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

"And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art in no respect the least amongst the princes of Judah, for from thee shall go forth the Ruler, who shall conduct my people Israel."

saying, Arise, and take the little boy and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they who sought the life of the infant are dead.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, O ye broods of vipers! who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

and lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my Son, the beloved, in whom is my delight.

the people who sat in darkness saw a great light; and on those who sat in the region and shadow of death, even on them hath the light arisen."

And as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

And there went out a report of him into all Syria: and they brought unto him all who had illness, the afflicted with various diseases and painful complaints, and the demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be fed to the full.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for their's is the kingdom in heaven.

Rejoice and exult; for plenteous is your reward in the heavens: for just so they persecuted the prophets who went before you.

Just so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

but I say unto you, That every man who is angry with his brother without cause, shall be liable to the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the sanhedrim: but whosever shall say, Thou fool, shall be liable to be cast into hell fire.

but I say unto you, That every one who looketh upon a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Give to him that asketh thee; and from him who wants to borrow of thee, turn not away.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who treat you insolently, and persecute you;

that ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven: for he causeth his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and tendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

For if ye love those who love you, what reward have you? do not even the publicans the same thing?

Be ye therefore perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, in order to catch their eye: for otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will himself reward thee openly.

But when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and shut thy door, to pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

that thou mayest not make a shew of fasting to men, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

What man is there of you, of whom if his son ask a loaf, will he give him a stone?

If ye then, evil as ye are, know how to bestow good gifts on your children; how much more will your Father who is in heaven, bestow good things on those who ask him?

Enter in through the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and spacious the road, which leadeth to perdition, and they are many who enter that way:

because strait is the gate, and narrow the road, which leadeth to life, and they are but a few who find it.

Take heed then of false prophets, who come to you in the garb of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Not every one who saith to me, Lord, Lord! shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Every man therefore who is hearing from me these words, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the intelligent man, who erected his house upon a rock:

And every man who is hearing these sayings of mine, and doth not practise them, he will resemble the foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

And Jesus hearing him, marvelled, and said to those who were following, Verily I say unto you, not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

And when evening was come, they brought him many possessed by devils: and he cast out the spirits by a word, and all who had illnesses he cured:

But they who fed them fled, and going away into the city, reported all things, and what had happened to the demoniacs.

But when the multitude saw it, they were astonished, and glorified God, who had given such power unto men.

But Jesus hearing it, said unto them, They who are in the vigour of health have no need of the physician, but they who have illness.

And, behold, a woman, who had an haemorrage twelve years, came behind, and touched the fringe of his garment:

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

And into whatsoever city or village ye enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye depart.

for it is not you who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father which is speaking in you.

And be not afraid of those who kill the body, and cannot kill the soul: but fear him rather who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Every one therefore who shall make confession of me before men, of him will I also make confession before my Father who is in heaven.

But whosoever shall disown me before men, him will I also disown before my Father who is in heaven.

But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in delicate garments? Lo! they who wear delicate garments are in the houses of kings.

For this is he of whom it is written, "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee."

And if ye will receive it, this is Elias who was to come.

But to whom shall I resemble this generation? it is like little boys sitting in the places of concourse, and calling to their companions,

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted unto heaven, shalt be cast down to hell: for if the miracles which have been wrought in thee had been done in Sodom, it had remained unto this day.

All things are delivered up to me by my Father: and no person knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any person the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal him.

Come to me, all who labour hard, and sustain heavy burdens, and I will give you relief.

And he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they who were with him?

how they went into the house of God, and did eat the loaves of shew-bread, of which it was not lawful for him or those who were with him to eat, but for the priests alone?

and, behold a man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

Then he said to them; What man of you is there who hath one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, doth he not lay hold on him, and lift him out?

"Behold, my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul delighteth: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall proclaim judgment for the heathen.

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

But he answered and said to him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

When any person heareth the word of the kingdom, and doth not understand it, the wicked one cometh, and snatcheth away what was sown on his heart: such is he who is the sown by the road-side.

But the sown on the rocky soil, is he who having heard the word, and instantly with joy receiving it,

But the sown among the thorns, is he who heareth the word, and the anxiety about this world and the deceitfulness of riches, choketh the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

But the sown upon the good ground, is he who heareth the word, and understandeth it; who truly beareth fruit, and produceth, one an hundred fold, and another sixty, and another thirty.

Another parable proposed he to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man who sowed good seed in his field:

the field is the world: and the good seed are those who are the children of the kingdom; but the zizane are the children of the wicked one;

the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

The Son of man shall send out his angels, and shall gather together out of his kingdom all things offensive, and those who practise iniquity;

who, having discovered one of vast price, went away and sold all that he possessed, and bought it.

They say unto him, Yes, Lord. Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man, the master of a family, who bringeth out of his storehouse things new and old.

And the king was grieved: but for his oath's sake, and on account of those who were with him, he commanded it to be given her.

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

And they who were in the vessel, came and worshipped him, saying, Truly thou art the Son of God.

Then Jesus coming into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, questioned his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I am? The Son of Man?

He saith unto them, But who do ye say that I am?

And Jesus replying, said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona; for flesh and blood hath not revealed this to thee, but my Father, who is in heaven.

Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here, who shall in no wise taste of death, until they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

And while he was yet speaking, behold, a luminous cloud overshadowed them; and lo! a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom is my delight; hear him!

And when they came to Capernaum, they who receive the tax of two drachmas came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?

He saith, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth receive customs and tax? from their own children, or from aliens?

AT that time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is indeed the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones, who believe in me, to stumble, it were better for him that a millstone was hung at his neck, and that he was sunk in the depth of the sea.

Wo to the world because of offences! for there is a necessity that offences come: nevertheless, wo to that man by whom the offence cometh!

See that ye despise not one of these little ones, for I say unto you, That their angels in heaven continually behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones perish.

Again I say unto you, That if two of you are concurring upon earth, respecting any matter, which ye shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

Therefore is the kingdom of heaven like unto a certain king who purposed to settle his account with his servants.

But that servant going out, found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing, throttled him, saying, Pay me what thou owest.

But he replying, said unto them, Have ye not read, that he who created them from the beginning, created them male and female?

Then he said to them, All men are not capable of receiving this saying, but they to whom it is given.

For there are eunuchs, who were so from their mothers' womb; and there are eunuchs, who have been made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven. He that is capable of receiving, let him receive it.

But when his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

Then said Jesus unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye who have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And every one who hath left family, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name sake, shall receive an hundred fold, and shall inherit life eternal.

But many, now first, will be the last; and last, who will be the first.

FOR the kingdom of heaven is like a man, the master of a family, who went out at break of day, to hire labourers into his vineyard.

And when they came, who began about the eleventh hour, they received each a denarius.

saying, These last have wrought only a single hour, and thou hast put them on an equality with us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.

And he saith unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of my cup, and with the baptism with which I am baptised, shall ye be baptised; but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, it is not in my power to bestow, but on those, for whom it was prepared by my Father.

And, behold, two blind men sat by the road side, who hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, son of David!

and the multitudes who went before, and who followed after, cried, saying, Hosanna, to the son of David; blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.