and sending them to Bethlehem said, Go, and procure the most exact information respecting this child; and when you have found him, bring me intelligence, that I may come, and pay him homage also.

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.

and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that what was said by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he shall be called a Nazarean.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, O ye broods of vipers! who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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.

And the tempter coming to him said, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones be made loaves.

But he answering said, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."

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

the people who sat in darkness saw a great light; and on those who sat in the region and shadow of death, even on them hath the light arisen."

Neither do men burn a lamp, and set it under a bushel, but on its stand; and it sheds light on all that are in the house.

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:

Ye have heard that it was said to those of old, "Thou shalt not commit adultery:"

It hath been said indeed, That whosoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:

Again ye have heard that it was said to those of old, "Thou shalt not perjure thyself, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths:"

Ye have heard that it was said, "Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth:"

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

and the rain descended, and the rivers rushed, and the winds blew, and set against that house, and it fell; and the fall of it was great.

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.

And Jesus said unto him, I will come and heal him.

And the centurion said, I am not a fit person, that thou shouldest come under my roof: but only speak a word, and my servant be cured.

And Jesus hearing him, marvelled, and said to those who were following, Verily I say unto you, not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and from the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go; and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was cured at that very hour.

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

And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where he can lay his head.

And another of his disciples said unto him, Permit me first to go and bury my father.

And Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their own dead.

And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then arising, he issued his mandate to the winds, and to the sea; and there was a great calm.

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.

And he said to them, Go. Then they going forth out [of him], entered into the herd of swine: and lo! the whole herd of the swine rushed down a precipice into the sea, and perished in the waters.

And lo! they brought him a paralytic stretched on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Be of good cheer, son; thy sins are forgiven thee.

And lo! some of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, wherefore do ye imagine evil things in your hearts?

And it came to pass, as he sat in his house, many tax-gatherers and sinners came, and sat down at table with Jesus and his disciples.

And the Pharisees observing it, said to his disciples, How is this, that your Master eateth with publicans and sinners?

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.

Go then, and learn what is said, "I require mercy and not sacrifice:" for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber weep, whilst the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.

for she said within herself, If I only touch his garment, I shall be cured.

Then Jesus, turning about and beholding her, said, Be encouraged, daughter; thy faith hath saved thee. And the woman was cured from that hour.

So when he came into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus said to them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yes, Lord.

But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the devils doth he cast the devils out.

Then said he to his disciples, The harvest indeed is abundant, but the labourers are few;

For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or should we expect another?

And Jesus answering said unto them, Go, and tell John what things ye hear and see.

The blind receive sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

At that time Jesus spake and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and the intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes:

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, thy disciples do a thing that it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.

And he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they who were with him?

Then he said to them; What man of you is there who hath one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, doth he not lay hold on him, and lift him out?

And all the multitudes were lost in amazement, and they said, Is not this the son of David?

But the Pharisees hearing them, said, This fellow casteth not out devils, but by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils.

But Jesus knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself will be desolated; and every city, or family, divided against itself cannot subsist:

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 a person said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak to thee.

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

And stretching out his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren.

THEN the same day Jesus going out from the house, sat down near the sea.

and as he was sowing, some seeds fell indeed by the road-side; and the birds came and ate them up:

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 his disciples came, they said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

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.

When any person heareth the word of the kingdom, and doth not understand it, the wicked one cometh, and snatcheth away what was sown on his heart: such is he who is the sown by the road-side.

Another parable proposed he to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man who sowed good seed in his field:

The servants of the proprietor came, and said to him, Master, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it the zizane?

He saith unto them, Some man, an enemy, hath done this. Then the servants said to him, Wilt thou that we go and weed them out?

And he replying said to them, He that sowed the good seed, is the Son of man;

the field is the world: and the good seed are those who are the children of the kingdom; but the zizane are the children of the wicked one;

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 coming into his own country, taught them in their synagogues, so that they were exceedingly struck, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these miracles?

And they were offended at him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not disrespected, except in his own country, and in his own family.

and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore miracles are wrought by him.

For John said unto him, It is unlawful for thee to have her.

And she, being previously urged on by her mother, said, Give me here, in a spacious dish, the head of John the Baptist.

But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart: give ye them to eat.

And they said unto him, We have nothing here except five loaves and two fishes.

Then he said, Bring them hither to me.

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

And immediately Jesus compelled his disciples to go on board the vessel, and pass before him to the other side, while he dismissed the people.

Then Peter answering, said, Lord, if it be thou, command me to come unto thee upon the waters.

And he said, Come. And descending from the vessel, Peter walked upon the waters to come to Jesus.

Then immediately Jesus stretching out his hand, laid hold on him, and said to him, O thou of little faith, wherefore dost thou doubt?

And he answering said to them, And why do you transgress the command of God, by your tradition?

And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

Then his disciples approaching, said to him, Knowest thou how offended the Pharisees were at hearing that speech?

Then he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up.

Then Peter answering said unto him, Explain to us this parable.

And Jesus said, Are ye also to this time destitute of intelligence?

But he said in reply, I am not sent, save only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

But he answering said, It is not proper to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.

And she said, True, Lord: yet even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table.

Then Jesus answering said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith! be it unto thee even as thou desirest. And her daughter was cured from that hour.

And departing thence, Jesus went to the sea-side of Galilee; and ascending a mountain, he sat down there.

insomuch that the multitude marvelled when they saw the dumb speaking, the cripples sound, the lame walking, and the blind restored to sight: and they glorified the God of Israel.

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 his disciples said unto him, Whence can we in the wilderness have loaves enough to satisfy the cravings of so great a multitude?

And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.