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;

and he was saying unto them - To you, the sacred secret hath been given of the kingdom of God, whereas, to them who are outside, in parables are all things coming to pass, - that

And these are they beside the pathway where the word is sown, - and, as soon as they hear, straightway, cometh Satan, and snatcheth away the word which hath been sown into them;

because of his having been, many times, with fetters and chains, bound, and the chains having been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters smashed, and no one was mighty enough to tame him;

And, they who had been feeding them, fled, and bare tidings into the city and into the fields, - and they came to see what it was that had happened.

And, as he was entering into the boat, he who had been demonized was beseeching him, that, with him, he might be.

And, when it was Sabbath, he began to be teaching in the synagogue, and, the greater part, as they heard, were being struck with astonishment, saying - Whence hath this man these things? - and - What the wisdom which hath been given to this man? - and - Such mighty works as these, through his hands, are coming to pass!

But, when Herod heard, he was saying - He whom I beheaded - John, the same, hath been raised.

For John had been saying to Herod - It is not allowed thee, to have, the wife of thy brother.

for they understood not by the loaves, - but their, heart, had been, hardened.

And, from thence, arising, he cometh into the bounds of Judaea and beyond the Jordan, - and there come together again, multitudes unto him, and, as he had been wont, again, was he teaching them.

But, to sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, except unto them for whom it hath been prepared.

For this perfume could have been sold for above three hundred denaries, and given unto the destitute! and they were indignant with her.

Because, 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 for him, if that man, had not been born!

And the inscription of his accusation, had been inscribed - THE KING OF THE JEWS.

The Christ, the King of Israel - let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And, they who had been crucified with him, were casting it in his teeth.

And, buying a fine Indian cloth, he took him down, and wrapped him about with the cloth, and laid him in a tomb, which had been hewn out of a rock, - and rolled near a stone upon the door of the tomb.

Now, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses, were viewing how he had been laid.

And, looking up, they observe that the stone hath been rolled up, - for it was exceeding great.

Seeing, indeed, that, many, had taken in hand to re-arrange for themselves a narrative, concerning the facts which have been fully confirmed amongst us, -

that, as touching the matters which thou hadst been taught by word of mouth, thou mightest obtain full knowledge, of the certainty.

But the messenger said unto him - Do not fear, Zachariah! Inasmuch as thy supplication hath been hearkened to, - and, thy wife Elizabeth, shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name, John;

And the messenger, answering, said unto him - I, am Gabriel, - he that standeth near before God; and have been sent forth to speak unto thee, and to deliver the joyful message unto thee, as touching these things.

And, happy, is she who hath believed, that there shall be a perfecting of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!

That there hath been born unto you, this day, a saviour, - Who is Christ the Lord - in the city of David!

Now, when they beheld, they made known concerning the thing which had been told them as to this child.

And, all who heard, marvelled concerning the things which had been told by the shepherds unto them;

And the shepherds returned, giving glory and singing praise unto God, over all things which they had heard and seen, according as it had been told unto them.

and it had been intimated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.

and, she, had been a widow for as long as eighty-four years, - who left not the temple, with fastings and supplications, rendering divine service night and day; -

Now it came to pass, when one and all the people were immersed, Jesus also, having been immersed, and being at prayer, heaven was opened;

And the adversary said to him - Unto thee, will I give this authority, all together, and their glory; because, unto me, hath it been delivered up, and, to whomsoever I please, I give it:

And he came into Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and entered, according to his custom, on the sabbath day, into the synagogue, - and stood up to read.

And, instantly arising before them, he took up that whereon he had been lying, and departed unto his house, glorifying God.

He is like unto a man building a house, who digged, and deepened, and laid a foundation upon the rock, - and, a flood, coming, the stream burst against that house, and was not strong enough to shake it, because it had been, well, built.

And fear seized them, all, and they began to glorify God, saying - A great prophet, hath been raised up amongst us! and - God hath visited his people!

And, all the people, when they heard, and the tax-collectors, justified God, having been immersed with the immersion of John;

And yet wisdom hath been justified by all her children.

But the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spake within himself, saying, This one, if he were the prophet, would have been taking note, who and of what sort, is the woman, who is even touching him, that she is, a sinner.

For which cause, I say unto thee - Her many sins, have been forgiven, because she hath loved, much: but, he to whom little is forgiven, little, loveth.

And he said unto her - Thy sins have been forgiven.

and certain women, who had been cured from evil spirits and infirmities, - Mary, the one called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone forth,

And, he, said - Unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of God; but, unto the rest, in parables, - in order that, seeing, they may not see, and, hearing, they may not understand.

And they who had been feeding them, seeing what had happened, fled, and carried tidings into the city, and into the country-places.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were coming to pass, and was utterly at a loss, because of its being said, by some, that, John, had been raised from the dead;

For what doth a man profit, who hath gained the whole world, but hath lost, or been made to forfeit, himself?

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

All things, unto me, have been delivered up by my Father; and, no one, knoweth, who the Son is, save the Father, - and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son may be minded to reveal him.

and, he, from within, shall answer, and say - Be not disturbing me, - already, the door hath been fastened, and, my children, with me, are, in bed: I cannot rise and give thee?

That the blood of all the prophets which hath been shed from the foundation of the world, may be sought out, from this generation, -

But, nothing, hath been, covered up, which shall not be uncovered, and hidden, which shall not be made known.

Are not, five sparrows, sold for two farthings? and, not one from among them, hath been forgotten before God.

But, even the hairs of your head, have all been numbered: Be not afraid: many sparrows, ye excel.

Fire, came I to cast upon the earth, - and what can I wish, if, already, it hath been, kindled?

And, as he was saying, these, things, all who had been setting themselves against him were being put to shame; and, all the multitude, were rejoicing over all the glorious things which were being brought to pass by him.

Whensoever thou hast been invited by anyone unto a marriage feast, do not recline on the first couch; lest once, a more honourable than thou, have been invited by him,

But, whensoever thou hast been invited, pass on and fall back into the last place, that, whensoever he that hath invited thee shall come, he may say unto thee - Friend! come close up, higher. Then, shalt thou have honour before all who are reclining together with thee.

And the servant said - Lord! what thou didst order, hath been done; and, yet, there is, room.

For, I say unto you - Not one of those men who had been invited, shall taste of my supper.

And, besides all these things, betwixt us and you, a great chasm, hath been fixed, - so that, they who might wish to cross over from hence unto you, should not be able, nor any, from thence unto us, be crossing over.

Have none been found returning to give glory to God, save this one of another race?

And, taking aside the twelve, he said unto them - Lo! we are going up unto Jerusalem, and all the things will be finished, which have been written through means of the prophets, respecting the Son of Man;

And he said to him - Well done! good servant. Because, in a very small thing, thou hast been, faithful, have thou authority over, ten cities.