and Judah of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. And Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron of Aram,

and Salmon of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. And Boaz was the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. And Obed was the father of Jesse,

and Jesse of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother was Uriah's wife.

And Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam of Abijah, and Abijah of Asa,

and Asa of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat of Joram, and Joram of Uzziah,

and Uzziah of Jotham, and Jotham of Ahaz, and Ahaz of Hezekiah,

So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen, and from David to the Babylonian Exile, fourteen, and from the Babylonian Exile to the Christ, fourteen.

But while he was thinking of doing this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary, your wife, to your home, for it is through the influence of the holy Spirit that she is to become a mother.

She will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for it is he who is to save his people from their sins."

"The maiden will be pregnant and will have a son, And they will name him Immanuel."?? word which means "God with us."

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

But he did not live with her as a husband until she had had a son, and he named the child Jesus.

and asked, "Where is the newly born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star rise and we have come to do homage to him."

They said, "At Bethlehem in Judea, for this is what the prophet wrote:

Then, as they had been divinely warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another way.

When they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said, "Wake up! Take the child and his mother and make your escape to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave. For Herod is going to look for the child in order to make away with him."

"Repent!" he said, "for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!"

It was he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, when he said, "Hark! Someone is shouting in the desert, 'Get the Lord's way ready! Make his paths straight!' "

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of snakes! Who warned you to escape from the wrath that is coming?

But the axe is already lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree that fails to produce good fruit is going to be cut down and thrown into the fire.

I am baptizing you in water in token of your repentance, but he who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not fit to carry his shoes. He will baptize you in the holy Spirit and in fire.

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clean up his threshing-floor, and store his wheat in his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with inextinguishable fire."

But Jesus answered, "Let it be so this time, for it is right for us to do everything that God requires." Then John consented.

and a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, my Beloved! This is my Chosen."

But he answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone is man to live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God!' "

in fulfilment of what was said by the prophet Isaiah,

From that time Jesus began to preach and say, "Repent! for the Kingdom of Heaven is coming!"

As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who was afterward called Peter, and his brother, Andrew, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Be glad and exult over it, for you will be richly rewarded in heaven, for that is the way they persecuted the prophets who went before you!

"You are the salt of the earth! But if salt loses its strength, how can it be made salt again? It is good for nothing but to be thrown away and trodden underfoot.

You are the light of the world! A city that is built upon a hill cannot be hidden.

For I tell you, as long as heaven and earth endure, not one dotting of an i or crossing of a t will be dropped from the Law until it is all observed.

For I tell you that unless your uprightness is far superior to that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never even enter the Kingdom of Heaven!

But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife on any ground, except unfaithfulness, makes her commit adultery, and anyone who marries her after she is divorced commits adultery.

But I tell you not to swear at all, either by heaven, for it is God's throne,

or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king.

And if you are polite to your brothers and no one else, what is there remarkable in that? Do not the very heathen do that?

So you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is.

So when you are going to give to charity, do not blow a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and the streets, to make people praise them. I tell you, that is all the reward they will get!

But when you give to charity, your own left hand must not know what your right hand is doing,

so that your charity may be secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

"When you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they like to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the squares, to let people see them. I tell you, that is the only reward they will get!

But when you pray, go into your own room, and shut the door, and pray to your Father who is unseen, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

And when you pray, do not repeat empty phrases as the heathen do, for they imagine that their prayers will be heard if they use words enough.

You must not be like them. For God, who is your Father, knows what you need before you ask him.

This, therefore, is the way you are to pray: 'Our Father in heaven, Your name be revered!

Your kingdom come! Your will be done on earth as it is done in heaven!

Give us today bread for the day,

And forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors.

And do not subject us to temptation, But save us from the evil one.'

"When you fast, do not put on a gloomy look, like the hypocrites, for they neglect their personal appearance to let people see that they are fasting. I tell you, that is all the reward they will get.

so that no one may see that you are fasting, except your Father who is unseen, and your Father who sees what is secret, will reward you.

For wherever your treasure is, your heart will be also.

The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is sound, your whole body will be light,

but if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be dark. If, therefore, your very light is darkness, how deep the darkness will be!

Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about life, wondering what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body, wondering what you will have to wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body than clothes?

But if God so beautifully dresses the wild grass, which is alive today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, will he not much more surely clothe you, you who have so little faith?

Why do you keep looking at the speck in your brother's eye, and pay no attention to the beam that is in your own?

How can you say to your brother, 'Just let me get that speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a beam in your own?

"Do not give what is sacred to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet and turn and tear you in pieces.

For it is always the one who asks who receives, and the one who searches who finds, and the one who knocks to whom the door opens.

So if you, bad as you are, know enough to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give what is good to those who ask him for it!

Therefore, you must always treat other people as you would like to have them treat you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

"Go in at the narrow gate. For the road that leads to destruction is broad and spacious, and there are many who go in by it.

But the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few that find it.

"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you disguised as sheep but are ravenous wolves underneath.

Any tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and burned.

It is not everyone who says to me 'Lord! Lord!' who will get into the Kingdom of Heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father in heaven.

saying, "My servant, sir, is lying sick with paralysis at my house, in great distress."

When Jesus heard this he was astonished, and said to his followers, "I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such faith as this.

Then Jesus said to the captain, "Go! You shall find it just as you believe!" And the servant was immediately cured.

in fulfilment of the words of the prophet Isaiah, "He took our sickness and carried away our diseases."

And they came and woke him up, saying, "Save us, sir! We are lost!"

And the men were amazed and said, "What kind of man is this? For the very winds and sea obey him!"

And they suddenly screamed out, "What do you want of us, you Son of God? Have you come here before the appointed time to torture us?"

And the demons entreated him, saying, "If you are going to drive us out, send us into the drove of pigs."

Some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is talking blasphemy!"

For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?

Afterward, as Jesus was passing along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tollhouse, and he said to him, "Follow me!" And he got up and followed him.

But he heard it, and said, "It is not well people but the sick who have to have the doctor!

You must go and learn what the saying means, 'It is mercy, not sacrifice, that I care for.' I did not come to invite the pious but the irreligious."

Then the disciples of John came up to him and said, "Why is it that we and the Pharisees are keeping the fast, while your disciples are not keeping it?"

Jesus said to them, "Can wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But a time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and they will fast then.

Just as he said this to them, an official came up and bowing low before him said to him, "My daughter has just died. But come! Lay your hand on her and she will come to life!"

he said, "You must go away, for the girl is not dead; she is asleep." And they laughed at him.

As Jesus was passing along from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, "Take pity on us, you Son of David!"

But just as they were going out, some people brought to him a dumb man who was possessed by a demon,

and as soon as the demon was driven out, the dumb man was able to speak. And the crowds were amazed, and said, "Nothing like this was ever seen in Israel!"

But the Pharisees said, "It is by the aid of the prince of the demons that he drives them out."

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is abundant enough, but the reapers are few.

And as you go about, preach and say, 'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!'

Cure the sick, raise the dead, heal lepers, drive out demons. Give without payment, just as you received without payment.

And as you go into his house, wish it well.

"Here I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So you must be wise like serpents, and guileless like doves.

for it is not you who will speak, it is the Spirit of your Father that will speak through you.

A pupil is not better than his teacher, nor a slave better than his master.

So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing covered up that is not going to be uncovered, nor secret that is not going to be known.

No one who loves father or mother more than he loves me is worthy of me, and no one who loves son or daughter more than he loves me is worthy of me,

and no one who will not take up his cross and follow me is worthy of me.

Whoever welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will have the same reward as a prophet, and whoever welcomes an upright man because he is upright will have the same reward as an upright man.