The History of the life of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

and she shall be deliver'd of a son, to whom you shall give the name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.

a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel," that is to say, God our Saviour.

but did not cohabit with her as a wife, before she had-brought forth her first-born son; whom he named JESUS.

where he stay'd till the death of Herod: so that what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt have I called my son," was then fulfill'd.

of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: at the same time a voice was heard from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

whereupon the tempter came to him, and said, "If thou be the Son of God, command these stones to become bread."

if you are the Son of God, throw your self down: for it is written, "he will charge his angels to take care of you, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest you bruise your foot against a stone."

Going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in a bark with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and Jesus having called them,

is there any of you that would offer his son a stone when he ask'd for bread?

Jesus replyed, the foxes have kennels, and the birds of the air have nests; but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.

and they roar'd out, Jesus, thou son of God, what injury have we done you? are you come here to torment us before the time?

where they brought a man on a bed, lying sick of the palsy: and Jesus perceiving their faith, said to the paralytic, take courage, my son, thy sins are forgiven.

only it was fit you should know that the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins: arise, then, said he, to the paralytic, take up thy bed, and march home.

As Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, son of David, have mercy on us.

James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the publican, James the son of Alpheus, and Labbeus, whose sirname was Thaddeus, Simon the zelot,

Then if they persecute you in one city, fly to another: for I assure you, before you have preach'd thro' all the cities of the Jews, the son of man will come.

my coming will occasion discord between the son and his father, between the daughter and her mother, between the daughter in law and her mother in law:

he that loveth father or mother more than me, is unworthy of me: he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is unworthy of me.

the son of man does not abstain from eating and drinking, and they cry there's a glutton, and a sot, a friend of publicans and sinners: "but wisdom is justified by her children."

my father has instructed me in every thing: and no one knoweth the son, except the father: nor does any one know the father, except the son, and he to whom the son is pleased to reveal him."

which made the people cry out with amazement, "Is not this the son of David?"

shall not be forgiven them. and if any one speaks against the son of man, it may be forgiven him: but if any one speaks against the holy spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that to come.

for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly: so shall the son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

he answered them, he that soweth the good seed, is the son of man:

the son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all that make others offend, and those who do iniquity;

is not this the carpenter's son? is not Mary his mother? and James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas, are they not his brothers?

then they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, saying, of a truth thou art the son of God.

and there came a woman of Canaan from those quarters, and cried out to him, have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously tormented by a demon.

Simon Peter made answer, thou art Christ the son of the living God.

to whom Jesus reply'd, blessed art thou Simon, son of Jona: for 'tis not man that hath revealed this unto thee, but my father who is in heaven.

for the son of man shall come in the glory of his father, with his angels; and then shall be make retribution to every man according to his works.

I declare unto you, some are here present, who shall not die, till they have seen the son of man enter into his kingdom.

while he was speaking, a bright cloud surrounded them: and suddenly a voice broke out of the cloud, saying, "this is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him."

As they went down the mountain, Jesus gave them this charge, don't speak of the vision, said he, to any body, till the son of man be risen again from the dead: but his disciples asked him,

but I tell you, that Elias is already come, tho' they knew him not, but treated him in an arbitrary manner; with such usage as the son of man shall likewise suffer at their hands.

Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is grievously afflicted with the epilepsy; he often falls into the fire, and frequently into the water.

Some time after, while they were in Galilee, Jesus said to them, the son of man will be betrayed into the hands of men:

from whence the son of man is come, in order to save those that were lost.

Jesus reply'd, I declare unto you, that in the new age, when the son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye that have followed me shall likewise sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

we are now going to Jerusalem, where the son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests, and to the Scribes, who will condemn him to die,

Then the mother of Zebedee's children, with her two sons, came and threw herself at his feet, desiring a favour of him.

and he said to her, what would you have? grant, said she, when you are upon the throne, that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left.

as the son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for all.

and there were two blind men sitting by the way-side, who hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David."

and the people reprimanded them, to make them hold their tongue: but they bawl'd out the more, have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

while the crowd that were marching before, and behind, cried out, "Hosanna to the son of David: blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, Hosanna, Hosanna."

but when the chief priests and Scribes saw the wonders that he did, and the young people crying in the temple, "Hosanna to the son of David;" they were full of indignation.

But what do you think of this? a man had two sons, and coming to the first, he said, son, go, work to-day in my vineyard.

but last of all, he sent his son, saying, they will reverence my son.

but when the tenants saw the son, they said among themselves, this is the heir, come, let us kill him, and then seize on his inheritance.

the kingdom of the Messiah is such, as when a certain king made a wedding-feast for his son.

what think ye of Christ? whose son is he to be? they answered, David's.

why then does David call him Lord, if He be David's son?

so that you maybe charg'd with all the innocent blood shed upon earth, from the blood of Abel the just, unto the blood of Zacharias, the son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

for as the lightning darts from the east in an instant to the west: such shall the advent of the son of man be.

then shall that sign, the son of man in the clouds of heaven, appear: and all the tribes of the land shall mourn, and they shall see the son of man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

as the days of Noe were, so shall also the advent of the son of man be.

having no thoughts of the flood till it came, and swept them all away; so shall also the advent of the son of man be.

therefore be ye also prepar'd: for the son of man may come at an hour you least expect.

When the son of man shall come in his majesty, accompanied with all his holy angels, he shall sit upon the throne of his glory.

ye know that in two days the feast of the passover will begin, and the son of man be delivered up to be crucified.

the son of man is going to die, pursuant to the scripture: but wo to that man by whom the son of man is betrayed: it had been better for that man, if he had never been born.

but he took with him Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be in a very great agony of grief.

and at his return, he said to his disciples, is this a time to sleep and take your rest? the hour draws nigh, and the son of man is betrayed into the hands of the gentiles.

but Jesus made no reply. and the high priest said to him, I conjure thee by the living God, to tell us, are you the Christ the son of God?

Jesus reply'd, I am: moreover I declare to you, within a while ye shall see the son of man sitting on the right hand of God, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

and cry'd, you that could destroy the temple, and rebuild it in three days, now save thy self: if thou art the son of God, come down from the cross.

he relied upon God; if he be such a favourite, let God then deliver him: for he us'd to say he was the son of God.

now the centurion, and they that were with him, to guard Jesus, having observ'd the earthquake, and all that had happened, were under great apprehensions, and said, certainly this was the son of God.

go and instruct all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost:

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the son of God.

when this voice from heaven was heard, "thou art my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased."

when he had gone a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the bark mending their nets. whereupon he called them:

Jesus perceiving their faith, said to the sick of the palsy, son, thy sins are forgiven.

however, to let you see that the son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, rise, said he, to the sick of the palsy,

as he passed along, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus, sitting at the custom-house, and said to him, follow me. accordingly he arose and followed him.

therefore the son of man has a power of dispensing with the law of the sabbath.

and when the impure spirits saw him, they threw themselves at his feet, crying out, "thou art the son of God."

these were Simon, whom he sirnam'd Peter, James the son of Zebedee,

and John the brother of James, (whom he had named Boanerges, that is to say, sons of thunder.)

Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Thaddeus, Simon the Canaanite,

and crying with a loud voice, said, "what injury have I done you, Jesus, thou son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, not to torment me."

is not he the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses, of Juda and Simon? are not these his sisters, who are here with us? and they were scandalized at him.

At length he began to inform them, that the son of man should suffer many indignities, be rejected by the chief priests, Scribes, and senators, be even put to death, and after three days should rise again.

whosoever therefore shall be asham'd of me, and of my doctrine in this degenerate and corrupted age, of him likewise shall the son of man be asham'd, when he shall come with the glory of his father, accompanied with holy angels.

then a cloud surrounded them, and a voice from the cloud, said, "this is my beloved son, hear him."

as they were going down the mountain, he order'd them not to tell any body what they had seen, till the son of man was raised from the dead:

it is true, said he, that Elias must come beforehand to establish every thing, and that it was predicted of him, as well as of the son of man, that he should suffer very much, and be treated with contempt.

and one of the crowd answer'd, master, I have brought to you my son, who is possess'd with a dumb spirit,

in the mean time he gave his disciples this intimation, "the son of man is going to be delivered up into the hands of men, who will put him to death, and three days after he is put to death he shall rise again."

now, said he, we are going to Jerusalem, where the son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests, and to the Scribes, who will condemn him to die, and deliver him to the Gentiles.

Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him, and said, we desire you would grant us what we request.

for the son of man himself is not come to receive the services of men, but to do them service, and to lay down his life a ransom for many.

when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he cried out, and said, Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.

but many of the company rebuk'd him, in order to silence him. at which he cry'd out with more earnestness, son of David have pity on me.

at last, having one only son, whom he loved, he sent him to them; surely, said he, they will reverence my son.

As Jesus was teaching in the temple, he address'd himself to them, saying, why do the Scribes maintain that Christ is the son of David?

now since David himself calls him Lord, how can he be David's son? and the common people heard him with pleasure.

then the brother shall betray his brother to death, and the father his son: children shall prosecute their parents, and be the instruments to take away their lives: