Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

Now when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, lo! there came magians from the East to Jerusalem,

saying, Where is the king of the Jews that hath been born? for we saw his star in the East, and came to do him homage.

When they had heard the king, they departed. And lo! the star, which they had seen in the East, went before them, till it came and stood over where the child was.

And he arose, and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

and came and took up his abode in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, "He will be called a Nazarene,"

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

And the tempter came and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.

Then the Devil leaveth him; and lo! angels came and ministered to him.

And leaving Nazara, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, on the shore of the lake, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali;

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

Think not that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfill.

and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not; for it was founded upon a rock.

and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell; and great was its fall.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching.

And lo! there came a leper and bowed down before him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.

And when he had entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,

And when evening came, they brought to him many that were possessed by demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick;

And a certain scribe came and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.

And they came and awoke him, saying, Lord, save! we are perishing.

And he said to them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine. And lo! the whole herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and perished in the waters.

And lo! the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they besought him to depart from their borders.

And going on board a boat, he crossed over, and came to his own city.

And it came to pass, as he was reclining at table in the house, lo! many publicans and sinners came and reclined with Jesus and his disciples.

But go ye and learn what this meaneth: "I desire mercy, and not sacrifice." For I came not to call righteous men, but sinners.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples fast not?

While he was thus speaking to them, lo! a certain ruler came in and bowed down before him, saying, My daughter just now died; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.

And, lo! a woman, who had had an issue of blood for twelve years, came up behind, and touched the fringe of his garment.

And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus saith to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

Think not that I came to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

For I came to set a man at variance with his father, and a daughter with her mother, and a bride with her motherinlaw;

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of his charge to his twelve disciples, that he departed thence, to teach and to preach in their cities.

For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say, He hath a demon.

The Son of man came eating and drinking; and they say, Behold, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified by her works.

The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! something more than Solomon is here.

Then it saith, I will return to my house whence I came out. And on coming, it findeth it empty, and swept, and put in order.

And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.

And the disciples came and said to him, Why dost thou speak to them in parables?

But while men slept, his enemy came, and sowed tares among the wheat; and went away.

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it tares?

Then he sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these parables, that he departed thence.

And his disciples came and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

And when he came forth he saw a great multitude; and he was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.

And when it was evening, the disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and it is now late; send the multitudes away therefore, that they may go to the villages and buy themselves victuals.

And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. And when evening came, he was there alone.

And he said, Come. And Peter, coming down from the boat, walked on the water, and came to Jesus.

And crossing over, they came to land, to Gennesaret.

And, lo! a woman of Canaan came out from those borders, and cried out, saying, Have compassion on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.

But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying Send her away, for she is crying out after us.

Then she came and fell down before him, saying, Lord, help me!

And departing thence, Jesus came near the lake of Galilee; and going up the mountain, he sat down there.

And great multitudes came to him, having with them those who were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at his feet, and he healed them;

Then he sent away the multitudes, and went on board the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to try him, and asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.

And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell what hath been seen to no one, until the Son of man hath risen from the dead.

And when they had come to the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling down to him, and saying,

Then the disciples came to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast it out?

And when they had come to Capernaum, those who received the halfshekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the halfshekel?

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

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

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had ended these sayings, he removed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judaea, beyond the Jordan.

And the Pharisees came to him, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

And lo! one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have everlasting life?

And again I say to you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

And when evening came, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their pay, beginning with the last, and going on to the first.

And they who were hired about the eleventh hour came, and received each a denary.

But when the first came, they supposed that they should receive more; and they too received each a denary.

Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, falling down before him, and asking a certain thing of him.

even as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And when they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,

And when he came into Jerusalem, the whole city was in commotion, saying, Who is this?

And the blind and lame came to him in the temple, and he cured them.

And when he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?

But what think ye? A man had two sons: he came to the first, and said, Son, go, work today in the vineyard.

And he came to the other and said the same. And he answered and said, I will, sir; and went not.

For John came to you as a preacher of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and ye, when ye had seen it, did not afterward repent, that ye might believe him.

The same day there came to him Sadducees, saying that there is no resurrection; and they asked him,

Blind guides! who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel.

And Jesus went out, and was going from the temple; and his disciples came to him, to show him the buildings of the temple.

And as he was sitting upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the signs of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

and knew not, until the flood came, and took them all away, so also will be the coming of the Son of man.

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, lord, open to us.

And he that had received the five talents came and brought five talents more, saying, Lord, thou intrustedst to me five talents; see, I have gained five talents more.

He also that had received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou intrustedst to me two talents; see, I have gained two talents more.

Then he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee to be a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter seed;

naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, that he said to his disciples,

there came to him a woman having an alabaster bottle of very costly ointment, and poured it on his head while he was reclining at table.

And on the first of the days of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to eat the passover?

And when evening came, he took his place at table with the twelve disciples.

And he came a little nearer, and fell on his face, praying and saying, Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me! nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou wilt.

And while he was yet speaking, lo! Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And Jesus said to him, Friend, for what hast thou come! Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and seized him.

and they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. But at last came two,

Now Peter was sitting outside in the court. And a maidservant came to him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilaean.

And shortly after, they who were standing by came and said to Peter, Surely thou too art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee.

And at evening there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who was himself also a disciple of Jesus.