who was the son of Amminadab, who was the son of Admin, who was the son of Arni, who was the son of Hezron, who was the son of Pharez, who was the son of Judah,

who was the son of Jacob, who was the son of Isaac, who was the son of Abraham, who was the son of Terah, who was the son of Nahor,

who was the son of Serug, who was the son of Reu, who was the son of Peleg, who was the son of Eber, who was the son of Shelah,

who was the son of Cainan, who was the son of Arphaxad, who was the son of Shem, who was the son of Noah, who was the son of Lamech,

who was the son of Methuselah, who was the son of Enoch, who was the son of Jared, who was the son of Mahalaleel, who was the son of Cainan,

who was the son of Enos, who was the son of Seth, who was the son of Adam, who was the son of God.

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was guided by the Spirit in the waste land

For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.

The reply of Jesus was, "It is said, 'Thou shalt not put the Lord they God to the proof.'"

and when the whole temptation was ended, the devil left him for a time.

And Jesus returned by the influence of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame was spread through all the country round about concerning Him:

And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading.

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,

he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

he undertook to show them, how the passage they had heard, was actually then accomplished.

They all applauded him, and were surprized, that what he said, was delivered with so much grace. but they objected, is not this the son of Joseph?

And He said to them, “No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’”

but in truth, added he, no prophet was ever well received in his own country.

Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;

But Elijah was not sent to one of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

And there were a number of lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and not one of them was made clean, but only Naaman the Syrian.

When they heard this, everyone in the synagogue was enraged.

And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.

but He, passing through their midst, was going His way.

And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.

And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

And there was a man in the Synagogue who had an unclean spirit; and he gave a loud cry and said,

And amazement was upon all, and they spake to one another, saying, What this word with authority and power he commands unclean spirits, and they come out.

And there was much talk about him in all the places round about.

And he got up and went out of the Synagogue and went into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was very ill with a burning heat; and in answer to their prayers for her

And, standing over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and, immediately rising up, she was ministering to them.

And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.

And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.

But he said to them, I have to give the good news of the kingdom of God in other towns, because that is why I was sent.

And he was teaching in the Synagogues of Galilee.

Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret;

And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the multitudes out of the boat.

And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.

And when they had done this, they inclosed a multitude of fishes; and their net was breaking.

For he was full of wonder and so were all those who were with him, at the number of fish which they had taken;

as was the case with James and John, the sons of Zebedaeus, who were partners of Simon. Then said Jesus to Simon, "Have no fear; from now your catch will be men."

And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

And then Jesus impressed upon him that he was not to say a word to any one, "but," he added, "set out and show yourself to the priest, and make the offerings for your cleansing, in the manner directed by Moses, as evidence of your cure."

But the report concerning Him was going abroad the more; and many multitudes were coming together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities.

But he was wont to withdraw to desert places, and pray.

And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.

And some men had with them, on a bed, a man who was ill, without power of moving; and they made attempts to get him in and put him before Jesus.

And because of the mass of people, there was no way to get him in; so they went up on the top of the house and let him down through the roof, on his bed, into the middle in front of Jesus.

But so that you may see that on earth the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins, (he said to the man who was ill,) I say to you, Get up, and take up your bed, and go into your house.

And, immediately rising up before them, having taken up that on which he was lying, he departed to his house, glorifying God.

Amazement seized them all. "Glory to God!" was the abiding feeling. Yet fear flashed through their minds and they said, "We have seen strange things to-day."

Then after these things happened, Jesus went out [i.e., probably walking along a street] and saw a publican [Note: This was a person with a bad reputation for dishonest tax collecting activities] named Matthew [i.e., the same as Levi. See Mark 2:14] sitting at the toll booth [collecting taxes] and said, "Become my follower."

And, forsaking all, he arose, and was following him.

And Levi made Him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great number of publicans, and others at table with them.

Then he spake unto them in a similitude, "No man putteth a piece of a new garment, into an old vesture: for if he do, then breaketh he the new: and the piece that was taken out of the new, agreeth not with the old.

And it came to pass on the second-sabbath after the first, that as He was passing through the corn-fields, his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and rubbed them in their hands and ate them.

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read what David did, when he himself was hungry and those that were with him? how he went into the house of God,

how he went into the house of God, and took and ate the loaves of hallowed bread, and gave also to them which were with him: which was not lawful to eat, but for the priests only."

And he was saying to them - The Son of Man is, Lord of the Sabbath.

And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that He went into a synagogue and taught; and there was a man there, whose right hand was withered.

And there was a man whose right-hand was withered. And the scribes and Pharisees watched, whether he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

But he had knowledge of their thoughts; and he said to the man whose hand was dead, Get up and come into the middle. And he got up and came forward.

And looking round upon them all, He said to the man, Stretch out thine hand: and he did so, and his hand was made as sound as the other.

He did so; and his hand was restored. But they were filled with fury, and they began to talk over together what they could do to Jesus.

And it came about in those days that he went out to the mountain for prayer; and he was all night in prayer to God.

And when it was day, He called his disciples to Him: and chose out twelve from among them, whom He also named his apostles:

And Matthew and Thomas and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon, who was named the Zealot,

and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor:)

With them he came down the hill and stood on a level spot. There was a great company of his disciples with him, and a large multitude of people from all Judaea, from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear him and to get cured of their diseases.

And the whole crowd was seeking to touch him, because power was going out from him and healing [them] all.

And, he, lifting up his eyes towards his disciples, was saying: - Happy, ye destitute, for, yours, is the kingdom of God.

then you may triumph with joy; secure of being greatly rewarded in heaven: for such was the treatment the prophets received from their forefathers.

he is like a man who in building an house digged deep, and laid the foundation upon a rock; and when a flood came, the torrent beat violently against that house, but could not shake it, for it was founded upon a rock.

But he that heareth and observeth not, is like a man that built an house upon the ground without any foundation, which the flood beat violently upon, and immediately it fell down, and the ruin of that house was great.

whom he had a great value for, was ill and ready to die;

And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

"for he is a lover of our nation; it was he who built our synagogue."

So Jesus went with them. And when He was now not far from the house, the centurion sent some of his friends to Him, saying Lord, trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof:

And I had the feeling that I was not even good enough to come to you: but say the word only, and my servant will be well.

For I also am a man [who was] placed under the authority [of others], and I have soldiers [who serve] under me. I can say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another one, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."

Then Jesus, on hearing these things, respected him highly, and turning to the multitude which was following him, he said, I tell you, I have not found such faith, even in Israel.

And they who were sent, on their return to the house, found the servant who was sick in perfect health.

And it came to pass, the next day, that he was going to a city called Nain; and many of his disciples and a great multitude followed him.

and as He came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carrying out to be buried, his mother's only son, and she was a widow: and many of the people of the city were with her.

And when the Lord saw her, He was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Do not weep.

And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were moving it came to a stop. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up.

And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

Every one was awe-struck and began praising God. "A great Prophet has arisen among us," they said; "and God has visited his people."

And this report of Him was spread through all Judea, and in all the country round about.

John was soon inform'd of these transactions by his disciples,

and sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou He that was to come, or are we to expect another?

And the men came to Him, and said, John the baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou He that was to come, or are we to expect another?

Jesus at that moment was healing many people of diseases and complaints and evil spirits; he also bestowed sight on many blind folk.

So his answer to the question was: "Go and report to John what you have witnessed and heard--the blind recover their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are made clean, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, the Good News is told to the poor.

When John's messengers were gone, he began to speak to the crowds about John. "What was it that you went out into the desert to look at? A reed swaying in the wind?

He is the one about whom it was written [Mal. 3:1], 'Look, I [will] send my messenger on ahead of you. He will prepare the pathway in front of you.'

And Wisdom was justified by all her children."

And one of the Pharisees was asking Him to eat with him; and, having entered into the Pharisee's house, He reclined at table.