And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;

Then Joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took to him his wife:

And knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born son: and he called his name JESUS.

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.

Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

And when they had come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

And when they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry.

Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee.

And his fame spread throughout all Syria: and they brought to him all sick people that were taken with diverse diseases and torments, and those who were possessed with demons, and those who were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.

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

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thy enemy:

But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen by them: otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine.

When he had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

And when Jesus had entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,

And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick with a fever.

And Jesus saith to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

And when he had entered into a boat, his disciples followed him.

And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

And he said to them, Go. And when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine: and behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.

And they that kept them, fled, and went into the city, and told every thing; and what had befallen to the possessed with demons.

But when the multitude saw it, they marveled, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith to them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, Lord.

But they, when they had departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

And when he had called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease.

Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

And it came to pass when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

Then he began to upbraid the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they repented not.

Woe to thee, Chorazin; woe to thee, Bethsaida: for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.

But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

And when he had departed thence, he went into their synagogue.

And behold, there was a man who had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.

Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:

And when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had not root, they withered.

But when the blade had sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

Another parable he spoke to them; The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hid in a field; which, when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.

And when he had come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

For John had said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

And she, being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here the head of John the Baptist in a dish.

And his head was brought in a dish, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence in a boat, into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard of it, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

And when he had sent the multitudes away, he ascended a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

And he said, Come. And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

And when they had come into the boat, the wind ceased.

And when they had gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all the surrounding country, and brought to him all that were diseased;

And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children.

And when his disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

Then Jesus said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.

And when they had come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man kneeling down to him, and saying,

And when they had come to Capernaum, they that received tribute-money, came to Peter, and said, Doth not your Master pay tribute?

He saith, Yes. And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? from whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? from their own children, or from strangers?

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

But as he had not ability to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Shouldst thou not also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee?

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea, beyond Jordan:

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

And when they had received it, they murmured against the master of the house.

Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.

So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem, and had come to Bethphage, to the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

And when he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

And when he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things; and who gave thee this authority?

But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go, work to-day in my vineyard.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

Jesus saith to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?

And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them.

And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not a wedding-garment:

When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left him, and departed.

Now there were with us seven brothers: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased; and having no issue, left his wife to his brother.

Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were assembled about him.

And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

And then will many be offended, and will betray one another, and will hate one another.

Then he that had received the five talents, went and traded with the same, and gained other five talents.

And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

But he that had received one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

And he that had received five talents, came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst to me five talents: behold, I have gained besides them five talents more.