Matthew 1-5

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These are the chapters of the book of
Matthew

Matthew 1

1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of
David, the son of Abraham.
1:2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat
Judah and his brethren;
1:3 And Judah begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat
Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
1:4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and
Naasson begat Salmon;
1:5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of
Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
1:6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat
Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;
1:7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia
begat Asa;
1:8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram
begat Ozias;
1:9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz
begat Ezekias;
1:10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and
Amon begat Josias;
1:11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time
they were carried away to Babylon:
1:12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat
Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
1:13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and
Eliakim begat Azor;
1:14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim
begat Eliud;
1:15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and
Matthan begat Jacob;
1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was
born Jesus, who is called Christ.
1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David [are] fourteen
generations; and from David until the carrying away into
Babylon [are] fourteen generations; and from the carrying away
into Babylon to Christ [are] fourteen generations.
1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner: When his
mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together,
she was found with child by the Holy Spirit.
1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man], and not
willing to make her a public example, purposed to put her away
privately.
1:20 But while he thought on these things, the angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David,
fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife: for that which is
conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.
1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his
name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
1:22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken from the Lord by the prophet, saying,
1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth
a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being
interpreted is, God with us.
1:24 Then Joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the angel of
the Lord had bidden him, and took to him his wife:
1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born
son: and he called his name JESUS.

Matthew 2

2:1 Now, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days
of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to
Jerusalem,
2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? for we
have seen his star in the east, and have come to worship him.
2:3 When Herod the king had heard [these things], he was
troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
2:4 And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes
of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.
2:5 And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is
written by the prophet,
2:6 And thou Bethlehem, [in] the land of Judah, art not the
least among the princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come a
Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
2:7 Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men,
inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search
diligently for the young child; and when ye have found [him],
bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and lo, the
star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it
came and stood over where the young child was.
2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great
joy.
2:11 And when they had come into the house, they saw the young
child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him:
and when they had opened their treasures, they presented to him
gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
2:12 And being warned by God in a dream that they should not
return to Herod, they departed into their own country another
way.
2:13 And when they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the
young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou
there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young
child to destroy him.
2:14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by
night, and departed into Egypt:
2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken from the Lord by the prophet,
saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men,
was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children
that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years
old and under, according to the time which he had diligently
inquired of the wise men.
2:17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the
prophet, saying,
2:18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping,
and great mourning, Rachel weeping [for] her children, and
would not be comforted, because they are not.
2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord
appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
2:20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and
go into the land of Israel: for they are dead who sought the
young child's life.
2:21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and
came into the land of Israel.
2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the
room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither:
notwithstanding, being warned by God in a dream, he turned
aside into the parts of Galilee:
2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall
be called a Nazarene.

Matthew 3

3:1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the
wilderness of Judea,
3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3:3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah,
saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye
the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
3:4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a
leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and
wild honey.
3:5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the
region about Jordan,
3:6 And were baptized by him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to
his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who hath
warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
3:9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for
[our] father: for I say to you, that God is able of these
stones to raise up children to Abraham.
3:10 And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees:
therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire.
3:11 I indeed baptize you with water to repentance: but he that
cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy
to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and [with]
fire:
3:12 Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse
his floor, and gather his wheat into the granary; but he will
burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.
3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan to John, to be
baptized by him.
3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized by
thee, and comest thou to me?
3:15 And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer [it to be so] now:
for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he
suffered him.
3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up immediately out of
the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw
the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon
him:
3:17 And lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved
Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Matthew 4

4:1 Then was Jesus led by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be
tempted by the devil.
4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was
afterward hungry.
4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou art the
son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live
by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God.
4:5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth
him on a pinnacle of the temple,
4:6 And saith to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself
down, for it is written, He shall give his angels charge
concerning thee: and in [their] hands they shall uphold thee,
lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
4:7 Jesus said to him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt
the Lord thy God.
4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up upon an exceeding high
mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and
the glory of them,
4:9 And saith to him, All these things will I give thee, if thou
wilt fall down and worship me.
4:10 Then saith Jesus to him, Be gone, Satan: for it is written,
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou
serve.
4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and behold, angels came and
ministered to him.
4:12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he
departed into Galilee.
4:13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which
is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and
Nephthalim;
4:14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the
prophet, saying,
4:15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, [by] the
way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:
4:16 The people who sat in darkness, saw great light; and to
them who sat in the region and shades of death, light hath
arisen.
4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent:
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
4:18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren,
Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into
the sea: for they were fishers.
4:19 And he saith to them, Follow me, and I will make you
fishers of men.
4:20 And they immediately left [their] nets, and followed him.
4:21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James
[the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat with
Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and he called them.
4:22 And they immediately left the boat, and their father, and
followed him.
4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their
synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease among
the people.
4:24 And his fame spread throughout all Syria: and they brought
to him all sick people that were taken with diverse diseases
and torments, and those who were possessed with demons, and
those who were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he
healed them.
4:25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from
Galilee, and [from] Decapolis, and [from] Jerusalem, and [from]
Judea, and [from] beyond Jordan.

Matthew 5

5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he ascended a mountain: and when
he was seated, his disciples came to him.
5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
5:3 Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom
of heaven.
5:4 Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5:5 Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
5:6 Blessed [are] they who hunger and thirst for righteousness:
for they shall be filled.
5:7 Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
5:8 Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
5:9 Blessed [are] the peace-makers: for they shall be called
children of God.
5:10 Blessed [are] they who are persecuted for righteousness'
sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
5:11 Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute
[you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely,
for my sake.
5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward
in heaven: for so they persecuted the prophets who were before
you.
5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt hath lost its
savor, with what shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for
nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by
men.
5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill
cannot be hid.
5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a close
vessel, but on a candlestick: and it giveth light to all that
are in the house.
5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the
prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
5:18 For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth shall pass
away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law,
till all be fulfilled.
5:19 Whoever therefore shall break one of these least
commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the
least in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever shall do, and teach
[them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of
heaven.
5:20 For I say to you, That except your righteousness shall
exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye
shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
5:21 Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou
shalt not kill; and whoever shall kill, shall be in danger of
the judgment:
5:22 But I say to you, That whoever is angry with his brother
without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment: and
whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of
the council: but whoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in
danger of hell-fire.
5:23 Therefore if thou shalt bring thy gift to the altar, and
there remember that thy brother hath aught against thee;
5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way;
first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy
gift.
5:25 Agree with thy adversary quickly, while thou art in the way
with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the
judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be
cast into prison.
5:26 Verily, I say to thee, thou shalt by no means come out
thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
5:27 Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou
shalt not commit adultery:
5:28 But I say to you, That whoever looketh on a woman to lust
after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his
heart.
5:29 And if thy right eye shall cause thee to sin, pluck it out,
and cast [it] from thee: for [it] is profitable for thee that
one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body
should be cast into hell.
5:30 And if thy right hand shall cause thee to sin, cut it off,
and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one
of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body
should be cast into hell.
5:31 It hath been said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him
give her a writing of divorcement:
5:32 But I say to you, That whoever shall put away his wife,
saving for the cause of lewdness, causeth her to commit
adultery: and whoever shall marry her that is divorced,
committeth adultery.
5:33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said to them of old
time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform to the
Lord thy oaths:
5:34 But I say to you, Swear not at all: neither by heaven; for
it is God's throne:
5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by
Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King,
5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst
not make one hair white or black.
5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea, Nay, nay: for
whatever [is] more than these cometh of evil.
5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth.
5:39 But I say to you, That ye resist not evil: but whoever
shall strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other
also.
5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy
coat, let him have [thy] cloke also.
5:41 And whoever shall constrain thee [to go] one mile, go with
him two.
5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would
borrow of thee, turn not thou away.
5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor, and hate thy enemy:
5:44 But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse
you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who
despitefully use you, and persecute you;
5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father who [is] in
heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the
good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
5:46 For if ye love them who love you, what reward have ye? do
not even the publicans the same?
5:47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than
others]? do not even the publicans so?
5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in
heaven is perfect.

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