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Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 19 And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Master, 20 I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man 21 hath not where to lay his head. And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer, me first to go and 22 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 disciples 24 followed him. And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered 25 with the waves: but he was asleep. And they came to

him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and 27 the sea; and there was a great calm. And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

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And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding 29 fierce, so that no man could pass by that way. And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to 30 torment us before the time? Now there was afar off 31 from them a herd of many swine feeding. And the

devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send 32 us away into the herd of swine. And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the 33 steep into the sea, and perished in the waters. And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to them 34 that were possessed 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.

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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, 3 be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven. And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man

4 blasphemeth. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, 5 Wherefore, think ye evil in your hearts? For whether

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

unto men.

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

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And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down 11 with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees

saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your 12 Master with the publicans and sinners? But when he

heard it, he said, They that are whole Lave no need of 13 a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

14 Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast 15 not? And Jesus said unto them, Can 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. 16 And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up taketh from 17 the garment, and a worse rent is made. Neither do men 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.

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While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon 19 her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed 20 him, and so did his disciples. And behold, a woman,

who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind 21 him, and touched the border of his garment: for she said within herself, If I do but touch his garment, I 22 shall be made whole. But Jesus turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that

28 hour. 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 26 took her by the hand; and the damsel arose. And the fame hereof went forth into all that land.

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And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on 28 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 to do this? They say 29 unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes,

saying, According to your faith be it done unto you. 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly 31 charged them, saying, 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, behold, there was brought 33 to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, the dumb man spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in 34 Israel. But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

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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 of disease and 36 all manner of sickness. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having 37 a shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The har38 vest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth 10 labourers 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 dis ease and all manner of sickness.

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 brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphæus, and Thaddeus; 4 Simon the Cananæan, and Judas Iscariot, who also be5 trayed him. These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying,

Go not into any way of the Gentiles, and enter not 6 into any city of the Samaritans: but go rather to the lost

7 sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, 8 saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the

sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils.. 9 freely ye received, freely give. Get you no gold, nor 10 silver, nor brass in your purses; no wallet for your jour

ney, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the 11 labourer is worthy of his food. And into whatso

ever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in 12 it is worthy; and there abide till ye go forth. And as 13 ye enter into the house, salute it. And if the house be

worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not 14 worthy, let your peace return to you. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust 15 of your feet. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgement, than for that city.

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Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless 17 as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you

up to councils, and in their synagogues they will 18 scourge you; yea and before governors and kings shall

ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and 19 to the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, be not

anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be 20 given you in that hour what ye shall speak. For it is

not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that 21 speaketh in you. And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to 22 death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall 23 be saved. But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

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A disciple is not above his master, nor a servant 25 above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much 26 more shall they call them of his household! Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. 27 What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light: and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the house28 tops. And be not afraid of them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him

which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one

of them shall fall on the ground without your Father: 30 but the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not therefore; ye are of more value than many 32 sparrows. Every one therefore who shall confess me

before men, him will I also confess before my Father 33 which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. 34 Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I 35 came not to send peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against 36 her mother in law: and a man's foes shall be they of his 37 own household. He that loveth father or mother more

than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or 38 daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not 39 worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that re41 ceiveth me receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous 42 man's reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

11 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities.

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Now when John heard in the prison the works of the 3 Christ, he sent by his disciples, and said unto him, Art 4 thou he that cometh, or look we for another? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go your way and 5 tell John the things which ye do hear and see: the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, 6 and the poor have good tidings preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall find none occasion of

7 stumbling in me. And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed 8 shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that