and Jesse begot David the king. And David begot Solomon from the widow of Uriah,

Now all this has come to pass, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,

And Herod the king having heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea. For thus it is written through the prophet,

And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of thee will come forth a man who rules, who will tend my people Israel.

Then Herod having called the wise men privately, ascertained from them what time the star appeared.

And when they heard the king, they departed. And lo, the star that they saw in the east went before them until, having come, it stood over where the child was.

And he was there until the end of Herod, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, Out of Egypt I called my Son.

Then Herod, when he saw that he was scorned by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and having sent forth, he killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all the borders of it, from two years old and under, according to the time that

And having come, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, that he will be called a Nazarene.

Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region of the Jordan went out to him,

And even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

Whose winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. And he will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but he will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.

But having answered, Jesus said to him, Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allows him.

And when Jesus was immersed, he went up straightaway out of 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 lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

But having answered, he said, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out through the mouth of God.

And he says to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He will command his agents about thee, and, They will take thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shall not challenge Lord thy God.

Then Jesus says to him, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, Thou shall worship Lord thy God, and him only thou shall serve.

so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,

Ye are the salt material of the earth. But if the salt material becomes ineffective, by what will it be salted? It is potent for nothing further, except to be cast outside and to be trodden down by men.

nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the lampstand, and it shines to all in the house.

For truly I say to you, until the heaven and the earth pass away, one iota or one tittle will, no, not pass away from the law, until all things come to pass.

Ye have heard that it was said to them in old times, Thou shall not murder, and whoever murders will be liable to the judgment.

But I say to you, that every man who is angry at his brother without cause will be liable to the judgment, and whoever speaks an insult to his brother will be liable to the council, and whoever says, Foolish man, will be liable to

Truly I say to thee, thou will, no, not come out from there, until thou have paid the last quadran.

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shall not commit adultery.

And if thy right eye causes thee to stumble, remove it and cast it from thee, for it is advantageous for thee that one of thy body-parts should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

And if thy right hand causes thee to stumble, cut it off and cast it from thee, for it is advantageous for thee that one of thy body-parts should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

And it was said, Whoever may divorce his wife, let him give her a divorce certificate.

Again, ye have heard that it was said to them in old times, Thou shall not swear falsely, but shall render to the Lord thine oaths.

But I say to you, not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

nor by the earth, because it is the footstool of his feet, nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

Neither shall thou swear by thy head, because thou cannot make one hair white or black.

Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

But I say to you, not to resist what is troublesome, but whoever will strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

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

For if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the tax collectors the same?

And if ye only greet your friends, what do ye extra? Do not even the tax collectors this way?

But when thou do charity, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does,

Be not therefore like them, for your Father knows what things ye have need of before ye ask him.

Because of this I say to you, be not anxious about your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, nor yet for your body, what ye may wear. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing?

And which man of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his life span?

yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.

Be not therefore anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we wear?

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow will be anxious about things of itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil of it.

For by what criticism ye criticize, ye will be criticized, and by what measure ye measure, it will be measured to you.

Or how will thou say to thy brother, Let me take out the speck from thine eye, and behold, the beam in thine own eye?

Thou hypocrite, first take out the beam from thine own eye, and then thou will see clearly to take out the speck from thy brother's eye.

Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them by their feet, and having turn back may lacerate you.

Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and ye will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.

For every man who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

Or what man is there of you, who, if his son may ask for bread, will give him a stone,

Enter ye in by the narrow gate, because wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter through it.

How narrow is the gate, and restricted the way, that leads to life, and few are those who find it.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works?

And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it had been founded upon the rock.

And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell. And great was the fall of it.

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

And having reached out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, I will, be thou cleansed. And straightaway his leprosy was cleansed.

For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under myself. And I say to this man, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes, and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it.

And when Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.

but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thou. And as thou have believed, be it done to thee. And his boy was healed in that hour.

And having become evening, they brought to him many being demon possessed. And he cast out the spirits by word, and healed all those faring badly,

so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

But the men marveled, saying, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

And upon his coming to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two men being demon possessed met him, coming out of the sepulchers, exceedingly fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.

And behold, they cried out, saying, What is with us and thee, Jesus, Son of God? Did thou come here before the time to torment us?

And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.

And he said to them, Go. And having come out, they went into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of the swine stampeded down the slope into the sea, and perished in the waters.

And behold, the whole city came out to a meeting with Jesus. And having seen him, they besought him that he would depart from their regions.

But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled, and glorified God, who gave such authority to men.

And passing forth from there, Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And he says to him, Follow me. And after rising, he followed him.

And it came to pass while he relaxed in the house, and behold, many tax collectors and sinners having come, they were sitting with Jesus and his disciples.

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

But Jesus having heard it, he said to them, Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who fare badly.

But after going, learn what this means, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners for repentance.

And no man puts a patch of new cloth upon an old garment, for the patch of it pulls from the garment, and a tear becomes worse.

But when the crowd was put out, having entered in, he took her hand, and the little girl arose.

And when Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Be merciful to us, thou son of David.

Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith may it happen to you.

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly warned them, saying, See that no man knows it.

And when the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

But the Pharisees said, By the ruler of the demons he casts out demons.

And having called in his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every sickness and every disease.

Heal those who are feeble, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely ye received, freely give.

And into whatever city or village ye may enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide until ye go forth.

And while entering into the house, salute it.

And if indeed the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye should speak, for it will be given you in that hour what ye will speak.

It is enough for the pupil that he becomes like his teacher, and the bondman like his lord. If they have called the house-ruler Beelzebub, how much more those of his household.

What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light, and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life because of me will find it.

And it came to pass when Jesus finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.

And while those men departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes about John, What did ye go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

But what did ye go out to see? A man clothed in delicate clothes? Behold, those wearing delicate things are in king's houses.

But what did ye go out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet.