But while he was thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit,

But all this was done, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying;

and sending them to Bethlehem, said, Go and inquire diligently for the young child, and when you have found him, tell me, that I also may come and worship him.

and was there till the death of Herod; that the word might be fulfilled, which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying; Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Then Herod seeing that he was despised by the Magi, was exceedingly angry, and sent and destroyed all the children in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the precise time which he had learned of the Magi.

Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead that sought the young child's life.

But hearing that Archelaus reigned over Judea in the place of Herod his father, he was afraid to go there; but being divinely instructed in a dream, he departed into the parts of Galilee,

and went and lived in a city called Nazareth, that the word spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, He shall be called a Nazoraean.

For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying; A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for a father; for I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham;

I indeed baptize you with water to a change of mind; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not fit to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and fire;

AND when he heard that John was delivered up, he departed to Galilee;

that the word might be fulfilled, spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying;

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Change your minds; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

And his fame went out into all Syria; and they brought him all that were ill, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics, and he cured them;

Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted.[\ul Note: Verse

Blessed are those that hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.

Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your father in heaven.

Think not that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets; I have not come to destroy but to complete.

For I tell you truly, that till heaven and earth pass away, one iota or one point shall by no means pass away from the law till all things are accomplished.

For I tell you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.

You have heard that it was said by the ancients, You shall not kill; and whoever kills shall be subject to the judgment.

But I tell you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, Worthless fellow, shall be subject to the Sanhedrim; and whoever says, You fool, shall be subject to the hell of fire.

If, therefore, you offer your gift on the altar, and there remember that your brother has any thing against you,

You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery;

but I tell you, that every one who looks on a woman to desire her inordinately, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But if your right eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

And if your right hand offends you, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should go into hell.

But I tell you, that whoever puts away his wife, except for adultery, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries her that is put away, commits adultery.

Again, you have heard that it was said by the ancients, You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord your oaths.

You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

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

You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.

But I tell you, Love your enemies, and pray for those that persecute you;

that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and rains on the just and unjust.

For if you love those that love you, what reward have you? Do not the publicans the same?

When, therefore, you give in charity, sound not a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be glorified by men. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

that your charity may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

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

And when you fast, be not like the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to fast. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

that you may not appear to men to fast, but to your Father in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

but I tell you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

For after all these things the gentiles seek; and your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

Judge not, that you be not judged;

For every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to them that ask him.

Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate; and spacious the way which leads to destruction, and many are they that enter in by it;

Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that does the will of my Father in heaven.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name performed many mighty works?

and then will I confess to them, I never knew you; depart from me you that commit wickedness.

Every one, therefore, that hears these words of mine and performs them, I will liken to a wise man who built his house on the rock;

and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it fell not, for it was founded on the rock.

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

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

And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that you should come under my roof; but only say the word and my servant will be cured.

Jesus hearing wondered and said to those that followed him, I tell you truly, I have not found so great a faith with any one in Israel;

and I tell you that many shall come from the East and from the West, and shall recline with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go; as you have believed be it to you; and the servant was cured at that hour.

And when it was evening they brought him many demoniacs, and he cast out the spirits with a word, and cured all that were sick,

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

And behold there was a great tempest on the lake, so that the ship was covered with the waves; but he was asleep.

And the men wondered, saying, What kind of a man is this, that the winds and the lake obey him?

And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no man could pass that way.

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

And Jesus turning around and seeing her, said, Daughter, be of good courage, your faith has cured you. And the woman was cured from that hour.

And the report went out into all that land.

And when he had gone into the house the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.

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

But they went out and made him known in all that land.

And if any one does not receive you, nor hear your words, when you go out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.

I tell you truly, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in a day of judgment, than for that city.

But when they have delivered you up be not anxious how you shall speak, or what you shall say, for it shall be given you in that hour what to say;

for it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks in you.

and you shall be hated by all men for my sake. But he that endures to the end shall be saved.

And when they persecute you in one city, flee to another. For I tell you truly, that you will not finish the cities of Israel till the Son of man shall come.

It is sufficient for the disciple to be as his teacher, and the servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they call the members of his family by that name.

Fear them not, therefore, for there is nothing concealed that shall not be revealed, nor hid that shall not be known.

Think not that I have come to send peace on the earth. I have not come to send peace, but a sword.

He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

and he that does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

He that finds his life shall lose it, and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.

He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me.

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.

said to him, Are you he that was coming, or look we for another?

and blessed is he that is not offended with me.

But what went you out to see? A man wearing fine clothes? Behold, they that wear fine clothes are in the houses of kings.

He that has ears, let him hear.

But I tell you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in a day of judgment, than for you.

At that time Jesus answering said, I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes.

Come to me all you that labor hard and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

AT that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the sabbath; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pick the heads and eat.

Or have you not read in the law, that the priests profane the sabbath in the temple, and are blameless?

But I tell you that here is an object greater than the temple.

and behold a man having a withered hand [was there]. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.

How much then is a man better than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do good on the sabbath.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying;

THEN a blind and dumb demoniac was brought to him, and he cured him, so that the blind and dumb spoke and saw.

He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.

And if one speaks a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but if one speaks against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven him either in this life or in that to come.

But I tell you, that for every idle word which men speak they shall render an account in a day of judgment;