ACCORDING TO MATTHEW
King James Version
THE GOSPEL
ACCORDING TO MATTHEW PART I
1 ¶ The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son
of David, the son of Abraham.
2
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob
begat Judas and his brethren;
3
And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares
begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
4
And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and
Naasson begat Salmon;
5
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of
Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
6
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat
Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia;
and Abia begat Asa;
8
And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and
Joram begat Ozias;
9
And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and
Achaz begat Ezekias;
10
And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and
Amon begat Josias;
11
And Josias begat Jechonias and
his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
12
And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
13
And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and
Eliakim begat Azor;
14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc
begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
15
And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and
Matthan begat Jacob;
16
And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was
born Jesus, who is called Christ.
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 unto Christ are fourteen
generations.
18 ¶ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When
as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was
found with child of the Holy Ghost.
19
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing
to make her a publick example, was minded to put her
away privily.
20
But while he thought on these things, behold, the 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.
21 And she shall bring forth a
son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from
their sins.
22
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
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.
24
Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of
the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
25
And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn
son: and he called his name JESUS.
1 ¶ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the
days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2
Saying, Where is he that is born
King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to
worship him.
3
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was
troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes
of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus
it is written by the prophet,
6
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least
among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall
rule my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, when he had privily
called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
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.
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.
10
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great
joy.
11
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young
child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they
had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and
frankincense, and myrrh.
12
And being warned of God in a dream that they should not
return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
13 ¶ And when they were 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.
14 When he arose, he took the
young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
15
And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt
have I called my son.
16 ¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the
wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that
were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under,
according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
17
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the
prophet, saying,
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.
19 ¶ But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the
Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20
Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother,
and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young
child's life.
21 And
he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of
Israel.
22
But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in
the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding,
being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
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.
1 ¶ In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the
wilderness of Judaea,
2
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at
hand.
3
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias,
saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
4
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a
leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
5
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all
the region round about Jordan,
6
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 ¶ But when he saw many of
the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O
generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9
And think not to say within yourselves, We
have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these
stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
10
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire.
11
I indeed baptize you with water unto 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 Ghost, and with fire:
12
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly
purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the
chaff with unquenchable fire.
13 ¶ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John,
to be baptized of him.
14 But John forbad him, saying, I
have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to
me?
15
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now:
for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered
him.
16
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out
of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit
of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This
is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
1 ¶ Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
2
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was
afterward an hungred.
3
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made
bread.
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.
5
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
6
And saith unto him, If thou be
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 bear thee up, lest at any
time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is
written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high
mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the
world, and the glory of them;
9
And saith unto him, All these
things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan:
for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy
God, and him only shalt thou serve.
11
Then the devil leaveth him, and,
behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
12 ¶ Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into
prison, he departed into Galilee;
13
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum,
which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
14 That it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
15
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the
way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
16
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to
them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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.
19
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will
make you fishers of men.
20
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
21 And going on from thence, he
saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a
ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
22
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and
followed him.
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.
24
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought
unto him all sick people that were taken with divers
diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those
which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy;
and he healed them.
25
And there followed him great multitudes of people from
Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from
beyond Jordan.
1 ¶ And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a
mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3 ¶ Blessed are the poor in
spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for
they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children
of God.
10
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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.
12
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven:
for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
13 ¶ Ye are the salt of the
earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth
good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
14 Ye are the light
of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be
hid.
15
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a
candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16
Let
your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify
your Father which is in heaven.
17 ¶ Think not that I am come to
destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18
For
verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one
jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19
Whosoever 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
whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven.
20
For
I say unto 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.
21 ¶ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in
danger of the judgment:
22
But
I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his
brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall
say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever
shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
23
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
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.
25
Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles 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.
26
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no
means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
27 ¶ Ye have heard that it was
said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit
adultery:
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed
adultery with her already in his heart.
29
And
if thy right eye offend thee, 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.
30
And
if thy right hand offend thee, 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.
31
It
hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let
him give her a writing of divorcement:
32
But
I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his
wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth
her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced
committeth adultery.
33 ¶ Again, ye have heard that it
hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not
forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
34
But
I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven;
for it is God's throne:
35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem;
for it is the city of the great King.
36
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make
one hair white or black.
37
But
let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than
these cometh of evil.
38 ¶ Ye have heard that it hath
been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39
But
I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever
shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40
And
if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
41
And
whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from
him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43 ¶ Ye have heard that it hath
been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour,
and hate thine enemy.
44
But
I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that
curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully
use you, and persecute you;
45
That ye may be the children of your Father which 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.
46
For
if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans
the same?
47
And
if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the
publicans so?
48
Be
ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
1 ¶ Take heed that ye do not your
alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father
which is in heaven.
2
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not
sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the
streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3
But
when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what
thy right hand doeth:
4
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father
which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee
openly.
5 ¶ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they
love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that
they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They
have their reward.
6
But
thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and
when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy
Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee
openly.
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:
for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8
Be
not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9 ¶ After this manner therefore
pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10
Thy
kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11
Give us this day our daily bread.
12
And
forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13
And
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father
will also forgive you:
15
But
if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father
forgive your trespasses.
16 ¶ Moreover when ye fast, be
not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces,
that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
17
But
thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
18
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father
which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
19 ¶ Lay not up for yourselves
treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break
through and steal:
20
But
lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22
The
light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body
shall be full of light.
23
But
if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore
the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
24
No
man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and
mammon.
25 ¶ Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye
shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more
than meat, and the body than raiment?
26
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they
reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth
them. Are ye not much better than they?
27
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye
thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil
not, neither do they spin:
29
And
yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed like one of these.
30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast
into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall
we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall
we be clothed?
32 (For
after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33
But
seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things
shall be added unto you.
34
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for
the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
1 ¶ Judge not, that ye be not
judged.
2
For
with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete,
it shall be measured to you again.
3
And
why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's
eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine
own eye?
4
Or
how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the
mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt
thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
6
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before
swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
7 ¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it
shall be opened unto you:
8
For
every one that asketh receiveth;
and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9
Or
what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10
Or
if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11
If
ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much
more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask
him?
12 ¶ Therefore all things
whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this
is the law and the prophets.
13
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is
the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth
unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 ¶ Beware of false prophets,
which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16
Ye
shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of
thistles?
17
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth
forth evil fruit.
18
A
good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth
good fruit.
19
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and
cast into the fire.
20
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 ¶ Not every one that saith unto me,
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will
of my Father which is in heaven.
22
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy
name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful
works?
23
And
then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work
iniquity.
24
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I
will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25
And
the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that
house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26
And
every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be
likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27
And
the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that
house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the
people were astonished at his doctrine:
29
For
he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.