This is the book of the generations of Jesus Christ: the son of David, the son also of Abraham.

The birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came to dwell together, she was found with child by the holy ghost.

All this was done, to fulfill that which was spoken of the Lord by the Prophet saying,

When Herod the king had heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

This is he of whom it is spoken by the Prophet Isaiah, which sayeth, "The voice of a crier in wilderness, 'Prepare the Lord's way and make his paths straight.'"

This John had his garment of camel's hair, and a girdle of a skin about his loins; his meat was locusts and wild honey.

And, lo, there came a voice from heaven, saying, "This is that, my beloved son, in whom is my delight."

After this manner, therefore, pray ye: O our father, which art in heaven hallowed be thy name.

Give us this day our daily bread.

"Therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, even so do ye to them: this is the law and the prophets.

For I also myself am a man under power, and have soldiers under me: and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it."

And the men marveled and said, "What man is this, that both winds and sea obey him?"

And, behold, certain of the scribes said in themselves, "This man blasphemeth."

And this was noised throughout all that land.

And when he was come into the home, the blind came to him: and Jesus said unto them, "Believe ye that I am able to do this?" And they said unto him, "Yea, Lord."

For this is he, of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy way before thee.'

And also if ye will receive it, this is Elijah, which should come.

"But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children, which sit in the market, and call unto their fellows,

And thou, Capernaum, which art lift up unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the miracles, which have been done in thee, had been showed in Sodom, they had remained to this day.

Wherefore if ye had wist, what this saying meaneth, 'I require mercy and not sacrifice,' ye would never have condemned innocents.

And all the people were amazed, and said, "Is not this the son of David?"

But when the Pharisees heard that, they said, "This fellow driveth the devils no other wise out, but by the help of Beelzebub the chief of the devils."

And whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the holy ghost, it shall not be forgiven him: no, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

The men of Nineveh shall rise at the day of judgment with this nation, and condemn them: for they amended at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the south shall rise at the day of judgment with this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the world, to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Then he goeth his way, and taketh unto him seven other spirits worse than himself, and so enter they in and dwell there. And the end of that man is worse than the beginning. Even so shall it be with this evil nation."

For this people's hearts are waxed gross. And their ears were dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their hearts, and should turn, that I might heal them.

Whosoever heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, there cometh the evil man, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. And this is he which was sown by the wayside.

He that was sown among thorns, is he that heareth the word of God, but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and so is he made unfruitful.

But he said to them, 'The envious man hath done this.' Then the servants said unto him, 'Wilt thou then that we go and weed them out?'

For even as the tares are gathered, and burnt in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world.

and came in to his own country, and taught them in their synagogues, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, "Whence cometh all this wisdom and power unto him?

Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brethren be called, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

and said unto his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he is risen again from death, and therefore are such miracles wrought by him."

When even was come, his disciples came to him saying, "This is a desert place, and the day is spent, let the people depart that they may go in to the towns, and buy them victuals."

'This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouths, and honoureth me with their lips, howbeit their hearts are far from me:

Then came his disciples, and said unto him, "Perceivest thou not, how that the Pharisees are offended in hearing this saying?"

Then answered Peter and said to him, "Declare unto us this parable."

And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

But Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him saying, "Master, favor thyself, this shall not come unto thee."

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud shadowed them. And behold, there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my dear son, in whom I delight; hear him."

Jesus said unto them, "Because of your unbelief. For I say verily unto you, if ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye should say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and he should remove: Neither should any thing be impossible for you to do.

Howbeit, this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

and said, 'For this thing, shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave unto his wife, and they twain shall be one flesh.'

Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Take that which is thy duty, and go thy way. I will give unto this last, as much as to thee.

And when the ten heard this, they disdained at the two brethren.

All this was done, to fulfill that which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, "Who is this?"

And the people said, "This is Jesus the Prophet of Nazareth, a city of Galilee."

Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, if ye shall have faith, and shall not doubt, ye shall not only do that which I have done to the fig tree: but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, take thyself away, and cast thyself into the sea, it shall be done.

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this power?"

"What say ye to this? A certain man had two sons, and came to the elder and said, 'Son, go and work today in my vineyard.'

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir: come on, let us kill him, and let us take his inheritance, to ourselves.'

Jesus said unto them, "Did ye never read in the scriptures? 'The same stone which the builders refused, the same is set in the principal part of the corner: this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.'

And whosoever shall fall on this stone, he shall be alto broken. But on whosoever it shall fall upon, it will grind him to powder."

And he said unto them, "Whose is this image and superscription?"

This is the first and that chief commandment.

And there is another like unto this: 'Thou shalt love thine neighbor as thyself.'

Verily I say unto you, all these things shall light upon this generation.

And this glad tidings of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come.

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world to this time, nor shall be.

Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these be fulfilled.

Of this be sure, that if the good man of the house knew what hour the thief would come: he would surely watch, and not suffer his house to be broken up.

When his disciples saw that, they had indignation saying, "What needed this waste?

This ointment might have been well sold, and given to the poor."

And in that she casted this ointment on my body, she did it to bury me, withal.

Verily I say unto you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout all the world, there shall also this that she hath done, be told for a memorial of her."

As they did eat, Jesus took bread and gave thanks, brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take. Eat. This is my body."

This is my blood of the new testament, that shall be shed for many, for the forgiveness of sins.

I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine tree, until that day, when I shall drink it new with you in my father's kingdom."

Then said Jesus unto them, "All ye shall be offended by me this night. For it is written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.'

Jesus said unto him, "Verily I say unto thee, that this same night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice."

And he went away a little apart, and fell flat on his face, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if it possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."

He went away once more, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if this cup cannot pass away from me, but that I drink of it, thy will be fulfilled."

All this was done that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.

and said, "This fellow said, I can destroy the temple of God, and build the it again in three days."

When he was gone out into the porch, another wench saw him, and said unto them that were there, "This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth."

Wherefore that field is called the field of blood, until this day.

When he was set down to give judgment, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have thou nothing to do with that just man, I have suffered many things this day in a dream about him."

When Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but that more business was made, he took water and washed his hands before the people saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person: see ye thereto."

And they set up over his head the cause of his death written, "This is Jesus the King of the Jews."

Some of them that stood there, when they heard that said, "This man calleth for Elijah."

When the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake and those things which happened, they feared greatly, saying, "Of a surety this was the son of God."

and said, "Sir, we remember that this deceiver said while he was yet alive, after three days I will arise again.

And if this come to the ruler's ears, we will appease him, and save you harmless.

And they took the money, and did as they were taught. And this saying is noised among the Jews unto this day.

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they demanded one of another among themselves, saying, "What thing is this? What new doctrine is this? For he commandeth the foul spirits with power, and they obey him."

"How doth this fellow so blaspheme? Who can forgive sins, but God only?"

And by and by he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all: insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God saying, "We never saw it on this fashion."

And he said unto them, "Perceive ye not this similitude? How then should ye understand all other similitudes?

and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things enter in, and choke the word, and it is made unfruitful.

And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, "What fellow is this? For both wind and sea obey him."

And he went in and said unto them, "Why make ye this ado and weep? The maiden is not dead, but sleepeth."

And when the Sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many that heard him were astonished, and said, "From whence hath he these things? And what wisdom is this that is given unto him? And such virtues that are wrought by his hands?

Is not this that carpenter: Mary's son, the brother of James, and Joseph and of Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And they were offended by the reason of him.

And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him saying, "This is a desert place, and now the day is far passed,

He answered and said unto them, "Well prophesied hath Isaiah of you hypocrites as it is written, 'This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.'

And he said unto her, "For this saying, go thy way, the devil is gone out of thy daughter."