Master, will enter the kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father in heaven. Though many should say to me at that time, 22 Master, Master, have we not taught in thy name, and in thy name cast out dæmons, and in thy name done many miracles? yet shall I then 23 declare to them, I never knew you. Depart from me, ye whose deeds are evil.

WHOEVER, then, hears these words of mine 24 and does accordingly, I will compare him to a wise man who builds his house on a rock; and 25 the rain descends, and the torrents come, and the winds blow, and they beat against that house, and it falls not, for it is founded on a rock. And whoever hears these words of mine 26 and does not accordingly, shall be compared to a foolish man who builds his house on the sand; and the rain descends, and the torrents 27 come, and the winds blow, and they beat against that house, and it falls, and its ruin is complete.

AND when Jesus had finished his discourse, 28 the multitudes were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as one having authority, and 29

8 not as the teachers of the Law. And when he came down from the mountain, great numbers followed him.

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AND lo! a leper came and bowed down before him, saying, Master, if you will, you can 3 make me clean. And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And he was immediately cleansed from 4 his leprosy. And Jesus said to him, See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and make the offering which Moses directed, for a proof to the people.

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THEN, as he entered Capernaum, a centurion 6 met him, and entreated him, saying, Master, my servant is lying sick in my house, with a palsy, 7 suffering greatly. And Jesus said to him, I 8 will go and heal him. And the centurion answered, Master, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof. Speak but a 9 word, and my servant will be made well. For even I, who am a man under command, have soldiers under me, and I say to one, Go, and he

Ch. viii. 2-4. Compare Mark i. 40-45; Luke v. 12-16.
Verses 5-13. Compare Luke vii. 1-10.

goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. And Jesus, when he heard this, wondered, and 10 said to those about him, Truly I say to you, I have not found such faith in Israel. And I tell 11 you, Many will come from the East and the West, and place themselves at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of Heaven, but the sons of the kingdom will be 12 cast forth into the outer darkness, where will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus 13 said to the centurion, Go, and be it with you according to your faith. And at that hour his servant was made well.

AND when Jesus came to Peter's house, he 14 saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever. And he took hold of her hand, and the 15 fever left her; and she arose and waited on them.

AND when it was evening, they brought to 16 him many dæmoniacs, and he cast out the spirits with a word, and he cured all who were

Verses 14-16. Compare Mark i. 29-34; Luke iv. 38-41.

17 diseased, so that what was said by Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: — He delivered us from our infirmities, and bore away our diseases.*

18 BUT Jesus, seeing a great multitude about him, gave orders to go over to the other side. 19 And a teacher of the Law came and said to him, Teacher, I will follow you wherever you 20 are going. And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have roosting-places; but the Son of Man has not where to lay his head.

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And another of his disciples said to him, Master, let me first go away and bury my 22 father. But Jesus said to him, Come with me; and let the dead bury their dead.

23 And he went on board the boat, and his dis24 ciples accompanied him. And lo! there was a

great tempest upon the lake, and the boat was 25 covered by the waves; but he was asleep. And his disciples came and waked him, saying, 28 Master, save us! we are perishing! And he said to them, Why are you in terror, distrustful men?

Then he rose and commanded the winds

Verses 19-22. Compare Luke ix. 57–60.

*Isaiah liii. 4.

and the waves; and there was a great calm. And the men were struck with astonishment, 27 and said, Who is this, that even the winds and the waves obey him?

And when he arrived on the other side, in 28 the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two dæmoniacs coming from the tombs, who were exceedingly outrageous, so that no one could pass that way. And lo! they cried out, 29 saying, Why dost thou trouble us, Son of God? Hast thou come here to torment us before the time? Now there was at a distance from them 30 a herd of many swine, feeding. And the dæ- 31 mons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us into the herd of swine. And he said to 22 them, Go. So they came out of the men, and went into the swine. And lo! the whole herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and perished in the water. And those who were tend- 83 ing them fled, and went to the town and told every thing, and what had happened to the dæmoniacs. And lo! the whole town went out 4 to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they besought him to leave their neighborhood.

Verses 16, 18, 23-34. Compare Mark iv. 35-v. 20; Luke viii. 22-39.