And as he was revolving the matter in his mind, behold, an angel of the Lord in a dream appeared unto him, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary for thy wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

"A virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel," which is being interpreted, God with us.

So having heard the king, they went on; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the East, had gone before them, till it came and stood over the place where the infant was.

Then Herod, perceiving that he was treated delusively by the Magians, was greatly exasperated, and he sent and slew all the male infants, that were in Bethlehem, and in all its territories, from their entering their second year and all under it, according to the time, which he had accurately enquired from the Magians.

And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which produceth not good fruit, is hewing down, and casting into the fire.

Thus then pray ye: Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

But when thou keepest a fast, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

But if thine eye be vitiated, thy whole body will be darkened. If therefore the light which is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

But which of you, by his cares, can add one cubit to his stature?

If God then so clothe a vegetable of the field, which to-day is, [in beauty], and tomorrow is cast into the furnace, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

And why spiest thou out the mote which is in thy brother's eye, yet payest no attention to the beam which is in thine own eye?

Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor cast pearls before swine; lest they tread them under foot, and turning round tear you.

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.

And Jesus said to him, See thou tell no man; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them.

For which is the easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

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

However, fear them not: for there is nothing concealed, which shall not be discovered; nor hid, which shall not be known.

Then began he to upbraid the cities in which the chief of his miracles had been wrought, because they repented not:

Wo unto thee, Chorazin! wo unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles which had been wrought in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long since would they have repented in sack-cloth and ashes.

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.

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?

But I tell you, That every idle word which men speak, for it shall they give an account in the day of judgment.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, With the hearing ye shall hear, and not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and in no wise perceive:

For verily I tell you, That many prophets and righteous men have greatly desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Another parable he proposed to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field:

which indeed is among the smallest of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is among the greatest of herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make their nests in the branches of it.

Another parable spake he to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and covered up in three measures of flour, until the whole was leavened.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I will bring forth things hid from the foundation of the world.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field: which when a man findeth, he hideth, and for joy thereof, goeth away and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

which, when it was full, they drew to the beach, and sitting down, selected the good into baskets, but cast those of a bad kind away.

Then at the fourth watch of the night came Jesus unto them, walking on the sea.

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?

But ye say, If any man declare to his father or mother, This is a [devoted] gift, which else might have been employed by me for thy advantage;

not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but what cometh out of the mouth, that defileth the man.

Then he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up.

Do ye not observe, that every thing which entereth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is ejected into the vault?

But the things which go forth out of the mouth, come out of the heart, and they are the things which defile a man:

these are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man.

And she said, True, Lord: yet even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table.

But that we give them no offence, go unto the sea, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish which cometh up; and on opening his mouth, thou wilt find a stater, that take and give them for me and thee.

If then thy hand, or thy foot, lead thee to offend, cut them off, and cast them from thee: for it were better for thee to enter into life, halting or maimed, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the fire, which is eternal.

For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

What think you? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them stray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine in the mountains, and go and seek that which had strayed?

And if he happen to find it, verily I say unto you, that he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which never went astray.

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.

He saith unto him, Which? Then said Jesus, these, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

Then he said to her, What is thy wish? She saith unto him, Tell me that these my two sons shall sit, the one at thy right hand, and the other at thy left, in thy kingdom.

Then Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink of the cup that I am going to drink, and be baptised with the baptism with which I am baptised? They say unto him, We are able.

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.

saying to them, Go into the village, which is opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tied, and a foal with her; loose and bring them to me.

But when the chief priests and scribes saw the marvellous acts which he did, and the children crying out in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were filled with indignation;

Then Jesus answering, said to them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye answer me, then will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

Which of the two did the will of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus saith to them, Verily I say unto you, That tax-gatherers and harlots shall go before you into the kingdom of God.

Jesus saith unto them, Have ye not read in the Scriptures, "The stone, which the builders rejected; the same is become the head of the corner; this is done by the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes."

Then said the king to the servants, Bind his feet and hands, and take him away, and cast him into the darkness, which is without; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he to them, Render therefore to Caesar, the things which are Caesar's; and to God, the things which are God's.

Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

all things therefore which they prescribe for you to observe, observe and practise; but do not according to their works, for they say, yet do not practise.

Ye fools and blind! for which is the greater, the gold, or the temple which consecrates the gold?

Ye fools and blind! which is the greater, the gift, or the altar which consecrates the gift?

Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye resemble tombs whitewashed, which outwardly indeed appear specious, but within are full of dead men's bones, and all manner of impurity.

that upon you may come all the righteous blood which hath been poured out upon the earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel, to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

But Jesus said unto them, Do you not see all these things? I tell you of a certainty, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be utterly thrown down.

Watch therefore: for ye know not at what hour your Master cometh.

And this observe, that if the master of the family had known in which watch of the night the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered him to break into his house.

the master of that servant will come in a day that he doth not expect him, and at an hour which he knoweth not.

Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour in which the Son of man cometh.

for this is my blood, that [blood] of the new testament, which is shed for many, for the remission of sins.

Then saith he to them. My soul is exceeding sorrowful even to death: abide here, and watch with me.

And he cometh to the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, Is it so, that ye have not strength to watch with me one hour?

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak.

The governor repeating the question, said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? They said Barabbas.

And when they were come to a place called Golgotha (which is called the place of a skull),

Then the centurion, and they who were with him, guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things which were done, were exceedingly terrified, saying, Assuredly this was the Son of God.

and laid it in his own new sepulchre, which he had hewn out in a rock: and rolling a vast stone against the door of the sepulchre, departed.

Now on the morrow, which is the day after the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came in a body to Pilate,

And as they were going, some of the guards who were come into the city, had told the chief priests all things which had happened.

and not being able to come nigh him because of the crowd, they stripped off the roofing of the house where he was; and having broken a way through, they let down with ropes the couch, on which the paralytic lay.

Which is the easier thing, to say to a paralytic, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and take up thy couch, and walk away?

How he entered into the house of God to Abiathar the high-priest; and did eat the shewbread, which it was not lawful for any to eat except the priests, and he gave also to those who were with him?

For to him that hath, there shall more be given to him; but he that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.

It is like a grain of mustard, which when it is sown in the earth, is among the least of all the seeds which are upon the earth:

And taking the hand of the damsel, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi! which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise!

And he saw them greatly fatigued with rowing, for the wind was contrary to them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh to them, walking upon the sea, and seemed intending to pass by them.

For the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands to the wrist, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

And coming from the market, unless they have washed, they never eat. And there are many other things which they have by tradition received to observe, as the washings of cups, and pots, and vessels of brass, and couches.

But ye affirm, If a man say to his father or mother, it is Corban (that is, a gift), which otherwise might have been advantageous to thee from me;

abrogating the word of God by the tradition, which ye have transmitted down; and many such like things ye do.

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him, can make him unclean: but the things which come out from him, these are the things which make a man unclean.

But he turned himself around, and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou dost not relish the things which are of God, but those that are of men.

But they held their peace. For they had been disputing with each other on the road, which was the greatest.

And if thy foot cause thee to offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life halting, than having both feet to be cast into hell, into the fire which never can be quenched:

Then Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup which I drink? and be baptised with the baptism with which I am baptised?

And they said unto him, We are able. Then said Jesus unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup of which I drink; and be baptised with the baptism with which I am baptised:

And Jesus addressing him, said, What dost thou wish that I should do for thee? And the blind man said to him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight!

and saith unto them, Go into the village opposite to you: and immediately as you enter it, you will find a foal tied, on which no man yet hath rode; loose him, and bring him hither.

And Peter reminding him said, Rabbi, behold, the fig-tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

But if ye forgive not, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

Have ye never read this scripture? "The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: