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                                   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, inquired 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 inquired 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 cloke 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, inquire 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 Barjona:
    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 planted 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
    gnashingof 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 further, 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 veil 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 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.