to stumble. 2 Gr. planting. This people honoureth me with their lips; But in vain do they worship me, 8 9 Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men. And he called to him the multitude, and said unto 10 them, Hear and understand: Not that which entereth 11 into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man. Then 12 came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou 1 Gr. caused that the Pharisees were 1offended, when they heard this saying? But he answered and said, Every 2 plant 13 which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if 14 the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit. And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto 15 us the parable. And he said, Are ye also even yet 16 without understanding? Perceive ye not, that whatso- 17 ever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? But the things which 18 proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart come 19 forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings: these are the things 20 which defile the man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man. 3 And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the 21 parts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanitish 22 woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my 3 Gr. demon. daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he 23 answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I was 24 not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. But she came and worshipped him, saying, 25 Lord, help me. And he answered and said, It is not 26 4 Or, loaf. meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the 27 dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O 28 woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even 29 as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour. And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and 30 sat there. And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at his feet; and 31 he healed them: insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel. 32 And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply 33 they faint in the way. And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert 34 place, as to fill so great a multitude? And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they 35 said, Seven, and a few small fishes. And he com36 manded the multitude to sit down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the 37 disciples to the multitudes. And they did all eat, and were filled and they took up that which remained over 38 of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women 39 and children. And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan. 16 ver. 3, are And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and tempting him asked him to shew them a sign from heaven. 2 But he answered and said unto them, 1When it is 1 The following evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the heaven words, to 3 is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather the end of to-day for the heaven is red and lowering. Ye know omitted by how to discern the face of the heaven: but 4 discern the signs of the times. An evil and adulterous cient and generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no portant ausign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he thorities. left them, and departed. ye cannot some of the most an other im 2 Or, It is because wе took no bread. And the disciples came to the other side and forgot 5 1 Gr. loaves. to take 1bread. And Jesus said unto them, Take heed 6 and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, 7 2 We took no 1bread. And Jesus perceiving it said, O 8 ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread? Do ye not yet perceive, 9 neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, 3 Basket in and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the 10 seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? How is it that ye do not perceive 11 that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Then 12 understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. ver. 9 and 10 represents different Greek words. 4 Many ancient authorities 8 say 3 1 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Cæsarea 13 Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is? And they said, Some 14 John the Baptist; some, Elijah: and others, read that I Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. He saith unto 15 the Son of them, But who say ye that I am? And Simon Peter 16 answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Luke ix. 18. living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, 17 Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is man am. See Mark viii. 27; 6 in heaven. And I also say unto thee, that thou art 18 5 Gr. Petros. 5 Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; Gr. petra. and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I 19 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. Then charged he the dis- 20 ciples that they should tell no man that he was the Christ. 7 Some ancient au thorities read Jesus Christ. 8 Or, God have mercy on thee. 7 From that time began Jesus to shew unto his 21 disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, 22 Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall never be unto 23 thee. But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumblingblock unto me for thou mindest not the things of God, but the 24 things of men. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, 25 and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever 1 1 would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall 1 Or, soul. 26 lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in ex27 change for his life? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds. 2 Gr. doing. 28 Verily I say unto you, There be some of them that stand here, which shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. 17 2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up 2 into a high mountain apart: and he was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and 3 his garments became white as the light. And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking 4 with him. And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, I will make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one 3 Or, booths. 5 for Moses, and one for Elijah. While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye 6 him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on 7 their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came 3 and touched them and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only. 9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen from the dead. 10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the 11 scribes that Elijah must first come? And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all 12 things: but I say unto you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they listed. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them. Then understood the disciples 13 that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. And when they were come to the multitude, there 14 came to him a man, kneeling to him, and saying, Lord, 15 have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously: for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and oft-times into the water. And I brought him 16 to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. And 17 Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him hither to me. And 18 1 Gr.demon. Jesus rebuked him; and the 'devil went out from him: and the boy was cured from that hour. Then came 19 the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast it out? And he saith unto them, Because of 20 your little faith: 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.2 2 Many authorities, some an ver. 21 But this kind goeth not And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto 22 cient, insert them, The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men; and they shall kill him, and the third 23 day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding out save by prayer and Sorry. fasting. See Mark ix. 29. 3 Some thorities read were gathering themselves together. 4 Gr. di And when they were come to Capernaum, they that 24 received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, ancient au- Doth not your 5 master pay the half-shekel? He saith, 25 Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers? And 26 when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free. But, lest we cause 27 them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when • Gr. stater. thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a "shekel : that take, and give unto them for me and thee. drachma. 5 Or, teacher. In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, 18 |