And Jesse begat David the King. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;

Now the birth, of Jesus Christ, was, thus: His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, - before they came together, she was found with child by the Holy Spirit.

But, when, these things, he had pondered, lo! a messenger of the Lord, by dream, appeared to him, saying, - Joseph, son of David! do not fear to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for, that which, in her, hath been begotten, is of the , Holy, Spirit.

saying - Where is he that hath been born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and have come to bow down to him.

Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly enraged, - and sent and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its bounds, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the wise men.

And Jesus, having been immersed, straightway, went up from the water, - and lo! the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove coming upon him;

And, hearing that, John, had been delivered up, he retired into Galilee;

Happy, they who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake; for, theirs, is the kingdom of the heavens.

And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and rushed against that house, and it fell not; for it had been founded upon the rock.

And, they who were feeding them, fled, - and, departing into the city, reported all things, and what concerned them who had been demonized.

But, when the multitude had been put forth, he went in, and grasped her hand, - and the maiden arose.

Then do not fear them, - for, nothing hath been covered, which shall not be, uncovered, and, hidden, which shall not be, made known.

But, even the hairs of, your, head, have all been numbered.

The Son of Man, came, eating and drinking, and they say, Lo! a gluttonous man and a wine-drinker! a friend of, tax-collectors, and sinners! And yet wisdom hath been justified by her works.

Then, began he to upbraid the cities, in which had been done his noblest mighty works; because they repented not: -

Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! Because, if, in Tyre and Zidon, had been done the works of power, which were done in you, of old, in sackcloth and ashes, had they repented.

And, thou, Capernaum! Unto heaven, shalt thou be uplifted? Unto hades, thou shall be brought down; because, if, in Sodom, had been done the works of power, which were done in thee, it would, in that case, have remained until this day.

All things, unto me, have been delivered up by my Father; and, no one, fully knoweth the Son, save the rather, neither doth any one fully know, the Father, save, the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son, may be minded, to reveal, him.

And, he, answering, said, Because, unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, - whereas, unto them, hath it not been given.

When anyone heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the wicked one cometh, and catcheth up that which hath been sown in his heart, - this, is he, by the pathway, sown.

for John had been saying to him, It is not allowed thee, to have her.

His fellow-servants, therefore, seeing, the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly, - and went and made quite plain to their master all the things which had been done.

He saith unto them - Moses, in view of your hardness of heart, permitted you to divorce your wives; From the beginning however, hath it not been done, thus.

But, he, said unto them - Not all, find room for he word, save they to whom it hath been given;

He saith unto them - My cup, indeed, ye shall drink; but, to sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, - except unto those for whom it hath been prepared by my Father.

and say - If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been their partners in the blood of the prophets:

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that slayeth the prophets, and stoneth them that have been sent unto her, - how often, would I have gathered thy children, like as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, - and ye would not!

And, except those days had been shortened, no flesh had been saved; but, for the sake of the chosen, those days shall be shortened.

But there is, one thing, ye know - That, if the householder, had known, in what watch, the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.

And, at midnight, an outcry hath been made - Lo! the bridegroom! Be going forth to meet him!

Then, will he say unto those also, on his left hand: Depart ye from me, accursed ones! Into the age-abiding fire, which hath been prepared for the adversary and his messengers;

For this could have been sold for much, and given to the destitute.

The Son of Man, indeed, goeth his way, according as it is written concerning him, - But alas! for that man, through whom the Son of Man, is being delivered up: Well, had it been for him, if, that man, had not been born!

Wherefore, that field hath been called Field of Blood, until this day.

But, feast by feast, the governor had been wont to release one unto the multitude, a prisoner whom they were desiring.

And, when, evening, arrived, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, whose name was Joseph, who also, himself, had been discipled unto Jesus.

saying - Sir! we have been put in mind that, that deceiver, said, while yet living, - After three days, will I, arise.

And Jesus, coming near, spake unto them, saying - All authority, in heaven and on earth, hath been given unto me;