He had been dwelling upon this, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.

When Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him.

When King Herod heard of this, he was much troubled, and so, too, was all Jerusalem.

When Herod found that he had been trifled with by the Astrologers, he was very angry. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and the whole of that neighborhood, who were two years old or under, guided by the date which he had ascertained from the Astrologers.

When, however, John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to receive his baptism, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment?

When Jesus heard that John had been committed to prison, he retired to Galilee.

On seeing the crowds of People, Jesus went up the hill; and, when he had taken his seat, his disciples came up to him;

Blessed are you when people taunt you, and persecute you, and say everything evil about you--untruly, and on my account.

Therefore, when presenting your gift at the altar, if even there you remember that your brother has some grievance against you,

Be ready to make friends with your opponent, even when you meet him on your way to the court; for fear that he should hand you over to the judge, and the judge to his officer, and you should be thrown into prison.

And, when any one wants to go to law with you, to take your coat, let him have your cloak as well;

Therefore, when you do acts of charity, do not have a trumpet blown in front of you, as hypocrites do in the Synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. There, I tell you, is their reward!

But, when you do acts of charity, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

And, when you pray, you are not to behave as hypocrites do. They like to pray standing in the Synagogues and at the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. There, I tell you, is their reward!

But, when one of you prays, let him go into his own room, shut the door, and pray to his Father who dwells in secret; and his Father, who sees what is secret, will recompense him.

When praying, do not repeat the same words over and over again, as is done by the Gentiles, who think that by using many words they will obtain a hearing.

And, when you fast, do not put on gloomy looks, as hypocrites do who disfigure their faces that they may be seen by men to be fasting. That, I tell you, is their reward!

But, when one of your fasts, let him anoint his head and wash his face,

How will you say to your brother 'Let me take out the straw from your eye,' when all the time there is a beam in your own?

Who among you, when his son asks him for a loaf, will give him a stone,

Or when he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?

When Jesus had come down from the hill, great crowds followed him.

When Jesus went into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in- law prostrated with fever.

At the news the whole town went out to meet Jesus, and, when they saw him, they entreated him to go away from their neighborhood.

And there some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man: "Courage, Child! Your sins are forgiven."

When the crowd saw this, they were awe-struck, and praised God for giving such power to men.

And, later on, when he was at table in the house, a number of tax-gatherers and outcasts came in and took their places at table with Jesus and his disciples.

When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples: "Why does your Teacher eat in the company of tax-gatherers and outcasts?"

Jesus answered: "Can the bridegroom's friends mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be parted from them, and they will fast then.

When Jesus reached the President's house, seeing the flute- players, and a number of people all in confusion,

But, when the people had been sent out, Jesus went in, and took the little girl's hand, and she rose.

When he had gone indoors, the blind men came up to him; and Jesus asked them: "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" "Yes, Master!" they answered.

But, when he saw the crowds, his heart was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and harassed, 'like sheep without a shepherd';

But, when they persecute you in one town, escape to the next; for, I tell you, you will not have come to the end of the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

For, when John came, neither eating nor drinking, men said 'He has a demon in him';

But, when the Pharisees saw this, they said: "Look! your disciples are doing what it is not allowable to do on a Sabbath!"

"Have not you read," replied Jesus, "what David did, when he and his companions were hungry--

That same day, when Jesus had left the house and was sitting by the Sea,

When any one hears the Message of the Kingdom without understanding it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what has been sown in his mind. This is the man meant by the seed which was sown along the path.

But, as he has no root, he stands for only a short time; and, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, he falls away at once.

So, when the blades of corn shot up, and came into ear, the tares made their appearance also.

This seed is smaller than all other seeds, but, when it has grown up, it is larger than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that 'the wild birds come and roost in its branches.'"

When it was full, they hauled it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted the good fish into baskets, but threw the worthless ones away.

When Jesus had finished these parables, he withdrew from that place.

But, when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before his guests, and so pleased Herod,

When Jesus heard of it, he retired privately in a boat to a lonely spot. The people, however, heard of his going, and followed him in crowds from the towns on foot.

After dismissing the crowds, he went up the hill by himself to pray; and, when evening fell, he was there alone.

But, when they saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. "It is a ghost," they exclaimed, and cried out for fear.

But, when he felt the wind, he was frightened, and, beginning to sink, cried out: "Master! Save me!"

When they had got into the boat, the wind dropped.

When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.

"How is it that your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? For they do not wash their hands when they eat food."

Hypocrites! It was well said by Isaiah when he prophesied about you--

And the crowds were astonished, when they saw the dumb talking, the cripples made sound, the lame walking about, and the blind with their sight restored; and they praised the God of Israel.

When they raised their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus himself alone.

When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, and, kneeling down before him, said:

If your Brother does wrong, go to him and convince him of his fault when you and he are alone. If he listens to you, you have won your Brother.

Then Peter came up, and said to Jesus: "Master, how often am I to forgive my Brother when he wrongs me? As many as seven times?"

When he had begun to do so, one of them was brought to him who owed him six million pounds;

When his fellow-servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and went to their master and laid the whole matter before him.

Upon that the master sent for the servant, and said to him 'You wicked servant! When you begged me for mercy, I forgave you the whole of that debt.

"I tell you," answered Jesus, "that at the New Creation, 'when the Son of Man takes his seat on his throne of glory,' you who followed me shall be seated upon twelve thrones, as judges of the twelve tribes of Israel.

When he went out about five, he found some other men standing there, and said to them 'Why have you been standing here all day long, doing nothing?'

Now when those who had been hired about five o'clock went up, they received two shillings each.

So, when the first went up, they thought that they would receive more, but they also received two shillings each;

When Jesus was on the point of going up to Jerusalem, he gathered the twelve disciples round him by themselves, and said to them as they were on their way:

When they had almost reached Jerusalem, having come as far as Bethphage, on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent on two disciples.

They led the ass and the foal back, and, when they had put their cloaks on them, he seated himself upon them.

When he had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, and asked--

But, when the Chief Priests and the Teachers of the Law saw the wonderful things that Jesus did, and the boys who were calling out in the Temple Courts "God save the Son of David!", they were indignant,

When the disciples saw this, they exclaimed in astonishment: "How suddenly the fig tree withered up!"

For when John came to you, walking in the path of righteousness, you did not believe him, but tax-gatherers and prostitutes did; and yet you, though you saw this, even then were not sorry, nor did you believe him.

When the time for the vintage drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to receive his share of the produce.

Now, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"

But, when the king went in to see his guests, he noticed there a man who had not put on a wedding-robe.

Show me the coin with which the tax is paid." And, when they had brought him a florin,

When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they collected together.

Alas for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You scour land and sea to make a single convert, and, when he is gained, you make him twice as deserving of the Pit as you are yourselves.

Leaving the Temple Courts, Jesus was walking away, when his disciples came up to draw his attention to the Temple buildings.

So, while Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came up to him privately and said: "Tell us when this will be, and what will be the sign of your Coming, and of the close of the age."

When that time comes, they will give you up to persecution, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my Name.

Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in the heavens; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn, when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the heavens,' with power and great glory;

Therefore, do you also prepare, since it is just when you are least expecting him that the Son of Man will come.

Happy will that servant be whom his master, when he comes home, shall find doing this.

That servant's master will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour of which he is unaware,

When the Son of Man has come in his glory and all the angels with him, then he 'will take his seat on his throne of glory';

For, when I was hungry, you gave me food; when I was thirsty, you gave me drink; when I was a stranger, you took me to your homes;

When I was naked, you clothed me; when I fell ill, you visited me; and when I was in prison, you came to me.'

Then the Righteous will answer 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you? Or thirsty, and give you a drink?

When did we see you a stranger, and take you to our homes? Or naked, and clothe you?

When did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you?'

For, when I was hungry, you gave me no food; when I was thirsty, you gave me no drink;

When I was a stranger, you did not take me to your homes; when I was naked, you did not clothe me; and, when I was ill and in prison, you did not visit me.'

Then they, in their turn, will answer 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or ill, or in prison, and did not supply your wants?'

When Jesus had finished all this teaching, he said to his disciples:

"Why are you troubling the woman?" Jesus said, when he noticed it. "For this is a beautiful deed that she has done to me.

And I tell you that I shall never, after this, drink of this juice of the grape, until that day when I shall drink it new with you in the Kingdom of my Father."

Do you think that I cannot ask my Father for help, when he would at once send to my aid more than twelve legions of angels?

When he had gone out into the gateway, another maid saw him, and said to those who were there: "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth!"

So, when the people had collected, Pilate said to them: "Which do you wish me to release for you? Barabbas? Or Jesus who is called 'Christ'?"