Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,

Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah,

Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,

Jacob the father of Joseph, and Joseph (to whom the virgin Mary was betrothed) the father of Jesus, who is called 'Christ.'

As Joseph her husband was a just man but unwilling to disgrace her, he resolved to divorce her secretly;

but after he had planned this, there appeared an angel of the Lord to him in a dream saying, "Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary your wife home, for what is begotten in her comes from the holy Spirit.

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

So on waking from sleep Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him; he took his wife home,

but he did not live with her as a husband till she bore a son, whom he called Jesus.

asking, "Where is the newly-born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose, and we have come to worship him."

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

They told him, "In Bethlehem belonging to Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet:

Then, as they had been divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by a different road.

After they had gone, there appeared an angel of the Lord to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt; stay there till I tell you. For Herod is going to search for the child and destroy him."

"Repent, the Reign of heaven is near."

(This was the man spoken of by the prophet Isaiah: The voice of one who cries in the desert, 'Make the way ready for the Lord, level the paths for 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.

And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, the Beloved, in him is my delight."

He answered, "It is written, Man is not to live on bread alone, but on every word that issues from the mouth of God."

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."

Jesus said to him, "It is written again, You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

Then Jesus told him, "Begone, Satan! it is written, You must worship the Lord your God, and serve him alone."

for the fulfilment of what had been said by the prophet Isaiah:

From that day Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, the Reign of heaven is near."

As he was walking along the sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew, casting a net in the sea ??for they were fishermen;

"Blessed are those who feel poor in spirit! the Realm of heaven is theirs.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of goodness! the Realm of heaven is theirs.

rejoice and exult in it, for your reward is rich in heaven; that is how they persecuted the prophets before you.

You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes insipid, what can make it salt again? After that it is fit for nothing, fit only to be thrown outside and trodden by the feet of men.

So your light is to shine before men, that they may see the good you do and glorify your Father in heaven.

(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.

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.

Be quick and make terms with your opponent, so long as you and he are on the way to court, in case he hands you over to the judge, and the judge to the jailer, and you are thrown into prison;

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 must not swear any oath, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God,

nor by earth, for it is the footstool of his feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King;

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;

For if you love only those who love you, what reward do you get for that? do not the very taxgatherers do as much?

and if you only salute your friends, what is special about that? do not the very pagans do as much?

You must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.

When you give alms, make no flourish of trumpets like the hypocrites in the synagogues and the streets, so as to win applause from men; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.

When you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

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

Also, when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they like to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street-corners, so as to be seen by men; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.

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.

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

give us to-day our bread for the morrow,

and forgive us our debts as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors,

and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.'

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.

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!

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!

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.

Do not give dogs what is sacred and do not throw pearls before swine, in case they trample them under foot and turn to gore you.

for every one who asks receives, the seeker finds, the door is opened to anyone who knocks.

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.

Enter by the narrow gate: for [the gate] is broad and the road is wide that leads to destruction, and many enter that way.

But the road that leads to life is both narrow and close, and there are few who find it.

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.

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

Then Jesus said to the captain, "Go; as you have had faith, your prayer is granted." And the servant was cured at that very hour.

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.

Men marvelled at this; they said, "What sort of man is this? the very winds and sea obey him!"

They shrieked, "Son of God, what business have you with us? Have you come here to torture us before it is time?"

so the daemons begged him saying, "If you are going to cast us out, send us into that drove of swine."

Some scribes said to themselves, "The man is talking blasphemy!"

Which is the easier thing, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?

As Jesus passed along from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax-office; he said to him, "Follow me"; and he rose and followed him.

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.

No one sews a piece of undressed cloth on an old coat, for the patch breaks away from it, and the tear is made worse:

nor do men pour fresh wine into old wineskins, otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine is spilt, the wineskins are ruined. They put fresh wine into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved."

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."

he said, "Be off with you; the girl is not dead but asleep." They laughed at him.

As Jesus passed along from there, he was followed by two blind men who shrieked, "Son of David, have pity on us!"

Then he touched their eyes and said, "As you believe, so your prayer is granted,"

and their eyes were opened. Jesus sternly charged them, "See, nobody is to know of this."

As they went out, a dumb man was brought to him, who was possessed by a daemon,

As he saw the crowds he was moved with pity for them; they were harassed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd.

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is rich, but the labourers are few;

These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedaeus and John his brother,

Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the taxgatherer, James the son of Alphaeus and Lebbaeus whose surname is Thaddaeus,

And preach as you go, tell men, 'The Reign of heaven is near.'

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out daemons; give without paying, as you have got without paying;

if the household is deserving, let your peace rest on it; but if the household is undeserving, let your peace return to you.

I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise like serpents and guileless like doves.

for you are not the speakers, it is the Spirit of your Father that is speaking through you.

A scholar is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord;

Fear them not: ??nothing is veiled that shall not be revealed, or hidden that shall not be known;

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me:

he who will not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.

He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet, will receive a prophet's reward; he who receives a good man because he is good, will receive a good man's reward.

And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, I tell you, he shall not lose his reward."