And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wishing to make an example of her, purposed privately to divorce her.

And, while thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to yourself Mary your wife; for that which was begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

and he knew her not, until she brought forth a Son, and he called His name Jesus.

And, having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way into their own country.

And, arising, he took the Child and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt,

"A voice in Ramah was heard, weeping and great mourning; Rachel, weeping for her children; and she was not willing to be comforted, because they are not."

and think not to say within yourselves, 'As a father we have Abraham;' for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And already the axe is lying at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, not bearing good fruit, is cut down, and cast into the fire.

"I, indeed, immerse you in water unto repentance, but He Who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear, He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire;

but he was hindering Him, saying, "I have need to be immersed by Thee; and dost Thou come to me?"

But He, answering, said, "It has been written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"

Jesus said to him, "Again it has been written, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

And, walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers.

"Think not that I came to destroy the law, or the prophets; I came not to destroy, but to fulfill.

"Ye heard that it was said to the ancients, 'You shall not kill; and whosoever kills shall be in danger of the judgment.'

"Ye heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;'

"And, if your right eye is causing you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you; for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not your whole body be cast into Hell.

"And, if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you; for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not your whole body go away into Hell.

"Again ye heard that it was said to the ancients, You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord your oaths;"

but I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by Heaven, because it is God's throne;

neither swear by your head, because you can not make one hair white or black.

but I say to you, Resist not the evil man; but whosoever smites you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

Give to him asking you; and from him who wishes to borrow of you turn not away.

For, if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? do not even the tax-collectors the same?

And, if ye salute your brethren only, what more than others do ye? Do not even the gentiles the same?

"Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them, otherwise at least ye have no reward with your Father Who is in Heaven.

When, therefore, you are doing alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say to you, they receive their reward.

But, when you are doing alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

"And, when ye pray, ye shall not be as 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 praying, use not vain repetitions, as the gentiles do; for they think that for their much speaking they shall be heard.

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

And bring us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one.'

but, if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

"And, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. Verily I say to you, they receive their reward.

that you appear not to men to be fasting, but to your Father Who is in secret; and your Father Who seeth in secret will recompense you.

"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through, and steal;

but lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where theives do not break through, nor steal;

Therefore, I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink; nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

Behold the fowls of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and your Heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye much more valuable than they?

And why are ye anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin;

but I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these.

And, if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith!

Be not, therefore, anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink!' or 'What shall we put on?'

For after all these things the nations are seeking; for your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

Be not, therefore, anxious for the morrow; for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its evil.

"Judge not, that ye be not judged;

"And why do you behold the mote that is in your brother's eye, but consider not the beam in your own eye?

"Give not that which is holy to the dogs; neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them down with their feet; and, turning, rend you.

Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

"Not every one who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he that does the will of My Father in Heaven.

Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by Thy name? and by Thy name cast out demons, and by Thy name do many mighty works,'"

and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it had been founded on the rock.

"And every one who hears these words of Mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who, indeed, built his house upon the sand:

for He was teaching them as One having authority, and not as the scribes.

And the centurion, answering, said, "Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldest enter under my roof, but only speak in a word, and my boy shall be healed;

And Jesus saith to him, "The foxes have dens; and the birds of the heaven have lodging-places; but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head."

And Jesus, hearing it, said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are ill.

But, going, learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice;' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Then came to Him the disciples of John, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Thy disciples fast not?"

said, "Withdraw; for the damsel did not die, but is sleeping." And they were laughing at Him.

These twelve Jesus sent forth, having charged them, saying, "Go not into any way of the gentiles, and enter not into a city of the Samaritans;

and, if, indeed, the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but, if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

And, whosoever does not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye are going forth out of that house or city, shake off the dust, of your feet.

And, when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak;

for it is not ye that speak, but, the Spirit of your Father Who speaketh in you.

"A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord.

Fear them not, therefore; for nothing has been covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

And be not afraid of those who 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.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.

Fear not, therefore; ye are of more value than many sparrows.

"Think not that I came to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword;

"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 whosoever does not take up his cross, and follow Me, is not worthy of Me.

"Verily I say to you, there has not arisen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Immerser; yet he that is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

say, 'We piped to you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not lament.'

Then He began to upbraid the cities in which were done most of His mighty works, because they did not repent.

But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to Him, "Behold, Thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on a sabbath."

But He said to them, "Did ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those with him?

how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but only for the priests?

Or did ye not read in the law that, on the sabbath, the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless?

And, if ye had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' ye would not have condemned the guiltless;

And He said to them "What man of you who shall have one sheep; and, if this should fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it, and raise it up?

And He charged them, that they should not make Him known;

He will not strive, nor cry aloud; nor will any one hear His voice in the streets:

A bruised reed will He not break, and a smoking flax will He not quench, till He send forth judgment unto victory;

But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, "This Man doth not cast out the demons, except by Beelzebub, prince of the demons."

And, knowing their thoughts, He said to them, "Every kingdom, divided against itself, is brought to naught; and every city or house, divided against itself, shall not stand.

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

Therefore, I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven to men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven.

And whosoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven, neither in this age nor in that which is to come.

"But, when the unclean spirit goes out from the man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and finds it not.

And others fell on the rocky places, where they had not much earth; and straightway they sprang up, because they had not depth of earth.

And He, answering, said to them, "Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it has not been given.

For whosoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be made to abound; but whosoever has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

On this account, I speak to them in parables; because, seeing, they see not; and, hearing, they hear not, nor understand.

And to them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says, 'With hearing ye will hear, and will not understand; and, seeing, ye will see, and will not perceive;

For verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what ye are seeing, and did not see them; and to hear what ye are hearing, and did not hear them.

When any one hears the word of the Kingdom, and understands it not, the evil one comes, and snatches away what has been sown in his heart: this is he that was sown by the wayside.

yet he has not root in himself, but is only temporary; and, when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, straightway he stumbles.

And the servants of the house-holder, corning near, said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Whence, then, has it tares?'