The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And Iudas begate Phares, and Zara of Thamar. And Phares begate Esrom. And Esrom begate Aram.

And Aram begate Aminadab. And Aminadab begate Naasson. And Naasson begat Salmon.

And Salmon begate Booz of Rachab. And Booz begat Obed of Ruth. and Obed begat Iesse.

And Iesse begate Dauid the King. And Dauid the King begate Salomon of her that was the wife of Vrias.

And Salomon begate Roboam. And Roboam begate Abia. And Abia begate Asa.

And Asa begate Iosaphat. And Iosaphat begate Ioram. And Ioram begate Hozias.

And Hozias begat Ioatham. And Ioatham begate Achaz. And Achaz begate Ezekias.

And Ezekias begate Manasses. And Manasses begate Amon. And Amon begate Iosias.

And Iosias begate Iakim. And Iakim begate Iechonias and his brethren about the time they were caried away to Babylon.

And after they were caried away into Babylon, Iechonias begate Salathiel. And Salathiel begate Zorobabel.

And Zorobabel begate Abiud. And Abiud begate Eliacim. And Eliacim begate Azor.

And Azor begate Sadoc. And Sadoc begate Achim. And Achim begate Eliud.

And Eliud begate Eleazar. And Eleazar begate Matthan. And Matthan begate Iacob.

And Iacob begat Ioseph ye husband of Mary, of whom was borne Jesus, that is called Christ.

So all the generations from Abraham to Dauid, are fourtene generations. And from Dauid vntil they were caried away into Babylon, fourtene generations: and after they were caried away into Babylon vntill Christ, fourteene generations.

Nowe the birth of Jesus Christ was thus, When as his mother Mary was betrothed to Ioseph, before they came together, shee was found with childe of the holy Ghost.

Then Ioseph her husband being a iust man, and not willing to make her a publike example, was minded to put her away secretly.

But whiles he thought these things, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared vnto him in a dreame, saying, Ioseph, the sonne of Dauid, feare not to take Mary thy wife: for that which is conceiued in her, is of the holy Ghost.

And she shall bring foorth a sonne, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for hee shall saue his people from their sinnes.

And al this was done that it might be fulfilled, which is spoken of the Lord by ye Prophet, saying,

Behold, a virgine shalbe with childe, and shall beare a sonne, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is by interpretation, God with vs.

Then Ioseph, being raised from sleepe, did as the Angel of the Lord had inioyned him, and tooke his wife.

But he knew her not, til she had broght forth her first borne sonne, and he called his name JESUS.

When Jesus then was borne at Bethleem in Iudea, in the dayes of Herod the King, beholde, there came Wisemen from the East to Hierusalem,

Saying, Where is that King of the Iewes that is borne? for wee haue seene his starre in the East, and are come to worship him.

When King Herod heard this, he was troubled, and all Hierusalem with him.

And gathering together all the chiefe Priestes and Scribes of the people, hee asked of them, where Christ should be borne.

And they saide vnto him, At Beth-leem in Iudea: for so it is written by the Prophet,

And thou Beth-leem in the lande of Iuda, art not the least among the Princes of Iuda: For out of thee shall come the gouernour that shall feede that my people Israel.

Then Herod priuily called the Wisemen, and diligently inquired of them the time of the starre that appeared,

And sent them to Beth-leem, saying, Goe, and searche diligently for the babe: and when ye haue founde him, bring mee worde againe, that I may come also, and worship him.

So when they had heard the King, they departed: and loe, the starre which they had seene in the East, went before them, till it came and stoode ouer the place where the babe was.

And when they sawe the starre, they reioyced with an exceeding great ioy,

And went into the house, and founde the babe with Mary his mother, and fell downe, and worshipped him, and opened their treasures, and presented vnto him giftes, euen golde, and frankincense, and myrrhe.

And after they were warned of God in a dreame, that they should not go againe to Herod, they returned into their countrey another way.

After their departure, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeareth to Ioseph in a dreame, saying, Arise, and take the babe and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there til I bring thee word: for Herod will seeke the babe, to destroy him.

So he arose and tooke the babe and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt,

And was there vnto the death of Herod, that that might be fulfilled, which is spoken of the Lord by the Prophet, saying, Out of Egypt haue I called my sonne.

Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked of the Wisemen, was exceeding wroth, and sent foorth, and slew all the male children that were in Beth-leem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two yeere old and vnder, according to the time which he had diligently searched out of the Wisemen.

Then was that fulfilled which is spoken by the Prophet Ieremias, saying,

In Rhama was a voyce heard, mourning, and weeping, and great howling: Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they were not.

And whe Herod was dead, behold, an Angel of the Lord appeareth in a dreame to Ioseph in Egypt,

Saying, Arise, and take the babe and his mother, and goe into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the babes life.

Then he arose vp and tooke the babe and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

But whe he heard that Archelaus did reigne in Iudea in stead of his father Herod, he was afraide to go thither: yet after he was warned of God in a dreame, he turned aside into the parts of Galile,

And went and dwelt in a citie called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophets, which was, That hee should be called a Nazarite.

And in those dayes, Iohn the Baptist came and preached in the wildernes of Iudea,

And said, Repent: for the kingdome of heauen is at hand.

For this is he of whome it is spoken by the Prophet Esaias, saying, The voyce of him that crieth in the wildernes, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make his pathes straight.

And this Iohn had his garment of camels heare, and a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: his meate was also locusts and wilde hony.

Then went out to him Ierusalem and all Iudea, and all the region rounde about Iordan.

And they were baptized of him in Iordan, confessing their sinnes.

Now when he sawe many of the Pharises, and of the Sadduces come to his baptisme, he said vnto them, O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the anger to come?

Bring foorth therefore fruite worthy amendment of life.

And thinke not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is able euen of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham.

And now also is the axe put to the roote of the trees: therfore euery tree which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewen downe, and cast into ye fire.

In deede I baptize you with water to amendment of life, but he that commeth after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthie to beare: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.

Which hath his fanne in his hand, and wil make cleane his floore, and gather his wheate into his garner, but will burne vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire.

Then came Iesus from Galile to Iordan vnto Iohn, to be baptized of him.

But Iohn earnestly put him backe, saying, I haue neede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?

Then Iesus answering, saide to him, Let be nowe: for thus it becommeth vs to fulfill all righteousnes. So he suffered him.

And Iesus when hee was baptized, came straight out of the water. And lo, the heaues were opened vnto him, and Iohn saw the Spirit of God descending like a doue, and lighting vpon him.

And loe, a voyce came from heauen, saying, This is my beloued Sonne, in whome I am well pleased.

Then was Iesus led aside of the Spirit into the wildernes, to be tempted of the deuil.

And when he had fasted fourtie dayes, and fourtie nights, he was afterward hungrie.

Then came to him the tempter, and said, If thou be the Sonne of God, commande that these stones be made bread.

But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not liue by bread onely, but by euery worde that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Then the deuil tooke him vp into the holy Citie, and set him on a pinacle of the temple,

And said vnto him, If thou be the Sonne of God, cast thy selfe downe: for it is written, that he wil giue his Angels charge ouer thee, and with their hands they shall lift thee vp, lest at any time thou shouldest dash thy foote against a stone.

Iesus saide vnto him, It is written againe, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Againe the deuil tooke him vp into an exceeding hie mountaine, and shewed him all the kingdomes of the world, and the glory of them,

And sayd to him, All these will I giue thee, if thou wilt fall downe, and worship me.

Then sayd Iesus vnto him, Auoyde Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him onely shalt thou serue.

Then the deuill left him: and beholde, the Angels came, and ministred vnto him.

And when Iesus had heard that Iohn was committed to prison, he returned into Galile.

And leauing Nazareth, went and dwelt in Capernaum, which is neere the sea in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim,

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the Propet, saying,

The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim by the way of the sea, beyond Iordan, Galile of the Gentiles:

The people which sate in darkenes, sawe great light: and to them which sate in the region, and shadowe of death, light is risen vp.

From that time Iesus began to preach, and to say, Amende your liues: for the kingdome of heauen is at hand.

And Iesus walking by the sea of Galile, sawe two brethren, Simon, which was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers.)

And he sayd vnto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

And they straightway leauing the nets, folowed him.

And when he was gone forth from thence, he saw other two brethren, Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, and Iohn his brother in a ship with Zebedeus their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

And they without tarying, leauing the ship, and their father, folowed him.

So Iesus went about all Galile, teaching in their Synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdome, and healing euery sicknesse and euery disease among the people.

And his fame spread abroad through all Syria: and they brought vnto him all sicke people, that were taken with diuers diseases and torments, and them that were possessed with deuils, and those which were lunatike, and those that had the palsey: and he healed them.

And there folowed him great multitudes out of Galile, and Decapolis, and Hierusalem, and Iudea, and from beyond Iordan.

And when he sawe the multitude, he went vp into a mountaine: and when he was set, his disciples came to him.

And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

Blessed are the poore in spirit, for theirs is the kingdome of heauen.

Blessed are they that mourne: for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meeke: for they shall inherite the earth.

Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for righteousnes: for they shalbe filled.

Blessed are the mercifull: for they shall obteine mercie.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peace makers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousnes sake: for theirs is the kingdome of heauen.

Blessed shall ye be when men reuile you, and persecute you, and say all maner of euill against you for my sake, falsely.

Reioyce and be glad, for great is your reward in heauen: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.