The birth of Christ was thus. His mother Mary having been espoused to Joseph, before they came together, was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is interpreted, God is with us.

and sending them to Bethlehem, said, Go and inquire diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, tell me, that I also may come and worship him.

And hearing the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they saw in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

and coming into the house they saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they presented him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy it.

And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and fled into Egypt,

Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead that sought the young child's life.

And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and went into the land of Israel.

But if your right eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

And if your right hand offends you, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should go into hell.

And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that you should come under my roof; but only say the word and my servant will be cured.

And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they shalt fast.

for the hearts of this people have become hard, and they hear imperfectly with their ears, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I should heal them.

on account of which he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask;

And he immediately constrained the disciples to go into a ship and go before him to the other side, till he should dismiss the multitudes.

And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the child was cured from that hour.

And calling a little child, he set it in the midst of them,

Whoever humbles himself like this little child, shall be greatest in the kingdom of heaven;

and whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me;

but whoever offends one of these little ones that believe in me, it would be better for him that a millstone should be hung to his neck, and that he should be plunged into the depths of the sea.

So it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

But he would not; but went and cast him into prison till he should pay the debt.

And his lord was displeased, and delivered him to the tormentors till he should pay all the debt.

Then little children were brought to him that he should put his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

And those who came first supposed that they should receive more. And they also received a denarius [14 cents] each;

Jesus answered and said to them, I tell you truly, that if you have faith and doubt not, you shall not only do this of the fig tree, but if you should say to this mountain, Be taken up and be cast into the sea, it would be done;

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you compass the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte; and when he is gained you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.

and woe to those with child and giving nurse in those days!

And you ought then to have given my money to the brokers, and at my coming, I should have received my own with interest.

Peter said to him, If it should be necessary for me to die with you, I will by no means deny you. And all the disciples said the same.

Command, therefore, the tomb to be made safe till the third day, lest his disciples should come and steal him, and say to the people, He is raised from the dead, and the last error be worse than the first.