A book of the lineage of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham.

and Jesse begat David, the king; and David begat Solomon, of the wife of Uriah;

All the generations, therefore, from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the removal to Babylon, fourteen; and from the removal to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.

And, while 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 to yourself Mary your wife; for that which was begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

and, opening His mouth, He taught them, saying,

And, as Jesus was passing on thence, two blind men followed Him, crying out, and saying, "Have mercy on us, O Son of David!"

But He said to them, "Did ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those with him?

And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the Son of David?"

And, coming into His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Whence hath this Man this wisdom, and the mighty works?

And, behold, a Canaanitish woman, having come forth out of those borders, cried out, saying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon!"

And, behold, two blind men, sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried, saying, "Lord, have mercy on us, Thou Son of David!"

But the multitude rebuked them, that they should be silent. But they cried the more, "Lord, have mercy on us, Thou Son of David!"

And the multitudes, who were going before Him, and those who were following, were crying, saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He Who cometh in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"

And the high-priests and scribes, seeing the wonderful things which He did, and the boys who were crying in the temple, and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" were much displeased,

saying, "What think ye concerning the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They say to Him, "David's."

He saith to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him Lord, saying,

If, then, David calls Him Lord, how is He his Son?"

And, if this be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and make you devoid of care,"

And He said to them, "Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he and those who were with him?

And He taught them many things in parables, and said to them in His teaching,

And the apostles gather themselves together to Jesus; and they reported to Him all things, whatsoever they did, and whatsoever they taught.

And, hearing that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, "Son of David! Jesus! have mercy on me!"

And many were rebuking him, that he should be silent. But he kept crying much more, "Son of David! have mercy on me!"

Blessed is the coming Kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the Highest!"

And Jesus, answering, said, while teaching in the temple, "How do the scribes say that the Christ is David's Son?

David himself said in the Holy Spirit, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on My right hand, until I put Thy enemies underneath Thy feet.'

David himself calls Him Lord; and whence is He his Son?" And the great multitude heard Him gladly.

to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

He shall be great, and shall be called Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His father David;

and raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David His servant;

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

because there was born to-day, in the city of David, a Saviour, Who is Christ the Lord.

the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

And Jesus, answering, said to them, "Did ye never read this that David did, when he was hungry, and those with him;

And it came to pass on another sabbath, that He entered into the synagogue, and taught. And there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

And it came to pass, as He was in a certain place praying, that, when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples."

And he cried, saying, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And those going before were rebuking him, that he should be silent; but he kept crying out much more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And He said to them, "How say they that the Christ is David's Son?

For David himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand,

David, therefore, calls Him Lord; and how is He his Son?"

It has been written in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught of God.' Every one who heard from the Father, and learned, comes to Me.

Did not the Scriptures say, that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?"

Jesus, therefore, said, "When ye lift up the Son of Man, then will ye know that I am He; and, of Myself, I do nothing, but, as the Father taught Me, I speak these things.

Jesus answered, "I have spoken openly to the world; I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews assemble together; and in secret I spake nothing.

"Brethren, it was necessary that the Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake beforehand, through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who arrested Jesus;

Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven;

For David says concerning Him, 'I beheld the Lord in my presence continually; because He is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

"Brethren! It is permitted to speak to you freely concerning the patriarch David, that he both died, and was buried; and his tomb is among us till this day;

For David did not ascend into Heaven; but he himself says, 'The Lord said to my Lord, sit at My right hand,

Who, through the Holy Spirit by the mouth of our father David, Thy servant, didst say, 'Why did the gentiles rage, and the peoples premeditate empty things?

which also our fathers, having received in succession, brought in with Joshua, in taking possession of the nations which God thrust out before the face of our fathers, until the days of David;

And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

New a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of a band, called the Italian band??2 devout, and fearing God with all his house, giving many alms to the people, and praying to God continually??3 saw in a vision manifestly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, "Cornelius!"

And, when the angel who was talking to him departed, having called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those attending him;

and, having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass that, even for a whole year, they met together in the assembly, and taught a great multitude; and that the disciples got the name "Christian" first in Antioch.

and, having removed him, He raised up for them David to be their king; to whom bearing testimony, He said, 'I found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.'

And that He raised Him up from the dead no more to return to corruption, He hath thus spoken, 'I will give to you the holy and faithful promises of David.'

For David, indeed, having served his own generation according to the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers, and saw corruption;

And, the synagogue having been dismissed, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, indeed, speaking to them, were persuading them to continue in the grace of God.

But the Jews urged on the devout and reputable women, and the principal men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their borders;

'After these things I will return; and I will build again the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; and the ruins thereof will I build again; and I will set it up;

And some of them were persuaded, and cast in their lot with Paul and Silas; also, of the devout Greeks, a great number; and, of the principal women, not a few.

So, he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the market-place every day with those who met him.

And one Ananias, a devout, man according to the law, well spoken of by all the resident Jews,

concerning His Son, Who was born of the seed of David, according to His flesh,

Even as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God reckoneth righteousness, apart from works,

And David says, "Let their table be a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling-block, and a recompense to them:

Which things also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit; combining spiritual things with spiritual.

for neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through revelation of Jesus Christ.

But let him who is being taught in the word share with him who is teaching, in all good things.

if, indeed, ye heard Him, and were taught in Him, as truth is in Jesus;

having been rooted and being built up in Him, and being established in the faith as ye were taught, abounding with thanksgiving.

But concerning brotherly love, ye have no need that one write to you; for ye yourselves are taught by God to love one another;

So, then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the instructions which ye were taught, whether through speech, or through letter of ours.

of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered up to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my Gospel;

again He designateth a certain day, "To-day" (saying in David, after so long a time, as has been before said), "To-day, if ye hear His voice, harden not your hearts."

And what more am I to say? for the time will fail me, if I speak at length concerning Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David also, and of Samuel, and the prophets;

And the Anointing which ye received from Him abideth in you, and ye have no need that anyone teach you; but as His Anointing teacheth you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as He taught you, ye abide in Him.

But I have a few things against you, because you have there those holding the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and to commit fornication.

"And to the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write these things," saith He Who is holy, He Who is true, He Who hath the key of David, He Who openeth, and no one shall shut; and shutteth, and no one opens:

and one of the elders says to me, "Weep not; behold, the Lion Who is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, prevailed to open the book, and its seven seals.

"I, Jesus, sent My angel to testify to you these things to the assemblies. I am the root and offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.