Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can

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22 forgive sins, but God alone? But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered and said unto them, 1 What 1 Or, Why. 23 reason ye in your hearts? Whether is easier, to say,

Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?

24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath

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power on earth to forgive sins (he said unto him 2Or, authorthat was palsied), I say unto thee, Arise, and take up 25 thy couch, and go unto thy house. And immediately

he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he 26 lay, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

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And

amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

And after these things he went forth, and beheld a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and 28 said unto him, Follow me. And he forsook all, and 29 rose up and followed him. And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at 30 meat with them. And the Pharisees and their scribes Or, the murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and the 31 and drink with the publicans and sinners? And Jesus among answering said unto them, They that are whole have no them." 32 need of a physician; but they that are sick. I am

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not come to call the righteous but sinners to repent33 ance. And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink. 34 And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of

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Pharisees

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the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with 35 them? But the days will come; and when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then will they 36 fast in those days. And he spake also a parable unto them; No man rendeth a piece from a new garment and putteth it upon an old garment; else he will rend the new, and also the piece from the new will not agree with 37 the old. 4 And no man putteth new wine into old wine- That is, skins; else the new wine will burst the skins, and 38 itself will be spilled, and the skins will perish. 39 new wine must be put into fresh wine-skins.

But

And no

skins used as bottles.

1 Many ancient authorities

read better.

2 Many ancient authorities insert second-first.

man having drunk old wine desireth new: for he saith, The old is good.

Now it came to pass on a 2 sabbath, that he was 6 going through the cornfields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye 2 that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day? And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read 3 even this, what David did, when he was an hungred, he, and they that were with him; how he entered 4 into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone? And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the 5 sabbath.

And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he 6 entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered. And 7 the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him. But he knew their thoughts; and he 8 said to the man that had his hand withered, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it 9 lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it? And he looked round 10 about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored. Or, fool. But they were filled with madness; and communed 11 one with another what they might do to Jesus.

ishness.

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And it came to pass in these days, that he went out 12 into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called his 13 disciples and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles; Simon, whom he also named 14 Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, and Matthew and 15 Thomas, and James the son of Alphæus, and Simon which was called the Zealot, and Judas the son of 16 See Jude 1. James, and Judas Iscariot, which was the traitor; and 17 he came down with them, and stood on a level place,

4 Or, brother.

and a great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judæa and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to 18 hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were healed. 19 And all the multitude sought to touch him: for power came forth from him, and healed them all.

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20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now for ye 22 shall laugh. Blessed are ye, when men shall hate

you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and reproach you, and cast out your name as 23 evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice in that day,

and leap for joy: for behold, your reward is great in heaven for in the same manner did their fathers unto 24 the prophets. But woe unto you that are rich! for 25 ye have received your consolation. Woe unto you,

ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you, ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

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But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies,
28 do good to them that hate you, bless them that curse
29 you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

To

him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloke 30 withhold not thy coat also. Give to every one that

asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods 31 ask them not again. And as ye would that men 32 should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. And

if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? 33 for even sinners love those that love them. And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank 34 have ye? for even sinners do the same.

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And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank1 Some have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive thorities 35 again as much. But love your enemies, and do them read degood, and lend, 'never despairing; and your reward no man.

spairing of

1 Or, teacher.

shall be great, and ye shall be the sons of the Most
High for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful. 36
And judge not, and ye shall not be judged and 37
condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: re-
lease, and ye shall be released: give, and it shall be 38
given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken
together, running over, shall they give into your
bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be
measured to you again.

And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the 39
blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a
pit? The disciple is not above his master: but every 40
one when he is perfected shall be as his 1master.
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy 41
brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in
thine own eye? Or how canst thou say to thy brother, 42
Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye,
when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in
thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the
beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see
clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother's
eye. For there is no good tree that bringeth forth 43
corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth
forth good fruit. For each tree is known by its own 44
fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a
bramble bush gather they grapes. The good man 45
out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth
that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil
treasure bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of
the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the 46 things which I say? Every one that cometh unto me, 47 and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: he is like a man building a 48 house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation the rock and when a flood arose, the stream read for it brake against that house, and could not shake it: founded up. 2 because it had been well builded. But he that hear- 49 on the rock: eth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house vii. 25. upon the earth without a foundation; against which

2 Many ancient authorities

had been

as in Matt.

upon

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the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.

After he had ended all his sayings in the ears of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

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dear1 Gr. bond

And

servant. 2 Or, pre

him cious to him.

2 2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was 3 unto him, was sick and at the point of death. when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come able with And they, when they came to him.

4 and save his servant. 1

Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy

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5 that thou shouldest do this for him: for he loveth our
6 nation, and himself built us our synagogue. And
Jesus went with them. And when he was now not
far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him,
saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am
not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof:
7 wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come
unto thee but say the word, and my 5 servant shall
8 be healed. For I also am a man set under authority, &
having under myself soldiers and I say to this one,
Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he
cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth
9 it. And when Jesus heard these things, he mar-
velled at him, and turned and said unto the multi-
tude that followed him, I say unto you, I have not
10 found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
And they

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that were sent, returning to the house, found the 1 servant whole.

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Or, honour

4

Gr. suffi

cient.

Gr. say
Or, boy.

with a word.

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next day.

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went & Many to a city called Nain; and his disciples went with authorities 12 him, and a great multitude. Now when he drew read on the near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city 13 was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had. compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. 14 And he came nigh and touched the bier: and the bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, I say 15 unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. 16 And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God,