Now all this was done, that the word might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:

For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And lo, a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

In this way let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

In this manner, therefore, pray you: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Give us this day the bread for our support.

For this reason I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat, and what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not your life a greater gift than food, and your body than clothing?

All things, therefore, whatever you would that men should do to you, even so do you to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to an other, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

But the men were astonished, and said: What man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

And behold, some of the scribes said within themselves: This man talks impiously.

But go and learn what this means: I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. For I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance.

And the fame of this went abroad in all that land.

And when he had entered the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus said to them: Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.

But when they persecute you in this city, flee into another: for verily I say to you, You will not have made the circuit of the cities of Israel before the Son of man shall come.

For this is he of whom it is written: Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, and calling to their companions,

And thou, Capernaum, that hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hades. For if the mighty works which have been done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have remained till this day.

But if you had known what this means I desire mercy, and not sacrifice you would not have condemned the blameless.

And he said to them: What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the Sabbath-day, will he not lay hold on it and lift it out?

And all the people were amazed, and said: Is not this the son of David?

But the Pharisees, when they heard it, said: This man does not cast out the demons, unless by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason, they shall be your judges.

Tho men of Nineveh shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and condemn it; for they repented in accordance with the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the most distant parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in and dwell there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be with this wicked generation.

For this reason I speak to them in parables; because when they see, they see not; and when they hear, they hear not, nor do they understand.

For the heart of this people has become fat; and with their ears they hear heavily; and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn to me, and I should give them health.

When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understands it not, the wicked one comes and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he that received seed by the way side.

He that received seed among the thorns, is he that hears the word; and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

He said to them, An enemy has done this. The servants said to him, Is it your will, then, that we go and gather them up?

As, therefore, the tares are collected and burned in fire, so shall it be in the end of this age.

And he came into his own country, and taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said: Whence has this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers, James and Joses and Simon and Judas?

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence, then, has this man all these things?

and he said to his servants: This is John The Immerser; he has risen from the dead; and for this reason the powers of the spiritual world are active within him.

And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, and said: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.

This people draws near to me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

That which enters the mouth does not defile the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

But Peter answered and said to him: Explain to us this dark saying.

And Jesus answered and said to him: Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah; for flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

And I say to you, That you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.

And Peter took him and began to rebuke him, saying: Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be to thee.

While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo, a voice from the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight; hear him.

And Jesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For verily I say to you, If you have faith like a grain of mustard-seed, you shall say to this mountain, Be removed from this place to that, and it shall be removed: and nothing shall be impossible for you.

But this kind does not go out but by prayer and fasting.

Whoever, therefore, humbles himself as this little child, is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is likened to a king that wished to settle accounts with his servants.

and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh?

But he said to them: All can not accept this saying; only those to whom it is given.

But Jesus looked on them, and said to them: "With men, this is impossible; but with God, all things are possible.

Take what is yours, and go; I will give to this last even as to you.

All this was done, that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:

And when he entered Jerusalem, all the city was moved, and said: Who is this?

And the multitude said: This is Jesus the prophet, that is from Nazareth of Galilee.

Jesus answered and said to them: Verily I say to you, If you have faith, and doubt not, you shall do, not only what is done to the fig-tree, but even if you shall say to this mountain, Be taken up, and be thrown into the sea, it shall be done.

And after he had come into the temple, the chief priests and elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said: By what authority do you these things? And who gave you this authority?

But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and seize upon the inheritance.

This was from the Lord, and it is wondrous in our eyes. For this reason, I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation that will bring forth the fruits of it.

And he that falls upon this stone shall be dashed to pieces; but him on whom it shall fall, it will make like chaff for the wind.

And he said to them: Whose image and superscription is this?

And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.

This is the first and great commandment.

But alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you eat up the houses of widows, and for a pretext make long prayers. For this reason, you shall receive the greater condemnation.

For this reason, behold, I send you prophets and wise men and scribes; and some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;

Verily I say to you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole habitable earth, for a testimony to all nations, and then shall the end come.

Verily I say to you, This generation shall not pass away till all these things shall have taken place.

But know this, That if the master of the house had known at what watch the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have permitted his house to be broken open.

For this reason, be you also ready; for at an hour in which you think not, the Son of man comes.

But when his disciples saw it, they were displeased, and said: For what purpose was this waste?

For this could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

For in pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial.

Verily I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, this also which she has done shall be told for a memorial of her.

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said: Take, eat; this is my body.

for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many in order to the remission of sins.

But I say to you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, till that day when I drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father.

Then Jesus said to them: All of you will he offended at me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.

Jesus said to him: Verily I say to you, This night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times.

And he went forward a little, and fell on his face in prayer, saying: My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not as I will, but as thou willest.

Again, a second time, he went away, and prayed, saying: My Father, if this cup cannot pass from me, unless I drink it, thy will be done.

All this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him and fled.

and said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

And when he went out into the entrance, an other maid-servant saw him, and said to those who were there: This man was also with Jesus the Nazarene.

For this reason, that field is called the field of blood, to this day.

When Pilate saw that he gained nothing, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, and said: I am innocent of the blood of this just man; you will see to it.

And as they were going out, they found a man of Gyrene, named Simon: this man they compelled to carry his cross.

And they placed above his head the charge that was made against him, written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, said: This man calls for Elijah.

Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and what was done, were greatly afraid, and said: Of a truth, this was the Son of God.

This man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given.

And if this shall be heard in the presence of the governor, we will persuade him, and make you secure.

And they took the money, and did as they were taught. And their report of this matter is everywhere published among the Jews to this day.