and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;

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

and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.

Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him:

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching:

But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, who had given such authority unto men.

And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:

And it came to pass when Jesus had finished commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities.

Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day.

But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:

and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he was there alone.

And when they had crossed over, they came to the land, unto Gennesaret.

And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents.

But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?

And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judaea beyond the Jordan;

But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful; for he was one that had great possessions.

And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.

But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment:

In the resurrection therefore whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together.

and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter;

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these words, he said unto his disciples,

But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

The Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born.

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the mount of Olives.

And they that had taken Jesus led him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up.

And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the robe, and put on him his garments, and led him away to crucify him.

they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink.

And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots;

and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;

And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave much money unto the soldiers,

But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.

And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay.

And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had his hand withered.

And he saith unto the man that had his hand withered, Stand forth.

And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored.

for he had healed many; insomuch that as many as had plagues pressed upon him that they might touch him.

And other fell on the rocky ground , where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth:

and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain;

because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him.

And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass.

And they come to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were afraid.

And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him.

And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee.

And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marvelled.

And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by the sea.

And a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years,

and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

And straightway Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments?

And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

And king Herod heard thereof ; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; for he had married her.

And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught.

And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into the mountain to pray.

And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.

And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem,

and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.

But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.

And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him.

In those days, when there was again a great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them,

And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed them, he commanded to set these also before them.

And they forgot to take bread; and they had not in the boat with them more than one loaf.

And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, Seest thou aught?

And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, save when the Son of man should have risen again from the dead.

But they held their peace: for they had disputed one with another on the way, who was the greatest.

But his countenance fell at the saying, and he went away sorrowful: for he was one that had great possessions.

And they said unto them even as Jesus had said: and they let them go.

And many spread their garments upon the way; and others branches, which they had cut from the fields.

And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when he had looked round about upon all things, it being now eventide, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.

And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all?

for they all did cast in of their superfluity; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect's sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days.