Jesse was the father of David the king.David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.

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.

“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:

And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;

“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.

And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak;

But when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.

After the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”

All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.

Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.

For John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Having been prompted by her mother, she *said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,”

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”

Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.

He *said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.

But He said to them, “Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given.

And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing around; and he *said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day long?’

He *said to them, “My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”

And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.

Again he sent out other slaves saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are all butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.”’

and say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;

For this perfume might have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.”

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.”

But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”

Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set by the sons of Israel;

The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.

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.

And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,

And He was saying to them, “To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables,

These are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown; and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light.

because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces, and no one was strong enough to subdue him.

For He had been saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”

They *came to Jesus and *observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the “legion”; and they became frightened.

As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed was imploring Him that he might accompany Him.

For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

And He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood.

For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise three days later.”

“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble, it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea.

But to sit on My right or on My left, this is not Mine to give; but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

But shall we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.

Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

But some were indignantly remarking to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted?

For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor.” And they were scolding her.

For 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.”

But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”

The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection.

The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.

Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.

Looking up, they *saw that the stone had been rolled away, although it was extremely large.

And he *said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him.

She went and reported to those who had been with Him, while they were mourning and weeping.

When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they refused to believe it.

He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.

so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the name John.

The angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.”

for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child.

The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.

And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

When they saw Him, they were astonished; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You.”

And he said to them, “Collect no more than what you have been ordered to.”

And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this domain and its glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.

And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

and they got up and drove Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw Him down the cliff.

Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?

Immediately he got up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.

A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher.

he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.

When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.

When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God’s justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John.

But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.

For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little.”

Then He said to her, “Your sins have been forgiven.”

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

And He said, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

Those who had seen it reported to them how the man who was demon-possessed had been made well.

And as Jesus returned, the people welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.

When the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him, and declared in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed.

Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him.

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.