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

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

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.

Now when they were gone, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the infant and his mother by night, and flee into Egypt, and stay there, till I speak to thee, for Herod will search for the infant to destroy it.

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."

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.

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

and think not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say unto you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will collect the wheat into his granary; but the chaff will he burn up with fire unquenchable.

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:

But he answering said, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."

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."

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."

and leaving Nazareth, he came and resided at Capernaum, a maritime city, on the confines of Zebulun and Nephthali:

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

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.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt become insipid, with what can it be salted? it is of no farther use for any purpose, but to be cast out, and trodden under foot of men.

Neither do men burn a lamp, and set it under a bushel, but on its stand; and it sheds light on all that are in the house.

For I tell you assuredly, that till heaven and earth pass away, not one iota, or the smallest stroke of a letter, shall pass from the law, until all things shall be accomplished.

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:

Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out from thence, till thou hast paid the last farthing.

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

If then thine eye, the right, leads thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is highly for thy advantage, that one of thy members be destroyed, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

And if thy right hand leads thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is highly thy interest that one of thy members should be destroyed, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

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

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:"

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

nor by the earth; for it is the footstool of his feet: nor by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King:

neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

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

Ye have heard that it hath been said, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy."

For if ye love those who love you, what reward have you? do not even the publicans the same thing?

And if ye embrace your brethren only, what do ye extraordinary? do not even the publicans so?

But when thou givest alms, let not thy right hand know what thy left is doing:

And when thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites: for they love standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets, to pray, that they may make a shew to men. Verily I say unto you, That they have their reward.

And when thou art at prayer, use not vain repetitions, like the heathen: for they imagine that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

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

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

For this cause I tell you, Be not anxious about your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life of more value than meat, and the body than raiment?

Look on the birds of the air: for they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are you not of more value than they?

But which of you, by his cares, can add one cubit to his stature?

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

Wherefore be under no anxiety, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed?

For with the same judgment ye judge others, shall ye be judged: and with the measure ye mete, shall it be measured to you again.

And why spiest thou out the mote which is in thy brother's eye, yet payest no attention to the beam which is in thine own eye?

Thou hypocrite, take first the beam out of thine own eye and then shalt thou see clearly to take off the mote from thy brother's eye.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

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?

Enter in through the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and spacious the road, which leadeth to perdition, and they are many who enter that way:

because strait is the gate, and narrow the road, which leadeth to life, and they are but a few who find it.

Many will say unto me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have we not cast out devils? and in thy name done many miracles?

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.

For I also am a man under authority, having under my command soldiers and I say to this soldier, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

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

And lo! they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither before the time to torment us?

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

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.

But they who fed them fled, and going away into the city, reported all things, and what had happened to the demoniacs.

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

But when the multitude saw it, they were astonished, and glorified God, who had given such power unto men.

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.

And it came to pass, as he sat in his house, many tax-gatherers and sinners came, and sat down at table with Jesus and his disciples.

And the Pharisees observing it, said to his disciples, How is this, that your Master eateth with publicans and sinners?

But Jesus hearing it, said unto them, They who are in the vigour of health have no need of the physician, but they who have illness.

Go then, and learn what is said, "I require mercy and not sacrifice:" for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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

And the fame of it went forth into all that country.

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

Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

And their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, Take care that no person know it.

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

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.

But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the devils doth he cast the devils out.

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.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

And into whatsoever city or village ye enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye depart.

And when ye come into a family, salute it:

and if the family shall be deserving, your peace shall come upon it: and if it be not deserving, your peace shall return to you.

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor attend to your discourses, go out of that house, or city, and shake off the dust of your feet.

Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

But when they shall deliver you up, be under no anxiety what ye shall say; for it shall be given you in that very hour what ye should speak:

for it is not you who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father which is speaking in you.

It is sufficient if the disciple be as his teacher, and the servant as his master. If they have called the master of the family Beelzebub, how much more his domestics?

What I say unto you in the dark, publish in the light: and what ye hear whispered into the ear, proclaim upon the roofs.

For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

He that preserveth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall preserve it.

AND it came to pass, when Jesus had finished his injunctions to his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities.