and Judah begat Pharez and Zarah by Thamar; and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,

and Salmon begat Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed by Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse,

and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon by the wife of Uriah,

The birth of Christ was thus. His mother Mary having been espoused to Joseph, before they came together, was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

But while he was thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit,

But all this was done, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying;

Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is interpreted, God is with us.

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet;

And you Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah, for out of you shall come a governor who shall rule my people Israel.

And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and fled into Egypt,

and was there till the death of Herod; that the word might be fulfilled, which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying; Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Then Herod seeing that he was despised by the Magi, was exceedingly angry, and sent and destroyed all the children in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the precise time which he had learned of the Magi.

Thus was fulfilled the word spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying;

A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted because they were not.

and went and lived in a city called Nazareth, that the word spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, He shall be called a Nazoraean.

For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying; A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

Then came Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

But, he refused him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?

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

And he answered and said; It is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which proceeds from the mouth of God.

that the word might be fulfilled, spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying;

Land of Zebulon and Naphtali, by the way of the lake, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations,

And walking by the lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

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Blessed are those that hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the peace makers, for they shall be called children of God.

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its strength, with what shall it be seasoned? It is good for nothing more, except being cast out to be trodden upon by men.

You are the light of the world. A city situated on a mountain cannot be hid.

For I tell you truly, that till heaven and earth pass away, one iota or one point shall by no means pass away from the law till all things are accomplished.

Whoever therefore shall break one of the least of these commandments, and teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

For I tell you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.

You have heard that it was said by the ancients, You shall not kill; and whoever kills shall be subject to the judgment.

But I tell you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, Worthless fellow, shall be subject to the Sanhedrim; and whoever says, You fool, shall be subject to the hell of fire.

leave there your gift before the altar, and go and first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Agree with your accuser quickly, while you are with him in the way, lest the accuser deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

But if your right eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

Again, you have heard that it was said by the ancients, You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord your oaths.

But I tell you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne;

nor by the earth, for it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King;

nor swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

But let your speech be, yes, yes, and no, no; for any thing more than this is evil.

that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and rains on the just and unjust.

Be therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

But take heed not to perform your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise indeed, you have no reward from your Father in heaven.

When, therefore, you give in charity, sound not a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be glorified by men. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

that your charity may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

And when you pray, be not like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and at the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

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

Be not, therefore, like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Pray, therefore, thus; Our Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth;

And when you fast, be not like the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to fast. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

The light of the body is the eye. If, therefore, your eye is sound, your whole body will be light;

but if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. If, therefore, the light which is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

On this account I tell you, be not anxious for your soul, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on, is not the soul more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his stature?

Be not anxious, therefore, saying, What shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or with what shall we be clothed?

But seek first righteousness and his kingdom, and all these things shall be added to you.

Be not anxious, therefore, for to-morrow, for to-morrow will be anxious for its; sufficient for the day is its evil.

Judge not, that you be not judged;

for with what judgment you judge you shall be judged; and with what measure you measure it shall be measured to you.

Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

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

Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate; and spacious the way which leads to destruction, and many are they that enter in by it;

You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorns? or figs from thistles?

By their fruits, therefore, you shall know them.

And every one who hears these words of mine and performs them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand;

And stretching out his hand, he touched him, saying, I will; be cleansed; and his leprosy was immediately cleansed.

And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that you should come under my roof; but only say the word and my servant will be cured.

but the children of the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness outside; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go; as you have believed be it to you; and the servant was cured at that hour.

that the word might be fulfilled spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying; He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.

and behold they brought him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Son, be of good courage; your sins are forgiven.

And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they shalt fast.

for she said within herself, If I can only touch his garment I shall be cured.

And Jesus turning around and seeing her, said, Daughter, be of good courage, your faith has cured you. And the woman was cured from that hour.

Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it to you;

But the Pharisees said, He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.

I tell you truly, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in a day of judgment, than for that city.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

and you shall be brought before governors, and kings, for my sake, for a testimony to them and the nations.

But when they have delivered you up be not anxious how you shall speak, or what you shall say, for it shall be given you in that hour what to say;

and you shall be hated by all men for my sake. But he that endures to the end shall be saved.

It is sufficient for the disciple to be as his teacher, and the servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they call the members of his family by that name.

Fear them not, therefore, for there is nothing concealed that shall not be revealed, nor hid that shall not be known.

and a man's enemies shall be those of his own house.

And whoever shall give one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, I tell you truly, he shall by no means lose his reward.

AND John hearing in the prison of the works of Christ, sending by his disciples,

And from the days of John the Baptist till now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.

But I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in a day of judgment than for you.

But I tell you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in a day of judgment, than for you.

All things are given me by my Father; and no one knows the Son but the Father; and no one knows the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.

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

A bruised reed shall he not break, and a smoking flax shall be not extinguish, till he sends forth judgment to victory.

But the Pharisees hearing it, said, This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, a ruler of the demons.

And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.