Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel;" that is, when interpreted, Godis withus.

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; 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 where the child was.

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy;

and when they had come into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and did homage to him; and opening their treasures, they presented him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

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

And when they had gone, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there until I speak to thee; for Herod will seek the child, to destroy him.

"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they were no more."

saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel; for they who sought the childs life are dead.

and saith to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge concerning thee; and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy foot against a stone."

And while walking by the lake of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake; for they were fishers.

And they immediately left their nets, and followed him.

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

And his fame went forth into all Syria; and they brought to him all that were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were possessed by demons, and lunatics, and those who were struck with palsy; and he healed them.

Blessed are they who mourn; for they will be comforted.

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

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they will be filled.

Blessed are the merciful; for they will obtain mercy.

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

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

Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so did they persecute the prophets that were before you.

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

Therefore when thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites are; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do; for they think that they shall be heard for the multitude of their words.

Moreover, when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to be fasting. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

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?

And why are ye anxious about raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin;

Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine; lest they trample them under their feet, and turn upon you and rend you.

Enter in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction; and many are they who go in thereat.

For strait is the gate, and narrow the way, that leadeth to life; and few are they who find it.

And when evening came, they brought to him many that were possessed by demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick;

And they came and awoke him, saying, Lord, save! we are perishing.

And lo! they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? Didst thou come here to torment us before the time?

And he said to them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine. And lo! the whole herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and perished in the waters.

And lo! the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they besought him to depart from their borders.

And lo! they brought to him a man that was palsied, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man, Be of good cheer, son; thy sins are forgiven.

And when the multitudes saw it, they were struck with fear, and gave glory to God, who had given such power to men.

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

But when he heard that, he said, They who are well do not need a physician, but they who are sick.

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.

Nor do men put new wine into old skins; else the skins burst, and the wine runneth out, and the skins are spoilt. But they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.

said, Withdraw; for the girl is not dead, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn.

And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus saith to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

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

And as they were going out, lo! they brought to him a dumb man, possessed by a demon.

And seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered about, as sheep having no shepherd.

But beware of men. For they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

But when they deliver you up, be not anxious as to how or What ye shall speak; for it will be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.

And when they persecute you in one city, flee to another. For truly do I say to you, Ye will not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man hath come.

It is enough for the disciple to be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they so call those of his household!

and they of a mans own household will be his foes.

But why did ye go out? to see a man clothed in soft raiment? Lo! they that wear soft clothing are in kings houses.

For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say, He hath a demon.

The Son of man came eating and drinking; and they say, Behold, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified by her works.

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

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

how he went into the house of God, and they ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but for the priests alone?

And, lo! there was a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.

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

And if I cast out the demons through Beelzebul, through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore shall they be judges of you.

And I say to you, that for every idle word that men shall speak, they will give account in the day of judgment.

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.

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.

And others fell upon rocky places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, 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.

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor understand.

For this peoples heart hath become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn from their ways, and I should heal them."

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

The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumblingblocks, and those who do iniquity,

which, when it was full, they drew upon the beach, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.

Did ye understand all these things? They say to him, Yea.

And having come 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 miracles?

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

And they took offence at him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house.

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

And when it was evening, the disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and it is now late; send the multitudes away therefore, that they may go to the villages and buy themselves victuals.

But he said to them, They need not go away; do ye give them food.

And they say to him, We have here only five loaves, and two fishes.

And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up of the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full.

And they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

And seeing him walking on the lake, they were dismayed, saying, It is a spectre; and they cried out for fear.

And when they had got into the boat, the wind ceased.

And they that were in the boat fell down before him, saying, Truly thou art the Son of God.

And crossing over, they came to land, to Gennesaret.

And the men of that place, when they saw who he was, sent out into all that country round, and brought to him all the diseased,

and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched were made well.

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

But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men."

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

Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a ditch.

And great multitudes came to him, having with them those who were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at his feet, and he healed them;

so that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed sound, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they gave glory to the God of Israel.

And Jesus having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have remained 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 saith to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.

And they all ate, and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that remained, seven baskets full.

And they who ate were four thousand men, besides children and women.

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