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

Then Herod called the wise men to him privately, and inquired of them exactly the time of the star's appearing:

When they had heard the king, they went: and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went on before them, till it came and stood over the place where the child was.

And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy;

Then Herod, when he saw that he was baffled by the wise-men, was very much enraged; and he sent and slew all the male-children in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly inquired of the wise-men.

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

But when he saw many of the pharisees and sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Bring forth therefore fruits becoming: penitents: and do not say within your selves,

Then he permitted Him. And Jesus as soon as He was baptized came up from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened unto Him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon Him:

and Nephthalim, by the way of the sea,

about Jordan, Galilee of the gentiles, the people that sat in darkness, saw a great light, and to them, who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up."

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Now as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; (for they were fishermen:)

And going on from thence He saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets;

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

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

So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father, who is in heaven.

for verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, not one jot nor one tittle shall pass from the law, till all be compleated.

Whosoever therefore shall break one of the left of these commandments, and thereby teach men so to do, he shall be esteemed very little in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever shall do as well as teach them, he shall be accounted great in the kingdom of heaven.

but I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without cause shall be liable to the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be obnoxious to the council; but whosoever shall say, "Thou fool," shall be in danger of hell-fire.

verily, I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out from thence, till thou hast paid the very last farthing.

but I tell you, that whosoever looketh on a woman, so as to lust after her, hath already debauched her in his heart.

but I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except on account of whoredom, tempteth her to commit adultery; and if any man marry her that is divorced, he committeth adultery.

but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

but I say unto you, Set not yourselves against him that injures you, but if any one smite thee on thy right cheek, rather turn to him the other also:

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that abuse you and persecute you;

and if ye embrace your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not the publicans so likewise?

And when thou prayest, be not like the hypocrites; for they love to pray in public assemblies, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be taken notice of by men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

"Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven so also upon earth;

therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body than raiment?

Look at the birds of the air; they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns: and yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye preferable to them?

Now if God so clothe the grass of the field, which is growing to-day, and to-morrow is cast into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

(things which the heathens are so inquisitive after) for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these.

And why dost thou look at the splinter in thy brother's eye, but takest no notice of the beam in thine own eye?

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me take the chaff out of thine eye, and behold, there is a beam in thine own eye?

Thou hypocrite, first get the beam out of thine own eye; and then thou wilt see how to take the splinter out of thy brother's eye.

so every good tree yieldeth good fruit, but a corrupt tree produces bad fruit:

So then by their fruits ye will know them.

many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils, and in thy name have wrought many miracles? and I will then declare unto them,

And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no one; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

for I also am a man under the authority of others, yet have soldiers under me; and I say to one, go, and he goeth; and to another, come, and he cometh; and to my servant, do this, and he doth it.

And when Jesus heard it He marvelled, and said to them that followed Him, Verily, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith even in Israel:

And when Jesus came to Peter's house. He saw his wife's mother lying ill of a fever:

But when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, he gave orders for departing to the other side of the lake.

and behold a great tempest rose on the sea, so that the vessel was even covered by the waves; but He was asleep.

Why are ye so frighted, O ye of little faith? Then He rose up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

And the men wondered, saying, What an amazing person is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!

And when He was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demoniacs coming out from the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no one could pass by that way:

and He said unto them, Go: and they came out and went away into the herd of swine; and lo, all the herd of swine ran furiously down a precipice into the sea,

And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they intreated Him to depart from their coasts.

For which is easier? To say, thy sins be forgiven thee? or to say, rise up and walk?

But when the multitudes saw it, they were amazed, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

And as Jesus was passing from thence, He saw a man sitting at the custom-house, named Matthew; and He saith to him, Follow me: and he rose up and followed Him.

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?

And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the musicians, and the people in confusion;

And when He was come into the house, the blind men came to Him: and Jesus saith unto them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? and they say unto Him, Yes Lord.

And when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion towards them; because they were dispersed and scattered like sheep that have no shepherd:

but when they take you up, be not sollicitous how, or what ye shall say; for ye shall be taught in that very instant what ye shall speak: for it is not you that speak,

What I say to you in private, declare ye in public: and what ye hear as in the ear, preach ye as from the house-tops.

and those of a man's own family shall be his enemies.

He that receiveth a prophet as a prophet, shall have a prophet's reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man as such, shall receive a righteous man's reward.

And Jesus said to them in answer, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see:

And as they departed, Jesus took occasion to say to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the desert to see? a reed shaken by the wind?

But what went ye out to see? a man clad in fine attire? they that wear rich clothes are in the palaces of kings.

But what did ye indeed go out to see? a prophet? Yes, verily, and one superior to a prophet.

for John came neither eating nor drinking as others do, and they say, He is beside himself:

even so, Father, for it was thy good pleasure that so it should be."

And when the pharisees saw it they said to Him, See, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful for them to do on the sabbath.

Then was brought to Him a demoniac, who was blind and dumb; and he healed Him, so that the blind and dumb man both spake and saw:

Either allow the tree to be good, and it's fruit good; or shew the tree to be corrupt, and it's fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by it's fruit.

O race of vipers, how can ye speak good things, who are yourselves so wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Then some of the scribes and pharisees answered Him, saying, Master, we should be glad to see a sign from thee:

for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

So that the men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgement against this generation, and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold a greater than Jonas is here.

then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and so the last state of that man is worse than the first. And thus shall it be to this wicked generation.

Now on the same day, Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea-side:

and many people were gathered together to bear Him, so that He went into a ship and sat down, and all the multitude stood upon the shore; and He spake to them many things in parables,

saying, "Behold a sower went out to sow;

for this reason I speak to them in parables; because though they see, they will not see; and though they hear, they will not hear, nor understand.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, Ye shall hear by the hearing of the ear, and not understand; and in seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: for the heart of this people is grown stupid,

and their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; least they should see at all with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear:

for indeed I tell you, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear what ye hear, and have not heard them.

And he that received the seed among the thorns, is one that likewise heareth the word; but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choketh the word, and so it becometh unfruitful.

So the servants came to their master, and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? whence then are the tares?

Let both grow together till harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather the weeds together, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but carry the wheat into my barn.

Which is indeed one of the lest of all seeds: but when it is grown, is the greatest among herbs, and even becometh a tree; so that the birds of the air come and lodge in it's branches.

As therefore the tares are gathered together, and burnt in the fire; so shall it be in the end of the world:

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, that was cast into the sea, and inclosed fishes of various sorts;

So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous;

Then saith Jesus unto them, Did ye understand all these? they say unto Him, Yes, Lord: and He said unto them,

and came into his own country, and taught them in their synagogues; so that they were amazed and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom and these powers?

Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

So they were prejudiced against Him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is no where less honoured than in his own country, and in his own family.

for Herod had apprehended John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife;

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

and when Jesus came out of the ship, He saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them; and He healed their sick.

And in the evening He was there alone. Now the ship was by this time in the midst of the sea, and violently tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary:

but in the fourth watch of the night Jesus came to them walking on the sea:

and when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were affrighted and said, It is an apparition;