
The Gospel According to St. Matthew

   {1:1} The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David,
the son of Abraham.

   {1:2} Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat
Judah and his brethren; {1:3} and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar;
and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram; {1:4} and Ram begat
Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon; {1:5}
and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed
begat Jesse; {1:6} and Jesse begat David the king.

   And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;
{1:7} and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah
begat Asa; {1:8} and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat
Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah; {1:9} and Uzziah begat Jotham; and
Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah; {1:10} and Hezekiah begat
Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah; {1:11} and
Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying
away to Babylon.

   {1:12} And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah begat
Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; {1:13} and Zerubbabel begat
Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; {1:14} and Azor
begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; {1:15} and
Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat
Jacob; {1:16} and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was
born Jesus, who is called Christ.

   {1:17} So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen
generations; and from David unto the carrying away to Babylon fourteen
generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ
fourteen generations.

   {1:18} Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his
mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she
was found with child of the Holy Spirit. {1:19} And Joseph her husband,
being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example,
was minded to put her away privily. {1:20} But when he thought on these
things, behold, an 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 Spirit. {1:21}
And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS;
for it is he that shall save his people from their sins. {1:22} Now all
this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the Lord through the prophet, saying,
{1:23} Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a
      son,
And they shall call his name Immanuel;

   which is, being interpreted, God with us. {1:24} And Joseph arose
from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and
took unto him his wife; {1:25} and knew her not till she had brought
forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.



   {2:1} Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of
Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem,
saying, {2:2} Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his
star in the east, and are come to worship him. {2:3} And when Herod the
king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. {2:4} And
gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he
inquired of them where the Christ should be born. {2:5} And they said
unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the
prophet,
{2:6} And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah:
For out of thee shall come forth a governor,
Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.

   {2:7} Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them
exactly what time the star appeared. {2:8} And he sent them to
Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young
child; and when ye have found [him,] bring me word, that I also may
come and worship him. {2:9} And they, having heard the king, went their
way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them,
till it came and stood over where the young child was. {2:10} And when
they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. {2:11} And
they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother;
and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they
offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. {2:12} And
being warned [of God] in a dream that they should not  return to Herod,
they departed into their own country another way.

   {2:13} Now when they were departed, behold, an 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 tell
thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. {2:14} And he
arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed
into Egypt; {2:15} and was there until the death of Herod: that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet,
saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son.

   {2:16} Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men,
was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children
that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years
old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of
the Wise-men. {2:17} Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through
Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
{2:18} A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
And she would not be comforted, because they are not.

   {2:19} But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord
appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, {2:20} Arise and take
the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for
they are dead that sought the young child's life. {2:21} And he arose
and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of
Israel. {2:22} But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over
Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither;
and being warned [of God] in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of
Galilee, {2:23} and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he
should be called a Nazarene.



   {3:1} And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the
wilderness of Judaea, saying, {3:2} Repent ye; for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand. {3:3} For this is he that was spoken of through
Isaiah the prophet, saying,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight.

   {3:4} Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a
leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild
honey. {3:5} Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all
the region round about the Jordan; {3:6} and they were baptized of him
in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. {3:7} But when he saw many
of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto
them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to
come? {3:8} Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance: {3:9} 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. {3:10} And even now the axe lieth at the root of the
trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn
down, and cast into the fire. {3:11} I indeed baptize you in 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 in the Holy Spirit and
[in] fire: {3:12} whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly
cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the
garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

   {3:13} Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be
baptized of him. {3:14} But John would have hindered him, saying, I
have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? {3:15} But
Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us
to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him. {3:16} And Jesus
when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the
heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending
as a dove, and coming upon him; {3:17} and lo, a voice out of the
heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.





   {4:1} Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted of the devil. {4:2} And when he had fasted forty days and forty
nights, he afterward hungered. {4:3} And the tempter came and said unto
him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become
bread. {4:4} 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. {4:5} Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set
him on the pinnacle of the temple, {4:6} and saith unto him, If thou
art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written,
He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:

   and,
On their hands they shall bear thee up,
Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

   {4:7} Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make
trial of the Lord thy God. {4:8} Again, the devil taketh him unto an
exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world,
and the glory of them; {4:9} and he said unto him, All these things
will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. {4:10} 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. {4:11}
Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto
him.

   {4:12} Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew
into Galilee; {4:13} and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in
Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali:
{4:14} that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the
prophet, saying,
{4:15} The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles,
{4:16} The people that sat in darkness
Saw a great light,
And to them that sat in the region and shadow of death,
To them did light spring up.

   {4:17} From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye;
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

   {4:18} And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon
who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the
sea; for they were fishers. {4:19} And he saith unto them, Come ye
after me, and I will make you fishers of men. {4:20} And they
straightway left the nets, and followed him. {4:21} And going on from
thence he saw two other brethren, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John
his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets;
and he called them. {4:22} And they straightway left the boat and their
father, and followed him.

   {4:23} And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their
synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all
manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people. {4:24}
And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto
him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments,
possessed with demons, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed them.
{4:25} And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and
Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and [from] beyond the Jordan.





   {5:1} And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and
when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: {5:2} and he opened
his mouth and taught them, saying,

   {5:3} Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.

   {5:4} Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

   {5:5} Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

   {5:6} Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness:
for they shall be filled.

   {5:7} Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

   {5:8} Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

   {5:9} Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of
God.

   {5:10} Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness'
sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. {5:11} Blessed are ye when
[men] shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil
against you falsely, for my sake. {5:12} Rejoice, and be exceeding
glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the
prophets that were before you.

   {5:13} Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its
savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for
nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. {5:14} Ye
are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. {5:15}
Neither do [men] light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the
stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house. {5:16} Even so
let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and
glorify your Father who is in heaven.

   {5:17} Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I
came not to destroy, but to fulfil. {5:18} For verily I say unto you,
Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise
pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished. {5:19}
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and
shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but
whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven. {5:20} For I say unto you, that except your
righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and
Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

   {5:21} Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou
shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the
judgment: {5:22} but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with
his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say
to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever
shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire. {5:23} If
therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there
rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, {5:24} leave
there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to
thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. {5:25} Agree with thine
adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the way; lest haply the
adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the
officer, and thou be cast into prison. {5:26} Verily I say unto thee,
thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last
farthing.

   {5:27} Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit
adultery: {5:28} but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a
woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his
heart. {5:29} And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it
out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of
thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.
{5:30} And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and
cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy
members should perish, and not thy whole body go into hell. {5:31} It
was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a
writing of divorcement: {5:32} but I say unto you, that every one that
putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her
an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away
committeth adultery.

   {5:33} Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time,
Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine
oaths: {5:34} but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by the
heaven, for it is the throne of God; {5:35} nor by the earth, for it is
the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the
great King. {5:36} Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst
not make one hair white or black. {5:37} But let your speech be, Yea,
yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil [one].

   {5:38} Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a
tooth for a tooth: {5:39} but I say unto you, resist not him that is
evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the
other also. {5:40} And if any man would go to law with thee, and take
away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. {5:41} And whosoever shall
compel thee to go one mile, go with him two. {5:42} Give to him that
asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

   {5:43} Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor,
and hate thine enemy: {5:44} but I say unto you, love your enemies, and
pray for them that persecute you; {5:45} that ye may be sons of your
Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and
the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust. {5:46} For if ye
love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans
the same? {5:47} And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more
[than others?] do not even the Gentiles the same? {5:48} Ye therefore
shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.



   {6:1} Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be
seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
{6:2} When therefore thou doest alms, sound not 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 received their
reward. {6:3} But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what
thy right hand doeth: {6:4} that thine alms may be in secret: and thy
Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

   {6:5} And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they
love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the
streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have
received their reward. {6:6} But thou, when thou prayest, enter into
thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who
is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
{6:7} And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for
they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. {6:8} Be
not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye
have need of, before ye ask him. {6:9} After this manner therefore pray
ye. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. {6:10} Thy
kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. {6:11} Give
us this day our daily bread. {6:12} And forgive us our debts, as we
also have forgiven our debtors. {6:13} And bring us not into
temptation, but deliver us from the evil [one.] {6:14} For if ye
forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive
you. {6:15} But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will
your Father forgive your trespasses.

   {6:16} Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, 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.
{6:17} But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
{6:18} that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is
in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee.

   {6:19} Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where
moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:
{6:20} but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor
steal: {6:21} for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.
{6:22} The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be
single, thy whole body shall be full of light. {6:23} 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 the darkness! {6:24} No
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. {6:25} Therefore I say unto you, be not
anxious 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 raiment? {6:26} 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 of much more value
then they? {6:27} And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit
unto the measure of his life? {6:28} And why are ye anxious concerning
raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil
not, neither do they spin: {6:29} yet I say unto you, that even Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. {6:30} 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? {6:31} Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we
eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
{6:32} For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your
heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. {6:33}
But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these
things shall be added unto you. {6:34} Be not therefore anxious for the
morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the
day is the evil thereof.



   {7:1} Judge not, that ye be not judged. {7:2} For with what judgment
ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall
be measured unto you. {7:3} And why beholdest thou the mote that is in
thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own
eye? {7:4} Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the
mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye? {7:5} 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.

   {7:6} 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.

   {7:7} Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you: {7:8} for every one that asketh
receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it
shall be opened. {7:9} Or what man is there of you, who, if his son
shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone; {7:10} or if he shall
ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? {7:11} If ye then, being evil,
know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall
your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
{7:12} All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto
you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

   {7:13} Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and
broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that
enter in thereby. {7:14} For narrow is the gate, and straitened the
way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.

   {7:15} Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. {7:16} By their fruits ye
shall know them. Do [men] gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
{7:17} Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the
corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. {7:18} A good tree cannot bring
forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
{7:19} Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and
cast into the fire. {7:20} Therefore by their fruits ye shall know
them. {7:21} 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 who
is in heaven. {7:22} Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did
we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by
thy name do many mighty works? {7:23} And then will I profess unto
them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

   {7:24} Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and
doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon
the rock: {7:25} and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the
winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was
founded upon the rock. {7:26} And every one that heareth these words of
mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who
built his house upon the sand: {7:27} and the rain descended, and the
floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it
fell: and great was the fall thereof.

   {7:28} And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the
multitudes were astonished at his teaching: {7:29} for he taught them
as [one] having authority, and not as their scribes.



   {8:1} And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes
followed him. {8:2} And behold, there came to him a leper and
worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
{8:3} And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will;
be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed. {8:4} And
Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the
priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto
them.

   {8:5} And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a
centurion, beseeching him, {8:6} and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in
the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. {8:7} And he saith
unto him, I will come and heal him. {8:8} And the centurion answered
and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof;
but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed. {8:9} For I also
am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to
this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to
my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. {8:10} And 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. {8:11} And I say unto
you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit
down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
{8:12} but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer
darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. {8:13}
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.

   {8:14} And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's
mother lying sick of a fever. {8:15} And he touched her hand, and the
fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto him. {8:16} And when
even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with demons: and he
cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick: {8:17}
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet,
saying: Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.

   {8:18} Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave
commandments to depart unto the other side. {8:19} And there came a
scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever
thou goest. {8:20} And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and
the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where
to lay his head. {8:21} And another of the disciples said unto him,
Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. {8:22} But Jesus saith
unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

   {8:23} And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed
him. {8:24} And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea,
insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
{8:25} And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we
perish. {8:26} 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. {8:27} And the men marvelled, saying, What
manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

   {8:28} And when he was come to the other side into the country of
the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth
out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that
way. {8:29} And 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? {8:30} Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine
feeding. {8:31} And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us
out, send us away into the herd of swine. {8:32} And he 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.
{8:33} And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and
told everything, and what was befallen to them that were possessed with
demons. {8:34} And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and
when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart from their
borders.



   {9:1} And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into
his own city. {9:2} 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 are forgiven. {9:3} And
behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man
blasphemeth. {9:4} And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore
think ye evil in your hearts? {9:5} For which is easier, to say, Thy
sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk? {9:6} But that ye may
know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (then
saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up thy bed, and go
up unto thy house. {9:7} And he arose, and departed to his house. {9:8}
But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God,
who had given such authority unto men.

   {9:9} And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called
Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow
me. And he arose, and followed him.

   {9:10} And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold,
many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his
disciples. {9:11} And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his
disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners?
{9:12} But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need
of a physician, but they that are sick. {9:13} But go ye and learn what
[this] meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to
call the righteous, but sinners.

   {9:14} Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and
the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? {9:15} And Jesus
said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the
bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom
shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast. {9:16} And no
man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that
which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is
made. {9:17} Neither do [men] put new wine into old wine-skins: else
the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but
they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.

   {9:18} While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a
ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but
come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. {9:19} And Jesus
arose, and followed him, and [so did] his disciples. {9:20} And behold,
a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and
touched the border of his garment: {9:21} for she said within herself,
If I do but touch his garment, I shall be made whole. {9:22} But Jesus
turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith hath
made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. {9:23}
And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute-players,
and the crowd making a tumult, {9:24} he said, Give place: for the
damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. {9:25}
But when the crowd was put forth, he entered in, and took her by the
hand; and the damsel arose. {9:26} And the fame hereof went forth into
all that land.

   {9:27} And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed
him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David.
{9:28} 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
say unto him, Yea, Lord. {9:29} Then touched he their eyes, saying,
According to your faith be it done unto you. {9:30} And their eyes were
opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know
it. {9:31} But they went forth, and spread abroad his fame in all that
land.

   {9:32} And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a
dumb man possessed with a demon. {9:33} And when the demon was cast
out, the dumb man spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was
never so seen in Israel. {9:34} But the Pharisees said, By the prince
of the demons casteth he out demons.

   {9:35} And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages,
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom,
and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness. {9:36}
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them,
because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a
shepherd. {9:37} Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest indeed
is plenteous, but the laborers are few. {9:38} Pray ye therefore the
Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.



   {10:1} And he called unto him his twelve disciples, and gave them
authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all
manner of disease and all manner of sickness.

   {10:2} 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; {10:3} Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas,
and Matthew the publican; James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
{10:4} Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

   {10:5} These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go
not into [any] way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the
Samaritans: {10:6} but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel. {10:7} And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is
at hand. {10:8} Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast
out demons: freely ye received, freely give. {10:9} Get you no gold,
nor silver, nor brass in your purses; {10:10} no wallet for [your]
journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is
worthy of his food. {10:11} And into whatsoever city or village ye
shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go
forth. {10:12} And as ye enter into the house, salute it. {10:13} And
if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not
worthy, let your peace return to you. {10:14} And whosoever shall not
receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or
that city, shake off the dust of your feet. {10:15} Verily I say unto
you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in
the day of judgment, than for that city.

   {10:16} Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be
ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. {10:17} But
beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in theirs
synagogues they will scourge you; {10:18} yea and before governors and
kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to
the Gentiles. {10:19} But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how
or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye
shall speak. {10:20} For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of
your Father that speaketh in you. {10:21} And brother shall deliver up
brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up
against parents, and cause them to be put to death. {10:22} And ye
shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to
the end, the same shall be saved. {10:23} But when they persecute you
in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall
not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

   {10:24} A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his
lord. {10:25} It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher,
and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the
house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household! {10:26} Fear them
not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be
revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. {10:27} What I tell you in
the darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear,
proclaim upon the house-tops. {10:28} And be not afraid of them that
kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him
who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. {10:29} Are not two
sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground
without your Father: {10:30} but the very hairs of your head are all
numbered. {10:31} Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many
sparrows. {10:32} Every one therefore who shall confess me before men,
him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. {10:33} But
whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my
Father who is in heaven.

   {10:34} Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not
to send peace, but a sword. {10:35} For I came 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: {10:36} and a man's foes
[shall be] they of his own household. {10:37} 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. {10:38} And he that doth not
take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me. {10:39} He
that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my
sake shall find it.

   {10:40} He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me
receiveth him that sent me. {10:41} 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. {10:42} 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.



   {11:1} And it came to pass when Jesus had finished commanding his
twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their
cities. {11:2} Now when John heard in the prison the works of the
Christ, he sent by his disciples {11:3} and said unto him, Art thou he
that cometh, or look we for another? {11:4} And Jesus answered and said
unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see: {11:5}
the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are
cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor
have good tidings preached to them. {11:6} And blessed is he, whosoever
shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.

   {11:7} And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the
multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to
behold? a reed shaken with the wind? {11:8} But what went ye out to
see? a man clothed in soft [raiment]? Behold, they that wear soft
[raiment] are in king's houses. {11:9} But wherefore went ye out? to
see a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
{11:10} This is he, of whom it is written,
Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

   {11:11} Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women
there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is
but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. {11:12} And
from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven
suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force. {11:13} For
all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. {11:14} And if ye
are willing to receive [it,] this is Elijah, that is to come. {11:15}
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. {11:16} But whereunto shall I
liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the
marketplaces, who call unto their fellows {11:17} and say, We piped
unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
{11:18} For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He
hath a demon. {11:19} The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they
say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans
and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works.

   {11:20} Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his
mighty works were done, because they repented not. {11:21} Woe unto
thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had
been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have
repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. {11:22} But I say unto you,
it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment
than for you. {11:23} And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto
heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been
done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until
this day. {11:24} But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable
for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

   {11:25} At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things
from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes:
{11:26} yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. {11:27}
All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth
the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the
Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal [him.] {11:28} Come
unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest. {11:29} 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. {11:30} For my
yoke is easy, and my burden is light.



   {12:1} At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the
grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears and
to eat. {12:2} But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him,
Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the
sabbath. {12:3} But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did,
when he was hungry, and they that were with him; {12:4} how he entered
into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful
for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the
priests? {12:5} Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day
the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless?
{12:6} But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here.
{12:7} But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not
sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. {12:8} For the
Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

   {12:9} And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue:
{12:10} and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him,
saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? that they might accuse
him. {12:11} And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you,
that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath
day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? {12:12} How much then
is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good
on the sabbath day. {12:13} Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy
hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the
other. {12:14} But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against
him, how they might destroy him.

   {12:15} And Jesus perceiving [it] withdrew from thence: and many
followed him; and he healed them all, {12:16} and charged them that
they should not make him known: {12:17} that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
{12:18} 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 declare judgment to the Gentiles.
{12:19} He shall not strive, nor cry aloud;
Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets.
{12:20} A bruised reed shall he not break,
And smoking flax shall he not quench,
Till he send forth judgment unto victory.
{12:21} And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.

   {12:22} Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind
and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw.
{12:23} And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the
son of David? {12:24} But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This
man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the
demons. {12:25} And knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every
kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city
or house divided against itself shall not stand: {12:26} and if Satan
casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his
kingdom stand? {12:27} And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom
do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
{12:28} But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then is the
kingdom of God come upon you. {12:29} Or how can one enter into the
house of the strong [man,] and spoil his goods, except he first bind
the strong [man]? and then he will spoil his house. {12:30} He that is
not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me
scattereth. {12:31} Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy
shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall
not be forgiven. {12:32} And whosoever shall speak a word against the
Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against
the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world,
nor in that which is to come. {12:33} Either make the tree good, and
its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for
the tree is known by its fruit. {12:34} Ye offspring of vipers, how can
ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the
heart the mouth speaketh. {12:35} The good man out of his good treasure
bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure
bringeth forth evil things. {12:36} And I say unto you, that every idle
word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day
of judgment. {12:37} For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by
thy words thou shalt be condemned.

   {12:38} Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him,
saying, Teacher, we would see a sign from thee. {12:39} But he answered
and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a
sign; and there shall no sign be given it but the sign of Jonah the
prophet: {12:40} for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the
belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three
nights in the heart of the earth. {12:41} The men of Nineveh shall
stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it:
for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than
Jonah is here. {12:42} The queen of the south shall rise up in the
judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from
the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a
greater than Solomon is here. {12:43} But the unclean spirit, when he
is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest,
and findeth it not. {12:44} Then he saith, I will return into my house
whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and
garnished. {12:45} Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other
spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and
the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall
it be also unto this evil generation.

   {12:46} While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his
mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him. {12:47}
And one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand
without, seeking to speak to thee. {12:48} But he answered and said
unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
{12:49} And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and
said, Behold, my mother and my brethren! {12:50} For whosoever shall do
the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister,
and mother.



   {13:1} On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea
side. {13:2} And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that
he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the
beach. {13:3} And he spake to them many things in parables, saying,
Behold, the sower went forth to sow; {13:4} and as he sowed, some
[seeds] fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:
{13:5} and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much
earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of
earth: {13:6} and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and
because they had no root, they withered away. {13:7} And others fell
upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them: {13:8} and
others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a
hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. {13:9} He that hath ears, let him
hear.

   {13:10} And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou
unto them in parables? {13:11} And he answered and said unto them, Unto
you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to
them it is not given. {13:12} For whosoever hath, to him shall be
given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him
shall be taken away even that which he hath. {13:13} Therefore speak I
to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear
not, neither do they understand. {13:14} And unto them is fulfilled the
prophecy of Isaiah, which saith,
By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand;
And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
{13:15} For this people's heart is waxed gross,
And their ears are dull of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed;
Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart,
And should turn again,
And I should heal them.

   {13:16} But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for
they hear. {13:17} For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and
righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not;
and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. {13:18} Hear
then ye the parable of the sower. {13:19} When any one heareth the word
of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, [then] cometh the evil [one],
and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he
that was sown by the way side. {13:20} And he that was sown upon the
rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with
joy receiveth it; {13:21} yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth
for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the
word, straightway he stumbleth. {13:22} And he that was sown among the
thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world,
and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh
unfruitful. {13:23} And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is
he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth
fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

   {13:24} Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of
heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field: {13:25}
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the
wheat, and went away. {13:26} But when the blade sprang up and brought
forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. {13:27} And the servants of
the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good
seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares? {13:28} And he said unto
them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou
then that we go and gather them up? {13:29} But he saith, Nay; lest
haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.
{13:30} Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of
the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and
bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.

   {13:31} Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of
heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and
sowed in his field: {13:32} which indeed is less than all seeds; but
when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so
that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

   {13:33} 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 it was all leavened.

   {13:34} All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the
multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them: {13:35}
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
I will open my mouth in parables;
I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.

   {13:36} Then he left the multitudes, and went into the house: and
his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the
tares of the field. {13:37} And he answered and said, He that soweth
the good seed is the Son of man; {13:38} and the field is the world;
and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are
the sons of the evil [one]; {13:39} and the enemy that sowed them is
the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are
angels. {13:40} As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with
fire; so shall it be in the end of the world. {13:41} The Son of man
shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom
all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, {13:42} and
shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping
and the gnashing of teeth. {13:43} Then shall the righteous shine forth
as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him
hear.

   {13:44} The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the
field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth
all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

   {13:45} Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a
merchant seeking goodly pearls: {13:46} and having found one pearl of
great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

   {13:47} Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was
cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: {13:48} which, when it
was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered
the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away. {13:49} So shall it
be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the
wicked from among the righteous, {13:50} and shall cast them into the
furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

   {13:51} Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea.
{13:52} And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been
made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a
householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

   {13:53} And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables,
he departed thence.

   {13:54} And coming 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? {13:55} Is not this the
carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren,
James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? {13:56} And his sisters, are
they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
{13:57} And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A
prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own
house. {13:58} And he did not many mighty works there because of their
unbelief.



   {14:1} At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning
Jesus, {14:2} and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he
is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.
{14:3} For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in
prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. {14:4} For
John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. {14:5} And
when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because
they counted him as a prophet. {14:6} But when Herod's birthday came,
the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod. {14:7}
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should
ask. {14:8} And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me
here on a platter the head of John the Baptist. {14:9} And the king was
grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat
with him, he commanded it to be given; {14:10} and he sent and beheaded
John in the prison. {14:11} And his head was brought on a platter, and
given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. {14:12} And his
disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went
and told Jesus.

   {14:13} Now when Jesus heard [it], he withdrew from thence in a
boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard [thereof,]
they followed him on foot from the cities. {14:14} And he came forth,
and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed
their sick. {14:15} And when even was come, the disciples came to him,
saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the
multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves
food. {14:16} But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away;
give ye them to eat. {14:17} And they say unto him, We have here but
five loaves, and two fishes. {14:18} And he said, Bring them hither to
me. {14:19} And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass;
and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to
heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and
the disciples to the multitudes. {14:20} And they all ate, and were
filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces,
twelve baskets full. {14:21} And they that did eat were about five
thousand men, besides women and children.

   {14:22} And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into
the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send
the multitudes away. {14:23} And after he had sent the multitudes away,
he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he
was there alone. {14:24} But the boat was now in the midst of the sea,
distressed by the waves; for the wind was contrary. {14:25} And in the
fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea.
{14:26} And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were
troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear. {14:27}
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying Be of good cheer; it is
I; be not afraid. {14:28} And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it
be thou, bid me come unto thee upon the waters. {14:29} And he said,
Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters to
come to Jesus. {14:30} But when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and
beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me. {14:31} And
immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and
saith unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
{14:32} And when they were gone up into the boat, the wind ceased.
{14:33} And they that were in the boat worshipped him, saying, Of a
truth thou art the Son of God.

   {14:34} And when they had crossed over, they came to the land, unto
Gennesaret. {14:35} And when the men of that place knew him, they sent
into all that region round about, and brought unto him all that were
sick, {14:36} and they besought him that they might only touch the
border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole.



   {15:1} Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and
scribes, saying, {15:2} Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition
of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
{15:3} And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress
the commandment of God because of your tradition? {15:4} For God said,
Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father
or mother, let him die the death. {15:5} But ye say, whosoever shall
say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been
profited by me is given [to God]; {15:6} he shall not honor his father.
And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition. {15:7}
Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
{15:8} This people honoreth me with their lips;
But their heart is far from me.
{15:9} But in vain do they worship me,
Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts of men.

   {15:10} And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them,
Hear, and understand: {15:11} Not that which entereth into the mouth
defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this
defileth the man. {15:12} Then came the disciples, and said unto him,
Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this
saying? {15:13} But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly
Father planted not, shall be rooted up. {15:14} Let them alone: they
are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall
into a pit. {15:15} And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto
us the parable. {15:16} And he said, Are ye also even yet without
understanding? {15:17} Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the
mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? {15:18}
But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the
heart; and they defile the man. {15:19} For out of the heart come forth
evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false
witness, railings: {15:20} these are the things which defile the man;
but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.

   {15:21} And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of
Tyre and Sidon. {15:22} And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from
those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of
David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon. {15:23} But he
answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him,
saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. {15:24} But he answered
and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of
Israel. {15:25} But she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
{15:26} And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's
bread and cast it to the dogs. {15:27} But she said, Yea, Lord: for
even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
{15:28} Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy
faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was
healed from that hour.

   {15:29} And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of
Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there. {15:30} And
there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind,
dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at this feet;
and he healed them: {15:31} insomuch that the multitude wondered, when
they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and lame walking, and the
blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.

   {15:32} And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have
compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three
days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away fasting,
lest haply they faint on the way. {15:33} And the disciples say unto
him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill
so great a multitude? {15:34} And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves
have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. {15:35} And he
commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; {15:36} and he took
the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave
to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. {15:37} And they
all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of
the broken pieces, seven baskets full. {15:38} And they that did eat
were four thousand men, besides women and children. {15:39} And he sent
away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the
borders of Magadan.



   {16:1} And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked
him to show them a sign from heaven. {16:2} But he answered and said
unto them, When it is evening, ye say, [It will be] fair weather: for
the heaven is red. {16:3} And in the morning, [It will be] foul weather
to-day: for the heaven is red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the
face of the heaven; but ye cannot [discern] the signs of the times.
{16:4} An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and
there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he
left them, and departed.

   {16:5} And the disciples came to the other side and forgot to take
bread. {16:6} And Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. {16:7} And they reasoned among
themselves, saying, We took no bread. {16:8} And Jesus perceiving it
said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye
have no bread? {16:9} Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five
loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? {16:10}
Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye
took up? {16:11} How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to
you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and
Sadducees. {16:12} Then understood they that he bade them not beware of
the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

   {16:13} Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he
asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is?
{16:14} And they said, Some [say] John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and
others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. {16:15} He saith unto them,
But who say ye that I am? {16:16} And Simon Peter answered and said,
Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. {16:17} And Jesus
answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jonah: for
flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in
heaven. {16:18} And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon
this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not
prevail against it. {16:19} 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. {16:20} Then charged he the disciples that they
should tell no man that he was the Christ.

   {16:21} From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples, that
he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and
chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised
up. {16:22} And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it
far from thee, Lord: this shall never be unto thee. {16:23} But he
turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a
stumbling-block unto me: for thou mindest not the things of God, but
the things of men. {16:24} Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any
man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross,
and follow me. {16:25} For whosoever would save his life shall lose it:
and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it. {16:26}
For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and
forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
{16:27} For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with
his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his
deeds. {16:28} Verily I say unto you, there are some of them that stand
here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man
coming in his kingdom.



   {17:1} And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James,
and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:
{17:2} and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as
the sun, and his garments became white as the light. {17:3} And behold,
there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him. {17:4} And
Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be
here: if thou wilt, I will make here three tabernacles; one for thee,
and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. {17:5} While he was yet
speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice
out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased; hear ye him. {17:6} And when the disciples heard it, they fell
on their face, and were sore afraid. {17:7} And Jesus came and touched
them and said, Arise, and be not afraid. {17:8} And lifting up their
eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only.

   {17:9} And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus
commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man
be risen from the dead. {17:10} And his disciples asked him, saying,
Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? {17:11} And he
answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things:
{17:12} but I say unto you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew
him not, but did unto him whatsoever they would. Even so shall the Son
of man also suffer of them. {17:13} Then understood the disciples that
he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

   {17:14} And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him
a man, kneeling to him, saying, {17:15} Lord, have mercy on my son: for
he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously; for oft-times he falleth
into the fire, and off-times into the water. {17:16} And I brought him
to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. {17:17} And Jesus
answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall
I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him hither to me.
{17:18} And Jesus rebuked him; and the demon went out of him: and the
boy was cured from that hour.

   {17:19} Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could
not we cast it out? {17:20} And he saith unto them, Because of your
little faith: 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.
{17:21} [But this kind goeth not out save by prayer and fasting.]

   {17:22} And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The
Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men; {17:23} and
they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised up. And they
were exceeding sorry.

   {17:24} And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the
half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the
half-shekel? {17:25} He saith, Yea. And when he came into the house,
Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings
of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their
sons, or from strangers? {17:26} And when he said, From strangers,
Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free. {17:27} But, lest we
cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up
the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth,
thou shalt find a shekel: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.



   {18:1} In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then
is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? {18:2} And he called to him a
little child, and set him in the midst of them, {18:3} and said, Verily
I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall
in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. {18:4} Whosoever therefore
shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in
the kingdom of heaven. {18:5} And whoso shall receive one such little
child in my name receiveth me: {18:6} But whoso shall cause one of
these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for
him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and [that]
he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.

   {18:7} Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it
must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom
the occasion cometh! {18:8} And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to
stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to
enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two
feet to be cast into the eternal fire. {18:9} And if thine eye causeth
thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for
thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be
cast into the hell of fire. {18:10} See 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 who is in heaven. {18:11} [For the
Son of man came to save that which was lost.] {18:12} How think ye? if
any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he
not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that
which goeth astray? {18:13} And if so be that he find it, verily I say
unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which
have not gone astray. {18:14} Even so it is not the will of your Father
who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

   {18:15} And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault
between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy
brother. {18:16} But if he hear [thee] not, take with thee one or two
more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be
established. {18:17} And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the
church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee
as the Gentile and the publican. {18:18} Verily I say unto you, what
things soever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and what
things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
{18:19} Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth
as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of
my Father who is in heaven. {18:20} For where two or three are gathered
together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

   {18:21} Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my
brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? {18:22}
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but,
Until seventy times seven. {18:23} Therefore is the kingdom of heaven
likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his
servants. {18:24} And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto
him, that owed him ten thousand talents. {18:25} But forasmuch as he
had not [wherewith] to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his
wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
{18:26} The servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying,
Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. {18:27} And the
lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and
forgave him the debt. {18:28} But that servant went out, and found one
of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred shillings: and he laid
hold on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest.
{18:29} So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have
patience with me, and I will pay thee. {18:30} And he would not: but
went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due.
{18:31} So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were
exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
{18:32} Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou
wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest
me: {18:33} shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy
fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee? {18:34} And his lord was
wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that
was due. {18:35} So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye
forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.



   {19:1} And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he
departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judaea beyond the
Jordan; {19:2} and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them
there.

   {19:3} And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is
it lawful [for a man] to put away his wife for every cause? {19:4} And
he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made [them] from
the beginning made them male and female, {19:5} and said, For this
cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his
wife; and the two shall become one flesh? {19:6} So that they are no
more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let
not man put asunder. {19:7} They say unto him, Why then did Moses
command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away? {19:8} He
saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put
away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so. {19:9} And
I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for
fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that
marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery. {19:10} The
disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it
is not expedient to marry. {19:11} But he said unto them, Not all men
can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given. {19:12} For
there are eunuchs, that were so born from their mother's womb: and
there are eunuchs, that were made eunuchs by men: and there are
eunuchs, that made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake.
He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

   {19:13} Then were there brought unto him little children, that he
should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
{19:14} But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them
not, to come unto me: for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven.
{19:15} And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

   {19:16} And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good
thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? {19:17} And he said
unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there
is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the
commandments. {19:18} He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou
shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal,
Thou shalt not bear false witness, {19:19} Honor thy father and mother;
and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. {19:20} The young man
saith unto him, All these things have I observed: what lack I yet?
{19:21} Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that
which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in
heaven: and come, follow me. {19:22} But when the young man heard the
saying, he went away sorrowful; for he was one that had great
possessions.

   {19:23} And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It
is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. {19:24} And
again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's
eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. {19:25} And
when the disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly, saying,
Who then can be saved? {19:26} And Jesus looking upon [them] said to
them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are
possible. {19:27} Then answered Peter and said unto him, Lo, we have
left all, and followed thee; what then shall we have? {19:28} And Jesus
said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in
the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his
glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes
of Israel. {19:29} And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or
sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's
sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.
{19:30} But many shall be last [that are] first; and first [that are]
last.



   {20:1} For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a
householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into
his vineyard. {20:2} And when he had agreed with the laborers for a
shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard. {20:3} And he went out
about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle;
{20:4} and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and
whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. {20:5}
Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.
{20:6} And about the eleventh [hour] he went out, and found others
standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
{20:7} They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto
them, Go ye also into the vineyard. {20:8} And when even was come, the
lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and pay
them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. {20:9} And
when they came that [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they received
every man a shilling. {20:10} And when the first came, they supposed
that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a
shilling. {20:11} And when they received it, they murmured against the
householder, {20:12} saying, These last have spent [but] one hour, and
thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day
and the scorching heat. {20:13} But he answered and said to one of
them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a
shilling? {20:14} Take up that which is thine, and go thy way; it is my
will to give unto this last, even as unto thee. {20:15} Is it not
lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil,
because I am good? {20:16} So the last shall be first, and the first
last.

   {20:17} And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve
disciples apart, and on the way he said unto them, {20:18} Behold, we
go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the
chief priests and scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, {20:19}
and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to
crucify: and the third day he shall be raised up.

   {20:20} Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her
sons, worshipping [him], and asking a certain thing of him. {20:21} And
he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto him, Command that
these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left
hand, in thy kingdom. {20:22} But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not
what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?
They say unto him, We are able. {20:23} He saith unto them, My cup
indeed ye shall drink: but to sit on my right hand, and on [my] left
hand, is not mine to give; but [it is for them] for whom it hath been
prepared of my Father. {20:24} And when the ten heard it, they were
moved with indignation concerning the two brethren. {20:25} But Jesus
called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles
lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
{20:26} Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great
among you shall be your minister; {20:27} and whosoever would be first
among you shall be your servant: {20:28} even as the Son of man came
not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a
ransom for many.

   {20:29} And as they went out from Jericho, a great multitude
followed him. {20:30} And behold, two blind men sitting by the way
side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying,
Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David. {20:31} And the multitude
rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried out the
more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David. {20:32} And
Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I
should do unto you? {20:33} They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may
be opened. {20:34} And Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched
their eyes; and straightway they received their sight, and followed him.



   {21:1} And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto
Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
{21:2} saying unto them, Go into the village that is over against you,
and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose
[them], and bring [them] unto me. {21:3} And if any one say aught unto
you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will
send them. {21:4} Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
{21:5} Tell ye the daughter of Zion,
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee,
Meek, and riding upon an ass,
And upon a colt the foal of an ass.

   {21:6} And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus appointed them,
{21:7} and brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their
garments; and he sat thereon. {21:8} And the most part of the multitude
spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches from the
trees, and spread them in the way. {21:9} And the multitudes that went
before him, 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. {21:10} And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city
was stirred, saying, Who is this? {21:11} And the multitudes said, This
is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

   {21:12} And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all
them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of
the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves; {21:13}
and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house
of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers. {21:14} And the blind and
the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. {21:15} But
when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he
did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying,
Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation, {21:16}
and said unto him, Hearest thou what these are saying? And Jesus saith
unto them, Yea: did ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and
sucklings thou has perfected praise? {21:17} And he left them, and went
forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.

   {21:18} Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he hungered.
{21:19} And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found
nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no
fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree
withered away. {21:20} And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled,
saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away? {21:21} And Jesus
answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith,
and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but
even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into
the sea, it shall be done. {21:22} And all things, whatsoever ye shall
ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

   {21:23} 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? {21:24} And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will
ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by
what authority I do these things. {21:25} The baptism of John, whence
was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves,
saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did
ye not believe him? {21:26} But if we shall say, From men; we fear the
multitude; for all hold John as a prophet. {21:27} And they answered
Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I
you by what authority I do these things. {21:28} But what think ye? A
man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work
to-day in the vineyard. {21:29} And he answered and said, I will not:
but afterward he repented himself, and went. {21:30} And he came to the
second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I [go], sir: and
went not. {21:31} Which of the two did the will of his father? They
say, 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.
{21:32} 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 saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye
might believe him.

   {21:33} Hear another parable: There was a man that was a
householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and
digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to
husbandmen, and went into another country. {21:34} And when the season
of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to
receive his fruits. {21:35} And the husbandmen took his servants, and
beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. {21:36} Again, he
sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them in like
manner. {21:37} But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They
will reverence my son. {21:38} But the husbandmen, when they saw the
son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him,
and take his inheritance. {21:39} And they took him, and cast him forth
out of the vineyard, and killed him. {21:40} When therefore the lord of
the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen? {21:41}
They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and
will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him
the fruits in their seasons. {21:42} Jesus saith unto them, Did ye
never read in the scriptures,
The stone which the builders rejected,
The same was made the head of the corner;
This was from the Lord,
And it is marvelous in our eyes?

   {21:43} Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken
away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits
thereof. {21:44} And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to
pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.
{21:45} And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his
parables, they perceived that he spake of them. {21:46} And when they
sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they
took him for a prophet.



   {22:1} And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them,
saying, {22:2} The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king,
who made a marriage feast for his son, {22:3} and sent forth his
servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they
would not come. {22:4} Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell
them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my oxen and
my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage
feast. {22:5} But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to
his own farm, another to his merchandise; {22:6} and the rest laid hold
on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them. {22:7}
But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those
murderers, and burned their city. {22:8} Then saith he to his servants,
The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy. {22:9}
Go ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye
shall find, bid to the marriage feast. {22:10} And those servants went
out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found,
both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests. {22:11} But
when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had
not on a wedding-garment: {22:12} and he saith unto him, Friend, how
camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was
speechless. {22:13} Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand
and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the
weeping and the gnashing of teeth. {22:14} For many are called, but few
chosen.

   {22:15} Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might
ensnare him in [his] talk. {22:16} And they send to him their
disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art
true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one:
for thou regardest not the person of men. {22:17} Tell us therefore,
What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
{22:18} But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why make ye
trial of me, ye hypocrites? {22:19} Show me the tribute money. And they
brought unto him a denarius. {22:20} And he saith unto them, Whose is
this image and superscription? {22:21} They say unto him, Caesar's.
Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things that
are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. {22:22} And when
they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went away.

   {22:23} On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that
there is no resurrection: and they asked him, {22:24} saying, Teacher,
Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry
his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. {22:25} Now there were
with us seven brethren: and the first married and deceased, and having
no seed left his wife unto his brother; {22:26} in like manner the
second also, and the third, unto the seventh. {22:27} And after them
all, the woman died. {22:28} In the resurrection therefore whose wife
shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. {22:29} But Jesus
answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor
the power of God. {22:30} For in the resurrection they neither marry,
nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven. {22:31} But as
touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was
spoken unto you by God, saying, {22:32} 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. {22:33} And when the multitudes heard it, they
were astonished at his teaching.

   {22:34} But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the
Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together. {22:35} And one of
them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him: {22:36} Teacher,
which is the great commandment in the law? {22:37} And he said unto
him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy mind. {22:38} This is the great and first
commandment. {22:39} And a second like [unto it] is this, Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as thyself. {22:40} On these two commandments the
whole law hangeth, and the prophets.

   {22:41} Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked
them a question, {22:42} saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son
is he? They say unto him, [The son] of David. {22:43} He saith unto
them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
{22:44} The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand,
Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet?

   {22:45} If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son? {22:46}
And no one was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from
that day forth ask him any more questions.



   {23:1} Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples,
{23:2} saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses seat: {23:3}
all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, [these] do and observe:
but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not. {23:4} Yea,
they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's
shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.
{23:5} But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make
broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders [of their garments],
{23:6} and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the
synagogues, {23:7} and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be
called of men, Rabbi. {23:8} But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is
your teacher, and all ye are brethren. {23:9} And call no man your
father on the earth: for one is your Father, [even] he who is in
heaven. {23:10} Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master,
[even] the Christ. {23:11} But he that is greatest among you shall be
your servant. {23:12} And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be
humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

   {23:13} But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because
ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in
yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter[.]
{23:14} Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour
widows' houses, even while for a pretence ye make long prayers:
therefore ye shall receive greater condemnation.

   {23:15} Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so,
ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.

   {23:16} Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall
swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the
gold of the temple, he is a debtor. {23:17} Ye fools and blind: for
which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the
gold? {23:18} And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing;
but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.
{23:19} Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that
sanctifieth the gift? {23:20} He therefore that sweareth by the altar,
sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. {23:21} And he that sweareth
by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
{23:22} And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of
God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

   {23:23} Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier
matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought
to have done, and not to have left the other undone. {23:24} Ye blind
guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!

   {23:25} Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are
full from extortion and excess. {23:26} Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse
first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside
thereof may become clean also.

   {23:27} Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are
like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but
inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. {23:28}
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye
are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

   {23:29} Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the
righteous, {23:30} and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers,
we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the
prophets. {23:31} Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons
of them that slew the prophets. {23:32} Fill ye up then the measure of
your fathers. {23:33} Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye
escape the judgment of hell? {23:34} Therefore, behold, I send unto you
prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and
crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and
persecute from city to city: {23:35} that upon you may come all the
righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous
unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the
sanctuary and the altar. {23:36} Verily I say unto you, All these
things shall come upon this generation.

   {23:37} O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and
stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered
thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her
wings, and ye would not! {23:38} Behold, your house is left unto you
desolate. {23:39} 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.



   {24:1} And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way;
and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.
{24:2} But he answered and 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.

   {24:3} And as he sat on 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? {24:4}
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man lead you
astray. {24:5} For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ;
and shall lead many astray. {24:6} And ye shall hear of wars and rumors
of wars; see that ye be not troubled: for [these things] must needs
come to pass; but the end is not yet. {24:7} For nation shall rise
against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines
and earthquakes in divers places. {24:8} But all these things are the
beginning of travail. {24:9} Then shall they deliver you up unto
tribulation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the
nations for my name's sake. {24:10} And then shall many stumble, and
shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another. {24:11} And
many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray. {24:12}
And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall
wax cold. {24:13} But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be
saved. {24:14} And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the
whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the
end come.

   {24:15} When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which
was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place
(let him that readeth understand), {24:16} then let them that are in
Judaea flee unto the mountains: {24:17} let him that is on the housetop
not go down to take out things that are in his house: {24:18} and let
him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak. {24:19} But
woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those
days! {24:20} And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter,
neither on a sabbath: {24:21} for then shall be great tribulation, such
as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor
ever shall be. {24:22} And except those days had been shortened, no
flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall
be shortened. {24:23} Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is
the Christ, or, Here; believe [it] not. {24:24} For there shall arise
false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and
wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. {24:25}
Behold, I have told you beforehand. {24:26} If therefore they shall say
unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is
in the inner chambers; believe [it] not. {24:27} For as the lightning
cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be
the coming of the Son of man. {24:28} Wheresoever the carcase is, there
will the eagles be gathered together.

   {24:29} But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun
shall 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:
{24:30} 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 on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
{24:31} And he shall send forth 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.

   {24:32} Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is
now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the
summer is nigh; {24:33} even so ye also, when ye see all these things,
know ye that he is nigh, [even] at the doors. {24:34} Verily I say unto
you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be
accomplished. {24:35} Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words
shall not pass away. {24:36} But of that day and hour knoweth no one,
not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.
{24:37} And as [were] the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the
Son of man. {24:38} For as in those days which were before the flood
they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until
the day that Noah entered into the ark, {24:39} and they knew not until
the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the
Son of man. {24:40} Then shall two man be in the field; one is taken,
and one is left: {24:41} two women [shall be] grinding at the mill; one
is taken, and one is left. {24:42} Watch therefore: for ye know not on
what day your Lord cometh. {24:43} But know this, that if the master of
the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have
watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.
{24:44} Therefore be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think not
the Son of man cometh.

   {24:45} Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord
hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
{24:46} Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall
find so doing. {24:47} Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over
all that he hath. {24:48} But if that evil servant shall say in his
heart, My lord tarrieth; {24:49} and shall begin to beat his
fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken; {24:50} the
lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in
an hour when he knoweth not, {24:51} and shall cut him asunder, and
appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and
the gnashing of teeth.



   {25:1} Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins,
who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. {25:2} And
five of them were foolish, and five were wise. {25:3} For the foolish,
when they took their lamps, took no oil with them: {25:4} but the wise
took oil in their vessels with their lamps. {25:5} Now while the
bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. {25:6} But at
midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet
him. {25:7} Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
{25:8} And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our
lamps are going out. {25:9} But the wise answered, saying, Peradventure
there will not be enough for us and you: go ye rather to them that
sell, and buy for yourselves. {25:10} And while they went away to buy,
the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the
marriage feast: and the door was shut. {25:11} Afterward came also the
other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. {25:12} But he answered
and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. {25:13} Watch
therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.

   {25:14} For [it is] as [when] a man, going into another country,
called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. {25:15} And
unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each
according to his several ability; and he went on his journey. {25:16}
Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with
them, and made other five talents. {25:17} In like manner he also that
[received] the two gained other two. {25:18} But he that received the
one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
{25:19} Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and
maketh a reckoning with them. {25:20} And he that received the five
talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou
deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents.
{25:21} His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant:
thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many
things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. {25:22} And he also that
[received] the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto
me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents. {25:23} His lord
said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter
thou into the joy of thy lord. {25:24} And he also that had received
the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard
man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst
not scatter; {25:25} and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent
in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own. {25:26} But 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 did not scatter; {25:27}
thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my
coming I should have received back mine own with interest. {25:28} Take
ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath
the ten talents. {25:29} For unto every one that hath shall be given,
and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that
which he hath shall be taken away. {25:30} And cast ye out the
unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the
weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

   {25:31} But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the
angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: {25:32}
and before him shall be gathered all the nations: and he shall separate
them one from another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the
goats; {25:33} and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the
goats on the left. {25:34} 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: {25:35} for I was hungry, and
ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a
stranger, and ye took me in; {25:36} naked, and ye clothed me; I was
sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me. {25:37}
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee
hungry, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink? {25:38} And when
saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
{25:39} And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
{25:40} And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto
you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, [even] these
least, ye did it unto me. {25:41} Then shall he say also unto them on
the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which
is prepared for the devil and his angels: {25:42} for I was hungry, and
ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;
{25:43} 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. {25:44} Then shall
they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or
a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto
thee? {25:45} Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto
me. {25:46} And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the
righteous into eternal life.



   {26:1} And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these words,
he said unto his disciples, {26:2} Ye know that after two days the
passover cometh, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.
{26:3} Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the elders of
the people, unto the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas;
{26:4} and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by
subtlety, and kill him. {26:5} But they said, Not during the feast,
lest a tumult arise among the people.

   {26:6} Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the
leper, {26:7} there came unto him a woman having an alabaster cruse of
exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he sat
at meat. {26:8} But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation,
saying, To what purpose is this waste? {26:9} For this [ointment] might
have been sold for much, and given to the poor. {26:10} But Jesus
perceiving it said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath
wrought a good work upon me. {26:11} For ye have the poor always with
you; but me ye have not always. {26:12} For in that she poured this
ointment upon my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. {26:13}
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the
whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of
for a memorial of her.

   {26:14} Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went
unto the chief priests, {26:15} and said, What are ye willing to give
me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty
pieces of silver. {26:16} And from that time he sought opportunity to
deliver him [unto them.]

   {26:17} Now on the first [day] of unleavened bread the disciples
came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to
eat the passover? {26:18} And he said, Go into the city to such a man,
and say unto him, The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; I keep the
passover at thy house with my disciples. {26:19} And the disciples did
as Jesus appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

   {26:20} Now when even was come, he was sitting at meat with the
twelve disciples; {26:21} and as they were eating, he said, Verily I
say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. {26:22} And they were
exceeding sorrowful, and began to say unto him every one, Is it I,
Lord? {26:23} And he answered and said, He that dipped his hand with me
in the dish, the same shall betray me. {26:24} The Son of man goeth,
even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the
Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been
born. {26:25} And Judas, who betrayed him, answered and said, Is it I,
Rabbi? He saith unto him, Thou hast said.

   {26:26} And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and
brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my
body. {26:27} And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them,
saying, Drink ye all of it; {26:28} for this is my blood of the
covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins. {26:29}
But I say unto you, I shall not drink henceforth of this fruit of the
vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's
kingdom.

   {26:30} And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the mount
of Olives.

   {26:31} Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended in me
this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep
of the flock shall be scattered abroad. {26:32} But after I am raised
up, I will go before you into Galilee. {26:33} But Peter answered and
said unto him, If all shall be offended in thee, I will never be
offended. {26:34} Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that
this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. {26:35}
Peter saith unto him, Even if I must die with thee, [yet] will I not
deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

   {26:36} Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane,
and saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, while I go yonder and pray.
{26:37} And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and
began to be sorrowful and sore troubled. {26:38} Then saith he unto
them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: abide ye here,
and watch with me. {26:39} And he went forward a little, and fell on
his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this
cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.
{26:40} And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping,
and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
{26:41} Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit
indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. {26:42} Again a second time
he went away, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away,
except I drink it, thy will be done. {26:43} And he came again and
found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. {26:44} And he left
them again, and went away, and prayed a third time, saying again the
same words. {26:45} Then cometh he to the 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. {26:46}
Arise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that betrayeth me.

   {26:47} 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
priest and elders of the people. {26:48} Now he that betrayed him gave
them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him.
{26:49} And straightway he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, Rabbi; and
kissed him. {26:50} And Jesus said unto him, Friend, [do] that for
which thou art come. Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and took
him. {26:51} And behold, one of them that were with Jesus stretched out
his hand, and drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest,
and struck off his ear. {26:52} Then saith Jesus unto him, Put up again
thy sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shall perish
with the sword. {26:53} Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my
Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of
angels? {26:54} How then should the scriptures be fulfilled that thus
it must be? {26:55} In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye
come out as against a robber with swords and staves to seize me? I sat
daily in the temple teaching, and ye took me not. {26:56} But all this
is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets might be
fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled.

   {26:57} And they that had taken Jesus led him away to [the house of]
Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were
gathered together. {26:58} But Peter followed him afar off, unto the
court of the high priest, and entered in, and sat with the officers, to
see the end. {26:59} Now the chief priests and the whole council sought
false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; {26:60}
and they found it not, though many false witnesses came. But afterward
came two, {26:61} and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the
temple of God, and to build it in three days. {26:62} And the high
priest stood up, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it
which these witness against thee? {26:63} But Jesus held his peace. And
the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that
thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God. {26:64} Jesus
said unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Henceforth
ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and
coming on the clouds of heaven. {26:65} Then the high priest rent his
garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we
of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy: {26:66} what
think ye? They answered and said, He is worthy of death. {26:67} Then
did they spit in his face and buffet him: and some smote him with the
palms of their hands, {26:68} saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ:
who is he that struck thee?

   {26:69} Now Peter was sitting without in the court: and a maid came
unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilaean. {26:70} But
he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. {26:71}
And when he was gone out into the porch, another [maid] saw him, and
saith unto them that were there, This man also was with Jesus of
Nazareth. {26:72} And again he denied with an oath, I know not the man.
{26:73} And after a little while they that stood by came and said to
Peter, Of a truth thou also art [one] of them; for thy speech maketh
thee known. {26:74} Then began he to curse and to swear, I know not the
man. And straightway the cock crew. {26:75} And Peter remembered the
word which Jesus had said, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me
thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.



   {27:1} Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the
elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
{27:2} and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to
Pilate the governor.

   {27:3} Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was
condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of
silver to the chief priests and elders, {27:4} saying, I have sinned in
that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see
thou [to it]. {27:5} And he cast down the pieces of silver into the
sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. {27:6}
And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not
lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.
{27:7} And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field,
to bury strangers in. {27:8} Wherefore that field was called, the field
of blood, unto this day. {27:9} Then was fulfilled that which was
spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty
pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom [certain] of
the children of Israel did price; {27:10} and they gave them for the
potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.

   {27:11} Now 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. {27:12} And when he was accused by the chief priests and
elders, he answered nothing. {27:13} Then saith Pilate unto him,
Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? {27:14} And
he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor
marvelled greatly. {27:15} Now at the feast the governor was wont to
release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would. {27:16} And
they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. {27:17} When
therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will
ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?
{27:18} For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up. {27:19}
And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him,
saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have
suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. {27:20} Now
the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they
should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. {27:21} But the governor
answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release
unto you? And they said, Barabbas. {27:22} Pilate saith unto them, What
then shall I do unto Jesus who is called Christ? They all say, Let him
be crucified. {27:23} And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But
they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified. {27:24} So
when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was
arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude,
saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see ye [to
it]. {27:25} And all the people answered and said, His blood [be] on
us, and on our children. {27:26} Then released he unto them Barabbas;
but Jesus he scourged and delivered to be crucified.

   {27:27} Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the
Praetorium, and gathered unto him the whole band. {27:28} And they
stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. {27:29} And they platted a
crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand;
and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of
the Jews! {27:30} And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote
him on the head. {27:31} And when they had mocked him, they took off
from him the robe, and put on him his garments, and led him away to
crucify him.

   {27:32} And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by
name: him they compelled to go [with them], that he might bear his
cross.

   {27:33} And they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to
say, The place of a skull, {27:34} they gave him wine to drink mingled
with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink. {27:35} And
when they had crucified him, they parted his garments among them,
casting lots; {27:36} and they sat and watched him there. {27:37} And
they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE
KING OF THE JEWS. {27:38} Then are there crucified with him two
robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left. {27:39} And they
that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, {27:40} and saying,
Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save
thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross. {27:41}
In like manner also the chief priests mocking [him], with the scribes
and elders, said, {27:42} He saved others; himself he cannot save. He
is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we
will believe on him. {27:43} He trusteth on God; let him deliver him
now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God. {27:44} And
the robbers also that were crucified with him cast upon him the same
reproach.

   {27:45} Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land
until the ninth hour. {27:46} And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with
a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my
God, why hast thou forsaken me? {27:47} And some of them stood there,
when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah. {27:48} 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. {27:49} And the
rest said, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him.
{27:50} And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his
spirit. {27:51} And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from
the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were
rent; {27:52} and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints
that had fallen asleep were raised; {27:53} and coming forth out of the
tombs after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and
appeared unto many. {27:54} Now the centurion, and they that were with
him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that
were done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
{27:55} And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed
Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: {27:56} among whom was Mary
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of
the sons of Zebedee.

   {27:57} And when even was come, there came a rich man from
Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: {27:58}
this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate
commanded it to be given up. {27:59} And Joseph took the body, and
wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, {27:60} 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 tomb, and departed. {27:61} And Mary Magdalene was
there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

   {27:62} Now on the morrow, which is [the day] after the Preparation,
the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together unto Pilate,
{27:63} saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said while he was
yet alive, After three days I rise again. {27:64} Command therefore
that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest haply his
disciples come and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen
from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first. {27:65}
Pilate said unto them, Ye have a guard: go, make it [as] sure as ye
can. {27:66} So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the
stone, the guard being with them.



   {28:1} Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the
first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see
the sepulchre. {28:2} And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an
angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the
stone, and sat upon it. {28:3} His appearance was as lightning, and his
raiment white as snow: {28:4} and for fear of him the watchers did
quake, and became as dead men. {28:5} And the angel answered and said
unto the women, Fear not ye; for I know that ye seek Jesus, who hath
been crucified. {28:6} He is not here; for he is risen, even as he
said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. {28:7} And go quickly,
and tell his disciples, He is risen from the dead; and lo, he goeth
before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
{28:8} And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy,
and ran to bring his disciples word. {28:9} And behold, Jesus met them,
saying, All hail. And they came and took hold of his feet, and
worshipped him. {28:10} Then saith Jesus unto them, Fear not: go tell
my brethren that they depart into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

   {28:11} Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came
into the city, and told unto the chief priests all the things that were
come to pass. {28:12} And when they were assembled with the elders, and
had taken counsel, they gave much money unto the soldiers, {28:13}
saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while
we slept. {28:14} And if this come to the governor's ears, we will
persuade him, and rid you of care. {28:15} So they took the money, and
did as they were taught: and this saying was spread abroad among the
Jews, [and continueth] until this day.

   {28:16} But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the
mountain where Jesus had appointed them. {28:17} And when they saw him,
they worshipped [him]; but some doubted. {28:18} And Jesus came to them
and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in
heaven and on earth. {28:19} Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all
the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit: {28:20} teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the
end of the world.




