with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? Now 30 there was afar off from them a herd of many Gr demons. swine feeding. And the devils besought 31 him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine. And he said 32 unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters. And they that fed 33 them fled, and went away into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to them 2 Or, demoniacs that were 2possessed with devils. And behold, 34 all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders.

Gr. Child.

authorities

read seeing.

And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, 19 and came into his own city. And behold, they 2 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 are forgiven. And behold, 3 certain of the scribes said within themselves, Many ancient This man blasphemeth. And Jesus knowing 4 their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For whether is easier, to say, 5 Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of 6 Or, authority man hath power on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. And he 7 arose, and departed to his house. But when the 8 multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw 9 a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

10

And it came to pass, as he 'sat at meat in 1Gr. reclined: the house, behold, many publicans and sinners and so always. came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

II And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto

his disciples, Why eateth your 2Master with the 2 Or, Teacher 12 publicans and sinners? But when he heard it, he said, They that are 3whole have no need Gr. strong. 13 of a physician, but they that are sick.

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But

go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast 15 'oft, but thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, 16 and then will they fast. And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

3

Some ancient authorities

omit oft.

17 Neither do men put new wine into old wine- That is, skins skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is used as bottles. spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new

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wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.

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While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped Gr.one ruler. him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and 19 she shall live. And Jesus arose, and fol20 lowed him, and so did his disciples. And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched 21 the border of his garment: for she said within herself, If I do but touch his garment, I shall 22 be made whole. But Jesus turning and seeing 'Or, saved

her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; thy Or, saved thee faith hath made thee whole. And the woman 2 Or, saved

was made whole from that hour. And when 23 Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult, he said, Give place: for the damsel is not 24 dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the crowd was put forth, he 25 entered in, and took her by the hand; and the Gr. this fame. damsel arose. And the fame hereof went 26 forth into all that land.

• Or, sternly

$ Gr. demon.

• Or, In
Gr. demons.

And as Jesus passed by from thence, two 27 blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David. And 28 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 say unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he 29 their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you. And their eyes were opened. 30 And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But they went forth, 31 and spread abroad his fame in all that land.

And as they went forth, behold, there was 32 brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, 33 the dumb man spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, "By the prince of the 34 devils casteth he out 'devils.

And Jesus went about all the cities and 35 the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness. But when he saw the multitudes, 36 he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd. Then saith he 37

unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plen38 teous, but the labourers are few. Pray ye

therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send 101 forth labourers into his harvest. And he called

unto him his twelve disciples, and gave them
authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out,
and to heal all manner of disease and all man-
ner of sickness.

3

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of 3 Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphæus, and Thad4 dæus; Simon the 'Cananæan, and Judas Is5 cariot, who also betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go not into any way of the Gentiles, and enter 6 not into any city of the Samaritans: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of 8 heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils: 9 freely ye received, freely give. Get you no gold, nor silver, nor brass in your 10 no wallet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the labourer is worthy 11 of his food. And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go forth. 12 And as ye enter into the house, salute it. 13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it but if it be not worthy, let your 14 peace return to you. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the 15 dust of your feet. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom

purses;

1 Or, simple

and Gomorrah in the day of judgement, than for that city.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the 16 midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and 1harmless as doves. But beware of 17 men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you; yea and before governors and kings shall ye be 18 brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. But when they deliver 19 you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that 20 speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. And brother shall deliver up bro- 21 ther to death, and the father his child: and chilOr, put them dren shall rise up against parents, and 'cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be 22 hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. But when they persecute you in this 23 city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

to death

3 Or, teacher

• Gr. bondservant.

and so elsewhere.

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A disciple is not above his master, nor a 24 4 servant above his lord. It is enough for the 25 disciple that he be as his master, and the 'servant as his lord. If they have called the mas5 Gr.Beelzebul: ter of the house 5 Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household! Fear them 26 not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. What I tell you in the dark- 27 ness, speak ye in the light: and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops. And 28 be not afraid of 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