THE GOSPEL according to ST. MATTHEW. T f CHAP. I. HE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram; Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim;and Eliakim begat Azor; 14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; 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. 4 And Aram begat Amina- 17 So all the generations dab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; 5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab;and Booz begatObed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. t 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When 7 And Solomon begat Ro-as his mother Mary was es with child of the Holy Ghost. c19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was mind boam; and Roboam begat poused to Joseph, before they Abia; and Abia begat Asa; came together, she was found 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; ed to put her away privily. 10 And Ezekias begat Ma-v 20 But while he thought on nasses; and Manasses begat these things, behold, the anAmon; and Amonbegat Josias; gel of the LORD appeared g11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away Babylon: 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 Holy Ghost. 12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Sa-t 21 And she shall bring forth ✔lathiel begat Zorobabel; a son, and thou shalt call his 13 And Zorobabel begat name JESUS: for he shall Recl S. MATTHEW. The wise men. Birth of Christ. save his people from their Juda: for out of thee shall sins. come a Governor, that shall a 22 Now all this was done, rule my people Israel. that it might be fulfilled f7 Then Herod, when he had which was spoken of the Lord privily called the wise men, by the prophet, saying, enquired of them diligently 1*23 Behold, a virgin shall be what time the star appeared. with child, and shall bring g 8 And he sent them to forth a son, and they shall Bethlehem, and said, Go and call his name Emmanuel, search diligently for the which being interpreted is, young child; and when ye God with us. have found him, bring me f24 Then Joseph being rais- word again, that I may come ed from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: 25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. N g CHAP. II. OW when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, f2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. and worship him also. 10 When they saw the star, 4 And when he had gather- parted into their own country ed all the chief priests and another way. scribes of the people to-v 13 And when they were degether, he demanded of them parted, behold, the angel of where Christ should be born. g 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet, a 6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the 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 bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to CHAP. III. f CHAP. III. those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, Herod's cruelty. John's preaching. g 14 When he arose, he took in the room of his father the young child and his mo- Herod, he was afraid to go ther by night, and departed thither: notwithstanding, beinto Egypt: ing warned of God in a a 15 And was there until the dream, he turned aside into death of Herod: that it might the parts of Galilee: be fulfilled which was spoken a 23 And he came and dwelt of the Lord by the prophet, in a city called Nazareth: that saying, Out of Egypt have I it might be fulfilled which called my son. was spoken by the prophets, 5 16 Then Herod, when he He shall be called a Nazarene. saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and I IN slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in d2 And saying, Repent ye: all the coasts thereof, from for the kingdom of heaven two years old and under, ac- is at hand. cording to the time which he a 3 For this is he that was had diligently enquired of spoken of by the prophet the wise men Esaias, saying, The voice of a 17 Then was fulfilled that one crying in the wilderness, which was spoken by Jeremy Prepare ye the way of the the prophet, saying, Lord, make hispaths straight. g 18 In Rama was there a f4 And the same John had voice heard, lamentation, and his raiment of camel's hair, weeping, and great mourn-and a leathern girdle about ing, Rachel weeping for her his loins; and his meat was children, and would not be locusts and wild honey. comforted, because they are g 5 Then went out to him Je not. rusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, v19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream 6 And were baptized of him to Joseph in Egypt, in Jordan, confessing their 20 Saying, Arise, and take sins. the young child and his t 7 But when he saw many mother, and go into the land of the Pharisees and Sadduof Israel: for they are dead cees come to his baptism, he which sought the young child's life. said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? f21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the d8 Bring forth therefore land of Israel. fruits meet for repentance: g 22 But when he heard that t9 And think not to say Archelaus did reign in Judea within yourselves, We have -Christ baptized: S. MATTHEW. his temptation. f CHAP. IV. I say unto you, that God is THEN was Jesus led up of able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 10 And now also the ax is aid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. t 11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me 1s mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthyto bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: t 12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. g13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. f14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? d 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. m 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: m 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am pleased. the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. m2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. f3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. d 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. f5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. d 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. fs 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. d 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, lee; Who are blessed. nets; and he called them. m23 And Jesus went about g 13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Caper- sickness, and all manner of naum, which is upon the sea disease among the people. coast, in the borders of Zabu-h 24 And his fame went lon and Nephthalim: throughout all Syria: and a 14 That it might be fulfilled they brought unto him all which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: 16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. d17 From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. f18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. d 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, andthose that had the palsy; and he healed them. f'25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Deeapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan. A CHAP. V. ND seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, 64 Blessed are they that f20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of 66 Blessed are they which do Zebedee, and John his bro-hunger and thirst after rightther, in a ship with Zebedee cousness: for they shall be their father, mending their filled. |