Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

Now all this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the King, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,

saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews, For we saw His star in the east, and we came to do Him homage."

"And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel."

and, sending them to Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire ye exactly concerning the Child; and, when ye find Him, bring me word, that I, too, having come, may worship Him."

And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was.

And he, having risen, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.

but he was hindering Him, saying, "I have need to be immersed by Thee; and dost Thou come to me?"

And the Tempter, having come near, said to Him, "If Thou art God's Son, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread."

Then the Devil leaves Him; and, behold, angels came and were ministering to Him.

And, having left Nazareth, having come, He dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphtali;

And He saith to them, "Come after Me, and I will make you fishers of men."

And, seeing the multitudes, He went up into the mountain; and, He having sat down, His disciples came to Him:

"Think not that I came to destroy the law, or the prophets; I came not to destroy, but to fulfill.

Verily I say to you, in no wise shall you come out thence, till you pay the last farthing.

Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done, as in Heaven, so on earth.

"Beware of false prophets, who, indeed, come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.

and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it had been founded on the rock.

and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house; and it fell; and great was its fall."

And it came to pass that, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at His teaching;

And, when He came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.

And, when He entered into Capernaum, there came to Him a centurion, beseeching Him.

for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers; and I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

And I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven;

And, when He came to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass along that way;

and, behold, they cried out, saying, "What is there to us and to Thee, O Son of God? Didst Thou come here to torment us before the time?"

And He said to them, "Go." And, having come out, they went away into the swine; and, behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and died in the waters!

And, behold, all the city came forth to meet Jesus; and, seeing Him, they besought Him, that He would depart from their borders.

And, entering into a boat, He crossed over, and came into His own city.

And it came to pass, as He was reclining at table in the house, behold, many tax-collectors and sinners, having come, were reclining with Jesus and His disciples.

But, going, learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice;' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Then came to Him the disciples of John, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Thy disciples fast not?"

Jesus said to them, "Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn while the Bridegroom is with them! But there will come days, when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then will they fast."

While He is speaking these things to them, behold, a ruler, having come to Him, was worshiping Him, saying, "My daughter just now died; but, coming, lay Thy hand upon her, and she shall live."

And, behold, a woman, having a flow of blood twelve years, having come up behind Him, touched the border of His garment;

And Jesus, having come into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute-players and the multitude making a tumult,

And the blind men came to Him, when He entered into the house; and He saith to them, "Believe ye that I am able to do this?" They say to Him, "Yes, Lord."

And, while going, preach, saying, 'The Kingdom of Heaven has come nigh.'

and, if, indeed, the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but, if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

"And, when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next; for verily I say to you, ye will in no wise finish the cities of Israel, till the Son of Man come!

"Think not that I came to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword;

for I came to set a man at variance with his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

And it came to pass that, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, He departed thence to teach and preach in their cities.

and, if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is about to come.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a man gluttonous and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners.' And wisdom was justified by her works."

"Come to me, all ye who are laboring and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And, having passed on thence, He came into their synagogue.

But, if I by the Spirit of God cast out the demons, then the Kingdom of God came upon you unexpectedly.

And whosoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven, neither in this age nor in that which is to come.

"A queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Then it says, 'I will return into my house whence I came out;' and, having come, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and adorned.

And the disciples, having come near, said to Him, "Wherefore dost Thou speak to them in parables?"

and, while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares in the midst of the wheat, and went away.

which, indeed, is less than all the seeds; but, when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and roost in its branches."

Then, leaving the multitudes, He went into the house; and His disciples came to Him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field."

And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these parables, He departed thence.

And, evening coming on, the disciples came to Him, saying, "The place is desert, and the time already passed by: dismiss the multitudes, that, having gone into the villages, they may buy food for themselves."

And, in the fourth watch of the night, He came to them, walking on the sea.

And Peter, answering Him, said, "Lord, if it be Thou, bid me come to Thee on the water."

And He said, "Come." And, going down from the boat, Peter walked upon the water, and came to Jesus.

And, passing over, they came upon the land to Gennesaret.

Then there come to Jesus, from Jerusalem, Pharisees and scribes, saying,

But the things that proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and these defile the man.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, blasphemies:

And, behold, a Canaanitish woman, having come forth out of those borders, cried out, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon!"

And, departing thence, Jesus came near to the sea of Galilee; and, going up into the mountain, He was sitting there.

And there came to Him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and they cast them at His feet, and He healed them;

And, dismissing the multitudes, He went up into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

And Jesus, having come into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, was asking His disciples, saying, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?"

Then said Jesus to His disciples, "If any one wishes to come after Me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me;

For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then will He render to each one according to his work.

And Jesus came near, and, touching them, said, "Arise, and be not afraid."

And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they recognized him not, but did with him whatsoever they wished: so also the Son of Man is about to suffer by them."

And, when they came to the multitude, there approached Him a man, kneeling to Him, and saying,

And, when they came into Capernaum, those receiving the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, "Doth not your Teacher pay the half-shekel?"

He says, "Yes." And Jesus anticipated him as he came into the house, saying, "What do you think, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive tax or tribute? from their sons, or from the aliens?"

At that time the disciples came near to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"

"Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity that the stumbling-blocks come; but woe to the man through whom the stumbling-block comes!

["For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost."]

And it came to pass that, when Jesus finished these words, He departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judaea, beyond the Jordan.

And the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him, and saying, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause"

But Jesus said, "Permit the little children??nd do not forbid them??o come to Me; for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven."

And, behold, one, having come near, said to Him, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven; and come, follow Me."

"And, evening having come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, 'Call the laborers, and pay them the wages, beginning from the last to the first.'

Then came to Him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, worshiping and asking something of Him.

even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give His soul a ransom for many."

And, when they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples.

Now this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

And the blind and lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.

And, seeing one fig tree by the way, He came to it, and found nothing thereon except leaves only. And He saith to it, "No more may fruit come from you forever." And immediately the fig tree withered away!

And, when He came into the temple, the high-priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, saying, "By what authority art Thou doing these things? And who gave Thee this authority?"

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the tax-collectors and the harlots believed him; but ye, having seen him, did not even repent afterward, that ye might believe him."

But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and have his inheritance!'

And he sent forth his servants to call those who had been invited to the marriage feast, and they were not willing to come.

"Again he sent forth other servants, saying, 'Say to those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and fatlings have been slain, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.'

and he says to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here, not having on a wedding-garment?' And He was speechless.