And as he was revolving the matter in his mind, behold, an angel of the Lord in a dream appeared unto him, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary for thy wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Then Joseph when arisen from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife;

saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the East, and are come to pay him homage.

Now when Herod the king heard this, he was much agitated, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then they answered him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet,

Thereupon Herod secretly calling to him the Magians, enquired very particularly of them the time of the star's appearing,

and sending them to Bethlehem said, Go, and procure the most exact information respecting this child; and when you have found him, bring me intelligence, that I may come, and pay him homage also.

And coming into the house, they found the infant with Mary his mother, and falling prostrate, they paid their homage to him. And opening their treasures, they made their offerings to him, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the regions about Jordan,

and were baptized by him in Jordan, on making confession of their sins.

Then came Jesus from Galilee unto Jordan to John, that he might be baptized by him.

But John earnestly withheld him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

But Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he permitted him.

And Jesus, after his baptism, came straight from the water: and lo! the heavens were opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as it were a dove, and coming upon him:

And the tempter coming to him said, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones be made loaves.

Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and placed him on a wing of the temple,

and saith to him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, "that he shall give his angels a charge concerning thee: and in their hands shall they hold thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone."

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

Again the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory;

and saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall prostrate and worship me.

Then saith Jesus unto him, Avaunt Satan! for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and to him only thou pay divine adoration."

Then the devil leaveth him, and lo! angels came and ministered unto him.

Then immediately quitting their nets they followed him.

Then they instantly quitting the ship and their father, followed him.

And there went out a report of him into all Syria: and they brought unto him all who had illness, the afflicted with various diseases and painful complaints, and the demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

And great multitudes followed him from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond Jordan.

THEN seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and seating himself, his disciples came to him:

Be disposed to agree with thy prosecutor speedily, whilst thou art in the way with him [to the bar]; lest the prosecutor deliver thee up to the judge, and the judge commit thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

It hath been said indeed, That whosoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:

but I say unto you, Resist not an injurious act; but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him also the other.

And if a man will prosecute thee, and take thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

And whosoever shall press thee for one mile, go with him two.

Give to him that asketh thee; and from him who wants to borrow of thee, turn not away.

Be not ye therefore like them: for your Father knoweth of what things ye have need, before you ask him.

for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

What man is there of you, of whom if his son ask a loaf, will he give him a stone?

or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

If ye then, evil as ye are, know how to bestow good gifts on your children; how much more will your Father who is in heaven, bestow good things on those who ask him?

Every man therefore who is hearing from me these words, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the intelligent man, who erected his house upon a rock:

NOW when he descended from the mount, great multitudes followed him.

And lo! a leper came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

And stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And instantly the leprosy was cleansed.

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

Then as Jesus was entering into Capernaum, there met him a centurion, intreating him,

And Jesus said unto him, I will come and heal him.

And Jesus hearing him, marvelled, and said to those who were following, Verily I say unto you, not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

And when evening was come, they brought him many possessed by devils: and he cast out the spirits by a word, and all who had illnesses he cured:

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave orders to pass to the other side.

And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where he can lay his head.

And another of his disciples said unto him, Permit me first to go and bury my father.

And Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their own dead.

And going on board a vessel, his disciples followed him.

And his disciples coming, awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we are perishing!

And the men marvelled, saying, What a wondrous man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

And when he came to the other side, into the region of the Girgasenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming from the sepulchres; exceeding fierce, so that no person was able to pass by that road.

Then the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, permit us to go into the herd of swine.

And he said to them, Go. Then they going forth out [of him], entered into the herd of swine: and lo! the whole herd of the swine rushed down a precipice into the sea, and perished in the waters.

And, behold, all the city came out to meet him: and when they saw him, they besought him to depart from their territories.

And lo! they brought him a paralytic stretched on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Be of good cheer, son; thy sins are forgiven thee.

And Jesus passing from thence, saw a man sitting at the custom house, called Matthew: and saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

Then came unto him disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees keep many fasts, but thy disciples fast not?

As he was speaking these things to them, behold, there came a ruler, and prostrated himself before him, saying, My daughter hath just now died: but come and lay thine hand upon her, and she shall live.

And Jesus arose, and followed him, and his disciples also.

he saith to them, Retire; for the little girl is not dead, but sleeping. And they derided him.

And as Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, son of David!

So when he came into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus said to them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yes, Lord.

And when they were coming out, behold, they brought unto him a man, dumb, a demoniac.

AND having called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease, and every malady.

Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

And be not afraid of those who kill the body, and cannot kill the soul: but fear him rather who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Every one therefore who shall make confession of me before men, of him will I also make confession before my Father who is in heaven.

But whosoever shall disown me before men, him will I also disown before my Father who is in heaven.

He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or should we expect another?

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

All things are delivered up to me by my Father: and no person knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any person the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal him.

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, thy disciples do a thing that it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.

And he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they who were with him?

how they went into the house of God, and did eat the loaves of shew-bread, of which it was not lawful for him or those who were with him to eat, but for the priests alone?

and, behold a man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

Then he said to them; What man of you is there who hath one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, doth he not lay hold on him, and lift him out?

Then the Pharisees went out, and held a consultation against him, how they might make away with him.

But Jesus knew it, and retired from thence, and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all,

and charged them that they should not make him known.

"Behold, my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul delighteth: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall proclaim judgment for the heathen.

Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb; and he cured him, so as to enable the blind and dumb both to speak and see.

And whosoever may speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come.

Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees addressed him, saying, Master, we desire to see a sign from thee.

And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak to him.

And a person said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak to thee.

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

And vast multitudes were gathered together unto him, insomuch that he entered into a vessel to be seated; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And when his disciples came, they said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

For whosoever hath, more shall be given to him, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, even that he hath shall be taken from him.

The servants of the proprietor came, and said to him, Master, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it the zizane?

He saith unto them, Some man, an enemy, hath done this. Then the servants said to him, Wilt thou that we go and weed them out?

Then Jesus dismissing the multitudes, went into a house; and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the zizane of the field.

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.