1 Some ancient authorities read God your Father. 9 Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee. And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles 7 do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not therefore like unto them: for 8 1your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in 10 heaven, so on earth. Give us this day 2our daily 11 bread for the bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have for- 12 given our debtors. And bring us not into temptation, 13 but deliver us from the evil one. For if ye forgive 14 men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if forgive not men their trespasses, 15 neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. 2 Gr. our coming day. 3 Or, evil some but with variations, add For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 5 Gr. dig through. ye Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, 16 of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. But thou, 17 when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy 18 Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall recompense thee. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, 19 where moth and rust doth consume, and where thieves 5 break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves 20 treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where thy treasure is, there will thy 21 heart be also. The lamp of the body is the eye: if 22 therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body 23 shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness! No 24 man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious 25 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 the food, and the body than the 26 raiment? Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye 27 of much more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto his stature? 1 Or, age 28 And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider 1 the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, 29 neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of 30 these. But if God doth 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? 31 Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be 32 clothed? For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have 23 need of all these things. But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall 34 be added unto you. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 7 Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured 3 unto you. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam 4 that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and 5 lo, the beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you. 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall 8 find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there. of you, who, if his son shall ask 10 him for a loaf, will give him a stone; or if he shall 1 Some ancient authorities omit is the gate. 2 Many ancient authorities read How gate, &c. ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? If ye then, 11 Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide 1is the 13 gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many be they that enter in thereby. 2For narrow is 14 the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that find it. 3 20 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in 15 narrow is the sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather 16 grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every 17 good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot 18 bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth 19 good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not 21 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. Many will say 22 to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy devils, and by 4 Gr. powers. thy name do many mighty works? And then will 23 I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Every one therefore which 24 heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, which built his house upon the rock and the rain descended, and the floods 25 came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon the rock. And every one that heareth these words of mine, and 26 doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: and the rain 27 descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell and great was the fall thereof. 3 Gr. demons. by thy name, and by thy name cast out 4 28 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, 29 the multitudes were astonished at his teaching for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes. 8 And when he was come down from the mountain, 2 great multitudes followed him. And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, 3 if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his 4 leprosy was cleansed. 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. 1 5 And when he was entered into Capernaum, there 6 came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of 1 Or, boy 7 the palsy, grievously tormented. And he saith unto 8 him, I will come and heal him. And the centurion 3 sufficient. ancient in Luke vii. 8. bondservant. answered and said, Lord, I am not 2 worthy that thou 2 Gr.. shouldest come under my roof: but only say 3 the 3 Gr. with a 9 word, and my 1 servant shall be healed. For I also am word. a man *under authority, having under myself soldiers: 4 Some and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to authorities another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do insert set : as 10 this, and he doeth it. And when Jesus heard it, he 5 Gr. marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in 6 Many 11 Israel. And I say unto you, that many shall come authorities from the east and the west, and shall sit down with read With no Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of Israel have 12 heaven: but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth found so into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and 7 Gr. recline. 13 gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the 'servant was healed in that hour. 14 ancient man in great faith. And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he 15 saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she 16 arose, and ministered unto him. And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with demoniacs 8 8 Or, devils: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick: that it might be fulfilled 17 1 Qr, through which was spoken 1by Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases. 2 Gr. 4 Gr. lodging-places. 5 Or, demoniacs 4 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, 18 he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. And there came 2 a scribe, and said unto him, 19 3 Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, 20 and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And 21 another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus saith 22 unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead. And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples 23 followed him. And behold, there arose a great 24 tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And 25 they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fear- 26 ful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man 27 is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? 5 And 29 And when he was come to the other side into the 28 country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way. behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? Now there was afar 30 off from them a herd of many swine feeding. And 31 6 6 Gr. demons. the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine. And he 32 said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters. And they that fed them fled, and went away 33 into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to them that were possessed with devils. 5 And 34 |