and Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her who was the wife of Uriah;

and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, from whom Jesus, who is called Christ, was born.

And thou, Bethlehem, the land of Judea, art by no means the least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a leader, who will shepherd my people, Israel.

This is the one, who is spoken of by Isaiah the prophet saying, The voice of one roaring in the wilderness; Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight His paths.

And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them; O generations of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And behold, a voice from the heavens, saying; This is my beloved Son in whom I delight.

And He walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting their net into the sea; for they were fishers.

And His fame went forth into all Syria: and they brought Him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and the demonized, and the lunatics, and the paralytics; and He healed them.

Blessed are they, who are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.

Rejoice, and he exceedingly glad: because your reward is great in the heavens: for in this manner they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Neither do they light a candle, and place it under a bushel, but on the candlestick; and it shineth to all who are in the house.

Let your light so shine before the people, in order that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

But I say unto you, that every one sending away his wife, except on account of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever may marry her who has been cast off commits adultery.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies with a divine love, bless those who curse you and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you:

in order that you may be the sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because He raises up His sun on the wicked and on the good, and rains on the righteous and on the unrighteous.

Therefore ye shall be perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

But take heed that you do not your righteousness before the people, in order to be seen by them: else you have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens:

in order that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee openly.

But when thou mayest pray, enter into thy closet, and having closed thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will reward thee openly.

Therefore pray ye after this manner: Our Father who art in the heavens, let thy name be hallowed:

in order that thou mayest not appear unto the people fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.

What man is there of you, whom, if his son shall ask bread, he will give him a stone?

Therefore if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask Him?

Enter ye in through the narrow gate: because wide is the gate and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there are, who are going in through it.

Because narrow is the gate, and contracted the way, that leadeth into life, and few there are who find it.

But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are rapacious wolves.

Not every one saying to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

Then I will confess unto them that I never knew you: depart from me, ye who work iniquity.

Then every one who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.

And every one hearing these words of mine, and doing them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

And the multitude seeing, were astonished, and glorified God, who giveth such power to men.

And these are the names of the apostles: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

And into whatsoever city or village you may enter, investigate who in it is worthy; and there abide until you may go hence.

Be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but fear ye, rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Therefore every one who shall confess me before the people, I will also confess him before my Father, who is in the heavens.

But whosoever may deny me before the people, I will also deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.

said to Him, Art thou He who is coming, or must we expect another?

for this is he, concerning whom it has been written, Behold, I send my messenger before my face, who will prepare thy way before thee.

And if you wish to receive it, he is Elijah, who is to come.

But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market-place, and calling to their comrades, and saying,

All things were delivered unto me by my Father: and no one perfectly knows the Son, except the Father; neither does any one perfectly know the Father, except the Son; and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal Him.

Come unto me, all ye who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And He said to them; What man shall there he of you, who shall have one sheep, and if it shall fall into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not lay hold of it and lift it up?

Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul took delight: I will place my Spirit upon Him, and He will proclaim judgment to the Gentiles.

lf I through Beelzebul cast out demons, through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

And He responding said to the one speaking to Him; Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?

For whosoever may do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, the same is my brother, and my sister, and my mother.

But the one sown upon the rocks, is he who heareth the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

But the one sown among the thorns, is he who heareth the word; and the care of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke out the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

And the one having been sown on good ground, is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who truly bears fruit, and produces, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty.

The Son of man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and those who do iniquity,

And He said to them, Therefore every scribe having been discipled into the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man who is a landlord, who bringeth out of his treasure things both new and old.

And the king was grieved; nevertheless on account of his oaths, and those who were sitting with him, he commanded it to be given.

Then the scribes and Pharisees, who are from Jerusalem, come to Jesus, saying,

And Jesus having come into the regions of Caesarea Philippi, asked His disciples, saying, Whom do the people say that I, the Son of man, am?

And He says to them, But whom do you say that I am?

And Jesus responding said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon the son of Jonah: because flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.

Truly I say unto you, There are some of those standing here, who may not taste of death, until they may see the Son of man coming in His kingdom.

He still speaking, behold, a white cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am delighted; hear ye Him.

He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What seems to you, Simon? from whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? from their own sons or aliens?

But whosoever may offend one of these little ones, who believe in me, it is good for him that a millstone may be hanged to his neck, and he may be drowned in the depth of the sea.

Woe unto the world on account of offensives, for it is necessary that offensives come; but woe unto that man through whom the offense comes!

See that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that their angels in heaven do always behold the face of my Father who is in the heavens.

So it is not the will of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish.

Again I say unto you, that if two of you may agree upon the earth concerning everything which you may ask, it shall be done unto you by my Father, who is in the heavens.

Therefore the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a kingly man, who wished to make a reckoning with his servants.

And that servant having gone out, found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him one hundred denaria: seized him, throttled him, saying, Pay me what you owe me.

And He said to them, All do not receive this word, but those to whom it has been given.

For there are eunuchs, who have been so born from the womb of their mother. And there are eunuchs, who have been eunuchized by men: and there are eunuchs, who eunuchized themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.

And the disciples hearing, were astonished exceedingly, saying, Who then is able to be saved?

And Jesus said to them, Truly I say unto you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man may sit upon the throne of His glory, you shall also sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And every one who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, on account of my name, shall receive a hundred-fold, and inherit eternal life.

But many who are first shall be last, and the last first.

For the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a landlord man, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

saying, These labored one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who bore the burden of the day and the heat.

And He says to them, You shall indeed drink my cup, but to sit on my right, and on my left, this is not mine to give, but it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.

And He having come into Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred, saying; Who is He?

And the chief priests and elders of the people came to Him, while teaching, He having come into the temple, saying, By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?

Hear ye another parable. A man was a landlord, who planted a vineyard, and placed a hedge around it, and dug a wine-trough in it, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went away.

They say to Him, He will certainly destroy those wicked men, and give the vineyard to other husband-men, who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.

The kingdom of the heavens is like a king-man, who made a marriage for his son.

And he sent his servants to invite those who had been called to the marriage: and they were not willing to come.

And again he sent other servants, saying; Speak to those who have been called, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatling are slain, and all things are ready: come to the marriage.

And those servants having gone out into the ways, led in all whom they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.

Woe unto you, blind guides, who are saying, Whosoever may swear by the temple it is nothing; but whosoever may swear by the gold of the temple, he is debtor.

And the one swearing by the temple, swears by it, and by Him who inhabited it.

Ye blind guides, who strain out the gnat, and swallow down the camel.

So you witness to yourselves, that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

in order that all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zachariah the son of the blessed, whom they slew between the temple and the altar, may come upon you.

then let those who are in Judea fly to the mountains:

and let him who is on the housetop not come down to take things out of his house:

But alas unto those who are in gestation and nursing in those days.

Then who is the faithful and wise servant, whom the lord placed over his household to give them their food in season?

Happy is that servant whom, his lord having come, will find so doing.

Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be likened unto ten virgins, who taking their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom.

And they going to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.

Indeed the Son of man goeth, as has been written concerning Him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It was good for him if that man had never been born.

And the one having betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying, The one whom I shall kiss, is He: hold Him fast.

saying, Prophesy unto us, who is the one smiting thee?

Then the word having been spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, was fulfilled, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him that was valued, whom they of the sons of Israel did value;