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

And Jacob fathered Joseph, the husband to be of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

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 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."

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.

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight."

But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

I indeed baptize you with water to repentance. But He who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

And lo, a voice from Heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

The people who sat in darkness saw a great Light; and Light has sprung up to those who sat in the region and shadow of death."

And His fame went throughout all Syria. And they brought to Him all those being badly ill suffering various diseases and torments, and those who had been possessed with demons, and those who had been moonstruck, and paralytics. And He healed them.

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

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

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

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.

But I say to you that whoever shall put away his wife, except for the cause of fornication, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever shall marry her who is put away commits adultery.

Give to him who asks of you, and you shall not turn away from him who would borrow from you.

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,

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

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

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.

For each one who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be opened.

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.

Not everyone who says to Me, Lord! Lord! shall enter the kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in Heaven.

Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.

And everyone who hears these sayings of Mine and does not do them shall be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

When Jesus heard, He marvelled and said to those who followed, Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.

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

And those who fed them fled. And going into the city, they told everything, and what had happened to the ones who had been possessed of demons.

But when the crowds saw, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

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

And behold, a woman, who had a flow of blood for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the hem of His garment.

As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a dumb man, who had been demon-possessed.

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

Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

And into whatever city or village you enter, inquire who within it is worthy. And there abide until you go away from there.

For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

And you will be hated of all men for My name's sake, but the one who endures to the end shall be kept safe.

And do not fear those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Then everyone who shall confess Me before men, I will confess him before My Father who is in Heaven.

He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.

He who finds his life shall lose it. And he who loses his life for My sake shall find it.

He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward. And he who receives a just one in the name of a just one will receive a just one's reward.

And they said to Him, Are You he who should come, or do we look for another?

But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, they who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

For this is the one of whom it is written, "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You."

Truly I say to you, Among those who have been born of women there has not risen a greater one than John the Baptist. But the least in the kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

And if you will receive it, this is Elijah who is to come.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man who is a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners. But wisdom was justified by her children.

And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to the heaven, shall be brought down to hell. For if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

All things are delivered to Me by My Father. And no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son will reveal Him.

Come to Me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

But He said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him,

how he entered into the house of God and ate the showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

But if you had known what this is, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice," you would not have condemned those who are not guilty.

And He said to them, What man among you will be, who will have one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the sabbaths, will he not lay hold on it and lift it out?

"Behold My Child whom I have chosen; My Beloved, in whom My soul is well pleased. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He shall declare judgment to the nations.

Then one who had been demon-possessed was brought to Him, blind and dumb. And He healed him, so much so that the blind and dumb one both spoke and saw.

But if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

The one who is not with Me is against Me, and the one who does not gather with Me scatters.

And He answered and said to him who told Him, Who is My mother? And who are My brothers?

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

But that which was sown on the stony places is this: he who hears the Word and immediately receives it with joy.

And that sown into the thorns is this: he who hears the Word; and the anxiety of this world, and the deceit of riches, choke the Word, and he becomes unfruitful.

But that sown on the good ground is this: he who hears the Word and understands; who also bears fruit and produces one truly a hundredfold; and one sixty; and one thirty.

He put out another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

He answered and said to them, He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;

The enemy who sowed them is the Devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

The Son of Man shall send out His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who do iniquity,

Then the righteous shall shine out like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Then He said to them, Therefore every scribe who is instructed to the kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out things new and old out of his treasure.

And they who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

And recognizing Him, the men of that place sent to all that neighborhood, and brought to Him all who were diseased.

Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,

For God commanded, saying, "Honor your father and mother"; and, "He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him die by death."

And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

And coming into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked His disciples, saying, Who do men say Me to be, the Son of Man?

He said to them, But who do you say I am?

Truly I say to you, There are some standing here who shall not taste of death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.

While he yet spoke, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And behold a voice out of the cloud which said, This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased, hear Him.

And when they had come to Capernaum, those who received the didrachmas came to Peter and said, Does your master not pay the didrachmas?

He said, Yes. And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? From their sons, or from strangers?

At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is the greater in the kingdom of Heaven?

But whoever shall offend one of these little ones who believes in Me, it would be better for him that an ass's millstone were hung around his neck, and he be sunk in the depth of the sea.

Woe to the world because of offenses! For it is necessary that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

Therefore the kingdom of Heaven has been compared to a certain king who desired to make an accounting with his servants.

And when he had begun to count, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

But the same servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. And he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me what you owe.

And He answered and said to them, Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning "made them male and female",

And I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is put away commits adultery.