Solomon of Rehoboam; Rehoboam of Abijah; Abijah of Asa;

Asa of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat of Jehoram; Jehoram of Uzziah;

When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded, and brought home his wife,

and do not imagine that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones.

So they immediately left their nets and followed Him. As He went further on,

"Blessed are the meek, for they as heirs shall obtain possession of the earth.

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for it is they who will be recognized as sons of God.

Whoever therefore breaks one of these least commandments and teaches others to break them, will be called the least in the Kingdom of the Heavens; but whoever practises them and teaches them, he will be acknowledged as great in the Kingdom of the Heavens.

But I tell you not to resist a wicked man, but if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

that so you may become true sons of your Father in Heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the wicked as well as the good, and sends rain upon those who do right and those who do wrong.

You however are to be complete in goodness, as your Heavenly Father is complete.

When you give in charity, never blow a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets in order that their praises may be sung by men. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.

"And when praying, do not use needless repetitions as the Gentiles do, for they expect to be listened to because of their multitude of words.

Do not, however, imitate them; for your Father knows what things you need before ever you ask Him.

let Thy kingdom come; let Thy will be done, as in Heaven so on earth;

and forgive us our shortcomings, as we also have forgiven those who have failed in their duty towards us;

"When any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces in order that it may be evident to men that they are fasting. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

What man is there among you, who if his son shall ask him for bread will offer him a stone?

Or if the son shall ask him for a fish will offer him a snake?

If you then, imperfect as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

for He had been teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their Scribes taught.

and Jesus said to him, "Be careful to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses appointed as evidence for them."

Jesus listened to this reply, and was astonished, and said to the people following Him, "I solemnly tell you that in no Israelite have I found faith as great as this.

And Jesus said to the Captain, "Go, and just as you have believed, so be it for you." And the servant recovered precisely at that time.

"Can the bridegroom's party mourn," He replied, "as long as the bridegroom is with them? But other days will come (when the Bridegroom has been taken from them)

And Jesus rose and followed him, as did also His disciples.

As Jesus passed on, two blind men followed Him, shouting and saying, "Pity us, Son of David."

And as they were leaving His presence a dumb demoniac was brought to Him.

And as you go, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of the Heavens is close at hand.'

And whoever refuses to receive you or even to listen to your Message, as you leave that house or town, shake off the very dust from your feet.

"Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves.

But when they have delivered you up, have no anxiety as to how you shall speak or what you shall say; for at that very time it shall be given you what to say;

But as for you, the very hairs on your heads are all numbered.

For just as Jonah was three days in the sea-monster's belly, so will the Son of Man be three days in the heart of the earth.

As he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and the birds come and peck it up.

"But as for you, blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.

"So the farmer's men come and ask him, "'Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed on your land? Where then does the darnel come from?'

As then the darnel is collected together and burnt up with fire, so will it be at the Close of the Age.

And he would have liked to put him to death, but was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a Prophet.

"O woman," replied Jesus, "great is your faith: be it done to you as you desire." And from that moment her daughter was restored to health.

There in their presence His form underwent a change; His face shone like the sun, and His raiment became as white as the light.

As they were descending the mountain, Jesus laid a command upon them. "Tell no one," He said, "of the sight you have seen till the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."

But I tell you that he has already come, and they did not recognize him, but dealt with him as they chose. And before long the Son of Man will be treated by them in a similar way."

As they were travelling about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men;

Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this young child, he it is who is superior to others in the Kingdom of the Heavens.

And whoever for my sake receives one young child such as this, receives me.

But if he will not listen to you, go again, and ask one or two to go with you, that every word spoken may be attested by two or three witnesses.

If he refuses to hear them, appeal to the Church; and if he refuses to hear even the Church, regard him just as you regard a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.

I solemnly tell you that whatever you as a Church bind on earth will in Heaven be held as bound, and whatever you loose on earth will in Heaven be held to be loosed.

I also solemnly tell you that if two of you here on earth agree together concerning anything whatever that they shall ask, the boon will come to them from my Father who is in Heaven.

But as soon as he began the settlement, one was brought before him who owed 10,000 talents,

ought not you also to have had pity on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?'

"Why do you ask me," He replied, "about what is good? There is only One who is truly good. But if you desire to enter into Life, keep the Commandments."

Honour thy father and thy mother'; and 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'"

And whoever has forsaken houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children or lands, for my sake, shall receive many times as much and shall have as his inheritance the Life of the Ages.

Take your money and go. I choose to give this last comer just as much as I give you.

just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as the redemption-price for many."

As they were leaving Jericho, an immense crowd following Him,

saying to them, "Go to the village you see facing you, and as you enter it you will find a she-ass tied up and a foal with her. Untie her and bring them to me.

"Tell the Daughter of Zion, 'See, thy King is coming to thee, gentle, and yet mounted on an ass, even on a colt the foal of a beast of burden.'"

So the disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them:

they brought the she-ass and the foal, and threw their outer garments on them. So He sat on them;

Early in the morning as He was on His way to return to the city He was hungry,

"I solemnly tell you," said Jesus, "that if you have an unwavering faith, you shall not only perform such a miracle as this of the fig-tree, but that even if you say to this mountain, 'Be thou lifted up and hurled into the sea,' it shall be done;

and everything, whatever it be, that you ask for in your prayers, if you have faith, you shall obtain."

"And I also have a question to ask *you*," replied Jesus, "and if you answer me, I in turn will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Which of the two did as his father desired?" "The first," they said. "I solemnly tell you,' replied Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners are entering the Kingdom of God in front of you.

For John came to you observing all sorts of ritual, and you put no faith in him: the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners did put faith in him, and you, though you saw this example set you, were not even afterwards sorry so as to believe him.

but though they were eager to lay hands upon Him, they were afraid of the people, for by them He was regarded as a Prophet.

But as to the Resurrection of the dead, have you never read what God says to you,

and one of them, an expounder of the Law, asked Him as a test question,

And the second is similar to it: 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'

Heavy and cumbrous burdens they bind together and load men's shoulders with them, while as for themselves, not with one finger do they choose to lift them.

and like to be bowed to in places of public resort, and to be addressed by men as 'Rabbi.'

"As for you, do not accept the title of 'Rabbi,' for one alone is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.

"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you scour sea and land in order to win one convert--and when he is gained, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! thou who murderest the Prophets and stonest those who have been sent to thee! how often have I desired to gather thy children to me, just as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not come!

for it will be a time of great suffering, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now, and assuredly never will be again.

For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying wonderful signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, were it possible, even God's own People.

For just as the lightning flashes in the east and is seen to the very west, so will be the Coming of the Son of Man.

"Now learn from the fig-tree the lesson it teaches. As soon as its branches have now become soft and it is bursting into leaf, you all know that summer is near.

"But as to that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.

For as it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the Coming of the Son of Man.

But as for this worthless servant, put him out into the darkness outside: *there* will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.'

and all the nations will be gathered into His presence. And He will separate them from one another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

"But the King will answer them, "'In solemn truth I tell you that in so far as you rendered such services to one of the humblest of these my brethren, you rendered them to myself.'

"But he will reply, "'In solemn truth I tell you that in so far as you withheld such services from one of the humblest of these, you withheld them from me.'

a woman came to Him with a jar of very costly, sweet-scented ointment, which she poured over His head as He reclined at table.

The disciples did as Jesus directed them, and got the Passover ready.

Intensely grieved they began one after another to ask Him, "Can it be I, Master?"

The Son of Man is indeed going as is written concerning Him; but alas for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It had been a happy thing for that man if he had never been born."

Going forward a short distance He fell on His face and prayed. "My Father," He said, "if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou willest."

Then said Jesus to the crowds, "Have you come out as if to fight with a robber, with swords and bludgeons to apprehend me? Day after day I have been sitting teaching in the Temple, and you did not arrest me.

So after consulting together they spent the money in the purchase of the Potter's Field as a burial place for people not belonging to the city;

and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me."

The High Priests, however, and the Elders urged the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to demand the death of Jesus.

As for the Captain and the soldiers who were with Him keeping guard over Jesus, when they witnessed the earthquake and the other occurrences they were filled with terror, and exclaimed, "Assuredly he was God's Son."

"You can have a guard," said Pilate: "go and make all safe, as best you can."

His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.