Behold! the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son; and they shall call his name Immanuel, a word which means "God with us."

But because they were forbidden by God in a dream to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route.

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into Galilee and settled in a town called Nazareth,

And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'?? tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise up descendants for Abraham.

And already the axe is lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree, therefore, that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

Then he consented. And after Jesus was baptized, as soon as he rose out of the water, lo! the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon him,

So the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, bid these stones to become bread."

Jesus answered him, "It is written, Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God."

and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."

"It is written again," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."

"Begone, Satan!" answered Jesus, for it is written, "Thou must worship the Lord thy God, and Him only must thou serve."

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt lose its savor, in what way shall it be salted? It is henceforth good for nothing but to be thrown out and trodden under foot of men.

"So let your light shine before men that they may see good you do, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

"I tell you truly that you would certainly not get out from there until you had paid back the last cent.

And if your right hand entices you into sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit.

"But I say to you, swear not at all; neither by the sky, for it is God's throne;

"and if any one wants to go to law with you and takes away your coat, let him take your cloak also.

"Be careful not to do your good deeds in the sight of men, in order to be observed by them. If you do, you have no reward with your heavenly Father.

"No slave can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will pay heed to the one and despise the other. You cannot be the slaves both of God and of gold.

"If God then so clothes the grass of the field, which blooms today, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?

"If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him?

"Enter by the narrow gate; for broad is the gate and wide the road that leads to destruction, and many are they who go in by it;

"but the gate is narrow and the road is steep, which leads to life, and they are few who find it.

"No, every good tree bears good fruit, but a worthless tree bears bad fruit.

"A good tree cannot bear bad fruit; neither can a worthless tree bear good fruit.

"Every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

"You Son of God," they shouted, "what have you to do with us? Are you come to torment us before the time?"

But all the crowd were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

But Jesus turned and saw her and said, "Be of good courage, daughter, your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that hour.

"Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.

"How he went into the House of God, and there they ate the loaves of the Presence, which neither he nor his men were permitted to eat, but the priests only?

And in order to get a charge against him they asked him, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?" (So that they might have something to accuse him.)

"And how much more is a man worth than a sheep? Therefore it is right to do good on the Sabbath."

"But if it is in the power of the Spirit of God is already upon you.

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

"You generation of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. "When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers seized to get his fruit.

"A good man out of his good treasure brings forth good; and from his evil treasure a bad man brings out evil.

and such a great crowd gathered about him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the crowd stood on the beach.

But some fell on good soil, and bore a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

"But the seed sown in good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit, and makes now an hundredfold, now sixty, now thirty."

He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven," he said, "is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

"The slaves of the owner went to him and said: "'Was it not good seed, sir, that you sowed in your field? From whence then, do you get tares?'

"the field is the world; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; the weeds, the sons of the Evil One.

"When it was full they hauled it upon the beach, and sat down and sorted the good fish into baskets, but threw the worthless fish away.

and came into his own country, where he continued teaching the people in their synagogues, until they were amazed. "Where did he get such wisdom?" they said, "and such wondrous powers?

"Are not his sisters all living among us? Where, then, did he get all these powers?"

Then he made his disciples get aboard the boat and precede him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds.

"Come," said Jesus. Then Peter got down from the boat and walked on the water to go to Jesus.

and the men in the boat fell upon their knees before him, saying, "You are, indeed, the Son of God."

"And why do you also keep transgressing the command of God by your tradition?" he asked.

"For God said, Honor your father and mother, and, Let him who reviles father or mother be put to death;

but you say that whoever tells his father or mother, 'Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is dedicated to God,'

is in no way bound to honor his father. Thus do you make void the word of God by your tradition!

so that the crowd wondered when they saw the dumb speaking, the cripples walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

"In a lonely place like this," asked the disciple. "where can we get bread enough to satisfy such a crowd?"

When he had sent the crowds away, he got into the boat and came into the region of Magadan.

So Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

Then Peter took him aside and began to reprove him, saying. "God forbid, Master! That shall never befall you."

But he turned and said to Peter. "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to me, because you are not intent on what pleases God, but what pleases men."

Then Peter said to Jesus. "Master, it is good that we are here! If you are willing I will make here three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

"If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, than to keep both hands or both feet and be cast into the everlasting burning.

"Thus they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."

"For there are eunuchs who have been such from birth; others who have been made such by men; and others who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of God. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it."

But look! a certain man came up to him and asked, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

"Why do you ask me about what is good?" asked Jesus. "There is but One who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

"With men this is impossible," he said, "but with God all things are possible."

"and when the first came they supposed that they would get more, but they also received each two shillings.

When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers to get his fruit.

"I tell you that for this reason the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation that does produce the fruit of it.

"So those slaves went out into the roads, and gathered together all whom they found, good or bad, and the banquet-hall was filled with the guests.

So they sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you are honest, and that you are teaching the way of God in sincerity; and are not afraid of any one, for you do not court men's favor.

"Caesar's," they answered. Then he said to them, "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's."

In answer Jesus said: "You err because you do not know the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

"But concerning the resurrection of the dead, did you never read what was spoken to you by God,

"I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."

Jesus answered, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

"For they do all their good deeds to be gazed on of men. They widen their phylacteries,

"and he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits thereon.

"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and neglect the weightier matters of the Law??ustice and mercy and good faith; these latter you ought to have done, and not to have left the former undone.

let him who is upon the housetop not go down to get the things in his house,

and the man in the field not turn back to get his cloak.

And if these days had not been shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect's sake these days will be cut short.

"In the same way the one who got two talents made another two.

"'Well done, good and faithful slave,' replied his master; 'You have been faithful over many things. Enter into your master's joy.'

"'Well done, good and faithful slave,' his master replied, 'You have been faithful over many things; enter into your master's joy.'

and they plotted together to get Jesus into their power by a trick, and to put him to death;

"Why is this waste? This perfume could have been sold for a good sum, and the money given to the poor."

"The Son of man is indeed to go as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were good for that man if he had never been born."

And, behold, one of these who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and smote the slave of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

Now Peter was following him, afar off, as far as the courtyard of the high priest; and when he got in, he was sitting with the officers, to see the end.

And the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to get false evidence against Jesus, in order that they might have him executed;

However, at last two came forward who said, "This fellow declared, 'I can destroy the Temple of God and build it in three days.'"

But Jesus kept silence. Again the high priest addressed him, "I adjure you by the Living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!"

"You who were going to destroy the Temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

He put his trust in God. let Him deliver him now, if He cares for him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God!'"

But at three o'clock Jesus cried out in loud voice, "Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani?" (That is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?")

When the Roman captain and the soldiers who were with him, guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were greatly terrified and said, "Certainly this man must have been God's Son."

So Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock; and after rolling a great stone against the opening of the tomb, he went away.