and sending them to Bethlehem, he said, Go and make diligent search for the child, and when ye have found Him, let me know, that I also may come and worship Him.

But when he saw many of the pharisees and sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.

And the tempter came to Him and said, If thou art the Son of God, command these stones to become bread:

but He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live upon bread only, but on whatever proceedeth from the mouth of God."

but Jesus said unto him, it is also written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

about Jordan, Galilee of the gentiles, the people that sat in darkness, saw a great light, and to them, who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up."

And seeing the multitudes He went up to a mountain, and when He was set down, His disciples came to Him,

Ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever committeth murder, shall be liable to the judgment:

Ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

And it has been said, whosoever would put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:

Again, ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

Ye have heard, that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

but I say unto you, Set not yourselves against him that injures you, but if any one smite thee on thy right cheek, rather turn to him the other also:

Ye have heard, that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy:

But the centurion answering said, Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst come under my roof, but speak the word, and my servant will be healed:

And when Jesus heard it He marvelled, and said to them that followed Him, Verily, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith even in Israel:

but I tell you, that many shall come from the east and from the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go, and be it unto thee as thou hast believed. And his servant was healed in that very hour.

But when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, he gave orders for departing to the other side of the lake.

And a certain scribe came to Him, and said, Master, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest:

But another of his disciples, whom he ordered to follow Him, said unto Him, Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father:

but Jesus said unto him; Do thou follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.

And when He was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demoniacs coming out from the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no one could pass by that way:

and He said unto them, Go: and they came out and went away into the herd of swine; and lo, all the herd of swine ran furiously down a precipice into the sea,

and behold, they brought to Him one that had the palsy laid on a couch: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Take heart my son, for thy sins are forgiven thee.

Upon which, some of the scribes said in themselves, This man blasphemeth: but Jesus knowing their surmises,

said to them, Why think ye evil in your hearts?

And as He was sitting at table in the house of Matthew, behold, several publicans and notorious sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?

But Jesus hearing them, said unto them, They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill: go therefore and learn what that means,

And Jesus said unto them, Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, while the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they will fast.

for she said within herself, If I can but touch his garment, I shall be cured.

And Jesus turning about, and seeing her, said, Daughter be comforted, thy faith hath cured thee. And from that time the woman was healed.)

but the pharisees said, he casts out devils by the prince of the devils.

For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:

And Jesus said to them in answer, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see:

the blind are restored to sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the gospel preached to them:

And upon this occasion Jesus opened his mouth and said, "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes:

And when the pharisees saw it they said to Him, See, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful for them to do on the sabbath.

But He said unto them, What man of you shall have one of his sheep fall into a pit on the sabbath-day, and will not lay hold of it and lift it out?

and all the multitudes were amazed, and said, "Is not this the Son of David?"

which the pharisees hearing, said, "He only casts out demons by the help of Beelzebub the prince of the devils."

But Jesus, who well knew their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself becomes desolate; and no city, or family, divided against itself can stand:

but He replied and said unto them, This wicked and degenerate race demand a sign; but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah:

then saith he, I will return into my house, that I came out of; and when he cometh, he findeth it empty, swept, and set off to advantage:

and somebody said to Him, "Here are thy mother and thy brethren standing without, desiring to speak to thee."

But in answer to him that told Him, He said, "Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?"

and stretching out his hand towards his disciples, He said, "Behold my mother and my brethren:"

Now on the same day, Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea-side:

and many people were gathered together to bear Him, so that He went into a ship and sat down, and all the multitude stood upon the shore; and He spake to them many things in parables,

and as he was sowing, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate them up:

And the disciples came to Him and said, Why dost thou speak to them in parables?

and regardeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he who received the seed as by the way-side.

And he who received the seed as upon stony grounds, is one that heareth the word and immediately receiveth it with joy:

And he that received the seed among the thorns, is one that likewise heareth the word; but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choketh the word, and so it becometh unfruitful.

But he who received the seed into good ground, is one that heareth and understandeth the word, who indeed beareth fruit, and yieldeth, like fertile lands, some an hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty.

So the servants came to their master, and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? whence then are the tares?

And he said unto them, Some enemy hath done this. The servants therefore said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

But he said, No: least in plucking up the tares ye root up the corn along with them.

Another parable delivered He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

and He answered them, and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

the field is the world; the good seed are the children of my kingdom; and the tares are the children of the wicked one.

which, when it was full, they dragged to the shore, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, and threw out the bad.

Then saith Jesus unto them, Did ye understand all these? they say unto Him, Yes, Lord: and He said unto them,

and came into his own country, and taught them in their synagogues; so that they were amazed and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom and these powers?

So they were prejudiced against Him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is no where less honoured than in his own country, and in his own family.

and said to his servants, This is John the baptist, he is certainly risen from the dead, and therefore miraculous things are done by him:

for John said to Him, It is not lawful for thee to have her: and he would have put him to death,

and she, being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here in a dish the head of John the baptist:

at which the king was distressed, but because of his oath, and of those who sat at table with him, he ordered it to be given her;

Now when it was evening his disciples came to Him and said, This is a desert place, and meal-time is now past; dismiss the people, that they may go away to the towns, and buy themselves victuals.

But Jesus said to them, they have no need to go away, do ye give them something to eat.

And they said, we have nothing here but five loaves and two fishes:

and He said, bring them hither to me.

And having ordered the multitudes to sit down upon the grass, and taken the five loaves and the two fishes, He looked up to heaven and blessed them; and He brake the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the people: and they did all eat, and were satisfied;

And presently after Jesus obliged the disciples to get into the ship, and to go before Him to the other side, while He dismissed the multitudes:

and when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were affrighted and said, It is an apparition;

Then Peter answered Him and said, Lord, if it be thou, command me to come unto thee upon the waters.

And He said, Come.

But He answered and said unto them, And why do ye transgress the commandment of God for your tradition?

And He called the multitude to Him, and said unto them, Hear and understand it:

Whereupon his disciples came and said to Him, Dost thou know that the pharisees, when they heard this assertion, were offended at it?

But He answered and said, Every plantation which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up.

Then Peter answered, and said unto Him, Explain to us this parable.

But he answered and said, I am sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

But he answered, It is not fit to take the children's bread and throw it to dogs: and she said, True, Lord;

Then Jesus answering, said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it therefore unto thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was cured from that very hour.

And Jesus departed from thence, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and going up to a mountain He sat down there.

Then Jesus called his disciples to Him and said, I am moved with compassion to the multitude, for they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: I will not let them go away fasting, least they faint in the way.

And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? and they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.

Then He bid the people sit down on the ground;

Now when his disciples departed to the other side, they forgot to take bread with them:

and therefore when Jesus said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the pharisees and of the sadducees,

they said one to another, It is because we have taken no bread.

And Jesus knowing their thoughts said to them, O ye of little faith, why do ye argue among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God.

And Jesus replied and said unto him, Blessed art thou Simon son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

But He turned and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan, thou art an offence to me; for thou regardest not the things of God, but those that be of men.

Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me: