1 Gr. were being fulfilled. said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against you is for you. And it came to pass, when the days 'were well- 51 nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, and sent mes- 52 sengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. And they did not receive him, because his 53 face was as though he were going to Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw this, 54 thorities add even they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come as Elijah did. down from heaven, and consume them?? But he 55 thorities add and turned, and rebuked them3. And they went to an- 56 said, Ye know not other village. 2 Many ancient au 3 Some ancient au what manner of spirit ye are of. Some, but fewer, Son of man came est. And as they went in the way, a certain man said 57 add also For the unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goAnd Jesus said unto him, The foxes have 58 not to destroy men's lives, but to holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but save them. the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 4Gr.lodging-places. And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, 59 5 Many ancient authorities add and ver. 17. Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But 60 Now after these things the Lord appointed sev-10 two and enty5 others, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself was about to come. And he said unto them, The 2 harvest is plenteous, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest. Go your ways: 3 behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes: and 4 salute no man on the way. And into whatsoever 5 6 Or, enter first, house ye shall enter, first say, Peace be to this say 7 Or, it house. And if a son of peace be there, your peace 6 whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they receive you 11 not, go out into the streets thereof and say, Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we do wipe off against you: howbeit know this, that the 12 kingdom of God is come nigh. I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than 13 for that city. Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the 'mighty works had been 1 Gr. powers. done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sack14 cloth and ashes. Howbeit it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgement, than for you. 15 And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades. 16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me. 17 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the 'devils are subject unto us in thy name. 2 Gr. demons. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as 19 lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall 20 in any wise hurt you. Howbeit in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. 21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, 3 Or, by and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven 4 Or, praise and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in 5 Or, that 22 thy sight. All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to re23 veal him. And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things 24 that ye see 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 tempted him, saying, "Master, what shall I do to inherit 6 Or, Teacher 26 eternal life? And he said unto him, What is written 27 in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 'with all 7 Gr. from. thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast an- 28 swered right: this do, and thou shalt live. But he, 29 desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? Jesus made answer and 30 said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, which both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance a certain priest was 31 going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And in like manner a 32 Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a certain Samari- 33 tan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion, and 34 came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of 1 See marginal note him. And on the morrow he took out two 1pence, 35 and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, I, when I come back again, will repay thee. Which of these 36 three, thinkest thou, proved neighbour unto him that fell among the robbers? And he said, He that 37 shewed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. on Matt.xviii. 28. 2 Gr. distracted. 3 A few ancient thou art troubled: Now as they went on their way, he entered into 38 a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a 39 sister called Mary, which also sat at the Lord's feet, authorities read and heard his word. But Martha was 'cumbered 40 Martha, Martha, about much serving; and she came up to him, and Mary hath cho said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she But the Lord answered and said unto 41 her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled ancient about many things: 4but one thing is needful: for 42 authorities read Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be art in heaven. taken away from her. sen &c. 4 Many ancient au thorities read but help me. few things are needful, or one. 5 Many Our Father,which 6 Many ancient au in heaven, 80 on See Matt. vi. 9. And it came to pass, as he was praying in a cer- 11 thorities add Thy tain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples will be done, as said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John earth. See Matt. also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, 2 When ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. the coming day. Thy kingdom come. Give us day by day 'our daily 3 8 Many ancient au bread. And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves 4 thorities add but also forgive every one that is indebted to us. vi. 10. 7 Gr. our bread for deliver us from 6 the evil one (or, bring us not into temptations. from evil). See And Matt. vi. 13. And he said unto them, Which of you shall have 5 a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say 6 to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have 7 nothing to set before him; and he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot 8 rise and givė thee? I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give 9 him las many as he needeth. And I say unto you, things 1 Or, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall 10 find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be 11 opened. And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and he give him a stone? or a 12 fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he 13 shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? 14 2 whatsoever Some ancient auloaf, and he give him a stone? or. thorities omit a And he was casting out a devil which was dumb. 3 Gr. demon. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb man spake; and the multitudes marvelled. 15 But some of them said, "By Beelzebub the prince of 4 Or, In 16 the 'devils casteth he out 'devils. And others, tempt- 5 Gr. demons. 17 ing him, sought of him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; 18 and a house divided against a house falleth. And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out 19 'devils by Beelzebub. And if I 4by Beelzebub cast out 'devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? 20 therefore shall they be your judges. But if I by the finger of God cast out 'devils, then is the king21 dom of God come upon you. When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are 22 in peace: but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armour wherein he trusted, and divideth 23 his spoils. He that is not with me is against me; 24 and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. 6 Or,and house fall eth upon house. The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, 7 Or, it passeth through waterless places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my 25 house whence I came out. And when he is come, 1 Or, it ? Or, itself 3 Gr. more than. 4 Gr. breakfast. 5 Or, ye can 1he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth 'he, 26 And it came to pass, as he said these things, a cer- 27 tain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck. But 28 he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. And when the multitudes were gathering together 29 unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah. For 30 even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. The 31 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, 3a greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineveh shall 32 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. No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth 33 it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light. The lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is 34 single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Look 35 therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness. If therefore thy whole body be full of 36 light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light. Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to '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 fool-40 ish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also? Howbeit give for alms those things 41 which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you. For "washed" read "bathed himself" [comp. Mark vii. 4.]—Am. Com. |