766 The diseased cured. St. MATTHEW. The apofiles fent to preach. John, faying, Why do we and the Phar- the dumb fpake: and the multitudes ifees faft oft, but thy difciples faft not? marvelled, faying, It was never fo feen in Ifrael. 15. And Jefus faid 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 hall they fast. 16 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. 17 Neither do men put new wine into ald bottles: elfe the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perith: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preferved. 18 While he fpake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, faying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and the fhall live. 19 And Jefus arofe, and followed him, and fo did his difciples. 20 (And, behold. a woman, which was diseased with an iffue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: 21 For the faid within herfelf. If I may but touch his garment, I fhall be whole But Jelus turned him about, and when he faw her, he faid, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith bath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.) 84 But the Pharifees faid, He cafteth out devils through the prince of the devils. 35 And Jefus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their fynagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every fickness and every dif ease among the people. 36 But when he faw the multitudes, he was moved with compaffion on them, because they fainted, and were fcattered abroad, as theep having no fhepherd. 37 Then faith he unto bis difciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 88 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will fend forth labourers' into his harvest. CHAP. X. The apofiles are fent to do miracles, and 10 preach. AND when he had called unto bim his twelve difciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to caft them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apoftles are thefe: The firft, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the jon of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the fon of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose fur 23 And when Jefus came into the rul-name was Thaddeus ; er's houfe, and faw the minstrels and the people making a noife, 24 He faid unto them, Give place: the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. they laughed him to fcorn, 25 But when the people were forth, he went in, and took her by hand, and the maid arofe. And 4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Icariot, who alfo betrayed him for 5 Thefe twelve Jefus fent forth, and commanded them, faying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not : put the 26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. 27 And when Jefus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and faying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. 23 And when he was come into the houfe, the blind men came to him and Jefus faith unto them, believe ye that I am able to do this? They faid unto him, Yea, Lord. 29 Then touched he their eyes, faying, According to your faith be it unto you. 30 And their eyes were opened; and Jefus ftraitly charged them, faying, See that no man know it, 6 But go rather to the loft fheep of the houfe of Ifrael. 7 And as ye go, preach, faying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 Heal the fick, cleanfe the lepers, raife the dead, caft out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. 9 Provide neither gold, nor filver, nor brafs in your purfes, 10 Nor fcrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither hoes, nor yet ftaves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. 11 And into whatfoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy ; and there abide fill ye go thence. 12 And when ye come into an houfe, falute it: 18 And ifthe house be worthy, let your $1 But they, when they were departed, peace come upon it: but if it be not worfpread abroad his fame in all that country.thy, let your peace return to you. S2 As they went out, behold, they 1 And whofoever shall not receive brought to him a dumb man poffeffed you, nor hear your words, when ye dewith a devil. par out of that honfe or city, thake off the duft of your feet. 53 And when the devil was caft out, 15 Verily Chrift's charge to the apoffles. Chap. xi. John fenderb bis difciples to Chrift. TAT $5 For I am come to fet a man at variance againft his father, and the daughter againft her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 15 Verily I fay unto you, It fhall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city. 16 Behold, I fend you forth as fheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore wife as ferpents, and harmlefs as doves. 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will fcourge you in their fynagogues; 18. And ye thall be brought before gov. ernors and kings for my fake, for a teftimony against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye thall fpeak: for it thall be given you in that fame hour what ye fhall speak. 20 For it is not ye that fpeak, but the spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. $6 And a man's foes ball be they of his own household. S7 He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me and be that loveth fon or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me." $8 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 89 He that findeth his life mall lofe it: and he that lofeth his life for my fake, fhall find it. 40 He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that fent me. 41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, fhall receive a prophet's 21 And the brother fhall deliver up reward: and he that receiveth a righteous the brother to death, and the father the man in the name of a righteous man, shall child and the children hall rise up a-receive a righteous man's reward. gainst their parents, and cause them to be put to death. : 22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's take: but he that endureth to the end fhall be faved. 23 But when they perfecute you in this city, flee ye into another for verily I fay unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Ifrael, till the Son of Man be come, 24 The difciple is not above his master, nor the fervant above his lord. 25 It is enough for the difciple that he be as his mafter, and the fervant as his lord. If they have called the matter of the houfe Beelzebub, How much more fball they call them of his household ? 26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered that fhall not be revealed and hid, that shall not be known. 27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light; and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the houletops. 28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the foul but rather fear him which is able to de. troy both foul and body in heli. 42 And whofoever shall give to drink unto one of thefe little ones, a cup of cold water only, in the name of a difciple, verily I fay unto you, he fhall in no wife lofe his reward. CHAP. XI. 2 Joba fendeth his difciples to Chrift. 7 The teftimony of Cbrift concerning John. 20 Gorift upbraideib the unthankfulnefs and impenitence of Cborazin, Bethfaida, and Capernaum, 25 and praiseth his Father's wijdom in revealing the gospel to the fimple. AND it came to pafs, when Jefus had made an end of commanding his twelve difciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 Now when John had heard in the prifon the works of Chrift, he fent two of his difciples, 3 And faid unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? Jefus anfwered, and faid unto them, Go and fhew John again those things which ye do hear and fee: 5 The blind receive their fight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleanfed, and the far-deaf hear, the dead are raifed up, and the poor have the go!pel preached to them. 29 Are not two fparrows fold for a thing? And one of them thall not fall on the ground without your Father. 30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many fparrows. 32 Whofoever therefore fhall confefs me before men, him will I confefs alfo before my Father which is in heaven. 33 But whofoever thall deny me before men, him will I alfo deny before my Father which is in heaven. 34 Think not that I am come to fend peace on earth: I came not to fend peace, but a fword. 6 And bleffed is be, whofoever thall not be offended in me. 7 And as they departed, Jefus began to fay unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wildernefs to fee? A reed fhaken with the wind? 8 But what went ye out for to fee? A man clothed in foft raiment ? Behold, they that wear loft clating are in kings'houfes. 9 But, What went ye out for to fee? A prophet? Yea, I fay unto you, and more than a prophet. 10 For this is be, of whom it is written, Behold, I fend my meffenger before thy face, 748 Ingratitude upbraided. St. MATTHEW. 11 Verily I fay unto you, Among them that are born of women, there hath not rifen a greater than John the Baptift: notwithstanding, he that is leaft in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John the Baptift, until now, the kingdom of heaven fuffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. 13 For all the prophets and the law prophefied until John. 14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. 15 He that hath ears to hear, let himhear. 16 But, Whereunto hall I liken this generation It is like unto children fitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17 And faying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourn ed unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they fay, Behold, a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and finners. But wifdom is juftified of her children. 20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein molt of his mighty works were done, because they repented not : 21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethfaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in fackcloth and afhes. 22 But I fay unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. 23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, fhall 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. 24 But I fay unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. 25 ¶ At that time Jefus anfwered, and faid, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou haft hid thefe things from the wife and prudent, and haft revealed them unto babes. 26 Even fo, Father: for fo it feeined good in thy fight. The Pharifees reproved. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my bur den is light. CHAP. XII. AT that time Jefus went on the fab. bath day through the corn; and his difciples were an hungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. 2 But when the Pharifees faw it, they faid unto him, Behold, thy difciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the fabbath day. 3 But he faid unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungered, and they that were with him; 4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the fhew bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests? 5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the fabbath days the priests in the temple profane the fabbath, and are blameless? 6 But I fay unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple. 7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not facrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltlefs. 8 For the Son of Man is Lord even of the fabbath day. 9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their fynagogue: 10 And, behold, there was a man which had bis hand withered. And they asked him, faying, Is it lawful to heal on the fabbath days that they might accufe him. 11 And he faid unto them, What man fhall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the fabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out ? 12 How much then is a man better than a fheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the fabbath days. 13 Then faith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other. 14 Then the Pharifees went out, and held a counfel against him, how they might destroy him. 15 But when Jefus knew it, he withdrew himfelf from thence and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; 16 And charged them that they should not make him known: 27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, fave the Son, and be to whomfoever the Son will reveal him. 28 Come unto me,all ye that labour and 17 That it might be fulfilled which was are heavy laden, and I will give you reft.spoken by Elaias the prophet, faying, 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye thall find rest unto your fouls. 18 Behold, my fervant, whom I have chofen; my beloved, in whom my foul is well pleated: I will put my fpirit up Of blafphemy. Chap. xii. The Pharifees defire a fign. 749 on him, and he shall shew judgment to ftified, and by thy words thou thalt be condemned. the Gentiles, 19 He fhall not ftrive nor cry; neither 38 Then certain of the fcribes and of hail any man hear his voice in the ftreets.the Pharifees answered, faying, Matter, 20 A brwifed reed hall he not break, we would fee a fign from thee. and fmoking flax fhall he not quench, till he fend forth judgment unto victory. 21 And in his name hall the Gentiles truft. 22 Then was brought unto him one poffeffed with a devil, blind, and dumb : and he healed him, infomuch that the blind and dumb both fpake and faw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and faid, Is not this the fon of David ? 24 But when the Pharifees heard it, they faid, This fellow doth not caft out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 And Jefus knew their thoughts, and faid unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to defolation; and every city or houfe divided againft itfelf fhall not stand: 26 And if Satan caft out Satan, he is divided against himself; How shall then his kingdom ftand? 27 And if! by Beelzebub caft out devils, By whom do your children caft them out Therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I caft out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. 29 Or elfe how can one enter into a ftrong man's houfe, and fpoil his goods, except he first bind the fireng man? And then he will fpoil his houfe. 30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me fcattereth abroad. 39 But he antwered, and faid unte them, An evil and adulterous generation feeketh after a fign; and there shall no fign be given to it, but the fign of the prophet Jonas: : 40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly fo thall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh fhall rife in judgment with this generation, and thail condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. : 42 The queen of the fouth fhall rife up in the judgment with this generation, and fhall condemn it: for he came from the uttermoft parts of the earth to hear the wifdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 48 When the unclean fpirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, feeking rest, and findeth none. 44 Then he faith, I will return into my houfe from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth is empty, fwept, and garnished. 45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself feven other fpirits more wicked than himfelf, and they enter in, and dwell there: and the latt fate of that man is worfe than the firft. Even fo fhall it be alfo unto this wicked generation. 46 While he yet talked to the people, 31 Wherefore I fay unto you, All behoid, his mother and his brethren dood manner of fin and blafphemy fhall be for-without, defiring to speak with him. given unto men : but the blafphemy 47 Then one faid unto him, Behold, against the Holy Ghoft fhall not be for-thy mother and thy brethren ftand withgiven unto men. out, defiring to fpeak with thee. 32 And whofoever fpeaketh a word a- 48 But he anfwered and faid unto him gainft the Son of Man, it shall be forgiv-that told him, Who is my mother? and, en him but whofoever fpeaketh against Who are my brethren? the Holy Ghoft, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. 49 And he ftretched forth his hand toward his difciples, and faid, Behold my mother, and my brethren! $$ Either make the tree good, and his 50 For whofoever shall do the will of fruit good; or else make the tree cor-my Father which is in heaven, the fame rupt, and his fruit corrupt; for the tree is my brother, and fifter, and mother. is known by his fruit. $4 O generation of vipers, How can ye, being evil, fpeak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth fpeaketh. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treature bringeth forth evil things. 86 But I fay unto you, That every idle word that men fhall fpeak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. $7 For by thy words thou shalt be juf CHAP. XIII. 3 Of the fower and jeed. 24 Divers other parables. SiWhyChrift fpake in parables. THE fame day went jefus out of the houfe, and fat by the fea fide. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, fo that he went into a hip, and fat, and the whole multitude ftood on the shore. 3 And he ipake many things unte them in parables, faying, Behold, a lower went forth to tow; 4 And when he fowed, fome feeds fell by 750 The parable of the fower. St. MATTHEW. by the way fide, and the fowls came and devoured them up. 5 Some fell upon ftony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they fprung up because they had no deepnefs of earth': 6 And when the fun was up, they were scorched; and because they had not root, they withered away. 7 And fome fell among thorns; and the thorns fprung up and choked them: 8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, fome an hundred fold, fome fixty fold, fome thirty fold. 9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 And the difciples came, and faid unto him, Why fpeikeft thou unto them in parables? 11 He anfwered and faid unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12 For whofoever hath, to him shall be given, and he (hall have more abundance: but whofoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. 13 Therefore fpeak I to them in parables: because they seeing, fee not; and hearing, they hear not, neither do they understand. Divers other parables. and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23 But he that received feed into the good ground, is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which alfo beareth fruit, and bringeth forth fome an hundred fold, fome fixty, fome thirty. 24¶Another parable put he forth unto them, faying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which fowed good feed in his field: 25 But while men flept, his enemy came and fowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 25 But when the blade was fprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares alfo. 27 So the fervants of the householder came and faid unto him, Sir, Didit not thou fow good feed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares ? 28 He faid unto them, An enemy hath done this. The fervants faid unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he faid, Nay; left while ye gather up the tares, ye root up alfo the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy harveft: and in the time of harvest I will of Efaias, which faith, By hearing ye shall fay to the reapers, Gather ye together hear, and shall not understand; and fee-firth the tares, and bind then in bundles ing ye shall fee, and thall not perceive: to bura them: but gather the wheat into 15 For this people's heart is waxed my barn. grofs, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have clofed; left at any time they should fee with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and fhould understand with their heart, and thould be converted, and I should heal them. 18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the fower. 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and underftandeth i not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was fown in his heart. This is he which received feed by the way fide. 20 But he that received the feed into ftony places, the fame is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while for when tribulation or perfecution arifeth becaufe of the word, by and by he is offended. 22 He alfo that received feed among the thorns, is he that heareth the word; 31 Another parable put he forth unto them; faying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of muftard feed, which a man took, and fowed in his field: 82 Which indeed is the least of all feeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, to that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. 35 Another parable fpake 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. 54 All these things fpake Jefus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable fpake he not unto them: 35 That it might be fulfilled which was fpoken by the prophet, faying, I will open my mouth in parables: I will utter things which have been kept fecret from the foundation of the world. 36 Then Jefus fent the multitude away, and went into the houfe: and his difciples came unto him, faying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. 37 He anfwered and faid unto them, He that foweth the good feed is the Son of Man; 38 The field is the world; the good feed are the children of the kingdom; but |