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

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was this way (for His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph) before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

But Joseph, her husband to be, being just, and not willing to make her a public example, he purposed to put her away secretly.

Now all this happened so that might be fulfilled that which was spoken of the LORD by the prophet, saying,

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea. For so it is written by the prophet,

And when they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and His mother and flee into Egypt. And be there until I bring you word, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy Him.

And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt.

And he was there until the death of Herod; so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the LORD through the prophet, "Out of Egypt I have called My Son."

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was greatly enraged. And he sent and killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully inquired of the wise men.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

"A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not."

But when he heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea in his father Herod's place, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee.

And he came and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene."

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight."

And they were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

Then Jesus came from Galilee to Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.

But John restrained Him, saying, I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?

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

And when the tempter came to Him, he said, If You are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

But He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."

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

"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the nations!

And walking by the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea. For they were fishermen.

Blessed are they that mourn! For they shall be comforted.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness! For they shall be filled.

Blessed are the peacemakers! For they shall be called the sons of God.

Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for your reward in Heaven is great. For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its savor, with what shall it be salted? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and to be trodden underfoot by men.

You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Therefore whoever shall relax one of these commandments, the least, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of Heaven. But whoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of Heaven.

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "You shall not kill" --and, "Whoever shall kill shall be liable to the judgment."

But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be liable to the judgment. And whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the sanhedrin; but whoever shall say, Fool! shall be liable to be thrown into the fire of hell.

leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; that the opponent not deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

Truly I say to you, You shall by no means come out from there until you have paid the last kodrantes.

And if your right eye offends you, pluck it out and throw it from you. For it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be thrown into hell.

And if your right hand offends you, cut it off and throw it from you. For it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be thrown into hell.

But I say to you, Do not swear at all! Not by Heaven, because it is God's throne;

not by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet; not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King;

nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.

But let your word be, Yes, yes; No, no. For whatever is more than these comes from evil.

Therefore be perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect.

Take heed that you do not do your merciful deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in Heaven.

so that your merciful deeds may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret Himself shall reward you openly.

And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

But when you pray, do not babble vain words, as the nations. For they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard.

Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask Him.

Therefore pray in this way: Our Father, who is in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.

And when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, of a sad face. For they disfigure their faces so that they may appear to men to fast. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

The light of the body is the eye. Therefore if your eye is sound, your whole body shall be full of light.

But if your eye is evil, your whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

Therefore I say to you, Do not be anxious for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his stature?

Therefore do not be anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed?

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.

Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow; for tomorrow shall be anxious for its own things. Sufficient to the day is the evil of it.

Judge not, that you may not be judged.

For with whatever judgment you judge, you shall be judged; and with whatever measure you measure out, it shall be measured to you again.

Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.

For each one who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be opened.

You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

Therefore by their fruits you shall know them.

And everyone who hears these sayings of Mine and does not do them shall be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

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

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

But the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go. And as you have believed, so let it be to you. And his boy was healed in that hour.

so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He took on Himself our weaknesses and bore our sicknesses."

And when He had come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, two demon-possessed ones met Him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one might pass by that way.

And behold, they brought to Him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Child, be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven you.

And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast.

For she said within herself, If only I shall touch His robe, I will be whole.

But turning and seeing her, Jesus said, Daughter, be comforted; your faith has saved you. And the woman was saved from that hour.

But when the people were put out, He went in and took her by the hand, and the little girl arose.

Then He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith let it be to you.

But the Pharisees said, He throws out demons by the ruler of the demons.

Truly I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves.

And you shall be brought before governors and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them and the nations.

But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what you shall speak; for it shall be given you in that same hour what you shall speak.

And brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. And the children shall rise up against their parents and cause them to be put to death.

And you will be hated of all men for My name's sake, but the one who endures to the end shall be kept safe.

Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, and nothing hidden which shall not be known.

And a man's foes shall be those of his own household.

And blessed is he, whoever shall not be offended in Me.

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of Heaven is taken by violence, and the violent take it by force.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man who is a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners. But wisdom was justified by her children.

But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.

And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to the heaven, shall be brought down to hell. For if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

But I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you.

All things are delivered to Me by My Father. And no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son will reveal Him.

And He said to them, What man among you will be, who will have one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the sabbaths, will he not lay hold on it and lift it out?

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

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

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

But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

Therefore I say to you, All kinds of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.