and Solomon begot Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa,

and Asa begot Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah,

and Uzziah begot Jotham, and Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah,

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

But while he considered these things, behold, an agent of Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take Mary to be thy wife, for that which was begotten in her is from Holy Spirit.

Behold, the virgin will have in her womb, and will bring forth a son. And they will call his name Immanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.

And Joseph, being roused from his sleep, did as the agent of Lord ordered him. And he took his wife,

Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

Where is he who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.

And having gathered together all the chief priests and scholars of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ is born.

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea. For thus it is written through the prophet,

Then Herod having called the wise men privately, ascertained from them what time the star appeared.

Now after they departed, behold, an agent of Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, After rising, take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and thou be there until I tell thee, for Herod is going to seek the child to

Then Herod, when he saw that he was scorned by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and having sent forth, he killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all the borders of it, from two years old and under, according to the time that

For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of a man crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Lord. Make his paths straight.

And think not to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. He will immerse you in a Holy Spirit.

Whose winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. And he will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but he will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.

But having answered, Jesus said to him, Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allows him.

And lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

But having answered, he said, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out through the mouth of God.

And he says to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He will command his agents about thee, and, They will take thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shall not challenge Lord thy God.

Then Jesus says to him, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, Thou shall worship Lord thy God, and him only thou shall serve.

so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,

And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted because of righteousness, because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.

Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, because your reward is great in the heavens, for so they persecuted the prophets before you.

Ye are the salt material of the earth. But if the salt material becomes ineffective, by what will it be salted? It is potent for nothing further, except to be cast outside and to be trodden down by men.

But I say to you, that every man who is angry at his brother without cause will be liable to the judgment, and whoever speaks an insult to his brother will be liable to the council, and whoever says, Foolish man, will be liable to

And if thy right eye causes thee to stumble, remove it and cast it from thee, for it is advantageous for thee that one of thy body-parts should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

And if thy right hand causes thee to stumble, cut it off and cast it from thee, for it is advantageous for thee that one of thy body-parts should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

But I say to you, not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

nor by the earth, because it is the footstool of his feet, nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

But let your word be, Yes, yes, No, no. And anything beyond these is from evil.

But I say to you, not to resist what is troublesome, but whoever will strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Ye therefore shall be perfect, even as your Father in the heavens is perfect.

When therefore thou do charity, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

And when thou pray, thou shall not be as the hypocrites, because they love to pray having stood in the synagogues and in the corners of the thoroughfares, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

And while praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do, for they think that they will be heard by their much speaking.

May thy kingdom come. May thy will happen on the earth as also in heaven.

Give us this day the bread sufficient for us.

And forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors.

And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, because from thee is the kingdom and the power and the glory into the ages. Truly.

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

The light of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye is sound, thy whole body will be bright.

But if thine eye is bad, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Because of this I say to you, be not anxious about your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, nor yet for your body, what ye may wear. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing?

And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more you, O ye of little faith?

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow will be anxious about things of itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil of it.

Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them by their feet, and having turn back may lacerate you.

Or what man is there of you, who, if his son may ask for bread, will give him a stone,

All things therefore, as many as ye may want that men should do to you, so also do ye to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

Enter ye in by the narrow gate, because wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter through it.

How narrow is the gate, and restricted the way, that leads to life, and few are those who find it.

Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.

Therefore every man, whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will compare him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.

for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as their scholars.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thou. And as thou have believed, be it done to thee. And his boy was healed in that hour.

so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

And behold, a great tempest developed in the sea, so as for the boat to be covered by the waves, but he was sleeping.

And the disciples having approached, they awoke him, saying, Save us, Lord, we are perishing.

But the men marveled, saying, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

And behold, they cried out, saying, What is with us and thee, Jesus, Son of God? Did thou come here before the time to torment us?

And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.

For which is easier, to say, Thy sins have been forgiven thee, or to say, Arise and walk?

And Jesus said to them, The sons of the wedding hall cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Neither do they put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins will perish. But they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.

And when Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Be merciful to us, thou son of David.

But when he saw the multitudes, he felt compassion for them, because they were troubled and dejected, as sheep having no shepherd.

Then he says to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the workmen are few.

And having called in his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every sickness and every disease.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother,

no bag for the road, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor staffs, for the workman is worthy of his provision.

And into whatever city or village ye may enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide until ye go forth.

And if indeed the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Become ye therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doves.

A pupil is not above his teacher, nor a bondman above his lord.

It is enough for the pupil that he becomes like his teacher, and the bondman like his lord. If they have called the house-ruler Beelzebub, how much more those of his household.

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

And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

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

And he who does not take his cross and follow behind me, is not worthy of me.

And blessed is he, whoever will not be caused to stumble by me.

For this is he about whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face who will prepare thy way before thee.

Truly I say to you, among men born of women there has not been raised a greater than John the immerser. Yet the smaller in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

And from the days of John the immerser until now the kingdom of the heavens is treated aggressively, and aggressors seize it.

And if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is going to come.

But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, calling to their companions,

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold the man, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! And wisdom is justified from her children.

And thou, Capernaum, which was exalted as far as the sky. Thou will be brought down as far as Hades, because if the mighty works had occurred in Sodom that occurred in thee, it would have remained until this day.

Jesus having responded at that time, said, I extol thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to the childlike.

For my yoke is befitting, and my burden is light.

But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples do what is not permitted to do upon the Sabbath.

But I say to you, that a greater than the temple is here.

For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath.

How much therefore a man is superior to a sheep. So then it is permitted to do good on the Sabbath.

Then he says to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth, and it was restored whole, as the other.