and Jesse begat David the king, and David the king begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Urias,

and he knew her not, until she had brought forth her son, the first begotten, and he called his name Jesus.

So having heard the king, they went on; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the East, had gone before them, till it came and stood over the place where the infant was.

Then Herod, perceiving that he was treated delusively by the Magians, was greatly exasperated, and he sent and slew all the male infants, that were in Bethlehem, and in all its territories, from their entering their second year and all under it, according to the time, which he had accurately enquired from the Magians.

Now this John had his garment made of camel's hair, and a girdle of leather about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he became hungry.

And there went out a report of him into all Syria: and they brought unto him all who had illness, the afflicted with various diseases and painful complaints, and the demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

Ye are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid that is situated on an eminence.

neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.

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

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who treat you insolently, and persecute you;

TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, in order to catch their eye: for otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

But when thou keepest a fast, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

No man can serve two masters: for he will either hate the one, and love the other; or he will adhere to the one, and disregard the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Take heed then of false prophets, who come to you in the garb of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

And it was so, that when Jesus had concluded all these sayings, the multitudes were exceedingly struck with his teaching:

And when evening was come, they brought him many possessed by devils: and he cast out the spirits by a word, and all who had illnesses he cured:

And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where he can lay his head.

And, behold, there was a great tempest in the sea, so that the vessel was hid by the waves; but he was asleep.

But they who fed them fled, and going away into the city, reported all things, and what had happened to the demoniacs.

But when the multitude saw it, they were astonished, and glorified God, who had given such power unto men.

And, behold, a woman, who had an haemorrage twelve years, came behind, and touched the fringe of his garment:

And beholding the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were fainting, and lying here and there, as sheep that had no shepherd.

However, fear them not: for there is nothing concealed, which shall not be discovered; nor hid, which shall not be known.

But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.

AND it came to pass, when Jesus had finished his injunctions to his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities.

Then began he to upbraid the cities in which the chief of his miracles had been wrought, because they repented not:

Wo unto thee, Chorazin! wo unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles which had been wrought in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long since would they have repented in sack-cloth and ashes.

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

At that time Jesus spake and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and the intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes:

But if ye had known what that meant, I desire mercy and not sacrifice; ye would not have condemned the innocent.

and, behold a man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

and other seed fell on a rocky soil, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

and when the sun arose, it was scorched up; and because it had no root, it withered away.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I will bring forth things hid from the foundation of the world.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field: which when a man findeth, he hideth, and for joy thereof, goeth away and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished there parables, he departed thence.

For Herod having seized John, had bound him, and put him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother.

And she, being previously urged on by her mother, said, Give me here, in a spacious dish, the head of John the Baptist.

And his head was brought on a large dish, and was given to the young lady: and she brought it to her mother.

And they who had eaten, were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

And when he had sent away the multitude, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when evening came, he was there alone.

And when the men of that place knew him, they sent into all that neighbourhood, and brought to him all that had illnesses:

And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children.

And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

What think you? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them stray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine in the mountains, and go and seek that which had strayed?

Then his fellow-servants, when they saw what was done, were exceedingly sorry, and came to their lord, and gave him an explicit account of all things that had passed.

and oughtest thou not to have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee?

AND it came to pass when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan.

And when he had laid his hands upon them, he departed thence.

Now when the young man heard this speech, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

And when he had agreed with the labourers at a denarius a day, he sent them into the vineyard.

saying, These last have wrought only a single hour, and thou hast put them on an equality with us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.

Then the disciples going, and doing as Jesus had commanded them,

But what think ye? A man had two sons; and coming to the first he said, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard.

Jesus saith unto them, Have ye not read in the Scriptures, "The stone, which the builders rejected; the same is become the head of the corner; this is done by the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes."

Then the king coming in to look around on the guests, saw there a man who had not put on the wedding garment:

Now there were with us seven brothers; and the first marrying, died, and had no offspring, and left his wife to his brother;

In the resurrection therefore, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

But the Pharisees hearing that he had stopped the Sadducees' mouths, they assembled together:

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.

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and hate one another.

And this observe, that if the master of the family had known in which watch of the night the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered him to break into his house.

He then who had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and acquired five other talents.

In the same manner also he that had the two, gained also himself two others.

But he that had received the one talent, went and digged a hole in the ground, and hid the silver of his master.

And he who had received the five talents, coming to him, brought five other talents, saying, Sir, thou deliveredst to me five talents: I have gained to them five other talents.

Then came also he that had received the two talents: and said, Sir, thou deliveredst to me two talents: lo! I have gained to them two other talents.

Then came also he that had received the one talent, and said, Sir, knowing thee, that thou art a severe man, reaping where thou hast not sowed, and gathering from whence thou hast not scattered:

and being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the ground: see here, thou hast thine own.

Then his master answering said to him, Thou wicked and idle slave, thou knewest that I reap whence I had not sown, and gather where I had not scattered:

AND it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples,

there came to him a woman having an alabaster-box of very precious aromatic ointment, and poured it upon his head as he sat at table.

But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, For what end is this waste?

The Son of man indeed is departing, as it is written of him: but wo to that man, by whom the Son of man is betrayed! well had it been for that man if he had never had a being.

And when they had sung an hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives.

Now he that betrayed him had given them a signal, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: seize him.

Then they who had apprehended Jesus, brought him to Caiaphas the high-priest, where the scribes and elders were assembled.

And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said unto him, Before the cock shall crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And going out, he wept bitterly.

Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty silver pieces, the price of him who had been estimated at that rate, whom they of the children of Israel did value:

and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord had ordered me.

Now at the feast, the governor had been accustomed to release one prisoner to the people, whomsoever they chose.

And they had at that time a notorious prisoner, called Barabbas.

For he knew that out of envy they had delivered him up.

And platting a crown of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a cane in his right hand: and bowing the knee before him, mocked him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews!

And spitting upon him, they took the cane, and struck him upon his head.

And when they had insulted him, they took off from him the cloak, and put his own garments on him, and led him away to crucify him.

And they placed over his head his accusation in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Now there were many women on the spot, looking on at a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

and laid it in his own new sepulchre, which he had hewn out in a rock: and rolling a vast stone against the door of the sepulchre, departed.

NOW after the eve of the sabbath, as the light was dawning, towards the first day of the week, Mary Magdalen had come, and the other Mary, to view the sepulchre.

And as they were going, some of the guards who were come into the city, had told the chief priests all things which had happened.

Then the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain, where Jesus had ordered them.

But when the evening was come, after the sun was set, they brought unto him all that had illnesses, and the demoniacs.

and when they had found him, they say unto him, All men are inquiring after thee.

AND he entered again into the synagogue; and a man was there who had a withered hand.

And he saith to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up in the midst.

for he healed many; insomuch, that they thronged in upon him, that they might touch him, as many as had afflictive diseases.

And some fell on a rocky soil, where it had not much mold, and immediately it sprung up, because it had no depth of earth:

and when the sun arose it was scorched up; and because it had not root, it withered away.