And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

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

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

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the region thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

In Ramah was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there: and, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the district of Galilee:

And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

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

And the same John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a leather belt about his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up immediately out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry.

Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

You have heard that it was said by them of old time, You shall not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

You have heard that it was said by them of old time, You shall not commit adultery:

But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;

And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go your way; and as you have believed, so be it done unto you. And his servant was healed in the same hour.

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, He himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses.

And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

And he said unto them, Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine feeding.

And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to him possessed of the demons.

And, behold, a woman, who was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

But Jesus turned about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; your faith has made you whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

And when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spoke: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;

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

But he said unto them, Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him;

How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them who were with him, but only for the priests?

And when he was departed from there, he went into their synagogue:

And, behold, there was a man who had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

Then he said to the man, Stretch forth your hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like the other.

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spoke and saw.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understands it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the way side.

But when the plant was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

Another parable spoke he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them who sat with him to eat, he commanded it to be given her.

And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the girl: and she brought it to her mother.

And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

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

And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is your faith: be it unto you even as you will. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his clothing was white as the light.

And Jesus rebuked the demon; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.

For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

And when he had begun the reckoning, one was brought unto him, who owed him ten thousand talents.

Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and released him, and forgave him the debt.

So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.

And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the jailers, till he should pay all that was due unto him.

He said unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts allowed you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

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

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

And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you these things? and who gave you this authority?

The baptism of John, from where was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did you not then believe him?

Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, who planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into a far country:

But when the king heard thereof, he was angry: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

And he said unto him, Friend, how came you in here not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

Then one of them, who was a lawyer, asked him a question, testing him, and saying,

And no man was able to answer him a word, neither dared any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

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

And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go out to meet him.

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth: lo, there you have what is yours.

For I was hungry, and you gave me food: I was thirsty, and you gave me drink: I was a stranger, and you took me in:

Naked, and you clothed me: I was sick, and you visited me: I was in prison, and you came unto me.

For I was hungry, and you gave me no food: I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink:

I was a stranger, and you took me not in: naked, and you clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and you visited me not.

Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

Now when the evening was come, he sat down with the twelve.

And, behold, one of them who was with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

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

And when he was gone out into the porch, another maidservant saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.