Gabriel said to Mary, "You have found favor with God," and Mary replied, "I am the Lord's servant. May your word be fulfilled." (Luke 1:30-38)
While Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem, "the time came for the baby to be born, and Mary gave birth to her firstborn, a son.... And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby .... An angel of the Lord appeared to them .... The angel said to them, "... I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ, the Lord.'... The shepherds said to one another, 'Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has told us about. So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the baby .... When they had seen Jesus, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child." (Luke 2:1-20)
The Carver's (Logue's) Speculation that Carpenter Joseph Might Have Taught Young Jesus to Plane a Wooden Wheel ("Isn't this
the carpenter's son?") (Matthew 13:54-55)
"Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. When Jesus was twelve years old, they went up to the Feast .... After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.... When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers." (Luke 2:41-46).
"John came baptizing in the desert region a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him.... And this was his message, 'After me will come one more powerful than I .... I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit... At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: 'You are my Son whom I love; with you I am well pleased'." (Mark 1:4-11)
"On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples .... When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, 'They have no more wine.'... Nearby stood six stone water jars ... each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, 'Fill the jars with water'... Then Jesus told them, 'Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.' They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine." (John 2: 1-10)
"Jesus withdrew with his disciples t0 the lake [Sea of Galilee], and a large crowd from Galilee followed. When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him .... Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him." (Mark 3: 7-12)
"Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them.... Jesus saiid, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these'." (Matthew 19:13-14)
"Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. Zacchaeus wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him.... Jesus ... looked up and said to him, 'Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today'.... All the people saw this and began to mutter, 'He has gone to be the guest of a 'sinner'.'" Because Zacchaeus promised to "give half of" his "possessions to the poor" and "pay back four times the amount" he had swindled, Jesus stated, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost'." (Luke 19:1-5)
"Jesus came to a town in Samaria.... When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, 'Will you give me a drink?'" She "said to him, 'You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?' Jesus answered her, 'If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water'." (John 4:4-10)
"Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat.... Because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat.... Jesus ... saw their faith [and] said, 'friend, your sins are forgiven'." (Luke 5:18-24)
"Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool ... which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.... An invalid" there said to Jesus, "'Sir ... I have no one to help me into the pool .... While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.' Then Jesus said to him 'Get up! Pick up your mat and walk....' He picked up his mat and walked." (John 5:1-8)
"Jesus said to his disciples, 'Let us go over to the other side'" of the Sea of Galilee. "A furious squall came up, and ... the boat ... was nearly swamped.... Jesus ... rebuked the wind and said to the waves, 'Quiet! Be still!' Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. Jesus said to his disciples, 'Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?'" (Mark 4:35-40)
"On his arrival" at Bethany, "Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.... Jesus said to Martha, 'Your brother will rise again.... I am the resurrection and the life... The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die....' So they took away the stone.... Jesus called in a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come out!' The dead man came out ...." (John 11:17-43)
"Jesus took Peter, James and John ... up a high mountain .... There Jesus was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white .... And there appeared ... Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.... Peter did not know what to say, they were so frightened. Then a ... voice came from the cloud: 'This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!'" (Mark 9:2-8)
"On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and ... overturned the tables of the money changers .... He said, 'Is it not written: 'My House will be called a house of prayer for all ntions?' But you have made it a den of robbers'."(Mark 11:15-17)
"Then Pilate asked Jesus, 'Don't you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?' But Jesus made no reply .... The chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.... Pilate ... took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. 'I am innocent of this man's blood,' he said, 'it is your responsibility!'" (Matthew 27:12-24)