Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in wise: when Mary his mother was promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child by the Holy Ghost:

(Now all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled, which the Lord spake by the prophet, saying,

and he knew her not, till she brought forth her Son the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came certain wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

and sending them to Bethlehem, he said, Go and make diligent search for the child, and when ye have found Him, let me know, that I also may come and worship Him.

Now in those days came John the baptist preaching in the desert part of Judea,

And now the ax is laid to the root of the trees; every tree therefore, which yieldeth not good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

And Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.

Now when Jesus heard that John was imprisoned, He departed into Galilee:

Now as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; (for they were fishermen:)

Ye are the salt of the earth, but if the salt be grown insipid, wherewith shall it be seasoned? it is no longer fit for any thing, but to be thrown out of doors, and trodden under foot.

but let your conversation be yea, yea; no, no; for whatever is more than these, cometh from the evil one.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be observed by them: otherwise ye will have no reward from your Father, who is in heaven.

But when thou givest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth:

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or at lest he will be attached to the one, and neglect the other: ye cannot serve God and mammon:

Now if God so clothe the grass of the field, which is growing to-day, and to-morrow is cast into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

And why dost thou look at the splinter in thy brother's eye, but takest no notice of the beam in thine own eye?

If ye then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to them that ask Him?

Ye will know them by their fruits: do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

So then by their fruits ye will know them.

Now as he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.

And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no one; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And when He was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demoniacs coming out from the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no one could pass by that way:

Now there was at some distance from them a large herd of swine seeding: and the devils besought Him,

but that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, Arise (saith He then to the paralytic) and take up thy couch, and go away to thy house.

As no one putteth a piece of new cloth to an old garment; for its new patch teareth away from the old garment, and the rent is made worse:

nor do they put new wine into old vessels; otherwise, the casks burst, and the wine is spilt, and the vessels are destroyed: but they put new wine into new vessels, and both are preserved.

Now Jesus went round to all the cities, and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom of heaven, and healing every disease, and every malady among the people.

And when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion towards them; because they were dispersed and scattered like sheep that have no shepherd:

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew;

Take not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses: take no bag for your journey,

Now when John heard in prison of the works of Christ,

For all the prophets, and the law, did no more than prophesy, till John came:

All things are delivered to me by my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, but the Father; nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal Him.

but Jesus knew it, and withdrew from thence; and great multitudes followed Him with their sick,

But Jesus, who well knew their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself becomes desolate; and no city, or family, divided against itself can stand:

but He replied and said unto them, This wicked and degenerate race demand a sign; but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah:

Now when an impure spirit is gone out of a man, he wanders through dry desert places, seeking rest, and findeth none:

Now as He was yet discoursing to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, and desired to speak to Him:

Now on the same day, Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea-side:

some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and they soon sprung up indeed, because they had no depth of earth;

but when the sun rose, they were burnt up, and withered; because they had no root:

And He answered them, saying, Because it is granted unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not granted:

yet hath he no root in himself, and therefore is but for a short season; and when affliction cometh, or persecution on account of the word, he is as soon disgusted.

Now when the blade shot forth, and produced the corn, then the tares also appeared.

But he said, No: least in plucking up the tares ye root up the corn along with them.

Therefore every teacher, who has been thus instructed in the knowledge of the kingdom of heaven, is like a master of a family, who brings forth out of his store things new and old.

So they were prejudiced against Him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is no where less honoured than in his own country, and in his own family.

Now when it was evening his disciples came to Him and said, This is a desert place, and meal-time is now past; dismiss the people, that they may go away to the towns, and buy themselves victuals.

But Jesus said to them, they have no need to go away, do ye give them something to eat.

Now they that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

And in the evening He was there alone. Now the ship was by this time in the midst of the sea, and violently tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary:

Whereupon his disciples came and said to Him, Dost thou know that the pharisees, when they heard this assertion, were offended at it?

Do ye not yet know, that whatever goeth into the mouth passeth to the belly and is discharged downwards?

Then Jesus called his disciples to Him and said, I am moved with compassion to the multitude, for they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: I will not let them go away fasting, least they faint in the way.

Now they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

This wicked and degenerate race demand a sign; but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah. And so He left them and went away.

Now when his disciples departed to the other side, they forgot to take bread with them:

they said one to another, It is because we have taken no bread.

And Jesus knowing their thoughts said to them, O ye of little faith, why do ye argue among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

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

And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one, till the Son of man be risen from the dead.

But I tell you that Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but did what they pleased to him: and so is the Son of man to suffer by them.

Now when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very much grieved, and came and acquainted their lord with all that had passed.

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

He saith unto Him, Which? And Jesus answered, Thou shalt do no murther, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and mother;

They say unto him, because no one hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is reasonable ye shall receive.

Now when evening was come, the owner of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the work-men and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first.

But he answered, and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong; didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask: are ye able to drink of the cup which I am going to drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

but Jesus called them to Him and said, Ye know that the princes of the gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority upon them:

And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem and were come to Bethphage at the mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples,

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion,

Now in the morning as He was returning to the city, He was hungry;

and seeing a fig-tree by the way, He went up to it, and finding nothing upon it but leaves, He saith to it, Let no fruit ever hereafter grow out of thee: and the fig-tree withered immediately.

And therefore in answer to Jesus, they said, We do not know: and He said unto them, Neither do I tell you, by what authority I do these things.

Now which of the two did the will of his father? They say unto Him, The first. Jesus replied, Verily I say unto you, that publicans and prostitutes enter into the kingdom of God before you:

And they send to Him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art a man of truth, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men: Tell us therefore what thou thinkest,

But Jesus knew their malice, and said, Why do ye tempt me, ye hypocrites?

On the same day came the sadducees to Him, who say there is no resurrection,

and asked Him, saying, Master, Moses said, If any man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up seed unto his brother.

Now there were with us seven brothers, and the first married and died, and having no issue left his wife to his brother;

Now while the pharisees were thus gathered together, Jesus asked them,

And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor did any dare, from that day, to ask Him any more such questions.

And Jesus answered them, See that no one deceive you:

for there shall be then great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world unto this time, no, nor ever shall be.

And unless those days be shortened, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened.

Now learn a parable from the fig-tree: when it's branch is tender and bringeth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh;

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

But of THAT day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only:

for as the days of Noah were, so shall be also 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, till the day that Noah entered into the ark,

and knew not of it till the deluge came and took them all away; so shall be also the coming of the Son of man.

Watch therefore, for ye know not at what hour your Lord cometh:

but this ye know, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broke open: therefore be ye also ready;

The foolish ones took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

Now while the bridegroom stayed, they were all drowsy and fell asleep:

but he answered them, Verily I declare unto you, I do not know you.

Watch therefore, for ye know not the day, nor the season in which the Son of man cometh.

Now he that had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and gained other five talents: