Now the birth of Christ was on this wise: His mother Mary, being espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

(Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet,

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

And this John had his raiment of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

And lo a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

Give us this day our daily bread.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.

But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and seas obey him?

And behold certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

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

But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another; for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

For this is he of whom it is written, Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

And if ye are willing to receive him, this is Elijah, who was to come.

But whereto shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets,

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained till this day.

And the multitude were amazed and said, Is not this the Son of David?

But the Pharisees hearing it said, This fellow casteth not out devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

And whosoever speaketh against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that to come.

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold a greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it; for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold a greater than Solomon is here.

Then goeth he and taketh with him 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 also to this wicked generation.

For the heart of this people is waxed fat, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed: lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and should be converted and I should heal them.

and considereth it not, the wicked one cometh, and catcheth away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the way-side.

He that received the seed among the thorns, is he that heareth the word: and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

He said to them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said to him, Wilt thou then, that we go and gather them up?

As therefore the darnel are gathered and burnt with fire, so shall it be in the end of this world.

he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, Whence hath HE this wisdom and these mighty works?

Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brethren, James and Joses and Simon and Judas?

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus, And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist:

And in the evening his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past: send the multitude away, that going into the villages, they may buy themselves victuals.

This people draweth nigh to me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth the man, but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

Then came his disciples and said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees, hearing this saying, were offended?

Then answered Peter and said to him, Declare to us this parable.

And Jesus answering said to him, Happy art thou, Simon Barjonah; for flesh and blood have not revealed this to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

And I say also to thee, Thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Then Peter taking hold of him, rebuked him, saying, Favour thyself, Lord: this shall in no wise be unto thee.

While he yet spake, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold a voice out of the cloud which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight: hear ye him.

And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief. For verily I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustardseed, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you.

Howbeit this kind goeth not out, but by prayer and fasting.

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

And said, For this cause a man shall leave father and mother and cleave to his wife, and they twain shall be one flesh?

But he said to them, All men cannot receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.

But Oesus looking upon them, said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take what is thine, and go: it is my will, to give to this last, even as to thee?

This was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,

And as he came into Jerusalem, all the city was in a commotion, saying, Who is this?

And the multitude said, This is Jesus, the prophet, from Nazareth of Galilee.

Jesus answering said to them, Verily I say to you, if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do this to the fig-tree, but also if ye shall say to this mountain, Be thou lifted up, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority dost thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?

But the husbandmen seeing the Son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come let us kill him and seize on his inheritance.

Jesus saith to them, Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, is become the head of the corner? This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.

And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

He saith to them, Whose is this image and superscription?

This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation.

For I say to you, ye shall not see me from this time, till ye say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached to all the world, for a testimony to all nations: and then shall the end come.

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world to this time, nor ever shall be.

Verily I say to you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

But ye know this, that if the housholder had known, in what watch the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broke open.

But his disciples seeing it, had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

For in pouring this ointment on my body, she hath done it for my burial.

Verily I say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, this also which she hath done shall be spoken for a memorial of her.

And after they had eaten, Jesus took bread and blessed and brake and gave it to his disciples and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

For this is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many, for the remission of sins.

I say to you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, till the day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

Then saith Jesus to them, All ye will be offended at me this night, for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.

And going a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Again the second time he went away and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup cannot pass from me, unless I drink it, thy will be done.

But all this is done, that the scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.

At last came two false witnesses, And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to them that were there, This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth.

Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood unto this day.

But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. Then Pilate, seeing, that he could prevail nothing, but rather a tumult was made, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just man: see ye to it.

THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And the centurion and they that were with him, guarding Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things that were done, feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

And if this come to the governour's ears, we will persuade him and secure you.

So they took the money and did as they were taught; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews till this day.

And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? What new teaching is this? For with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits and they obey him.

But certain of the scribes were sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies?

And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable? How then will ye know all parables?

who hear the word, And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

And he looked round to see her that had done this.

And coming in, he saith to them, Why make ye this ado and weep? The damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

And on the sabbath he taught in the synagogue, and many hearing were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? And what wisdom is this that is given him, that such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

Is not this the carpenter? The son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses, and of Judas and Simon! And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

But Herod hearing thereof, said, This is that John whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

And when the day was now far spent, the disciples coming to him said, This is a desert place, and it is now late.

He answering said to them, Well hath Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

And he said to her, For this saying, go: the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

And sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, Why doth this generation seek a sign? Verily I say to you, There shall no sign be given to this generation.

For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.

And there was a cloud that overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

And he asked his father, How long is it since this came to him? And he said, From a little child.

And he said to them, This kind can come forth by nothing but by prayer and fasting.

And Jesus answering said to them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this precept.