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1 Many ancient authorities read Our Father,

which art in heaven.

See Matt. vi. 9.

2 Many ancient

authorities

be done, as

in heaven,

so on earth.

10.

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And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain 11 place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When 2 ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.2 Give us day by day our daily 3 bread. And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves 4 And also forgive every one that is indebted to us. bring us not into temptation *.

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And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a 5 friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine 6 add Thy will is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him; and he from within shall answer and 7 See Matt. vi. say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee? I say unto you, Though he will not rise and 8 give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him 5 as many as he needeth. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be 9 given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it from the evil shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh 10 receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him

3 Gr. our

bread for the coming day.

4 Many ancient authorities add but

deliver us

one (or, from evil). See

Matt. vi. 13.

soever

things

6 Some ancient

5 Or, what that knocketh it shall be opened. And of which of 11 you that is a father shall his son ask " a loaf, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him 12 omit a loaf, a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give 13 him a stone? good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

authorities

and he give

or.

7 Gr. demon.

8 Or, In

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And he was casting out a 'devil which was dumb. 14 And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb man spake; and the multitudes marvelled. But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of 15 9 Gr. demons. the devils casteth he out 'devils. And others, tempt- 16 ing him, sought of him a sign from heaven. But he, 17 knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; 10 and a house divided against a house falleth. And if 18 upon house. Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his

10 Or, and house falleth

kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out 1devils 1 Gr. demons. 19 2by Beelzebub. And if I 2by Beelzebub cast out 'devils, 2 Or, in by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall 20 they be your judges. But if I by the finger of God

cast out 1devils, then is the kingdom of God come 21 upon you. When the strong man fully armed 22 guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace: but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armour 23 wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth 24 not with me scattereth. The unclean spirit when he 3 Or, it is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out. 25 And when he is come, 3 3 he findeth it swept and

26 garnished. Then goeth 3he, and taketh to him seven

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other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter 4 Or, itself in and dwell there and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.

And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, 28 and the breasts which thou didst suck. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

29 And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no 30 sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah. For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also 31 the Son of man be to this generation. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgement with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, 5 a greater than Solomon is 5 Gr. more 32 here. The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

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No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a

than.

1 Gr. breakfast.

cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that
they which enter in may see the light. The lamp of 34
thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy
whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy
body also is full of darkness. Look therefore whether 35
the light that is in thee be not darkness. If therefore 36
thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark,
it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with
its bright shining doth give thee light.

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Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to 1 dine 37 with him and he went in, and sat down to meat. And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he 38 had not first washed before dinner. And the Lord 39 said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness. Ye foolish ones, 40 did not he that made the outside make the inside also ? 2 Or, ye can Howbeit give for alms those things which 2 are within ; 41 and behold, all things are clean unto you.

But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and 42 rue and every herb, and pass over judgement and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Woe unto you Phari- 43 sees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces. Woe unto 44 you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over them know it not.

And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, 45 3 Or, Teacher 3 Master, in saying this thou reproachest us also. And 46 he said, Woe unto you lawyers also! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. Woe 47 unto you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. So ye are witnesses and 48 consent unto the works of your fathers: for they killed them, and ye build their tombs. Therefore also 49 said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they shall ˇkill and persecute; that the blood of all the prophets, 50 which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; from the blood of Abel 51

unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between. the altar and the sanctuary: yea, I say unto you, it 1 Gr. house. 52 shall be required of this generation. Woe unto you.

lawyers! for ye took away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

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themselves vehemently against him

4 Gr. the

disciples,

beware ye

53 And when he was come out from thence, the scribes and the Pharisees began to 2 press upon him vehemently, 2 Or, set 54 and to provoke him to speak of many things; laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth. 12 In the mean time, when the many thousands of the 3 or, more multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they myriads of. trode one upon another, he began to say unto his 5 Or, say disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the unto his 2 Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. But there is nothing First of all covered up, that shall not be revealed: and hid, that 3 shall not be known. Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers 4 shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them which kill the body, and after that have no more that they can 5 do. But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast 6 Or, 6 into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. Are not authority five sparrows sold for two farthings? and not one of Gehenna. 7 them is forgotten in the sight of God. hairs of your head are all numbered. 8 of more value than many sparrows. And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, 8 Gr. in me. 9 him shall the Son of man also confess before the 9 Gr. in him. 9 angels of God: but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels 10 of God. And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall 11 not be forgiven. And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.

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But the very
Fear not: ye are

7 Gr.

1 Or, Teacher

in a man's

abundance

consisteth his life, from the things which he possesseth.

And one out of the multitude said unto him, 1Master, 13 bid my brother divide the inheritance with me. But 14 he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? And he said unto them, Take 15 2 Gr. for not heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: 2 for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. And he spake a parable 16 unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: and he reasoned within him- 17 self, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: 18 I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my corn and my goods. And 19 I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this 20 night is thy soul required of thee; and the things require thy which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be? So is 21 he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

3 Or, life

4 Gr. they

5 Or, soul

6 Or, age

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And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say 22 unto you, Be not anxious for your 5 life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. For the life is more than the food, and the body 23 than the raiment. Consider the ravens, that they 24 sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds! And which of you by be- 25 ing anxious can add a cubit unto his stature? If then 26 ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest? Consider the lilies, 27 how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God doth 28 so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more shall he clothe you, O ye of little faith? And seek not 29 ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the 30 nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. Howbeit 31

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