and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias;

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother, Mary, that is, having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

but while he pondered on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary, thy wife, for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

Now all this came to pass that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord, through the prophet, saying,

Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.

Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;

and having sent them to Bethlehem, said, Go, search out accurately concerning the child, and when ye shall have found him bring me back word, so that I also may come and do him homage.

And he was there until the death of Herod, that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, was greatly enraged; and sent and slew all the boys which were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time which he had accurately inquired from the magi.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying,

but having heard that 'Archelaus reigns over Judaea, instead of Herod his father,' he was afraid to go there; and having been divinely instructed in a dream, he went away into the parts of Galilee,

and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth; so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, He shall be called a Nazaraean.

For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

I indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire;

And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.

But having heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee:

that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying,

From that time began Jesus to preach and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.

And his fame went out into the whole of Syria, and they brought to him all that were ill, suffering under various diseases and pains, and those possessed by demons, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

Blessed they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Let your light thus shine before men, so that they may see your upright works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

Think not that I am come to make void the law or the prophets; I am not come to make void, but to fulfil.

For I say unto you, that unless your righteousness surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill; but whosoever shall kill shall be subject to the judgment.

But I say unto you, that every one that is lightly angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; but whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to be called before the sanhedrim; but whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the penalty of the hell of fire.

If therefore thou shouldest offer thy gift at the altar, and there shouldest remember that thy brother has something against thee,

Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

But I say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But if thy right eye be a snare to thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

And if thy right hand be a snare to thee, cut it off and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, except for cause of fornication, makes her commit adultery, and whosoever marries one that is put away commits adultery.

Again, ye have heard that it has been said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt render to the Lord what thou hast sworn.

Ye have heard that it has been said, Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.

and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat, leave him thy cloak also.

To him that asks of thee give, and from him that desires to borrow of thee turn not away.

Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.

that ye may be the sons of your Father who is in the heavens; for he makes his sun rise on evil and good, and sends rain on just and unjust.

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

so that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will render it to thee.

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets so that they should appear to men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, downcast in countenance; for they disfigure their faces, so that they may appear fasting to men: verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

so that thou mayest not appear fasting unto men, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret shall render it to thee.

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

Look at the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into granaries, and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Are ye not much more excellent than they?

but I say unto you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these.

for all these things the nations seek after; for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these things.

Judge not, that ye may not be judged;

But why lookest thou on the mote that is in the eye of thy brother, but observest not the beam that is in thine eye?

Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you.

For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.

If therefore ye, being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask of him?

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

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

For narrow the gate and straitened the way that leads to life, and they are few who find it.

Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

Many shall say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied through thy name, and through thy name cast out demons, and through thy name done many works of power?

and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock.

and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.

And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter under my roof; but only speak a word, and my servant shall be healed.

But I say unto you, that many shall come from the rising and setting sun, and shall lie down at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens;

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go, and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour.

And when the evening was come, they brought to him many possessed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill;

so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities and bore our diseases.

and behold, the water became very agitated on the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves; but he slept.

But the men were astonished, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

And there met him, when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding dangerous, so that no one was able to pass by that way.

But they that fed them fled, and went away into the city and related everything, and what had happened as to those possessed by demons.

But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then he says to the paralytic,) Rise up, take up thy bed and go to thy house.

And it came to pass, as he lay at table in the house, that behold, many tax-gatherers and sinners came and lay at table with Jesus and his disciples.

But Jesus hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.

But go and learn what that is I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I have not come to call righteous men but sinners.

But Jesus turning and seeing her, said, Be of good courage, daughter; thy faith has healed thee. And the woman was healed from that hour.

And the fame of it went out into all that land.

And when he was come to the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus says to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

But they, when they were gone out, spread his name abroad in all that land.

supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth workmen unto his harvest.

And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, so that they should cast them out, and heal every disease and every bodily weakness.

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in judgment-day than for that city.

But when they deliver you up, be not careful how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given to you in that hour what ye shall speak.

and ye shall be hated of all on account of my name. But he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved.

It is sufficient for the disciple that he should become as his teacher, and the bondman as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?

Do not think that I have come to send peace upon the earth: I have not come to send peace, but a sword.

He that finds his life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.

He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me.

He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.

Verily I say to you, that there is not arisen among the born of women a greater than John the baptist. But he who is a little one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man that is eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners: and wisdom has been justified by her children.

But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in judgment-day than for you.

But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in judgment-day than for thee.

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

At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the cornfields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears and to eat.

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him?

Or have ye not read in the law that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

But I say unto you, that there is here what is greater than the temple.

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

How much better then is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.

and charged them strictly that they should not make him publicly known: