but Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was inclined to break off the contract with her privately;

and when he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph thou Son of David, scruple not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

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

"And thou Bethlehem in the land of Juda art not the meanest among the cities of the princes of Juda; for out of thee shall come forth a ruler, that shall feed my people Israel."

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 child and his mother by night, and went away into Egypt:

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

Bring forth therefore fruits becoming: penitents: and do not say within your selves,

And now the ax is laid to the root of the trees; every tree therefore, which yieldeth not good fruit, is cut 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 carry: He shall baptize you with the holy Spirit and with fire.

I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?

but He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live upon bread only, but on whatever proceedeth from the mouth of God."

but Jesus said unto him, it is also written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Now as Jesus was 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 fishermen:)

Think not that I am come to abrogate the law, or the prophets: I am not come to abolish, but to compleat them:

for verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, not one jot nor one tittle shall pass from the law, till all be compleated.

For I tell you, that unless your righteousness exceed that of the scribes and pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever committeth murder, shall be liable to the judgment:

verily, I say unto thee, thou shalt not come out from thence, till thou hast paid the very last farthing.

Ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

Again, ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

for thou canst not make one hair of it white or black:

but I say unto you, Set not yourselves against him that injures you, but if any one smite thee on thy right cheek, rather turn to him the other also:

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

For if ye love only them that love you, what reward do ye expect? do not even the publicans the same?

and if ye embrace your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not the publicans so likewise?

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be observed by them: otherwise ye will have no reward from your Father, who is in heaven.

Therefore when thou dost an alms-deed, do not proclaim it abroad, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may be applauded by men. Verily I tell you, they have their reward.

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

And when thou prayest, be not like the hypocrites; for they love to pray in public assemblies, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be taken notice of by men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

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

be not ye therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what ye have need of before ye ask Him.

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

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

And when ye fast, be not, like the hypocrites, of a gloomy countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may be observed by men to fast: I tell you, they have indeed their reward.

that thou mayst not appear unto men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupts, and where thieves break through and steal:

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body than raiment?

Look at the birds of the air; they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns: and yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye preferable to them?

And why are ye sollicitous about raiment? consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I tell 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 is growing to-day, and to-morrow is cast into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or how shall we be clothed?

(things which the heathens are so inquisitive after) for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these.

Be not therefore sollicitous about the morrow; for the morrow will require thought for its own affairs: sufficient to each day is its own trouble.

Judge not, that ye be not judged:

Give not that which is holy unto dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine; least they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you.

and every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

Not every one that saith unto 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 wrought many miracles? and I will then declare unto them,

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

And whoever heareth these words of mine, and performeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

But the centurion answering said, Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst come under my roof, but speak the word, and my servant will be healed:

And when Jesus heard it He marvelled, and said to them that followed Him, Verily, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith even in Israel:

and Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the fowls of heaven their nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

But Jesus hearing them, said unto them, They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill: go therefore and learn what that means,

"I desire mercy rather than sacrifice:" for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.

Then also come to Him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the pharisees fast much, but thy disciples do not fast?

He saith unto them, Retire; for the child is not dead, but asleep. And they laughed at Him.

And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, Do not divulge it: but

These twelve did Jesus send forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not among the gentiles, neither enter into any city of the Samaritans:

Take not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses: take no bag for your journey,

and if the family be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if they be not worthy, your salutation shall return to you.

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hearken to your words; when ye come out of that house or city, shake off the very dust of your feet:

but when they take you up, be not sollicitous how, or what ye shall say; for ye shall be taught in that very instant what ye shall speak: for it is not you that speak,

But when they persecute you in one city, flee into another: for verily I tell you, ye shall not finish your commission through the cities of Israel, before the Son of man shall come.

The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord:

Be not therefore afraid of them; for there is nothing hid, that shall not be revealed; nor secret, that shall not be made known.

And be not afraid of them, who can only kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him, who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

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

Therefore be not afraid, ye are of more worth than many sparrows.

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to bring peace but division.

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.

And whosoever shall give to one of these mean persons but a cup of cold water to drink, as my disciple, I assure you, he shall not lose his reward.

and happy is the man who shall not be offended at any thing in me.

For I assure you that in the whole human race there hath not risen a greater than John the baptist: though the lest in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he:

and calling to their companions, and saying "We have sung and ye have not danced; we have mourned, and ye have not lamented:"

Then began He to upbraid the cities, in which most of his miracles were wrought; because they did not repent.

And when the pharisees saw it they said to Him, See, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful for them to do on the sabbath.

But He replied, Have ye not read what David did, when he, and his attendants, were hungry? how he went into the house of God,

and did eat the shew-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor those that were with him; but for the priests only? or have ye not read in the law,

and if ye had known what that scripture means, "I desire mercy rather than sacrifice," ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

But He said unto them, What man of you shall have one of his sheep fall into a pit on the sabbath-day, and will not lay hold of it and lift it out?

and he healed them all, charging them not to make Him known:

my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon Him, and He shall declare judgement to the nations: He shall not contend,

a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax he will not extinguish, till He send forth judgement victorious.

and all the multitudes were amazed, and said, "Is not this the Son of David?"

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

Wherefore, I tell you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men; but the blasphemy against the holy Spirit shall not be forgiven them:

and if any one speak against the Son of man, it may be forgiven him: but if any one speak against the holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this life, nor in that to come.

some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and they soon sprung up indeed, because they had no depth of earth;

And He answered them, saying, Because it is granted unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not granted:

for whosoever really hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundantly; but whosoever thus hath not, even that which he hath, shall be taken away from him:

for this reason I speak to them in parables; because though they see, they will not see; and though they hear, they will not hear, nor understand.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, Ye shall hear by the hearing of the ear, and not understand; and in seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: for the heart of this people is grown stupid,

for indeed I tell you, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear what ye hear, and have not heard them.