saying, Where is He who is born king of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east and have come to worship Him.

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child. And when you have found him, bring me word again so that I may come and worship him also.

And he was there until the death of Herod; so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the LORD through the prophet, "Out of Egypt I have called My Son."

and do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

But John restrained Him, saying, I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?

Blessed are they who have been persecuted for righteousness sake! For theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.

Do not think that I have come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to destroy but to fulfill.

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "You shall not kill" --and, "Whoever shall kill shall be liable to the judgment."

Truly I say to you, You shall by no means come out from there until you have paid the last kodrantes.

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "You shall not commit adultery."

Again, you have heard that it has been said to the ancients, "You shall not swear falsely, but you shall perform your oaths to the Lord."

You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."

And to him desiring to sue you, and to take away your tunic, let him have your coat also.

You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy."

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax-collectors do the same?

Take heed that you do not do your merciful deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in Heaven.

Therefore when you do your merciful deeds, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask Him.

And when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, of a sad face. For they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to men to fast. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

For the nations seek after all these things. For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.

When Jesus heard, He marvelled and said to those who followed, Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go. And as you have believed, so let it be to you. And his boy was healed in that hour.

And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.

And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with You, Jesus, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?

But go and learn what this is, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And when Jesus passed on from there, two blind ones followed Him, crying and saying, Son of David, have mercy on us.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. You have received freely, freely give.

But when they persecute you in this city, flee into another; for truly I say to you, In no way shall you have finished the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.

It is enough for the disciple that he is like his master, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?

Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to send peace, but a sword.

For I have come to set a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel proclaimed to them.

Truly I say to you, Among those who have been born of women there has not risen a greater one than John the Baptist. But the least in the kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the powerful acts which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes!

And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to the heaven, shall be brought down to hell. For if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank You, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the sophisticated and cunning, and revealed them to babes.

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

Or have you not read in the Law that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath and are blameless?

But if you had known what this is, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice," you would not have condemned those who are not guilty.

And He said to them, What man among you will be, who will have one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the sabbaths, will he not lay hold on it and lift it out?

"Behold My Child whom I have chosen; My Beloved, in whom My soul is well pleased. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He shall declare judgment to the nations.

Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth. And they sprang up immediately, because they had no deepness of earth.

For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance. But whoever does not have, from him shall be taken away even that which he has.

for this people's heart has become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."

For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear what you hear, and have not heard them.

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then where have the darnel come from?

so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world."

Jesus said to them, Have you understood all these things? They said to Him, Yes, Lord.

And when He had come into His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so much so that they were astonished and said, From where does this man have this wisdom and these mighty works?

and his sisters, are they not all with us? Then from where does this man have all these things?

For John said to him, It is not lawful for you to have her.

And they said to Him, We have here only five loaves and two fish.

And behold, a woman of Canaan coming out of these borders cried to Him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.

Then Jesus called His disciples and said, I have compassion on the crowd because they continue with Me for three days now and have nothing to eat. And I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

And Jesus said to them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven, and a few little fish.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no loaves.

But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him, but have done to him whatever they desired. Likewise also the Son of Man shall suffer from them.

Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic and grievously vexed; for oftentimes he falls into the fire, and often into the water.

And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief. For truly I say to you, If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Move from here to there. And it shall move. And nothing shall be impossible to you.

But lest we should offend them, go to the sea and cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. And when you have opened its mouth, you shall find a stater; take that, and give it to them for Me and you.

But if your brother shall trespass against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.

Then the servant fell down and worshiped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me and I will pay you all.

And his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, Have patience with me and I will pay you all.

Should you not also have pitied your fellow servant, even as I had pity on you?

And He answered and said to them, Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning "made them male and female",

For there are some eunuchs who were born so from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of Heaven's sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.

And behold, one came and said to Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?

The young man said to Him, I have kept all these things from my youth up; what do I lack yet?

Jesus said to him, If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven. And come, follow Me.

Then answering Peter said to Him, Behold, we have forsaken all and have followed You. Therefore what shall we have?

And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit in the throne of His glory, you also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

saying, These last have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and heat of the day.

And behold, two blind men were sitting by the wayside. When they heard that Jesus passed by, they cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!

And the crowd rebuked them, saying that they should be silent. But they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!

And He said to them, It is written, "My house shall be called the house of prayer"; but you have made it a den of thieves.

And they said to Him, Do you hear what these say? And Jesus said to them, Yes, have you never read, "Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings You have perfected praise?"

Jesus answered and said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith and do not doubt, you shall not only do this miracle of the fig tree, but also; if you shall say to this mountain, Be moved and be thrown into the sea; it shall be done.

Again he sent out other servants, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage.

And the king coming in to look over the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment.

But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, and you have left undone the weightier matters of the Law, judgment, mercy, and faith. You ought to have done these and not to leave the other undone.

and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to her, how often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!

Behold, I have told you beforehand.

But know this, that if the steward of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be dug through.

And the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps have gone out.

And so he who had received five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, Lord, you delivered five talents to me. Behold, I have gained five talents above them.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful over a few things; I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.

He also who had received two talents came and said, Lord, you delivered two talents to me. Behold, I have gained two other talents above them.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.

And I was afraid and went and hid your talent in the earth. Lo, you have yours.

then you should have put my money to the exchangers, and coming I would have received my own with interest.

And the King shall answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you have done it to Me.

For this ointment might have been sold for very much and given to the poor.

For you have the poor with you always, but you do not always have Me.

The Son of Man goes, as it has been written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.

But after I have risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

In that hour Jesus said to the crowds, Have you come out in order to take Me with swords and clubs, as against a thief? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not lay hands on Me.

Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.