and Azor begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud,

and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob,

For this is the person spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths strait."

Now this John had his garment made of camel's hair, and a girdle of leather about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

and saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall prostrate and worship me.

Ye have heard that it was said to those of old, "Thou shalt not commit adultery:"

Again ye have heard that it was said to those of old, "Thou shalt not perjure thyself, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths:"

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Suffer me to take the mote off from thine eye: and behold there is a beam in thine own eye?

All things therefore whatsoever ye would be willing that men should do to you, just so do ye to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

And lo! a leper came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

But no man ingrafts a patch of undressed cloth into an old garment, for the piece supplied taketh from the garment, and the rent becomes worse.

Nor do they put new wine into old bottles: but if they do, the bottles burst, and the wine is spilt, and the bottles are destroyed: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

entreat therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth workmen for his harvest.

Wo unto thee, Chorazin! wo unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles which had been wrought in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long since would they have repented in sack-cloth and ashes.

But if ye had known what that meant, I desire mercy and not sacrifice; ye would not have condemned the innocent.

He saith unto them, Some man, an enemy, hath done this. Then the servants said to him, Wilt thou that we go and weed them out?

They say unto him, Yes, Lord. Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man, the master of a family, who bringeth out of his storehouse things new and old.

And lo! a woman of Canaan coming out of these coasts, cried aloud, saying to him, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David: my daughter is a grievous demoniac.

But he replied not a word to her. Then his disciples came and intreated him, saying, Send her away; for she is crying aloud after us.

For whosoever is desirous to preserve his life, shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

For what would a man be advantaged, though he could gain the whole world, if he should suffer the loss of his soul? or what will a man give as the ransom for his soul?

But that we give them no offence, go unto the sea, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish which cometh up; and on opening his mouth, thou wilt find a stater, that take and give them for me and thee.

And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay what he owed.

and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the entertainment: and they would not come.

and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest those who were sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children to me, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not?

And except those days were shortened, there would be no flesh saved: but for the elect's sake these days shall be shortened.

And this observe, that if the master of the family had known in which watch of the night the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered him to break into his house.

Then on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

And going a little farther, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

But how then would the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

Command therefore that the sepulchre be made perfectly secure until the third day, lest his disciples coming by night, steal him, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead, so the last delusion would be worse than the first.

Now John was clothed with a camel's hair garment, and a girdle of leather about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministred unto him.

And there came to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

And no man seweth on a patch of cloth undressed upon an old garment: but if otherwise, the new piece supplied taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; but if otherwise, the new wine will burst the bottles, and the wine will be spilt, and the bottles destroyed: but new wine must be put into new bottles.

And they watched him if he would cure him on the sabbath; that they might accuse him.

Then came his brethren and his mother, and standing without sent unto him, calling aloud for him.

And he entreated him much that he would not send them out of the country.

and entreated him importunately, saying, My little daughter is at the last gasp; wilt thou come, and lay thy hands upon her, that she may recover, and she shall live.

And immediately the damsel arose and walked about, for she was twelve years old. And they were astonished with vast astonishment.

Therefore Herodias bore him a rooted resentment, and would have slain him; yet could not:

and the daughter of this Herodias coming in, and dancing, and delighting Herod, and his company, the king said to the damsel, Ask me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

And she came in immediately with eagerness to the king, and asked, saying, I desire that thou wilt give me on the spot, in a charger, the head of John the Baptist.

And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet on account of his oath, and those who sat with him, he would not refuse her.

And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring him a blind man, and entreat him that he would touch him.

For whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake and the Gospel, he shall preserve it.

For what would it profit a man, though he should gain the whole world, if he be punished with the loss of his own soul?

And going from thence, they passed through Galilee: and he would not have any person know it.

and would not suffer that any person should carry a vessel through the temple.

And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been preserved: but for the sake of those elect, whom he hath elected, he hath shortened the days.

And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare for thee to eat the passover?

But he said with more vehement assertion, Though I should die with thee, yet would I in no wise deny thee. And they all spake also in the same manner.

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; remove this cup from me, nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

So Pilate, willing to do what would be satisfactory to the people, released to them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus to be scourged, in order to be crucified.

And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife far advanced in her age.

And, behold, Elisabeth thy cousin, she also hath conceived in her old age: and this is the fifth month [of pregnancy] with her who was called barren.

And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

And there was Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asser: she was far advanced in old age, having lived but seven years with a husband, from her virgin state:

And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast.

If therefore thou wilt worship before me, all shall be thine.

And as the day was coming on, he went forth and departed into a desert place: and the multitude sought him out, and came to him, and would have detained him that he should not leave them.

And it came to pass as he was just at one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy! and seeing Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Then he spake a parable unto them, No man putteth a patch of new cloth on an old garment; but if otherwise, both the new makes a rent, and the patch from the new is not of a piece with the old.

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; for if he doth, the new wine will burst the bottles, and it will itself be spilled, and the bottles be destroyed.

And no man drinking old wine, immediately desires new: for he saith, The old is better.

Then the scribes and Pharisees watched him, if he would heal on the sabbath-day, that they might find an accusation against him.

To him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer the other also; and from him who would take from thee thy cloak, withhold not thy coat also.

And give to every one that asketh thee; and from him who would take thy goods, demand them not again.

And as ye would that men should do unto you, do ye also to them in like manner.

But when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, entreating him that he would come and preserve the life of his servant.

And when they came to Jesus, they entreated him importunately, saying, He is a worthy man on whom thou wilt confer this favour:

And when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said within himself, If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of a woman this is that toucheth him; for she is a notorious sinner.

And he besought him that he would not order them to go into the abyss.

Now a herd of many swine was there feeding on the mountain; and they besought him that he would permit them to enter into them. And he permitted them.

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying: and as he was going, the multitude thronged him.

And they answering said, John the Baptist; but some Elias; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

For whosoever would preserve his life shall lose it; but whosoever would lose his life for my sake, shall preserve it.

For what advantage hath a man in gaining all the would, if he destroy himself, or be punished with the loss of life?

And, behold, a man from among the multitude cried out aloud, saying, Master, I pray thee, look upon my son; for he is my only begotten.

And I besought thy disciples that they would cast him out, and they could not.

And they would not admit him, because his face was directed to Jerusalem.

And when the disciples James and John saw it, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them, just as Elias did?

He said therefore unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the labourers few: pray ye therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he would send out labourers into his harvest.

Wo to thee Chorazin! wo to thee Bethsaida! for if the miracles which have been done in thee, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long ago sitting in sackcloth and ashes, would they have repented.

I tell you, though even he would not rise and give him because he is his friend; yet because of his importunity, roused up, he will give him as many as he needeth.

Sell all your possessions, and give in charity; make yourselves purses that wax not old, a treasure never failing in the heavens, where no thief approaches, nor doth the moth destroy.

Now this be assured of, that if the master of the family had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

But when Jesus saw her, he called out aloud, and said to her, Woman, thou art delivered from thine infirmity.

O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! thou that killest the prophets, and stonest those who are sent unto thee; how often would I have collected thy children unto me, just as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

and he that invited thee and him, coming say to thee, Yield this person the place; and so thou shalt begin with shame to go down to the lowest place.

Then he was in great wrath, and would not enter the doors: therefore his father came out, and entreated him.

It would be advantageous for him, if a milstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea, rather than offend one of these little ones.

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye might say to that sycamore-tree, Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

Whosoever seeketh to preserve his life shall lose it; and whosoever would lose it, shall preserve it.

And he would not for a long while: but after this he said, Though I fear not God, nor respect man;

And the tax-gatherer standing at a distance, would not even so much as lift his eyes heaven-ward, but smote on his breast, saying, May God accept the atonement for me a sinner!

And as they were hearkening to these things, he proceeded on, and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and they supposed that immediately the kingdom of God would openly appear.

But as for these enemies of mine, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them hither, and slay them before me.