And Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;

and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;

Then Joseph, on waking up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took to him his wife;

And Jesus, as soon as he was baptized, went up from the water; and, lo! the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove, coming upon him.

Be ye therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Therefore when thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites are; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do; for they think that they shall be heard for the multitude of their words.

Be not ye therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;

and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors;

Moreover, when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to be fasting. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and ye will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ask for bread, will give him a stone?

or, if he ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?

If ye then, though evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him!

For he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was made well in that hour.

And as Jesus passed on from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the customhouse; and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

And it came to pass, as he was reclining at table in the house, lo! many publicans and sinners came and reclined with Jesus and his disciples.

And Jesus said to them, Can the companions of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then will they fast.

And as Jesus passed on from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, Have pity on us, Son of David!

And as they were going out, lo! they brought to him a dumb man, possessed by a demon.

And seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered about, as sheep having no shepherd.

And, as ye go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

And as ye enter the house, salute it.

Lo! I send you forth as sheep into the midst of wolves. Be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

But when they deliver you up, be not anxious as to how or What ye shall speak; for it will be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.

It is enough for the disciple to be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they so call those of his household!

And, as these were going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? the reeds shaken by the wind?

Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored sound as the other.

How can ye, evil as ye are, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them.

As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the world.

Then will the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

And wishing to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.

whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched were made well.

But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men."

Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was cured from that hour.

And the disciples say to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

For what will a man be profited, if be gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun; and his garments became white as the light.

And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell what hath been seen to no one, until the Son of man hath risen from the dead.

And he said to them, Because of your want of faith. For truly do I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it will remove; and nothing will be impossible to you.

and said, Truly do I say to you, Unless ye are changed, and become as children, ye will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

And if he disregard them, tell the matter to the church; but if he disregard the church also, let him be to thee as a heathen and a publican.

Again, I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing that they shall ask, it will be done for them by my Father o who is in heaven.

But as he was unable to pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

shouldst not thou also have had pity on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

And he said to him, Why dost thou ask me concerning what is good? There is but one who is good. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

Honor thy father and thy mother;" and, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."

Take thy due, and go. But I will give to this last even as to thee.

Thus the last will be first, and the first, last. And as

But Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup which I am to drink? They say to him, We can.

even as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And as they were going out of Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

saying to them, Go m the village over against you, and immediately ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose and bring them to me.

"Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy king cometh to thee, meek, and riding on an ass, and on a colt the foal of a beast of burden."

And the disciples o went, and did as Jesus bade them,

and brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their garments, and he sat on them.

And in the morning, as he was returning to the city, he was hungry.

And all things whatever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye will receive.

And when he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?

And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one question; which if ye answer me, I too will tell you by what authority I do these things.

But if we say, From men, we fear the multitude; for all regard John as a prophet.

For John came to you as a preacher of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and ye, when ye had seen it, did not afterward repent, that ye might believe him.

And they sought to seize him, but feared the multitudes, because they regarded him as a prophet.

Go therefore into the thoroughfares, and as many as ye find, invite to the feast.

So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good; and the bridechamber was fully furnished with guests.

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

There is a second like it: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those who are sent to her! How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

And as he was sitting upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the signs of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

For there will then be great distress, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world to this time; no, nor shall ever be.

For as the lightning cometh from the east, and shineth even to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

But as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark,

And as the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

For it will be as when a man going abroad called his own servants, and intrusted to them his property;

and before him will be gathered all the nations; and he will separate men one from another, as a shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats;

And the king will answer and say to them, Truly do I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me.

Then will he answer them, saying, Truly do I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

And the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and made ready the passover.

And as they were eating, he said, Truly do I say to you, that one of you will betray me.

The Son of man indeed goeth away, as it hath been written concerning him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! Well were it for that man if he had not been born.

And, as they were eating, Jesus took a loaf, and having blessed, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

And he came a little nearer, and fell on his face, praying and saying, Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me! nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou wilt.

In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, Ye have come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take me; I sat daily teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hands on me.

But Peter followed him at a distance, as far as to the court of the highpriests palace, and went in, and sat with the officers to see the end.

and gave them for the potters field; as the Lord commanded me."

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas, and to destroy Jesus.

And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, whom they compelled to carry his cross.

Pilate said to them, Ye have a guard; go, make it as secure as ye know how.

And the sabbath being over, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, to view the sepulchre.

His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.

And for fear of him the keepers shook, and became as dead men.

He is not here; for he hath risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.