and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;

and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;

And Joseph, arising from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord directed him, and took to himself his wife;

and think not to say within yourselves, 'As a father we have Abraham;' for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And, having been immersed, Jesus went up straightway from the water; and, behold, the heavens were opened; and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, coming upon Him;

Ye, therefore, shall be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect."

When, therefore, you are doing alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say to you, they receive their reward.

"And, when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray, standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: verily I say to you, they have their reward.

"And, when praying, use not vain repetitions, as the gentiles do; for they think that for their much speaking they shall be heard.

Be not, therefore, like them; for your Father knoweth of what things ye have need before ye ask Him.

Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done, as in Heaven, so on earth.

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

"And, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. Verily I say to you, they receive their reward.

but I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these.

"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

Or what man is there of you who, if his son shall ask him for bread, will give him a stone?

Or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?

for He was teaching them as One having authority, and not as the scribes.

And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; as you believed, be it done to you." And the boy was healed in that hour.

And His disciples followed Him, as He entered into a boat.

And it came to pass, as He was reclining at table in the house, behold, many tax-collectors and sinners, having come, were reclining with Jesus and His disciples.

And, as Jesus was passing on thence, two blind men followed Him, crying out, and saying, "Have mercy on us, O Son of David!"

And, as they were going forth, behold, they have brought to Him a dumb man, a demoniac;

And, seeing the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, as sheep having no shepherd.

And, having called to Him His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.

And, as ye are coming into the house, salute it:

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

"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; become ye, therefore, as wise as the serpents and as innocent as doves.

It is enough for the disciple, that he become as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they called the Master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his house-hold?

And, as these were going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?

Then saith He to the man, "Stretch forth your hand." And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole as the other.

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

As, therefore, the tares are gathered up, and are burned with fire, so shall it be in the end of the age.

Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He that has ears let him hear.

And, wishing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because they were holding him as a prophet.

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

and they were beseeching Him, that they might only touch the border of His garment; and as many as touched it were made thoroughly well.

But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"

Then Jesus, answering, said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! be it done to you as you wish." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

And His disciples say to Him, "Whence should we, in a wilderness, have so many loaves as to satisfy so great a multitude?"

for what will a man be profited, if he gain the whole world, and suffer damage as to his soul? or what will a man give as an exchange for his soul?

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

And, as they were coming down out of the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, "Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of Man be raised from among the dead."

And He saith to them, "Because of your little faith. For verily I say to you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say to this mountain, 'Remove hence yonder,' and it will be removed, and nothing shall be impossible to you."

He says, "Yes." And Jesus anticipated him as he came into the house, saying, "What do you think, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive tax or tribute? from their sons, or from the aliens?"

and said, "Verily I say to you, except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Whosoever, therefore, shall humble himself as this little child, he is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

And, if he disregard them, tell it to the assembly; and, if he disregard the assembly also, let him be to you as the gentile and the tax-collector.

"Again, I say to you, that, if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter which ye ask, it shall be done for them by My Father Who is in Heaven;

but, as he had nothing to pay, his lord commanded that he be sold, and his wife, and his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow-servant, as I had mercy on you?'

honor your father and your mother; and, you shall love your neighbor as yourself."

Take up your own, and go. But I will to give to the last even as to you:

even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give His soul a ransom for many."

And, as they were going forth from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.

saying to them, "Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; having loosed them, lead them to Me.

"Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your King is coming to you, meek and mounted upon an ass, and on a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.'"

And the disciples, going and doing as Jesus commanded them,

led the ass and the colt, and put upon them their garments; and He sat thereon.

And all things whatsoever ye ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."

And Jesus, answering, said, "I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell Me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things:

But, if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet."

And he who falls on this stone shall be broken in pieces; but on whomsoever it falls, it will scatter him as dust."

And, while seeking to lay hold on Him, they feared the multitudes, since they were holding Him as a prophet.

go, therefore, to the outlets of the highways; and as many as ye find, invite to the marriage feast.'

for in the resurrection, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in Heaven.

A second like it is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her! how often did I wish to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

for then will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now; no, nor ever shall be.

for there will arise false Christs and false prophets; and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

For, as the lightning comes forth from the east, and shines unto the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of Man.

For as the days of Noe were, so shall be the coming of the Son of Man.

For, as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noe entered into the ark,

"For it is as when a man, going abroad, called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods:

and there will be gathered before Him all the nations; and He will separate them one from another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

"And, answering, the King will say to them, 'Verily I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of My brethren, even the least, ye did it to Me.'

"Then will He answer them, saying, 'Verily I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these least, ye did it not to Me!'

And the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and prepared the passover.

and, as they were eating, He said, "Verily I say to you, one of you will betray Me."

The Son of Man, indeed, goeth, as it has been written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It were good for him, if that man had never been born!"

And, as they were eating, Jesus, taking a loaf and blessing it, broke it, and giving to his disciples, said, "Take, eat, this is My body."

And, going forward a little, He fell on His face, praying, and saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from Me: nevertheless not as I will, but as Thou wilt."

In that hour Jesus saith to the multitudes, "Did ye come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs, to arrest Me? Daily with you, in the temple, I was wont to sit, teaching, and ye seized me not.

And, when morning came, all the high priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put Him to death;

and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me."

But the high priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes, that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

And Pilate said to them, "Ye have a guard; go your way, secure it, as ye know how."

And his appearance was as lightning, and his raiment white as snow;

and, from fear of him, those keeping watch were shaken, and became as dead.

He is not here; for He arose, as He said. Come! see the place where the Lord was lying;

And, as they were going, behold, some of the guard going into the city, reported to the high priests all that had happened.

And they, taking the silver, did as they were instructed. And this account was spread abroad among the Jews, until this day.

As it has been written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face, who shall prepare Thy way;

And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent apart, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon Him.

And they were astonished at His teaching; for He was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

And Jesus said to them, "Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast;

for He had healed many, so that as many as had plagues pressed upon Him, that they might touch Him.

And it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.

And, when He was alone, those who were about Him with the twelve asked Him as to the parables.

And these are the ones sown on the good ground: such as hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold."