So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen; from David to the Exile to Babylon fourteen; and from the Exile to Babylon to the Christ fourteen.

She shall give birth to a son; and you shall give him the name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."

When Joseph awoke from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him.

After the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem in Judea, in the reign of King Herod, some Astrologers from the East arrived in Jerusalem, asking:

Then Herod secretly sent for the Astrologers, and ascertained from them the date of the appearance of the star;

When Herod found that he had been trifled with by the Astrologers, he was very angry. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and the whole of that neighborhood, who were two years old or under, guided by the date which he had ascertained from the Astrologers.

When, however, John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to receive his baptism, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment?

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

After the baptism of Jesus, and just as he came up from the water, the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending, like a dove, and alighting upon him,

And from the heavens there came a voice which said: "This is my son, the Beloved, in whom I delight."

But Jesus answered: "Scripture says--'It is not on bread alone that man is to live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

And his fame spread all through Syria. They brought to him all who were ill with any form of disease, or who were suffering pain--any who were either possessed by demons, or were lunatic, or paralyzed; and he cured them.

And he was followed by large crowds from Galilee, the district of the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.

For I tell you, until the heavens and the earth disappear, not even the smallest letter, nor one stroke of a letter, shall disappear from the Law until all is done.

Let your words be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from what is wrong.

Give to him who asks of you; and, from him who wants to borrow from you, do not turn away.

And take us not into temptation, but deliver us from Evil.'

How will you say to your brother 'Let me take out the straw from your eye,' when all the time there is a beam in your own?

Hypocrite! Take out the beam from your own eye first, and then you will see clearly how to take out the straw from your brother's.

By the fruit of their lives you will know them. Do people gather grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?

And then I shall say to them plainly 'I never knew you. Go from my presence, you who live in sin.'

When Jesus had come down from the hill, great crowds followed him.

Stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying as he did so: "I am willing; become clean." Instantly he was made clean from his leprosy;

Yes, and many will come in from East and West and take their places beside Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven;

At the news the whole town went out to meet Jesus, and, when they saw him, they entreated him to go away from their neighborhood.

Jesus answered: "Can the bridegroom's friends mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be parted from them, and they will fast then.

No man ever puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for such a patch tears away from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

But meanwhile a woman, who had been suffering from hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind and touched the tassel of his cloak.

Turning and seeing her, Jesus said: "Courage, Daughter! your faith has delivered you." And the woman was delivered from her malady from that very hour.

As Jesus was passing on from there, he was followed by two blind men, who kept calling out: "Take pity on us, Son of David!"

If no one welcomes you, or listens to what you say, as you leave that house or that town, shake off its dust from your feet.

From the time of John the Baptist to this very hour, the Kingdom of Heaven has been taken by force, and men using force have been seizing it.

At that same time Jesus uttered the words: "I thank thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that, though thou has hidden these things from the wise and learned, thou hast revealed them to the child-like!

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly-minded, and 'you shall find rest for your souls';

Jesus, however, became aware of it, and went away from that place. A number of people followed him, and he cured them all;

A good man, from his good stores, produces good things; while an evil man, from his evil stores, produces evil things.

At this point, some Teachers of the Law and Pharisees interposed. "Teacher," they said, " we want to see some sign from you."

At the Judgment the Queen of the South will rise up with the present generation, and will condemn it, because she came from the very ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and here is more than a Solomon!

For, to all who have, more will be given, and they shall have abundance; but, from all who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

On this the owner's servants came to him, and said 'Was not it good seed that you sowed in your field? Where, then, do the tares in it come from?'

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom all that hinders and those who live in sin,

So will it be at the close of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous,

Then he added: "So every Teacher of the Law, who has received instruction about the Kingdom of Heaven, is like a householder who produces from his stores things both new and old."

When Jesus had finished these parables, he withdrew from that place.

And said to his attendants: " This must be John the Baptist; he must be risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are active in him."

When Jesus heard of it, he retired privately in a boat to a lonely spot. The people, however, heard of his going, and followed him in crowds from the towns on foot.

The boat was by this time some miles from shore, laboring in the waves, for the wind was against her.

And Jesus said: "Come." So Peter got down from the boat, and walked on the water, and went towards Jesus;

'This is a people that honor me with their lips, While their hearts are far removed from me;

It is not what enters a man's mouth that 'defiles' him, but what comes out from his mouth--that does defile him!"

But the things that come out from the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a man;

On going away from that place, Jesus retired to the country round Tyre and Sidon.

"Yes, Master," she said, "for even dogs do feed on the scraps that fall from their owners' table."

Here the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and, to test Jesus, requested him to show them some sign from the heavens.

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and there was a voice from the cloud that said-- "This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight; him you must hear."

As they were going down the mountain side, Jesus gave them this warning-- "Do not speak of this vision to any one, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead."

Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy; and he was cured from that very hour.

"Because you have so little faith," he answered; "for, I tell you, if your faith were only like a mustard-seed, you could say to this mountain 'Move from this place to that!' and it would be moved; and nothing would be impossible to you."

"Yes," answered Peter. But, on going into the house, before he could speak, Jesus said: "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings take taxes or tribute? From their sons, or from others?"

"From others," answered Peter. "Well then," continued Jesus, "their sons go free.

So, also, will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each one of you forgives his Brother from his heart."

At the conclusion of this teaching, Jesus withdrew from Galilee, and went into that district of Judea which is on the other side of the Jordan.

Some men, it is true, have from birth been disabled for marriage, while others have been disabled by their fellow men, and others again have disabled themselves for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let him accept it who can."

The crowds that led the way, as well as those that followed behind, kept shouting: "God save the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! God save him from on high!"

"Who is this?", to which the crowd replied--"This is the Prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee."

Then Jesus added: "Have you never read in the Scriptures?-- 'The very stone which the builders despised--Has now itself become the corner-stone; This corner-stone has come from the Lord, And is marvelous in our eyes.'

And that, I tell you, is why the Kingdom of God will be taken from you, and given to a nation that does produce the fruit of the Kingdom.

They, however, took no notice, but went off, one to his farm, another to his business;

That is why I send you Prophets, wise men, and Teachers of the Law, some of whom you will crucify and kill, and some of whom you will scourge in your Synagogues, and persecute from town to town;

in order that upon your heads may fall every drop of innocent 'blood split on earth,' from the blood of innocent Abel down to that of Zechariah, Barachiah's son, whom you murdered between the Temple and the altar.

nor must one who is on his farm turn back to get his cloak.

for that will be 'a time of great distress, the like of which has not occurred from the beginning of the world down to the present time'--no, nor ever will again.

For, just as lightning will start from the east and flash across to the west, so will it be with the Coming of the Son of Man.

Immediately after the distress of those days, 'the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give her light, the stars will fall from the heavens,' and 'the forces of the heavens will be convulsed.'

And he will send his angels, with a great trumpet, and they will gather his People round him from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

At that time, of two men on a farm one will be taken and one left;

'Therefore,' he continued, 'take away from him the six hundred pounds, and give it to the one who has the six thousand.

For, to him who has, more will be given, and he shall have abundance; but, as for him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away from him.

And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people--just as a shepherd separates sheep from goats- -

Then he will say to those on his left 'Go from my presence, accursed, into the 'aeonian fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels.'

So from that time Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus.

Then he took a cup, and, after saying the thanksgiving, gave it to them, with the words: "Drink from it, all of you;

Then Jesus said to them: "Even you will all fall away from me to-night. Scripture says--'I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

"If every one else falls away from you," Peter answered, "I shall never fall away!"

And, while he was still speaking, Judas, who was one of the Twelve, came in sight; and with him was a great crowd of people, with swords and clubs, sent from the Chief Priests and Councillors of the Nation.

As they were on their way out, they came upon a man from Cyrene of the name of Simon; and they compelled him to go with them to carry the cross.

On reaching a place named Golgotha (a place named from its likeness to a skull),

"You who 'destroy the Temple and build one in three days,' save yourself! If you are God's Son, come down from the cross!"

"He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the 'King of Israel'! Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

But the rest said: "Wait and let us see if Elijah is coming to save him." [However another man took a spear, and pierced his side; and water and blood flowed from it.]

Suddenly the Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, the rocks were torn asunder,

There were many women there, watching from a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee and had been attending on him.

So order the tomb to be made secure till the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal him, and then say to the people 'He has risen from the dead,' when the latest imposture will be worse than the first."

When suddenly a great earthquake occurred. For an angel of the Lord descended from Heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and seated himself upon it.

And then go quickly and say to him disciples 'He has risen from the dead, and is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him.' Remember, I have told you."

So the soldiers took the money, and did as they were instructed. And this story has been current among the Jews from that day to this.

Now about that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

And from the heavens came a voice--"Thou art my Son, the Beloved; in thee I delight."

But Jesus rebuked the spirit: "Be silent! Come out from him."

The foul spirit threw the man into a fit, and with a loud cry came out from him.