THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO S. MATTHEW. 'THE book of the 'generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Or, The geneal ogy of Jesus Christ 2 Or, birth: as in ver. 18. 3 Jacob begat Judah and his brethren; and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hez4 ron; and Hezron begat 3Ram; and Ram begat Am- 3 Gr. Aram. minadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nah 5 shon begat Salmon; and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed be 6 gat Jesse; and Jesse begat David the king. 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 *Gr. Asaph. 'Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Jo 9 ram; and Joram begat Uzziah; and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat 10 Hezekiah; and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Ma11 nasseh begat "Amon; and "Amon begat Josiah; and Gr. Amos. Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon. 12 • Or, removal to And after the 'carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah Babylon 13 begat 'Shealtiel; and 'Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; and 'Gr. Salathiel. Zerubbabel 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; 16 and Matthan begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the 1Or, removal to carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the 'carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen generations. Babylon • Or, generation: as in ver. 1. authorities read of the Christ. Or, Holy Spirit: and so book. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: 18 Some ancient When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the 'Holy Ghost. And Joseph her husband, being a 19 throughout this righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. But 20 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; 21 and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins. Now all this is 22 come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Gr. begotten. • Gr. Emmanuel. Gr. Magi. Compare Esther i. 13; Dan. ii. 12. Or, Where is 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 1 2 in the days of Herod the king, behold, 'wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, "Where is he that 2 is born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the the King of the 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 In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet, Jews that is born? Or, through 6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, |