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

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner: When his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child by the Holy Spirit.

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

Now, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

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

When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, 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 until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken from the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently 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,

But when he heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts 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 in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up immediately out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

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

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry.

Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee.

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

And seeing the multitudes, he ascended a mountain: and when he was seated, his disciples came to him.

Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment:

Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

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

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

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

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

And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Depart; and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And his servant was healed in the same hour.

When the evening was come, they brought to him many that were possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick;

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, He himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses.

And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

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

And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine, feeding.

And as Jesus was passing from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

While he was speaking these things to them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshiped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.

(And behold, a woman who was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.

But Jesus turned himself about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.)

And when the demon was cast out, the dumb spoke: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, 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 will receive it, 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 show-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them who were with him, but only for the priests?

And behold, there was a man who had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.

Then saith he to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched it out; and it was restored to a sound state like the other.

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

Then was brought to him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spoke and saw.

For as Jonah 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.

While he was yet speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the way side.

Another parable he spoke to them; The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, 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 utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

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

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

And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the sake of the oath, and of them who sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given her.

And his head was brought in a dish, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion towards them, and he healed their sick.

And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

And when he had sent the multitudes away, he ascended a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

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

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

Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

Then he charged his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

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

While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him.

And Jesus rebuked the demon, and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.

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

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

Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.

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

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

So when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last to the first.

All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

And when he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

Now in the morning as he was returning into the city, he was hungry.

And when he had 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 doest thou these things; and who gave thee this authority?

The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, if we shall say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

Hear another parable; There was a certain householder, who planted a vineyard, and hedged it around, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a remote country:

But when the king heard of it, he was wroth: and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

So those servants went out into the highways, and collected all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

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

But as concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

Then one of them who was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man, from that day forth, ask him any more questions.

And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

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

And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast what is thine.

For I was hungry, and ye gave me food: 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 food: 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 assembled the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

Now when the evening was come, he sat down with the twelve.

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

But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.