But while he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is begotten in her, is of the Holy Ghost.

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins.

For we have seen his star in the East, and are come to worship him.

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou,

Bethlehem in the land of Judah, art in no wise the least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come forth a Ruler, who shall feed my people Israel.

And when they were gone back, behold an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and continue there till I shall tell thee; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead who sought the young child's life.

And saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And say not within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father; for I say to you, God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

But even the axe already lieth at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire.

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I; whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather the wheat into the garner, but will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

And saith to him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall charge his angels concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Then Jesus saith to him, Get thee hence, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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

saying, Happy are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Happy are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.

Happy are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth.

Happy are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be satisfied.

Happy are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.

Happy are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.

Happy are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God.

Happy are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Happy are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.

Rejoice and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men.

For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all things be effected.

For I say to you, That unless your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be liable to the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the council; but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be liable to hell-fire.

But if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

And if thy right-hand cause thee to offend, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

But I say unto you, whosoever shall put away his wife, save for the cause of whoredom, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away, committeth adultery.

But I say unto you, Swear not at all, neither by heaven, for it is God's throne.

Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head; for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

But let your conversation be yea, yea; nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these, cometh of the evil one.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you:

That ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.

For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye?

And when thou prayest, thou shall not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray, standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may appear to men: verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking.

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

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast: verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break thro' and steal:

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break thro' nor steal.

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

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cleave to the one and neglect the other.

Ye cannot serve God and Mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take not thought for your life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

(For after all these things do the heathens seek) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye need all these things,

Take not therefore thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for itself: sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge,

For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Enter ye in thro' the straight gate: for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are that go in thro' it:

Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell not; for it was founded on a rock.

And when Jesus had ended these sayings, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching, For he taught them as one having authority,

And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no man, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.

For which is easier?

But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

No man putteth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: for that which is put in to fill it; taketh from the garment and the rent is made worse.

For she said within herself, if I but touch his garment, I shall be whole.

Saith to them, Withdraw; for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth: and they derided him.

But seeing the multitudes he was moved with tender compassion for them, because they were faint and scattered, as sheep having no shepherd.

Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses: Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor yet a staff:

for the workman is worthy of his maintenance.

Verily I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

But beware of men; for they will deliver you to the councils, and scourge you in their synagogues.

And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the heathens.

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

For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of the Father who speaketh in you.

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, shall be saved.

But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another; for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord.

If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his houshold? Therefore fear them not; for there is nothing covered, that shall not be discovered; nor hid, that shall not be known.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father.

Yea, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

For I am come to set a man at variance with his father, and the daughter with her mother, and the daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law.

He that findeth his life, shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it. He that entertaineth you, entertaineth me;

And said to him, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?

For this is he of whom it is written, Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say, He hath a devil.

Wo to thee, Chorazin, wo to thee, Bethsaida: for if the mighty works which have been done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

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

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained till 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.

Even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

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

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shew-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them who were with him, but only for the priests?