Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

and Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez was the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,

and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed was the father of Jesse,

and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah;

and Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa;

And after the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,

and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called the Messiah.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened like this. His mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, and before they came together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.

Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, suddenly wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

And when King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

And they, having heard the king, went their way; and suddenly the star which they saw in the east went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.

and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called my son."

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,

"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; and she would not be comforted, because they are no more."

But when Herod was dead, suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,

and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he will be called a Nazarene.

For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight."

Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and suddenly the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.

Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.

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

"You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, 'You shall not murder;' and 'Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.'

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;'

"It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,'

"Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,'

"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.'

But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;

yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.

And the rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

And the rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell?and great was its fall."

And he stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I am willing. Be cleansed." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed." And his servant was healed in that hour.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: "He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases."

And suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.

And he said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.

Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them.

And just then they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up. Your sins are forgiven."

But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, "Daughter, cheer up. Your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour.

But when the crowd was put out, he entered in, took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

And as they went out, suddenly a mute man who was demon possessed was brought to him.

And when the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel."

But when he saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.

Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.

But he said to them, "Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, he and his companions;

how he entered into the house of God, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

And look, there was a man with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?" that they might accuse him.

Then he told the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out, and it was restored whole, just like the other.

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

Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him and he healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

While he was yet speaking to the crowds, suddenly his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.

When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

And what was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

And what was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

And what was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who truly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty."

He spoke another parable to them. "The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened."

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the beginning of the world."

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,

which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.

And the king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the young lady: and she brought it to her mother.

And after he had sent the crowds away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.

But the boat was now many stadia from the land, distressed by the waves, for the wind was against it.

But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he yelled, saying, "Lord, save me."

"Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."

But he answered, "I was not sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith. Be it done to you even as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

So the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, injured whole, lame walking, and blind seeing?and they glorified the God of Israel.

He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.

While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them. And suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him."

Jesus rebuked him, the demon went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.

When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due.

So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.

His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due.

But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.

"For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve aside, and on the way he said to them,

And just then two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, shouted, "Lord, have mercy on us, son of David."

This took place that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?"

Now in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry.

Jesus answered them, "Truly I tell you, if you have faith, and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it would be done.

When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"

The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from man?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

"Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went on a journey.

Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?'

The king was enraged, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

Those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.

and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?' He was speechless.

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forth.

He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it.

Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.