11 THE book of the 2generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

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Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat 'Judah' 3 and his brethren; and Judah' begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat 'Hezron'; and 'Hezron 4 begat Ram; and Rami begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon' begat 5 Salmon; and Salmon begat 'Boaz of 'Rahab'; and Boaz begat Obed of (6 Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; and Jesse begat David the king.

And David begat Solomon of her 1 that had been the wife of Uriah'; and Solomon begat 'Rehoboam'; and 'Rehoboam' begat 'Abijah'; and 'Abijah' 8 begat 'Asa; and Asa begat 'Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; 9 and Joram begat 'Uzziah; and 'Uzziah begat Jotham'; and Jotham' begat 'Ahaz; and 'Ahaz1 begat 'Heze10 kiah'; and 'Hezekiah' begat 'Manas

seh'; and Manasseh' begat "Amon; 11 and Amon begat Josiah'; and 'Josiah' begat 'Jechoniah' and his brethren, at the time of the carrying! away to Babylon.

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And after the carrying away! to Babylon, 'Jechoniah! begat Shealtiel'; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel'; 13 and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim 14 begat Azor; and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim 15 begat Eliud; and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and 16 Matthan begat Jacob; and Jacob

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

So all the generations from Abraham Junto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the carrying

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away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away Ito' Babylon unto 'the' Christ fourteen generations.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed' to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the 10Holy Ghost. 19 And Joseph her husband, being a Irighteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was 20 minded to put her away privily. But

when he thought on these things, behold, 'an' angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the 21 Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall 22 save his people from their sins. Now all this is come to pass', that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, 23) Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name 121 Immanuel';

which is, being interpreted, God with 21 us. And Joseph arose from 'his' sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded' him, and took unto him 25 his wife; and knew her not till she had brought forth 'a' son: and he called his name JEsus.

11 Gr. begotten.
12 Gr. Emmanuel.

13 Gr. Magi. Compare Esther i. 13; Dan. ii. 12.

14 Or, Where is the King of the Jews that is born?

4) And gathering! together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ *5 should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet, (6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah:

For out of thee shall come forth' a

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Which shall be shepherd of my people Israel.

7 °Then Herod privily called the wise men, and learned' of them carefully (8) 3what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out carefully concerning the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and worship him. 9) And they, having heard the king, Iwent their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where 10 the young child was. And when

they saw the star, they rejoiced with 11 exceeding great joy. And they came

into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense 12 and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. 13 Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy 14 him. And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, 15 and departed into Egypt; and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my 16 son. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male' children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the

'borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully learned of the 17 2wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah' the prophet, saying,

(18) A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not.

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But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a 20 dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead 'that sought 21 the young child's life. And he arose

and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of 22 Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over! Judæa in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he with*(23 drew into the parts of Galilee, and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, that he Ishould be called a Nazarene.

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'And in those days cometh' John the Baptist, preaching in the wilder(2 ness of Judæa, saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. * 3 °For this is he that was spoken of 1by 'Isaiah' the prophet, saying,

The voice of one crying in the wilderness,

'Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

4 Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was 5 locusts and wild honey. Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about 6 Jordan; and they were baptized of

him in the river! Jordan, confessing *(7 their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees 'coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore 'fruit worthy 9 of repentance: and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham

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to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up *10) children unto Abraham. And leven

now is the axe laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore 'that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, 11 and cast into the fire. I indeed baptize you 1with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you 1with the 12) Holy Ghost and with fire: "whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly 'cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff 'he' will burn up with unquenchable fire.

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Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized 14 of him. But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to (15 me? But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then 16 he suffereth him. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway Ifrom the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending las' a dove, 17 and coming upon him; and lo, a voice out of the heavens', saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of 2 the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he after3) ward hungered'. And the tempter

came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these 4 stones become "bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the (5 mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and saith unto him, If thou 'art' the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written,

He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:

And on their hands they shall bear thee up,

*7) °Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy 8 God. Again, the devil taketh him Junto an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of 9 the world, and the glory of them; and The said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down 10 and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11 Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

in whom I am

See ch. xii. 18.

6 Gr. loaves.

15 The land of Zebulun' and the land of 'Naphtali,

"Toward the sea, beyond Jordan,
Galilee of the 10Gentiles,

16 The people which sat in darkness Saw a great light,

And to them which sat in the region and shadow of death,

'To them did' light 'spring' up. 17) From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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And walking by the sea of Galilee, The saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they 19 were fishers. And he saith unto them,

Come ye after me, and I will make 20 you fishers of men. And they straight

way left the nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence he saw other two brethren, "James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they straightway left the boat! and their father, and followed him. 23) And 12Jesus went about 'in' all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the 18gospel of the kingdom,

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7 Gr. wing.

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10 Gr. nations: and so elsewhere. 11 Or, Jacobl: and so elsewhere. 12 Some ancient authorities read he. 13 Or, good tidings: and so elsewhere.

and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the peo(24) ple. And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden' with divers diseases and torments, 1possessed with devils, and 'epileptic', and (25 palsied'; and he healed them. And

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there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judæa and from beyond Jordan.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down', his disciples came 2 unto him: and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

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

2Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they 'that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called 'sons' of God.

Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (11 Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you 12 falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

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Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and (14 trodden under foot of men. Ye are the

light of the world. A city set on a hill 15 cannot be hid. Neither do men light a lamp', and put it under 'the' bushel, but on the stand'; and it 'shineth unto 16) all that are in the house. Even so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

1 Or, demoniacs! 2 Some ancient authorities transpose ver. 4 and 5.

3 Many ancient authorities insert without cause.

17 Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came' not 18 to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished'. (19 °Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, The shall be called great in the king20 dom of heaven. For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wisel enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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Ye have heard that it was said tol them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in (22 danger of the judgement: "but I say unto you, that 'every one who is angry with his brothers shall be in danger of the judgement; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, "Thou fool, shall be in 23) danger of the hell of fire. If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against 24 thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come 25) and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art with him in the way; lest haply' the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and 26 thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing.

(27 Ye have heard that it was said, 28 Thou shalt not commit adultery: "but I say unto you, that every one that! looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her (29 already in his heart. And if thy right eye 'causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy (30 whole body be cast into hell. And

7 Gr. Gehenna of fire.

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9 Gr. Gehenna.