Then Joseph, on waking up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took to him his wife;

and when they had come into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and did homage to him; and opening their treasures, they presented him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

But when Herod was dead, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel; for they who sought the childs life are dead.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so did they persecute the prophets that were before you.

And if God so clothes the herbage of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in thy name, and in thy name cast out demons, and in thy name work many miracles?

But he saith to him, Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.

said, Withdraw; for the girl is not dead, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons; freely ye received, freely give.

The blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and to the poor good tidings are brought;

But why did ye go out? to see a man clothed in soft raiment? Lo! they that wear soft clothing are in kings houses.

But why did ye go out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

and say, We piped to you, and ye did not dance; we sung a dirge, and ye did not lament.

Then he began to upbraid the cities wherein most of his miracles were done, because they did not repent.

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he and those who were with him were hungry?

Truly do I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and did not see them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear them.

He said to them, An enemy did this. The servants say to him, Dost thou wish then that we go and gather them up?

Did ye understand all these things? They say to him, Yea.

And he did not work many miracles there, because of their unbelief.

and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.

Hypocrites! well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying,

But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be rooted up.

But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying Send her away, for she is crying out after us.

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?

Then they understood, that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And Jesus answering said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon, son of Jonah; for flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

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.

And if it happen that he find it, truly do I say to you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninetynine that did not go astray.

Then that servant fell down and did obeisance to him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

They say to him, Why then did Moses ordain that a man may give his wife a writing of divorcement, and put her away?

Again going out about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did likewise.

And the disciples o went, and did as Jesus bade them,

But the chief priests and the scribes, when they saw the wonderful things which he did, and the children that were crying out in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, were much displeased;

and said to him, Dost thou hear what these say? But Jesus saith to them, Yea; did ye never read, "From the mouth of babes and sucklings thou didst prepare praise"?

And the disciples seeing it, marveled, saying, How suddenly did the figtree wither!

The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

But what think ye? A man had two sons: he came to the first, and said, Son, go, work today in the vineyard.

Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith to them, Truly do I say to you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

For John came to you as a preacher of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and ye, when ye had seen it, did not afterward repent, that ye might believe him.

Jesus saith to them, Did ye never read in the Scriptures, "The stone which the builders rejected, the same hath become the cornerstone; from the Lord did this come, and it is marvelous in our eyes?"

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

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

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like whited sepulchres, which outwardly indeed appear beautiful, but within are full of dead mens bones, and of all uncleanness.

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?

or when did we see thee sick, or in prison, and come to thee?

And the king will answer and say to them, Truly do I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me.

Then will they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee?

Then will he answer them, saying, Truly do I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

And Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman? For she hath done a good deed to me.

And the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and made ready the passover.

In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, Ye have come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take me; I sat daily teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hands on me.

Command therefore that the sepulchre be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him away, and say to the people, He hath risen from the dead; and the last error will be worse than the first.

And for fear of him the keepers shook, and became as dead men.

And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he hath risen from the dead, and, lo! he is going before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him. Lo! I have told you.

So they took the money, and did as they were taught. And this story hath been commonly reported among the Jews to this day.

And he saith to them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, himself and they who were with him?

But without a parable he did not speak to them; but in private he explained all things to his own disciples.

And he did not permit him, but said to him, Go to thy house to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and that he hath had compassion on thee.

While he was yet speaking, there came from the house I of the ruler of the synagogue some who said, Thy daughter is dead; why dost thou trouble the Teacher any further?

And going in, he saith to them, Why do ye make this confusion and weeping? The child is not dead, but is sleeping.

And king Herod heard of him (for his name was spread abroad), and he said, John the Baptizer hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him. But others said, It is Elijah.

For they did not consider the matter of the loaves; but their heart was hardened.

And he said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

And he charged them to tell no one; but the more he charged them, the more did they publish it.

When also the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up? And they say, Seven.

And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them to give no account of what they had seen to any one, till the Son of man should have risen from the dead.

And they kept these words in mind, questioning one another what rising from the dead might mean.

And uttering a cry, and convulsing him much, it came out of him. And he became as one dead; so that very many said, He is dead.

John said to him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name who followeth not us; and we forbade him, because he did not follow us.

And he answering said to them, What did Moses command you?

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

from the Lord did this come, and it is marvelous in our eyes"?

For when they have risen from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels in heaven.

And concerning the dead, that they are raised, have ye not read in the book of Moses, at the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, "I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob"?

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Ye err greatly.

But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? A good deed hath she done for me.

And Jesus saith to him, Truly do I say to thee, that even thou, today, on this night, before a cock crow twice, wilt thrice deny me.

I was daily with you in the temple, teaching, and ye did not lay hands on me; but [thus it is], that the Scriptures may be fulfilled.

For many bore false witness against him, but their testimonies did not agree together.

And not even so did their testimony agree.

And they struck him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and kneeling down, did him homage.

And they gave him wine mingled with myrrh; but he did not take it.

And Pilate wondered that he was already dead; and calling to him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been long dead.

And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, did not believe.

And they went and reported it to the rest; and even them they did not believe.

Afterward he manifested himself to the eleven themselves, as they were reclining at table, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

and had completed the days, on their returning, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents did not know it,

And he said to them, Why is it that ye have been seeking me? Did ye not know that I must be about my Fathers business?

And he began to say to them, Today hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.

And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and did not suffer them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

And amazement seized them all, and they gave glory to God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.

And Jesus answering them, said, Have ye not even read what David did, when he was himself hungry, and they who were with him?

And looking round on them all, he said to him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored.

Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy; for lo! your reward is great in heaven; for thus their fathers did to the prophets.

Woe, when all men speak well of you! for so did their fathers of the false prophets.

on which account I did not think myself worthy to come to thee; but command with a word, and let my servant be healed.

And as he came near the gate of the city, lo! there was carried out dead an only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her.

And he that was dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.