5 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They 6 have received their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recom7 pense thee. And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be 8 heard for their much speaking. Be not therefore 1 Some ancient aulike unto them: for your Father knoweth what thorities read God 9 things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After your Father. this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which 10 art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on 11 earth. Give us this day our daily bread*. And 2 Gr. our bread for 12 forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our 3 or, evil 13 debtors. And bring us not into temptation, but de- 4 14 liver us from the evil one.* For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also for15 give you. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. 16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say 17 unto you, They have received their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash 18 thy face; that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall recompense thee. the coming day. Many authori an ties, some variations, add For thine is the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen." 19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust doth consume, and where 20 thieves "break through and steal: but lay up for 5 Gr. dig through. yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not 21 'break through nor steal: for where thy treasure is, 22 there will thy heart be also. The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole 23 body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great 24 is the darkness! No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Let the marg. read Gr. our bread for the coming day, or our needful bread. So in Luke xi. 3.—Am. Com. 1 Or, age Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I 25 say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? Be-26 hold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they? And which of you by 27 being anxious can add one cubit unto his 'stature*? And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Con-28 sider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that 29 even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass of 30 the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Be not therefore anxious, saying, What 31 shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? For after all these 32 things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; 33 and all these things shall be added unto you. Be 34 not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with 7 what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and 2 with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you. And why beholdest thou the mote that 3 is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to 4 thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye? Thou 5 hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither 6 cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall 7 find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for 8 every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. *For "his stature" read "the measure of his life" (with marg. Or, his stature) So in Luke xii. 25.-Am. Com. 9 Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall 10 ask him for a loaf will give him a stone; or if he shall 11 ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? 12 All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets. For 13 Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide 'is the 20 21 1 Soma ancient au- thorities omit is authorities read the gate dec. How narrow 18 say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out devils, 3 Gr. demons. 23 and by thy name do many mighty works? And 4 Gr. powers. then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: 24 depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Every one therefore which heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, which 25 built his house upon the rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was 26 founded upon the rock. And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house 27 upon the sand and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof. 28 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teach29 ing for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes. 8 And when he was come down from the moun 1 Or, boy 2 Gr. sufficient. thorities insert vii. 8. tain, great multitudes followed him. And behold, 2 there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, 3 saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith 4 unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way*, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. And when he was entered into Capernaum, there 5 came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and 6 saying, Lord, my 'servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And he saith unto 7 him, I will come and heal him. And the centurion 8 answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou 3 Gr. with a word. shouldest come under my roof: but only say the 4 Some ancient au- word, and my 'servant shall be healed. For I also 9 set: as in Luke am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my 5 Gr. bondservant. servant, Do this, and he doeth it. And when Jesus 10 6 Many ancient au heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that folWith no man in lowed, Verily say unto you, 'I have not found so found so great great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto you, 11 that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: but the sons of 12 the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy 13 way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the 'servant was healed in that hour. thorities read Israel have I Faith. 7 Gr. recline. 8 Or, demoniace 9 Or, through 10 Gr. one scribe. 11 Or, Teacher And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he 14 saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever. And 15 he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto him. And when even 16 was come, they brought unto him many possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick: that it might be ful- 17 filled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases. Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, 18 he commandment to depart unto the other side. gave And there came a scribe, and said unto him, "Mas- 19 *Here and in Matt. xxvii. 65; Mark i. 44, for " go thy [your] way read simply "go"-Am. Com. ter, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have 'nests; but the Son 1 Gr. lodging places. 21 of man hath not where to lay his head. And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer 22 me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead. 23 And when he was entered into a boat, his disci24 ples followed him. And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was cov25 ered with the waves: but he was asleep. And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; 26 we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great 27 calm. And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? 28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two 2pos- 2 Or, demoniacs sessed with devils, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that 29 way. And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou 30 come hither to torment us before the time? Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine 31 feeding. And the 'devils besought him, saying, If 3 Gr. demons. thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of 32 swine. And he said 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 33 perished in the waters. And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to them that were 'pos34 sessed with devils. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders. 9 And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and authorities read seeing. 3 And behold, certain of the scribes said within them- 5 Many ancient 4 selves, This man blasphemeth. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in 5 your hearts? For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins |