When they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, take the infant and his mother, flee into Egypt, and don't stir thence till I order you, for Herod will endeavour to have the child destroy'd. Joseph therefore arose,

now John wore a coat made of camels hair, with a leathern girdle about his waist; and his food was locusts and wild hony.

the ax is already laid to the root of the trees: every tree then which does not produce good fruit, will be hewn down, and cast into the fire.

and with the fan in his hand, he will throughly cleanse his floor, and gather the wheat into his grainery, but the chaff will he burn with unquenchable fire."

if you are the Son of God, throw your self down: for it is written, "he will charge his angels to take care of you, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest you bruise your foot against a stone."

said he, will I give you, if you will prostrate your self and worship me.

and he said to them, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men:

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great will be your reward in heaven: for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

I assure you, you will not be discharged till you have paid to the very last farthing.

and if any man will go to law with you, to have your coat, let him have your cloke too.

and if any one will press you to go a mile with him, go with him the other two.

Take care not to perform any religious act in order to be observed by men: otherwise you will have no reward from your father who is in heaven.

thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

for if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly father will also forgive you.

but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your father forgive your trespasses.

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

the eye is the light of the body: now if your eye be clear, your whole body will be enlightned.

but if your eye be bad, your whole body will be dark: if therefore that, which should be light to you, be dark; how great is that darkness?

no man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will be attach'd to the one, and neglectful of the other. ye cannot serve God and Mamon.

you will know them by their fruits: do men gather grapes of thorns,

Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but only they who do the will of my Father who is in heaven.

many will cry out to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? have we not cast out devils in thy name? and in thy name have we not wrought many miracles?

and then will I make this declaration to them: I never knew you: depart from me ye that have practised iniquity.

therefore, whoever heareth these instructions of mine, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the prudent man, who built his house upon a rock:

and there came a leper who threw himself at his feet, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

and Jesus held out his hand and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. and immediately he was cured of his leprosy.

and Jesus said to him, I will come and heal him.

when a certain scribe came to him, and said, Master, I will follow you where-ever you go.

go then and learn the meaning of that expression, "I will have mercy and not sacrifice:" for I am not come to call saints, but sinners.

Jesus answer'd them, can the bride-men mourn, while the bridegroom is with them? the day indeed will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then will be the time to fast.

new cloth is never patch'd upon an old garment: for the patch will draw the garment, and rend it still worse.

neither do men put new wine into old skins: if they should, the bottles will burst, so that the wine will be lost and the skins be spoil'd: but they put new wine into new skins, whereby both are preserved.

By your mission you will be expos'd like sheep in the midst of wolves: be then as circumspect as serpents, and as inoffensive as doves:

be upon your guard with such men, for they will deliver you up to their tribunals, and scourge you in their synagogues.

Then if they persecute you in one city, fly to another: for I assure you, before you have preach'd thro' all the cities of the Jews, the son of man will come.

if the disciple fare as well as his master, and the servant as his lord, is not that sufficient? if they style the master of the house Beelzebub, much more will they call his domestics so.

Whosoever therefore shall own me before men, him will I own likewise before my father who is in heaven.

but whosoever shall renounce me before men, him will I also renounce before my father who is in heaven.

my coming will occasion discord between the son and his father, between the daughter and her mother, between the daughter in law and her mother in law:

and if ye will believe me, he is the Elias that was to come.

even so it is, father, for such has been thy will.

Believe in me, all ye that labour under oppression, and I will give you relief.

if ye had known the meaning of that expression, "I will have mercy and not sacrifice," ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

"behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew justice to the nations.

Jesus perceiving what they surmized, said to them, any kingdom once divided against itself will soon be desolate: nor can any city or house divided against itself, long subsist.

I will return then, says he, into my house, which I have quitted; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

for whosoever shall do the will of my father, who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

therefore speak I to them in parables: because they over-look what they see: and are inattentive to what they hear, neither will they comprehend.

up the wheat with them. let both grow together till the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will thus direct the reapers, first of all gather the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: then lodge the wheat in my barn.

so that this saying of the prophet was fulfilled, "I will talk in parables, I will utter what has been kept secret from the foundation of the world."

Then Jesus called his disciples, and said to them, I am concern'd for this people; they have attended me now three days, without eating: I will not send them away fasting, lest they saint by the way. but his disciples said to him,

and I tell thee likewise, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will hereafter build my church: and death shall not prevail against it.

and I will give you the keys of the gospel-kingdom: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.

for whosoever will save himself, shall be a looser: and whosoever shall suffer loss for my sake, shall be a gainer.

Some time after, while they were in Galilee, Jesus said to them, the son of man will be betrayed into the hands of men:

they will kill him, but the third day he shall be raised again. at which they were exceeding sorry.

however, lest we should give offence, go you to the sea, throw in a book, and take the first fish that strikes: then open its jaws, and you will find a piece of money: that take, and give it to them for me and thee.

but if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that the remonstrances of two or three persons may have its effect.

the servant therefore fell prostrate before him, and cry'd out, Lord, allow me but time and I will pay the whole.

and his fellow-servant fell at his feet, and embraced him, saying, allow me time, and I will pay thee all.

in the same manner will my heavenly father likewise treat you, if ye do not sincerely forgive every one the trespasses of his brother.

Jesus said, if thou wilt be perfect, go sell your estate, give the value to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: then come and follow me.

then said Jesus to his disciples, I declare unto you, it will be difficult for a rich man to enter into the gospel kingdom.

go ye likewise to my vineyard, and I will give you what is reasonable: accordingly they went thither.

they answer'd him, because we are not hired; go work then. said he, in my vineyard, and I will give you what's reasonable.

take your due, and be gone: I will give the last the same I give you.

can't I do what I will with my own? because I am bountiful, are you invidious?

we are now going to Jerusalem, where the son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests, and to the Scribes, who will condemn him to die,

saying, go to yonder village, and you will immediately find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them to me.

if any man oppose you, say, the Lord wants them; and then he will send them.

and said to him, do you hear what they say? yes, said Jesus; have ye never read, "out of the mouth of babes and sucklings I will make a consort of praise?"

the baptism of John, whence was it? was it a divine or a human Institution? and they reasoned thus with themselves, if we say, it was divine; he will say, then, why did ye not believe him?

but last of all, he sent his son, saying, they will reverence my son.

when the master therefore of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?

they answered, he will give those wretches no quarter, and will let out his vineyard to such as shall duly account for the profits thereof.

for in the other life after this, there will be no such thing as marriage; but they will be as the angels of God in heaven.

for they load men with intolerable impositions, and will not take the least pains to ease them of the burthen: they do nothing but out of ostentation,

wherefore I shall send you prophets, and wise men, and Scribes; you will kill some, and crucify others, many will ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city.

and as iniquity becomes more flagrant, the zeal of many will grow cool.

and this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, to testify to all nations, that the end will then come.

unhappy will they be that are with child, and they that give suck in those days.

for the desolation will be so dreadful, the like was never seen since the beginning of the world, no, nor ever shall be again.

for whereever the carcase is, there will the eagles be assembled.

the master of that servant will come in a day when he least expects it, and at an hour he is not aware of;

The kingdom of the Messiah will then be such, as when ten virgins took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

his lord said to him, well done, thou art an honest faithful servant; thou hast been faithful in a small trust, I will give thee a much larger trust; go in and partake of thy master's diversions.

his lord said to him, well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful in a small trust, I will give thee a much larger trust: go in and partake of your master's joy.

then will the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee in hunger, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

and the king will reply, I declare unto you, your having done this for one of the least of these my brethren, is the same thing as doing it for me.

then will he say to those on the left, depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.

then will they answer, Lord, when did we see thee in hunger, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

to this he will reply, I declare unto you, your not doing this for one of the least of these, is the same thing as not doing it for me.

ye know that in two days the feast of the passover will begin, and the son of man be delivered up to be crucified.

and said, what will ye give me, and I will deliver him to you? and they promised him thirty pieces of silver.

to this he answered, he that has his hand in the dish with mine, he it is that will betray me.

then said Jesus to them, I shall be the occasion of your revolting all from me this night: for it is written, "I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered."

but after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

Peter thereupon said, tho' all the rest should abandon you, I never will.

but Peter said, though it should cost me my life, I never will disown you. and so said all the disciples.

Then advancing a little further, he fell prostrate in prayer, and said, "O my father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not mine, but thy will be done."