and they come out. And the fame of him went out into every 37 place of the country round about.

AND he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's 38 house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her. And he stood over her, 39 and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose, and ministered unto them.

Now, when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick 40 with divers diseases, brought them unto him: and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. And devils also 41 came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ, the Son of God. And he, rebuking them, suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. And when it was day, he 42 departed, and went into a desert place; and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them. And he said unto them, I must preach the king- 43 dom of God to other cities also, for therefore am I sent. And he 44 preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

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AND it came to pass, that as the people pressed upon him to 5 hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 'and 2 saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he en- 3 tered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Now, when he 4 had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering, said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed a great mul- 6 titude of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto 7 their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell 8 down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was astonished, and all that were with 9 him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: and so 10 was also James and John the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when they had brought 11 their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

AND it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold, 12 a man full of leprosy; who seeing Jesus, fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he put forth his hand and touched him, saying, I 13 will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and 14 show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

BUT so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and 15 great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him

of their infirmities. And he withdrew himself into the wilder- 16 ness, and prayed.

AND it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, 17 that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the LORD was present to heal them. And behold, men brought in a bed a man which was 18 taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. And when they could not find by what 19 way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went upon the house-top, and let him down through the tiling with his couch, into the midst before Jesus. And when he saw 20 their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who 21 is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone? But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he an- 22 swering, said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? Whether 23 is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath 24 power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go unto thy house. And immediately he arose up before them, 25 and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. And they were all amazed, and they glorified 26 God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day!

AND after these things he went forth, and saw a publican 27 named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 28 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house; and there 29 was a great company of publicans, and of others that sat down with them. But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against 30 his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? And Jesus answering, said unto them, They that 31 are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came 32 not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

AND they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast 33 often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? And he said unto them, Can ye 34 make the children of the bride-chamber fast while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bride- 35 groom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. And he spake also a parable unto them: No man 36 putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old: if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new, agreeth not with the old. And no man putteth 37 new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. But new 38 wine must be put into new bottles, and both are preserved. No 39 man also, having drunk old wine, straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

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he went through the corn-fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. And 2 certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days? And Jesus answering 3 them, said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungered, and they which were with him; how he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the 4 show-bread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone? And he said unto 5 them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

AND it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered 6 into the synagogue, and taught; and there was a man whose right hand was withered: and the scribes and Pharisees watched 7 him, whether he would heal on the sabbath-day; that they might find an accusation against him. But he knew their thoughts, 8 and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose, and stood forth. 'Then 9 said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath-days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? And locking round about upon them all, he said 10 unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other. And they were filled 11 with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

AND it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a 12 mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And 13 when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named Apostles; Simon (whom 14 he also named Peter) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, 'Matthew and Thomas, James the son 15 of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes, 'and Judas the brother of 16 James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor. And he 17 came down with them, and stood in the plain; and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; and they 18 that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch him, for there went 19 virtue out of him, and healed them all.

AND he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed 20 be ye poor: for your's is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye 21 that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. Blessed are ye when men shall 22 hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy; 23 for behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. But woe unto you that 24 are rich! for ye have received your consolation. Woe unto you 25 that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh

now! for ye shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you when all 26 men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, 27 do good to them which hate you, 'bless them that curse you, 28 and pray for them which despitefully use you. And unto him 29 that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also. Give 30 to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again. And as ye would that men should 31 do to you, do ye also to them likewise. For if ye love them 32 which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. And if ye do good to them which do good to 33 you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank 34 have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping 35 for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father 36 also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: con- 37 demn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, 38 pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you again. And he spake a 39 parable unto them; Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his mas- 40 ter: but every one that is perfect, shall be as his master. And 41 why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Either how 42 canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. For a good tree 43 bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit: 44 for of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble-bush gather they grapes. A good man, out of the good treasure of 45 his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I 46 say? Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and 47 doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like. He is like a 48 man which built a house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock; and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. But he that heareth and doeth not, is 49 like a man that without a foundation built a house upon the

earth, against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.

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NOW, when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of 7 the people, he entered into Capernaum. And a certain centu- 2 rion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders 3 of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they besought him in- 4 stantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: for he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far 6 from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof; wherefore neither thought I my- 7 self worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard these things, he mar- 9 velled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And they that were sent, returning to 10 the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.

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AND it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city 11 called Nain: and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now, when he came nigh to the gate of the city, 12 behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion 13 on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched 14 the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise! And he that was dead sat up, and 15 began to speak: and he delivered him to his mother. And 16 there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us: and, That God hath visited his people. And this rumor of him went forth throughout all 17 Judea, and throughout all the region round about.

AND the disciples of John showed him of all these things. 18 And John, calling unto him two of his disciples, sent them to 19 Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? When the men were come unto him, they said, John 20 Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? And in the same hour he cured 21 many of their infirmities, and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. Then Jesus answering, 22 said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. And blessed is he, whosoever shall 23 not be offended in me. And when the messengers of John 24 were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning