them, When it is evening, ye say It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. m 30 And great multitudes came 3 And in the morning, It will be unto him, having with them those foul weather to-day: for the sky is that were lame, blind, dumb, maim-red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ed, and many others, and cast them ye can discern the face of the sky; down at Jesus' feet; and he healed but can ye not discern the signs of them: the times? 31 Insomuch that the multitudet wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. f32 T Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. 4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed. f5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. 6 T Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 7 And they reasoned among 33 And his disciples say unto | themselves, saying, It is because him, Whence should we have so we have taken no bread. much bread in the wilderness, ast 8 Which when Jesus perceived, to fill so great a multitude? he said unto them, O ye of little 34 And Jesus saith unto them, faith, why reason ye among yourHow many loaves have ye? And selves, because ye have brought they said, Seven, and a few little | no bread ? fishes. 35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 36 And he took the seven loaves | and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. m37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. 38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children. 9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up ? 10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? t 12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the f39 And he sent away the multi- CHAP. XVI. HE Pharisees also and the f13 ¶ When Jesus came into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do Tsadducers came, and, tempt- men say that I the son of man ing, desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. am? 14 And they said, Some say that 2 He answered and said unto thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or shall a man give in exchange for one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, but whom say ye that I am? t* 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. t 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. : 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. 20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. 21 T From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. 22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. t 23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan; thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. his soul? r 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father, with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. 28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. CHAP. XVII. keth Peter, James, and John ND after six days, Jesus ta his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart, t* 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. 4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias, t 5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him. f6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. 7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. ƒ 8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save d 24 ¶ Then said Jesus unto his dis-Jesus only. 25 For whosoever will save his life,shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it. 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what 9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. 10 And his disciples' asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? 11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first tribute-money, came to Peter, and come, and restore all things: said, Doth not your Master pay 25 He saith, Yes. And when he t 12 But I say unto you, That tribute? Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto was come into the house, Jesus prehim whatsoever they listed: like-vented him, saying, What thinkest wise shall also the Son of man suf- thou, Simon? of whom do the fer of them. kings of the earth take custom or 13 Then the disciples under- tribute? of their own children, or stood that he spake unto them of of strangers? John the Baptist. 26 Peter saith unto him, Of f14 T And when they were come strangers. Jesus saith unto him, to the multitude, there came to Then are the children free. him a certain man kneeling downr 27 Notwithstanding, lest we to him, and saying, 15 Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic, and sore vexed, for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up: and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. CHAP. XVIII. 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. t 17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse gene-f T the same time came the disration, how long shall I be with ciples unto Jesus, saying, you? how long shall I suffer you? Who is the greatest in the kingdom Bring him hither to me. m18 And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. ƒ19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? I ƒA of heaven? 2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, t* 3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. t 20 And Jesus said unto them, Be- d 21 Howbeit, this kind goeth not 22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: 23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry. ƒ 24 ¶ And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received 5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name, re t 6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. w 7 T Wo unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but wo to that man by whom the offence cometh! d 8 Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee; it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maim- | shall ask, it shall be done for them ed, rather than having two hands of my Father which is in heaven. or two feet, to be cast into ever-t* 20 For where two or three are lasting fire. gathered together in my name, t 9 And if thine eye offend thee, there am I in the midst of them. pluck it out, and cast it from thee: f21 T Then came Peter to him, it is better for thee to enter into life and said, Lord, how oft shall my with one eye, rather than having brother sin against me, and I fortwo eyes, to be cast into hell-fire. give him? till seven times? d 10 Take heed that ye despise not d 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say one of these little ones: for I say not unto thee, until seven times: unto you, That in heaven their an- but, Until seventy times seven. gels do always behold the face of i 23 ¶ Therefore is the kingdom of my Father which is in heaven. heaven likened unto a certain king t 11 For the Son of man is come which would take account of his to save that which was lost. servants. 12 How think ye? If a man have 24 And when he had begun to a hundred sheep, and one of them reckon, one was brought unto him be gone astray, doth he not leave which owed him ten thousand tathe ninety and nine, and goeth in-lents. to the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? 13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. 14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. d* 15 T Moreover, if thy brother d 17 And if he shall neglect to hear t 18 Verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth, as touching any thing that they 25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and chil dren, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. 28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him a hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. 29 And his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. 31 So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. 32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: d 33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee? 34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. t 35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. CHAP. XIX. 10 T His disciples say unto him If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. 11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. 12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to fAND it came to pass that receive it, let him receive it. when Jesus had finished f* 13 ¶ Then were there brought these sayings, he departed from unto him little children, that he Galilee, and came into the coasts should put his hands on them, and of Judea, beyond Jordan: pray and the disciples rebuked m 2 And great multitudes follow- them. ed him, and he healed them there. d 14 But Jesus said, Suffer little f3 The Pharisees also came un- children, and forbid them not, to to him, tempting him, and saying come unto me: for of such is the unto him, Is it lawful for a man to kingdom of heaven. put away his wife for every cause? f 15 And he laid his hands on 4 And he answered and said them, and departed thence. unto them, Have ye not read, that f 16 TAnd behold, one came and he which made them at the begin- said unto him, Good Master, what ning, made them male and female, good thing shall I do that I may 5 And said, For this cause shall have eternal life? callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the a man leave father and mother, t 17 And he said unto him, Why and shall cleave to his wife and they twain shall be one flesh? t 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What there- commandments. fore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? d 18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, d 19 Honour thy father and thy 8 He saith unto them, Moses, mother: and, Thou shalt love thy because of the hardness of your neighbour as thyself. hearts, suffered you to put away f 20 The young man saith unto your wives but from the begin- him, All these things have I kept ning it was not so. from my youth up: what lack I yet? p 9 And I say unto you, Whoso- d 21 Jesus said unto him, If thou ever shall put away his wife, ex- wilt be perfect, go and sell that cept it be for fornication, and shall thou hast, and give to the poor, marry another, committeth adul- and thou shalt have treasure in tery and whoso marrieth her heaven: and come and follow me. which is put away, doth commit c 22 But when the young man adultery. heard that saying, he went away |