And Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;

and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;

and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;

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

But while he thought on these things, lo! an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel;" that is, when interpreted, Godis withus.

Then Joseph, on waking up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took to him his wife;

saying, Where is the king of the Jews that hath been born? for we saw his star in the East, and came to do him homage.

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written by the prophet:

saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!"

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

And already is the axe lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that beareth not good fruit is to be cut down, and cast into the fire.

I indeed baptize you in water, for repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

His winnowingshovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshingfloor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

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

And Jesus, as soon as he was baptized, went up from the water; and, lo! the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove, coming upon him.

And lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

But he answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God."

and saith to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge concerning thee; and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy foot against a stone."

Jesus said to him, Again it is written, "Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God."

Then saith Jesus to him, Be gone, Satan! for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

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

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

Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are ye, when men revile you, and persecute you, and say every thing that is bad against you, falsely, for my sake.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so did they persecute the prophets that were before you.

Ye are the salt of the earth. But if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall itself be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by men.

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid;

In like manner let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

But I say to you, that whoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the Judges; and whoever shall say to his brother, Simpleton! shall be in danger of the Council; and whoever shall say, Fool! shall be in danger of hellfire.

And if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from thee; for it is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, than 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 better for thee that one of thy members should perish, than that thy whole body should go away into hell.

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

nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King;

But let your language be, Yea, yea; Nay; nay; for whatever is more than these cometh of evil.

that ye may become sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Be ye therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

But take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

Therefore when thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites are; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

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

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do; for they think that they shall be heard for the multitude of their words.

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

give us this day our daily bread;

and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors;

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Moreover, when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to be fasting. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

that thou appear not to men to be fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.

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

The eye is the lamp of the body. If thine eye he clear, thy whole body will be in light;

but if thine eye be disordered, thy whole body will be in darkness. If then the light that is within thee is darkness, how great that darkness!

Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?

And if God so clothes the herbage of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Be not then anxious about the morrow; for the morrow will be anxious about itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.

And why dost thou look at the mote that is in thy brothers eye, and not perceive the beam in thine own eye?

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me take the mote out of thine eye; when, lo! the beam is in thine own eye?

Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine; lest they trample them under their feet, and turn upon you and rend you.

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

If ye then, though 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!

All things, then, whatever ye would that men should do to you, do ye also so to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Enter in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction; and many are they who go in thereat.

For strait is the gate, and narrow the way, that leadeth to life; and few are they who find it.

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

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

Every one then that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock;

For he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was made well in that hour.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases."

And the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the waves obey him?

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

And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.

And lo! some of the scribes said within themselves, This man is blaspheming.

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

And as Jesus passed on from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the customhouse; and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

And it came to pass, as he was reclining at table in the house, lo! many publicans and sinners came and reclined with Jesus and his disciples.

And Jesus said to them, Can the companions of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then will they fast.

No one putteth a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment; for the piece that filleth in teareth away from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

said, Withdraw; for the girl is not dead, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn.

And as Jesus passed on from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, Have pity on us, Son of David!

And as they were going out, lo! they brought to him a dumb man, possessed by a demon.

And seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered about, as sheep having no shepherd.

Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are few.

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

And, as ye go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

nor bag for the journey, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor a staff. For the laborer is worthy of his living.

And into whatever city or town ye enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye leave the place.

And as ye enter the house, salute it.

Lo! I send you forth as sheep into the midst of wolves. Be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

But when they deliver you up, be not anxious as to how or What ye shall speak; for it will be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.

For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.

A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.

It is enough for the disciple to be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they so call those of his household!

Fear them not therefore. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hid, that will not be known.

And fear not those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Every one therefore who shall acknowledge me before men, him will I also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven.

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

He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me;

and he that doth not take his cross, and follow me, is not worthy of me.