And he charged them strictly that no one should know this. And he commanded that something should be given her to eat.

And when the sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many that heard him were astonished, and said: Whence has this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given to him, that even such mighty deeds are done by his hands?

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses and Judah and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they found in him cause for offense.

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.

and the daughter of this Herodias having come in, and danced, and pleased Herod and his guests, the king said to the maiden: Ask me what you will, and I will give it to you.

And when much of the day was now spent, his disciples came to him, and said: This is a desert place, and much of the day is now spent;

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 he said to her: For this saying, go your way: the demon has gone out of your daughter.

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said: Why does this generation seek for a sign? Verily I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.

And he spoke this saying plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

For whoever will be ashamed of me, and my words, in this sinful and adulterous generation, of him the Son of man also will be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.

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

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

And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

But they did not understand this saying, and they were afraid to question him.

For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink on this account, because you are Christ s, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

And Jesus answered and said to them: On account of the hardness of your hearts, he wrote this commandment for you.

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife;

Jesus looked on them and said: With men this is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.

who shall not receive a hundred-fold, now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.

And if any say to you: "Why are you doing this? say that the Lord has need of him; and he will immediately send him hither.

For, verily I say to you, that whoever will say to this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea, and will not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he says will come to pass, he shall have whatever he says.

For this reason I say to you: All things that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive them, and they shall be yours.

and said to him: By what authority do you these things? and who gave you this authority to do these things?

But those vine-dressers said one to another, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.

Have you not read this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner;

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

They brought it; and he said to them: Whose image and superscription is this? They said to him: Caesar's.

And Jesus answered and said to them: Do you not err for this reason, because you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?

And you shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind, and with your whole strength. This is the first commandment.

And the second, which is like it, is this: You shall love your neighbor as your self. There is no other commandment greater than these.

And he called his disciples to him, and said to them: Verily I say to you, this poor widow has thrown in more than all that have thrown into the treasury.

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.

Verily I say to you, this generation shall not pass away, till all these things take place.

And some of them were displeased within themselves, and said: For what purpose was this waste of the ointment?

For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

Verily I say to you, wherever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also which she has done shall be told, for a memorial of her.

And while they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said: Take, eat; this is my body.

And he said to them: This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many.

And Jesus said to them: All of you will find in me an occasion for offense this night; for it is written: I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.

And Jesus said to him: Verily I say to you, this day, during this very night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times.

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.

I was daily with you in the temple, and taught, and you did not take me; but this is so, that the scriptures may be fulfilled.

We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.

And not even in this did their testimony agree.

And the maid-servant saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by: This man is one of them.

But he began to curse and to swear, saying: I know not this man of whom you speak.

And when the centurion that was standing opposite him, saw that he thus cried out, and gave up his spirit, he said: Truly, this man was the Son of God.

After this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they walked and went into the country.

And Zachariah said to the angel: By what sign shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife is advanced in years.

And the angel answered and said to him: I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and I am sent to speak to you, and to announce to you this good news.

And she was perplexed at his words, and reasoned, what this salutation could mean.

But Mary said to the angel: How shall this be, since I know not a man?

And behold, Elizabeth your kinswoman, even she has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren;

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

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

And they said to her: There is no one among your relatives that is called by this name.

And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, and said: What, then, will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

This enrollment first took place when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.

For there is born for you this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be to you the sign: you will find the babe wrapped in swathing-clothes, and lying in a stable.

And it came to pass, that, after the angels had gone away into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us now go to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

And after they had seen it, they made known every where the words that had been spoken to them of this child.

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon. And this man was just and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was upon him:

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign to be spoken against,

added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

And the devil said to him: If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.

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 he began to say to them: This scripture which you have heard, is this day fulfilled.

And all extolled him; and they wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth, and said: Is not this the son of Joseph?

And he said to them: You will assuredly apply to me this proverb, Physician, heal yourself. Whatever things we have heard were done in Capernaum, do also here in your country.

And amazement came upon all, and they spoke one to another, saying: "What teaching is this? for with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.

But he said to them: I must make known the good news of the kingdom of God to other cities also; for to this end I have been sent.

And when they had done this, they inclosed a great number of fishes, and their net began to break;

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 the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, saying: Who is this that utters impious words? Who can forgive sins but God alone?

And they came to Jesus, and besought him earnestly, saying: He is worthy for whom thou shouldst do this;

For I am a man placed under authority, and have soldiers under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And this report concerning him went abroad into all Judea and all the neighboring region.

This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way be fore thee.

To what, then, shall I compare the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

But when the Pharisee who had invited him, saw it, he said within himself: This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who, and what sort of woman this is that touches him; for she is a sinner.

And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon: Do you see this woman? I entered your house, you gave me no water for my feet; but she has washed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

And those who reclined at table with him began to say within themselves: Who is this that also forgives sins?

And the disciples asked him, saying: What does this parable mean?

But the meaning of the parable is this: The seed is the word of God;

And he said to them: "Where is your faith? And being afraid, they wondered, and said one to another: "Who, then, is this, that he commands even the wind and the water, and they obey him?

And Herod said: John I have beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

And he strictly charged them and commanded them to tell this to no one,

And there came a voice from the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son; hear him.

But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they might not understand it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

and said to them: Whoever will receive this little child on my account, receives me; and whoever will receive me, receives him that sent me. For he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said: Lord, is it thy will that we command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them, even as Elijah did?

Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

Even the dust of your city, which cleaves to us, we do wipe off against you; yet know this, that the kingdom of God has come near to you.

However, rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

He said to him: You have answered correctly; do this, and you shall live.

And when the multitudes were crowded together, he began to say: This is an evil generation; it asks for a sign, and no sign shall be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of man shall also be to this generation.

The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them; for she came from the most distant parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, something greater than Solomon is here.