Judah (by Tamar), of Perez and Zerah; Perez, of Hezron; Hezron, of Ram;

Salmon (by Rahab), of Boaz; Boaz (by Ruth), of Obed; Obed, of Jesse;

And Jesse, of David the king. David (by Uriah's widow), was the father of Solomon;

The birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. After his mother, Mary, had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife home, for what is begotten in her is by the Holy Spirit; and she will bear a son, and you are to call him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."

All this happened that the word of the Lord spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled.

Behold! the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son; and they shall call his name Immanuel, a word which means "God with us."

So when he had gathered together all the chief priests and rabbis of the people, he began to inquire of them where the Christ was to be born.

But because they were forbidden by God in a dream to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route.

So Joseph arose, took the child and his mother, by night, and departed to Egypt.

There he remained until the death of Herod, in order that the word of the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, Out of Egypt I called my son.

As soon as Herod saw that he had been mocked by the Magi, he was furious. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and all the neighborhood who were two years old or under, in accordance with the date which he had ascertained from the Magi.

in fulfilment of the word spoken through the Prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

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

At that very time Jesus was on his way from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.

But he tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"

Then Jesus was led up into the desert by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil.

Jesus answered him, "It is written, Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God."

He left Nazareth, and settled in Capernaum-by-the-Lake, near the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali,

in order that these words spoken through Isaiah the prophet, might be fulfilled:

Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali; The road by the Lake; the country beyond Jordan; Galilee of the Gentiles!

And as he was walking by the see of Galilee, he saw two brothers??imon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother??asting their net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for the righteousness, for they shall be completely satisfied.

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

"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt lose its savor, in what way shall it be salted? It is henceforth good for nothing but to be thrown out and trodden under foot of men.

"You are the light of the world. A city built on a hilltop cannot be hid;

"So whoever breaks one of these least commandments, and teaches others to break them, will be least in the kingdom of heaven. But he who keeps them and teaches them, he will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

"You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "Thou shall not commit murder, and "He who commits murder shall be liable to condemnation by the court;

but I say to you that he who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to condemnation by the court; and he who says to his brother 'Raca,' shall be liable to condemnation by the Sanhedrin, while he who curses his brother shall be liable to the Gehenna of Fire.

"Come to terms with your opponent quickly, while you are yet with him on the way [to the court], to prevent your opponent from handing you over to the judge, and the judge to the jailer, and so you be thrown into prison.

"But I say to you, swear not at all; neither by the sky, for it is God's throne;

"nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.

"Nor must you swear by your head, since you cannot make one hair white or black.

"But let your word be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the Evil One.

"You then must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."

"Be careful not to do your good deeds in the sight of men, in order to be observed by them. If you do, you have no reward with your heavenly Father.

"so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

"And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the avenues, in order that men may see them. In solemn truth I tell you that they have their reward in full.

"While praying do not say the same words over and over again, as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that by their much speaking they will gain attention.

"Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

"So pray in this way. "Our Father who art in heaven, May thy name be hallowed,

thy kingdom come, and thy will be done, On earth, as in heaven.

"When you fast, do not look downcast like the hypocrites; for they disfigure their faces so that it may be apparent to men that they are fasting. In solemn truth I tell you, they already have received their reward.

"so that he may not appear to men to be fasting, but to his Father who is in secret; and his Father who sees in secret will reward him.

"For wherever your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

"The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore if your eye is sound, your whole body will be well lighted;

"but if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be darkened. If then the very light within you is darkness, how dense is that darkness!

"No slave can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will pay heed to the one and despise the other. You cannot be the slaves both of God and of gold.

"For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious about your life, inquiring what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor yet for your body, inquiring what you shall wear. Is not your life more than its food, and your body than its clothing?

"Which one of you by being anxious is able to add even one cubit to his stature?

"Why be anxious then about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin.

"Then do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'"

"But continue to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

"Do not then be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own anxieties. Enough for each day are its own troubles."

"Judge not, that you may be judged, yourselves;

"for with what judgment you judge, you will be judged, and in what measure you measure, others will measure to you.

"Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

"Enter by the narrow gate; for broad is the gate and wide the road that leads to destruction, and many are they who go in by it;

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

"Hence it is by their fruit you will know them.

"Lord, "said the captain in reply, "I am not worthy to have you under my roof, but speak the word only, and my slave will be cured,

"but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth."

Then Jesus said to the captain. "Go! As you have believed, so be it unto you." And his slave was healed in that very hour.

that the word spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, He took upon himself our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases.

and behold, a sudden storm arose on the sea, so that the boat began to be buried by the waves.

When he arrived on the other side, in the country of the Gadarenes, he was met by two demoniacs who were coming out of the tombs. They were so violently fierce that no one dared pass along that road.

"No one ever sews a piece of undressed cloth on an old cloak. If they did, the patch put on to fill it up would tear away from the cloak, and the rent be made worse.

"Nor do they put new wine into old wine-skins; if they did, the wine-skins would split, the wine would run out, and the skins be ruined. Instead, they put new wine into fresh wine-skins and both are preserved."

For she said to herself, "If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured."

But Jesus turned and saw her and said, "Be of good courage, daughter, your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that hour.

Then he touched their eyes, saying "According to your faith be it unto you," and their eyes were opened.

"but rather be on your way to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

"and if the house is worthy let your blessing sit upon it; but if it be unworthy, let your blessing return to you.

"I tell you solemnly it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the Day of Judgment than for that town.

"Behold, it is I who am sending you forth like sheep among wolves. Be then as serpents and as guileless as doves.

"And you will be taken before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

"But whenever they apprehend you, do not be anxious about how you shall speak or what you shall say; for it will be given you in that very hour what to say.

"For it will not be you who is speaking, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

"You will be hated by all men because of my name; and he who endures to the end shall be saved.

"So do not fear them; for there is nothing concealed which shall not be revealed, nor anything secret which shall not become known.

"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

"Cease to be afraid! You are of greater value than many sparrows.

"and a man's own household will be his enemies.

But when John heard, in the prison, what the Christ was doing, he sent by some of his disciples to ask him,

"What did you go out into the desert to behold?" he asked; "A reed shaken by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who wear soft raiment dwell in kings' palaces!

"From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by storm.

and the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Lo, a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is justified by her deeds."

"Moreover, I tell you it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the Day of Judgment, than for you.

"And you too, Capernaum! Will you be exalted even to heaven? You shall go down to the Place of Death! For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which have been done in you, it would have remained until this day.

"I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the Day of Judgment, than for you."

"Everything has been handed over to me by my Father; neither does any one know the Son, except the Father, nor any one know the Father except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

that the word spoken through Isaiah, the prophet, might be fulfilled.

And all the crowds were amazed, and he began to say, "Can this be the Son of David?"

When the Pharisees heard it they said, "It is only by the aid of Beelzebub, the Prince of the demons, that this fellow is driving out demons."

"And if I am casting out demons in the power of Beelzebub, in whose power do your sons cast them out? So they themselves shall be your judges.

"Therefore I tell you that every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven.

"And if any man say a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in that which is to come.

"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for by its fruit the tree is known.

"For by your words you will each be justified, and by your words be condemned."