and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David the king, and David had Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.

for this is He who was spoken of by Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the desert, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."

But when he saw many of the pharisees and sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

about Jordan, Galilee of the gentiles, the people that sat in darkness, saw a great light, and to them, who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up."

And his fame spread abroad into all Syria; and they brought unto Him all their sick, that laboured under various diseases and torments; even those who were possessed with devils, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them:

Blessed are they, who are persecuted for righteousness sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father, who is in heaven.

Be ye therefore perfect in love and goodness, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be observed by them: otherwise ye will have no reward from your Father, who is in heaven.

that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will himself reward thee openly.

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.

"Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven so also upon earth;

that thou mayst not appear unto men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.

Is there any man among you, who, if his son ask him for bread, will give him a stone?

If ye then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to them that ask Him?

Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be who go in thereat:

And beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doth the will of my Father, who is in heaven:

Whoever therefore heareth these words of mine, and performeth them, I will compare him to a prudent man, who built his house on a rock:

And whoever heareth these words of mine, and performeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

But another of his disciples, whom he ordered to follow Him, said unto Him, Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father:

But when the multitudes saw it, they were amazed, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

(And lo, a woman who had had a flux of blood for twelve years, came close behind Him, and touched the hem of his garment:

Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus who was surnamed Thaddeus;

And into whatsoever city or town ye enter, inquire who in it is a worthy person, and there remain till ye leave the place.

And be not afraid of them, who can only kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him, who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Whosoever then shall own me before men, I also will own him before my Father, who is in heaven:

but whosoever shall disown me before men, him will I also disown before my Father who is in heaven.

he sent two of his disciples to ask Him, Art thou He who was to come, or are we to expect another?

and happy is the man who shall not be offended at any thing in me.

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

and, if ye are willing to receive the truth, This is that Elias who was to come.

All things are delivered to me by my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, but the Father; nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal Him.

Come unto me therefore all ye who are labouring and oppressed, and I will give you ease.

And he went away and came into their synagogue: and there being a man there who had a withered hand,

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold my servant whom I have chosen,

my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon Him, and He shall declare judgement to the nations: He shall not contend,

Then was brought to Him a demoniac, who was blind and dumb; and he healed Him, so that the blind and dumb man both spake and saw:

But Jesus, who well knew their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself becomes desolate; and no city, or family, divided against itself can stand:

And if I cast out demons by the power of Beelzebub, by whom do your own people cast them out? wherefore they shall be your judges:

O race of vipers, how can ye speak good things, who are yourselves so wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

But in answer to him that told Him, He said, "Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?"

for whosoever doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is to me as my brother and sister and mother.

and regardeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he who received the seed as by the way-side.

And he who received the seed as upon stony grounds, is one that heareth the word and immediately receiveth it with joy:

But he who received the seed into good ground, is one that heareth and understandeth the word, who indeed beareth fruit, and yieldeth, like fertile lands, some an hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty.

Another parable propounded He unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man, who sowed good grain in his ground:

the Son of man will send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all that commit offences, and those who do iniquity, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire,

who, having found one of great value, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Therefore every teacher, who has been thus instructed in the knowledge of the kingdom of heaven, is like a master of a family, who brings forth out of his store things new and old.

at which the king was distressed, but because of his oath, and of those who sat at table with him, he ordered it to be given her;

and his head was brought in a dish, and given to the young princess, who carried it to her mother:

And when Jesus came into the parts of Cesarea Philippi, He asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am?

But, saith He unto them, whom do ye say that I am?

And Jesus replied and said unto him, Blessed art thou Simon son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

And I tell you of a truth, there be some of those standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

And as he was speaking, lo a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him.

And when he came into the house, Jesus prevented him and said, What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? Of their own children, or of other people?

At that time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is to be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

but whosoever shall lay a stumbling-block in the way of one of these little ones, who believe in me, it were better for him that a milstone were hung on his neck, and that he were thrown into the sea.

Wo will be to the world from such offenses; for it is of necessity that offenses come: but wo to that man by whom the offense cometh.

See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I tell you, that their angels in heaven do continually appear in the presence of my father, who is in heaven:

And I tell you moreover, that if but two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing which they would ask for, it shall be granted them by my Father who is in heaven:

And therefore the gospel-kingdom is like unto a king, who had a mind to settle accounts with his servants:

and when he began to reckon, there was brought to him one, who was debtor in ten thousand talents:

But that same servant, as he was going out, met with one of his fellow-servants, who owed him but an hundred pence; and he laid hold on him and seized him by the throat, saying, Pay me what thou owest me:

And He answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that He, who made them at first, made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother,

but He said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying of yours, but those only who have the gift of continence:

for there are some eunuchs, who were born so from their mother's womb; and there be some, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that can receive this saying, let him receive it.

His disciples, when they heard this, were exceedingly struck, and said, Who then can be saved?

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I tell you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon the twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel:

yea and every one who hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall receive an hundred-fold, and shall inherit eternal life.

For the gospel-kingdom is like the master of a family, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard:

And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every one a penny:

saying, These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burthen and heat of the day.

They replied, We are able. And He saith unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of my cup, and shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.

And when He came into Jerusalem, all the city was in a commotion, saying, Who is this?

And when He was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him as He was teaching, and said, By what authority dost thou these things, and who gave thee this authority?

They answer, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.

saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a wedding-feast for his son;

On the same day came the sadducees to Him, who say there is no resurrection,

Neither call any man upon earth Father; for one is your Father, who is in heaven:

But wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites, who shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, nor suffer those that are entering to go in.

Wo unto you, ye blind guides, who say, If any one swear by the temple, it is nothing;

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites, who tithe even your mint, and anise, and cummin, but neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgement, mercy, and fidelity: these ye ought undoubtedly to practise, and not to omit the others.

Blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; who are like whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful without, but within are full of the bones of the dead, and all manner of filthiness;

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; who build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the monuments of the just,

so that ye are witnesses yourselves, that ye are the children of those who killed the prophets:

that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, to the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

for there shall rise up false Christs, and false prophets, who shall shew great signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

Who then is the faithful and prudent servant, whom his lord hath set over his family to give them food in due season?

blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so employed:

Then will the kingdom of heaven be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom: and five of them were wise,

For as a man, who was going to travel abroad, called his servants, and delivered to them his stock: and to one he gave five talents,

but he who had received the one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his master's money:

And he who had received the five talents came and brought to him five talents more, saying, Sir, thou deliveredst to me five talents, behold I have gained other five talents to them: