and Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia, and Abia begat Asa,

and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Ozias,

and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom is born Jesus, who is called Christ.

And as he was revolving the matter in his mind, behold, an angel of the Lord in a dream appeared unto him, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary for thy wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

"A virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel," which is being interpreted, God with us.

Then Joseph when arisen from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife;

saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the East, and are come to pay him homage.

Then they answered him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet,

and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is nigh.

For this is the person spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths strait."

and think not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say unto you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which produceth not good fruit, is hewing down, and casting into the fire.

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:

whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will collect the wheat into his granary; but the chaff will he burn up with fire unquenchable.

But Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he permitted him.

And Jesus, after his baptism, came straight from the water: and lo! the heavens were opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as it were a dove, and coming upon him:

and lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my Son, the beloved, in whom is my delight.

But he answering said, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."

and saith to him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, "that he shall give his angels a charge concerning thee: and in their hands shall they hold thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone."

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."

Then saith Jesus unto him, Avaunt Satan! for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and to him only thou pay divine adoration."

that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, saying,

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is approaching.

And as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for their's is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for their's is the kingdom in heaven.

Rejoice and exult; for plenteous is your reward in the heavens: for just so they persecuted the prophets who went before you.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt become insipid, with what can it be salted? it is of no farther use for any purpose, but to be cast out, and trodden under foot of men.

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

Just so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

For I say unto you, That except your righteousness abounds more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

but I say unto you, That every man who is angry with his brother without cause, shall be liable to the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the sanhedrim: but whosever shall say, Thou fool, shall be liable to be cast into hell fire.

Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out from thence, till thou hast paid the last farthing.

If then thine eye, the right, leads thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is highly for thy advantage, that one of thy members be destroyed, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

And if thy right hand leads thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is highly thy interest that one of thy members should be destroyed, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

But I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except on account of whoredom, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery.

But I say to thee, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven; for it is the throne of God:

nor by the earth; for it is the footstool of his feet: nor by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King:

But let your discourse be, Yea, yea; No, no: for all addition to these is from the wicked one.

that ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven: for he causeth his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and tendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Be ye therefore perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

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.

Therefore when thou givest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Verily I say unto you, They receive their reward.

But when thou givest alms, let not thy right hand know what thy left is doing:

And when thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites: for they love standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets, to pray, that they may make a shew to men. Verily I say unto you, That they have their reward.

But when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and shut thy door, to pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

And when thou art at prayer, use not vain repetitions, like the heathen: for they imagine that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

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

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen!

And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, affecting a gloomy look: for they disfigure their visages, that they may make a shew of fasting to men. Verily I say unto you, That they have their reward.

that thou mayest not make a shew of fasting to men, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

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

The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be transparent, thy whole body shall be enlightened.

But if thine eye be vitiated, thy whole body will be darkened. If therefore the light which is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

For this cause I tell you, Be not anxious about your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life of more value than meat, and the body than raiment?

yet I tell you, Not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these.

If God then so clothe a vegetable of the field, which to-day is, [in beauty], and tomorrow is cast into the furnace, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Be not therefore anxious about to-morrow: for tomorrow will provide for its own wants. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.

And why spiest thou out the mote which is in thy brother's eye, yet payest no attention to the beam which is in thine own eye?

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Suffer me to take the mote off from thine eye: and behold there is a beam in thine own eye?

Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor cast pearls before swine; lest they tread them under foot, and turning round tear you.

What man is there of you, of whom if his son ask a loaf, will he give him a stone?

If ye then, evil as ye are, know how to bestow good gifts on your children; how much more will your Father who is in heaven, bestow good things on those who ask him?

All things therefore whatsoever ye would be willing that men should do to you, just so do ye to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Enter in through the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and spacious the road, which leadeth to perdition, and they are many who enter that way:

because strait is the gate, and narrow the road, which leadeth to life, and they are but a few who find it.

Every tree that beareth not good fruit, is cut down, and cast into the fire.

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

Every man therefore who is hearing from me these words, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the intelligent man, who erected his house upon a rock:

And every man who is hearing these sayings of mine, and doth not practise them, he will resemble the foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

Then as Jesus was entering into Capernaum, there met him a centurion, intreating him,

and saying, My servant is lying in the house paralytic, terribly tormented with pain.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go; and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was cured at that very hour.

And his disciples coming, awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we are perishing!

And the men marvelled, saying, What a wondrous man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

And lo! they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither before the time to torment us?

Then the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, permit us to go into the herd of swine.

For which is the easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

And it came to pass, as he sat in his house, many tax-gatherers and sinners came, and sat down at table with Jesus and his disciples.

And the Pharisees observing it, said to his disciples, How is this, that your Master eateth with publicans and sinners?

Go then, and learn what is said, "I require mercy and not sacrifice:" for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber weep, whilst the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.

Nor do they put new wine into old bottles: but if they do, the bottles burst, and the wine is spilt, and the bottles are destroyed: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

As he was speaking these things to them, behold, there came a ruler, and prostrated himself before him, saying, My daughter hath just now died: but come and lay thine hand upon her, and she shall live.

he saith to them, Retire; for the little girl is not dead, but sleeping. And they derided him.

And as Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, son of David!

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.

Then said he to his disciples, The harvest indeed is abundant, but the labourers are few;

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname is Thaddeus;

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is approaching.

nor a scrip for the journey, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor stick: for the workman is worthy of his food.

And into whatsoever city or village ye enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye depart.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and harmless as doves.

for it is not you who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father which is speaking in you.

The disciple is not superior to his teacher, nor the servant above his master.

It is sufficient if the disciple be as his teacher, and the servant as his master. If they have called the master of the family Beelzebub, how much more his domestics?