But all this was done, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying;

And Herod the king hearing this was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

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

And this John had his clothes of camel's hair, and a leather girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

And behold, a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

But let your speech be, yes, yes, and no, no; for any thing more than this is evil.

On this account I tell you, be not anxious for your soul, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on, is not the soul more than food, and the body more than clothing?

All things, therefore, which you wish men to do to you, do also thus to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this man, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And the men wondered, saying, What kind of a man is this, that the winds and the lake obey him?

And behold some of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes.

Go and learn what this means: I wish for mercy and not a sacrifice; for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

And when he had gone into the house the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.

For this is he of whom it is written; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, to prepare your way before you.

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

To what shall I liken this generation? It is like little children sitting in the markets, who call to their companions,

And you, Capernaum, which are exalted even to heaven, shall go down even to hades; for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

And he said to them, What man is there of you having one sheep, who if this falls into a pit on the sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?

And all the multitudes wondered and said, Is this the Son of David?

But the Pharisees hearing it, said, This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, a ruler of the demons.

And if one speaks a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but if one speaks against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven him either in this life or in that to come.

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they changed their minds 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 condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold a greater than Solomon is here.

Then it goes and takes with itself seven other spirits worse than itself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be also with this evil generation.

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

for the hearts of this people have become hard, and they hear imperfectly with their ears, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I should heal them.

When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and takes away the seed sown in his heart. This is he that received seed by the way.

And he that received seed among thorns is he that hears the word, and the cares of this life and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

And he said to them, An enemy has done this. And they said to him, Do you wish us to go and take them out?

and coming to his native country he taught them in their synagogues, so that they were astonished and said, Whence has this man this wisdom and these mighty works?

Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

And are not his sisters all with us? Whence then has this man all these things?

and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is raised from the dead; and on that account the mighty works are performed by him.

This people honors me with the lips, but their heart is far from me.

Then the disciples came to him, and said to him, Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this word?

And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonas, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.

And I tell you that you are Peter [a rock], and upon this rock will I build my assembly, and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.

And Peter taking hold of him said, rebuking him, Far be it from you, Lord! This shall not be to you.

While he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold a voice from the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; hear him.

And when they heard this the disciples fell on their faces, and were greatly afraid.

And Jesus said to them, On account of your unbelief. For I tell you truly, if you have a faith like a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Be removed thence to that place, and it shall be removed; and nothing shall be impossible to you.

But this kind goes not out, except by prayer and fasting.

Whoever humbles himself like this little child, shall be greatest in the kingdom of heaven;

On this account, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wished to settle with his servants.

and he said, On this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.

And he said to them, All do not receive this word, but those to whom it is given.

For there are eunuchs from birth, who were born so from their mother; and there are eunuchs who are made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is able to receive [this doctrine] let him receive it.

He said to him, What? And Jesus said, this; You shall not kill; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not testify falsely;

And when the young man heard [this] he went away sad, for he had great possessions.

And the disciples hearing this, were greatly astonished, and said, Who then can be saved?

But Jesus looking on them, said, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

And the ten hearing this were displeased with the two brothers.

But all this was done that the words spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, who says;

And when he entered Jerusalem the whole city was moved, saying, Who is this?

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

and the disciples seeing it, wondered and said, How soon is this fig tree withered!

Jesus answered and said to them, I tell you truly, that if you have faith and doubt not, you shall not only do this of the fig tree, but if you should say to this mountain, Be taken up and be cast into the sea, it would be done;

AND Jesus having gone into the temple, the chief priests and elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?

For John came to you in a way of righteousness, and you believed him not; but the publicans and harlots believed him; and when you saw this, you did not afterwards repent, that you might believe him.

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

Jesus said to them, Have you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of a corner? this is from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes?

And he said to them, Whose is this image and this inscription?

This is the great and first commandment.

I tell you truly, that all these [crimes] shall come on this generation.

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

I tell you truly, that this generation shall not pass away till all these things shall be accomplished.

But know this, that if the householder had known in what watch the thief comes, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken into.

And his disciples seeing it were displeased, and said, Why is this waste?

This could have been sold for much and given to the poor.

For in putting this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial.

I tell you truly, that wherever this good news is preached in all the word, what this woman has done shall be told for a memorial of her.

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

this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

And I tell you that I will not drink henceforth of this product of the vine, till that day when I drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father.

Then Jesus said to them, You will all be offended with me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered;

Jesus said to him, I tell you truly, that this night, before the cock crows, you will deny me thrice.

And going forward a little, he fell on his face, and prayed and said, My Father, if it is possible let this cup pass from me; but not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Going away again a second time, he prayed, saying, My Father, if this cup cannot pass from me unless I drink it, thy will be done.

but all this was done that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the disciples all forsook him and fled.

said, This man said, I can destroy the temple of God and build it in three days.

And going out into the porch, another [female servant] saw him, and said to those there, This man was also with Jesus the Nazoraean.

For this reason, the field is called a field of blood to this day.

And Pilate seeing that he accomplished nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this man; see you to it.

And they put over his head his accusation, written; THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And the centurion and those with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake, and the [other] events which occurred, were greatly afraid, and said, Certainly, this was a Son of God.

this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given him;

and said, Sir, we remember that this deceiver said when he was yet alive, After three days I will rise.

and if this is heard of by the procurator we will satisfy him and secure you.

And they took the silver and did as they were told; and this report is circulated among the Jews to this day.

And all were astonished, so that they inquired among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching with authority, and does he command the impure spirits and they obey him?

And he said to them, Let us go elsewhere to the adjoining villages to preach there; because for this purpose have I come.

Why does this man speak so? he blasphemes. Who can forgive sins but God alone?

Whoever shall do the will of God, this is my brother, and sister, and mother.

And he said to them, Do you not know this parable? How then will you know all parables?

And they were greatly afraid, and said one to another, What man is this, that even the wind and the lake obey him?

And he looked round to see her that had done this.

And when it was the sabbath, he taught in the synagogue; and many heard him and were astonished, and said, Whence has this man these things? and what is the wisdom given to him? And [what are] these mighty works done by his hands?

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

And Herod the king, heard [of Jesus], for his name was widely known, and said, John the Baptist has risen from the dead; and on this account the mighty works are performed by him.

But Herod hearing of him, said, This is John whom I beheaded; he has been raised up.