and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, called Christ.

I indeed baptize you with water to a change of mind; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not fit to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and fire;

And behold, a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that you should come under my roof; but only say the word and my servant will be cured.

For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this man, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And when he had gone into the house the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.

For this is he of whom it is written; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, to prepare your way before you.

All things are given me by my Father; and no one knows the Son but the Father; and no one knows the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls;

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my spirit on him, and he shall declare judgment to the nations.

And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

But he answered and said, I am not sent, except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

And he said to them, Who say you that I am?

While he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold a voice from the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; hear him.

He said, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive taxes, or a tribute? From their children, or from strangers?

Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must necessarily come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

for where two or three are assembled together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

And he said to them, All do not receive this word, but those to whom it is given.

Is it not right for me to do what I will with my own? Is your eye evil because I am good?

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.

He said to them; you shall drink indeed of my cup; but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.

And those servants went out into the highways, and collected all whom they found, both bad and good, and the wedding was furnished with guests.

I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not a God of the dead, but of the living.

that all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Bararchiah, whom you killed between the temple and the altar, may come upon you.

for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and shall deceive many.

Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom the Lord has placed over his family to give them food in due season?

Blessed is that servant whom his Lord, when he comes, shall find so doing.

The Son of man goes indeed, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it would be good for him if that man had not been born.

Then was fulfilled the word spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying; And they took the thirty shekels of silver, the price of him that was prized, whom [men] from the sons of Israel set a price upon,

And at the feast the procurator was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they chose;

And Pilate seeing that he accomplished nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this man; see you to it.

And going out, they found a Cyrenian by the name of Simon, whom they compelled to bear his cross.

he trusted in God; let him deliver him if he wishes for him; for he said, I am a Son of God.

among whom were Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

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

and preached, saying, After me comes one mightier than I, the strings of whose shoes I am not fit to stoop down and untie;

and there was a voice from heaven, You are my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

AND he went up on the mountain, and called whom he would; and they went to him.

But Herod hearing of him, said, This is John whom I beheaded; he has been raised up.

And Jesus went away, and his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, saying to them, Who do men say that I am?

And he asked them, And who say you that I am? Peter answered and said to him, You are the Christ.

And Jesus said to them, You know not what you ask. Can you drink of the cup of which I drink? or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?

And they said to him, We can. And Jesus said to them, You shall drink of the cup of which I drink, and be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized;

but to sit on my right hand, or left, is not mine to give but to those for whom it is prepared.

But concerning the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him at the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [the Christ], and shall deceive many.

And unless the Lord had shortened those days no flesh would be saved; but for the elects' sake, whom he has chosen, he has shortened the days.

The Son of man goes indeed as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would be good for him if that man had not been born.

but after I am raised I will go before you into Galilee.

And the traitor had given them this signal, saying, Whom I shall kiss, he is the one; take him, and lead him away safely.

And Jesus said, I am; and you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

And he cursed and swore, I know not this man of whom you speak.

And Pilate again answered and said to them, What, then, do you wish me to do to him whom you call the king of the Jews?

And the women also saw from afar, among whom were Mary the Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less, and of Joset, and Salome,

AND having arisen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary the Magdalene from whom he had cast out seven demons.

And Zachariah said to the angel, By what shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years.

And the angel answered and said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to tell you this good news.

And Mary said, Behold, I am the servant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but a mightier than I is coming, the strings of whose shoes I am not fit to untie; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove upon him; and there was a voice from heaven, saying, You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.

And the devil said to him, All this power will I give you, and the glory of these; for it is given to me, and I give it to whom I will.

But he said to them, I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God in the other cities also, because for this am I sent;

And Simon Peter seeing it fell on his knees to Jesus, saying, Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.

And when it was day he called his disciples; and having chosen twelve of them, whom he named apostles,

Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what thanks have you? sinners also lend to sinners, to receive back as much again.

Every one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will show you whom he is like.

And having come to Jesus they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom you should do this;

And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying, Lord, trouble not yourself, for I am not fit that you should come under my roof.

for I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

This is he of whom it is written; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

Simon answered and said, I suppose the one to whom he gave most. And he said to him, You have judged rightly.

Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she has loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

and certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, from whom went out seven demons,

And they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting, clothed and of a sound mind, at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid.

And the man from whom the demons had gone out desired to be with him; but he sent him away, saying,

And Herod said, John I beheaded; but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

And when he was praying alone, the disciples came to him, and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

And he said to them, Who do you say that I am? And Peter answered and said, The Christ of God.

But if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? they, therefore, shall be your judges.

But I will show you whom to fear; Fear him, who after killing has power to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, Fear him.

Blessed are those servants whom their lord when he comes shall find watching. I tell you truly, that he will gird himself, and cause them to recline, and he will come and wait upon them.

And the Lord said, Who then is a faithful, a wise steward, whom the lord shall place over his family, to give them their proper food in due time?

Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.

but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And from any one to whom much is given, much will be demanded; and of him with whom men have deposited much, they will ask more.

But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it is fully accomplished!

Or those eighteen on whom the tower in the Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think they were sinners above all men that live at Jerusalem?

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, behold, eighteen years, to be released from this bond on the sabbath?

I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired servants.

And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned to Heaven, and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.

And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, because my lord takes the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

I know what I will do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

And he called and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in pain in this flame.

AND he said to his disciples, It is inevitable that offenses should come; but woe to him by whom they come;

The Pharisee, standing by himself, offered this prayer; God, I thank thee that I am not as other men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican;

And he returned, having received the kingdom, and ordered those servants to be called to him to whom he had given the money, that he might know what each one had done.

He said to him, Out of your mouth will I judge you, evil servant. You knew that I am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow?

And he said, See that you be not deceived; for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ], and the time is at hand; go not after them.

for the Son of man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed.

For which is greater, he that reclines, or he that serves? Is not he that reclines? But I am with you as he that serves.