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ISA-11:9 ...for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD,

as the waters cover the sea.

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11 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ the son of David

the son of Abraham .

12 Abraham begat Isaac and Isaac begat Jacob and Jacob begat

Judas and his brethren .

13 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar and Phares begat

Esrom and Esrom begat Aram .

14 And Aram begat Aminadab and Aminadab begat Naasson and

Naasson begat Salmon .

15 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab and Booz begat Obed of Ruth

and Obed begat Jesse .

16 And Jesse begat David the king and David the king begat

Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias .

17 And Solomon begat Roboam and Roboam begat Abia and Abia

begat Asa .

18 And Asa begat Josaphat and Josaphat begat Joram and Joram

begat Ozias .

19 And Ozias begat Joatham and Joatham begat Achaz and Achaz

begat Ezekias .

110 And Ezekias begat Manasses and Manasses begat Amon and Amon

begat Josias .

111 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren about the time

they were carried away to Babylon .

112 And after they were brought to Babylon Jechonias begat

Salathiel and Salathiel begat Zorobabel .

113 And Zorobabel begat Abiud and Abiud begat Eliakim and

Eliakim begat Azor .

114 And Azor begat Sadoc and Sadoc begat Achim and Achim begat

Eliud .

115 And Eliud begat Eleazar and Eleazar begat Matthan and

Matthan begat Jacob .

116 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary of whom was born

Jesus who is called Christ .

117 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen

generations and from David until the carrying away into Babylon

are fourteen generations and from the carrying away into Babylon

unto Christ are fourteen generations .

118 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise When as his

mother Mary was espoused to Joseph before they came together she

was found with child of the Holy Ghost .

119 Then Joseph her husband being a just man and not willing to

make her a public example was minded to put her away privily .

120 But while he thought on these things behold the angel of

the Lord appeared unto him in a dream saying Joseph thou son of

David fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife for that which is

conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost .

121 And she shall bring forth a son and thou shalt call his

name JESUS for he shall save his people from their sins .

122 Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was

spoken of the Lord by the prophet saying .

123 Behold a virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a

son and they shall call his name Emmanuel which being

interpreted is God with us .

124 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the

Lord had bidden him and took unto him his wife .

125 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn

son and he called his name JESUS .

* 21 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days

of Herod the king behold there came wise men from the east to

Jerusalem .

22 Saying Where is he that is born King of the Jews for we have

seen his star in the east and are come to worship him .

23 When Herod the king had heard these things he was troubled

and all Jerusalem with him .

24 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes

of the people together he demanded of them where Christ should

be born .

25 And they said unto him In Bethlehem of Judaea for thus it is

written by the prophet .

26 And thou Bethlehem in the land of Juda art not the least

among the princes of Juda for out of thee shall come a Governor

that shall rule my people Israel .

27 Then Herod when he had privily called the wise men inquired

of them diligently what time the star appeared .

28 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said Go and search

diligently for the young child and when ye have found him bring

me word again that I may come and worship him also .

29 When they had heard the king they departed and lo the star

which they saw in the east went before them till it came and

stood over where the young child was .

210 When they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great

joy .

211 And when they were come into the house they saw the young

child with Mary his mother and fell down and worshipped him and

when they had opened their treasures they presented unto him

gifts gold and frankincense and myrrh .

212 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not

return to Herod they departed into their own country another way

213 And when they were departed behold the angel of the Lord

appeareth to Joseph in a dream saying Arise and take the young

child and his mother and flee into Egypt and be thou there until

I bring thee word for Herod will seek the young child to destroy

him .

214 When he arose he took the young child and his mother by

night and departed into Egypt .

215 And was there until the death of Herod that it might be

fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet saying Out

of Egypt have I called my son .

216 Then Herod when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men

was exceeding wroth and sent forth and slew all the children

that were in Bethlehem and in all the coasts thereof from two

years old and under according to the time which he had

diligently inquired of the wise men .

217 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the

prophet saying .

218 In Rama was there a voice heard lamentation and weeping and

great mourning Rachel weeping for her children and would not be

comforted because they are not .

219 But when Herod was dead behold an angel of the Lord

appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt .

220 Saying Arise and take the young child and his mother and go

into the land of Israel for they are dead which sought the young

child's life .

221 And he arose and took the young child and his mother and

came into the land of Israel .

222 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the

room of his father Herod he was afraid to go thither

notwithstanding being warned of God in a dream he turned aside

into the parts of Galilee .

223 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth that it

might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets He shall be

called a Nazarene .

* 31 In those days came John the Baptist preaching in the

wilderness of Judaea .

32 And saying Repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand .

33 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias

saying The voice of one crying in the wilderness Prepare ye the

way of the Lord make his paths straight .

34 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair and a

leathern girdle about his loins and his meat was locusts and

wild honey .

35 Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judaea and all the

region round about Jordan .

36 And were baptized of him in Jordan confessing their sins .

37 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to

his baptism he said unto them O generation of vipers who hath

warned you to flee from the wrath to come .

38 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance .

39 And think not to say within yourselves We have Abraham to

our father for I say unto you that God is able of these stones

to raise up children unto Abraham .

310 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees

therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn

down and cast into the fire .

311 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance but he that

cometh after me is mightier than I whose shoes I am not worthy

to bear he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire .

312 Whose fan is in his hand and he will throughly purge his

floor and gather his wheat into the garner but he will burn up

the chaff with unquenchable fire .

313 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John to be

baptized of him .

314 But John forbad him saying I have need to be baptized of

thee and comest thou to me .

315 And Jesus answering said unto him Suffer it to be so now

for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness Then he

suffered him .

316 And Jesus when he was baptized went up straightway out of

the water and lo the heavens were opened unto him and he saw the

Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him .

317 And lo a voice from heaven saying This is my beloved Son in

whom I am well pleased .

* 41 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to

be tempted of the devil .

42 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights he was

afterward an hungered .

43 And when the tempter came to him he said If thou be the Son

of God command that these stones be made bread .

44 But he answered and said It is written Man shall not live by

bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth

of God .

45 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city and setteth

him on a pinnacle of the temple .

46 And saith unto him If thou be the Son of God cast thyself

down for it is written He shall give his angels charge

concerning thee and in their hands they shall bear thee up lest

at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone .

47 Jesus said unto him It is written again Thou shalt not tempt

the Lord thy God .

48 Again the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high

mountain and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world and the

glory of them .

49 And saith unto him All these things will I give thee if thou

wilt fall down and worship me .

410 Then saith Jesus unto him Get thee hence Satan for it is

written Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt

thou serve .

411 Then the devil leaveth him and behold angels came and

ministered unto him .

412 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison he

departed into Galilee .

413 And leaving Nazareth he came and dwelt in Capernaum which

is upon the sea coast in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim .

414 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the

prophet saying .

415 The land of Zabulon and the land of Nephthalim by the way

of the sea beyond Jordan Galilee of the Gentiles .

416 The people which sat in darkness saw great light and to

them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung

up .

417 From that time Jesus began to preach and to say Repent for

the kingdom of heaven is at hand .

418 And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee saw two brethren

Simon called Peter and Andrew his brother casting a net into the

sea for they were fishers .

419 And he saith unto them Follow me and I will make you

fishers of men .

420 And they straightway left their nets and followed him .

421 And going on from thence he saw other two brethren James

the son of Zebedee and John his brother in a ship with Zebedee

their father mending their nets and he called them .

422 And they immediately left the ship and their father and

followed him .

423 And Jesus went about all Galilee teaching in their

synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing

all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the

people .

424 And his fame went throughout all Syria and they brought

unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases

and torments and those which were possessed with devils and

those which were lunatic and those that had the palsy and he

healed them .

425 And there followed him great multitudes of people from

Galilee and from Decapolis and from Jerusalem and from Judaea

and from beyond Jordan .

* 51 And seeing the multitudes he went up into a mountain and

when he was set his disciples came unto him .

52 And he opened his mouth and taught them saying .

53 Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of

heaven .

54 Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted .

55 Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth .

56 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after

righteousness for they shall be filled .

57 Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy .

58 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God .

59 Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the

children of God .

510 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness'

sake for theirs is the kingdom of heaven .

511 Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you

and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake

512 Rejoice and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in

heaven for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you

513 Ye are the salt of the earth but if the salt have lost his

savour wherewith shall it be salted it is thenceforth good for

nothing but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men .

514 Ye are the light of the world A city that is set on an hill

cannot be hid .

515 Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel but

on a candlestick and it giveth light unto all that are in the

house .

516 Let your light so shine before men that they may see your

good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven .

517 Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets

I am not come to destroy but to fulfil .

518 For verily I say unto you Till heaven and earth pass one

jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all be

fulfilled .

519 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least

commandments and shall teach men so he shall be called the least

in the kingdom of heaven but whosoever shall do and teach them

the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven .

520 For I say unto you That except your righteousness shall

exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees ye shall

in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven .

521 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time Thou

shalt not kill and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of

the judgment .

522 But I say unto you That whosoever is angry with his brother

without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment and whosoever

shall say to his brother Raca shall be in danger of the council

but whosoever shall say Thou fool shall be in danger of hell

fire .

523 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar and there

rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee .

524 Leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy way first

be reconciled to thy brother and then come and offer thy gift .

525 Agree with thine adversary quickly whiles thou art in the

way with him lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the

judge and the judge deliver thee to the officer and thou be cast

into prison .

526 Verily I say unto thee Thou shalt by no means come out

thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing .

527 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time Thou

shalt not commit adultery .

528 But I say unto you That whosoever looketh on a woman to

lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his

heart .

529 And if thy right eye offend thee pluck it out and cast it

from thee for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members

should perish and not that thy whole body should be cast into

hell .

530 And if thy right hand offend thee cut it off and cast it

from thee for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members

should perish and not that thy whole body should be cast into

hell .

531 It hath been said Whosoever shall put away his wife let him

give her a writing of divorcement .

532 But I say unto you That whosoever shall put away his wife

saving for the cause of fornication causeth her to commit

adultery and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced

committeth adultery .

533 Again ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old

time Thou shalt not forswear thyself but shalt perform unto the

Lord thine oaths .

534 But I say unto you Swear not at all neither by heaven for

it is God's throne .

535 Nor by the earth for it is his footstool neither by

Jerusalem for it is the city of the great King .

536 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head because thou canst not

make one hair white or black .

537 But let your communication be Yea yea Nay nay for

whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil .

538 Ye have heard that it hath been said An eye for an eye and

a tooth for a tooth .

539 But I say unto you That ye resist not evil but whosoever

shall smite thee on thy right cheek turn to him the other also .

540 And if any man will sue thee at the law and take away thy

coat let him have thy cloak also .

541 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile go with him

twain .

542 Give to him that asketh thee and from him that would borrow

of thee turn not thou away .

543 Ye have heard that it hath been said Thou shalt love thy

neighbour and hate thine enemy .

544 But I say unto you Love your enemies bless them that curse

you do good to them that hate you and pray for them which

despitefully use you and persecute you .

545 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in

heaven for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good

and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust .

546 For if ye love them which love you what reward have ye do

not even the publicans the same .

547 And if ye salute your brethren only what do ye more than

others do not even the publicans so .

548 Be ye therefore perfect even as your Father which is in

heaven is perfect .

* 61 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen

of them otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in

heaven .

62 Therefore when thou doest thine alms do not sound a trumpet

before thee as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the

streets that they may have glory of men Verily I say unto you

They have their reward .

63 But when thou doest alms let not thy left hand know what thy

right hand doeth .

64 That thine alms may be in secret and thy Father which seeth

in secret himself shall reward thee openly .

65 And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as the hypocrites

are for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the

corners of the streets that they may be seen of men Verily I say

unto you They have their reward .

66 But thou when thou prayest enter into thy closet and when

thou hast shut thy door pray to thy Father which is in secret

and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly .

67 But when ye pray use not vain repetitions as the heathen do

for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking .

68 Be not ye therefore like unto them for your Father knoweth

what things ye have need of before ye ask him .

69 After this manner therefore pray ye Our Father which art in

heaven Hallowed be thy name .

610 Thy kingdom come Thy will be done in earth as it is in

heaven .

611 Give us this day our daily bread .

612 And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors .

613 And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil

For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever

Amen .

614 For if ye forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father

will also forgive you .

615 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will

your Father forgive your trespasses .

616 Moreover when ye fast be not as the hypocrites of a sad

countenance for they disfigure their faces that they may appear

unto men to fast Verily I say unto you They have their reward .

617 But thou when thou fastest anoint thine head and wash thy

face .

618 That thou appear not unto men to fast but unto thy Father

which is in secret and thy Father which seeth in secret shall

reward thee openly .

619 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth where moth

and rust doth corrupt and where thieves break through and steal .

620 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither

moth nor rust doth corrupt and where thieves do not break

through nor steal .

621 For where your treasure is there will your heart be also .

622 The light of the body is the eye if therefore thine eye be

single thy whole body shall be full of light .

623 But if thine eye be evil thy whole body shall be full of

darkness If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness how

great is that darkness .

624 No man can serve two masters for either he will hate the

one and love the other or else he will hold to the one and

despise the other Ye cannot serve God and mammon .

625 Therefore I say unto you Take no thought for your life what

ye shall eat or what ye shall drink nor yet for your body what

ye shall put on Is not the life more than meat and the body than

raiment .

626 Behold the fowls of the air for they sow not neither do

they reap nor gather into barns yet your heavenly Father feedeth

them Are ye not much better than they .

627 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his

stature .

628 And why take ye thought for raiment Consider the lilies of

the field how they grow they toil not neither do they spin .

629 And yet I say unto you That even Solomon in all his glory

was not arrayed like one of these .

630 Wherefore if God so clothe the grass of the field which to

day is and to morrow is cast into the oven shall he not much

more clothe you O ye of little faith .

631 Therefore take no thought saying What shall we eat or What

shall we drink or Wherewithal shall we be clothed .

632 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek for your

heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things .

633 But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness

and all these things shall be added unto you .

634 Take therefore no thought for the morrow for the morrow

shall take thought for the things of itself Sufficient unto the

day is the evil thereof .

* 71 Judge not that ye be not judged .

72 For with what judgment ye judge ye shall be judged and with

what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again .

73 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye

but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye .

74 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother Let me pull out the mote

out of thine eye and behold a beam is in thine own eye .

75 Thou hypocrite first cast out the beam out of thine own eye

and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy

brother's eye .

76 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs neither cast ye

your pearls before swine lest they trample them under their feet

and turn again and rend you .

77 Ask and it shall be given you seek and ye shall find knock

and it shall be opened unto you .

78 For every one that asketh receiveth and he that seeketh

findeth and to him that knocketh it shall be opened .

79 Or what man is there of you whom if his son ask bread will

he give him a stone .

710 Or if he ask a fish will he give him a serpent .

711 If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts unto your

children how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give

good things to them that ask him .

712 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do

to you do ye even so to them for this is the law and the

prophets .

713 Enter ye in at the strait gate for wide is the gate and

broad is the way that leadeth to destruction and many there be

which go in thereat .

714 Because strait is the gate and narrow is the way which

leadeth unto life and few there be that find it .

715 Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheep's

clothing but inwardly they are ravening wolves .

716 Ye shall know them by their fruits Do men gather grapes of

thorns or figs of thistles .

717 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit but a

corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit .

718 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit neither can a

corrupt tree bring forth good fruit .

719 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down

and cast into the fire .

720 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them .

721 Not every one that saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter into

the kingdom of heaven but he that doeth the will of my Father

which is in heaven .

722 Many will say to me in that day Lord Lord have we not

prophesied in thy name and in thy name have cast out devils and

in thy name done many wonderful works .

723 And then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart

from me ye that work iniquity .

724 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine and doeth

them I will liken him unto a wise man which built his house upon

a rock .

725 And the rain descended and the floods came and the winds

blew and beat upon that house and it fell not for it was founded

upon a rock .

726 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine and doeth

them not shall be likened unto a foolish man which built his

house upon the sand .

727 And the rain descended and the floods came and the winds

blew and beat upon that house and it fell and great was the fall

of it .

728 And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these sayings the

people were astonished at his doctrine .

729 For he taught them as one having authority and not as the

scribes .

* 81 When he was come down from the mountain great multitudes

followed him .

82 And behold there came a leper and worshipped him saying Lord

if thou wilt thou canst make me clean .

83 And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him saying I will

be thou clean And immediately his leprosy was cleansed .

84 And Jesus saith unto him See thou tell no man but go thy way

shew thyself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses

commanded for a testimony unto them .

85 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum there came unto

him a centurion beseeching him .

86 And saying Lord my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy

grievously tormented .

87 And Jesus saith unto him I will come and heal him .

88 The centurion answered and said Lord I am not worthy that

thou shouldest come under my roof but speak the word only and my

servant shall be healed .

89 For I am 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 servant Do this and he doeth it .

810 When Jesus heard it he marvelled and said to them that

followed Verily I say unto you I have not found so great faith

no not in Israel .

811 And I say unto you That many shall come from the east and

west and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the

kingdom of heaven .

812 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into

outer darkness there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth .

813 And Jesus said unto the centurion Go thy way and as thou

hast believed so be it done unto thee And his servant was healed

in the selfsame hour .

814 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house he saw his

wife's mother laid and sick of a fever .

815 And he touched her hand and the fever left her and she

arose and ministered unto them .

816 When the even was come they brought unto him many that were

possessed with devils and he cast out the spirits with his word

and healed all that were sick .

817 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the

prophet saying Himself took our infirmities and bare our

sicknesses .

818 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him he gave

commandment to depart unto the other side .

819 And a certain scribe came and said unto him Master I will

follow thee whithersoever thou goest .

820 And Jesus saith unto him The foxes have holes and the birds

of the air have nests but the Son of man hath not where to lay

his head .

821 And another of his disciples said unto him Lord suffer me

first to go and bury my father .

822 But Jesus said unto him Follow me and let the dead bury

their dead .

823 And when he was entered into a ship his disciples followed

him .

824 And behold there arose a great tempest in the sea insomuch

that the ship was covered with the waves but he was asleep .

825 And his disciples came to him and awoke him saying Lord

save us we perish .

826 And he saith unto them Why are ye fearful O ye of little

faith Then he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea and there

was a great calm .

827 But the men marvelled saying What manner of man is this

that even the winds and the sea obey him .

828 And when he was come to the other side into the country of

the Gergesenes there met him two possessed with devils coming

out of the tombs exceeding fierce so that no man might pass by

that way .

829 And behold they cried out saying What have we to do with

thee Jesus thou Son of God art thou come hither to torment us

before the time .

830 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many

swine feeding .

831 So the devils besought him saying If thou cast us out

suffer us to go away into the herd of swine .

832 And he said unto them Go And when they were come out they

went into the herd of swine and behold the whole herd of swine

ran violently down a steep place into the sea and perished in

the waters .

833 And they that kept them fled and went their ways into the

city and told every thing and what was befallen to the possessed

of the devils .

834 And behold the whole city came out to meet Jesus and when

they saw him they besought him that he would depart out of their

coasts .

* 91 And he entered into a ship and passed over and came into

his own city .

92 And behold they brought to him a man sick of the palsy lying

on a bed and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the

palsy Son be of good cheer thy sins be forgiven thee .

93 And behold certain of the scribes said within themselves

This man blasphemeth .

94 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said Wherefore think ye

evil in your hearts .

95 For whether is easier to say Thy sins be forgiven thee or to

say Arise and walk .

96 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth

to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy Arise

take up thy bed and go unto thine house .

97 And he arose and departed to his house .

98 But when the multitude saw it they marvelled and glorified

God which had given such power unto men .

99 And as Jesus passed forth from thence he saw a man named

Matthew sitting at the receipt of custom and he saith unto him

Follow me And he arose and followed him .

910 And it came to pass as Jesus sat at meat in the house

behold many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and

his disciples .

911 And when the Pharisees saw it they said unto his disciples

Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners .

912 But when Jesus heard that he said unto them They that be

whole need not a physician but they that are sick .

913 But go ye and learn what that meaneth I will have mercy and

not sacrifice for I am not come to call the righteous but

sinners to repentance .

914 Then came to him the disciples of John saying Why do we and

the Pharisees fast oft but thy disciples fast not .

915 And Jesus said unto them Can the children of the

bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them but

the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them

and then shall they fast .

916 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment for

that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment and

the rent is made worse .

917 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles else the

bottles break and the wine runneth out and the bottles perish

but they put new wine into new bottles and both are preserved .

918 While he spake these things unto them behold there came a

certain ruler and worshipped him saying My daughter is even now

dead but come and lay thy hand upon her and she shall live .

919 And Jesus arose and followed him and so did his disciples .

920 And behold a woman which was diseased with an issue of

blood twelve years came behind him and touched the hem of his

garment .

921 For she said within herself If I may but touch his garment

I shall be whole .

922 But Jesus turned him about and when he saw her he said

Daughter be of good comfort thy faith hath made thee whole And

the woman was made whole from that hour .

923 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house and saw the

minstrels and the people making a noise .

924 He said unto them Give place for the maid is not dead but

sleepeth And they laughed him to scorn .

925 But when the people were put forth he went in and took her

by the hand and the maid arose .

926 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land .

927 And when Jesus departed thence two blind men followed him

crying and saying Thou son of David have mercy on us .

928 And when he was come into the house the blind men came to

him and Jesus saith unto them Believe ye that I am able to do

this They said unto him Yea Lord .

929 Then touched he their eyes saying According to your faith

be it unto you .

930 And their eyes were opened and Jesus straitly charged them

saying See that no man know it .

931 But they when they were departed spread abroad his fame in

all that country .

932 As they went out behold they brought to him a dumb man

possessed with a devil .

933 And when the devil was cast out the dumb spake and the

multitudes marvelled saying It was never so seen in Israel .

934 But the Pharisees said He casteth out devils through the

prince of the devils .

935 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages teaching

in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and

healing every sickness and every disease among the people .

936 But when he saw the multitudes he was moved with compassion

on them because they fainted and were scattered abroad as sheep

having no shepherd .

937 Then saith he unto his disciples The harvest truly is

plenteous but the labourers are few .

938 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he will send

forth labourers into his harvest .

* 101 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples he

gave them power against unclean spirits to cast them out and to

heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease .

102 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these The first

Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother James the son

of Zebedee and John his brother .

103 Philip and Bartholomew Thomas and Matthew the publican

James the son of Alphaeus and Lebbaeus whose surname was

Thaddaeus .

104 Simon the Canaanite and Judas Iscariot who also betrayed

him .

105 These twelve Jesus sent forth and commanded them saying Go

not into the way of the Gentiles and into any city of the

Samaritans enter ye not .

106 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel .

107 And as ye go preach saying The kingdom of heaven is at hand

108 Heal the sick cleanse the lepers raise the dead cast out

devils freely ye have received freely give .

109 Provide neither gold nor silver nor brass in your purses .

1010 Nor scrip for your journey neither two coats neither shoes

nor yet staves for the workman is worthy of his meat .

1011 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter enquire

who in it is worthy and there abide till ye go thence .

1012 And when ye come into an house salute it .

1013 And if the house be worthy let your peace come upon it but

if it be not worthy let your peace return to you .

1014 And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear your words

when ye depart out of that house or city shake off the dust of

your feet .

1015 Verily I say unto you It shall be more tolerable for the

land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment than for that

city .

1016 Behold I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves be

ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves .

1017 But beware of men for they will deliver you up to the

councils and they will scourge you in their synagogues .

1018 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my

sake for a testimony against them and the Gentiles .

1019 But when they deliver you up take no thought how or what

ye shall speak for it shall be given you in that same hour what

ye shall speak .

1020 For it is not ye that speak but the Spirit of your Father

which speaketh in you .

1021 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death and

the father the child and the children shall rise up against

their parents and cause them to be put to death .

1022 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake but he

that endureth to the end shall be saved .

1023 But when they persecute you in this 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 .

1024 The disciple is not above his master nor the servant above

his lord .

1025 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master and

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 .

1026 Fear them not therefore for there is nothing covered that

shall not be revealed and hid that shall not be known .

1027 What I tell you in darkness that speak ye in light and

what ye hear in the ear that preach ye upon the housetops .

1028 And fear not them which kill the body but are not able to

kill the soul but rather fear him which is able to destroy both

soul and body in hell .

1029 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing and one of them

shall not fall on the ground without your Father .

1030 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered .

1031 Fear ye not therefore ye are of more value than many

sparrows .

1032 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men him will I

confess also before my Father which is in heaven .

1033 But whosoever shall deny me before men him will I also

deny before my Father which is in heaven .

1034 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth I came not

to send peace but a sword .

1035 For I am 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 .

1036 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household .

1037 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy

of me and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not

worthy of me .

1038 And he that taketh not his cross and followeth after me is

not worthy of me .

1039 He that findeth his life shall lose it and he that loseth

his life for my sake shall find it .

1040 He that receiveth you receiveth me and he that receiveth

me receiveth him that sent me .

1041 He that receiveth a 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 .

1042 And 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 .

* 111 And it came to pass when Jesus had made an end of

commanding his twelve disciples he departed thence to teach and

to preach in their cities .

112 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ

he sent two of his disciples .

113 And said unto him Art thou he that should come or do we

look for another .

114 Jesus answered and said unto them Go and shew John again

those things which ye do hear and see .

115 The blind receive their sight and the lame walk the lepers

are cleansed and the deaf hear the dead are raised up and the

poor have the gospel preached to them .

116 And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me .

117 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 .

118 But what went ye out for to see A man clothed in soft

raiment behold they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses

119 But what went ye out for to see A prophet yea I say unto

you and more than a prophet .

1110 For this is he of whom it is written Behold I send my

messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy way before

thee .

1111 Verily I say unto you Among them that are born of women

there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist

notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is

greater than he .

1112 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the

kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by

force .

1113 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John .

1114 And if ye will receive it this is Elias which was for to

come .

1115 He that hath ears to hear let him hear .

1116 But whereunto shall I liken this generation It is like

unto children sitting in the markets and calling unto their

fellows .

1117 And saying We have piped unto you and ye have not danced

we have mourned unto you and ye have not lamented .

1118 For John came neither eating nor drinking and they say He

hath a devil .

1119 The Son of man came eating and drinking and they say

Behold a man gluttonous and a winebibber a friend of publicans

and sinners But wisdom is justified of her children .

1120 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his

mighty works were done because they repented not .

1121 Woe unto 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 .

1122 But I say unto you It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and

Sidon at the day of judgment than for you .

1123 And thou Capernaum 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 .

1124 But I say unto you That it shall be more tolerable for the

land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for thee .

1125 At that time Jesus answered and said I thank thee O Father

Lord of heaven and earth because thou hast hid these things from

the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes .

1126 Even so Father for so it seemed good in thy sight .

1127 All things 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

1128 Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I

will give you rest .

1129 Take my yoke upon you and learn of me for I am meek and

lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your souls .

1130 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light .

* 121 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the

corn and his disciples were an hungred and began to pluck the

ears of corn and to eat .

122 But when the Pharisees saw it they said unto him Behold thy

disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day

123 But he said unto them Have ye not read what David did when

he was an hungred and they that were with him .

124 How he entered into the house of God and did eat the

shewbread which was not lawful for him to eat neither for them

which were with him but only for the priests .

125 Or have ye not read in the law how that on the sabbath days

the priests in the temple profane the sabbath and are blameless .

126 But I say unto you That in this place is one greater than

the temple .

127 But if ye had known what this meaneth I will have mercy and

not sacrifice ye would not have condemned the guiltless .

128 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day .

129 And when he was departed thence he went into their

synagogue .

1210 And behold there was a man which had his hand withered And

they asked him saying Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days

that they might accuse him .

1211 And he said unto 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 .

1212 How much then is a man better than a sheep Wherefore it is

lawful to do well on the sabbath days .

1213 Then saith he to the man Stretch forth thine hand And he

stretched it forth and it was restored whole like as the other .

1214 Then the Pharisees went out and held a council against him

how they might destroy him .

1215 But when Jesus knew it he withdrew himself from thence and

great multitudes followed him and he healed them all .

1216 And charged them that they should not make him known .

1217 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the

prophet saying .

1218 Behold my servant whom I have chosen my beloved in whom my

soul is well pleased I will put my spirit upon him and he shall

shew judgment to the Gentiles .

1219 He shall not strive nor cry neither shall any man hear his

voice in the streets .

1220 A bruised reed shall he not break and smoking flax shall

he not quench till he send forth judgment unto victory .

1221 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust .

1222 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil blind

and dumb and he healed him insomuch that the blind and dumb both

spake and saw .

1223 And all the people were amazed and said Is not this the

son of David .

1224 But when the Pharisees heard it they said This fellow doth

not cast out devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils .

1225 And Jesus knew their 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 .

1226 And if Satan cast out Satan he is divided against himself

how shall then his kingdom stand .

1227 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils by whom do your

children cast them out therefore they shall be your judges .

1228 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God then the

kingdom of God is come unto you .

1229 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house and

spoil his goods except he first bind the strong man and then he

will spoil his house .

1230 He that is not with me is against me and he that gathereth

not with me scattereth abroad .

1231 Wherefore I say unto you All manner of sin and blasphemy

shall be forgiven unto men but the blasphemy against the Holy

Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men .

1232 And whosoever 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 .

1233 Either make the tree good and his fruit good or else make

the tree corrupt and his fruit corrupt for the tree is known by

his fruit .

1234 O generation of vipers how can ye being evil speak good

things for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh .

1235 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth

forth good things and an evil man out of the evil treasure

bringeth forth evil things .

1236 But I say unto you That every idle word that men shall

speak they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment .

1237 For by thy words thou shalt be justified and by thy words

thou shalt be condemned .

1238 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered

saying Master we would see a sign from thee .

1239 But he answered 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 .

1240 For as Jonas was three days and 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 .

1241 The men 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 .

1242 The queen of the 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 .

1243 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man he walketh

through dry places seeking rest and findeth none .

1244 Then he saith I will return into my house from whence I

came out and when he is come he findeth it empty swept and

garnished .

1245 Then goeth he and taketh with himself seven other spirits

more 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 .

1246 While he yet talked to the people behold his mother and

his brethren stood without desiring to speak with him .

1247 Then one said unto him Behold thy mother and thy brethren

stand without desiring to speak with thee .

1248 But he answered and said unto him that told him Who is my

mother and who are my brethren .

1249 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples and

said Behold my mother and my brethren .

1250 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in

heaven the same is my brother and sister and mother .

* 131 The same day went Jesus out of the house and sat by the

sea side .

132 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him so

that he went into a ship and sat and the whole multitude stood

on the shore .

133 And he spake many things unto them in parables saying

Behold a sower went forth to sow .

134 And when he sowed some seeds fell by the way side and the

fowls came and devoured them up .

135 Some fell upon stony places where they had not much earth

and forthwith they sprung up because they had no deepness of

earth .

136 And when the sun was up they were scorched and because they

had no root they withered away .

137 And some fell among thorns and the thorns sprung up and

choked them .

138 But other fell into good ground and brought forth fruit

some an hundredfold some sixtyfold some thirtyfold .

139 Who hath ears to hear let him hear .

1310 And the disciples came and said unto him Why speakest thou

unto them in parables .

1311 He answered and said unto them Because it is given unto

you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven but to them

it is not given .

1312 For whosoever 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 .

1313 Therefore speak I to them in parables because they seeing

see not and hearing they hear not neither do they understand .

1314 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias which

saith By hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand and

seeing ye shall see and shall not perceive .

1315 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 .

1316 But blessed are your eyes for they see and your ears for

they hear .

1317 For verily I say unto you That many prophets and 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 .

1318 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower .

1319 When any 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 .

1320 But he that received the seed into stony places the same

is he that heareth the word and anon with joy receiveth it .

1321 Yet hath he not root in himself but dureth for a while for

when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word by

and by he is offended .

1322 He also that received seed among the 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 .

1323 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that

heareth the word and understandeth it which also beareth fruit

and bringeth forth some an hundredfold some sixty some thirty .

1324 Another parable put he forth unto them saying The kingdom

of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his

field .

1325 But while men slept his enemy came and sowed tares among

the wheat and went his way .

1326 But when the blade was sprung up and brought forth fruit

then appeared the tares also .

1327 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him

Sir didst not thou sow good seed in thy field from whence then

hath it tares .

1328 He said unto them An enemy hath done this The servants

said unto him Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up .

1329 But he said Nay lest while ye gather up the tares ye root

up also the wheat with them .

1330 Let both grow 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 .

1331 Another parable put he forth unto them saying The kingdom

of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed which a man took

and sowed in his field .

1332 Which indeed is the least of all 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 .

1333 Another parable spake he unto them The kingdom of heaven

is like unto leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures

of meal till the whole was leavened .

1334 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in

parables and without a parable spake he not unto them .

1335 That it might be 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 .

1336 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house

and his disciples came unto him saying Declare unto us the

parable of the tares of the field .

1337 He answered and said unto them He that soweth the good

seed is the Son of man .

1338 The field is the world the good seed are the children of

the kingdom but the tares are the children of the wicked one .

1339 The enemy that sowed them is the devil the harvest is the

end of the world and the reapers are the angels .

1340 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire

so shall it be in the end of this world .

1341 The Son of man shall send forth his angels and they shall

gather out of his kingdom all things that offend and them which

do iniquity .

1342 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire there shall be

wailing and gnashing of teeth .

1343 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the

kingdom of their Father Who hath ears to hear let him hear .

1344 Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in 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

1345 Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man

seeking goodly pearls .

1346 Who when he had found one pearl of great price went and

sold all that he had and bought it .

1347 Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net that was

cast into the sea and gathered of every kind .

1348 Which when it was full they drew to shore and sat down and

gathered the good into vessels but cast the bad away .

1349 So shall it be at the end of the world the angels shall

come forth and sever the wicked from among the just .

1350 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire there shall

be wailing and gnashing of teeth .

1351 Jesus saith unto them Have ye understood all these things

They say unto him Yea Lord .

1352 Then said he unto them Therefore every scribe which is

instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is

an householder which bringeth forth out of his treasure things

new and old .

1353 And it came to pass that when Jesus had finished these

parables he departed thence .

1354 And when he was come into his own country he taught them

in their synagogue insomuch that they were astonished and said

Whence hath this man this wisdom and these mighty works .

1355 Is not this the carpenter's son is not his mother called

Mary and his brethren James and Joses and Simon and Judas .

1356 And his sisters are they not all with us Whence then hath

this man all these things .

1357 And they were offended in him But Jesus said unto them A

prophet is not without honour save in his own country and in his

own house .

1358 And he did not many mighty works there because of their

unbelief .

* 141 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of

Jesus .

142 And said unto his servants This is John the Baptist he is

risen from the dead and therefore mighty works do shew forth

themselves in him .

143 For Herod had laid hold on John and bound him and put him

in prison for Herodias' sake his brother Philip's wife .

144 For John said unto him It is not lawful for thee to have

her .

145 And when he would have put him to death he feared the

multitude because they counted him as a prophet .

146 But when Herod's birthday was kept the daughter of Herodias

danced before them and pleased Herod .

147 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever

she would ask .

148 And she being before instructed of her mother said Give me

here John Baptist's head in a charger .

149 And the king was sorry nevertheless for the oath's sake and

them which sat with him at meat he commanded it to be given her .

1410 And he sent and beheaded John in the prison .

1411 And his head was brought in a charger and given to the

damsel and she brought it to her mother .

1412 And his disciples came and took up the body and buried it

and went and told Jesus .

1413 When Jesus heard of it he departed thence by ship into a

desert place apart and when the people had heard thereof they

followed him on foot out of the cities .

1414 And Jesus went forth and saw a great multitude and was

moved with compassion toward them and he healed their sick .

1415 And when it was evening his disciples came to him saying

This is a desert place and the time is now past send the

multitude away that they may go into the villages and buy

themselves victuals .

1416 But Jesus said unto them They need not depart give ye them

to eat .

1417 And they say unto him We have here but five loaves and two

fishes .

1418 He said Bring them hither to me .

1419 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the 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 .

1420 And they did all eat and were filled and they took up of

the fragments that remained twelve baskets full .

1421 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men

beside women and children .

1422 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get

into a ship and to go before him unto the other side while he

sent the multitudes away .

1423 And when he had sent the multitudes away he went up into a

mountain apart to pray and when the evening was come he was

there alone .

1424 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea tossed with

waves for the wind was contrary .

1425 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them

walking on the sea .

1426 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea they

were troubled saying It is a spirit and they cried out for fear .

1427 But straightway Jesus spake unto them saying Be of good

cheer it is I be not afraid .

1428 And Peter answered him and said Lord if it be thou bid me

come unto thee on the water .

1429 And he said Come And when Peter was come down out of the

ship he walked on the water to go to Jesus .

1430 But when he saw the wind boisterous he was afraid and

beginning to sink he cried saying Lord save me .

1431 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand and caught

him and said unto him O thou of little faith wherefore didst

thou doubt .

1432 And when they were come into the ship the wind ceased .

1433 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him

saying Of a truth thou art the Son of God .

1434 And when they were gone over they came into the land of

Gennesaret .

1435 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him they

sent out into all that country round about and brought unto him

all that were diseased .

1436 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his

garment and as many as touched were made perfectly whole .

* 151 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees which were of

Jerusalem saying .

152 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders

for they wash not their hands when they eat bread .

153 But he answered and said unto them Why do ye also

transgress the commandment of God by your tradition .

154 For God commanded saying Honour thy father and mother and

He that curseth father or mother let him die the death .

155 But ye say Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother

It is a gift by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me .

156 And honour not his father or his mother he shall be free

Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your

tradition .

157 Ye hypocrites well did Esaias prophesy of you saying .

158 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth and

honoureth me with their lips but their heart is far from me .

159 But in vain they do worship me teaching for doctrines the

commandments of men .

1510 And he called the multitude and said unto them Hear and

understand .

1511 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man but

that which cometh out of the mouth this defileth a man .

1512 Then came his disciples and said unto him Knowest thou

that the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying .

1513 But he answered and said Every plant which my heavenly

Father hath not planted shall be rooted up .

1514 Let them alone they be blind leaders of the blind And if

the blind lead the blind both shall fall into the ditch .

1515 Then answered Peter and said unto him Declare unto us this

parable .

1516 And Jesus said Are ye also yet without understanding .

1517 Do not ye yet understand that whatsoever entereth in at

the mouth goeth into the belly and is cast out into the draught .

1518 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth

from the heart and they defile the man .

1519 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts murders

adulteries fornications thefts false witness blasphemies .

1520 These are the things which defile a man but to eat with

unwashen hands defileth not a man .

1521 Then Jesus went thence and departed into the coasts of

Tyre and Sidon .

1522 And behold a woman of Canaan came out 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 .

1523 But he answered her not a word And his disciples came and

besought him saying Send her away for she crieth after us .

1524 But he answered and said I am not sent but unto the lost

sheep of the house of Israel .

1525 Then came she and worshipped him saying Lord help me .

1526 But he answered and said It is not meet to take the

children's bread and cast it to dogs .

1527 And she said Truth Lord yet the dogs eat of the crumbs

which fall from their masters' table .

1528 Then Jesus answered and 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 .

1529 And Jesus departed from thence and came nigh unto the sea

of Galilee and went up into a mountain and sat down there .

1530 And great multitudes came unto him having with them those

that were lame blind dumb maimed and many others and cast them

down at Jesus' feet and he healed them .

1531 Insomuch that 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 .

1532 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him and said I have

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 .

1533 And his disciples say unto him Whence should we have so

much bread in the wilderness as to fill so great a multitude .

1534 And Jesus saith unto them How many loaves have ye And they

said Seven and a few little fishes .

1535 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground .

1536 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes and gave

thanks and brake them and gave to his disciples and the

disciples to the multitude .

1537 And they did all eat and were filled and they took up of

the broken meat that was left seven baskets full .

1538 And they that did eat were four thousand men beside women

and children .

1539 And he sent away the multitude and took ship and came into

the coasts of Magdala .

* 161 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came and tempting

desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven .

162 He answered and said unto them When it is evening ye say It

will be fair weather for the sky is red .

163 And in the morning It will be foul weather to day for the

sky is red and lowring O ye hypocrites ye can discern the face

of the sky but can ye not discern the signs of the times .

164 A wicked and adulterous generation 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 .

165 And when his disciples were come to the other side they had

forgotten to take bread .

166 Then Jesus said unto them Take heed and beware of the

leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees .

167 And they reasoned among themselves saying It is because we

have taken no bread .

168 Which when Jesus perceived he said unto them O ye of little

faith why reason ye among yourselves because ye have brought no

bread .

169 Do ye not yet understand neither remember the five loaves

of the five thousand and how many baskets ye took up .

1610 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many

baskets ye took up .

1611 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to

you concerning bread that ye should beware of the leaven of the

Pharisees and of the Sadducees .

1612 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of

the leaven of bread but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of

the Sadducees .

1613 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi he

asked his disciples saying Whom do men say that I the Son of man

am .

1614 And they said Some say that thou art John the Baptist some

Elias and others Jeremias or one of the prophets .

1615 He saith unto them But whom say ye that I am .

1616 And Simon Peter answered and said Thou art the Christ the

Son of the living God .

1617 And Jesus answered and said unto him Blessed art thou

Simon Bar-jona for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto

thee but my Father which is in heaven .

1618 And I say also 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 .

1619 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of

heaven and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in

heaven and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed

in heaven .

1620 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man

that he was Jesus the Christ .

1621 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his

disciples how that he must go unto Jerusalem and suffer many

things of the elders and chief priests and scribes and be killed

and be raised again the third day .

1622 Then Peter took him and began to rebuke him saying Be it

far from thee Lord this shall not be unto thee .

1623 But he turned and said unto Peter Get thee behind me Satan

thou art an offence unto me for thou savourest not the things

that be of God but those that be of men .

1624 Then said Jesus unto his disciples If any man will come

after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow

me .

1625 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it and

whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it .

1626 For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole

world and lose his own soul or what shall a man give in exchange

for his soul .

1627 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father

with his angels and then he shall reward every man according to

his works .

1628 Verily I say unto you There be some standing here which

shall not taste of death till they see the Son of man coming in

his kingdom .

* 171 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter James and John his

brother and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart .

172 And was transfigured before them and his face did shine as

the sun and his raiment was white as the light .

173 And behold there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking

with him .

174 Then answered Peter and said unto Jesus Lord it is good for

us to be here if thou wilt let us make here three tabernacles

one for thee and one for Moses and one for Elias .

175 While he yet spake behold a bright cloud overshadowed them

and behold a voice out of the cloud which said This is my

beloved Son in whom I am well pleased hear ye him .

176 And when the disciples heard it they fell on their face and

were sore afraid .

177 And Jesus came and touched them and said Arise and be not

afraid .

178 And when they had lifted up their eyes they saw no man save

Jesus only .

179 And as they came down from the mountain Jesus charged them

saying Tell the vision to no man until the Son of man be risen

again from the dead .

1710 And his disciples asked him saying Why then say the

scribes that Elias must first come .

1711 And Jesus answered and said unto them Elias truly shall

first come and restore all things .

1712 But I say unto you That Elias is come already and they

knew him not but have done unto him whatsoever they listed

Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them .

1713 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of

John the Baptist .

1714 And when they were come to the multitude there came to him

a certain man kneeling down to him and saying .

1715 Lord have mercy on my son for he is a lunatick and sore

vexed for ofttimes he falleth into the fire and oft into the

water .

1716 And I brought him to thy disciples and they could not cure

him .

1717 Then Jesus answered and said O faithless and perverse

generation how long shall I be with you how long shall I suffer

you bring him hither to me .

1718 And Jesus rebuked the devil and he departed out of him and

the child was cured from that very hour .

1719 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart and said Why could

not we cast him out .

1720 And Jesus said unto them Because of your unbelief for

verily I say unto you If ye have faith as a grain of mustard

seed ye shall say unto this mountain Remove hence to yonder

place and it shall remove and nothing shall be impossible unto

you .

1721 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting .

1722 And while they abode in Galilee Jesus said unto them The

Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men .

1723 And they shall kill him and the third day he shall be

raised again And they were exceeding sorry .

1724 And when they were come to Capernaum they that received

tribute money came to Peter and said Doth not your master pay

tribute .

1725 He saith Yes And when he was come into the house Jesus

prevented him saying What thinkest thou Simon of whom do the

kings of the earth take custom or tribute of their own children

or of strangers .

1726 Peter saith unto him Of strangers Jesus saith unto him

Then are the children free .

1727 Notwithstanding lest we should offend them go thou to the

sea and cast an hook and take up the fish that first cometh up

and when thou hast opened his mouth thou shalt find a piece of

money that take and give unto them for me and thee .

* 181 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus saying Who

is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven .

182 And Jesus called a little child unto him and set him in the

midst of them .

183 And said Verily I say unto you Except ye be converted and

become as little children ye shall not enter into the kingdom of

heaven .

184 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little

child the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven .

185 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name

receiveth me .

186 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which

believe in me it were better for him that a millstone were

hanged about his neck and that he were drowned in the depth of

the sea .

187 Woe unto the world because of offences for it must needs be

that offences come but woe to that man by whom the offence

cometh .

188 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee cut them off

and cast them from thee it is better for thee to enter into life

halt or maimed rather than having two hands or two feet to be

cast into everlasting fire .

189 And if thine eye offend thee pluck it out and cast it from

thee it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye

rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire .

1810 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones for

I say unto you That in heaven their angels do always behold the

face of my Father which is in heaven .

1811 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost .

1812 How think ye if a man have an hundred sheep and one of

them be gone astray doth he not leave the ninety and nine and

goeth into the mountains and seeketh that which is gone astray .

1813 And if so be that he find it verily I say unto you he

rejoiceth more of that sheep than of the ninety and nine which

went not astray .

1814 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in

heaven that one of these little ones should perish .

1815 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee go and

tell him his fault between thee and him alone if he shall hear

thee thou hast gained thy brother .

1816 But if he will not hear thee then take with thee one or

two more that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word

may be established .

1817 And if he shall neglect to hear them tell it unto the

church but if he neglect to hear the church let him be unto thee

as a heathen man and a publican .

1818 Verily I say unto you Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth

shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth

shall be loosed in heaven .

1819 Again I say unto you That if two of you shall agree on

earth as touching any thing that they shall ask it shall be done

for them of my Father which is in heaven .

1820 For where two or three are gathered together in my name

there am I in the midst of them .

1821 Then came Peter to him and said Lord how oft shall my

brother sin against me and I forgive him till seven times .

1822 Jesus saith unto him I say not unto thee Until seven times

but Until seventy times seven .

1823 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain

king which would take account of his servants .

1824 And when he had begun to reckon one was brought unto him

which owed him ten thousand talents .

1825 But forasmuch as he had not to pay his lord commanded him

to be sold and his wife and children and all that he had and

payment to be made .

1826 The servant therefore fell down and worshipped him saying

Lord have patience with me and I will pay thee all .

1827 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion

and loosed him and forgave him the debt .

1828 But the same servant went out and found one of his fellow

servants which owed him an hundred pence and he laid hands on

him and took him by the throat saying Pay me that thou owest .

1829 And his fellow servant fell down at his feet and besought

him saying Have patience with me and I will pay thee all .

1830 And he would not but went and cast him into prison till he

should pay the debt .

1831 So when his fellowservants saw what was done they were

very sorry and came and told unto their lord all that was done .

1832 Then his lord after that he had called him said unto him O

thou wicked servant I forgave thee all that debt because thou

desiredst me .

1833 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy

fellowservant even as I had pity on thee .

1834 And his lord was wroth and delivered him to the tormentors

till he should pay all that was due unto him .

1835 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you if

ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their

trespasses .

* 191 And it came to pass that when Jesus had finished these

sayings he departed from Galilee and came into the coasts of

Judaea beyond Jordan .

192 And great multitudes followed him and he healed them there .

193 The Pharisees also came unto him tempting him and saying

unto him Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every

cause .

194 And he answered and said unto them Have ye not read that he

which made them at the beginning made them male and female .

195 And said For this cause shall a man leave father and mother

and shall cleave to his wife and they twain shall be one flesh .

196 Wherefore they are no more twain but one flesh What

therefore God hath joined together let not man put asunder .

197 They say unto him Why did Moses then command to give a

writing of divorcement and to put her away .

198 He saith unto them Moses because of the hardness of your

hearts suffered you to put away your wives but from the

beginning it was not so .

199 And I say unto you Whosoever shall put away his wife except

it be for fornication and shall marry another committeth

adultery and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit

adultery .

1910 His disciples say unto him If the case of the man be so

with his wife it is not good to marry .

1911 But he said unto them All men cannot receive this saying

save they to whom it is given .

1912 For there are some eunuchs which were so born from their

mother's womb and there are some eunuchs which were made eunuchs

of men and there be eunuchs which have made themselves eunuchs

for the kingdom of heaven's sake He that is able to receive it

let him receive it .

1913 Then were there brought unto him little children that he

should put his hands on them and pray and the disciples rebuked

them .

1914 But Jesus said Suffer little children and forbid them not

to come unto me for of such is the kingdom of heaven .

1915 And he laid his hands on them and departed thence .

1916 And behold one came and said unto him Good Master what

good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life .

1917 And he said unto him Why callest thou me good there is

none good but one that is God but if thou wilt enter into life

keep the commandments .

1918 He saith unto him Which Jesus said Thou shalt do no murder

Thou shalt not commit adultery Thou shalt not steal Thou shalt

not bear false witness .

1919 Honour thy father and thy mother and Thou shalt love thy

neighbour as thyself .

1920 The young man saith unto him All these things have I kept

from my youth up what lack I yet .

1921 Jesus said unto him If thou wilt be perfect go and sell

that thou hast and give to the poor and thou shalt have treasure

in heaven and come and follow me .

1922 But when the young man heard that saying he went away

sorrowful for he had great possessions .

1923 Then said Jesus unto his disciples Verily I say unto you

That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven .

1924 And again I say unto you It is easier for a camel to go

through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into

the kingdom of God .

1925 When his disciples heard it they were exceedingly amazed

saying Who then can be saved .

1926 But Jesus beheld them and said unto them With men this is

impossible but with God all things are possible .

1927 Then answered Peter and said unto him Behold we have

forsaken all and followed thee what shall we have therefore .

1928 And Jesus said unto them Verily I say unto you That ye

which have followed me in the regeneration when the Son of man

shall sit in the throne of his glory ye also shall sit upon

twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel .

1929 And every one that hath forsaken houses or brethren or

sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my

name's sake shall receive an hundredfold and shall inherit

everlasting life .

1930 But many that are first shall be last and the last shall

be first .

* 201 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an

householder which went out early in the morning to hire

labourers into his vineyard .

202 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day

he sent them into his vineyard .

203 And he went out about the third hour and saw others

standing idle in the marketplace .

204 And said unto them Go ye also into the vineyard and

whatsoever is right I will give you And they went their way .

205 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour and did

likewise .

206 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others

standing idle and saith unto them Why stand ye here all the day

idle .

207 They say unto him Because no man hath hired us He saith

unto them Go ye also into the vineyard and whatsoever is right

that shall ye receive .

208 So when even was come the lord of the vineyard saith unto

his steward Call the labourers and give them their hire

beginning from the last unto the first .

209 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour

they received every man a penny .

2010 But when the first came they supposed that they should

have received more and they likewise received every man a penny .

2011 And when they had received it they murmured against the

goodman of the house .

2012 Saying These last have wrought but one hour and thou hast

made them equal unto us which have borne the burden and heat of

the day .

2013 But he answered one of them and said Friend I do thee no

wrong didst not thou agree with me for a penny .

2014 Take that thine is and go thy way I will give unto this

last even as unto thee .

2015 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own Is

thine eye evil because I am good .

2016 So the last shall be first and the first last for many be

called but few chosen .

2017 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples

apart in the way and said unto them .

2018 Behold we go up to Jerusalem and the Son of man shall be

betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes and they

shall condemn him to death .

2019 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock and to

scourge and to crucify him and the third day he shall rise again

2020 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her

sons worshipping him and desiring a certain thing of him .

2021 And he said unto her What wilt thou She saith unto him

Grant that these my two sons may sit the one on thy right hand

and the other on the left in thy kingdom .

2022 But Jesus answered and said Ye know not what ye ask Are ye

able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of and to be

baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with They say unto

him We are able .

2023 And he saith unto them Ye shall drink indeed of my cup and

be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with but to sit

on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give but it shall

be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father .

2024 And when the ten heard it they were moved with indignation

against the two brethren .

2025 But Jesus called them unto him and said Ye know that the

princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them and they

that are great exercise authority upon them .

2026 But it shall not be so among you but whosoever will be

great among you let him be your minister .

2027 And whosoever will be chief among you let him be your

servant .

2028 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto but

to minister and to give his life a ransom for many .

2029 And as they departed from Jericho a great multitude

followed him .

2030 And behold two blind men sitting by the way side when they

heard that Jesus passed by cried out saying Have mercy on us O

Lord thou son of David .

2031 And the multitude rebuked them because they should hold

their peace but they cried the more saying Have mercy on us O

Lord thou son of David .

2032 And Jesus stood still and called them and said What will

ye that I shall do unto you .

2033 They say unto him Lord that our eyes may be opened .

2034 So Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes and

immediately their eyes received sight and they followed him .

* 211 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem and were come to

Bethphage unto the mount of Olives then sent Jesus two disciples

212 Saying unto them Go into the village over against you and

straightway ye shall find an ass tied and a colt with her loose

them and bring them unto me .

213 And if any man say aught unto you ye shall say The Lord

hath need of them and straightway he will send them .

214 All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was

spoken by the prophet saying .

215 Tell ye the daughter of Sion Behold thy King cometh unto

thee meek and sitting upon an ass and a colt the foal of an ass .

216 And the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them .

217 And brought the ass and the colt and put on them their

clothes and they set him thereon .

218 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way

others cut down branches from the trees and strawed them in the

way .

219 And the multitudes that went before and that followed cried

saying Hosanna to the son of David Blessed is he that cometh in

the name of the Lord Hosanna in the highest .

2110 And when he was come into Jerusalem all the city was moved

saying Who is this .

2111 And the multitude said This is Jesus the prophet of

Nazareth of Galilee .

2112 And Jesus went into the temple of God and cast out all

them that sold and bought in the temple and overthrew the tables

of the moneychangers and the seats of them that sold doves .

2113 And said unto them It is written My house shall be called

the house of prayer but ye have made it a den of thieves .

2114 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple and

he healed them .

2115 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful

things that he did and the children crying in the temple and

saying Hosanna to the son of David they were sore displeased .

2116 And said unto him Hearest thou what these say And Jesus

saith unto them Yea have ye never read Out of the mouth of babes

and sucklings thou hast perfected praise .

2117 And he left them and went out of the city into Bethany and

he lodged there .

2118 Now in the morning as he returned into the city he

hungered .

2119 And when he saw a fig tree in the way he came to it and

found nothing thereon but leaves only and said unto it Let no

fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever And presently the fig

tree withered away .

2120 And when the disciples saw it they marvelled saying How

soon is the fig tree withered away .

2121 Jesus answered and said unto them Verily I say unto you If

ye have faith and doubt not ye shall not only do this which is

done to the fig tree but also if ye shall say unto this mountain

Be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea it shall be done .

2122 And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer believing

ye shall receive .

2123 And when he was come into the temple the chief priests and

the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching and

said By what authority doest thou these things and who gave thee

this authority .

2124 And Jesus answered and said unto them I also will ask you

one thing which if ye tell me I in like wise will tell you by

what authority I do these things .

2125 The baptism of John whence was it from heaven or of men

And they reasoned with themselves saying If we shall say From

heaven he will say unto us Why did ye not then believe him .

2126 But if we shall say Of men we fear the people for all hold

John as a prophet .

2127 And they answered Jesus and said We cannot tell And he

said unto them Neither tell I you by what authority I do these

things .

2128 But what think ye A certain man had two sons and he came

to the first and said Son go work to day in my vineyard .

2129 He answered and said I will not but afterward he repented

and went .

2130 And he came to the second and said likewise And he

answered and said I go sir and went not .

2131 Whether of them twain did the will of his father They say

unto him The first Jesus saith unto them Verily I say unto you

That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God

before you .

2132 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness and ye

believed him not but the publicans and the harlots believed him

and ye when ye had seen it repented not afterward that ye might

believe him .

2133 Hear another parable There was a certain householder which

planted a vineyard and hedged it round about and digged a

winepress in it and built a tower and let it out to husbandmen

and went into a far country .

2134 And when the time of the fruit drew near he sent his

servants to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits of

it .

2135 And the husbandmen took his servants and beat one and

killed another and stoned another .

2136 Again he sent other servants more than the first and they

did unto them likewise .

2137 But last of all he sent unto them his son saying They will

reverence my son .

2138 But when the husbandmen saw the son they said among

themselves This is the heir come let us kill him and let us

seize on his inheritance .

2139 And they caught him and cast him out of the vineyard and

slew him .

2140 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh what will

he do unto those husbandmen .

2141 They say unto him He will miserably destroy those wicked

men and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen which

shall render him the fruits in their seasons .

2142 Jesus saith unto them Did ye never read in the scriptures

The stone which the builders rejected the same is become the

head of the corner this is the Lord's doing and it is marvellous

in our eyes .

2143 Therefore say I unto you The kingdom of God shall be taken

from you and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof

2144 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken but

on whomsoever it shall fall it will grind him to powder .

2145 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his

parables they perceived that he spake of them .

2146 But when they sought to lay hands on him they feared the

multitude because they took him for a prophet .

* 221 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables

and said .

222 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which

made a marriage for his son .

223 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden

to the wedding and they would not come .

224 Again he sent forth other servants saying Tell them which

are bidden Behold I have prepared my dinner my oxen and my

fatlings are killed and all things are ready come unto the

marriage .

225 But they made light of it and went their ways one to his

farm another to his merchandise .

226 And the remnant took his servants and entreated them

spitefully and slew them .

227 But when the king heard thereof he was wroth and he sent

forth his armies and destroyed those murderers and burned up

their city .

228 Then saith he to his servants The wedding is ready but they

which were bidden were not worthy .

229 Go ye therefore into the highways and as many as ye shall

find bid to the marriage .

2210 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered

together all as many as they found both bad and good and the

wedding was furnished with guests .

2211 And when the king came in to see the guests he saw there a

man which had not on a wedding garment .

2212 And he saith unto him Friend how camest thou in hither not

having a wedding garment And he was speechless .

2213 Then said the king to the servants Bind him hand and foot

and take him away and cast him into outer darkness there shall

be weeping and gnashing of teeth .

2214 For many are called but few are chosen .

2215 Then went the Pharisees and took counsel how they might

entangle him in his talk .

2216 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the

Herodians saying Master we know that thou art true and teachest

the way of God in truth neither carest thou for any man for thou

regardest not the person of men .

2217 Tell us therefore What thinkest thou Is it lawful to give

tribute unto Caesar or not .

2218 But Jesus perceived their wickedness and said Why tempt ye

me ye hypocrites .

2219 Shew me the tribute money And they brought unto him a

penny .

2220 And he saith unto them Whose is this image and

superscription .

2221 They say unto him Caesar's Then saith he unto them Render

therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God

the things that are God's .

2222 When they had heard these words they marvelled and left

him and went their way .

2223 The same day came to him the Sadducees which say that

there is no resurrection and asked him .

2224 Saying Master Moses said If a man die having no children

his brother shall marry his wife and raise up seed unto his

brother .

2225 Now there were with us seven brethren and the first when

he had married a wife deceased and having no issue left his wife

unto his brother .

2226 Likewise the second also and the third unto the seventh .

2227 And last of all the woman died also .

2228 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of

the seven for they all had her .

2229 Jesus answered and said unto them Ye do err not knowing

the scriptures nor the power of God .

2230 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given

in marriage but are as the angels of God in heaven .

2231 But as touching the resurrection of the dead have ye not

read that which was spoken unto you by God saying .

2232 I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God

of Jacob God is not the God of the dead but of the living .

2233 And when the multitude heard this they were astonished at

his doctrine .

2234 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the

Sadducees to silence they were gathered together .

2235 Then one of them which was a lawyer asked him a question

tempting him and saying .

2236 Master which is the great commandment in the law .

2237 Jesus said unto him Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with

all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind .

2238 This is the first and great commandment .

2239 And the second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy

neighbour as thyself .

2240 On these two commandments hang all the law and the

prophets .

2241 While the Pharisees were gathered together Jesus asked

them .

2242 Saying What think ye of Christ whose son is he They say

unto him The son of David .

2243 He saith unto them How then doth David in spirit call him

Lord saying .

2244 The Lord said unto my Lord Sit thou on my right hand till

I make thine enemies thy footstool .

2245 If David then call him Lord how is he his son .

2246 And no man was able to answer him a word neither durst any

man from that day forth ask him any more questions .

* 231 Then spake Jesus to the multitude and to his disciples .

232 Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat .

233 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe that observe

and do but do not ye after their works for they say and do not .

234 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne and

lay them on men's shoulders but they themselves will not move

them with one of their fingers .

235 But all their works they do for to be seen of men they make

broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders of their

garments .

236 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts and the chief seats

in the synagogues .

237 And greetings in the markets and to be called of men Rabbi

Rabbi .

238 But be not ye called Rabbi for one is your Master even

Christ and all ye are brethren .

239 And call no man your father upon the earth for one is your

Father which is in heaven .

2310 Neither be ye called masters for one is your Master even

Christ .

2311 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant .

2312 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased and he

that shall humble himself shall be exalted .

2313 But woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for ye

shut up the kingdom of heaven against men for ye neither go in

yourselves neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in .

2314 Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for ye

devour widows' houses and for a pretence make long prayer

therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation .

2315 Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for ye

compass sea and land to make one proselyte and when he is made

ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves .

2316 Woe unto you ye blind guides which say Whosoever shall

swear by the temple it is nothing but whosoever shall swear by

the gold of the temple he is a debtor .

2317 Ye fools and blind for whether is greater the gold or the

temple that sanctifieth the gold .

2318 And Whosoever shall swear by the altar it is nothing but

whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it he is guilty .

2319 Ye fools and blind for whether is greater the gift or the

altar that sanctifieth the gift .

2320 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar sweareth by it

and by all things thereon .

2321 And whoso shall swear by the temple sweareth by it and by

him that dwelleth therein .

2322 And he that shall swear by heaven sweareth by the throne

of God and by him that sitteth thereon .

2323 Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for ye pay

tithe of mint and anise and cummin and have omitted the

weightier matters of the law judgment mercy and faith these

ought ye to have done and not to leave the other undone .

2324 Ye blind guides which strain at a gnat and swallow a camel

2325 Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for ye make

clean the outside of the cup and of the platter but within they

are full of extortion and excess .

2326 Thou blind Pharisee cleanse first that which is within the

cup and platter that the outside of them may be clean also .

2327 Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for ye are

like unto whited sepulchres which indeed appear beautiful

outward but are within full of dead men's bones and of all

uncleanness .

2328 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men but

within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity .

2329 Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites because ye

build the tombs of the prophets and garnish the sepulchres of

the righteous .

2330 And say If we had been in the days of our fathers we would

not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets .

2331 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves that ye are the

children of them which killed the prophets .

2332 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers .

2333 Ye serpents ye generation of vipers how can ye escape the

damnation of hell .

2334 Wherefore behold I send unto you prophets and wise men and

scribes and some of them ye shall kill and crucify and some of

them shall ye scourge in your synagogues and persecute them from

city to city .

2335 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon

the earth from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of

Zacharias son of Barachias whom ye slew between the temple and

the altar .

2336 Verily I say unto you All these things shall come upon

this generation .

2337 O Jerusalem Jerusalem thou that killest the prophets and

stonest them which are sent unto thee how often would I have

gathered thy children together even as a hen gathereth her

chickens under her wings and ye would not .

2338 Behold your house is left unto you desolate .

2339 For I say unto you Ye shall not see me henceforth till ye

shall say Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord .

* 241 And Jesus went out and departed from the temple and his

disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the

temple .

242 And Jesus said unto them See ye not all these things verily

I say unto you There shall not be left here one stone upon

another that shall not be thrown down .

243 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives the disciples came

unto him privately saying Tell us when shall these things be and

what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world

244 And Jesus answered and said unto them Take heed that no man

deceive you .

245 For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall

deceive many .

246 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye

be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the

end is not yet .

247 For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against

kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and

earthquakes in divers places .

248 All these are the beginning of sorrows .

249 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted and shall

kill you and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake

2410 And then shall many be offended and shall betray one

another and shall hate one another .

2411 And many false prophets shall rise and shall deceive many .

2412 And because iniquity shall abound the love of many shall

wax cold .

2413 But he that shall endure unto the end the same shall be

saved .

2414 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all

the world for a witness unto all nations and then shall the end

come .

2415 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation

spoken of by Daniel the prophet stand in the holy place (whoso

readeth let him understand .

2416 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains .

2417 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any

thing out of his house .

2418 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take

his clothes .

2419 And woe unto them that are with child and to them that

give suck in those days .

2420 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter neither

on the sabbath day .

2421 For then shall be great tribulation such as was not since

the beginning of the world to this time no nor ever shall be .

2422 And except those days should be shortened there should no

flesh be saved but for the elect's sake those days shall be

shortened .

2423 Then if any man shall say unto you Lo here is Christ or

there believe it not .

2424 For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and

shall shew great signs and wonders insomuch that if it were

possible they shall deceive the very elect .

2425 Behold I have told you before .

2426 Wherefore if they shall say unto you Behold he is in the

desert go not forth behold he is in the secret chambers believe

it not .

2427 For as the lightning cometh out of the east and shineth

even unto the west so shall also the coming of the Son of man be

2428 For wheresoever the carcase is there will the eagles be

gathered together .

2429 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the

sun be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the

stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of the heavens shall

be shaken .

2430 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven

and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn and they shall

see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and

great glory .

2431 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a

trumpet and they shall gather together his elect from the four

winds from one end of heaven to the other .

2432 Now learn a parable of the fig tree When his branch is yet

tender and putteth forth leaves ye know that summer is nigh .

2433 So likewise ye when ye shall see all these things know

that it is near even at the doors .

2434 Verily I say unto you This generation shall not pass till

all these things be fulfilled .

2435 Heaven and earth shall pass away but my words shall not

pass away .

2436 But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels

of heaven but my Father only .

2437 But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of

the Son of man be .

2438 For as in the days that were before the flood they were

eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the

day that Noe entered into the ark .

2439 And knew not until the flood came and took them all away

so shall also the coming of the Son of man be .

2440 Then shall two be in the field the one shall be taken and

the other left .

2441 Two women shall be grinding at the mill the one shall be

taken and the other left .

2442 Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth

come .

2443 But know this that if the goodman of the house had known

in what watch the thief would come he would have watched and

would not have suffered his house to be broken up .

2444 Therefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think

not the Son of man cometh .

2445 Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath

made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season .

2446 Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall

find so doing .

2447 Verily I say unto you That he shall make him ruler over

all his goods .

2448 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart My

lord delayeth his coming .

2449 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants and to eat and

drink with the drunken .

2450 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he

looketh not for him and in an hour that he is not aware of .

2451 And shall cut him asunder and appoint him his portion with

the hypocrites there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth .

* 251 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten

virgins which took their lamps and went forth to meet the

bridegroom .

252 And five of them were wise and five were foolish .

253 They that were foolish took their lamps and took no oil

with them .

254 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps .

255 While the bridegroom tarried they all slumbered and slept .

256 And at midnight there was a cry made Behold the bridegroom

cometh go ye out to meet him .

257 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps .

258 And the foolish said unto the wise Give us of your oil for

our lamps are gone out .

259 But the wise answered saying Not so lest there be not

enough for us and you but go ye rather to them that sell and buy

for yourselves .

2510 And while they went to buy the bridegroom came and they

that were ready went in with him to the marriage and the door

was shut .

2511 Afterward came also the other virgins saying Lord Lord

open to us .

2512 But he answered and said Verily I say unto you I know you

not .

2513 Watch therefore for ye know neither the day nor the hour

wherein the Son of man cometh .

2514 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far

country who called his own servants and delivered unto them his

goods .

2515 And unto one he gave five talents to another two and to

another one to every man according to his several ability and

straightway took his journey .

2516 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded

with the same and made them other five talents .

2517 And likewise he that had received two he also gained other

two .

2518 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth

and hid his lord's money .

2519 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh and

reckoneth with them .

2520 And so he that had received five talents came and brought

other five talents saying Lord thou deliveredst unto me five

talents behold I have gained beside them five talents more .

2521 His lord said unto him Well done thou good and faithful

servant thou hast been faithful over a few things I will make

thee ruler over many things enter thou into the joy of thy lord .

2522 He also that had received two talents came and said Lord

thou deliveredst unto me two talents behold I have gained two

other talents beside them .

2523 His lord said unto him Well done good and faithful servant

thou hast been faithful over a few things I will make thee ruler

over many things enter thou into the joy of thy lord .

2524 Then he which had received the one talent came and said

Lord I knew thee that thou art an hard man reaping where thou

hast not sown and gathering where thou hast not strawed .

2525 And I was afraid and went and hid thy talent in the earth

lo there thou hast that is thine .

2526 His lord answered and said unto him Thou wicked and

slothful servant thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not and

gather where I have not strawed .

2527 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the

exchangers and then at my coming I should have received mine own

with usury .

2528 Take therefore the talent from him and give it unto him

which hath ten talents .

2529 For unto every one that hath shall be given and he shall

have abundance but from him that hath not shall be taken away

even that which he hath .

2530 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness

there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth .

2531 When the Son of man shall come in his glory and all the

holy angels with him then shall he sit upon the throne of his

glory .

2532 And before him shall be gathered all nations and he shall

separate them one from another as a shepherd divideth his sheep

from the goats .

2533 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand but the goats

on the left .

2534 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand Come

ye blessed of my Father inherit the kingdom prepared for you

from the foundation of the world .

2535 For I was an hungered and ye gave me meat I was thirsty

and ye gave me drink I was a stranger and ye took me in .

2536 Naked and ye clothed me I was sick and ye visited me I was

in prison and ye came unto me .

2537 Then shall the righteous answer him saying Lord when saw

we thee an hungered and fed thee or thirsty and gave thee drink .

2538 When saw we thee a stranger and took thee in or naked and

clothed thee .

2539 Or when saw we thee sick or in prison and came unto thee .

2540 And the King shall answer and say unto them Verily I say

unto you Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of

these my brethren ye have done it unto me .

2541 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand Depart

from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil

and his angels .

2542 For I was an hungered and ye gave me no meat I was thirsty

and ye gave me no drink .

2543 I was a stranger and ye took me not in naked and ye

clothed me not sick and in prison and ye visited me not .

2544 Then shall they also answer him saying Lord when saw we

thee an hungered or athirst or a stranger or naked or sick or in

prison and did not minister unto thee .

2545 Then shall he answer them saying Verily I say unto you

Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these ye did it

not to me .

2546 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment but

the righteous into life eternal .

* 261 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished all these

sayings he said unto his disciples .

262 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover

and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified .

263 Then assembled together the chief priests and the scribes

and the elders of the people unto the palace of the high priest

who was called Caiaphas .

264 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty and

kill him .

265 But they said Not on the feast day lest there be an uproar

among the people .

266 Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the

leper .

267 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very

precious ointment and poured it on his head as he sat at meat .

268 But when his disciples saw it they had indignation saying

To what purpose is this waste .

269 For this ointment might have been sold for much and given

to the poor .

2610 When Jesus understood it he said unto them Why trouble ye

the woman for she hath wrought a good work upon me .

2611 For ye have the poor always with you but me ye have not

always .

2612 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body she

did it for my burial .

2613 Verily I say unto you Wheresoever this gospel shall be

preached in the whole world there shall also this that this

woman hath done be told for a memorial of her .

2614 Then one of the twelve called Judas Iscariot went unto the

chief priests .

2615 And said unto them What will ye give me and I will deliver

him unto you And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of

silver .

2616 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him .

2617 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the

disciples came to Jesus saying unto him Where wilt thou that we

prepare for thee to eat the passover .

2618 And he said Go into the city to such a man and say unto

him The Master saith My time is at hand I will keep the passover

at thy house with my disciples .

2619 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them and they

made ready the passover .

2620 Now when the even was come he sat down with the twelve .

2621 And as they did eat he said Verily I say unto you that one

of you shall betray me .

2622 And they were exceeding sorrowful and began every one of

them to say unto him Lord is it I .

2623 And he answered and said He that dippeth his hand with me

in the dish the same shall betray me .

2624 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him but woe unto

that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed it had been good for

that man if he had not been born .

2625 Then Judas which betrayed him answered and said Master is

it I He said unto him Thou hast said .

2626 And as they were eating Jesus took bread and blessed it

and brake it and gave it to the disciples and said Take eat this

is my body .

2627 And he took the cup and gave thanks and gave it to them

saying Drink ye all of it .

2628 For this is my blood of the new testament which is shed

for many for the remission of sins .

2629 But I say unto you I will not drink henceforth of this

fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in

my Father's kingdom .

2630 And when they had sung an hymn they went out into the

mount of Olives .

2631 Then saith Jesus unto them All ye shall be offended

because of me this night for it is written I will smite the

shepherd and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad .

2632 But after I am risen again I will go before you into

Galilee .

2633 Peter answered and said unto him Though all men shall be

offended because of thee yet will I never be offended .

2634 Jesus said unto him Verily I say unto thee That this night

before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice .

2635 Peter said unto him Though I should die with thee yet will

I not deny thee Likewise also said all the disciples .

2636 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane

and saith unto the disciples Sit ye here while I go and pray

yonder .

2637 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and

began to be sorrowful and very heavy .

2638 Then saith he unto them My soul is exceeding sorrowful

even unto death tarry ye here and watch with me .

2639 And he went a little farther and fell on his face and

prayed saying O my Father if it be possible let this cup pass

from me nevertheless not as I will but as thou wilt .

2640 And he cometh unto the disciples and findeth them asleep

and saith unto Peter What could ye not watch with me one hour .

2641 Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation the

spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak .

2642 He went away again the second time and prayed saying O my

Father if this cup may not pass away from me except I drink it

thy will be done .

2643 And he came and found them asleep again for their eyes

were heavy .

2644 And he left them and went away again and prayed the third

time saying the same words .

2645 Then cometh he to his disciples and saith unto them Sleep

on now and take your rest behold the hour is at hand and the Son

of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners .

2646 Rise let us be going behold he is at hand that doth betray

me .

2647 And while he yet spake lo Judas one of the twelve came and

with him a great multitude with swords and staves from the chief

priests and elders of the people .

2648 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign saying

Whomsoever I shall kiss that same is he hold him fast .

2649 And forthwith he came to Jesus and said Hail master and

kissed him .

2650 And Jesus said unto him Friend wherefore art thou come

Then came they and laid hands on Jesus and took him .

2651 And behold one of them which were with Jesus stretched out

his hand and drew his sword and struck a servant of the high

priest's and smote off his ear .

2652 Then said Jesus unto him Put up again thy sword into his

place for all they that take the sword shall perish with the

sword .

2653 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father and he

shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels .

2654 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled that thus

it must be .

2655 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes Are ye come

out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me I

sat daily with you teaching in the temple and ye laid no hold on

me .

2656 But all this was done that the scriptures of the prophets

might be fulfilled Then all the disciples forsook him and fled .

2657 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to

Caiaphas the high priest where the scribes and the elders were

assembled .

2658 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's

palace and went in and sat with the servants to see the end .

2659 Now the chief priests and elders and all the council

sought false witness against Jesus to put him to death .

2660 But found none yea though many false witnesses came yet

found they none At the last came two false witnesses .

2661 And said This fellow said I am able to destroy the temple

of God and to build it in three days .

2662 And the high priest arose and said unto him Answerest thou

nothing what is it which these witness against thee .

2663 But Jesus held his peace And the high priest answered and

said unto him I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us

whether thou be the Christ the Son of God .

2664 Jesus saith unto him Thou hast said nevertheless I say

unto you Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the

right hand of power and coming in the clouds of heaven .

2665 Then the high priest rent his clothes saying He hath

spoken blasphemy what further need have we of witnesses behold

now ye have heard his blasphemy .

2666 What think ye They answered and said He is guilty of death

2667 Then did they spit in his face and buffeted him and others

smote him with the palms of their hands .

2668 Saying Prophesy unto us thou Christ Who is he that smote

thee .

2669 Now Peter sat without in the palace and a damsel came unto

him saying Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee .

2670 But he denied before them all saying I know not what thou

sayest .

2671 And when he was gone out into the porch another maid saw

him and said unto them that were there This fellow was also with

Jesus of Nazareth .

2672 And again he denied with an oath I do not know the man .

2673 And after a while came unto him they that stood by and

said to Peter Surely thou also art one of them for thy speech

bewrayeth thee .

2674 Then began he to curse and to swear saying I know not the

man And immediately the cock crew .

2675 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus which said unto him

Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice And he went out

and wept bitterly .

* 271 When the morning was come all the chief priests and

elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to

death .

272 And when they had bound him they led him away and delivered

him to Pontius Pilate the governor .

273 Then Judas which had betrayed him when he saw that he was

condemned repented himself and brought again the thirty pieces

of silver to the chief priests and elders .

274 Saying I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent

blood And they said What is that to us see thou to that .

275 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple and

departed and went and hanged himself .

276 And the chief priests took the silver pieces and said It is

not lawful for to put them into the treasury because it is the

price of blood .

277 And they took counsel and bought with them the potter's

field to bury strangers in .

278 Wherefore that field was called The field of blood unto

this day .

279 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the

prophet saying And they took the thirty pieces of silver the

price of him that was valued whom they of the children of Israel

did value .

2710 And gave them for the potter's field as the Lord appointed

me .

2711 And Jesus stood before the governor and the governor asked

him saying Art thou the King of the Jews And Jesus said unto him

Thou sayest .

2712 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders he

answered nothing .

2713 Then said Pilate unto him Hearest thou not how many things

they witness against thee .

2714 And he answered him to never a word insomuch that the

governor marvelled greatly .

2715 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto

the people a prisoner whom they would .

2716 And they had then a notable prisoner called Barabbas .

2717 Therefore when they were gathered together Pilate said

unto them Whom will ye that I release unto you Barabbas or Jesus

which is called Christ .

2718 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him .

2719 When he was set down on the judgment seat his wife sent

unto him saying Have thou nothing to do with that just man for I

have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him .

2720 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude

that they should ask Barabbas and destroy Jesus .

2721 The governor answered and said unto them Whether of the

twain will ye that I release unto you They said Barabbas .

2722 Pilate saith unto them What shall I do then with Jesus

which is called Christ They all say unto him Let him be

crucified .

2723 And the governor said Why what evil hath he done But they

cried out the more saying Let him be crucified .

2724 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing but that

rather a tumult was made he took water and washed his hands

before the multitude saying I am innocent of the blood of this

just person see ye to it .

2725 Then answered all the people and said His blood be on us

and on our children .

2726 Then released he Barabbas unto them and when he had

scourged Jesus he delivered him to be crucified .

2727 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the

common hall and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers .

2728 And they stripped him and put on him a scarlet robe .

2729 And when they had platted a crown of thorns they put it

upon his head and a reed in his right hand and they bowed the

knee before him and mocked him saying Hail King of the Jews .

2730 And they spit upon him and took the reed and smote him on

the head .

2731 And after that they had mocked him they took the robe off

from him and put his own raiment on him and led him away to

crucify him .

2732 And as they came out they found a man of Cyrene Simon by

name him they compelled to bear his cross .

2733 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha that

is to say a place of a skull .

2734 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall and when

he had tasted thereof he would not drink .

2735 And they crucified him and parted his garments casting

lots that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet

They parted my garments among them and upon my vesture did they

cast lots .

2736 And sitting down they watched him there .

2737 And set up over his head his accusation written THIS IS

JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS .

2738 Then were there two thieves crucified with him one on the

right hand and another on the left .

2739 And they that passed by reviled him wagging their heads .

2740 And saying Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it

in three days save thyself If thou be the Son of God come down

from the cross .

2741 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him with the

scribes and elders said .

2742 He saved others himself he cannot save If he be the King

of Israel let him now come down from the cross and we will

believe him .

2743 He trusted in God let him deliver him now if he will have

him for he said I am the Son of God .

2744 The thieves also which were crucified with him cast the

same in his teeth .

2745 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the

land unto the ninth hour .

2746 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice

saying Eli Eli lama sabachthani that is to say My God my God why

hast thou forsaken me .

2747 Some of them that stood there when they heard that said

This man calleth for Elias .

2748 And straightway one of them ran and took a sponge and

filled it with vinegar and put it on a reed and gave him to

drink .

2749 The rest said Let be let us see whether Elias will come to

save him .

2750 Jesus when he had cried again with a loud voice yielded up

the ghost .

2751 And behold the veil of the temple was rent in twain from

the top to the bottom and the earth did quake and the rocks rent

2752 And the graves were opened and many bodies of the saints

which slept arose .

2753 And came out of the graves after his resurrection and went

into the holy city and appeared unto many .

2754 Now when the centurion and they that were with him

watching Jesus saw the earthquake and those things that were

done they feared greatly saying Truly this was the Son of God .

2755 And many women were there beholding afar off which

followed Jesus from Galilee ministering unto him .

2756 Among which was Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of

James and Joses and the mother of Zebedee's children .

2757 When the even was come there came a rich man of Arimathaea

named Joseph who also himself was Jesus' disciple .

2758 He went to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus Then Pilate

commanded the body to be delivered .

2759 And when Joseph had taken the body he wrapped it in a

clean linen cloth .

2760 And laid it in his own new tomb which he had hewn out in

the rock and he rolled a great stone to the door of the

sepulchre and departed .

2761 And there was Mary Magdalene and the other Mary sitting

over against the sepulchre .

2762 Now the next day that followed the day of the preparation

the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate .

2763 Saying Sir we remember that that deceiver said while he

was yet alive After three days I will rise again .

2764 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until

the third day lest his disciples come by night and steal him

away and say unto the people He is risen from the dead so the

last error shall be worse than the first .

2765 Pilate said unto them Ye have a watch go your way make it

as sure as ye can .

2766 So they went and made the sepulchre sure sealing the stone

and setting a watch .

* 281 In the end of the sabbath as it began to dawn toward the

first day of the week came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to

see the sepulchre .

282 And behold there was a great earthquake for the angel of

the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the

stone from the door and sat upon it .

283 His countenance was like lightning and his raiment white as

snow .

284 And for fear of him the keepers did shake and became as

dead men .

285 And the angel answered and said unto the women Fear not ye

for I know that ye seek Jesus which was crucified .

286 He is not here for he is risen as he said Come see the

place where the Lord lay .

287 And go quickly and tell his disciples that he is risen from

the dead and behold he goeth before you into Galilee there shall

ye see him lo I have told you .

288 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and

great joy and did run to bring his disciples word .

289 And as they went to tell his disciples behold Jesus met

them saying All hail And they came and held him by the feet and

worshipped him .

2810 Then said Jesus unto them Be not afraid go tell my

brethren that they go into Galilee and there shall they see me .

2811 Now when they were going behold some of the watch came

into the city and shewed unto the chief priests all the things

that were done .

2812 And when they were assembled with the elders and had taken

counsel they gave large money unto the soldiers .

2813 Saying Say ye His disciples came by night and stole him

away while we slept .

2814 And if this come to the governor's ears we will persuade

him and secure you .

2815 So they took the money and did as they were taught and

this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day .

2816 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee into a

mountain where Jesus had appointed them .

2817 And when they saw him they worshipped him but some doubted

2818 And Jesus came and spake unto them saying All power is

given unto me in heaven and in earth .

2819 Go ye therefore and teach all nations baptizing them in

the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost .

2820 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have

commanded you and lo I am with you alway even unto the end of

the world Amen .