thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter 7 under my roof. Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but command by word, and 8 my servant will be cured. For I also, who am a man

placed under authority, have soldiers under me; and I

say unto this man, Go,' and he goeth; and to another,

( Come,' and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this,' 9 and he doeth it." And when Jesus heard these words, he wondered at him; and turned, and said to the multitude that followed him, "I say unto you, I have not 10 found so great faith, even in Israel." And those who were sent, returned to the house, and found the servant well who had been sick.

11

And it came to pass on the day after, that he went into a city called Nain: and [many of] his disciples. 12 went with him, and a great multitude. Now as he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a 13 widow and many people of the city were with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and 14 said to her, "Weep not." And he came up and touched the bier; (now they that bare him stood still;) and said, 15 "Young man, I say unto thee, Arise." Then he that

had been dead sat up, and began to speak. And Jesus 16 delivered him to his mother. And fear seized on all: and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet is risen up 17 among us ;" and, "God hath regarded his people." And this report concerning Jesus went forth through all Judea, and through all the country round about.

18

And the disciples of John told him of all these things. 19 And John called unto him two of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus, saying, "Art thou he that was to come? 20 or do we look for another?" And when the men came to him, they said, "John the Baptist hath sent us to 21 thee, saying, Art thou he that was to come? or do we look for another?" (Now in that very hour he had cured

many of diseases, and grievous maladies, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he had given sight.) 22 Then [Jesus] answered and said unto them, “Go and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor 23 glad tidings are preached. And happy is he, whosoever shall not offend because of me."

24 And when the messengers of John were departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, "What went ye out into the desert to behold? A reed 25 shaken by the wind? But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Lo, those that are gorgeously apparelled, and live luxuriously, are in palaces. 26 But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say 27 unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is he of

whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger be28 fore thy face; who will prepare thy way before thee.' For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women, there is no greater [prophet] than John the Baptist: but the least in the kingdom of God is greater than 29 he. And all the people, and the publicans, that heard him, acknowledged the mercy of God, and were bap30 tized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and

teachers of the law have rejected † the council of God 31 toward them, not having been baptized by him.‡ To what therefore shall I liken the men of this generation? $2 and to what are they like? They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, 'We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced we have mourned unto you, and ye have not 33 wept.' For John the Baptist hath come neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, 'He hath a de

See Symonds, ibid. p. 26. have justified the ways of God, having been, N. + made void, N. "And the Lord said," R. T.

34 mon* The Son of man hath come eating and drinking; and ye say, 'Behold, a glutton, and a wine-bibber, 35 a friend of publicans and sinners.' And yet wisdom is justified by all her children."

36

And one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him. And he entered into the Pharisee's house, and placed 37 himself at meat. And, behold, a woman in the city, who had been a sinner †, when she knew that Jesus was at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster-box 38 of ointment, and stood behind at his feet weeping, and began to wet his feet with tears; and she wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed 39 them with the ointment. But when the Pharisee that had invited him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, "This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what kind of woman this is that toucheth him; 40 for she is a sinner." Then Jesus spake and said unto him, "Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee." And 41 he saith, "Teacher ‡, say it." "There was a certain cre

ditor that had two debtors: the one owed five hundred 42 denarii, and the other fifty. And, as they had nothing

to pay, he freely forgave them both. Tell me, therefore, 43 Which of them will love him more?" Then Simon answered and said, "I suppose, that he to whom he freely forgave more." And Jesus said unto him, "Thou hast 44 judged rightly." And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, "Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house: thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath wetted my feet with tears, and wiped them with 45 her hair. Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, since the

time she

entered in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

i.e. he is melancholy and insane.

+ Probably, not of a bad moral character, but a superstitious idolater, who was now become a worshipper of the true God. All the unconverted heathen were, in the techmical phraseology of the Jews, sinners, whatever their moral character might be. See Gal. ii. 15.

+ Master, N.

I entered in, R. T. and N.

46 Thou didst not anoint mine head with oil: but she hath 47 anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore I say unto

thee, Her sins, which are many*, are forgivent; for she hath loved much but to whom little is forgiven, that per48 son loveth little." Then he said unto her, "Thy sins are 49 forgiven." And those that were at meat with him began

to say within themselves, "Who is this that even for50 giveth sins ?” And he said to the woman, 66 Thy faith hath saved thee‡ : go in peace."

CH. VIII. AND it came to pass afterward, that he journeyed

through every city and village, preaching and proclaiming the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the 2 twelve were with him; and certain women, that had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities; Mary called Mag3 dalene, out of whom had gone seven demons||; and Joanna, the wife of Chuza Herod's steward; and Susanna, and many other women; who ministered to him of their 4 substance. And when a great multitude assembled, and inhabitants of every city came together unto him, he 5 spake by a parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed: and, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way-side ; and it was trodden under foot, and the fowls of the air devoured 6 it. And some fell upon a rock; and when it grew up, 7 it withered away, because it had not moisture. And some

fell amidst thorns; and the thorns grew up with it, and 8 choked it. And other fell on good ground, and grew up, and yielded fruit an hundred-fold." As he said these things, he cried out, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

9 And his disciples asked him, [saying,] "What may 10 this parable be?" And he said, "Unto you it is given

* She had probably been a very zealous idolater.

+ The remainder of this verse is omitted in the Camb. manuscript.

tq. d. Having now become a believer in the true God, thou art admitted to the pri vileges of the visible church.

who had been cured of raving insanity. There is no reason to believe that Mary Magdalene had ever been either a gentile, or an immoral person. Lardner, vol. xi. 253.

to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others I speak in parables; so that seeing they see not, 11 and hearing they understand not. Now the parable is 12 this: The seed is the word of God. And those by the

way-side, are they that hear: but then the devil cometh and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they 13 should believe and be saved. And those on the rock are they, that, when they have heard, receive the word with joy and these have no root, but for a short time-be14 lieve, and in time of temptation fall away. And that which fell among the thorns are they, that, having heard, go forth, and are choked by anxious cares and riches, and pleasures of this life; and bring not fruit to per15 fection. But that in the good ground are they, that, having heard the word, keep it in an honest and good heart; and bring forth fruit with perseverance.

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"Now no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a couch; but setteth it on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light. 17 For nothing is hidden, which shall not be manifest: nor

is any thing secret, which shall not be known and come 18 abroad. Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath much, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath little, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have."

19

And his mother and his brethren came to him, and could 20 not gain access to him because of the multitude. And

it was told him by some, who said, "Thy mother and 21 thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee." And he answered and said unto them, "My mother and my brethren are these, that hear the word of God, and do it."

22

It also came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples, and said unto them, "Let us 23 pass over to the other side of the lake." And they launched forth. But as they sailed, he fell asleep: and a storm of wind came down on the lake; and they were filling with wa