And thou, Bethlehem, city of Judah, art by no means the least among the chiefs of Judah; for out of thee shall come a leader, that shall be a shepherd to my people Israel.

and sending them to Bethlehem, he said: Go, make strict inquiry for the young child: and when you have found him, bring me word, that I also may go and do him homage.

and was there till the death of Herod; that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through his prophet, saying: Out of Egypt have I called my Son.

I immerse you in water, in order to repentance; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

But John forbade him, saying: I have need to be immersed by thee, and comest thou to me?

And lo, a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

and said to him: All these things will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me.

Then Jesus said to him: Get behind me, Satan, for it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

And he said to them: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Blessed are you, when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, on my account.

In this way let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

that you may be the sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and causes it to rain on the just and on the unjust.

When, therefore, you do a charitable deed, do not cause a trumpet to be sounded before you, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be glorified by men. Verily, I say to you, They have their reward.

that your charitable deeds may be in secret; and. your Father, who sees in secret, himself will reward you openly.

And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Verily, I say to you, They have their reward.

And when you fast, do not put on a sad countenance, as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to be fasting. Verily, I say to you, They have their reward.

that you may not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Judge not, that you may not be judged:

Or, how will you say to your brother, Let me pull out the splinter from your eye: and lo; a beam is in your own eye?

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

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name cast out demons, and in thy name done many mighty works?

And then will I profess to them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.

And behold, a leper came and did him homage, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

and saying: Lord, my servant lies in my house, palsied, fearfully afflicted.

And the centurion answering, said: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof; but say in a word only, and my servant shall be restored to health.

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to an other, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.

But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.

But that you may know that the Son of man on earth has authority to forgive sins (then he said to the palsied man): Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.

And as Jesus passed by from that place, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the custom-house; and he said to him: Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

While he was speaking these things to them, behold, a certain ruler came and did him homage, saying: My daughter is already dead; but come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

For she said within herself: If I may only touch his mantle, I shall be saved.

and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

And you will be hated by all men on my account: but he that endures to the end shall be saved.

"Whoever, therefore, will confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.

But whoever will deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

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

and whoever does not take his cross and fol low after me, is not worthy of me.

He that finds his life shall lose it; and he that loses his life for my sake, shall find it.

He that receives you, receives me: and he that receives me, receives him that sent me.

and blessed is he that shall find in me no cause of offense.

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

All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son, but the Father; nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

Come to me, all you that are weary, and heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

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

For my yoke is easy, and my bur den is light.

Be hold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul delights. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall declare law to the Gentiles.

He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathers not with me, scatters.

Then he says: I will return to my house, out of which I came. And he comes and finds it empty, swept, and. set in order.

But he answered and said to him that told him: Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?

And he stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said: Behold my mother and my brothers.

For whoever will do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

For the heart of this people has become fat; and with their ears they hear heavily; and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn to me, and I should give them health.

Let both grow together till the harvest, and in time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Collect first the tares, and bind them into bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my granary.

that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things that have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

And being previously instigated by her mother, she said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Immerser?

And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, and said: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.

He said: Bring them hither to me.

And Peter answered him, and said: Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the water.

But when he saw the wind strong, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying: Lord, save me.

This people draws near to me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

But in vain, do they worship me, teaching precepts, the commandments of men.

But he answered and said: Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted, shall be rooted up.

And behold, a woman of Chanaan came out from those borders, and cried to him, saying: Have mercy on me, Lord, son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.

But she came and did him homage, saying: Lord, help me.

She replied: Yes, Lord; and yet thou canst help me; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.

Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said: I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. And I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.

And Jesus answered and said to him: Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah; for flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

And I say to you, That you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.

But he turned and said to Peter: Get behind me, adversary; you are a snare to me: for you are not thinking of the things of God; but of the things of men.

Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any one determines to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

For whoever will save his life, shall lose it. But whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo, a voice from the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight; hear him.

and said: Lord, have mercy on my son; for ho is a lunatic, and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.

Jesus answered and said: faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me.

But that we may give them no offense, go to the sea, and throw in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first; and when you have opened his mouth, you will find a stater; take that, and give to them for me and you.

And whoever receives one such little child on my account, receives me;

but whoever ensnares one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Take heed that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, That their angels in heaven do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

But if he will not hear you, take with you one or two more, that, by the mouth of two or three witnesses, every word may be established.

Verily, I say to you, my disciples, Whatever you bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.

Again, I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about any thing for which they will ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

For where there are two or three that have come together for my sake, there I am in the midst of them.

Then Peter came to him, and said: Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times?

Therefore, the servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, Lord, and I will pay you all.

But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hold of him, and took him by the throat, saying: Pay me what you owe.

Then his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and be sought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.

Then his lord called him and said to him: Wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you besought me.

So also will my heavenly Father do to you, if, from your hearts, you forgive not every one his brother's offenses.

But Jesus said: Let the little children come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

And behold, one came and said to him: Good teacher, what good thing must I do that I may have eternal life? He said to him:

Why do you call me good? There is none good but one, that is God. But if you desire to enter into life, keep the commandments.

The young man said to him: All these have I kept from my youth, what do I lack?

Jesus said to him: If you would be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, That, in the restoration, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you also who have followed me shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And every one that has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundred fold, and shall inherit eternal life. But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

and he said to them: Go you also into my vine yard, and whatever is right I will give you.

But he answered and said to one of them: Friend, I do you no in justice; did you not agree with me for a denarius?

Is it not allowed me to do what I will with my own? Or, is your eye envious, because I am good?

He said to her: What do you wish? She said to him: Command that these two sons of mine may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom.