So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations: and from David to the Babylonish captivity are fourteen generations, and from the Babylonish captivity to Christ are fourteen generations.

But while he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is begotten in her, is of the Holy Ghost.

(Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet,

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him.

And having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he demanded of them, Where the Christ was to be born?

And when they were gone back, behold an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and continue there till I shall tell thee; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

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.

Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan,

Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather the wheat into the garner, but will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

Again the devil taketh him with him to an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, And saith to him,

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

And he saith to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease, and all manner of malady among the people.

And his fame went thro' all Syria; and they brought to him all sick people, that were seized with divers diseases and tormenting pains; even demoniacs, and lunaticks, and paralytics; and he healed them.

Happy are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.

A city that is situated on a mountain cannot be hid. Neither do they light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that are in the house.

For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all things be effected.

Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him, lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

But if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

And if thy right-hand cause thee to offend, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

But I say unto you, Swear not at all, neither by heaven, for it is God's throne.

And if a man will sue thee and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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

The eye is the light of the body: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness: if therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness?

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cleave to the one and neglect the other.

And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Now: if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the still, will he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

(For after all these things do the heathens seek) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye need all these things,

But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

What man is there of you, who if his son ask bread, will give him a stone?

And if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

If ye then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?

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.

Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils, and in thy name have done many wonderful works?

And then will I declare to them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Therefore whosoever heareth these my sayings, and doth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock: And the rain descended,

And Jesus stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying, I will; Be thou clean.

beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house, ill of the palsy, grievously tormented.

And Jesus saith to him, I will come and heal him.

When it was evening, they brought to him many demoniacs; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill:

And a certain scribe came and said to him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

And he said to them, Go. And coming out, they went into the herd of swine, and behold the whole herd rushed down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.

And behold the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and seeing him, they besought him, to depart out of their coasts.

But Jesus hearing it, said to them, They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And Jesus said, Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bride-groom is with them? But the days will come, when the bride-groom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

While he spake these things to them, behold a certain ruler coming worshiped him, saying, My daughter is even now dying: but come and lay thine hand on her, and she shall live.

For she said within herself, if I but touch his garment, I shall be whole.

And Jesus turning and seeing her, said, Daughter, take courage; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.)

And the fame of it went abroad into all that country.

But when they were gone out, they spread his fame in all that country.

And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease, and every malady among the people.

But beware of men; for they will deliver you to the councils, and scourge you in their synagogues.

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, shall be saved.

Yea, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.

But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

And from the days of John the Baptist till now, the kingdom of heaven is entered by force, and they which strive with all their might take it by violence.

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

All things are delivered to me by my Father; and no one knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any one the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal him.

Come to me, all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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

And he said to them, What man is there among you, that shall have one sheep, who if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold on it and lift it out?

Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other.

And Jesus knowing it withdrew from thence; and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all.

whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul delighteth: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the heathens.

And then he will plunder his house. He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.

Wherefore I say to you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men; but the blasphemy of the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven to men.

Then he saith, I will return to my house whence I came out, and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept and garnished.

While he yet talked to the multitude, behold his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother and sister and mother.

And great multitudes were gathered together, to him, so that he went into the vessel and sat, and all the multitude stood on the shore.

And while he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah who saith, Hearing ye will hear, but in no wise understand, and seeing ye will see, but in no wise perceive.

Yet hath he not root in himself, and so endureth but for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straight-way he is offended.

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amidst the wheat, and went away.

Suffer both to grow together till the harvest; and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the darnel, and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.

Which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest of herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches of it.

He spake another parable to them: the kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman taking, covered up in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

All these things spake Jesus to the multitude in parables, and without a parable spake he not unto them:

Whereby was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hid from the foundation of the world.

The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them that do iniquity.

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

Who having found one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Jesus saith to them, Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath HE all these things?

And they all ate and were satisfied: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

And he constrained his disciples, to go straightway into the vessel, and go before him to the other side, while he sent the multitude away.

And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought to him all that were diseased; And besought him,

that they might touch but the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophecy of you, saying,

Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind: but if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a ditch.

So that the multitudes wondered, seeing the dumb to speak, the disabled whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

And they all ate and were satisfied, and they took up of the fragments that remained seven baskets full.