"And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art by no means least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a ruler, who shall feed my people Israel."

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search carefully for the child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may go and do him homage.

and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "I called my son out of Egypt."

I indeed baptize you in water, for repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

But John opposed him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and dost thou come to me?

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

Again, the Devil taketh him m an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory;

and said to him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

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

Blessed are ye, when men revile you, and persecute you, and say every thing that is bad against you, falsely, for my sake.

In like manner let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

that ye may become sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Therefore when thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

that thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.

And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites are; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

Moreover, when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to be fasting. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me take the mote out of thine eye; when, lo! the beam is in thine own eye?

Ye may know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

So then ye may know them by their fruits.

Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in thy name, and in thy name cast out demons, and in thy name work many miracles?

And then will I declare to them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

And lo! there came a leper and bowed down before him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.

and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home palsied, sorely tormented.

But the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof; but only command with a word, and my servant will be made well.

For even I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

But he saith to him, Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.

But that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority on earth to forgive sins,then he saith to the palsied man,Arise, take up thy bed, and go to thy house.

And as Jesus passed on from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the customhouse; and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

While he was thus speaking to them, lo! a certain ruler came in and bowed down before him, saying, My daughter just now died; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.

and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that ye may bear testimony to them and to the gentiles.

and ye will be hated by all on account of my name. But he that endureth to the end will be saved.

Every one therefore who shall acknowledge me before men, him will I also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven.

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

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

and he that doth not take his cross, and follow me, is not worthy of me.

He that findeth his life will lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake will find it.

He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.

and blessed is he, whoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.

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

All things were delivered to me by my Father; and no one knoweth the Son but the Father; nor doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it is the will of the Son to reveal him.

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

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

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

"Behold my servant, whom I chose; my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will declare judgment to the nations.

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

Then it saith, I will return to my house whence I came out. And on coming, it findeth it empty, and swept, and put in order.

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

And stretching forth his hand toward his disciples, be said, Behold, my mother and my brothers!

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

Let both grow together until the harvest; and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles, to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation [of the world]."

And she, being set on by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

And when it was evening, the disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and it is now late; send the multitudes away therefore, that they may go to the villages and buy themselves victuals.

He said, Bring them hither to me.

And Peter answering him said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the water.

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

But ye say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, Whatever thou mightst receive in aid from me is a gift [to God],

"This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men."

But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be rooted up.

And, lo! a woman of Canaan came out from those borders, and cried out, saying, Have compassion on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.

Then she came and fell down before him, saying, Lord, help me!

And Jesus having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have remained 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 answering said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon, son of Jonah; for flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

And I on my part say to thee, that thou art Peter, a rock, and on this rock will I build my church, and the gates of the underworld shall not prevail against it.

But he turned and said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan! thou art my stumblingblock; for thy thoughts are not on the things of God, but on those of men.

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

For whoever chooseth to save his life will lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake will find it.

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

Lord, have compassion on my son; for he is a lunatic, and is sorely afflicted; for he often falleth into the fire, and often into the water.

Then Jesus answering said, Unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me.

But that we may not give them offence, go to the lake, and cast a hook, and take the fish that first cometh up; and on opening his mouth, thou wilt find a shekel; take that, and give it to them for me and thee.

And whoever receiveth one such child in my name, receiveth me.

But whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe in me to fall away, it were better for him to have a great millstone hung round his neck, and be swallowed up in the depth of the sea.

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven continually behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

but if he do not listen, take with thee one or two more; that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

Again, I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing that they shall ask, it will be done for them by my Father o who is in heaven.

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

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

Then that servant fell down and did obeisance to him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

His fellowservant then fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.

Then his lord, having called him, saith to him, Thou wicked servant! All that debt I forgave thee because thou didst beseech me;

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

They say to him, Why then did Moses ordain that a man may give his wife a writing of divorcement, and put her away?

He saith to them, Moses, on account of your hardness of heart, allowed you m put away your wives; but in the beginning it was not so.

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

And lo! one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have everlasting life?

And he said to him, Why dost thou ask me concerning what is good? There is but one who is good. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

Jesus said to him, If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

And Jesus said to them, Truly do I say to you, that, in the renovation when the Son of man sitteth on the throne of his glory, ye who have followed me shall also yourselves sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And every one who hath left brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, or houses, for the sake of my name, will receive many fold more, and will inherit everlasting life.

But he answering said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong; didst not thou agree with me for a denary?

Am I not free to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

And he said to her, What is thy wish? She saith to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom.

He saith to them, Ye will indeed drink my cup; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but it will be given to those for whom it hath been prepared by my Father.

And Jesus stopped, and called them, and said, What would ye have me do for you?

saying to them, Go m the village over against you, and immediately ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose and bring them to me.

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