And Joseph her husband, being righteous and not wishing to expose her publicly, determined to send her away secretly.

And he meditating on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying; Joseph, son of David, do not fear to receive Mary thy wife; for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit;

and he took his wife to himself, and did not know her until she brought forth a son, and called his name Jesus.

And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by another way.

And having arisen, he took with him the young child and His mother by night and departed into Egypt;

A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children; and was not willing to be comforted, because they are not.

and think not to say among yourselves; We have Abraham, our father; for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

But already the ax is laid to the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but there is One coming after me more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry; He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire.

And John continued to forbid Him saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou unto me?

And He responding said; It has been written, A man shall not live upon bread alone, but upon every word coming forth through the mouth of God.

Jesus said to him; Again it has been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And He walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting their net into the sea; for they were fishers.

Think not that I came to destroy the law of the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfill.

For truly I say unto you, Until heaven and earth may pass away, one jot or tittle can not pass from the law, until all things may be accomplished.

For I say unto you, that if your righteousness may not abound more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you can not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not murder; and whosoever may murder shall be in danger of the judgment;

Truly I say unto you, You can not go out from thence until you have paid the last farthing.

You have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not that thy whole body may go away into hell.

Again you have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shall perform unto the Lord thine oaths.

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God;

But I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smites thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also:

Give to the one asking thee, and do not turn away from the one wishing to borrow from thee.

If you salute your brethren only, what do ye more abundantly? do not the heathens also the same thing?

But take heed that you do not your righteousness before the people, in order to be seen by them: else you have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens:

therefore when you may do alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, in order that they may be glorified by the people: truly I say unto you, They exhaust their reward.

But thou doing alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

And when you pray, be not like the hypocrites: because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, in order that they may appear unto the people. Truly I say unto you, They exhaust their reward.

And praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do: for they think they shall be heard in their much speaking.

Therefore be not like unto them: for your Father knows of what things you have need, before you ask him.

lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

For if you may not forgive the people their trespasses, your heavenly Father will not forgive you:

and if you do not forgive the people, your Father will not forgive you your trespasses.

And when you may fast, be not like the hypocrites, of a sad contenance: for they disfigure their faces, in order that they may appear unto the people fasting. Truly I say unto you, They exhaust their reward.

in order that thou mayest not appear unto the people fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and thieves break through and steal:

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not corrupt, and thieves do not break through and steal:

No one is able to serve two masters: for he will hate the one, and love the other; or cleave to the one, and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and mammon.

Therefore I say unto you, Be not solicitous for your soul what you may eat, nor for your body what you may put on. Is not your soul more valuable than food, and your body than raiment?

Look unto the fowls of heaven, how they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are you not more excellent than they?

And why are you solicitous concerning raiment? Know the lilies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin.

But I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these.

Therefore be not solicitous, saying, What can we eat? or what can we drink? or with what can we be clothed?

For after all these things the heathen were seeking; for your heavenly Father knoweth that you need all these things.

Therefore be not solicitous unto the morrow: for the morrow will be solicitous for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Criticise not, that you may not be criticised.

But why do you see the mote which is in the eye of your brother, and do not recognize the beam which is in your own eye?

Give not that which is holy to the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest they may trample them under their feet, and having turned round tear you to pieces.

A good tree is not able to produce evil fruits, neither is a corrupt tree able to produce beautiful fruits.

Every tree not producing beautiful fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

Not every one saying to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

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

And the rain came down, and the rivers came, and the winds blew, and fell against that house; and it did not fall; for it was founded upon the rock.

And every one hearing these words of mine, and doing them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

And the centurion responding said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou mayest come in under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant will be healed.

And Jesus hearing, was astonished, and said to those following, Truly I say unto you, I did not find so great faith in Israel.

And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven nests; but the Son of man has not where He may recline His head.

And Jesus hearing said to them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

But having gone, learned what this is, I wish mercy and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Then the disciples of John come to Him, saying, Wherefore do we and the Pharisee fast, but thy disciples do not fast?

And Jesus said to them, The sons of the bride-chamber are not able to fast, so long as the bridegroom is with them. But the day will come, when the bride-groom must be taken from them, and then they will fast.

says to them; Retire: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they hooted at Him.

And Jesus sent out the twelve, commanding them, Go not in the way of the Gentiles, and enter not into a city of the Samaritans.

Take not gold, nor silver, nor copper in your girdles;

And whosoever may not receive you, nor hear your words, going out from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.

And when they may deliver you, be not solicitous how or what you may speak: for it will be given unto you in that hour what you may say.

For you are not those speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking in you.

And when they may persecute you in this city, fly to another: for truly I say unto you, You may not complete the cities of Israel, until the Son of man may come.

The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his lord.

Therefore fear them not; for there is nothing hidden, that shall not be revealed; nothing secret, that shall not be known.

Be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but fear ye, rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and one of them will not fall to the ground without your Father.

Then fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

He that loveth father and mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Whosoever does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

And whosoever may give one of these little ones only a cup of cold water, in the name of a disciple, truly I say unto you, He can not lose his reward.

and blessed is he, whosoever may not be offended in me.

Truly I say unto you, Among those having been born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: nevertheless the least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

We piped unto you, and you did not dance; we mourned unto you, and you did not lament.

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

And thou, Capernaum, art thou not exalted up to heaven? thou shall be cast down to Hades: because if the mighty works which were wrought in thee had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

And the Pharisees, seeing, said to Him, Behold thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.

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

How he came into the house of God, and ate the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor those with him, except the priests only?

Have you not read in the law, that the priests in the temple do profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?

But if ye had known what this is, I wish mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the innocent.

And He said to them; What man shall there he of you, who shall have one sheep, and if it shall fall into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not lay hold of it and lift it up?

And He charged them much that they should not make Him known.

He will not strive, nor scream, nor shall any one hear His voice in the streets.

The bruised reed He will not break, and He will not quench the smoking wick, until He may send forth judgment unto victory.

And all the multitudes were astonished, and continued to say, Is not this the son of David?

And the Pharisees hearing, said, This man casts not out demons, except through Beelzebul the prince of the demons.

And Jesus knowing their thoughts said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself comes to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

And the one not being with me is against me; and the one not gathering with me scatters abroad.

Therefore I say unto you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy of the Spirit shall not be forgiven unto men.

And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven unto him: but whosoever may speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven unto him, either in this age, or that which is to come.

And others fell among stones, where they had not much earth: and sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of earth: