Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner: When his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child by the Holy Spirit.

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken from the Lord by the prophet, saying,

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Give us this day our daily bread.

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

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

And the fame of this went abroad into all that land.

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

But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man shall have come.

For this is he concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

And if ye will receive it, this is Elijah who was to come.

But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like to children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows,

And thou, Capernaum, which art 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 until this day.

But I say to you, that in this place is one greater than the temple.

But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.

And whoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also to this wicked generation.

For this people's heart is become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the way side.

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

He said to them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said to him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them?

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

And when he had come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he hath risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.

And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Then came his disciples, and said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying?

Then answered Peter and said to him, Declare to us this parable.

And I say also to thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be to thee.

While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him.

And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.

However, this kind goeth not out, but by prayer and fasting.

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

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh?

But he said to them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

But Jesus beheld them, and said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

Take that which is thine, and depart: I will give to this last, even as to thee.

All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

And when he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

Jesus answered and said to them, Verily I say to you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig-tree, but also, if ye shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

And when he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things; and who gave thee this authority?

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

Jesus saith to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?

And whoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

And he saith to them, Whose is this image, and superscription?

And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

This is the first and great commandment.

Verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation.

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come.

For then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Verily I say to you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things shall be fulfilled.

But know this, that if the master of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken up.

But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

Verily I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, which this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sin.

But I say to you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

Then saith Jesus to them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, that this night, before the cock shall crow, thou wilt deny me thrice.

And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

And said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

And when he had gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to them that were there, This man was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

Wherefore that field has been called, The field of blood, to this day.

When he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream, because of him.

When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elijah.

Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

And if this shall come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.

So they took the money, and did as they were instructed: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

And he said to them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for, for this purpose have I come.

Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

And he said to them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

And he looked around, to see her that had done this thing.

And when he had come in, he saith to them, Why make ye this tumult, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given to him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

He answered and said to them, Well hath Isaiah prophesied concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.