And reflecting upon these things, behold a messenger of the Lord appeared to him saying, Joseph, thou son of David, thou shouldest not fear to take to thyself Mary thy wife: for that begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

And the whole of this has been that it might be completed having been spoken by the prophet, saying,

And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said, Having gone, examine thoroughly concerning the child; and when ye should find, announce ye to me, so that I also, having gone, will worship him.

And was there till the death of Herod: that it might be completed having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Then was completed that spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

And having heard that Archelaus reigned over Judea, instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go there; and having received intimation of the divine will in a dream, he turned back into the parts of Galilee.

And having come, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be completed spoken by the prophets, That he shall be called a Nazarite.

And think not to say in yourselves we have Abraham a father; for I say to you that God can of these stones raise up children to Abraham.

And the tempter having come to him, said, If thou art the Son of God, say that these stones should become bread.

And says to him, If thou art the Son of God cast thyself down; for it has been written, That to his messengers he will command concerning thee; and in the hands shall they lift thee up, lest that perhaps thou strike thy foot against a stone.

And Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, went back into Galilee.

That it might be completed having been spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying,

So let your light shine before men, that they see your good works, and praise your Father, him in the heavens.

Think not that I have come to abolish the law, or the prophets: for I have come not abolish, but to complete.

For I say to you, That except your justice abound more than the scribes and Pharisees, ye should not come into the kingdom of the heavens.

Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill: and whoever should kill shall be subject to judgment:

But I say to you, That every one becoming angry with his brother, shall be subject to judgment: and whoever should say to his brother, Raca, should be, subject to the council: and whoever should say, O foolish, shall be subject to a hell of fire.

If therefore, thou bring thy gift upon the altar, and there thou remember that thy brother has anything against thee,

Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

But I say to you, That every one seeing a woman, to eagerly desire her, has already committed adultery with her, in his heart.

And if thine eye give thee cause of offence, take it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members be destroyed, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

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

And it was said, That whosoever should loose his wife, let him give her a repudiation.

But I say to you, That whosoever shall let go his wife except for the reason of adultery, makes her to commit adultery; and whosoever should marry her having been loosed, commits adultery.

Again, ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not swear a false oath, and thou shalt. return to the Lord thine oaths.

But let your word be Yea, yea, and No, no: but that above this is of evil.

Ye have heard, that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

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

So that ye might be sons of your Father, which in the heavens: for he makes his sun rise upon evil and good, and rains on the just and unjust.

When therefore thou doest alms, thou shouldst not sound the trumpet before thee, as hypocrites do in the assemblies, and in the streets, that they might be praised by men. Verily I say to you, They have their reward.

That thine alms might be in secret; and thy Father, who seeing in secret, shall give back to thee openly.

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites; for they love in the assemblies, and in the corners of the broad ways to stand praying, so that they might appear to men. Verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

And praying, talk ye not vainly as the nations; for they think that by their profaneness of speech they shall be listened to.

And when ye fast, be not, as hypocrites, of gloomy aspect: for they conceal their faces that they might appear to men fasting. Verily I say to you, That they have their reward.

That thou mightest not appear to men fasting, but to thy Father which in secret; and thy Father which in secret, will give back to thee openly.

And I say to you that neither Solomon in all his glory was surrounded as one of these.

For all these the nations seek for; for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have we cast out evil spirits, and in thy name done many powers?

And then shall I confess to them that I never knew you. Go away from me, ye working iniqnity.

And the rain descended, and rivers came, and winds blew, and fell upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded upon the rock.

And the rain descended, and rivers came, and winds blew and struck upon that house, and it fell, and great was its fall.

And the captain of a hundred having answered said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter in under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

And I say to you, That many shall come from the sunrising and the descents, and shall recline with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens.

And Jesus said to the captain of a hundred, Retire; as thou hast believed, let it be to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour.

So that that spoken by Esaias the prophet was completed, saying. He took our weakness, and lifted up diseases.

And, behold, a great shaking was in the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves: and be slept.

And he having come beyond the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed with evil spirits, coming out of the tombs, met him, very rough, so that not any could pass by that way.

And, behold, all the city came forth to the meeting to Jesus: and seeing him, they besought that he would go away from their boundaries.

But that ye might know that the Son of man has power upon earth to let go sins, (then he says to the paralytic), Having risen, take up thy bed and retire to thy house.

He speaking these things to them, behold, a ruler, having come, worshipped him, saying; That my daughter has just now died: but having come, put thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

And Jesus having turned round, and seeing her, said, Take courage, daughter; thy faith has saved thee. And the woman was saved from that hour.

And this report went forth into that whole land.

And having come into the house, the blind came to him: and Jesus says to them, Believe ye that I can do this? They say to him, Yes, Lord.

But they, having gone out, divulged it in that, whole land.

Implore therefore the Lord of the harvest, so that he might draw forth laborers into his harvest.

And going, proclaim, saying, That the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.

And whoever should not receive you, nor hear your words, coming out of that house or that city, shake off the cloud of the dust of your feet.

Verily I say to you, it shall be more supportable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

And when they deliver you up, have no care how or what ye should speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.

Sufficient to the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzeboul, how much more those pertaining to his household?

Therefore fear them not; for nothing has been covered, which shall not be revealed; and concealed, that shall not be known.

Think not that I came to cast peace upon earth; I came not to cast peace, but a sword.

But I say to you, That to the land of Sodom it shall be more supportable in the day of judgment, than to you.

In that time Jesus having answered, said, I acknowledge to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for thou hast hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to children.

In that time Jesus went in the sabbaths through the standing corn and his disciples were hungry, and begen to pluck the ears, end eat.

Or have ye not read in the law, that in the sabbaths, the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are innocent?

But I say to you, That he here is greater than the temple.

And, behold, there was a man having the hand withered. And they asked him saying, Is it lawful to cure in the sabbaths? that they might expose him.

How much then does a man surpass a sheep? So that it is lawful to do well in the sabbaths.

And the Pharisees took counsel against him, having gone out, that they might kill him.

And he rebuked them that they should not make him known:

So that that spoken by the prophet Esaias might be completed, saying,

Then he possessed with a demon, blind, and dumb, was brought to him; and he cured him, so that the blind and dumb spake and saw also.

And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it shall be remitted to him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be let go to him, neither in this time, nor that about to be.

And I say to you, That every idle word which men speak, they shill return word for it in the day of judgment.

Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits, worse than he, and having come in, they dwell there: and the last things of that man are worse than the first. So also shall it be to this evil generation.

And in that day Jesus, having come out of the house, sat by the sea.

For verily I say to you, that many prophets and just desired eagerly to see what ye see, and saw not; and to hear what ye hear, and heard not.

Every one hearing, and not understanding, the evil one comes, and carries off that sown in his heart. This is he having sown by the way.

Which truly is less than all seeds; but when it has grown, it is greater than vegetables, and becomes a tree, so that the flying things of heaven come and lodge in its young shoots.

So that that spoken by the prophet might be filled up; saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will declare things having been hid from the foundation of the world.

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a treasure hid in the field; which a man finding, concealed, and from his joy, he retires, and all things which he has he sells, and he purchases that field.

And having come into his native land, he taught them in their assembly, so that they were struck with amazement, and said, Whence to him this wisdom, and powers?

In that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report of Jesus,

And being evening, his disciples came to him, saying, It is a desert place, and the time has passed already; loose the crowds, that, having gone into towns, they might purchase food for themselves.

And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were saved from danger.

Not that coming into the mouth pollutes the man; but that going forth out of the mouth, this pollutes the man.

Then his disciples having come near, said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were scandalized?

Do ye not yet understand, that everything going into the mouth proceeds to the belly, and is cast out in the privy?

Then Jesus, having answered, said to her, O woman, great thy faith: let it be to thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

So that the crowds wondered, seeing the dumb speaking, the maimed sound, the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they praised the God of Israel.

And all ate, and were satisfied: and they took up that remaining of the fragments seven wicker baskets full.

How do ye not understand that I spake not to you concerning bread, to keep from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?

Then understood they that he spake, not to keep from the leaven of bread, but from the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And I say to thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my church; and the gates of hell shall not overcome her.

Then he enjoined his disciples that they say to none that he is Jesus Christ.

From then Jesus began to shew to his disciples, that he must depart to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised in the third day.

And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?