Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

Now all this took place, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

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

Now when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, lo! there came magians from the East to Jerusalem,

"And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art by no means least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a ruler, who shall feed my people Israel."

"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they were no more."

And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

Now when Jesus heard that John had been cast into prison, he withdrew into Galilee.

But let your language be, Yea, yea; Nay; nay; for whatever is more than these cometh of evil.

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.

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

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate one, and love the other; or else he will cleave to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

If ye then, though evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him!

Ye may know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

So then ye may know them by their fruits.

And then will I declare to them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

And Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two men possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass by that way.

Now there was at a distance from them a herd of many swine feeding.

But that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority on earth to forgive sins,then he saith to the palsied man,Arise, take up thy bed, and go to thy house.

No one putteth a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment; for the piece that filleth in teareth away from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

Nor do men put new wine into old skins; else the skins burst, and the wine runneth out, and the skins are spoilt. But they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.

While he was thus speaking to them, lo! a certain ruler came in and bowed down before him, saying, My daughter just now died; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them, saying, See that no one know it.

And seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered about, as sheep having no shepherd.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

And whoever shall give to drink only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple, truly do I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.

and blessed is he, whoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.

And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent seize upon it.

All things were delivered to me by my Father; and no one knoweth the Son but the Father; nor doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it is the will of the Son to reveal him.

Of how much more worth now is a man than a sheep! So then it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.

And he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and no city or house divided against itself will stand.

But he answered and said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation is seeking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

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

But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

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.

but, having no root within him, endureth only for a time; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth on account of the word, he immediately falleth away.

But he said, Nay; lest, while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.

And he said to them, Thus then every scribe, instructed for the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, who bringeth out from his storehouse things new and old.

And when it was evening, the disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and it is now late; send the multitudes away therefore, that they may go to the villages and buy themselves victuals.

But the boat was now in the midst of the lake, tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary.

Then come the disciples, and say to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard that saying?

And Jesus having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have remained with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.

And in the morning, A storm today! for the sky is red and lowering. Ye know how to judge of the face of the sky, and can ye not discern the signs of the times?

A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and no sign will be given to it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them and went away.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we took no bread.

And Jesus knowing it, said, Why are ye reasoning among yourselves, ye of little faith, because ye took no bread?

Then he charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell what hath been seen to no one, until the Son of man hath risen from the dead.

But I say to you, that Elijah hath already come, and they knew him not, but did with him whatever they would. So also is the Son of man to suffer by them.

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God joined together, let not man put asunder.

They say to him, Because no one hath hired us. He saith to them, Go ye also into the vineyard.

But he answering said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong; didst not thou agree with me for a denary?

But Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup which I am to drink? They say to him, We can.

But Jesus called them to him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great men exercise a strict authority over them.

Now this took place, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

And seeing one figtree by the roadside, he went up to it, and found nothing on it, but leaves only; and he saith to it, Let there be no fruit from thee hencefoward for ever. And immediately the figtree withered.

And they answered Jesus and said, We do not know. And he said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

And the chief priests and the Pharisees when they heard his parables, knew that he was speaking of them.

And they send out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and thou carest for no one; for thou regardest not the person of men.

The same day there came to him Sadducees, saying that there is no resurrection; and they asked him,

saying, Teacher, Moses said, "If a man die having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother."

Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first married and died; and, having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.

And no one was able to answer him a word; nor durst any one from that day question him any more.

And call no one your father on the earth; for one is your father, he who is in heaven.

And Jesus answering said to them, See that no one deceive you.

For there will then be great distress, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world to this time; no, nor shall ever be.

And were not those days to shortened, no flesh would be saved; but, for the sake of the chosen, these days will be shortened.

And from the figtree learn its parable. When its branch hath now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that summer is near.

So also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is near, at the doors.

But that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.

But as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark,

and knew not, until the flood came, and took them all away, so also will be the coming of the Son of man.

Watch, therefore, for ye know not on what day your Lord is coming.

For the foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them.

But he answering said, Truly do I say to you, I know you not,

Watch, therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.

Then he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee to be a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter seed;

But his lord answered and said to him, Wicked and slothful servant! Didst thou know that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter seed?

For I was hungry, and ye gave me no food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;

Ye know that after two days cometh the passover; and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.

Now when Jesus was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

And I say to you, I shall not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father.

Dost thou think that I cannot pray to my Father, and he will now give me more than twelve legions of angels?

And the highpriest arose, and said to him, Dost thou make no answer to what these men testify against thee?

Then the highpriest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? See! ye have now heard the blasphemy.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the court. And a maidservant came to him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilaean.

But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

And again he denied with an oath; I do not know the man.

Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, I do not know the man. And immediately a cock crew.

And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer.

And he made him no answer, not even to one word; so that the governor greatly wondered.

Now at the feast the governor was wont to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up.

And having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews!

He saved others, cannot he save himself? He is the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him.

He trusteth in God; let him now deliver him, if he desireth him; for he said, I am the Son of God.

and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock, and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, went away.