But Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wanting to expose her to public disgrace, intended to dismiss her privately.

But while he considered these things, behold, an agent of Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take Mary to be thy wife, for that which was begotten in her is from Holy Spirit.

and knew her not until she brought forth her son, the firstborn. And he called his name JESUS.

And divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by another way.

And having awaken, he took the child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.

A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children. And she did not want to be comforted, because they are not.

And think not to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. He will immerse you in a Holy Spirit.

But John was preventing him, saying, I have need to be immersed by thee, and thou come to me?

But having answered, he said, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out through the mouth of God.

Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shall not challenge Lord thy God.

And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Think not that I came to abolish the law or the prophets. I came not to abolish, but to fulfill.

For truly I say to you, until the heaven and the earth pass away, one iota or one tittle will, no, not pass away from the law, until all things come to pass.

For I say to you, that unless your righteousness abounds more than of the scholars and Pharisees, ye will, no, not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

Ye have heard that it was said to them in old times, Thou shall not murder, and whoever murders will be liable to the judgment.

Truly I say to thee, thou will, no, not come out from there, until thou have paid the last quadran.

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shall not commit adultery.

And if thy right eye causes thee to stumble, remove it and cast it from thee, for it is advantageous for thee that one of thy body-parts should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

And if thy right hand causes thee to stumble, cut it off and cast it from thee, for it is advantageous for thee that one of thy body-parts should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

Again, ye have heard that it was said to them in old times, Thou shall not swear falsely, but shall render to the Lord thine oaths.

But I say to you, not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

But I say to you, not to resist what is troublesome, but whoever will strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Give to him who asks thee, and turn thou not away from him who wants to borrow from thee.

For if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the tax collectors the same?

And if ye only greet your friends, what do ye extra? Do not even the tax collectors this way?

Be careful not to do your charity before men in order to be seen by them, otherwise ye have no reward from your Father in the heavens.

When therefore thou do charity, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

But when thou do charity, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does,

And when thou pray, thou shall not be as the hypocrites, because they love to pray having stood in the synagogues and in the corners of the thoroughfares, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

And while praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do, for they think that they will be heard by their much speaking.

Be not therefore like them, for your Father knows what things ye have need of before ye ask him.

And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, because from thee is the kingdom and the power and the glory into the ages. Truly.

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

And when ye fast, become not like the gloomy looking hypocrites, for they make their faces unsightly, so that they may appear fasting to men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

so that thou may not appear fasting to men, but to thy Father in secret. And thy Father, who sees in secret, will reward thee.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust deteriorates, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.

Because of this I say to you, be not anxious about your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, nor yet for your body, what ye may wear. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing?

Look to the birds of the sky, because they sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not more valuable then they?

And why are ye anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, nor do they spin,

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

And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more you, O ye of little faith?

Be not therefore anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we wear?

For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that ye need all these things.

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow will be anxious about things of itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil of it.

Do not criticize, that ye may not be criticized.

And why do thou see the speck in thy brother's eye, but do not notice the beam in thine own eye?

Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them by their feet, and having turn back may lacerate you.

Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.

Not every man who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of my Father in the heavens.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works?

And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it had been founded upon the rock.

And every man who hears these sayings of mine, and does not do them, will be compared to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand.

for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as their scholars.

And having answered, the centurion said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou should come under my roof, but only speak the word, and my boy will be healed.

And when Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.

But Jesus having heard it, he said to them, Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who fare badly.

But after going, learn what this means, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners for repentance.

Then the disciples of John come to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but thy disciples fast not?

he says to them, Depart, for the little girl did not die, but sleeps. And they ridiculed him.

These twelve Jesus sent forth, having ordered them, saying, Go not into a way of the Gentiles, and enter not into a city of the Samaritans,

And if indeed the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

And whoever will not receive you, nor hear your words, while departing that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.

But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye should speak, for it will be given you in that hour what ye will speak.

For ye are not who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking in you.

But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the other, for truly I say to you, ye will, no, not have completed the cities of Israel, until the Son of man comes.

A pupil is not above his teacher, nor a bondman above his lord.

Fear them not therefore, for there is nothing covered, that will not be revealed, and hid, that will not be known.

And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall on the ground independent of your Father.

Fear not therefore, ye are of worth more than many sparrows.

Think not that I came to spread peace on the earth. I came not to spread peace, but a sword.

He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me, and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.

And he who does not take his cross and follow behind me, is not worthy of me.

And whoever may give to drink one of these little ones merely a cold cup in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you he will, no, not lose his reward.

And blessed is he, whoever will not be caused to stumble by me.

Truly I say to you, among men born of women there has not been raised a greater than John the immerser. Yet the smaller in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not beat the breast.

Then he began to upbraid the cities in which most of his mighty works occurred, because they did not repent.

But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples do what is not permitted to do upon the Sabbath.

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those with him,

how he entered into the house of God, and ate the loaves of the presentation, which was not permitted for him to eat, nor for those with him, except only for the priests?

Or have ye not read in the law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless?

But if ye had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the innocent.

And he said to them, What man of you will there be, who will have one sheep, and if this falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not grasp it, and lift it out?

And he chided them so that they would not make him known,

He will not quarrel, nor will he shout, nor will any man hear his voice in the thoroughfares.

A bruised reed he will not break, and smoldering flax he will not quench, until he sends forth justice for victory.

And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this not the son of David?

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub the ruler of the demons.

And having known their thoughts Jesus said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to ruin, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.

Because of this I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven to men, but the blasphemy of the spirit will not be forgiven men.

And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in the present age, nor in the one that is coming.

But when the unclean spirit goes forth out of the man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and finds it not.

But others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much soil, and straightaway they sprang up because they had no depth of soil.

And having answered, he said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those men it has not been given.

For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.