"And thou Bethlehem in the land of Judah, Thou are not least among the princes of Judah, For out of thee shall come a ruler Who shall shepherd my people, Israel."

Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and make careful inquiry about the child, and as soon as you have found him bring me word, that I, too, may go and worship him."

There he remained until the death of Herod, in order that the word of the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, Out of Egypt I called my son.

I indeed am baptizing you in water, unto repentance; but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

But he tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"

while a voice from heaven said, "This is my son, the beloved, In whom I delight."

and said to him, "All these will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me."

"Come, follow me," said Jesus, "And I will make you fishers of men."

"Blessed are you when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my name's sake.

"So let your light shine before men that they may see good you do, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

"And whatever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets, in order that men may praise them. In solemn truth I tell you they already have their reward in full.

"so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

"And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the avenues, in order that men may see them. In solemn truth I tell you that they have their reward in full.

"So pray in this way. "Our Father who art in heaven, May thy name be hallowed,

"When you fast, do not look downcast like the hypocrites; for they disfigure their faces so that it may be apparent to men that they are fasting. In solemn truth I tell you, they already have received their reward.

"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.

"Judge not, that you may be judged, yourselves;

"Or how will you say to your brother, 'Permit me to remove the mote from your eye,' when, behold, the beam is in your own eye?

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

"Many in that day will say to me, "'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name done many mighty works?'

"Then I will tell them plainly, "'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of iniquity.'

"Every one who hears my words and does them I will liken to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.

And behold! a leper came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord if you choose, you can make me clean."

saying, "Lord, my slave at home is lying ill with paralysis, in terrible agony."

"Lord, "said the captain in reply, "I am not worthy to have you under my roof, but speak the word only, and my slave will be cured,

"For I myself also am a man under authority, and I have soldiers under me. To one man I say 'Go,' and he goes; to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."

Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father,"

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

"But that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins"??e then says to the paralytic, "Rise, take up your bed, and go to your home."

As Jesus was passing thence, he saw a man called Mathew sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, "Follow me."

As he was saying these words to them, a ruler came up and knelt before him, saying. "My daughter has just died; but come, put your hand upon her, and she will live."

"And you will be taken before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

"You will be hated by all men because of my name; and he who endures to the end shall be saved.

"Every one, then, who will confess me before men, I also will confess before my Father who is in heaven.

"But whoever disowns me before men, I also will disown before my Father who is in heaven.

"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 his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.

"He who has saved his life shall lose it; and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.

"Whoever receives you is receiving me, and he who receives me is receiving Him who sent me.

"And blessed is the man who finds no cause of stumbling in me."

"for this is he of whom it is written. "Behold, I send my messenger before my face, And he will prepare thy road for thee.

"Everything has been handed over to me by my Father; neither does any one know the Son, except the Father, nor any one know the Father except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

"Come unto me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

"Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

"For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

Behold my servant whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom my soul delights; I will breathe my spirit upon him, and he shall announce justice to the Gentiles.

"He who is not with me is against me; and he who is not gathering with me, scatters.

"Then it says, "'I will go back to my house which I left'; and on arrival finds it empty, swept, and garnished.

But he answered the man who told him, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"

"Behold my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, is my brother and sister and mother."

"Let both grow together until harvest, and at harvest-time I will tell the reapers to first gather the tares and tie them in bundles for burning, but to bring all the wheat into my store-house.'"

in fulfilment of the word spoken by the prophet, I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things kept secret since the foundation of the world."

So, prompted by her mother, the girl said, "Give me at once, upon a dish, the head of John the Baptist."

As twilight fell, his disciples came to him and said: "This is a lonely spot, and the day is far spent; send the crowds away, so that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food."

"Bring them here to me," said Jesus.

Peter answered, "Master, if it is you, bid me come to you upon the water."

But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and as he began to sink, he cried out, "Master, save me!"

This is a people that honors me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.

In vain do they worship me, While they teach doctrines that are the commands of men."

"Any plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.

Behold, there came to him a Canaanite woman of those parts. She wailed loudly, saying. "Pity me, Lord, thou Son of David! My daughter is possessed of an evil spirit."

But the woman came and knelt to him and said, "Lord, do help me."

But Jesus called his disciples to him and said: "My heart yearns over the crowd, for they have been with me now three days, and they have nothing to eat. I am not willing to send them away hungry, for fear they faint on the road."

"Blessed are you, Simon, Son of Jonah," said Jesus; "for flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven!

"Moreover I say to you that you are Petros (a rock), and on this petra (rock) I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against her.

But he turned and said to Peter. "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to me, because you are not intent on what pleases God, but what pleases men."

Then Jesus said to his disciples. "If any man wishes to come after me, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and follow me.

For he who wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

While he was yet speaking, behold! a luminous cloud overshadowed them; and a voice out of the cloud, saying. "This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom is my delight. Listen to him."

"Master, take pity on my son, for he is an epileptic and sore distressed. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water.

In reply Jesus said: "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him here to me!"

"Nevertheless, that we may not give offense, go to the seaside, throw in your hook; take the first fish that rises, and when you have opened its mouth, you will find a shekel in it. Take it and give it to them for us both."

"and whoever receives one such child for my sake, receives me.

"But whoever shall cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung about his neck, and he were drowned in the depths of the sea.

"See to it that you never despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father in heaven.

"Just so it is not the will of my Father in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

"But if he will not listen to you, take one or two others along, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every word may be established. If he will not listen to them, tell the church;

"And again I tell you that if two of you on earth symphonize your praying concerning anything for which you have asked, it shall be done for you by my Father in heaven.

"For wherever there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I among them."

Just then Peter came to him, and asked him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?"

"Thus the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.

"Thereupon his slave threw himself on his knees before him, crying, "'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all!'

"But on his way out, that slave met a fellow slave who owed him fifty dollars. Seizing him by the throat, and nearly choking him, he exclaimed, "'Pay me what you owe me!'

"Then his fellow slave fell at his feet, and besought him, saying, "'Be patient with me, and I will pay you.'

"Immediately his master summoned him and said: "'You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you implored me.

"So will my heavenly Father do to you also, unless from your heart each one of you forgive his brother."

"Let the little children come to me, and forbid them not; for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of heaven belongs."

"Why do you ask me about what is good?" asked Jesus. "There is but One who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

"If you want to be perfect," said Jesus, "go, sell your property, give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

"In solemn truth I tell you," Jesus answered, "that in the New Creation, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, you also who have followed me shall sit on twelve thrones, to govern the twelve tribes of Israel.

"And every one who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall many times as much, and fall heir to eternal life.

"In reply he said to one of them. 'My friend, I am doing no wrong. Did you not agree with me for two shillings?

"Have I not the right to do what I choose with my own property? Or is your eye evil because I am generous?'

"What is it you wish?" he said. She answered, "Command that these my two sons may sit upon your right hand and your left in your kingdom."

My cup you indeed shall drink," he answered, "but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

Then Jesus stopped and called to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"

"Go on into the village facing you, and at once you will find an ass tied, and her colt with her. Loose them and bring them to me.

"It is written," he said, "My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of thieves."

Jesus answered. "I also will put a question to you, which, if you tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

"But give me your judgment. There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said to him, "'Son, go work today in my vineyard!'