But Joseph, her husband to be, being just, and not willing to make her a public example, he purposed to put her away secretly.

And as he thought upon these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take to you Mary as your wife. For that in her is fathered of the Holy Spirit.

And she shall bear a son, and you shall call His name JESUS: for He shall save His people from their sins.

and did not know her until she bore her son, the First-born. And he called His name JESUS.

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.

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

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, inquired of them exactly what time the star appeared.

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 arose and took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt.

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."

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was greatly enraged. And he sent and killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully inquired of the wise men.

And he arose and took the child and His mother and came into the land of Israel.

But when he heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea in his father Herod's place, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee.

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

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight."

But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

I indeed baptize you with water to repentance. But He who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

whose fan is in His hand, and He will cleanse His floor and gather His wheat into the storehouse; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

And answering Jesus said to him, Allow it now, for it is becoming to us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed Him.

And Jesus, when He had been baptized, went up immediately out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him.

And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He was afterwards hungry.

And when the tempter came to Him, he said, If You are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

But He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."

And he said to Him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down. For it is written, "He shall give His angels charge concerning You, and in their hands they shall bear You up, lest at any time You dash Your foot against a stone."

Again, the Devil took Him up into a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

And he said to Him, All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.

But when Jesus heard that John was thrown into prison, He went back into Galilee.

And leaving Nazareth, He came and lived in Capernaum, which is on the seacoast, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali,

And He said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.

And going on from there, he saw another two brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And He called them;

And His fame went throughout all Syria. And they brought to Him all those being badly ill suffering various diseases and torments, and those who had been possessed with demons, and those who had been moonstruck, and paralytics. And He healed them.

And seeing the multitudes, He went up into a mountain. And when He had sat down, His disciples came to Him.

And He opened His mouth and taught them, saying,

Therefore whoever shall relax one of these commandments, the least, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of Heaven. But whoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of Heaven.

so that you may become sons of your Father in Heaven. For He makes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

But if your eye is evil, your whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

No one can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They do not toil, nor do they spin,

Therefore if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much rather clothe you, little-faiths?

Or how will you say to your brother, Let me pull the splinter out of your eye; and, behold, a beam is in your own eye?

For each one who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be opened.

Or what man is there of you, if his son asks a loaf, will he give him a stone?

Or if he asks a fish, will he give him a snake?

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him?

Not everyone who says to Me, Lord! Lord! shall enter the kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in Heaven.

For He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

When He had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, Go! And he goes; and to another, Come! And he comes; and to my servant, Do this! And he does it.

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 when Jesus had come into Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother laid out and in a fever.

And He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served them.

And evening coming on, they brought to Him many who had been possessed with demons. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick

so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He took on Himself our weaknesses and bore our sicknesses."

And He entering into a boat, His disciples followed Him.

And behold, a great tempest arose in the sea, so much so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep.

And He said to them, Why are you afraid, little-faiths? Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

And when He had come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, two demon-possessed ones met Him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one might pass by that way.

And He said to them, Go! And when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea and perished in the waters.

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged that He would depart out of their borders.

And He entered into a boat, and passed over, and came to His own city.

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins, then He said to the paralytic, Arise, take up your bed and go to your house.

And he arose and departed to his house.

And as Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax-office. And He said to him, Follow Me! And he arose and followed Him.

But when Jesus heard, He said to them, The ones who are whole do not need a physician, but the ones who are sick.

While He spoke these things to them, behold, a certain ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, My daughter has just now died. But come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.

He said to them, Go back, for the little girl is not dead, but sleeps. And they laughed Him to scorn.

But when the people were put out, He went in and took her by the hand, and the little girl arose.

And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to Him, Yes, Lord.

Then He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith let it be to you.

But the Pharisees said, He throws out demons by the ruler of the demons.

But seeing the crowds, He was moved with compassion on them, because they were tired and scattered like sheep having no shepherd.

Then He said to His disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few.

Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest that He will send out laborers into His harvest.

And when He had called to Him His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.

But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what you shall speak; for it shall be given you in that same hour what you shall speak.

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?

He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.

He who finds his life shall lose it. And he who loses his life for My sake shall find it.

He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward. And he who receives a just one in the name of a just one will receive a just one's reward.

And whoever shall give to one of these little ones a cup of cold water to drink, only in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, He shall in no way lose his reward.

And it happened, when Jesus had finished commanding His twelve disciples, He left there to teach and to proclaim in their cities.

But when John heard in the prison of the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples.

And they said to Him, Are You he who should come, or do we look for another?

And blessed is he, whoever shall not be offended in Me.

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.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.

Then He began to upbraid the cities in which most of His mighty works were done, because they did not repent.

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

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

And when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue.

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?

How much better is a man then than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

Then He said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and it was restored whole like the other.

Then the Pharisees went out and held council against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.

But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew Himself from there. And great crowds followed Him, and He healed them all.

And He warned them that they not make Him known,