THE book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

So all the generations from Abraham till David are fourteen generations: and from David till the removal to Babylon are fourteen generations: and from the removal to Babylon till the Christ are fourteen generations.

But Jesus Christ was begotten thus: After his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they had come together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

Now when John had heard in the prison of the works of the Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Then he charged his disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

saying: What think you of the Christ? whose son is he? They said to him: The son of David.

And be not called leaders; for one is your leader, the Christ.

For many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and will deceive many.

Then if any one shall say to you: Lo! here is the Christ, or there; believe it not.

For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

But Jesus remained silent. And the chief priest answered and said to him: I adjure you, by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God?

and said: Give a response to us, Christ: Who is he that struck you?

Therefore, while they were together, Pilate said to them: Which do you wish me to release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?

Pilate said to them: What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all said to him: Let him be crucified.

THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

And he said to them: But who say you that I am? Peter answered and said to him: Thou art the Christ.

For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink on this account, because you are Christ s, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

And Jesus, as he was teaching in the temple, answered and said: How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of David?

And then, if any one say to you: Lo! here is the Christ, or, Lo! there; believe him not.

For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

But he was silent, and made no answer. Again, the chief priest asked him, and said to him: Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. Those also who were crucified with him, reproached him.

For there is born for you this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

While the people were in suspense, and all were reasoning in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not,

Demons also came out of many, crying out and saying: Thou art the Christ, the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and did not permit them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

He said to them: But who do you say that I am? Peter answered and said: The Christ of God.

But he said to them: How say they that the Christ is the son of David?

If you are the Christ, tell us. But he said to them: If I tell you, you will not believe;

And they began to accuse him, saying: We found this man turning the people away, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

And the people stood and looked on. And the rulers, with them scoffed at him, saying: He saved others, let him save himself if he is the Christ, the chosen of God.

And one of the evil-doers that were hanged reviled him, saying: If you are the Christ, save yourself and us.

Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

and he said to them: Thus it is written, and thus was it necessary that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day,

for the law was given through Moses, but the grace and the truth came through Jesus Christ.

And he confessed, and did not deny; and he confessed: I am not the Christ.

and they asked him, and said to him: Why, then, do you immerse, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?

He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him: We have found the Messiah; (which, when translated, is the Christ;)

You yourselves will testify for me, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

The woman said to him: I know that Messiah (who is called Christ) is coming; when he comes, he will tell us all things.

Come, see a man who has told me all things that I ever did. Is not this the Christ?

and they said to the woman: We no longer believe because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this is in truth the Savior of the world, the Christ.

and we believe, and know that thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

and, lo, he is speaking boldly, and they say nothing to him. Have the rulers really learned that this is the Christ?

But we know this man, whence he is. But when the Christ comes, no one knows whence he is.

And many of the multitude believed on him, and said: When the Christ comes, will he do more signs than these which this man has done?

Others said: This is the Christ. But others said: Does the Christ come out of Galilee?

Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes from the posterity of David, and from Bethlehem, the town where David was?

His parents said this, because they feared the Jews. For the Jews had already agreed, that if any one should confess him to be the Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

Then the Jews came round him, and said to him: How long do you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.

She said to him: Yes, Lord; I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.

The multitude answered him: We have heard out of the law, that the Christ remains forever: and how say you that the Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?

And this is life eternal, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent.

but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life through his name.

foreseeing this, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul was not left in hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made this same Jesus whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.

And Peter said to them: Repent, and be immersed, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, in order to the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

But Peter said: Silver and gold I have none: but what I have, this I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, arise and walk.

But the things which God fore told by the mouth of all his prophets, that the Christ should suffer, he has thus fulfilled.

and that he may send Jesus Christ, who was destined for you;

be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him does this man stand before you in health.

And daily in the temple, and from house to house, they ceased not to teach and to preach Jesus the Christ.

And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached the Christ to them.

But when they believed Philip, who preached the good news concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were immersed, both men and women.

But Saul increased the more in strength, and confuted the Jews that dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

And Peter said to him: Aeneas, Jesus the Christ restores you to health; arise, and spread your bed for yourself. And he immediately arose;

The word which he sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, (he is Lord of all,)

If, then, God gave them the like gift that he gave to us who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, what was I, that I could withstand God?

But we believe that we shall be saved, even as they, through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.

men who have en dangered their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And this she continued to do for many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit: I command you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.

They replied: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you and your house shall be saved.

explaining and affirming that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead; and that this Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.

And when Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul was roused in spirit, and earnestly testified to the Jews, that-the Christ was Jesus.

For, with great strength, he utterly confounded the Jews publicly, showing, by the Scriptures, that the Christ was Jesus.

And Paul said: John immersed with the immersion of repentance, saying to the people, that they must believe on him who should come after him, that is, on the Christ, Jesus.

bearing full testimony both to Jews and to Greeks, of the repentance that leads to God, and of the faith that leads to our Lord Jesus Christ.

And, after some days, Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess; and he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

that Christ should suffer, and that he first, by his resurrection from the dead, should show light to the people, and to the Gentiles.

preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all boldness and without hinderance.

PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,

concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the posterity of David according to the flesh,

among whom are you also the called of Jesus Christ,

to all that are in Rome, be loved of God, called saints: Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

First, I thank my God, through Jesus Christ, on account of you all, because your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

in the day when God shall judge the secret works of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

I repeat it, God's plan of justifying men through faith in Jesus Christ, which is for all, and on all that believe; for there is no difference;

yet may be justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

For when we were yet without strength, at the appointed time, Christ died for the ungodly.

But God makes known his love to us in this, that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us:

And not only so, but we rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the reconciliation.

But the favor bestowed is not, in all respects, like the offense: for if, by the offense of one, the many have died, much more have the grace of God and the gift which is by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ, been made abundant for the many.

For if, by one man's offense, death has reigned through that one, much more shall those who receive the abundance of the grace, and of the gift of righteousness, reign in life through the one, who is Jesus Christ.

that as sin has reigned, ending in death, so might grace reign by justification, ending in life eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Know you not that as many of us as were immersed into Christ Jesus, were immersed into his death?

Therefore, we are buried with him, by immersion, into death, that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so also we should walk in a new life.

Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him;