Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

Now all this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

and he knew her not, until she brought forth a Son, and he called His name Jesus.

"And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel."

Now in those days comes John, the Immerser, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Suffer it now; for thus it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness." Then He suffers Him.

For verily I say to you, till the heaven and the earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.

For I say to you that, unless your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Verily I say to you, in no wise shall you come out thence, till you pay the last farthing.

But let your speech be, 'Yes, yes;' 'No, no;' and what is more than these is of the evil one.

"Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them, otherwise at least ye have no reward with your Father Who is in Heaven.

But, when you are doing alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.

If, therefore, ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in Heaven give good things to those asking Him?

So then, from their fruits ye shall know them.

And then will I confess to them, I never knew you; depart from Me, ye who work iniquity.

And Jesus saith to him, "See that you tell no one: but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And Jesus, hearing it, wondered, and said to those following Him, "Verily I say to you, with no one in Israel did I find such faith.

And, when He came to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass along that way;

Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.

"But, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority on the earth to forgive sins" (then saith He to the paralytic), "Arise, and take up your bed, and go to your house."

And Jesus, hearing it, said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are ill.

"And no one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse rent is made."

"Neither do they put new wine into old wine-skins; otherwise, indeed, the skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the skins are destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved together."

While He is speaking these things to them, behold, a ruler, having come to Him, was worshiping Him, saying, "My daughter just now died; but, coming, lay Thy hand upon her, and she shall live."

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, "See that no one know it."

And, seeing the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, as sheep having no shepherd.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

And, while going, preach, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven has come nigh.'

"And, when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next; for verily I say to you, ye will in no wise finish the cities of Israel, till the Son of Man come!

And whosoever shall give to drink a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall in no wise lose his reward."

And happy is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in Me."

And from the time of John the Immerser until now, the Kingdom of Heaven is taken by storm, and violent men seize upon it;

"All things were delivered to Me by My Father; and no one fully knows the Son except the Father; neither does any one fully know the Father except the Son, and he to whom the Son willeth to reveal Him.

And He, answering, said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation is seeking after a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

And, the sun having risen, they were scorched; and, because they had no root, they withered away.

And He, answering, said to them, "Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it has not been given.

He says, 'No; lest, while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.

and He said to them, "Therefore, every scribe, having been made a disciple to the Kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old."

But Jesus said to them, "They have no need to go away. Give ye them to eat."

But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves; for the wind was contrary.

shall in no wise honor his father; and ye made void the word of God because of your tradition.

And Jesus, having called His disciples near, said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with Me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest haply they faint in the way."

and in the morning, 'Today, a tempest; for red is the overcast heaven.' The face of the heaven, indeed, ye know how to discern, but the signs of the times ye can not discern.

An evil and adulterous generation is seeking after a sign; and no sign will be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet." And, leaving them, He departed.

And they were deliberating among themselves, saying, "We took no bread."

And Jesus, knowing it, said, "Why are ye deliberating among yourselves, O ye of little faith, because ye have no bread?

Then He charged the disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Christ.

And Peter, answering, said to Jesus," Lord, it is good that we are here. If Thou wilt, I will make here three tents??ne for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus only.

And, as they were coming down out of the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, "Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of Man be raised from among the dead."

and said, "Verily I say to you, except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What, therefore, God joined together, let not man put asunder."

They say to him, 'Because no man hired us.' He says to them, 'Go ye also into the vineyard.'

"But he, answering, said to one of them, 'Friend, I do you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denary?

But Jesus, answering, said, "Ye know not what ye are asking. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They say to Him, "We are able."

But Jesus, calling them near, said, "Ye know that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them.

Now this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

And, seeing one fig tree by the way, He came to it, and found nothing thereon except leaves only. And He saith to it, "No more may fruit come from you forever." And immediately the fig tree withered away!

And, answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."

And the high-priests and Pharisees, having heard His parables, knew that He was speaking concerning them.

And they send to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that Thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one; for Thou dost not look into the face of men:

On that day there came to Him Sadducees, those saying there is no resurrection, and questioned Him,

saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If any one die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.'

Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first, marrying, died; and, not having seed, he left his wife to his brother.

And no one was able to answer Him a word; nor did any one dare from that day to question Him any more.

And call no one your father on the earth; for One is your Father, the Heavenly.

For I say to you, ye shall in no wise see Me henceforth, till ye shall say, 'Blessed is He That cometh in the name of the Lord!'"

But, He, answering, said to them, "See ye not all these things? verily I say to you, there shall in no wise be left here a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down."

And Jesus, answering, said to them, "Take heed that no one lead you astray;

for then will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now; no, nor ever shall be.

And, unless those days should be shortened, no flesh could be saved: but, for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

"Now from the fig tree learn the parable; When already its branch becomes tender, and the leaves are putting forth, ye know that the summer is near;

even so ye, when ye see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors.

But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the angels of Heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.

For as the days of Noe were, so shall be the coming of the Son of Man.

For, as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noe entered into the ark,

and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

Watch ye, therefore, because ye know not in what day your Lord is coming.

But know this, that, had the householder known at what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

Now, the bridegroom tarrying, they all became drowsy, and were sleeping;

But he, answering, said, 'Verily I say to you, I know you not.'

Watch, therefore, because ye know not the day, nor the hour!

And he who received the one talent, coming near said, 'Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man; reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter;

But his lord, answering, said to him, 'Wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter.

for I hungered, and ye did not give Me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave Me no drink;

"Ye know that, after two days, the passover takes place, and the Son of Man is delivered up to be crucified."

Now, when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

And I say to you, I will not drink henceforth of this product of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in the Kingdom of My Father."

Or do you think that I cannot call upon My Father, and He will place beside Me, even now, more than twelve legions of angels?

Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, "He blasphemed! What further need have we of witnesses? Behold, ye just now heard the blasphemy!

But he denied before them all, saying, "I know not what you are saying."

And again he denied with an oath, "I do not know the Man."

Then began he to curse and swear, "I do not know the Man." And straight-way a cock crowed.

For he knew that because of envy they delivered Him up.

"Others He saved, Himself He cannot save! King of Israel is He! let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on Him!

He has trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now, if He desireth Him; because He said, 'I am God's Son.'"

and laid it in his own new tomb, which he hewed out in the rock; and, having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, he went away.

And Pilate said to them, "Ye have a guard; go your way, secure it, as ye know how."

Now, in the end of sabbaths at the dawning toward the first day of sabbaths, came Mary Magdelene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.