tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade 26 was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto 27 him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done 28 this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up 29 the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow 30 together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

ANOTHER parable put he forth unto them, saying, The king- 31 dom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: which indeed is the least of all 32 seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

ANOTHER parable spake he unto them: The kingdom of 33 heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

ALL these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; 34 and without a parable spake he not unto them; that it might be 35 fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

I will open my mouth in parables;
I will utter things which have been kept secret
From the foundation of the world.

THEN Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: 36 and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto 37 them; He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 'the 38 field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked One; ' the 39 enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the 40 tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, 41 and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace 42 of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then 43 shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

AGAIN: The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in 44 a field: the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

AGAIN: The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman 45 seeking goodly pearls; who when he hath found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

AGAIN: The kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was 47 cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: which, when it 48 was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the 49 end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace 50 of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

JESUS saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? 51 They say unto him, Yea, Lord. ''Then said he unto them, There- 52 fore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

AND it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these 53 parables, he departed thence. And when he was come into his 54 own country, he taught them in their synagogues, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? 55 Is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all 56 with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? And 57 they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there, because of 58 their unbelief.

AT that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 14 'and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen 2 from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.

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For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put 3 him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. For 4 John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. And 5 when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. But when Herod's 6 birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod: whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. And she, being be- 8 fore instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. And the king was sorry; nevertheless, for 9 the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. And he sent, and beheaded John 10 in the prison. And his head was brought in a charger, and 11 given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. And 12 his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

WHEN Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a 13 desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. And Jesus went forth, 14 and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

AND when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, 15 This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy them

selves victuals. But Jesus said unto them, They need not de- 16 part; give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, We have 17 here but five loaves, and two fishes. He said, Bring them hither 18 to me. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the 19 grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all 20 eat, and were filled, and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. And they that had eaten were 21 about five thousand men, besides women and children.

AND straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a 22 ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. And when he had sent the multitudes away, 23 he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. But the ship was now in the 24 midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went unto them, 25 walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking 26 on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, 27 saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter an- 28 swered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was 29 come down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; 30 and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me! And 31 immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. 32 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, 33 saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

AND when they were gone over, they came into the land of 34 Gennesaret. And when the men of that place had knowledge 35 of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; and besought him, 36 that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

THEN came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of 15 Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition 2 of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also 3 transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God 4 commanded, saying, "Honor thy father and mother:" and, "He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death." But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or 5 his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; and honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. 6 Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, 7 saying,

This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth,

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And honoreth me with their lips:
But their heart is far from me.

But in vain they do worship me,

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Teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear and un- 10 derstand: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; 11 but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that 12 the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying? But 13 he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they be 14 blind leaders of the blind; and if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Then answered Peter, and said unto 15 him, Declare unto us this parable. And Jesus said, Are ye also 16 yet without understanding? Do not ye yet understand, that 17 whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? But those things which proceed out 18 of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adul- 19 teries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are 20 the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

THEN Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of 21 Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came out 22 of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his dis- 23 ciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but 24 unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and 25 worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered, and 26 said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs 27 which fall from their master's table. Then Jesus answered and 28 said unto her, O woman! great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

AND Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea 29 of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those 30 that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: insomuch that 31 the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

THEN Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said; I have 32 compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. And his disciples 33 say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? And Jesus saith unto 34

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them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down 35 on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, 36 and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were 37 filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, 38 besides women and children.

And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into 39 the coasts of Magdala.

THE Pharisees also and the Sadducees came, and, tempting, 16 desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven. He 2 answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will 3 be foul weather to-day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites! ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? A wicked and adulterous gene- 4 ration seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

AND when his disciples were come to the other side, they had 5 forgotten to take bread. Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed 6 and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is be- 7 cause we have taken no bread. Which when Jesus perceived, 8 he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? Do ye not yet 9 understand? neither remember the five loaves of the five thou-. sand, and how many baskets ye took up? neither the seven 10 loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you 11 concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? Then understood they how 12 that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

WHEN Jesus came into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, he 13 asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Bap- 14 tist: some, Elias: and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 'He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am? 'And Simon 15 Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed 17 art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also 18 unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: 19 and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell 20 no man that he was Jesus the Christ.