and when he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph thou Son of David, scruple not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

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

saying, Where is the king of the Jews that is born here? for we have seen his star in the east and are come to worship Him.

And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him:

and having summoned together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where the Messiah was to be born: and they told him, at Bethlehem in Judea;

Then Herod called the wise men to him privately, and inquired of them exactly the time of the star's appearing:

and sending them to Bethlehem, he said, Go and make diligent search for the child, and when ye have found Him, let me know, that I also may come and worship Him.

and coming into the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshipped Him: and when they had opened their treasures, they brought Him presents, of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

And when they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Rise and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and continue there, untill I tell thee to return: for Herod will seek the child to destroy Him.

Then went, out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the country about Jordan,

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

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized by him: but John refused Him, saying,

And Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.

Then he permitted Him. And Jesus as soon as He was baptized came up from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened unto Him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon Him:

And the tempter came to Him and said, If thou art the Son of God, command these stones to become bread:

Then the devil taketh Him into the holy city, and setteth Him on a wing of the temple,

and saith unto Him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, He will give his angels charge concerning thee, and they shall bear thee up as in their hands, least at any time thou shouldst dash thy foot against a stone:

but Jesus said unto him, it is also written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Again the devil taketh Him to a very high mountain, and sheweth Him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

and saith unto Him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me:

then Jesus saith unto him, Be gone, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,

and Him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil left Him, and behold angels came and attended Him.

and they immediately left their nets, and followed Him.

and He called them also; and they immediately left the ship, and their father, and followed Him.

And his fame spread abroad into all Syria; and they brought unto Him all their sick, that laboured under various diseases and torments; even those who were possessed with devils, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them:

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

And seeing the multitudes He went up to a mountain, and when He was set down, His disciples came to Him,

Be friends with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him; least the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison:

And it has been said, whosoever would put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:

but I say unto you, Set not yourselves against him that injures you, but if any one smite thee on thy right cheek, rather turn to him the other also:

and if any one would go to law with thee, to take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also, rather than strive with him:

and if any one shall force thee one mile, go with him two.

Give to him that asketh thee, and him, that would borrow of thee, turn not away.

be not ye therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what ye have need of before ye ask Him.

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

Is there any man among you, who, if his son ask him for bread, will give him a stone?

or if he ask for a fish, will he give him a serpent?

If ye then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to them that ask Him?

Whoever therefore heareth these words of mine, and performeth them, I will compare him to a prudent man, who built his house on a rock:

Now as he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.

And behold a leper came and worshipped Him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me:

and Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed: and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no one; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto Him a centurion beseeching Him, and saying, Lord,

and Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

And when Jesus heard it He marvelled, and said to them that followed Him, Verily, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith even in Israel:

And when it was evening they brought to him many demoniacs: and he cast out the evil spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill: that it might be fulfilled,

But when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, he gave orders for departing to the other side of the lake.

And a certain scribe came to Him, and said, Master, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest:

and Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the fowls of heaven their nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

But another of his disciples, whom he ordered to follow Him, said unto Him, Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father:

but Jesus said unto him; Do thou follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.

And when He was entered into the ship, his disciples followed Him:

And His disciples came to Him, and awoke Him, saying, Lord save us, for we are perishing: and He saith unto them,

And the men wondered, saying, What an amazing person is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!

And when He was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demoniacs coming out from the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no one could pass by that way:

Now there was at some distance from them a large herd of swine seeding: and the devils besought Him,

And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they intreated Him to depart from their coasts.

and behold, they brought to Him one that had the palsy laid on a couch: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Take heart my son, for thy sins are forgiven thee.

And as Jesus was passing from thence, He saw a man sitting at the custom-house, named Matthew; and He saith to him, Follow me: and he rose up and followed Him.

Then also come to Him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the pharisees fast much, but thy disciples do not fast?

As He was speaking these things to them, behold there came a ruler and worshipped Him, saying, My daughter is at the point of death: but come, I pray Thee, and put thy hand upon her, and she shall live:

and Jesus rose up, and followed him; as did also his disciples.

(And lo, a woman who had had a flux of blood for twelve years, came close behind Him, and touched the hem of his garment:

He saith unto them, Retire; for the child is not dead, but asleep. And they laughed at Him.

And as Jesus was going from thence, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, Have compassion on us, O Son of David.

And when He was come into the house, the blind men came to Him: and Jesus saith unto them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? and they say unto Him, Yes Lord.

And as they were going out, there was brought to Him a dumb man, a demoniac:

And He called unto Him his twelve disciples, and gave them power over impure spirits, even to cast them out; and to cure all diseases and every malady whatsoever.

Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, even he that betrayed Him.

And be not afraid of them, who can only kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him, who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Whosoever then shall own me before men, I also will own him before my Father, who is in heaven:

but whosoever shall disown me before men, him will I also disown before my Father who is in heaven.

He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth Him that sent me.

he sent two of his disciples to ask Him, Art thou He who was to come, or are we to expect another?

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

the Son of man came eating and drinking like other men, and they call Him a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.

All things are delivered to me by my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, but the Father; nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal Him.

And when the pharisees saw it they said to Him, See, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful for them to do on the sabbath.

and did eat the shew-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor those that were with him; but for the priests only? or have ye not read in the law,

they asked Him, if it were lawful to heal on the sabbath-days? that they might accuse Him.

But the pharisees went out of the synagogue and took counsel together against Him, how they might destroy Him:

but Jesus knew it, and withdrew from thence; and great multitudes followed Him with their sick,

and he healed them all, charging them not to make Him known:

my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon Him, and He shall declare judgement to the nations: He shall not contend,

Then was brought to Him a demoniac, who was blind and dumb; and he healed Him, so that the blind and dumb man both spake and saw:

and if any one speak against the Son of man, it may be forgiven him: but if any one speak against the holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this life, nor in that to come.

Then some of the scribes and pharisees answered Him, saying, Master, we should be glad to see a sign from thee:

then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and so the last state of that man is worse than the first. And thus shall it be to this wicked generation.

Now as He was yet discoursing to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, and desired to speak to Him:

and somebody said to Him, "Here are thy mother and thy brethren standing without, desiring to speak to thee."

But in answer to him that told Him, He said, "Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?"

and many people were gathered together to bear Him, so that He went into a ship and sat down, and all the multitude stood upon the shore; and He spake to them many things in parables,

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

And the disciples came to Him and said, Why dost thou speak to them in parables?

for whosoever really hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundantly; but whosoever thus hath not, even that which he hath, shall be taken away from him:

So the servants came to their master, and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? whence then are the tares?

And he said unto them, Some enemy hath done this. The servants therefore said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

Then Jesus leaving the multitude went into the house; and his disciples came to Him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field:

But the righteous shall then shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.