And you Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah, for out of you shall come a governor who shall rule my people Israel.

and sending them to Bethlehem, said, Go and inquire diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, tell me, that I also may come and worship him.

and was there till the death of Herod; that the word might be fulfilled, which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying; Out of Egypt have I called my son.

I indeed baptize you with water to a change of mind; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not fit to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and fire;

But, he refused him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?

But Jesus answered and said to him, Suffer me now; for thus, it becomes us to complete all righteousness. Then he suffered him;

And behold, a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

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.

And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishermen of men.

Blessed are you when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil against you, falsely, for my sake.

Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your father in heaven.

that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and rains on the just and unjust.

When, therefore, you give in charity, sound not a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be glorified by men. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

that your charity may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

And when you pray, be not like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and at the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

And when you fast, be not like the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to fast. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

that you may not appear to men to fast, but to your Father in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

or how will you say to your brother, Let me cast out the speck from your eye, and behold a beam in your own eye?

Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that does the will of my Father in heaven.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name performed many mighty works?

and then will I confess to them, I never knew you; depart from me you that commit wickedness.

and behold, a leper came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can cleanse me.

and saying; Lord, my servant lies sick in my house with paralysis, exceedingly distressed.

And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that you should come under my roof; but only say the word and my servant will be cured.

For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this man, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

Another of the disciples said to him, Lord, permit me first to go away and bury my father.

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

But that you may know that the Son of man has power on the earth to forgive sins, then he said to the paralytic, Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.

And Jesus departing thence saw a man sitting at the custom-house, called Matthew; and he said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

While he was saying these words to them, behold a ruler came and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is now dead, but come and put your hand on her and she shall live.

and you shall be brought before governors, and kings, for my sake, for a testimony to them and the nations.

and you shall be hated by all men for my sake. But he that endures to the end shall be saved.

Every one, therefore, who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father in heaven;

and whoever denies me before men, him will I also deny before my Father in heaven.

He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

and he that does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

He that finds his life shall lose it, and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.

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

and blessed is he that is not offended with me.

For this is he of whom it is written; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, to prepare your way before you.

All things are given me by my Father; and no one knows the Son but the Father; and no one knows the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

Come to me all you that labor hard and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls;

for my yoke is easy, and my burden light.

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my spirit on him, and he shall declare judgment to the nations.

He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.

Then it says, I will return to my house from which I went out; and coming, it finds it empty, swept, and adorned.

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

and stretching out his hand to his disciples, he said, Behold my mother, and my brothers!

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

let both grow together till the harvest, and at the time of the harvest, I will say to the reapers, Collect first the poisonous darnel, and bind it in bundles to be burnt; but collect the wheat in my storehouse.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will declare things which have been concealed from the foundation of the world.

and she, having been put forward by her mother, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

And when it was evening his disciples came to him, saying, The place is solitary, and the hour is already past; dismiss the multitudes that they may go to the villages and buy themselves food.

And he said, Bring them here to me.

And Peter answered and said to him, Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.

But seeing the wind strong he was afraid; and beginning to sink, cried, saying, Lord save me!

But you say, Whoever says to his father or mother what you might be profited with by me is a gift,

This people honors me with the lips, but their heart is far from me.

But in vain do they worship me, teaching teachings and commandments of men.

And he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted, shall be rooted up.

And behold, a woman of Canaan from those regions came out and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is badly affected with a demon.

And she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me!

And Jesus calling his disciples, said, I pity the multitude, for it is now three days that they have continued with me, and they have nothing to eat; I will not dismiss them fasting lest they faint by the way.

And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonas, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.

And I tell you that you are Peter [a rock], and upon this rock will I build my assembly, and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it.

But he turned and said to Peter, Get behind me, Satan! You are an offense to me! For you regard not the things of God, but those of men.

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

For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake, shall find it.

While he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them; and behold a voice from the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; hear him.

Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic, and suffers greatly. For he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.

Jesus answered and said, O unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him here to me.

but that we may not offend them, go to the lake, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up, and opening its mouth you will find a stater [56 cents]. Take that and give it to them, for me and you.

and whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me;

but whoever offends one of these little ones that believe in me, it would be better for him that a millstone should be hung to his neck, and that he should be plunged into the depths of the sea.

See that you despise not one of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels always behold the face of my Father in heaven.

But if he does not hear you, take with you one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established;

Again, I tell you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any thing for which they shall ask, they shall have it from my Father in heaven;

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

Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Till seven times?

Then the servant fell down and worshipped him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay all.

But that servant went out and found one of his fellow-servants who owed him one hundred denarii [$14], and seizing him, he choked him, saying, Pay what you owe me.

Then his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me and I will pay you.

Then his lord called him, and said to him, Evil servant; I forgave you all that debt because you besought me [to do it].

So also will my heavenly Father do to you, if you forgive not each one his brother from your hearts.

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

And behold one came and said to him, Teacher, what good [work] shall I do that I may have eternal life?

And he said to him, Why do you ask me of the good? one is the good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.

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

And Jesus said to them, I tell you truly, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, shall yourselves also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;

and whoever has left brothers or sisters, or a father or mother, or children, or lands or houses, for my name's sake, shall receive many times as much, and inherit eternal life.

But he answered and said to one of them, Neighbor, I do you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius [14 cents]?

Is it not right for me to do what I will with my own? Is your eye evil because I am good?

And he said to her, What do you wish? She said to him, Say that these my two sons shall sit, one on your right hand, and the other on your left, in your kingdom.

He said to them; you shall drink indeed of my cup; 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.

And Jesus stopped, and called them and said, What do you wish me to do for you?

They said to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

and said to them, Go into the village opposite to you, and you will immediately find an ass tied, and a colt with her; untie them, and lead them to me:

and said to them, It is written, my house shall be called a house of prayer; but you make it a den of robbers.