9 wear soft raiment are in kings' houses. But wherefore went ye out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, 10 and much more than a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written,

Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,

Who shall prepare thy way before thee. 11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of hea12 ven is greater than he. And from the days of John the

Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth vio13 lence, and men of violence take it by force. For all the 14 prophets and the law prophesied until John. And if ye

are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, which is to come. 15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. But whereunto 16 shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children

sitting in the marketplaces, which call unto their fel17 lows, and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not 18 dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn. For John

came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath 19 a devil. The Son of man came eating and drinking,. and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works.

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Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not. 21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented 22 long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Howbeit I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon 23 in the day of judgement, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have 24 remained until this day. Howbeit I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgement, than for thee.

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At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and under26 standing, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. 27 All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth any know the Father, save the Son, and 28 he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him, Come

unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I 29 will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall 30 find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

12 At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the cornfields; and his disciples were an hungred, and 2 began to pluck ears of corn, and to eat. But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the 3 sabbath. But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they 4 that were with him; how he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, 5 but only for the priests? Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath day the priests in the 6 temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless? But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here. 7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the 8 guiltless. For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

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And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue: 10 and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath 11 day? that they might accuse him. And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, 12 will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore 13 it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day. Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the 14 other. But the Pharisees went out, and took coun15 sel against him, how they might destroy him. And Jesus perceiving it withdrew from thence: and many 16 followed him; and he healed them all, and charged 17 them that they should not make him known: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

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Behold, my servant whom I have chosen;

My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased:
I will put my Spirit upon him,

And he shall declare judgement to the Gentiles.
He shall not strive, nor cry aloud;

Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets.
A bruised reed shall he not break,

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And smoking flax shall he not quench,
Till he send forth judgement unto victory.
Ånd in his name shall the Gentiles hope.

Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch 23 that the dumb man spake and saw. And all the mul

titudes were amazed, and said, Is this the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the 25 devils. And knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself 26 shall not stand: and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is

divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom 27 stand? And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom

do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be 28 your judges. But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. 29 Or how can one enter into the house of the strong

man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong 30 man? and then he will spoil his house. He that is not

with me is against me; and he that gathered not with 31 me scattereth. Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and

blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blas32 phemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come. 33 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known 34 by its fruit. Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of 35 the heart the mouth speaketh. The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36 And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of 37 judgement. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

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Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. 39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet: 40 for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and

41 three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is 42 here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgement with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 43 But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth 44 it not. Then he saith, I will return into my house whence

I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, 45 swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.

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While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to 47 speak to him. And one said unto him, Behold, thy

mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak 48 to thee. But he answered and said unto him that told

him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? 49 And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, 50 and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. 13 On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by 2 the sea side. And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat and sat; 3 and all the multitude stood on the beach. And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, 4 the sower went forth to sow; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and 5 devoured them: and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6 and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew 8 up, and choked them: and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some 9 sixty, some thirty. He that hath ears, let him hear. 10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why 11 speakest thou unto them in parables? And he an

swered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to

12 them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away 13 even that which he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing 14 they hear not, neither do they understand. And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith,

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By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand;

And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

For this people's heart is waxed gross,

And their ears are dull of hearing,

And their eyes they have closed;

Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,

And understand with their heart,

And should turn again,

And I should heal them.

16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, 17 for they hear. For verily I say unto you, that many

prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things 18 which ye hear, and heard them not. Hear then ye the 19 parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one, and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the 20 way side. And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with 21 joy receiveth it; yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he 22 stumbleth. And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, 23 and he becometh unfruitful. And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

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Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed 25 good seed in his field: but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also. among the wheat, and

26 went away. But when the blade sprang up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. And