And as he thought upon these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take to you Mary as your wife. For that in her is fathered of the Holy Spirit.

And Joseph, being roused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took his wife,

saying, Where is He who is born king of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east and have come to worship Him.

But when Herod the king heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child. And when you have found him, bring me word again so that I may come and worship him also.

And coming into the house, they saw the child with Mary His mother. And they fell down and worshiped Him. And opening their treasures, they presented gifts to Him, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

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.

Then Jerusalem and all Judea went out to him, and all the region round about Jordan.

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?

And answering Jesus said to him, Allow it now, for it is becoming to us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed Him.

And Jesus, when He had been baptized, went up immediately out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him.

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

Then the Devil took Him up into the holy city and set Him upon a pinnacle of the Temple.

And he said to Him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down. For it is written, "He shall give His angels charge concerning You, and in their hands they shall bear You up, lest at any time You dash Your foot against a stone."

Jesus said to him, It is written again, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

Again, the Devil took Him up into a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

And he said to Him, All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.

Then Jesus said to him, Go, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve."

Then the Devil left him. And behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

And they immediately left their nets and followed him.

and they immediately left the boat and their father and followed Him.

And His fame went throughout all Syria. And they brought to Him all those being badly ill suffering various diseases and torments, and those who had been possessed with demons, and those who had been moonstruck, and paralytics. And He healed them.

And great multitudes of people followed Him, from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond Jordan.

And seeing the multitudes, He went up into a mountain. And when He had sat down, His disciples came to Him.

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.

It was also said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.

But I say to you, Do not resist evil. But whoever shall strike you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

And to him desiring to sue you, and to take away your tunic, let him have your coat also.

And whoever shall compel you to go a mile, go with him two.

Give to him who asks of you, and you shall not turn away from him who would borrow from you.

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

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

Or what man is there of you, if his son asks a loaf, will he give him a stone?

Or if he asks a fish, will he give him a snake?

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him?

Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.

When He had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

And behold, a leper came and worshiped him, saying, Lord, if You will, You can make me clean.

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

And Jesus said to him, See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest. And offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And when Jesus had entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, beseeching Him,

And Jesus says to him, I will come and heal him.

And evening coming on, they brought to Him many who had been possessed with demons. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick

And a certain scribe came and said to him, Master, I will follow You wherever You go.

And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.

And another of His disciples said to him, Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.

But Jesus said to him, Follow Me, and let the dead bury their dead.

And He entering into a boat, His disciples followed Him.

And His disciples came to Him and awakened Him, saying, Lord, save us! We perish!

But the men marveled, saying, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

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 the demons begged Him, saying, If You cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged that He would depart out of their borders.

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 as Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax-office. And He said to him, Follow Me! And he arose and followed Him.

And it happened as Jesus reclined in the house, behold, many tax-collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Him and His disciples.

Then the disciples of John came to Him saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?

While He spoke these things to them, behold, a certain ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, My daughter has just now died. But come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.

And Jesus arose and followed him. And so did His disciples.

And behold, a woman, who had a flow of blood for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the hem of His garment.

He said to them, Go back, for the little girl is not dead, but sleeps. And they laughed Him to scorn.

And when Jesus passed on from there, two blind ones followed Him, crying and saying, Son of David, have mercy on us.

And when He had come 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.

But going out, they made Him known in all that land.

As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a dumb man, who had been demon-possessed.

And when He had called to Him His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.

Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

And do not fear those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Then everyone who shall confess Me before men, I will confess him before My Father who is in Heaven.

But whoever shall deny Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in Heaven.

He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

And they said to Him, Are You he who should come, or do we look for another?

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

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.

But when the Pharisees saw, they said to Him, Behold, your disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day.

But He said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him,

how he entered into the house of God and ate the showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

And behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbaths? This so that they might accuse Him.

Then the Pharisees went out and held council against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.

But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew Himself from there. And great crowds followed Him, and He healed them all.

And He warned them that they not make Him known,

"Behold My Child whom I have chosen; My Beloved, in whom My soul is well pleased. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He shall declare judgment to the nations.

Then one who had been demon-possessed was brought to Him, blind and dumb. And He healed him, so much so that the blind and dumb one both spoke and saw.

And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this world or in the world to come.

Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and live there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so it also shall be to this evil generation.

But while He yet talked with the people, behold, His mother and His brothers stood outside, desiring to speak with Him.

Then one said to Him, Behold, Your mother and Your brothers stand outside, desiring to speak with You.

And He answered and said to him who told Him, Who is My mother? And who are My brothers?

And great crowds were gathered to Him, so that He went into a boat and sat. And all the crowd stood on the shore.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

And the disciples said to Him, Why do You speak to them in parables?

For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance. But whoever does not have, from him shall be taken away even that which he has.

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then where have the darnel come from?

He said to them, An enemy has done this. The servants said to him, Then do you want us to go and gather them up?

Then sending the crowds away, Jesus went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the darnel of the field.

Then the righteous shall shine out like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Jesus said to them, Have you understood all these things? They said to Him, Yes, Lord.