And Judas the father of Phares and Zara by Thamar, and Phares the father of Esrom, Esrom the father of Aram.

Salmon the father of Booz by Rachab, and Booz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse.

And Jesse the father of David the king, and David had Solomon by her that had been the wife of Urias.

Now the manner of Christ's birth was this: his mother Mary being promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she became pregnant by the holy Spirit.

and she shall be deliver'd of a son, to whom you shall give the name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.

now by these events, that divine prediction of the Prophet had its full accomplishment, when he said, "Behold,

a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel," that is to say, God our Saviour.

Where is this king of the Jews who is now born? for we have seen his rising star, and are come to pay him homage.

and having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where Christ was to be born.

and he sent them to Bethlehem, go, said he, make an exact enquiry about the young child, and when ye have found him, let me know it, that I too may come and pay my adorations to him.

took the infant and his mother by night, and fled into Egypt:

where he stay'd till the death of Herod: so that what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt have I called my son," was then fulfill'd.

Then Herod perceiving he was abused by the Magi, was full of indignation, and sent a detachment who slew all the children that were in Bethlehem and its territory, being under the age of two years, according to the limited time he had learnt of the Magi.

"In Rama was a cry heard, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not."

and went to dwell in a town called Nazareth, so that those words of one of the prophets were fulfill'd, "He shall be called a Nazarene."

and having confess'd their sins, they were baptized by him in Jordan.

the ax is already laid to the root of the trees: every tree then which does not produce good fruit, will be hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Then went Jesus from Galilee to Jordan to be baptized by John.

but John opposed him, I have need, said he, to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?

and Jesus answer'd, Let it be so for the present, for it becometh us to do whatever is right. then John consented.

and when Jesus was baptized, he came out of the water: and immediately the heavens seem'd to be parted asunder before him, and he saw the Spirit

Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil:

whereupon the tempter came to him, and said, "If thou be the Son of God, command these stones to become bread."

but Jesus answered him, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every thing that God shall prescribe."

Now as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting their net into the sea: for they were fishermen.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are the pacific: for they shall be the children of God.

Blessed shall you be when men shall revile and persecute you, and falsely charge you with all manner of evil for your attachment to me.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great will be your reward in heaven: for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt become insipid, how shall it recover its savour? it is no longer fit for any thing, but to be cast out and trod under foot.

ye are the light of the world. a city that is situated on an hill, cannot be hid;

I assure you, heaven and earth may as well cease to be, as that one jot or one tittle of the law should fail of its completion.

whoever therefore shall break any commandment, tho' of the least importance, and shall teach men so to do, shall not have the least admittance into the kingdom of the Messias: but whoever shall do and teach them, he shall be great in the kingdom of the Messias.

Ye have heard that it has been said to the antients, "Thou shalt not kill: and whosoever shall kill, shall be punish'd by the tribunal."

but I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be punish'd by the tribunal: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be punish'd by the Sanhedrim: but whosoever shall say, thou fool, shall be punish'd by the fire of Gehenna.

When therefore you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has reason to be displeas'd with you:

endeavour to win your adversary, even whilst you are in the way: left the adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into jayl.

I assure you, you will not be discharged till you have paid to the very last farthing.

If your right eye insnare you, it is better to pull it out, and to suffer the loss of that single part, than that thy whole body should be cast into Gehenna.

and if thy right hand insnare thee, it is better to saw it off, and to suffer the loss of that single part, than that thy whole body should be thrown into Gehenna.

but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne:

nor by the earth, for it is his footstool: nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

but let your communication be, yes, yes; no, no: for whatever goes beyond this, is evil.

that ye may be the children of your father who is in heaven, for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

be ye therefore perfect, even as your father who is in heaven is perfect.

Take care not to perform any religious act in order to be observed by men: otherwise you will have no reward from your father who is in heaven.

therefore, when you give alms, do not make a proclamation of it as the hypocrites do, in their publick assemblies by sound of trumpet, that they may have the applause of men. for I assure you, they have their reward.

that your alms may be secret: and your father who sees your secret actions, shall reward you.

And when you pray, be not as the hypocrites are: for they chuse to stand praying in publick places, and at the corners of the streets, to be observ'd by men. I assure you, they have their reward.

When you pray, be not verbose, as the heathen are: for they think they shall be heard for their loquaciousness.

After this manner do you therefore pray: "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come.

thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

and let us not be left under temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."

that your fasting may not be observed by men, but by your father, who is with you in your retirement, and your father who observes what you do in private, shall give you a reward.

for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

the eye is the light of the body: now if your eye be clear, your whole body will be enlightned.

but if your eye be bad, your whole body will be dark: if therefore that, which should be light to you, be dark; how great is that darkness?

no man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will be attach'd to the one, and neglectful of the other. ye cannot serve God and Mamon.

I therefore direct you, not to be sollicitous, with regard to life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor with regard to the body, what clothes ye shall wear: Is not life it self a greater gift than food; and the body a greater gift than rayment?

who by all his sollicitude can add one moment to his age?

therefore make no such sollicitous enquiries, as what shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or how shall we be clothed?

but first seek the kingdom of God, and that righteousness which leads to it, and all these things shall be superadded. be not

therefore sollicitous about the morrow: for the morrow shall be taken up with the cares of the morrow, the trouble of the day is sufficient for one day.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

for according as ye judge others, ye shall be judged yourselves: the measure you mete, shall be measured to you again.

Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and the door shall be opened.

Let your actions be such, with regard to others, as you should think reasonable with regard to yourselves, for this is the substance of the law and the prophets.

but the gate which leads to life is narrow, and the way is difficult, and few there be that find it.

you will know them by their fruits: do men gather grapes of thorns,

by their fruits then shall ye know them.

but every one that heareth these instructions of mine, and practiseth them not, shall be compared to a fool who built his house upon the sand:

and Jesus held out his hand and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. and immediately he was cured of his leprosy.

and Jesus said to him, take care not to tell any man, but go thy way, shew thy self to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, that it may be a testimony against them.

but the heirs to the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness without: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

and Jesus said to the centurion, go thy way, what you believed could be done, is effected for you. and his servant was healed in that very hour.

As Jesus left that place, he saw one Matthew by name, sitting at the customhouse: and said to him, follow me. and he rose and followed him.

Jesus answer'd them, can the bride-men mourn, while the bridegroom is with them? the day indeed will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then will be the time to fast.

neither do men put new wine into old skins: if they should, the bottles will burst, so that the wine will be lost and the skins be spoil'd: but they put new wine into new skins, whereby both are preserved.

for she said within her self, if I do but touch his garment, I shall be cured:

then he touched their eyes, saying, according to your faith, be it unto you.

but the Pharisees said, he casteth out devils by the authority of the prince of the devils.

if the family be worthy, your benediction shall have its effect; but if it be not worthy, it shall only redound to your own advantage.

By your mission you will be expos'd like sheep in the midst of wolves: be then as circumspect as serpents, and as inoffensive as doves:

be upon your guard with such men, for they will deliver you up to their tribunals, and scourge you in their synagogues.

and ye shall be brought before governors and kings upon my account, to bear testimony of me to them and the rest of the Gentiles.

but when they take you. into custody, be not sollicitous, how or what ye shall speak, for at the very instant you shall be inspir'd what to say.

for it is not properly you that speak, but the spirit of your father that speaketh by you.

then the brother shall betray his brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against their parents, and be the instruments of their death.

and ye shall be hated by all the world for professing my name: but he that perseveres unto the end, shall escape.

fear them not therefore: for there is nothing hid that shall not be revealed; or secret that shall not be made known.

by whom the very hairs of your head are all numbred:

and whoever shall give only a cup of cold water to the meanest of you, considering him as my disciple, shall most assuredly be far from losing his reward.

or did you go to see a prophet? yes, and be assured, one superiour to a prophet.

the son of man does not abstain from eating and drinking, and they cry there's a glutton, and a sot, a friend of publicans and sinners: "but wisdom is justified by her children."

I declare unto you, Tyre and Sidon shall be treated with less severity at the day of judgment than you.

and thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be brought to destruction: for if the miracles which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have subsisted even to this day.

I tell you likewise, that in the day of judgment, Sodom shall be treated with less severity than you.

take my yoke upon you, and learn to be meek like me, and of an humble temper: and ye shall enjoy tranquillity of mind.