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

"And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art by no means least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a ruler, who shall feed my people Israel."

saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel; for they who sought the childs life are dead.

But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them, Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

And lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

the people that sat in darkness, saw a great light; and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light arose."

And his fame went forth into all Syria; and they brought to him all that were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were possessed by demons, and lunatics, and those who were struck with palsy; and he healed them.

Blessed are they who mourn; for they will be comforted.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they will be filled.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

In like manner let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

But I say to you, Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you;

that ye may become sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

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

But take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

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

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

After this manner therefore pray ye:Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;

that thou appear not to men to be fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.

But who of you by anxious thought can add to his life one cubit?

Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ask for bread, will give him a stone?

If ye then, though evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him!

Enter in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction; and many are they who go in thereat.

For strait is the gate, and narrow the way, that leadeth to life; and few are they who find it.

Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

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

Every one then that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock;

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

When Jesus heard this, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly do I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such faith.

And when the multitudes saw it, they were struck with fear, and gave glory to God, who had given such power to men.

But when he heard that, he said, They who are well do not need a physician, but they who are sick.

And, lo! a woman, who had had an issue of blood for twelve years, came up behind, and touched the fringe of his garment.

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

Simon of Cana, and Judas Iscariot, he who betrayed him.

And into whatever city or town ye enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye leave the place.

And fear not those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

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

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

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

And if ye are willing to receive it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, who call to their fellows,

All things were delivered to me by my Father; and no one knoweth the Son but the Father; nor doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it is the will of the Son to reveal him.

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he and those who were with him were hungry?

how he went into the house of God, and they ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but for the priests alone?

And he said to them, Who of you that owneth one sheep, if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it, and lift it out?

"Behold my servant, whom I chose; my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will declare judgment to the nations.

And if I cast out the demons through Beelzebul, through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore shall they be judges of you.

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

For whoever doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

And what was sown on the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who also beareth fruit, and yieldeth, one a hundred fold, another sixty, another thirty fold.

Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumblingblocks, and those who do iniquity,

And he said to them, Thus then every scribe, instructed for the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, who bringeth out from his storehouse things new and old.

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

And the men of that place, when they saw who he was, sent out into all that country round, and brought to him all the diseased,

And great multitudes came to him, having with them those who were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at his feet, and he healed them;

And they who ate were four thousand men, besides children and women.

And Jesus, having come into the region of Caesarea Philippi, asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is?

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

And Jesus answering said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon, son of Jonah; for flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

Truly do I say to you, There are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

While he was yet speaking, lo! a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo! a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; hear him."

And when they had come to Capernaum, those who received the halfshekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the halfshekel?

He saith, Yes. And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes? Of their own sons, or of strangers?

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

Woe to the world because of stumblingblocks! For it must needs be that stumblingblocks come; but woe to the man through whom the stumblingblock cometh!

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven continually behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Thus it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

Again, I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing that they shall ask, it will be done for them by my Father o who is in heaven.

Therefore the kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, who would settle accounts with his servants.

And when he had begun to reckon, there was brought to him one, who owed him ten thousand talents.

But that servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, who owed him a hundred denaries; and he laid hold of him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest.

And he answering said, Have ye not read, that he who made them at the beginning, made them male and female?

But he said to them, All cannot receive this saying, but they only to whom it is given.

For there are eunuchs, who were so born from their mothers womb; and there are eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

And he said to him, Why dost thou ask me concerning what is good? There is but one who is good. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

And the disciples, hearing this, were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

And Jesus said to them, Truly do I say to you, that, in the renovation when the Son of man sitteth on the throne of his glory, ye who have followed me shall also yourselves sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And every one who hath left brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, or houses, for the sake of my name, will receive many fold more, and will inherit everlasting life.

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

And they who were hired about the eleventh hour came, and received each a denary.

saying, These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.

He saith to them, Ye will indeed drink my cup; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but it will be given to those for whom it hath been prepared by my Father.

And lo! two blind men, who were sitting by the wayside, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have pity on us, Son of David!

And when he came into Jerusalem, the whole city was in commotion, saying, Who is this?

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of those who sold the doves;

And when he had 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 doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?

Hear another parable. There was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and dug in it a winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

They say to him, He will bring those wicked men to a miserable end, and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their season.

The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriagefeast for his son,

and sent forth his servants to call to the feast those who had been invited; and they would not come.

Again, he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come to the feast.

Then saith he to his servants, The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

And the king, coming in to view the guests, saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment;

And call no one your father on the earth; for one is your father, he who is in heaven.

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites I because ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for ye go not in yourselves, nor suffer those who are entering to go in.

He then who sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all that is upon it;

and he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him who dwelleth in it;

and he who sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who sitteth thereon.