Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is interpreted, God is with us.

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

and already the axe lies at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, which bears not good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

and Jesus being baptized went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descend like a dove and come upon him.

And the tempter came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.

And he answered and said; It is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which proceeds from the mouth of God.

and said to him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down; for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning you, and they shall take you up on their hands, lest at any time you dash your foot against a stone.

Jesus said to him, Again it is written, You shall not try the Lord your God.

Then Jesus said to him, Get behind me Satan; for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

And he went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people.

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

Blessed are the peace makers, for they shall be called children of God.

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its strength, with what shall it be seasoned? It is good for nothing more, except being cast out to be trodden upon by men.

Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your father in heaven.

And if your right hand offends you, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should go into hell.

But I tell you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;

and if a man wishes to have a law suit with you, and take away your coat, let him have your cloak also;

that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and rains on the just and unjust.

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the first, and love the other, or he will adhere to the first, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches.

And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, men of little faith?

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to them that ask him.

Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate; and spacious the way which leads to destruction, and many are they that enter in by it;

for narrow is the gate, and compressed the way which leads to life, and few are those who find it.

So every good tree bears good fruits, but a bad tree bears bad fruits;

a good tree cannot bear bad fruits, nor a bad tree good fruits.

Every tree which bears not good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

And behold they cried, saying, What have you to do with us, Son of God? Have you come hither before the time to torment us?

and behold they brought him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Son, be of good courage; your sins are forgiven.

And when the multitudes saw it they were afraid, and glorified God who had given such power to men.

And Jesus turning around and seeing her, said, Daughter, be of good courage, your faith has cured you. And the woman was cured from that hour.

And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease, and every infirmity.

the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news preached to them;

Yes, Father, for so it has seemed good in thy sight.

how he entered into the house of God and eat the show bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but only for the priests?

How much then is a man better than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do good on the sabbath.

But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

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

Offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

The good man, out of his good treasury, casts forth good things; and the evil man, out of his evil treasury, casts forth evil things.

But some fell on good ground, and bore fruit; some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty-fold.

But he that received the seed in the good ground is he that hears the word, and understands it, who also bears fruit, and produces some one hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty-fold.

And he delivered them another parable, saying; The kingdom of heaven is like a man sowing good seed in his field;

And the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Whence then has it poisonous darnel?

And he answered and said to them, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man;

the field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the poisonous darnel are the children of the wicked one;

which, when it was full, men drew to the shore, and sifting down put up the good in vessels and cast the bad away.

So shall it be at the consummation of the world. The angels shall come forth and separate the evil from the midst of the good,

But Jesus immediately spoke to them, saying, Be of good courage; it is I; be not afraid.

and those in the ship came and worshipped him; saying, Truly you are the Son of God.

And he answered and said to them, Why do you transgress the command of God by your tradition?

For God said, Honor your father and mother; and he that reviles father or mother, let him surely die.

then he shall not honor his father or his mother; and you have made the law of God of no effect by your tradition.

so that the multitude wondered, seeing the dumb talk, the crippled sound, the lame walk, and the blind see; and they glorified the God of Israel.

And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

But he turned and said to Peter, Get behind me, Satan! You are an offense to me! For you regard not the things of God, but those of men.

And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you please, we will make here three tabernacles, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

If your hand or foot offends you, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame, or crippled, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

So that they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has yoked together, let not man separate.

And behold one came and said to him, Teacher, what good [work] shall I do that I may have eternal life?

And he said to him, Why do you ask me of the good? one is the good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.

And again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

But Jesus looking on them, said, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Is it not right for me to do what I will with my own? Is your eye evil because I am good?

And a vast multitude spread their garments in the way, and others cut branches from the trees and scattered them in the way;

And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all that sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the brokers, and the seats of those that sold doves,

Which of the two did the will of the father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, I tell you truly, that the publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

I tell you, therefore, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation yielding its fruits.

And those servants went out into the highways, and collected all whom they found, both bad and good, and the wedding was furnished with guests.

And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and care not for any man; for you regard not the face of men.

They said to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Give therefore Caesar's dues to Caesar, and God's to God.

And Jesus answered and said to them, You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,

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

And he said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and all your soul, and all your mind.

and he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sits on it.

And this good news of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few [talents], I will place you over many: enter into the joy of your lord.

His Lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few [talents], I will place you over many: enter into the joy of your lord.

But Jesus knowing it, said to them, Why do you trouble the woman? for she has done a good work for me;

I tell you truly, that wherever this good news is preached in all the word, what this woman has done shall be told for a memorial of her.

And from that time he sought a good opportunity to deliver him up.

The Son of man goes indeed, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it would be good for him if that man had not been born.

And behold, one of those with Jesus, stretching out his hand, drew his sword, and striking the servant of the chief priest cut off his ear.

said, This man said, I can destroy the temple of God and build it in three days.

But Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering, said to him, I adjure you, by the living God, to tell me if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

and saying, You that destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

he trusted in God; let him deliver him if he wishes for him; for he said, I am a Son of God.

and at about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

And the centurion and those with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake, and the [other] events which occurred, were greatly afraid, and said, Certainly, this was a Son of God.

THE beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God,

And after John was delivered up Jesus came into Galilee preaching the good news of God,

saying, The time is completed, and the kingdom of God is at hand; change your minds and believe in the good news.

saying, What have you to do with us, Jesus Nazarene? have you come to destroy us? We know you who you are, the holy [Son] of God!

Why does this man speak so? he blasphemes. Who can forgive sins but God alone?

And he was raised up and immediately taking his bed he went away before all; so that all were astonished, and glorified God, saying, We never saw the like.

How he entered into the house of God under Abiathar the chief priest, and eat the show bread, which it was not lawful to eat, except for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him?

And he said to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? And they were silent.

and the impure spirits when they saw him fell down before him, and cried, saying, You are the Son of God.

Whoever shall do the will of God, this is my brother, and sister, and mother.

And some fell on good ground, and produced fruit, growing up and increasing, and bore one thirty, one sixty, and one a hundred.