Jesse begot David the king: David the king begot Solomon of her who had been the wife of Uriah:

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 while he was thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take home Mary your wife; for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

saying: Where is he that is born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.

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

When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over the place where the young child was.

Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the Magi, was greatly enraged, and sent out and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem and in all its borders, from the age of two years and under, according to the time which he had strictly inquired of the Magi.

A voice was heard in Eamah, wailing and weeping, and great mourning; Eachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted because they are no more.

saying: Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead who sought the young child's life.

and were immersed by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

and think not to say within yourselves, "We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And after Jesus was immersed, he came up immediately from the water; and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.

And the tempter came to him and said: If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

and said to him: If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written: He will give his angels charge concerning you; and in their hands shall they take you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.

Jesus said to him: It is again written, You shall not put the Lord your God to the proof.

Then Jesus said to him: Get behind me, Satan, for it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

And as he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, throwing a net into the sea, for they were fishers.

And his fame went abroad into all Syria. And they brought to him all that were sick, those who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, and those who were possessed with demons, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he cured them.

Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth.

Bless ed are they that hunger and thirst for righteousness; for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful; for they shall receive mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called sons of God.

Blessed are they that are persecuted on account of righteousness; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you, when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, on my account.

Rejoice, and leap for joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so did they persecute the prophets who were before you.

You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has become tasteless, by what means shall it become salt again? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trod upon by men.

You are the light of the world: a city that lies upon a mountain can not be hid:

neither do men light a lamp and place it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it gives light to all that are in the house.

In this way let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Think not that I have come to make the law or the prophets of no effect. I have not come to make them of no effect, but to give them their full efficiency.

For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one yod or one point shall in no way pass from the law till all be fulfilled.

For I say to you, That, unless your righteousness excel that of the scribes and Pharisees, you can by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.

If, therefore, you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has any thing against you,

leave your gift there before the altar, and go, first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Come to an agreement with your opponent at law quickly, while you are on the road with him, lest your opponent at law deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

If, then, your right eye ensnare you, tear it out, and throw it from you; for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be thrown into hell.

And if your right hand ensnare you, cut it off, and throw it from you; for it is profit able for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be thrown into hell.

Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients: You shall not swear falsely, but shall pay to the Lord your vows.

neither shall you swear by your head, for you can not make one hair white or black.

But let your word be, Yes, yes; No, no; for whatever is more than these is of the Evil One.

But I say to you, Resist not the injurious. But whoever will smite you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

And to him that will go to law with you, and take away your coat, give your mantle also.

You have heard that it was said: You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.

But I say to you, Love your enemies: bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who insult you and persecute you:

that you may be the sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and causes it to rain on the just and on the unjust.

And if you salute your brethren only, in what do you excel? Do not even the publicans so?

Be you therefore perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

Beware of doing your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

But when you do a charitable deed, let not your left hand know what your right hand does;

that your charitable deeds may be in secret; and. your Father, who sees in secret, himself will reward you openly.

But do you, when you pray, go into your closet, and when you have closed the door, pray to your Father who is in secret: and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

Be not, there fore, like them; for your Father knows what things you need before you ask him.

In this manner, therefore, pray you: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Give us this day the bread for our support.

And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

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

But if you forgive not men their offenses, neither will your Father forgive your offenses.

But do you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face;

that you may not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal.

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves do not break through, nor steal.

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

The lamp of the body is the eye: if, therefore, your eye be sound, your whole body will be light:

But if your eye be diseased, your whole body will be dark. If therefore, the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

No one can serve two masters: for he will either hate the one and love the other; or he will hold to the one, and neglect the other. You can not serve God and riches.

For this reason I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat, and what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not your life a greater gift than food, and your body than clothing?

Observe the birds of the air, that they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into granaries. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?

And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field how they grow: they toil not, nor do they spin.

Therefore, be not anxious, saying: What shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? or, with what shall we be clothed?

For after all these things do the Gentiles seek: for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

And why do you look at the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but perceive not the beam that is in your own eye?

Or, how will you say to your brother, Let me pull out the splinter from your eye: and lo; a beam is in your own eye?

Hypocrite! first pull the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to pull the splinter out of your brother's eye.

Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and tear you.

If then you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him?

Enter in through the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction; and many there are that go in through it.

How strait is the gate, and how narrow the way, that leads to life! and few there are that find it.

But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravenous wolves.

By their fruits you will know them. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles?

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

When the evening had come, they brought to him many that were possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and cured all that were sick;

that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.

And he said to them: Why are you fearful, you of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea: and there was a great calm.

But the men were astonished, and said: What man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man: Son, be of good courage; your sins are forgiven you.

And Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, said: "Why do evil thoughts arise in your hearts?

For, which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk?

But that you may know that the Son of man on earth has authority to forgive sins (then he said to the palsied man): Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.

And when the multitude saw it, they were astonished, and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples: "Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?

When Jesus heard it, he said to them: Those who are in health have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples fast not?

Nor do men put new wine into old bottles; if so, the bottles burst, and the wine runs out, and the bottles are lost. But they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

But Jesus turned, and saw her, and said: Daughter, be of good courage; your faith has saved you. And the woman was saved from that hour.

Then he touched their eyes, and said: According to your faith, be it to you.

And their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly charged them, saying: See that no one know it,