ithered hand restored. CHAPTER XII. ST. MATTHEW, XII. 10 A withered disciples pluck ears of corn on the sabbath. nd restored whole. 14 Jesus healeth many, and chargeth m not to make him known. 22 A blind and dumb man possed with a devil is healed. 31 Blasphemy against the Holy rost. 38 The scribes and Pharisees seek a sign. 46 Jesus e, disciples are his nearest relatives. [A. D. 31.] I that time a Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples e ahungered, and began to pluck the ears corn, and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it, they I unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that ich is not lawful to do upon the sabbath But I say unto you, That in this place one greater than the temple. But if ye had known what this meaneth, will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye uld not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord even of the bath day. "And when he was departed thence, he it into their synagogue: 0 ¶ And, behold, there was a man which his hand withered. And they asked , saying, Is it lawful to heal on the bath days? that they might accuse him. 1 And he said unto them, What man ll there be among you, that shall have sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the bath day, will he not lay hold on it, and it out? k Jesus healeth many. 13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other. 14 Then 'the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him. 15 But when Jesus knew it, m he withdrew himself from thence: "and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; 16 And charged them that they should not make him known: 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles. 19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. 21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust. 8 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by 2 Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 And Jesus 'knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: 26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? 27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. 29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. 30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. 31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. e 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Luke 1. 33. & 11. 20. & 17. 20, 21. u Dan. 2. 44. & 7. 14. x Is. 49. 24. Luke 11. 21. 22. 23. y Mark 3. 28. Luke 12. 10. Heh. 6. 4, &c. & 10. 26, 29. 1 John 5. 16. 2 Acts 7. 51. a ch. 11. 19. & 13. 55. John 7. 12, 52. b 1 Tim. 1. 13. e ch. 7. 17. Luke 6. 43. 44. d ch. 3. 7. & 23. 33, f ch. 16. 1. Mark 8. 11. Luke 11. 16, 29. John 2. 18. 1 h Jonah e Luke 6. 45. Cor. 1. 22. g Is. 57. 3. ch. 16. 4. Mark 8. 38. John. 4. 48. An evil ger given to it, but the sign of Jonas: h 40 For as Jonas was th three nights in the whale's b the Son of man be three da nights in the heart of the eart] 41 The men of Nineveh sha judgment with this generation condemn it: 'because they re preaching of Jonas; and, beh than Jonas is here. m 42 The queen of the south in the judgment with this ge shall condemn it: for she ca uttermost parts of the earth wisdom of Solomon; and, beh than Solomon is here. 43 "When the unclean spir of a man, he walketh throug seeking rest, and findeth none. 44 Then he saith, I will re house from whence I came ou he is come, he findeth it empt. garnished. 45 Then goeth he, and take self seven other spirits more himself, and they enter in and and the last state of that man the first. Even so shall it be a wicked generation. 46 While he yet talked ple, behold, his mother and stood without, desiring to speak 47 Then one said unto him, mother and thy brethren sta desiring to speak with thee. 48 But he answered and sa that told him, Who is my who are my brethren? 49 And he stretched forth toward his disciples, and said, mother and my brethren! 50 For whosoever shall do t Father which is in heaven, the brother, and sister, and mother. The parable of the sower, CHAPTER XIII. hear, and shall not understand; and seeing The parable of the sower, 18 and its exposition. 24 The parable ye shall see, and shall not perceive: of the tares, 31 of the mustard seed, 33 of the leaven, 44 of THE a 2 And great multitudes were gathered ogether unto him, so that he went into a hip, and sat; and the whole multitude tood on the shore. 3 And he spake many things unto them 1 parables, saying, "Behold, a sower went orth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by he way side, and the fowls came and deoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where hey had not much earth; and forthwith. ey sprung up, because they had no deepess of earth: 6 And when the sun was up, they were orched; and because they had no root, ey withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the orns sprung up, and choked them: 8. But others fell into good ground, and ought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, me sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 And the disciples came, and said unto m, Why speakest thou unto them in parles?. 11 He answered and said unto them, cause it is given unto you to know the ysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to em it is not given. 12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be ren, and he shall have more abundance: t whosoever hath not, from him shall be ken away even that he hath. 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: cause they seeing see not; and hearing ey hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy Esaias, which saith, 'By hearing ye shall i, 27. 15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 16 But 'blessed are your eyes, for they see and your ears, for they hear. m That 17 For verily I say unto you, many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 18 Hear ye therefore the parable of ། the sower. n 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. 20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. 22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field : 25 But while men slept, his enemy came The parable of the tares, ST. MATTHEW, XIII. and the e and sowed tares among the wheat, and came unto him, saying, Declare went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them but 'gather the wheat into my barn. 31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. 33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 1 34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: 35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the found ation of the world. 36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples t ch. 3. 12. u Is. 2. 2. 3. Mic. 4. 1. Mark 4. 30, &c. Luke 13. 18, 19. x Luke 13, 20, &c. 1 Gr. saton, a measure containing nearly a peck and a half. y Mark 4. 33, 34. z Ps. 78. 2. a Rom. 16, 25, 26. 1 Cor. 2. 7. Eph. 3. 9. Col. 1. 26. b ch. 24. 14. & 28. 19. Mark 16, 15, 20. Luke 24. 47. Rom. 10. 18. Col. 1. 6. c Gen. 3. 15. John 8. 44. Acts 13. 10. 1 John parable of the tares of the field. 37 He answered and said un that soweth the good seed is man; b 38 The field is the world; th are the children of the kingdo tares are the children of the w 39 The enemy that sowed t devil; "the harvest is the end of and the reapers are the angels. 40 As therefore the tares a and burned in the fire; so shall end of this world. 41 The Son of man shall sen angels, and they shall gather kingdom all things that offend which do iniquity; 42 And shall cast them int of fire: there shall be wailing ing of teeth. 43 Then shall the righteous as the sun in the kingdom of th Who hath ears to hear, let him 44 Again, the kingdom of like unto treasure hid in a field; when a man hath found, he hide joy thereof goeth and selleth hath, and 'buyeth that field. k 45 Again, the kingdom of he unto a merchantman, seeking goo 46 Who, when he had found of great price, went and sold had, and bought it. 47 Again, the kingdom of like unto a net, that was cast in and "gathered of every kind : 48 Which, when it was full, to shore, and sat down, and ga good into vessels, but cast the ba 49 So shall it be at the end of the angels shall come forth, and wicked from among the just, 50 P And shall cast them into of fire: there shall be wailing and of teeth. 1 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye untood all these things? They say unto Yea, Lord. ? Then said he unto them, Therefore y scribe, which is instructed unto the dom of heaven, is like unto a man that householder, which bringeth forth out is treasure things new and old. And it came to pass, that when s had finished these parables, he deed thence. And when he was come into his own try, he taught them in their synagogue, nuch that they were astonished, and Whence hath this man this wisdom, these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? is his mother called Mary? and 'his ren, "James, and Joses, and Simon, and s? And his sisters, are they not all with Whence then hath this man all these Is ? And they were offended in him. But s said unto them, 'A prophet is not out honour, save in his own country, in his own house. 1 And he did not many mighty works › because of their unbelief. CHAPTER XIV. Five thousand fed. death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. 6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. 7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. 8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John the Baptist's head in a charger. 9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. 10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. 11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. e 13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. 14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. 15 ¶ And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert 8 opinion of Jesus. 3 Why John the Baptist was beheaded place, and the time is now past; send the Jesus feedeth five thousand men. 22 He walketh on the sea. Is many as touch the hem of his garment are healed. [A. D. that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, And said unto his servants, This is John Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and fore mighty works 'do shew forth selves in him. For Herod had laid hold on John, bound him, and put him in prison for dias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. For John said unto him, "It is not lawor thee to have her... And when he would have put him to r ch. 2. 23. Mark 6.1. 3. 17. Luke 3. 23. John 6. 42. Mark 6.3, 4. y Luke 4. 24. XIV. a Mark 6. 14. Luke 9.7. t Luke 4. 16, 23. ch. 12. 46. John 4. 44. s Is. 49. 7. u Mark 15. 40. z Mark 6, 5, 6. 1 Or, are wrought by him. multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. 16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. 17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 18 He said, Bring them hither to me. 19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, "he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 20 And they did all eat, and were filled : |