Now the birth of Christ was on this wise: His mother Mary, being espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child 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.

saying, Behold the virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a Son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.)

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 having heard the king, they departed; and lo the star which they had seen in the East, moved on before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

And being come into the house, they saw the young child, with Mary his mother; and falling down, they worshiped him. And opening their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

And when they were gone back, behold an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and continue there till I shall tell thee; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy 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;

saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead who sought the young child's life.

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

Jesus said to him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Then Jesus saith to him, Get thee hence, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Ye have heard, that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt do no murder, and whosoever doth murder, shall be liable to the judgment.

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

Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

But if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

And if thy right-hand cause thee to offend, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Again, ye have heard, that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform thine oaths unto the Lord.

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head; for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

Ye have heard, that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

But the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and children shall rise up against their parents, and kill them.

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

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained till this day.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, or by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

For the heart of this people is waxed fat, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed: lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and should be converted and I should heal them.

Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatever she should ask. And being before instructed by her mother,

And his disciples say to him, Whence should we have so much bread in a wilderness, as to satisfy so great a multitude?

And I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he went out of him, and the child was cured from that hour.

Yet that we may not offend them, go to the sea, and cast an hook, and take the fish that first cometh up. And when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money. That take and give them for me and thee.

And Jesus calling to him a little child, set him in the midst of them,

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me.

So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

And he would not, but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.

Should'st not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, as I had pity on thee?

And his lord being wroth, delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due to him.

Then were brought to him little children, that he should lay his hands on them and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

He saith to him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder: thou shalt not commit adultery; thou shalt not steal; thou shalt not bear false witness;

Honour thy father and mother, and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Jesus saith to him, If thou desirest to be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every one a penny.

And Jesus standing still called them and said, What do ye desire that I should do to you?

Jesus said to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land, to make one proselyte, and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

But wo to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days.

Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received my own with interest.

Peter answering said to him, Tho' all should be offended at thee, I will never be offended.

And he spake to his disciples, that a boat should wait on him, because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

So that seeing they see, and do not perceive, and hearing they hear, and do not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground,

And should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up he knoweth not how.

And he charged them straitly, that no man should know it, and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

And they went out and preached, that men should repent.

And he sware to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me, I will give thee, to the half my kingdom.

And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.

And he asked his father, How long is it since this came to him? And he said, From a little child.

And straightway the father of the child crying out, said with tears, Lord, I do believe: help thou mine unbelief.

And departing thence, they passed thro' Galilee, and he was not willing that any should know it.

But they held their peace; for they had been debating among themselves in the way, Who should be greatest?

And taking a little child, he set him in the midst of them, and embracing him he said to them, Whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name,

Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.

Then Jesus looking upon him, loved him, and said to him, One thing thou lackest: Go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me, taking up thy cross.

And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus went before them. And they were amazed, and as they followed, they were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he told them what things should befall him:

And he said to them, What would ye that I should do for you?

And Jesus answering said to him, What wilt thou that I should do for thee? The blind man said to him, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

and the seats of them that sold doves, And suffered not that any one should carry any vessel thro' the temple.

saying, Master, Moses wrote to us, If a man's brother die, and leave a wife, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.

This is the first commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

But wo to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days.

And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened those days.

And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

And they had no child, because Elisabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

And thou shalt have joy and exultation, and many shall rejoice at his birth.

And behold, thou shalt be deaf, and not able to speak, till the day that these things are done, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

But she seeing him, was troubled at his saying, and reasoned, what manner of salutation this should be.

And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Now Elisabeth's full time came, that she should be delivered, and she brought forth a son.

And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began: That we should be saved from our enemies,

And thou, child, shalt be a prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his ways,

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts, till the day of his being shewn to Israel.

And in those days there went out a decree from Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be inrolled.

(because he was of the family and houshold of David) To be inrolled with Mary, his espoused wife, being great with child.

And while they were there, the days were fulfilled, that she should be delivered.

And having seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

And when eight days were fulfilled, to circumcise the child, his name was called Jesus, which was named of the angel, before he was conceived in the womb.

And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

And he came by the spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the Law,

Behold this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be spoken against,

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew it not,

And Jesus answering said to him, Get thee hence, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.