And Joseph her husband being just, and not willing to expose her to disgrace, wished to let her go in secret.

And reflecting upon these things, behold a messenger of the Lord appeared to him saying, Joseph, thou son of David, thou shouldest not fear to take to thyself Mary thy wife: for that begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

And he took to himself his wife, and knew her not till she brought forth her first born son: and be called his name Jesus.

And having received intimation of the divine will in a dream not to turn back to Herod, by another way they went back to their own country.

And having risen, be took to himself the young child and his mother by night, and turned back in Egypt:

A voice was heard in Rama, wailing, and weeping, and much lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, for they are not.

And think not to say in yourselves we have Abraham a father; for I say to you that God can of these stones raise up children to Abraham.

And now also the axe lies at the root of the trees; therefore every one not making good fruit is cut off and cast into fire.

I truly immerse you in water to repentance; but he coming after me is stronger than I, whose shoes I am not fit to lift up; he shall immerse in the Holy Spirit, and fire

And John hindered him, saying, I have need to be immersed by thee, and dost thou come to me?

And he having answered, said, It has been written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word going forth through the mouth of God.

Jesus said to him, Again has it been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And Jesus, walking about by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon being called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a sweep-net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Think not that I have come to abolish the law, or the prophets: for I have come not abolish, but to complete.

For verily I say to you, Till heaven pass away, and earth, one iota, or one mark, should not pass away from the law, till all should be

For I say to you, That except your justice abound more than the scribes and Pharisees, ye should not come into the kingdom of the heavens.

Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill: and whoever should kill shall be subject to judgment:

Verily I say to thee, Thou shouldst not come out thence, even till, thou shouldst give back the last fourth.

Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

And if thine eye give thee cause of offence, take it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members be destroyed, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

And if thy right hand give thee cause of offence, cut it off, and cast from thee; for it is profitable to thee, that one of thy members should be destroyed; and not thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Again, ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not swear a false oath, and thou shalt. return to the Lord thine oaths.

But I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, it is the throne of God:

Neither shouldst thou swear by thy head, for thou cant not make one hair white or black.

But I say to you not to resist evil: but whosoever shall smite thee with a rod upon thy right cheek, turn to him also the other.

To him asking thee, give thou, and him wishing to borrow from thee, thou shouldst not turn away.

For if ye love them loving you, what reward. have you? do not also the tax collectors the same?

And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye above ordinary? and do not the tax collectors the same?

Attend ye not to do your justice before men, to be seen to them; and if otherwise ye have no reward from your Father which in the heavens.

When therefore thou doest alms, thou shouldst not sound the trumpet before thee, as hypocrites do in the assemblies, and in the streets, that they might be praised by men. Verily I say to you, They have their reward.

But thou doing alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right does:

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites; for they love in the assemblies, and in the corners of the broad ways to stand praying, so that they might appear to men. Verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

And praying, talk ye not vainly as the nations; for they think that by their profaneness of speech they shall be listened to.

Therefore make not yourselves like them: for your Father knows of what things ye have need before ye ask him.

And thou shouldst not lead us into temptation, but deliver thou us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

But if ye should not let go to men their faults, neither will your Father let go your faults.

And when ye fast, be not, as hypocrites, of gloomy aspect: for they conceal their faces that they might appear to men fasting. Verily I say to you, That they have their reward.

That thou mightest not appear to men fasting, but to thy Father which in secret; and thy Father which in secret, will give back to thee openly.

Treasure not up to you treasures upon earth, where moth and gnawing destroy, and thieves dig through and steal:

But treasure to you treasures in heaven, where neither moth, nor gnawing destroy; and where thieves dig not through, nor steal.

For this I say to you, Be not anxious about your soul, what ye eat, and what ye drink; nor about your body, what ye put on. Is not the soul more than food, and the body than dress?

Look ye upon the fowls of heaven; for they neither sow, nor reap, nor collect into stores; and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Do ye not rather differ from them

And about dress, why are ye anxious? Consider the white lilies of the field, how they grow; they are not wearied, neither do they spin:

Therefore be ye not anxious, saying: What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, What shall we put round us?

For all these the nations seek for; for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these.

Therefore should ye not be anxious about the morrow: for the morrow shall be anxious about the things of itself. Sufficient for the day its evil.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

And why seest thou the mote which is in thy brother's eye, and the beam in thine eye thou observest not?

Ye should not give the holy thing to dogs neither should ye cast your pearls before swine, lest they tread them down with their feet, and having turned, should rend yon.

Or what man is of you, which, if his son ask bread, he will not give him a stone?

And if he ask a fish, he will not give him a serpent?

Every tree not making good fruit is cut off, and cast into fire.

Not every one saying to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens; but he doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have we cast out evil spirits, and in thy name done many powers?

And the rain descended, and rivers came, and winds blew, and fell upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded upon the rock.

And every one hearing these my words and doing them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, which built his house upon sand.

For he was teaching them as having power, and not as the scribes.

And the captain of a hundred having answered said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter in under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

And Jesus having heard, admired, and said to those following; Verily I say to you, not in Israel have I found such faith.

And Jesus says to him, The foxes have dens, and the fowls of heaven occupy nests; but the Son of man has not where he might recline the head.

And he having come beyond the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed with evil spirits, coming out of the tombs, met him, very rough, so that not any could pass by that way.

And Jesus having heard, said to them, They being strong have no need of a physician, but they having evils.

And having gone, learn what is this, I wish mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the just, but the sinful to repentance.

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

He says to them, Give way; for the girl is not dead but sleeps; and they mocked him.

And having seen the crowds, he felt compassion for them, for they were relaxed and dispersed, as sheep not having a shepherd.

These twelve Jesus sent, having announced to them, saying, Go not in the way of the nations, and into the city of the Samaritans enter ye not.

Provide not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses;

And if the house should be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy let your peace return to you.

And whoever should not receive you, nor hear your words, coming out of that house or that city, shake off the cloud of the dust of your feet.

For ye yourselves are not speaking, but the spirit of your father speaking in you.

And when they drive you out in this city, flee ye to another; for verily I say to you, Ye shall not finish the cities of Israel till the Son of man come.

The disciple is not above the teacher, nor the servant above his lord.

Therefore fear them not; for nothing has been covered, which shall not be revealed; and concealed, that shall not be known.

And fear not from those killing the body, and not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him able to destroy also soul and body in hell.

Are not two little sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall to the earth without your Father.

Fear not therefore; ye have the preeminence over many sparrows.

Think not that I came to cast peace upon earth; I came not to cast peace, but a sword.

He loving father or mother above me, is not worthy of me; and he loving son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me.

And whoever takes not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me.

And whoever should give to drink one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

And happy is he who shall not give cause of offence in me.

Verily I say to you, in the begotten of women has there not risen a greater than John the Immerser; but the less in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

And saying, We played the flute to you, and ye moved not; we lamented to you and ye lamented not.

Then began he to blame the cities in which were his greatest powers, because they repented not.

And the Pharisees, seeing, said to him, Behold, thy disciples do what is not lawful to do in the sabbath.

And he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they with him;

How he went into the house of God, and ate the loaves of setting up, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor those with him, but for the priests alone?

Or have ye not read in the law, that in the sabbaths, the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are innocent?

And if ye knew what it is, I will mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the innocent.

And he said to them, Which of you shall be the man who shall have one sheep, and if this should fall into a pit in the sabbaths, will he not take hold of it, and raise it up?

And he rebuked them that they should not make him known:

He shall not contend, nor cry; nor shall any hear his voice in the streets.

He shall not break a bruised reed, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he should draw forth judgment to victory.

And all the crowds were affected, and said, Is not this the son of David?

But the Pharisees, having heard, said, He casts not out demons, but by Beelzebub, ruler of demons.

And Jesus knowing their reflections, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

He not being with me is against me; and he not gathering with me; scatters.

For this I say to you, All sin and blasphemy shall be let go to men; but the blasphemy of the Spirit shall not be let go to men.

And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it shall be remitted to him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be let go to him, neither in this time, nor that about to be.