A voice has been heard in Rama, weeping, and great lamentation: Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

Arise, take to thee the little child and its mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they who sought the life of the little child are dead.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

Blessed they who are persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

Blessed are ye when they may reproach and persecute you, and say every wicked thing against you, lying, for my sake.

Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted? It is no longer fit for anything but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot by men.

Ye are the light of the world: a city situated on the top of a mountain cannot be hid.

Nor do men light a lamp and put it under the bushel, but upon the lamp-stand, and it shines for all who are in the house.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as those who are of the nations: for they think they shall be heard through their much speaking.

Look at the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into granaries, and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Are ye not much more excellent than they?

And why are ye careful about clothing? Observe with attention the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin;

Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide the gate and broad the way that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter in through it.

For narrow the gate and straitened the way that leads to life, and they are few who find it.

But beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.

And he says to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then, having arisen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, laid upon a bed; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Be of good courage, child; thy sins are forgiven.

For which is easier: to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise up and walk?

But Jesus hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.

Nor do men put new wine into old skins, otherwise the skins burst and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.

Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest is great and the workmen are few;

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

For ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you.

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

but of you even the hairs of the head are all numbered.

Fear not therefore; ye are better than many sparrows.

and said to him, Art thou the coming one? or are we to wait for another?

Blind men see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them:

But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate raiment? behold, those who wear delicate things are in the houses of kings.

Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on sabbath.

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

Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren are standing without, seeking to speak to thee.

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

But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear;

and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one;

and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is the completion of the age, and the harvestmen are angels.

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then has this man all these things?

Leave them alone; they are blind leaders of blind: but if blind lead blind, both will fall into a ditch.

But he said, Are ye also still without intelligence?

these are the things which defile man; but the eating with unwashen hands does not defile man.

But turning round, he said to Peter, Get away behind me, Satan; thou art an offence to me, for thy mind is not on the things that are of God, but on the things that are of men.

Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here that shall not taste of death at all until they shall have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Peter says to him, From strangers. Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.

and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them.

so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

for there are eunuchs which have been born thus from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs of men; and there are eunuchs who have made eunuchs of themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

But Jesus, looking on them, said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called ones, but few chosen ones.

And Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup which I am about to drink? They say to him, We are able.

Again he sent other bondmen, saying, Say to the persons invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatted beasts are killed, and all things ready; come to the wedding feast.

For many are called ones, but few chosen ones.

For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as angels of God in heaven.

But ye, be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor, and all ye are brethren.

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men; for ye do not enter, nor do ye suffer those that are entering to go in.

He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are like whited sepulchres, which appear beautiful outwardly, but within are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.

Thus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets:

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

But all these are the beginning of throes.

then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains;

But woe to those that are with child, and those that give suck in those days.

And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.

and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him up to you? And they appointed to him thirty pieces of silver.

In that hour Jesus said to the crowds, Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and sticks to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me.

Then are crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left.