But while he was thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit,

and she shall bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.

Where is the king of the Jews born? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him.

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet;

And you Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah, for out of you shall come a governor who shall rule my people Israel.

and sending them to Bethlehem, said, Go and inquire diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, tell me, that I also may come and worship him.

And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy it.

A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted because they were not.

Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead that sought the young child's life.

Change your minds, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

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

And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come for the baptism, he said to them; Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for a father; for I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham;

and already the axe lies at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, which bears not good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

I indeed baptize you with water to a change of mind; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not fit to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and fire;

whose winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly clean his threshing floor, and gather his wheat into the storehouse; but the chaff he will burn with an inextinguishable fire.

But Jesus answered and said to him, Suffer me now; for thus, it becomes us to complete all righteousness. Then he suffered him;

and said to him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down; for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning you, and they shall take you up on their hands, lest at any time you dash your foot against a stone.

Then Jesus said to him, Get behind me Satan; for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Change your minds; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

And walking by the lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted.[\ul Note: Verse

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are those that hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peace makers, for they shall be called children of God.

Blessed are the persecuted for righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil against you, falsely, for my sake.

Rejoice and exult, for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its strength, with what shall it be seasoned? It is good for nothing more, except being cast out to be trodden upon by men.

For I tell you truly, that till heaven and earth pass away, one iota or one point shall by no means pass away from the law till all things are accomplished.

For I tell you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.

But I tell you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, Worthless fellow, shall be subject to the Sanhedrim; and whoever says, You fool, shall be subject to the hell of fire.

But if your right eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

And if your right hand offends you, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should go into hell.

But I tell you, that whoever puts away his wife, except for adultery, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries her that is put away, commits adultery.

But I tell you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;

nor by the earth, for it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King;

nor swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

But let your speech be, yes, yes, and no, no; for any thing more than this is evil.

You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

But I tell you, Love your enemies, and pray for those that persecute you;

that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and rains on the just and unjust.

For if you love those that love you, what reward have you? Do not the publicans the same?

And when you pray, be not like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and at the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

And when you pray use not vain repetitions, as the gentiles do; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Be not, therefore, like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

For if you forgive men their offenses, your heavenly Father will forgive you;

And when you fast, be not like the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to fast. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where a moth and corrosion destroy, and where thieves dig through and steal.

But lay up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither a moth nor corrosion destroys, and where thieves dig not through nor steal;

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

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the first, and love the other, or he will adhere to the first, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches.

On this account I tell you, be not anxious for your soul, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on, is not the soul more than food, and the body more than clothing?

For after all these things the gentiles seek; and your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

Be not anxious, therefore, for to-morrow, for to-morrow will be anxious for its; sufficient for the day is its evil.

for with what judgment you judge you shall be judged; and with what measure you measure it shall be measured to you.

For every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.

All things, therefore, which you wish men to do to you, do also thus to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate; and spacious the way which leads to destruction, and many are they that enter in by it;

for narrow is the gate, and compressed the way which leads to life, and few are those who find it.

Every tree which bears not good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it fell not, for it was founded on the rock.

for he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes.

And Jesus said to him, See that you tell no man, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony to them.

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

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

For in what respect is it easier to say, Your sins are forgiven, than to say, Arise and walk?

Go and learn what this means: I wish for mercy and not a sacrifice; for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

But no one puts a piece of unfilled cloth on an old garment; for it takes away its fullness from the garment, and the rent is made worse.

for she said within herself, If I can only touch his garment I shall be cured.

said, Go away; for the girl is not dead, but asleep. And they derided him.

Take not gold, nor silver, nor copper for your purses,

nor a provision sack for the way, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor staves; for the laborer is worthy of his support;

I tell you truly, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in a day of judgment, than for that city.

But beware of men; for they will deliver you to Sanhedrims, and scourge you in their synagogues,

and you shall be brought before governors, and kings, for my sake, for a testimony to them and the nations.

But when they have delivered you up be not anxious how you shall speak, or what you shall say, for it shall be given you in that hour what to say;

for it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks in you.

and you shall be hated by all men for my sake. But he that endures to the end shall be saved.

And when they persecute you in one city, flee to another. For I tell you truly, that you will not finish the cities of Israel till the Son of man shall come.

It is sufficient for the disciple to be as his teacher, and the servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they call the members of his family by that name.

Fear them not, therefore, for there is nothing concealed that shall not be revealed, nor hid that shall not be known.

And fear not those who kill the body and are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion [1.5 mills]? and one of them cannot fall to the ground without your Father.

Fear not, therefore, you are of more value than many sparrows.

He that finds his life shall lose it, and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.

said to him, Are you he that was coming, or look we for another?

For this is he of whom it is written; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, to prepare your way before you.

For all the prophets and the law prophesied till John.

and say, We have played on pipes for you, and you have not danced; we have mourned, and you have not lamented.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon;

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have changed their minds long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

But I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in a day of judgment than for you.

And you, Capernaum, which are exalted even to heaven, shall go down even to hades; for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

But I tell you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in a day of judgment, than for you.

Yes, Father, for so it has seemed good in thy sight.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls;