for it is the city of the great King: thine alms, do not sound a trumpet 36 Neither shalt thou swear by before thee, as the hypocrites do, thy head; because thou canst not in the synagogues, and in the make one hair white or black. streets, that they may have glory d 37 But let your communication of men. Verily, I say unto you, be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for what- They have their reward. soever is more than these, cometh of evil. d 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not thou away. 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 se p 5 ¶ And when thou prayest, thou 8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before 43 ¶ Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy: d 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; h 45 That ye may be the children of your father which is in heaven: ye ask him. for he maketh his sun to rise on the d 9 After this manner therefore evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? d 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as you Father which is in heaven is perfect. PTA CHAP. VI. AKE 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. d2 Therefore, when thou doest pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 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. b 14 For, if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you : 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. 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. d 19 ↑ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal. 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin; 29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon, in all his glory,was not arrayed like one of these. 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? p 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? or, wherewithal shall we be clothed ? 32 (For after all these things do 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither the Gentiles seek) for your heavenmoth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. ly Father knoweth that ye have 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. in thee be darkness, how great is P JUD that darkness! t 24 T 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. CHAP. VII. "UDGE not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 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? d 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat,or what ye shall drink; 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy nor yet for your body, what ye brother, Let me pull out the mote shall put on. Is not the life more out of thine eye; and behold, a than meat, and the body than rai-beam is in thine own eye? ment? d 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for the beam out of thine own eye; they sow not, neither do they reap, and then shalt thou see clearly to nor gather into barns; yet your cast out the mote out of thy broheavenly Father feedeth them. ther's eye. Are ye not much better than they? [d 6 T Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your t 21 ¶ Not every one that saith pearls before swine, lest they tram-unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter ple them under their feet, and turn into the kingdom of heaven; but again and rend you. he that doeth the will of my father which is in heaven. d7 ¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? A 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? d* 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. d* 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: t 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. d 15 ¶ Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 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? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. i 24 T 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 : 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. 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: 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 fali of it. f 28 ¶ And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine. 29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of scribes. thorns, or figs of thistles? CHAP. VIII. HEN he was come down multitudes followed him. t17 Even so every good tree from the mountain, great bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. t 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. a 2 And behold there came leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. m 3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 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. d 4 And Jesus saith unto him, See and healed all that were sick; a 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses. f 18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. f5 ¶ And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7 And Jesus saith unto him, will come and heal him. I c 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. f 19 And a certain scribe came, and t 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The 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, Dof 23 ¶ And when he was entered this, and he doeth it. into a ship, his disciples followed him. f10 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. 24 And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. t 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, m 26 And he saith unto them, Why in the kingdom of heaven: are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. m 13 And Jesus said unto the cen- f 14 ¶ And when Jesus was come m 16 ¶ When the even was come, 27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! ƒ 28 ¶ And when he was come to f30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many from thence, he saw a man named swine, feeding. Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. m 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. f33 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. f 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. 11 And when the pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? 12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. t 34 And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when d 13 But go ye and learn what they saw him, they besought him that meaneth, I will have mercy, that he would depart out of their and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. coasts. A CHAP. IX. ND he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. 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. 3 And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. t 4 And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? 5 For whether is easier to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? t 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. m 7 And he arose, and departed to his house. f8 But when the multitude saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men. f 14 T Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? t 15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bride-chamber 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. D 16 Noman 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. o 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. f 18 T 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. 19 And Jesus arose, and follow. d 91 And as Jesus passed forthed him, and so did his disciples. |