Now when Joseph awoke from his sleep he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him, and took his wife home,

but did not live with her until after the birth of her son, whom he called Jesus.

"Rejoice and exult in it, because your reward was great in the heavens; for so did they persecute the prophets before you.

"No one ever sews a piece of undressed cloth on an old cloak. If they did, the patch put on to fill it up would tear away from the cloak, and the rent be made worse.

"Nor do they put new wine into old wine-skins; if they did, the wine-skins would split, the wine would run out, and the skins be ruined. Instead, they put new wine into fresh wine-skins and both are preserved."

And Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples.

"What did you go out into the desert to behold?" he asked; "A reed shaken by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who wear soft raiment dwell in kings' palaces!

"But why did you go? To see a prophet? I tell you, yes, and more than a prophet;

"Have you not read," answered Jesus, "what David did when he was hungry, and his men, too?

and came into his own country, where he continued teaching the people in their synagogues, until they were amazed. "Where did he get such wisdom?" they said, "and such wondrous powers?

"Are not his sisters all living among us? Where, then, did he get all these powers?"

And he did no mighty works there, because of their lack of faith.

Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying.

And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, "It is because we did not bring any bread."

"How is it that you do not perceive that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware off the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

"Nay, I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they chose. Even so the Son of man also is about to suffer at their hands."

They answered, "Why then did Moses command the husband to give her 'a written bill of divorce,' and so to put her away?"

"So they went. Again at noon, and about three o'clock, he went out and did the same thing.

"In reply he said to one of them. 'My friend, I am doing no wrong. Did you not agree with me for two shillings?

So the disciples went and did as Jesus told them;

But when the chief priests and the Scribes saw the wonderful works he did, and the boys who were shouting in the Temple Courts and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!"

"If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet."

"'I will go, sir,' he answered; yet he did not go.

"Which of these two did the will of his father?" "The last," they replied. "I tell you truly," said Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and harlots are going into the kingdom of heaven before you!

"For John came to you in the road of righteousness, and you did not give credence to him; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots gave credence to him. But you, although you saw this, did not even then change your minds and give credence to him.

"He sent out his slaves to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they did not want to come.

"'Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding-garment?' "The man was speechless.

"But concerning the resurrection of the dead, did you never read what was spoken to you by God,

No one could answer him a word, nor did any one dare from that day to ask him another question.

"For I tell you that never shall you see me again until you say, "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord." "nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the son of man.

"Then shall the righteous answer him, saying. 'Master, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or thirsty and give you drink?

"'When did we see you a stranger and take you in; or naked and clothe you?

"'When did we see you sick or in prison, and come to see you?'

"Then will they also answer, 'Master, when did we ever see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you?'

"But he will reply, 'In solemn truth I tell you that inasmuch as you did not do it unto one of these least, you did not do it unto me.'

The disciples did as Jesus told them, and made ready the Passover.

"But if I did, how could the Scriptures be fulfilled that say that thus it must happen?"

Then Jesus said to the crowds. "Are you come out as against a robber, with swords and staves to arrest me? Day after day, I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not apprehend me.

Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and some struck him with the palms of their hands, and cried.

So the soldiers took the money, and did as they were told; and this story has been noised abroad among the Jews, and continues to this day.