And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Now the birth of Christ was on this wise: His mother Mary, being espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

But while he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is begotten in her, is of the Holy Ghost.

(Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet,

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold wise men came from the East to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews?

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him.

And having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he demanded of them, Where the Christ was to be born?

And having heard the king, they departed; and lo the star which they had seen in the East, moved on before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Then Herod, seeing that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sending forth, slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the confines thereof, from two years old and under; according to the time which he had exactly inquired of the wise men.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet,

saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

and came into the land of Israel, But having heard, Archelaus reigneth over Judea, in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither, and being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee.

And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

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

And this John had his raiment of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.

And having fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterwards hungry.

But when Jesus heard, that John was cast into prison, he retired into Galilee.

And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt at Capernaum, which is on the sea coast, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphthali: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and when he was set down his disciples came to him.

Ye have heard, that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt do no murder, and whosoever doth murder, shall be liable to the judgment.

Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Again, ye have heard, that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform thine oaths unto the Lord.

But thou when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face.

And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

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

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell, and great was the fall of it.

And when he was come down from the Mountain, great multitudes followed him.

And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no man, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion,

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way, and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour.

When it was evening, they brought to him many demoniacs; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill:

Whereby was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.

And when he was come into the vessel, his disciples followed him.

And behold there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the vessel was covered with the waves.

But he was asleep. And his disciples coming to him awoke him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish.

And he saith to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then arising, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.

Art thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there was afar off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

And Jesus turning and seeing her, said, Daughter, take courage; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.)

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

And when the devil were cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never seen thus, even in Israel.

But seeing the multitudes he was moved with tender compassion for them, because they were faint and scattered, as sheep having no shepherd.

Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;

And if ye are willing to receive him, this is Elijah, who was to come.

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him?

How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shew-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them who were with him, but only for the priests?

And departing thence, he went into their synagogue. And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand.

Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other.

And charged them, not to make him known: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying,

Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had not root, they withered away.

and considereth it not, the wicked one cometh, and catcheth away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the way-side.

And when the blade was sprung up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the darnel also.

He spake another parable to them: the kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman taking, covered up in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

Whereby was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hid from the foundation of the world.

Which when it was full, they drew to the shore, and sitting down, gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

But when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.

And the king was sorry; yet for the oath's sake, and them who sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given her.

And he sent and beheaded John in the prison. And his head was brought in a charger,

And going forth he saw a great multitude, and was moved with tender compassion for them, and healed their sick.

And in the evening, he was there alone: but the vessel was now in the midst of the sea, tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary.

But seeing the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, Lord, save me.

For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answering said, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God thro' your tradition?

And Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

Then charged he his disciples, to tell no one, that he was the Christ.

And was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

Bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he went out of him, and the child was cured from that hour.

For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who was minded to settle accounts with his servants.

And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

But his fellow-servants, seeing what was done, were very sorry, and came and gave their lord an exact account of the whole matter.

And his lord being wroth, delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due to him.

He saith to them, Because of the hardness of your hearts, Moses suffered you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so.

And behold two blind men sitting by the way-side, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

This was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,

And as he came into Jerusalem, all the city was in a commotion, saying, Who is this?

Now in the morning, as he was returning to the city he hungered.

And when he was 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 dost thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?

The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven, or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, from heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

Hear another parable. There was a certain housholder, who planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

And the king hearing it was wroth, and sending forth his troops, destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.

So those servants going out into the highways, gathered together all whomsoever they found, both bad and good. And the feast was abundantly supplied with guests.

And saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.

But touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac,

And no man was able to answer him a word; neither durst any from that day question him any more.

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world to this time, nor ever shall be.

But at midnight there was a cry, Behold the bridegroom cometh: come ye out to meet him.

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage; and the door was shut.

For I was hungry, and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink:

I was a stranger, and ye took me in; Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.

For I was hungry, and ye gave me no meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick and in prison, and ye visited me not.

Then the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled together, at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came to him a woman;

When the evening was come, he sat down with the twelve. And as they ate he said, Verily I say to you, One of you will betray me.

And while he was yet speaking, lo Judas one of the twelve came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs from the chief priests and elders of the people.