And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed by John in the Jordan.

And immediately on coming up from the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him.

And there was a voice from the heavens: Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

And when he had spoken, the leprosy immediately departed from him, and he was cleansed.

But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to publish the matter abroad, so that he was no longer able to enter a city openly, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they will fast in those days.

No one sews a patch of new cloth on an old garment; if so, the new piece which fills it up, takes from the old, and a worse rent is made.

And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea; and there followed him a great multitude from Galilee, and from Judea,

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan: and those about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard what things he was doing, came to him.

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said: He has Beelzebul; and by the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.

for whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, even that which he has shall be taken from him.

And when he had come out of the ship, immediately there met him from the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders.

and had suffered much from many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was in no way benefited, but rather grew worse,

And Jesus, immediately perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him, turned around in the multitude and said: Who touched my clothes?

While he was yet speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue, who said: Your daughter is dead; why give the Teacher further trouble?

And he said to them: Wherever you enter a house, there make your home till you depart from that place.

And whoever will not receive you, nor hear you, when you go out from that place, shake off the dust under your feet, for a testimony against them. Verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

And Herod the king heard of him, for his name had be come known; and he said: John the Immerser has risen from the dead, and for this reason, the powers of the spiritual world are active within him.

But when Herod heard of him, he said: John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead.

And many saw them departing, and recognized him; and they ran thither on foot from all the cities, and went before them, and came together to him.

for they had learned nothing from the loaves: for their heart was hardened.

And there came together to him the Pharisees, and some of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem:

and when they come from the market, they do not eat, unless they immerse themselves. And there are many other things, which they have received to hold, as the immersion of cups and pitchers and brazen vessels and beds:)

He answered and said to them: "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

And when he had gone into the house, away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the dark saying.

And he said to them: Are you also so void of understanding? Do you not perceive that nothing from without, by entering into a man, can defile him?

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the purposes which are evil: adulteries, lewd actions, murders,

All these evil things come forth from within, and defile the man.

And again he went out from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis.

And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;

And if I send them home fasting, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from afar.

And the Pharisees came out, and began to put questions to him, asking of him a sign from heaven, that they might tempt him.

And there was a cloud that overshadowed them; and a voice came from the cloud, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, till the Son of man should rise from the dead.

And they kept the matter to themselves, inquiring of one another what the rising from the dead could mean.

And he asked his father: How long is it since this came upon him? He replied: From childhood.

But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.

He answered and said to him: Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.

And many spread their mantles in the road, and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the road.

And on the morrow, as they were coming from Bethany, he was hungry;

And he answered and said to it: No more may any one ever eat fruit from you. And his disciples heard it.

And in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig-tree withered from the roots.

Was the immersion of John from heaven, or from men? answer me.

And they reasoned with themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven, he will reply, Why, then, did you not believe him?

But if we say, From men, they feared the people; for all regarded John as a prophet indeed.

And at the proper time, he sent a servant to the vine-dressers, that he might receive from the vine-dressers of the fruit of the vineyard.

this was from the Lord, and it is wondrous in our eyes?

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels in heaven.

And Jesus perceiving that he answered with understanding, said to him: You are not far from the kingdom of God. And no one, after that, ventured to ask him a question.

And as he was going out from the temple, one of his disciples said to him: Teacher, see what stones and what buildings!

let not him that is on the house-top go down into his house, nor enter in to take any thing from his house;

For these will be the days of affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created, till this time, and will never be.

And then will ho send his angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the most distant part of earth to the most distant part of heaven.

But learn a parable from the fig-tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

And he went forward a little, and fell upon the ground, and prayed, that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him;

and he said: Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; let this cup pass from me: but not what I will, but what thou wiliest.

And immediately, while he was yet speaking, came Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude, with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

and he left the linen garment, and fled from them naked.

And when they had derided him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

And they compelled one Simon, a Cyrenian, (the father of Alexander and Eufus,) who was passing by, coming in from the country, to bear his cross.

save yourself, and come down from the cross.

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. Those also who were crucified with him, reproached him.

And the vail of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom.

And having learned the fact from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

And they said among themselves: Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the sepulcher?

And they went out, and fled from the sepulcher; for trembling and astonishment seized upon them. And they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid.

even as they were delivered to us by those who were, from the beginning, eye-witnesses and. ministers of the word;

it seemed good to me also, having obtained exact information of all things from the very first, to write them in order for you, most excel lent Theophilus,

For he shall be great before the Lord; and he shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb.

And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

And blessed is she who believed; for there shall be a fulfillment of the things which were spoken to her from the Lord.

for he has looked upon the lowly condition of his handmaid. For, behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed;

and his mercy is from generation to generation upon those who fear him.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.

salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,

that he would grant to us, that being delivered from the hands of our enemies, we might serve him without fear,

through the tender mercies of our God; by which the dawn from on high has visited us,

And it came to pass in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the inhabitants of the land should be enrolled.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, (for he was of the house and family of David,).

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher; she was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity:

and she was a widow of about eighty-four years, and she departed not from the temple, but served, day and night, with fastings and prayers.

Therefore he said to the multitudes that came out to be immersed by him: Generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Bring forth, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance. And begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.

And soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Take nothing from any one by extortion, nor by false accusation, and be content with your pay.

and the Holy Spirit descended upon him, in a bodily form, like a dove; and there came a voice from heaven, which said: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I delight.

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him: If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from this place;

And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a time.

And when it was day, he went out and departed into a desert place; and the multitudes sought for him, and came to him and endeavored to detain him, that he should not go away from them.

And he entered one of the ships, which was Simon s, and requested him to push out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the multitude from the ship.

And when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, and said: Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.

and in like manner also upon James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon: Fear not; from this time forth you shall catch men.

And stretching out his hand, he touched him, and said: I will; be clean. And immediately his leprosy departed from him.

And it came to pass, on a certain day, that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was exerted to heal them.

But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them; then shall they fast in those days.

And he spoke also a parable to them: No one patches an old garment with a piece taken from a new garment. If so, the new tears it, and the patch from the new suits not the old.

And when it was day, he called to him his disciples; and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:

And he came down with them, and stood in a plain; and with him stood a multitude of his disciples, and a great number of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases,