So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the Babylonian exile fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian exile to the Christ fourteen generations.

But while he considered these things, behold, an agent of Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take Mary to be thy wife, for that which was begotten in her is from Holy Spirit.

And she will bring forth a son, and thou shall call his name JESUS, for he will save his people from their sins.

Now all this has come to pass, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,

Behold, the virgin will have in her womb, and will bring forth a son. And they will call his name Immanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.

And Herod the king having heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

And having gathered together all the chief priests and scholars of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ is born.

And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of thee will come forth a man who rules, who will tend my people Israel.

Then Herod, when he saw that he was scorned by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and having sent forth, he killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all the borders of it, from two years old and under, according to the time that

And having come, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, that he will be called a Nazarene.

Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region of the Jordan went out to him,

I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. He will immerse you in a Holy Spirit.

Whose winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. And he will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but he will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.

But having answered, Jesus said to him, Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allows him.

And lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

But having answered, he said, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out through the mouth of God.

And he says to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He will command his agents about thee, and, They will take thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Again, the devil takes him onto an exceedingly high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them.

And he says to him, All these things I give thee, if after falling down, thou will worship me.

And he says to them, Come behind me, and I will make you fishermen of men.

And Jesus went around all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good-news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

And his fame went forth into all Syria. And they brought to him all those faring badly with various diseases, and gripped with pain, and being demon-possessed, and being lunatic, and paralyzed. And he healed them.

Blessed are those who mourn, because they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, because they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be filled.

Blessed are the merciful, because they will obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart, because they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God.

Ye are the salt material of the earth. But if the salt material becomes ineffective, by what will it be salted? It is potent for nothing further, except to be cast outside and to be trodden down by men.

nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the lampstand, and it shines to all in the house.

For truly I say to you, until the heaven and the earth pass away, one iota or one tittle will, no, not pass away from the law, until all things come to pass.

Whoever therefore may relax one of these least commandments, and may teach men so, he will be called least in the kingdom of the heavens. But whoever may do and may teach them, this man will be called great in the kingdom of the he

For I say to you, that unless your righteousness abounds more than of the scholars and Pharisees, ye will, no, not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

Ye have heard that it was said to them in old times, Thou shall not murder, and whoever murders will be liable to the judgment.

But I say to you, that every man who is angry at his brother without cause will be liable to the judgment, and whoever speaks an insult to his brother will be liable to the council, and whoever says, Foolish man, will be liable to

Be agreeing with thine opponent quickly, while thou are with him on the way, lest the opponent deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the subordinate, and thou will be cast into prison.

Truly I say to thee, thou will, no, not come out from there, until thou have paid the last quadran.

And if thy right eye causes thee to stumble, remove it and cast it from thee, for it is advantageous for thee that one of thy body-parts should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

And if thy right hand causes thee to stumble, cut it off and cast it from thee, for it is advantageous for thee that one of thy body-parts should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

But I say to you, not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

But I say to you, not to resist what is troublesome, but whoever will strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

And whoever will draft thee for one mile, go thou with him two.

so that thy charity may be in secret. And thy Father who sees in secret will himself reward thee in the open.

But thou, when thou pray, enter into thy private room, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee in the open.

And while praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do, for they think that they will be heard by their much speaking.

May thy kingdom come. May thy will happen on the earth as also in heaven.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

so that thou may not appear fasting to men, but to thy Father in secret. And thy Father, who sees in secret, will reward thee.

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

The light of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye is sound, thy whole body will be bright.

But if thine eye is bad, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee is darkness, how great is the darkness!

No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or he will hold to one, and disparage the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.

And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more you, O ye of little faith?

For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that ye need all these things.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow will be anxious about things of itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil of it.

For by what criticism ye criticize, ye will be criticized, and by what measure ye measure, it will be measured to you.

Or how will thou say to thy brother, Let me take out the speck from thine eye, and behold, the beam in thine own eye?

Thou hypocrite, first take out the beam from thine own eye, and then thou will see clearly to take out the speck from thy brother's eye.

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

For every man who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

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

and if he may ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?

If ye therefore, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more your Father in the heavens will give good things to those who ask him?

All things therefore, as many as ye may want that men should do to you, so also do ye to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

From their fruits ye will know them. Do they gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

So then from their fruits ye will know them.

Not every man who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of my Father in the heavens.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works?

And then I will profess to them, I never acknowledged you. Depart from me, ye who work lawlessness.

Therefore every man, whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will compare him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.

And every man who hears these sayings of mine, and does not do them, will be compared to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand.

And behold, a leper who came, worshiped him, saying, Lord, if thou will, thou can cleanse me.

And having reached out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, I will, be thou cleansed. And straightaway his leprosy was cleansed.

And Jesus says to him, after coming I will heal him.

And having answered, the centurion said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou should come under my roof, but only speak the word, and my boy will be healed.

And I say to you, that many will come from east and west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens,

but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

And having become evening, they brought to him many being demon possessed. And he cast out the spirits by word, and healed all those faring badly,

And a certain scholar having come, he said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou may go.

And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.

And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.

And he said to them, Go. And having come out, they went into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of the swine stampeded down the slope into the sea, and perished in the waters.

And behold, the whole city came out to a meeting with Jesus. And having seen him, they besought him that he would depart from their regions.

And it came to pass while he relaxed in the house, and behold, many tax collectors and sinners having come, they were sitting with Jesus and his disciples.

And Jesus said to them, The sons of the wedding hall cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Neither do they put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins will perish. But they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.

While he spoke these things to them, behold, one ruler who came worshiped him, saying, My daughter has just now perished, but after coming, lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.

For she said within herself, If only I may touch his garment, I will be healed.

And this report went forth into all that land.

But having departed, they widely proclaimed him in all that land.

And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good-news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth workmen into his harvest.

And while going, preach, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has come near.

And while entering into the house, salute it.

And whoever will not receive you, nor hear your words, while departing that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Truly 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.

But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues,