and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon by the wife of Uriah,

All the generations therefore, from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations; and from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; and from the Babylonian exile to the Christ, fourteen generations.

But while he was thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit,

Where is the king of the Jews born? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him.

and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ is born.

And you Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah, for out of you shall come a governor who shall rule my people Israel.

And hearing the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they saw in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted because they were not.

Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead that sought the young child's life.

Change your minds, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

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

and Jesus being baptized went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descend like a dove and come upon him.

And the tempter came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.

and said to him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down; for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning you, and they shall take you up on their hands, lest at any time you dash your foot against a stone.

Jesus said to him, Again it is written, You shall not try the Lord your God.

Then Jesus said to him, Get behind me Satan; for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Change your minds; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

And walking by the lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

And his fame went out into all Syria; and they brought him all that were ill, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics, and he cured them;

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are those that hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

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

Blessed are the persecuted for righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when they shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say every evil against you, falsely, for my sake.

Rejoice and exult, for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its strength, with what shall it be seasoned? It is good for nothing more, except being cast out to be trodden upon by men.

You are the light of the world. A city situated on a mountain cannot be hid.

Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your father in heaven.

Think not that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets; I have not come to destroy but to complete.

For I tell you truly, that till heaven and earth pass away, one iota or one point shall by no means pass away from the law till all things are accomplished.

For I tell you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.

If, therefore, you offer your gift on the altar, and there remember that your brother has any thing against you,

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

Agree with your accuser quickly, while you are with him in the way, lest the accuser deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

But if your right eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

And if your right hand offends you, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should go into hell.

Again, you have heard that it was said by the ancients, You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord your oaths.

nor swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

But let your speech be, yes, yes, and no, no; for any thing more than this is evil.

and if a man wishes to have a law suit with you, and take away your coat, let him have your cloak also;

You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.

But I tell you, Love your enemies, and pray for those that persecute you;

that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and rains on the just and unjust.

And if you salute your brothers only, what do you do more than [others]? Do not the gentiles also do the same?

Be therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

But take heed not to perform your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise indeed, you have no reward from your Father in heaven.

But when you give in charity let not your left hand know what your right hand does,

that your charity may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

But when you pray enter into your private room, and having shut your door pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

Be not, therefore, like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Pray, therefore, thus; Our Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name;

give us to-day our essential bread,

and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors;

For if you forgive men their offenses, your heavenly Father will forgive you;

but if you forgive not men, neither will your Father forgive your offenses.

But when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face,

that you may not appear to men to fast, but to your Father in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where a moth and corrosion destroy, and where thieves dig through and steal.

But lay up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither a moth nor corrosion destroys, and where thieves dig not through nor steal;

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

The light of the body is the eye. If, therefore, your eye is sound, your whole body will be light;

but if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. If, therefore, the light which is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the first, and love the other, or he will adhere to the first, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches.

On this account I tell you, be not anxious for your soul, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on, is not the soul more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Look at the birds of heaven; they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into store-houses; but your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?

And why are you anxious concerning clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they perform no hard labor, neither do they spin;

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

For after all these things the gentiles seek; and your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

And why do you see a speck in your brother's eye, and not consider a beam in your own eye?

or how will you say to your brother, Let me cast out the speck from your eye, and behold a beam in your own eye?

Hypocrite, cast out first the beam from your eye, and then will you see clearly to cast out the speck from your brother's eye.

Give not a holy thing to dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they tread them down with their feet, and turn and rend you.

Or is there any man of you, who, if his son asks bread of him, will give him a stone?

or if he asks a fish, will give him a serpent?

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to them that ask him.

Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate; and spacious the way which leads to destruction, and many are they that enter in by it;

for narrow is the gate, and compressed the way which leads to life, and few are those who find it.

But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within they are rapacious wolves.

You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorns? or figs from thistles?

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name performed many mighty works?

And when Jesus had finished these words the multitudes were astonished at his teaching;

And when it was evening they brought him many demoniacs, and he cast out the spirits with a word, and cured all that were sick,

that the word might be fulfilled spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying; He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.

And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have places of shelter, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.

And he said to them, Why are you afraid, men of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the lake, and there was a great calm.

and behold they brought him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Son, be of good courage; your sins are forgiven.

And Jesus observing their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil in your hearts?

For in what respect is it easier to say, Your sins are forgiven, than to say, Arise and walk?

But that you may know that the Son of man has power on the earth to forgive sins, then he said to the paralytic, Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.

And when the multitudes saw it they were afraid, and glorified God who had given such power to men.

And when the Pharisees saw them they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples fast not?

Neither do they put new wine into old bottles; otherwise the bottles break, and the wine is poured out and the bottles destroyed; but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

While he was saying these words to them, behold a ruler came and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is now dead, but come and put your hand on her and she shall live.

And Jesus turning around and seeing her, said, Daughter, be of good courage, your faith has cured you. And the woman was cured from that hour.

But when the multitude were removed he went in and took her hand, and the girl arose.