And the generation of Jesus Christ was thus: for Mary his mother having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child by the Holy Ghost.

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,

Where is he born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the sunrising, and have come to worship him.

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus has it been written by the prophet:

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.

Then Herod having secretly called for the magi, searched thoroughly from them the time of the star appearing.

And they, having gone back, lo, the messenger of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, Having risen, take to thyself the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt, and be there till I speak to thee; for Herod is about to seek the young child to destroy him.

A voice was heard in Rama, wailing, and weeping, and much lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, for they are not.

Having risen, take to thyself the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they seeking the soul of the young child have died.

And saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.

For this is he spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, A voice of him crying in the desert, Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.

And think not to say in yourselves we have Abraham a father; for I say to you that God can of these stones raise up children to Abraham.

And now also the axe lies at the root of the trees; therefore every one not making good fruit is cut off and cast into fire.

I truly immerse you in water to repentance; but he coming after me is stronger than I, whose shoes I am not fit to lift up; he shall immerse in the Holy Spirit, and fire

Whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and gather his wheat into the store; but he will burn down the chaff in inextinguishable fire.

And Jesus having answered said to him, Permit now; for so it is suitable for us to complete all justice: then he permitted him.

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.

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.

From then Jesus began to proclaim, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.

And Jesus, walking about by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon being called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a sweep-net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Happy the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of the heavens.

Happy they suffering: for they shall be comforted.

Happy the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Happy they hungering and thirsting for Justice: for they shall be filled.

Happy the compasaionate: for they shall be commiserated.

Happy they making peace: for they shall be called sons of God.

Happy they driven out for justice: for their's is the kingdom of the heavens.

Happy are ye, when they shall upbraid you, and drive you out, and say every evil word against you, lying, for my sake.

Rejoice and be transported with joy; for much your reward in the heavens for so they drove out the prophets which before you.

Ye are the salt of the earth: and if the salt be rendered insipid, with what shall it be salted? it is yet strong for nothing, except to be cast without, and to be trodden under foot of men.

Think not that I have come to abolish the law, or the prophets: for I have come not abolish, but to complete.

For verily I say to you, Till heaven pass away, and earth, one iota, or one mark, should not pass away from the law, till all should be

For I say to you, That except your justice abound more than the scribes and Pharisees, ye should not come into the kingdom of the heavens.

But I say to you, That every one becoming angry with his brother, shall be subject to judgment: and whoever should say to his brother, Raca, should be, subject to the council: and whoever should say, O foolish, shall be subject to a hell of fire.

And if thine eye give thee cause of offence, take it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members be destroyed, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

And if thy right hand give thee cause of offence, cut it off, and cast from thee; for it is profitable to thee, that one of thy members should be destroyed; and not thy whole body should be cast into hell.

But I say to you, That whosoever shall let go his wife except for the reason of adultery, makes her to commit adultery; and whosoever should marry her having been loosed, commits adultery.

Neither by the earth; for it is the footstool of his feet: neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great kings

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

Ye have heard, that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

But I say to you, Love your enemies, praise them cursing you, do well to them hating you, and pray for them threatening you, and driving you out.

So that ye might be sons of your Father, which in the heavens: for he makes his sun rise upon evil and good, and rains on the just and unjust.

For if ye love them loving you, what reward. have you? do not also the tax collectors the same?

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.

And praying, talk ye not vainly as the nations; for they think that by their profaneness of speech they shall be listened to.

Therefore make not yourselves like them: for your Father knows of what things ye have need before ye ask him.

Give us this day our bread sufficient for sustenance.

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.

For if ye let go to men their faults, your Father which in the heavens will also let go to you.

And when ye fast, be not, as hypocrites, of gloomy aspect: for they conceal their faces that they might appear to men fasting. Verily I say to you, That they have their reward.

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

None can serve two lords: for either he will hate one and love the other; or hold firmly to one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

For this I say to you, Be not anxious about your soul, what ye eat, and what ye drink; nor about your body, what ye put on. Is not the soul more than food, and the body than dress?

Look ye upon the fowls of heaven; for they neither sow, nor reap, nor collect into stores; and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Do ye not rather differ from them

For all these the nations seek for; for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these.

Therefore should ye not be anxious about the morrow: for the morrow shall be anxious about the things of itself. Sufficient for the day its evil.

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye measure, it shall be repaid to you.

For everyone asking, receives and he seeking, finds; and to him knocking shall be opened.

Therefore all whatever ye would that men should do to you, so also do ye to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Enter ye in through the strait gate, for broad the gate and spacious the way leading to destruction, and many are they coming in through it.

For strait the gate and afflicted the way leading into life, and few are they finding it.

By their fruits shall ye know them. Far from it, do they gather grapes from thorns, or figs from caltrops

Every tree not making good fruit is cut off, and cast into fire.

And the rain descended, and rivers came, and winds blew, and fell upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded upon the rock.

For he was teaching them as having power, and not as the scribes.

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.

For I also am a man under power, having soldiers under me: and I say to this, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does.

And the men admired, saying, Of what race is this for the winds and the sea listen to him.

And far off from them was a herd of many swine grazing.

For why is it easier to say, Sins are let go to thee; or say, Arise and walk?

And having gone, learn what is this, I wish mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the just, but the sinful to repentance.

And no one puts on a cover of uncombed fragment upon an old garment, for its filling takes away from the garment, and the division is Worse.

For she said in herself, If I should only touch the hem of his garment, I shall be saved.

He says to them, Give way; for the girl is not dead but sleeps; and they mocked him.

And having seen the crowds, he felt compassion for them, for they were relaxed and dispersed, as sheep not having a shepherd.

Nor wallet for the way, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor rod: for the laborer is worthy of his food.

Verily I say to you, it shall be more supportable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

And hold ye from men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their assemblies will they scourge you.

And ye shalt be brought before leaders and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.

And when they deliver you up, have no care how or what ye should speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.

For ye yourselves are not speaking, but the spirit of your father speaking in you.

And ye shall be hated by all for my name: and he having remained to the end shall be saved.

And when they drive you out in this city, flee ye to another; for verily I say to you, Ye shall not finish the cities of Israel till the Son of man come.

Therefore fear them not; for nothing has been covered, which shall not be revealed; and concealed, that shall not be known.

And fear not from those killing the body, and not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him able to destroy also soul and body in hell.

Are not two little sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall to the earth without your Father.

Fear not therefore; ye have the preeminence over many sparrows.

For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the bride against her mother-in-law.

He finding his soul shall lose it; and he having lost his soul for my sake shall find it.

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

For this is he for whom it was Written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

For all the prophets, And the law prophesied till John.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has an evil spirit.

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if in Tyre and Sidon had been the powers being in you, long since had they repented in sackcloth and ashes.

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.

Yes, Father: for so was it benevolence before thee.

Lift up my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and humble in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls.

For my yoke is useful, and my load is light.