and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, called Christ.

And you Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah, for out of you shall come a governor who shall rule my people Israel.

And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come for the baptism, he said to them; Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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

the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shade of death has light arisen.

Rejoice and exult, for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

But I tell you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, Worthless fellow, shall be subject to the Sanhedrim; and whoever says, You fool, shall be subject to the hell of fire.

but I tell you, that every one who looks on a woman to desire her inordinately, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

that your charity may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

But when you pray enter into your private room, and having shut your door pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

that you may not appear to men to fast, but to your Father in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

Or is there any man of you, who, if his son asks bread of him, will give him a stone?

for narrow is the gate, and compressed the way which leads to life, and few are those who find it.

But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within they are rapacious wolves.

Every one, therefore, that hears these words of mine and performs them, I will liken to a wise man who built his house on the rock;

And every one who hears these words of mine and performs them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand;

and those who fed them fled, and going away into the city reported all things, and the events relating to the demoniacs.

And when the multitudes saw it they were afraid, and glorified God who had given such power to men.

And 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;

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

and into whatever city or village you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there remain till you leave.

And fear not those who kill the body and are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Every one, therefore, who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father in heaven;

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,

All things are given me by my Father; and no one knows the Son but the Father; and no one knows the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

But he said to them, Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him?

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?

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my spirit on him, and he shall declare judgment to the nations.

And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

And he answered and said to him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?

But he that received the seed in the good ground is he that hears the word, and understands it, who also bears fruit, and produces some one hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty-fold.

who, finding one very costly, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

And he said to them, Every scribe therefore that is instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder who casts out of his treasury things new and old.

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

And Jesus coming into the parts of Cesarea Philippi, asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is?

And he said to them, Who say you that I am?

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 came to Capernaum, those who received the didrachma [28 cents], came to Peter, and said, Does not your teacher pay the didrachma?

He said, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive taxes, or a tribute? From their children, or from strangers?

AT that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must necessarily come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

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

But that servant went out and found one of his fellow-servants who owed him one hundred denarii [$14], and seizing him, he choked him, saying, Pay what you owe me.

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.

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

And Jesus said to them, I tell you truly, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, shall yourselves also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;

For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers in his vineyard.

And those who came about the eleventh hour, received a denarius [14 cents] each.

And those who came first supposed that they should receive more. And they also received a denarius [14 cents] each;

saying, These last have worked but one hour, and you have made them equal with us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.

He said to them; you shall drink indeed of my cup; but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.

And behold two blind men who sat by the way, hearing that Jesus was passing by cried, saying, Have mercy on us Lord, Son of David!

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 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?

Hear another parable: There was a man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and made a hedge around it, and dug a wine vat in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

They said to him, He will inflict on those men a miserable death, and let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.

The kingdom of heaven is like a man, a king, who made a wedding for his son.

And those servants went out into the highways, and collected all whom they found, both bad and good, and the wedding was furnished with guests.

And the king coming in to see the guests observed there a man who had not on a wedding garment,

On that day the Sadducees came to him, who say there is no resurrection, and asked him,

And the multitudes who heard were astonished at his teaching.

Woe to you blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound.

Blind guides! who strain out a gnat and swallow down a camel.

So that you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets;

that all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Bararchiah, whom you killed between the temple and the altar, may come upon you.

Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom the Lord has placed over his family to give them food in due season?

Blessed is that servant whom his Lord, when he comes, shall find so doing.

Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their own lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom;

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were assembled in the court of the chief priest, who was called Caiaphas,

The Son of man goes indeed, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it would be good for him if that man had not been born.

And Judas, who betrayed him, answered and said, Is it I, Rabbi? He said to him, As you say.

Then Jesus said to him, Put up your sword in its place; for all who take the sword shall perish by the sword.

saying, Prophesy to us, Christ, who is it that struck you?

and Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who said, Before a cock crows you will deny me thrice; and he went out and wept bitterly.

Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting, returned the thirty shekels of silver [$16.80] to the chief priests and elders,

Then was fulfilled the word spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying; And they took the thirty shekels of silver, the price of him that was prized, whom [men] from the sons of Israel set a price upon,

And at the feast the procurator was accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they chose;

And going out, they found a Cyrenian by the name of Simon, whom they compelled to bear his cross.

And those who went by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,

And there were many women there, beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, to wait upon him;

among whom were Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

And when it was evening a rich man came from Arimathea, by the name of Joseph, who himself also was a disciple of Jesus;

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

and there was a voice from heaven, You are my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

saying, What have you to do with us, Jesus Nazarene? have you come to destroy us? We know you who you are, the holy [Son] of God!

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

For he cured many, so that all who had diseases fell down before him, that they might touch him;

AND he went up on the mountain, and called whom he would; and they went to him.

and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. And they came into a house,

And he answered them and said, Who is my mother, or my brothers?

And those sown among thorns are different. They are those who hear the word,

And these are those sown in good ground, who hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruit, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.

who lived in the tombs, and none could bind him with a chain;

And those who fed them fled and told it in the city and in the country; and they came out to see what was done.

And they came to Jesus, and saw the demoniac who had the legion, sitting down, clothed, and in his right mind, and they were afraid.