And Jesse, of David the king. David (by Uriah's widow), was the father of Solomon;

So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen; from David to the exile to Babylon is fourteen; and from the exile to Babylon to Christ is fourteen.

So when he had gathered together all the chief priests and rabbis of the people, he began to inquire of them where the Christ was to be born.

And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with great gladness.

When they had entered the house, they saw the child with Mary, his mother, and opening their treasure-chests they gave him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

So Joseph arose, took the child and his mother, by night, and departed to Egypt.

As soon as Herod saw that he had been mocked by the Magi, he was furious. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and all the neighborhood who were two years old or under, in accordance with the date which he had ascertained from the Magi.

But after Herod's death an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

So he rose and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

This John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

But when John saw that many of the Pharisees and Sadducees were coming for baptism, he said: "O brood of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'?? tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise up descendants for Abraham.

But Jesus answered, "Permit it now, for so it is fitting for us to fulfill every religious duty."

Then he consented. And after Jesus was baptized, as soon as he rose out of the water, lo! the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon him,

So the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, bid these stones to become bread."

And as he was walking by the see of Galilee, he saw two brothers??imon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother??asting their net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

As he went farther on he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and when he had seated himself, his disciples came to him,

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

"Blessed are you when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my name's sake.

"Rejoice and exult in it, because your reward was great in the heavens; for so did they persecute the prophets before you.

"So let your light shine before men that they may see good you do, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

"So whoever breaks one of these least commandments, and teaches others to break them, will be least in the kingdom of heaven. But he who keeps them and teaches them, he will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

but I say to you that he who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to condemnation by the court; and he who says to his brother 'Raca,' shall be liable to condemnation by the Sanhedrin, while he who curses his brother shall be liable to the Gehenna of Fire.

"Come to terms with your opponent quickly, while you are yet with him on the way [to the court], to prevent your opponent from handing you over to the judge, and the judge to the jailer, and so you be thrown into prison.

But I say to you that whoever looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, makes her an adulteress, and whoever marries her when so divorced, commits adultery.

"But I say to you, swear not at all; neither by the sky, for it is God's throne;

"But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.

"So you will become sons of your heavenly Father; for he makes his sun to rise upon sinners as well as saints, and sends rain upon the unjust and the just.

"so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

"And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the avenues, in order that men may see them. In solemn truth I tell you that they have their reward in full.

"While praying do not say the same words over and over again, as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that by their much speaking they will gain attention.

"So pray in this way. "Our Father who art in heaven, May thy name be hallowed,

"When you fast, do not look downcast like the hypocrites; for they disfigure their faces so that it may be apparent to men that they are fasting. In solemn truth I tell you, they already have received their reward.

"so that he may not appear to men to be fasting, but to his Father who is in secret; and his Father who sees in secret will reward him.

"For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious about your life, inquiring what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor yet for your body, inquiring what you shall wear. Is not your life more than its food, and your body than its clothing?

"Behold! the birds in the sky! They neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them; and are not you worth more than they?

"But I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory was robed like one of these.

"If God then so clothes the grass of the field, which blooms today, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?

"And why do you look at the mote in your brother's eye, and fail to notice the beam which is in your own eye?

"Or how will you say to your brother, 'Permit me to remove the mote from your eye,' when, behold, the beam is in your own eye?

"Hypocrite! First cast out the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly how to cast the mote out of your brother's eye.

"Beware of the false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within they are ravening wolves.

"Many in that day will say to me, "'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name done many mighty works?'

Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, as an evidence to them."

"For I myself also am a man under authority, and I have soldiers under me. To one man I say 'Go,' and he goes; to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."

Then Jesus said to the captain. "Go! As you have believed, so be it unto you." And his slave was healed in that very hour.

When Jesus came into Peter's house, he found his wife's mother prostrated with fever.

When Jesus saw the great crowds about him, he had given directions to cross to the other side,

and behold, a sudden storm arose on the sea, so that the boat began to be buried by the waves.

"Why are you afraid?" he said, "you men of little faith!" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there came a great calm.

But the men were amazed, saying, "What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?"

When he arrived on the other side, in the country of the Gadarenes, he was met by two demoniacs who were coming out of the tombs. They were so violently fierce that no one dared pass along that road.

He answered, "Go!" So they came out of the men, and went into the swine, and behold! the entire herd rushed headlong down from the cliff into the sea, and perished in the water.

So he went on board, crossed the sea, and came to his own city.

And here they brought to him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Courage, son, your sins are forgiven."

"Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?

As Jesus was passing thence, he saw a man called Mathew sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, "Follow me."

And he rose and followed him. And while he was at table in Matthew's house, there came many tax-gatherers and sinners, and they dined with Jesus and his disciples.

When the Pharisees saw it, they kept saying to his disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with the tax-gatherers and sinners?"

"Can the friends fast at a wedding-feast," said Jesus, "so long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom has been taken from them, and then they will fast.

And Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples.

But Jesus turned and saw her and said, "Be of good courage, daughter, your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that hour.

Jesus charged them sternly, saying, "See to it that you let no one know."

And when he saw the crowds he had compassion on them because they were distressed and fainting, like sheep without a shepherd.

"But whenever they apprehend you, do not be anxious about how you shall speak or what you shall say; for it will be given you in that very hour what to say.

"So do not fear them; for there is nothing concealed which shall not be revealed, nor anything secret which shall not become known.

"and a man's own household will be his enemies.

"Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and whoever receives a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.

"Go and tell John," was Jesus' answer, "what you hear and see;

"What did you go out into the desert to behold?" he asked; "A reed shaken by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who wear soft raiment dwell in kings' palaces!

"But why did you go? To see a prophet? I tell you, yes, and more than a prophet;

and the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Lo, a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is justified by her deeds."

"Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.

As he passed along he went into their synagogue, and there he saw a man with a withered hand.

And in order to get a charge against him they asked him, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?" (So that they might have something to accuse him.)

So when Jesus knew it, he withdrew from that place, and numbers of people followed him.

Then they brought to him a blind and deaf demoniac; and he healed him, so that the dumb both spoke and saw.

And all the crowds were amazed, and he began to say, "Can this be the Son of David?"

"So if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?

"And if I am casting out demons in the power of Beelzebub, in whose power do your sons cast them out? So they themselves shall be your judges.

"Or how can any one enter the strong man's house and carry off his goods without first binding the strong man? Then he can rob his house.

"And if any man say a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in that which is to come.

Then some of the Scribes and Pharisees accosted him. "Teacher," they said, "we want to see some sign from you."

"For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the sea-monster's belly, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

"Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits worse than itself; and they enter in and dwell there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be with this wicked generation."

So some one told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, and wanting to speak to you."

Then he told them many truths in parables. "Behold," he said, "the sower went forth to sow;

"This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

And in them is being fulfilled that prophecy of Isaiah which says. "Hearing you will hear and not understand; Seeing you will see and not perceive;

"But happy are your eyes, because they see, and your ears because they hear.

"This is indeed the smallest of seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than any herb, and becomes a tree, so that the winged things of the sky come and roost in its branches."

"Just as the weeds are collected together and burnt with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and gathered fish of every kind.

"So will it be at the end of the age. The angels will go forth and separate the wicked from the righteous, and fling them into the furnace of fire.

"Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

For Herod had apprehended John, shackled him, and thrust him into prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

But when Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company,

and so pleased Herod that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked for.