Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

Now all this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

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

and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born,"

"And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel."

And, having been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed by another way into their own country.

And, they having departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Having risen, take the Child and His mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there till I speak to you; for Herod is about to seek the Child to destroy Him."

And, arising, he took the Child and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt,

and was there till the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called My Son."

Then Herod, seeing that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly enraged; and, having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he exactly learned from the wise men.

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

"A voice in Ramah was heard, weeping and great mourning; Rachel, weeping for her children; and she was not willing to be comforted, because they are not."

and, coming, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, "A Nazarene shall He be called."

for this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah, the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.'"

and they were being immersed by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be immersed by him;

but he was hindering Him, saying, "I have need to be immersed by Thee; and dost Thou come to me?"

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to he tempted by the Devil.

But He, answering, said, "It has been written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"

And, having left Nazareth, having come, He dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphtali;

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

"Land of Zebulon and land of Naphtali, by way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

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

"Happy are those who mourn: because they shall be comforted,

"Happy are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: because they shall be filled.

"Happy are the peacemakers; because they shall be called sons of God.

"Ye are the salt of the earth; but, if the salt become tasteless, with what shall it be salted? It is henceforth good for nothing, except, when cast without, to be trodden under foot by men.

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

Whosoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

"Ye heard that it was said to the ancients, 'You shall not kill; and whosoever kills shall be in danger of the judgment.'

But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever says to his brother Raca shall be in danger of the high-council; and whosoever shall say, O foolish one! shall be in danger of the Hell of fire.

leave there your gift before the altar, and go your way, first be reconciled to your brother, and then, coming, offer your gift.

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

Verily I say to you, in no wise shall you come out thence, till you pay the last farthing.

"And, if your right eye is causing you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you; for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not your whole body be cast into Hell.

but I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by Heaven, because it is God's throne;

nor by the earth, because it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, because it is the Great King's city;

neither swear by your head, because you can not make one hair white or black.

But let your speech be, 'Yes, yes;' 'No, no;' and what is more than these is of the evil one.

and to him who is desirous that you should be sued at the law, and to take your coat, grant your cloak also;

that ye may be sons of your Father Who is in Heaven; because He causeth His sun to rise on evil men and on good, and sendeth rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.

Ye, therefore, shall be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect."

"Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them, otherwise at least ye have no reward with your Father Who is in Heaven.

that your alms may be in secret; and your Father, Who seeth in secret, will recompense you.

"And, when ye pray, ye 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 be seen by men: verily I say to you, they have their reward.

"And, when praying, use not vain repetitions, as the gentiles do; for they think that for their much speaking they shall be heard.

Be not, therefore, like them; for your Father knoweth of what things ye have need 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, as in Heaven, so on earth.

"And, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. Verily I say to you, they receive their reward.

that you appear not to men to be fasting, but to your Father Who is in secret; and your Father Who seeth in secret will recompense you.

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

"The lamp of the body is the eye. If, therefore, your eye be sound, your whole body will be full of light;

but, if your eye be evil, your whole body will be dark. If, therefore, the light that is in you be darkness, how great the darkness!

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

And who of you, by being anxious, can add to his stature one cubit?

Be not, therefore, anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink!' or 'What shall we put on?'

But seek ye first His Kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.

Be not, therefore, anxious for the morrow; for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its evil.

"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 who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened.

Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by Thy name? and by Thy name cast out demons, and by Thy name do many mighty works,'"

"Every one, therefore, who hears these words of Mine, and does them, shall be likened to a prudent man, who, indeed, built his house upon the rock;

"And every one who hears these words of Mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who, indeed, built his house upon the sand:

And, stretching forth His hand, He touched him, saying, "I am willing. Be cleansed." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

and saying, "Lord, my boy has been prostrated in my house, a paralytic, fearfully afflicted."

And the centurion, answering, said, "Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldest enter under my roof, but only speak in a word, and my boy shall be healed;

but the sons of the Kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth."

And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; as you believed, be it done to you." And the boy was healed in that hour.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "Himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses."

And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but He was sleeping.

And, behold, they were bringing to Him a paralytic laid upon a couch. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Child, be of good courage; your sins are forgiven."

Jesus said to them, "Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn while the Bridegroom is with them! But there will come days, when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then will they fast."

for she was saying within herself, "If I only touch His garment, I shall be made well."

And Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, "Be of good courage, daughter, your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour.

Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it done to you."

But the Pharisees said, "By the ruler of the demons He is casting out the demons."

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

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

and before the governors and the kings shall ye be brought for My sake, for a testimony to them and to the gentiles.

And, when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak;

"And brother will deliver up brother to death; and father, his child; and children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

And ye will be hated by all, for My name's sake; but he who endures to the end, the same shall be saved.

Fear them not, therefore; for nothing has been covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

And be not afraid of 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.

and the man's foes will be those of his own house-hold.

And John, having heard, in the prison, of the works of the Christ, sending by his disciples,

And, as these were going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?

And from the time of John the Immerser until now, the Kingdom of Heaven is taken by storm, and violent men seize upon it;

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a man gluttonous and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners.' And wisdom was justified by her works."

nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.

"And you, Capernaum, shall you be exalted to Heaven? You shall go down to Hades; because, if the mighty works which were done in you, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

Nevertheless, I say to you, that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you!"

"All things were delivered to Me by My Father; and no one fully knows the Son except the Father; neither does any one fully know the Father except the Son, and he to whom the Son willeth to reveal Him.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the Son of David?"

But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, "This Man doth not cast out the demons, except by Beelzebub, prince of the demons."

And, if I by Beelzebub cast out the demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.