And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

And Levi made himself a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of tax collectors and of others that sat down with them.

And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

Give to every man that asks of you; and of him that takes away your goods ask them not again.

And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.

But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filling up with water, and were in jeopardy.

And of some, that Elijah had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.

And on the next day when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the innkeeper, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever you spend more, when I come again, I will repay you.

You hypocrites, you can discern the appearance of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that you do not discern this time?

And they were urgent with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming in from the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, who also bewailed and lamented him.