saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews, For we saw His star in the east, and we came to do Him homage."

And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was.

And, coming into the house, they saw the Child with Mary, His mother; and, falling down, they paid Him homage; and, having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts??old and frankincense and myrrh.

And John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

and think not to say within yourselves, 'As a father we have Abraham;' for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And, having been immersed, Jesus went up straightway from the water; and, behold, the heavens were opened; and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, coming upon Him;

And the Tempter, having come near, said to Him, "If Thou art God's Son, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread."

And, having left Nazareth, having come, He dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphtali;

"Land of Zebulon and land of Naphtali, by way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

The people that were sitting in darkness saw a great Light; and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death Light arose."

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent ye; for the Kingdom of Heaven has drawn near."

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

And, having gone on thence, He saw other two brothers: James a son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them;

"Happy are the pure in heart; because they shall see God.

"Happy are ye, when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake.

Rejoice, and exult; because great is your reward in Heaven, for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father Who is in Heaven.

For verily I say to you, till the heaven and the earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.

Whosoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

For I say to you that, unless your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever says to his brother Raca shall be in danger of the high-council; and whosoever shall say, O foolish one! shall be in danger of the Hell of fire.

Verily I say to you, in no wise shall you come out thence, till you pay the last farthing.

but I say to you, that every one who looks upon a woman, to lust after her, already committed adultery with her in his heart.

but I say to you, that every one who puts away his wife, except on account of fornication, makes her commit adultery: and whosoever marries her when put away commits adultery.

but I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by Heaven, because it is God's throne;

nor by the earth, because it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, because it is the Great King's city;

but I say to you, Resist not the evil man; but whosoever smites you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

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

When, therefore, you are doing alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say to you, they receive their reward.

"And, when ye pray, ye 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 be seen by men: verily I say to you, they have their reward.

Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done, as in Heaven, so on earth.

"And, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. Verily I say to you, they receive their reward.

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

Behold the fowls of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and your Heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye much more valuable than they?

but I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these.

And, if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith!

"And why do you behold the mote that is in your brother's eye, but consider not the beam in your own eye?

Or how will you say to your brother, 'Permit me to cast out the mote out of your eye;' and, behold, the beam is in your own eye?

Hypocrite! Cast out first the beam out of your own eye; and then you will see clearly to cast out the mote out of your brother's eye.

"All things, therefore, whatsoever ye wish that men should do to you, so do ye also to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

"Beware of false prophets, who, indeed, come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.

So every good tree bears good fruit, but the worthless tree bears evil fruit.

So then, from their fruits ye shall know them.

Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by Thy name? and by Thy name cast out demons, and by Thy name do many mighty works,'"

And Jesus saith to him, "See that you tell no one: but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers; and I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

And Jesus, hearing it, wondered, and said to those following Him, "Verily I say to you, with no one in Israel did I find such faith.

And I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven;

And Jesus, coming into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law prostrate, and sick with fever;

And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but He was sleeping.

And He saith to them, "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?" Then, having arisen, He rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

And the men wondered, saying, "What manner of Man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!"

And, when He came to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass along that way;

And He said to them, "Go." And, having come out, they went away into the swine; and, behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and died in the waters!

For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Arise, and walk.'

And Jesus, passing on thence, saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the tax-office, and He saith to him, "Follow Me." And, rising up, he followed Him.

And the blind men came to Him, when He entered into the house; and He saith to them, "Believe ye that I am able to do this?" They say to Him, "Yes, Lord."

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, "See that no one know it."

and, the demon having been cast oat, the dumb spake. And the multitudes wondered, saying, "Never was it so seen in Israel!"

And, having called to Him His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.

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

And ye will be hated by all, for My name's sake; but he who endures to the end, the same shall be saved.

"And, when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next; for verily I say to you, ye will in no wise finish the cities of Israel, till the Son of Man come!

and the man's foes will be those of his own house-hold.

He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

And whosoever shall give to drink a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall in no wise lose his reward."

And, as these were going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?

But what went ye out to see? a man in soft raiment; Behold, those wearing soft raiment are in kings' houses.

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

"Verily I say to you, there has not arisen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Immerser; yet he that is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

say, 'We piped to you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not lament.'

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a man gluttonous and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners.' And wisdom was justified by her works."

nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.

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

Yea, Father, because so it was well-pleasing before Thee!

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

Then there was brought to Him a demoniac, blind, and dumb; and He healed him, so that the dumb man spake and saw.

Therefore, I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven to men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven.

And I say to you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account concerning it in the day of judgment;

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered Him, saying, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign from Thee."

For, as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Then it goes and takes along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and, entering in, they dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So shall it be also to this wicked generation."

And there were gathered to Him great multitudes; so that He, having entered into a boat, sat down, and all the multitudes were standing on the beach.

And He spake to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, the sower went forth to sow.

On this account, I speak to them in parables; because, seeing, they see not; and, hearing, they hear not, nor understand.

And to them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says, 'With hearing ye will hear, and will not understand; and, seeing, ye will see, and will not perceive;

for the heart of this people was made gross, and with their ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I should heal them.'

But happy are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.

For verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what ye are seeing, and did not see them; and to hear what ye are hearing, and did not hear them.

And the servants of the house-holder, corning near, said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Whence, then, has it tares?'

And he said to them, 'An enemy did this.' The servants say to him, 'Do you wish, then, that we, going, should gather them up?'

Suffer both to grow together until the harvest. And, in the season of harvest, I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them into bundles, with the view of burning them; but gather the wheat into my barn.'"

which, indeed, is less than all the seeds; but, when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and roost in its branches."

As, therefore, the tares are gathered up, and are burned with fire, so shall it be in the end of the age.

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net, cast into the sea, and gathering of every kind;

So will it be at the end of the age. The angels will go forth, and will separate the wicked from the midst of the righteous,

"Did ye understand all these things?" They say to Him, "Yes;"

And, coming into His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Whence hath this Man this wisdom, and the mighty works?

Is not This the carpenter's Son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?