Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

Now all this took place, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

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

And lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

After this manner therefore pray ye:Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;

give us this day our daily bread;

All things, then, whatever ye would that men should do to you, do ye also so to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.

For even I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

When Jesus heard this, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly do I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such faith.

And the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the waves obey him?

And lo! some of the scribes said within themselves, This man is blaspheming.

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

And the report of this went abroad into all that country.

And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus saith to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

For this is he of whom it is written: "Lo! 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, who call to their fellows,

And thou, Capernaum! shalt thou be exalted to heaven? Thou shalt be brought down to the underworld; for if the miracles which were done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

But if ye had known what this meaneth, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice," ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this the son of David?

But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This man doth not cast out the demons, except through Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.

And whoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this world, or in the world to come.

The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, lo! something more than Jonah is here.

The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! something more than Solomon is here.

Then it goeth and taketh with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they enter in, and dwell there; and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. So will it be also with this wicked generation.

For this peoples heart hath become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn from their ways, and I should heal them."

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the Evil One cometh, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart; this man is what was sown by the wayside.

And what was sown on the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and immediately receiveth it with joy,

And what was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

And what was sown on the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who also beareth fruit, and yieldeth, one a hundred fold, another sixty, another thirty fold.

He said to them, An enemy did this. The servants say to him, Dost thou wish then that we go and gather them up?

And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and the miracles?

Is not this the carpenters son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

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

and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.

And when it was evening, the disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and it is now late; send the multitudes away therefore, that they may go to the villages and buy themselves victuals.

"This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

And I on my part say to thee, that thou art Peter, a rock, and on this rock will I build my church, and the gates of the underworld shall not prevail against it.

Then Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord! This shall not be to thee.

While he was yet speaking, lo! a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo! a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; hear him."

And he said to them, Because of your want of faith. For truly do I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it will remove; and nothing will be impossible to you.

Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

And He said: "For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh."

But he said to them, All cannot receive this saying, but they only to whom it is given.

But the young man, on hearing this went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.

And the disciples, hearing this, were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

But Jesus, fixing his eyes on them, said, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Take thy due, and go. But I will give to this last even as to thee.

And when the ten heard this, they were much displeased with the two brothers.

Now this took place, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

And when he came into Jerusalem, the whole city was in commotion, saying, Who is this?

And the multitudes said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

Jesus answering said to them, Truly do I say to you, If ye have faith, and do not doubt, not only shall ye do what hath been done to the figtree, but should ye even say to this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it would be done.

And when he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?

But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and get his inheritance.

Jesus saith to them, Did ye never read in the Scriptures, "The stone which the builders rejected, the same hath become the cornerstone; from the Lord did this come, and it is marvelous in our eyes?"

And Jesus saith to them, Whose is this image and inscription?

And hearing this, they wondered, and left him, and went away.

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

This is the great and first commandment.

Truly do I say to you, All these things will come upon this generation.

For there will then be great distress, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world to this time; no, nor shall ever be.

Truly do I say to you, This generation will not pass away, till all these things take place.

But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

But the disciples seeing it, were much displeased, saying, To what purpose is this waste?.

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

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

Truly do I say to you, Wherever these glad tidings shall be published in the whole world, this too which she hath done will be told for a memorial of her.

And, as they were eating, Jesus took a loaf, and having blessed, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

for this is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many for remission of sins.

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

Then Jesus saith to them, This night will all of you fall away from me; for it is written, "I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered."

Jesus said to him, Truly do I say to thee, that this night, before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me.

And he came a little nearer, and fell on his face, praying and saying, Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me! nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou wilt.

Again he went away a second time, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this [cup] cannot pass away from me, but I must drink it, thy will be done!

But all this hath been done, that the Scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

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

And when he had gone out into the porch, another woman saw him, and said to those who were there, This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.

Wherefore that field hath been called, The Field of Blood, unto this day.

And while he was sitting on the judgmentseat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered much this day in a dream because of him.

And when Pilate saw that it availed nothing, but that rather a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of this blood; see ye to it.

And they set up over his head the charge against him in writing: "This is Jesus the king of the Jews."

Some of those standing there, when they heard this, said, This man is calling for Elijah.

And the centurion and they who with him were watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and what was taking place, were exceedingly afraid, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

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

And should the governor hear of this, we will persuade him, and make you secure.

So they took the money, and did as they were taught. And this story hath been commonly reported among the Jews to this day.