And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;

And reflecting upon these things, behold a messenger of the Lord appeared to him saying, Joseph, thou son of David, thou shouldest not fear to take to thyself Mary thy wife: for that begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.

And Joseph having awaked from sleep, did as the messenger of the Lord commanded him:

Where is he born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the sunrising, and have come to worship him.

And they, having gone back, lo, the messenger of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, Having risen, take to thyself the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt, and be there till I speak to thee; for Herod is about to seek the young child to destroy him.

In these days John the Baptist is present, proclaiming in the desert of Judea;

For this is he spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, A voice of him crying in the desert, Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.

And now also the axe lies at the root of the trees; therefore every one not making good fruit is cut off and cast into fire.

I truly immerse you in water to repentance; but he coming after me is stronger than I, whose shoes I am not fit to lift up; he shall immerse in the Holy Spirit, and fire

Whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and gather his wheat into the store; but he will burn down the chaff in inextinguishable fire.

And Jesus having answered said to him, Permit now; for so it is suitable for us to complete all justice: then he permitted him.

And Jesus, having been immersed, went up straight from the water, and, behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him.

And behold a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my dearly beloved Son, in whom I was contented.

Happy the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of the heavens.

Happy they driven out for justice: for their's is the kingdom of the heavens.

Ye are the salt of the earth: and if the salt be rendered insipid, with what shall it be salted? it is yet strong for nothing, except to be cast without, and to be trodden under foot of men.

And if thine eye give thee cause of offence, take it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members be destroyed, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

And if thy right hand give thee cause of offence, cut it off, and cast from thee; for it is profitable to thee, that one of thy members should be destroyed; and not thy whole body should be cast into hell.

But I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, it is the throne of God:

Neither by the earth; for it is the footstool of his feet: neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great kings

But let your word be Yea, yea, and No, no: but that above this is of evil.

Therefore, be ye perfected, as your Father which is in the heavens is perfected.

When therefore thou doest alms, thou shouldst not sound the trumpet before thee, as hypocrites do in the assemblies, and in the streets, that they might be praised by men. Verily I say to you, They have their reward.

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites; for they love in the assemblies, and in the corners of the broad ways to stand praying, so that they might appear to men. Verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

And praying, talk ye not vainly as the nations; for they think that by their profaneness of speech they shall be listened to.

Let thy kingdom come. Let thy will be as in heaven also upon the earth.

Give us this day our bread sufficient for sustenance.

And let go to us our debts, as we let go to our debtors.

And thou shouldst not lead us into temptation, but deliver thou us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

And when ye fast, be not, as hypocrites, of gloomy aspect: for they conceal their faces that they might appear to men fasting. Verily I say to you, That they have their reward.

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

The light of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be light.

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be dark. If therefore the light which in thee is darkness, how much the darkness

For this I say to you, Be not anxious about your soul, what ye eat, and what ye drink; nor about your body, what ye put on. Is not the soul more than food, and the body than dress?

And I say to you that neither Solomon in all his glory was surrounded as one of these.

Therefore be ye not anxious, saying: What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, What shall we put round us?

And why seest thou the mote which is in thy brother's eye, and the beam in thine eye thou observest not?

Or what man is of you, which, if his son ask bread, he will not give him a stone?

If ye, therefore, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children how much more will your Father which is in the heavens give good things to those asking him?

Therefore all whatever ye would that men should do to you, so also do ye to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Every tree not making good fruit is cut off, and cast into fire.

Not every one saying to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens; but he doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

For he was teaching them as having power, and not as the scribes.

And Jesus said to the captain of a hundred, Retire; as thou hast believed, let it be to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour.

And his disciples, having come near, awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we are lost.

And the men admired, saying, Of what race is this for the winds and the sea listen to him.

And, behold, they cried out., saying, What to us and thee, Jesus, Son of God? hast thou come here to torture us before the time

And the evil spirits besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine.

For why is it easier to say, Sins are let go to thee; or say, Arise and walk?

And having gone, learn what is this, I wish mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the just, but the sinful to repentance.

And Jesus said to them, The sons of the nuptial chamber cannot mourn inasmuch as the bridegroom is with them; but the days shall come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast.

And no one puts on a cover of uncombed fragment upon an old garment, for its filling takes away from the garment, and the division is Worse.

Neither do they cast new wine into old wineskins: but if otherwise, the wine-skins burst, and the wine is poured out, and the wine-skins are destroyed; but they cast new wine into new wine-skins, and they are both preserved.

He says to them, Give way; for the girl is not dead but sleeps; and they mocked him.

And Jesus passing from thence, two blind ones followed him, crying out and saying, Commiserate us, O son of David.

And having seen the crowds, he felt compassion for them, for they were relaxed and dispersed, as sheep not having a shepherd.

Cure the sick, cleanse the leprous, rouse the dead, cast out demons; as a gift ye have received, as a gift give.

Nor wallet for the way, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor rod: for the laborer is worthy of his food.

And to whatever city or town ye should come in, examine who in it is worthy; and there remain till ye go forth.

Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore discerning as serpents, and pure as doves.

The disciple is not above the teacher, nor the servant above his lord.

Sufficient to the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzeboul, how much more those pertaining to his household?

He loving father or mother above me, is not worthy of me; and he loving son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me.

And whoever takes not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me.

And happy is he who shall not give cause of offence in me.

For this is he for whom it was Written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

Verily I say to you, in the begotten of women has there not risen a greater than John the Immerser; but the less in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

From the days of John the Immerser till now the kingdom of the heavens is achieved by force, and they committing violence seize it eagerly.

And if ye will receive, this is Elias he about to come.

To what shall I liken this generation I it is like little boys sitting in market-places, and calling to their companions,

In that time Jesus having answered, said, I acknowledge to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for thou hast hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to children.

For my yoke is useful, and my load is light.

And the Pharisees, seeing, said to him, Behold, thy disciples do what is not lawful to do in the sabbath.

But I say to you, That he here is greater than the temple.

And if ye knew what it is, I will mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the innocent.

For the Lord of the sabbath is also the Son of man.

And, behold, there was a man having the hand withered. And they asked him saying, Is it lawful to cure in the sabbaths? that they might expose him.

How much then does a man surpass a sheep? So that it is lawful to do well in the sabbaths.

Then says he to the man, Stretch out thy hand; and he stretched it out; and it was restored, sound as the other.

And all the crowds were affected, and said, Is not this the son of David?

And Jesus knowing their reflections, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

He not being with me is against me; and he not gathering with me; scatters.

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree rotten, and its fruit rotten; for the tree is known by its fruit.

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

And he having answered, said to him speaking to him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

For whoever should do the will of my Father, him in the heavens, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

And the prophecy of Esaias is filled up in them, saying, In hearing shall ye hear, and not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive.

Every one hearing, and not understanding, the evil one comes, and carries off that sown in his heart. This is he having sown by the way.

And he having sown upon rocky places, this is he hearing the word, and quickly with joy receiving it;

And has no root in himself, but is for a time; and there being pressure or expulsion for the word, straightly is he offended.

And he having sown among thorns, this is he hearing the word; and the care of this time, and the deceit of riches, choke the word, and it is unfruitful.

But he having sown upon good earth is he hearing the word, and understanding; who indeed bears fruit, and who makes truly a hundred, and who sixty, and who thirty.

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a kernel of mustard, which a man taking, sowed in his field:

Which truly is less than all seeds; but when it has grown, it is greater than vegetables, and becomes a tree, so that the flying things of heaven come and lodge in its young shoots.

Another parable spake he to them; The kingdom of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of wheaten flour, till the whole was leavened.

Then Jesus having dismissed the crowds, went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.

And he having answered, said to them, He sowing the good seed is the Son of man:

And the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;