CHAPTER I.

1 The genealogy of Christ from Abraham to Joseph. 18 He was conceived by the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary when she was espoused to Joseph. 19 The angel satisfieth the misdeeming thoughts of Joseph, and interpreteth the names of Christ.

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HE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, b the son of David, the son of Abraham.

2 d Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and fJacob begat Judas and his brethren;

3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and h Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; 4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;

5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

6 And i Jesse begat David the king; and k David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; 7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia

11 Chr. 3. 10, begat Asa;

m 2 Kin, 20. 21.

1 Chr. 3. 13,

Some read, "Josias begat Jakim, and Jakim begat Jechonias.

8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;

9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;

10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;

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15, 16.

o2 Kin.24.14,

15, 16. & 25. II.

13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Elia2 Chr. 36. 10, kim begat Azōr;

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Jer. 27. 20. & 99.9, & 52.

14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim IL, 15, 28, 29, begat Eliud;

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15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;

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

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the car

rying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.

18 T Now the "birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.

20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the 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: u for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

Herod's cruelty.

these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered all e the chief priests and fscribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

6h And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, i that shall rule my people Israel.

7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11 ¶ And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, k they il presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

John preacheth.

children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. 19 T But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life. 21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: 23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled 9 which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Ñazarene.

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CHAPTER III.

John preacheth: his office: life, and baptism. 7 He reprehendeth the Pharisees, 13 and baptizeth Christ in Jordan.

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year before the account called ANNO

DOMINI.

a ch. 5. 13.
Luke 2, 39,

John 1. 45.
Judg. 13. 5.

1 Sam, 1. 11.

A. D. 26.

those days came a John the Baptist, preaching bin the wilderness a Mark 1. 4, of Judea,

2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

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Luke 3. 2, 3.

John 1. 28.

b Josh. 14. 10.

ch. 4. 17. & 10. 7.

3 For this is he that was spoken of c Dan, 2, 44. by the prophet Esaias, saying, d The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Is. 40. 3. Lord, make his paths straight.

4 And the same John & had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat | was hlocusts and i wild honey.

6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

Mark 1. 3.
Luke 3. 4.
John 1. 23.

Luke 1. 76. fMark 1. 6.

g2 Kings 1. 8. Zech, 13. 4.

il Sam. 14,25, 26.

k Mark 1. 5.

7 T But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, "O gen-moh. eration of vipers, who hath warned & 23. 33. you to flee from "the wrath to come?

Luke 3. 7, 8,

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1 Rom. 5. 9.

8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet 1 Thess. 1.10. for repentance:

9 And think not to say within yourselves, "We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

| Or, answerable to amendment of life.

o John 8, 33, 39.

Acts 13. 26.
Rom. 4. 1,11,

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10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: Ptherefore p ch. 7. 19. every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast

men.

17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by "Jeremy the prophet, saying,

18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her

Luke 13, 7,9.
John 15. 6.

q Mark 1. 8.
Luke 3. 18.
John 1. 15,
26, 33.
Acts 1. 5. &
11. 16. & 19.

11 I indeed baptize you with 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 with the Holy Is. 4. 4. & Ghost, and with fire:

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41. 3.

Mal. 3. 2. Acts 2, 3, 4.

1 Cor. 12, 13.

12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the gar-Mal3. 3.

6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his Ps. 91. 11,12. angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

g Deut. 6. 13.
& 10, 20.

Josh. 24. 14.
1 Sam. 7. 3.

11 Heb. 1. 14.

A. D. 30.

i Mark 1. 14. Luke 3, 20, & 4. 14, 31. John 4. 43,

Or, delivered

up.

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7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, f Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

10 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.

He beginneth to preach.

upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

A. D. 31.

15 k The land of Zabulon, and the k Is. 9. 1, 2. land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

Luke 2. 32.

16 1 The people which sat in dark- 11x. 42. 7. ness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

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

m Mark 1. 14, 15.

n ch. 3. 2, 10. 7.

o Mark 1. 16, 17, 18. Luke 5. 2.

18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon Pcalled Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the p John 1. 42. sea: for they were fishers.

19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of

men.

20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

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21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother," in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

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23 T And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

q Luke 5. 10,

11.

25 Y And there followed him great y Mark 3.7. multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.

CHAPTER V.

1 Christ beginneth his sermon in the mount: 3 declaring who are blessed, 13 who are the salt of the earth, 14 the light of the world, the city on a hill, 15 the candle: 17 that he came to fulfil the law. 21 What it is to kill, 27 to commit adultery, 33 to swear: 38 exhorteth to suffer wrong, 44 to love even our enemies, 48 and to labour after perfectness.

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behold, hangels came and ministered unto him.

12 TiNow when Jesus had heard that John was || cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is

went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heav

en.

a Mark 3, 13.

b Luke 6. 20. See Ps. 51.17. Prov. 16. 19. & 29 23. Is, 57. 15. & 66.2.