The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

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

All the generations therefore from Abraham to David are fourteen generations: and from David until the captivity of Babylon fourteen generations: and from the Babylonish captivity unto Christ, fourteen generations.

and when he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph thou Son of David, scruple not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

And as Jesus was going from thence, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, Have compassion on us, O Son of David.

But He replied, Have ye not read what David did, when he, and his attendants, were hungry? how he went into the house of God,

and all the multitudes were amazed, and said, "Is not this the Son of David?"

And there came out of those quarters a Canaanitish woman, and cried to Him saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; for my daughter is grievously tormented by a demon.

and behold, two blind men siting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

And the people rebuked them, that they might hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

and the multitudes, that went before and that followed, cried saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: blessed be He that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

but when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonders that He wrought, and the children crying out in the temple, Hosanna to the Son of David, they were vexed to the heart, and said to Him, Dost thou hear what these say?

saying, What think ye of the Messiah? whose son is He? They say unto Him, David's.

He saith unto them, How then does David by inspiration call Him Lord,

therefore if David call Him Lord, how is He his son?

And He said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, in his necessity, when he was hungry, himself and those that were with him?

And hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

And many rebuked him, that he might hold his peace: but he cried out so much the more, Thou son of David, have pity on me.

blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that is coming in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.

And Jesus spake and said, as He was teaching in the temple, How do the scribes say, that the Christ is the son of David?

for David himself said by the holy Spirit, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

So that David himself calleth Him Lord: how then is He his son? And many of the people heard Him with pleasure.

to a virgin who was betrothed to a man, whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God shall give Him the throne of David his father,

in the house of his servant David, as He spake by the mouth of his holy prophets from the beginning,

so Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem (because he

was of the house and line of David) to be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was big with child.

that this day is born, in the city of David, your Saviour Christ the Lord.

the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Booz, the son of Salmon,

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read what David did, when he himself was hungry and those that were with him? how he went into the house of God,

And he cried out, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have compassion on me.

And they, that went before, rebuked him, that he might hold his peace, but he cried out the more, O Son of David, have pity on me.

And He said unto them, How do they say, that Christ is the son of David?

when David himself saith in the book of Psalms, "The Lord said unto my Lord,

David therefore calleth Him Lord, and how is He then his son?

Hath not the Scripture said, that Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the town whence David was.

and said, Men and brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the holy Ghost spake by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was guide to them that apprehended Jesus:

For David saith concerning Him, "I set the Lord always before me, for He is at my right hand, that I should not be moved: therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;

Men and brethren, allow me to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he is dead and buried, and his sepulchre is among us to this day.

For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he himself says, "The Lord said to my Lord,

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

and which our fathers receiving, they with Joshua, brought into the territory of the nations, whom God drove out from before the face of our fathers, till the days of David, who found favor in the sight of God,

And having removed him, He raised up David for their king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will perform all my will.

And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to the place of corruption, He hath said thus, "I will give you the sure mercies of David."

Now David having served his own generation according to the will of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw corruption: but He whom God raised,

as it is written, "After this will I return, and rebuild the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will repair its ruins, and set it up again.

who was of the seed of David according to the flesh,

As David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom: God imputeth righteousness without works, saying,

And David saith, Let their table become a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling-block, and a recompence unto them.

Remember Jesus Christ of the seed of David, who was raised from the dead, according to my gospel:

He appoints a certain day, called To-day, saying by David so long after, (as it is recorded) "To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts."

And what need I say more? for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and Barak, and Sampson, and Jephthah, and David, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, These things saith the holy One, He that is true, He that hath the key of David, He that openeth and no one shutteth, and shutteth and no one openeth:

And one of the elders said to me, Weep not;---Behold the lion of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose its seven seals.

I Jesus have sent my messenger to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am both the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star.