Now the whole of this was done, that what was spoken of the Lord, by the prophet, might be fulfilled, saying,

Now when Herod the king heard this, he was much agitated, and all Jerusalem with him.

and sending them to Bethlehem said, Go, and procure the most exact information respecting this child; and when you have found him, bring me intelligence, that I may come, and pay him homage also.

For this is the person spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths strait."

Now this John had his garment made of camel's hair, and a girdle of leather about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

and lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my Son, the beloved, in whom is my delight.

Give us this day our daily bread.

For this cause I tell you, Be not anxious about your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life of more value than meat, and the body than raiment?

All things therefore whatsoever ye would be willing that men should do to you, just so do ye to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

For I also am a man under authority, having under my command soldiers and I say to this soldier, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

And the men marvelled, saying, What a wondrous man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

And lo! some of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

And the Pharisees observing it, said to his disciples, How is this, that your Master eateth with publicans and sinners?

So when he came into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus said to them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yes, Lord.

And when the devil was cast out, the dumb man spoke: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, Never at any time was the like to this seen in Israel.

For this is he of whom it is written, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee."

For all the prophets and the law until John, foretold [this].

And if ye will receive it, this is Elias who was to come.

But to whom shall I resemble this generation? it is like little boys sitting in the places of concourse, and calling to their companions,

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted unto heaven, shalt be cast down to hell: for if the miracles which have been wrought in thee had been done in Sodom, it had remained unto this day.

And all the multitudes were lost in amazement, and they said, Is not this the son of David?

But the Pharisees hearing them, said, This fellow casteth not out devils, but by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils.

And whosoever may speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come.

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in judgment against this generation, and condemn it: for they repented on the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the South shall rise up in judgment against the men of this generation, and condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.

for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and with their ears they have heard heavily, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with the eves, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

But the sown among the thorns, is he who heareth the word, and the anxiety about this world and the deceitfulness of riches, choketh the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

He saith unto them, Some man, an enemy, hath done this. Then the servants said to him, Wilt thou that we go and weed them out?

As therefore the zizane are gathered, and burned in the fire; just so shall it be at the end of this world.

Just so shall it be at the end of this world: the angels shall go forth, and shall separate the wicked from amidst the just,

And coming into his own country, taught them in their synagogues, so that they were exceedingly struck, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these miracles?

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

and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore miracles are wrought by him.

But ye say, If any man declare to his father or mother, This is a [devoted] gift, which else might have been employed by me for thy advantage;

This people draweth nigh to me with their mouths, and honoureth me with the lips, but their heart is far distant from me.

Then Peter answering said unto him, Explain to us this parable.

And Jesus said, Are ye also to this time destitute of intelligence?

And Jesus replying, said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona; for flesh and blood hath not revealed this to thee, but my Father, who is in heaven.

And I tell thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

And Peter taking him aside, began to chide him, saying, Mercy on thee, Lord! this shall never be thy case.

And while he was yet speaking, behold, a luminous cloud overshadowed them; and lo! a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom is my delight; hear him!

Then said Jesus unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove from hence, thither, and it will remove; and nothing will be impossible for you.

But this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself, as this little child, he shall be greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

And he said, for this reason shall a man forsake father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

Then he said to them, All men are not capable of receiving this saying, but they to whom it is given.

Now when the young man heard this speech, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

And Jesus looking upon them, said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Take then thine own, and begone: I chuse to give to this last even as to thee.

And the twelve, on hearing this, were filled with indignation against the two brethren.

Now this was entirely done, that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,

And when he was entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was in commotion, saying, Who is this?

Then the multitudes said, This is Jesus, the prophet, who is from Nazareth of Galilee.

But Jesus addressing them, said, Verily I tell you, if ye have faith, and entertain no doubt, not only shall ye do what is done to the fig-tree, but if ye should even say to this mountain, Be lifted up, and be cast into the sea, it be done.

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him, as he was teaching, demanding, By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?

But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come let us kill him, and let us seize on the inheritance.

Jesus saith unto them, Have ye not read in the Scriptures, "The stone, which the builders rejected; the same is become the head of the corner; this is done by the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes."

And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken in pieces, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.

And he saith unto them, Whose figure is this and inscription?

This is the first and great commandment.

Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come on this generation.

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached through the whole world for a testimony to all the nations: and then shall come the final close.

When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, erected in the holy place, (let him that readeth, mark this,)

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away until all these things shall be done.

And this observe, that if the master of the family had known in which watch of the night the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered him to break into his house.

But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, For what end is this waste?

For this ointment might have been sold for a considerable sum, and given to the poor.

for in pouring this odoriferous ointment on my body, she hath done it for my burial.

Verily I say unto you, Wherever this Gospel is preached through the whole world, what she hath done shall be also spoken of for a memorial of her.

Then as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessing, brake, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

And taking the cup, and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this:

for this is my blood, that [blood] of the new testament, which is shed for many, for the remission of sins.

And I tell you, That I will no more henceforth drink of this produce of the vine, until that day when I drink it with you, new, in the kingdom of my Father.

Then saith Jesus unto them, Ye all will be offended at me this night: for it is written, "I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad."

Jesus saith to him, I tell thee of a certainty, that this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

And going a little farther, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Again the second time he went away, and prayed, saying, O my Father, If it be not possible, that this cup pass from me, but that I should drink it, thy will be done.

But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets should be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

said, This fellow said, I am able to pull down the temple of God, and to build it up in three days.

Then as he was going out at the gate, another maid-servant saw him, and saith to those who were there, This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth.

Therefore is that field called, The field of blood unto this day.

When Pilate saw that it was of no use to contend, but that rather a tumult was rising, he took water, and washed his hands before the people, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man: ye must answer for it.

And they placed over his head his accusation in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Then some of those who stood there, hearing him, said, This man is calling out for Elias.

Then the centurion, and they who were with him, guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things which were done, were exceedingly terrified, saying, Assuredly this was the Son of God.

saying, Sir, we have reflected, that this deceiver, when yet alive, said, After three days I will rise again.

And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and preserve you harmless.

So they took the money, and did as they were instructed. And this account is circulated among the Jews to this day.