The GOSPEL according to St. MATTHEW. CHAP. I. 16 And Jacob begat Joseph the Chrift's genealogy from Abraham. husband of Mary, of whom was THE book of the generation born Jesus, whois called CHRIST. of Jesus Chrift, the fon of 17 So all the generations, from David, the fon of Abraham. Abraham to David, are fourteen 2 Abraham begat Haac, and Ifaac generations; and from David until begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judas the carrying away into Babylon, and his brethren, are fourteen generations; and from 3 And Judas begat Phares and the carrying away into Babylon Zara of Thamar, and Pharesbegat unto Christ, are fourteen genera. Efrom, and Efrom begat Aram, tions. 4 And Aram begat Aminadab, 18 Now, the birth of Jefus and Aminadab begat Naaffon, and Chrift was on this wife: When as Naaffion begat Salmon, his mother Mary was espoused to 5 And Salmon begat Booz of Joseph, before they came together, Rachab, and Booz begat Obed of the was found with child of the Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse, Holy Ghoft. 6 And Jeffe begat David the king, and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of rias, 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. 7 And Solomon begat Roboam, 20 But while he thought on these and Roboam begat Abia, and Abia begat Afa, things, behold, the angel of the Lordappeared unto him in a dream, 8 And Afa begat Jofaphat, and saying, Joseph, thou fon of David, josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Ozias, 9 And Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Achaz, and Achaz begat Ezekias, To And Ezekias begat Manafles, and Manaffes begat Amon, and Amo begat Jofias, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21 And the thall bring forth a fon, and thou shalt call hisname JESUS; for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 (Now all this was done, that 11 And Jofias begat Jechoniasand it might be fulfilled which was is brethin about the time they spoken of the Lord by the prophet, vere cad away to Babylon: saying, 12 And after they were brought to Eabylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zorobabel, and they shall call his name EM13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud, MANUEL; which, being, interand Abiud begat Eliakim, and Elia- preted, is, God with us.) kim begat Azor, 14 And Azor begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud, 15 And Eliudbegat Eleazar, and Feazar begat Matthan, and Matan begat Jacob, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a fon, 24 Then Jofeph, being raised from fleep, did as the angel o of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife; 25 And knew her not till the had brought forth her first-born fon, and he called his name JESUS, A2 CHAP The wife men of the caft. S. MATTHEW. Joseph fleeth into Egypt. CHAP. II. gifts; gold, d, and frankincenfe, and The wife men direßed to Chrift. myrrh. Now, when Jefus was born in 12 And being warned of God in Judea, in the a dream that they should not redays of Herod the king, behold, turn to Herod, they departed into there came wise men from the their own country another way. eaft to Jerufalem, 13 And, when they were depart Saying, Waere is he that is ed, behold, the angel of the Lord born King of the Jews? for we appeareth to Joseph in a dream, have seen his star in the east, and faying, Arife, and take the young are come to worship him. child and his mother, and flee in 3 When Herod the king had to Egypt, and be thou there until heard these things he was troubled, I bring thee word: for Herod will and all Jerufalem with him. feek the young child to deftroy 4 And, when he had gathered all him. the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of then where Christ should be born. 5 And they said unto him, In Beth-lehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet, 6 And thou Beth-lehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out ofthee shall come a Governor, that hall rule my people Ifrael. 7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wife men, enquired of them diligently what time the tar appeared. 8 And he fent them o Beth-lehem, and faid, Go, and fearch diligently for the young child; and, when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him alfo. 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; 15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, faying, Out of Egypt have I called my Son. 161 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wife men, was exceeding wroth, and fent forth, and flew all the children that were in Beth-lehem, and in all the coafts thereof, from two years old and ander, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wife men. 17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, 18 In Rama was there voice 9 When they had heard the heard, lamentation, and veeping, King they departed; and, lo, the and great mourning, Rachel weepftar, which they saw in the east, ing for her children, and woula went before them, till it came not be comforted, because they are and ftood over where the young not. child was. 191 But when Herod was dead, 10 When they faw the star, they behold, an angel of the Lord aprejoiced with exceeding great joy. peareth in a dream to Joseph in 11 And when they were come Egypt, into the house they for the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and, when they had opened their treafures, they presented unto him 20 Saying, Arife, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Ifrael: for they are dead which fought the young childs life. sr And The Pharisees represended. CHAP. III, IV. Chrifti baptized in for dan. GI And he arose, and took the 10 And now also the axe is laid young child and his mother, and untotheroot ofthe trees: therefore came into the land of Ifrael. every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and caft into the fire. 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 afide into the parts of Galilee; 23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. CHAP. III. Jobns office, life, and baptifm. 11 I indeed baptize you with wa ter 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 Ghost, and with fire : 12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his Hour, and gather his wheat into the gar ner: but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. 131 Then cometh Jefus from IN those days came John the Bap- Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be tist preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Efaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths ftraight. 4 And the fame John had his raiment of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locufts and wild honey. 15 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, 6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confeffing their fins. 7 But when he saw many of the Pharifees and Sadducees come to his baptifm, he said unto them, O generation of vipers! who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth, therefore, fruits meet 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 ftones to raise up children unto Abraham. baptized of him. 14 But John forbade him, faying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 And Jesus answering, said unto him, Suffer it to be so now : for thus it becometh us to fulfil alf righteousness. Then he suffered him. 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up ftraightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he faw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And, lo, a voice from heaven, faying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. CHAP. IV. Christ fasteth, and is tempted, &c. THEN was Jefus led up of the be tempted of the devil. spirit into the wilderness, to 2 And when he had fafted forty days and forty nights, he was af terward an hungered. 3 And when the tempfer came to him, he said, it thou be the Son of God.command that these ftones be made bread. 4 But he answered, and faid, it is written, Man shall not live by bread A3 alone |