All the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations, and from David unto the Babylonian removal fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian removal unto the Christ, fourteen generations.

And all this hath come to pass, that it may be fulfilled that was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,

and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.

Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,

whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather his wheat to the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'

But Jesus answering said to him, 'Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfil all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him.

Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,

and saith to him, 'All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to me.'

and he saith to them, 'Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'

And Jesus was going about all Galilee teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every disease, and every malady among the people,

and his fame went forth to all Syria, and they brought to him all having ailments, pressed with manifold sicknesses and pains, and demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics, and he healed them.

nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it shineth to all those in the house;

for, verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law, till that all may come to pass.

'Be agreeing with thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him, that the opponent may not deliver thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and to prison thou mayest be cast,

'But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

'And, if thy right hand doth cause thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

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

'Thy reign come: Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on the earth.

For, if ye may forgive men their trespasses He also will forgive you -- your Father who is in the heavens;

but if ye may not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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

'The lamp of the body is the eye, if, therefore, thine eye may be perfect, all thy body shall be enlightened,

but if thine eye may be evil, all thy body shall be dark; if, therefore, the light that is in thee is darkness -- the darkness, how great!

'None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin;

and I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these.

for all these do the nations seek for, for your heavenly Father doth know that ye have need of all these;

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask a loaf -- a stone will he present to him?

and if a fish he may ask -- a serpent will he present to him?

'All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

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

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, lord, have we not in thy name prophesied? and in thy name cast out demons? and in thy name done many mighty things?

and then I will acknowledge to them, that -- I never knew you, depart from me ye who are working lawlessness.

'Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;

and having stretched forth the hand, Jesus touched him, saying, 'I will, be thou cleansed,' and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

and Jesus saith to him, 'I, having come, will heal him.'

And evening having come, they brought to him many demoniacs, and he did cast out the spirits with a word, and did heal all who were ill,

and a certain scribe having come, said to him, 'Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go;'

and he saith to them, 'Go.' And having come forth, they went to the herd of the swine, and lo, the whole herd of the swine rushed down the steep, to the sea, and died in the waters,

and those feeding did flee, and, having gone to the city, they declared all, and the matter of the demoniacs.

And lo, all the city came forth to meet Jesus, and having seen him, they called on him that he might depart from their borders.

And Jesus having heard, said to them, 'They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;

but having gone, learn ye what is, Kindness I will, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

While he is speaking these things to them, lo, a ruler having come, was bowing to him, saying that 'My daughter just now died, but, having come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.'

and the fame of this went forth to all the land.

but they, having gone forth, did spread his fame in all that land.

And Jesus was going up and down all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every sickness and every malady among the people.

And, take ye heed of men, for they will give you up to sanhedrims, and in their synagogues they will scourge you,

and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end, he shall be saved.

and of you -- even the hairs of the head are all numbered;

'Every one, therefore, who shall confess in me before men, I also will confess in him before my Father who is in the heavens;

and whoever shall deny me before men, I also will deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.

for all the prophets and the law till John did prophesy,

All things were delivered to me by my Father, and none doth know the Son, except the Father, nor doth any know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal Him.

'Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

and if ye had known what is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice -- ye had not condemned the blameless,

And he said to them, 'What man shall be of you, who shall have one sheep, and if this may fall on the sabbaths into a ditch, will not lay hold on it and raise it?

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

and Jesus having known, withdrew thence, and there followed him great multitudes, and he healed them all,

'Lo, My servant, whom I did choose, My beloved, in whom My soul did delight, I will put My Spirit upon him, and judgment to the nations he shall declare,

And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, 'Is this the Son of David?'

'Or how is one able to go into the house of the strong man, and to plunder his goods, if first he may not bind the strong man? and then his house he will plunder.

Because of this I say to you, all sin and evil speaking shall be forgiven to men, but the evil speaking of the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.

Then answered certain of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, 'Teacher, we will to see a sign from thee.'

then it saith, I will turn back to my house whence I came forth; and having come, it findeth it unoccupied, swept, and adorned:

And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, lo, his mother and brethren had stood without, seeking to speak to him,

for whoever may do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.'

and gathered together unto him were many multitudes, so that he having gone into the boat did sit down, and all the multitude on the beach did stand,

and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,

suffer both to grow together till the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the darnel, and bind it in bundles, to burn it, and the wheat gather up into my storehouse.'

which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest in its branches.'

Another simile spake he to them: 'The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.'

All these things spake Jesus in similes to the multitudes, and without a simile he was not speaking to them,

that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, 'I will open in similes my mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.'

the Son of Man shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness,

'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.

who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.

Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'

and his sisters -- are they not all with us? whence, then, to this one all these?'

and they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces twelve hand-baskets full;

and having recognized him, the men of that place sent forth to all that region round about, and they brought to him all who were ill,

'Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

do ye not understand that all that is going into the mouth doth pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth?

so that the multitudes did wonder, seeing dumb ones speaking, maimed whole, lame walking, and blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

And Jesus having called near his disciples, said, 'I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they continue with me, and they have not what they may eat; and to let them away fasting I will not, lest they faint in the way.'

And they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces seven baskets full,

'And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;

and I will give to thee the keys of the reign of the heavens, and whatever thou mayest bind upon the earth shall be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever thou mayest loose upon the earth shall be having been loosed in the heavens.'

Then said Jesus to his disciples, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,

for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it,

for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

'For, the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his messengers, and then he will reward each, according to his work.

While he is yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Son, -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight; hear him.'

And Jesus answering said to them, 'Elijah doth indeed come first, and shall restore all things,

And while they are living in Galilee, Jesus said to them, 'The Son of Man is about to be delivered up to the hands of men,

so it is not will in presence of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish.

'Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,