we for another? And Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John what you see and hear; the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news preached to them; and blessed is he that is not offended with me.

2 And when they had gone, Jesus began to say to the multitudes, concerning John, What went you out to the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went you out to see? A man wearing fine clothes? Behold, they that wear fine clothes are in the houses of kings. But what went you out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is written; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, to prepare your way before you. I tell you truly, there has not arisen among those born of woman a greater than John the Baptist; but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist till now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied till John. And if you will receive it, this is Elijah, who was to come.

3 He that has ears, let him hear. To what shall I liken this generation? It is like little children sitting in the markets, who call to their companions, and say, We have played on pipes for you, and you have not danced; we have mourned, and you have not lamented. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon; the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.

4 Then he began to rebuke those cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they changed not their minds. Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have changed their minds long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in a day of judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, which are exalted even to heaven, shall go down even to hades; for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained to

this day. But I tell you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in a day of judgment, than for you.

5 At that time Jesus answering said, I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it has seemed good in thy sight. All things are given me by my Father; and no one knows the Son but the Father; and no one knows the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. Come to me all you that labor hard and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls; for my yoke is easy, and my burden light.

CHAPTER IX.

CHRIST'S DOCTRINE OF THE SABBATH.

1 Ar that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the sabbath; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pick the heads and eat. And the Pharisees seeing it, said to him, Behold, your disciples do what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath. But he said to them, Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him? how he entered into the house of God and eat the show bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but only for the priests? Or have you not read in the law, that the priests profane the sabbath in the temple, and are blameless? But I tell you that here is an object greater than the temple. But if you had known what, I wish for mercy and not a sacrifice, means, you would not have condemned the innocent; for the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath.

2 And departing thence he went into their synagogue, and behold a man having a withered hand [was there.] And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath? that they might accuse him. And he said to them, What man is there of you having one sheep, who if this falls into a pit on the sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a

sheep! So that it is lawful to do good on the sabbath. Then he said to the man, Stretch out your hand; and he stretched it out, and it was restored as sound as the other; and the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him to destroy him.

3 But Jesus knowing it departed thence, and great multitudes followed him; and he cured them all, and charged them not to make him known; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying; Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my spirit on him, and he shall declare judgment to the nations. He shall not strive nor cry aloud, nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and a smoking flax shall he not extinguish, till he sends forth judgment to victory. And in his name shall nations hope.

CHAPTER X.

CHRIST'S MIRACLES ATTRIBUTED TO DEMONS.
HIS RELATIONS.

1. THEN a blind and dumb demoniac was brought to him, and he cured him, so that the blind and dumb spoke and saw. And all the multitudes wondered and said, Is this the Son of David? But the Pharisees hearing it, said, This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, a ruler of the demons. But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed; and no city or house divided against itself can stand. If Satan casts out Satan he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. Or how can one enter into the house of a strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

2 He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters. Therefore, I tell you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but the blasphemy of the Spirit shall not be forgiven men. And if one speaks a word against the Son of man

it shall be forgiven him; but if one speaks against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven him either in this life or in that to come. Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. Offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man, out of his good treasury, casts forth good things; and the evil man, out of his evil treasury, casts forth evil things. But I tell you, that for every idle word which men speak they shall render an account in a day of judgment; for by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.

3 Then answered some of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you. But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and no sign shall be given it but the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the fish, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they changed their minds at the preaching of Jonah; and behold a greater than Jonah is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold a greater than Solomon is here. But when the impure spirit has gone out of a man, it goes through dry places seeking a rest, and finds none. Then it says, I will return to my house from which I went out; and coming, it finds it empty, swept, and adorned. Then it goes and takes with itself seven other spirits worse than itself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be also with this evil generation.

4 And while he was speaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak to him. And some one said to him, Behold your mother and your brothers stand without, desiring to speak to you. And he answered and said to him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brothers? and stretching out his hand to his disciples, he said, Behold my mother, and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

CHAPTER XI.

CHRIST'S PARABLES ON THE LAKE OF GALILEE.

1 AND on that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. And great multitudes came together to him; and he went into the ship and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the shore. And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying; Behold, a sower went out to sow; and as he sowed, some fell by the way, and the birds came and devoured it. And some fell on rocky places, where it had not much earth, and it came up immediately, because it had no depth of earth; and when the sun arose it was scorched, and because it had no root it was dried up. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it. But some fell on good ground, and bore fruit; some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty-fold. He that has ears let him hear.

2 And his disciples came and said to him, Why do you speak to them in parables? And he answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given; for whoever has, to him shall be also given, and he shall abound; but whoever has not, from him shall be taken away even what he has. For this reason I speak to them in parables; because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says; Hearing you shall hear and not understand, and seeing you shall see and not perceive; for the hearts of this people have become hard, and they hear imperfectly with their ears, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I should heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. For I tell you truly, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see what you see and have not seen it, and to hear what you hear and have not heard it.

3 Hear, therefore, the parable of the sower. When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and takes away the seed sown in his heart. This is he that received seed by the way. He that received seed on the