Then Joseph her husband, being righteous, and not willing to expose her to shame, purposed to put her away privately.

But while he thought on these things, lo! an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.

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

And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.

And he arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt;

and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And already is the axe lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that beareth not good fruit is to be cut down, and cast into the fire.

I indeed baptize you in water, for repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

But John opposed him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and dost thou come to me?

But he answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God."

and saith to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge concerning thee; and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy foot against a stone."

Jesus said to him, Again it is written, "Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God."

And while walking by the lake of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake; for they were fishers.

Think not that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfill.

For truly do I say to you, Not till heaven and earth pass away, shall one jot or one tittle pass from the Law, till all be fulfilled.

For I say to you, Unless your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, "Thou shalt not kill; and whoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the Judges."

Truly do I say to thee, Thou wilt not come out thence, till thou hast paid the last farthing.

Ye have heard that it was said, "Thou shalt not commit adultery."

Again ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, "Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths."

But I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

nor shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

But I say to you, that ye resist not the evildoer; but whoever smiteth thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also;

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

For if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the same?

And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye that excelleth? Do not even the heathen the same?

But take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

Therefore when thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

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

And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites are; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do; for they think that they shall be heard for the multitude of their words.

Be not ye therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

but if ye do not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Moreover, when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to be fasting. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

that thou appear not to men to be fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where the moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumeth, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.

Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?

Behold the birds of the air, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much greater value than they?

And why are ye anxious about raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin;

and yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.

And if God so clothes the herbage of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Therefore be not anxious, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we he clothed?

For after all these things do the gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

Be not then anxious about the morrow; for the morrow will be anxious about itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

And why dost thou look at the mote that is in thy brothers eye, and not perceive the beam in thine own eye?

Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine; lest they trample them under their feet, and turn upon you and rend you.

Every tree that beareth not good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in thy name, and in thy name cast out demons, and in thy name work many miracles?

and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not; for it was founded upon a rock.

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

For he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes.

But the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof; but only command with a word, and my servant will be made well.

When Jesus heard this, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly do I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such faith.

And Jesus saith to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have lodgingplaces; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

But when he heard that, he said, They who are well do not need a physician, but they who are sick.

But go ye and learn what this meaneth: "I desire mercy, and not sacrifice." For I came not to call righteous men, but sinners.

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

said, Withdraw; for the girl is not dead, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn.

These twelve Jesus sent forth, when he had charged them, saying, Go not away to gentiles, and enter not any city of the Samaritans;

And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye go out of that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.

But when they deliver you up, be not anxious as to how or What ye shall speak; for it will be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.

For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.

And when they persecute you in one city, flee to another. For truly do I say to you, Ye will not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man hath come.

A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.

Fear them not therefore. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hid, that will not be known.

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

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall to the ground without your Father.

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

Think not that I came to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me;

and he that doth not take his cross, and follow me, is not worthy of me.

Truly do I say to you, Among those born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist. But he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

and say, We piped to you, and ye did not dance; we sung a dirge, and ye did not lament.

Then he began to upbraid the cities wherein most of his miracles were done, because they did not repent.

But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Lo! thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.

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

how he went into the house of God, and they ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but for the priests alone?

Or have ye not read in the Law, that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

But if ye had known what this meaneth, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice," ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

And he said to them, Who of you that owneth one sheep, if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it, and lift it out?

and strictly charged them not to make him known;

He will not strive, nor cry aloud, nor will any one hear his voice in the streets.

A bruised reed he will not break, and smoking flax he will not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This man doth not cast out the demons, except through Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

Therefore I say to you, All manner of sin and evilspeaking will be forgiven to men; but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

And whoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this world, or in the world to come.

But when the unclean spirit is gone out from a man, it goeth through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.

And others fell upon rocky places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth.

He answered and said, Because to you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it hath not been given.

For whoever hath, to him will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath.

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor understand.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, "Ye will hear indeed, and not understand; and ye will see indeed, and not perceive.

Truly do I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and did not see them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear them.

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the Evil One cometh, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart; this man is what was sown by the wayside.