blessings vouchsafed to us throughout the unbroken progress of our corporate labours; of humility, for our failings and imperfections in the fulfilment of our task; and of prayer to Almighty God, that the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ may be more clearly and more freshly shewn forth to all who shall be readers of this Book. JERUSALEM CHAMBER, WESTMINSTER ABBEY, 11th November 1880. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO S. MATTHEW. 1 1 1THE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the or, The son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 genealogy of Jesus Christ. as in ver. 18 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and 3 Jacob begat Judah and his brethren; and Judah begat Or, birth: Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; 4 and Hezron begat Ram; and Ram begat Amminadab ; * Gr. Aram. and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat 3 3 5 Salmon; and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz 6 begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; and Jesse begat David the king. 3 And David begat Solomon of her that had been the 7 wife of Uriah; and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and 8 Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa ; and 1 Gr. Asaph. *Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram ; 9 and Joram begat Uzziah; and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah; 10 and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat 11 Amon; and Amon begat Josiah; and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the "carrying away to Babylon. 12 7 6 Gr. Amos. or, remov al to Baby lon. thiel. And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah 13 begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; and Gr. SalaZerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; 14 and Eliakim begat Azor; and Azor begat Sadoc; and 15 Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and 16 Matthan begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 6 17 So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from 1 Or, removal to the 'carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen Babylon. generations. 2 Or, generation: as in ver. 1. 3 Some ancient read of the 4 Holy out this Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: 18 When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of authorities the Holy Ghost. And Joseph her husband, being a 19 Christ. righteous man, and not willing to make her a public Or example, was minded to put her away privily. But 20 so through when he thought on these things, behold, an 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 for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son; and thou 21 shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins. Now all this is come to 22 pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, book. 5 Gr. begotten. 6 Gr. Emmanuel. 7 Gr. Magi. Compare Dan. ii. 12. 8 Or, Where of the Jews Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall 23 bring forth a son, And they shall call his name * Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us. And Joseph 24 arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took unto him his wife; and 25 knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS. Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa 2 Estheri. 13; in the days of Herod the king, behold, 'wise men from 8 the east came to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that 2 is the King is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the that is born east, and are come to worship him. And when Herod 3 the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And gathering together all the chief priests 4 and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born. And they said unto him, 5 Or,through In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah : 6 Then Herod privily called the wise men, and learned 7 |