And she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus; for he will save his people from their sins.

Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and his name shall be called Immanuel, which, when translated, is, God with us.

Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.

Give to him that asks of you; and from him that would borrow of you, turn not away.

But I say to you, Love your enemies: bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who insult you and persecute you:

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

But do you, when you pray, go into your closet, and when you have closed the door, pray to your Father who is in secret: and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

In this manner, therefore, pray you: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.

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;

For my yoke is easy, and my bur den is light.

And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. And when evening came, he was there alone.

Jesus answered and said: faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me.

Then little children were brought to him, that he might lay his hands on them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them.

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

Jesus answered and said to them: You err, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God.

Pray that your flight may not be in the winter, nor on the Sabbath:

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the land mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

For this could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

For you have the poor always with you, but me you have not always.

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples: Sit here, till I go and pray yonder.

Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit is, willing, but the flesh is weak.

And Jesus, immediately perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him, turned around in the multitude and said: Who touched my clothes?

And when he had sent them away, he went into the mountain to pray.

And he said to them: Verily I say to you, There are some of these standing here who shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come in power.

And he answered them, and said: faithless generation! how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.

And Jesus, looking on him, loved him, and said to him: One thing you lack; go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and fol low me.

And Jesus answered and said to them: Do you not err for this reason, because you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?

And there came one poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

And he called his disciples to him, and said to them: Verily I say to you, this poor widow has thrown in more than all that have thrown into the treasury.

And pray that your flight may not be in the winter.

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

Take heed, watch and pray: for you know not when the time is.

And while he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he reclined at table, there came a woman that had an alabaster box of ointment of pure nard, very costly; and she broke the box, and poured it on his head.

For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

For you have the poor with you always; and whenever you choose, you can do them good; but me you have not always.

And they came to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples: Sit here, while I pray.

Watch, and pray, all of you, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

And they compelled one Simon, a Cyrenian, (the father of Alexander and Eufus,) who was passing by, coming in from the country, to bear his cross.

But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient, by the wisdom of the just, in order to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.

And behold, you shall conceive and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.

And the angel answered and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for which reason, also, that which is begotten, being holy, shall be called the Son of God.

and to offer a sacrifice, according to that which is commanded in the law of the Lord: A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and his fame went throughout the whole of that region.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the broken hearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind; to set free the oppressed;

and arose, and drove him out of the city, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.

And amazement came upon all, and they spoke one to another, saying: "What teaching is this? for with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.

And it came to pass, on a certain day, that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was exerted to heal them.

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

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he spent the night in prayer to God.

And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for power went forth from him, and healed them all.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: Blessed are you that are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

bless them that curse you; pray for them that abuse you.

And Jesus answered and said to them: Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them;

But Jesus said: Some one touched me; for I perceive that power has gone forth from me.

And he called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure dis eases:

And they departed, and went through every village, preaching the gospel, and per forming cures everywhere.

And it came to pass, about eight days after these words, that he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.

And Jesus answering, said: unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you! Bring your son hither.

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God And while they were all wondering at every thing that Jesus did, he said to his disciples:

He said, therefore, to them: The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; pray, therefore, the Lord of the harvest that he send out laborers into his harvest.

Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and authority over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

And it came to pass, as he was in a certain place praying, that, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

And he said to them: "When you pray, say, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

And it came to pass, that, when he said these things, a certain woman from among the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the breasts that thou didst suck.

and it may bear fruit; but if not, after ward you shall cut it down.

But when you make a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind;

and you shall be blessed; for they have no power to repay you; but you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.

And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I must go and see it; I pray you, have me excused.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them; I pray you, have me excused.

And that servant came and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house was angry, and said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and the maimed, the lame and the blind.

And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, can not be my disciple.

And there was a certain poor man named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores:

And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and was carried by angels to Abra ham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried;

And he spoke a parable to them, that they ought always to pray, and not to become weary,

Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery; Do not kill; Do not steal; Do not bear false testimony; Honor your father and your mother.

When Jesus heard this, he said to him: One thing you yet lack; sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

And Zacchaeus stood, and said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken from any one by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

And they watched him, and sent spies, who feigned them selves to be just men, that they might take hold of his words, in order to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.

And he saw also a certain poor widow throw in thither two mites.

And he said: Of a truth, I say to you, that this poor widow has thrown in more than they all.

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

Watch, therefore, and pray at all times, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

And when he came to the place, he said to them: Pray, that you enter not into temptation.

And he said to them: Why do you sleep? Arise and pray, lest you enter into temptation.

Henceforth the Son of man shall sit on the right hand of the power of God.

For, behold, the days are coming in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never gave suck.

And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you. But do you remain in the city of Jerusalem, till you be clothed with power from on high.

And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore testimony, behold, he immerses, and all are going to him.

You sent to John, and he bore testimony to the truth.

Then Mary took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the perfume of the ointment.

Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?

But he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the purse, and took what was put in it.

For the poor you have always with you; but me you have not always.

For some thought, because Judas had the purse, that Jesus had said to him: Buy what we need for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.