and Judah had Phares and Zara by Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom,

and Salmon had Booz by Rahab, and Booz had Obed by Ruth,

and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David the king, and David had Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in wise: when Mary his mother was promised in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child by the Holy Ghost:

(Now all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled, which the Lord spake by the prophet, saying,

and having summoned together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where the Messiah was to be born: and they told him, at Bethlehem in Judea;

for thus it is written by the prophet,

And he arose and took the child and his mother by night, and went away into Egypt:

and stayed there till the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spake by the prophet, saying, " Out of Egypt have I called my Son."

Then Herod, when he saw that he was baffled by the wise-men, was very much enraged; and he sent and slew all the male-children in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly inquired of the wise-men.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet,

saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

for this is He who was spoken of by Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the desert, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."

and they were baptized by him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized by him: but John refused Him, saying,

I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?

Then was Jesus led by the spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil:

then Jesus saith unto him, Be gone, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, "The land of Zabulon,

and Nephthalim, by the way of the sea,

Now as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; (for they were fishermen:)

Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God.

rejoice and be exceeding glad; for great will be your reward in heaven: for so they persecuted the prophets, that were before you.

Ye are the salt of the earth, but if the salt be grown insipid, wherewith shall it be seasoned? it is no longer fit for any thing, but to be thrown out of doors, and trodden under foot.

Ye are the light of the world: a city, that is situated on a hill, cannot be hid.

for verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, not one jot nor one tittle shall pass from the law, till all be compleated.

Whosoever therefore shall break one of the left of these commandments, and thereby teach men so to do, he shall be esteemed very little in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever shall do as well as teach them, he shall be accounted great in the kingdom of heaven.

Ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever committeth murder, shall be liable to the judgment:

but I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without cause shall be liable to the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be obnoxious to the council; but whosoever shall say, "Thou fool," shall be in danger of hell-fire.

leave thy gift there before the altar, and go and first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Be friends with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him; least the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison:

And therefore if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one part of thee perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell:

and if thy right hand cause thee to offend, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one of thy limbs should perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King: neither shalt thou swear by thy head,

but let your conversation be yea, yea; no, no; for whatever is more than these, cometh from the evil one.

that ye may be the children of your heavenly Father; for He causeth his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain upon the just and the unjust.

Be ye therefore perfect in love and goodness, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be observed by them: otherwise ye will have no reward from your Father, who is in heaven.

Therefore when thou dost an alms-deed, do not proclaim it abroad, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may be applauded by men. Verily I tell you, they have their reward.

that thine alms may be in secret, and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will himself reward thee openly.

And when thou prayest, be not like the hypocrites; for they love to pray in public assemblies, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be taken notice of by men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens do, for they think they shall be heard for their speaking much:

be not ye therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what ye have need of before ye ask Him.

"Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven so also upon earth;

And when ye fast, be not, like the hypocrites, of a gloomy countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may be observed by men to fast: I tell you, they have indeed their reward.

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

The eye is the light of the body: if therefore thine eye be clear, thy whole body will be light;

but if thine eye be bad, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or at lest he will be attached to the one, and neglect the other: ye cannot serve God and mammon:

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

And which of you by all his thought can add one cubit to his stature?

Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or how shall we be clothed?

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these shall be superadded unto you.

Be not therefore sollicitous about the morrow; for the morrow will require thought for its own affairs: sufficient to each day is its own trouble.

Judge not, that ye be not judged:

for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured back again to you.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

for every one, that asketh, receiveth; and he, that seeketh, findeth; and to him, that knocketh, it shall be opened.

Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be who go in thereat:

whereas the gate is narrow, and the way troublesome, which leadeth into life, and few there be that find it.

Ye will know them by their fruits: do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

So then by their fruits ye will know them.

And whoever heareth these words of mine, and performeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

and Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed: and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

But the centurion answering said, Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst come under my roof, but speak the word, and my servant will be healed:

and the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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

And when it was evening they brought to him many demoniacs: and he cast out the evil spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill: that it might be fulfilled,

which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, He took our infirmities himself, and bore our diseases.

and behold a great tempest rose on the sea, so that the vessel was even covered by the waves; but He was asleep.

And when He was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demoniacs coming out from the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no one could pass by that way:

For which is easier? To say, thy sins be forgiven thee? or to say, rise up and walk?

And Jesus said unto them, Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, while the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they will fast.

for she said within herself, If I can but touch his garment, I shall be cured.

And Jesus turning about, and seeing her, said, Daughter be comforted, thy faith hath cured thee. And from that time the woman was healed.)

Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you: and their eyes were opened.

but the pharisees said, he casts out devils by the prince of the devils.

and if the family be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if they be not worthy, your salutation shall return to you.

for I tell you verily, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha, in the day of judgement, than for that city.

Behold I send you forth as sheep into the midst of wolves: be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and innocent as doves.

And ye shall be brought before governors and kings on my account, for a testimony to them and to the nations:

but when they take you up, be not sollicitous how, or what ye shall say; for ye shall be taught in that very instant what ye shall speak: for it is not you that speak,

but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh by you.

Brother shall betray his brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death:

and ye shall be hated by all men for professing my name; but he that perseveres to the end shall certainly be saved.

it is sufficient sure for the disciple that he be treated as his master, and the servant as his lord. If then they call the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more his domestics?

Be not therefore afraid of them; for there is nothing hid, that shall not be revealed; nor secret, that shall not be made known.

And be not afraid of them, who can only kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him, who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Therefore be not afraid, ye are of more worth than many sparrows.

and those of a man's own family shall be his enemies.

and happy is the man who shall not be offended at any thing in me.

And as they departed, Jesus took occasion to say to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the desert to see? a reed shaken by the wind?

the Son of man came eating and drinking like other men, and they call Him a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.

therefore I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgement, than for you.

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted even to heaven, shalt be cast down to hell: for if the miracles, which have been wrought in thee, had been wrought in Sodom, it would have remained unto this day.

Moreover I tell you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgement, than for thee.