own city. And, lo, they brought to him a paralytic, laid upon a bed; and Jesus seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Be of good courage, child, thy sins are forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of the scribes said in themselves: This man 4 blasphemeth. And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, Why do ye think evil things in your hearts? For which is easier: to say, thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, rise up and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man has power* on earth to forgive sins, (then he saith to the paralytic :) Rise up, take up thy bed and go into thy house. And she rose up and went to his house. But

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the crowds seeing [it] were astonished, and glorified God who gave such power* to men.

And Jesus passing on thence saw a man sitting at the tax-office, called Matthew, and saith to him: Follow me. And he 10 rose up and followed him. And it came to pass, as he lay at table in the house,

* Or 'right, authority.' ecovσia.

that, behold, many tax-gatherers and sinners came and lay at table with Jesus " and his disciples. And the Pharisees seeing [it] said to his disciples: Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and 12 sinners? But Jesus hearing it said to them: They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are 13 ill. But go and learn what [that] isI will have mercy and not sacrifice: for I have not come to call righteous [men] but sinners to repentance.†

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Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but thy disciples fast not? 15 And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will have been taken away from them, and then 16 they will fast. But no man puts a patch

*Literally, 'and.' This use of kat is very common in Luke.

†The addition of 'to repentance' is very doubtful. As all the editors are not agreed I have not omitted it

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of new* cloth on an old garment, for its filling up takes from the garment, and a worse rent takes place. Nor do men put new wine into old skins, otherwise the skins burst and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.

As he spoke these things to them, a ruler came and did homage to him, saying, My daughter has by this† died: but come and lay thy hand upon her and she 19 shall live. And Jesus rose up and fol20 lowed him, and his disciples. And lo a

woman, who had had a bloody flux [for] twelve years, came behind and touched 21 the hem of his garment; for she said within herself: If I should only touch *Literally, 'unfulled, unmilled.'

† Apr is what comes up to vvv, says Suidas, quoted by Wetstein in loco; as avтika, what in the future joins now. Mark has, 'is at extremity;' Luke, was dying. Nor has 'now died' any other sense, only it is less clear. It is, however, quite possible that Matthew may give the result of the servant's message and all. It may be translated 'has just now died,' or 'has even now died.' Chrysostom and others give it as in text.

22 his garment I shall be healed. But Jesus turning and seeing her, said: Be of good courage, daughter, thy faith has healed thee. And the woman was healed from that hour.

23 And when Jesus was come to the house of the ruler, and saw the fluteplayers and the crowd making a tumult, 24 he saith to them: Withdraw, for the

damsel is not dead but sleeps. And they 25 laughed at him. But when the crowd

had been put out, he went in and took 26 her hand and the damsel rose up. And

the fame of it went out into all that land. 27 And as Jesus passed on thence, two blind

[men] followed him, crying and saying, 28 Have mercy on us, Son of David. And when he was come to the house the blind [men] came to him. And Jesus saith to them: Do you believe that I am able to do this? They say to him: Yea, Lord. 29 Then he touched their eyes, saying: Ac30 cording to your faith be it to you. And their eyes were opened; and Jesus charged them sharply, saying: See, let no man know it. But they, when they

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were gone out, spread his name abroad in all that land.

But as these were going out, lo, they brought to him a dumb man possessed 33 by a demon. And the demon having been cast out the dumb spake. And the crowds were astonished, saying: It was 34 never thus seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said: He casts out the demons through the prince of the demons.

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And Jesus went round all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease 36 and every bodily weakness.* But when he saw the crowds he was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed,† and cast away as sheep not having a shepherd.

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Then saith he to his disciples: The harvest [is] great and the workmen [are] 38 few; supplicate, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth workmen unto his harvest.

* T. R. reads among the people.'

†T. R. reads ekλeλvμevol—tired, worn out.'