Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

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.

But while he was thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take home Mary your wife; for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

Now all this was done, that the word might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem,

When Herod the king heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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 was there till the death of Herod; that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through his prophet, saying: Out of Egypt have I called my Son.

Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the Magi, was greatly enraged, and sent out and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem and in all its borders, from the age of two years and under, according to the time which he had strictly inquired of the Magi.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

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.

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither. But being warned in a dream, he with drew into the regions of Galilee,

and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets: He shall be called a Nazarene.

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

But the same John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of leather around his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

And after Jesus was immersed, he came up immediately from the water; and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.

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

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry.

Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up; he withdrew into Galilee;

that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

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.

You have heard that it was said to the ancients: You shall not kill; and whoever shall kill, shall be liable to the sentence of the judges.

You have heard that it was said: You shall not commit adultery.

Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients: You shall not swear falsely, but shall pay to the Lord your vows.

You have heard that it was said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

You have heard that it was said: You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.

But do you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face;

But I say to you, That Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.

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.

And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell: and great was its fall.

And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying: I will; be clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And when Jesus heard it, he was filled with admiration, and said to those who followed him: Verily I say to you, not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

And Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as you have believed, so be it to you. And his servant was restored to health in that hour.

that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

And behold, there was a great tempest in the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves: but he was asleep.

And he said to them: Why are you fearful, you of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea: and there was a great calm.

Now there was, at a distance from them, a herd of many swine, feeding.

And it came to pass that, while Jesus was reclining at table in his house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined at table with him and his disciples.

While he was speaking these things to them, behold, a certain ruler came and did him homage, saying: My daughter is already dead; but come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

But Jesus turned, and saw her, and said: Daughter, be of good courage; your faith has saved you. And the woman was saved from that hour.

And as Jesus was departing thence, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying: Son of David, have mercy on us.

And after the demon had been cast out, the dumb man spoke. And the multitudes were astonished, and said: Never was it seen thus in Israel.

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.

Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphseus, and Lebbceus, who was surnamed Thaddaeus;

and said to him: Art thou he that was to come, or must we look for another?

and if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah that was to come.

At that time Jesus was going, on the Sabbath, through the fields of grain; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pull the ears of grain, and to eat.

how he entered the house of God, and ate the loaves of the presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but for the priests only?

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.

Then he said to the man: Stretch forth your hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored to soundness, like the other.

that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb: and he cured him, so that the blind and dumb man both spoke and saw.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak to him.

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

When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understands it not, the wicked one comes and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he that received seed by the way side.

He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of. heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till the whole was leavened.

that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things that have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.

And the king was grieved: but on account of his oath, and those who reclined at table with him, he commanded it to be given.

And his head was brought in a dish, and given to the maiden: and she carried it to her mother.

And when Jesus came out, he saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion for them, and cured their sick.

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.

And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. And when evening came, he was there alone.

But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was against them.

But when he saw the wind strong, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying: Lord, save me.

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

Then Jesus answered and said to her: woman, great is your faith; be it to you as you desire. And her daughter was restored to health from that hour.

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

and he was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his clothing was white as the light.

While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo, a voice from the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight; hear him.

And Jesus rebuked the demon, and he came out of him: and the child was cured from that hour.

And when he began to make a settlement, there was brought to him one that owed him ten thou sand talents.

But as he was not able to pay, his lord commanded him, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, to be sold, and payment to be made.

And the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and let him go, and for gave him the debt.

When his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very sad, and went and made known to their lord all that was done.

And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the jailers, till he should pay all that was due him.

He said to them: Moses, on account of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so.

And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside on his journey, and said to them:

And when the ten heard it, their anger was aroused against the two brothers.

And behold, two blind men, sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying: Have mercy on us, Lord, son of David.

All this was done, that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:

And when he entered Jerusalem, all the city was moved, and said: Who is this?

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David, their anger was aroused,

Now in the morning, as he was returning to the city, he was hungry:

And after he had come into the temple, the chief priests and elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said: By what authority do you these things? And who gave you this authority?

The immersion of John, whence was it? from heaven, or from men? But they reasoned among themselves, and said, If we reply, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him?

Hear another parable: There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and rigged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to vine-dressers, and went into another country.

This was from the Lord, and it is wondrous in our eyes. For this reason, I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation that will bring forth the fruits of it.

And when that king heard of it, he was angry, and sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

And those servants went out into the roads, and brought together all, as many as they found, both bad and good: and the banquet-room was filled with guests.

And he said to him, Friend, how came you in hither without a wedding-robe? And he was silent.

But, concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying:

And one of them, who was a lawyer, asked him a question, that he might tempt him, saying:

And no one was able to answer him a word; nor did any one, from that day, dare to ask him another question.

And Jesus went out, and was departing from the temple, and his disciples came to him to point out to him the buildings of the temple.

And as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, and said: Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the age?

And at midnight a cry was made: Behold, the bridegroom comes! Go you out to meet him.

While they were going to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage supper; and the door was closed.