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,

But all this was done, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying;

Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is interpreted, God is with us.

And hearing the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they saw in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

and was there till the death of Herod; that the word might be fulfilled, which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying; Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Then Herod seeing that he was despised by the Magi, was exceedingly angry, and sent and destroyed all the children in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the precise time which he had learned of the Magi.

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.

And he answered and said; It is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which proceeds from the mouth of God.

But when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face,

but if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. If, therefore, the light which is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his stature?

And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, men of little faith?

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 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.

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

Then he began to rebuke those cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they changed not their minds.

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.

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.

how he entered into the house of God and eat the show bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but only for the priests?

But if you had known what, I wish for mercy and not a sacrifice, means, you would not have condemned the innocent;

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying;

But I tell you, that for every idle word which men speak they shall render an account in a day of judgment;

Then answered some of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.

Then it says, I will return to my house from which I went out; and coming, it finds it empty, swept, and adorned.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says; Hearing you shall hear and not understand, and seeing you shall see and not perceive;

And he said to them, An enemy has done this. And they said to him, Do you wish us to go and take them out?

He delivered them another parable, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field,

which is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown is the greatest of plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and lodge on its branches.

He spoke another parable to them; The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three sata [33 quarts] of flour, till the whole was leavened.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will declare things which have been concealed from the foundation of the world.

The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field, which a man found, and concealed, and went away with joy, and sold all that he had and bought that field.

which, when it was full, men drew to the shore, and sifting down put up the good in vessels and cast the bad away.

on account of which he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask;

And they all eat and were filled; and they took up the fragments which remained over, twelve travelling-baskets full;

And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them walking on the lake.

Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?

Not that which enters into the mouth, defiles the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth that defiles the man.

And he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted, shall be rooted up.

But the things which proceed from the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the man.

these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.

But she said, Yes, Lord; for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.

Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is your faith! Be it to you as you wish; and her daughter was cured from that hour.

And if he finds it, I tell you truly that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which were not lost.

Again, I tell you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any thing for which they shall ask, they shall have it from my Father in heaven;

And he said to him, Why do you ask me of the good? one is the good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.

And he said to her, What do you wish? She said to him, Say that these my two sons shall sit, one on your right hand, and the other on your left, in your kingdom.

But Jesus answered and said, You know not what you ask. Can you drink of the cup of which I am about to drink? They said to him, We can.

And Jesus stopped, and called them and said, What do you wish me to do for you?

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful works which he performed, and the children crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! they were displeased,

and all things whatever which you ask in prayer believing, you shall receive.

Jesus answered and said to them, I also will ask you one question, which, if you tell me, I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Which of the two did the will of the father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, I tell you truly, that the publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Jesus said to them, Have you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of a corner? this is from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes?

All things therefore which they tell you, do and keep. But do not their works. For they say and do not,

Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?

If a man swears by the altar, it is nothing; but if be swears by the gift which is on it, he is bound.

Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?

Blind Pharisee! cleanse first that which is in the cup and platter, that its outside may be clean also.

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which appear fair without, but within are full of the bones of the dead and of all impurity.

Watch, therefore, for you know not on what day your Lord comes,

But know this, that if the householder had known in what watch the thief comes, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken into.

Watch, therefore, for you know not the day nor the hour.

And on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where do you wish us to prepare for you to eat the passover?

this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Then he said to them, My soul is sorrowful even to death; remain here and watch with me.

And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, Are you so unable to watch with me one hour?

Watch and pray that you enter not into trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

When, therefore, they were assembled together, Pilate said to them, Which do you wish me to release to you? Barabbas? or Jesus, called Christ?

And the procurator answered and said to them, Which of the two do you wish me to release to you? And they said, Barabbas.

And coming to a place called Golgotha, which is called A place of a cranium,

And the centurion and those with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake, and the [other] events which occurred, were greatly afraid, and said, Certainly, this was a Son of God.

and placed it in a new tomb of his which he had excavated in a rock, and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb he went away;

AND on the next day, which is after the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees were assembled together to Pilate,

And as they went, behold, some of the guard came into the city and told the chief priests all the things which had happened.

teaching them to keep all things which I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you always till the consummation of the world.