Now all this was done, that the word might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:

and knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born son. And he called his name Jesus.

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem,

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.

A voice was heard in Eamah, wailing and weeping, and great mourning; Eachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted because they are no more.

Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees: therefore, every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

But Jesus answering said to him: Permit it now; for thus it be comes us to perform fully every righteous act. Then he permitted him.

Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up; he withdrew into Galilee;

Think not that I have come to make the law or the prophets of no effect. I have not come to make them of no effect, but to give them their full efficiency.

For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one yod or one point shall in no way pass from the law till all be fulfilled.

For I say to you, That, unless your righteousness excel that of the scribes and Pharisees, you can by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Verily, I say to you, You shall by no means come out thence, till you have paid the last farthing.

But let your word be, Yes, yes; No, no; for whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.

Beware of doing your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

But when you do a charitable deed, let not your left hand know what your right hand does;

No one can serve two masters: for he will either hate the one and love the other; or he will hold to the one, and neglect the other. You can not serve God and riches.

If then you, 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 those who ask him?

By their fruits you will know them. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles?

Therefore, by their fruits you shall know them.

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

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 he had come to the opposite side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two men, coming out of the tombs, possessed with demons, very fierce, so that no one could pass that way.

Now there was, at a distance from them, a herd of many swine, feeding.

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.

When Jesus heard it, he said to them: Those who are in health have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

No one puts a patch of new cloth on an old garment; for that which is put in to fill it up, takes from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

Nor do men put new wine into old bottles; if so, the bottles burst, and the wine runs out, and the bottles are lost. But they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

And their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly charged them, saying: See that no one know it,

And when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were troubled and scattered as sheep that had no shepherd.

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: the first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

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

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

From the days of John the Immerser till now, the kingdom of heaven is taken by violence, and men of violence seize upon it eagerly.

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.

But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. And no city or house divided against itself shall stand.

But he answered and said to them: A wicked and adulterous generation seeks for a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

Others fell on stony places, where they had not much earth; and they immediately sprung up, because they had no depth of earth.

But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

He answered, and said to them: Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it is not given.

Yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while; and when affliction or persecution arises on account of the word, he immediately takes offense.

But he said, No; lest while you are gathering the tares, you root up the wheat with them.

He said to them: Therefore, every scribe that is trained for the kingdom of heaven, is like the master of a house, who brings out of his treasury things new and old.

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.

But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was against them.

But you say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, Whatever of mine might profit you, is a gift, he must in no way honor his father or his mother;

and you make the commandment of God of no effect for the sake of your tradition.

Then came his disciples and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard that saying, were offended?

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 in the morning, A storm to-day; for the sky is red and lowering. Hypocrites! you know how to judge of the face of the sky; but you can not judge of the signs of the times.

A wicked and adulterous generation seeks for a sign: and no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet. And he left them and departed.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying: It is because we took no bread.

And Jesus perceiving it, said to them: you of little faith! why are you reasoning among yourselves because you took no bread?

Then he charged his disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus.

And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying: Tell the vision to no one, till the Son of man has risen from the dead.

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.

So then, they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let not man put asunder.

They said to him: No man has hired us. He said to them: Go you also into the vineyard, and whatever is right you shall receive.

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?

But Jesus answered and said: You know not what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and to be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed? They said to him: We are able.

But Jesus called them to him, and said: You know that the rulers of the Gentiles act as lords over them, and their great men have authority over them.

Now in the morning, as he was returning to the city, he was hungry:

and seeing a fig-tree on the road, he went to it, and found nothing on it but leaves; and he said to it: Let no fruit grow on you henceforth forever. And the fig-tree immediately withered.

And they answered and said to Jesus: We know not. And he said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not. But the publicans and the harlots believed him. And you, when you had seen it, after ward felt no regret, that you might believe him.

And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them.

And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying: Teacher, we know that you are true, and that you teach the way of God in truth, and care not for any one: for you do not look upon the person of men.

On that day there came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they put a question to him,

Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died; and, having no child, left his wife to his brother.

Jesus answered and said to them: You err, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God.

And no one was able to answer him a word; nor did any one, from that day, dare to ask him another question.

And call no man on earth your father; for one is your Father, who is in heaven.

And Jesus answered and said to them: Take heed that no one deceive you.

for then shall be great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world till now, nor shall ever be.

And unless those days should be made few, no flesh could be saved. But on account of the elect those days shall be made few.

Learn now a parable from the fig-tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

So also, when you see all these things, know that it is near at the doors.

But of that day and hour no one knows, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

But as the days of Noah were, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day in which Noah entered the ark,

and knew not, till the flood came and took them all away: so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

"Watch, therefore, for you know not at what hour your Lord is coming.

But know this, That if the master of the house had known at what watch the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have permitted his house to be broken open.

Those who were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

But he answered and said: Verily I say to you, I know you not.

Watch, therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

But he that had received the one talent came, and said: Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.

His lord answered and said to him: Wicked and slothful servant; did you know that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter?

For I was hungry, and you gave me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;

You know that after two days the passover is kept, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.

for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many in order to the remission of sins.

But I say to you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, till that day when I drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father.

Do you think that I can not now call upon my Father, and he would cause more than twelve legions of angels to stand by me?

And the chief priest arose, and said to him: Do you make no answer? What do these testify against you?

Then the chief priest rent his clothes, and said: He has spoken impiously; what further need have we of witnesses? See now, you have heard his impious words:

But he denied before them all, saying: I know not what you say.

And again he denied, with an oath: I know not the man.

Then he began to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer.

Now at the feast, the governor was in the habit of releasing to the multitude one prisoner, whom they chose.