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.

"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."

and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

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.

And while walking by the lake of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake; for they were fishers.

And his fame went forth into all Syria; and they brought to him all that were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were possessed by demons, and lunatics, and those who were struck with palsy; and he healed them.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so did they persecute the prophets that were before you.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching.

And when evening came, they brought to him many that were possessed by demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick;

And when the multitudes saw it, they were struck with fear, and gave glory to God, who had given such power to men.

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

And as they were going out, lo! they brought to him a dumb man, possessed by a demon.

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

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

Then he began to upbraid the cities wherein most of his miracles were done, because they did not repent.

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

And thou, Capernaum! shalt thou be exalted to heaven? Thou shalt be brought down to the underworld; for if the miracles which were done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

All things were delivered to me by my Father; and no one knoweth the Son but the Father; nor doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it is the will of the Son to reveal him.

At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears of grain, and to eat.

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he and those who were with him were hungry?

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 all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this the son of David?

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

and great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went into a boat, and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

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

And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and the miracles?

And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up of the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full.

And they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

And seeing him walking on the lake, they were dismayed, saying, It is a spectre; and they cried out for fear.

And they that were in the boat fell down before him, saying, Truly thou art the Son of God.

and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched were made well.

Then come the disciples, and say to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard that saying?

And great multitudes came to him, having with them those who were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at his feet, and he healed them;

And they all ate, and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that remained, seven baskets full.

And they who ate were four thousand men, besides children and women.

And the disciples hearing it, fell on their face, and were exceedingly afraid.

And while they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

and they will put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again. And they were greatly grieved.

But whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe in me to fall away, it were better for him to have a great millstone hung round his neck, and be swallowed up in the depth of the sea.

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

For there are eunuchs, who were so born from their mothers womb; and there are eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Then there were brought to him children, that be might lay his hands on them, and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

And the disciples, hearing this, were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

And they who were hired about the eleventh hour came, and received each a denary.

And when the ten heard this, they were much displeased with the two brothers.

And as they were going out of Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

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!

And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, were crying out, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heavens!

But the chief priests and the scribes, when they saw the wonderful things which he did, and the children that were crying out in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, were much displeased;

Then saith he to his servants, The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first married and died; and, having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.

And when the multitudes heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.

And while the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them,

And were not those days to shortened, no flesh would be saved; but, for the sake of the chosen, these days will be shortened.

But as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark,

And five of them were foolish, and five wise.

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.

But the disciples seeing it, were much displeased, saying, To what purpose is this waste?.

And as they were eating, he said, Truly do I say to you, that one of you will betray me.

And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and began every one to say to him, Is it I, Lord?

The Son of man indeed goeth away, as it hath been written concerning him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! Well were it for that man if he had not been born.

And, as they were eating, Jesus took a loaf, and having blessed, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

And coming again he found them sleeping; for their eyes were heavy.

And, lo! one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the highpriest, and cut off his ear.

And they who seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the highpriest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

And when he had gone out into the porch, another woman saw him, and said to those who were there, This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.

And shortly after, they who were standing by came and said to Peter, Surely thou too art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee.

When therefore they were assembled, Pilate said to them, Whom will ye that I release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?

And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, whom they compelled to carry his cross.

The robbers also, who were crucified with him, reviled him in the same manner.

And, lo! the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth, quaked, and the rocks were rent,

and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of holy men that slept, arose,

And the centurion and they who with him were watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and what was taking place, were exceedingly afraid, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

And many women were there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, rendering services to him;

And as they were going, lo! some of the guard came into the city, and told the chief priests all that had taken place.

So they took the money, and did as they were taught. And this story hath been commonly reported among the Jews to this day.