But while he was thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take home Mary your wife; for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

And Joseph awoke from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him; and he took home his wife,

saying: Where is he that is born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.

When Herod the king heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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

and sending them to Bethlehem, he said: Go, make strict inquiry for the young child: and when you have found him, bring me word, that I also may go and do him homage.

And having come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother; and falling down, they did him homage. And when they had opened their treasures, they offered to him gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

When they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying: Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there till I bring you word; for Herod is about to seek for the young child, to destroy him.

Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,

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

Then came Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be immersed by him.

But John forbade him, saying: I have need to be immersed by thee, and comest thou to me?

But Jesus answering said to him: Permit it now; for thus it be comes us to perform fully every righteous act. Then he permitted him.

And after Jesus was immersed, he came up immediately from the water; and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.

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

Then the devil took him into the holy city, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple,

and said to him: If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written: He will give his angels charge concerning you; and in their hands shall they take you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.

Jesus said to him: It is again written, You shall not put the Lord your God to the proof.

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,

and said to him: All these things will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me.

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.

Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.

And they immediately left their nets and followed him.

And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

And his fame went abroad into all Syria. And they brought to him all that were sick, those who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, and those who were possessed with demons, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he cured them.

And many multitudes followed him from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and when he had sat down, his disciples came to him;

Come to an agreement with your opponent at law quickly, while you are on the road with him, lest your opponent at law deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

It has been said: Whoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.

But I say to you, Resist not the injurious. But whoever will smite you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

And to him that will go to law with you, and take away your coat, give your mantle also.

And whoever will compel you to go one mile, go with him two.

Give to him that asks of you; and from him that would borrow of you, turn not away.

Be not, there fore, like them; for your Father knows what things you need before you ask him.

For every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.

What man is there of you, of whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

And if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

If then you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him?

Therefore, whoever hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on the rock:

And when he had come down from the mountain, many multitudes followed him.

And behold, a leper came and did him homage, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying: I will; be clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And Jesus said to him: See that you tell no one. But go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And when he entered Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,

And Jesus said to him: I will go and cure him.

And when Jesus heard it, he was filled with admiration, and said to those who followed him: Verily I say to you, not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose and ministered to him.

When the evening had come, they brought to him many that were possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and cured all that were sick;

But when Jesus saw many multitudes about him, he gave orders to depart to the other side.

And a certain scribe came and said to him.: Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.

And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.

And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.

But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.

And when he had entered the ship, his disciples followed him.

And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying: Lord, save us; we perish.

But the men were astonished, and said: What man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

And when he had come to the opposite side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two men, coming out of the tombs, possessed with demons, very fierce, so that no one could pass that way.

And the demons besought him, saying: If thou cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine.

And, behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they besought him to depart out of their borders.

And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man: Son, be of good courage; your sins are forgiven you.

And as Jesus passed by from that place, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the custom-house; and he said to him: Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

And it came to pass that, while Jesus was reclining at table in his house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined at table with him and his disciples.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples fast not?

While he was speaking these things to them, behold, a certain ruler came and did him homage, saying: My daughter is already dead; but come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

And Jesus and his disciples arose and followed him.

And behold, a woman that had been diseased with an issue of blood for twelve years, came behind him, and touched the fringe of his mantle.

he said to them: Depart; for the maid is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him.

And as Jesus was departing thence, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying: Son of David, have mercy on us.

And when he had entered the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus said to them: Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.

And as they were going out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon.

And he called to him his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they might cast them out, and care every disease and every infirmity.

Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also delivered him up.

And fear not them that 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.

"Whoever, therefore, will confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.

But whoever will deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

He that receives you, receives me: and he that receives me, receives him that sent me.

and said to him: Art thou he that was to come, or must we look for another?

He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son, but the Father; nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him: Behold, your disciples are doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.

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

how he entered the house of God, and ate the loaves of the presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but for the priests only?

And behold, a man was there that had a withered hand. And they asked him, saying: Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath-days? that they might accuse him.

But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him, that they might destroy him.

But Jesus perceived it, and withdrew from that place. And many multitudes followed him, and he cured them all.

And he charged them not to make him known;

Be hold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul delights. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall declare law to the Gentiles.

Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb: and he cured him, so that the blind and dumb man both spoke and saw.

And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be for given him, either in the present age, or in that which is to come.

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak to him.

And some one said to him: Behold, your mother and your brothers stand without, desiring to speak to you.

But he answered and said to him that told him: Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?

And many multitudes came together to him, so that he went into a ship and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

And the disciples came and said to him: "Why dost thou speak to them in parables?

For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever has not, even that which he has shall be taken from him.

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

He said to them, An enemy has done this. The servants said to him, Is it your will, then, that we go and gather them up?

Then Jesus left the multitudes, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him and said: Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears to hear,- let him hear.