6 got to take 'bread. And Jesus said unto them, Take 1 Gr. loaves. heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and

we look no bread.

Basket in ver. 9 and 10 represents

different Greek words.

7 Sadducees. And they reasoned among themselves, 8 saying, "We took no bread. And Jesus perceiving 2 Or, It is because it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among 9 yourselves, because ye have no 'bread? Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the 3 five thousand, and how many 3baskets ye took up? 10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and 11 how many baskets ye took up? How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning 'bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees 12 and Sadducees. Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of 1bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

ancient

authorities read

that I the Son of man am. See viii. 27;

Mark

Luke ix. 18.

13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Cæsarea 4 Many
Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men
14 say that the Son of man is? And they said, Some
say John the Baptist; some, Elijah: and others, Jer-
15 emiah, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them,
16 But who say ye that I am? And Simon Peter an-
swered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the
17 living God. And Jesus answered and said unto
him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah: for flesh
and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my
18 Father which is in heaven. And I also say unto
thee, that thou art 'Peter, and upon this "rock I will 5 Gr. Petros.
build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not
19 prevail against it. I will give unto thee the keys of
the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt
bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and what-
soever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in
20 heaven. Then charged he the disciples that they
should tell no man that he was the Christ.

6 Gr. petra.

7 Some ancient au

thorities

Jesus Christ.

8 Or, God

read

have

mercy on thee

21 From that time began 'Jesus to shew unto his dis-
ciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suf-
fer many things of the elders and chief priests and
scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
22 And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying,
"Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall never be unto
23 thee. But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee
behind me, Satan: thou art a stumblingblock unto
me: for thou mindest not the things of God, but the
24 things of men. Then said Jesus unto his disciples,
If any man would come after me, let him deny him-
25 self, and take up his cross, and follow me. For
whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and 9 Or, soul
whosoever shall lose his 'life for my sake shall find

1 Or, soul

2 Gr. doing.

3 Or, booths

it. For what shall a man be profited, if he shall 26
gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what
shall a man give in exchange for his life? For the 27
Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father
with his angels; and then shall he render unto ev-
ery man according to his 'deeds. Verily I say unto 28
you, There be some of them that stand here, which
shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son
of man coming in his kingdom.

And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, 17
and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them
up into a high mountain apart: and he was trans- 2
figured before them: and his face did shine as the
sun, and his garments became white as the light.
And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and 3
Elijah talking with him. And Peter answered, and 4
said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if
thou wilt, I will make here three tabernacles; one
for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud 5
overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the
cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I
am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the dis- 6
ciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore
afraid. And Jesus came and touched them and said, 7
Arise, and be not afraid. And lifting up their eyes, 8
they saw no one, save Jesus only.

And as they were coming down from the moun- 9 tain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen from the dead. And his disciples asked him, saying, Why 10 then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, 11 and shall restore all things: but I say unto you, that 12 Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they listed. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them. stood the disciples that he spake unto the Baptist.

Then under-13 them of John

And when they were come to the multitude, there 14 came to him a man, kneeling to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, 15 and suffereth grievously: for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and oft-times into the water. And I 16 brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. And Jesus answered and said, O faithless 17 and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him

18 hither to me. And Jesus rebuked him; and the 'devil went out from him: and the boy was cured 1 Gr. demon. 19 from that hour. Then came the disciples to Jesus 20 apart, and said, Why could not we cast it out? And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Re- ties, some move hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you."

22

And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be delivered up into the 23 hands of men; and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding

24

sorry.

2

Many authori

an

cient, insert ver. 21 But this kind goeth not out save by prayer and fasting. See Mark ix. 29.

3 Some ancient

authorities read themselves togeth

were gathering

er.

And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, 4 Gr. didrachma. 25 Doth not your "master pay the half-shekel? He 5 Or, teacher saith, Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from 26 strangers? And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free. 27 But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a 'shekel: that take, and give unto 6 Gr. stater. them for me and thee.

18 In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying,

Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 7 Gr. greater. 2 And he called to him a little child, and set him in 3 the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the 'greatest in the kingdom 5 of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little 6 child in my name receiveth me: but whoso shall cause one of these little ones which believe on me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great mill-turned by an ass. stone should be hanged about his neck, and that he 7 should be sunk in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to 8 that man through whom the occasion cometh! And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having

Gr. a millstone

1 Gr. Gehenna of fire.

an

11 For the Son of

two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it 9 out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the 'hell of fire. See that ye 10 despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto 2 Many authorities, some you, that in heaven their angels do always behold cient, insert ver. the face of my Father which is in heaven. How 12 man came to save think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray? And if so be that 13 he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it before your Fa- more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray. Even so it is not the will of your 14 4 Some ancient au- Father which is in heaven, that one of these little thorities read my. ones should perish.

that which was

lost. See Luke xix. 10.

3 Gr. a thing willed

ther.

5 Some ancient au

thorities omit against thee.

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, shew him 15 his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he hear 16 thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established. And if he refuse to hear them, tell it 17 6 Or, congregation unto the 'church: and if he refuse to hear the "church

and seven

also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican. Verily I say unto you, What things soever ye 18 shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and what things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say unto you, that if two 19 of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three 20 are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Then came Peter, and said to him, Lord, how oft 21 shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not 22 7 Or, seventy times unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until 'seventy times seven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven 23 likened unto a certain king, which would make a 8 Gr. bondservants. reckoning with his servants. And when he had 24 begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which probably worth Owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as 25 he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all 10 Gr. bondservant. that he had, and payment to be made. The 1oser-26 vant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay

This talent was

about £240.

Greek denotes a

coin worth about eight pence half

penny.

27 thee all. And the lord of that 'servant, being moved 1 Gr. bondservant. with compassion, released him, and forgave him the 28 'debt. But that 'servant went out, and found one 2 Gr. loan. of his fellow-servants, which owed him a hundred 3 The word in the spence: and he laid hold on him, and took him by the 29 throat, saying, Pay what thou owest. So his fellowservant fell down and besought him, saying, Have 30 patience with me, and I will pay thee. And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till 31 he should pay that which was due. So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord all 32 that was done. Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked 'servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me: 33 shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fel34 low-servant, even as I had mercy on thee? And his

3

an

4 Many authoricient, insert the.

5 Some ancient au

thorities
created.

read

lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, 35 till he should pay all that was due. So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts. 19 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the 2 borders of Judæa beyond Jordan; and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. And there came unto him Pharisees, tempting ties, some him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away 4 his wife for every cause? And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he which made them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the 6 twain shall become one flesh? So that they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God 7 hath joined together, let not man put asunder. They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to give 8 a bill of divorcement, and to put her away? He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the begin- 6 Some ancient au9 ning it hath not been so. And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, 'except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: "and he that marrieth her when she is put away. 10 committeth adultery. The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not 11 expedient to marry. But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, but they to whom it 12 is given. For there are eunuchs, which were so

thorities read

saving for the

cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress : as in ch. v. 32.

7 The

words, to the end following of the verse, are ancient authori

omitted by some

ties.