Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.

Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,

and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.

“As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him,

Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

“So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

“And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.

So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

‘Your kingdom come.
Your will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.

‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

“Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!

for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

And Jesus *said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed that very moment.

When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way.

As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He *said to him, “Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.

Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples.

And Jesus said to them, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

As they were going out, a mute, demon-possessed man was brought to Him.

And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’

As you enter the house, give it your greeting.

Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet.

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.

and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.

for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.

and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;

So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age.

Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded John as a prophet.

and they implored Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were cured.

‘But in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’”

Then Jesus said to her, “O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed at once.

So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.

As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”

Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

“Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.

But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Honor your father and mother; and You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name’s sake, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

Take what is yours and go, but I wish to give to this last man the same as to you.

As Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.

The disciples went and did just as Jesus had instructed them,

And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the people; for they all regard John as a prophet.”

For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even feel remorse afterward so as to believe him.

Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.’

asking, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his wife, and raise up children for his brother.’

The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

No one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him another question.

They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.

As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.

For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table.

The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.

As they were eating, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.”

The Son of Man is to go, just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”

And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”

At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me.

But Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and entered in, and sat down with the officers to see the outcome.

And they conferred together and with the money bought the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers.

and they gave them for the Potter’s Field, as the Lord directed me.”

Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.”

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to put Jesus to death.

As they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they pressed into service to bear His cross.

Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go, make it as secure as you know how.”

Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave.

And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.

He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.

And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to this day.

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
“Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way;

As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.

They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

and He *said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and He *said to him, “Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.

And Jesus said to them, “While the bridegroom is with them, the attendants of the bridegroom cannot fast, can they? So long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.”

The Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.