And Judah begat Pharez and Zarah, by Tamar. 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.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

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

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

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel;" that is, when interpreted, Godis withus.

and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

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

"And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art by no means least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a ruler, who shall feed my people Israel."

And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.

And he arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt;

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

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deceived by the magians, was greatly enraged; and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the magians.

"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they were no more."

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned by God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

and came and took up his abode in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, "He will be called a Nazarene,"

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

But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them, Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

And already is the axe lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that beareth not good fruit is to be cut down, and cast into the fire.

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

But John opposed him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and dost thou come to me?

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

Then saith Jesus to him, Be gone, Satan! for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

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

"The land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the lake beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

And while 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 fishers.

And his fame went forth into all Syria; and they brought to him all that were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were possessed by demons, and lunatics, and those who were struck with palsy; and he healed them.

Blessed are they who mourn; for they will be comforted.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they will be filled.

Blessed are the peacemakers; for they will be called sons of God.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so did they persecute the prophets that were before you.

Ye are the salt of the earth. But if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall itself be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by men.

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid;

For truly do I say to you, Not till heaven and earth pass away, shall one jot or one tittle pass from the Law, till all be fulfilled.

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

Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, "Thou shalt not kill; and whoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the Judges."

But I say to you, that whoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the Judges; and whoever shall say to his brother, Simpleton! shall be in danger of the Council; and whoever shall say, Fool! shall be in danger of hellfire.

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

Agree with thine adversary at law quickly, while thou art on the road with him; lest the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

And if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

But I say to you, that whoever putteth away his wife, unless it be on account of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery; and whoever shall marry her when put away, committeth adultery.

But I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

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

nor shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

But let your language be, Yea, yea; Nay; nay; for whatever is more than these cometh of evil.

Be ye therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

But take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

that thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.

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

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do; for they think that they shall be heard for the multitude of their words.

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

After this manner therefore pray ye:Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;

Moreover, when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to be fasting. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

that thou appear not to men to be fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.

For where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.

The eye is the lamp of the body. If thine eye he clear, thy whole body will be in light;

but if thine eye be disordered, thy whole body will be in darkness. If then the light that is within thee is darkness, how great that darkness!

Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?

But who of you by anxious thought can add to his life one cubit?

Therefore be not anxious, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we he clothed?

But seek first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will also be given you.

Be not then anxious about the morrow; for the morrow will be anxious about itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

For with what judgment ye judge, ye will be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you.

Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and ye will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door will be opened.

Ye may know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

So then ye may know them by their fruits.

Every one then that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock;

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

But the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof; but only command with a word, and my servant will be made well.

But the sons of the kingdom will go out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was made well in that hour.

And when evening came, they brought to him many that were possessed by demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick;

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

And, lo! a great tempest arose on the lake, so that the boat was almost covered by the waves; but he was sleeping.

And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two men possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass by that way.

And the herdsmen fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what had happened to the men possessed by demons.

And lo! they brought to him a man that was palsied, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man, Be of good cheer, son; thy sins are forgiven.

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

For she said within herself, If I only touch his garment, I shall be made well.

And he turned round, and seeing her, said, Be of good cheer, daughter; thy faith hath made thee well. And the woman was made well from that hour.

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

And as they were going out, lo! they brought to him a dumb man, possessed by a demon.

And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

Truly do I say to you, It will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Lo! I send you forth as sheep into the midst of wolves. Be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that ye may bear testimony to them and to the gentiles.

But when they deliver you up, be not anxious as to how or What ye shall speak; for it will be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.

and ye will be hated by all on account of my name. But he that endureth to the end will be saved.

It is enough for the disciple to be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they so call those of his household!

Fear them not therefore. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hid, that will not be known.

and they of a mans own household will be his foes.

And whoever shall give to drink only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple, truly do I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.

And John, having heard in the prison of the works of Christ, sent by his disciples,

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

The Son of man came eating and drinking; and they say, Behold, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified by her works.