25 that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgement, than for thee. At that season Jesus answered and said, I 'thank 1 Or, praise thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and under26 standing, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. 2 Or, that 27 All things 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 whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him. 28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy 29 laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 12 At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day ye they did eat. thing. read greater through the cornfields; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck ears of corn, and to 2 eat. But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not 3 lawful to do upon the sabbath. But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was 4 an hungred, and they that were with him; how he 3 Some ancient auentered into the house of God, and 'did eat the shew- thorities bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests? 5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sab6 bath, and are guiltless? But I say unto you, that 7 one greater than the temple is here. But if had 4 Gr. a known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guilt8 less. For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath. 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 12 lift it out? How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good 13 on the sabbath day. Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; 14 and it was restored whole, as the other. But the 9 Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, 15 how they might destroy him. And Jesus perceiving it withdrew from thence: and many followed him; Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; And he shall declare judgement to the Gentiles. Neither shall any one hear his voice in the A bruised reed shall he not break, 18 19 20 20 21 And all 23 Till he send forth judgement unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles hope. Then was brought unto him 'one possessed with 22 a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw. the multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this the son of David*? But when the Pharisees heard it, 24 they said, This man doth not cast out devils, but 'by Beelzebub the prince of the 'devils. And know- 25 ing their thoughts 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 Satan casteth out Satan, he is di- 26 vided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? And if I by Beelzebub cast out 'devils, *by 27 whom do your sons cast them cut? therefore shall they be your judges. But if I by the Spirit of God 28 cast out 'devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. Or how can one enter into the house of 29 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 is against me; and 30 he that gathereth not with me scattereth. There- 31 fore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto ment; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. And who- 32 soever 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. Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or 33 *For "Is this the son of David?" read "Can this be the son of David?" [comp. John iv. 29].-Am. Com. "unto men" strike out the marg.-Am. Com. make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for 34 the tree is known by its fruit. Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speak35 eth. The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his 36 evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judge37 ment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. 38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, 'Master, we would see a sign from 1 Or, Teacher 39 thee. But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign 40 of Jonah the prophet: for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall 2 Gr. sea-monster. the Son of man be three days and three nights in 41 the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is 3 Gr. more than. 42 here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than 43 Solomon is here. But the unclean spirit, when the 4 Or, it is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless 44 places, seeking rest, and findeth it not. Then the saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and when he is come, the findeth it empty, 45 swept, and garnished. Then goeth 'he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil than 5 Or, itself "himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation. 46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, 47 seeking to speak to him. "And one said unto him, authorities omit Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, 48 seeking to speak to thee. But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? 49 and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold, 50 my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. C 6 Some ver. 47. ancient On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat13 by the sea side. And there were gathered unto him 2 great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach. And 3 he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; and as he 4 sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them: and others fell upon the 5 rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth: and when the sun was risen, 6 they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And others fell upon the 7 thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them: and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded 8 thorities add fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. here, and in ver. He that hath ears', let him hear. 1 Some ancient au 43, to hear: as in Mark iv. 9; Luke viii. 8. 9 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why 10 speakest thou unto them in parables? And he an- 11 swered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to 12 him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath. Therefore speak I 13 to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of 14 Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive: For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them. 15 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your 16 ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto you, that 17 many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. Hear 18 then ye the parable of the sower. When any one 19 heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he 20 that was sown by the way side. And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth 21 the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it; yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because 22 of the word, straightway he stumbleth. And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the 'world, and the de- 1 Or, age ceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he be23 cometh unfruitful. And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed 25 good seed in his field: but while men slept, his ene my came and sowed tares also among the wheat, 2 Or, darnel 26 and went away. But when the blade sprang up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 And the servants of the householder came and said 3 Gr. bondservants. unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy 4 Gr. A man that 28 field? whence then hath it tares? And he said unto them, *An enemy hath done this. And the servants is an enemy. say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather 29 them up? But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them, 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. 31 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32 which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof. 33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three 'measures of meal, till it was all leavened. 5 The word in the Greek denotes the Hebrew seah, a measure con taining nearly a 34 All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the peck and a half. multitudes; and without a parable spake he noth 35 ing unto them: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, 6 Or, through |