and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias;

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother, Mary, that is, having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, behold magi from the east arrived at Jerusalem, saying,

Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.

Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, was greatly enraged; and sent and slew all the boys which were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time which he had accurately inquired from the magi.

A voice has been heard in Rama, weeping, and great lamentation: Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

but having heard that 'Archelaus reigns over Judaea, instead of Herod his father,' he was afraid to go there; and having been divinely instructed in a dream, he went away into the parts of Galilee,

For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him:

Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

It has been said too, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.

Again, ye have heard that it has been said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt render to the Lord what thou hast sworn.

Ye have heard that it has been said, Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.

Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.

and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock.

And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will have been taken away from them, and then they will fast.

But when the crowd had been put out, he went in and took her hand; and the damsel rose up.

And the demon having been cast out, the dumb spake. And the crowds were astonished, saying, It has never been seen thus in Israel.

The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man that is eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners: and wisdom has been justified by her children.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. For if the works of power which have taken place in thee, had taken place in Sodom, it had remained until this day.

Yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son but the Father, nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son may be pleased to reveal him.

He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it had been all leavened.

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a seine which has been cast into the sea, and which has gathered together of every kind,

which, when it has been filled, having drawn up on the shore and sat down, they gathered the good into vessels and cast the worthless out.

Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

Then his disciples, coming up, said to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees, having heard this word, have been offended?

But he answering said, I have not been sent save to the lost sheep of Israel's house.

But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it were profitable for him that a great millstone had been hanged upon his neck and he be sunk in the depths of the sea.

And he said to them, All cannot receive this word, but those to whom it has been given;

for there are eunuchs which have been born thus from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs of men; and there are eunuchs who have made eunuchs of themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

and ye say, If we had been in the days of our fathers we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

for then shall there be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall be;

and if those days had not been cut short, no flesh had been saved; but on account of the elect those days shall be cut short.

for this might have been sold for much and been given to the poor.

The Son of man goes indeed, according as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; it were good for that man if he had not been born.

And he comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, Thus ye have not been able to watch one hour with me?

Then Judas, who delivered him up, seeing that he had been condemned, filled with remorse, returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,

Wherefore that field has been called Blood-field unto this day.

And the robbers also who had been crucified with him cast the same reproaches on him.

And they took the money and did as they had been taught. And this report is current among the Jews until this day.

And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.

But days will come when the bridegroom shall have been taken away from them, and then shall they fast in that day.

And these are they who have been sown on the good ground, such as hear the word and receive it, and bear fruit; one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred fold.

and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.

because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn asunder by him, and the fetters were shattered; and no one was able to subdue him.

And as he went on board ship, the man that had been possessed by demons besought him that he might be with him.

(for the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands diligently, do not eat, holding what has been delivered by the ancients;

then the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why do thy disciples not walk according to what has been delivered by the ancients, but eat the bread with defiled hands?

And he asked his father, How long a time is it that it has been like this with him? And he said, From childhood;

for he taught his disciples and said to them, The Son of man is delivered into men's hands, and they shall kill him; and having been killed, after three days he shall rise again.

And they remained silent, for by the way they had been reasoning with one another who was greatest.

for those days shall be distress such as there has not been the like since the beginning of creation which God created, until now, and never shall be;

and if the Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has cut short those days.

And there were some indignant in themselves, and saying, Why has this waste been made of the ointment?

for this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor. And they spoke very angrily at her.

The Son of man goes indeed as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; it were good for that man if he had not been born.

And he comes and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter, Simon, dost thou sleep? Hast thou not been able to watch one hour?

And when they looked, they see that the stone has been rolled away, for it was very great.

She went and brought word to those that had been with him, who were grieving and weeping.

And when these heard that he was alive and had been seen of her, they disbelieved it.

that thou mightest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God, and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to bring these glad tidings to thee;

as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;

for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ the Lord.

and having seen it they made known about the country the thing which had been said to them concerning this child.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all things which they had heard and seen, as it had been said to them.

And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called Jesus, which was the name given by the angel before he had been conceived in the womb.

And it came to pass, all the people having been baptised, and Jesus having been baptised and praying, that the heaven was opened,

But he said to them, I must needs announce the glad tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for for this I have been sent forth.

But days will come when also the bridegroom will have been taken away from them; then shall they fast in those days.

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; but a great rain coming, the stream broke upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on the rock.

And they who had been sent returning to the house found the bondman, who was ill, in good health.

And fear seized on all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; and God has visited his people.

(And all the people who heard it, and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;

but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)

and wisdom has been justified of all her children.

and certain women who had been healed of wicked spirits and infirmities, Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

For he had commanded the unclean spirit to go out from the man. For very often it had seized him; and he had been bound, kept with chains and fetters; and breaking the bonds he was driven by the demon into the deserts.

And they also who had seen it told them how the possessed man had been healed.

For whosoever shall have been ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he shall come in his glory, and in that of the Father, and of the holy angels.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.

In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal him.

Which now of these three seems to thee to have been neighbour of him who fell into the hands of the robbers?

that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.

but he who knew it not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom men have committed much, they will ask from him the more.

I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled?

But I have a baptism to be baptised with, and how am I straitened until it shall have been accomplished!

But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee;

for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.

But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found.

I know what I will do, that when I shall have been removed from the stewardship I may be received into their houses.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who shall entrust to you the true?

and if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who shall give to you your own?

Thus ye also, when ye shall have done all things that have been ordered you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen; we have done what it was our duty to do.

There have not been found to return and give glory to God save this stranger.

And having been asked by the Pharisees, When is the kingdom of God coming? he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation;