The Books Contained in the New Testament.

i. The Gospel of St. Matthew.
ii. The Gospel of St. Mark.
iii. The Gospel of St. Luke.
iv. The Gospel of St. John.
v. The Acts of the Apostles, written by Saint Luke.
vi. The Epistle original: "pistle." An archaic shortening of "Epistle," meaning a formal letter. of St. Paul to the Romans.
vii. The first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians.
viii. The second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians.
ix. The Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians.
x. The Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians.
xi. The Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians.
xii. The Epistle of St. Paul to the Colossians.
xiii. The first Epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians.
xiv. The second Epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians.
xv. The first Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy.
xvi. The second Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy.
xvii. The Epistle of St. Paul to Titus.
xviii. The Epistle of St. Paul to Philemon.
xix. The first Epistle of St. Peter.
xx. The second Epistle of St. Peter.
xxi. The first Epistle of St. John.
xxii. The second Epistle of St. John.
xxiii. The third Epistle of St. John.
The Epistle unto the Hebrews.
The Epistle of St. James.
The Epistle of Jude.
The Revelation of John.

¶ The First Chapter.

A rectangular woodcut illustration serving as a historiated initial for the word "This". It depicts Saint Matthew with a halo, seated at a desk in a room with a window, writing in a large book.

This is the book of the genealogy original: "generacion." In this context, it refers to the ancestral record or lineage of Jesus. of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son also of Abraham. Abraham begot original: "begat." The archaic past tense of "beget," meaning to father a child. Isaac; Isaac begot Jacob; Jacob begot Judah and his brothers; Judah begot Perez and Zerah of Tamar; Perez begot Hezron; Hezron begot Ram; Ram begot Amminadab; Amminadab begot Nahshon; Nahshon begot Salmon; Salmon begot Boaz of Rahab; Boaz begot Obed of Ruth; Obed begot Jesse; Jesse begot David the king; David the king begot Solomon by her who was the wife of Uriah; Solomon begot Rehoboam; Rehoboam begot Abijah; Abijah begot Asa; Asa begot Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat begot Joram; Joram begot Uzziah; Uzziah begot Jotham; Jotham begot Ahaz; Ahaz begot Hezekiah;