1 Many ancient authorities omit of the world.

2 Or, the consummation of the age

I will open my mouth in parables;

I will utter things hidden from the foundation 1of the world.

Then he left the multitudes, and went into the 36 house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field. And he answered and said, He that soweth the good 37 seed is the Son of man; and the field is the world; 38 and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; and the 39 enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned 40 with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they 41 shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, and shall cast 42 them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the 43 righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure 44 hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; 8 Or, for joy thereof and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

4 Gr. drag-net.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man 45 that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls: and hav-46 ing found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a 'net, 47 that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: which, when it was filled, they drew up on 48 the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away. So 49 shall it be in 'the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous, and shall cast them into the furnace of 50 fire: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Have ye understood all these things? They say 51 unto him, Yea. And he said unto them, Therefore 52 every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished 53 these parables, he departed thence. And coming 54 into his own country he taught them in their syn

agogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these 55 'mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? is 1 Gr. powers. not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, 56 James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then 57 hath this man all these things? And they were 'offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own 58 country, and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. 14 At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the re2 port concerning Jesus, and said unto his servants,

This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; 3 and therefore do these powers work in him. For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his 4 brother Philip's wife. For John said unto him, It 5 is not lawful for thee to have her. And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multi6 tude, because they counted him as a prophet. But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod. 7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her 8 whatsoever she should ask. And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here in a 9 charger the head of John the Baptist. And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them which sat at meat with him, he commanded 10 it to be given; and he sent, and beheaded John in 11 the prison. And his head was brought in a charger,

and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her 12 mother. And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.

2 Gr. caused stumble.

13 Now when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard thereof, they followed him 3on 3 Or, by land 14 foot from the cities. And he came forth, and saw

a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, 15 and healed their sick. And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and 16 buy themselves food. But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to 17 eat. And they say unto him, We have here but

to

1 Gr. recline.

five loaves, and two fishes. And he said, Bring 18
them hither to me. And he commanded the multi- 19
tudes to 'sit down on the grass; and he took the
five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to
heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves
to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took 20
up that which remained over of the broken pieces,
twelve baskets full. And they that did eat were 21
about five thousand men, beside women and chil-
dren.

And straightway he constrained the disciples to 22 enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes away. And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went 23 thorities tau up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was many fur- Was come, he was there alone. But the boat was 24 longs distant from the land. now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves;

2 Some ancient au

for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth 25 watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea. And when the disciples saw him 26 walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is an apparition; and they cried out for fear. But 27 straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter an- 28 swered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee upon the waters. And he said, 29 Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and read walked upon the waters, to come to Jesus. But 30 and came. when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and beginauthorities add ning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me.

3 Some ancient authorities

4 Many ancient

strong.

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, 31
and took hold of him, and saith unto him, O thou
of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And 32
when they were gone up into the boat, the wind
ceased. And they that were in the boat worshipped 33
him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

And when they had crossed over, they came to 34 the land, unto Gennesaret. And when the men of 35 that place knew him, they sent into all that region round about, and brought unto him all that were sick; and they besought him that they might only 36 touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole.

Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Phari-15 sees and scribes, saying, Why do thy disciples trans- 2 gress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. And he answered 3

and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4 For God said, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let 5 him 'die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall 1 Or, surely die say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given to God; 2 Some ancient au6 he shall not honour his father. And ye have made it add or void the word of God because of your tradition. 7 Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you,

8

9

saying,

This people honoureth me with their lips;
But their heart is far from me.

But in vain do they worship me,

3

his mother.

Some ancient au

thorities
law.

stumble.

Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men. 10 And he called to him the multitude, and said unto 11 them, Hear, and understand: Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man. 12 Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they 4 Gr. caused 13 heard this saying? But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall 5 Gr. planting. 14 be rooted up. Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into 15 a pit. And Peter answered and said unto him, 16 Declare unto us the parable. And he said, Are ye 17 also even yet without understanding? Perceive ye

not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth 18 into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? But the things which proceed out of the mouth come 19 forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, rail20 ings: these are the things which defile the man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.

21 And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the 22 parts of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a 'devil. 6 Gr. demon. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples

came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for 24 she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house 25 of Israel. But she came and worshipped him, say26 ing, Lord, help me. And he answered and said, It

is not meet to take the children's 'bread and cast it 7 Or, loaf

read

to

words, to the

omitted by some

to the dogs. But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the 27
dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters'
table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O28
woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even
as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from
that hour.

And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto 29
the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the moun-
tain, and sat there. And there came unto him great 30
multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb,
maimed, and many others, and they cast them down
at his feet; and he healed them: insomuch that the 31
multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speak-
ing, the maimed whole, and the lame walking, and
the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Is-
rael.

And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, 32 I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint in the way. And the disciples 33 say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place, as to fill so great a multitude? And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves 34 have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit 35 down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves 36 and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And they did all eat, and were filled: and 37 they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. And they that did eat 38 were four thousand men, beside women and children. And he sent away the multitudes, and en-39 tered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and16 1 The following tempting him asked him to shew them a sign from end of ver. 3, are heaven. But he answered and said unto them, 2 of the most an- 'When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: cient and other for the heaven is red. And in the morning, It will be 3 important aufoul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowring. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot discern the signs of the times. An 4 evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.

thorities.

And the disciples came to the other side and for- 5