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.

But he knew her not, till she had brought forth her Son, the first-born. And he called his name Jesus.

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold wise men came from the East to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews?

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

And having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he demanded of them, Where the Christ was to be born?

And sending them to Bethlehem, he said, Go, inquire exactly concerning the young child, and if ye find him, bring me word again, that I also may come and worship him.

And he arose, and took the young child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt, And continued there till the death of Herod;

Then Herod, seeing that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sending forth, slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the confines thereof, from two years old and under; according to the time which he had exactly inquired of the wise men.

And he arose and took the young child and his mother,

and came into the land of Israel, But having heard, Archelaus reigneth over Judea, in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither, and being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee.

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

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.

But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Ye serpents, ye brood of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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 Jesus being baptized, went up straightway from the water, and lo the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.

And having fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterwards hungry.

But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

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.

Again the devil taketh him with him to an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, And saith to him,

But when Jesus heard, that John was cast into prison, he retired into Galilee.

And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt at Capernaum, which is on the sea coast, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphthali: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,

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.

And he saith to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

And going on from thence, he saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a vessel with Zebedee their father mending their nets; and he called them.

And his fame went thro' all Syria; and they brought to him all sick people, that were seized with divers diseases and tormenting pains; even demoniacs, and lunaticks, and paralytics; and he healed them.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and when he was set down his disciples came to him.

And he opened his mouth and taught them,

Whosoever therefore shall break one of the least of these commandments and teach men so, shall be the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and each them, he shall be great in the kingdom of heaven.

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.

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness: if therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness?

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.

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

Now: if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the still, will he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote from thine eye, and behold a beam is in thine own eye?

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

And if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

If ye then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?

Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

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

And when he was come down from the Mountain, great multitudes followed him.

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.

When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose and waited upon them.

When it was evening, they brought to him many demoniacs; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill:

And when he was come into the vessel, his disciples followed him.

But he was asleep. And his disciples coming to him awoke him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish.

And he saith to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then arising, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.

And he said to them, Go. And coming out, they went into the herd of swine, and behold the whole herd rushed down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.

And going into the vessel, he passed over, and came to his own city.

To say, Thy sins are forgiven thee? Or to say, Arise and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the paralytic) Arise, take up thy couch, and go to thy house.

And he arose and went to his own house. And the multitude seeing it,

And as Jesus passed along from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receit of custom, and saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

While he spake these things to them, behold a certain ruler coming worshiped him, saying, My daughter is even now dying: but come and lay thine hand on her, and she shall live.

But when the people were put forth, he went in and took her by the hand; and the maid arose.

And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith to them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

Then he touched their eyes, saying, Be it unto you, according to your faith.

But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils.

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

Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few.

Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out and to heal every disease and every malady.

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.

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

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.

He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me, and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me;

And he that taketh not his cross and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

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 he that entertaineth me, entertaineth him that sent me.

He that entertaineth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that entertaineth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.

And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

And when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence, to teach and to preach in their cities.

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

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

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them: And happy is he, whosoever shall not be offended at me.

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

Verily I say unto you, among them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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

Then began he to upbraid the cities, wherein most of his mighty works had been done, because they repented not.

All things are delivered to me by my Father; and no one knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any one the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal him.

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him?

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?

And departing thence, he went into their synagogue. And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand.

And he said to them, What man is there among you, that shall have one sheep, who if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold on it and lift it out?

How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath-day.

Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other.

Then the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might kill him.

And Jesus knowing it withdrew from thence; and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all.

whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul delighteth: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the heathens.

He shall not strive nor clamour, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

He shall not break a bruised reed, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.

And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself: how then shall his kingdom stand?

How can one enter into the strong one's house, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong one?

And then he will plunder his house. He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.