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.

13 Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide 'is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruc14 tion, and many be they that enter in thereby. For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. 16 By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather 17 grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every

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1 Some ancient au

thorities omis is

the gate.

2 Many ancient

authorities read

How narrow is the gate, &c.

good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt 18 tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring 19 forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth 20 good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the 22 will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will 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.

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 thorities in insert am a man under authority, having under myself

vii. 8.

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 I say unto you, I have not found so found so great great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto you, 11

thorities read

Israel have I

faith.

7 Gr. recline.

8 Or, demoniacs

9 Or, through

that many shall come from the cast 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.

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 8possessed poss 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 gave commandment to depart unto the other side. And there came a scribe, and said unto him, "Mas- 19 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

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

places.

country of the Gadarenes, there met him two 2pos- 2 Or, demoníacs 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 2 came into his own city. And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven. 4 Gr. Child. 3 And behold, certain of the scribes said within them-5 Many ancient 4 selves, This man blasphemeth. And Jesus know- authorities read seeing.

ing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in 5 your hearts? For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins

1 Or, authority

2 Gr. reclined: and so always.

& Or, Teacher

4 Gr. strong.

5 Some ancient au

are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that 6 ye may know that the Son of man hath 'power* on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. And he arose, and departed to his house. 7 But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, 8 and glorified God, which had given such 'power*

unto men.

And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a 9 man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the 10 house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. And when 11 the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with the publicans and sinners? But when he heard it, he said, They that 12 are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what this mean-13 eth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, 14 thorities omit oft. Why do we and the Pharisees fast soft, but thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them, Can 15 the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast. And no man put-16 teth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made. Neither do men 17

6 That is, skins

used as bottles.ns put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.

While he spake these things unto them, behold, 18 there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus 19 arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood 20 twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: for she said within herself, If 21 I do but touch his garment, I shall be made whole.

22 But Jesus turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith hath 'made thee whole. 1 Or, saved thee And the woman was made whole from that hour. 2 Or, saved

23 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and

saw the flute-players, and the crowd making a 24 tumult, he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. 25 But when the crowd was put forth, he entered in, and took her by the hand; and the damsel arose. 26 And the fame hereof went forth into all that 3 Gr. this fame. land.

27 And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind

men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have
28 mercy on us, thou son of David. And when he was
come into the house, the blind men came to him:
and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able
29 to do this? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. Then
touched he their eyes, saying, According to your
30 faith be it done unto you. And their eyes were
opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, 4 Or, sternly
31 See that no man know it. But they went forth, and
spread abroad his fame in all that land.

32 And as they went forth, forth, behold, there was brought
5devil. And 5 Gr. demon.

33 to him

a

a

dumb man possessed with when the 'devil was cast out, the dumb man spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never 34 so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, "By the 6 or, In prince of the "devils casteth he out 'devils.

35

And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner 36 of disease and all manner of sickness. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and 37 scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plen38 teous, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore

the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers 10 into his harvest. And he called unto him his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.

7 Gr. demons.

2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his 3 brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphæus, & Lore Zealot. See 4 and Thaddeus; Simon the "Cananæan, and Judas Acts i. 13.

Luke vi.