But Jesus Christ was begotten thus: After his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they had come together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

And they said to him: In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet:

When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over the place where the young child was.

And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with very great joy.

And having come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother; and falling down, they did him homage. And when they had opened their treasures, they offered to him gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by another way.

When they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying: Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there till I bring you word; for Herod is about to seek for the young child, to destroy him.

A voice was heard in Eamah, wailing and weeping, and great mourning; Eachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted because they are no more.

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

and said to him: If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written: He will give his angels charge concerning you; and in their hands shall they take you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.

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

And they immediately left their nets and followed him.

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

And his fame went abroad into all Syria. And they brought to him all that were sick, those who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, and those who were possessed with demons, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he cured them.

Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth.

Bless ed are they that hunger and thirst for righteousness; for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful; for they shall receive mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called sons of God.

Blessed are they that are persecuted on account of righteousness; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you, when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, on my account.

Rejoice, and leap for joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so did they persecute the prophets who were before you.

In this way let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

When, therefore, you do a charitable deed, do not cause a trumpet to be sounded before you, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be glorified by men. Verily, I say to you, They have their reward.

And when you pray, you shall not be like 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.

But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

And when you fast, do not put on a sad countenance, as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to be fasting. Verily, I say to you, They have their reward.

Observe the birds of the air, that they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into granaries. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?

And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field how they grow: they toil not, nor do they spin.

Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and tear you.

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

When the evening had come, they brought to him many that were possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and cured all that were sick;

And behold, they cried out, saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus, Son of God? Hast thou come hither to torment us before the time?

And he said to them: Go. And when they had come out, they went away into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of swine rushed down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.

And, behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they besought him to depart out of their borders.

And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man: Son, be of good courage; your sins are forgiven you.

And when the multitude saw it, they were astonished, and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples: "Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?

And Jesus said to them: Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then will they fast.

Nor do men put new wine into old bottles; if so, the bottles burst, and the wine runs out, and the bottles are lost. But they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

he said to them: Depart; for the maid is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him.

And when he had entered 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.

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

And as they were going out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon.

And when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were troubled and scattered as sheep that had no shepherd.

And he called to him his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they might cast them out, and care every disease and every infirmity.

But beware of men: for they will deliver you to the councils, and scourge you in their synagogues;

But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what you shall speak; for that which you shall speak shall be given you in that hour:

But when they persecute you in this city, flee into another: for verily I say to you, You will not have made the circuit of the cities of Israel before the Son of man shall come.

It is enough for the disciple, that he be as his teacher; and for the servant, that he be as his master. If they call the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household?

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

The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say: Behold, a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners. Yet wisdom is vindicated by her children.

Then he began to reprove the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.

Alas for thee, Chorazin! alas for thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works which have been clone in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sack cloth and ashes.

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him: Behold, your disciples are doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.

And behold, a man was there that had a withered hand. And they asked him, saying: Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath-days? that they might accuse him.

But the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him, that they might destroy him.

But the Pharisees, when they heard it, said: This man does not cast out the demons, unless by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason, they shall be your judges.

But I say to you, That for every idle word which men speak, they shall give account in the day of judgment.

Tho men of Nineveh shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and condemn it; for they repented in accordance with the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in and dwell there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be with this wicked generation.

Others fell on stony places, where they had not much earth; and they immediately sprung up, because they had no depth of earth.

But when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

For this reason I speak to them in parables; because when they see, they see not; and when they hear, they hear not, nor do they understand.

For the heart of this people has become fat; and with their ears they hear heavily; and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn to me, and I should give them health.

But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

when it is full, they draw it to the shore; and sitting down, they collect the good into vessels, but throw the bad away.

Jesus said to them: Have you understood all these things? They said to him: Yes, Lord.

And he came into his own country, and taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said: Whence has this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

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

And they found in him occasion for offense. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honor, unless it be in his own country and in his own house.

And he intended to put him to death, but feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.

And when Jesus heard of it, he withdrew from that place, by ship, into a desert place apart: and the multitudes, when they heard of his departure, followed him, on foot, from the cities.

And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, and said: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.

But Jesus said to them: They need not go away; do you give them food.

They said to him: We have here but five loaves and two fishes.

And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up what remained of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.

And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were alarmed, and said: It is a specter! and they cried out for fear.

And when they had entered the ship, the wind ceased.

And they that were in the ship came and worshiped him, saying: Truly, thou art the Son of God.

And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all the neighboring country, and brought to him all that were sick;

and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his mantle; and as many as touched were perfectly saved.

Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

But in vain, do they worship me, teaching precepts, the commandments of men.

Then came his disciples and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard that saying, were offended?

Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind; and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit.

so that the multitudes were astonished, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said: I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. And I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.

And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? They said: Seven, and a few little fishes.

And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up what remained of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying: It is because we took no bread.

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

They replied: Some say that thou art John the Immerser; others, Elijah; others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

Verily I say to you, There are some standing here that shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were greatly afraid.

And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus.