Now the generation of Jesus Christ was attended with these circumstances: His mother Mary being betrothed to Joseph, before they cohabited together, she was found with child from the Holy Spirit.

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.

Now the whole of this was done, that what was spoken of the Lord, by the prophet, might be fulfilled, saying,

NOW when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, lo! Magians from the East came to Jerusalem,

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

So having heard the king, they went on; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the East, had gone before them, till it came and stood over the place where the infant was.

and was there till the death of Herod; that what was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, might be fulfilled, saying, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."

Then Herod, perceiving that he was treated delusively by the Magians, was greatly exasperated, and he sent and slew all the male infants, that were in Bethlehem, and in all its territories, from their entering their second year and all under it, according to the time, which he had accurately enquired from the Magians.

Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

"A cry was heard at Ramah, lamentation, and wailing, and bitter moaning, Rachel weeping for her children, and will not be comforted, because they are no more."

Now when Herod was dead, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

But hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the stead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither. And being divinely warned in a dream, he retired into the country of Galilee,

and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that what was said by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he shall be called a Nazarean.

Now this John had his garment made of camel's hair, and a girdle of leather about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

THEN was Jesus led away by the spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.

But when Jesus heard that John was cast into prison, he retired into Galilee;

that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, saying,

And as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Ye have heard that it was said to the men of antient times, "Thou shalt do no murder;" and whosoever shall commit murder, shall be liable to the judgment:

Ye have heard that it was said to those of old, "Thou shalt not commit adultery:"

Again ye have heard that it was said to those of old, "Thou shalt not perjure thyself, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths:"

Ye have heard that it was said, "Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth:"

But when thou keepest a fast, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

yet I tell you, Not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these.

and the rain descended, and the rivers rushed, and the winds blew, and they beat against that house, and it fell not; for it was founded on a rock.

and the rain descended, and the rivers rushed, and the winds blew, and set against that house, and it fell; and the fall of it was great.

And it was so, that when Jesus had concluded all these sayings, the multitudes were exceedingly struck with his teaching:

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

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

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go; and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was cured at that very hour.

And when Jesus was come into the house of Peter, he saw his mother-in-law laid on a bed, and in a fever.

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:

that it might be fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet, "Himself he took our infirmities, and bore our diseases."

And, behold, there was a great tempest in the sea, so that the vessel was hid by the waves; but he was asleep.

And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then arising, he issued his mandate to the winds, and to the sea; and there was a great calm.

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.

And at a considerable distance, there was a great herd of swine feeding.

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.

Then Jesus, turning about and beholding her, said, Be encouraged, daughter; thy faith hath saved thee. And the woman was cured from that hour.

And when Jesus was come into the ruler's house, and saw the flute-players, and a multitude confusedly lamenting,

So when the multitude was put out, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the little girl arose.

And when the devil was cast out, the dumb man spoke: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, Never at any time was the like to this seen in Israel.

And beholding the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were fainting, and lying here and there, as sheep that had no shepherd.

And if ye will receive it, this is Elias who was to come.

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 saith he to the man, Stretch out thy hand; and he stretched it out, and it was restored, sound as the other.

That what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,

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.

for as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights; so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

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

and as he was sowing, some seeds fell indeed by the road-side; and the birds came and ate them up:

and when the sun arose, it was scorched up; and because it had no root, it withered away.

When any person heareth the word of the kingdom, and doth not understand it, the wicked one cometh, and snatcheth away what was sown on his heart: such is he who is the sown by the road-side.

But when the blade was shot up, and produced fruit, then appeared also the zizane.

Another parable spake he to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and covered up in three measures of flour, until the whole was leavened.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I will bring forth things hid from the foundation of the world.

which, when it was full, they drew to the beach, and sitting down, selected the good into baskets, but cast those of a bad kind away.

And though he wished to kill him, he was afraid of the multitude, for they held him as a prophet.

But when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the circle, and pleased Herod:

And the king was grieved: but for his oath's sake, and on account of those who were with him, he commanded it to be given her.

And his head was brought on a large dish, and was given to the young lady: and she brought it to her mother.

And when Jesus was come forth, he saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion towards them, and healed their sick.

But when evening was come, his disciples came unto him, saying, The place is desert, and the day is far advanced; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves provisions.

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

But the vessel was already in the midst of the sea, tossed with the waves: for the wind was contrary.

But seeing the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink in the deep, he cried out, saying, Lord save me.

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?

Then Jesus answering said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith! be it unto thee even as thou desirest. And her daughter was cured from that hour.

Then he commanded his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Messiah.

And he was transformed before them; and his face shone as the sun, and his garments were white as the light.

And while he was yet speaking, behold, a luminous cloud overshadowed them; and lo! a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom is my delight; hear him!

And Jesus rebuked him, and the devil came out of him; and the child was cured from that hour.

And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones, who believe in me, to stumble, it were better for him that a millstone was hung at his neck, and that he was sunk in the depth of the sea.

For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

And when he began to make up the account, there was brought to him one debtor, ten thousand talents in arrear:

Then his fellow-servants, when they saw what was done, were exceedingly sorry, and came to their lord, and gave him an explicit account of all things that had passed.

He saith unto them, It was on account of the hardness of your hearts that Moses gave you permission to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not thus.

And he saith unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of my cup, and with the baptism with which I am baptised, shall ye be baptised; but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, it is not in my power to bestow, but on those, for whom it was prepared by my Father.

And, behold, two blind men sat by the road side, who hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, son of David!

Now this was entirely done, that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,

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

Now in the morning, when returning into the city, he was hungry:

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

The baptism of John whence was it? from heaven, or from men? Hereupon they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we reply, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

Hear another parable: There was a certain man, the master of a family, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and hired it out to husbandmen, and went into a distant country.

And when the chief priests and Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking concerning them.

Then the king, when he heard it, was incensed: and sending out his armies, destroyed these murderers, and burnt down their city.

So these servants going out into the roads, collected all, as many as they found, both bad and good; and the wedding feast was fully furnished with guests.

and he saith to him, Friend, how came thou in here, not having the garment provided for the marriage feast? And he was speechless.

But with respect to the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read what was spoken to you of God, saying,

AND Jesus departing was going his way from the temple: and his disciples came to him, to point out to his observation the buildings of the temple.

Then as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall there things be? and what is the sign of thy coming, and of the consummation of the age?

For then the tribulation will be great, such as never was from the beginning of the world, and never more shall be.

But while they were gone away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they who were prepared went in with him to the marriage-feast: and the door was shut.

for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me to drink: I was a stranger, and ye received me hospitably:

naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye took care of me: I was in prison, and ye came to me.

for I was hungry, and ye gave me nothing to eat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me nothing to drink:

I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye did not clothe me: sick, and in prison, and ye took no care of me.