Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,

Because Joseph, her husband to be, was a righteous man, and because he did not want to disgrace her, he intended to divorce her privately.

When he had contemplated 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, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.

After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back by another route to their own country.

“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone.”

He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.

But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

“I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am—I am not worthy to carry his sandals! He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you’ and ‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”

Jesus said to him, “Once again it is written: ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’”

People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.

Fulfillment of the Law and Prophets

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them.

I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter will pass from the law until everything takes place.

Anger and Murder

“You have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not murder,’ and ‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’

Adultery

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’

Oaths

“Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

But I say to you, do not take oaths at all—not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.