and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but He that cometh after me, is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry: He shall baptize you with the holy Spirit and with fire.

and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Think not that I am come to abrogate the law, or the prophets: I am not come to abolish, but to compleat them:

But the centurion answering said, Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst come under my roof, but speak the word, and my servant will be healed:

for I also am a man under the authority of others, yet have soldiers under me; and I say to one, go, and he goeth; and to another, come, and he cometh; and to my servant, do this, and he doth it.

But another of his disciples, whom he ordered to follow Him, said unto Him, Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father:

And when He was come into the house, the blind men came to Him: and Jesus saith unto them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? and they say unto Him, Yes Lord.

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to bring peace but division.

For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:

For this is he, of whom it is written, "Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee."

All things are delivered to me by my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, but the Father; nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal Him.

Take but my yoke upon you, and learn of me, (for I am meek and lowly in heart,) and ye shall find refreshment to your souls:

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold my servant whom I have chosen,

my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon Him, and He shall declare judgement to the nations: He shall not contend,

And if I cast out demons by the power of Beelzebub, by whom do your own people cast them out? wherefore they shall be your judges:

But he answered and said, I am sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Then Jesus called his disciples to Him and said, I am moved with compassion to the multitude, for they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: I will not let them go away fasting, least they faint in the way.

And when Jesus came into the parts of Cesarea Philippi, He asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am?

But, saith He unto them, whom do ye say that I am?

And as he was speaking, lo a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him.

And when he came into the house, Jesus prevented him and said, What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? Of their own children, or of other people?

Wo will be to the world from such offenses; for it is of necessity that offenses come: but wo to that man by whom the offense cometh.

for where two or three are assembled together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

The young man saith unto Him, All these have I kept from my youth: wherein am I yet deficient?

Is thine eye evil because I am good? Thus the last shall be first, and the first last; for there are many called, but few chosen.

But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask: are ye able to drink of the cup which I am going to drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

They replied, We are able. And He saith unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of my cup, and shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.

saying, 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.

that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, to the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

for many shall come in my name saying, I am the Christ, and shall deceive many.

Who then is the faithful and prudent servant, whom his lord hath set over his family to give them food in due season?

blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so employed:

The Son of man is going indeed as it is written concerning Him: but wo to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed; it had been good for him, if that man had never been born.

but after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

(now he that betrayed Him, had given them a signal, saying, The man whom I shall kiss is He, lay hold of Him:)

This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was estimated, on whom the children of Israel set the price,

Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you?

Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just man, look ye to it:

He trusted in God, let Him deliver Him now, if He will own Him; for He said, I am the Son of God.

among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

and of the holy Ghost, and teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world. Amen.

saying, There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop and unloose.

And there was a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

even Simon, whom He surnamed Peter,

But when Herod heard of Him, he said, it is John whom I beheaded, he is risen from the dead.

Then Jesus and his disciples went out into the towns of Cesarea Philippi: and by the way He asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I am?

And He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answered and saith, Thou art the Christ.

But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink of the cup, that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

And they said, We can. And Jesus said unto them, The cup indeed which I drink, ye shall drink of; and with the baptism, that I am baptized with, shall ye be baptized:

but to sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, but for whom it is prepared.

But as to the dead, that they are raised, have ye not read in the book of Moses, how God spake to him in the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

for many shall come in my name saying, I am the Christ, and shall deceive many.

And if the Lord did not shorten those days, none could escape: but for the sake of the elect, whom He hath chosen, He hath shortened those days.

The Son of man is going indeed as it is written concerning Him; but wo to that man by whom He is betrayed; it had been good for him, if that man had never been born.

but after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

(Now the traitor had given them a sign, saying, The man, whom I shall kiss, is He; lay hold of Him and lead Him away safely:)

And they led Jesus away to the high priest, with whom were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.

And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

But he began to curse and swear saying, I do not know this man of whom ye speak: And the cock crowed a second time.

And Pilate answered, and said to them again, What then would you have me do with Him, whom ye call king of the Jews?

There were also women at a distance looking on: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

Now Jesus being risen early on the first day of the week appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven devils:

And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife far advanced in years.

And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and I am sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee this good news:

Then said Mary to the angel, How can this be, since I am a virgin?

John answered and said to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but a mightier than I is coming, whose shoes I am not worthy to untie: He will baptize you with the holy Spirit, and with fire;

the heaven was opened, and the holy Spirit descended in a corporeal form, like a dove upon Him, and there came a voice from heaven saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.

But He said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

he fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, Lord, depart from me, for I am a sinful man;

And Jesus answered and said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I am not come to call the righteous,

And when it was day, He called his disciples to Him: and chose out twelve from among them, whom He also named his apostles:

And if ye lend to those from whom ye expect to receive, what thanks are due to you? for sinners also lend to sinners that they may receive an equivalent.

Whosoever cometh unto me, and heareth my instructions, and observeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

whom he had a great value for, was ill and ready to die;

So Jesus went with them. And when He was now not far from the house, the centurion sent some of his friends to Him, saying Lord, trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof:

For I also am a man placed under the authority of others, and have soldiers under me; and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.

This is he of whom it is written, "Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee:"

And Simon answered, I suppose he to whom he forgave most. And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged:

Wherefore, I tell thee, her sins though many are forgiven, for she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth but little.

and some women that had been cured of evil spirits and other infirmities, as Mary Magdalene, out of whom were cast seven demons,

and the people went out to see what was done, and came to Jesus; and found the man, from whom the demons were gone out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind:

Now the man from whom the demons were gone out, prayed Him to let him be with Him: but Jesus sent him away,

And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? and he wanted to see Him.

And it came to pass, as He was praying in private, his disciples were with Him: and He asked them saying, Whom say the people that I am?

And He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answered and said, The Christ the Son of God.

All things are delivered to me by my Father: and none knoweth who the Son is, but the Father: and who the Father is, but the Son; and he to whom the Son pleaseth to reveal Him.

And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your own people cast them out? wherefore they shall be your judges.

But I will shew you whom ye should fear,---Fear Him, who after He hath killed, hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, fear Him.

Happy are those servants, whom the master when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself, and make them sit down, and will come and serve them.

And the Lord said, Who is indeed that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his family to give out the measure of food in due season?

Happy is that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.

but he that knew it not, and did things deserving stripes, shall be beaten with few: for to whomsoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will demand the more.

I am come to send fire on the earth, and how do I desire that it were already kindled?

for I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am straitened till it be accomplished?

Do ye think that I am come to give peace on the earth? I tell you, nay; but rather division.

Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, do ye think that they were sinners above all the inhabitants in Jerusalem?

And might not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?

And He said to them, Go, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and to-morrow; and in a little while I am to be perfected: