Chapter
1
The Genealogy
of Jesus Christ
2: Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of
Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
3: and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez
the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Aram,
4: and Aram the father of Aminadab, and Aminadab the father of
Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5: and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father
of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,
6: and Jesse the father of King David. And David was the
father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,
7: and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father
of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph,
8: and Asaph the
father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the
father of Uzziah,
9: and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of
Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
10: and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and
Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah,
11: and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his
brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12: And after the deportation to Babylon:
Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel, and Salathiel the father of Zerubbabel,
13: and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and
Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor,
14: and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok
the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud,
15: and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and
Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob,
16: and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband
of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.
17: So all the generations from Abraham to
David are fourteen generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon,
fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
The Birth of
Jesus Christ
18: Now
the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to
Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the
Holy Spirit.
19: Her
husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public
disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly.
20: But
just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a
dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as
your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
21: She
will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people
from their sins."
22: All
this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the
prophet:
23: "Look,
the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him
Emmanuel," which means, "God is with us."
24: When
Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took
her as his wife,
Chapter
2
The Visit of the
Wise Men
1: In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was
born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,
2: asking, "Where is the child who has been born king of
the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him
homage."
3: When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all
Jerusalem with him;
4: and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of
the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.
5: They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has
been written by the prophet:
6: "And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no
means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who is
to shepherd my people Israel.' "
7: Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned
from them the exact time when the star had appeared.
8: Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search
diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I
may also go and pay him homage."
9: When
they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star
that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the
child was.
10: When
they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy.
11: On
entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt
down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him
gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12: And
having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own
country by another road.
The Slaying
of the Infants
13: Now
after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and
said, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and
remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to
destroy him."
14: Then
Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt,
15: and
remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been
spoken by the Lord through the prophet, "Out of Egypt I have called my
son."
16: When
Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he
sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old
or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men.
17: Then
was fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah:
18: "A
voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her
children; she refused to be consoled, because they are no more."
19: When
Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in
Egypt and said,
20: "Get
up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who
were seeking the child's life are dead."
21: Then
Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel.
22: But
when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father
Herod, he was afraid to go there. And after being warned in a dream, he went
away to the district of Galilee.
23: There
he made his home in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken
through the prophets might be fulfilled, "He will be called a
Nazorean."
Chapter
3
The Preaching
of John the Baptist
1: In those days John the Baptist appeared in
the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming,
2: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come
near."
3: This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he
said, "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: "Prepare the
way of the Lord, make his paths straight.' "
4: Now John wore clothing of camel's hair with a leather belt
around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5: Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea were going out
to him, and all the region along the Jordan,
6: and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan,
confessing their sins.
7: But
when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them,
"You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8: Bear
fruit worthy of repentance.
9: Do
not presume to say to yourselves, "We have Abraham as our ancestor'; for I
tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
10: Even
now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does
not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
11: "I
baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is
coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with
the Holy Spirit and fire.
12: His
winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and will
gather his wheat into the granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable
fire."
The Baptism
of Jesus
13: Then
Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.
14: John
would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do
you come to me?"
15: But
Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way
to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented.
16: And
when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the
heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove
and alighting on him.
17: And
a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am
well pleased."
Chapter
4
The
Temptation of Jesus
1: Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into
the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2: He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he
was famished.
3: The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son
of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."
4: But he answered, "It is written, "One does not
live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'
"
5: Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on
the pinnacle of the temple,
6: saying to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw
yourself down; for it is written, "He will command his angels concerning
you,' and "On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash
your foot against a stone.' "
7: Jesus said to him, "Again it is written, "Do not
put the Lord your God to the test.' "
8: Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and
showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor;
9: and he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you
will fall down and worship me."
10: Jesus said to him, "Away with you,
Satan! for it is written, "Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'
"
11: Then the devil left him, and suddenly
angels came and waited on him.
Jesus Begins
His Ministry
12: Now
when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee.
13: He
left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of
Zebulun and Naphtali,
14: so
that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
15: "Land
of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles-
16: the
people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in
the region and shadow of death light has dawned."
17: From
that time Jesus began to proclaim, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has
come near."
Jesus Calls
Four Fishermen
18: As
he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called
Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea-for they were
fishermen.
19: And
he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fish for people."
20: Immediately
they left their nets and followed him.
21: As
he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his
brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he
called them.
22: Immediately
they left the boat and their father, and followed him.
Jesus
Ministers to a Great Multitude
23: Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in
their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every
disease and every sickness among the people.
24: So his fame spread throughout all Syria,
and they brought to him all the sick, those who were afflicted with various
diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he cured them.
25: And great crowds followed him from
Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
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