Then Joseph being awak'd out of sleep, did as the angel of the Lord directed, and took his wife home,

Then Herod having privately sent for the Magi, enquired of them the exact time when the star appeared.

in obedience to the king, they departed, and immediately the star which they saw in the east, moved on before them, till it came to the place where the infant was, and then stood still.

and entring into the house, they saw the infant with Mary his mother, and prostrating themselves, they worshipped him: then opening their treasures, they presented him with gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

where he stay'd till the death of Herod: so that what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt have I called my son," was then fulfill'd.

Then Herod perceiving he was abused by the Magi, was full of indignation, and sent a detachment who slew all the children that were in Bethlehem and its territory, being under the age of two years, according to the limited time he had learnt of the Magi.

Then was fulfilled that passage of Jeremy the prophet,

then he arose, and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem, of all Judea, and the whole country about Jordan, came to him:

Let your actions then show your repentance:

the ax is already laid to the root of the trees: every tree then which does not produce good fruit, will be hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Then went Jesus from Galilee to Jordan to be baptized by John.

and Jesus answer'd, Let it be so for the present, for it becometh us to do whatever is right. then John consented.

Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil:

then the devil took Jesus with him to Jerusalem, and having set him on the wing of the temple, he said to him,

Then said Jesus to him, get thee hence Satan: for it it written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve ."

leave your gift before the altar, go, and first of all reconcile yourself to your brother; then come to offer your gift.

If your right eye insnare you, it is better to pull it out, and to suffer the loss of that single part, than that thy whole body should be cast into Gehenna.

and if thy right hand insnare thee, it is better to saw it off, and to suffer the loss of that single part, than that thy whole body should be thrown into Gehenna.

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said to the antients, "Thou shalt not for swear thy self, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths."

I therefore direct you, not to be sollicitous, with regard to life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor with regard to the body, what clothes ye shall wear: Is not life it self a greater gift than food; and the body a greater gift than rayment?

consider the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor lay up any stores; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much greater value than they?

thou hypocrite, first get rid of the beam in your own eye; and then see how to remove the mote out of thy brother's eye.

if ye then, as wicked as ye are, know how to bestow proper gifts upon your children; how much more shall your heavenly father give good things to them that ask him?

by their fruits then shall ye know them.

and then will I make this declaration to them: I never knew you: depart from me ye that have practised iniquity.

and he answer'd, why are you afraid, o incredulous people? then he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

only it was fit you should know that the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins: arise, then, said he, to the paralytic, take up thy bed, and march home.

go then and learn the meaning of that expression, "I will have mercy and not sacrifice:" for I am not come to call saints, but sinners.

Then John's disciples came to him and said, why do the Pharisees, as well as we, observe so many fasts, and your disciples keep none?

Jesus answer'd them, can the bride-men mourn, while the bridegroom is with them? the day indeed will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then will be the time to fast.

then he touched their eyes, saying, according to your faith, be it unto you.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; the first is Simon, who is called Peter, then Andrew his brother,

I declare unto you, the people of Sodom and Gomorrha shall find less severity in the day of judgment, than that city.

By your mission you will be expos'd like sheep in the midst of wolves: be then as circumspect as serpents, and as inoffensive as doves:

then the brother shall betray his brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against their parents, and be the instruments of their death.

Then if they persecute you in one city, fly to another: for I assure you, before you have preach'd thro' all the cities of the Jews, the son of man will come.

lay aside then your fears, ye are of a superior rank to those animals.

he that loveth father or mother more than me, is unworthy of me: he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is unworthy of me.

I declare unto you, among the whole race of prophets, there never appear'd a greater than John the Baptist: (notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of the

Messiah is greater than he.) for ever since the appearance of John the Baptist the gospel kingdom is as it were invaded, and people of the most violent passions enter into it with zeal.

Then he began to upbraid the towns where most of his miracles were wrought, for their not being converts.

I declare unto you, Tyre and Sidon shall be treated with less severity at the day of judgment than you.

I tell you likewise, that in the day of judgment, Sodom shall be treated with less severity than you.

now I tell you, that the work now in hand, is of greater consequence than that of the temple.

is not a man of much greater consequence than a sheep? how lawful then is it to do good offices on the sabbath-day?

then saith he to the man, stretch out thy hand: and be stretched it out; and it was made as sound as the other.

Then they brought to him a demoniac, who was both blind and dumb: and he cured him so effectually, that he recovered both his speech and his sight;

if satan expels satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom last?

but if I exorcize devils by the spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is set up among you.

besides, how could any one enter into the house of a man of might to rob him of his goods, except he first master the strong man? and then indeed he might plunder his house.

Then certain of the Scribes and of the Pharisees said, master, we should be glad you would shew us some miracle.

the queen of the south shall rise up at the day of judgement against this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the remote parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now a greater than Solomon is here.

I will return then, says he, into my house, which I have quitted; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

then he goes and takes seven other spirits besides himself, but more mischievous than himself, and they all enter in and lodge there: so that the last state of that man is worse than the first. just so shall it likewise fare with this wicked generation.

then some body said to him, your mother and your brothers are without, and desire to speak with you.

Then he talk'd to them much in parables, and said, a sower went out to sow.

Hear then the meaning of this parable of the sower.

when any one heareth the doctrine of the gospel, and considers it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away what was sown in his heart: he is the person meant by the high-way, where some of the seed was sown: but the stony ground,

so the servants of the yeoman came and said, Sir, did not you sow your field with good grain: how comes it then to have tares?

'tis some enemy, said he, has done this. the servants replied, shall we go then and pull them up?

up the wheat with them. let both grow together till the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will thus direct the reapers, first of all gather the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: then lodge the wheat in my barn.

Then Jesus leaving the multitude, went into the house: and his disciples coming to him, said, explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.

as then the tares are gathered and burnt in the fire; so shall it be at the conclusion of the age.

then shall the just shine out like the sun, in the kingdom of their father. he that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field: a man finds this treasure and buries it again, then goes in great joy, sells all that he hath, and purchases that field.

when it is full, they drag it to shore, then sit down, and pick out the good to lay by, but throw the bad away.

Then Jesus said to them, have ye understood all this?

they reply'd, yes, Lord. then said he to them, thus every teacher who is instructed in the doctrine of the gospel, is like the master of a family, who taketh out of his treasure things new and old.

and his sisters, don't they live just by us? how came he then by all this?

then giving orders for the company to sit down on the grass, he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks; then breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the company: who all of them eat,

then they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, saying, of a truth thou art the son of God.

Then the Scribes and Pharisees, who were of Jerusalem, came to him and said,

Then he called the multitude and said to them, hear and understand.

then Peter said to him, tell us the meaning of that expression.

Then Jesus went thence, and retir'd towards the district of Tyre and Sidon.

then Jesus answered her, O woman, great is thy faith: as you desire, be it done. and her daughter was healed from that very hour.

Then Jesus called his disciples, and said to them, I am concern'd for this people; they have attended me now three days, without eating: I will not send them away fasting, lest they saint by the way. but his disciples said to him,

then taking the seven loaves, and the fish, he gave thanks, and distributed them, by pieces, to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

then dismissing the multitude, he embark'd, and came to the coast of Magada.

Then the Pharisees and the Sadducees came, with a captious design, and desired him to show them some miracle in the sky.

then they perceived, he did not caution them against the leaven of bread, but against the Pharisaick and Sadducean doctrine.

Then he charged his disciples not to tell any man that he was the Christ.

then Peter taking him aside, began to expostulate with him, saying, God forbid, Sir, this should ever happen to you.

Then addressing himself to his disciples, if any man, said he, would follow me, let him renounce himself, take up his cross, and so follow me.

for the son of man shall come in the glory of his father, with his angels; and then shall be make retribution to every man according to his works.

then Peter address'd himself to Jesus, Lord, said he, it is good for us to stay here: if you please, let us make three tabernacles here; one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elias.

why then do the Scribes say, that Elias must first come?

then the disciples perceiv'd, that what he said was meant of John the Baptist.

then came the disciples to Jesus in private, and said, why could not we cast him out?

Peter said, of others. Jesus answered, then are the children free.

however, lest we should give offence, go you to the sea, throw in a book, and take the first fish that strikes: then open its jaws, and you will find a piece of money: that take, and give it to them for me and thee.

wherefore if thy hand or thy foot occasions thee to relapse, lop them off, and cast them away: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire.

and if thine eye occasions thee to relapse, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two to be cast into hell-fire.

and if he happen to find it, you may be sure he is more affected with that one, than with the ninety and nine which went not astray.

but if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that the remonstrances of two or three persons may have its effect.

if he does not relent, tell it to the church: but if he is not moved by the church, show him no more regard than you would to a pagan or a publican.

Then Peter advancing to him, said, Lord, if my brother injures me, how many injuries must I forgive him? must I forgive him seven?

then his lord order'd him to be call'd, and said to him, O thou wicked slave, I forgave thee all thy debt, upon your request:

should not you then have had the like compassion for thy fellow servant as I had for thee?