So all the generations from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations: and from David to the Babylonian transmigration, are fourteen generations: and from the Babylonian transmigration unto Christ, are fourteen generations.

Now the manner of Christ's birth was this: his mother Mary being promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she became pregnant by the holy Spirit.

a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel," that is to say, God our Saviour.

in obedience to the king, they departed, and immediately the star which they saw in the east, moved on before them, till it came to the place where the infant was, and then stood still.

and entring into the house, they saw the infant with Mary his mother, and prostrating themselves, they worshipped him: then opening their treasures, they presented him with gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

where he stay'd till the death of Herod: so that what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt have I called my son," was then fulfill'd.

and went to dwell in a town called Nazareth, so that those words of one of the prophets were fulfill'd, "He shall be called a Nazarene."

but when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadduces come to his baptism, he said to them, "Ye brood of vipers, who has warned you to fly from the wrath to come?

and don't pretend to say within your selves, We have Abraham for our father: for I tell you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham:

and Jesus answer'd, Let it be so for the present, for it becometh us to do whatever is right. then John consented.

and when Jesus was baptized, he came out of the water: and immediately the heavens seem'd to be parted asunder before him, and he saw the Spirit

and the land of Nephthalim, lying upon the sea, and about Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:

the people which sat in darkness, saw a great light: and to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up."

Now as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting their net into the sea: for they were fishermen.

so they immediately left their nets, and followed him.

Going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in a bark with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and Jesus having called them,

so that his fame was spread over all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were afflicted with any diseases or pains, demoniacs, lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Blessed are they who are persecuted upon the account of righteousness: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great will be your reward in heaven: for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

even so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father who is in heaven.

whoever therefore shall break any commandment, tho' of the least importance, and shall teach men so to do, shall not have the least admittance into the kingdom of the Messias: but whoever shall do and teach them, he shall be great in the kingdom of the Messias.

but I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be punish'd by the tribunal: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be punish'd by the Sanhedrim: but whosoever shall say, thou fool, shall be punish'd by the fire of Gehenna.

and if thy right hand insnare thee, it is better to saw it off, and to suffer the loss of that single part, than that thy whole body should be thrown into Gehenna.

but I say unto you, whoever shall put away his wife, except in the case of adultery, is the occasion of her being an adulteress, and he that shall marry her is an adulterer.

but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne:

but I say unto you, don't return evil for evil; on the contrary, if any one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other likewise.

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who traduce you, and persecute you:

consider the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor lay up any stores; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much greater value than they?

things which the Gentiles are so thoughtful about, and which your heavenly Father knows that you want.

why do you observe the mote that is in your brother's eye, and not consider the beam that is in your own eye?

with what assurance can you say, brother, let me take that mote out of your eye; when there is such an apparent beam in your own eye?

thou hypocrite, first get rid of the beam in your own eye; and then see how to remove the mote out of thy brother's eye.

or figs of thistles? so every good tree yields good fruit: but a corrupt tree yields bad fruit.

for I am a man under authority, having soldiers under my command: I bid this man, go, and he's gone: another, come, and he's here: and to my servant, do this, and it is done.

After this Jesus went to Peter's house, where seeing his wife's mother lying sick of a fever,

and on a sudden so great a storm arose at sea, that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

and he answer'd, why are you afraid, o incredulous people? then he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

but the crew were all amaz'd; what is this man, said they, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

So the devils entreated him, saying, if you force us out, suffer us to retire into the herd of swine.

and Jesus bad them go, accordingly they came out, and went into the herd of swine: and immediately the herd of swine ran furiously down a precipice into the sea, where they were all drown'd.

whereupon the city went in a body to meet Jesus, and when they saw him they desir'd him to withdraw out of their country.

and Jesus perceiving their reflections, said, why do you entertain so bad an opinion?

for is it not as easy to say, thy sins are forgiven? as to say, arise, and walk?

As Jesus left that place, he saw one Matthew by name, sitting at the customhouse: and said to him, follow me. and he rose and followed him.

and while Jesus was at table in Matthew's house, several publicans and loose people happen'd to come in, who sat down with him and his disciples.

which the Pharisees observing, why, said they to his disciples, is your master so familiar with publicans and such loose people?

Then John's disciples came to him and said, why do the Pharisees, as well as we, observe so many fasts, and your disciples keep none?

neither do men put new wine into old skins: if they should, the bottles will burst, so that the wine will be lost and the skins be spoil'd: but they put new wine into new skins, whereby both are preserved.

so Jesus arose, together with his disciples, and follow'd him.

When Jesus came to the ruler's house, he found a set of flute-players and a crowd of people making a lamentable cry,

but when he saw how the multitude were fatigued and dispers'd like so many sheep without their Pastors, he was moved with compassion, and said to his disciples,

but when they take you. into custody, be not sollicitous, how or what ye shall speak, for at the very instant you shall be inspir'd what to say.

if the disciple fare as well as his master, and the servant as his lord, is not that sufficient? if they style the master of the house Beelzebub, much more will they call his domestics so.

even a man's own domestics shall prove his foes.

and he that does not take his cross, and so follow after me, is unworthy of me.

he that receives a prophet in quality of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a just man, as such, shall receive the reward of the just.

Jesus answered them, go and relate to John, what you hear and what you see:

As they departed, Jesus said to the people, speaking of John, what did ye go to see in the desert? a reed shaken with the wind?

what did ye go to see? a man dress'd in rich apparel? why, they that are so array'd belong to the court:

or did you go to see a prophet? yes, and be assured, one superiour to a prophet.

so John came with fasting and abstinence, and they say, he is mad.

the son of man does not abstain from eating and drinking, and they cry there's a glutton, and a sot, a friend of publicans and sinners: "but wisdom is justified by her children."

even so it is, father, for such has been thy will.

the Pharisees seeing that, said to him, see, your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath-day.

so that what was said by Esaias the prophet, was fulfill'd;

Then they brought to him a demoniac, who was both blind and dumb: and he cured him so effectually, that he recovered both his speech and his sight;

Either allow the tree to be good, and its fruit good; or else say the tree is corrupt, and its fruit corrrupt: for a tree is distinguished by its fruit.

for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly: so shall the son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

then he goes and takes seven other spirits besides himself, but more mischievous than himself, and they all enter in and lodge there: so that the last state of that man is worse than the first. just so shall it likewise fare with this wicked generation.

and holding out his hand towards his disciples, see there, said he, my mother, and my brothers.

The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea-side.

and there was so great a croud of people got about him, that he was oblig'd to go into a bark, where he sat, while the people all stood on the shore.

Then he talk'd to them much in parables, and said, a sower went out to sow.

so that as the sun arose it was scorched, and for want of root, withered away.

therefore speak I to them in parables: because they over-look what they see: and are inattentive to what they hear, neither will they comprehend.

and in them is fulfilled that prophecy of Esaias, "by hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand: and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive.

for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."

for I declare unto you, that many prophets and just men have desired to see what ye see, and have not seen it: and to hear what ye hear, and have not heard it.

so the servants of the yeoman came and said, Sir, did not you sow your field with good grain: how comes it then to have tares?

He propos'd another parable to them, which was this; the gospel-state is like a grain of mustard-seed which a man took to sow in his field.

'tis one indeed of the smallest grains: but when it is grown, it is the largest of the pulse kind, and becomes a tree: so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.

so that this saying of the prophet was fulfilled, "I will talk in parables, I will utter what has been kept secret from the foundation of the world."

as then the tares are gathered and burnt in the fire; so shall it be at the conclusion of the age.

Again, the gospel-kingdom is like a net that is cast into the sea, and draws all sorts of fish:

so it shall be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and after they have separated the wicked from the just,

is not this the carpenter's son? is not Mary his mother? and James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas, are they not his brothers?

for Herod having secur'd John, bound him, and put him in prison to please Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

but when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in publick, and made such an impression upon Herod,

who being before instructed by her mother, pray, said she, order John Baptist's head to be brought here in a charger.

as Jesus landed, he saw a great multitude, and was touch'd with compassion towards them, and healed their sick.

but Jesus said to them, that's needless, let them eat what you have.

by this time the vessel was half sea over, violently toss'd with the waves, for the wind was contrary.

at the dawn of day, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

the disciples seeing him walking on the sea, cry'd out in a fright, an apparition; and they scream'd for fear.

these are the things which defile a man: but to eat without washing one's hands, that does not defile a man.

'tis true, Lord, said she: yet even puppies eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table.

Jesus having left that place, drew nigh to the sea of Galilee, and went up a mountain, where he sat down.

insomuch that the people wondred when they perceived the dumb to speak, the maimed to be heal'd, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

so that they all eat, and were satiated: the superfluous fragments they carried off, amounting to seven baskets full: