and Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

and Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; Joram begat Hozias;

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

And he meditating on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying; Joseph, son of David, do not fear to receive Mary thy wife; for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit;

Behold, the virgin shall have gestation and bring forth a son, and they will call his name Emmanuel, which is interpreted, God is with us.

And Joseph rising from sleep did as the angel of the Lord commanded him;

Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came into Jerusalem saying;

Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and have come to worship Him-

Then Herod secretly calling the wise men, inquired with them the time of the appearing of the star,

And they having gone away, behold, the angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying; Having arisen, take the young child and His mother, and fly into Egypt; and be thou there until I may speak to thee; for Herod is about to seek the young child in order to destroy Him.

Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the wise men, became exceedingly angry; and having sent forth, he slew all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its boundaries, from two years old and under, according to the time which he inquired with the wise men.

saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.

This is the one, who is spoken of by Isaiah the prophet saying, The voice of one roaring in the wilderness; Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight His paths.

and think not to say among yourselves; We have Abraham, our father; for I say unto you that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

But already the ax is laid to the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but there is One coming after me more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry; He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire.

Whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purify His threshing-floor, and gather His wheat into the garner, and will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

And Jesus responding said to him; Suffer it now; for thus it is becoming us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers Him.

And behold, a voice from the heavens, saying; This is my beloved Son in whom I delight.

in order that the word having been spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying,

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

Blessed are the poor in spirit: because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.

Blessed are they, who are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.

Rejoice, and he exceedingly glad: because your reward is great in the heavens: for in this manner they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Ye are the salt of the earth; and if the salt may lose its savor, in what shall it be salted? It is yet without value, except having been cast out, to be trodden under feet by the people.

Ye are the light of the world. A city sitting on a mountain is unable to be hidden.

Let your light so shine before the people, in order that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not that thy whole body may go away into hell.

But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, because it is the throne of God;

nor by the earth, because it is the footstool of His feet; neither by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay; but that which aboundeth more than these is of the evil one.

But I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smites thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also:

But I say unto you, Love your enemies with a divine love, bless those who curse you and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you:

in order that you may be the sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because He raises up His sun on the wicked and on the good, and rains on the righteous and on the unrighteous.

Therefore ye shall be perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

But take heed that you do not your righteousness before the people, in order to be seen by them: else you have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens:

therefore when you may do alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, in order that they may be glorified by the people: truly I say unto you, They exhaust their reward.

But when thou mayest pray, enter into thy closet, and having closed thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will reward thee openly.

And praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do: for they think they shall be heard in their much speaking.

let thy kingdom come: let thy will be done, as in heaven, even so upon earth:

give us this day our daily bread:

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

lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

in order that thou mayest not appear unto the people fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.

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

For the light of the body is the eye. If thine eye may be clear, thy whole body will he lighted.

If thine eye may be bad, thy whole body will be dark. Then if the light which is in you is darkness, the darkness is so great.

No one is able to serve two masters: for he will hate the one, and love the other; or cleave to the one, and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and mammon.

Therefore I say unto you, Be not solicitous for your soul what you may eat, nor for your body what you may put on. Is not your soul more valuable than food, and your body than raiment?

And which one of you being solicitous is able to add one moment to his existence?

But I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed as one of these.

Therefore be not solicitous unto the morrow: for the morrow will be solicitous for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

But why do you see the mote which is in the eye of your brother, and do not recognize the beam which is in your own eye?

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

Give not that which is holy to the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest they may trample them under their feet, and having turned round tear you to pieces.

What man is there of you, whom, if his son shall ask bread, he will give him a stone?

Therefore if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask Him?

Therefore all things whatsoever you may wish that the people may do unto you, do ye even so unto 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 leadeth to destruction, and many there are, who are going in through it.

Because narrow is the gate, and contracted the way, that leadeth into life, and few there are who find it.

A good tree is not able to produce evil fruits, neither is a corrupt tree able to produce beautiful fruits.

Every tree not producing beautiful fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

Not every one saying to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

Then every one who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.

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

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go; and let it be done unto thee as thou hast believed. And his servant was healed at that hour.

in order that the word spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, He took our infirmities, and carried our sicknesses.

And the disciples having come, awoke Him, saying, Lord, save us; we are perishing.

And the men were astonished, saying, What sort of a man is this, because winds and the sea obey him?

And behold, they cried out, saying, What is there to us and thee, O Son of God? have you come hither to torment us before the time?

And the demons continued to intreat him, saying, If you cast us out, permit us to depart into the herd of swine.

For whether is it easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or, Arise, and walk about?

But having gone, learned what this is, I wish mercy and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And Jesus said to them, The sons of the bride-chamber are not able to fast, so long as the bridegroom is with them. But the day will come, when the bride-groom must be taken from them, and then they will fast.

But no one puts a piece of new cloth on an old garment; for it takes its fullness from the garment, and the rent is made worse.

says to them; Retire: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they hooted at Him.

Have mercy on us, thou Son of David. And the blind men came to Him, having come into the house: and Jesus says to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They say to Him, Yea, Lord.

And seeing the multitudes, He was moved in compassion in their behalf, because they were fleeced and deserted, as sheep having no shepherd.

Then He says to His disciples, The harvest truly is great and the laborers are few;

And calling His twelve disciples, He gave them power over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and heal every disease, and every malady.

And these are the names of the apostles: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

And going, preach, saying, That the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.

nor valise for your journey, neither two coats, nor sandals, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.

And into whatsoever city or village you may enter, investigate who in it is worthy; and there abide until you may go hence.

Behold, I send you forth like sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

For you are not those speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking in you.

The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his lord.

It is sufficient for the disciple that he may be as his teacher, and the servant, as his lord: if they call the landlord Beelzebul, how much more the inmates of his house?

Therefore fear them not; for there is nothing hidden, that shall not be revealed; nothing secret, that shall not be known.

Be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but fear ye, rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Therefore every one who shall confess me before the people, I will also confess him before my Father, who is in the heavens.

But whosoever may deny me before the people, I will also deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.

He that loveth father and mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Whosoever does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

said to Him, Art thou He who is coming, or must we expect another?

and blessed is he, whosoever may not be offended in me.

for this is he, concerning whom it has been written, Behold, I send my messenger before my face, who will prepare thy way before thee.

Truly I say unto you, Among those having been born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: nevertheless the least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

And if you wish to receive it, he is Elijah, who is to come.

But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market-place, and calling to their comrades, and saying,