But while he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is begotten in her, is of the Holy Ghost.

(Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet,

saying, Behold the virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a Son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.)

And having heard the king, they departed; and lo the star which they had seen in the East, moved on before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Then Herod, seeing that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sending forth, slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the confines thereof, from two years old and under; according to the time which he had exactly inquired of the wise men.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet,

And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt at Capernaum, which is on the sea coast, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphthali: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,

But thou when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face.

Are ye not much better than they? And which of you by taking thought can add to his age the smallest measure?

Now: if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the still, will he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turning, rend you.

For which is easier?

No man putteth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: for that which is put in to fill it; taketh from the garment and the rent is made worse.

And Jesus answering said to them, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see.

And from the days of John the Baptist till now, the kingdom of heaven is entered by force, and they which strive with all their might take it by violence.

Wo to thee, Chorazin, wo to thee, Bethsaida: for if the mighty works which have been done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained till this day.

How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shew-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them who were with him, but only for the priests?

And charged them, not to make him known: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying,

But I say to you, That every idle word which men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

For verily I say to you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

He proposed to them another parable, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field:

Which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest of herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches of it.

He spake another parable to them: the kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman taking, covered up in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hid in a field, which a man having found hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

Which when it was full, they drew to the shore, and sitting down, gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.

For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answering said, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God thro' your tradition?

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth the man, but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

He answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up.

But those things which proceed out of the mouth, come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

These are the things which defile a man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

And she said, True, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table.

While he yet spake, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold a voice out of the cloud which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight: hear ye him.

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

What think ye? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them go astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine and go into the mountains, and seek that which is gone astray?

And if he find it, verily I say to you, he rejoiceth more over that sheep, than over the ninety and nine which went not astray.

He saith to him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder: thou shalt not commit adultery; thou shalt not steal; thou shalt not bear false witness;

This was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,

And Jesus answering said to them, I will also ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I will likewise tell you, by what authority I do these things.

Which of the two did the will of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus saith to them, Verily I say to you, the publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Jesus saith to them, Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, is become the head of the corner? This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.

But touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac,

trying him and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

Ye fools and blind: for which is greater? The gold? Or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

Ye fools and blind; for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

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

And Jesus said to them, See ye not all these things? Verily I say to you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down.

Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord cometh.

But ye know this, that if the housholder had known, in what watch the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broke open.

Watch therefore; for ye know not the day nor the hour.

Verily I say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, this also which she hath done shall be spoken for a memorial of her.

For this is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many, for the remission of sins.

Then saith he to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

And he cometh to the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith to Peter, What! Could ye not watch with me one hour?

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing; but the flesh is weak.

The governour answering said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release to you?

And they crucified him and parted his garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and for my vesture they cast lots.

which he had hewn out in the rock, and having rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, departed.