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,

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 lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

After this manner therefore pray: Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be your name.

Give us this day our daily bread.

Therefore all things whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

For I 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.

But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

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

And the fame of this went abroad into all that land.

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

But when they persecute you in this city, flee into another: for verily I say unto you, You shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man comes.

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

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

But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

And you, Capernaum, which is exalted unto heaven, shall be brought down to hades: for if the mighty works, which have been done in you, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless.

And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow does not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.

And whosoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come.

The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented 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 shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

For this people's heart has become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

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.

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that hears the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

He said unto them, An enemy has done this. The servants said unto him, Will you then that we go and gather them up?

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

And when he came into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, From where has this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

And his sisters, are they not all with us? from where then has this man all these things?

And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.

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.

Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.

Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Know you that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?

Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

And I say also unto you, That you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.

Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from you, Lord: this shall not be unto you.

While he yet spoke, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear you him.

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say unto this mountain, Remove from here to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

But this kind goes not out but by prayer and fasting.

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh?

But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, only they to whom it is given.

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Take what is yours, and go your way: I will give unto this last, even as unto you.

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

Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If you have faith, and doubt not, you shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if you shall say unto this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea; it shall be done.

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?

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

Jesus said unto them, Did you never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?

And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

And he said unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

This is the first and great commandment.

Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

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

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

But know this, that if the owner of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

For in that she has poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

Verily I say unto you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, which this woman has done, be told for a memorial of her.

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

For this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

But I say unto you, I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

Then said Jesus unto them, All you shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto you, That this night, before the cock crows, you shall deny me three times.

And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as you will.

He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, your will be done.

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

And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

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.

Therefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

When he was sat down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

When Pilate saw that he could gain nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see you to it.

And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calls for Elijah.

Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

Saying, Sir, we remember that this deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

Saying, Say this, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and protect you.

So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

Why does this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it in this fashion.

And he said unto them, Know you not this parable? and how then will you know all parables?

And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

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

And when he came in, he said unto them, Why make you this commotion, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleeps.

And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From where has this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they took offense at him.

And when the day was now ending, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

He answered and said unto them, Well has Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.