to him; 'See that thou tell no one; 5 7 8 9 And when he was entered into Capernaum, a centurion came unto him, beseeching him; and saying; ‘Lord, my 6 'servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tor'mented.' And Jesus saith unto him; 'I will come and 'heal him.' And the centurion answered and said; 'Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under 'my roof; but only command by word, and my servant 'will be healed. For I am myself a man under authority, 'having soldiers under me; and I say to this man, Go, and 'he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to 'my slave, Do this, and he doeth it.' And when Jesus 10 heard, he marvelled, and said to them that followed; 'Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith 'in Israel. And I say unto you, that many will come 'from the east and from the west, and will lie down 'with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of 'heaven; but the children of the kingdom will be cast 12 'out into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping 'and the gnashing of teeth.' And Jesus said unto the 13 centurion; Go, and be it done to thee as thou hast be'lieved.' And his servant was healed in that very hour. 11 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw 14 his wife's mother lying, and sick of a fever. And he 15 touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose and ministered unto them. And when it was evening, 16 they brought unto him many demoniacs; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all the sick; so that 17 it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying; He himself took our weaknesses, and bare our sicknesses. And when Jesus saw great crowds about him, he gave 18 command to go unto the other side. And a certain scribe 19 came and said unto him; 'Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.' And Jesus saith unto him; "The 20 'foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.' another of his disciples said unto him; 'Lord, suffer me 'first to go and bury my father.' But Jesus said unto 22 him; Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own 6 And 21 23 'dead.' And when he was entered into the boat, his dis24 ciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great tempest in the lake, so that the boat was being covered 25 with the waves; and he was asleep. And the disciples came and awoke him, saying; 'Lord, save us, we perish.' 26 And he saith unto them; 'Why are ye fearful, ye of little 'faith?' Then he arose and rebuked the winds and the 27 sea; and there was a great calm. And the men marvelled, saying; 'What is this man, that even the winds 'and the sea obey him?' 28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, very fierce, so that no one could 29 pass by that road. And behold, they cried out, saying; 'What have we to do with thee, thou son of God? art 30 thou come here to torment us before the time?' And there was a good way off from them an herd of many 31 swine feeding. And the demons besought him, saying; 'If thou cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.' 32 And he said unto them; 'Go.' And when they were come out, they went into the swine. And behold, the whole herd rushed down the cliff into the lake, and 33 perished in the waters. And they that fed them fled, and went into the city, and told every thing, and about 34 the demoniacs. And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their neighbourhood. 1 And he entered into the boat, and crossed over, and 2 came into his own city. And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed. And Jesus seeing their faith, said to the palsied man; 'Child, be of 'good cheer; thy sins are forgiven thee.' And behold, some of the scribes said within themselves; "This man 4 'blasphemeth.' And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said; 5 Why think ye evil in your hearts? For which is easier; 'to say; Thy sins are forgiven; or to say; Arise and 'walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man 'hath power on earth to forgive sins;' then he saith to the palsied man; Arise, take thy bed, and go into thine 78 'house.' And he arose, and went into his house. And the crowds that saw it marvelled, and gave glory to God, who had given such power unto men. 6 9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the tax-office; and he saith unto him; Follow me.' And he arose and followed him. And it came to pass, as he lay at meat in the 10 house, behold, many tax-gatherers and sinners came and lay down with Jesus and his disciples. And when the 11 Pharisees saw, they said unto his disciples'; 'Why eateth 'your teacher with the tax-gatherers and sinners?' But 12 when Jesus heard, he said unto them; They that are 'strong need not a physician, but they that are sick. But 13 go ye and learn what this is; I wish for mercy and not 'for sacrifice; for I am not come to call righteous men, 'but sinners.' Then came to him John's disciples, saying; 'Why do 14 we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples fast ' not?' And Jesus said unto them; 'Can the children 15 'of the bride-chamber mourn, while the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom 'will be taken from them, and then they will fast. No 16 6. one putteth a patch of new cloth on an old cloak; for 'it taketh its wholeness from the cloak, and the rent 'becometh worse. Neither do they put new wine into 17 'old skins; else the skins burst and the wine runneth out, and the skins perish. But they put new wine into new skins, and both are saved.' While he was speaking these things unto them, behold, 18 a certain ruler came and worshipped him, saying; 'My daughter is even now dead; but come and lay thy hand 'on her, and she will live.' And Jesus arose, and fol- 19 lowed him, and so did his disciples. And behold, a 20 woman who had had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the hem of his cloak; for 21 she said within herself; 'If I do but touch his cloak, I 'shall be healed.' But Jesus turned, and seeing her, 22 said; 'Daughter, be of good cheer: thy faith hath healed 'thee.' And the woman was healed from that hour. And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the 23 pipers, and the crowd making a noise, he saith unto 24 them; 'Leave the place; for the maiden is not dead, but 'sleepeth.' And they laughed at him. But when the 25 crowd was put out, he went in, and took her hand; and the maiden arose. And the fame thereof went abroad into 26 all that land. 27 And as Jesus went thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying; 'Have pity on us, thou son of 28 David.' And when he came into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus saith unto them; 'Do ye 'believe that I am able to do this?' They say to him; 29 Yea, Lord.' Then he touched their eyes, saying; 'Ac30 'cording to your faith, be it done unto you.' And their eyes were opened. And Jesus charged them, saying, 31 'See that no one know it.' But they went out and spread abroad his fame in all that land. 32 And as they went out, behold, they brought to him a 33 dumb man, a demoniac. And when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spake. And the crowds marvelled, 34 saying; 'It was never so seen in Israel.' And the Pharisees said; 'He casts out the demons by the prince of 'the demons.' 35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good tidings of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every 36 disease. And when he saw the crowds he was moved with pity for them, because they were weary and cast 37 down, as sheep having no shepherd. Then he saith unto 1 his disciples; "The harvest indeed is great, but the 38 labourers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the 'harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.' And when he had called his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, 2 and to heal every sickness and every disease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; first Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, 3 and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James the son of Alphæus, 4 and Lebbæus surnamed Thaddeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas the Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 5 Jesus sent forth these twelve, and commanded them, saying; 'Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and enter 6 no city of the Samaritans; but go rather to the lost sheep 7 ' of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, 8 "The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, raise 'the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out the demons; freely 9 'ye have received, freely give. Provide neither gold, nor 10 silver, nor copper, in your purses; not a scrip for the 'journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff; for the 'workman is worthy of his food. And into whatever 11 city or village ye enter, ask who in it is worthy; and there abide till you go thence. And when ye come into 12 'the house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, let 13 'your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy, let 'your peace return to you. And whoever shall not re'ceive you, nor hear your words, as ye go out of that 'house or city, shake off the dust from your feet. Verily 15 'I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of 'Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment than for that city. 14 'Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of 16 'wolves; be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. And beware of men; for they will deliver 17 'you up to high councils, and will scourge you in their synagogues; and ye will be brought before governors 18 ' and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to 'the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, be not over 19 'careful how or what shall ye shall say for what ye say; 'will be given to you in that hour. For it is not ye that 20 speak, but the spirit of your Father that speaketh in 'you. And brother will deliver up brother to death, and 21 father his child; and children will rise up against parents, ' and cause them to be put to death. And ye will be 22 'hated by all for my name; but he that endureth to the 'end will be saved. When they persecute you in this 23 'city, flee into the other; and if they persecute you out of this, flee into the other; for verily I say to you, ye 'will not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son ' of man be come. The disciple is not above the teacher, 24 nor the slave above his lord; it is enough for the disciple 25 'that he be as his teacher, and the slave as his lord. If 'they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how 'much more his household! Therefore fear them not; 26 ❝ for there is nothing covered which will not be uncovered, ' and hid which will not be known. What I tell you in 27 'the dark, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, preach ye upon the house tops. And fear not them 28 'that kill the body, but are unable to kill the soul; but 'rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and 'body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for an 29 |