THE book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

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

But Jesus Christ was begotten thus: After his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they had come together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

And she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus; for he will save his people from their sins.

and knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born son. And he called his name Jesus.

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem,

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

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.

Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.

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

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.

Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up; he withdrew into Galilee;

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease, and every kind of sickness among the people.

And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these words, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching:

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 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 Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as you have believed, so be it to you. And his servant was restored to health in that hour.

And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying, and ill of a fever.

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

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.

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

And behold, they cried out, saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus, Son of God? Hast thou come hither to torment us before the time?

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 Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, said: "Why do evil thoughts arise in your hearts?

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.

When Jesus heard it, he said to them: Those who are in health have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

And Jesus said to them: Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then will they fast.

And Jesus and his disciples arose and followed him.

But Jesus turned, and saw her, and said: Daughter, be of good courage; your faith has saved you. And the woman was saved from that hour.

And when Jesus came into the house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels and the multitude making lamentation,

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 their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly charged them, saying: See that no one know it,

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

These twelve Jesus sent forth after he had charged them, saying: Go not into the road that leads to the Gentiles, and enter not a city of the Samaritans.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

And Jesus answered and said to them: Go and tell John what you hear and see.

As these were going away, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

At that time Jesus answered and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.

At that time Jesus was going, on the Sabbath, through the fields of grain; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pull the ears of grain, and to eat.

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

But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. And no city or house divided against itself shall stand.

On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea.

All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them;

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.

Jesus said to them: Have you understood all these things? They said to him: Yes, Lord.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from that place.

And they found in him occasion for offense. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honor, unless it be in his own country and in his own house.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus;

And his disciples came and took away the body, and buried it; and went and told Jesus.

And when Jesus heard of it, he withdrew from that place, by ship, into a desert place apart: and the multitudes, when they heard of his departure, followed him, on foot, from the cities.

And when Jesus came out, he saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion for them, and cured their sick.

But Jesus said to them: They need not go away; do you give them food.

But Jesus immediately spoke to them, and said: Take courage; it is I; be not afraid.

And he said: Come. And Peter went down from the ship, and walked upon the water to go to Jesus.

And Jesus immediately stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and said to him: you of little faith, why did you doubt?

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees that were of Jerusalem, saying:

Jesus replied: Are you also yet without understanding?

And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the regions of Tyre and Sidon.

Then Jesus answered and said to her: woman, great is your faith; be it to you as you desire. And her daughter was restored to health from that hour.

And Jesus departed thence, and came near the sea of Galilee, and went up into the mountain, and sat there.

And many multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deaf, the maimed, and many others; and laid them at the feet of Jesus, and he cured them;

Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said: I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. And I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.

And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? They said: Seven, and a few little fishes.

And Jesus said to them: Take heed and be ware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And Jesus perceiving it, said to them: you of little faith! why are you reasoning among yourselves because you took no bread?

When Jesus came into the regions of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying: Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am?

And Jesus answered and said to him: Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah; for flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

From that time Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and be raised again the third day.

Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any one determines to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And after six days, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up into a high mountain apart:

And Peter answered and said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here; if thou wilt, let us make here three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

And Jesus came and touched them, and said: Arise and be not afraid.

And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus.

And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying: Tell the vision to no one, till the Son of man has risen from the dead.

Jesus answered and said to them: Elijah, indeed, comes first, and he will restore all things.

Jesus answered and said: faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me.

And Jesus rebuked the demon, and he came out of him: and the child was cured from that hour.

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said: Why were we not able to cast him out?

And Jesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For verily I say to you, If you have faith like a grain of mustard-seed, you shall say to this mountain, Be removed from this place to that, and it shall be removed: and nothing shall be impossible for you.

And as they were making their journey in Galilee, Jesus said to them: The Son of man is about to be delivered into the hands of men;

He said: Yes. And when he had come into the house, before he had spoken, Jesus said to him: What think you, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect tax or tribute? From their own sons, or from the sons of others?

Peter said to him: From the sons of others. Jesus said to him: Then are their own sons free.

At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, and said: Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

And Jesus called a little child to him, and placed him in the midst of them,

Jesus said to him: I say to you, Not till seven times, but till seventy times seven.

And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these discourses, that he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea, beyond the Jordan.

But Jesus said: Let the little children come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

He said to him: Which? Jesus replied: You shall not kill; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not give false testimony;

Jesus said to him: If you would be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

Jesus said to his disciples: Verily I say to you, A rich man will with difficulty enter into the kingdom of heaven.

But Jesus looked on them, and said to them: "With men, this is impossible; but with God, all things are possible.

Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, That, in the restoration, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you also who have followed me shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside on his journey, and said to them: