The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

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

So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon to Christ are fourteen generations.

But while he thought on these things, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.

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

And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?

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?

And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same territories, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.

And behold, two blind men sitting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were greatly displeased,

Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The son of David.

He saith to them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son?