Then Joseph her husband, being righteous, and not willing to expose her to shame, purposed to put her away privately.

But while he thought on these things, lo! an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.

But when Herod the king heard of these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

But when Herod was dead, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned by God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them, Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

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.

His winnowingshovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshingfloor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

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

But he answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God."

And going on from thence, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

And they immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.

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

Ye are the salt of the earth. But if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall itself be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by men.

nor do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the lampstand; and it giveth light to all that are in the house.

Think not that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfill.

Whoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, will be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them, he will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

But I say to you, that whoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the Judges; and whoever shall say to his brother, Simpleton! shall be in danger of the Council; and whoever shall say, Fool! shall be in danger of hellfire.

Truly do I say to thee, Thou wilt not come out thence, till thou hast paid the last farthing.

But I say to you, that whoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

And it was said, "Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement."

But I say to you, that whoever putteth away his wife, unless it be on account of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery; and whoever shall marry her when put away, committeth adultery.

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

But I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

But let your language be, Yea, yea; Nay; nay; for whatever is more than these cometh of evil.

But I say to you, that ye resist not the evildoer; but whoever smiteth thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also;

But I say to you, Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you;

But take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth;

But do thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and, when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do; for they think that they shall be heard for the multitude of their words.

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

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

But do thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

that thou appear not to men to be fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.

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

but if thine eye be disordered, thy whole body will be in darkness. If then the light that is within thee is darkness, how great that darkness!

Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?

But who of you by anxious thought can add to his life one cubit?

But seek first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will also be given you.

Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

So every good tree beareth good fruit; but a bad tree beareth bad fruit.

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor call a bad tree bear good fruit.

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.

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

and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell; and great was its fall.

And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

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.

But the sons of the kingdom will go out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

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

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

And when he had gone on board the boat, his disciples followed him.

And, lo! a great tempest arose on the lake, so that the boat was almost covered by the waves; but he was sleeping.

And going on board a boat, he crossed over, and came to his own city.

And lo! they brought to him a man that was palsied, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man, Be of good cheer, son; thy sins are forgiven.

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.

But when he heard that, he said, They who are well do not need a physician, but they who are sick.

But go ye and learn what this meaneth: "I desire mercy, and not sacrifice." For I came not to call righteous men, but sinners.

And Jesus said to them, Can the companions of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then will they fast.

Nor do men put new wine into old skins; else the skins burst, and the wine runneth out, and the skins are spoilt. But they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.

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.

said, Withdraw; for the girl is not dead, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn.

But when the crowd had been put out, he went in, and took hold of her hand; and the girl arose.

But they went out, and spread abroad his fame in all that country.

But the Pharisees said, He casteth out the demons through the prince of the demons.

Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are few.

but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

But beware of men. For they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

But when they deliver you up, be not anxious as to how or What ye shall speak; for it will be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.

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

And brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child; and children will rise up against their parent, and put them to death;

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

And fear not those who 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.

But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.

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

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

But why did ye go out? to see a man clothed in soft raiment? Lo! they that wear soft clothing are in kings houses.

But why did ye go out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

Truly do I say to you, Among those 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.

But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, who call to their fellows,

The Son of man came eating and drinking; and they say, Behold, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified by her works.

But I say to you, It will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

But I say to you, that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for 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.

But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Lo! thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.

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

how he went into the house of God, and they ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but for the priests alone?

But I say to you, that something greater than the temple is here.

But if ye had known what this meaneth, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice," ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

And he said to them, Who of you that owneth one sheep, if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it, and lift it out?

But Jesus, knowing it, withdrew from thence; and many followed him; and he healed them all,

"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.

But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This man doth not cast out the demons, except through Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.

But if I cast out the demons through the Spirit of God, then hath the kingdom of God already come to you.

Therefore I say to you, All manner of sin and evilspeaking will be forgiven to men; but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

And whoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this world, or in the world to come.

Either say that the tree is good, and its fruit good; or say that the tree is bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers!

But he answered and said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation is seeking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.