And he meditating on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying; Joseph, son of David, do not fear to receive Mary thy wife; for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit;

and says to Him; If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it has been written, That He will give His angels charge concerning thee, and upon their hand they will bear thee, lest thou mayest dash thy foot against a stone.

Jesus said to him; Again it has been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

If having fallen down thou mayest worship me: then Jesus says to him, Get behind me, Satan; for it has been written; Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.

And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not that thy whole body may go away into hell.

Neither swear by thy head, because thou art unable to make one hair white or black.

But I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smites thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also:

to him wishing to prosecute thee at law, and take away thy coat, let him have the cloak also.

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

But thou doing alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

in order that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee openly.

But when thou mayest pray, enter into thy closet, and having closed thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will reward thee openly.

Therefore pray ye after this manner: Our Father who art in the heavens, let thy name be hallowed:

let thy kingdom come: let thy will be done, as in heaven, even so upon earth:

But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

in order that thou mayest not appear unto the people fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.

For the light of the body is the eye. If thine eye may be clear, thy whole body will he lighted.

If thine eye may be bad, thy whole body will be dark. Then if the light which is in you is darkness, the darkness is so great.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name cast out demons, and in thy name done many mighty works?

And behold, they were bringing to Him a paralyzed man, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Be of good cheer, child, thy sins are forgiven thee.

For whether is it easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or, Arise, and walk about?

But in order that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then He says to the paralytic), Having arisen, take thy bed, and depart into thy house.

Then the disciples of John come to Him, saying, Wherefore do we and the Pharisee fast, but thy disciples do not fast?

And the woman was saved from that hour. And Jesus turning and seeing her said, Be of good cheer, daughter; thy faith hath saved thee.

for this is he, concerning whom it has been written, Behold, I send my messenger before my face, who will prepare thy way before thee.

Yea, Father, because it was so well pleasing in thy sight.

And the Pharisees, seeing, said to Him, Behold thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.

Then He says to the man, Reach forth thy hand. And he reached it forth and it was restored.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shah be condemned.

And a certain one said to Him; Behold, thy mother and thy brothers stand without, seeking to speak to thee.

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

For God commanded saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die with death.

Then Jesus responding said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; let it be done unto thee as thou dost wish. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

And I brought him to thy disciples, and they were not able to heal him.

If thy hand or thy foot offends thee, cut them off and cast them from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.

But if thy brother may sin, go, and convict him between thee and him alone: if he may hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother:

did it not behoove thee also to have mercy on thy fellow-servant, as I had mercy on thee?

honor the father and the mother, and thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

And He said to her, What do you wish? She says to Him, Tell me that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom.

Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh, meek, and seated upon a donkey, even a colt, the progeny of the work-beast.

And He said to him; Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I may make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather together thy children, in the manner in which a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but ye were not willing!

And He sitting upon the Mount of Olives; the disciples came to Him privately, saying, Tell us, when these things shall be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming and the end of the age?

His lord said to him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou wast faithful over few things, and I will make thee ruler over many things: come thou into the joy of thy lord.

And his lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: come thou into the joy of thy lord.

and being afraid, having gone away, I hid thy talent in the earth: behold, thou hast thine own.

And again the second time, having gone away, He prayed, saying, My Father, if it is possible that this cup pass from me, if I shall not drink it, let thy will be done.

Then Jesus says to him, Turn away thy sword into its place; for all taking the sword shall perish by the sword.

And after a little the bystanders coming to Peter, said, Truly, thou art also one of them, for indeed thy speech betrays thee.

As has been written in the prophets; Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who will prepare thy way before thee;

and says to him, See that you may speak nothing to any one: but go, show thyself unto the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

And Jesus seeing their faith says to the paralytic, Child, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take thy bed, and walk about?

(He says to the paralytic), I say unto thee, Arise, take thy bed, and go into thy house.

The disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting. And they come and say to Him; Wherefore do the disciples of John and the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples do not fast?

And looking round on them with indignation, being grieved over the hardness of their hearts, He says to the man; Reach forth thy hand. And he reached it forth and it was restored.

And the crowd was sitting round Him; and they say to Him, Behold thy mother and thy brothers without are seeking thee.

And He asked him, What is thy name? And he says to Him, My name is Legion; because we are many.

And He did not permit him, but says to him, Go to thine own house to thy people, and proclaim to them how many things the Lord has done for thee, and had mercy on thee.

And He said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

And He still speaking, they come from the house of the chief ruler of the synagogue, saying, Thy daughter is dead: why do you still trouble the Teacher?

For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.

Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, Wherefore do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders: but they eat bread with unwashed hands?

For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and let the one speaking evil of father and mother die the death.

And He said to her, On account of this word go; the demon has already gone out from thy daughter.

And when he may take him, he lacerates him: and he froths, and gnashes his teeth, and pines away. And I said to thy disciples, that they should cast him out; and they were not able.

And John responded to Him saying, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in Thy name, who does not follow us; and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.

And if thy hand may offend thee, cut it off: it is good for thee to go into life maimed, rather than having two hands to go away into hell, into the fire that can not be quenched.

If thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is good for thee to go into life lame, rather than have two feet to be cast into hell.

You know the commandments, thou must not commit adultery, thou must not murder, thou must not steal, thou must not bear false witness, thou must not defraud, honor thy father and mother.

And they said to Him, Grant unto us, that we may sit, one on thy right, and one on thy left, in thy glory.

And Jesus said to him, Go; thy faith hath saved thee: and immediately he looked up, and followed Jesus in the way.

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment.

And the second is like unto it; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

And love Him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to love thy neighbor as thyself is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, the Lord said unto my Lord; Sit thou on my right hand, until I may make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet!

And the angel said to him; Fear not, Zacharias; because thy prayer has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John.

And behold Elizabeth thy kinswoman, indeed, herself having conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month, to her who is called barren.

And Mary said; Behold the handmaiden of the Lord; may it be done unto me according to thy word. And the angel went away from her.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

And they said to her; That there is no one among thy kindred who is called by this name.

Now, O Lord, thou art letting thy servant depart, in peace according to thy word;

because mine eyes saw thy salvation,

a light unto the revelation of the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

and a sword shall go through thy soul, in order that the reasonings of many hearts may be revealed.

And seeing Him they were astonished, and His mother said to Him; Child, why did you thus do unto us? Behold, thy father and I were seeking thee, sorrowful.

And Jesus responding said to him; It has been written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and Him only shalt thou serve.

and they will bear thee upon their hands, lest at any time thou mayest dash thy foot against a stone.

And Jesus responding said to him; That it has been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And He said to them, You truly speak to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: so many things as we heard having been done in Capernaum, do also here in thy own country.

And Simon responding said to Him, Master, having toiled all night, we caught nothing: but at thy word I will spread the net.

And He commanded him to tell no one: but having gone away, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

And seeing their faith, He said to him; Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Which is the easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven unto thee; or, to say. Arise and walk about?

But in order that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (He said to the paralyzed), I say unto thee, Arise, and having taken thy bed, go into thy house.

And they said to Him, Wherefore do the disciples of John fast, and make supplications; likewise also those of the Pharisees; but thy disciples eat and drink?

And looking around upon them all, He said to him, Reach forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored.

To the one smiting thee on the cheek turn the other also; and from the one taking away thy cloak do not withhold even the coat.