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BOOK 40

THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

CHAPTER 1
1 The book of the
generation of Jesus Christ, the son
of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac
begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas
and his brethren;
3 And Judas begat Phares and
Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat
Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and
Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson
begat Salmon;
5 And Salmon begat Booz of
Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth;
and Obed begat Jesse;
6 And Jesse begat David the
king; and David the king begat
Solomon of her that had been the wife
of Urias;
7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and
Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat
Asa;
8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and
Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat
Ozias;
9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and
Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat
Ezekias;
10 And Ezekias begat Manasses;
and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon
begat Josias;
11 And Josias begat Jechonias
and his brethren, about the time they
were carried away to Babylon:
12 And after they were brought
to Babylon, Jechonias begat
Salathiel; and Salathiel begat
Zorobabel;
13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud;
and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim
begat Azor;
14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and
Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat
Eliud;
15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and
Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan
begat Jacob;
16 And Jacob begat Joseph the
husband of Mary, of whom was born
Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from
Abraham to David are fourteen
generations; and from David until the
carrying away into Babylon are
fourteen generations; and from the
carrying away into Babylon unto
Christ are fourteen generations.
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ
was on this wise: When as his mother
Mary was espoused to Joseph, before
they came together, she was found
with child of the Holy Ghost.
19 Then Joseph her husband,
being a just man, and not willing to
make her a publick example, was
minded to put her away privily.
20 But while he thought on these
things, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeared unto him in a dream, saying,
Joseph, thou son of David, fear not
to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for
that which is conceived in her is of
the Holy Ghost.
21 And she shall bring forth a
son, and thou shalt call his name
JESUS: for he shall save his people
from their sins.
22 Now all this was done, that
it might be fulfilled which was
spoken of the Lord by the prophet,
saying,
23 Behold, a virgin shall be
with child, and shall bring forth a
son, and they shall call his name
Emmanuel, which being interpreted is,
God with us.
24 Then Joseph being raised from
sleep did as the angel of the Lord
had bidden him, and took unto him his
wife:
25 And knew her not till she had
brought forth her firstborn son: and
he called his name JESUS.

CHAPTER 2
1 Now when Jesus was born in
Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of
Herod the king, behold, there came
wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2 Saying, Where is he that is
born King of the Jews? for we have
seen his star in the east, and are
come to worship him.
3 When Herod the king had heard
these things, he was troubled, and
all Jerusalem with him.
4 And when he had gathered all
the chief priests and scribes of the
people together, he demanded of them
where Christ should be born.
5 And they said unto him, In
Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is
written by the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, in the
land of Juda, art not the least among
the princes of Juda: for out of thee
shall come a Governor, that shall
rule my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, when he had
privily called the wise men, enquired
of them diligently what time the star
appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem,
and said, Go and search diligently
for the young child; and when ye have
found him, bring me word again, that
I may come and worship him also.
9 When they had heard the king,
they departed; and, lo, the star,
which they saw in the east, went
before them, till it came and stood
over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they
rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 And when they were come into
the house, they saw the young child
with Mary his mother, and fell down,
and worshipped him: and when they had
opened their treasures, they
presented unto him gifts; gold, and
frankincense, and myrrh.
12 And being warned of God in a
dream that they should not return to
Herod, they departed into their own
country another way.
13 And when they were departed,
behold, the angel of the Lord
appeareth to Joseph in a dream,
saying, Arise, and take the young
child and his mother, and flee into
Egypt, and be thou there until I
bring thee word: for Herod will seek
the young child to destroy him.
14 When he arose, he took the
young child and his mother by night,
and departed into Egypt:
15 And was there until the death
of Herod: that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken of the Lord by the
prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I
called my son.
16 Then Herod, when he saw that
he was mocked of the wise men, was
exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and
slew all the children that were in
Bethlehem, and in all the coasts
thereof, from two years old and
under, according to the time which he
had diligently enquired of the wise
men.
17 Then was fulfilled that which
was spoken by Jeremy the prophet,
saying,
18 In Rama was there a voice
heard, lamentation, and weeping, and
great mourning, Rachel weeping for
her children, and would not be
comforted, because they are not.
19 But when Herod was dead,
behold, an angel of the Lord
appeareth in a dream to Joseph in
Egypt,
20 Saying, Arise, and take the
young child and his mother, and go
into the land of Israel: for they are
dead which sought the young child's
life.
21 And he arose, and took the
young child and his mother, and came
into the land of Israel.
22 But when he heard that
Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the
room of his father Herod, he was
afraid to go thither:
notwithstanding, being warned of God
in a dream, he turned aside into the
parts of Galilee:
23 And he came and dwelt in a
city called Nazareth: that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophets, He shall be called a
Nazarene.

CHAPTER 3
1 In those days came John the
Baptist, preaching in the wilderness
of Judaea,
2 And saying, Repent ye: for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3 For this is he that was spoken
of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The
voice of one crying in the
wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the
Lord, make his paths straight.
4 And the same John had his
raiment of camel's hair, and a
leathern girdle about his loins; and
his meat was locusts and wild honey.
5 Then went out to him
Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all
the region round about Jordan,
6 And were baptized of him in
Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of the
Pharisees and Sadducees come to his
baptism, he said unto them, O
generation of vipers, who hath warned
you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits
meet for repentance:
9 And think not to say within
yourselves, We have Abraham to our
father: for I say unto you, that God
is able of these stones to raise up
children unto Abraham.
10 And now also the axe is laid
unto the root of the trees: therefore
every tree which bringeth not forth
good fruit is hewn down, and cast
into the fire.
11 I indeed baptize you with
water unto repentance: but he that
cometh after me is mightier than I,
whose shoes I am not worthy to bear:
he shall baptize you with the Holy
Ghost, and with fire:
12 Whose fan is in his hand, and
he will throughly purge his floor,
and gather his wheat into the garner;
but he will burn up the chaff with
unquenchable fire.
13 Then cometh Jesus from
Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be
baptized of him.
14 But John forbad him, saying,
I have need to be baptized of thee,
and comest thou to me?
15 And Jesus answering said unto
him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus
it becometh us to fulfil all
righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16 And Jesus, when he was
baptized, went up straightway out of
the water: and, lo, the heavens were
opened unto him, and he saw the
Spirit of God descending like a dove,
and lighting upon him:
17 And lo a voice from heaven,
saying, This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased.

CHAPTER 4
1 Then was Jesus led up of the
spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted of the devil.
2 And when he had fasted forty
days and forty nights, he was
afterward an hungred.
3 And when the tempter came to
him, he said, If thou be the Son of
God, command that these stones be
made bread.
4 But he answered and said, It
is written, Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
5 Then the devil taketh him up
into the holy city, and setteth him
on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto him, If thou be
the Son of God, cast thyself down:
for it is written, He shall give his
angels charge concerning thee: and in
their hands they shall bear thee up,
lest at any time thou dash thy foot
against a stone.
7 Jesus said unto him, It is
written again, Thou shalt not tempt
the Lord thy God.
8 Again, the devil taketh him up
into an exceeding high mountain, and
sheweth him all the kingdoms of the
world, and the glory of them;
9 And saith unto him, All these
things will I give thee, if thou wilt
fall down and worship me.
10 Then saith Jesus unto him,
Get thee hence, Satan: for it is
written, Thou shalt worship the Lord
thy God, and him only shalt thou
serve.
11 Then the devil leaveth him,
and, behold, angels came and
ministered unto him.
12 Now when Jesus had heard that
John was cast into prison, he
departed into Galilee;
13 And leaving Nazareth, he came
and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon
the sea coast, in the borders of
Zabulon and Nephthalim:
14 That it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by Esaias the
prophet, saying,
15 The land of Zabulon, and the
land of Nephthalim, by the way of the
sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the
Gentiles;
16 The people which sat in
darkness saw great light; and to them
which sat in the region and shadow of
death light is sprung up.
17 From that time Jesus began to
preach, and to say, Repent: for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand.
18 And Jesus, walking by the sea
of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon
called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
casting a net into the sea: for they
were fishers.
19 And he saith unto them,
Follow me, and I will make you
fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left
their nets, and followed him.
21 And going on from thence, he
saw other two brethren, James the son
of Zebedee, and John his brother, in
a ship with Zebedee their father,
mending their nets; and he called
them.
22 And they immediately left the
ship and their father, and followed
him.
23 And Jesus went about all
Galilee, teaching in their
synagogues, and preaching the gospel
of the kingdom, and healing all
manner of sickness and all manner of
disease among the people.
24 And his fame went throughout
all Syria: and they brought unto him
all sick people that were taken with
divers diseases and torments, and
those which were possessed with
devils, and those which were
lunatick, and those that had the
palsy; and he healed them.
25 And there followed him great
multitudes of people from Galilee,
and from Decapolis, and from
Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from
beyond Jordan.

CHAPTER 5
1 And seeing the multitudes, he
went up into a mountain: and when he
was set, his disciples came unto him:
2 And he opened his mouth, and
taught them, saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in
spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn:
for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek: for they
shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are they which do
hunger and thirst after
righteousness: for they shall be
filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful: for
they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart:
for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers:
for they shall be called the children
of God.
10 Blessed are they which are
persecuted for righteousness'sake:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men
shall revile you, and persecute you,
and shall say all manner of evil
against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding
glad: for great is your reward in
heaven: for so persecuted they the
prophets which were before you.
13 Ye are the salt of the earth:
but if the salt have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be salted? it is
thenceforth good for nothing, but to
be cast out, and to be trodden under
foot of men.
14 Ye are the light of the
world. A city that is set on an hill
cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a
candle, and put it under a bushel,
but on a candlestick; and it giveth
light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine
before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father
which is in heaven.
17 Think not that I am come to
destroy the law, or the prophets: I
am not come to destroy, but to
fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you,
Till heaven and earth pass, one jot
or one tittle shall in no wise pass
from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever therefore shall
break one of these least
commandments, and shall teach men so,
he shall be called the least in the
kingdom of heaven: but whosoever
shall do and teach them, the same
shall be called great in the kingdom
of heaven.
20 For I say unto you, That
except your righteousness shall
exceed the righteousness of the
scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no
case enter into the kingdom of
heaven.
21 Ye have heard that it was
said by them of old time, Thou shalt
not kill; and whosoever shall kill
shall be in danger of the judgment:
22 But I say unto you, That
whosoever is angry with his brother
without a cause shall be in danger of
the judgment: and whosoever shall say
to his brother, Raca, shall be in
danger of the council: but whosoever
shall say, Thou fool, shall be in
danger of hell fire.
23 Therefore if thou bring thy
gift to the altar, and there
rememberest that thy brother hath
ought against thee;
24 Leave there thy gift before
the altar, and go thy way; first be
reconciled to thy brother, and then
come and offer thy gift.
25 Agree with thine adversary
quickly, whiles thou art in the way
with him; lest at any time the
adversary deliver thee to the judge,
and the judge deliver thee to the
officer, and thou be cast into
prison.
26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou
shalt by no means come out thence,
till thou hast paid the uttermost
farthing.
27 Ye have heard that it was
said by them of old time, Thou shalt
not commit adultery:
28 But I say unto you, That
whosoever looketh on a woman to lust
after her hath committed adultery
with her already in his heart.
29 And if thy right eye offend
thee, pluck it out, and cast it from
thee: for it is profitable for thee
that one of thy members should
perish, and not that thy whole body
should be cast into hell.
30 And if thy right hand offend
thee, cut it off, and cast it from
thee: for it is profitable for thee
that one of thy members should
perish, and not that thy whole body
should be cast into hell.
31 It hath been said, Whosoever
shall put away his wife, let him give
her a writing of divorcement:
32 But I say unto you, That
whosoever shall put away his wife,
saving for the cause of fornication,
causeth her to commit adultery: and
whosoever shall marry her that is
divorced committeth adultery.
33 Again, ye have heard that it
hath been said by them of old time,
Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but
shalt perform unto the Lord thine
oaths:
34 But I say unto you, Swear not
at all; neither by heaven; for it is
God's throne:
35 Nor by the earth; for it is
his footstool: neither by Jerusalem;
for it is the city of the great King.
36 Neither shalt thou swear by
thy head, because thou canst not make
one hair white or black.
37 But let your communication
be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for
whatsoever is more than these cometh
of evil.
38 Ye have heard that it hath
been said, An eye for an eye, and a
tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye
resist not evil: but whosoever shall
smite thee on thy right cheek, turn
to him the other also.
40 And if any man will sue thee
at the law, and take away thy coat,
let him have thy cloak also.
41 And whosoever shall compel
thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
42 Give to him that asketh thee,
and from him that would borrow of
thee turn not thou away.
43 Ye have heard that it hath
been said, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
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;
45 That ye may be the children
of your Father which is in heaven:
for he maketh his sun to rise on the
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?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even
as your Father which is in heaven is
perfect.

CHAPTER 6
1 Take 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.
2 Therefore when thou doest
thine alms, do not sound a trumpet
before thee, as the hypocrites do in
the synagogues and in the streets,
that they may have glory of men.
Verily I say unto you, They have
their reward.
3 But when thou doest alms, let
not thy left hand know what thy right
hand doeth:
4 That thine alms may be in
secret: and thy Father which seeth in
secret himself shall reward thee
openly.
5 And when thou prayest, thou
shalt not be as the hypocrites are:
for they love to pray standing in the
synagogues and in the corners of the
streets, that they may be seen of
men. Verily I say unto you, They have
their reward.
6 But thou, when thou prayest,
enter into thy closet, and when thou
hast shut thy door, pray to thy
Father which is in secret; and thy
Father which seeth in secret shall
reward thee openly.
7 But when ye pray, use not vain
repetitions, as the heathen do: for
they think that they shall be heard
for their much speaking.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto
them: for your Father knoweth what
things ye have need of, before ye ask
him.
9 After this manner therefore
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.
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.
16 Moreover when ye fast, be
not, as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance: for they disfigure their
faces, that they may appear unto men
to fast. Verily I say unto you, They
have their reward.
17 But thou, when thou fastest,
anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
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.
19 Lay not up for yourselves
treasures upon earth, where moth and
rust doth corrupt, and where thieves
break through and steal:
20 But lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where
thieves do not break through nor
steal:
21 For where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also.
22 The light of the body is the
eye: if therefore thine eye be
single, thy whole body shall be full
of light.
23 But if thine eye be evil, thy
whole body shall be full of darkness.
If therefore the light that is in
thee be darkness, how great is that
darkness!
24 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.
25 Therefore I say unto you,
Take no thought for your life, what
ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink;
nor yet for your body, what ye shall
put on. Is not the life more than
meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air:
for they sow not, neither do they
reap, nor gather into barns; yet your
heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye
not much better than they?
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?
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 the Gentiles seek:) for your
heavenly Father knoweth that ye have
need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom
of God, and his righteousness; and
all these things shall be added unto
you.
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.

CHAPTER 7
1 Judge 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?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy
brother, Let me pull out the mote out
of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is
in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out
the beam out of thine own eye; and
then shalt thou see clearly to cast
out the mote out of thy brother's
eye.
6 Give not that which is holy
unto the dogs, neither cast ye your
pearls before swine, lest they
trample them under their feet, and
turn again and rend you.
7 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?
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?
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.
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:
14 Because strait is the gate,
and narrow is the way, which leadeth
unto life, and few there be that find
it.
15 Beware of false prophets,
which come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their
fruits. Do men gather grapes of
thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree
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.
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.
21 Not every one that saith unto
me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth
the will of my Father which is in
heaven.
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.
24 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 fall of it.
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
scribes.

CHAPTER 8
1 When he was come down from the
mountain, great multitudes followed
him.
2 And, behold, there came a
leper and worshipped him, saying,
Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make
me clean.
3 And Jesus put forth his hand,
and touched him, saying, I will; be
thou clean. And immediately his
leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus saith unto him, See
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.
5 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, I
will come and heal him.
8 The centurion answered and
said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou
shouldest come under my roof: but
speak the word only, and my servant
shall be healed.
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, Do this,
and he doeth it.
10 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.
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, in the kingdom of
heaven.
12 But the children of the
kingdom shall be cast out into outer
darkness: there shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
13 And Jesus said unto the
centurion, Go thy way; and as thou
hast believed, so be it done unto
thee. And his servant was healed in
the selfsame hour.
14 And when Jesus was come into
Peter's house, he saw his wife's
mother laid, and sick of a fever.
15 And he touched her hand, and
the fever left her: and she arose,
and ministered unto them.
16 When the even was come, they
brought unto him many that were
possessed with devils: and he cast
out the spirits with his word, and
healed all that were sick:
17 That it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by Esaias the
prophet, saying, Himself took our
infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
18 Now when Jesus saw great
multitudes about him, he gave
commandment to depart unto the other
side.
19 And a certain scribe came,
and said unto him, Master, I will
follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
20 And Jesus saith unto him, The
foxes have holes, and the birds of
the air have nests; but the Son of
man hath not where to lay his head.
21 And another of his disciples
said unto him, Lord, suffer me first
to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus said unto him,
Follow me; and let the dead bury
their dead.
23 And when he was entered into
a ship, his disciples followed him,
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.
26 And he saith unto them, Why
are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?
Then he arose, and rebuked the winds
and the sea; and there was a great
calm.
27 But the men marvelled,
saying, What manner of man is this,
that even the winds and the sea obey
him!
28 And when he was come to the
other side into the country of the
Gergesenes, there met him two
possessed with devils, coming out of
the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that
no man might pass by that way.
29 And, behold, they cried out,
saying, What have we to do with thee,
Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come
hither to torment us before the time?
30 And there was a good way off
from them an herd of many swine
feeding.
31 So the devils besought him,
saying, If thou cast us out, suffer
us to go away into the herd of swine.
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.
33 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.
34 And, behold, the whole city
came out to meet Jesus: and when they
saw him, they besought him that he
would depart out of their coasts.

CHAPTER 9
1 And 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.
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?
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.
7 And he arose, and departed to
his house.
8 But when the multitudes saw
it, they marvelled, and glorified
God, which had given such power unto
men.
9 And as Jesus passed forth from
thence, he saw a man, named Matthew,
sitting at the receipt of custom: and
he saith unto him, Follow me. And he
arose, and followed him.
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.
13 But go ye and learn what that
meaneth, I will have mercy, and not
sacrifice: for I am not come to call
the righteous, but sinners to
repentance.
14 Then came to him the
disciples of John, saying, Why do we
and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy
disciples fast not?
15 And Jesus said unto them, Can
the children of the bridechamber
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.
16 No man 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.
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.
18 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 followed
him, and so did his disciples.
20 And, behold, a woman, which
was diseased with an issue of blood
twelve years, came behind him, and
touched the hem of his garment:
21 For she said within herself,
If I may but touch his garment, I
shall be whole.
22 But Jesus turned him about,
and when he saw her, he said,
Daughter, be of good comfort; thy
faith hath made thee whole. And the
woman was made whole from that hour.
23 And when Jesus came into the
ruler's house, and saw the minstrels
and the people making a noise,
24 He said unto them, Give
place: for the maid is not dead, but
sleepeth. And they laughed him to
scorn.
25 But when the people were put
forth, he went in, and took her by
the hand, and the maid arose.
26 And the fame hereof went
abroad into all that land.
27 And when Jesus departed
thence, two blind men followed him,
crying, and saying, Thou son of
David, have mercy on us.
28 And when he was come into the
house, the blind men came to him: and
Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye
that I am able to do this? They said
unto him, Yea, Lord.
29 Then touched he their eyes,
saying, According to your faith be it
unto you.
30 And their eyes were opened;
and Jesus straitly charged them,
saying, See that no man know it.
31 But they, when they were
departed, spread abroad his fame in
all that country.
32 As they went out, behold,
they brought to him a dumb man
possessed with a devil.
33 And when the devil was cast
out, the dumb spake: and the
multitudes marvelled, saying, It was
never so seen in Israel.
34 But the Pharisees said, He
casteth out devils through the prince
of the devils.
35 And Jesus went about all the
cities and villages, teaching in
their synagogues, and preaching the
gospel of the kingdom, and healing
every sickness and every disease
among the people.
36 But when he saw the
multitudes, he was moved with
compassion on them, because they
fainted, and were scattered abroad,
as sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then saith he unto his
disciples, The harvest truly is
plenteous, but the labourers are few;
38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of
the harvest, that he will send forth
labourers into his harvest.

CHAPTER 10
1 And when he had called unto
him his twelve disciples, he gave
them power against unclean spirits,
to cast them out, and to heal all
manner of sickness and all manner of
disease.
2 Now the names of the twelve
apostles are these; The first, Simon,
who is called Peter, and Andrew his
brother; James the son of Zebedee,
and John his brother;
3 Philip, and Bartholomew;
Thomas, and Matthew the publican;
James the son of Alphaeus, and
Lebbaeus, whose surname was
Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas
Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent forth,
and commanded them, saying, Go not
into the way of the Gentiles, and
into any city of the Samaritans enter
ye not:
6 But go rather to the lost
sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And as ye go, preach, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the
lepers, raise the dead, cast out
devils: freely ye have received,
freely give.
9 Provide neither gold, nor
silver, nor brass in your purses,
10 Nor scrip for your journey,
neither two coats, neither shoes, nor
yet staves: for the workman is worthy
of his meat.
11 And into whatsoever city or
town ye shall enter, enquire who in
it is worthy; and there abide till ye
go thence.
12 And when ye come into an
house, salute it.
13 And if the house be worthy,
let your peace come upon it: but if
it be not worthy, let your peace
return to you.
14 And whosoever shall not
receive you, nor hear your words,
when ye depart out of that house or
city, shake off the dust of your
feet.
15 Verily I say unto you, It
shall be more tolerable for the land
of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of
judgment, than for that city.
16 Behold, I send you forth as
sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye
therefore wise as serpents, and
harmless as doves.
17 But beware of men: for they
will deliver you up to the councils,
and they will scourge you in their
synagogues;
18 And ye shall be brought
before governors and kings for my
sake, for a testimony against them
and the Gentiles.
19 But when they deliver you up,
take no thought how or what ye shall
speak: for it shall be given you in
that same hour what ye shall speak.
20 For it is not ye that speak,
but the Spirit of your Father which
speaketh in you.
21 And the brother shall deliver
up the brother to death, and the
father the child: and the children
shall rise up against their parents,
and cause them to be put to death.
22 And ye shall be hated of all
men for my name's sake: but he that
endureth to the end shall be saved.
23 But when they persecute you
in this city, flee ye into another:
for verily I say unto you, Ye shall
not have gone over the cities of
Israel, till the Son of man be come.
24 The disciple is not above his
master, nor the servant above his
lord.
25 It is enough for the disciple
that he be as his master, and the
servant as his lord. If they have
called the master of the house
Beelzebub, how much more shall they
call them of his household?
26 Fear them not therefore: for
there is nothing covered, that shall
not be revealed; and hid, that shall
not be known.
27 What I tell you in darkness,
that speak ye in light: and what ye
hear in the ear, that preach ye upon
the housetops.
28 And fear not them which kill
the body, but are not able to kill
the soul: but rather fear him which
is able to destroy both soul and body
in hell.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for
a farthing? and one of them shall not
fall on the ground without your
Father.
30 But the very hairs of your
head are all numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are
of more value than many sparrows.
32 Whosoever therefore shall
confess me before men, him will I
confess also before my Father which
is in heaven.
33 But whosoever shall deny me
before men, him will I also deny
before my Father which is in heaven.
34 Think not that I am come to
send peace on earth: I came not to
send peace, but a sword.
35 For I am come to set a man at
variance against his father, and the
daughter against her mother, and the
daughter in law against her mother in
law.
36 And a man's foes shall be
they of his own household.
37 He that loveth father or
mother more than me is not worthy of
me: and he that loveth son or
daughter more than me is not worthy
of me.
38 And he that taketh not his
cross, and followeth after me, is not
worthy of me.
39 He that findeth his life
shall lose it: and he that loseth his
life for my sake shall find it.
40 He that receiveth you
receiveth me, and he that receiveth
me receiveth him that sent me.
41 He that receiveth a prophet
in the name of a prophet shall
receive a prophet's reward; and he
that receiveth a righteous man in the
name of a righteous man shall receive
a righteous man's reward.
42 And whosoever shall give to
drink unto one of these little ones a
cup of cold water only in the name of
a disciple, verily I say unto you, he
shall in no wise lose his reward.

CHAPTER 11
1 And it came to pass, when
Jesus had made an end of commanding
his twelve disciples, he departed
thence to teach and to preach in
their cities.
2 Now when John had heard in the
prison the works of Christ, he sent
two of his disciples,
3 And said unto him, Art thou he
that should come, or do we look for
another?
4 Jesus answered and said unto
them, Go and shew John again those
things which ye do hear and see:
5 The blind receive their sight,
and the lame walk, the lepers are
cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead
are raised up, and the poor have the
gospel preached to them.
6 And blessed is he, whosoever
shall not be offended in me.
7 And as they departed, Jesus
began to say unto the multitudes
concerning John, What went ye out
into the wilderness to see? A reed
shaken with the wind?
8 But what went ye out for to
see? A man clothed in soft raiment?
behold, they that wear soft clothing
are in kings'houses.
9 But what went ye out for to
see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you,
and more than a prophet.
10 For this is he, of whom it is
written, Behold, I send my messenger
before thy face, which shall prepare
thy way before thee.
11 Verily I say unto you, Among
them that are born of women there
hath not risen a greater than John
the Baptist: notwithstanding he that
is least in the kingdom of heaven is
greater than he.
12 And from the days of John the
Baptist until now the kingdom of
heaven suffereth violence, and the
violent take it by force.
13 For all the prophets and the
law prophesied until John.
14 And if ye will receive it,
this is Elias, which was for to come.
15 He that hath ears to hear,
let him hear.
16 But whereunto shall I liken
this generation? It is like unto
children sitting in the markets, and
calling unto their fellows,
17 And saying, We have piped
unto you, and ye have not danced; we
have mourned unto you, and ye have
not lamented.
18 For John came neither eating
nor drinking, and they say, He hath a
devil.
19 The Son of man came eating
and drinking, and they say, Behold a
man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a
friend of publicans and sinners. But
wisdom is justified of her children.
20 Then began he to upbraid the
cities wherein most of his mighty
works were done, because they
repented not:
21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe
unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the
mighty works, which were done in you,
had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they
would have repented long ago in
sackcloth and ashes.
22 But I say unto you, It shall
be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon
at the day of judgment, than for you.
23 And thou, Capernaum, which
art exalted unto heaven, shalt be
brought down to hell: for if the
mighty works, which have been done in
thee, had been done in Sodom, it
would have remained until this day.
24 But I say unto you, That it
shall be more tolerable for the land
of Sodom, in the day of judgment,
than for thee.
25 At that time Jesus answered
and said, I thank thee, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because
thou hast hid these things from the
wise and prudent, and hast revealed
them unto babes.
26 Even so, Father: for so it
seemed good in thy sight.
27 All things are delivered unto
me of my Father: and no man knoweth
the Son, but the Father; neither
knoweth any man the Father, save the
Son, and he to whomsoever the Son
will reveal him.
28 Come unto me, all ye that
labour and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and
learn of me; for I am meek and lowly
in heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my
burden is light.

CHAPTER 12
1 At that time Jesus went on the
sabbath day through the corn; and his
disciples were an hungred, and began
to pluck the ears of corn, and to
eat.
2 But when the Pharisees saw it,
they said unto him, Behold, thy
disciples do that which is not lawful
to do upon the sabbath day.
3 But he said unto them, Have ye
not read what David did, when he was
an hungred, and they that were with
him;
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 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.
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 better
than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful
to do well on the sabbath days.
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, 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 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.
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.
28 But if I cast out devils by
the Spirit of God, then the kingdom
of God is come unto you.
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.
32 And whosoever speaketh a word
against the Son of man, it shall be
forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh
against the Holy Ghost, it shall not
be forgiven him, neither in this
world, neither in the world to come.
33 Either make the tree good,
and 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,
saying, Master, we would see a sign
from thee.
39 But he answered and said unto
them, An evil and adulterous
generation 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.
42 The queen of the south shall
rise up in the judgment with this
generation, and shall condemn it: for
she came from the uttermost parts of
the earth to hear the wisdom of
Solomon; and, behold, a greater than
Solomon is here.
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 unto
him that told him, Who is my mother?
and who are my brethren?
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.

CHAPTER 13
1 The same day went Jesus out of
the house, and sat by the sea side.
2 And great multitudes were
gathered together unto him, so that
he went into a ship, and sat; and the
whole multitude stood on the shore.
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:
8 But other fell into good
ground, and brought forth fruit, some
an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some
thirtyfold.
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him
hear.
10 And the disciples came, and
said unto him, Why speakest thou unto
them in parables?
11 He answered and said unto
them, Because it is given unto you to
know the mysteries of the kingdom of
heaven, but to them it is not given.
12 For whosoever hath, to him
shall be given, and he shall have
more abundance: but whosoever hath
not, from him shall be taken away
even that he hath.
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,
and shall not perceive:
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.
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
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 an 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 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 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.
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
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 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.
44 Again, the kingdom of heaven
is like unto treasure hid in a field;
the which when a man hath 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.
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
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? is not his mother called Mary?
and his brethren, James, and Joses,
and Simon, and Judas?
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.

CHAPTER 14
1 At that time Herod the
tetrarch 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 mighty
works 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.
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.
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 place, and the time is
now past; send the 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: and they took up of the
fragments that remained twelve
baskets full.
21 And they that had eaten were
about five thousand men, beside women
and children.
22 And straightway Jesus
constrained his disciples to get into
a ship, and to go before him unto the
other side, while he sent the
multitudes away.
23 And when he had sent the
multitudes away, he went up into a
mountain apart to pray: and when the
evening was come, he was there alone.
24 But the ship was now in the
midst of the sea, tossed with waves:
for the wind was contrary.
25 And in the fourth watch of
the night Jesus went unto them,
walking on the sea.
26 And when the disciples saw
him walking on the sea, they were
troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and
they cried out for fear.
27 But straightway Jesus spake
unto them, saying, Be of good cheer;
it is I; be not afraid.
28 And Peter answered him and
said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me
come unto thee on the water.
29 And he said, Come. And when
Peter was come down out of the ship,
he walked on the water, to go to
Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind
boisterous, he was afraid; and
beginning to sink, he cried, saying,
Lord, save me.
31 And immediately Jesus
stretched forth his hand, and caught
him, and said unto him, O thou of
little faith, wherefore didst thou
doubt?
32 And when they were come into
the ship, the wind ceased.
33 Then they that were in the
ship came and worshipped him, saying,
Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
34 And when they were gone over,
they came into the land of
Gennesaret.
35 And when the men of that
place had knowledge of him, they sent
out into all that country round
about, and brought unto him all that
were diseased;
36 And besought him that they
might only touch the hem of his
garment: and as many as touched were
made perfectly whole.

CHAPTER 15
1 Then came to Jesus scribes and
Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem,
saying,
2 Why do thy disciples
transgress the tradition of the
elders? for they wash not their hands
when they eat bread.
3 But he answered and said unto
them, Why do ye also transgress the
commandment of God by your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying,
Honour thy father and mother: and, He
that curseth father or mother, let
him die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall
say to his father or his mother, It
is a gift, by whatsoever thou
mightest be profited by me;
6 And honour not his father or
his mother, he shall be free. Thus
have ye made the commandment of God
of none effect by your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias
prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people draweth nigh unto
me with their mouth, and honoureth me
with their lips; but their heart is
far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship
me, teaching for doctrines the
commandments of men.
10 And he called the multitude,
and said unto them, Hear, and
understand:
11 Not that which goeth into the
mouth defileth a man; but that which
cometh out of the mouth, this
defileth a man.
12 Then came his disciples, and
said unto him, Knowest thou that the
Pharisees were offended, after they
heard this saying?
13 But he answered and said,
Every plant, which my heavenly Father
hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Let them alone: they be blind
leaders of the blind. And if the
blind lead the blind, both shall fall
into the ditch.
15 Then answered Peter and said
unto him, Declare unto us this
parable.
16 And Jesus said, Are ye also
yet without understanding?
17 Do not ye yet understand,
that whatsoever entereth in at the
mouth goeth into the belly, and is
cast out into the draught?
18 But those things which
proceed out of the mouth come forth
from the heart; and they defile the
man.
19 For out of the heart proceed
evil thoughts, murders, adulteries,
fornications, thefts, false witness,
blasphemies:
20 These are the things which
defile a man: but to eat with
unwashen hands defileth not a man.
21 Then Jesus went thence, and
departed into the coasts of Tyre and
Sidon.
22 And, behold, a woman of
Canaan came out of the same coasts,
and cried unto him, saying, Have
mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of
David; my daughter is grievously
vexed with a devil.
23 But he answered her not a
word. And his disciples came and
besought him, saying, Send her away;
for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered and said, I
am not sent but unto the lost sheep
of the house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshipped
him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered and said, It
is not meet to take the children's
bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord:
yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which
fall from their masters'table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said
unto her, O woman, great is thy
faith: be it unto thee even as thou
wilt. And her daughter was made whole
from that very hour.
29 And Jesus departed from
thence, and came nigh unto the sea of
Galilee; and went up into a mountain,
and sat down there.
30 And great multitudes came
unto him, having with them those that
were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and
many others, and cast them down at
Jesus'feet; and he healed them:
31 Insomuch that the multitude
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.
32 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.
33 And his disciples say unto
him, Whence should we have so much
bread in the wilderness, as to fill
so great a multitude?
34 And Jesus saith unto them,
How many loaves have ye? And they
said, Seven, and a few little 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.
37 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, beside women and
children.
39 And he sent away the
multitude, and took ship, and came
into the coasts of Magdala.

CHAPTER 16
1 The Pharisees also with the
Sadducees came, and tempting desired
him that he would shew them a sign
from heaven.
2 He answered and said unto
them, When it is evening, ye say, It
will be fair weather: for the sky is
red.
3 And in the morning, It will be
foul weather to day: for the sky is
red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye
can discern the face of the sky; but
can ye not discern the signs of the
times?
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.
5 And when his disciples were
come to the other side, they had
forgotten to take bread.
6 Then Jesus said unto them,
Take heed and beware of the leaven of
the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
7 And they reasoned among
themselves, saying, It is because we
have taken no bread.
8 Which when Jesus perceived, he
said unto them, O ye of little faith,
why reason ye among yourselves,
because ye have brought no bread?
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?
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 Sadducees.
13 When Jesus came into the
coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked
his disciples, saying, Whom do men
say that I the Son of man am?
14 And they said, Some say that
thou art John the Baptist: some,
Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one
of the prophets.
15 He saith unto them, But whom
say ye that I am?
16 And Simon Peter answered and
said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of
the living God.
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 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.
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.
24 Then said Jesus unto his
disciples, If any man will come after
me, let him deny himself, and take up
his cross, and follow me.
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 shall a
man give in exchange for his soul?
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.

CHAPTER 17
1 And after six days Jesus
taketh Peter, James, and John his
brother, and bringeth them up into an
high mountain apart,
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.
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.
6 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.
8 And when they had lifted up
their eyes, they saw no man, save
Jesus only.
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
come, and restore all things.
12 But I say unto you, That
Elias is come already, and they knew
him not, but have done unto him
whatsoever they listed. Likewise
shall also the Son of man suffer of
them.
13 Then the disciples understood
that he spake unto them of John the
Baptist.
14 And when they were come to
the multitude, there came to him a
certain man, kneeling down to him,
and saying,
15 Lord, have mercy on my son:
for he is lunatick, and sore vexed:
for ofttimes he falleth into the
fire, and oft into the water.
16 And I brought him to thy
disciples, and they could not cure
him.
17 Then Jesus answered and said,
O faithless and perverse generation,
how long shall I be with you? how
long shall I suffer you? bring him
hither to me.
18 And Jesus rebuked the devil;
and he departed out of him: and the
child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then came the disciples to
Jesus apart, and said, Why could not
we cast him out?
20 And Jesus said unto them,
Because of your unbelief: for verily
I say unto you, If ye have faith as a
grain of mustard seed, ye shall say
unto this mountain, Remove hence to
yonder place; and it shall remove;
and nothing shall be impossible unto
you.
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not
out but by prayer and fasting.
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.
24 And when they were come to
Capernaum, they that received tribute
money came to Peter, and said, Doth
not your master pay tribute?
25 He saith, Yes. And when he
was come into the house, Jesus
prevented him, saying, What thinkest
thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of
the earth take custom or tribute? of
their own children, or of strangers?
26 Peter saith unto him, Of
strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then
are the children free.
27 Notwithstanding, lest we
should offend them, go thou to the
sea, and cast an 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.

CHAPTER 18
1 At the same time came the
disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is
the greatest in the kingdom of
heaven?
2 And Jesus called a little
child unto him, and set him in the
midst of them,
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.
5 And whoso shall receive one
such little child in my name
receiveth me.
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.
7 Woe unto the world because of
offences! for it must needs be that
offences come; but woe to that man by
whom the offence cometh!
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
maimed, rather than having two hands
or two feet to be cast into
everlasting fire.
9 And if thine eye offend thee,
pluck it out, and cast it from thee:
it is better for thee to enter into
life with one eye, rather than having
two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
10 Take heed that ye despise not
one of these little ones; for I say
unto you, That in heaven their angels
do always behold the face of my
Father which is in heaven.
11 For the Son of man is come to
save that which was lost.
12 How think ye? if a man have
an hundred sheep, and one of them be
gone astray, doth he not leave the
ninety and nine, and goeth into 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.
15 Moreover if thy brother shall
trespass against thee, go and tell
him his fault between thee and him
alone: if he shall hear thee, thou
hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee,
then take with thee one or two more,
that in the mouth of two or three
witnesses every word may be
established.
17 And if he shall neglect to
hear them, tell it unto the church:
but if he neglect to hear the church,
let him be unto thee as an heathen
man and a publican.
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 shall
ask, it shall be done for them of my
Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are
gathered together in my name, there
am I in the midst of them.
21 Then came Peter to him, and
said, Lord, how oft shall my brother
sin against me, and I forgive him?
till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say
not unto thee, Until seven times:
but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of
heaven likened unto a certain king,
which would take account of his
servants.
24 And when he had begun to
reckon, one was brought unto him,
which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not
to pay, his lord commanded him to be
sold, and his wife, and children, 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 an
hundred pence: and he laid hands on
him, and took him by the throat,
saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant 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 fellowservants
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:
33 Shouldest not thou also have
had compassion on thy fellowservant,
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.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly
Father do also unto you, if ye from
your hearts forgive not every one his
brother their trespasses.

CHAPTER 19
1 And it came to pass, that when
Jesus had finished these sayings, he
departed from Galilee, and came into
the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
2 And great multitudes followed
him; and he healed them there.
3 The Pharisees also came unto
him, tempting him, and saying unto
him, Is it lawful for a man to put
away his wife for every cause?
4 And he answered and said unto
them, Have ye not read, that he which
made them at the beginning made them
male and female,
5 And said, For this cause shall
a man leave father and mother, and
shall cleave to his wife: and they
twain shall be one flesh?
6 Wherefore they are no more
twain, but one flesh. What therefore
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?
8 He saith unto them, Moses
because of the hardness of your
hearts suffered you to put away your
wives: but from the beginning it was
not so.
9 And I say unto you, Whosoever
shall put away his wife, except it be
for fornication, and shall marry
another, committeth adultery: and
whoso marrieth her which is put away
doth commit adultery.
10 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 receive it, let him receive
it.
13 Then were there brought unto
him little children, that he should
put his hands on them, and pray: and
the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said, Suffer little
children, and forbid them not, to
come unto me: for of such is the
kingdom of heaven.
15 And he laid his hands on
them, and departed thence.
16 And, behold, one came and
said unto him, Good Master, what good
thing shall I do, that I may have
eternal life?
17 And he said unto him, Why
callest thou me good? there is none
good but one, that is, God: but if
thou wilt enter into life, keep the
commandments.
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,
19 Honour thy father and thy
mother: and, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself.
20 The young man saith unto him,
All these things have I kept from my
youth up: what lack I yet?
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou
wilt be perfect, go and sell that
thou hast, and give to the poor, and
thou shalt have treasure in heaven:
and come and follow me.
22 But when the young man heard
that saying, he went away sorrowful:
for he had great possessions.
23 Then said Jesus unto his
disciples, Verily I say unto you,
That a rich man shall hardly enter
into the kingdom of heaven.
24 And again I say unto you, It
is easier for a camel to go through
the eye of a needle, than for a rich
man to enter into the kingdom of God.
25 When his disciples heard it,
they were exceedingly amazed, saying,
Who then can be saved?
26 But Jesus beheld them, and
said unto them, With men this is
impossible; but with God all things
are possible.
27 Then answered Peter and said
unto him, Behold, we have forsaken
all, and followed thee; what shall we
have therefore?
28 And Jesus said unto them,
Verily I say unto you, That ye which
have followed me, in the regeneration
when the Son of man shall sit in the
throne of his glory, ye also shall
sit upon twelve thrones, judging the
twelve tribes of Israel.
29 And every one that hath
forsaken houses, or brethren, or
sisters, or father, or mother, or
wife, or children, or lands, for my
name's sake, shall receive an
hundredfold, and shall inherit
everlasting life.
30 But many that are first shall
be last; and the last shall be first.

CHAPTER 20
1 For the kingdom of heaven is
like unto a man that is an
householder, which went out early in
the morning to hire labourers into
his vineyard.
2 And when he had agreed with
the labourers for a penny a day, he
sent them into his vineyard.
3 And he went out about the
third hour, and saw others standing
idle in the marketplace,
4 And said unto them; Go ye also
into the vineyard, and whatsoever is
right I will give you. And they went
their way.
5 Again he went out about the
sixth and ninth hour, and did
likewise.
6 And about the eleventh hour he
went out, and found others standing
idle, and saith unto them, Why stand
ye here all the day idle?
7 They say unto him, Because no
man hath hired us. He saith unto
them, Go ye also into the vineyard;
and whatsoever is right, that shall
ye receive.
8 So when even was come, the
lord of the vineyard saith unto his
steward, Call the labourers, and give
them their hire, beginning from the
last unto the first.
9 And when they came that were
hired about the eleventh hour, they
received every man a penny.
10 But when the first came, they
supposed that they should have
received more; and they likewise
received every man a penny.
11 And when they had received
it, they murmured against the goodman
of the house,
12 Saying, These last have
wrought but one hour, and thou hast
made them equal unto us, which have
borne the burden and heat of the day.
13 But he answered one of them,
and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong:
didst not thou agree with me for a
penny?
14 Take that thine is, and go
thy way: I will give unto this last,
even as unto thee.
15 Is it not lawful for me to do
what I will with mine own? Is thine
eye evil, because I am good?
16 So the last shall be first,
and the first last: for many be
called, but few chosen.
17 And Jesus going up to
Jerusalem took the twelve disciples
apart in the way, and said unto them,
18 Behold, we go up to
Jerusalem: and the Son of man shall
be betrayed unto the chief priests
and unto the scribes, and they shall
condemn him to death,
19 And shall deliver him to the
Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and
to crucify him: and the third day he
shall rise again.
20 Then came to him the mother
of Zebedee's children with her sons,
worshipping him, and desiring a
certain thing of him.
21 And he said unto her, What
wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant
that these my two sons may sit, the
one on thy right hand, and the other
on the left, in thy kingdom.
22 But Jesus answered and said,
Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able
to drink of the cup that I shall
drink of, and to be baptized with the
baptism that I am baptized with? They
say unto him, We are able.
23 And he saith unto them, Ye
shall drink indeed of my cup, and be
baptized with the baptism that I am
baptized with: but to sit on my right
hand, and on my left, is not mine to
give, but it shall be given to them
for whom it is prepared of my Father.
24 And when the ten heard it,
they were moved with indignation
against the two brethren.
25 But Jesus called them unto
him, and said, Ye know that the
princes of the Gentiles exercise
dominion over them, and they that are
great exercise authority upon them.
26 But it shall not be so among
you: but whosoever will be great
among you, let him be your minister;
27 And whosoever will be chief
among you, let him be your servant:
28 Even as the Son of man came
not to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a
ransom for many.
29 And as they departed from
Jericho, a great multitude followed
him.
30 And, behold, two blind men
sitting by the way side, when they
heard that Jesus passed by, cried
out, saying, Have mercy on us, O
Lord, thou son of David.
31 And the multitude rebuked
them, because they should hold their
peace: but they cried the more,
saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord,
thou son of David.
32 And Jesus stood still, and
called them, and said, What will ye
that I shall do unto you?
33 They say unto him, Lord, that
our eyes may be opened.
34 So Jesus had compassion on
them, and touched their eyes: and
immediately their eyes received
sight, and they followed him.

CHAPTER 21
1 And when they drew nigh unto
Jerusalem, and were come to
Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives,
then sent Jesus two disciples,
2 Saying unto them, Go into the
village over against you, and
straightway ye shall find an ass
tied, and a colt with her: loose
them, and bring them unto me.
3 And if any man say ought unto
you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need
of them; and straightway he will send
them.
4 All this was done, that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken
by the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion,
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee,
meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a
colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples went, and
did as Jesus commanded them,
7 And brought the ass, and the
colt, and put on them their clothes,
and they set him thereon.
8 And a very great multitude
spread their garments in the way;
others cut down branches from the
trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went
before, and that followed, cried,
saying, Hosanna to the son of David:
Blessed is he that cometh in the name
of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
10 And when he was come into
Jerusalem, all the city was moved,
saying, Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This
is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of
Galilee.
12 And Jesus went into the
temple of God, and cast out all them
that sold and bought in the temple,
and overthrew the tables of the
moneychangers, and the seats of them
that sold doves,
13 And said unto them, It is
written, My house shall be called the
house of prayer; but ye have made it
a den of thieves.
14 And the blind and the lame
came to him in the temple; and he
healed them.
15 And when the chief priests
and scribes saw the wonderful things
that he did, and the children crying
in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to
the son of David; they were sore
displeased,
16 And said unto him, Hearest
thou what these say? And Jesus saith
unto them, Yea; have ye never read,
Out of the mouth of babes and
sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
17 And he left them, and went
out of the city into Bethany; and he
lodged there.
18 Now in the morning as he
returned into the city, he hungered.
19 And when he saw a fig tree in
the way, he came to it, and found
nothing thereon, but leaves only, and
said unto it, Let no fruit grow on
thee henceforward for ever. And
presently the fig tree withered away.
20 And when the disciples saw
it, they marvelled, saying, How soon
is the fig tree withered away!
21 Jesus answered and said unto
them, Verily I say unto you, If ye
have faith, and doubt not, ye shall
not only do this which is done to the
fig tree, but also if ye shall say
unto this mountain, Be thou removed,
and be thou cast into the sea; it
shall be done.
22 And all things, whatsoever ye
shall ask in prayer, believing, ye
shall receive.
23 And when he was come into the
temple, the chief priests and the
elders of the people came unto him as
he was teaching, and said, By what
authority doest thou these things?
and who gave thee this authority?
24 And Jesus answered and said
unto them, I also will ask you one
thing, which if ye tell me, I in like
wise will tell you by what authority
I do these things.
25 The baptism of John, whence
was it? from heaven, or of men? And
they reasoned with themselves,
saying, If we shall say, From heaven;
he will say unto us, Why did ye not
then believe him?
26 But if we shall say, Of men;
we fear the people; for all hold John
as a prophet.
27 And they answered Jesus, and
said, We cannot tell. And he said
unto them, Neither tell I you by what
authority I do these things.
28 But what think ye? A certain
man had two sons; and he came to the
first, and said, Son, go work to day
in my vineyard.
29 He answered and said, I will
not: but afterward he repented, and
went.
30 And he came to the second,
and said likewise. And he answered
and said, I go, sir: and went not.
31 Whether of them twain did the
will of his father? They say unto
him, The first. Jesus saith unto
them, Verily I say unto you, That the
publicans and the harlots go into the
kingdom of God before you.
32 For John came unto you in the
way of righteousness, and ye believed
him not; but the publicans and the
harlots believed him: and ye, when ye
had seen it, repented not afterward,
that ye might believe him.
33 Hear another parable: There
was a certain householder, which
plant ed a vineyard, and hedged it
round about, and digged a winepress
in it, and built a tower, and let it
out to husbandmen, and went into a
far country:
34 And when the time of the
fruit drew near, he sent his servants
to the husbandmen, that they might
receive the fruits of it.
35 And the husbandmen took his
servants, and beat one, and killed
another, and stoned another.
36 Again, he sent other servants
more than the first: and they did
unto them likewise.
37 But last of all he sent unto
them his son, saying, They will
reverence my son.
38 But when the husbandmen saw
the son, they said among themselves,
This is the heir; come, let us kill
him, and let us seize on his
inheritance.
39 And they caught him, and cast
him out of the vineyard, and slew
him.
40 When the lord therefore of
the vineyard cometh, what will he do
unto those husbandmen?
41 They say unto him, He will
miserably destroy those wicked men,
and will let out his vineyard unto
other husbandmen, which shall render
him the fruits in their seasons.
42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye
never read in the scriptures, The
stone which the builders rejected,
the same is become the head of the
corner: this is the Lord's doing, and
it is marvellous in our eyes?
43 Therefore say I unto you, The
kingdom of God shall be taken from
you, and given to a nation bringing
forth the fruits thereof.
44 And whosoever shall fall on
this stone shall be broken: but on
whomsoever it shall fall, it will
grind him to powder.
45 And when the chief priests
and Pharisees had heard his parables,
they perceived that he spake of them.
46 But when they sought to lay
hands on him, they feared the
multitude, because they took him for
a prophet.

CHAPTER 22
1 And Jesus answered and spake
unto them again by parables, and
said,
2 The kingdom of heaven is like
unto a certain king, which made a
marriage for his son,
3 And sent forth his servants to
call them that were bidden to the
wedding: and they would not come.
4 Again, he sent forth other
servants, saying, Tell them which are
bidden, Behold, I have prepared my
dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are
killed, and all things are ready:
come unto the marriage.
5 But they made light of it, and
went their ways, one to his farm,
another to his merchandise:
6 And the remnant took his
servants, and entreated them
spitefully, and slew them.
7 But when the king heard
thereof, he was wroth: and he sent
forth his armies, and destroyed those
murderers, and burned up their city.
8 Then saith he to his servants,
The wedding is ready, but they which
were bidden were not worthy.
9 Go ye therefore into the
highways, and as many as ye shall
find, bid to the marriage.
10 So those servants went out
into the highways, and gathered
together all as many as they found,
both bad and good: and the wedding
was furnished with guests.
11 And when the king came in to
see the guests, he saw there a man
which had not on a wedding garment:
12 And he saith unto him,
Friend, how camest thou in hither not
having a wedding garment? And he was
speechless.
13 Then said the king to the
servants, Bind him hand and foot, and
take him away, and cast him into
outer darkness; there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14 For many are called, but few
are chosen.
15 Then went the Pharisees, and
took counsel how they might entangle
him in his talk.
16 And they sent out unto him
their disciples with the Herodians,
saying, Master, we know that thou art
true, and teachest the way of God in
truth, neither carest thou for any
man: for thou regardest not the
person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, What
thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give
tribute unto Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their
wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye
me, ye hypocrites?
19 Shew me the tribute money.
And they brought unto him a penny.
20 And he saith unto them, Whose
is this image and superscription?
21 They say unto him, Caesar's.
Then saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things
which are Caesar's; and unto God the
things that are God's.
22 When they had heard these
words, they marvelled, and left him,
and went their way.
23 The same day came to him the
Sadducees, which say that there is no
resurrection, and asked him,
24 Saying, Master, Moses said,
If a man die, having no children, his
brother shall marry his wife, and
raise up seed unto his brother.
25 Now there were with us seven
brethren: and the first, when he had
married a wife, deceased, and, having
no issue, left his wife unto his
brother:
26 Likewise the second also, and
the third, unto the seventh.
27 And last of all the woman
died also.
28 Therefore in the resurrection
whose wife shall she be of the seven?
for they all had her.
29 Jesus answered and said unto
them, Ye do err, not knowing the
scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection they
neither marry, nor are given in
marriage, but are as the angels of
God in heaven.
31 But as touching the
resurrection of the dead, have ye not
read that which was spoken unto you
by God, saying,
32 I am the God of Abraham, and
the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob? God is not the God of the
dead, but of the living.
33 And when the multitude heard
this, they were astonished at his
doctrine.
34 But when the Pharisees had
heard that he had put the Sadducees
to silence, they were gathered
together.
35 Then one of them, which was a
lawyer, asked him a question,
tempting him, and saying,
36 Master, which is the great
commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great
commandment.
39 And the second is like unto
it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself.
40 On these two commandments
hang all the law and the prophets.
41 While the Pharisees were
gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42 Saying, What think ye of
Christ? whose son is he? They say
unto him, The son of David.
43 He saith unto them, How then
doth David in spirit call him Lord,
saying,
44 The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand, till I
make thine enemies thy footstool?
45 If David then call him Lord,
how is he his son?
46 And no man was able to answer
him a word, neither durst any man
from that day forth ask him any more
questions.

CHAPTER 23
1 Then spake Jesus to the
multitude, and to his disciples,
2 Saying, The scribes and the
Pharisees sit in Moses'seat:
3 All therefore whatsoever they
bid you observe, that observe and do;
but do not ye after their works: for
they say, and do not.
4 For they bind heavy burdens
and grievous to be borne, and lay
them on men's shoulders; but they
themselves will not move them with
one of their fingers.
5 But all their works they do
for to be seen of men: they make
broad their phylacteries, and enlarge
the borders of their garments,
6 And love the uppermost rooms
at feasts, and the chief seats in the
synagogues,
7 And greetings in the markets,
and to be called of men, Rabbi,
Rabbi.
8 But be not ye called Rabbi:
for one is your Master, even Christ;
and all ye are brethren.
9 And call no man your father
upon the earth: for one is your
Father, which is in heaven.
10 Neither be ye called masters:
for one is your Master, even Christ.
11 But he that is greatest among
you shall be your servant.
12 And whosoever shall exalt
himself shall be abased; and he that
shall humble himself shall be
exalted.
13 But woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up
the kingdom of heaven against men:
for ye neither go in yourselves,
neither suffer ye them that are
entering to go in.
14 Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour
widows'houses, and for a pretence
make long prayer: therefore ye shall
receive the greater damnation.
15 Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass
sea and land to make one proselyte,
and when he is made, ye make him
twofold more the child of hell than
yourselves.
16 Woe unto you, ye blind
guides, which say, Whosoever shall
swear by the temple, it is nothing;
but whosoever shall swear by the gold
of the temple, he is a debtor!
17 Ye fools and blind: for
whether is greater, the gold, or the
temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18 And, Whosoever shall swear by
the altar, it is nothing; but
whosoever sweareth by the gift that
is upon it, he is guilty.
19 Ye fools and blind: for
whether is greater, the gift, or the
altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20 Whoso therefore shall swear
by the altar, sweareth by it, and by
all things thereon.
21 And whoso shall swear by the
temple, sweareth by it, and by him
that dwelleth therein.
22 And he that shall swear by
heaven, sweareth by the throne of
God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
23 Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay
tithe of mint and anise and cummin,
and have omitted the weightier
matters of the law, judgment, mercy,
and faith: these ought ye to have
done, and not to leave the other
undone.
24 Ye blind guides, which strain
at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
25 Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make
clean the outside of the cup and of
the platter, but within they are full
of extortion and excess.
26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse
first that which is within the cup
and platter, that the outside of them
may be clean also.
27 Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are
like unto whited sepulchres, which
indeed appear beautiful outward, but
are within full of dead men's bones,
and of all uncleanness.
28 Even so ye also outwardly
appear righteous unto men, but within
ye are full of hypocrisy and
iniquity.
29 Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye
build the tombs of the prophets, and
garnish the sepulchres of the
righteous,
30 And say, If we had been in
the days of our fathers, we would not
have been partakers with them in the
blood of the prophets.
31 Wherefore ye be witnesses
unto yourselves, that ye are the
children of them which killed the
prophets.
32 Fill ye up then the measure
of your fathers.
33 Ye serpents, ye generation of
vipers, how can ye escape the
damnation of hell?
34 Wherefore, behold, I send
unto you prophets, and wise men, and
scribes: and some of them ye shall
kill and crucify; and some of them
shall ye scourge in your synagogues,
and persecute them from city to city:
35 That upon you may come all
the righteous blood shed upon the
earth, from the blood of righteous
Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son
of Barachias, whom ye slew between
the temple and the altar.
36 Verily I say unto you, All
these things shall come upon this
generation.
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou
that killest the prophets, and
stonest them which are sent unto
thee, how often would I have gathered
thy children together, even as a hen
gathereth her chickens under her
wings, and ye would not!
38 Behold, your house is left
unto you desolate.
39 For I say unto you, Ye shall
not see me henceforth, till ye shall
say, Blessed is he that cometh in the
name of the Lord.

CHAPTER 24
1 And Jesus went out, and
departed from the temple: and his
disciples came to him for to shew him
the buildings of the temple.
2 And Jesus said unto them, See
ye not all these things? verily I say
unto you, There shall not be left
here one stone upon another, that
shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount
of Olives, the disciples came unto
him privately, saying, Tell us, when
shall these things be? and what shall
be the sign of thy coming, and of the
end of the world?
4 And Jesus answered and said
unto them, Take heed that no man
deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my
name, saying, I am Christ; and shall
deceive many.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and
rumours of wars: see that ye be not
troubled: for all these things must
come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
and there shall be famines, and
pestilences, and earthquakes, in
divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of
sorrows.
9 Then shall they deliver you up
to be afflicted, and shall kill you:
and ye shall be hated of all nations
for my name's sake.
10 And then shall many be
offended, and shall betray one
another, and shall hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall
rise, and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity shall
abound, the love of many shall wax
cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto
the end, the same shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the
kingdom shall be preached in all the
world for a witness unto all nations;
and then shall the end come.
15 When ye therefore shall see
the abomination of desolation, spoken
of by Daniel the prophet, stand in
the holy place, (whoso readeth, let
him understand:)
16 Then let them which be in
Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 Let him which is on the
housetop not come down to take any
thing out of his house:
18 Neither let him which is in
the field return back to take his
clothes.
19 And woe unto them that are
with child, and to them that give
suck in those days!
20 But pray ye that your flight
be not in the winter, neither on the
sabbath day:
21 For then shall be great
tribulation, such as was not since
the beginning of the world to this
time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should
be shortened, there should no flesh
be saved: but for the elect's sake
those days shall be shortened.
23 Then if any man shall say
unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or
there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false
Christs, and false prophets, and
shall shew great signs and wonders;
insomuch that, if it were possible,
they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you
before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say
unto you, Behold, he is in the
desert; go not forth: behold, he is
in the secret chambers; believe it
not.
27 For as the lightning cometh
out of the east, and shineth even
unto the west; so shall also the
coming of the Son of man be.
28 For wheresoever the carcase
is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.
29 Immediately after the
tribulation of those days shall the
sun be darkened, and the moon shall
not give her light, and the stars
shall fall from heaven, and the
powers of the heavens shall be
shaken:
30 And then shall appear the
sign of the Son of man in heaven: and
then shall all the tribes of the
earth mourn, and they shall see the
Son of man coming in the clouds of
heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels
with a great sound of a trumpet, and
they shall gather together his elect
from the four winds, from one end of
heaven to the other.
32 Now learn a parable of the
fig tree; When his branch is yet
tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye
know that summer is nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall
see all these things, know that it is
near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This
generation shall not pass, till all
these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass
away, but my words shall not pass
away.
36 But of that day and hour
knoweth no man, no, not the angels of
heaven, but my Father only.
37 But as the days of Noe were,
so shall also the coming of the Son
of man be.
38 For as in the days that were
before the flood they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in
marriage, until the day that Noe
entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood
came, and took them all away; so
shall also the coming of the Son of
man be.
40 Then shall two be in the
field; the one shall be taken, and
the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding
at the mill; the one shall be taken,
and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know
not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the
goodman of the house had known in
what watch the thief would come, he
would have watched, and would not
have suffered his house to be broken
up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready:
for in such an hour as ye think not
the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and
wise servant, whom his lord hath made
ruler over his household, to give
them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom
his lord when he cometh shall find so
doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That
he shall make him ruler over all his
goods.
48 But and if that evil servant
shall say in his heart, My lord
delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his
fellowservants, and to eat and drink
with the drunken;
50 The lord of that servant
shall come in a day when he looketh
not for him, and in an hour that he
is not aware of,
51 And shall cut him asunder,
and appoint him his portion with the
hypocrites: there shall be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.

CHAPTER 25
1 Then shall the kingdom of
heaven be likened unto ten virgins,
which took their lamps, and went
forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise,
and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took
their lamps, and took no oil with
them:
4 But the wise took oil in their
vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried,
they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a
cry made, Behold, the bridegroom
cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose,
and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the
wise, Give us of your oil; for our
lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying,
Not so; lest there be not enough for
us and you: but go ye rather to them
that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy,
the bridegroom came; and they that
were ready went in with him to the
marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other
virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to
us.
12 But he answered and said,
Verily I say unto you, I know you
not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know
neither the day nor the hour wherein
the Son of man cometh.
14 For the kingdom of heaven is
as a man travelling into a far
country, who called his own servants,
and delivered unto them his goods.
15 And unto one he gave five
talents, to another two, and to
another one; to every man according
to his several ability; and
straightway took his journey.
16 Then he that had received the
five talents went and traded with the
same, and made them other five
talents.
17 And likewise he that had
received two, he also gained other
two.
18 But he that had received one
went and digged in the earth, and hid
his lord's money.
19 After a long time the lord of
those servants cometh, and reckoneth
with them.
20 And so he that had received
five talents came and brought other
five talents, saying, Lord, thou
deliveredst unto me five talents:
behold, I have gained beside them
five talents more.
21 His lord said unto him, Well
done, thou good and faithful servant:
thou hast been faithful over a few
things, I will make thee ruler over
many things: enter thou into the joy
of thy lord.
22 He also that had received two
talents came and said, Lord, thou
deliveredst unto me two talents:
behold, I have gained two other
talents beside them.
23 His lord said unto him, Well
done, good and faithful servant; thou
hast been faithful over a few things,
I will make thee ruler over many
things: enter thou into the joy of
thy lord.
24 Then he which had received
the one talent came and said, Lord, I
knew thee that thou art an hard man,
reaping where thou hast not sown, and
gathering where thou hast not
strawed:
25 And I was afraid, and went
and hid thy talent in the earth: lo,
there thou hast that is thine.
26 His lord answered and said
unto him, Thou wicked and slothful
servant, thou knewest that I reap
where I sowed not, and gather where I
have not strawed:
27 Thou oughtest therefore to
have put my money to the exchangers,
and then at my coming I should have
received mine own with usury.
28 Take therefore the talent
from him, and give it unto him which
hath ten talents.
29 For unto every one that hath
shall be given, and he shall have
abundance: but from him that hath not
shall be taken away even that which
he hath.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable
servant into outer darkness: there
shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth.
31 When the Son of man shall
come in his glory, and all the holy
angels with him, then shall he sit
upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be
gathered all nations: and he shall
separate them one from another, as a
shepherd divideth his sheep from the
goats:
33 And he shall set the sheep on
his right hand, but the goats on the
left.
34 Then shall the King say unto
them on his right hand, Come, ye
blessed of my Father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye
gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye
gave me drink: I was a stranger, and
ye took me in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I
was sick, and ye visited me: I was in
prison, and ye came unto me.
37 Then shall the righteous
answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we
thee an hungred, and fed thee? or
thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38 When saw we thee a stranger,
and took thee in? or naked, and
clothed thee?
39 Or when saw we thee sick, or
in prison, and came unto thee?
40 And the King shall answer and
say unto them, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one
of the least of these my brethren, ye
have done it unto me.
41 Then shall he say also unto
them on the left hand, Depart from
me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,
prepared for the devil and his
angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye
gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and
ye gave me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took
me not in: naked, and ye clothed me
not: sick, and in prison, and ye
visited me not.
44 Then shall they also answer
him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee
an hungred, or athirst, or a
stranger, or naked, or sick, or in
prison, and did not minister unto
thee?
45 Then shall he answer them,
saying, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of
the least of these, ye did it not to
me.
46 And these shall go away into
everlasting punishment: but the
righteous into life eternal.

CHAPTER 26
1 And it came to pass, when
Jesus had finished all these sayings,
he said unto his disciples,
2 Ye know that after two days is
the feast of the passover, and the
Son of man is betrayed to be
crucified.
3 Then assembled together the
chief priests, and the scribes, and
the elders of the people, unto the
palace of the high priest, who was
called Caiaphas,
4 And consulted that they might
take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
5 But they said, Not on the
feast day, lest there be an uproar
among the people.
6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany,
in the house of Simon the leper,
7 There came unto him a woman
having an alabaster box of very
precious ointment, and poured it on
his head, as he sat at meat.
8 But when his disciples saw it,
they had indignation, saying, To what
purpose is this waste?
9 For this ointment might have
been sold for much, and given to the
poor.
10 When Jesus understood it, he
said unto them, Why trouble ye the
woman? for she hath wrought a good
work upon me.
11 For ye have the poor always
with you; but me ye have not always.
12 For in that she hath poured
this ointment on my body, she did it
for my burial.
13 Verily I say unto you,
Wheresoever this gospel shall be
preached in the whole world, there
shall also this, that this woman hath
done, be told for a memorial of her.
14 Then one of the twelve,
called Judas Iscariot, went unto the
chief priests,
15 And said unto them, What will
ye give me, and I will deliver him
unto you? And they covenanted with
him for thirty pieces of silver.
16 And from that time he sought
opportunity to betray him.
17 Now the first day of the
feast of unleavened bread the
disciples came to Jesus, saying unto
him, Where wilt thou that we prepare
for thee to eat the passover?
18 And he said, Go into the city
to such a man, and say unto him, The
Master saith, My time is at hand; I
will keep the passover at thy house
with my disciples.
19 And the disciples did as
Jesus had appointed them; and they
made ready the passover.
20 Now when the even was come,
he sat down with the twelve.
21 And as they did eat, he said,
Verily I say unto you, that one of
you shall betray me.
22 And they were exceeding
sorrowful, and began every one of
them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
23 And he answered and said, He
that dippeth his hand with me in the
dish, the same shall betray me.
24 The Son of man goeth as it is
written of him: but woe unto that man
by whom the Son of man is betrayed!
it had been good for that man if he
had not been born.
25 Then Judas, which betrayed
him, answered and said, Master, is it
I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
26 And as they were eating,
Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and
brake it, and gave it to the
disciples, and said, Take, eat; this
is my body.
27 And he took the cup, and gave
thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
Drink ye all of it;
28 For this is my blood of the
new testament, which is shed for many
for the remission of sins.
29 But I say unto you, I will
not drink henceforth of this fruit of
the vine, until that day when I drink
it new with you in my Father's
kingdom.
30 And when they had sung an
hymn, they went out into the mount of
Olives.
31 Then saith Jesus unto them,
All ye shall be offended because of
me this night: for it is written, I
will smite the shepherd, and the
sheep of the flock shall be scattered
abroad.
32 But after I am risen again, I
will go before you into Galilee.
33 Peter answered and said unto
him, Though all men shall be offended
because of thee, yet will I never be
offended.
34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I
say unto thee, That this night,
before the cock crow, thou shalt deny
me thrice.
35 Peter said unto him, Though I
should die with thee, yet will I not
deny thee. Likewise also said all the
disciples.
36 Then cometh Jesus with them
unto a place called Gethsemane, and
saith unto the disciples, Sit ye
here, while I go and pray yonder.
37 And he took with him Peter
and the two sons of Zebedee, and
began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
38 Then saith he unto them, My
soul is exceeding sorrowful, even
unto death: tarry ye here, and watch
with me.
39 And he went a little farther,
and fell on his face, and prayed,
saying, O my Father, if it be
possible, let this cup pass from me:
nevertheless not as I will, but as
thou wilt.
40 And he cometh unto the
disciples, and findeth them asleep,
and saith unto Peter, What, could ye
not watch with me one hour?
41 Watch and pray, that ye enter
not into temptation: the spirit
indeed is willing, but the flesh is
weak.
42 He went away again the second
time, and prayed, saying, O my
Father, if this cup may not pass away
from me, except I drink it, thy will
be done.
43 And he came and found them
asleep again: for their eyes were
heavy.
44 And he left them, and went
away again, and prayed the third
time, saying the same words.
45 Then cometh he to his
disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep
on now, and take your rest: behold,
the hour is at hand, and the Son of
man is betrayed into the hands of
sinners.
46 Rise, let us be going:
behold, he is at hand that doth
betray me.
47 And while he yet spake, lo,
Judas, one of the twelve, came, and
with him a great multitude with
swords and staves, from the chief
priests and elders of the people.
48 Now he that betrayed him gave
them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I
shall kiss, that same is he: hold him
fast.
49 And forthwith he came to
Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and
kissed him.
50 And Jesus said unto him,
Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then
came they, and laid hands on Jesus,
and took him.
51 And, behold, one of them
which were with Jesus stretched out
his hand, and drew his sword, and
struck a servant of the high
priest's, and smote off his ear.
52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put
up again thy sword into his place:
for all they that take the sword
shall perish with the sword.
53 Thinkest thou that I cannot
now pray to my Father, and he shall
presently give me more than twelve
legions of angels?
54 But how then shall the
scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it
must be?
55 In that same hour said Jesus
to the multitudes, Are ye come out as
against a thief with swords and
staves for to take me? I sat daily
with you teaching in the temple, and
ye laid no hold on me.
56 But all this was done, that
the scriptures of the prophets might
be fulfilled. Then all the disciples
forsook him, and fled.
57 And they that had laid hold
on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the
high priest, where the scribes and
the elders were assembled.
58 But Peter followed him afar
off unto the high priest's palace,
and went in, and sat with the
servants, to see the end.
59 Now the chief priests, and
elders, and all the council, sought
false witness against Jesus, to put
him to death;
60 But found none: yea, though
many false witnesses came, yet found
they none. At the last came two false
witnesses,
61 And said, This fellow said, I
am able to destroy the temple of God,
and to build it in three days.
62 And the high priest arose,
and said unto him, Answerest thou
nothing? what is it which these
witness against thee?
63 But Jesus held his peace. And
the high priest answered and said
unto him, I adjure thee by the living
God, that thou tell us whether thou
be the Christ, the Son of God.
64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou
hast said: nevertheless I say unto
you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son
of man sitting on the right hand of
power, and coming in the clouds of
heaven.
65 Then the high priest rent his
clothes, saying, He hath spoken
blasphemy; what further need have we
of witnesses? behold, now ye have
heard his blasphemy.
66 What think ye? They answered
and said, He is guilty of death.
67 Then did they spit in his
face, and buffeted him; and others
smote him with the palms of their
hands,
68 Saying, Prophesy unto us,
thou Christ, Who is he that smote
thee?
69 Now Peter sat without in the
palace: and a damsel came unto him,
saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of
Galilee.
70 But he denied before them
all, saying, I know not what thou
sayest.
71 And when he was gone out into
the porch, another maid saw him, and
said unto them that were there, This
fellow was also with Jesus of
Nazareth.
72 And again he denied with an
oath, I do not know the man.
73 And after a while came unto
him they that stood by, and said to
Peter, Surely thou also art one of
them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
74 Then began he to curse and to
swear, saying, I know not the man.
And immediately the cock crew.
75 And Peter remembered the word
of Jesus, which said unto him, Before
the cock crow, thou shalt deny me
thrice. And he went out, and wept
bitterly.

CHAPTER 27
1 When the morning was come, all
the chief priests and elders of the
people took counsel against Jesus to
put him to death:
2 And when they had bound him,
they led him away, and delivered him
to Pontius Pilate the governor.
3 Then Judas, which had betrayed
him, when he saw that he was
condemned, repented himself, and
brought again the thirty pieces of
silver to the chief priests and
elders,
4 Saying, I have sinned in that
I have betrayed the innocent blood.
And they said, What is that to us?
see thou to that.
5 And he cast down the pieces of
silver in the temple, and departed,
and went and hanged himself.
6 And the chief priests took the
silver pieces, and said, It is not
lawful for to put them into the
treasury, because it is the price of
blood.
7 And they took counsel, and
bought with them the potter's field,
to bury strangers in.
8 Wherefore that field was
called, The field of blood, unto this
day.
9 Then was fulfilled that which
was spoken by Jeremy the prophet,
saying, And they took the thirty
pieces of silver, the price of him
that was valued, whom they of the
children of Israel did value;
10 And gave them for the
potter's field, as the Lord appointed
me.
11 And Jesus stood before the
governor: and the governor asked him,
saying, Art thou the King of the
Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou
sayest.
12 And when he was accused of
the chief priests and elders, he
answered nothing.
13 Then said Pilate unto him,
Hearest thou not how many things they
witness against thee?
14 And he answered him to never
a word; insomuch that the governor
marvelled greatly.
15 Now at that feast the
governor was wont to release unto the
people a prisoner, whom they would.
16 And they had then a notable
prisoner, called Barabbas.
17 Therefore when they were
gathered together, Pilate said unto
them, Whom will ye that I release
unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is
called Christ?
18 For he knew that for envy
they had delivered him.
19 When he was set down on the
judgment seat, his wife sent unto
him, saying, Have thou nothing to do
with that just man: for I have
suffered many things this day in a
dream because of him.
20 But the chief priests and
elders persuaded the multitude that
they should ask Barabbas, and destroy
Jesus.
21 The governor answered and
said unto them, Whether of the twain
will ye that I release unto you? They
said, Barabbas.
22 Pilate saith unto them, What
shall I do then with Jesus which is
called Christ? They all say unto him,
Let him be crucified.
23 And the governor said, Why,
what evil hath he done? But they
cried out the more, saying, Let him
be crucified.
24 When Pilate saw that he could
prevail nothing, but that rather a
tumult was made, he took water, and
washed his hands before the
multitude, saying, I am innocent of
the blood of this just person: see ye
to it.
25 Then answered all the people,
and said, His blood be on us, and on
our children.
26 Then released he Barabbas
unto them: and when he had scourged
Jesus, he delivered him to be
crucified.
27 Then the soldiers of the
governor took Jesus into the common
hall, and gathered unto him the whole
band of soldiers.
28 And they stripped him, and
put on him a scarlet robe.
29 And when they had platted a
crown of thorns, they put it upon his
head, and a reed in his right hand:
and they bowed the knee before him,
and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of
the Jews
30 And they spit upon him, and
took the reed, and smote him on the
head.
31 And after that they had
mocked him, they took the robe off
from him, and put his own raiment on
him, and led him away to crucify him.
32 And as they came out, they
found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name:
him they compelled to bear his cross.
33 And when they were come unto
a place called Golgotha, that is to
say, a place of a skull,
34 They gave him vinegar to
drink mingled with gall: and when he
had tasted thereof, he would not
drink.
35 And they crucified him, and
parted his garments, casting lots:
that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by the prophet, They parted my
garments among them, and upon my
vesture did they cast lots.
36 And sitting down they watched
him there;
37 And set up over his head his
accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE
KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Then were there two thieves
crucified with him, one on the right
hand, and another on the left.
39 And they that passed by
reviled him, wagging their heads,
40 And saying, Thou that
destroyest the temple, and buildest
it in three days, save thyself. If
thou be the Son of God, come down
from the cross.
41 Likewise also the chief
priests mocking him, with the scribes
and elders, said,
42 He saved others; himself he
cannot save. If he be the King of
Israel, let him now come down from
the cross, and we will believe him.
43 He trusted in God; let him
deliver him now, if he will have him:
for he said, I am the Son of God.
44 The thieves also, which were
crucified with him, cast the same in
his teeth.
45 Now from the sixth hour there
was darkness over all the land unto
the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour
Jesus cried with a loud voice,
saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
that is to say, My God, my God, why
hast thou forsaken me?
47 Some of them that stood
there, when they heard that, said,
This man calleth for Elias.
48 And straightway one of them
ran, and took a spunge, and filled it
with vinegar, and put it on a reed,
and gave him to drink.
49 The rest said, Let be, let us
see whether Elias will come to save
him.
50 Jesus, when he had cried
again with a loud voice, yielded up
the ghost.
51 And, behold, the vail of the
temple was rent in twain from the top
to the bottom; and the earth did
quake, and the rocks rent;
52 And the graves were opened;
and many bodies of the saints which
slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves
after his resurrection, and went into
the holy city, and appeared unto
many.
54 Now when the centurion, and
they that were with him, watching
Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those
things that were done, they feared
greatly, saying, Truly this was the
Son of God.
55 And many women were there
beholding afar off, which followed
Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto
him:
56 Among which was Mary
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of
James and Joses, and the mother of
Zebedee's children.
57 When the even was come, there
came a rich man of Arimathaea, named
Joseph, who also himself was
Jesus'disciple:
58 He went to Pilate, and begged
the body of Jesus. Then Pilate
commanded the body to be delivered.
59 And when Joseph had taken the
body, he wrapped it in a clean linen
cloth,
60 And laid it in his own new
tomb, which he had hewn out in the
rock: and he rolled a great stone to
the door of the sepulchre, and
departed.
61 And there was Mary Magdalene,
and the other Mary, sitting over
against the sepulchre.
62 Now the next day, that
followed the day of the preparation,
the chief priests and Pharisees came
together unto Pilate,
63 Saying, Sir, we remember that
that deceiver said, while he was yet
alive, After three days I will rise
again.
64 Command therefore that the
sepulchre be made sure until the
third day, lest his disciples come by
night, and steal him away, and say
unto the people, He is risen from the
dead: so the last error shall be
worse than the first.
65 Pilate said unto them, Ye
have a watch: go your way, make it as
sure as ye can.
66 So they went, and made the
sepulchre sure, sealing the stone,
and setting a watch.

CHAPTER 28
1 In the end of the sabbath, as
it began to dawn toward the first day
of the week, came Mary Magdalene and
the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
2 And, behold, there was a great
earthquake: for the angel of the Lord
descended from heaven, and came and
rolled back the stone from the door,
and sat upon it.
3 His countenance was like
lightning, and his raiment white as
snow:
4 And for fear of him the
keepers did shake, and became as dead
men.
5 And the angel answered and
said unto the women, Fear not ye: for
I know that ye seek Jesus, which was
crucified.
6 He is not here: for he is
risen, as he said. Come, see the
place where the Lord lay.
7 And go quickly, and tell his
disciples that he is risen from the
dead; and, behold, he goeth before
you into Galilee; there shall ye see
him: lo, I have told you.
8 And they departed quickly from
the sepulchre with fear and great
joy; and did run to bring his
disciples word.
9 And as they went to tell his
disciples, behold, Jesus met them,
saying, All hail. And they came and
held him by the feet, and worshipped
him.
10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be
not afraid: go tell my brethren that
they go into Galilee, and there shall
they see me.
11 Now when they were going,
behold, some of the watch came into
the city, and shewed unto the chief
priests all the things that were
done.
12 And when they were assembled
with the elders, and had taken
counsel, they gave large money unto
the soldiers,
13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples
came by night, and stole him away
while we slept.
14 And if this come to the
governor's ears, we will persuade
him, and secure you.
15 So they took the money, and
did as they were taught: and this
saying is commonly reported among the
Jews until this day.
16 Then the eleven disciples
went away into Galilee, into a
mountain where Jesus had appointed
them.
17 And when they saw him, they
worshipped him: but some doubted.
18 And Jesus came and spake unto
them, saying, All power is given unto
me in heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach
all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all
things whatsoever I have commanded
you: and, lo, I am with you alway,
even unto the end of the world. Amen.