but while he pondered on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary, thy wife, for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on their hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.

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

Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.

If therefore thou shouldest offer thy gift at the altar, and there shouldest remember that thy brother has something against thee,

leave there thy gift before the altar, and first go, be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

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

And if thy right hand be a snare to thee, cut it off and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

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

But I say unto you, not to resist evil; but whoever shall strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat, leave him thy cloak also.

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

But thou, when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does;

so that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render it to thee.

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render it to thee.

Thus therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in the heavens, let thy name be sanctified,

let thy kingdom come, let thy will be done as in heaven so upon the earth;

But thou, when fasting, anoint thy head and wash thy face,

so that thou mayest not appear fasting unto men, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret shall render it to thee.

for where thy treasure is, there will be also thy heart.

The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body will be light:

but if thine eye be wicked, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great the darkness!

But why lookest thou on the mote that is in the eye of thy brother, but observest not the beam that is in thine eye?

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Allow me, I will cast out the mote from thine eye; and behold, the beam is in thine eye?

Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to cast out the mote out of the eye of thy brother.

Many shall say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied through thy name, and through thy name cast out demons, and through thy name done many works of power?

And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, laid upon a bed; and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Be of good courage, child; thy sins are forgiven.

For which is easier: to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise up and walk?

But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then he says to the paralytic,) Rise up, take up thy bed and go to thy house.

Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but thy disciples fast not?

As he spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler coming in did homage to him, saying, My daughter has by this died; but come and lay thy hand upon her and she shall live.

But Jesus turning and seeing her, said, Be of good courage, daughter; thy faith has healed thee. And the woman was healed from that hour.

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

Yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on sabbath.

Then he says to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched it out, and it was restored sound as the other.

for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren are standing without, seeking to speak to thee.

And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?

Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, thy faith is great. Be it to thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

But turning round, he said to Peter, Get away behind me, Satan; thou art an offence to me, for thy mind is not on the things that are of God, but on the things that are of men.

And I brought him to thy disciples, and they were not able to heal him.

And if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off and cast it from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.

But if thy brother sin against thee, go, reprove him between thee and him alone. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as I also had compassion on thee?

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

And he said to her, What wilt thou? She says to him, Speak the word that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand and one on thy left in thy kingdom.

Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

And he said to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy understanding.

And the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand until I put thine enemies under thy feet?

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

And as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be, and what is the sign of thy coming and the completion of the age?

His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord.

His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine.

And he said, Go into the city unto such a one, and say to him, The Teacher says, My time is near, I will keep the passover in thy house with my disciples.

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

Then saith Jesus to him, Return thy sword to its place; for all who take the sword shall perish by the sword.

And after a little, those who stood there, coming to him, said to Peter, Truly thou too art of them, for also thy speech makes thee manifest.

as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace and come out of him.

and says to him, See thou say nothing to any one, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses ordained, for a testimony to them.

But Jesus, seeing their faith, says to the paralytic, Child, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy couch and walk?

To thee I say, Arise, take up thy couch and go to thine house.

And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting; and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

And looking round upon them with anger, distressed at the hardening of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

And a crowd sat around him. And they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren seek thee without.

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he says to him, Legion is my name, because we are many.

and he besought him much, saying, My little daughter is at extremity; I pray that thou shouldest come and lay thy hands upon her so that she may be healed, and may live.

And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith has healed thee; go in peace, and be well of thy scourge.

While he was yet speaking, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter has died, why troublest thou the teacher any further?

For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.

then the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why do thy disciples not walk according to what has been delivered by the ancients, but eat the bread with defiled hands?

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, he who speaks ill of father or mother, let him surely die.

And he said to her, Because of this word, go thy way, the demon is gone out of thy daughter.

But he, turning round and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, Get away behind me, Satan, for thy mind is not on the things that are of God, but on the things that are of men.

and wheresoever it seizes him it tears him, and he foams and gnashes his teeth, and he is withering away. And I spoke to thy disciples, that they might cast him out, and they could not.

And John answered him saying, Teacher, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, who does not follow us, and we forbad him, because he does not follow us.

And if thy hand serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable;

And if thy foot serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having thy two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire unquenchable;

Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honour thy father and mother.

And they said to him, Give to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy glory.

And Jesus said to him, Go, thy faith has healed thee. And he saw immediately, and followed him in the way.

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment.

And a second like it is this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is not another commandment greater than these.

for David himself said speaking in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand until I put thine enemies as footstool of thy feet.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

And behold, Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her that was called barren:

And Mary said, Behold the bondmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed the fruit of thy womb.

For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.

And they said to her, There is no one among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name.

Lord, now thou lettest thy bondman go, according to thy word, in peace;

for mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

a light for revelation of the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel.

And when they saw him they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Child, why hast thou dealt thus with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee distressed.

And Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.