4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests? 5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? 6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater: a greater thing than the temple. 7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of man is Lord [even] of the sabbath day. 9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue: 10 ¶ And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. 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 shew 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. 22 ¶ Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that [the blind and] dumb [both] spake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 11 And he said unto them, What man [shall there be] among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? 12 How much then is a man 25 And [Jesus] knew their better than a sheep? Wherefore it is thoughts, and said unto them, Every lawful to do well on the sabbath days. kingdom divided against itself is 13 Then saith he to the man, brought to desolation; and every city Stretch forth thine hand. And he or house divided against itself shall stretched it forth; and it was restored not stand: 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, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; 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. 28 But if I cast out devils by the 6 μeíčov Rec. peitov, Lach. Tisch. T.S.Green, Alford, Tregelles. 8 kai Rec. Omitted by Lach. Tisch. T.S.Green, Alford, Tregelles. 11 oraι Rec. Omitted by Tisch. T.S.Green, Alford, Tregelles. 22 Tupλòv Kai Rec. Omitted by Lach. Tisch. &, B, D, k, etc., N. Syriac, Coptic. 22 Kai Rec. Omitted by Lach. Tisch. T.S.Green, Alford, Tregelles. 25 6'Inooûs, Rec. Omitted by Lach. Tisch. T.S.Green, Alford, Tregelles. Spirit of God, then the kingdom of 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]. ration seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: 40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. 32 And whosoever speaketh a word 42 The queen of the south shall against the Son of man, it shall be rise up in the judgment with this forgiven him: but whosoever speak-generation, and shall condemn it: eth against the Holy Ghost, it shall for she came from the uttermost not be forgiven him, neither in this parts of the earth to hear the wisdom world, neither in the world to come. of Solomon; and, behold, a greater 33 Either make the tree good, and than Solomon is here. his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. 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. 38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered [him], saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. 43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. 46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. 47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. 48 But he answered and said 39 But he answered and said unto unto him that told him, Who is my them, An evil and adulterous gene-mother? and who are my brethren? 31 Toîs ȧvěpáπois Rec. Omitted by Lach. T.S.Green, Tregelles, &, B, etc., k, Vulgate, Coptic, etc. 35 Tns Kapdías Rec. Omitted by Lach. Tisch. T.S.Green, Alford, Tregelles. 49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. CHAP. XIII. 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, HE same day went Jesus out of and shall not perceive: the house, and sat by the sea side. 15 For this people's heart is waxed 2 And great multitudes were ga-gross, and their ears are dull of hearthered together unto him, so that he ing, and their eyes they have closed; went into a ship, and sat; and the lest at any time they should see with whole multitude stood on the shore. their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 17 For verily I say unto you, That 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. 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 11 He answered and said unto when tribulation or persecution aristhem, Because it is given unto you eth because of the word, by and by to know the mysteries of the kingdom he is offended. of heaven, but to them it is not given. 22 He also that received seed 12 For whosoever hath, to him among the thorns is he that heareth shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 9 áκoveLv Rec. Omitted by Tisch. T.S.Green, Alford. 23 But he that received seed into 33 Another parable spake he the good ground is he that heareth unto them; The kingdom of heaven the word, and understandeth it; is like unto leaven, which a woman which also beareth fruit, and bringeth took, and hid in three measures of forth, some an hundredfold, some meal, till the whole was leavened. sixty, some thirty. 24 Another parable put he forth unto the multitude in parables; and unto them, saying, The kingdom of without a parable spake he not unto heaven is likened unto a man which them: sowed good seed in his field: 25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and 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: and they 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. 34 All these things spake Jesus 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 foundation [of the world]. 36 Then [Jesus] sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. 37 He answered and said [unto them], He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this: the world. 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom_of their Father. Who hath ears [to hear], let him hear. 28 Soûto Rec. Omitted by Tisch. T.S.Green, Alford. 35 Tоù κóσμov Rec. Omitted by Lach. Tisch. T.S.Green, Alford, Tregelles, B, 1, 22, e, k, N. Syriac, Origen. 36 d'Inooûs Rec. 37 avrois Rec. 40 TOÚTOV Rec. Omitted by Lach. Tisch. T.S.Green, Alford, Tregelles. 44 ¶ [Again,] the kingdom of hea- | is not his mother called Mary? and ven is like unto treasure hid in a his brethren, James, and Joses: field; the which when a man hath Joseph and Simon, and Judas? found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45 ¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? 57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. 58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. CHAP. XIV. 47 ¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: 48 Which, when it was full, they AT that time Herod the tetrarch drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. 49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, 50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 51 [Jesus saith unto them], Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, [Lord]. 52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. 53 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. 54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? 55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Α heard of the fame of Jesus, 2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mightyworks do shew forth themselves in him. 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother [Philip's] wife. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 5 And when he would have put him to 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 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. 44 Táv Rec. Omitted by Tisch. T.S.Green, Alford, Tregelles. 51 Aéyei avtoîs 51 Kúpte Rec. 55 'Iwons Rec. 3 PITTOV Rec. 'Inooûs Rec. Omitted by Lach. Tisch. T.S.Green, Alford, Tregelles. |