and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught 24 against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then 25 come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing.

27 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not com28 mit adultery: but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed 29 adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast 30 into hell. And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not 31 thy whole body go into hell. It was said also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing 32 of divorcement: but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

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Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform 34 unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of 35 God; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet;

nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst 37 not make one hair white or black. But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.

38 Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, 39 and a tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you, Resist not

him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy 40 right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy 41 coat, let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall 42 compel thee to go one mile, go with him twain. Give

to him that asketh thee, and from him that would bor. row of thee turn not thou away.

43 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy 44 neighbour, and hate thine enemy: but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute

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you; that ye may be sons of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the tinjust. 46 For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? 47 do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do 48 not even the Gentiles the same? Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father which is in heaven.

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily 3 I say unto you, They have received their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what 4 thy right hand doeth: that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense

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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 have received their 6 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 7 in secret shall recompense thee. And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think 8 that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth 9 what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in 10 heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. 11 Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us 12 this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as 13 we also have forgiven our debtors. And bring us not 14 into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For

if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father 15 will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your tres

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16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenarce: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, 17 They have received their reward. But thou, when chou 18 fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father which is

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in secret: and thy Father, which seen in secret, shall recompense thee.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust doth consume, and where thieves 20 break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor 21 steal: for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be 22 also. The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of 23 light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall

be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee 24 be darkness, how great 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 25 the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I 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 26 the food, and the body than the raiment? Behold 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 27 they? And which of you by being anxious can add one 28 cubit unto his stature? And why are ye anxious con

cerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how 29 they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not 30 arrayed like one of these. But if God doth so clothe the

grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of 31 little faith? Be not therefore anxious, saying, What

shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal 82 shall we be clothed? For after all these things do the

Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that 83 ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first his

kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things 34 shall be added unto you. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

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Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what 3 measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own 4 eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in

5 thine own eye? Thou 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.

6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither 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 find; 8 knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and 9 to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, 10 will give him a stone; or if he shall ask for a fish, will 11 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 12 to them that ask him? 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.

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Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and 14 many be they that enter in thereby. For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and 15 few be they that find it.

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

bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth 18 forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil

fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn 20 down, and cast into the fire. Therefore by their fruits 21 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 will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not

prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out devils, 23 and by thy name do many mighty works? And then

will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart 24 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 built his house 25 upon the rock: and the rain descended, and the floods

came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; 26 and it fell not: for it was 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

27 his house 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, 29 the multitudes were astonished at his teaching: for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

8 And when he was come down from the mountain, 2 great multitudes followed him. And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, 3 if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his 4 leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith 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.

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And when he was entered into Capernaum, there 6 came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, 7 grievously tormented. And he saith unto him, I will 8 come and heal him. And the centurion answered

and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but only say the word, and my 9 servant shall be healed. For I also 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 servant, Do this, and he doeth 10 it. And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not 11 found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, 12 in the kingdom of heaven: but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness; there shall' 13 be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour.

14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he 15 saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever. And he

touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, 16 and ministered unto him. And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that 17 were sick: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by R. N. T.-2

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