And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:

and having sent them to Bethlehem, said, Go, search out accurately concerning the child, and when ye shall have found him bring me back word, so that I also may come and do him homage.

But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?

But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him.

And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.

But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God's mouth.

Jesus said to him, It is again written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill; but whosoever shall kill shall be subject to the judgment.

Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.

Again, ye have heard that it has been said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt render to the Lord what thou hast sworn.

Ye have heard that it has been said, Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.

Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.

And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter under my roof; but only speak a word, and my servant shall be healed.

And when Jesus heard it, he wondered, and said to those who followed, Verily I say unto you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go, and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour.

And a scribe came up and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.

But another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go away and bury my father.

But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

And he said to them, Go. And they, going out, departed into the herd of swine; and lo, the whole herd of swine rushed down the steep slope into the sea, and died in the waters.

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, laid upon a bed; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Be of good courage, child; thy sins are forgiven.

And behold, certain of the scribes said to themselves, This man blasphemes.

And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, Why do ye think evil things in your hearts?

And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and sinners?

But Jesus hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.

And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will have been taken away from them, and then they will fast.

for she said within herself, If I should only touch his garment I shall be healed.

But Jesus turning and seeing her, said, Be of good courage, daughter; thy faith has healed thee. And the woman was healed from that hour.

he said, Withdraw, for the damsel is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him.

But the Pharisees said, He casts out the demons through the prince of the demons.

and said to him, Art thou the coming one? or are we to wait for another?

And Jesus answering said to them, Go, report to John what ye hear and see.

At that time, Jesus answering said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.

But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on sabbath.

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him?

But he said to them, What man shall there be of you who has one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and raise it up?

And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this man the Son of David?

But the Pharisees, having heard it, said, This man does not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub, prince of demons.

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not subsist.

But he, answering, said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas the prophet.

Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren are standing without, seeking to speak to thee.

But he answering said to him that spoke to him, Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?

And, stretching out his hand to his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren;

And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;

And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?

And he said to them, A man that is an enemy has done this. And the bondmen said to him, Wilt thou then that we should go and gather it up?

But he said, No; lest in gathering the darnel ye should root up the wheat with it.

But he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man,

And he said to them, For this reason every scribe discipled to the kingdom of the heavens is like a man that is a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.

And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence has this man this wisdom and these works of power?

And they were offended in him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, unless in his country and in his house.

and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.

For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give ye them to eat.

And he said, Bring them here to me.

And Peter answering him said, Lord, if it be thou, command me to come to thee upon the waters.

And he said, Come. And Peter, having descended from the ship, walked upon the waters to go to Jesus.

But he answering said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching?

And having called to him the crowd, he said to them, Hear and understand:

Then his disciples, coming up, said to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees, having heard this word, have been offended?

But he answering said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up.

And Peter answering said to him, Expound to us this parable.

But he said, Are ye also still without intelligence?

But he answering said, I have not been sent save to the lost sheep of Israel's house.

But he answering said, It is not well to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.

But she said, Yea, Lord; for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.

Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, thy faith is great. Be it to thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

But Jesus, having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the crowd, because they have stayed with me already three days and they have not anything they can eat, and I would not send them away fasting lest they should faint on the way.

And Jesus says to them, How many loaves have ye? But they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.

But he answering said to them, When evening is come, ye say, Fine weather, for the sky is red;

And Jesus said to them, See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And Jesus knowing it, said, Why reason ye among yourselves, O ye of little faith, because ye have taken no bread?

How do ye not understand that it was not concerning bread I said to you, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?

And they said, Some, John the baptist; and others, Elias; and others again, Jeremias or one of the prophets.

And Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

And Jesus answering said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona, for flesh and blood has not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.

But turning round, he said to Peter, Get away behind me, Satan; thou art an offence to me, for thy mind is not on the things that are of God, but on the things that are of men.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one desires to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good we should be here. If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles: for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elias.

And Jesus coming to them touched them, and said, Rise up, and be not terrified.

And he answering said to them, Elias indeed comes first and will restore all things.

And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to me.

Then the disciples, coming to Jesus apart, said to him, Why were not we able to cast him out?

And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

And when they came to Capernaum, those who received the didrachmas came to Peter and said, Does your teacher not pay the didrachmas?

Peter says to him, From strangers. Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.

and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

Then Peter came to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? until seven times?

But he answering said to them, Have ye not read that he who made them, from the beginning made them male and female,

and said, On account of this a man shall leave father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh?

And he said to them, All cannot receive this word, but those to whom it has been given;

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and do not hinder them from coming to me; for the kingdom of the heavens is of such:

And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal?

And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.

He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Jesus said to him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

And Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say unto you, A rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of the heavens;

But Jesus, looking on them, said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Then Peter answering said to him, Behold, we have left all things and have followed thee; what then shall happen to us?