The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

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

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

But while he thought on these things, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him;

And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?

And when he had come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same territories, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.

And behold, two blind men sitting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were greatly displeased,

Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The son of David.

He saith to them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son?

And they went into Capernaum; and immediately on the sabbath he entered into the synagogue and taught.

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

And he went forth again by the sea-side; and all the multitude resorted to him, and he taught them.

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

And he taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine,

And the apostles assembled themselves to Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

For he taught his disciples, and said to them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and after that he is killed, he will rise the third day.

And he arose from thence, and cometh into the borders of Judea, by the further side of Jordan: and the people resort to him again; and, as he was accustomed, he taught them again.

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

Blessed be the kingdom of our Father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

And he taught, saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called by all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?

For David himself said by the Holy Spirit, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool.

David therefore himself calleth him Lord, and whence is he then his son? and the common people heard him gladly.

To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.

And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, in the house of his servant David:

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David)

For to you is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Who was the son of Melea, who was the son of Menan, who was the son of Mattatha, who was the son of Nathan, who was the son of David,

And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath-days.

And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the boat.

And Jesus answering them, said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they who were with him;

And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue, and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered:

And it came to pass, that as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

Then ye will begin to say, We have eaten and drank in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

And they who went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests, and the scribes, and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

And he said to them, How say they that Christ is David's son?

And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught from God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned from the Father, cometh to me.

These things he said in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

Now about the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.

Then cried Jesus in the temple, as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh from the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him; and he sat down and taught them.

These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him, for his hour was not yet come.

Then said Jesus to them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.

Men, brethren, This scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit by the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.

And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.

For David speaketh concerning him, I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

Men, brethren, let me freely speak to you concerning the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us to this day.

For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he saith himself, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

Who, by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

Which also our fathers, that came after, brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David;

And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.

And when the angel who spoke to Cornelius had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

And when he had removed him, he raised up to them David to be their king: to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall fulfill all my will.

And as concerning that he raised him from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, and was laid to his fathers, and saw corruption:

But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their borders.

And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch,

And certain men who came down from Judea, taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins of it; and I will set it up:

And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas: and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

Therefore he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.

This man was instructed in the way of the Lord: and being fervent in the spirit, he spoke and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

And how I kept back nothing that was profitable to you, but have shown you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house,

I am verily a man who am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, being zealous towards God, as ye all are this day.

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews who dwelt there,

Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh.

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling-block, and a recompense to them:

For I neither received it from man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Let him that is taught in the word communicate to him that teacheth in all good things.

If indeed ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

But concerning brotherly love ye need not that I write to you: for ye yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

(Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To-day, after so long a time; as it is said, To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.