While he thus thought, Behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: For that which is conceived in her is of the holy ghost.

and knew her not till she had brought forth her first son: and called his name Jesus.

'And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Jewry, art not the least concerning the Princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come the captain, that shall govern my people Israel.'"

And after they were warned of God in a dream that they should not go again to Herod, they returned into their own country another way.

Then he arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt;

"On the hills was a voice heard, mourning, weeping and great lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they were not."

And see that you think not to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father': for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

Even now is the axe put unto the root of the trees: so that every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

I baptise you in water in token of repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptise you with the holy ghost and with fire:

He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.'"

and said unto him, "If thou be the son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, 'He shall give his angels charge over thee: and with their hands they shall hold thee up, that thou dash not thy foot against a stone.'"

And Jesus said to him, "It is written also, 'Thou shalt not tempt thy Lord God.'"

As Jesus walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon which was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

"Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the Prophets: No, I am not come to destroy them but to fulfill them.

For truly I say unto you, till heaven and earth perish, one jot or one tittle of the law shall not escape till all be fulfilled.

"Ye have heard how it was said unto them of the old time, 'Thou shalt not kill; for whosoever killeth shall be in danger of judgment:'

I say unto ye verily, Thou shalt not come out thence, till thou have paid the utmost farthing.

"Ye have heard how it was said to them of old time, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery:'

"Again, ye have heard how it was said to them of old time, 'Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform thine oath to God':

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's seat:

neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one white hair or black:

But I say to you, That ye resist not wrong. But whosoever give thee a blow on thy right cheek, turn to him the other.

Give to him that asketh, and from him that would borrow, turn not away.

For if ye love them which love you, what reward shall ye have? Do not the Publicans even so?

And if ye be friendly to your brethren only, what singular thing do ye? Do not the Publicans likewise?

Take heed to your alms, that ye give it not in the sight of men, to the intent that ye would be seen of them: or else ye get no reward of your father which is in heaven.

Whensoever therefore thou givest thine alms, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blown before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues, and in the streets, for to be praised of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

But when thou doest thine alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, because they would be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

"And when ye pray, babble not much, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard, for their much babbling's sake.

Be ye not like them therefore: for your father knoweth whereof ye have need, before ye ask of him.

Lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil, For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen.

But and if ye will not forgive men their trespasses, no more shall your father forgive your trespasses.

"Moreover, when ye fast, be not sad as the hypocrites are: for they disfigure their faces, that they might be seen of men how they fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

that it appear not unto men how that thou fastest, but unto thy father which is in secret: and thy father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Therefore I say unto you, be not careful for your life what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your body, what raiment ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth than meat? and the body more of value than raiment?

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither reap, nor yet carry into the barns, and yet your heavenly father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

And why care ye then for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They labor not, neither spin:

And yet for all that, I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his royalty, was not arrayed like unto one of these.

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow shall be cast into the furnace, shall he not much more do the same unto you, O ye of little faith?

After all these things seek the gentiles: For your heavenly father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

Care not then for the morrow: but let the morrow care for itself. For the day present hath ever enough of his own trouble.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Why seest thou a mote in thy brother's eye, and perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they tread them under their feet, and the other turn again and all to rend you.

Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be hewn down, and cast into the fire.

"Not all they that say unto me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter in to the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth my father's will which is in heaven.

Many will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not in thy name prophesied? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name have done many miracles?'

And abundance of rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that same house, and it fell not: because it was grounded on the rock.

And whosoever heareth of me these sayings, and doeth them not the same, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

For he taught them as one having power, and not as the scribes.

The Centurion answered and said, "Sir, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

When Jesus heard that, he marveled, and said to them that followed him, "Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith: no, not in Israel.

And Jesus said unto him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the son of the man hath not whereon to rest his head."

When Jesus heard that, he said unto them, "The whole need not the physician, but they that are sick.

Go and learn, what that meaneth: 'I have pleasure in mercy, and not in offering.' For I am not come to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance."

Then came the disciples of John to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?"

he said unto them, "Get you hence, for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth." And they laughed him to scorn.

These twelve did Jesus send, and commanded them, saying, "Go not into the ways that lead to the Gentiles, and in to the cities of the Samaritans enter ye not:

Possess not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your girdles,

And if the house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it: but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you again.

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor will hear your preaching, when ye depart out of that house, or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.

For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of your father which speaketh in you.

When they persecute you in one city, fly into another: I tell you for a truth, ye shall not finish all the cities of Israel, till the son of man be come.

The disciple is not above his Master, nor yet the servant above his Lord.

Fear them not therefore: there is nothing so close, that shall not be opened; and nothing so secret, that shall not be known.

And fear ye not them which kill the body, and be not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body into hell.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And none of them doth light on the ground, without your father.

Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Think not, that I am come to send peace into the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

He that loveth his father or mother more than me, is not meet for me: and he that loveth his son or daughter more than me, is not meet for me.

And he that taketh not his cross and followeth me, is not meet for me.

And whosoever shall give unto one of these little ones, to drink a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, I tell you of a truth, he shall not lose his reward."

And blessed is he that is not offended by me."

Verily I say unto you, Among the children of women arose there not a greater than John the Baptist: Notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.

and say, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; We have mourned unto you, and ye have not sorrowed.

Then began he to upbraid the cities, in which most of his miracles were done, because they repented not:

When the Pharisees saw that, they said unto him, "Behold: thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day."

He said unto them, "Have ye not read what David did, when he was a hungered, and they also which were with him?

How he entered into the house of God, and ate the hallowed loaves, which were not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests.

Or have ye not read in the law, how that the priests in the temple break the Sabbath day, and yet are blameless?

Wherefore if ye had wist, what this saying meaneth, 'I require mercy and not sacrifice,' ye would never have condemned innocents.

And he said unto them, "Which of you would it be, if he had a sheep fallen into a pit on the Sabbath day, that would not take him and lift him out?

and charged them, that they should not make him known:

He shall not strive, he shall not cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

A bruised reed shall he not break, and flax that beginneth to burn he shall not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

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

He that is not with me, is against me: And he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad.

Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men, but the blasphemy of the spirit shall not be forgiven unto men.

And whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the holy ghost, it shall not be forgiven him: no, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

Some fell upon stony ground where it had not much earth, and anon it sprung up, because it had no depth of earth:

He answered, and said unto them, "It is given unto you to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given: and he shall have abundance. But whosoever hath not: from him shall be taken away even that same that he hath.

Therefore speak I to them in similitudes: For though they see, they see not; and hearing, they hear not, neither understand.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which prophecy saith, 'With the ears ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and with the eyes ye shall see, and shall not perceive."

"Verily I say unto you, that many prophets and perfect men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Whosoever heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, there cometh the evil man, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. And this is he which was sown by the wayside.

The servants then came to the householder, and said unto him, 'Sir, sowest not thou good seed in thy close, from whence then hath it tares?'

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net cast into the sea, that gathereth of all kinds: