Now the generation of Jesus Christ was attended with these circumstances: His mother Mary being betrothed to Joseph, before they cohabited together, she was found with child from the Holy Spirit.

Now the whole of this was done, that what was spoken of the Lord, by the prophet, might be fulfilled, saying,

and he knew her not, until she had brought forth her son, the first begotten, and he called his name Jesus.

NOW when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, lo! Magians from the East came to Jerusalem,

Now when Herod the king heard this, he was much agitated, and all Jerusalem with him.

"And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art in no respect the least amongst the princes of Judah, for from thee shall go forth the Ruler, who shall conduct my people Israel."

Now when they were gone, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the infant and his mother by night, and flee into Egypt, and stay there, till I speak to thee, for Herod will search for the infant to destroy it.

"A cry was heard at Ramah, lamentation, and wailing, and bitter moaning, Rachel weeping for her children, and will not be comforted, because they are no more."

Now when Herod was dead, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is nigh.

Now this John had his garment made of camel's hair, and a girdle of leather about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which produceth not good fruit, is hewing down, and casting into the fire.

But Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he permitted him.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt become insipid, with what can it be salted? it is of no farther use for any purpose, but to be cast out, and trodden under foot of men.

For I say unto you, That except your righteousness abounds more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Ye have heard that it was said to the men of antient times, "Thou shalt do no murder;" and whosoever shall commit murder, shall be liable to the judgment:

Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out from thence, till thou hast paid the last farthing.

But let your discourse be, Yea, yea; No, no: for all addition to these is from the wicked one.

TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, in order to catch their eye: for otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

But when thou givest alms, let not thy right hand know what thy left is doing:

No man can serve two masters: for he will either hate the one, and love the other; or he will adhere to the one, and disregard the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Wherefore be under no anxiety, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed?

And why spiest thou out the mote which is in thy brother's eye, yet payest no attention to the beam which is in thine own eye?

If ye then, evil as ye are, know how to bestow good gifts on your children; how much more will your Father who is in heaven, bestow good things on those who ask him?

By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

Well then! by their fruits ye shall know them.

And then will I profess unto them, that I never knew you: depart from me, ye workers of iniquity.

NOW when he descended from the mount, great multitudes followed him.

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

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave orders to pass to the other side.

And when he came to the other side, into the region of the Girgasenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming from the sepulchres; exceeding fierce, so that no person was able to pass by that road.

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority upon earth to forgive sins, (then he saith to the paralytic,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.

But Jesus hearing it, said unto them, They who are in the vigour of health have no need of the physician, but they who have illness.

But no man ingrafts a patch of undressed cloth into an old garment, for the piece supplied taketh from the garment, and the rent becomes worse.

Nor do they put new wine into old bottles: but if they do, the bottles burst, and the wine is spilt, and the bottles are destroyed: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

As he was speaking these things to them, behold, there came a ruler, and prostrated himself before him, saying, My daughter hath just now died: but come and lay thine hand upon her, and she shall live.

And their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, Take care that no person know it.

And beholding the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were fainting, and lying here and there, 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 son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

But when they shall deliver you up, be under no anxiety what ye shall say; for it shall be given you in that very hour what ye should speak:

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

All things are delivered up to me by my Father: and no person knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any person the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal him.

Now I tell you, That one greater than the temple is here.

But Jesus knew it, and retired from thence, and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all,

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

and other seed fell on a rocky soil, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

and when the sun arose, it was scorched up; and because it had no root, it withered away.

And he answered and said unto them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, With the hearing ye shall hear, and not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and in no wise perceive:

he replied, No; lest perhaps in weeding out the zizane, we root up the wheat with them.

They say unto him, Yes, Lord. Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man, the master of a family, who bringeth out of his storehouse things new and old.

And when the men of that place knew him, they sent into all that neighbourhood, and brought to him all that had illnesses:

This people draweth nigh to me with their mouths, and honoureth me with the lips, but their heart is far distant from me.

Then Jesus calling his disciples, said, I have compassion on the multitude, for they have now continued with me three days, and have not any thing to eat: and send them away fasting I will not, lest they faint on the road.

And in the morning, It will be tempestuous to-day, for the sky is gloomy and fiery red. Ye hypocrites, do ye know how to discern the appearance of the sky, and are ye unable to discern the signs of the times?

A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them, and departed.

But when Jesus knew it, he said unto them, Why are ye reasoning among yourselves, O ye of little faith, because ye have not taken bread?

Then he commanded his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Messiah.

Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here, who shall in no wise taste of death, until they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Then lifting up their eyes, they saw no person, but Jesus only.

And when they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell no man the vision, until the Son of man is risen from the dead.

But I say unto you, That Elias is already come, and they knew him not, but have done by him whatsoever they chose: even so also must the Son of man suffer by them.

But that we give them no offence, go unto the sea, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish which cometh up; and on opening his mouth, thou wilt find a stater, that take and give them for me and thee.

and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be changed and be as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Now if thy brother sin against thee, go and reprove him between thyself and him alone; if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Wherefore they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath yoked together, let no man separate.

He saith unto him, Which? Then said Jesus, these, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Now when the young man heard this speech, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

But many, now first, will be the last; and last, who will be the first.

They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatever is equitable, ye shall receive.

Now when the evening came, the master of the vineyard said to his overseer, Call the labourers, and give them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.

But he answering, said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no injustice; did I not agree with thee for a denarius?

Then Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink of the cup that I am going to drink, and be baptised with the baptism with which I am baptised? They say unto him, We are able.

But Jesus, calling them to him, said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority among them.

AND when they drew nigh to Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage to the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

Now this was entirely done, that what was spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,

Now in the morning, when returning into the city, he was hungry:

and seeing a fig-tree at the road side, he went up to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only: and saith unto it, Let no fruit spring from thee henceforth for ever: and immediately the fig-tree withered entirely away.

But Jesus addressing them, said, Verily I tell you, if ye have faith, and entertain no doubt, not only shall ye do what is done to the fig-tree, but if ye should even say to this mountain, Be lifted up, and be cast into the sea, it be done.

And when the chief priests and Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking concerning them.

But they gave themselves no concern about it, and went their several ways, one to his own farm, and another to his traffick:

And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God with veracity; and carest for no man, for thou regardest not the person of men:

But Jesus knew their wicked design, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

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

saying, Master, Moses said, "If a man die having no children, his brother in right of affinity shall marry his wife, and raise up seed for his brother."

Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first marrying, died, and had no offspring, and left his wife to his brother;

And no man could answer him a word, neither durst any man, from that day, interrogate him any more.

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

For I tell you, Ye shall henceforth no more see me, until ye say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

And Jesus answering said unto them, Beware that no man deceive you.

Now all these things are the beginning of the travailing pangs.

And except those days were shortened, there would be no flesh saved: but for the elect's sake these days shall be shortened.

Learn then a parable from the fig-tree; when its branch is now tender, and the leaves shoot forth, ye know that summer is nigh:

just so ye, when ye behold these things, know that it is near, even at the gates.

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

But of that day and hour no man knoweth, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father alone.

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

For as they were in the days preceding the deluge, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

and they knew it not till the deluge came, and swept them all away; such also shall the coming of the Son of man be.

Watch therefore: for ye know not at what hour your Master cometh.