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

Then Joseph, on waking up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took to him his wife;

Then Herod, having privately called the magians ascertained from them exactly the time when the star appeared.

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deceived by the magians, was greatly enraged; and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the magians.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country about the Jordan;

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.

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the Devil.

Then the Devil taketh him into the holy city, and setteth him on the pinnacle of the temple;

Then saith Jesus to him, Be gone, Satan! for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

Then the Devil leaveth him; and lo! angels came and ministered to him.

leave there thy gift before the altar, and go away; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Agree with thine adversary at law quickly, while thou art on the road with him; lest the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

And if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

And if thy right hand cause thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, than that thy whole body should go away into hell.

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

Ye have heard that it was said, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy."

that thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.

The eye is the lamp of the body. If thine eye he clear, thy whole body will be in light;

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?

Behold the birds of the air, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much greater value than they?

Be not then anxious about the morrow; for the morrow will be anxious about itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.

And why dost thou look at the mote that is in thy brothers eye, and not perceive the beam in thine own eye?

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me take the mote out of thine eye; when, lo! the beam is in thine own eye?

Hypocrite! first cast the beam out of thine own eye; and then wilt thou see clearly to take the mote out of thy brothers eye.

If ye then, though evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him!

All things, then, whatever ye would that men should do to you, do ye also so to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.

So then ye may know them by their fruits.

And then will I declare to them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Every one then that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock;

And he saith to them, Why are ye fearful, ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the waves; and there was a great calm.

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.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples fast not?

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.

Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done to you.

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

Truly do 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.

Fear not therefore; ye are of more value than many sparrows.

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

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.

Then he began to upbraid the cities wherein most of his miracles were done, because they did not repent.

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.

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

Of how much more worth now is a man than a sheep! So then it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.

Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored sound as the other.

Then the Pharisees went out, and consulted together against him, how they might destroy him.

Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw.

And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?

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

Or how can one enter into a strong mans house, and seize upon his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then plunder his house?

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we wish to see a sign from thee.

The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, lo! something more than Jonah is here.

The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! something more than Solomon is here.

Then it saith, I will return to my house whence I came out. And on coming, it findeth it empty, and swept, and put in order.

Then it goeth and taketh with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they enter in, and dwell there; and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. So will it be also with this wicked generation.

But when the blade grew up, and put forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it tares?

He said to them, An enemy did this. The servants say to him, Dost thou wish then that we go and gather them up?

Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.

Then he sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.

Then will the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

And he said to them, Thus then every scribe, instructed for the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, who bringeth out from his storehouse things new and old.

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

Then come to Jesus Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem, saying,

Then come the disciples, and say to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard that saying?

Then she came and fell down before him, saying, Lord, help me!

Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was cured from that hour.

Then he sent away the multitudes, and went on board the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

Then they understood, that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Then he charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

Then Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord! This shall not be to thee.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one chooseth to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

For the Son of man is to come in the glory of his Father, with his angels; and then will he render to every one according to his works.

And the disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?

Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.

Then Jesus answering said, Unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me.

Then the disciples came to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast it out?

And when he said, Of strangers, Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

And if thy hand or thy foot is causing thee to fall, cut it off, and cast it from thee; it is better for thee to enter into life maimed or lame, than having two hands, or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire.

And if thine eye is causing thee to fall, pluck it out, and cast it from thee; it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hellfire.

And if it happen that he find it, truly do I say to you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninetynine that did not go astray.

Then came Peter, and said to him, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?

Then that servant fell down and did obeisance to him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

His fellowservant then fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.

Then his fellowservants, seeing what was done, were greatly grieved; and went and told their lord all that had been done.

Then his lord, having called him, saith to him, Thou wicked servant! All that debt I forgave thee because thou didst beseech me;

They say to him, Why then did Moses ordain that a man may give his wife a writing of divorcement, and put her away?

Then there were brought to him children, that be might lay his hands on them, and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, Truly do I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

And again I say to you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

And the disciples, hearing this, were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

Then Peter answering said to him, Lo! we left all, and followed thee; what then shall we have?

Am I not free to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?