A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.

and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was begotten Jesus, who is named Christ.

And of Jesus Christ, the birth was thus: For his mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before their coming together she was found to have conceived from the Holy Spirit,

and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.'

and did not know her till she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.

And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him,

But Jesus answering said to him, 'Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfil all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him.

And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,

Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,

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

Then saith Jesus to him, 'Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

And Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, did withdraw to Galilee,

From that time began Jesus to proclaim and to say, 'Reform ye, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens.'

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea -- for they were fishers --

And Jesus was going about all Galilee teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every disease, and every malady among the people,

And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,

and having stretched forth the hand, Jesus touched him, saying, 'I will, be thou cleansed,' and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And Jesus saith to him, 'See, thou mayest tell no one, but go, thyself shew to the priest, and bring the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.'

And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion calling upon him,

and Jesus saith to him, 'I, having come, will heal him.'

And Jesus having heard, did wonder, and said to those following, 'Verily I say to you, not even in Israel so great faith have I found;

And Jesus said to the centurion, 'Go, and as thou didst believe let it be to thee;' and his young man was healed in that hour.

And Jesus having come into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law laid, and fevered,

And Jesus having seen great multitudes about him, did command to depart to the other side;

and Jesus saith to him, 'The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may lay the head.'

and Jesus said to him, 'Follow me, and suffer the dead to bury their own dead.'

and lo, they cried out, saying, 'What -- to us and to thee, Jesus, Son of God? didst thou come hither, before the time, to afflict us?'

And lo, all the city came forth to meet Jesus, and having seen him, they called on him that he might depart from their borders.

and lo, they were bringing to him a paralytic, laid upon a couch, and Jesus having seen their faith, said to the paralytic, 'Be of good courage, child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.'

And Jesus, having known their thoughts, said, 'Why think ye evil in your hearts?

And Jesus passing by thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, named Matthew, and saith to him, 'Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.

And it came to pass, he reclining (at meat) in the house, that lo, many tax-gatherers and sinners having come, were lying (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples,

And Jesus having heard, said to them, 'They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;

And Jesus said to them, 'Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast.

And Jesus having risen, did follow him, also his disciples,

And Jesus having turned about, and having seen her, said, 'Be of good courage, daughter, thy faith hath saved thee,' and the woman was saved from that hour.

And Jesus having come to the house of the ruler, and having seen the minstrels and the multitude making tumult,

And Jesus passing on thence, two blind men followed him, calling and saying, 'Deal kindly with us, Son of David.'

And he having come to the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus saith to them, 'Believe ye that I am able to do this?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'

and their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, 'See, let no one know;'

And Jesus was going up and down all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every sickness and every malady among the people.

These twelve did Jesus send forth, having given command to them, saying, 'To the way of the nations go not away, and into a city of the Samaritans go not in,

And it came to pass, when Jesus ended directing his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

And Jesus answering said to them, 'Having gone, declare to John the things that ye hear and see,

And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, 'What went ye out to the wilderness to view? -- a reed shaken by the wind?

At that time Jesus answering said, 'I do confess to Thee, Father, Lord of the heavens and of the earth, that thou didst hide these things from wise and understanding ones, and didst reveal them to babes.

At that time did Jesus go on the sabbaths through the corn, and his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck ears, and to eat,

and Jesus having known, withdrew thence, and there followed him great multitudes, and he healed them all,

And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, 'Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated, and no city or house having been divided against itself, doth stand,

And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,

All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,

Then having let away the multitudes, Jesus came to the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying, 'Explain to us the simile of the darnel of the field.'

Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'

And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these similes, he removed thence,

and they were stumbled at him. And Jesus said to them, 'A prophet is not without honour except in his own country, and in his own house:'

At that time did Herod the tetrarch hear the fame of Jesus,

And his disciples having come, took up the body, and buried it, and having come, they told Jesus,

and Jesus having heard, withdrew thence in a boat to a desolate place by himself, and the multitudes having heard did follow him on land from the cities.

And Jesus having come forth, saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion upon them, and did heal their infirm;

And Jesus said to them, 'They have no need to go away -- give ye them to eat.'

And immediately Jesus constrained his disciples to go into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, till he might let away the multitudes;

And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went away to them, walking upon the sea,

and immediately Jesus spake to them, saying, 'Be of good courage, I am he, be not afraid.'

and he said, 'Come;' and having gone down from the boat, Peter walked upon the waters to come unto Jesus,

And immediately Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, laid hold of him, and saith to him, 'Little faith! for what didst thou waver?'

Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem -- scribes and Pharisees -- saying,

And Jesus said, 'Are ye also yet without understanding?

And Jesus having come forth thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon,

then answering, Jesus said to her, 'O woman, great is thy faith, let it be to thee as thou wilt;' and her daughter was healed from that hour.

And Jesus having passed thence, came nigh unto the sea of Galilee, and having gone up to the mountain, he was sitting there,

and there came to him great multitudes, having with them lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they did cast them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them,

And Jesus having called near his disciples, said, 'I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they continue with me, and they have not what they may eat; and to let them away fasting I will not, lest they faint in the way.'

And Jesus saith to them, 'How many loaves have ye?' and they said, 'Seven, and a few little fishes.'

and Jesus said to them, 'Beware, and take heed of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees;'

And Jesus having known, said to them, 'Why reason ye in yourselves, ye of little faith, because ye took no loaves?

And Jesus, having come to the parts of Caesarea Philippi, was asking his disciples, saying, 'Who do men say me to be -- the Son of Man?'

And Jesus answering said to him, 'Happy art thou, Simon Bar-Jona, because flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.

Then did he charge his disciples that they may say to no one that he is Jesus the Christ.

From that time began Jesus to shew to his disciples that it is necessary for him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be put to death, and the third day to rise.

Then said Jesus to his disciples, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and doth bring them up to a high mount by themselves,

And Peter answering said to Jesus, 'Sir, it is good to us to be here; if thou wilt, we may make here three booths -- for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elijah.'

and Jesus having come near, touched them, and said, 'Rise, be not afraid,'

and having lifted up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus only.

And as they are coming down from the mount, Jesus charged them, saying, 'Say to no one the vision, till the Son of Man out of the dead may rise.'

And Jesus answering said to them, 'Elijah doth indeed come first, and shall restore all things,

And Jesus answering said, 'O generation, unstedfast and perverse, till when shall I be with you? till when shall I bear you? bring him to me hither;'

and Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the lad was healed from that hour.

Then the disciples having come to Jesus by himself, said, 'Wherefore were we not able to cast him out?'

And Jesus said to them, 'Through your want of faith; for verily I say to you, if ye may have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mount, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you,

And while they are living in Galilee, Jesus said to them, 'The Son of Man is about to be delivered up to the hands of men,

And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, 'What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth -- from whom do they receive custom or poll-tax? from their sons or from the strangers?'

Peter saith to him, 'From the strangers.' Jesus said to him, 'Then are the sons free;

At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, 'Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?'

And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,

Jesus saith to him, 'I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.

And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these words, he removed from Galilee, and did come to the borders of Judea, beyond the Jordan,

But Jesus said, 'Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'

He saith to him, 'What kind?' And Jesus said, 'Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,