But just as this thought occurred to him, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for it is through the influence of the Holy Spirit that she has become an expectant mother.

Now all this occurred to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

And Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had said to him, and took her as his wife;

So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet,

And he sent them to Bethlehem [and] said, "Go, inquire carefully concerning the child, and when you have found [him], report to me so that I also may come [and] worship him."

After hearing what the king said, they went to Bethlehem, while, strange to say, the star they had seen in the east led them on until it came and stood over the place where the babe was.

After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Wake up! Tenderly take the child and His mother, and escape to Egypt; stay there until I further direct you, for Herod is going to search for the child to destroy Him."

And he was there until the death of Herod, in order that what was said by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, "Out of Egypt I called my son."

Then what was declared by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled when he said,

But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,

and said, "Wake up, tenderly take the child and His mother, and make the trip to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead."

And he came [and] lived in a town called Nazareth, in order that what was said by the prophets would be fulfilled: "He will be called a Nazarene."

"Repent!" he said, "for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!"

This is he who was mentioned by the prophet Isaiah, when he said: "Here is a voice of one who shouts in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord; Make the paths straight for him.'"

But [when he] saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

but John opposed him, I have need, said he, to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?

But Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Permit [it] now, for in this way it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he permitted him.

and a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I am delighted!"

And the tempter approached [and] said to him, "If you are the Son of God, order that these stones become bread."

But he answered [and] said, "It is written, 'Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God."

then the devil took Jesus with him to Jerusalem, and having set him on the wing of the temple, he said to him,

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down! For it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you,' and 'On [their] hands they will lift you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

Jesus said to him, "On the other hand it is written, 'You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'"

The third time, the Devil took Jesus to a very high mountain, and, showing him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor, said to him:

and he said to him, "I will give to you all these things, if you will fall down [and] worship me."

Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan, for it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"

in order that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,

from that time Jesus began to preach, "Repent, said he, for the kingdom of the Messiah draws nigh."

And he said to them, "{Follow me} and I will make you fishers of people."

And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come.

he opened his lips to teach them. And he said,

"Blessed are you when they have insulted and persecuted you, and have said every cruel thing about you falsely for my sake.

"You have heard that it was said to the {people of old}, 'Do not commit murder,' and 'whoever commits murder will be subject to judgment.'

"You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.'

"And it was said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'

"Again you have heard that it was said to the {people of old}, 'Do not swear falsely, but fulfill your oaths to the Lord.'

"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor' and 'Hate your enemy.'

And a leper came up to Him, and prostrated himself before Him, and said, "Lord, if you choose to, you can cure me."

Then He put out His hand and touched him, and said, "I do choose to; be cured." And at once his leprosy was cured.

And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."

"Sir," he said, "my servant at home is lying ill with paralysis, and is suffering great pain."

And he said to him, "I will come [and] heal him."

And the centurion answered [and] said, "Lord, I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof. But only say the word and my slave will be healed.

Now [when] Jesus heard [this], he was astonished, and said to those who were following [him], "Truly I say to you, I have found such great faith with no one in Israel.

And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go, as you have believed it will be done for you." And the slave was healed at that hour.

in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said, "He himself took away our sicknesses, and carried away our diseases."

And a scribe approached [and] said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!"

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky [have] nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

And another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."

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

So they went to Him and woke Him up, and said, "Lord, save us; we are going down!"

And he said to them, "Why are you fearful, [you] of little faith?" Then he got up [and] rebuked the winds and the sea and there was a great calm.

And the men marveled and said, "What man is this, that both winds and sea obey him?"

So the demons entreated Him. "If Thou drivest us out," they said, "send us into the herd of swine."

And he said to them, "Go!" So they departed [and] went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed headlong down the steep slope into the sea and drowned in the water.

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher, and [when] Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Have courage, child, your sins are forgiven."

And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming!"

And knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins," then he said to the paralytic, "Get up, pick up your stretcher and go to your home."

And [as] Jesus was going away from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth and said to him, "Follow me!" And he stood up [and] followed him.

And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and sinners?

And [when he] heard [it], he said, "Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those {who are sick}.

Go then, and learn what is said, "I require mercy and not sacrifice:" for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Then John's disciples went up to Him, and said, "Why do we and the Pharisees practice fasting, but your disciples do not?"

And Jesus said to them, "{The bridegroom's attendants} are not able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But days are coming when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

And just as He was saying these things to them, an official came up and fell on his knees before Him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand upon her and she will come to life."

for she said to herself, "If only I touch his cloak I will be healed."

But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, "Have courage, daughter! Your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that hour.

Now when Jesus had come into the house of the ruler, and had seen the flute-players and the wailing crowd, he said,

he said, "Go away, because the girl is not dead, but is sleeping." And they ridiculed him.

And [when he] came into the house, the blind men approached 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, and said, "In accordance with your faith it must be done for you."

And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it.

and as soon as the demon was driven out, the dumb man was able to speak. And the crowds were amazed, and said, "Nothing like this was ever seen in Israel!"

But the Pharisees said, He casts out the demons through the prince of the demons.

but when he saw how the multitude were fatigued and dispers'd like so many sheep without their Pastors, he was moved with compassion, and said to his disciples,

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest [is] plentiful, but the workers [are] few.

These twelve Jesus sent on a mission, after giving them their instructions: "Go not," He said, "among the Gentiles, and enter no Samaritan town;

When John, being in prison, heard the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said unto him,

[and] said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?"

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Go [and] tell John what you hear and see:

As they departed, Jesus said to the people, speaking of John, what did ye go to see in the desert? a reed shaken with the wind?

This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

For John came neither eating nor drinking with others, and yet they said, 'He has a demon.'

[Then] the Son of man came eating and drinking [at festive occasions] and they said, 'Look, He is a glutton and a drunkard and a friend of tax collectors and worldly people.' It proves that [God's] wise counsel is right by the way things turn out."

Unhappy are you, Chorazin! Unhappy are you, Beth-saida! For if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have been turned from their sins in days gone by, clothing themselves in haircloth and putting dust on their heads.

At that time Jesus answered [and] said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these [things] from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to young children.

But [when] the Pharisees saw [it], they said to him, "Behold, your disciples are doing what it is not permitted to do on the Sabbath!"

So he said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those with him,

Or is it not said in the law, how the Sabbath is broken by the priests in the Temple and they do no wrong?

A man was there whose hand was withered. And they asked Jesus, “Is it lawful and permissible to heal on the Sabbath?”—they asked this so that they might accuse Him and bring charges into court.

But he said to them, "What man will there be among you who will have one sheep and if this one fell into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift [it] out?

Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand," and he stretched [it] out, and it was restored [as] healthy as the other [one].

charging them strictly not to make him known ??17 it was for the fulfilment of what had been said by the prophet Isaiah,

in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,

And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this man the Son of David?

But the Pharisees, [when they] heard [it], said, "This man does not expel demons except by Beelzebul the ruler of demons!"

But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.