Now all this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

And the king Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet:

"And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel."

And they, having heard the king, departed; and, behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till, having come, it stood over where the Child was.

and was there till the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called My Son."

and, coming, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, "A Nazarene shall He be called."

and think not to say within yourselves, 'As a father we have Abraham;' for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And already the axe is lying at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, not bearing good fruit, is cut down, and cast into the fire.

Whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His threshing-floor, and will gather His wheat into the granary, but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire."

But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Suffer it now; for thus it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness." Then He suffers Him.

and, behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is My Son, the beloved, in whom I delighted."

But He, answering, said, "It has been written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"

and says to Him, "If Thou art a Son of God, cast Thyself down; for it has been written, 'He shall give His angels charge concerning Thee; and on their hands they shall bear Thee up; lest at any time Thou shouldest dash Thy foot against a stone.'"

Jesus said to him, "Again it has been written, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"

Then Jesus saith to him, "Depart, Satan; for it has been written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'"

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

"Ye are the salt of the earth; but, if the salt become tasteless, with what shall it be salted? It is henceforth good for nothing, except, when cast without, to be trodden under foot by men.

Nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand; and it gives light to all who are in the house.

"Ye heard that it was said to the ancients, 'You shall not kill; and whosoever kills shall be in danger of the judgment.'

If, therefore, you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has ought against you,

Verily I say to you, in no wise shall you come out thence, till you pay the last farthing.

"Ye heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;'

"And, if your right eye is causing you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you; for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not your whole body be cast into Hell.

"And, if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you; for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not your whole body go away into Hell.

"And it was said, 'Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement;'

"Again ye heard that it was said to the ancients, You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord your oaths;"

but I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by Heaven, because it is God's throne;

nor by the earth, because it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, because it is the Great King's city;

neither swear by your head, because you can not make one hair white or black.

But let your speech be, 'Yes, yes;' 'No, no;' and what is more than these is of the evil one.

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

and to him who is desirous that you should be sued at the law, and to take your coat, grant your cloak also;

"Ye heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy;'

For, if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? do not even the tax-collectors the same?

And, if ye salute your brethren only, what more than others do ye? Do not even the gentiles the same?

"Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them, otherwise at least ye have no reward with your Father Who is in Heaven.

But, when you are doing alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

Be not, therefore, like them; for your Father knoweth of what things ye have need before ye ask Him.

Therefore, I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink; nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

And who of you, by being anxious, can add to his stature one cubit?

Be not, therefore, anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink!' or 'What shall we put on?'

for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you.

Or how will you say to your brother, 'Permit me to cast out the mote out of your eye;' and, behold, the beam is in your own eye?

Hypocrite! Cast out first the beam out of your own eye; and then you will see clearly to cast out the mote out of your brother's eye.

"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

for every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened.

Or what man is there of you who, if his son shall ask him for bread, will give him a stone?

"Enter ye in through the narrow gate; because wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter through it;

because narrow is the gate, and straitened the way that leads to life, and few there are who find it!

Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by Thy name? and by Thy name cast out demons, and by Thy name do many mighty works,'"

and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it had been founded on the 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 it came to pass that, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at His teaching;

for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers; and I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

And Jesus, hearing it, wondered, and said to those following Him, "Verily I say to you, with no one in Israel did I find such faith.

but the sons of the Kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth."

And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; as you believed, be it done to you." And the boy was healed in that hour.

And, when it was evening, they brought to Him many demoniacs; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "Himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses."

And the men wondered, saying, "What manner of Man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!"

And, when He came to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass along that way;

and, behold, they cried out, saying, "What is there to us and to Thee, O Son of God? Didst Thou come here to torment us before the time?"

And the demons were entreating Him, saying, "If Thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine."

And He said to them, "Go." And, having come out, they went away into the swine; and, behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and died in the waters!

and, seeing it, the multitudes feared, and glorified God, Who gave such authority to men.

And Jesus, passing on thence, saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the tax-office, and He saith to him, "Follow Me." And, rising up, he followed Him.

And it came to pass, as He was reclining at table in the house, behold, many tax-collectors and sinners, having come, were reclining with Jesus and His disciples.

And the Pharisees, seeing it, said to His disciples, Why is your Teacher eating with the tax-collectors and sinners?"

And Jesus, hearing it, said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are ill.

But, going, learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice;' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

"Neither do they put new wine into old wine-skins; otherwise, indeed, the skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the skins are destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved together."

said, "Withdraw; for the damsel did not die, but is sleeping." And they were laughing at Him.

And, as Jesus was passing on thence, two blind men followed Him, crying out, and saying, "Have mercy on us, O Son of David!"

Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to your faith be it done to you."

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, "See that no one know it."

and, the demon having been cast oat, the dumb spake. And the multitudes wondered, saying, "Never was it so seen in Israel!"

But the Pharisees said, "By the ruler of the demons He is casting out the demons."

And, having called to Him His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.

Heal the sick; raise the dead; cleanse the lepers; cast oat demons; freely ye received, freely give.

"And into whatsoever city or village ye enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till ye go forth.

And, as ye are coming into the house, salute it:

and, if, indeed, the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but, if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

And, whosoever does not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye are going forth out of that house or city, shake off the dust, of your feet.

Verily I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

And, when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak;

for it is not ye that speak, but, the Spirit of your Father Who speaketh in you.

It is enough for the disciple, that he become as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they called the Master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his house-hold?

What I am saying to you in the darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, preach on the housetops.

for I came to set a man at variance with his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

"He that finds his life shall lose it; and he that loses his life for My sake shall find it.

And it came to pass that, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, He departed thence to teach and preach in their cities.

And Jesus, answering, said to them, "Having gone, report to John what ye are hearing and seeing:

And, as these were going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?

But what went ye out to see? a man in soft raiment; Behold, those wearing soft raiment are in kings' houses.

But why did ye go out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.

This is he of whom it has been written, 'Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face, who shall prepare Thy way before Thee.'

"Verily I say to you, there has not arisen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Immerser; yet he that is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

And from the time of John the Immerser until now, the Kingdom of Heaven is taken by storm, and violent men seize upon it;

and, if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is about to come.