; Mark 2.13-17)

Later, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the place for paying taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”

People Ask about Going without Eating

(Matthew 9.14-17; Mark 2.18-22)

Some people said to Jesus, “John's followers often pray and go without eating, and so do the followers of the Pharisees. But your disciples never go without eating or drinking.”

A Question about the Sabbath

(Matthew 12.1-8; Mark 2.23-28)

One Sabbath when Jesus and his disciples were walking through some wheat fields, the disciples picked some wheat. They rubbed the husks off with their hands and started eating the grain.

A Man with a Paralyzed Hand

(Matthew 12.9-14; Mark 3.1-6)

On another Sabbath Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, and a man with a paralyzed right hand was there.

Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles

(Matthew 10.1-4; Mark 3.13-19)

About that time Jesus went off to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night there.

Matthew, Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus. The rest of the apostles were Simon, known as the Eager One,

Jesus Teaches, Preaches, and Heals

(Matthew 4.23-25)

Jesus and his apostles went down from the mountain and came to some flat, level ground. Many other disciples were there to meet him. Large crowds of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the coastal towns of Tyre and Sidon were there too.

Blessings and Troubles

(Matthew 5.1-12)

Jesus looked at his disciples and said: God will bless you people who are poor. His kingdom belongs to you!

Love for Enemies

(Matthew 5.38-48; 7.12a)

This is what I say to all who will listen to me: Love your enemies, and be good to everyone who hates you.

Judging Others

(Matthew 7.1-5)

Jesus said: Don't judge others, and God won't judge you. Don't be hard on others, and God won't be hard on you. Forgive others, and God will forgive you.

A Tree and Its Fruit

(Matthew 7.17-20; 12.34b,35)

A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit.

Two Builders

(Matthew 7.24-27)

Why do you keep on saying that I am your Lord, when you refuse to do what I say?

Jesus Heals an Army Officer's Servant

(Matthew 8.5-13; John 4.43-54)

After Jesus had finished teaching the people, he went to Capernaum.

John the Baptist

(Matthew 11.1-19)

John's followers told John everything that was being said about Jesus. So he sent two of them to ask the Lord, “Are you the one we should be looking for? Or must we wait for someone else?”