38 are seeking thee. And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth. 39 And he went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out 1 devils. 40 there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them. And they come, 3 bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four. And when they could not 4 come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay. And 5 Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, 9 Son, thy sins are forgiven. But there were certain of the 6 scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why 7 doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, even God? And straightway Jesus, per- 8 ceiving in his spirit that they SO reasoned within them And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, 2and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41 And being moved with compassion, he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; 42 be thou made clean. And straightway the leprosy departed from him, and he was 43 made clean. And he 3 strictly charged him, and straight44 way sent him out, and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto 45 them. But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into 6a city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter. 21 And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he 2 was 7 in the house. And many were gathered together, so that 1 Gr. demons. him. at home Child. selves, saith unto them, Why 2 Some ancient authorities omit and kneeling down to 3 Or, sternly 7 Or, 9 Cr. 13 saying, We never saw it on this fashion. And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, 14 and he taught them. And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. 15 And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many 1publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they 16 followed him. And the scribes 2 of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, 3 He eateth and drinketh with 17 publicans and sinners. And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are 5 whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. not fast. But the days will 20 come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day. No man seweth 21 a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made. And no man putteth new wine 22 into old wine-skins: else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins. And it came to pass, that 23 he was going on the sabbath day through the cornfields; and his disciples 7 began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees 24 said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? And he said unto them, Did 25 ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? How he 26 entered into the house of God 8 when Abiathar was high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him? And he said 27 unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: so that the 28 Son of man is lord even of the sabbath. 1 See marginal note on Matt. v. 46. 2 Some ancient authorities read and the Pharisees. 3 Or, How is it that he eateth...sinners? 4 Some ancient authorities omit and drinketh. 5 Gr. strong. 6 That is, skins 7 Gr. began to make their way plucking. 8 Some ancient authorities read in the days of Abiathar the high priest. used as bottles. 31 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had his 2 hand withered. And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might 3 accuse him. And he saith unto the man that had his hand withered, 1Stand forth. 4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But 5 they held their peace. And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was 6 restored. And the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him. 7 insomuch that as many as had 3 plagues pressed upon him that they might touch him. And the unclean spirits, 11 whensoever they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he charged 12 them much that they should not make him known. And he goeth up into the 13 mountain, and calleth unto him whom he himself would: and they went unto him. And he appointed twelve, 5 14 that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, and to have 15 authority to cast out devils: and Simon he surnamed 16 Peter; and James the son of 17 Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder: and An- 18 drew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphæus, and Thaddæus, and Simon the Cananæan, and Judas Iscariot, which also 19 betrayed him. And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed: and from Judæa, 8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumæa, and beyond Jordan, And he cometh 9 into a and about Tyre and Sidon, house. And the multitude 20 a great multitude, hearing cometh together again, so that 2 what great things he did, they could not so much as unto him. And he eat bread. And when his 21 spake to his disciples, that friends heard it, they went a little boat should wait on out to lay hold on him: for him because of the crowd, they said, He is beside himlest they should throng him: self. And the scribes which 22 10 for he had healed many; came down from Jerusalem 9 came said, He hath Beelzebub, and, 1By the prince of the 2devils casteth he out the 2devils. 23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast 24 out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that 25 kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be 26 able to stand. And if Satan hath risen up against himself, and is divided, he cannot 27 stand, but hath an end. But no one can 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. 28 Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: 29 but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin: 30 because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. 31 And there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without, they sent 32 unto him, calling him. And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for 33 thee. And he answereth them, and saith, Who is my mother 34 and my brethren? And looking round on them which sat round about him, he saith, Behold, my mother and my 1 Or, In brethren! For whosoever 35 shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. And again he began to 14 teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land. And he taught 2 them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching, Hearken: Behold, 3 the sower went forth to sow: and it came to pass, as he 4 sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it. And other 5 fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth: and when the sun was 6 risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. And other 7 fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. And others fell into 8 the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. And he said, 9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. And when he was alone, 10 they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables. And he said 11 unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom 2 Gr. demons. of God: but unto them that are without, all things are 12 done in parables: that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be for13 given them. And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye 14 know all the parables? The 15 sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in 16 them. And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive 17 it with joy; and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straight18 way they stumble. And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word, 19 and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20 And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. 21 And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put And he said, So is the king- 26 dom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth; and should sleep and 27 rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. The earth 2beareth fruit of 28 herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit 29 3 is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come. And he said, How shall we 30 liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? It is like a 31 grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, yet when it is 32 sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great 3 Or, alloweth 4 Or, sendeth forth |