6 hand was restored.

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And the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed: and from Ju8 dæa, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumæa, and beyond Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, 9 hearing what great things he did, came unto him. And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng 10 him: for he had healed many; insomuch that as many as had plagues pressed upon him that they might touch 11 him. And the unclean spirits, whensoever they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art 12 the Son of God. And he charged them much that they should not make him known.

13 And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth unto

him whom he himself would: and they went unto him. 14 And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, 15 and that he might send them forth to preach, and to 16 have authority to cast out devils: and Simon he sur17 named Peter; and James the son of Zebedee, and John

the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boaner18 ges, which is, Sons of thunder: and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphæus, and Thaddæus, and Simon 19 the Cananæan, and Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him. 20 And he cometh into a house. And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much 21 as eat bread. And when his friends heard it, they

went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside 22 himself. And the scribes which came down from

Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and, By the prince 23 of the devils casteth he out the devils. And he called

them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How 24 can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided 25 against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a

house be divided against itself, that house will not be 26 able to stand. And if Satan hath risen up against him

seif, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 27 But no one can enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man; 28 and then he will spoil his house. Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blas29 pheme: but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy

Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal 30 sin: because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

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And there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto him, calling him. 32 And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say

unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without 33 seek for thee. And he answereth them, and saith, 34 Who is my mother and my brethren? And looking round on them which sat round about him, he saith, 35 Behold, my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

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And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all 2 the multitude were by the sea on the land. And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto 3 them in his teaching, Hearken: Behold, the sower went 4 forth to sow: and it came to pass, as he sowed, some

seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and 5 devoured it. And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway it 6 sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth: and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because 7 it had no root, it withered away. And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked 8 it, and it yielded no fruit. And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, 9 and a hundredfold. And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

10 And when he was alone, they that were about him 11 with the twelve asked of him the parables. And he

said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all 12 things are done in parables: that seeing they may see,

and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it 13 should be forgiven them. And he saith unto them,

Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all 14 the parables? The sower soweth the word. And these 15 are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and

when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them. 16 And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, 17 straightway receive it with joy; and they have no root

in themselves, but endure for a while; then when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, 18 straightway they stumble. And others are they that are

sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard 19 the word, and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering 20 in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.

21 And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be 22 put on the stand? For there is nothing hid, save that

it should be manifested; neither was anything made 23 secret, but that it should come to light. If any man 24 hath ears to hear, let him hear. And he said unto

them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you: and more shall be 25 given unto you. For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man 27 should cast seed upon the earth; and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and 28 grow, he knoweth not how. The earth beareth fruit

of herself; first. the blade, then the ear, then the full 29 corn in the ear. But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is

come.

30 And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of 31 God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? It is

like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds 32 that are upon the earth, yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof.

33 And with many such parables spake he the word 34 unto them, as they were able to hear it: and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things

35 And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto 36 them, Let us go over unto the other side. And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. 87 And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now

16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, He eateth and drinketh with publicans 17 and sinners. And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous but sinners.

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And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy dis19 ciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, 20 they cannot fast. But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then 21 will they fast in that day. No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, 22 and a worse rent is made. And no man putteth new wine into old wine-skins: else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins.

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And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the cornfields; and his disciples began, 24 as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the 25 sabbath day that which is not lawful? And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were 20 with him? How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave 27 also to them that were with him? And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for 28 the sabbath: so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.

3 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there 2 was a man there which had his hand withered.

And

they watched him, whether he would heal him on the 8 sabbath day; that they might accuse him. And he saith unto the man that had his hand withered, Stand forth. 4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? 5 But they held their peace. And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his

6 hand was restored. And the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

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And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed: and from Ju8 dæa, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumæa, and beyond Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, 9 hearing what great things he did, came unto him. And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng 10 him: for he had healed many; insomuch that as many as had plagues pressed upon him that they might touch 11 him. And the unclean spirits, whensoever they beheld

him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art 12 the Son of God. And he charged them much that they should not make him known.

13

And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth unto him whom he himself would: and they went unto him. 14 And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, 15 and that he might send them forth to preach, and to 16 have authority to cast out devils: and Simon he sur17 named Peter; and James the son of Zebedee, and John

the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boaner18 ges, which is, Sons of thunder: and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphæus, and Thaddeus, and Simon 19 the Cananæan, and Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him. 20 And he cometh into a house. And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much 21 as eat bread. And when his friends heard it, they

went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside 22 himself. And the scribes which came down from

Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and, By the prince 23 of the devils casteth he out the devils. And he called

them unto him, and sɛid unto them in parables, How 24 can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided 25 against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a

house be divided against itself, that house will not be 26 able to stand. And if Satan hath risen up against himseif, and is divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 27 But no one can enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man; 28 and then he will spoil his house. Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blas29 pheme: but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy