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The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

by Various.

NOTE.

This Revised Testament has been prepared under the auspices of the American Bible Union, by the most competent scholars of the day. No expense has been spared to obtain the oldest translations of the Bible, copies of the ancient ma.n.u.scripts, and other facilities to make the revision as perfect as possible.

The paragraph form has been adopted in preference to the division by verse, which is a modern mode of division, never used in the ancient scriptures. But, for convenience of reference, the numbers of the verses are retained.

All quotations from the Old Testament are distinctly indicated, and the poetic form is restored to those which appear as poetry in the original.

The revisers have been guided in their labors by the following rules prescribed by the Union:

RULES FOR THE REVISION OF THE ENGLISH NEW TESTAMENT.

The received Greek text, critically edited, with known errors corrected, must be followed.

The common English version must be the basis of revision, and only such alterations must be made as the exact meaning of the text and the existing state of the language may require.

The exact meaning of the inspired text, as that text expressed it to those who understood the original Scriptures at the time they were first written, must be given in corresponding words and phrases, so far as they can be found in the English language, with the least possible obscurity or indefiniteness.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by THE AMERICAN BIBLE UNION, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

Thomas Holman, Printer, Corner of Centre and White Sts., New York.

Electrotyped by Smith & McDougal, 82 and 64 Beekman St., N. Y.

THE

NEW TESTAMENT

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW.

I.

BOOK of the generation of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.

(2)Abraham begot Isaac; and Isaac begot Jacob; and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers; (3)and Judah begot Pharez and Zarah, of Tamar; and Pharez begot Hezron; and Hezron begot Ram; (4)and Ram begot Amminadab; and Amminadab begot Nahshon; and Nahshon begot Salmon; (5)and Salmon begot Boaz, of Rahab; and Boaz begot Obed, of Ruth; and Obed begot Jesse; (6)and Jesse begot David the king; and David begot Solomon, of the wife of Uriah; (7)and Solomon begot Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begot Abijah; and Abijah begot Asa; (8)and Asa begot Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begot Joram; and Joram begot Uzziah; (9)and Uzziah begot Jotham; and Jotham begot Ahaz; and Ahaz begot Hezekiah; (10)and Hezekiah begot Mana.s.seh; and Mana.s.seh begot Amon; and Amon begot Josiah; (11)and Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the removal to Babylon. (12)And after the removal to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Salathiel; and Salathiel begot Zerubbabel; (13)and Zerubbabel begot Abiud; and Abiud begot Eliakim; and Eliakim begot Azor; (14)and Azor begot Zadock; and Zadock begot Achim; and Achim begot Eliud; (15)and Eliud begot Eleazar; and Eleazar begot Matthan; and Matthan begot Jacob; (16)and Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

(17)All the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the removal to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the removal to Babylon unto the Christ, fourteen generations.

(18)Now the birth of Jesus Christ was after this manner. His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child by the Holy Spirit. (19)And Joseph her husband, being just, and not willing to expose her openly[1:19], desired to put her away privately. (20)But while he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit. (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)And all this has come to pa.s.s, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:

(23)Behold, the virgin shall be with child, And shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel;