and Jesse fathered David the king. And David the king fathered Solomon of her who had been wife of Uriah.

And Josiah fathered Jehoiachin and his brothers, at the time they were carried away to Babylon.

So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations. And from David until the carrying away into Babylon, fourteen generations. And from the carrying away into Babylon until Christ, fourteen generations.

And as he thought upon these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take to you Mary as your wife. For that in her is fathered of the Holy Spirit.

saying, Where is He who is born king of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the east and have come to worship Him.

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

"And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the governors of Judah. For out of you shall come a Governor who shall rule My people Israel."

When they had heard the king, they departed. And lo, the star which they saw in the east went before them until it came and stood over where the child was.

"A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not."

saying, Arise, and take the child and His mother. And go into the land of Israel. For the ones who sought the child's life are dead.

And they were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

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

And Jesus, when He had been baptized, went up immediately out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him.

And when the tempter came to Him, he said, If You are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

And he said to Him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down. For it is written, "He shall give His angels charge concerning You, and in their hands they shall bear You up, lest at any time You dash Your foot against a stone."

Jesus said to him, It is written again, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

Then Jesus said to him, Go, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve."

And walking by the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea. For they were fishermen.

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.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness! For they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful! For they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart! For they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers! For they shall be called the sons of God.

Blessed are they who have been persecuted for righteousness sake! For theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.

Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for My sake.

Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for your reward in Heaven is great. For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its savor, with what shall it be salted? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and to be trodden underfoot by men.

You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Nor do men light a lamp and put it under the grain-measure, but on a lampstand. And it gives light to all who are in the house.

Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in Heaven.

Do not think that I have come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to destroy but to fulfill.

For truly I say to you, Till the heaven and the earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall in any way pass from the Law until all is fulfilled.

For I say to you that unless your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter into the kingdom of Heaven.

Therefore if you offer your gift on the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you,

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

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; that the opponent not deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

And if your right eye offends you, pluck 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 offends you, cut it off 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.

Again, you have heard that it has been said to the ancients, "You shall not swear falsely, but you shall perform your oaths to the Lord."

nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.

But let your word be, Yes, yes; No, no. For whatever is more than these comes from evil.

But I say to you, Do not resist evil. But whoever shall strike you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

And to him desiring to sue you, and to take away your tunic, let him have your coat 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 despitefully use you and persecute you,

so that you may become sons of your Father in Heaven. For He makes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax-collectors do so?

Therefore be perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect.

Take heed that you do not do your merciful deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in Heaven.

Therefore when you do your merciful deeds, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

But when you do merciful deeds, do not let your left hand know what your right hand does,

so that your merciful deeds may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret Himself shall reward you openly.

But you, when you pray, enter into your room. And shutting your door, pray to your Father in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.

Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask Him.

Therefore pray in this way: Our Father, who is in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;

and forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors.

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

but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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

so that you do not appear to men to fast, but to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.

Do not lay up treasures on earth for yourselves, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.

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

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

The light of the body is the eye. Therefore if your eye is sound, your whole body shall be full of light.

But if your eye is evil, your whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

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

Therefore I say to you, Do not be anxious for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Behold the birds of the air; for they sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them; are you not much better than they are?

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

Therefore do not be anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed?

For the nations seek after all these things. For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.

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

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

Hypocrite! First cast the beam out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to cast the splinter out of your brother's eye.

Do not give that which is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and tear you.

Or what man is there of you, if his son asks a loaf, will he give him a stone?

Or if he asks a fish, will he give him a snake?

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him?

Go in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many there are who go in through it.

Because narrow is the gate and constricted is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

Many will say to Me in that day, Lord! Lord! Did we not prophesy in Your name, and through Your name throw out demons, and through Your name do many wonderful works?

And it happened, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His doctrine.

And evening coming on, they brought to Him many who had been possessed with demons. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick

so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He took on Himself our weaknesses and bore our sicknesses."

And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.

And He said to them, Why are you afraid, little-faiths? Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

And behold, they brought to Him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Child, be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven you.

And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil in your hearts?

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

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins, then He said to the paralytic, Arise, take up your bed and go to your house.

And it happened as Jesus reclined in the house, behold, many tax-collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Him and His disciples.

And when the Pharisees saw, they said to His disciples, Why does your master eat with tax-collectors and sinners?

But when Jesus heard, He said to them, The ones who are whole do not need a physician, but the ones who are sick.

Then the disciples of John came to Him saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?