(Now all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled, which the Lord spake by the prophet, saying,

And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him:

and having summoned together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where the Messiah was to be born: and they told him, at Bethlehem in Judea;

for thus it is written by the prophet,

"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."

When they had heard the king, they went: and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went on before them, till it came and stood over the place where the child was.

and stayed there till the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spake by the prophet, saying, " Out of Egypt have I called my Son."

And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand:

Then went, out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the country about Jordan,

Whose fan is in his hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and gather the wheat into his granary, but will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

And Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.

and when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, at last He was very hungry.

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

and saith unto Him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, He will give his angels charge concerning thee, and they shall bear thee up as in their hands, least at any time thou shouldst dash thy foot against a stone:

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

then Jesus saith unto him, Be gone, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, "The land of Zabulon,

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Ye are the salt of the earth, but if the salt be grown insipid, wherewith shall it be seasoned? it is no longer fit for any thing, but to be thrown out of doors, and trodden under foot.

Nor do men light a candle, to put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick: and then it giveth light to all in the house.

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:

And therefore if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one part of thee perish, than 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 better for thee that one of thy limbs should perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

And it has been said, whosoever would put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:

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;

nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King: neither shalt thou swear by thy head,

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

Ye have heard, that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

Ye have heard, that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy:

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?

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:

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

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or at lest he will be attached to the one, and neglect the other: ye cannot serve God and mammon:

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 which of you by all his thought can add one cubit to his stature?

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,

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

for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured back again to you.

And why dost thou look at the splinter in thy brother's eye, but takest no notice of the beam in thine own eye?

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me take the chaff out of thine eye, and behold, there is a beam in thine own eye?

Thou hypocrite, first get the beam out of thine own eye; and then thou wilt see how to take the splinter out of thy brother's eye.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

for every one, that asketh, receiveth; and he, that seeketh, findeth; and to him, that knocketh, it shall be opened.

Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be who go in thereat:

whereas the gate is narrow, and the way troublesome, which leadeth into life, and few there be that find it.

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 the rain fell upon it, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell, and the fall thereof was great.

And when Jesus had ended these discourses, the people were amazed at his doctrine:

and Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed: and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

for I also am a man under the authority of others, yet have soldiers under me; and I say to one, go, and he goeth; and to another, come, and he cometh; and to my servant, do this, and he doth it.

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 the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go, and be it unto thee as thou hast believed. And his servant was healed in that very hour.

And when it was evening they brought to him many demoniacs: and he cast out the evil spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill: that it might be fulfilled,

And the men wondered, saying, What an amazing person is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!

And when He was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demoniacs coming out from the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no one could pass by that way:

and they cried out, saying, What have we to do with Thee, Jesus thou Son of God? Art Thou come hither to torment us before the time?

Now there was at some distance from them a large herd of swine seeding: and the devils besought Him,

saying, If Thou cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine:

and He said unto them, Go: and they came out and went away into the herd of swine; and lo, all the herd of swine ran furiously down a precipice into the sea,

And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they intreated Him to depart from their coasts.

But when the multitudes saw it, they were amazed, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

And as Jesus was passing from thence, He saw a man sitting at the custom-house, named Matthew; and He saith to him, Follow me: and he rose up and followed Him.

And as He was sitting at table in the house of Matthew, behold, several publicans and notorious sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?

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,

As He was speaking these things to them, behold there came a ruler and worshipped Him, saying, My daughter is at the point of death: but come, I pray Thee, and put thy hand upon her, and she shall live:

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

But when the people were put out, He went in and took hold of her hand, and the damsel rose up.

And the fame of it spread over all the country.

And as Jesus was going from thence, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, Have compassion on us, O Son of David.

Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you: and their eyes were opened.

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

they went out and spread his fame through all that country.

And as they were going out, there was brought to Him a dumb man, a demoniac:

and when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spake; and the multitudes were amazed, saying, there had never been seen the like in Israel:

but the pharisees said, he casts out devils by the prince of the devils.

therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest, that He would send out laborers into his harvest.

And He called unto Him his twelve disciples, and gave them power over impure spirits, even to cast them out; and to cure all diseases and every malady whatsoever.

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand: and in confirmation of your doctrine heal the sick,

cleanse the leprous, raise the dead, cast out demons; and as ye have received freely, freely give.

And into whatsoever city or town ye enter, inquire who in it is a worthy person, and there remain till ye leave the place.

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:

for I tell you verily, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha, in the day of judgement, than for that city.

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,

it is sufficient sure for the disciple that he be treated as his master, and the servant as his lord. If then they call the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more his domestics?

What I say to you in private, declare ye in public: and what ye hear as in the ear, preach ye as from the house-tops.

For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:

He that would save his life shall lose it; and he, that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.

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

And as they departed, Jesus took occasion to say to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the desert to see? a reed shaken by the wind?