1 Gr. powers. 2 Gr. demons. 3 Or, by. 5 Or, that. we do wipe off against you: howbeit know this, that And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, 17 even the devils are subject unto us in thy name. And 18 he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to 19 tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you. Howbeit in this rejoice not, that the spirits 20 are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. 4 5 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, 21 ♦ Or, praise. and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: 22 and no one knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him. And 23 turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: for I say 24 unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them 6 Or, Teacher. not. 6 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted 25 him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And he said unto him, What is written in 26 27 the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, 1 1 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, 1 Gr. from. and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. 28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: 29 this do, and thou shalt live. But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my 30 neighbour? Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, which both stripped him and 31 beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was and when he saw him, he was moved with 34 compassion, and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and 35 took care of him. And on the morrow he took out two 2 pence, and gave them to the host, and said, Take 2 See marcare of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, I, on Matt. 36 when I come back again, will repay thee. Which of xviii. 28. these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbour unto him 37 that fell among the robbers? And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, 38 and do thou likewise. ginal note 8 Gr. distracted. thorities Martha, troubled: Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha 4 A few an39 received him into her house. And she had a sister cient aucalled Mary, which also sat at the Lord's feet, and read 40 heard his word. But Martha was 3 cumbered about Martha, much serving; and she came up to him, and said, thou art Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me Mary hath to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. 41 But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, cient authorMartha, thou art anxious and troubled about 42 things: 5 but one thing is needful: for Mary chosen the good part, which shall not be taken from her. many chosen &c. 5 Many an ities read but few hath things are away needful, or one. And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain 11 place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When 2 ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Give us day by day our daily bread. 3 read Our And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive 4 which art in every one that is indebted to us. And bring us not heaven. See into temptation.* 1 Many ancient authorities Father, Matt. vi. 9. 2 Many ancient au thorities add Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. See Matt. vi. 10. 3 G. our bread for day. 4 Many ancient au 3 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a 5 friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of 6 mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him; and he from within shall answer 7 and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and the coming give thee? I say unto you, Though he will not rise 8 and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of 5 his importunity he will arise and give him as many as thorities add he needeth. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall 9 us from the be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it evil one (or, shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh 10 See Matt. vi. receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. And of which of 11 you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him 12 authorities a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give 13 and he give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? but deliver from evil). 13. 5 Or, what80ever things. • Some ancient omit a loaf, him a stone? or. 7 Gr. demon. 8 Or, In. 9 Gr. demons. 10 Or, and house fall eth upon house. 8 7 And he was casting out a devil which was dumb. 14 And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb man spake; and the multitudes marvelled. But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of 15 the devils casteth he out devils. And others, tempt- 16 ing him, sought of him a sign from heaven. But he, 17 knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; 10 and a house divided against a house falleth. And if 18 Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his demons. kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils Gr. 19 2 by Beelzebub. And if I 2 by Beelzebub cast out 2 Or, in. 1 devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? there20 fore shall they be your judges. But if I by the finger of God cast out 'devils, then is the kingdom of God 21 come upon you. When the strong man fully armed 22 guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace: but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armour 23 wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. He that 8 is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth 24 not with me scattereth. The unclean spirit when he3 Or, it. is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out. 25 And when he is come, he findeth it swept and gar26 nished. Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven 27 3 other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter Or, itself. in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, 28 and the breasts which thou didst suck. But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. 29 And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no 30 sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah. For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also 31 the Son of man be to this generation. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgement with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is Gr. more 32 here. The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. 33 No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a than. 1 Gr. break fast. cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to 1dine 37 with him and he went in, and sat down to meat. And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he 38 had not first washed before 1dinner. And the Lord 39 said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness. Ye foolish 40 ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside 2 Or, ye can. also? Howbeit give for alms those things which are 41 within; and behold, all things are clean unto you. 3 Or, Teacher. But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and 42 rue and every herb, and pass over judgement and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Woe unto you Phari- 43 sees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces. Woe unto 44 you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over them know it not. 8 And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, 45 Master, in saying this thou reproachest us also. And 46 he said, Woe unto you lawyers also! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. Woe 47 unto you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. So ye are witnesses and 48 consent unto the works of your fathers: for they killed them, and ye build their tombs. Therefore also 49 said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they shall kill and persecute; that the blood of all the prophets, which 50 was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; from the blood of Abel 51 |