the acceptance and
blessing of our kind Father in heaven, and send it forth, accompanied
with many prayers, to call men from sin to holiness, and from death and
sorrow to the only true life and joy.

BOSTON, Mass., October, 1858.

CONTENTS.

THE HISTORICAL BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.

1. The Gospel of Matthew
2. The Gospel of Mark
3. The Gospel of Luke
4. The Gospel of John
5. Acts of the Apostles

THE EPISTLES OF PAUL.

1. First Epistle to the Thessalonians
2. Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
3. The Epistle to the Galatians
4. First Epistle to the Corinthians
5. Second Epistle to the Corinthians
6. The Epistle to the Romans
7. The Epistle to Philemon
8. The Epistle to the Colossians
9. The Epistle to the Ephesians [Laodiceans]
10. The Epistle to the Philippians
11. The Epistle to Titus
12. First Epistle to Timothy
13. Second Epistle to Timothy

THE CATHOLIC EPISTLES.

1. The Epistle of James
2. First Epistle of Peter
3. Second Epistle of Peter
4. The Epistle of Judas
5. First Epistle of John
6. Second Epistle of John
7. Third Epistle of John
8. The Epistle to the Hebrews

1. REVELATION

THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW.

CHAPTER I.

THE GENEALOGY AND BIRTH OF CHRIST.

1 [1:1]AN account of the birth 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 brothers; [1:3]and Judah begat Pharez and
Zarah by Thamar; and Pharez begat Hezron, and Hezron begat Ram,
[1:4]and Ram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Nashon, and Nashon
begat Salmon, [1:5]and Salmon begat Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed
by Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse, [1:6]and Jesse begat David the king.

2 And David begat Solomon by the wife of Uriah, [1:7]and Solomon begat
Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa, [1:8]and Asa
begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Jehoram, and Jehoram begat
Uzziah, [1:9]and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz
begat Hezekiah, [1:10]and Hezekiah begat Manassah, and Manassah begat
Amon, and Amon begat Josiah, [1:11] and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his
brothers at the Babylonian exile.

3 [1:12]After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel, and
Shealtiel begat Zerubabel, [1:13]and Zerubabel begat Abiud, and Abiud
begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azar, [1:14]and Azar begat Zadoc, and
Zadoc begat Ac