New Testament
MATTHEW
Book 40
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1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus
Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
1:2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat
Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
1:3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of
Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
1:4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab
begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
1:5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and
Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
1:6 And Jesse begat David the king; and
David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
1:7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam
begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
1:8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat
begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
1:9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham
begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
1:10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and
Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
1:11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his
brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
1:12 And after they were brought to
Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
1:13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud
begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
1:14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat
Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
1:15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar
begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of
Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to
David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away
into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into
Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on
this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they
came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just
man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put
her away privily.
1:20 But while he thought on these things,
behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying,
Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife:
for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and
thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from
their sins.
1:22 Now all this was done, that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child,
and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,
which being interpreted is, God with us.
1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep
did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his
wife:
1:25 And knew her not till she had brought
forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of
Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from
the east to Jerusalem,
2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King
of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to
worship him.
2:3 When Herod the king had heard these
things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
2:4 And when he had gathered all the chief
priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where
Christ should be born.
2:5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of
Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
2:6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda,
art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall
come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
2:7 Then Herod, when he had privily called
the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and
said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have
found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
2:9 When they had heard the king, they
departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before
them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced
with exceeding great joy.
2:11 And when they were come into the
house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down,
and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they
presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
2:12 And being warned of God in a dream
that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own
country another way.
2:13 And when they were departed, behold,
the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise,
and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be
thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young
child to destroy him.
2:14 When he arose, he took the young child
and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
2:15 And was there until the death of
Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the
prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was
mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew
all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts
thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he
had diligently enquired of the wise men.
2:17 Then was fulfilled that which was
spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
2:18 In Rama was there a voice heard,
lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her
children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an
angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
2:20 Saying, Arise, and take the young
child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are
dead which sought the young child's life.
2:21 And he arose, and took the young child
and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus did
reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go
thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned
aside into the parts of Galilee:
2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called
Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets,
He shall be called a Nazarene.
3:1 In those days came John the Baptist,
preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom
of heaven is at hand.
3:3 For this is he that was spoken of by
the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
3:4 And the same John had his raiment of
camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was
locusts and wild honey.
3:5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all
Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
3:6 And were baptized of him in Jordan,
confessing their sins.
3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees
and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of
vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for
repentance:
3:9 And think not to say within yourselves,
We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of
these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the
root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good
fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto
repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose
shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy
Ghost, and with fire:
3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will
throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but
he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to
Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have
need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him,
Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all
righteousness. Then he suffered him.
3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went
up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto
him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting
upon him:
3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying,
This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the spirit
into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and
forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he
said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made
bread.
4:4 But he answered and said,
It is
written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
4:5 Then the devil taketh him up into the
holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son
of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels
charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up,
lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
4:7 Jesus said unto him,
It is written
again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an
exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the
world, and the glory of them;
4:9 And saith unto him, All these things
will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him,
Get thee
hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,
and him only shalt thou serve.
4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and,
behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
4:12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was
cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
4:13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and
dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of
Zabulon and Nephthalim:
4:14 That it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
4:15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of
Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the
Gentiles;
4:16 The people which sat in darkness saw
great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death
light is sprung up.
4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach,
and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
4:18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of
Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
4:19 And he saith unto them,
Follow me, and
I will make you fishers of men.
4:20 And they straightway left their nets,
and followed him.
4:21 And going on from thence, he saw other
two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a
ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called
them.
4:22 And they immediately left the ship and
their father, and followed him.
4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee,
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom,
and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the
people.
4:24 And his fame went throughout all
Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with
divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with
devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy;
and he healed them.
4:25 And there followed him great
multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from
Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up
into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught
them, saying,
5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they
shall be comforted.
5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall
inherit the earth.
5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and
thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they
shall obtain mercy.
5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they
shall see God.
5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they
shall be called the children of God.
5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted
for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile
you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you
falsely, for my sake.
5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for
great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets
which were before you.
5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if
the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is
thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden
under foot of men.
5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city
that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put
it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all
that are in the house.
5:16 Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in
heaven.
5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy
the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven
and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the
law, till all be fulfilled.
5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of
these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called
the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach
them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
5:20 For I say unto you, That except your
righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and
Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
5:21 Ye have heard that it was said of them
of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in
danger of the judgment:
5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is
angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the
judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in
danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in
danger of hell fire.
5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to
the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against
thee;
5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar,
and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and
offer thy gift.
5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly,
whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary
deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer,
and thou be cast into prison.
5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by
no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them
of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever
looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her
already in his heart.
5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee,
pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee
that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body
should be cast into hell.
5:30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut
it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one
of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be
cast into hell.
5:31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put
away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever
shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth
her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced
committeth adultery.
5:33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been
said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt
perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
5:34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all;
neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his
footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head,
because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
5:37 But let your communication be, Yea,
yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said,
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not
evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him
the other also.
5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the
law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go
a mile, go with him twain.
5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from
him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies,
bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for
them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
5:45 That ye may be the children of your
Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil
and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
5:46 For if ye love them which love you,
what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
5:47 And if ye salute your brethren only,
what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your
Father which is in heaven is perfect.
6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms
before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your
Father which is in heaven.
6:2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms,
do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the
synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily
I say unto you, They have their reward.
6:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy
left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
6:4 That thine alms may be in secret: and
thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not
be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the
synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of
men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into
thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which
is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee
openly.
6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain
repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be
heard for their much speaking.
6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for
your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
6:10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in
earth, as it is in heaven.
6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we
forgive our debtors.
6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the
glory, for ever. Amen.
6:14 For if ye forgive men their
trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
6:15 But if ye forgive not men their
trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
6:16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the
hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that
they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have
their reward.
6:17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint
thine head, and wash thy face;
6:18 That thou appear not unto men to fast,
but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in
secret, shall reward thee openly.
6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures
upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break
through and steal:
6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in
heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do
not break through nor steal:
6:21 For where your treasure is, there will
your heart be also.
6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if
therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole
body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee
be darkness, how great is that darkness!
6:24 No man can serve two masters: for
either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold
to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no
thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor
yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than
meat, and the body than raiment?
6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they
sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your
heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
6:27 Which of you by taking thought can add
one cubit unto his stature?
6:28 And why take ye thought for raiment?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not,
neither do they spin:
6:29 And yet I say unto you, That even
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass
of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven,
shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying,
What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we
be clothed?
6:32 (For after all these things do the
Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of
all these things.
6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
6:34 Take therefore no thought for the
morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye
shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured
to you again.
7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is
in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine
own eye?
7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother,
Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in
thine own eye?
7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam
out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the
mote out of thy brother's eye.
7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the
dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them
under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek,
and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth;
and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be
opened.
7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if
his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him
a serpent?
7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to
give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father
which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye
would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is
the law and the prophets.
7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for
wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction,
and many there be which go in thereat:
7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow
is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come
to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do
men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth
good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil
fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth
good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall
know them.
7:21 Not every one that saith unto me,
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth
the will of my Father which is in heaven.
7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast
out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I
never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these
sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man,
which built his house upon a rock:
7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods
came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not:
for it was founded upon a rock.
7:26 And every one that heareth these
sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish
man, which built his house upon the sand:
7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods
came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and
great was the fall of it.
7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had
ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
7:29 For he taught them as one having
authority, and not as the scribes.
8:1 When he was come down from the
mountain, great multitudes followed him.
8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and
worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
8:3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and
touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his
leprosy was cleansed.
8:4 And Jesus saith unto him,
See thou tell
no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift
that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
8:5 And when Jesus was entered into
Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
8:6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at
home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
8:7 And Jesus saith unto him,
I will come
and heal him.
8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord,
I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the
word only, and my servant shall be healed.
8:9 For I am a man under authority, having
soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to
another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth
it.
8:10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and
said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so
great faith, no, not in Israel.
8:11 And I say unto you, That many shall
come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and
Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall
be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth.
8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion,
Go
thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his
servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
8:14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's
house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
8:15 And he touched her hand, and the fever
left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
8:16 When the even was come, they brought
unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the
spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities,
and bare our sicknesses.
8:18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes
about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
8:19 And a certain scribe came, and said
unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
8:20 And Jesus saith unto him,
The foxes
have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man
hath not where to lay his head.
8:21 And another of his disciples said unto
him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
8:22 But Jesus said unto him,
Follow me;
and let the dead bury their dead.
8:23 And when he was entered into a ship,
his disciples followed him.
8:24 And, behold, there arose a great
tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves:
but he was asleep.
8:25 And his disciples came to him, and
awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
8:26 And he saith unto them,
Why are ye
fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds
and the sea; and there was a great calm.
8:27 But the men marvelled, saying, What
manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
8:28 And when he was come to the other side
into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with
devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man
might pass by that way.
8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying,
What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come
hither to torment us before the time?
8:30 And there was a good way off from them
an herd of many swine feeding.
8:31 So the devils besought him, saying, If
thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
8:32 And he said unto them,
Go. And when
they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the
whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and
perished in the waters.
8:33 And they that kept them fled, and went
their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen
to the possessed of the devils.
8:34 And, behold, the whole city came out
to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would
depart out of their coasts.
9:1 And he entered into a ship, and passed
over, and came into his own city.
9:2 And, behold, they brought to him a man
sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said
unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be
forgiven thee.
9:3 And, behold, certain of the scribes
said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
9:4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said,
Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
9:5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins
be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of
man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of
the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
9:7 And he arose, and departed to his
house.
9:8 But when the multitudes saw it, they
marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence,
he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he
saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
9:10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at
meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat
down with him and his disciples.
9:11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they
said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and
sinners?
9:12 But when Jesus heard that, he said
unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are
sick.
9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth,
I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the
righteous, but sinners to repentance.
9:14 Then came to him the disciples of
John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples
fast not?
9:15 And Jesus said unto them,
Can the
children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with
them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from
them, and then shall they fast.
9:16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth
unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh
from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old
bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the
bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are
preserved.
9:18 While he spake these things unto them,
behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My
daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she
shall live.
9:19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and
so did his disciples.
9:20 And, behold, a woman, which was
diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and
touched the hem of his garment:
9:21 For she said within herself, If I may
but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
9:22 But Jesus turned him about, and when
he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made
thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
9:23 And when Jesus came into the ruler's
house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
9:24 He said unto them,
Give place: for the
maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
9:25 But when the people were put forth, he
went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
9:26 And the fame hereof went abroad into
all that land.
9:27 And when Jesus departed thence, two
blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have
mercy on us.
9:28 And when he was come into the house,
the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them,
Believe ye that
I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
9:29 Then touched he their eyes, saying,
According to your faith be it unto you.
9:30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus
straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
9:31 But they, when they were departed,
spread abroad his fame in all that country.
9:32 As they went out, behold, they brought
to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
9:33 And when the devil was cast out, the
dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen
in Israel.
9:34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out
devils through the prince of the devils.
9:35 And Jesus went about all the cities
and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel
of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the
people.
9:36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was
moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were
scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples,
The
harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the
harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
10:1 And when he had called unto him his
twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast
them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of
disease.
10:2 Now the names of the twelve apostles
are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his
brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and
Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose
surname was Thaddaeus;
10:4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas
Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and
commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into
any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the
house of Israel.
10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is at hand.
10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,
raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor
brass in your purses,
10:10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither
two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of
his meat.
10:11 And into whatsoever city or town ye
shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go
thence.
10:12 And when ye come into an house,
salute it.
10:13 And if the house be worthy, let your
peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to
you.
10:14 And whosoever shall not receive you,
nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake
off the dust of your feet.
10:15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be
more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of
judgment, than for that city.
10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in
the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as
doves.
10:17 But beware of men: for they will
deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their
synagogues;
10:18 And ye shall be brought before
governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the
Gentiles.
10:19 But when they deliver you up, take no
thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that
same hour what ye shall speak.
10:20 For it is not ye that speak, but the
Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
10:21 And the brother shall deliver up the
brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall
rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
10:22 And ye shall be hated of all men for
my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
10:23 But when they persecute you in this
city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not
have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
10:24 The disciple is not above his master,
nor the servant above his lord.
10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he
be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the
master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of
his household?
10:26 Fear them not therefore: for there is
nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not
be known.
10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that
speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon
the housetops.
10:28 And fear not them which kill the
body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is
able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a
farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your
Father.
10:30 But the very hairs of your head are
all numbered.
10:31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more
value than many sparrows.
10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me
before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in
heaven.
10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before
men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
10:34 Think not that I am come to send
peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
10:35 For I am come to set a man at
variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and
the daughter in law against her mother in law.
10:36 And a man's foes shall be they of his
own household.
10:37 He that loveth father or mother more
than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more
than me is not worthy of me.
10:38 And he that taketh not his cross, and
followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose
it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
10:40 He that receiveth you receiveth me,
and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
10:41 He that receiveth a prophet in the
name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that
receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive
a righteous man's reward.
10:42 And whosoever shall give to drink
unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of
a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his
reward.
11:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had
made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to
teach and to preach in their cities.
11:2 Now when John had heard in the prison
the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
11:3 And said unto him, Art thou he that
should come, or do we look for another?
11:4 Jesus answered and said unto them,
Go
and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the
lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are
raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
11:6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not
be offended in me.
11:7 And as they departed, Jesus began to
say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the
wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
11:8 But what went ye out for to see? A man
clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in
kings' houses.
11:9 But what went ye out for to see? A
prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
11:10 For this is he, of whom it is
written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall
prepare thy way before thee.
11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them
that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the
Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is
greater than he.
11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist
until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent
take it by force.
11:13 For all the prophets and the law
prophesied until John.
11:14 And if ye will receive it, this is
Elias, which was for to come.
11:15 He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear.
11:16 But whereunto shall I liken this
generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and
calling unto their fellows,
11:17 And saying, We have piped unto you,
and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not
lamented.
11:18 For John came neither eating nor
drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
11:19 The Son of man came eating and
drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a
friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her
children.
11:20 Then began he to upbraid the cities
wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
11:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto
thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had
been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in
sackcloth and ashes.
11:22 But I say unto you, It shall be more
tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
11:23 And thou, Capernaum, which art
exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty
works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would
have remained until this day.
11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall be
more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for
thee.
11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said,
I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast
hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them
unto babes.
11:26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed
good in thy sight.
11:27 All things are delivered unto me of
my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth
any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will
reveal him.
11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and
are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of
me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your
souls.
11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is
light.
