'I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather his wheat to the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'

but John was forbidding him, saying, 'I have need by thee to be baptized -- and thou dost come unto me!'

But Jesus answering said to him, 'Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfil all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him.

But he answering said, 'It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'

And having advanced thence, he saw other two brothers, James of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, refitting their nets, and he called them,

and they, immediately, having left the boat and their father, did follow him.

'Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it shineth to all those in the house;

Do not suppose that I came to throw down the law or the prophets -- I did not come to throw down, but to fulfil;

Whoever therefore may loose one of these commands -- the least -- and may teach men so, least he shall be called in the reign of the heavens, but whoever may do and may teach them, he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.

but I -- I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.

but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

'But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

'And it was said, That whoever may put away his wife, let him give to her a writing of divorce;

but I -- I say to you, that whoever may put away his wife, save for the matter of whoredom, doth make her to commit adultery; and whoever may marry her who hath been put away doth commit adultery.

'Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths;

but I -- I say to you, not to swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God,

but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.

but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,

'But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,

But thou, when thou mayest pray, go into thy chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.

And mayest Thou not lead us to temptation, but deliver us from the evil, because Thine is the reign, and the power, and the glory -- to the ages. Amen.

but if ye may not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

'But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,

that thou mayest not appear to men fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father, who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.

but treasure up to yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth disfigure, and where thieves do not break through nor steal,

but if thine eye may be evil, all thy body shall be dark; if, therefore, the light that is in thee is darkness -- the darkness, how great!

'Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?

therefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put round?

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

'But, take heed of the false prophets, who come unto you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves.

so every good tree doth yield good fruits, but the bad tree doth yield evil fruits.

A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits.

'Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell not, for it had been founded on the rock.

and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.'

And Jesus saith to him, 'See, thou mayest tell no one, but go, thyself shew to the priest, and bring the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.'

And the centurion answering said, 'Sir, I am not worthy that thou mayest enter under my roof, but only say a word, and my servant shall be healed;

but the sons of the reign shall be cast forth to the outer darkness -- there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.'

and Jesus saith to him, 'The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may lay the head.'

And when he entered into the boat his disciples did follow him,

and lo, a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves, but he was sleeping,

And having gone to the boat, he passed over, and came to his own city,

But, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power upon the earth to forgive sins -- (then saith he to the paralytic) -- having risen, take up thy couch, and go to thy house.'

And Jesus having heard, said to them, 'They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;

but having gone, learn ye what is, Kindness I will, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

And Jesus said to them, 'Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast.

'And no one doth put a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment, for its filling up doth take from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

Nor do they put new wine into old skins, and if not -- the skins burst, and the wine doth run out, and the skins are destroyed, but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.'

While he is speaking these things to them, lo, a ruler having come, was bowing to him, saying that 'My daughter just now died, but, having come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.'

he saith to them, 'Withdraw, for the damsel did not die, but doth sleep,' and they were deriding him;

but, when the multitude was put forth, having gone in, he took hold of her hand, and the damsel arose,

but they, having gone forth, did spread his fame in all that land.

but the Pharisees said, 'By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.'

then saith he to his disciples, 'The harvest indeed is abundant, but the workmen few;

beseech ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he may put forth workmen to His harvest.'

for ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking in you.

'And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death,

and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end, he shall be saved.

'And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna.

'Ye may not suppose that I came to put peace on the earth; I did not come to put peace, but a sword;

But what went ye out to see? -- a man clothed in soft garments? lo, those wearing the soft things are in the kings' houses.

But what went ye out to see? -- a prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet,

Verily I say to you, there hath not risen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist, but he who is least in the reign of the heavens is greater than he.

but I say to you, to Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than for you.

but I say to you, to the land of Sodom it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than to thee.'

'Lo, My servant, whom I did choose, My beloved, in whom My soul did delight, I will put My Spirit upon him, and judgment to the nations he shall declare,

a bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he may put forth judgment to victory,

but the Pharisees having heard, said, 'This one doth not cast out demons, except by Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons.'

'But if I, by the Spirit of God, do cast out the demons, then come already unto you did the reign of God.

Because of this I say to you, all sin and evil speaking shall be forgiven to men, but the evil speaking of the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.

And whoever may speak a word against the Son of Man it shall be forgiven to him, but whoever may speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is coming.

'Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known.

The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.

and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,

and he hath not root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.

which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest in its branches.'

who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.

which, when it was filled, having drawn up again upon the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they did cast out,

For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,

But the birthday of Herod being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and did please Herod,

and the king was grieved, but because of the oaths and of those reclining with him, he commanded it to be given;

and Jesus having heard, withdrew thence in a boat to a desolate place by himself, and the multitudes having heard did follow him on land from the cities.

And immediately Jesus constrained his disciples to go into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, till he might let away the multitudes;

and the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

And Peter answering him said, 'Sir, if it is thou, bid me come to thee upon the waters;'

and he said, 'Come;' and having gone down from the boat, Peter walked upon the waters to come unto Jesus,

but seeing the wind vehement, he was afraid, and having begun to sink, he cried out, saying, 'Sir, save me.'

and they having gone to the boat the wind lulled,

and those in the boat having come, did bow to him, saying, 'Truly -- God's Son art thou.'

but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering is whatever thou mayest be profited by me; --

This people doth draw nigh to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it doth honour Me, but their heart is far off from Me;

not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'

but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man;

these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashen hands doth not defile the man.'

And having let away the multitudes, he went into the boat, and did come to the borders of Magdala.

and at morning, Foul weather to-day, for the heaven is red -- gloomy; hypocrites, the face of the heavens indeed ye do know to discern, but the signs of the times ye are not able!

Then they understood that he did not say to take heed of the leaven of the bread, but of the teaching, of the Pharisees and Sadducees.