The genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.

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

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

And she will bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he will save his people from their sins.

and he knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name Jesus.

Now when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, lo! there came magians from the East to Jerusalem,

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

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.

Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the Devil.

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."

Now when Jesus heard that John had been cast into prison, he withdrew into Galilee.

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

And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching.

And Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

When Jesus heard this, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly do I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such faith.

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.

And when Jesus had come into Peters house, he saw his wifes mother lying sick of a fever.

And Jesus, seeing great multitudes about him, gave orders to depart to the other side.

And Jesus saith to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have lodgingplaces; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

And lo! the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they besought him to depart from their borders.

And lo! they brought to him a man that was palsied, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man, Be of good cheer, son; thy sins are forgiven.

And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said, Wherefore have ye evil thoughts in your hearts?

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.

And Jesus arose and followed him, with his disciples.

And Jesus coming into the rulers house, and seeing the minstrels, and the crowd making a noise,

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

And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus saith to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them, saying, See that no one know it.

And Jesus went round all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease.

These twelve Jesus sent forth, when he had charged them, saying, Go not away to gentiles, and enter not any city of the Samaritans;

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of his charge to his twelve disciples, that he departed thence, to teach and to preach in their cities.

And Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John what ye hear and see.

And, as these were going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? the reeds shaken by the wind?

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes.

At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears of grain, and to eat.

But Jesus, knowing it, withdrew from thence; and many followed him; and he healed them all,

The same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the shore of the lake;

All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables, and without a parable he spoke nothing to them;

And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these parables, that he departed thence.

And they took offence at him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

And his disciples came and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

When Jesus heard of it, he withdrew thence in a boat into a desert place apart; and the multitudes hearing of it followed him on foot from the cities.

And he said, Come. And Peter, coming down from the boat, walked on the water, and came to Jesus.

And Jesus immediately stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and said to him, Thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?

Then come to Jesus Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem, saying,

And Jesus, going from thence, withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon.

Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was cured from that hour.

And departing thence, Jesus came near the lake of Galilee; and going up the mountain, he sat down there.

And Jesus having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have remained with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.

And Jesus saith to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.

And Jesus said to them, Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And Jesus knowing it, said, Why are ye reasoning among yourselves, ye of little faith, because ye took no bread?

And Jesus, having come into the region of Caesarea Philippi, asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is?

And Jesus answering said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon, son of Jonah; for flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

From that time Jesus began to show to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and rise again on the third day.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one chooseth to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and leadeth them up into a high mountain apart.

And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here; if thou wilt, I will make here three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.

And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell what hath been seen to no one, until the Son of man hath risen from the dead.

Then Jesus answering said, Unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me.

And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him; and the boy was cured from that hour.

Then the disciples came to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast it out?

And while they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

He saith, Yes. And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes? Of their own sons, or of strangers?

And when he said, Of strangers, Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

Jesus saith to him, I say not to thee, until seven times, but until seventy times seven.

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had ended these sayings, he removed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judaea, beyond the Jordan.

But Jesus said to them, Suffer the children, and forbid them not to come to me; for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven.

Which? saith he. And Jesus said, These: "Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness;

Jesus said to him, If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, Truly do I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

But Jesus, fixing his eyes on them, said, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

And Jesus said to them, Truly do I say to you, that, in the renovation when the Son of man sitteth on the throne of his glory, ye who have followed me shall also yourselves sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve apart, and on the way said to them,

But Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup which I am to drink? They say to him, We can.

But Jesus called them to him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great men exercise a strict authority over them.

And lo! two blind men, who were sitting by the wayside, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have pity on us, Son of David!

And Jesus stopped, and called them, and said, What would ye have me do for you?

Then Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and they immediately received sight, and followed him.

And when they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,

And the disciples o went, and did as Jesus bade them,

And the multitudes said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of those who sold the doves;

and said to him, Dost thou hear what these say? But Jesus saith to them, Yea; did ye never read, "From the mouth of babes and sucklings thou didst prepare praise"?

Jesus answering said to them, Truly do I say to you, If ye have faith, and do not doubt, not only shall ye do what hath been done to the figtree, but should ye even say to this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it would be done.

And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one question; which if ye answer me, I too will tell you by what authority I do these things.

And they answered Jesus and said, We do not know. And he said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith to them, Truly do I say to you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Jesus saith to them, Did ye never read in the Scriptures, "The stone which the builders rejected, the same hath become the cornerstone; from the Lord did this come, and it is marvelous in our eyes?"

Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, and said,

But Jesus, perceiving their wickedness, said, Why are ye trying me, hypocrites?

And Jesus saith to them, Whose is this image and inscription?