10 gogue: and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on II 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 12 out? How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sab13 bath day. Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was re14 stored whole, as the other. But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might 15 destroy him. And Jesus perceiving it withdrew from thence and many followed him; and he healed them 16 all, and charged them that they should not make him 17 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,

And smoking flax shall he not quench,

Till he send forth judgement unto victory.

And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.

1 Or, through

Then was brought unto him 'one possessed with a Or, a demoniac devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch

23 that the dumb man spake and saw.

And all the

multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this the son

24 of David? But when the Pharisees heard it, they

said, This man doth not cast out 3devils, but by Beel- 3 Gr. demons. 25 zebub the prince of the 3devils. And knowing their Or, in thoughts he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city 26 or house divided against itself shall not stand: and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against him27 self; how then shall his kingdom stand? And if I 'by Beelzebub cast out 'devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your 28 judges. But if I by the Spirit of God cast out

1 Gr. demons.

authorities read unto you men.

3 Or, age

!devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. Or how can one enter into the house of the strong 29 man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. He 30 that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. Therefore I say unto 31 2 Some ancient 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 32 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 3world, nor in that which is to come. Either make the tree good, 33 and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. Ye 34 offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. The good man out of his good 35 treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. And I say unto you, that every idle word 36 that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement. For by thy words thou 37 shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

4 Or, Teacher

Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered 38 him, saying, 'Master, we would see a sign from thee. But he answered and said unto them, An evil and 39 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 40 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 41 with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they 6 Gr. more than. repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a

b Gr. seamonster.

1 Or, it

greater than Jonah is here. The queen of the south 42 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. But the unclean spirit, 43 when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.

44 Then 'he saith, I will return into my house whence I 1Or, it 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 him- Or, itself self, 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 3 Some ancient mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to 43 speak to thee. But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my 49 brethren? And he stretched forth his hand towards

his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my 50 brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

13 I On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat 2 by the sea side. And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and 3 sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

And

he spake to them many things in parables, saying, 4 Behold, the sower went forth to sow; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds 5 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 6 deepness of earth: and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they 7 withered away. And others fell upon the thorns; 8 and the thorns grew up, and choked them: and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, 9 some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He that hath ears', let him hear.

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And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why 11 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 12 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 13 away even that which he hath. Therefore speak I

authorities omit ver. 47.

1 Or, age

2 Or, darnel

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 14 Isaiah, which saith,

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.

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But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, 16
for they hear. For verily I say unto you, that many 17
prophets and righteous men desired to see the things
which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the
things which ye hear, and heard them not. Hear 18
then ye the parable of the sower. When any one 19
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 way side. And he that was 20
sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth
the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it; yet 21
hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while;
and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because
of the word, straightway he stumbleth. And he that 221
was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth
the word; and the care of the 'world, and the deceit-
fulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh
unfruitful. And he that was sown upon the good 23
ground, this is he that heareth the word, and under-
standeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth
forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Another parable set he before them, saying, The 24 kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field: but while men slept, his enemy 25 came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away. But when the blade sprang up, and 26

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servants.

2 Gr. A man that is an enemy.

brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 And the 'servants of the householder came and Gr. bondsaid unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in 28 thy field? whence then hath it tares? And he said unto them, 'An enemy hath done this. And the 1servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and 29 gather them up? But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with 30 them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

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Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard 32 seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

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Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

34 All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing 35 unto them: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken 'by the prophet, saying,

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I will open my mouth in parables;

I will utter things hidden from the foundation
"of the world.

The word in

the Greek de-
notes the He-

brew seah, a
ing nearly a peck

measure contain-
and a half.

4 Or, through

5 Many ancient authorities omit

Then he left the multitudes, and went into the of the world. house and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field. 37 And he answered and said, He that soweth the good 38 seed is the Son of man; and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; 39 and the tares are the sons of the evil one; and the

summation of

enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. Or, the con40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned the age 41 with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stum