Then Joseph being awak'd out of sleep, did as the angel of the Lord directed, and took his wife home,

but did not cohabit with her as a wife, before she had-brought forth her first-born son; whom he named JESUS.

As they departed, Jesus said to the people, speaking of John, what did ye go to see in the desert? a reed shaken with the wind?

what did ye go to see? a man dress'd in rich apparel? why, they that are so array'd belong to the court:

or did you go to see a prophet? yes, and be assured, one superiour to a prophet.

he answer'd them, have ye not read what David and the rest of the company did when they were hungry,

how he entred into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which it was not lawful either for him or his company to eat, but only for the priests?

so the servants of the yeoman came and said, Sir, did not you sow your field with good grain: how comes it then to have tares?

All these things spake Jesus to the multitude in parables, and did not discourse to them without some parable.

and he did not many miracles there, because of their incredulity.

Thereupon his disciples drawing nigh, said, did you observe, how the Pharisees were scandalized at your discourse?

why, can't you perceive, that in cautioning you to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees, I did not speak of bread?

then they perceived, he did not caution them against the leaven of bread, but against the Pharisaick and Sadducean doctrine.

and was transfigured before them; his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

why then, said they, did Moses permit to give a writ of divorce to repudiate the wife?

but he answered one of them, friend, I do thee no wrong: did not you agree for a penny a day?

but when the chief priests and Scribes saw the wonders that he did, and the young people crying in the temple, "Hosanna to the son of David;" they were full of indignation.

the baptism of John, whence was it? was it a divine or a human Institution? and they reasoned thus with themselves, if we say, it was divine; he will say, then, why did ye not believe him?

for John instructed you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the licentious believed him. and tho' you saw that, you did not yet repent, so as to believe him.

Jesus reply'd, did ye never read in the scriptures, " that very stone which the builders rejected, is become the principal stone of the angle, this the Lord effected, and it is marvellous in our eyes."

then will the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee in hunger, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

when did we see thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

or when did we see thee sick, or in prison, and visited thee?

then will they answer, Lord, when did we see thee in hunger, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

the disciples then did as Jesus appointed, and made ready the passover.

At the same time Jesus said to the company, you come to apprehend me with swords and clubs, as if in pursuit of a robber; I was every day with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not then seize upon me.

so they took the money, and did as they were directed: and this report is still current among the Jews at this day.