Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and yet not willing to make her a publick example, purposed to put her away privily.

But while he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is begotten in her, is of the Holy Ghost.

But he knew her not, till she had brought forth her Son, the first-born. And he called his name Jesus.

And being warned of God in a dream, not to return to Herod, they went back into their own country another way.

And he arose, and took the young child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt, And continued there till the death of Herod;

saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

And say not within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father; for I say to you, God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

But even the axe already lieth at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire.

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 bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Jesus said to him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers.

Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets: I am not come to destroy but to fulfill.

Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

But if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

And if thy right-hand cause thee to offend, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Again, ye have heard, that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform thine oaths unto the Lord.

But I say unto you, Swear not at all, neither by heaven, for it is God's throne.

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head; for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

But I say unto you, that ye resist not the evil man: but whosoever shall smite thee on the right-cheek, turn to him the other also;

Give to him that asketh thee, and him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? Do not even the heathens so?

Take heed that ye practise not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

Therefore when thou dost 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. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

But when thou dost alms, let not thy left-hand know what thy right-hand doth:

And when thou prayest, thou shall not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray, standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may appear to men: verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Be not therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast: verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

That thou appear not unto men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break thro' and steal:

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break thro' nor steal.

Ye cannot serve God and Mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take not thought for your life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Behold the birds of the air: they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them.

Are ye not much better than they? And which of you by taking thought can add to his age the smallest measure?

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Now: if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the still, will he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Therefore take not thought, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or what shall we wear?

(For after all these things do the heathens seek) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye need all these things,

Take not therefore thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for itself: sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge,

And why beholdest thou the mote in thy brother's eye, but observest not the beam in thine own eye?

Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turning, rend you.

Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

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

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils, and in thy name have done many wonderful works?

and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell not; for it was founded on a rock.

But every one that heareth these my sayings, and doth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.

and not as the scribes.

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy, that thou shouldst come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

And Jesus saith to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

But Jesus hearing it, said to them, They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples fast not?

Saith to them, Withdraw; for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth: and they derided him.

These twelve Jesus sent forth, having commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into a city of the Samaritans enter not:

but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you.

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words; when ye go out of that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.

For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of the Father who speaketh in you.

But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another; for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his lord.

If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his houshold? Therefore fear them not; for there is nothing covered, that shall not be discovered; nor hid, that shall not be known.

And be not afraid of them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather be afraid of him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father.

Yea, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I am not come to send peace, but a sword.

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 taketh not his cross and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them: And happy is he, whosoever shall not be offended at me.

Verily I say unto you, among them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.

and calling to their fellows, And saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to tou, and ye have not lamented.

Then began he to upbraid the cities, wherein most of his mighty works had been done, because they repented not.

But the Pharisees seeing it said to him, Behold thy disciples do what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him?

How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shew-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them who were with him, but only for the priests?

Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath-days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath and are blameless?

I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

And he said to them, What man is there among you, that shall have one sheep, who if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold on it and lift it out?

And charged them, not to make him known: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying,

He shall not strive nor clamour, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

He shall not break a bruised reed, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

And the multitude were amazed and said, Is not this the Son of David?

But the Pharisees hearing it said, This fellow casteth not out devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

And Jesus knowing their thoughts said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself shall not be established.

And then he will plunder his house. He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.

Wherefore I say to you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men; but the blasphemy of the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven to men.

And whosoever speaketh against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that to come.

Others fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had not depth of earth.

And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had not root, they withered away.

He answered and said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it is not given.

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even what he hath.

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

For verily I say to you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

and considereth it not, the wicked one cometh, and catcheth away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the way-side.

Yet hath he not root in himself, and so endureth but for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straight-way he is offended.