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MATTHEW. seeing the multi- | righteousness' sake: for theirs tudes, he went up into is the kingdom of heaven. the mountain: and when he 11 Blessed are ye when men had sat down, his disciples shall reproach you, and percame unto him: 2 and he secute you, and say all manopened his mouth and taught ner of evil against you falsely, them, saying, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you. 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house. 16 Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your for Father who is in heaven. ST. MATTHEW. CHAPTER VI, 5-15. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: God. for they shall see 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are they that have been persecuted WHEN ye pray, ye shall pray in the synagogues and not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto ye: Our Father who art in you, They have received heaven, Hallowed be thy their reward. 6 But thou, name. 10 Thy kingdom when thou prayest, enter come. Thy will be done, into thine inner chamber, as in heaven, so on earth. and having shut thy door, 11 Give us this day our pray to thy Father who is daily bread. 12 And forin secret, and thy Father give us our debts, as we also who seeth in secret shall have forgiven our debtors. recompense thee. 7 And in 13 And bring us not into praying use not vain repeti- temptation, but deliver us tions, as the Gentiles do: from the evil one. for they think that they if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. for 15 But 14 For shall be heard for their much speaking. 8 Be not therefore like unto them: your Father knoweth what if ye forgive not men their things ye have need of, be- trespasses, neither will your fore ye ask him. 9 After Father forgive your tresthis manner therefore pray passes. ST. LUKE. CHAPTER VIII, 4–15. AND when a great mul- and grew, and brought forth titude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable: 5 The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it. 6 And other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because had no moisture. 7 And other fell amidst the thorns; and the thorns grew with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell into the good ground, fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9 And his disciples asked him what this parable might be. 10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 And those by the way side are they that have 11 heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. 13 And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 14 And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. 15 And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience. ST. LUKE. AND turning to the dis- shalt live. ciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: 24 for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. 25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself. 28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou 29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor? 30 Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion, 34 and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine; 36 again, will repay thee. Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbor unto him that fell among the robbers? 37 And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said un and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 And on the morrow he took out two shillings, and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest to him, Go, and do thou more, I, when I come back likewise. ST. LUKE. CHAPTER XV, 11–32. AND he said, A certain I perish here with hunger! man had two sons: 12 and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of thy substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 17 But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and But 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: 19 I am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. 20 And he arose, and came to his father. while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. 21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: I am no more worthy to be called thy son. 22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 23 and bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry: 24 for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: 30 but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf. 31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine. 32 But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. ST. JOHN. IN the beginning was the of the light, that all might Word, and the Word was believe through him. 8 He with God, and the Word was not the light, but came was God. 2 The same was that he might bear witness in the beginning with God. of the light. 9 There was 3 All things were made the true light, even the light through him; and without which lighteth every man, him was not anything made coming into the world. 10 that hath been made. 4 In He was in the world, and him was life; and the life the world was made through was the light of men. 5 And him, and the world knew the light shineth in the dark-him not. 11 He came unto ness; and the darkness ap- his own, and they that were prehended it not. 6 There his own received him not. came a man, sent from God, 12 But as many as received whose name was John. 7 him, to them gave he the The same came for witness, right to become children of that he might bear witness God, even to them that be |