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.

16 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.

24 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.

9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.

11 Aud into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.

12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.

13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death. and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

25 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 more shall they call them of his household?

26 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 deuy before my Father which is in heaven.

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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.

27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

28 And fear not 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 one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

39 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 receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

41 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 man's reward.

42 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.

CHAPTER XI.

2 John sendeth his disciples to Christ. 7 Christ's testimony concerning John. 18 The opinion of the people, both concerning John and Christ. 20 Christ upbraideth the unthankfulness and unrepentance of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum: 25 and praising his Father's wisdom in revealing the gospel to the simple, 28 he calleth to him all such as feel the burden of their sins.

AND it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end

of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to 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 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