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LIBRARY OF THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

PRINCETON. N. J.

PRESENTED BY

Mr, Hoel LeS'ivence McQueen

Divi

Section ...j.^u. •AN •>_) I

H KAINH AIA0HKH

The New Dispensation

XTbe IRew XCestament

TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK

BY

ROBERT D. WEEKES

TCltvo york (xn'b Sonbon

FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY 1897

Copyright, 1897

BY

FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY

^Printed in the United States of America.^

CONTENTS

GOOD-TIDINGS

According to Matthew According to Mark According to Luke According to John

ACTS OF APOSTLES .

65 105 171

221

II.

LETTERS OF PAUL

To THE Thessalonians (I.)

To THE Thessalonians (II.)

To the Corinthians (I.)

To THE Corinthians (II.)

To the Galatians

To the Romans .

To Philemon

To the Colossians

To the Ephesians

To the Philippians

To Timothy (I.)

To Titus

To Timothy (II.)

291 297 301 329 347 357 3S5 387 395 405

413 421 425

CONTENTS

LETTERS

Letter to the Hebrews Letter of James . Letter of Peter (I.) Letter of Peter (IL) General Letter of John Letter of John to Kyria Letter of John to Gaius Letter of Judas

REVELATION OF JOHN

III.

PAGE

433 455 463 471

477 485 487

489 493

PREFACE

THE present work is the result of an effort to remedy some of the infelicities and defects of the familiar versions of the collection of writings commonly called "The New Testament," — properly, <'The New Dispensation." While the recent Re- vision has merits, at the same time it is generally acknowledged that it has serious imperfections, in consequence of which it has failed to satisfy the Christian public.

It is often very difficult to express in good English what appears to be the exact shade of meaning of the Greek ; and it is sometimes difficult to determine just what was the thought in the mind of the writer. Consequently, the translation as written is not always entirely satisfactory to the translator himself. Still, an effort has been made, in the present work, in the first place to ascertain, if possible, the thought of the writers, and then to express such thought correctly, in language which should be acceptable to both the ordinary reader and the scholar, with as little deviation from a literal rendering as practicable, at the same time retaining in good measure the familiar style of the older version.

In order to do this, some freedom has been used in respect to idiom, and in the rendering of tenses and particles, also in the arrangement of clauses; redundant words have been sometimes omitted, and words obviously implied have been inserted; obsolete and antiquated words and forms of expression, found in the older versions, as well as words whose signification has become changed,

vi PREFACE

have been replaced by others; mistranslations have been cor- rected; and euphemistic language has been used in some instances. Parenthetic clauses have been so indicated. Punctuation has been carefully revised. Alternative renderings and occasional explana- tions are given in the foot-notes.

The spelling of proper names is a problem of some difficulty, in view of the various and conflicting claims of the Hebrew, the Greek, the Latin, and the English languages. The familiar forms have been retained, in general, although these sometimes fail to do justice to the originals.

The Greek text of Westcott and Hort has been followed in gen- eral, but not exclusively. Use has been made of all the critical helps available, but none have been implicitly followed, the author having exercised his own judgment in deciding between different renderings of a Greek word, and between different read- ings of the manuscripts. The intrinsic probabilities in favor of a given reading have sometimes prevailed, notwithstanding the fact that such reading is not found in the older copies, or is not sus- tained by a majority of the known manuscripts. A comparatively late manuscript, though not accepted as one of the best, may be in the main a copy of one more ancient than the earliest we have, and may give the true reading in some such cases.

The careful student will occasionally find words or passages which appear to be additions or interpolations by other hands than the original writers, although found in the manuscripts which are considered the best. It is not probable that many such, if any, have been made with a deliberate intention to give to the text an essentially different meaning from that intended by the writers. Some were, no doubt, marginal notes or comments made by one hand, and copied into the text by a later hand, with the supposition that they belonged there, and had been omitted by a previous copy-

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ist. Others may have been additions, from tradition. The idea that these early writings possessed any especial sacredness or " inspiration" is comparatively modern, and therefore was not an obstacle to what may have been considered important amendments.

Besides a few passages found in the older version, which have been omitted by Westcott and Hort, and from the recent Revision, — the lalter portion of Mark, and the closing sentences of John, are generally acknowledged by scholars to be spurious, and are inclosed in brackets in the present work.

There are, no doubt, other instances of this kind. But, as there is now no certain means of determining whether such passages are or are not genuine, and as this question does not seriously affect any essential religious truth, no harm is done by retaining them, for the present at least, or until some ancient manuscript yet to be discovered shall give more light in the matter.

The old and familiar division into chapters and verses, which is universally acknowledged to be purely arbitrary and very faulty, is discarded. The divisions adopted are thought to be in substan- tial harmony with the logical divisions of the subject-matter. Still, as an aid for reference and comparison, the chapters and verses of the old version that are comprised in each page of the present work, are indicated at the bottom of the page.

The familiar order of the several books is retained, with the exception that the Letters of the Apostle Paul are arranged in their probable chronological order as suggested by Conybeare and How- son in their " Life and Epistles of Saint Paul," also by Hackett. Some scholars, however, suggest a slightly different arrangement, or earlier dates.

The author gratefully acknowledges his obligations to friends who have rendered valuable aid: especially to his pastor. Rev. Fritz W. Baldwin, D.D., who kindly revised the entire manuscript.

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The author trusts that he has succeeded in ascertaining the true meaning of many obscure passages, in bringing out beauties of thought and nice shades of meaning, and the peculiar force of many emphatic expressions.

This "labor of love" is now committed to the Christian public, in the hope that it will commend itself to its readers, as a valuable aid toward the better understanding of this portion of The Wri- tings, and that it will prove to be a useful step toward the better and more perfect version that is yet to be made.

(^B^. »^^^^X-.

East Orange, N. J., 1897.

I
GOOD-TIDINGS
According to	Matthew
According to	Mark
According to	Luke
According to	John
ACTS OF APOSTLES

GOOD-TIDINGS

ACCORDING TO

MATTHEW

THE genealogy of JESUS CHRIST,^ son of David, son of Abraham,

Abraham begat Isaac; Isaac begat Jacob; Jacob begat Judah and his brothers ; Judah begat Perez and Zerah ( from Tamar ) ; Perez begat Hezron ; Hezron begat Aram ; Aram begat Amminadab; Amminadab begat Nahshon; Nahshon begat Salmon; Salmon begat Boaz ( from Rahab ) ; Boaz begat Obed ( from Ruth ) ; Obed begat Jesse; Jesse begat David the king.

David begat Solomon ( from her who had been the wife of Uriah ) ; Solomon begat Rehoboam; Rehoboam begat Abijah; Abijah begat Asa; Asa begat Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat begat Joram ; Joram be- gat Uzziah; Uzziah begat Jotham; Jotham begat Ahaz; Ahaz begat Hezekiah ; Hezekiah begat Manasseh ; Manasseh begat Amon ; Amon begat Josiah; Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brothers, about the time of the removal to Babylon.

After the removal to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Salathiel; Sala- thiel begat Zerubbabel; Zerubbabel begat Abiud; Abiud begat Eli- akim ; Eliakim begat Azor ; Azor begat Zadok ; Zadok begat Achim ; Achim begat Eliud ; Eliud begat Eleazar ; Eleazar begat Matthan ;

(i. I-I5.)

"Or, Messiah: the Greek Christos and the \\.t}ox&yN Messiah being synony- mous, and signifying Anointed, or, the Anointed One.

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Matthan begat Jacob ; Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ. "^

So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the removal to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the removal to Babylon to the Christ'' four- teen generations.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ <= was in this manner. Mary his mother, having been betrothed to Joseph, was found before they came together to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her pub- licly, was intending to divorce her privately. But while he was con- sidering the matter, an angel of the Lord '' appeared to him in a dream, and said, " Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit;"^ and she will bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, ^ for this is he who shall save his people from their sins." ( Now all this came to pass, in order that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled: '< Behold, the virgin will be with child, and will bear a son, and they will call his name Imman- UEL," which is translated, God-with-us.) Then Joseph, having awaked from sleep, did as the angel had directed him, and took to himself his wife; but he did not come to her until she had borne a son ; and he called his name Jesus.

Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, wise men s from the East came to Jerusalem, and said, "Where is the king of the Jews that is born? for we saw his star while in the East, and have come to do him homage." Then when Herod heard of it, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him; and he called together all the chief priests and scribes'' of the

(i. i6 — ii. 4.)

"Or, Messiah: see note p. 3. * Ibid. •" Ibid.

''Greek, Kyrios, signifying Sir, Master, Lord: a title of respect or author ity of various degrees, from that of mere civility to an appellation of Deity. ® Or, i)i her from spirit, is holy. ' Hebrew, Joshua, signifying Savior. ^ Magi. ^ Those learned in the sacred writings.

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people, and inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. And they said to him, " In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet: < And thou, Bethlehem, land of Judah, art by no means least among the rulers of Judah ; for out of thee shall come forth a Leader, one who shall be Shepherd of my people Israel.' "

Then Herod privately called the wise men, and learned from them definitely the time of the appearing of the star, and sent them to Bethlehem, saying, " Go and make thorough inquiry concerning the child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may come and do him homage." Then they, having heard the king, went on their way; and behold, the star which they had seen while in the East went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was. And on seeing the star, they rejoiced exceedingly. And on coming into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and fell down and did homage to him ; and they opened their treasures, and presented to him gifts, — gold, and frankin- cense, and myrrh. Then, having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed toward their own country by another road.

After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said, " Arise, take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there until I tell thee ; for Herod is intend- ing to search for the child to kill him." And he arose and took the child and his mother by night, and went away into Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod: ( that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, << From Egypt I called my Son.")

Then Herod, when he found that he had been deceived ^ by the wise men, was greatly enraged, and sent and killed all the boys that were in Bethlehem and in all the neighborhood, of the age of two years and under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: "A voice ^ was heard in Ramah, — wailing

(ii. 5-iS.)

Gr., tricked, cheated. ''Or, sound, noise.

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and great mourning : Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not."

Now when Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said, " Arise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel ; for those who were seeking the life of the child, are dead." Then he arose and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. But hearing that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there ; and being warned in a dream, he went away into Galilee, and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: (that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.)

In those days came John the Baptizer, proclaiming in the wilder- ness of Judea, saying, " Repent, * for the kingdom of heaven ^ is at hand." For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, " A voice of one crying in the wilderness, ' Make ready the way of the Lord, make straight his paths ! ' " Now John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a leathern belt about his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Then there went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and all the country about the Jordan, and were baptized by him at the river Jordan, on confessing their sins. But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them : " Broods of vi- pers! who hath warned you to flee from the coming wrath? then

(ii. 19 — iii. 8.)

* The Greek words metanoeo and metanoia, translated repent and repentance, signify after-thought, or, change or transformation of mind ; that is, an entire change or reversal of thought and heart and life, becoming a thorough intellectual and moral regeneration, (denoted by the connected clause, " unto remission," that is, sending away, " of sin;" also by Paul's exhortation to the Romans, " Be trans- formed by the renewing of your mind.") While regret for past wrong-doing is implied, these Greek words signify vastly more; but as there is no English word which even approximates to their true meaning, the words repent and repentance are retained, with this explanation and apology; which should be borne in mind wherever these words occur.

'' Gr., the heavens: (and so elsewhere.)

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bear fruit befitting repentance; ^ and do not think to say within your- selves^ 'We have Abraham for our father; ' for I tell you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. And even already the ax is put to the root of the trees; therefore every tree that doth not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water for repentance : but he that is coming after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit*^ and with fire; whose winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and will gather his wheat into the granary, but will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be bap- tized by him. But he checked him, saying, " I myself need to be baptized by thee, and dost thou come to me?" But Jesus an- swered him, "Permit it now; for in this manner it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness." Then he permitted him. And Jesus, hav- ing been baptized, went up from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending, as a dove coming upon him ; and there came a voice from the heavens, saying, «« This is my Son, my Beloved One, in whom I have delight."

Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil. And after he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. Then the tempter came to him and said, " Since thou art God's Son, tell these stones to become loaves." But he answered him, " It is written, < Not upon bread alone shall man live, but upon every word that cometh forth from the mouth of God.' " Then the Devil took him to the holy city, and set him on the turret ° of the temple, and said to him, "Since thou art God's Son, throw thyself down; for it is written, 'He will charge his angels concerning thee, and on their hands they will hold thee up, lest thou hit thy foot against a stone.' " Jesus said to him, " Again it is written, -^ Thou shalt not make trial of *' the Lord thy

Ciii. 9— iv. 7.)

* See note p. 6. *> Or, ivith /loly spirit. ' Or, nnng; or, battlement

■^ Or, put to the test.

8 GO on- TIDINGS

God.' " Then the Devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, and said to him, "All these things I will give thee, if thou wilt fall down and do homage to me." Then Jesus said to him, " Away with thee, Satan ! for it is written, ' Thou shalt reverence the Lord thy God, and shalt worship him only.' " Then the Devil left him, and angels came and ministered to him.

Then, when he heard that John had been arrested, he retired into Galilee. And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt at Caper- naum, which is by the lake, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphtali : (that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: ''Land of Zebulon and land of Naphtali, bordering on the lake, beyond Jordan, — Galilee of the Gentiles: '' the people that were sitting in darkness have seen a great light ; and to those who were sitting in the region and shadow of death, hath light arisen.")

From that time Jesus began to proclaim, and to say, "Repent; for the kingdom of heaven hath come nigh."

And while walking by the lake of Galilee, he saw two brothers — Simon (who is called Peter), and Andrew his brother — casting a seine into the lake ( for they were fishermen ) ; and he said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men." Then im- mediately they left the nets, and followed him. And going on fur- ther, he saw other two brothers, James ^ the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending " their nets; and he called them. Then immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.

And he went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, ^ and proclaiming the Good-tidings "^ of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every malady among the people.

And the report of him went out into all Syria; and they brought

(iv. 8-24.)

" Gr., nations: (and so elsewliere.) ^ Gr., Jacob: (and so elsewhere )

'^ Or, putting in order. ^ Houses for religious worship.

" Or, joyful message: ( and so throughout.)

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to him all that were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments — demoniacs and lunatics '-' and paralytics; and he cured them. And great multitudes followed him, from Galilee, and from Decap- olis,*^ and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up on a hill; and having sat down, his disciples came to him ; and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:.

"Blessed!'^ the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

"Blessed! the mourners; for they shall be comforted.

"Blessed! the meek; for they shall inherit*^ the earth.

"Blessed! those who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for tliey shall be filled.

"Blessed! the merciful; for they shall be treated mercifully.

"Blessed! the pure in heart; for they shall see God.

" Blessed! the peacemakers ; for they shall be called sons of God.

" Blessed ! those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake ; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you, and falsely say every evil thing of you on my account: rejoice and exult; for your reward is great in the heavens ; for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

"Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt shall have become tasteless, with what will itself be salted? It is good for nothing, but to be thrown out and trodden upon by men.

"Ye are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. And men do not light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand, and it giveth light to all who are in the house. In like manner let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and glorify *^ your Father who is in heaven.

"Think not that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets: (iv. 25— V. 17.)

" Or, epileptics. ^ The Ten Cities: a region so called.

' Or, happy: (and so elsewhere.) '' Ox^ possess: (and so elsewhere.) " Or, praise: (and so elsewhere.)

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I have come, not to abolish, but to fulfil. For I tell you, Until the heaven and the earth pass away, not even the smallest letter nor the smallest part of a letter ^ will pass away from the Law, until all things be fulfilled.'' Therefore whoever shall break one of these commandments, even the least, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven ; but whoever shall do and teach them, shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, that unless your righteousness shall very greatly exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye will never enter into the king- dom of heaven.

"Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, ' Thou shalt do no murder ; and whoever shall commit murder shall be in danger of the Judgment.' " But I tell you, that whoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the Judgment; '' and whoever shall say to his brother, Raca,"= shall be in danger of the Council; ^ and who- ever shall say, Moreh,- shall be in danger of the Gehenna '' of fire. If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there remem- berest that thy brother hath anything against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go away; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine opponent quickly, while thou art with him on the road; lest perchance he deliver thee to the judge, and the judge to the sheriff, and thou be put in prison. I assure thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, until thou hast paid the last farthing.

" Ye have heard that it was said, < Thou shalt not commit adul- tery.' But I tell you, that whoever looketh on a woman with un- lawful desire, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart. If thy right eye is causing thee to offend, tear it out and cast it away from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should be lost, and not thy whole body be cast into hell' And if thy right hand is causing thee to offend, cut it off and cast it away

(v. 18-30.)

* Gr., 7iot even an i nor a single dot. ^ Gr., come to pass.

■= The local court. "^ Ibid. " " Empty-head."

' The Sanhedrin : ( and so elsewhere. ) •=' '' Fool. "

•> Or. /le//: (and so elsewhere.) ' Ge/ienna: (and so throujfliout.)

MATTHEW II

from thee ; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should be lost, and not thy whole body go into hell. It was said also, < Whoever shall send away his wife, let him give her a cer- tificate of divorce.' But I tell you, that every one who sendeth away his wife except on account of unfaithfulness, maketh her an adul- teress; and whoever shall marry her after she is sent away, commit- teth adultery.

" Again : ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, * Thou Shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths.' But I tell you. Swear not at all by the heaven, for it is the throne of God ; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool ; nor by Jeru- salem, for it is the city of the Great King; neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your speech be. Yes, yes ; No, no ; for whatever is more than these is of the Wicked One.

'■'■ Ye have heard that it was said, < Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you. Resist not the evil-doer; but if one striketh '^ thee on the right cheek, turn to him also the other; and if any one be minded to go to law with thee and take away thy tunic,*" let him take thy mantle '^ also; and if any one shall compel '^ thee to go with him one mile, go with him two. Give to him that asketh thee; and from him that wisheth to borrow from thee, turn not away.

" Ye have heard that it was said, ' Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy.' But I tell you, Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you; so that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; ° for he causeth his sun to rise upon the evil and upon the good, and sendeth rain upon the righteous and upon the unrighteous. For if ye love those who love you, what re- ward have ye? do not even the tax-collectors do this? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye that is extraordinary? do not even the Gentiles^ do this? Be ye therefore perfect,s as your heav- enly Father is perfect.'^

(v. 31-4S.)

^ Gt., slappeth. ^ Or, it iider-garmeiit. ''Or, outer-garment.

'' Or, ifnpress. " Gr. , t/ie heavens: (and so elsewhere.)

f The people of other nations. ^ Or, complete. ^ Ibid.

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GOOD-TIDINGS

" Take care not to do your good deeds ^ in the presence of men for the sake of being seen by them; for if ye do so, ye have no reward with ^ your Father who is in heaven. Therefore, when thou givest to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypo- crites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be held in honor by men : I tell you, they receive their full wages.'^ But when thou makest gifts, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth, that thy gifts may be in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will requite thee.

"And when ye pray, be not like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the public squares, in order to be seen by men: I tell you, they receive their full wages. But when thou prayest, enter into thy private room, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will requite thee. And in praying, be not repetitious, like the Gentiles;'' for they think that they will be listened to because of their many words. Do not make yourselves like them; for God your Father knoweth what ye need before ye ask him : therefore pray ye in this manner:

Our Father who art in heaven : May thy name be revered ; May thy kingdom come ; May thy will be done,

As in heaven, so also on earth ; Give us to-day

Our bread for to-day ; And forgive " us our debts.

As we also have forgiven our debtors ; And bring us not into temptation,

But deliver us from the Wicked One. " For if ye forgive men their offenses, your heavenly Father will

(vi. 1-14.)

•* Gr. , righteousness. '^ Or, beside. " Or, retvard.

^ Or, heathen: Gv., those of the nations. *Gr.. remit, send azvay: (and so tliroujjliout.)

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also forgive you; but if ye do not forgive men their offenses, neither will your Father forgive your offenses.

"And when ye fast, be not like the gloomy-faced hypocrites; for they distort their faces, so that they may appear to men to be fasting; I tell you, they receive their full wages. But do thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head and wash thy face, so that thou mayest not appear to men to be fasting, but to thy Father, who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will requite thee.

" Lay not up treasures for yourselves upon the earth, where moth and rust injure,^ and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth injure,^ and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where thy treasure is, there will be thy heart also.

"The lamp of the body is the eye. If then thine eye be clear, thy whole body will be enlightened; but if thine eye be defective, thy whole body will be dark. If then the light that is in thee be darkness, how great the darkness! No one can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cleave to one and disregard the other: ye cannot serve God and Mammon.

"Therefore I say to you. Be not anxious for your life as to what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, nor for your body as to what ye shall put on : is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing? Observe the birds of the air, that they neither sow nor reap nor gather into granaries, and yet your heavenly Father feedeththem: are not ye of much greater value than they? And which of you by thinking earnestly can add an arm's-length "= to his height? Why are ye anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothe the herbage of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much rather clothe you, ye of little faith? Therefore be not anxious, saying, * What shall we eat? ' or, ' What shall we drink? ' or, * With what shall

(vi. 15-31.)

" Gr., deface, or, cause to disappear. "^ Ibid.

"= Or. cubit: Gr., elbow, or, foreartn.

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we be clothed ? ' (for all these things do the Gentiles seek after ; ) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye need every one of these things. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be brought to you. Therefore be not anxious about the morrow, for the morrow will be anxious for itself: suffi- cient for the day is its own evil.

''Judge not, lest ye be judged: for with such judgment as ye judge, ye will be judged; and with such measure as ye measure, it will be measured to you. And why dost thou stare at the speck "^ that is in thy brother's eye, but dost not notice the beam that is in thine own eye ? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, ' Let me take out the speck ^ from thine eye,' and see ! the beam is in thine own eye ? Hypocrite! take out first the beam from thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to take out the speck '^ from thy brother's eye.

" Give not that which is holy to the dogs ; neither throw your pearls before the swine; lest they trample them with their feet, and turn and tear you.

"Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. For everyone that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it is opened. Is there a man of you, who, if his son shall ask for bread, will give him a stone ? or if he shall ask for a fish, will he give him a snake ? Since ye, then, though ye are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him? Therefore all things what- soever ye wish that men would do to you, even so also do ye to them : for this is the Law and the Prophets.

*' Enter in by the narrow gate ; for wide is the gate and very broad ^ is the road that leadeth to destruction, and many are those who enter in through it; for narrow is the gate and straitened is the path that leadeth to life, and few are those who find it.

" Beware of false prophets, such as come to you in the garb of sheep, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. From their fruits ye shall

(vi. 32 — vii. 16.)

"■Qv.fChip. ''Ibid. "^ Ibid. ^ {jx., very spacious.

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recognize them: do men gather grape-clusters from thorn-bushes, or figs from thistles? So every good tree beareth good fruit; but the worthless tree beareth bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a worthless tree bear good fruit. Every tree that doth not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So from their fruits ye shall recognize them.

" Not every one that saith to me, ' Master, Master,' ^ will enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, ' Master, Mas- ter, did we not prophesy ^ by thy name, and by thy name drive out demons, and by thy name do many works of power?' And then I will declare to them, ' I never knew you : away from me, ye that work iniquity.' °

" Therefore every one who listeneth to these my words, and doeth them, shall be compared to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock. And the rain fell, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it had been founded upon the rock. But every one that heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be compared to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. And the rain fell, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell, and great was its fall."

And when Jesus had finished these sayings, the people were as- tonished at his teaching; for he was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

When he had come down from the hill, great crowds followed him. And a leper came and bowed down to him, saying, " Sir,'' if thou dost will, thou hast power to cleanse me." And he reached out his hand and touched him, saying, "I will: be cleansed:" and in- stantly his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, " See thou tell no one ; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses appointed, for a testimony to them."

(vii. 17 — viii. 4.)

" See note, p. 4.

'' Give religious exhortation and instruction: (so elsewhere.)

■^ Gr. , lazvlessness. ^ See note, p. 4.

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And having entered into Capernaum, a centurion ^ came to him, and entreated him, saying, "Sir, my boy^ is lying at home, palsied, severely afflicted." He said to him, "I will come and cure him." But the centurion answered him, " Sir, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof ; but only speak with a word, and my boy will be cured. For I also myself am a man set 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." And Jesus hearing this, wondered, and said to those who were following, " I tell you in truth, with no one in Israel have I found so great faith. And I tell you, that many shall come from the east and from the west, and shall dine ^ with Abra- ham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven ; but the sons of the kingdom shall be driven away into the darkness outside : there shall be 'the wailing and the gnashing of the teeth.' " Then Jesus said to the centurion, " Go thy way : as thou hast believed, be it unto thee." And the boy was cured in that very hour.

And Jesus came into Peter's house, and saw his wife's mother lying in bed, sick with a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and waited on him. Then at evening they brought to him many demoniacs: and he drove out the spirits with a word, and cured all that were sick: (that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, " He took our in- firmities, and bore our sicknesses." )

Then Jesus, seeing a crowd about him, gave directions to go away to the other side of the lake. And a certain scribe came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest." But Jesus said to him, " The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have lodging-places; but the Son of man hath no place to lay his head." And another of the disciples said to him, " Sir, let me first go and bury my father." But Jesus said to him, " Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."

(viii. 5-22.)

" A Roman officer, captain of a hundred men. '' son, or, servant,

" Gr. , bond-servant, slave. ^ Gr.. recline: this being the usual posture at meals.

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And he went on board a boat, and his disciples accompanied him. And there came a violent wind-squall on the lake, so that the boat was being filled by the waves; but he had gone to sleep. And they came to him and awakened him, saying, "Master! save! we are perishing!" He said to them, " Why are ye fearful, ye of little faith ? " Then he arose and rebuked the winds and the water; and there was a great calm. Then the men wondered, saying, " What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the lake obey him? "

And on his coming to the other shore, to the country of the Ger- gesenes,^ two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, very vio- lent, so that no one could pass that way. And they cried out, saying, "What is there in common between us and thee, thou Son of God? hast thou come hither to torment us before the time? " Now there was at a distance from them a drove of many swine feeding. And the demons implored him, saying, " If thou drive us out, send us away into the drove of swine." And he said to them, " Go." Then they came out and went away into the swine; and the whole drove rushed down the steep bank into the lake, and perished in the waters. Then those who were feeding them fled, and going away to the town, told everything, and what had happened to the demoniacs. And all the town came out to meet Jesus ; and on seeing him they entreated him to go away from their neighborhood. And he went on board a boat, and crossed over, and came to his own city.

And they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed: and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, " Child, take courage: thy sins are remitted." ^ And some of the scribes said among them- selves, "This man speaketh profanely." Then Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, said, " Why are ye thinking evil things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say, ' Thy sins are remitted,' or to say, * Arise and walk ' ? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to remit sins " — then he said to the paralytic, "Arise, take up thy bed, and go away to thy home." And he arose and went away to his home. Then the people, on seeing this, were

(viii. 23 — ix. 8.)

Or, Gadarcnes. ^ Gr., sent away: (and so throughout.)

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astonished, and gave glory to God, who had given such authority to men.

And as Jesus was passing along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax-ofifice,-' and said to him, "Follow me;" and he arose and followed him. And as he was at table in his house, many tax-collectors and sinners came and reclined at table with Jesus and his disciples. And the Pharisees seeing this, said to his disciples, "Why doth your Teacher eat with the tax-collectors and sinners? " But he, hearing it, said, " Those who are well ^ have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this meaneth, ' I desire mercy, and not sacrifice ; * for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners."

Then the disciples of John came to him, and said, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples do not fast? " And Jesus said to them, " Can the companions of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. And no one putteth a patch of new cloth upon an old garment ; for the filling up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made. Nor do they put new wine into old skins ; *= lest the skins burst, and the wine runneth out, and the skins are spoiled; but they put new wine into fresh skins, and both are preserved together."

While he was speaking these things to them, one of the rulers came and bowed down to him, and said, " My daughter hath just now died; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live." And Jesus arose and accompanied him : also his disciples. And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, came to him from be- hind, and touched the fringe of his mantle; for she was saying within herself, " If I only touch his mantle, I shall be cured." '' Then Jesus turned, and seeing her, said, " Take courage, daughter, thy faith hath cured thee:" and the woman was cured from that hour.

( ix. 9-22.)

» Or, custom-house. '' Gr. , strong.

" Bottles, made of the entire skins of young animals. ^ Gr., saved: (and so elsewhere.)

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And Jesus, coming to the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute- players and the crowd making a great noise, said, "Retire; for the little girl hath not died, but is sleeping," And they laughed at him. But when the crowd had been turned out, he went in and took her by the hand, and the little girl arose. And the report of this went out into all that country.

And as Jesus passed on his way, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, "Have pity on us! Son of David! " Then, when he had come into a house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus said to them, "Have ye faith that I have power to do this? " They said to him, " Yes, Master." Then he touched their eyes, saying, " According to your faith, be it unto you;" and their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them, saying, " See that no one know it." But they went out, and reported him in all that country. And as they were going out, there was brought to him a dumb demoniac. And when the demon had been driven out, the dumb man spoke. And the people wondered, saying, " The like was never seen in Israel." But the Pharisees were saying, " By the chief of the demons he driveth out the demons."

And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the Good-tidings of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness. But observing the multitudes, he was moved with pity for them, because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, " The harvest is indeed great, but the laborers are few : therefore pray ye the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers unto his harvest."

And he called to him his twelve disciples, and gave them author- ity over impure ^ spirits, to drive them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. Now the names of the twelve Apostles'* are these: first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bar- tholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-collector; James the son

( ix. 23— X. 3.)

" Or, wicked: (and so throughout.) "^ Or, missionaries, or, sent ones.

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of Alpheus, and Thaddeus; Simon the Zealot; and Judas'^ the Is- cariote ( he who betrayed him ) . These twelve Jesus sent forth, hav- ing charged them, saying:

"Go not unto the way of the Gentiles,^ and enter not into a city of the Samaritans; but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, And as ye go, proclaim, saying that the kingdom of heaven hath come nigh. Heal the sick; raise the dead; cleanse the lepers; drive out demons; freely ye have received, freely give. Provide no gold nor silver nor copper for your purses; no satchel for your journey; neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff; for the workman is entitled to his living. And into whatever city or village 5'e may enter, find out who in it is worthy, and abide there until ye leave the place. As ye are coming into the house, salute it ; and if the house be worthy, let your ' Peace ' ^ come upon it ; but if it be not worthy, let your ' Peace ' ^ return to you. And whoever will not welcome you nor listen to your words, go forth out of that house or city, and shake off the dust of your feet. I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be therefore sagacious like the serpents, and guileless like the doves. But beware of men : for they will deliver you up to councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; and ye will be brought before governors and kings on my account, so that ye can testify to them and to the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given to you in that very hour what ye shall say : for it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh through you. And brother will deliver up^ brother to death, and the father his child; and chil- dren will rise up against parents, and put them to death. And ye will be hated by all men on account of my name; but he that persevereth to the end, the same shall be saved. But when they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for I tell you, ye will

(x. 4-23.)

" Or, Judah. ^ Gr. , nations: that is, those not Jews.

"= The word of salutation. '' Ibid. " Or, betray.

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not have finished the cities of Israel until the Son of man shall have come.

" A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the servant like his master. Since they have called the master of the house Baalzebub, how much rather will they so call those of his household! Fear them not, therefore; for there is nothing cov- ered that shall not be uncovered, or hidden that shall not become known. What I say to you in the darkness, tell in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops. And fear not those who kill the body, but have not power to kill the soul ; but rather fear him who hath power to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny ? '^ and not one of them will fall upon the ground without your Father: but even the hairs of your head are all counted. Fear not, therefore ; ye are of more value than many sparrows.

" Every one therefore who shall acknowledge me before men, I also will acknowledge him before my Father who is in heaven. But whoever shall disown me before men, I also will disown him before my Father who is in heaven.

" Think not that I have come to send peace upon the earth : I have not come to send peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a bride against her mother-in-law; and a man's enemies will be those of his own household.

" 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; and he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me. He that hath found his life shall lose it; and he that hath lost his life for my sake shall find it.

" He that welcometh you, welcometh me ; and he that welcometh me, welcometh him that sent me. He that welcometh a prophet be- cause he is a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward ; and he that welcometh a righteous man because he is a righteous man, shall re-

(x. 24-41.)

Gr., assarion : about one and a half cents, or three farthings.

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ceive a righteous man's reward. And whoever shall give to one of these little ones to drink, a cup of cold water only, because he is a disciple, I tell you, he shall by no means lose his reward."

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished giving charge to his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to proclaim in their cities.

Then John, having heard in the prison of the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples, and asked him, " Art thou the Coming One, or are we to expect a different one?" And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John what ye hear and see: the blind are recovering sight, and the lame are walking; lepers are being cleansed, and the deaf are hearing; the dead are being raised; and the poor are hav- ing the Good-tidings announced to them : and blessed is he who is not perplexed ^ in regard to me."

Then, as they were departing, Jesus began to say to the multi- tudes concerning John: ''What did ye go out into the wilderness to gaze at? a reed waved by the wind? But what did ye go out to see? a man arrayed in delicate clothing? those who wear delicate clothing are in the houses of kings. But why did ye go out? to see a proph- et? Yea, I tell you, and much more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, < Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.' In truth I tell you, there hath not arisen among those born of women a greater than John the Baptizer: yet he that is very little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptizer until now, the kingdom of heaven is being invaded, and men of force are seiz- ing it. For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John; and if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah who was to come. He that hath ears, let him hear.^

"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market-places, who call to their mates and say, ' We played the flute to you, and ye did not dance: we wailed, and ye did not beat the breast.' For John came neither eating nor

( X. 42 — xi. iS.)

Or, slumblcd. ^ Or, listen.

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drinking; and they say, ' He hath a demon.' The Son of man came eating and drinking; and they say, ' Behold, a glutton and a wine- drinker! ^ a friend of tax-collectors and sinners! ' And yet wisdom is vindicated by her works." ^

Then he began to reproach the cities in which most of his works of power had been done, because they did not repent: "Alas for thee, Chorazin ! Alas for thee, Bethsaida ! for if the works of power had been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Yet I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven ? thou shalt go down unto the under world ; ^ for if the works of power had been done in Sodom which have been done in thee, it would have remained until this day. Yet I tell you, that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for thee."

At that time Jesus said: "I praise thee, 0 Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto babes : even so, Father, because it was a delight in thy sight."

"All things have been delivered to me by my Father: and no one fully knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither doth any one fully know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son may choose to reveal him. Come to me, all ye that are weary and heavily bur- dened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest for your souls : for my yoke is easy,'' and my burden is light."

About that time Jesus was going on the Sabbath through the grain-fields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pull ears of grain, and to eat. But the Pharisees seeing it said to him, "Look! thy disciples are doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath." But he said to them, " Have ye not read what David did,

(xi. 19— xii. 3.)

" Or, wine-toper. ^ Some ancient authorities read, children.

'^ Gr., Hades : tJie unseen zvorld : (and so throughout.) '' Or, help f til.

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when he was hungry, and those who were with him? how he went into the house of God, and they ate the bread of the offering, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but for the priests only? Or have ye not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and are blameless? But I tell you, that something greater than the tem- ple is here. But if ye had known what this meaneth, ' I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' ye would not have condemned the blame- less: for the Son of man ^ is lord of the Sabbath."

And having gone on his way, he went into their synagogue; and behold, a man who had a withered hand. And they questioned him, saying, " Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" (that they might accuse him.) But he said to them, " What man is there of you who shall have a single sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! So then it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath." Then he said to the man, '•' Stretch out thy hand." And he stretched it out; and it was restored, sound like the other. But the Pharisees, on going out, consulted together how they might destroy him. Then Jesus, being aware of it, withdrew from the place.

And many followed him ; and he healed them all, and strictly charged them that they should not make him known: (that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: << Be- hold, my child whom I have chosen — my Beloved One, in whom my soul delighteth : I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall declare judgment to the nations. He will not contend, nor be clamorous ; neither will any one hear his voice in the market- places. A bruised reed he will not break, and a flickering lamp '' he will not quench, until he shall have caused judgment to issue in victory : and through his name shall the nations have hope." )

Then they brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw. And all the mul- titudes were astonished, and were saying, " Is not this the Son of

(xii. 4-23.)

" Or, son 0/ man, a Hebraism for imui. '' Gr., a smokin}; laiiijt-wick.

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David ? " But the Pharisees hearing it said, " This fellow doth not drive out the demons except by Baalzebub the ruler of the demons." But perceiving their thoughts he said to them : " Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. And if Satan drive out Satan, he is divided against himself: how then will his kingdom stand ? And if I by Baalzebub drive out the demons, your sons — by whom do they drive them out? therefore they shall be your judges. But if by the Spirit of God I drive out the demons, then the kingdom of God hath come to you. Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he shall first bind the strong man ? and then he will plunder his house.

" He that is not with me, is against me ; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth. Therefore 1 tell you, every sin and pro- fane speaking will be forgiven to men; but speaking profanely of the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age nor in the age to come. Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree worthless and its fruit worthless; for by its fruit the tree is known.

" Broods of vipers ! how can ye speak good things, wicked as ye are ? for out of the overflowing of the heart the mouth speaketh. The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth "^ good things; and the wicked man out of his wicked treasure bringeth forth '^ wicked things. And I tell you, that for every unprofitable '^ word that men shall speak, they shall give account in the day of judgment; for from thy words thou shalt be vindicated,'' and from thy words thou shalt be condemned."

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, " Teacher, we wish to see a sign from thee." But he answered them: "A wicked and adulterous generation demandeth a sign ; but no sign will be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet. For as

( xii. 24-40.)

"Gr. , throwcth out. '•Ibid. "^^ Or, usfless: Gr. , noti-7vorking.

''' Or, justified: Gr., rectified.

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Jonah was in the body of the sea-monster three days and three nights, so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for they re- pented at the preaching of Jonah : and behold, more than Jonah is here! The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon: and behold, more than Solomon is here!

" But when the impure spirit hath gone out from the man, it wandereth through waterless places seeking rest, but doth not find it. Then it saith, ' I will return to my house from which I came out : ' and on coming it findeth it unoccupied, swept, and adorned. Then it goeth and taketh with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. So shall it be also to this wicked generation."

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to him. But he answered him that told him, "Who is my mother? and who are my brothers?" And he stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said, "See! my mother and my brothers! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother."

On the same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the lake. And great crowds came together, so that he went on board a boat, and sat down ; and all the people stood upon the beach. And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying :

"Attend: a sower went out to sow: and as he sowed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. And others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth; and they sprang up very soon, because they had no depth of earth ; and when the sun became high, they withered; and because they had no root, they were dried up. And others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns

( xii. 41 — xiii. 7.)

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grew up and choked them. But others fell upon the good soil, and yielded fruit — some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He that hath ears, let him hear." ^

And the disciples came and asked him, " Why dost thou speak to them in parables?" And he answered them: " To you it is given to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whoever hath, to him will be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away from him. For this reason I speak to them in parables, because though seeing they do not see, and though hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. And by them is being fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith : < Ye shall hear indeed, but shall not at all understand ; and ye shall see indeed, but shall not at all perceive : for the heart of this people hath become stupid, and their ears dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed ; lest perhaps they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn about, and I should heal them.' But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. For truly I tell you, that many prophets and righteous men have earnestly desired to see the things which ye sec, and did not see them, and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear them.

" Listen then to the parable of the sower. When any one hear- eth the word of the kingdom and doth not consider, the Wicked One Cometh and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is that which was sown along the path. And that which was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word and at once receiveth it with joy, yet he hath no root in himself, but is not lasting; for when trouble or persecution cometh on account of the word, immediately he stumbleth. And that which was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word, and the cares of life and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And that which was sown upon the good soil, this is he that heareth the word, and considereth, who indeed

(xiii. 8-23.) ® Or, listen.

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beareth fruit, and produceth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty."

Another parable he set before them, saying: " The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while men were asleep, his enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat, and went away. But when the plant grew up and produced fruit, then the darnel appeared also. And the servants of the house- holder came to him and said, ' Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it darnel? ' Then he said to them, 'A man who is an enemy hath done this.' And they said to him, ' Dost thou wish then that we should go and gather them up? ' But he said, ' No : lest while gathering the darnels, ye root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest; and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, First collect the dar- nels, and tie them in bundles to burn them, but bring the wheat into my granary.' "

Another parable he set before them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and planted in his field : which indeed is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches."

Another parable he spoke to them : " The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and covered up in three pecks of flour until the whole was leavened."

All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable he spoke nothing to them : ( that it might be fulfilled which was said by the prophet: <' I will open my mouth in parables : I will utter things hidden from the begin- ning.")

Then, having sent away the multitudes, he went into the house. And his disciples came to him and said, " Explain to us the parable of the darnel of the field." And he answered them : " He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; and the field is the world; and the good seed are the sons of the kingdom ; and the darnel are the sons of the Wicked One; and the enemy that sowed them is the

(xiii. 24-39-)

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Devil; and the harvest is the completion'* of the age; and the reap- ers are angels. As therefore the darnel is gathered together and burned up with fire, so shall it be in the completion '' of the age. The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all things that cause offending, and those who com- mit lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of the fire : there shall be < the wailing and the gnashing of the teeth.' Then shall the righteous shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.*^

"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field: which a man found and hid, and for his joy he went away and sold whatever he had, and bought that field.

" Again : the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls; and having found a single pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

"Again: the kingdom of heaven is like a seine cast into the lake, and that gathered of every kind; which when it was full they drew up upon the beach ; and sitting down they gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they threw away. So will it be in the completion ^ of the age : the angels will come forth, and will sepa- rate the wicked from among the righteous, and will cast them into the furnace of the fire: there shall be * the wailing and the gnash- ing of the teeth.'

"Have ye understood all these things?" They said to him, " Yes." And he said to them, " Therefore every scribe <" that hath become a disciple to the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder who bringeth forth out of his storeroom things new and old."

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. And he came into his own country, and taught them in their synagogue, in such manner that they were astonished, and were saying, " Whence hath he this wisdom and these works of power? Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary?'' and his brothers, James s and Joseph and Si-

(xiii. 40-55-)

"Or, coiisunnnatioii. ^ Ibid. ' Or. listen. '' Or, lonsuminarioii.

" Or. scholar. ' Gr., Mariam : (and so elsewhere.) b Gr., Jacob.

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mon and Judas? "^ and his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath he all these things?" And they were per- plexed about him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own home." And he did not many works of power there, on account of their disbelief.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus, and said to his attendants, "This is John the Baptizer: he is risen from the dead; and therefore are these powers active^ in him." For Herod, having seized John, had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of his brother Philip. For John had often said to him, " It is not lawful for thee to have her." And though he wished to put him to death, he feared the people, because they regarded him as a prophet. But Herod's birthday be- ing celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before the guests and pleased Herod; when he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. And she, being prompted by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer." Then the king, although troubled, yet on account of his oaths and those who were at the table with him, commanded it to be given. And he sent and beheaded John in the prison; and his head was brought on a platter, and given to the girl; and she carried it to her mother. And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

Then Jesus, on hearing this, went away in a boat to a retired place by himself; and the multitudes hearing of it, followed him by land from the towns. And on landing he saw a great crowd ; and he had pity on them, and healed their sick. But when evening was approaching, the disciples came to him, saying, " The place is un- inhabited, and the hour is already late : send the people away, that they may go to the villages, and buy themselves food." But Jesus said to them, "They have no need to go away: do ye yourselves give them to eat." And they said to him, "We have here only five

( xiii. 56 — xiv. 17. ) " Or, Judah. ** Gr. , energetic.

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31

loaves ^ and two fishes." And he said, " Bring them to me." And having directed the multitude to recline upon the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up toward heaven he blessed; and he broke the loaves, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up what remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. And those that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Then immediately he compelled the disciples to go on board a boat and go before him to the other shore, while he should send the multitudes away.

And when he had sent the people away, he went up on the hill by himself to pray; and when evening came, he was there alone. But the boat was now many furlongs from the land, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night he came toward them, walking on the lake. And the dis- ciples seeing him walking on the lake, were terrified, saying, " It is a specter;" and they cried out from fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Take courage; it is I myself; be not afraid." Then Peter said to him, " Master, if it be thou, command me to come to thee on the waters." And he said, " Come." And going down from the boat, Peter walked on the waters to go to Jesus. But seeing the wind he was frightened, and beginning to sink he cried out, "Master! save me!" And immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught hold of him, and said to him, "O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt.''" And when they had gone on board the boat, the wind abated. And those who were in the boat reverenced him, saying, "Truly thou art God's Son."

And having crossed over, they came to the land — to Gennesaret. And the men of that place recognized him, and sent into all the sur- rounding country, and brought to him all that were sick; and they entreated that they might only touch the fringe of his mantle; and all who touched were entirely cured.

(xiv. 18-36.)

" Thin bread-cakes, much smaller than modern loaves.

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Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, and said, "Why do thy disciples trangress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread." And he answered them : " Why do ye also trangress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said, 'Honor thy father and thy mother ; ' and < He that speaketh evil of ^ father or mother, let him surely die.' But ye say, ' Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, "That with which thou mightest have been benefited from me is an Offering," he need not honor his father or his mother; ' and ye have made void the law of God by your tradi- tion. Hypocrites ! well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, say- ing, < This people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me ; and they worship me in vain, teaching as their teachings the injunctions of men.' "

Then he called the people to him, and said to them, " Listen, and understand: Not that which entereth into the mouth maketh the man unclean ; but that which cometh forth out of the mouth, this maketh the man unclean." Then the disciples came and said to him, " Dost thou know that the Pharisees were offended on hearing this word?" But he answered, " Every planting which my Heav- enly Father did not plant, shall be rooted up. Leave them : they are blind guides; and if a blind man lead a blind man, both will fall into a pit."

And Peter said to him, " Explain to us this parable." And he said, "Are ye also even yet without discernment? Do ye not per- ceive, that all that goeth into the mouth goeth into the stomach, and passeth out into the drain? But the things which come forth out of the mouth come from the heart; and these make the man unclean. For out of the heart come forth wicked thoughts,'' murders, adulter- ies, unchastities, thefts, false testimonies, railings. These are the things that make the man unclean; but to eat with unwashed hands doth not make the man unclean."

And going out thence, Jesus went away to the regions of Tyre

( XV. I-2I.)

*Or, to, ''Or, conversations, or, reasonifigs.

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and Sidon. And a Canaanite woman came out from those parts, and cried out, saying, "Pity me, O Master! Son of David! my daughter is grievously demonized." But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came to him and entreated him, saying, " Send her away; for she is crying after us." And he answered, " I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." But she came and fell down before him, saying, "Master! help me!" But he answered, " It is not fitting to take the children's loaf and throw it to the little dogs." Then she said, " Even so, Master; yet the little dogs feed upon the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters." Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee as thou wishest." And her daughter was cured from that hour.

And having departed thence, Jesus came near to the lake of Galilee; and he went up on a hill, and sat down there. And great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, maimed, blind, dumb, and many others, and laid them down at his feet; and he cured them ; so that the people wondered, seeing the dumb speak- ing, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they gave glory to the God of Israel.

Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said, " I have pity on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road." And the disciples said to him, " Whence could we have in an uninhabited place so many loaves as to satisfy so great a multitude? " And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves have ye?" And they said, "Seven, and a few small fishes." And having commanded the people to sit down on the ground, he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and having given thanks, he broke and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up what remained over of the broken pieces, seven hampers full. And those who had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children. And he sent the multitudes away, and went on board the boat, and came to the borders of Magadan.

( XV. 22-39.) 3

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And Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him demanded that he should show them a sign out of the heaven.'' But he an- swered them, "A wicked and adulterous generation demandeth a sign ; but no sign will be given to it, except the sign of Jonah." And he left them, and went away.

And the disciples coming to the other shore had forgotten to take bread. And Jesus said to them, " See to it, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." And they conversed among themselves, saying, " It is because we took no bread." Then Jesus perceiving it, said, " Why do ye converse among yourselves, ye of little faith, because ye have no bread ? Do ye not consider nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many hampers ye took up? How is it that ye do not perceive that I was not speaking to you concerning loaves ? nevertheless, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." Then they understood that he was not telling them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Then Jesus, having come to the neighborhood of Caesarea Phi- lippi, questioned his disciples, saying, " Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am? " And they said, " Some say, John the Baptizer; others, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets." He said to them, "But ye yourselves — who do ye say that I am?" And Simon Peter answered, " Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the Living God." Then Jesus said to hirn, "Blessed art thou, Simon son of John; for fiesh and blood have not revealed this to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I also say to thee, that thou art a Rock,^' and upon this rock '^ I will build my church,'' and the gates of the underworld '^ shall not overcome it. I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven ; and whatever thou shalt bind upon the earth shall be bound in heaven ; and whatever thou shalt unbind upon the earth shall be unbound in heaven."

( xvi. 1-19.)

" Or, from heaven. ^ Gr., PetrOS, Peter. « Gr., Petra.

'' Gr. , assembly, coH^rejj;atio):. * Gr., Hades: the unseen world

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Then he cautioned the disciples to tell no one that he was the Messiah.

From that time Jesus began to show to his disciples that it was necessary that he should go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day. And Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, "May God be propitious to thee, Master: this shall never be to thee." But he turned and said to Peter, " Get behind me. Adversary: •' thou art my stumbling-block; for thou hast in mind not the things of God, but the things of men."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, " If any one is determined to come after me, let him utterly disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever is determined to preserve his life, will lose it; and whoever shall lose his life on my account, shall pre- serve it. For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the • whole world and forfeit his life? or what will a man give as the price of his life? ^ For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father, with the angels; and then he shall requite each one ac- cording to his doing. But I tell you, that there are some of those who are standing here, who shall not taste of death until they shall have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom."

Then after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and brought them up on a high mountain by them- selves; and he was transfigured " before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as the light. And there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. Then Peter said to Jesus, " Master, it is good ^ for us to be here : if thou wishest, I will make here three booths — for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one." While he was yet speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and there came a voice from the cloud, saying, " This is my Son, my Beloved One, in whom I have de-

(xvi. 20 — xvii. 5.)

Satan. *■ Gr. , as an exchange for his life.

"Gr., changed in for 7)1, or, appearance. ^ Or, delightful.

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light : give heed "" to him." And the disciples hearing it fell upon their faces, and were exceedingly frightened. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, "Arise, and be not afraid." And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus himself alone.

And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, " Tell what ye have seen to no one until the Son of man shall have arisen from the dead." And the disciples asked him, saying, " Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must first come? " And he answered, " Elijah indeed cometh, and will restore all things: nevertheless I tell you, that Elijah hath already come, and they did not recognize him, but did with him whatever they chose. In like manner the Son of man also is about to suffer from them." Then the disciples perceived that he was speaking to them of John the Baptizer.

And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling to him and saying, "Master, have pity on my son, for he is lunatic,*' and suffereth miserably; for often he falleth into the fire and often into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they were not able to cure him." Then Jesus said, " O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him to me." And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it went out from him; and the lad was cured from that hour. Then the disciples came to Jesus aside, and said, " Why w-ere not we able to drive it out? " And he said to them, "Because of your little faith: for I tell you, if ye have faith as much as a grain of mustard, ye will say to this mountain, ' Remove hence to that place,' and it will remove; and nothing will be impossible to you."

And while they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, " The Son of man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men ; and they will kill him, and on the third day he shall be raised up." And they were very much grieved.

And when they had come to Capernaum, those who received the

(xvii. 6-24.) "(^x., listen. ^ Ox , epileptic.

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poll-tax ^ came to Peter and said, " Doth your Teacher pay the poll- tax?" He said, "Yes." And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke first to him, saying, "How doth it seem to thee, Simon? the kings of the earth — from whom do they receive customs or taxes? from their own sons, or from the foreigners? " And he answering, "From the foreigners," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free: but lest we should offend them, go to the lake and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up, and having opened his mouth thou shalt find a stater : ^ take that, and give to them for me and thee."

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, and said, "Who is the greater in the kingdom of heaven?" And calling to him a little child, he placed it in the midst of them, and said: "In truth I tell you, that unless ye turn and become like little children, ye shall not even enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever shall humble himself like this little child, the same is the greater in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive'^ one such little child on ac- count of my name, receiveth me; but whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble,'^ it would be well for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the deepest part of the sea.

"Alas for the world because of offendings!'" for it is unavoid- able that offendings come; but alas for the man through whom the offending cometh ! And if thy hand or thy foot is causing thee to of- fend, cut it off and cast it away : it is good for thee to enter into Life ^ maimed or lame, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal ^ fire. And if thine eye is causing thee to offend, tear it out and cast it away : it is good for thee to enter

(xvii. 25 — xviii. 9.)

*Gr. , Didrachma: a coin worth about thirty-seven cents, or eighteen pence sterling, ( the amount of the tax.)

^ A coin worth about seventy-five cents, or three shillings sterling.

* Or, welcome: (and so elsewhere. ) ** Or, offend.

* Or, stumblings, or, causes of stumbling. ' Gr. , the Life. K That is, of the age to come: (and so throughout.)

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into Life '^ one-eyed, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.

"See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I tell you, that their angels in heaven continually behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. What do ye think? if a man have a hundred sheep, and one of them have wandered away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills, and go to search for the one that had wan- dered? And if it happen that he find it, I tell you, that he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not wander away: even thus it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.''

"And if thy brother commit a fault, go and reprove him between thyself and him alone: if he listen to thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not listen, take with thyself one or two be- sides, that ' at the mouth of two witnesses, or three, every decla- ration may be confirmed.' And if he refuse to listen to them, tell it to the congregation ; and if he also refuse to listen to the congrega- tion, let him be to thee as the foreigner and the tax-collector.

" And I tell you, that whatever ye shall bind upon the earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever ye shall unbind upon the earth shall be unbound in heaven. Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree upon the earth concerning anything whatever which they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in heaven. For where two or three are met together in " my name, there am I in the midst of them."

Then Peter came and asked him, " Master, how often shall my brother do wrong to me, and I forgive him? until seven times?'' Jesus said to him, " I do not say to thee, ' until seven times,' but * seventy times and seven.' Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. And hav- ing begun to take account, one was brought to him who owed ten thousand talents.'' But as he had not wherewith to pay, his master

(xviii. 10-25.)

■ Gr., the Life. ^ Or, be lost. * Gr., for, on account of

'' About ten million dollars, or, two million pounds sterling.

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commanded that he should be sold, also his wife and his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. Then the servant fell down and made obeisance to him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay thee all.' And the master of that servant, being moved with pity, released him, and remitted the debt. But that ser- vant going out, found one of his fellow-servants who owed him a hundred shillings;^ and seizing him he choked him, saying, 'Pay what thou owest.' Then his fellow-servant fell down and entreated him, saying, ' Be patient with me, and I will pay thee.' And he would not, but went and put him in prison until he should pay what was due. Then his fellow-servants, on seeing what was done, were very much grieved, and came to their master, and told him all that had taken place. Then his master called him and said to him, ' Thou wicked servant! I remitted to thee all that debt, because thou didst entreat me: w^as it not fitting then that thou also shouldst have had pity on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee?' And his master, being angry, delivered him to the torturers, until he should pay all that was due. So also will my heavenly Father do to you, if ye do not forgive each one his brother from your hearts."

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came to the borders of Judea, beyond the Jordan; and great crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

Then Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, " Is it lawful to send away one's wife for every cause?" And he answered them, " Have ye not read, that he who created them at the begin- ning made them a male and a female, and said, ' On account of this a man will leave father and mother, and will be united to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh ' ? So that they are no longer two, but one flesh : what therefore God hath joined together, let not man divide." They said to him, " Why then did Moses or- dain that a man may give a certificate of divorce, and send her

( xviii. 26 — xix. 7.)

Gr., denaria, each about eighteen cents, or nine pence sterling.

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away?" He said to them, "On account of your hardheartedness Moses permitted you to send away your wives; but at the beginning it was not so. And I tell you, that whoever shall send away his wife except for unfaithfulness, and shall marry another, committeth adultery." The disciples said to him, " If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry." But he said to them, " Not all can accept this saying, but those only to whom it hath been given. For there are childless men who were so born ; and there are those who have been made so by men ; and there are those who have kept themselves such for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is able to accept it, let him accept it."

Then there were brought to him little children, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: but the disciples reproved them. But Jesus said, " Let the little children come to me, and do not hin- der them; for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven." And having laid his hands on them, he departed thence.

And one came to him and said, " Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have Life Eternal? " And he said to him, " Why dost thou ask me concerning what is good? there is One who is good. But if thou art determined to enter into Life,'^ keep the com- mandments." He said to him, "Which?" And Jesus said, " These : Thou shalt not murder ; Thou shalt not commit adul- tery ; Thou shalt not steal ; Thou shalt not testify falsely ; Honor thy father and thy mother ; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." The young man said to him, "All these things I have observed: what yet do I lack?" Jesus said to him, " If thou art determined to be perfect,'' go, sell thy possessions and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens; and come, follow me." But the young man, on hearing this word, went away sorrowful; for he was one that had much wealth.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you, that a rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again

(xix. 8-24.) " Gr., the Life. •" Or, complete.

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I tell 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." And the disci- ples hearing this were greatly astonished, and said, " Who then can be saved? " But Jesus, looking earnestly at them, said, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Then Peter said to him, "See! we have left all, and followed thee: what then shall we have.-*" And Jesus said to them: "I tell you in truth, that in the Renovation, when the Son of man shall have taken his seat on the throne of his glory, ye who have followed me shall also sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one who hath left houses,-^ or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for the sake of my name, shall receive many times more, and shall inherit Life Eternal. But many shall be first that are last, and last that are first.

" For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. And having agreed with the laborers for a shilling'' a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out about the third "^ hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle; and he said to them, ' Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you;' and they went. And again he went out about the sixth '' and the ninth "^ hour, and did in like manner. And going out about the eleventh '' hour, he found others standing, and said to them, ' Why have ye stood here all the day idle ? ' They said to him, ' Because no one hath hired us.' He said to them, ' Go ye also into the vineyard.' And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ' Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last unto the first.' And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they received a shilling apiece. And when the first came, they thought that they would receive more; but these also received a shilling apiece. And on receiving it, they grumbled against the householder, saying, ' These last have labored but one

( xix. 25 — XX. 12.)

" Or, homes. ^ Gr. denarion : see note, p. 39. ' About 9 o'clock.

'' Noon. " About 3 o'clock. ' About 5 o'clock.

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hour, and thou hast made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the burning heat.' But he answered one of them, ' Friend, I do thee no injustice: didst thou not agree with me for a shilling? take what is thine, and go: I choose to give to this last even as to thee: is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? is thine eye evil because I am good? ' So the last shall be first, and the first last."

And Jesus, being about to go up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, " Attend : we are going up to Jerusalem ; and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and will deliver him up to the Gentiles, to mock and to scourge and to crucify him; and on the third day he shall be raised up."

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him, with her sons, making obeisance, and asking something of him. And he said to her, " What dost thou desire ? " She said to him, " Say that these my two sons shall sit, one on thy right hand and one on thy left hand, in thy kingdom." And Jesus answered, " Ye do not know what ye are asking. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am about to drink ?"' They said to him, "We are able." He said to them, "My cup indeed ye will drink; but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give, except to those for whom it hath been prepared by my Father." And the ten hearing it, were much displeased with the two brothers. But Jesus called them to him, and said, " Ye know that the chiefs of the nations are lords ^ over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It is not so among you ; on the contrary, whoever desireth to become great among you, let him be your servitor; and whoever desireth to be first among you, let him be your servant: even as the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, — even to give his life a ran- som for many."

^ (.XX. 13-2S.)

' Or, domineer.

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And as they were going out from Jericho, a great crowd followed him. And two blind men, who were sitting by the roadside, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, "Master! Son of Da- vid! have pity on us! " And the crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent; but they cried out the more, saying, "Master! Son of David! have pity on us! " And Jesus stood still and called them, and said, "What do ye wish that I should do to you? " They said to him, " Master, that our eyes may be opened." Then Jesus, being moved with pity, touched their eyes ; and instantly they recovered sight, and followed him.

And when they came near to Jerusalem, and had come to Beth- phage at the Hill of the Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, " Go to the village that is opposite you, and immediately ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with her: untie them, and bring them to me. And if any one say anything to you, ye shall say, ' The Master hath need of them,' and immediately he will send them." ( Now this took place, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: '<Tell ye the daughter of Zion, ' See ! thy King cometh to thee, meek, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of a beast of burden.' " ) Then the dis- ciples, having gone and done as Jesus had told them, brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their mantles, and he sat thereon. And very many of the multitude spread their own mantles in the road; and others cut branches from the trees, and spread them in the road. And the crowds that went before him, and those that fol- lowed, cried out, saying, " Hosanna to the Son of David ! Blessed ! he who cometh ! in the name of the Lord ! Hosanna in the high- est! " And when he came to Jerusalem, all the city was in com- motion, saying, "Who is this.?" And the multitudes said, "This is the prophet — Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee."

And Jesus went into the temple, and drove out all who were sell- ing and buying in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold the doves, and said to them, " It is written, * My house shall be called a house of prayer ; ' but ye are making it a den of robbers." And the blind

( XX. 29 — xxi. 14.)

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and the lame came to him in the temple, and he cured them. But the chief priests and the scribes, on seeing the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were shouting in the temple and crying, " Hosanna to the Son of David! " were indignant, and said to him, "Dost thou hear what these are saying? " And Jesus said to them, "Yes: did ye never read, 'Out of the mouth of babes — even those at the breast, thou hast provided praise*?" And leaving them, he went out from the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.

And as he was returning to the city early in the morning, he was hungry. And seeing a solitary fig-tree by the roadside, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, "Let there be no fruit from thee hereafter forever:" and in- stantly the fig-tree withered. And the disciples seeing it, wondered, saying, " How suddenly the fig-tree is withered." And Jesus said to them, " I tell you, that if ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall do not only this of the fig-tree, but even if ye should say to this mountain, ' Be thou taken up and thrown into the sea,' it would come to pass. And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."

And on his coming into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, " By what authority art thou doing these things? and who gave thee this authority? " And Jesus answered them, "I also will ask of you a single word, which if ye say to me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John — whence was it? from * heaven,' or from * men ' ? " And they conferred among themselves, saying, "If we should say, 'from heaven,' he will say to us, ' Why then did ye not believe him?' but if we should say, 'from men,' we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet." And answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." And he said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things."

" But how doth it seem to you ? A man had two sons : coming (xxi. 15-28.)

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to the first, he said, ' Child, go and work to-day in the vineyard.' And he answered, ' I go, sir; ' but he did not go. And coming to the second, he spoke in like manner; and he answered, ' I will not; ' but afterward he repented, and went. Which of the two did the will of his father? " They said, " The last." Jesus said to them, " I de- clare to you, that the tax-collectors and the harlots are going before you into the kingdom of God. For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the tax-collectors and the harlots believed him; and ye, on seeing it, did not even then repent, so as to believe him.

"Listen to another parable: There was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and placed a fence about it, and dug a wine- press in it, and built a tower, and leased it to tenants,' and went to another country. And when the season of the fruits had come, he sent his servants to the tenants, to receive his share of the fruits. And the tenants, seizing his servants, beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants, more than the first; and they did to them in like manner. But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, ' They will respect my son.' But the ten- ants, on seeing the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir: let us kill him, and take possession of his inheritance.' And they seized him, and put him out of the vineyard, and killed him. When therefore the owner of the vineyard shall come, what will he do to those tenants? " They said to him, "Miserable men! he will miserably destroy them, and will lease the vineyard to others, such as will render to him the fruits in their seasons." Jesus said to them, " Have ye never read in the Writings, < The stone which the builders rejected, the same hath come to be at the head of the cor- ner ; this was from the Lord, and it is wonderful ^ in our eyes ' ? Therefore I tell you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and given to a nation yielding the fruits thereof. And he that falleth upon this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him like chaff."

(xxi. 29-44.)

^Gr., land-tillers. ''Or, admirable.

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And the chief priests and the Pharisees, who heard his parables, perceived that he was speaking of them. And though seeking to seize him, they were afraid of the people, because they regarded him as a prophet.

And Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: "The king- dom of heaven is like a king, who made a wedding-feast for his son; and he sent his servants to call to the wedding-feast those who had been invited; but they would not come. Again he sent other servants, saying, ' Tell those who have been invited, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come to the wedding-feast.' But some not caring, went their ways, one to his farm, another to his trading; and the rest, seizing his servants, abused them and killed them. And the king was angry, and sent his soldiers, and destroyed those murder- ers, and burned their town. Then he said to his servants, ' The wedding-feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. Go therefore into the lanes of the highways, and whomsoever ye shall find, invite to the wedding-feast.' And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good: even the bridal chamber was filled with guests. And when the king came in to view the guests, he saw a man there not dressed with a festal robe; and he said to him, ' Friend, how didst thou come in here without a festal robe? ' And he was speechless. Then the king said to his attendants, ' Tie his hands and feet, and cast him into the darkness outside.' There shall be < the wailing and the gnashing of the teeth;* for many are called, but few chosen."

Then the Pharisees went and consulted together how they might entrap him with talk.'' And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that thou art truthful, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one, for thou dost not regard the person of men. Tell us, therefore, how it

(xxi. 45 — xxii. 17.) * Or. dy a luord.

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seemeth to thee: Is it lawful to pay tax to Cassar, or not?" But Jesus, perceiving their wickedness, said, "Why do ye test me, ye hypocrites? show me the tax-coin." And they brought to him a denarion.^^ And he said to them, " Whose is this portrait and in- scription? " They said, " Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Then return to Caesar what is Ceesar's, and to God what is God's." And hearing this they wondered, and left him and went away.

On the same day there came to him Sadducees, ( who say that there is no resurrection,^') and questioned him, saying, "Teacher, Moses said, * If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.* Now there were with us seven brothers: and the first, having married a wife, died ; and as he had no offspring, he left his wife to his broth- er: in the same manner also the second, and the third, unto the seven: and after them all the woman died. In the resurrection, then, of which of the seven will she be the wife? for they all had her." But Jesus answered, " Ye are gone astray, because ye do not understand the Writings, nor the power of God. For in the resur- rection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, * I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob ' ? He is not a God of dead men, but of living." And the multitudes hearing, were astonished at his teaching.

Then the Pharisees, having heard that he had silenced*^ the Sad- ducees, came together: and one of them, a law-teacher, asked, (test- ing him,) "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law? " And he said to him, <« < Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul '' and with thy whole mind.' This is the first and great commandment. A second is like it: * Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.' On these two com- mandments hangeth the whole Law — also the Prophets."

( xxii. 18-40.)

See note, p. 39. ^ Gr., standing up again: (and so throughout.)

"Gr. , muzzled. ''Or, life.

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And the Pharisees being still together, Jesus questioned them, saying, "What think ye concerning the Messiah? whose son is he? " They said to him, " David's." He said to them, " How then doth David by the Spirit call him <Lord,' saying, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I put thine enemies under thy feet ' ? Since David then calleth him < Lord,' how is he his son?" And no one was able to answer him a word; neithei did any one from that day dare to question him any more.

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves upon the seat of Moses ; therefore ye do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you : but do not ye according to their works ; for they say, and do not. For they tie up heavy burdens, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger. But all their works they do for the purpose of being noticed by men: for they broaden their amulets and enlarge their fringes, and love the chief places at feasts, and the chief seats in the syna- gogues, and the salutations in the market-places, and to be called^ Rabbi. ' But do not ye be called, Rabbi, for one is your Teacher,'' and all ye are brothers. And call no one your Father upon the earth; for One is your Father, — the Heavenly One. Neither be ye called Leaders; for your Leader is one, — the Christ. But he that is greater among you, let him be your servitor. And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

"But wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven in the faces of men ; for ye yourselves do not enter in, nor do ye permit those who are endeavoring to go in, to enter.

" Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye traverse the sea and the land to make one proselyte; and when he hath be- come such, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.

(xxii. 41 — xxiii. 15.)

" Hebrew for Teacher. ^ Gr., Didaskalos: (and so elsewhere.)

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"Wo to you, blind guides! wlio say, ' Whoever shall swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the sanctuary, he is bound.' Fools, and blind! for which is greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that hath consecrated the gold? And ye say, ' Whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is bound.' Blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that consecrateth the gift? Therefore he that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it and by all things that are upon it. And he that sweareth by the sanctuary, sweareth by it and by him that dwelleth therein. And he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God and by him that sitteth thereon.

"Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye give the tenth of the mint and the dill and the cummin, and have neglected the weightier things of the Law — justice, and mercy, and faithful- ness : but these ye ought to have done, and not to have neglected the others. Blind guides! straining out the gnat, but swallowing down the camel !

"Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the sauce-dish, but inside they are full of rapacity and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the sauce-dish, that the outside also may become clean.

"Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of bones of the dead and of every impurity. Even so ye outwardly appear to men to be righteous, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.'^

"Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the monuments of the right- eous, and say, ' If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been their partners in the blood of the prophets.' So that ye testify for yourselves, that ye are sons of those who murdered the

(xxiii. 16-31.)

Gr., lawlessness.

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prophets; and ye will fill up the measure of your fathers. Serpents! broods of vipers! how can ye escape the sentence of hell because of this? Attend: I send to you prophets and wise men and scribes: some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city: so that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the land, from the blood of Abel the righteous to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. In truth I tell you, that all these things shall come upon this generation.

"O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! who killeth^ the prophets, and ston- eth those who are sent to her! how often have I desired to gather thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens together under her wings, but ye would not! Behold! your house is left to you deserted. For I tell you, ye will not see me henceforth until ye shall say, ' Blessed ! he who cometh ! in the name of the Lord ! ' "

And Jesus, going out from the temple, went on his way. And his disciples came to him to point out to him the buildings of the temple. But he said to them, " Do ye see all these things? in truth I tell you, that there will not be left here stone upon stone that shall not be thrown down."

And as he was sitting upon the Hill of the Olives, the disciples came to him privately, and said, " Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the signal of thy appearing and of the com- pletion''of the age?" And Jesus answered them : " See to it that no one deceive '^ you : for many will come in my name, saying, ' I am the Messiah,' and will deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not disturbed; for these things must come to pass; but the end is not yet. For nation will be stirred up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom ; and there will be famines and commotions in many places. But all

( xxiii. 32 — xxiv. 8. )

" Or, murdrreth. ^ Or, consummation.

' Or, mislead: (and so elsewhere.)

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these things are only the beginning of troubles. Then they will deliver you up to affliction, and will kill you, and ye will be hated by all the nations on account of my name. And then will many be caused to stumble; and men will betray one another, and will hate one another. And many false prophets will arise, and will deceive many. And because lawlessness will be multiplied, the love of the many will grow cold. But he that persevereth to the end, the same shall be saved. And this Good-tidings of the kingdom shall be proclaimed in the whole world'' for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end^ come.

" When therefore ye shall see the Abomination of Devastation which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place, (let him that is discerning understand,) then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; let not him that is upon the housetop go down to take the things out of his house ; and he that is in the field, let him not turn back to take his mantle. But alas for those who are with child, and for those with babes at the breast, in those days! And pray ye that your flight do not take place in the winter, nor on a Sabbath: for then there will be great distress, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now; no, nor ever will be. And unless those days should be shortened, no flesh would remain alive; but for the sake of the chosen ones, those days shall be shortened. Then if any one say to you, ' See, here! the Messiah! ' or, ' There! ' believe him not. For there will arise false Messiahs and false prophets; and they will show great signs and wonders, so that if possible even the chosen ones would be deceived. Remember:'^ I have told you beforehand. If then they say to you, ' Behold, he is in the wilderness,' go not out: if they say, ' Behold, he is in the private rooms,' believe them not. For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even to the west, so also shall be the appearing of the Son of man. Wher- ever the dead body is, there the vultures will be gathered together.

"And immediately after the distress of those days, the sun shall

( xxiv. 9-29. )

Gr. , the inhabited earth. ''Or, consummation. "Gr. , behold.

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be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall appear the signal of the Son of man in the heaven; and then all the tribes of the earth shall mourn; and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of the heaven, with power and great glory. And he shall send forth his angels with a great trumpet-sound; and they shall gather his chosen ones from the four winds, from one extremity of the heavens to the other.

" Now from the fig-tree learn this parable : When her branch hath already become tender, and is putting forth leaves, ye know that the summer is near: even so also, when ye see all these things, know that he is near — at the doors. In truth I tell you, that this generation will certainly not pass away, until all these things com.e to pass.'' The heaven and the earth will pass away; but my words shall by no means pass away. But of that day and hour no one knoweth — not even the angels of heaven, nor yet the Son, but the Father alone. And as were the days of Noah, so shall be the ap- pearing of the Son of man. For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in mar- riage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and they knew not until the flood came and took them every one away, so shall be the appearing of the Son of man. Then there will be two in the field — one is taken, and one is left; two women grinding at the mill — one is taken, and one is left. Be watchful, therefore; for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh. But ye know this: that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have permitted his house to be broken into. Therefore be ye also always ready; for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man is coming. Who then is the faithful and prudent servant, whom his master hath set over his household, to give them food in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his master on his coming shall find so doing. I tell you, that he will set him over all that he hath. But if the

( xxiv. 30-48.)

Or, are coming to pass.

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servant, being wicked, shall say in his heart, ' My master delayeth,' and shall begin to beat his fellow servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunkards, the master of that servant will come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and will severely scourge^ him, and appoint his lot with the hypocrites: there shall be ' the wailing and the gnashing of the teeth.'

" Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like ten maidens, who took their torches, and went out to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were foolish, and five were wise : for the foolish, taking their torches, took no oil with them; but the wise took oil in vessels with their torches. But the bridegroom delaying, they all became drowsy and were sleeping. But at midnight there came a cry, ' See! the bridegroom ! come out to meet him!' Then all those maidens arose and prepared their torches. And the foolish said to the wise, ' Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out.' But the wise answered, ' No, perhaps there would not by any means be enough for us and you: go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.' And while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding-feast, and the door was shut. Afterward the others came also, and said, ' Sir, Sir, open to us.' But he answered,' I tell you, I do not know you.'

" Be watchful, therefore ; for ye know not the day nor the hour. For it will be like a man, who, going from home, called his ser- vants and delivered to them of his property: to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one — to each one according to his several ability, and went on his journey. Immediately he that had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained another five; and so also he that had received the two gained an- other two; but he that had received the one went away and dug in the earth and hid his master's money. Now after a long time the master of those servants came and took account with them. And he that had received the five talents came and brought another five tal- ents, and said, 'Sir, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: see! I

( xxiv. 49 — XXV. 20. )

Gr., cut him in two.

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have gained another five talents.' His master said to him, ' Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a lit- tle, I will set thee over much: enter into the favor'' of thy master.' And he that had received the two talents came and said, ' Sir, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: see! I have gained another two talents.' His master said to him, ' Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a little; I will set thee over much: enter into the favor ^ of thy master.' Then he also that had received the one talent came and said, ' Sir, I knew thee that thou art a severe man, reaping where thou hadst not sown, and gathering where thou hadst not scattered; and being afraid, I went and hid thy talent in the earth: see! thou hast thine own.' But his master said to him, ' Wicked and indolent servant, didst thou know that I reap where I had not sown, and gather where I had not scattered? then thou oughtest to have put my money with the exchangers,'^ and at my coming I should have received mine own with interest. Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that hath the ten talents. For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away. And thrust the unprofitable servant into the darkness outside.' There shall be < the wailing and the gnashing of the teeth.'

" But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory; and all the peoples will be gathered before him; and he will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats; and he will place the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then will the King say to those on his right hand, ' Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit '' the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry, and ye gave me food ; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink ; I was a stranger, and ye took me home with you ; naked, and ye clothed me ; I was sick, and ye took care of me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.*

(xxv. 21-36.) • Or, joy. *• Ibid, . * Or, bankers. '^ Or, possess.

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Then the righteous will answer him, ' Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and feed thee? or thirsty, and give thee drink? when did we see thee a stranger, and take thee home? or naked, and clothe thee? or when did we see thee sick or in prison, and come to thee? ' And the King will answer and say to them, ' I tell you. Inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brethren, even the least, ye did it to me.' Then he will say to those on the left hand,' Away from me, accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels: for I was hungry, and ye gave me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me nothing to drink; I was a stranger, and ye did not take me home; naked, and ye did not clothe me; sick and in prison, and ye did not care for me.' Then they also will answer, saying, ' Lord, when did we see thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?' Then he will answer them, saying, ' Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these — the least, ye did it not to me.' And these shall go away unto eter- nal torment; but the righteous unto Life Eternal."

And when Jesus had finished all these words, he said to his dis- ciples, " Ye know that after two days the Passover cometh ; and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified."

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were assem- bled in the court of the high-priest ( who was called Caiaphas ), and consulted together, how they might take Jesus by stratagem, and kill him. But they said, "Not during the festival, lest a tumult arise among the people."

Now Jesus being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper, there came to him a woman having an alabaster flask of costly per- fume; and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. But the disciples seeing it were indignant, and said, "To what purpose is this waste? for this could have been sold for a large sum, and given to the poor." But Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, " Why do ye trouble the woman ? for she hath done a beautiful deed to me : for ye always have the poor with you, but me ye do not have always. For she, in pouring this perfume upon my body, hath done it to pre- (xxv. 37 — xxvi. 12.)

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pare me for burial. I tell you, that wherever this Good-tidings shall be proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman hath done shall also be told for a memorial of her.''

Then one of the twelve — who was called Judas the Iscariote, went to the chief priests, and said, "What are ye willing to give me, if I will deliver him up to you? " And they paid him thirty pieces-^ of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

Now on the first day of the unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus and said, " Where dost thou wish that we make ready for thee to eat the Passover? " And he said, "Go into the city to such a man, and say to him, ' The Teacher saith. My time is at hand: I wish to keep the Passover at thy house with my disciples.' " And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they made ready the Passover.

Now, the evening having come, Jesus was reclining at table with the twelve. And as they were eating, he said, " I tell you in truth, that one of you will betray me." And being much grieved, they began to say to him — every one, "It is not I, Master?" And he answered, "One who hath dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same will betray me. For the Son of man goeth as it is written concerning him ; but alas for that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it were well for that man if he had not been born." And Judas (who betrayed him) said, "It is not I, Rabbi?" He said to him, "Thou hast said it."

And as they were eating, Jesus took a loaf, and having blessed, he broke it, and giving it to the disciples, said, "Take, eat: this is my body." And he took a cup, and having given thanks he gave it to them, saying, " Drink of this, all of you: for this is my blood of the new dispensation, which is poured out for many for remission of sins. And I tell you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in the king- dom of my Father."

( x.xvi. 13-29.)

Probably shekels, each worth about fifty cents, or two shillings sterling.

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And after singing a hymn, they went out toward the Hill of the Olives. Then Jesus said to them, "All ye will be made to stumble in regard to me this night: for it is written, <I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.' But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee." And Peter said to him, " Though all shall be made to stumble in regard to thee, I will never be made to stumble." But Jesus said to him, "I tell thee, that this night, before the cock shall have crowed, thou wilt three times utterly disown me." Peter said to him, " Even if I should have to die with thee, I will never disown thee." In like manner also spoke all the disciples.

Then Jesus came with them to an inclosure called Gethsemane. And he said to the disciples, "Sit ye here, while I go away and pray." And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and greatly depressed. Then he said to them, " My soul ^ is in great distress, even unto death : remain here and watch with me." And he went forward a little, and fell upon his face and prayed, saying, "0 my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me : nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wiliest." And he came to the disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, " Is it so, that ye were not able to watch with me one hour? Be watchful, and pray that ye may not come into temptation: the spirit indeed is earnest,^ but the flesh is weak." Again he went away a second time, and prayed, " 0 my Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, let thy will be done." And coming again he found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And leaving them, he went away again and prayed the third time, saying the same thing. Then he came to the disciples and said to them, "Are ye finishing your sleep and taking rest? See! the hour hath come, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Arise! let us be going: see! he that betrayeth me is near."

And while he was yet speaking, behold, Judas — one of the

(xxvi. 30-47.)

Or, life. ^ Or, willing, ready.

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twelve — came, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people. Now he that be- trayed him had given them a token, saying, " The one whom I shall kiss, that is he : seize him." And immediately coming up to Jesus, he said, " Joy to thee, Rabbi," ^ and kissed him. Then Jesus said to him, "Friend, for what art thou here?" Then they came and laid hands upon Jesus, and seized him. And one of those who were with Jesus, reaching out his hand, drew his sword, and striking the servant of the high-priest, took off his ear. Then Jesus said to him, "Put back thy sword into its place; for all that take the sword will be slain by the sword. Dost thou think that I cannot call upon my Father, and he will send for my defense at this very moment more than twelve legions of angels? How then would the Writings be fulfilled, that thus it must be? "

In that hour Jesus said to the crowd, " Ye have come out as for a robber with swords and clubs to seize me I I was sitting daily in the temple, teaching; and ye did not seize me." ( But all this came to pass, that the words ^ of the Prophets might be fulfilled.) Then all the disciples left him, and fled.

And those who had seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high-priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. Then Peter followed him at a distance, to the court of the high-priest, and went in and sat with the officers,'^ to see the result.

Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking false witness against Jesus, in order that they might put him to death ; but they did not find it, though many false witnesses came. But at last two came and said, "This fellow said, ' I am able to throw down the sanctuary of God, and to build it in three days.' " And the high- priest, standing up, said to him, " Dost thou make no answer to what these are testifying against thee? " But Jesus was silent. And the high-priest said to him, " I adjure thee by the Living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Messiah, the Son of God." Jesus said

(xxvi. 48-64.)

■ Teacher. ''(jr., writings. "^ Ox, attendants.

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to him, "Thou hast said it: I tell you besides, Hereafter ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of the heaven." Then the high-priest rent his robes, saying, "He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? What think ye? " And they answered, " He is deserv- ing of death." Then they spit in his face, and struck him with their fists; and some struck him with rods, and said, "Declare to us, thou Messiah, who it is that struck thee."

Now Peter was sitting outside in the court; and a maid-servant came to him, and said, "And thou wast with Jesus the Galilean," But he denied before them all, saying, " I do not understand what thou art saying." And having gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to those who were there, "This fellow was with Jesus the Nazarene." Again he denied with an oath, " I do not know the man." And after a little while, the bystanders came and said to Peter, " Surely thou art indeed one of them, for thy speech =* exposeth thee." Then he began to curse and to swear, "I do not know the man ; " and immediately a cock crowed. And Pe- ter called to mind the word that Jesus had spoken, " Before the cock shall have crowed, thou wilt three times utterly disown me;" and going outside, he wept bitterly.

Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the el- ders of the people consulted together against Jesus how they might put him to death; and having bound him they led him away and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.

Then Judas, who had betrayed him, seeing that he was con- demned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of sil- ver to the chief priests and elders, saying, " I sinned in betraying righteous blood." But they said, "What is that to us? see to that thyself." And he threw the silver pieces into the sanctuary, and went away and hanged himself. Then the chief priests, taking the silver pieces, said, " It is not allowable to put them into the sacred treasury, because they are the price of blood." And after consult-

(xxvi. 65 — xxvii. 7.) : -.. . . . - . . .. "Or, dialect, ■

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ing, they bought with them The Potter's Field, as a burial-place for foreigners. Wherefore that field hath been called The Field of Blood, until this day. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: *<And I took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom they priced from the sons of Israel, and gave them for the Potter's Field, as the Lord commanded me."

Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor ques- tioned him, saying, "Art thou the King of the Jews? " And Jesus said, "Thou sayest it." And while he was being accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer. Then Pilate said to him, " Dost thou not hear how many things they are testifying against thee? " But he did not answer him — not even a single word ; so that the governor wondered greatly.

Now at a festival the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner, whomsoever they might choose. And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. Therefore, they being assembled, Pilate said to them, " Whom do ye desire that I should release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Messiah?" For he knew that for hatred they "" had delivered him up. And while he was sitting on the tribunal,'' his wife sent to him, saying, "Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; fori have suffered much this day in a dream on his account." Now the chief priests and the elders had persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. Then the governor said to them, " Which of the two do ye desire that I should release to you? " And they said, " Barabbas." Pilate said to them, " What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Messiah?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!" And he said, "Why? what wicked thing hath he done?" But they shouted more loudly, saying, "Let him be crucified! " Then Pilate, seeing that he was effecting nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, took water and washed his hands in

(xxvii. 8-24.)

• That is, the chief priests. ^ The judge's seat.

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presence of the multitude, saying, " I am guiltless of the blood of this man : see to that yourselves." And all the people answered, " His blood be on us and on our children." Then he released Ba- rabbas to them ; and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him up to be crucified.

Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the palace- court,'^ and gathered about him the whole troop. *" And having stripped him, they put around him a scarlet cloak. And they plaited a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand, and kneeling before him mocked him, saying, "Joy to thee, King of the Jews! " And they spit upon him, and took the reed and struck him on his head. And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the cloak, and put upon him his own gar- ments, and led him away to crucify him.

And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, whose name was Simon, whom they took hold of, that he should carry his cross. And when they had come to a place called Golgotha ( that is, The Skull), they gave him to drink, wine mingled with myrrh; and having tasted it, he refused to drink. And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among themselves, casting lots: and they sat down and kept guard over him there. And they placed above his head the charge against him in writing, ** This is Jesus the King of the Jews." Then there were crucified with him two robbers — one on the right hand and one on the left.

And those who were passing by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, ''Thou that throwest down the sanctuary and buildest it in three days, save thyself: since thou art God's Son, come down from the cross." In like manner also the chief priests, scoffing, with the scribes and elders, said, " Others he saved : can he not save himself?" "King of Israel is he? let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him." " He hath trusted in God: let him rescue him now if he desireth him; for he said, ' I

(xxvii. 25-43.)

■ Pretorium. *" Or, cohort, regiment.

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am God's Son.' " And the robbers that were crucified with him reproached him in the same manner.

Now from the sixth ^ hour there came a darkness over all the land until the ninth'' hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, " Eloi ! Eloi ! lema sabachthanei ? " (that is, << My God ! my God ! why hast thou deserted me ? " ) And some of those who were standing there, hearing him, said, " He is calling Elijah." And immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, filled it with the sour wine, and putting it upon a reed, gave him to drink. But the others said, " Hold : let us see if Elijah will come to save him." And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and gave up his spirit.

And behold, the curtain of the sanctuary was rent into two from the top to the bottom. And the earth quaked ; and the rocks were rent; and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the sleeping saints were raised up, and coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection, they went into the holy city, and appeared to many. And the centurion and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, on seeing the earthquake and the things that took place, were greatly dismayed, and said, " Certainly this was a son of a god." And many women were there, looking on from a distance, who had accompanied Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him: among whom were Mary " of Magdala, and Mary ^ the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Now when evening had come, a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus, went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate directed that it be given to him. And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean mus- lin ^ cloth, and laid it in his own new *" tomb which he had hewn out in the rock; and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, he departed. And Mary of Magdala was there, and the other Mary,

sitting opposite the tomb.

(xxvii. 44-61.)

* Noon. ^ About 3 o'clock p.m. "" Gr. , Mariam : (and so elsewhere.) •"Gr., Maria. * Ox, Indian: Gr., sindon,( from Scinde?). ' Ox,unusfd.

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And on the morrow, ( which is the day after the Preparation,) the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate, and said, " Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet living, ' After three days I rise again.' Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him away, and say to the people, ' He hath risen from the dead,' and the last delusion will be worse than the first." Pilate said to them, "Take a guard: go and make it as secure as ye know how." So they went and made the tomb secure with the guard, having sealed the stone.

Then after the Sabbath, at the dawning toward the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary came to observe the tomb. And behold, there had been a great commotion : '^ for an angel of the Lord had descended from heaven, and had come and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it. His aspect was like light- ning, and his raiment white as snow; and from fear of him the watchers were agitated and became as dead men. But the angel said to the women, "Do not ye be frightened; for I know that ye are seeking Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; for he hath risen, even as he said. Come, see the place where he was lying. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he hath risen from the dead, and goeth before you into Galilee: there ye shall see him: see! I have told you." And they went away quickly from the tomb, with fear and great joy, and were running to tell his disciples. And behold, Jesus met them, and said, " Joy to you ! " And they came and took hold of his feet, and made obeisance to him. Then Jesus said to them, "Be not dismayed: go and tell my breth- ren that they go away into Galilee, and there they shall see me."

Now while they were going, some of the guard came into the city and told the chief priests everything that had taken place. And being assembled with the elders, and having consulted, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, saying, "Say, 'His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep:' and if

( xxvii. 62 — xxviii. 14.) * Or, earthquake.

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this should be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and relieve you of anxiety." And they took the money, and did as they were instructed; and this report is current among the Jews until this day.

But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them. And on seeing him they reverenced him; but some doubted. And Jesus, coming to them, spoke to them, say- ing: ''All authority hath been given to me in heaven and on the earth: go ye therefore and make disciples of all the nations, bapti- zing them unto ' the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit; teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you: and behold, I am with you all the days until the

completion ^ of the age."

( xxviii. 15-20.)

Or, into. '' Or, consu/nmation.

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ACCORDING TO

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THE beginning of the Good-tidings of Jesus Christ; as it is written in Isaiah the prophet :

'< Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way : a voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.' "

John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for remission of sins. And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and- all the people of Jerusalem ; and they were baptized by him at the river Jordan, on confessing their sins. And John was clothed in camel's hair, and had a leathern belt about his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. And he proclaimed, saying, " One who is mightier than I is coming after me, the string of whose shoe ^ I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit." ^

And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Naza- reth of Galilee, and was baptized by John at the Jordan. And im- mediately on coming up from the water, he saw the heavens cleft asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him ; and there

(i. i-ii.)

" Gr., s/raj> of whose sandal. ^ Gr., with holy sj>irit.

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came a voice from the heavens, "Thou art my Son, my Beloved One : in thee I have delight." Then immediately the Spirit drove him away into the wilderness. And he was in the wilder- ness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.

Now after John was imprisoned, Jesus came into Galilee, pro- claiming the Good-tidings of God, that '* The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God hath come nigh: repent, and believe in the Good-tidings."

And passing along by the lake of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon drawing a seine in the lake ; for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, " Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets, and followed him. And going on a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother in the boat, mending ■' nets; and immediately he called them. And they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and went away after him.

And they came to Capernaum. And at once, on the Sabbath, he went into the synagogue, and taught: and they were astonished at his teaching; for he was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. And presently there was in their synagogue a man with an impure '^ spirit; and he cried out, saying, "What is there in common between us and thee, Jesus the Nazarene? hast thou come to destroy us ? I know thee who thou art — the Holy One of God." Then Jesus rebuked it, saying, " Be silent, and come out from him." Then the impure spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out from him. And they were every one astonished, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? It is a new Teaching, with authority; for he com- mandeth even the impure spirits, and thev obey him." And the re- port of him went out immediately everywhere into all the surround- ing country of Galilee.

(i. I2-2S.)

" Or, putting in order. *> Or, wicked: (and so throughout.)

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And on coming out of the synagogue, he came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon's mother- in-law was lying in bed, sick with a fever; and presently they told him about her. And coming to her and taking her by the hand, he raised her up; and the fever left her, and she waited on them.

Then at evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all that were sick, and those who were demonized. And the whole city was assembled at the door. And he cured many that were sick with various diseases, and drove out many demons, and did not permit the demons to say that they knew him to be the Messiah.

And he arose very early, in the night, and went out to a retired place, and there prayed. And Simon and those who were with him, went in search of him ; and they found him, and said to him, " All are searching for thee." But he said to them, "Let us go elsewhere to the neighboring towns, that I may proclaim there also; for I have come forth for this purpose." And he wgnt into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, proclaiming, and driving out demons.

And there came to him a leper, imploring him and kneeling down to him and saying to him, " If thou dost will, thou hast power to cleanse me." And being moved with pity, he reached out his hand and touched him, saying, ''I will: be cleansed." And in- stantly the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. And sternly charging him, he immediately sent him out, and said to him, "See that thou say nothing to any one; but go and show thyself to the priest, and offer on account of thy cleansing what Moses com- manded, for a testimony to them." But he, on going out, began to proclaim it much, and to spread the report, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter into a city, but was outside in retired places; and they came to him from everywhere.

And having entered again into Capernaum, it was reported after some days that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even about the door; and he spoke the word to them. And a paralytic was brought to

(i. 29— ii. 3.)

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him, carried by four men; but as they were not able to come near him on account of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having broken it away, they let down the bed^ on which the paralytic was lying. Then Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the par- alytic, " Child, thy sins are remitted." But some of the scribes who were sitting there, were reasoning in their hearts, saying, "Why doth this man speak thus? he speaketh profanely: who hath author- ity to remit sins but one — God?" And immediately Jesus per- ceiving in his spirit that they were so reasoning with themselves, said, "Why do ye reason these things in your hearts? which is the easier thing, to say to the paralytic, ' Thy sins are remitted thee,' or to say, * Arise, take up thy bed, and walk ' ? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on the earth to remit sins," ( he said to the paralytic,) "Arise, take up thy bed, and go to thy home." And he arose, and immediately took up the bed, and went out before them all; so that they were all astonished, and gave glory to God, saying, " We have never seen anything like this."

And he went out again by the lake ; and all the people came to him, and he taught them. And as he was passing along, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the tax-office;'^ and he said to him, "Follow me;" and he arose and followed him. And it came to pass, as he was at dinner in his house, that many tax-collectors and sinners took places at the table with Jesus and his disciples; for they were many, and they had followed him. And the scribes of the Pharisees, seeing that he was eating with the sinners and tax- collectors, said to his disciples, " He eateth with the tax-collectors and sinners! " And Jesus hearing it said to them, "Those who are well do not need a physician, but those who are sick: I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners."

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And they came and said to him, "Why are the disciples of John and the dis- ciples of the Pharisees fasting, but thy disciples are not fasting? " And Jesus said to them, "Can the companions of the bridegroom

(ii. 4-19.)

Gv., pallet : (so in context.} '' Or, custom-house.

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fast while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast; but the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast. No one seweth a patch of new cloth upon an old garment; for the filling up taketh from it — the new from the old, and a worse rent is made. And no one putteth new wine into old skins ;^ for the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost as well as the skins; but they put new wine into fresh skins."

And it came to pass that he was going through the grain-fields on the Sabbath; and his disciples began, as they went along, to pull the ears of grain. And the Pharisees said to him, " See ! why are they doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.? " And he said to them, " Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry — he himself and those who w-ere with him? how he went into the house of God, when Abiathar was high-priest, and ate the bread of the offering, which it is not lawful to eat, ex- cept for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him? " And he said to them, " The Sabbath exists for man's sake, and not man for the Sabbath's sake : so that he (the son of man ^ ) is lord indeed ' of the Sabbath."

And he entered again into a synagogue; and there was a man there who had a withered hand. And they were watching him whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might ac- cuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand, ■' Stand up in the midst." And he said to them, " Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save life, or to kill?" But they were silent. Then, looking around upon them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he said to the man, " Stretch out thy hand; " and he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. Then the Pharisees went out immediatelj', and consulted with the Herodians against him how they might destroy him.

But Jesus with his disciples retired to the lake; and a great ( ii. 20 — iii. 7.)

See note, p. 18. '' A Hebraism for man. ' Or even.

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multitude from Galilee followed; also a great multitude from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon, hearing what great things he was doing, came to him. And he directed his dis- ciples that a small boat should be ready for him on account of the crowd, lest they should press upon him; for he had healed many; so that those who had maladies rushed upon him in order that they might touch him. And the impure spirits, whenever they perceived him, fell down before him and cried out, saying, "Thou art the Son of God." But he charged them sternly that they should not make him known.

And he went up on a hill, and called to him whom he chose; and they came to him. And he appointed twelve, whom also he named Apostles,-^ that they should be with him, and that he might send them out to proclaim, and to have authority to drive out the demons. He appointed these twelve : Peter ( he gave this surname to Simon ), and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and he surnamed them Boanerges, that is. Sons of Thun- der), and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the Iscariote (who betrayed him).

And when he came home, a great crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat a biscuit.'' And his relatives hearing of it, went to seize hold of him; for they were saying, "He is be- side himself." But the scribes who had come down from Jerusa- lem were saying, " He hath Baalzebub; and by the chief of the de- mons he driveth out the demons." And he called them to him, and said to them in parables, "How can Satan drive out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot be made to stand. And if a household be divided against itself, that household will not be able to stand. And if Satan hath stood up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

( iii. 8-20. )

* That is. Missionaries: Gr. , sent ones. ^ Gr. , a loaf, or, bread-cake.

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Besides, no one can enter into the house of the strong man and plunder his goods, unless he shall first bind the strong man, and then he will plunder his house. I tell you, that all things will be forgiven to the sons of men — sins, and profanities, whatever they shall speak profanely: but whoever shall speak profanely against the Holy Spirit hath not forgiveness forever, but is subject ^ to eternal failure: " ^ (because they were saying, " He hath an impure spirit." )

And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, sent to him, calling him. And a crowd was seated around him; and they said to him, "See! thy mother and thy brothers outside are seeking thee." And he answered them, "Who is my mother? and who are my brothers? " And looking around upon those who were sitting in a circle about him, he said, "See! my mother and my brothers! for whoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother."

And again he began to teach by the lakeside. And a very great multitude came together to him, so that he went on board a boat, and sat in the lake; and all the people were on the shore. And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his teach- ing: "Listen: Behold, a sower went out to sow; and it happened as he sowed, that some fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. And other fell upon the rocky ground, where also it had not much earth ; and presently it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth; and when the sun became high, it withered; and because it had no root, it dried up. And other fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. And other fell upon the good soil; and shooting up and growing, it yielded fruit, and produced thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundred- fold." And he said, " He that hath ears to hear, let him hear." "=

And when he was in private, those who were about him with the twelve asked him concerning the parables. And he said to them,

( iii. 27 — iv. II.)

Or, liable. ^ Or, si7t: Gr. , missing the mark. "Or, listen.

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"To you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside all things are in parables; that though seeing they may see and not perceive, and though hearing they may hear and not understand ; lest perchance they should turn again, and be for- given." And he said to them, " Do ye not understand this parable? then how will ye understand all the parables? The sower soweth the word. And these are they along the path where the word is sown ; and when they have heard, immediately Satan cometh and snatcheth away the word that had been sown upon them. And these likewise are they that are sown upon the rocky places; who, when they have heard the word, at once receive it with joy, and have no root in themselves, but are not lasting; and when there cometh affliction or persecution on account of the word, immediately they stumble. And others are those which are sown upon the thorns : these are such as have heard the word, but the anxieties of this life and the deceitfulness of riches and the inordinate desires of other things enter in and choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And these are they that are sown upon the good soil : such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit — thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold."

And he said to them, " Is the lamp brought that it should be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not be placed on the lamp- stand? For there is no secret thing that shall not be exposed, nor is anything concealed but that it shall come to light. If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear." ^ And he said to them, " Look to it what ye hear. With such measure as ye measure it shall be measured to you; and more shall be added to you. For he that hath, to him shall be given ; but he that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away from him."

And he said, "Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should have cast seed upon the earth, and should sleep and arise night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow up, ( how he knoweth not, for the earth beareth fruit of itself,) first the blade, then the ear,

( iv. 12-2S.) * Or, iistiu.

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then the full grain in the ear. Then when the crop is ready, imme- diately he sendeth the sickle, because the harvest hath come."

And he said, "To what shall we compare the kingdom of God? or by what parable shall we represent it? As a grain of mustard, which when it is sown upon the earth, though smaller than all other seeds that are on the earth, yet when it is sown, groweth up and be- cometh greater than all the herbs, and produceth great branches, so that the birds of the air can lodge under its shade."

And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to give attention; and without a parable he spoke not to them: but he explained all things in private to his own disciples.

And on the same day at evening he said to them, "' Let us go over to the other shore." And leaving the multitude, they took him with them as he was, in the boat; and other boats were with it. And there arose a great squall of wind, and the waves dashed into the boat, so that the boat was already being filled. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awoke him, and said to him, "Teacher, dost thou not care that we are perishing?" And being awakened, he rebuked the wind, and said to the lake, "Hush! be quiet!" And the wind abated, and there was a great calm. And he said to them, " Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith? " And they were greatly dismayed, and were saying to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the lake obey him? "

And they came to the other side of the lake, to the country of the Gerasenes. And as he came out of the boat, immediately there met him from the tombs a man with an impure spirit, who had his dwelling among the tombs: and no one could anymore bind him, not even with a chain; because he had been often bound with fet- ters and chains, and the chains had been snapped asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces; and no one had strength to subdue him; and always, night and day, he was among the tombs and among the mountains, crying out and cutting himself with stones. And seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran and kneeled down to him, and crying out with a loud voice, said, " What is there in common

( iv. 29 — V. 7.)

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between me and thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God ? I adjure thee by God, do not torment me." For he was saying to him, " Come forth, thou impure spirit, out of the man." And he asked him, "What is thy name?" And he said to him, "Legion is my name; for we are many." And he earnestly entreated him that he would not send them away out of the country. Now there was on the side of the mountain a great drove of swine feeding. And they entreated him, saying, " Send us to the swine, that we may go into them." And he gave them leave. Then the impure spirits came out, and went into the swine; and the drove (about two thousand ) rushed down the steep bank into the lake, and were drowned in the lake. And those who were feeding them fled, and told it in the town and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had taken place. And they came to Jesus, and observed the demoniac sitting, clothed, and in his right mind; and they were dismayed. And those who had seen it told them how it had hap- pened to the demoniac, and concerning the swine. And they en- treated him to go away from their neighborhood. And as he was entering the boat, the man who had been demonized entreated him that he might be with him. But he did not permit him, but said to him, " Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done to thee, and had pity on thee." And he went away, and began to publish in Decapolis ■'• how great things Jesus had done to him; and all wondered.

And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other shore, a great crowd came to him ; and he was by the lake. Then one of the presidents of the synagogue, whose name was Ja'irus, came to him and fell at his feet, and implored him earnestly, saying, " My little daughter is at the point of death : I pray thee to come and lay thy hands upon her, that she may be restored, and live." And he went with him ; and a great crowd followed him, and pressed upon him.

And a woman who had had a flow of blood twelve years, and had

(v. 8-26.)

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suffered much from many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was not at all benefited but rather became worse, having heard about Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his mantle; for she was saying, " If I may touch even his clothing, I shall be cured." And instantly the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was cured of her malady. And imme- diately, Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him, turned himself in the crowd, and said, " Who touched my clothes?" And his disciples said to him, "Thou seest the crowd pressing upon thee, and thou sayest, ' Who touched me? ' " And he was looking about to see her that had done this. But the woman, frightened and trembling, conscious of what had happened to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. Then he said to her, " Daughter, thy faith hath cured thee : go in peace, and be well from thy malady."

While he was yet speaking, messengers came from the house of the president of the synagogue, and said, -" Thy daughter is dead : why dost thou still trouble the Teacher?" But Jesus, overhearing it, said to him, " Fear not, only have faith." And he permitted no one to follow with him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. And they came to the house of the president of the synagogue; and he beheld a tumult, and those who were weep- ing and wailing greatly. And going in he said to them, " Why are ye making a tumult, and weeping? the child hath not died, but is sleeping." And they laughed at him. But he, having put them all out, took with him the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. And he took the child by the hand, and said to her, " Taleitha, coum," (which is, being translated, " Darling, arise." ) And immediately the little girl arose and walked; for she was twelve years old: and they were greatly amazed. And he charged them strictly that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.

Then he departed thence, and came to his own country ; and his disciples accompanied him. And when the Sabbath came, he began

( V. 27 — vi. 2.)

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to teach in the synagogue; and the many who heard him were aston- ished, saying, "Whence hath he these things? " and, "What is this wisdom that is given to him ? and how is it that such great works of power are done by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joseph and Judas and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?" And they were per- plexed about him. And Jesus said to them, " A prophet is not with- out honor, except in his own country, and among his own kindred, and at his own home." And he could do no work of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people, and cured them. And he wondered because of their want of faith.

And he went about the villages in a circuit, teaching. And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them forth two and two; and he gave them authority over the impure spirits. And he charged them to take nothing for their journey, except a staff only: no bread, no satchel, no money in their belt; but to be shod with sandals, and not to put on two tunics. And he said to them: " Whenever ye enter into a house, abide there until ye leave that place. And whatever place will not welcome you nor listen to you, go out thence, and shake off the dust that is under your feet, for a testimony to them." And they went forth, and proclaimed that men should repent. And they drove out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and cured them.

And king Herod heard of him, (for his name had become fa- mous,) and said, "John the Baptizer hath arisen from the dead; and therefore are these powers active ^ in him." But others were saying, "It is Elijah." And others said, "A prophet, like one of the prophets." But Herod, having heard of him, said, "John whom I beheaded, he hath arisen." For Herod had sent and seized John, and bound him in prison, on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip; for he had married her; and John had often said to Herod, "It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife." And

( vi. 3-19.)

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so Herodias held it against him, and was desiring to kill him; but she could not, for Herod reverenced ^ John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed, but listened to him kindly. And a favorable time having come when Herod on his birthday made a feast to his great men and chief captains and the principal men of Galilee, the daughter of Herodias came in herself and danced, and pleased Herod and those who were at the table with him. And the king said to the girl, " Ask of me whatever thou desirest, and I will give it to thee." And he swore unto her, "Whatever thou shalt ask of me, I will give thee, even to the half of my kingdom." And she went out, and said to her mother, "What shall I ask? " And she said, " The head of John the Baptizer." And she came in immedi- ately with haste to the king, and asked, saying, " I desire that thou give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptizer." Then the king, though much troubled, yet, on account of his oaths and his guests, chose not to refuse her. And immediately the king sent one of his guards, commanding him to bring his head; and he went and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl ; and the girl gave it to her mother. And his disciples hearing of it, came and took up his body and laid it in a tomb.

And the apostles came together to Jesus, and told him all that they had done and all that they had taught. And he said to them, " Come ye aside to a retired place, and rest a little." For there were many coming and going, and they had no opportunity even to eat. And they went away in the boat toward an uninhabited place by themselves. But many saw them going, and recognized them, and ran there together on foot from all the towns, and came there before them. And on coming out of the boat he saw a great crowd; and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep with- out a shepherd; and he taught them many things. And now many

( vi. 20-35.) * Gr. , feared.

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hours having passed, his disciples came to him and said, "The place is lonely, and the hour is late: send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves something to eat." But he answered them, " Do ye yourselves give them to eat." And they said to him, " Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings^ worth of bread, and give them to eat? " And he said to them, " How many loaves^' have ye? go and see." And hav- ing learned, they said, " Five, and two fishes." And he directed that all should sit down in groups upon the green grass. And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties. And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up toward heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave to the disciples to set before them ; and he divided the two fishes to alL And all ate and were satis- fied; and they took up twelve basketfuls of the broken pieces and of the fishes. And those who ate of the loaves were five thousand men.

And immediately he compelled his disciples to go on board the boat, and to go before him to the other shore to Bethsaida, while he should send away the people. And he took leave of them, and went away to the mountain to pray. And when the evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he alone on the land. And seeing them straining themselves in rowing, (for the wind was against them,) about the fourth watch of the night he came toward them, walking on the lake, and was about to pass by them. But they, seeing him walking on the lake, thought that it was a specter, and cried out; for they all saw him, and were terrified. But he immediately talked with them, and said to them, "Take courage: it is I myself: be not frightened." And he went up to them into the boat; and the wind abated. And they were greatly amazed; for they did not consider about the loaves, but their mind was stupid.

And having crossed over, they came to the land at Gennesaret, and cast anchor. And as they came out of the boat, the people im- mediately recognized him, and ran about all that country, and car- ried about on beds *= those who were sick, where they heard that he

(vi. 36-55.) " See note, p. 39. ** See note, p. 31. ' (^x., pallets.

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was. And wherever he went, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the market-places, and entreated him that they might touch even the fringe of his mantle; and whoever touched it were made well.

Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, came together to him; and seeing some of his disciples eating bread with unclean^ (that is, unwashed) hands, (for the Pharisees, and all the Judeans, unless they wash their hands with care, do not eat, observing the tradition of the elders; and unless they baptize themselves from the defilement of the market, they do not eat; and there are many other things which they have received to obser\^e, — baptizings of cups and bowls and copper vessels and couches,) the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, '*Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unclean'' hands?" And he said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written^ * This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me : but they worship me in vain, while they teach as their teachings the injunctions of men.' Setting aside the command- ment of God, ye hold fast the tradition of men." And he said to them, " Skilfully '^ do ye set aside the commandment of God, that ye may observe your own tradition ! For Moses said, * Honor thy father and thy mother,' and, < He that speaketh evil of '^ father or mother, let him surely die.' But ye say, * If a man shall say to his father or his mother, " That by which thou mayest have been benefited from me, is Corban," (that is, an Offering,) ' ye no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother, annulling the word of God by your tradition which ye have handed down: and many similar things ye do."

And again calling the multitude to him, he said to them, " Lis- ten to me, all of you, and understand. There is nothing from out-

( vi. 56— vii. 15.)

^ Gr., common: that is, ceremonially unclean. " Ibid.

Or, artfully, or, nobly ( used sarcastically.) ^ Or, to.

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side the man that by entering into him can make him unclean ; but the things that come forth out of the man, are those that make him unclean." And when he had come into the house from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. And he said to them, "Are ye so without discernment also? Do ye not perceive, that nothing from outside going into the man can make him un- clean; because it goeth not into his heart, but into his stomach, and passeth out into the drain, which carrieth off all the food? '* And he said, "That which cometh forth out of the man, that maketh the man unclean. For from within, out of the heart of men, evil conversations * proceed, unchastities, thefts, murders, adulteries, inordinate ^ desires, wickednesses, deceit, profligacy, an evil eye, reviling, pride, folly: all these evil things come forth from within, and make the man unclean."

And he arose and went away to the neighborhood of Tyre. And coming into a house, he wished no one to know it; but he could not be hidden. For immediately a woman, whose little daughter had an impure spirit, having heard about him, came and fell down at his feet. ( Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by birth. ) And she entreated him that he would drive out the demon from her daughter. And he said to her, "Let the children first be filled; for it is not fitting to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs." But she answered him, " Even so, Master: yet the little dogs under the table feed upon the children's crumbs." And he said to her, " For this word go thy way : the demon hath gone out from thy daughter. '^ Then she went away to her home, and found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.

And he went away from the neighborhood of Tyre, and came by way of Sidon to the lake of Galilee, through the midst of the terri- tory of Decapolis. And they brought to him one that was deaf, and a stammerer, and entreated him that he would lay his hand upon

( vii. 16-32.)

' Or, reasonings, or, thoughts. '* Or, utila-wful.

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him. And he took him aside from the crowd by himself, and placed his fingers upon his ears; and having spit, he touched his tongue, and looking up toward heaven he sighed, and said to him, <'Eph- phatha," (that is, "Be opened.") And his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was set free, and he spoke rightly. And he charged them to tell no one; but the more he charged them, so much the more exceedingly they proclaimed it. And they were as- tonished beyond measure, saying, " He hath done all things well : he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak."

In those days, there being again a great multitude, and they having nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him, and said to them, " I have pity on the multitude, because they have continued with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and if I should send them away fasting to their homes, they will faint on the road, for some of them are from afar." And his disciples answered him, " Whence can any one satisfy these people with bread here in an uninhabited place? " And he asked them, " How many loaves have ye? " And they said, "Seven." And he directed the multitude to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, and hav- ing given thanks, he broke them and gave to his disciples to distrib- ute to the multitude. And they had a few small fishes; and having blessed them, he told them to distribute these also. And they ate, and were satisfied ; and they took up seven hampers full of broken pieces that remained over. They were about four thousand ; and he sent them away. And immediately going on board the boat with his disciples, they came to the region of Dalmanutha.

And the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with him, de- manding of him a sign from •' the heaven, — testing him. And sigh- ing deeply in his spirit, he said, " Why doth this generation demand a sign? I declare, that no sign shall be given to this generation." And he left them, and embarking again, went over to the other shore.

And they had forgotten to take bread ; and they had with them

( vii. 33 — viii. 14.) " Or, out of.

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in the boat only one loaf. And he charged them, saying, " See to it that ye beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod." And they conversed with one another, that it was because they had no bread. And he, perceiving it, said to them, " Why do ye reason that it is because ye have no bread? do ye not yet per- ceive, nor understand? have ye your mind still stupid? having eyes, do ye not see? and having ears, do ye not hear? and do ye not re- member? When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did ye take up?" They said to him, " Twelve." " When the seven among the four thousand, how many hampers full of broken pieces did ye take up?" And they said to him, " Seven." And he said to them, " Do ye not yet understand?"

And they came to Bethsaida, And they brought to him a blind man, and implored him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him outside the village; and having put spittle upon his eyes, and placed his hands upon him, he asked him, " Dost thou see anything?" And looking up he said, "I see men; for I see them like trees walking." Then he laid his hands upon his eyes again; and he looked steadily, and was restored, and saw everything plainly. And he sent him away to his home, saying, " Do not even enter into the village."

Then Jesus went away, with his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he questioned his disciples, say- ing, "Who do men say that I am?" And they answered, "John the Baptizer; and others, Elijah; but others. One of the prophets." And he asked them, "But ye yourselves — who do ye say that I am?" Peter answered him, "Thou art the Messiah." And he charged them to tell no man this about him. And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be re- jected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he told them this plainly. Then Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him. But he, turning about and looking upon his disciples, rebuked Peter,

(viii. 15-33.)

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and said, " Get behind me, Adversary ; ^ for thou hast not in mind the things of God, but the things of men."

And he called to him the multitude, with his disciples, and said to them: "'If any man is determined to come after me, let him ut- terly disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever is determined to preserve his life, shall lose it; but who- ever shall lose his life for my sake and that of the Good-tidings, shall preserve it. For what shall it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? for what can a man give as the price of ^ his life? For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be ashamed of him when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

And he said to them, " I tell you, that there are some of those standing here, who will by no means taste of death until they shall see the kingdom of God coming with power,"

And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and brought them up on a high mountain privately by them- selves; and he was transfigured*^ before them; and his garments became dazzling — very white, as no cloth-dresser upon the earth could whiten them. And Elijah appeared to them, with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. And Peter said to Jesus, " Rab- bi, ^ it is good "" for us to be here; and let us make three booths, — for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one; " for he knew not what to say, because they were greatly terrified. And there came a cloud that overshadowed them ; and there was a voice from the cloud, <<This is my Son, my Beloved One: give heed^ to him." And suddenly, looking around, they saw no one any longer with them but Jesus only. And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them to relate to no one what they had seen, "until the Son of man should have arisen from the dead." And they kept this word to themselves, inquiring what is the rising from the dead. And they asked him, saying, " How is it that the scribes

( viii. 34— ix. II.)

* Satan. ** Gr. , in exchange for. "^ Gr. , changed i>i form or appearance. ^ Teacher. « Or, delightful. ^Gr., listen.

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say that Elijah must first come?" And he said to them, "Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things; and it is written of the Son of man that he should sufifer many things and be set at naught. Nevertheless, I tell you, that Elijah hath indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they would, even as it is written con- cerning him."

And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd about them, and scribes debating with them. And immediately on seeing him, the whole crowd were greatly dismayed, and running to him saluted him. And he asked them, " What are ye debating with them ? " And one out of the crowd answered him, " Teacher, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit; and wherever it seizeth him it dasheth him down; and he foameth, and grindeth his teeth, and exhausteth himself: and I spoke to thy disciples that they should drive it out, but they were not able." And he said, "O unbelieving generation! how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him to me." And they brought him. And on seeing him, the spirit immediately convulsed him ; and he fell on the ground, and rolled about, foaming. And he asked his father, " How long time is it that it hath been thus with him ? " And he said, "From childhood; and often it hath thrown him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him. But if thou canst do anything, have pity on us, and help us! " Then Jesus said to him, "'If thou canst'! all things are possible to him that believeth." Immediately the father of the child crying out, said, "I do believe! help my lack of faith!" Then Jesus, seeing the crowd running together, rebuked the impure spirit, saying to it, " Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out from him, and enter no more into him." And having cried out, and convulsed him greatly, it came out; and the child became as if dead, so that many said, " He is dead." But Jesus, taking his hand, raised him up; and he stood up. And when he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, "How was it that we were not able to drive it out?" And he said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing except by prayer."

( i.\. I2-2(J.)

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And they departed thence, and passed along through Galilee; and he wished that no one should know it. For he was teaching his disciples and saying to them, that " the Son of man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men; and they will kill him; and hav- ing been killed, after three days he shall rise again." But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

And they came to Capernaum. And being in the house, he asked them, " What were ye discussing on the road?" But they were silent; for they had been disputing with one another on the way which was the greater. And sitting down, he called the twelve and said to them, " If any one desireth to be first, let him be last of all and servitor of all." And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them; and clasping him in his arms he said to them, "Whosoever shall receive one of such little children for-"^ my name, receiveth me; and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me only, but him that sent me."

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw one driving out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he did not accompany us." But Jesus said, " Hinder him not; for there is no one who shall do a work of power in ^ my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me: for he that is not against us, is for us. For whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink for the reason that ye are Christ's, I tell you, that he shall by no means lose his reward. And whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.

" And if thy hand cause thee to offend, cut it off : it is good for thee to enter into Life '^ maimed, rather than having two hands to go away into hell, into the unquenchable fire. And if thy foot cause thee to offend, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into Life '^ lame, rather than having tM'O feet to be cast into hell. And if thine eye cause thee to offend, tear it out : it is good for thee to enter into

(ix. 30-47.) » Gr., upon. '' Ibid. "■ Gr., the Life. " Ibid.

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the kingdom of God one-eyed, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell, where < their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.' For every one shall be salted with fire. Salt is a good thing; but if the salt have become saltless, with what will ye sea- son the salt itself? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

And he arose and departed thence, and came to the borders of Judea and the region beyond the Jordan ; and again multitudes came together to him; and, as he was accustomed, he taught them again. And Pharisees came and asked him whether it is lawful for a man to send away his wife, — testing him. But he answered them, "What did Moses command you? " And they said, "Moses permitted to write a certificate of divorce, and to send her away." And Jesus said to them, " On account of your hardness of heart he wrote you this precept. But at the beginning of the creation God made them a male and a female. On account of this a man will leave his father and mother, and will be united to his wife, and ♦ the two shall become one flesh ' ; so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man divide." And at the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. And he said to them, "Whoever shall send away his wife and marry another, committeth adultery against her; and if she herself shall send away her husband and marry another, she committeth adultery."

And the mothers were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them; but the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus seeing it, was indignant, and said to them, " Permit the little chil- dren to come to me: hinder them not; for to such belongeth the kingdom of God. And I tell you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God like a little child, shall not even enter into it." And clasping them in his arms, he blessed them, laying his hands upon them.

And as he was going forth on the way, one ran to him, and kneeling to him asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do that I

(ix. 48— .\. 17.)

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may inherit Life Eternal? " And Jesus said to him, "Why dost thou call me good? none is good but one — God. Thou knowest the commandments : ' Thou shalt not murder ; Thou shalt not commit adultery ; Thou shalt not steal ; Thou shalt not testify falsely ; Thou shalt not defraud ; Honor thy father and moth- er.' " And he said to him, "Teacher, all these things have I ob- served from my youth." Then Jesus looking on him loved him, and said to him, "One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven ; and come, follow me." But he became sad at that saying, and went away sorrowful; for he was one who had great possessions.

Then Jesus, looking about, said to his disciples, "With what difificulty shall those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God!" And the disciples were bewildered at his words. But Jesus, speaking again, said to them, " Children, how difficult it is to enter into the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the king- dom of God." And they were astonished exceedingly, and said to him, "Then who can be saved?" Jesus, looking at them, said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God." Then Peter said to him, "See! we have left all, and have followed thee." Jesus said, " I tell you, There is no one who hath left home, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the Good- tidings, but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, — houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the age to come, Life Eternal. But many that are first shall be last, and the last first."

And they were on the road, going up toward Jerusalem; and Jesus was leading the way ; and they were dismayed ; and some of those who were following were afraid. And again taking the twelve to him, he began to tell them the things that were about to happen to him, saying: "Give attention: we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be betrayed unto the chief priests and the

(x. 18-33.)

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scribes; and they will condemn him to death, and will deliver him up to the Gentiles; and they will insult him and spit upon him and scourge him and kill him; and after three days he shall rise again." And James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, came to him, and said, " Teacher, we wish that thou shouldst do for us what we are about to ask thee." And he said to them, " What do ye wish that I shall do for you? " And they said to him, "Grant to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand and one on thy left hand, in thy glory." And Jesus said to them, " Ye do not know what ye are ask- ing. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized the baptism that I am baptized? " And they said to him, " We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink, ye shall drink; and the baptism that I am baptized, shall ye be baptized: but to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give, except to those for whom it hath been prepared." And the ten hear- ing it, were much displeased with James and John. And Jesus called them to him, and said, " Ye know that those who are accounted as chiefs over the nations rule ^ over them, and their great ones exer- cise authority over them. But it is not so among you; on the contrary, whoever desireth to be great among you, let him be your ser- vitor; and whoever desireth to be first among you, let him be ser- vant of all. For even the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, — even to give his life a ransom for many."

And they came to Jericho. And as he was going out from Jeri- cho, with his disciples and a great multitude, Bartimeus, ( the son of Timeus,) a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. And hear- ing that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and to say, " Son of David ! Jesus ! have pity on me ! " And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent; but he cried out much more, " Son of David! have pity on me! " And Jesus stood still, and said, "Call him." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take cour- age; arise; he is calling thee." Then he, throwing ofif his mantle,

( X. 34-50.) * Gr. , domineer.

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sprang up and came to Jesus. And Jesus said to him, " What dost thou wish that I should do to thee? " And the blind man said to him, "Rabboni,'^ that I may recover sight." Then Jesus said to him, " Go thy way : thy faith hath cured thee." And instantly he recovered sight, and followed him on the road.

And when they were coming near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Hill of the Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, " Go to the village that is opposite you, and im- mediately on entering into it ye shall find a young ass tied, on which no man hath ever yet sat: untie him and bring him. And if any one say to you, ' Why do ye this ? ' say, ' The Master hath need of him, and presently he will send him back again.'" And they went away, and found a colt tied at a door outside, at the street- crossing; and they began to untie him. And some of those who were standing there said to them, " What are ye doing, untying the colt? " And they replied as Jesus had told them; and they let them go. And they brought the colt to Jesus; and they put upon him their mantles; and he sat upon him. And many spread their man- tles upon the road ; and others branches which they had cut from the fields. And those who went before and those who followed, cried, '<Hosanna! Blessed! he who cometh 1 in the name of the Lord ! Blessed ! the kingdom that is coming — the kingdom of our father David ! Hosanna in the highest ! "

And he came into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when he had looked about upon all things, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. And on the morrow, as they were coming out from Bethany, he was hungry. And seeing a fig-tree from a dis- tance, having leaves, he went to see whether he might find anything on it; but coming to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season of figs. And he said to it, " Let no one eat fruit from thee hereafter forever." And his disciples heard him.

And they came to Jerusalem. And entering into the temple, he drove out those who were selling and those who were buying in the

(x. 51— xi. I5-) * Teacher.

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temple; and he upset the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who were selling the doves, and would not allow any one to carry any goods through the temple. And he taught and said, " Is it not written, <■ My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations ' ? but ye have made it a den of robbers." And the chief priests and the scribes heard him, and sought how they might destroy him; for they feared him; for all the multitude were astonished at his teaching. And when evening came, they went out from the city.

And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots. And Peter, recalling to mind, said to him, " Rabbi, '^ see! the fig-tree which thou didst curse is dried up." And Jesus said to them, " Have faith in God. For I tell you, that who- ever shall say to this mountain, ' Be thou taken up and be thrown into the sea,' and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith will come to pass, it shall be to him. Therefore I tell you, all things whatsoever ye shall pray for and ask, believe that ye receive, and they shall be to you. And whenever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have anything against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your offenses."

And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he w'as walking about in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him and said, " By what authority art thou doing these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things? " And Jesus answered them, "I will ask of you a single word, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. The