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ACCORDING TO MATTHEW.

Book of the generation of Jesus Christ, son of David, CH. I. son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat 2 Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren, and 3 Judah begat Pharez and Zarah by Tamar, and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat 4 Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, and Salmon begat Boaz by Rahab, and 5 Boaz begat Obed by Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse, and 6 Jesse begat David the king, and David begat Solomon by the wife of Uriah, and Solomon begat Rehoboam, and 7 Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa, and Asa 8 begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah, and Uzziah begat Jotham, and 9 Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah, and Heze- 10 kiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah, and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his 11 brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon. And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jeconiah begat 12 Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zerubbabel, and Zerubbabel 13 begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor, and Azor begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Achim, and 14 Achim begat Eliud, and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar 15 begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob, and Jacob begat 16 Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham 17 to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the carrying away into Babylon fourteen generations, and from the carrying away into Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.

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18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child by the Holy 19 Spirit. Now Joseph her husband, being righteous and not willing to make an example of her, wished to put her 20 away privately. But while he thought on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy 21 Spirit. And she will bring forth a son, and thou shalt call

his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their 22 sins. Now all this is come to pass that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, 23 saying, Behold the Virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which 24 is being interpreted, God with us. And Joseph arose from sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, 25 and took unto him his wife. And he knew her not till she brought forth a son; and he called his name Jesus.

CH. II.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, behold magi from the east 2 came to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that was born. king of the Jews; for we saw his star in the east, and 3 came to worship him? When king Herod heard, he was 4 troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And having gathered together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he 5 inquired of them where the Christ should be born. And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea, for thus it is 6 written through the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art by no means least among the governors of Judah, for out of thee shall come forth a leader, who shall 7 shepherd my people Israel. Then Herod, when he had privately called the magi, inquired accurately of them the 8 time of the star's appearance. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the child; and when ye have found him tell me, that I too 9 may go and worship him. When they 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 child was. When they saw the star they rejoiced with 10 exceeding great joy. And having come into the house, 11 they saw the child with Mary his mother, and fell down and worshipped him; and having opened their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to 12. Herod, they withdrew to their country by another way.

But when they withdrew, behold an angel of the 13 Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, Arise and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there till I tell thee; for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him. And he arose and took the child and 14 his mother by night, and withdrew into Egypt, and was 15 there till the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt I called my son.

Then when Herod saw he was mocked by the magi, he 16 was exceedingly angry, and sent forth and slew all the male children in Bethlehem and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had accurately learnt from the magi. Then was fulfilled what 17 was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, A voice 18 was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachael weeping for her children, and would not be comforted because they are not.

But when Herod died, behold an angel of the Lord 19 appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, Arise 20 and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead that sought the child's life. And 21 he arose and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus 22 reigned over Judaea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go away thither; and being divinely instructed in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee. And he 23 came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

CH. III.

IN those days comes John the Baptist preaching in 2 the wilderness of Judaea, saying, Repent; for the kingdom 3 of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, A voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths 4 straight. But John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food 5 was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judaea, and all the region about the Jordan, 6 and were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing 7 their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to the baptism, he said to them, Brood of vipers, who taught you to flee from the wrath to come? 8,9 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance, and presume not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for father; for I say to you that God is able out of these 10 stones to raise up children unto Abraham, But already the axe is laid to the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, which brings not forth good fruit, is cut out and 11 cast into the fire. I baptise you in water unto repentance; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear; he will baptise you in 12 the Holy Spirit and fire. Whose fan is in his hand, and

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he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and gather his wheat together into the barn; but the chaff he will consume with fire unquenchable.

Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto 14 John, to be baptised by him. But he would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptised by thee, and comest 15 thou to me? But Jesus answered and said to him, Suffer it now, for so it becomes us to fulfil every duty. Then he 16 suffers him. And when Jesus was baptised he went up straightway from the water; and lo, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a 17 dove, coming upon him. And lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilder- CH. IV. ness, to be tempted by the devil. And having fasted forty 2 days and forty nights, he was afterwards hungry. And 3 the tempter came up and said to him, If thou art God's son, command that these stones become loaves. But he 4 answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds through the mouth of God. Then the devil takes him with him into the holy 5 city, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and says 6 to him, If thou art God's son, cast thyself down; for it is written, He will give his angels charge concerning thee; and on their hands they will bear thee up, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said to him, again it is written, 7 Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again the devil 8 takes him with him to an exceeding high mountain, and shews him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them; and said unto him, All these will I give thee, if thou 9 wilt fall down and worship me. Then says Jesus unto 10 him, Begone, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Then the 11 devil leaves him, and behold, angels came up and were ministering unto him.

Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he 12 withdrew into Galilee. And leaving Nazara, he came and 13 dwelt in Capernaum which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphtali: that it might be fulfilled 14 which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way 15 of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; the 16 people that sat in darkness saw a great light; and to them that sat in the region and shadow of death a light sprang up. From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent; 17 for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

And as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw two 18 brethren, Simon called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers. And 19 he says unto them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. And immediately they left their nets and 20

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