to teach and to preach. CHAP. X. The lawyer's question. 16 He that heareth you, hear- and have not seen them; and to eth me; and he that despiseth hear those things which ye hear, you, despiseth me; and he that and have not heard them. despiseth me, despiseth him that 25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted 17 And the seventy return- him, saying, Master, what shall ed again with joy, saying, Lord, I do to inherit eternal life? even the devils are subject unto 26 He said unto him, What us through thy name. is written in the law? how read sent me. 18 And he said unto them, est thou? I beheld Satan as lightning fall 27 And he answering said, from heaven. Thou shalt love the Lord thy 19 Behold, I give unto you God with all thy heart, and power to tread on serpents and with all thy soul, and with all scorpions, and over all the pow-thy strength, and with all thy er of the enemy: and nothing mind; and thy neighbour as shall by any means hurt you. thyself. 20 Notwithstanding, in this 28 And he said unto him, rejoice not, that the spirits are Thou hast answered right: this subject unto you; but rather do, and thou shalt live. rejoice, because your names are 29 But he, willing to justify written in heaven. himself, said unto Jesus, And 21 ¶ In that hour Jesus rejoiced who is my neighbour? in spirit, and said, I thank thee, 30 And Jesus answering, said, O Father, Lord of heaven and A certain man went down from earth, that thou hast hid these Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell things from the wise and prudent, among thieves, which stripped and hast revealed them unto him of his raiment, and woundbabes: even so, Father; for so ed him, and departed, leaving it seemed good in thy sight. him half dead. 22 All things are delivered to 31 And by chance there came me of my Father: and no man down a certain priest that way; knoweth who the Son is, but the and when he saw him, he passFather; and who the Father is, ed by on the other side. but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. 32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came 23 ¶ And he turned him unto and looked on him, and passed his disciples, and said privately, by on the other side. Blessed are the eyes which see 33 But a certain Samaritan, the things that ye see. as he journeyed, came where he 24 For I tell you, That many was: and when he saw him, he prophets and kings have desired had compassion on him, to see those things which ye see, 34 And went to him, and him. The disciples instructed to pray CHAP. XI. his own beast, and brought him AND it came to pass, that to an inn, and took care of as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one 35 And on the morrow, when of his disciples said unto him, he departed, he took out two Lord, teach us to pray, as John pence, and gave them to the host, also taught his disciples. and said unto him, Take care 2 And he said unto them, of him: and whatsoever thou When ye pray, say, Our Father spendest more, when I come which art in heaven, Hallowed again. I will repay thee. be thy name. Thy kingdom 36 Which now of these three, come. Thy will be done, as in thinkest thou, was neighbour heaven, so in earth. unto him that fell among the 3 Give us day by day our daily bread. thieves? 37 And he said, He that 4 And forgive us our sins; for shewed mercy on him. Then we also forgive every one that said Jesus unto him, Go, and is indebted to us. And lead us do thou likewise, not into temptation; but deliver 38 ¶ Now it came to pass, as us from evil. they went, that he entered into 5 And he said unto them, a certain village: and a certain Which of you shall have a friend, woman, named Martha, received and shall go unto him at midhim into her house. night, and say unto him, Friend, 39 And she had a sister call-lend me three loaves: ed Mary, which also sat at Je- 6 For a friend of mine in his sus' feet, and heard his word. journey is come to me, and 40 But Martha was cumber-I have nothing to set before ed about much serving, and him? me. came to him, and said, Lord, 7 And he from within shall andost thou not care that my sis-swer and say, Trouble me not: ter hath left me to serve alone? the door is now shut, and my bid her therefore that she help children are with me in bed; 1 cannot rise and give thee. 41 And Jesus answered, and 8 I say unto you, Though he said unto her, Martha, Martha, will not rise and give him, bethou art careful, and troubled cause he is his friend, yet beabout many things: cause of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. 42 But one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. 9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, The miracles of Christ CHAP. XI. not wrought through Beelzebub. and ye shall find; knock, and it sons cast them out? therefore shall be opened unto you. shall they be your judges. 10 For every one that asketh, 20 But if I with the finger of receiveth; and he that seeketh, God cast out devils, no doubt findeth; and to him that knock-the kingdom of God is come upeth, it shall be opened. on you. 11 If a son shall ask bread of 21 When a strong man armed any of you that is a father, will keepeth his palace, his goods he give him a stone? or if he are in peace: ask a fish, will he for a fish give 22 But when a stronger than him a serpent? he shall come upon him, and 12 Or if he shall ask an egg, overcome him, he taketh from will he offer him a scorpion? him all his armour wherein he 13 If ye then, being evil, trusted, and divideth his spoils. know how to give good gifts un- 23 He that is not with me is to your children: how much against me: and he that gathermore shall your heavenly Fath-eth not with me scattereth. er give the Holy Spirit to them 24 When the unclean spirit is that ask him? gone out of a man, he walketh 14 ¶ And he was casting out a through dry places, seeking rest: devil, and it was dumb. And it and finding none, he saith, I will came to pass when the devil return unto my house whence 1 was gone out, the dumb spake ; came out. and the people wondered. 15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of the devils. 25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. 26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more 16 And others tempting him, wicked than himself; and they sought of him a sign from hea-enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse ven. 17 But he, knowing their than the first. up thoughts, said unto them, Every 27 ¶ And it came to pass, as kingdom divided against itself, he spake these things, a certain is brought to desolation; and woman of the company lifted a house divided against a house, her voice, and said unto him, falleth. Blessed is the womb that bare 18 If Satan also be divided thee, and the paps which thou against himself, how shall his hast sucked. kingdom stand? because ye say 28 But he said, Yea, rather that I cast out devils through blessed are they that hear the Beelzebub. word of God, and keep it. 29 ¶ And when the people 19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your were gathered thick together, The sign of Jonas. LUKE, Christ reproveth the Pharisees, he began to say, This is an evil shining of a candle doth give generation: they seek a sign; thee light. ¶ and there shall no sign be given 37 And as he spake, a cerit, but the sign of Jonas the tain Pharisee besought him to prophet. dine with him: and he went in 30 For as Jonas was a sign and sat down to meat. unto the Ninevites, so shall also 38 And when the Pharisee the Son of man be to this gene- saw it, he marvelled that he had ration. not first washed before dinner. 31 The queen of the south 39 And the Lord said unto shall rise up in the judgment him. Now do ye Pharisees make with the men of this generation, clean the outside of the cup and and condemn them: for she the platter; but your inward part came from the utmost parts of is full of ravening and wickedthe earth, to hear the wisdom of ness. Solomon; and behold, a great- 40 Ye fools, did not he that er than Solomon is here. made that which is without, 32 The men of Nineveh shall make that which is within also? rise up in the judgment with 41 But rather give alms of this generation, and shall con- such things as ye have; and demn it for they repented at behold, all things are clean unto the preaching of Jonas; and be-you. hold, a greater than Jonas is here. 42 But wo unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint, and rue, 33 No man when he hath and all manner of herbs, and lighted a candle, putteth it in pass over judgment and the love a secret place, neither under a of God: these ought ye to have bushel, but on a candlestick, done, and not to leave the other that they which come in may see undone. the light. 43 Wo unto you, Pharisees! 34 The light of the body is for ye love the uppermost seats the eye: therefore when thine eye in the synagogues, and greetings is single, thy whole body also is in the markets. full of light; but when thine eye 44 Wo unto you, scribes and is evil, thy body also is full of Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye darkness. are as graves which appear not, 35 Take heed therefore, that and the men that walk over them the light which is in thee be not are not aware of them. 45 Then answered one of darkness. 36 If thy whole body there- the lawyers, and said unto him, fore be full of light, having no Master, thus saying, thou repart dark, the whole shall be proachest us also. full of light; as when the bright 46 And he said, Wo unto you scribes, and lawyers. CHAP. XII. He preacheth against hypocrisy. CHAP. XI. Of avoiding hypocrisy. also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves TN the mean time, when there touch not the burdens with one were gathered together an inof your fingers. numerable multitude of people, IN 47 Wo unto you! for ye build insomuch that they trode one the sepulchres of the prophets, upon another, he began to say and your fathers killed them. unto his disciples first of all, 48 Truly ye bear witness, Beware ye of the leaven of the that ye allow the deeds of your Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. fathers for they indeed killed 2 For there is nothing covered, them, and ye build their sepul- that shall not be revealed; neichres. ther hid, that shall not be known. 49 Therefore also said the 3 Therefore, whatsoever ye wisdom of God, I will send them have spoken in darkness, shall prophets and apostles, and some be heard in the light; and that of them they shall slay and per-which ye have spoken in the ear in closets, shall be proclaim secute: 50 That the blood of all the ed upon the house-tops. prophets, which was shed from 4 And I say unto you, my the foundation of the world, friends, Be not afraid of them may be required of this genera- that kill the body, and after that, tion; have no more that they can do. 51 From the blood of Abel 5 But I will forewarn you unto the blood of Zacharias, whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which perished between the al-which after he hath killed, hath tar and the temple: verily, I power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, It shall be required say unto you, Fear him. of this generation. 6 Are not five sparrows sold 52 Wo unto you, lawyers! for for two farthings, and not one of ye have taken away the key of them is forgotten before God? knowledge: ye entered not in 7 But even the very hairs of yourselves, and them that were your head are all numbered. entering in ye hindered. Fear not therefore: ye are of 53 And as he said these things more value than many sparrows. unto them, the scribes and the 8 Also I say unto you, WhoPharisees began to urge him ve-soever shall confess me before hemently, and to provoke him to men, him shall the Son of man speak of many things; also confess before the angels of 54 Laying wait for him, and God. seeking to catch something out 9 But he that denieth me beof his mouth, that they might fore men, shall be denied before accuse him the angels of God. |