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

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.

Now all this took place, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

But when Herod the king heard of these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

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.

and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "I called my son out of Egypt."

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deceived by the magians, was greatly enraged; and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the magians.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

"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."

But when Herod was dead, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned by God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

and came and took up his abode in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, "He will be called a Nazarene,"

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

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

And Jesus, as soon as he was baptized, went up from the water; and, lo! the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove, coming upon him.

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

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

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, "Thou shalt not kill; and whoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the Judges."

Ye have heard that it was said, "Thou shalt not commit adultery."

And it was said, "Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement."

Again ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, "Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths."

Ye have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."

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

But do thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

and yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.

and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not; for it was founded upon a rock.

and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell; and great was its fall.

And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was made well in that hour.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases."

And, lo! a great tempest arose on the lake, so that the boat was almost covered by the waves; but he was sleeping.

And he saith to them, Why are ye fearful, ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the waves; and there was a great calm.

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

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 it came to pass, as he was reclining at table in the house, lo! many publicans and sinners came and reclined with Jesus and his disciples.

While he was thus speaking to them, lo! a certain ruler came in and bowed down before him, saying, My daughter just now died; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.

And he turned round, and seeing her, said, Be of good cheer, daughter; thy faith hath made thee well. And the woman was made well from that hour.

And when the demon was cash out, the dumb man spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, Never was the like seen in Israel.

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

And if ye are willing to receive it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

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 saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored sound as the other.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw.

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

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, lo! his mother and his brothers were standing without, seeking to speak with him.

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

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the Evil One cometh, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart; this man is what was sown by the wayside.

And what was sown on the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and immediately receiveth it with joy,

And what was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

And what was sown on the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who also beareth fruit, and yieldeth, one a hundred fold, another sixty, another thirty fold.

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

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation [of the world]."

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

But when Herods birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;

And the king was sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he ordered it to be given,

And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel; and she brought it to her mother.

And when he came forth he saw a great multitude; and he was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.

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.

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 boat was now in the midst of the lake, tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary.

But seeing the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me!

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,

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

But he answered and said, I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was cured from that hour.

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

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun; and his garments became white as the light.

While he was yet speaking, lo! a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo! a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; hear him."

And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him; and the boy was cured from that hour.

And when he had begun to reckon, there was brought to him one, who owed him ten thousand talents.

But as he was unable to pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Then his fellowservants, seeing what was done, were greatly grieved; and went and told their lord all that had been done.

And his lord was enraged, and delivered him to the inflicters of punishment, till he should pay all that was due to him.

He saith to them, Moses, on account of your hardness of heart, allowed you m put away your wives; but in the beginning it was not so.

Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve apart, and on the way said to them,

And lo! two blind men, who were sitting by the wayside, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have pity on us, Son of David!

Now this took place, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

And when he came into Jerusalem, the whole city was in commotion, saying, Who is this?

And in the morning, as he was returning to the city, he was hungry.

And when he had 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 doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?

The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

Hear another parable. There was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and dug in it a winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

And the chief priests and the Pharisees when they heard his parables, knew that he was speaking of them.

And the king was enraged; and sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good; and the bridechamber was fully furnished with guests.

and he saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in here, not having a wedding garment? And he was struck dumb.

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

And no one was able to answer him a word; nor durst any one from that day question him any more.

And Jesus went out, and was going from the temple; and his disciples came to him, to show him the buildings of the temple.

And as he was sitting upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the signs of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

But at midnight there was a cry, Lo! the bridegroom! go out to meet him.

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth. See! thou hast thine own.

For I was hungry, and ye gave me food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;

naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.