But while he thought on these things, lo! an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.

Then Joseph, on waking up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took to him his wife;

saying, Where is the king of the Jews that hath been born? for we saw his star in the East, and came to do him homage.

But when Herod the king heard of these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written by the prophet:

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search carefully for the child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may go and do him homage.

and when they had come into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and did homage to him; and opening their treasures, they presented him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

And when they had gone, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there until I speak to thee; for Herod will seek the child, to destroy him.

Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country about the Jordan;

and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

But John opposed him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and dost thou come to me?

And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

And Jesus, as soon as he was baptized, went up from the water; and, lo! the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove, coming upon him.

And the tempter came and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.

Then the Devil taketh him into the holy city, and setteth him on the pinnacle of the temple;

and saith to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge concerning thee; and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy foot against a stone."

Jesus said to him, Again it is written, "Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God."

Again, the Devil taketh him m an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory;

and said to him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

Then saith Jesus to him, Be gone, Satan! for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

Then the Devil leaveth him; and lo! angels came and ministered to him.

And they immediately left their nets, and followed him.

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

And his fame went forth into all Syria; and they brought to him all that were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were possessed by demons, and lunatics, and those who were struck with palsy; and he healed them.

And great multitudes followed him from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea, and from beyond the Jordan.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

Agree with thine adversary at law quickly, while thou art on the road with him; lest the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

And it was said, "Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement."

But I say to you, that ye resist not the evildoer; but whoever smiteth thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also;

and if any one intends to sue thee at the law, and take thy coat, give up to him thy cloak also;

and whoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.

Give to him that asketh of thee; and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not away.

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

For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door will be opened.

Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ask for bread, will give him a stone?

or, if he ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?

If ye then, though evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him!

When he had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

And lo! there came a leper and bowed down before him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.

And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And when he had entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,

He saith to him, I will come and heal him.

And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and waited on him.

And when evening came, they brought to him many that were possessed by demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick;

And Jesus, seeing great multitudes about him, gave orders to depart to the other side.

And a certain scribe came and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.

And Jesus saith to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have lodgingplaces; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

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

But he saith to him, Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.

And when he had gone on board the boat, his disciples followed him.

And they came and awoke him, saying, Lord, save! we are perishing.

And the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the waves obey him?

And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two men possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass by that way.

And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.

And lo! the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they besought him to depart from their borders.

And lo! they brought to him a man that was palsied, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man, Be of good cheer, son; thy sins are forgiven.

And as Jesus passed on from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the customhouse; and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples fast not?

While he was thus speaking to them, lo! a certain ruler came in and bowed down before him, saying, My daughter just now died; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.

And Jesus arose and followed him, with his disciples.

said, Withdraw; for the girl is not dead, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn.

And as Jesus passed on from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, Have pity on us, Son of David!

And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus saith to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

And as they were going out, lo! they brought to him a dumb man, possessed by a demon.

And he called to him his twelve disciples, and gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every sickness and every disease.

Simon of Cana, and Judas Iscariot, he who betrayed him.

And fear not those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Every one therefore who shall acknowledge me before men, him will I also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven.

But whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

and said to him, Art thou he that is to come, or are we to look for another?

He that hath ears, let him hear.

All things were delivered to me by my Father; and no one knoweth the Son but the Father; nor doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it is the will of the Son to reveal him.

But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Lo! thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he and those who were with him were hungry?

how he went into the house of God, and they ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but for the priests alone?

And, lo! there was a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.

Then the Pharisees went out, and consulted together against him, how they might destroy him.

But Jesus, knowing it, withdrew from thence; and many followed him; and he healed them all,

and strictly charged them not to make him known;

"Behold my servant, whom I chose; my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will declare judgment to the nations.

Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw.

And whoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this world, or in the world to come.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we wish to see a sign from thee.

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, lo! his mother and his brothers were standing without, seeking to speak with him.

And one said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brothers are standing without, seeking to speak with thee.

But he answered and said to him that told him, Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?

and great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went into a boat, and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

He that hath ears, let him hear.

And the disciples came and said to him, Why dost thou speak to them in parables?

For whoever hath, to him will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath.

but, having no root within him, endureth only for a time; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth on account of the word, he immediately falleth away.

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it tares?

He said to them, An enemy did this. The servants say to him, Dost thou wish then that we go and gather them up?

Then he sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.

Then will the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

Did ye understand all these things? They say to him, Yea.

And they took offence at him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house.