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"Assarion [or farthing]? and not one of them shall fall to 30 'the ground without your Father. And even the hairs of 31 'your head are all numbered. Therefore fear not; for ye ' are worth more than many sparrows. Whoever there'fore shall acknowledge me before men, him will I also 33 acknowledge before my Father that is in heaven. But 'whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny 34 before my Father that is in heaven. Think not that I

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'am come to send peace unto the earth; I came not to 35 'send peace, but the sword. For I came to set man

'against his father, and daughter against her mother, and 36 daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a 37 'man's foes will be his own household. He that loveth 'father or mother above me, is not worthy of me; and he 'that loveth son or daughter above me, is not worthy of me. 38 'And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, 39 is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life will lose

'it; and he that loseth his life for my sake will find it. 40 He that receiveth you receiveth me; and he that re41 'ceiveth me receiveth Him that sent me. He that 'receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, will 'receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a 'righteous man in the name of a righteous man, will 42 receive a righteous man's reward. And whoever 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 1 'you, he will not lose his reward.' 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.

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And when John heard in prison of the works of the 3 Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto him; 'Art thou he that is to come, or are we to look for 4 'another?' And Jesus answered and said unto them; 5 Go and tell John what things ye hear and see; the 'blind receive sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are 'cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and 6 the poor have good tidings preached to them; and 7 'blessed is he who shall not stumble at me.' And when these were gone, Jesus began to say unto the crowds concerning John; 'What went ye out into the desert for to 8 'see? a reed shaken by the wind? But what went ye

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'out for to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft raiment are in kings' houses. But 'what went ye out for to see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and a greater than a prophet; for this is he of 10 'whom it is written; Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. Verily 11 'I say unto you, among those that are born of women, 'there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist; 'but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than 'he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now, 12 'the kingdom of heaven is forced, and the violent seize it.

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For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 13 'And if ye will receive it, he is Elijah who was to come. 'He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. But unto 15 16 what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their com'panions, and saying; We have piped unto you, and ye 17 'have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye 'have not lamented. For John came neither eating nor 18 'drinking; and they say; He hath a demon. The Son 19 of man came eating and drinking; and they say; Be'hold, a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of tax'gatherers and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.' Then he began to upbraid the cities in which 20 most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not; 'Alas for thee, Chorazin! alas for thee, Bethsaida! 21 'for if the mighty works which have been done in you 'had been done in Tyre and in Sidon, they had long ago ' repented in sackcloth and ashes. Moreover I say unto 22 'you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the 'day of judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, 23 that art raised unto heaven, wilt be brought down 'unto hell; for if the mighty works that have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have ' remained until this day. Moreover I say to you, that 24 'it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the 'day of judgment, than for thee.'

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At that time Jesus spake and said; 'I thank thee, 25 'O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou 'hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Yea, Father, for thus 26 it was well pleasing in thy sight. All things are

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'delivered to me by my Father; and no one knoweth 'the son, but the Father; nor doth any one know the Father, but the son, and he to whom the son wisheth to 28 reveal him. Come unto me all ye that labour and are 29 'burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke

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' upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly 30 in heart; and ye will find rest for your souls. For my 'yoke is easy and my burden light."

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At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the corn fields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to 2 pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. And the Pharisees seeing, said unto him; 'Behold, thy disciples are doing 3 what is not lawful to do on a sabbath.' But he said

unto them; 'Have ye not read what David did when he 4 'was hungry, and they that were with him; how he entered 'into the house of God, and ate the shew-bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for them that were 5 with him, but for the priests alone? Or have ye not 'read in the law, that on the sabbath the priests in the 6 temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? But I 7' say to you, that one greater than the temple is here. But 'if ye had known what this is; I wish for mercy, and not 'for sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the blame8 less. For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.'

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And when he had gone thence he went into their 10 synagogue; and behold, there was a man that had a withered hand. And they questioned him, saying; ‘Is 'it lawful to heal on the sabbath?' that they might accuse him. 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, will he not lay hold of it 'and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep! So it is lawful to do right on the sabbath.' 13 Then saith he to the man; 'Stretch out thine hand.' And he stretched it out; and it was restored whole like 14 the other. And the Pharisees went out, and took counsel 15 against him, how they should destroy him. But Jesus

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knowing it, withdrew from thence; and great crowds 16 followed him; and he healed them all, and charged them 17 that they should not make him known; so that it might

be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, 18 saying; Behold, my servant, whom I have chosen, my

beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my spirit on him, and he shall proclaim judgment to the Gentiles. He will not strive nor cry out, nor will any one hear 19 his voice in the open squares; a bruised reed will he not 20 break, and smoking flax will he not quench; till he hath sent forth judgment unto victory. And in his name will 21 the Gentiles hope.

Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb; 22 and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb man both spake and saw. And all the crowds were amazed, and 23 said; 'Is this the son of David?' And when the Pha- 24 risees heard it, they said; This man doth not cast out 'the demons, unless by Beelzebub the prince of the 'demons.' And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto 25 them; Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, ' and no city or house divided against itself will stand; and if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; 26 'how then will his kingdom stand? And if I by Beelzebub 27 'cast out the demons, by whom do your children cast 'them out? therefore they shall be your judges. But if 28 'I by the spirit of God cast out demons, then the king'dom of God is come upon you. Or how can any one 29 ' enter into the Strong One's house, and plunder his goods, 'unless he first bind the Strong One? and then he will 'plunder his house.'

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'He that is not with me is against me; and he that 30 'gathereth not with me, scattereth. Therefore I say 31 'unto you, that all sin and blasphemy will be forgiven 'unto men; but the blasphemy of the spirit will not be 'forgiven to men. And whoever speaketh a word 32 ' against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but 'whoever speaketh against the holy spirit, it will not be 'forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that to come. 'Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make 'the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by the fruit. O offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, 34 'speak good things? for out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaketh. The good man out of his good 35 'treasure bringeth forth good things; and the evil man 'out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. And 'I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall 'speak, they shall give account thereof on the day of

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Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, say39 ing; Teacher, we wish to see a sign from thee.'

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he answered and said to them; 'An evil and adulterous 'generation seeketh a sign; and no sign will be given to 40 it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet. For as Jonah 'was three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so 'will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the 41 heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will rise up at 'the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; 'for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, 42 'something greater than Jonah is here. The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation, ' and will condemn it; for she came from the ends of the 'earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.'

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'And when the unclean spirit is gone out of the man, 'it walketh through places where there is no water, 44 'seeking rest, and findeth it not. Then it saith, I will ' return into my house, from whence I came out. 'when it is come, it findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 45 Then it goeth and taketh with itself seven other spirits 'more wicked than itself, and they enter and dwell there; 'and the last state of that man becometh worse than the 'first. And thus will it be with this wicked generation.' And while he was yet talking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brethren stood without, seeking to speak to 47 him. Then one said unto him; 'Behold, thy mother ' and thy brethren are standing without, seeking to speak 48 to thee.' And he answered and said unto him that told him; 'Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?' 49 And stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he 50 said; Behold my mother and my brethren. For who'ever shall do the will of my Father that is in heaven, 'he is my brother and sister and mother.'

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On that day Jesus came out of the house and sat by 2 the lake's side. And great crowds were gathered round him, so that he went into the boat and sat down; and all 3 the crowd stood on the shore. And he spake unto them many things in parables, saying; 'Behold, the sower 4 'went forth to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell

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