we be clothed?' (for all these things do the Gentiles seek after;) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye need every one of these things. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be brought to you. Therefore be not anxious about the morrow, for the morrow will be anxious for itself: sufficient for the day is its own evil.

"Judge not, lest ye be judged: for with such judgment as ye judge, ye will be judged; and with such measure as ye measure, it will be measured to you. And why dost thou stare at the speck a that is in thy brother's eye, but dost not notice the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, 'Let me take out the speck from thine eye,' and see! the beam is in thine own eye? Hypocrite! take out first the beam from thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to take out the speck from thy brother's eye.

с

"Give not that which is holy to the dogs; neither throw your pearls before the swine; lest they trample them with their feet, and turn and tear you.

"Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it is opened. Is there a man of you, who, if his son shall ask for bread, will give him a stone? or if he shall ask for a fish, will he give him a snake? Since ye, then, though ye are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him? Therefore all things whatsoever ye wish that men would do to you, even so also do ye to them: for this is the Law and the Prophets.

"Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and very broad is the road that leadeth to destruction, and many are those who enter in through it; for narrow is the gate and straitened is the path that leadeth to life, and few are those who find it.

"Beware of false prophets, such as come to you in the garb of sheep, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. From their fruits ye shall

(vi. 32-vii. 16.)

"Gr., chip.

b Ibid.

c Ibid.

d Gr., very spacious.

recognize them: do men gather grape-clusters from thorn-bushes, or figs from thistles? So every good tree beareth good fruit; but the worthless tree beareth bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a worthless tree bear good fruit. Every tree that doth not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So from their fruits ye shall recognize them.

b

"Not every one that saith to me,' Master, Master,' a will enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, ' Master, Master, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name drive out demons, and by thy name do many works of power?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you: away from me, ye that work iniquity,' c

"Therefore every one who listeneth to these my words, and doeth them, shall be compared to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock. And the rain fell, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it had been founded upon the rock. But every one that heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be compared to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. And the rain fell, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell, and great was its fall."

And when Jesus had finished these sayings, the people were astonished at his teaching; for he was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

WHEN he had come down from the hill, great crowds followed him. And a leper came and bowed down to him, saying, "Sir,a if thou dost will, thou hast power to cleanse me." And he reached out

his hand and touched him, saying, "I will: be cleansed:" and instantly his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, "See thou tell no one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses appointed, for a testimony to them."

(vii. 17-viii. 4.)

a See note, p. 4.

b Give religious exhortation and instruction: (so elsewhere.)

C

Gr., lawlessness.

d See note, p. 4.

b

And having entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, and entreated him, saying, “Sir, my boy is lying at home, palsied, severely afflicted." He said to him, “I will come and cure him." But the centurion answered him, “Sir, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof; but only speak with a word, and my boy will be cured. For I also myself am a man set under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goeth; and to another, ' Come,' and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this,' and he doeth it." And Jesus hearing this, wondered, and said to those who were following, "I tell you in truth, with no one in Israel have I found so great faith. And I tell you, that many shall come from the east and from the west, and shall dined with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; but the sons of the kingdom shall be driven away into the darkness outside: there shall be 'the wailing and the gnashing of the teeth."" Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go thy way: as thou hast believed, be it unto thee." And the boy was cured in that very hour.

And Jesus came into Peter's house, and saw his wife's mother lying in bed, sick with a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and waited on him. Then at evening they brought to him many demoniacs: and he drove out the spirits with a word, and cured all that were sick: (that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses.")

THEN Jesus, seeing a crowd about him, gave directions to go away to the other side of the lake. And a certain scribe came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest." But Jesus said to him, "The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have lodging-places; but the Son of man hath no place to lay his head." And another of the disciples said to him, "Sir, let me first go and bury my father." But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."

And he went on board a boat, and his disciples accompanied him. And there came a violent wind-squall on the lake, so that the boat was being filled by the waves; but he had gone to sleep. And they came to him and awakened him, saying, "Master! save! we are perishing!" He said to them, "Why are ye fearful, ye of little faith?" Then he arose and rebuked the winds and the Then the men wondered,

water; and there was a great calm. saying, "What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the lake obey him?"

a

And on his coming to the other shore, to the country of the Gergesenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, very violent, so that no one could pass that way. And they cried out, saying, "What is there in common between us and thee, thou Son of God? hast thou come hither to torment us before the time?" Now there was at a distance from them a drove of many swine feeding. And the demons implored him, saying, "If thou drive us out, send us away into the drove of swine." And he said to them, "Go." Then they came out and went away into the swine; and the whole drove rushed down the steep bank into the lake, and perished in the waters. Then those who were feeding them fled, and going away to the town, told everything, and what had happened to the demoniacs. And all the town came out to meet Jesus; and on seeing him they entreated him to go away from their neighborhood. And he went on board a boat, and crossed over, and came to his own city.

And they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed: and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Child, take courage: thy sins are remitted." b And some of the scribes said among themselves, "This man speaketh profanely." Then Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, said, "Why are ye thinking evil things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say, 'Thy sins are remitted,' or to say, 'Arise and walk'? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to remit sins"- then he said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up thy bed, and go away to thy home." And he arose and went away to his home. Then the people, on seeing this, were (viii. 23-ix. 8.)

Or, Gadarenes,

b

Gr., sent away: (and so throughout.)

astonished, and gave glory to God, who had given such authority to

men.

AND as Jesus was passing along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax-office," and said to him, "Follow me;" and he arose and followed him. And as he was at table in his house, many tax-collectors and sinners came and reclined at table with Jesus and his disciples. And the Pharisees seeing this, said to his disciples, "Why doth your Teacher eat with the tax-collectors and sinners?" But he, hearing it, said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice;' for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners."

Then the disciples of John came to him, and said, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples do not fast?" And Jesus said to them, "Can the companions of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. And no one putteth a patch of new cloth upon an old garment; for the filling up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made. Nor do they put new wine into old skins; lest the skins burst, and the wine runneth out, and the skins are spoiled; but they put new wine into fresh skins, and both are preserved together."

While he was speaking these things to them, one of the rulers came and bowed down to him, and said, "My daughter hath just now died; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live." And Jesus arose and accompanied him: also his disciples. And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, came to him from behind, and touched the fringe of his mantle; for she was saying within herself, "If I only touch his mantle, I shall be cured." d Then Jesus turned, and seeing her, said, "Take courage, daughter, thy faith hath cured thee:" and the woman was cured from that hour. (ix. 9-22.)

a Or, custom-house.

b Gr., strong.

Bottles, made of the entire skins of young animals. d Gr., saved: (and so elsewhere.)