Thus all the generations from Abraham to David number fourteen, from David to the Babylonian captivity fourteen, and from the Babylonian captivity to Christ fourteen.

She will bear a son, and you will call him 'Jesus,' for he will save his people from their sins."

All this happened for the fulfilment of what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

The maiden will conceive and bear a son, and his name will be called Immanuel (which may be translated, God is with us).

The news of this troubled king Herod and all Jerusalem as well;

so he gathered all the high priests and scribes of the people and made inquiries of them about where the messiah was to be born.

And you Bethlehem, in Judah's land, You are not least among the rulers of Judah: For a ruler will come from you, Who will shepherd Israel my people."

Then Herod saw the magicians had trifled with him, and he was furiously angry; he sent and slew all the male children in Bethlehem and in all the neighbourhood who were two years old or under, calculating by the time he had ascertained from the magicians.

Then Jerusalem and the whole of Judaea and all the Jordan-district went out to him

The axe is lying all ready at the root of the trees; any tree that is not producing good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals; he will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.

His winnowing-fan is in his hand, he will clean out his threshing-floor, his wheat he will gather into the granary, but the straw he will burn with fire unquenchable."

But Jesus answered him, "Come now, this is how we should fulfil all our duty to God." Then John gave in to him.

said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down; for it is written, He will give his angels charge of you; they will bear you on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone."

Once more the devil conveyed him to an exceedingly high mountain and showed him all the realms of the world and their grandeur;

he said, "I will give you all that if you will fall down and worship me."

so he said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fish for men."

Then he made a tour through the whole of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the Reign, and healing all the sickness and disease of the people.

The fame of him spread all through the surrounding country, and people brought him all their sick, those who suffered from all manner of disease and pain, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics; he healed them all.

Blessed are the mourners! they will be consoled.

Blessed are the humble! they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for goodness! they will be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful! they will find mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart! they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers! they will be ranked sons of God.

Blessed are you when men denounce you and persecute you and utter all manner of evil against you for my sake;

Nor do men light a lamp to put it under a bowl; they put it on a stand and it shines for all in the house.

(I tell you truly, till heaven and earth pass away not an iota, not a comma, will pass from the Law until it is all in force.

Therefore whoever relaxes a single one of these commands, were it even one of the least, and teaches men so, he will be ranked least in the Realm of heaven; but whoever obeys them and teaches them, he will be ranked great in the Realm of heaven.)

For I tell you, unless your goodness excels that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the Realm of heaven.

whoever maligns his brother must come before the San hedrin, whoever curses his brother must go to the fire of Gehenna.' But I tell you, whoever is angry with his brother [without cause] will be sentenced by God.

truly I tell you, you will never get out till you pay the last halfpenny of your debt.

If your right eye is a hindrance to you, pluck it out and throw it away: better for you to lose one of your members than to have all your body thrown into Gehenna.

And if your right hand is a hindrance to you, cut it off and throw it away: better for you to lose one of your members than to have all your body thrown into Gehenna.

But I tell you, you are not to resist an injury: whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well;

whoever wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well;

so as to keep your alms secret; then your Father who sees what is secret will reward you openly.

When you pray, go into your room and shut the door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

Do not pray by idle rote like pagans, for they suppose they will be heard the more they say;

thy Reign begin, thy will be done on earth as in heaven!

For if you forgive men their trespasses, then your heavenly Father will forgive you;

but if you do not forgive men, your Father will not forgive your trespasses either.

so that your fast may be seen not by men but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

For where your treasure lies, your heart will lie there too.

The eye is the lamp of the body: so, if your Eye is generous, the whole of your body will be illumined,

but if your Eye is selfish, the whole of your body will be darkened. And if your very light turns dark, then ??what a darkness it is!

No one can serve two masters: either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will stand by the one and despise the other ??you cannot serve both God and Mammon.

Which of you can add an ell to his height by troubling about it?

and yet, I tell you, even Solomon in all his grandeur was never robed like one of them.

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field which blooms to-day and is thrown to-morrow into the furnace, will not he much more clothe you? O men, how little you trust him!

(pagans make all that their aim in life) for your heavenly Father knows quite well you need all that.

Seek God's Realm and his goodness, and all that will be yours over and above.

So do not be troubled about to-morrow; to-morrow will take care of itself. The day's own trouble is quite enough for the day.

for as you judge so you will be judged, and the measure you deal out to others will be dealt out to yourselves.

You hypocrite! take the plank out of your own eye first, and then you will see properly how to take the splinter out of your brother's eye.

Ask and the gift will be yours, seek and you will find, knock and the door will open to you;

Why, which of you, when asked by his son for a loaf, will hand him a stone?

Or, if he asks a fish, will you hand him a serpent?

Well, if for all your evil you know to give your children what is good, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him?

Well then, whatever you would like men to do to you, do just the same to them; that is the meaning of the Law and the prophets.

You will know them by their fruit; do men gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? No,

[Relocated to follow vs 20] Any tree that does not produce sound fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

So you will know them by their fruit.

It is not everyone who says to me 'Lord, Lord!', who will get into the Realm of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven.

Many will say to me at that Day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? did we not cast out daemons in your name? did we not perform many miracles in your name?'

Then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from my presence, you workers of iniquity.'

Now, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts upon them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.

And everyone who listens to these words of mine and does not act upon them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand.

saying, "Sir, my servant is lying ill at home with paralysis, in terrible agony."

He replied, "I will come and heal him."

The captain answered, "Sir, I am not fit to have you under my roof; only say the word, and my servant will be cured.

Many, I tell you, will come from east and west and take their places beside Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Realm of heaven,

while the sons of the Realm will pass outside, into the darkness; there men will wail and gnash their teeth."

Now when evening came they brought him many demoniacs, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all the invalids ??17 that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, He took away our sicknesses and he removed our diseases.

A scribe came up and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you anywhere";

Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me go and bury my father first of all";

The herdsmen fled; they went off to the town and reported the whole affair of the demoniacs.

Then all the town came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him they begged him to move out of their district.

When Jesus heard it he said, "Those who are strong have no need of a doctor, but those who are ill.

Jesus said to them, "Can friends at a wedding mourn so long as the bride groom is beside them? A time will come when the bridegroom is taken from them, and then they will fast.

As he said this, an official came in and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter is just dead; do come and lay your hand on her, and she will live."

what she said to herself was this, "If I can only touch his robe, I will recover."

Then Jesus turned round, and when he saw her he said, "Courage, my daughter, your faith has made you well." And the woman was well from that hour.

The report of this went all over that country.

But they went out and spread the news of him all over that country.

Then Jesus made a tour through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the Reign, and healing every disease and complaint.

Whoever will not receive you or listen to your message, leave that house or town and shake off the very dust from your feet.

I tell you truly, on the day of judgment it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorra than for that town.

Beware of men, they will hand you over to sanhedrins and scourge you in their synagogues,

and you will be haled before governors and kings for my sake ??it will be a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

Now, when they bring you up for trial, do not trouble yourselves about how to speak or what to say; what you are to say will come to you at the moment,

Brother will betray brother to death, the father will betray his child, children will rise against their parents and put them to death,

and you will be hated by all men on account of my name; but he will be saved who holds out to the very end.

When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next; truly I tell you, you will not have covered the towns of Israel before the Son of man arrives.

enough for the scholar to fare like his teacher, and the servant like his lord. If men have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they miscall his servants!

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground unless your Father wills it.

The very hairs on your head are all numbered;

Everyone who will acknowledge me before men, I will acknowledge him before my Father in heaven;

and whoever will disown me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.

yes, a man's own household will be his enemies.