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

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

and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;

and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, Who is called Christ.

And, while thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to yourself Mary your wife; for that which was begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel," which is, being interpreted, God with us.

And Joseph, arising from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord directed him, and took to himself his wife;

And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the King, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,

saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews, For we saw His star in the east, and we came to do Him homage."

Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared;

And, they having departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Having risen, take the Child and His mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there till I speak to you; for Herod is about to seek the Child to destroy Him."

Then Herod, seeing that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly enraged; and, having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he exactly learned from the wise men.

for this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah, the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.'"

and think not to say within yourselves, 'As a father we have Abraham;' for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And already the axe is lying at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, not bearing good fruit, is cut down, and cast into the fire.

"I, indeed, immerse you in water unto repentance, but He Who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear, He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire;

Whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His threshing-floor, and will gather His wheat into the granary, but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire."

But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Suffer it now; for thus it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness." Then He suffers Him.

And, having been immersed, Jesus went up straightway from the water; and, behold, the heavens were opened; and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, coming upon Him;

and, behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is My Son, the beloved, in whom I delighted."

And, having left Nazareth, having come, He dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphtali;

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

And, walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers.

"Happy are the poor in spirit; because theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

"Happy are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake; because theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Rejoice, and exult; because great is your reward in Heaven, for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

"Ye are the salt of the earth; but, if the salt become tasteless, with what shall it be salted? It is henceforth good for nothing, except, when cast without, to be trodden under foot by men.

So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father Who is in Heaven.

For verily I say to you, till the heaven and the earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.

For I say to you that, unless your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever says to his brother Raca shall be in danger of the high-council; and whosoever shall say, O foolish one! shall be in danger of the Hell of fire.

Verily I say to you, in no wise shall you come out thence, till you pay the last farthing.

"And, if your right eye is causing you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you; for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not your whole body be cast into Hell.

"And, if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you; for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not your whole body go away into Hell.

but I say to you, Swear not at all; neither by Heaven, because it is God's throne;

nor by the earth, because it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, because it is the Great King's city;

But let your speech be, 'Yes, yes;' 'No, no;' and what is more than these is of the evil one.

and to him who is desirous that you should be sued at the law, and to take your coat, grant your cloak also;

that ye may be sons of your Father Who is in Heaven; because He causeth His sun to rise on evil men and on good, and sendeth rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.

Ye, therefore, shall be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect."

"Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them, otherwise at least ye have no reward with your Father Who is in Heaven.

When, therefore, you are doing alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say to you, they receive their reward.

But, when you are doing alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

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

But when you pray, enter into your closet; and, having closed your door, pray to your Father Who is in secret; and your Father Who seeth in secret will recompense you.

"And, when praying, use not vain repetitions, as the gentiles do; for they think that for their much speaking they shall be heard.

Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done, as in Heaven, so on earth.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And bring us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one.'

"And, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. Verily I say to you, they receive their reward.

that you appear not to men to be fasting, but to your Father Who is in secret; and your Father Who seeth in secret will recompense you.

for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

"The lamp of the body is the eye. If, therefore, your eye be sound, your whole body will be full of light;

but, if your eye be evil, your whole body will be dark. If, therefore, the light that is in you be darkness, how great the darkness!

Therefore, I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink; nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

but I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these.

And, if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith!

Be not, therefore, anxious for the morrow; for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its evil.

"And why do you behold the mote that is in your brother's eye, but consider not the beam in your own eye?

Or how will you say to your brother, 'Permit me to cast out the mote out of your eye;' and, behold, the beam is in your own eye?

"Give not that which is holy to the dogs; neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them down with their feet; and, turning, rend you.

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

If, therefore, ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in Heaven give good things to those asking Him?

"All things, therefore, whatsoever ye wish that men should do to you, so do ye also to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

"Enter ye in through the narrow gate; because wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter through it;

because narrow is the gate, and straitened the way that leads to life, and few there are who find it!

Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

for He was teaching them as One having authority, and not as the scribes.

And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; as you believed, be it done to you." And the boy was healed in that hour.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "Himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses."

And His disciples followed Him, as He entered into a boat.

And the men wondered, saying, "What manner of Man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!"

and, behold, they cried out, saying, "What is there to us and to Thee, O Son of God? Didst Thou come here to torment us before the time?"

And the demons were entreating Him, saying, "If Thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine."

And, behold, some of the scribes said among themselves, "This Man is blaspheming! "

For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Arise, and walk.'

And it came to pass, as He was reclining at table in the house, behold, many tax-collectors and sinners, having come, were reclining with Jesus and His disciples.

And the Pharisees, seeing it, said to His disciples, Why is your Teacher eating with the tax-collectors and sinners?"

Jesus said to them, "Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn while the Bridegroom is with them! But there will come days, when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then will they fast."

"And no one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse rent is made."

While He is speaking these things to them, behold, a ruler, having come to Him, was worshiping Him, saying, "My daughter just now died; but, coming, lay Thy hand upon her, and she shall live."

said, "Withdraw; for the damsel did not die, but is sleeping." And they were laughing at Him.

And, as Jesus was passing on thence, two blind men followed Him, crying out, and saying, "Have mercy on us, O Son of David!"

And, as they were going forth, behold, they have brought to Him a dumb man, a demoniac;

But the Pharisees said, "By the ruler of the demons He is casting out the demons."

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

Then He saith to His disciples, "The harvest, indeed, is abundant, but the laborers few;

And, having called to Him His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.

Now 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;

nor wallet for your journey, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor a staff; for the laborer is worthy of his food.

"And into whatsoever city or village ye enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till ye go forth.

And, as ye are coming into the house, salute it:

and, if, indeed, the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but, if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

And, whosoever does not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye are going forth out of that house or city, shake off the dust, of your feet.

"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; become ye, therefore, as wise as the serpents and as innocent as doves.

for it is not ye that speak, but, the Spirit of your Father Who speaketh in you.

"And, when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next; for verily I say to you, ye will in no wise finish the cities of Israel, till the Son of Man come!

"A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord.

It is enough for the disciple, that he become as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they called the Master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his house-hold?