58 THE SERMON OF JESUS ON THE MOUNT. 66 knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son "ask bread, will he give him a stone? "Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a "serpent? If ye then, being evil, know 66 how to give good gifts unto your chil"dren, how much more shall your "Father which is in heaven give good "things to them that ask him! There"fore all things whatsoever ye would "that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the Law and "the Prophets. "Enter ye in at the straight gate: "for wide is the gate, and broad is the "way, that leadeth to destruction, and 66 many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow 66 is the way, which leadeth unto life, few there be that find it. 66 and "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but "inwardly they are ravening wolves. "Ye shall know them by their fruits. "Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs "of thistles? Even so every good tree "bringeth forth good fruit; but a cor"rupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A "good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, "neither can a corrupt tree bring forth "good fruit. Every tree that bringeth THE SERMON OF JESUS ON THE MOUNT. "not forth good fruit is hewn down, and "cast into the fire. Wherefore by their "fruits ye shall know them. "Not every one that saith unto me, "Lord, Lord, shall enter into the king"dom of heaven; but he that doeth the 66 will of my Father which is in heaven. "Many will say to me in that day, "Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in 'thy name? and in thy name have 66 66 cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then "will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever hear"eth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise 66 66 'man, which built his house upon a "rock and the rain descended, and the "floods came, and the winds blew and 66 beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 66 66 And every one that heareth these sayings "of mine, and doeth them not, shall be "likened unto a foolish man, which "built his house upon the sand: and "the rain descended, and the floods. came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it." 66 66 66 And it came to pass, when Jesus had 59 60 62 Luke v. 12. 63 Mark i. 40. 64 Mat. viii. 2. JESUS HEALS A LEPER. ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 63 62 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy who seeing Jesus came to him, and kneeling down to him, "worshipped him, and fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, 65 Mk. i. 41-44. thou canst make me clean. 65And Jesus, 66 moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, "I will; be thou clean." And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; and saith unto him, "See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, show thyself to "the priest, and offer for thy cleansing Mat. viii. 4.66the gift that Moses commanded, for 67 Mark i. 45. a testimony unto them." 67 But he went out, and began "so much the more 67to publish it, and to blaze abroad the the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and great multitudes came together to him from 66 68 Luke v. 15. JESUS HEALS A MAN AFFLICTED WITH THE PALSY. 61 every quarter to hear, and to be healed Lk. v. 15, 16. by him of their infirmities. And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. 70And again he entered into Caper- 70Mk. ii. 1, 2. naum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. "And it came to pass, as he was "Luke v. 17. teaching, that there were pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. And, behold, men brought Mat. ix. 2. to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed, which was borne of four. 74And they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, 73 Mark ii. 3. 74Lk. v. 18-20. they went upon the housetop, and un- 75Mark ii. 4. covered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they "let him down through the tiling, with the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay, 7+into the midst before Jesus. And when he saw their faith, he said unto the 76Mark ii, 5. 62 JESUS HEALS A MAN AFFLICTED WITH THE PALSY. 77Mark ii. 6. 78Lk. v. 21, 22. 79 Mark ii. 7, 8. 80 Mat. ix. 4. 81 Matt. ix. 5. 82 Mk. ii, 9. 10. 83 Matt. ix. 6. 84Mark ii. 11. sick of the palsy, "72Son, be of good "cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee." "But there were certain of the scribes 78and pharisees "sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, saying, "Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? And immediately when Jesus, knowing their thoughts, "perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he answering said unto them, "Why "reason ye these things in your hearts? 80 Wherefore think ye evil? 81 For 82 whether is it easier to say to the sick "of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven. 6682 66 66 66 66 85 thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins," ("then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) “I say "unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, "and go thy way into thine house." 8 Luke, v. 25. And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, 86 Mark, ii. 12. and went forth before them all, and departed to his own house, glorifying 87 Matt. ix. 8. God: 8insomuch that 87when the multiLuke, v. 26. tudes saw it, they were all amazed, and they glorified God, 87which had given such power unto men, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange |