And Azor begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud;

And Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob;

Then Herod, seeing that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sending forth, slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the confines thereof, from two years old and under; according to the time which he had exactly inquired of the wise men.

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

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And this John had his raiment of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

Ye have heard, that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt do no murder, and whosoever doth murder, shall be liable to the judgment.

Again, ye have heard, that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform thine oaths unto the Lord.

Give to him that asketh thee, and him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote from thine eye, and behold a beam is in thine own eye?

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

And behold a leper came and worshiped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

No man putteth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: for that which is put in to fill it; taketh from the garment and the rent is made worse.

Neither do men put new wine into old leather bottles, else the bottles burst, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles are destroyed, but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

And Jesus coming into the ruler's house, and seeing the minstrels and the croud who cried out aloud,

Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

Wo to thee, Chorazin, wo to thee, Bethsaida: for if the mighty works which have been done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained till this day.

I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.

He said to them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said to him, Wilt thou then, that we go and gather them up?

Then saith he to them, Therefore every scribe instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like an housholder, who bringeth out of his treasure things new and old.

And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they accounted him a prophet.

And Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

Then answered Peter and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

And he would not, but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.

And he said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

And he said to her, What wilt thou? She saith to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right-hand, and the other on thy left in thy kingdom.

And sent forth his servants to call them that were invited, to the marriage; but they would not come.

And 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.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them who are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a bird gathereth her young under her wings; and ye would not!

And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake, those days shall be shortened.

For false Christs and false prophets shall arise and shew great signs and wonders, so that they would deceive (if it were possible) even the elect.

But ye know this, that if the housholder had known, in what watch the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broke open.

On tbe first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, before cock-crowing thou wilt deny me thrice.

And going a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not as I will, but as thou wilt.

And immediately the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who said to him, Before cock-crowing thou wilt deny me thrice. And he went out and wept bitterly.

Now at the feast the governour was wont to release to the people a prisoner, whom they would.

and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.

The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And John was clothed with camels hair, and with a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey,

tempted by Satan, and was with the wild-beasts; and the angels served him.

And there came to him a leper beseeching him and kneeling down to him and saying to him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

No man seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filleth it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.

And no man putteth new wine into old leathern-bottles; else the new wine bursteth the bottles, and the wine is spilt, and the bottles are lost; but new wine must be put into new bottles.

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.

And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth to him whom he would, and they came to him.

And he earnestly besought him, that he would not send them away out of the country.

And straightway the damsel arose and walked: for she was twelve years old. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.

When the daughter of Herodias had come in and danced and pleased Herod, and his guests, the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

And the king was exceeding sorry: yet for his oath's sake, and for the sake of his guests, he would not reject her.

And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary to them. And about the fourth watch of the night he cometh to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed by them.

And he arose and went thence into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And entring into an house, he would have had no man know it; but he could not be hid.

And James and John the sons of Zebedee come to him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us what we shall ask.

And he said to them, What would ye that I should do for you?

And Jesus answering said to him, What wilt thou that I should do for thee? The blind man said to him, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the Passover, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayst eat the passover?

Jesus saith to him, Verily I say to thee, That thou to-day, this night, before the cock crow twice, wilt deny me thrice.

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee: take away this cup from me: yet not what I will, but what thou wilt.

And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus had said to him, Before the cock crow twice, thou wilt deny me thrice. And he covered his head and wept.

Now at every feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they would.

And the multitude crying aloud, desired him to do as he had ever done for them.

that he would rather release Barabbas to them.

And Zacharias said to the angel, Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years.

And behold thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

That he would grant us, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies,

And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem, after the custom of the feast.

As it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

And when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy, who seeing Jesus, fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

He spake also a parable to them, No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; otherwise both the new maketh a rent, and the piece out of the new agreeth not with the old.

And no man putteth new wine into old leathern-bottles: else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles will perish.

And no man having drunk old wine, straightway desireth new; for he saith, The old is better.

And there was a man whose right-hand was withered. And the scribes and Pharisees watched, whether he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

But the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known, who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.

And they besought him, that he would not command them to go into the abyss.

And there was an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him, that he would suffer them to enter into them.

because it was said by some, That John was risen from the dead; and by some that Elijah had appeared; by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

And behold a man from the croud, cried aloud saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son; for he is my only child.

But they did not receive him, because his face was, as tho' he would go to Jerusalem.

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, Wilt thou that we bid fire come down from heaven and consume them, even as Elijah did?

And he said to them, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

Wo to thee, Chorazin, wo to thee Bethsaida; for if the mighty works which have been done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Sell what ye have and give alms: provide yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

And this ye know, that if the master of the house had known, what hour the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broke open.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together as a bird gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine ate: and no man gave to him.

But he was angry, and would not go in: therefore his father coming out intreated him.

And besides all this, between us and you, there is a great gulph fixed; so that they who would pass from us to you, cannot, neither can they pass to us that would come from thence.

And he would not for a while, but afterwards he said in himself, Tho' I fear not God nor reverence man,

And the publican standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

And he cried aloud saying, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.

he asked him, Saying, What wilt thou that I should do for thee? He said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh Jerusalem, and because they thought the kingdom of God would immediately appear.

Moreover those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.