Now when Joseph awoke from his sleep he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him, and took his wife home,

but did not live with her until after the birth of her son, whom he called Jesus.

"Rejoice and exult in it, because your reward was great in the heavens; for so did they persecute the prophets before you.

"No one ever sews a piece of undressed cloth on an old cloak. If they did, the patch put on to fill it up would tear away from the cloak, and the rent be made worse.

"Nor do they put new wine into old wine-skins; if they did, the wine-skins would split, the wine would run out, and the skins be ruined. Instead, they put new wine into fresh wine-skins and both are preserved."

And Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples.

"What did you go out into the desert to behold?" he asked; "A reed shaken by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who wear soft raiment dwell in kings' palaces!

"But why did you go? To see a prophet? I tell you, yes, and more than a prophet;

"Have you not read," answered Jesus, "what David did when he was hungry, and his men, too?

and came into his own country, where he continued teaching the people in their synagogues, until they were amazed. "Where did he get such wisdom?" they said, "and such wondrous powers?

"Are not his sisters all living among us? Where, then, did he get all these powers?"

And he did no mighty works there, because of their lack of faith.

Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying.

And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, "It is because we did not bring any bread."

"How is it that you do not perceive that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware off the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

"Nay, I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they chose. Even so the Son of man also is about to suffer at their hands."

They answered, "Why then did Moses command the husband to give her 'a written bill of divorce,' and so to put her away?"

"So they went. Again at noon, and about three o'clock, he went out and did the same thing.

"In reply he said to one of them. 'My friend, I am doing no wrong. Did you not agree with me for two shillings?

So the disciples went and did as Jesus told them;

But when the chief priests and the Scribes saw the wonderful works he did, and the boys who were shouting in the Temple Courts and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!"

"If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet."

"'I will go, sir,' he answered; yet he did not go.

"Which of these two did the will of his father?" "The last," they replied. "I tell you truly," said Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and harlots are going into the kingdom of heaven before you!

"For John came to you in the road of righteousness, and you did not give credence to him; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots gave credence to him. But you, although you saw this, did not even then change your minds and give credence to him.

"He sent out his slaves to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they did not want to come.

"'Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding-garment?' "The man was speechless.

"But concerning the resurrection of the dead, did you never read what was spoken to you by God,

No one could answer him a word, nor did any one dare from that day to ask him another question.

"For I tell you that never shall you see me again until you say, "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord." "nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the son of man.

"Then shall the righteous answer him, saying. 'Master, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or thirsty and give you drink?

"'When did we see you a stranger and take you in; or naked and clothe you?

"'When did we see you sick or in prison, and come to see you?'

"Then will they also answer, 'Master, when did we ever see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you?'

"But he will reply, 'In solemn truth I tell you that inasmuch as you did not do it unto one of these least, you did not do it unto me.'

The disciples did as Jesus told them, and made ready the Passover.

"But if I did, how could the Scriptures be fulfilled that say that thus it must happen?"

Then Jesus said to the crowds. "Are you come out as against a robber, with swords and staves to arrest me? Day after day, I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not apprehend me.

Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and some struck him with the palms of their hands, and cried.

So the soldiers took the money, and did as they were told; and this story has been noised abroad among the Jews, and continues to this day.

He cured many who were ill with various diseases, and drove out many demons. But he did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who he was.

On hearing this Jesus said to them. "It is not the healthy who need a physician, but the sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

He answered them. "Have you never read what David did when he was needy and hungry, he and his men?

When it came Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue; many, as they listened, were deeply impressed. "Where did he get all this?" they asked; "What is the wisdom that is given to this man, and miracles such as these that happen at his hands?

"Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, hypocrites," he answered. "As it is written, 'This people honor me with their lips, While their hearts are far from me;

Do you not remember? When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets of broken pieces did you take up?" "Twelve," they said.

"And when the seven for the four thousand, how many hampers full of fragments did you pick up?"

(For he did not know what to say, they were so awestruck.)

But they did not understand his words, and were afraid to ask him the meaning.

"Master," said John, "we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he did not follow us."

"What did Moses command you?" he replied,

Then they began arguing with one another. "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Why then did you not believe him?"

Day after day I was face to face with you in the Temple courts, teaching, and you did not seize me. But this is done that the Scriptures might be fulfilled."

for though many gave false witness against him, their testimony did not agree.

But even their evidence did not agree.

"Did you hear his blasphemy? What is your verdict?"

They kept striking him on the head with a rod, and spitting upon him; and on bended knee they did him homage.

But they, although they heard that he was living and had been seen by her did not believe it.

They too went, and told the others; but they did not believe them, either.

"And now you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day the day when this has taken place; because you did not believe my words??ords which will be fulfilled at their appointed time."

After spending the full number of days they started home, but the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother did not know this,

and when they did not find him they returned to Jerusalem, making anxious inquiry for him.

He answered, "Why is it that you have been looking for me, did you not realize that I had to be in my Father's house?"

But they did not understand the words that he spoke to them.

Demons also came out of many, screaming and saying, "You are the Son of God." But he rebuked them, and did not permit them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

"Have you never read," answered Jesus, "what David did when he and his followers were hungry?

He did so; and his hand was restored. But they were filled with fury, and they began to talk over together what they could do to Jesus.

"Rejoice in that day and exult, For your reward is great in heaven; For even so did their fathers to the prophets.

"Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you! For even so did their fathers to the false prophets.

"and so I did not think myself worthy to come to you; but speak the word, and let my man be cured.

"To What are they like, they are like children sitting in the market-place and calling to one another. "'We have piped to you,' they say, 'and you have not danced; we have wailed, and you did not cry.'

But Jesus said: "Some one did touch me; for I perceived that the power was proceeding out of me."

This they did, and made them all sit down.

But they did not understand this saying; it was hidden from them so that they perceived it not, and they were sore afraid to ask him about his saying.

But they did not receive him because his face was set to go to Jerusalem.

And when his disciples, James and John, saw this they said, "Lord, are you willing for us to bid fire come down from heaven and destroy them?" As Elijah did.

And the Pharisee noticed, to his amazement, that he did not wash his hands before eating,

"Foolish men! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

"The slave who knew his Lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, will be beaten with many lashes,

"but he who did not know, but did things worthy of a beating, will receive few lashes. To whom much has been given, from him much will be required, and to whom much is entrusted, of him they will ask the more.

"I tell you no; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did."

As he said this, all adversaries were put to shame; and all the crowd rejoiced for the glorious things that he continually did.

"Does he think the slave because he did the things that were commanded?

But they understood none of these sayings. His words were a mystery to them, and they did not know what he meant.

"'For I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take what you did not sow.'

"He said to him, "'By your own words I will Judge you, you wicked slave. You knew, did you, that I was a hard man taking up what I did not lay down, reaping what I did not sow.

"'Then why did you not put my money into the bank, so that at my coming I might I might have gotten it back with interest?'

Day after day he continued to teach in the Temple. The high priests and scribes tried to have him put to death, so did the rulers of the people.

So they reasoned among themselves. "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why did you not believe in him?'

So they answered that they did not know whence it was.

Moreover, he said to them, "When I sent you out without purse or wallet or sandals, did you lack anything?" They answered him, "We lacked nothing.'

Then one of them did strike a blow at the high priest's slave, and cut off his right ear.

"When daily I was with you in the temple you did not stretch out your hands to take me; but this is your hour and the power of darkness."

and on entering they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

"Thereupon some of our own party to the tomb, and found it even so as the women had said, but him they did not see."

But while they still did not believe it for joy, and were filled with wonder, he asked them, "Have you anything here to eat?"

He acknowledged??e did not deny it??ut acknowledged, "I am not the Christ."

I myself did not recognize him; I only came baptizing in water, in order that he might be openly shown to Israel."

And I did not recognize him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and resting upon him, is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'