Gr. sufficient.

Gr. with a

word.

authorities insert

6 came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my 'servant lieth in the house sick of 10r, boy 7 the palsy, grievously tormented. And he saith unto 8 him, I will come and heal him. And the centurian answered and said, Lord, I am not 'worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but only say the 9 word, and my 'servant shall be healed. For I also am a man 'under authority, having under myself soldiers: Some ancient and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to set: as in Luke another, Come, and he cometh; and to my 'servant, vii. 8. 10 Do this, and he doeth it. And when Jesus heard it, servant. he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, "I have not found so great faith, no, 11 not in Israel. And I say unto you, that many shall With no man in come from the east and the west, and shall sit down found so great with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom faith. 12 of heaven: but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weep13 ing and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the 'servant was healed in that hour.

14

6 Many ancient authorities read

Israel have I

7 Gr. recline.

And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he 15 saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she 16 arose, and ministered unto him. And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with Or, demoniacs devils: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and

17 healed all that were sick: that it might be fulfilled

18

which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, Or, through 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, 10 Gr. one scribe. 20 I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And "Or, Teacher. Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the

birds of the heaven have "nests; but the Son of man 12 Gr. lodging21 hath not where to lay his head. And another of the places. 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

Gr. demons.

tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And 25 they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are 26 ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. And the men marvelled, saying, What manner 27 of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

And when he was come to the other side into the 28 1 Or, demoniacs country of the Gadarenes, there met him two 'possessed with devils, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way. And behold, they cried out, saying, What have 29 we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? Now there 30 was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding. And the 'devils besought him, saying, If thou 31 cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine. And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, 32 and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters. And they that fed them fled, and went 33 away into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to them that were 'possessed with devils. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and 34 when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders.

3 Gr. Child.

4

authorities read

Seeing.

And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and 1 9 came into his own city. And behold, they brought to 2 him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven. And 3 behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, Many ancient This man blasphemeth. And Jesus 'knowing their 4 thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven; 5 or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know 6 Or, authority that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. And he 7 arose, and departed to his house. But when the 8 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,

followed him.

and

Or, Teacher

10 And it came to pass, as he 'sat at meat in the 'Gr. reclined: house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and and so always. 11 sat down with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with the publicans and sinners? 12 But when he heard it, he said, They that are 3whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. 13 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

Gr. strong.

Some ancient

authorities omit

Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy 15 disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them, Can ft. 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 16 from them, and then will they fast. And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up taketh

17

from the garment, and a worse rent is made. Neither

do men put new wine into old "wine-skins: else the That is, skins skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins used as bottles. perish but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins,

and both are preserved.

18 While he spake these things unto them, behold,

there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My Gr. one ruler. daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy

19 hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, 20 and followed him, and so did his disciples. And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his 21 garment: for she said within herself, If I do but 22 touch his garment, I shall be made whole. But Or, saved Jesus turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith hath made thee whole. And Or, saved the? 23 the woman was made whole from that hour. And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the 24 flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult, he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but

sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

But 25

when the crowd was put forth, he entered in, and took her by the hand; and the damsel arose. And 26 1 Gr. this fame. 'the fame hereof went forth into all that land.

2 Or, sternly

8 Gr. demon.

4 Qr, In

Gr. demons.

Or, Zealot.

See Luke vi. 15;

Acts i. 13.

Or, delivered

him up and so always.

And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind 27 men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David. And when he was 28 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 unto him, Yea, Lord. Then 29 touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you. And their eyes were 30 opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But they went forth, and 31 spread abroad his fame in all that land.

And as they went forth, behold, there was brought 32 to him a dumb man possessed with a 'devil. And 33 when the 'devil was cast out, the dumb man spake : and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, 'By the 34 prince of the 'devils casteth he out 'devils.

And Jesus went about all the cities and the vil-35 lages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness. But when he 36 saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd. Then saith he unto 37 his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the 38 harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest. And he called unto him his twelve disciples, and gave 10 them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: 2 The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and 3 Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphæus, and Thaddeus; Simon the "Cananæan, and Judas 4 Iscariot, who also betrayed him. These twelve 5 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 7 lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast 9 out 'devils: freely ye received, freely give. Get you 1Gr. demons. io no gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; no wal- Gr. girdles. let for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor 11 staff: for the labourer is worthy of his food. And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go 12 forth. And as ye enter into the 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 re14 turn to you. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house 15 or that city, shake off the dust 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.

8

16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harm- Or, simple 17 less as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues 18 they will scourge you; yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a 19 testimony to them and to the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak for it shall be given you in that hour 20 what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. 21 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 death. Or, put them 22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same 23 shall 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

to death

Or, teacher

d

• Gr. bondservant.