The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.

“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans,

and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles.

“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

and in his name the Gentiles will hope.”

But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this evil generation.”

Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret

And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed.

And Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.”

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’

and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.”

But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

Truly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.

Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.