The History of the life of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

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

So all the generations from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations: and from David to the Babylonian transmigration, are fourteen generations: and from the Babylonian transmigration unto Christ, are fourteen generations.

but while he was revolving this in his mind, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, the off-spring of David, don't make any difficulty of taking Mary for thy wife: for her pregnancy is from the holy Spirit.

As Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, son of David, have mercy on us.

he answer'd them, have ye not read what David and the rest of the company did when they were hungry,

which made the people cry out with amazement, "Is not this the son of David?"

and there came a woman of Canaan from those quarters, and cried out to him, have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously tormented by a demon.

and there were two blind men sitting by the way-side, who hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David."

and the people reprimanded them, to make them hold their tongue: but they bawl'd out the more, have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

while the crowd that were marching before, and behind, cried out, "Hosanna to the son of David: blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, Hosanna, Hosanna."

but when the chief priests and Scribes saw the wonders that he did, and the young people crying in the temple, "Hosanna to the son of David;" they were full of indignation.

what think ye of Christ? whose son is he to be? they answered, David's.

how comes it then, said he, that David by inspiration calls him Lord, in these words,

why then does David call him Lord, if He be David's son?

but he replied, have ye never read what David, and the rest of the company did, when they were press'd with hunger?

when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he cried out, and said, Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.

but many of the company rebuk'd him, in order to silence him. at which he cry'd out with more earnestness, son of David have pity on me.

blessed be the kingdom of our father David, which is now come, Hosanna in the highest heavens.

As Jesus was teaching in the temple, he address'd himself to them, saying, why do the Scribes maintain that Christ is the son of David?

for David himself, who was inspired by the holy spirit, has this expression, "the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou at my right hand till I make thy enemies thy foot-stool."

now since David himself calls him Lord, how can he be David's son? and the common people heard him with pleasure.

to a virgin contracted to a man; whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. and the virgin's name was Mary.

he shall be great, he shall be the son of the most high. the Lord God shall give him the throne of his father David.

he hath rais'd up a powerful saviour for us, in the family of his servant David,

so Joseph departed from Nazareth in Galilee, and went into Judea to the city of David, called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and linage of David,

for the Lord Messiah your saviour is this day born, in the city of David:

son of Melea, son of Menan, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David,

but Jesus replied, have you never read what David did, when he and his company were press'd with hunger?

then he cry'd out, Jesus son of David, have pity on me.

those who led the way bid him hold his tongue. but he bawl'd out the louder, son of David have pity on me.

But Jesus said to them, you affirm the Messiah must be descended from David, how can that be?

for in the book of Psalms David himself says, "the Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand,

if then David stiles the Messiah his Lord, how can he be descended from David?

hath not the scripture said, that the Messiah is to rise out of the family of David, and out of Bethlehem, the village where David was born?

and said, men and brethren, the prediction which the holy ghost made, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was guide to those that seiz'd Jesus, must have been accomplished.

for David says concerning him, "I had the Lord always present before me, he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

men and brethren, let me with assurance tell you of the patriarch David, who died and was buried here, his sepulchre being with us to this day:

for David is not ascended to heaven: yet he saith himself, "the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand,

who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, "why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

which our fathers and Joshua having receiv'd, they carry'd it into the territory of those nations whom God drove out upon their arrival: where it staid to the time of David, who was favoured by God,

God removed Saul, and rais'd up David to be their king, to whom he gave this testimonial, " I have found David the son of Jesse: he is a man most acceptable to me, and he will execute all my orders."

and to show that he rais'd him from the dead, never more to return to corruption, he said thus, "I will faithfully perform the promises, which I made to David."

for David, after he had serv'd in his time the designs of providence, died and was buryed with his fathers, and was subject to corruption.

"after this I will return and build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down:

with relation to his son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was of the lineage of David as to his body,

even as David also speaks of the happiness of the man whom God accounted righteous independently of his works,

and David says, "let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a gin, and a recompence for their iniquity.

Having by the same spirit the same faith as David had when he said, "I believed, and therefore have I spoken:" I also believe, and therefore I speak;

Remember that Jesus Christ, who is of the posterity of David, is raised from the dead, according to my gospel,

he pointed out another time in the words, which were spoken by David, a long time after their going into Canaan, in the passage just now quoted, "today since ye hear his voice, harden not your hearts."

for if Joshuah had given them rest, David would not afterwards have mentioned another day.

And what shall I say more? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, of Barak, of Samson, of Jephthae, of David, of Samuel, and of the prophets:

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia, write, "THESE things saith He that is holy, He that is true, He that hath the key of David, He that openeth what no man can shut; and shutteth what no man can open:

and one of the elders said to me, weep not: behold, the lion of the tribe of Juda, the offspring of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

"I Jesus have sent my angel to testify these things to the churches. I am the shoot, the offspring of David, the splendid morning star.