But [as] he was considering these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary [as] your wife, for what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

And she will have a son, and you must name Him Jesus, for it is He who is to save His people from their sins."

"The virgin will become pregnant and have a son, and they will call Him Immanuel" -- which means "God with us."

And Joseph, [when he] woke up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and he took his wife

but he did not live with her as a husband until she had had a son; and he named Him Jesus.

saying, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star at its rising and have come to worship him."

And [when] King Herod heard [it], he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him,

and having summoned together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where the Messiah was to be born: and they told him, at Bethlehem in Judea;

So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet,

Thereupon Herod secretly calling to him the Magians, enquired very particularly of them the time of the star's appearing,

And he sent them to Bethlehem [and] said, "Go, inquire carefully concerning the child, and when you have found [him], report to me so that I also may come [and] worship him."

And [when they] came into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down [and] worshiped him. And opening their treasure boxes, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.

Now [after] they had gone away, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, "Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him."

And, having arisen, he took to him the little child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.

Then Herod, because he saw that a trick had been played on him by the stargazers, was very angry, and sent and slaughtered all the boy babies in Bethlehem and in all that neighborhood, from two years down, in accordance with the time which he had found out from the stargazers.

But after Herod's death an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said to him,

And he arose and took to him the little child and its mother, and came into the land of Israel;

But when it came to his ears that Archelaus was ruling over Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was in fear of going there; and God having given him news of the danger in a dream, he went out of the way into the country parts of Galilee.

For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.

Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the district around the Jordan were going out to him,

and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River [as they] confessed their sins.

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John in order to be baptized by him.

But John tried to prevent him, saying, "{I need} to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

But Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Permit [it] now, for in this way it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he permitted him.

Now [after he] was baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove coming upon him.

of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: at the same time a voice was heard from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

And the tempter approached [and] said to him, "If you are the Son of God, order that these stones become bread."

but Jesus answered him, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every thing that God shall prescribe."

Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the highest point of the temple

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down! For it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you,' and 'On [their] hands they will lift you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

Jesus said to him, "On the other hand it is written, 'You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'"

Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,

and he said to him, "I will give to you all these things, if you will fall down [and] worship me."

Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan, for it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"

Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and began ministering to him.

And immediately they left their nets [and] followed him.

And having proceeded thence, he saw other two brethren, James him of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, adjusting their nets; and he called them.

And immediately they left the boat and their father [and] followed him.

And a report about him went out {throughout} Syria, and they brought to him all those {who were sick} with various diseases and afflicted by torments, demon-possessed and epileptics and paralytics, and he healed them.

And large crowds followed him from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from the other side of the Jordan.

Now [when he] saw the crowds, he went up the mountain and [after he] sat down, his disciples approached him.

So let your light shine before men, that they see your good works, and praise your Father, him in the heavens.

But I say to you that everyone who continues to be angry with his brother or harbors malice against him shall be guilty before the court; and whoever speaks [contemptuously and insultingly] to his brother, ‘Raca (You empty-headed idiot)!’ shall be guilty before the supreme court (Sanhedrin); and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fiery hell.

{Settle the case quickly with your accuser} while you are with him on the way, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

Wherfore if thy right eye offend thee, pluck him out, and cast him from thee: better it is for thee that one of thy members perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Also: if thy right hand offend thee, cut him off, and cast him from thee: better it is that one of thy members perish than that all thy body should be cast into hell.

It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.

But I say to you, every person who divorces his wife makes her become sexually unfaithful to him [i.e., since she will probably marry someone else], unless the reason for the divorce is that she had [already] become sexually unfaithful to him. And whoever marries a woman who has been divorced commits sexual sin with her [i.e., because she is still rightfully married to her first husband].

But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer, but whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also.

And the one who wants to go to court with you and take your tunic, {let him have} your outer garment also.

And whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.

To him that asks of thee give, and from him that desires to borrow of thee turn not away.

You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:

But, when one of you prays, let him go into his own room, shut the door, and pray to his Father who dwells in secret; and his Father, who sees what is secret, will recompense him.

Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows {what you need} before you ask him.

For if you forgive the wrongs people have done [to you], your heavenly Father will also forgive the wrongs you have done [to Him].

But if you do not forgive the wrongs people have done [to you], neither will your Father forgive the wrongs you have done [to Him].

"But when one of you fasts, let him anoint his head and wash his face,

"so that he may not appear to men to be fasting, but to his Father who is in secret; and his Father who sees in secret will reward him.

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field which blooms to-day and is thrown to-morrow into the furnace, will not he much more clothe you? O men, how little you trust him!

But you must make his kingdom, and uprightness before him, your greatest care, and you will have all these other things besides.

For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.

Or what man is [there] among you, [if] his son will ask him [for] bread, will give him a stone?

Or also [if] he will ask for a fish, will give him a snake?

Therefore if you, [although you] are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him?

Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;

And [when] he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

And behold, a leper approached [and] worshiped him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

And extending his hand he touched him, saying, "I am willing, be clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."

Now [when] he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him, appealing to him

beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house, ill of the palsy, grievously tormented.

And he said to him, "I will come [and] heal him."

But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Now [when] Jesus heard [this], he was astonished, and said to those who were following [him], "Truly I say to you, I have found such great faith with no one in Israel.

And he touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him.

Now [when it] was evening, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed, and he expelled the spirits with a word. And he healed all {those who were sick},

to fulfill that which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He took on him our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses."

Now [when] Jesus saw many crowds around him, he gave orders to depart to the other side.

And a scribe approached [and] said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!"

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky [have] nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

And another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."

But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead!"

And [as] he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

And they came [and] woke him, saying, "Lord, save [us]! We are perishing!"

And the men were astonished, saying, "What sort of [man] is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?"

And [when] he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road.

Now there was at some distance from them a large herd of swine seeding: and the devils besought Him,

So the demons implored him, saying, "If you are going to expel us, send us into the herd of pigs."

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.

And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to him possessed of the demons.

And behold, the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and [when they] saw him, they implored [him] that he would depart from their region.

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher, and [when] Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Have courage, child, your sins are forgiven."

But to show you that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth" -- turning to the paralyzed man, He said to Him -- "Get up, pick up your bed, and go home."

When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and glorified God and praised Him, who had given such authority and power to men.

And [as] Jesus was going away from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth and said to him, "Follow me!" And he stood up [and] followed him.

And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

Then the disciples of John approached him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?"

[As] he was saying these [things] to them, behold, one of the rulers came [and] knelt down before him, saying, "My daughter has just now died, but come, place your hand on her and she will live!"