not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son ■ Or, through of man is lord of the sabbath. b Or, a demoniac 9 And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue: and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath 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, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore 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 other. But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him. "And Jesus perceiving it withdrew from thence: and many followed him; and he healed them all, and charged them that they should not make him known: "that it might be fulfilled which was spoken "by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 18 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. 20 A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgement unto victory. 21And in his name shall the Gentiles hope. 22 Then was brought unto him 'one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw. a Gr. bOr, in 23And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this the son of David? But when the Pharisees demons. heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out "devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the "devils. 25And knowing their thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: 26and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? "And if I by Beclzebub cast out "devils, 'by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. 28But if I by the Spirit of God cast out "devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. 29Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy 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 by its fruit. Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 36And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give ac- dor, age count thereof in the day of judgement. For by 32 31 Some ties read men. ancient authori unto you thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words • Or, Teacher thou shalt be condemned. Gr. sea monster. Gr. more than. d Or, it •Or, itself 42 38 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: "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 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 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 it not. Then he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and when he is come, "he findeth it empty, 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. 46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him. 47 And one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand ancient without, seeking to speak to thee. But he anties omit swered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? Some authori ver. 47. 40 And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren! 5°For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. XIII. On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach. And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and 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: and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them: and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. "He that hath ears", let him hear. 10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? "And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to 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 even that which he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. "And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, a Or, age By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise "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 understand with their heart, And I should heal them. 20 16But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your 24 Another parable set he before them, saying, 1 |