cause we took no

heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and 7 Sadducees. And they reasoned among themselves, 8 saying, 'We took no bread. And Jesus perceiving 1 Or, It is beit said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among bread. 9 yourselves, because ye have no bread? Do ye not Gr. loaves, yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many "baskets ye took up? 10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and I how many baskets ye took up? How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees 12 and Sadducees. Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

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Now when Jesus came into the parts of Cæsarea
Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men
14 say that the Son of man is? And they said, Some
say John the Baptist; some, Elijah: and others, Jere-
He saith unto them,
15 miah, or one of the prophets.
16 But who say ye that I am? And Simon Peter an-
swered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the
17 living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him,
Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah: for flesh and
blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father
18 which is in heaven. And I also say unto thee, that
thou art "Peter, and upon this rock I will build my
church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail
19 against it. I will give unto thee the keys of the
kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind
on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever
thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
20 Then charged he the disciples that they should tell
no man that he was the Christ.

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From that time began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests. and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be 22 raised up. And Peter took him, and began to re

Basket in ver. and repreGreek words.

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sents different

Many ancient that I the Son of Mark viii. 27; Luke ix. 18.

authorities read

man am. See

Gr. Petros.

Gr. petra.

Some ancient

authorities read

Jesus Christ.

buke him, saying, 'Be it far from thee, Lord: this Or, God have 23 shall never be unto thee. But he turned, and said mercy on thee unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumblingblock unto me: for thou mindest not the 24 things of God, but the things of men. Then said

1 Or, soul

2 Gr. doing.

3 Or, booths

Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come
after me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow me. For whosoever would save 25
his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his
'life for my sake shall find it. For what shall a man 26
be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and for-
feit his 'life? or what shall a man give in exchange
for his life? For the Son of man shall come in the 27
glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall
he render unto every man according to his 'deeds.
Verily I say unto you, There be some of them that 28
stand here, which shall in no wise taste of death, till
they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, I 17
and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them
up into a high mountain apart: and he was trans- 2
figured before them: and his face did shine as the
sun, and his garments became white as the light.
And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and 3
Elijah talking with him. And Peter answered, and 4
said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here:
if thou wilt, I will make here three tabernacles;
one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud 5
overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the
cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I
am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the dis-6
ciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore
afraid. And Jesus came and touched them and said, 7
Arise, and be not afraid. And lifting up their eyes, 8
they saw no one, save Jesus only.

And as they were coming down from the moun-9 tain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision. to no man, until the Son of man be risen from the dead. And his disciples asked him, saying, Why 10 then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, 11 and shall restore all things: but I say unto you, that 12 Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they listed. the Son of man also suffer of them. stood the disciples that he spake unto the Baptist.

Even so shall

Then under-13 them of John

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And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling to him, and saying, 15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously: for oft-times he falleth into 16 the fire, and oft-times into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 17 And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him hither 18 to me. And Jesus rebuked him; and the 'devil went 1 Gr. demon. out from him: and the boy was cured from that hour. 19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why 20 could not we cast it out? And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.2

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And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be delivered up into the 23 hands of men; and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding

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sorry.

2 Many authorities, some ancient,

insert ver. 21 goeth not out and fasting.

But this kind

save by prayer See Mark ix. 29. 8 Some ancient

authorities read

were gathering

together.

4 Gr.didrachma.

5

And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the 'half-shekel came to Peter, and said, themselves 25 Doth not your 'master pay the 'half-shekel? He saith, Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake Or, teacher first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll 26 or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers? And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, 27 Therefore the sons are free. But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a 'shekel: that Gr. stater. take, and give unto them for me and thee.

18 I In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying,

Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? Gr. greater. 2 And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall 4 in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little

1 Gr. greater.

child, the same is the 'greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such 5 little child in my name receiveth me: but whoso 6 shall cause one of these little ones which believe on 2 Gr. a millstone me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a great turned by an ass. millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea. Woe unto 7 the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh! And 8 if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. And if thine eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it 9 out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the 'hell of fire. See that ye despise 10 not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. How think ye? if 12 any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray? And if so be that he find it, verily 13 lost. See Luke I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine which have not gone astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father which 14 is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

8 Gr. Gehenna of fire.

4 Many
authorities,
some ancient,

insert ver. 11
For the
Son of Man
came to save

that which was

xix. 10.

b Gr. a thing willed before your Father.

Some ancient authorities read

my.

7 Some ancient authorities omit against thee.

8 Or, congregation

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, shew him 15 his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he hear 16 thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established. And if he refuse to hear them, tell it un- 17 to the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican. Verily I say unto you, What things so- 18 ever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and what things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say unto you, that if two 19 of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that

19

they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father 20 which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

times and seven

21 Then came Peter, and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until 22 seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until 'seventy times seven. 1Or, seventy 23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would make a reckoning with his 24 'servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one Gr. bondwas brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand servants. 25 3talents. But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be 26 made. The 'servant therefore fell down and worship- Gr. bondped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I servant. 27 will pay thee all. And the lord of that 'servant, being

moved with compassion, released him, and forgave

This talent was probably worth about 240.

28 him the 'debt. But that 'servant went out, and found 'Gr. loan. one of his fellow-servants, which owed him a hundred pence: and he laid hold on him, and took him by The word in the 29 the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest. So his Greek denotes a fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, eight pence half30 Have patience with me, and I will pay thee. And penny.

he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till 31 he should pay that which was due. So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that 32 was done. Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked 'servant, I forgave thee all 33 that debt, because thou besoughtest me: shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, 34 even as I had mercy on thee? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he 35 should pay all that was due. So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.

And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the 2 borders of Judæa beyond Jordan; and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

3

coin worth about

Many authorities, some an

And there came unto him 'Pharisees, tempting him, cient, insert the