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

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in wise: when Mary his mother was promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child by the Holy Ghost:

but Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was inclined to break off the contract with her privately;

and when he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph thou Son of David, scruple not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came certain wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him:

and having summoned together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where the Messiah was to be born: and they told him, at Bethlehem in Judea;

When they had heard the king, they went: and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went on before them, till it came and stood over the place where the child was.

Then Herod, when he saw that he was baffled by the wise-men, was very much enraged; and he sent and slew all the male-children in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly inquired of the wise-men.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet,

saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

but when he heard that Archelaus reigned over Judea in the room of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither; however being warned of God in a dream, he retired into the district of Galilee.

And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

for this is He who was spoken of by Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the desert, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."

And this John had his clothes of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Then he permitted Him. And Jesus as soon as He was baptized came up from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened unto Him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon Him:

Then was Jesus led by the spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil:

and when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, at last He was very hungry.

Now when Jesus heard that John was imprisoned, He departed into Galilee:

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, "The land of Zabulon,

Now as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; (for they were fishermen:)

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:

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

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head and wash thy face;

that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

and the rain fell upon it, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not; for it was founded upon a rock.

and the rain fell upon it, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell, and the fall thereof was great.

and Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed: and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto Him a centurion beseeching Him, and saying, Lord,

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.

And when it was evening they brought to him many demoniacs: and he cast out the evil spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill: that it might be fulfilled,

which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, He took our infirmities himself, and bore our diseases.

And when He was entered into the ship, his disciples followed Him:

and behold a great tempest rose on the sea, so that the vessel was even covered by the waves; but He was asleep.

Why are ye so frighted, O ye of little faith? Then He rose up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

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:

Now there was at some distance from them a large herd of swine seeding: and the devils besought Him,

And as Jesus was passing from thence, He saw a man sitting at the custom-house, named Matthew; and He saith to him, Follow me: and he rose up and followed Him.

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.

As He was speaking these things to them, behold there came a ruler and worshipped Him, saying, My daughter is at the point of death: but come, I pray Thee, and put thy hand upon her, and she shall live:

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

And as Jesus was going from thence, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, Have compassion on us, O Son of David.

And when He was come into the house, the blind men came to Him: and Jesus saith unto them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? and they say unto Him, Yes Lord.

And as they were going out, there was brought to Him a dumb man, a demoniac:

and when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spake; and the multitudes were amazed, saying, there had never been seen the like in Israel:

And when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion towards them; because they were dispersed and scattered like sheep that have no shepherd:

Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus who was surnamed Thaddeus;

he sent two of his disciples to ask Him, Art thou He who was to come, or are we to expect another?

and, if ye are willing to receive the truth, This is that Elias who was to come.

even so, Father, for it was thy good pleasure that so it should be."

and did eat the shew-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor those that were with him; but for the priests only? or have ye not read in the law,

Then saith He to the man, Stretch out thine hand: and he stretched it out, and it was made sound like the other.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold my servant whom I have chosen,

Then was brought to Him a demoniac, who was blind and dumb; and he healed Him, so that the blind and dumb man both spake and saw:

for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Now as He was yet discoursing to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, and desired to speak to Him:

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

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.

Another parable spake He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like leaven, which a woman took and put into a large quantity of dough, till 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 publish things which have been concealed from the foundation of the world.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, that was cast into the sea, and inclosed fishes of various sorts;

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

but that he was afraid of the people; for they esteemed him as a prophet.

But when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod, so

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;

and his head was brought in a dish, and given to the young princess, who carried it to her mother:

And when Jesus heard it, He departed from thence in a ship to a solitary place of retirement: but the people hearing where He was followed Him on foot from the cities:

and when Jesus came out of the ship, He saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them; and He healed their sick.

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.

and they took up what was left even of fragments twelve baskets full.

And in the evening He was there alone. Now the ship was by this time in the midst of the sea, and violently tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary:

And Peter went down from the ship and walked upon the waters to go to Jesus: but seeing the wind boisterous, he was afraid, and beginning to sink cried out, Lord, save me.

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

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 they did all eat, and were satisfied: and they took up what was left even of fragments seven baskets full.

Then charged He his disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Messiah.

and was transfigured before them: and his face shone like the sun, and his raiment became white as the light.

And as he was speaking, lo a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him.

Bring him here to me. And when Jesus rebuked him, the demon departed out of him, and the child was cured from that time.

for the Son of man came from thence to save that which was lost.

and when he began to reckon, there was brought to him one, who was debtor in ten thousand talents:

But that same servant, as he was going out, met with one of his fellow-servants, who owed him but an hundred pence; and he laid hold on him and seized him by the throat, saying, Pay me what thou owest me:

Now when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very much grieved, and came and acquainted their lord with all that had passed.

And his lord being highly provoked delivered him to the officers, till he should pay all that was owing to him.

And the pharisees came to Him to ensnare Him, and asked Him, whether it was lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

He answered them, Moses because of your hardheartedness, permitted you to put away your wives; but it was not so from the beginning:

Now when evening was come, the owner of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the work-men and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first.

And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold we are going up to Jerusalem,

and behold, two blind men siting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion,

And when He came into Jerusalem, all the city was in a commotion, saying, Who is this?

Now in the morning as He was returning to the city, He was hungry;

And when He was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him as He was teaching, and said, By what authority dost thou these things, and who gave thee this authority?

The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves saying, If we say, from heaven, He will reply, Why then did ye not believe him?

But what think ye of this? There was a man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go, work to day in my vineyard:

Hear another parable, There was a certain man, a master of a family, that planted a vineyard, and made a fence about it, and put a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and travelled abroad.

And when the king heard of it, he was highly provoked, and sent his troops, and destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city.