when he was hungry,* and they that 4 were with him? How he entered into

the house of God, and eat the shew loaves which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the 5 priests only? Or have ye not read in the law that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and 6 are blameless ? But I say unto you, that there is here a greater than the ' temple. But if ye had known what is: I will [have] mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord† of the Sabbath.

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And going away from thence, he came into their synagogue. And, lo! there was a man having his hand withered. And they asked him, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath? that they might

T. R. adds, 'himself.'

†T. R. reads, 'even of.'

MeTaßaiva is always a change of placeleaving one place and going to another, προβαίνω progress onward in one supposed space or limits, hence used also for advanced in years. The reader has only to consult a Greek Concordance.

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accuse him. But he said to them: What man shall there be of you who has one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and raise 12 it up? How much better, then, is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do 13 well on the sabbath. Then he saith to the man: Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched [it] out, and it was restored 14 sound as the other. But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, 15 how they might destroy him. But Jesus knowing it, withdrew thence, and great crowds followed him ; and he healed 16 them all and charged it on them, that they should not make him publicly 17 known so that that might be fulfilled [that was] spoken by the Prophet Esaias, 18 saying: Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul has found its delight. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall show forth judg10 ment to the nations. He shall not strive

nor cry out, nor shall any one hear his 20 voice in the streets; a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he

not quench, until he bring forth* judg 21 ment unto victory, and on his name shall 22 the nations hope. Then was brought to

him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23 And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is not this [man] the Son of David? 24 But the Pharisees, having heard it, said: This [man] does not cast out demons, but 25 by Beelzebub, prince of demons. But Jesus, knowing† their thoughts, said to

* Εκβαλη. It is difficult to avoid using a word which is interpretation, it is the same as verse 35 here, and xiii. 52, 'brings forth out of his treasures;' but it is as much 'putting forth' as bringing forth'-'send forth' is more arbitrary. 'He produces;' but this does not suit in English here. It means that judgment was hid, and 'shut up among his treasures,' as said indeed in Deut. xxxii., and in due time it will be produced, without saying He brings it with Him, or sends it without coming. It is brought out and displayed in its time. With this explanation I say 'bring forth.' 'Put forth' has somewhat the force of putting forth strength;' whereas it is producing, bringing out what till then was hidden and kept back. (See xii. 35.)

+ Elows, conscious, not objective knowledge. Verse 15 it is objective, having learnt it.

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them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will 26 not stand. And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How, then, shall his kingdom stand? And if I cast 27 out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast [them] out? For this reason they shall be your judges. But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then, indeed, the kingdom of God is come upon you. Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong man and plunder his goods, unless first he bind the strong man, and then he 30 will plunder his house. He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. 31 For this reason I say to you, Every sin and injurious speaking shall be forgiven to men, but speaking injuriously of the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven to men. 32 And whosoever shall have spoken a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be

forgiven him, [neither] in this age nor 33 in the coming one. Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt. For 34 from the fruit the tree is known. Off

spring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good man out of the good treasure* brings forth good things, and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure brings 36 forth wicked things. But I say unto you, that every idle word, whatever men shall say, they shall render an account of 37 it in judgment-day: for by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

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38 Then answered some of the scribes and Pharisees, saying: Teacher, we desire to see a sign from thee. But he, answering, said to them: A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign shall be given to it, but the sign of Jonas the 40 prophet. For even as Jonas was in the belly of the great fish three days and * T. R. reads, of the heart.'