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

Asa, of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat, of Joram; Joram, of Uzziah;

Uzziah, of Jotham; Jotham, of Ahaz; Ahaz, of Hezekiah;

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

So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen; from David to the exile to Babylon is fourteen; and from the exile to Babylon to Christ is fourteen.

"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife home, for what is begotten in her is by the Holy Spirit; and she will bear a son, and you are to call him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."

Behold! the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son; and they shall call his name Immanuel, a word which means "God with us."

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

"Where is the new-born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and are come to worship him."

And they told him. "At Bethlehem in Judea, as it is written in the prophet.

Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and make careful inquiry about the child, and as soon as you have found him bring me word, that I, too, may go and worship him."

As soon as Herod saw that he had been mocked by the Magi, he was furious. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and all the neighborhood who were two years old or under, in accordance with the date which he had ascertained from the Magi.

"Repent," said he, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

This John it was of whom it was said through Isaiah, the prophet, The voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, "Prepare a way for the Lord, Make the paths straight for him."

And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'?? tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise up descendants for Abraham.

And already the axe is lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree, therefore, that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

I indeed am baptizing you in water, unto repentance; but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

His winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse the threshing-floor. He will store his wheat in the granary, but will burn up the chaff in unquenchable fire."

But he tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"

But Jesus answered, "Permit it now, for so it is fitting for us to fulfill every religious duty."

Then he consented. And after Jesus was baptized, as soon as he rose out of the water, lo! the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon him,

while a voice from heaven said, "This is my son, the beloved, In whom I delight."

Jesus answered him, "It is written, Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God."

and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."

"It is written again," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."

"Begone, Satan!" answered Jesus, for it is written, "Thou must worship the Lord thy God, and Him only must thou serve."

in order that these words spoken through Isaiah the prophet, might be fulfilled:

From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near."

And as he was walking by the see of Galilee, he saw two brothers??imon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother??asting their net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

As he went farther on he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

"Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt lose its savor, in what way shall it be salted? It is henceforth good for nothing but to be thrown out and trodden under foot of men.

"So let your light shine before men that they may see good you do, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

And if your eye, your right eye, entices you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit.

And if your right hand entices you into sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit.

"But I say to you, swear not at all; neither by the sky, for it is God's throne;

"nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.

"So you will become sons of your heavenly Father; for he makes his sun to rise upon sinners as well as saints, and sends rain upon the unjust and the just.

"You then must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."

"And whatever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets, in order that men may praise them. In solemn truth I tell you they already have their reward in full.

"But when you give alms, do not let your right hand know what your left is doing,

"But you, when you pray, go into your own room and shut your door; pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

"While praying do not say the same words over and over again, as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that by their much speaking they will gain attention.

thy kingdom come, and thy will be done, On earth, as in heaven.

Give us today our bread for the day before us;

And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors;

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the Evil One; For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory. Amen.

"so that he may not appear to men to be fasting, but to his Father who is in secret; and his Father who sees in secret will reward him.

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

"The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore if your eye is sound, your whole body will be well lighted;

"but if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be darkened. If then the very light within you is darkness, how dense is that darkness!

"For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious about your life, inquiring what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor yet for your body, inquiring what you shall wear. Is not your life more than its food, and your body than its clothing?

"Which one of you by being anxious is able to add even one cubit to his stature?

"If God then so clothes the grass of the field, which blooms today, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?

"And why do you look at the mote in your brother's eye, and fail to notice the beam which is in your own eye?

"Or how will you say to your brother, 'Permit me to remove the mote from your eye,' when, behold, the beam is in your own eye?

"Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine; lest in turn they trample them under their feet, and then turn and attack you.

"For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks the door is opened.

"What man of you is there who, when his son asks a loaf, will give him a stone?

"If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him?

"Therefore everything that you would have men do to you, do you also the same to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.

"Enter by the narrow gate; for broad is the gate and wide the road that leads to destruction, and many are they who go in by it;

"but the gate is narrow and the road is steep, which leads to life, and they are few who find it.

"Every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

"Hence it is by their fruit you will know them.

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

"Every one who hears my words and does them I will liken to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.

for he was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes taught them.

As he went down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, as an evidence to them."

saying, "Lord, my slave at home is lying ill with paralysis, in terrible agony."

As Jesus listened to this reply he was astonished, and said to those who followed him. "In solemn truth I tell you that I have found faith like this in any Israelite.

Then Jesus said to the captain. "Go! As you have believed, so be it unto you." And his slave was healed in that very hour.

that the word spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, He took upon himself our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases.

But he was asleep. And they came and woke him, saying. "Lord save us! We are drowning!"

But the men were amazed, saying, "What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?"

"You Son of God," they shouted, "what have you to do with us? Are you come to torment us before the time?"

and the demons began entreating him. "If you are driving us out," they said, "send us into the herd of swine."

And behold! certain scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming."

"Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?

As Jesus was passing thence, he saw a man called Mathew sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, "Follow me."

"It is not those who are well," said Jesus, when he heard this, "but the sick, who need a doctor.

"But go and learn what this means, "It is mercy I desire, and not sacrifice; for I am come not to call just men, but sinners."

"Can the friends fast at a wedding-feast," said Jesus, "so long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom has been taken from them, and then they will fast.

As he was saying these words to them, a ruler came up and knelt before him, saying. "My daughter has just died; but come, put your hand upon her, and she will live."

"Leave the room, for the little girl is not dead, she is sleeping." And they began laughing at him.

And as he went on from thence two blind men followed Jesus, crying, "Have pity on us, Son of David!"

And as they were departing a dumb demoniac was brought to him,

But the Pharisees kept saying, "It is in the power of the Prince of the demons that he is casting out demons."

And he said to his disciples. "The harvest is great, but the laborers are few;

These are the names of the apostles (missionaries). First, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew, the tax-gatherer; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname is Thaddeus;

"As you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

"not even a bag for the journey, or a change of clothes, or sandals, or even a stick; for the worker is worth his rations.

"and if the house is worthy let your blessing sit upon it; but if it be unworthy, let your blessing return to you.

"And whoever will not receive you or listen to your words, as you go out from that house or that city, shake off the very dust from your feet.

"Behold, it is I who am sending you forth like sheep among wolves. Be then as serpents and as guileless as doves.

"And you will be taken before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

"For it will not be you who is speaking, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.