and Abia begat Asa, and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram,

So Joseph, when he awoke from his sleep, did as the angel of the Lord directed him, and took home his wife:

Then he permitted Him. And Jesus as soon as He was baptized came up from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened unto Him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon Him:

and saith unto Him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, He will give his angels charge concerning thee, and they shall bear thee up as in their hands, least at any time thou shouldst dash thy foot against a stone:

Now as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; (for they were fishermen:)

Whosoever therefore shall break one of the left of these commandments, and thereby teach men so to do, he shall be esteemed very little in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever shall do as well as teach them, he shall be accounted great in the kingdom of heaven.

but I tell you, that whosoever looketh on a woman, so as to lust after her, hath already debauched her in his heart.

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

Therefore when thou dost an alms-deed, do not proclaim it abroad, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may be applauded by men. Verily I tell you, they have their reward.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens do, for they think they shall be heard for their speaking much:

be not ye therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what ye have need of before ye ask Him.

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

and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

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

or if he ask for a fish, will he give him a serpent?

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?

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

Now as he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go, and be it unto thee as thou hast believed. And his servant was healed in that very hour.

and perished in the waters. And they that were feeding them fled, and went away into the city, and related all these things, as also concerning the demoniacs.

And as Jesus was passing from thence, He saw a man sitting at the custom-house, named Matthew; and He saith to him, Follow me: and he rose up and followed Him.

And as He was sitting at table in the house of Matthew, behold, several publicans and notorious sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

As no one putteth a piece of new cloth to an old garment; for its new patch teareth away from the old garment, and the rent is made worse:

As He was speaking these things to them, behold there came a ruler and worshipped Him, saying, My daughter is at the point of death: but come, I pray Thee, and put thy hand upon her, and she shall live:

and Jesus rose up, and followed him; as did also his disciples.

And as Jesus was going from thence, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, Have compassion on us, O Son of David.

And as they were going out, there was brought to Him a dumb man, a demoniac:

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand: and in confirmation of your doctrine heal the sick,

cleanse the leprous, raise the dead, cast out demons; and as ye have received freely, freely give.

Behold I send you forth as sheep into the midst of wolves: be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and innocent as doves.

it is sufficient sure for the disciple that he be treated as his master, and the servant as his lord. If then they call the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more his domestics?

What I say to you in private, declare ye in public: and what ye hear as in the ear, preach ye as from the house-tops.

He that receiveth a prophet as a prophet, shall have a prophet's reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man as such, shall receive a righteous man's reward.

And whosoever shall give to one of these mean persons but a cup of cold water to drink, as my disciple, I assure you, he shall not lose his reward.

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

And as they departed, Jesus took occasion to say to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the desert to see? a reed shaken by the wind?

and from the days of John the baptist to this time, the kingdom of heaven is as it were forced into, and the most pressing seize upon it with eagerness.

for John came neither eating nor drinking as others do, and they say, He is beside himself:

About this time as Jesus passed through the cornfields on the sabbath-day, his disciples being hungry began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat them.

for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Now as He was yet discoursing to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, and desired to speak to Him:

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

and as he was sowing, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate them up:

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:

yet hath he no root in himself, and therefore is but for a short season; and when affliction cometh, or persecution on account of the word, he is as soon disgusted.

As therefore the tares are gathered together, and burnt in the fire; so shall it be in the end of the world:

But the righteous shall then shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

but that he was afraid of the people; for they esteemed him as a prophet.

that he promised her with an oath to give her whatever she would ask:

and intreated Him that they might but touch the border of his garment; and as many as touched Him were made perfectly well.

Then Jesus answering, said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it therefore unto thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was cured from that very hour.

And his disciples replied, Whence can we have so much bread in this desert place as to satisfy so great a multitude?

And I also say unto thee, as thou art called Peter, so upon this rock, which thou hast confessed, will I build my church, and the gates of death shall not prevail against it.

For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give as a ransom for his soul?

and was transfigured before them: and his face shone like the sun, and his raiment became white as the light.

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 as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one, till the Son of man be risen from the dead.

And Jesus said unto them, because of your unbelief: for verily I tell you, if ye had but faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say to this mountain, Remove from hence thither, and it shall remove: and nothing would be impossible to you.

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he shall be greatest in the kingdom of heaven:

And if he disregard them, tell it to the church: but if he disregard the church too, let him be unto thee as an heathen and a publican.

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:

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 oughtest not thou to have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had on thee?

and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self.

Take what is thine, and be gone: it is my pleasure to give to this last as I do to thee;

And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold we are going up to Jerusalem,

But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask: are ye able to drink of the cup which I am going to drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

as the Son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many.

And as they were going from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him:

saying unto them, Go into the village over-against you, and ye will find directly an ass tied and a colt with her: loose them and bring them to me:

behold, thy king cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, even a colt the fole of an ass.

And the disciples went, and did as Jesus ordered them,

and brought the ass and the colt, and threw their clothes over them, and set Him upon them.

Now in the morning as He was returning to the city, He was hungry;

And all things whatsoever ye ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

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?

but Jesus answered them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I will likewise tell you by what authority I do these things.

But if we say, of men, we fear the people, for they all esteem John as a prophet.

go therefore into the public streets, and as many as ye meet with invite to the wedding.

for in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels of God in heaven.

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor did any dare, from that day, to ask Him any more such questions.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

And as Jesus went out, and was departing from the temple, his disciples came to observe to Him the magnificent buildings.

for there shall be then great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world unto this time, no, nor ever shall be.

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.

for as the lightning cometh from the east, and flashes in an instant even to the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and then shall all the tribes of the land mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming as on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory:

for as the days of Noah were, so shall be also the coming of the Son of man;

for as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day that Noah entered into the ark,

but the wise took oil in their vessels as well as in their lamps.

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,

and all nations shall be assembled before Him; and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats:

And the king replying will say unto them, Verily I declare unto you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of the lest of these my brethren, ye did it to me.

Then will He reply to them, saying, Verily I tell you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the lest of these, ye did it not to me.

there came to Him a woman with an alabaster-box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head as He was at table:

And He said, Go into the city, to such a man, and tell him, The master saith, my time is near, I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples: and the disciples did as Jesus ordered them,

and as they were eating, He said, Verily I tell you, that one of you will betray me.