Now when Joseph awoke from his sleep he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him, and took his wife home,

but did not live with her until after the birth of her son, whom he called Jesus.

As soon as Herod saw that he had been mocked by the Magi, he was furious. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and all the neighborhood who were two years old or under, in accordance with the date which he had ascertained from the Magi.

saying, "Rise! Take the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the life of the child are dead."

"Rejoice and exult in it, because your reward was great in the heavens; for so did they persecute the prophets before you.

Give us today our bread for the day before us;

"If God then so clothes the grass of the field, which blooms today, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?

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

"No one ever sews a piece of undressed cloth on an old cloak. If they did, the patch put on to fill it up would tear away from the cloak, and the rent be made worse.

"Nor do they put new wine into old wine-skins; if they did, the wine-skins would split, the wine would run out, and the skins be ruined. Instead, they put new wine into fresh wine-skins and both are preserved."

And Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples.

"Leave the room, for the little girl is not dead, she is sleeping." And they began laughing at him.

"Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

"the lame are walking, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, and the gospel is being preached to the poor.

"What did you go out into the desert to behold?" he asked; "A reed shaken by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who wear soft raiment dwell in kings' palaces!

"But why did you go? To see a prophet? I tell you, yes, and more than a prophet;

"Have you not read," answered Jesus, "what David did when he was hungry, and his men, too?

and came into his own country, where he continued teaching the people in their synagogues, until they were amazed. "Where did he get such wisdom?" they said, "and such wondrous powers?

"Are not his sisters all living among us? Where, then, did he get all these powers?"

And he did no mighty works there, because of their lack of faith.

"This man is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead. That is why miraculous powers are working through him."

Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying.

and at dawn you say, 'It will storm today, for the sky is red and lowering.' You know how to discern the look of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot read.

And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, "It is because we did not bring any bread."

"How is it that you do not perceive that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware off the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

While they were going down from the mountain, Jesus laid a command on them. "Speak to no man about the vision," he said, "until after the Son of man has been raised from the dead."

"Nay, I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they chose. Even so the Son of man also is about to suffer at their hands."

They answered, "Why then did Moses command the husband to give her 'a written bill of divorce,' and so to put her away?"

"So they went. Again at noon, and about three o'clock, he went out and did the same thing.

"In reply he said to one of them. 'My friend, I am doing no wrong. Did you not agree with me for two shillings?

So the disciples went and did as Jesus told them;

But when the chief priests and the Scribes saw the wonderful works he did, and the boys who were shouting in the Temple Courts and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!"

"If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet."

"But give me your judgment. There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said to him, "'Son, go work today in my vineyard!'

"'I will go, sir,' he answered; yet he did not go.

"Which of these two did the will of his father?" "The last," they replied. "I tell you truly," said Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and harlots are going into the kingdom of heaven before you!

"For John came to you in the road of righteousness, and you did not give credence to him; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots gave credence to him. But you, although you saw this, did not even then change your minds and give credence to him.

"He sent out his slaves to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they did not want to come.

"'Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding-garment?' "The man was speechless.

"But concerning the resurrection of the dead, did you never read what was spoken to you by God,

"I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."

No one could answer him a word, nor did any one dare from that day to ask him another question.

"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like white-washed sepulchers. They look beautiful without, but within they are filled with dead men's bones and all rottenness.

"For I tell you that never shall you see me again until you say, "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord." "nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the son of man.

"Then shall the righteous answer him, saying. 'Master, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or thirsty and give you drink?

"'When did we see you a stranger and take you in; or naked and clothe you?

"'When did we see you sick or in prison, and come to see you?'

"Then will they also answer, 'Master, when did we ever see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you?'

"But he will reply, 'In solemn truth I tell you that inasmuch as you did not do it unto one of these least, you did not do it unto me.'

But when Jesus understood it he said to them. "Why are you annoying the woman? This is a beautiful deed she has done for me;

The disciples did as Jesus told them, and made ready the Passover.

"But if I did, how could the Scriptures be fulfilled that say that thus it must happen?"

Then Jesus said to the crowds. "Are you come out as against a robber, with swords and staves to arrest me? Day after day, I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not apprehend me.

Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and some struck him with the palms of their hands, and cried.

And while he was seated upon the judgment-seat, his wife had sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered many things today, in a dream, because of him."

Now therefore give order to have the sepulcher securely guarded until the third day, for fear his disciples may come and steal him away, and then tell the people, 'He is risen from the dead'; and so the last error will be worse than the first."

The guards trembled for fear of him, and became like dead men.

And go quickly and tell his disciples. 'He is risen from the dead; he goes before you into Galilee; you will see him there.' Remember, I have told you."

So the soldiers took the money, and did as they were told; and this story has been noised abroad among the Jews, and continues to this day.