(Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet,

saying, Behold the virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a Son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.)

And having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he demanded of them, Where the Christ was to be born?

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou,

And he arose, and took the young child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt, And continued there till the death of Herod;

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Then Herod, seeing that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sending forth, slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the confines thereof, from two years old and under; according to the time which he had exactly inquired of the wise men.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet,

saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.

And the tempter coming to him said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

And saith to him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall charge his angels concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt at Capernaum, which is on the sea coast, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphthali: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,

by the way of the sea,

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

Happy are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.

Happy are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be satisfied.

Happy are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God.

Rejoice and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men.

A city that is situated on a mountain cannot be hid. Neither do they light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that are in the house.

For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all things be effected.

Whosoever therefore shall break one of the least of these commandments and teach men so, shall be the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and each them, he shall be great in the kingdom of heaven.

Ye have heard, that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt do no murder, and whosoever doth murder, shall be liable to the judgment.

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be liable to the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the council; but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be liable to hell-fire.

Leaving thy gift there before the altar, go; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him, lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

But if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

And if thy right-hand cause thee to offend, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

But I say unto you, Swear not at all, neither by heaven, for it is God's throne.

Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head; for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

But let your conversation be yea, yea; nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these, cometh of the evil one.

That ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.

Therefore ye shall be perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

Take heed that ye practise not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

That thy alms may be in secret, and thy father who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

And when thou prayest, thou shall not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray, standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may appear to men: verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking.

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

Thus therefore pray ye, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast: verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

The eye is the light of the body: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness: if therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness?

Are ye not much better than they? And which of you by taking thought can add to his age the smallest measure?

But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge,

ye shall be judged, and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you.

Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.

For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

But every one that heareth these my sayings, and doth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.

And Jesus stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying, I will; Be thou clean.

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy, that thou shouldst come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way, and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour.

Whereby was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.

And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.

And Jesus said, Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bride-groom is with them? But the days will come, when the bride-groom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

For she said within herself, if I but touch his garment, I shall be whole.

But when the people were put forth, he went in and took her by the hand; and the maid arose.

Then he touched their eyes, saying, Be it unto you, according to your faith.

But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils.

And when ye come into an house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it;

but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you.

Verily I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the heathens.

But when they deliver you, take no thought, how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that very hour what ye shall speak.

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, shall be saved.

But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another; for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord.

If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his houshold? Therefore fear them not; for there is nothing covered, that shall not be discovered; nor hid, that shall not be known.

And be not afraid of them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather be afraid of him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

And the foes of a man shall be they of his own houshold.

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them: And happy is he, whosoever shall not be offended at me.

Jesus said to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

And from the days of John the Baptist till now, the kingdom of heaven is entered by force, and they which strive with all their might take it by violence.

The Son of man is come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners; but wisdom is justified by her children.

Moreover I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained till this day.

But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you.

All things are delivered to me by my Father; and no one knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any one the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal him.

And charged them, not to make him known: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying,

But the Pharisees hearing it said, This fellow casteth not out devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

And Jesus knowing their thoughts said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself shall not be established.

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

But if it be by the Spirit of God that I cast out devils, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

Wherefore I say to you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men; but the blasphemy of the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven to men.

And whosoever speaketh against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that to come.

Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, or by thy words thou shalt be condemned.