city, flee ye into another. For verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man be come. The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his 24 lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and 25 the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? Fear them not therefore. For there is nothing 26 covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and 27 what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the house-tops. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill 28 the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? 29 and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 'But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye 30 not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. Who- 32 soever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall 33 deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to send peace 34 on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am 35 come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own 36 household. He that loveth father or mother more than me, is 37 not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, 38 and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth 39 his life, shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it. He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that re- 40 ceiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a 41 prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward. And 42 whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones, a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily, I say unto you, He shall in no wise lose his reward.

AND it came to pass when Jesus had made an end of com-11 Inanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

NOW when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, 2 he sent two of his disciples, 'and said unto him, Art thou he 3 that should come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered 4 and said unto them, Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame 5 walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And 6 blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me. And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 'But what went ye out for to see? A 8

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man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. But what went ye out for to see? A 9 prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. For this 10 is he of whom it is written,

Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
Which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Verily, I say unto you, Among them that are born of women, 11 there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist, until now, the 12 kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until 13 John. And if ye will receive it, this is Elias which was for to 14 come. 'He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 'But where- 15 unto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 'and saying, We 17 have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. For John came neither 18 eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. The Son of 19 man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But Wisdom is justified of her children.

THEN began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his 20 mighty works were done, because they repented not. Woe unto 21 thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and 22 Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. And thou, Caper- 23 naum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land 24 of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

Ar that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, 25 Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes. 'Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight! 'All things 26 are delivered unto me of my Father; and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. Come 28 unto me, all ye that labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me: for I am 29 meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

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AT that time Jesus went on the sabbath-day through the corn, 12 and his disciples were a hungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said 2 unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath-day. But he said unto them; Have ye not 3 read what David did when he was a hungered, and they that

were with him? how he entered into the house of God, and did 4 eat the show-bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests? Or have 5 ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath-days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? But I 6 say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple. But if ye had known what this meaneth,

I will have mercy, and not sacrifice:

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ye would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of 8 man is Lord even of the sabbath-day.

AND when he was departed thence, he went into their syna- 9 gogue. And behold, there was a man which had his hand with- 10 ered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath-days? that they might accuse him. And he said unto 11 them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath-day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than 12 a sheep? wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath-days. Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he 13 stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other. Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, 14 how they might destroy him.

BUT when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: 15 and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; and charged them that they should not make him known: 16 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, 17

saying,

THEN was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind 22 and dumb; and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, 23 and said, Is not this the son of David? But when the Pharisees 24 heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. And Jesus knew their 25 thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself, is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself, shall not stand. And if Satan cast out Satan, he 26 is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your chil- 27 dren cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. But 28 if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. Or else, how can one enter into a strong 29 man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. He that is not with 30 me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad. Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blas- 31 phemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever 32 speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else 33 make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. O generation of vipers! how can ye, being 34 evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man, out of the good treasure of 35 the heart, bringeth forth good things: and an evil man, out of the evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things. But I say unto 36 you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou 37 shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

THEN certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, 38 saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. But he an- 39 swered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign, and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. For as Jonas was three days and 40 three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men 41 of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, a greater than Jonas is here. The queen of the 42 south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh 43 through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he 44 saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out: and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more 45 wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

WHILE he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and 46 his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. Then 47 one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. But he answered and 48 said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his dis- 49 ciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For who- 50 soever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

THE same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the13 sea-side. And great multitudes were gathered together unto 2 him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multi

tude stood on the shore. And he spake many things unto them 3 in parables, saying; Behold, a sower went forth to sow. And 4 when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way-side; and the fowls came and devoured them up. Some fell upon stony places, 5 where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth; and when the sun was 6 up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns 7 sprung up, and choked them. But other fell into good ground, 8 and brought forth fruit, some a hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear!

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AND the disciples came, and said unto him; Why speakest 10 thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them; 11 Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it is not given. For whosoever 12 hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because 13 they seeing, see not; and hearing, they hear not; neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, 14 which saith,

By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand;

And seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

For this people's heart is waxed gross,

And their ears are dull of hearing,

And their eyes they have closed;

Lest at any time they should see with their eyes,

And hear with their ears,

And should understand with their heart,

And should be converted, and I should heal them.

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But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they 16 hear. For, verily, I say unto you, That many prophets and 17 righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

'Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 'When any 18 one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked One, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way-side. But he that received the seed into stony places, the 20 same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; ' yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for 21 when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. He also that received seed among the 22 thorns, is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. But he that received seed into the good ground, is 23 he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty.

ANOTHER parable put he forth unto them, saying, The king- 24 dom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed 25