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

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was this way. For his mother Mary, who was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found having in her womb from Holy Spirit.

Where is he who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.

And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of thee will come forth a man who rules, who will tend my people Israel.

For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of a man crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Lord. Make his paths straight.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?

I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. He will immerse you in a Holy Spirit.

And lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread.

the people who dwell in darkness saw a great light, and to those who dwell in the region and shadow of death, light sprang up to them.

And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Blessed are those who mourn, because they will be comforted.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be filled.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted because of righteousness, because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.

But I say to you, that every man who is angry at his brother without cause will be liable to the judgment, and whoever speaks an insult to his brother will be liable to the council, and whoever says, Foolish man, will be liable to

But I say to you, that every man who looks on a woman to crave her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But I say to you, that whoever may divorce his wife apart from a matter of fornication, disposes her to commit adultery, and whoever may marry her who has been divorced commits adultery.

And to the man who wants to sue thee, and take away thy coat, thou shall leave him thy cloak also.

Give to him who asks thee, and turn thou not away from him who wants to borrow from thee.

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

For if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the tax collectors the same?

so that thy charity may be in secret. And thy Father who sees in secret will himself reward thee in the open.

But thou, when thou pray, enter into thy private room, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee in the open.

so that thou may not appear fasting to men, but to thy Father in secret. And thy Father, who sees in secret, will reward thee.

For every man who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

Or what man is there of you, who, if his son may ask for bread, will give him a stone,

If ye therefore, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more your Father in the heavens will give good things to those who ask him?

Enter ye in by the narrow gate, because wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter through it.

How narrow is the gate, and restricted the way, that leads to life, and few are those who find it.

But beware of FALSE prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are predatory wolves.

Not every man who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of my Father in the heavens.

And then I will profess to them, I never acknowledged you. Depart from me, ye who work lawlessness.

Therefore every man, whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will compare him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.

And every man who hears these sayings of mine, and does not do them, will be compared to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand.

And behold, a leper who came, worshiped him, saying, Lord, if thou will, thou can cleanse me.

And when Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.

And those who tended them fled, and having gone into the city, they told everything, also the things of the men being demon possessed.

And behold, they brought to him a paralyzed man who was placed on a bed. And having seen their faith Jesus said to the paralyzed man, Cheer up, child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.

But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled, and glorified God, who gave such authority to men.

But Jesus having heard it, he said to them, Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who fare badly.

While he spoke these things to them, behold, one ruler who came worshiped him, saying, My daughter has just now perished, but after coming, lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother,

Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus who was surnamed Thaddaeus,

Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

Heal those who are feeble, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely ye received, freely give.

And into whatever city or village ye may enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide until ye go forth.

For ye are not who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking in you.

And ye will be hated by all men because of my name, but he who endures to the end, this man will be saved.

And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me, and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.

And he who does not take his cross and follow behind me, is not worthy of me.

He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life because of me will find it.

He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.

he said to him, Are thou he who comes, or do we look for another?

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

And if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is going to come.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Come to me, all ye who labor and have been burdened, and I will give you rest.

And he said to them, What man of you will there be, who will have one sheep, and if this falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not grasp it, and lift it out?

Behold, my Boy whom I chose, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will declare justice to the Gentiles.

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Because of this they will be your judges.

He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.

But having answered, he said to the man who told him, Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?

And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow.

He who has ears, let him hear.

Hear ye then the parable of the man who sows.

Of every man who hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understands it, evil comes, and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is that which was sown by the wayside.

And that which was sown upon the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and straightaway receiving it with joy,

And that which was sown in the thorns, this is he who hears the word, and the care of this age, and the deceitfulness of wealth, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

But that which was sown upon the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who indeed bears fruit, and is productive, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

And having answered, he said to them, He who sows the good seed is the Son of man,

And the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are heavenly agents.

Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

Who, having found one very valuable pearl, after departing, sold all, as many things as he had, and bought it.

And he said to them, Because of this every scholar who has been instructed in the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a house-ruler, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.

And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

And those who came in the boat worshiped him, saying, Thou really are the Son of God.

For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and thy mother, and, He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him perish in death.

And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

And the Pharisees and Sadducees who came, testing, demanded him to exhibit to them a sign from the sky.

Now when Jesus came into the regions of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say I, the Son of man, am?

He says to them, But who say ye, I am?

Truly I say to you, there are some of those who stand here, who will, no, not taste of death, until they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye him.

And when they came to Capernaum, those who receive the double-drachma came to Peter, and said, Does not your teacher pay the double-drachma?

He says, Yes. And when he entered into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What think thou, Simon? The kings of the earth, from whom do they take taxes or tribute, from their sons or from strangers?

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who then is greater in the kingdom of the heavens?

He therefore who will make himself lowly as this child, this man is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens.

But whoever may cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it is advantageous for him that a donkey-powered millstone were hanged on his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks. For it is necessary that the stumbling-blocks come, yet woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block comes.

Because of this the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a king, who wanted to settle account with his bondmen.

But after going out, that bondman found one of his fellow bondmen who owed him a hundred denarii. And having grabbed him, he choked him, saying, Pay me if thou owe anything.

And having answered, he said to them, Have ye not read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,

And I say to you, that whoever may divorce his wife, not for fornication, and will marry another, commits adultery. And he who married her who has been divorced commits adultery.

But he said to them, Not all men can accommodate this saying, but to whom it has been given.

For there are eunuchs who were born this way from their mother's belly, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs because of the kingdom of the heavens. He who is able to

And when his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man will sit on the throne of his glory, ye also will sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And every man who has forsaken houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, because of my name, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life.