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:

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

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

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

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

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

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:

Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

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.

At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes:

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.

Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

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 she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

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 Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

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.

saying, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.

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.

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; This was from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes?

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 Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray.

And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.

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.

But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

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 I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.

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

there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat at meat.

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 they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.

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 they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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.

For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you; and more shall be given unto you.

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.