Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife;

So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen, from David to the Babylonian Exile fourteen, from the Babylonian Exile to Christ fourteen.

But just as this thought occurred to him, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for it is through the influence of the Holy Spirit that she has become an expectant mother.

and asked, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews? We saw His star when it rose and have come to worship Him."

So he called together all the high priests and scribes of the people, and anxiously asked them where the Christ was to be born.

'And you, Bethlehem in Judah's land, You are not at all the least among the leading places of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler, who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

After listening to the king, they started on their journey, and the star which they had seen rise led them on until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.

When they saw the star, they were thrilled with ecstatic joy,

"A sob was heard in Ramah, weeping and great wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she refused to be comforted, because they were gone."

and said, "Wake up, tenderly take the child and His mother, and make the trip to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead."

This very John had his clothing made of camel's hair, and wore a leather belt around his waist; his food was dried locusts and wild honey.

and were baptized by him in the Jordan River, as one by one they continued to confess their sins.

and do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather? For I tell you, God can raise up descendants for Abraham even out of these stones.

I am baptizing you in water to picture your repentance. But He that is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not fit to carry His shoes. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire;

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now, for this is the fitting way for both of us to do our full duty to God." Then he yielded to Him.

And the tempter came up and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn to bread."

and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says: "'He will give His angels directions about you, And they will bear you up on their hands, so you will never strike your foot against a stone.'"

Jesus said to him, "Again the Scripture says, 'You must not try the Lord your God.'"

and said to Him, "Every bit of this I will give to you, if you will fall on your knees and worship me."

Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For the Scripture says, 'You must worship the Lord your God, and serve Him alone.'"

The people that were living in darkness have seen a great light, and on those that were living in the land of the shadow of death; a light has dawned."

As He was walking by the shore of the sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was summed Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

Then He went all over Galilee, as He continued teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and curing any disease or malady among the people.

So the news about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were sick with various diseases, especially those who were suffering with torturing diseases; and he cured them.

"Blessed are those who feel poor in spiritual things, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

"Blessed are the mourners, for they will be comforted.

"Blessed are the lowly in mind, for they will possess the land.

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for being and doing right, for they will be completely satisfied.

"Blessed are those who show mercy, for they will have mercy shown them.

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called God's sons.

"Blessed are those who suffer persecution for being and doing right, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

"Blessed are you when people abuse you, and persecute you, and keep on falsely telling all sorts of evil against you for my sake.

Keep on rejoicing and leaping for ecstasy, for your reward will be rich in heaven; for this is the way they persecuted the prophets who lived before you.

"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its strength, what can make it salt again? It is good for nothing but to be thrown away and trodden under foot.

You are the light of the world. A city that is built upon a hill cannot be hidden.

People do not light a lamp and put it under a peck-measure but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all that are in the house.

Let your light shine before people in such a way that they may see your good deeds, and praise your Father in heaven.

"Do not suppose that I have come to set aside the law or the prophets.

I have not come to set them aside but to fill them up to the brim. For I solemnly say to you, heaven and earth would sooner pass away than the dotting of an 'i' or the crossing of a 't' from the law, until it all becomes in force.

For I tell you that unless your righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven at all.

So if, in the very act of presenting your gift at the altar, you remember that your brother has something against you,

leave your grit right there at the altar, and first go and make peace with your brother, and then come back and present your gift.

Be quick to come to terms with your opponent while you are on the road to court with him, so that he may not turn you over to the judge and the judge turn you over to the officer, and you be put in prison.

So if your right eye causes you to do wrong, pluck it out of your way; for it is better to have one part of your body suffer loss than to have your whole body go down to the pit.

And if your right hand causes you to do wrong, cut it off and put it out of your way, for it is better to have one part of your body suffer loss than to have your whole body go down to the pit.

"Again, you have heard that it was said to the men of old, 'You must not swear falsely, but you must perform your oaths as a religious duty.'

or by the earth, for it is His footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.

Never swear by your own head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

But your way of speaking must be a simple 'Yes' or 'No.' Anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

and if anyone wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat, too.

"You have heard that it was said, 'You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

But I tell you, practice loving your enemies and praying for your persecutors,

to prove that you are sons of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun rise on bad as well as good people, and makes the rain come down on doers of right and of wrong alike.

And if you say 'Good morning' to your brothers only, what more than others are you doing?

So you, my followers, ought to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is."

"Take care not to do your good deeds in public, to attract the attention of people; if you do, you will get no reward from your Father in heaven.

So whenever you do your deeds of charity, never blow your own horn in public, as the hypocrites are in the habit of doing in the synagogues and on the street corners, to be praised by the people. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward.

But whenever you, a follower of mine, do a deed of charity, never let your own left hand know what your right hand is doing,

so that your deed of charity may be secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

But whenever you, follower of mine, pray, you must go to your most private place, shut the door, and pray to your Father in secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

So then you must not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

So this is the way you must pray: Our Father in heaven, Your name be revered.

Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is done in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread for the day.

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

"For if you forgive others their shortcomings your heavenly Father will forgive you, too.

But if you do not forgive others, your heavenly Father will not forgive your shortcomings either.

But whenever you, follower of mine, fast, perfume your head and wash your face,

so that your fasting may be seen, not by men but by your Father who is unseen, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

"Stop storing up your riches on earth where moths and rust make away with them, and where thieves break in and steal them.

But keep on storing up your riches in heaven where moths and rust do not make away with them and where thieves do not break in and steal them.

For wherever your treasure is, there too your heart will be.

"The eye is the very lamp of the body. If then your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

But if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the very source of light in you is darkness, how dense is that darkness!

No one can be a slave to two masters, for either he will hate one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and money.

So I tell you, stop worrying about your life, as to what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body, as to what you will have to wear. Is not life worth more than food and the body worth more than clothes?

Take a good look at the wild birds, for they do not sow or reap, or store up food in barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps on feeding them. Are you not worth more than they?

And why should you worry about clothes? Look at the wild lilies and learn how they grow. They do not toil or spin;

So never worry and say, 'What are we going to have to eat? What are we going to have to drink? What are we going to have to wear?'

For the heathen are greedily pursuing all such things; and surely your heavenly Father well knows that you need them all.

But as your first duty keep on looking for His standard of doing right, and for His will, and then all these things will be yours besides.

Why do you keep watching the tiny speck in your brother's eye, but pay no attention to the girder in your own?

How can you say to your brother, 'Let me get that tiny speck out of your eye,' while all the time there is a girder in your own?

You hypocrite, first get the girder out of your own eye, and then you can see well enough to get the tiny speck out of your brother's eye.

"You must never give the things that are sacred to dogs, and you must never throw your pearls before hogs, for fear they might trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.

Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake?

So if you, in spite of your being bad, know how to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your heavenly Father give what is good to those who keep on asking Him?

"Go in by the narrow gate, for broad and roomy is the road that leads to destruction, and many are going in by it.

But narrow is the gate and hard is the road that leads to life, and few are they that find it.

"Look out for false prophets, who come to you under the guise of sheep, but inside they are devouring wolves.

You must recognize them by their fruits. People do not pick grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles, do they?

Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, was it not in your name that we prophesied, and in your name that we drove out demons, and in your name that we did many wonder-works?'

When Jesus had closed this address, the result was that the crowds were dumbfounded at His teaching,

while the heirs of the kingdom will be turned out into the darkness outside, where they will be weeping and grinding their teeth."

When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were under the power of demons, and at a mere word He drove the spirits out, and cured all who were sick,

and so fulfilled what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, "He took our sicknesses and bore away our diseases."

So they went to Him and woke Him up, and said, "Lord, save us; we are going down!"

And He said to them, "Why are you afraid, O you with little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

And the men were dumbfounded, and said, "What sort of man is this, for even the winds and the sea obey Him!"