And reflecting upon these things, behold a messenger of the Lord appeared to him saying, Joseph, thou son of David, thou shouldest not fear to take to thyself Mary thy wife: for that begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins,

And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, by no means art thou least among the leaders of Judah for out of thee shall come forth the leader, who shall feed my people.

And John hindered him, saying, I have need to be immersed by thee, and dost thou come to me?

And the tempter having come to him, said, If thou art the Son of God, say that these stones should become bread.

And says to him, If thou art the Son of God cast thyself down; for it has been written, That to his messengers he will command concerning thee; and in the hands shall they lift thee up, lest that perhaps thou strike thy foot against a stone.

Jesus said to him, Again has it been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And he says to him, All these will I give to thee, if, falling down, thou wouldst worship me.

Then says Jesus to him, Retire, Satan; for it has been written, The Lord thy God shalt thou worship, and him alone shalt thou serve.

Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill: and whoever should kill shall be subject to judgment:

If therefore, thou bring thy gift upon the altar, and there thou remember that thy brother has anything against thee,

Be kindly disposed to thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him, lest thy opponent should deliver thee to the judge, and the judge should deliver thee to the assistant, and thou be cast into prison.

Verily I say to thee, Thou shouldst not come out thence, even till, thou shouldst give back the last fourth.

Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

Again, ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not swear a false oath, and thou shalt. return to the Lord thine oaths.

Neither shouldst thou swear by thy head, for thou cant not make one hair white or black.

To him asking thee, give thou, and him wishing to borrow from thee, thou shouldst not turn away.

Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.

When therefore thou doest alms, thou shouldst not sound the trumpet before thee, as hypocrites do in the assemblies, and in the streets, that they might be praised by men. Verily I say to you, They have their reward.

But thou doing alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right does:

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites; for they love in the assemblies, and in the corners of the broad ways to stand praying, so that they might appear to men. Verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy store-house, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father which in secret; and thy Father who seeing in secret shall give back to thee openly.

And thou shouldst not lead us into temptation, but deliver thou us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

And thou fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

That thou mightest not appear to men fasting, but to thy Father which in secret; and thy Father which in secret, will give back to thee openly.

And why seest thou the mote which is in thy brother's eye, and the beam in thine eye thou observest not?

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let go I will cast out the mote from thine eye: and behold a beam in thine eye.

Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam from thine eye, and thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote from thy brother's eye.

And, behold, a leper, having come, worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt thou canst cleanse me.

And having stretched forth the hand, Jesus touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed and instantly his leprosy was cleansed.

And Jesus says to him, See thou tell no one; but retire, show thyself to the priest, and bring near the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And the captain of a hundred having answered said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter in under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

And Jesus said to the captain of a hundred, Retire; as thou hast believed, let it be to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour.

And one scribe, coming near, said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.

And, behold, they cried out., saying, What to us and thee, Jesus, Son of God? hast thou come here to torture us before the time

And the evil spirits besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine.

He said to him, Art thou he coming, or should we look for another?

And thou, Capernaum, lifted up even to heaven, thou shalt he brought down to hades: for if in the people of Sodom had been the powers being in thee, they had remained till this day.

In that time Jesus having answered, said, I acknowledge to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for thou hast hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to children.

For by thy words shalt thou be justified, and by thy words shalt thou be condemned.

And the disciples having come near, said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

And the servants of the master of the house having come, said to him, Lord, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field whence therefore has it tares?

And he said to them, A man, an enemy, has done this: and his servants said to him, Wilt thou therefore we, having departed, should gather them

And Peter having answered him, said, Lord, if thou art, encourage me to come upon the waters.

And quickly Jesus, having stretched out the hand, laid hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, for what didst thou doubt?

And they in the ship, having come, worshipped him, saying, Thou art truly the Son of God.

And ye say, Whoever should say to father or mother, A gift, whatever thou shouldest be profited by me;

Then his disciples having come near, said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were scandalized?

Then Jesus, having answered, said to her, O woman, great thy faith: let it be to thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

And Simon Peter having answered, said, Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God.

And Jesus, having answered, said to him, Happy art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood has not revealed to thee, but my Father, he in the heavens.

And I say to thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my church; and the gates of hell shall not overcome her.

And I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens: and whatever thou shalt bind upon earth shall be bound in the heavens: and whatever thou shalt loose upon earth shall be loosed in the heavens.

And having turned, he said to Peter, Retire behind me, Satan: thou art an offence, to me: for thou hast not in mind the things of God, but the things of men.

But that we should not scandalize them, having gone to the sea, cast a fish hook, and lift up the fish coming up first, and having opened its mouth, thou shalt find a gold coin: having taken that, give to them for me and thee.

And if thy brother sin against thee, retire, and refute him between thee and him alone; if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

But that servant having come, found one of his fellow-servants who owed him one hundred drachmas, and having seized, he choked him, saying, Give back to me what thou owest.

Then his lord, having called him, said unto him, O thou evil servant, I let go to you all that debt since thou besoughtest me:

Oughtest thou not also to pity thy fellow-servant, as I also pitied thee

And he said to him, Why sayest thou me good? None is good except one, God; but if thou wouldst come into life, keep the commands.

He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, thus: Thou shalt not murder; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness;

Honour thy father and mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Jesus said to him, If thou wished to be perfected, retire, sell thy possessions, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Saying, That these last worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, having borne the burden and heat of the day.

And he, having answered, said to one of them, Friend, I injure thee not; didst not thou agree with me for a drachma?

And he said to her, What wilt thou? She says to him, Say that these my two sons might sit, the one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom.

And they said to him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus says to them, Yes; have ye never read, That out of the mouths of young children and sucklings thou hast adjusted praise?

And Jesus, having answered, said to them, Truly I say to you, if ye have faith, and be not removed, ye shall do not only that of the fig tree, but also to this mountain, if ye should say, Be thou lifted up, and cast into the sea, it shall be.

And to him, having come into the temple to him teaching, came the chief priests and elders of the people, saying, By what authority doest thou these? and who gave thee this authority?

And he says to him, Friend, how camest thou in here, not having a garment of the nuptial feast? And he was muzzled.

And they send to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and care is to thee for none; for thou lookest not to the face of men.

And Jesus said to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind.

And the second like it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

And he having received the five talents, having come near, brought the other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst me five talents: and I have gained other five talents.

And his lord said to him, Well, good and faithful servant: thou west faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many; enter into the joy of thy lord.

And he also having received the two talents, having come near said, Lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; see, I gained two other talents to them.

His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many; enter into the joy of thy lord.

And he also having received one talent, having come near, said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou sowedst not, and gathering where thou scatteredst not:

And having been afraid, having gone away, I concealed thy talent in the earth; see, thou hast thine own.

And his lord having answered, said to him, O evil and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I scattered not:

Thou therefore oughtest to have cast my silver to the money changers, and I having come, had received mine own, with interest

And in the first of the unleavened loaves, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, Where wilt thou we should prepare for thee to eat the pascha?

And Judas delivering him up, having answered, said, Far from it, am I, Rabbi? He said to him, Thou hast said.

Jesus says to him, Truly I say to thee that in this night, before the cock utters a sound, thou shalt deny me thrice.

And having gone forward a little, he fell upon his face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me: but not as I will, but as thou.

And Jesus said to him, Friend, for what comest thou? Then having come near, they put hands upon Jesus, and held him firmly.

Thinkest thou that I am not able to call to my Father for aid, and he will set before me more than twelve legions of messengers?

And the chief priest, having risen, said to him, Answerest thou nothing? what do these witness against thee?

But Jesus was silent. And the chief priest having answered, said to him, I cause thee to swear by the living God, that thou tell us, if thou art Christ, the Son of God.

And Jesus says to him, Thou hast said: but I say to you, from henceforth ye shall see the Son of man, sitting from the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

And Peter sat without in the court-yard, and one young girl came to him saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

And he denied before all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

And a little after, those standing, having come near, said to Peter, Truly thou also art of them; for also thy speech makes thee manifest.

And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, having said to him, That before the cock utter a sound, thou shalt deny me thrice. And having gone forth without, he wept bitterly.

Saying, I have sinned, having delivered up guiltless blood. And they said, What to us? thou shalt see.

And Jesus stood before the leader: and the leader asked him, saying, Art thou King of the Jews? Jesus said to him, Thou sayest.

Then says Pilate to him, Hearest thou not what they witness against thee?

And saying, He loosing the temple, and building in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.

And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a great voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani I this is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?