Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of 16 1 Or, simple Wolves : be ye therefore wise as serpents, and 1 harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver 17 you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you; yea and before governors and kings shall 18 ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, be not 19 anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak. For it is 20 not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. And brother shall deliver up brother 21 2 Or, put them to death 3 Or,teacher Gr. bond 4 servant. 5 Gr. Beel zebul: and. so elsewhere. to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and 'cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's 22 sake but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. But when they persecute you in this city, 23 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. 4 A disciple is not above his master, nor a servant 24 above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he 25 be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house 5 Beelzebub, how 'much more shall they call them of his household! Fear 26 them 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 darkness, speak ye in the light: 27 and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops. And be not afraid of them which kill the body, 28 but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one 29 of them shall fall on the ground without your Father: but the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 30 Fear not therefore; ye are of more value than many 31 Gr. in me. sparrows. Every one therefore who shall confess 'me 32 Gr. in him. before men, him will I also confess before my Father 6 Gr. Gehenna. 1st. which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me 33 before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: 34 35 I came not to 'send peace, but a sword. For I came 1 Gr. cast. to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law 36 against her mother in law and a man's foes shall be 37 they of his own household. 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 38 me. And he that doth not take his cross and follow He that 2 findeth his 39 after me, is not worthy of me. 3 life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my Or, lost sake shall find it. 4 3 40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that 2 Or, found $ Or, soul 5 Now when John heard in the prison the works of 3 the Christ, he sent by his disciples, and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go your way and tell John the 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, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached Or, the gospel 6 to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall find 7 none occasion of stumbling in me. And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilder8 ness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? a man clothed in soft. Many anraiment? Behold, they that wear soft raiment are in cient au9 kings' houses. 6 But wherefore went ye out? to see a read But prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than ye out to 10 a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written, thorities what went see? a prophet! Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of 11 women there hath not arisen a greater than John the 1 Gr. lesser. Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John 12 the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force. For all 13 the prophets and the law prophesied until John. And 14 2 Or, him if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, which is to 8 Some an- Come. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. But 15,16 whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, which call unto their fellows, and say, We piped unto you, and 17 Gr. beat ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn. For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they 18 say, He hath a 'devil. The Son of man came eating 19 and drinking, and they say, behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works. cient au thorities omit to hear the breast. 5 Gr. demon 6 Or, was. 7 Many ancient authorities read chil Luke vii. 35 8 6 8 How-22 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most 20 of his mighty works were done, because they repented dren: as in not. Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Beth- 21 8 Gr. powers saida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. beit I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgement, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted 23 Many an- unto heaven? thou shalt 9 go down unto Hades: for thorities if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day. Howbeit I say unto you, that it shall be more 24 tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgement, than for thee. cient au read be brought down. 10 Or, praise 8 10 At that season Jesus answered and said, I 1o thank 25 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, 26 11 Or, that 11 for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. All things 27 have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whom28 soever the Son willeth to reveal him. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give 29 you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find 30 rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. ancient 12 At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the cornfields; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck ears of corn, and to eat. 2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to 3 do upon the sabbath. But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, 4 and they that were with him; how he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which Some it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them authorities 5 that were with him, but only for the priests? Or did eat. have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and 6 are guiltless? But I say unto you, that 'one greater Gr. a 7 than the temple is here. But if ye had known what thing. this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye 8 would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath. 9 And he departed thence, and went into their syna10 gogue and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on 11 the sabbath day? that they might accuse him. And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it 12 out? How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sab13 bath day. Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored 14 whole, as the other. But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might destroy 15 him. And Jesus perceiving it withdrew from thence: 16 and many followed him; and he healed them all, and 2 read they greater charged them that they should not make him known: Or,through that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah 17 the prophet, saying, ? Or, a demoniac 3 Gr. demons. 4 Or, in Behold, my servant whom I have chosen ; And he shall declare judgement to the Gentiles. Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgement unto victory. 18 19 20 21 Then was brought unto him 2 one possessed with a 22 devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw. And all the mul- 23 titudes were amazed, and said, Is this the son of David? But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, 24 This man doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the 'devils. And knowing their thoughts 25 he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: and if 26 Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? And if I by 27 Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. But if I by the Spirit of God cast out 'devils, then is 28 the kingdom of God come upon you. Or how can 29 one enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. He that is not with me 30 is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and 31 blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasauthorities phemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. And 32 whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come. 5 Some ancient read unto you men. |