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And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.

And after hearing the king, they went on their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the young child was.

And when they saw the star they were full of joy.

You Beth-lehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the chiefs of Judah: out of you will come a ruler, who will be the keeper of my people Israel.

In Ramah there was a sound of weeping and great sorrow, Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted for their loss.

And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,

And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.

Saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: because they who were attempting to take the young child's life are dead.

And they came into the house, and saw the young child with Mary, his mother; and falling down on their faces they gave him worship; and from their store they gave him offerings of gold, perfume, and spices.

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.

And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

And he got up, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

And the son of Asa was Jehoshaphat; and the son of Jehoshaphat was Joram; and the son of Joram was Uzziah;

And Eliud had Eleazar; and Eleazar had Matthan; and Matthan had Jacob;

And Zerubbabel had Abiud; and Abiud had Eliakim; and Eliakim had Azor;

And the son of Uzziah was Jotham; and the son of Jotham was Ahaz; and the son of Ahaz was Hezekiah;

And the sons of Josiah were Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the taking away to Babylon.

And the son of Salmon by Rahab was Boaz; and the son of Boaz by Ruth was Obed; and the son of Obed was Jesse;

And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.

And the son of Jesse was David the king; and the son of David was Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah;

See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;

Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.

And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.

And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.

And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;

In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.

But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.

And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?

Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.

Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.

But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.

And after going without food for forty days and forty nights, he was in need of it.

Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him,

And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship.

Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;

Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.

If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him.

And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:

Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;

Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

And there went after him great numbers from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from the other side of Jordan.

The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.

And straight away they let go the nets and went after him.

And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come.

The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.

And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

And news of him went out through all Syria; and they took to him all who were ill with different diseases and pains, those having evil spirits and those who were off their heads, and those who had no power of moving. And he made them well.

From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.

And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people.

And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.

You are the salt of the earth; but if its taste goes from the salt, how will you make it salt again? it is then good for nothing but to be put out and crushed under foot by men.

And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.

Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.

You have knowledge that it was said in old times, You may not put to death; and, Whoever puts to death will be in danger of being judged:

Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.

Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.

And seeing great masses of people he went up into the mountain; and when he was seated his disciples came to him.

Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.

Truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth come to an end, not the smallest letter or part of a letter will in any way be taken from the law, till all things are done.

Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.

For I say to you, If your righteousness is not greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never go into the kingdom of heaven.

Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire.

Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.

Again, it was said, Whoever puts away his wife has to give her a statement in writing for this purpose:

And if your right hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.

Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.

If then you are making an offering at the altar and there it comes to your mind that your brother has something against you,

While your offering is still before the altar, first go and make peace with your brother, then come and make your offering.

Again, you have knowledge that it was said in old times, Do not take false oaths, but give effect to your oaths to the Lord:

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of being judged; and he who says to his brother, Raca, will be in danger from the Sanhedrin; and whoever says, You foolish one, will be in danger of the hell of fire.

Or by the earth, because it is the resting-place for his foot; or by Jerusalem, because it is the town of the great King.

You may not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

You have knowledge that it was said, You may not have connection with another man's wife:

But I say to you that everyone who puts away his wife for any other cause but the loss of her virtue, makes her false to her husband; and whoever takes her as his wife after she is put away, is no true husband to her.

And if your right eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out and put it away from you; because it is better to undergo the loss of one part, than for all your body to go into hell.

But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart.

But I say to you, Take no oaths at all: not by the heaven, because it is the seat of God;

Truly I say to you, You will not come out from there till you have made payment of the very last farthing.

But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

And whoever makes you go one mile, go with him two.

But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.