A genealogy of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David and Abraham.

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

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

He had been dwelling upon this, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.

As Jesus was passing on from there, he was followed by two blind men, who kept calling out: "Take pity on us, Son of David!"

"Have not you read," replied Jesus, "what David did, when he and his companions were hungry--

At this all the people were astounded. "Is it possible that this is the son of David?" they exclaimed.

There, a Canaanite woman of that district came out and began calling to Jesus: "Take pity on me, Master, Son of David; my daughter is grievously possessed by a demon."

Two blind men who were sitting by the road-side, hearing that Jesus was passing, called out: "Take pity on us, Master, Son of David!"

The crowd told them to be quiet; but the men only called out the louder: "Take pity on us, Master, Son of David!"

The crowds that led the way, as well as those that followed behind, kept shouting: "God save the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! God save him from on high!"

But, when the Chief Priests and the Teachers of the Law saw the wonderful things that Jesus did, and the boys who were calling out in the Temple Courts "God save the Son of David!", they were indignant,

"What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" "David's," they said.

"How is it, then," Jesus replied, "that David, speaking under inspiration, calls him 'lord,' in the passage-

Since, then, David calls him 'lord,' how is he David's son?"