and sending them to Bethlehem, he said, Go and make diligent search for the child, and when ye have found Him, let me know, that I also may come and worship Him.

And now the ax is laid to the root of the trees; every tree therefore, which yieldeth not good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

Then was Jesus led by the spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil:

about Jordan, Galilee of the gentiles, the people that sat in darkness, saw a great light, and to them, who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up."

Ye are the light of the world: a city, that is situated on a hill, cannot be hid.

Nor do men light a candle, to put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick: and then it giveth light to all in the house.

So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father, who is in heaven.

And it has been said, whosoever would put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:

but let your conversation be yea, yea; no, no; for whatever is more than these, cometh from the evil one.

and if any one would go to law with thee, to take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also, rather than strive with him:

But when thou givest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth:

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen."

The eye is the light of the body: if therefore thine eye be clear, thy whole body will be light;

but if thine eye be bad, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me take the chaff out of thine eye, and behold, there is a beam in thine own eye?

but Jesus said unto him; Do thou follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.

and behold, they brought to Him one that had the palsy laid on a couch: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Take heart my son, for thy sins are forgiven thee.

and if the family be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if they be not worthy, your salutation shall return to you.

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

for my yoke is easy, and my burthen is light.

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

Let both grow together till harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather the weeds together, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but carry the wheat into my barn.

But the righteous shall then shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And Jesus, immediately stretching forth his hand, laid hold of him, and saith to him, O man of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

For God commanded saying, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that revileth father or mother, let him be put to death:

Regard them not; for they are blind guides of the blind: and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.

And great multitudes came to Him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and laid them at the feet of Jesus, and He healed them.

Then Jesus called his disciples to Him and said, I am moved with compassion to the multitude, for they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: I will not let them go away fasting, least they faint in the way.

Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me:

and was transfigured before them: and his face shone like the sun, and his raiment became white as the light.

Then Peter said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou pleasest, let us make three tabernacles here, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

And if he disregard them, tell it to the church: but if he disregard the church too, let him be unto thee as an heathen and a publican.

But that same servant, as he was going out, met with one of his fellow-servants, who owed him but an hundred pence; and he laid hold on him and seized him by the throat, saying, Pay me what thou owest me:

so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. And therefore what God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

for there are some eunuchs, who were born so from their mother's womb; and there be some, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that can receive this saying, let him receive it.

And when He had laid his hands on them, he departed thence.

it shall not be so among you; but whosoever would be great among you, let him be your minister, and whoever would be chief among you,

let him be your servant:

and seeing a fig-tree by the way, He went up to it, and finding nothing upon it but leaves, He saith to it, Let no fruit ever hereafter grow out of thee: and the fig-tree withered immediately.

Hear another parable, There was a certain man, a master of a family, that planted a vineyard, and made a fence about it, and put a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and travelled abroad.

But when the husbandmen saw the Son, they said among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and seize on his inheritance:

They answer, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.

But let him that is greatest among you be your minister: and whosoever will exalt himself shall be abased,

When therefore ye shall see the desolating abomination, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing at the holy place, (let him, that readeth, attend) then let those in Judea flee to the mountains:

let not him that is at the top of the house come down into it,

nor let him that is in the field return back to take his clothes.

And immediately after the affliction of those days, the fun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give it's light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

and He will send forth his messengers with a trumpet of a loud voice, and they shall gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

And going a little farther, He prostrated himself, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Rise, let us go, see the traitor is at hand.

And Jesus said to him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? then they came up and laid hands on Jesus, and apprehended Him.

Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled. And they, that apprehended Jesus, led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled:

so they bound Him and led Him away, and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the Roman governor.

What shall I do then, saith Pilate, with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all cried out, Let Him be crucified.

And the governor said, Why, what evil hath He done? but they cried out the more, saying, Let Him be crucified.

And after they had thus abused Him, they took off the scarlet robe from Him, and put on Him his own clothes, and led Him away to be crucified.

said, He saved others, himself He cannot save: if He be the king of Israel, let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe Him:

He trusted in God, let Him deliver Him now, if He will own Him; for He said, I am the Son of God.

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani," that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

the rest said, Stay, let us see whether Elias will come and save Him.

But Jesus cried out again with a loud voice; and then gave up the ghost.

and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had had cut out in the rock; and when he had rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, he went away: