1 Or, boy 8 Gr. with a word. * Some ancient insert set: as in authorities Luke vii. 8. behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he stretched forth his 3 hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him, See thou 4 tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. And when he was entered into Capernaum, 5 there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my 'servant lieth in the 6 house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And he saith unto him, I will come and heal 7 him. And the centurion answered and said, 8 1 Gr sufficient. Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but only say the word, and my 1 servant shall be healed. For I also am 9 a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and 10 said to them that followed, Verily I say unto Many ancient you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto you, that many shall 11 come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: but the sons of the 12 kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, 13 Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour. 5 Gr. bondservant. authorities man in Israel And when Jesus was come into Peter's 14 house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever. And he touched her hand, and the 15 fever left her; and she arose, and ministered 16 unto him. And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with devils: 'Or,demoniacs and he cast out the spirits with a word, and 17 healed all that were sick: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the pro- 2 Or, through phet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases. 18 3 Gr. one Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto 19 the other side. And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee scribe. 'Or, Teacher 20 whithersoever thou goest. And And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have "nests; but the Son of Gr. lodging 21 man hath not where to lay his head. And places. another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, 22 suffer me first to go and 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 dis24 ciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was 25 asleep. And they came to him, and awoke 26 him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 27 And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? 28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two 1possessed with devils, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no 29 man could pass by that way. And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do C with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? Now 30 there was afar off from them a herd of many 1 Gr demons. swine feeding. And the devils besought 31 him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine. And he said 32 unto them, Go. And they came out, 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 33 them fled, and went away into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to them Or, demoniacs that were possessed with devils. And behold, 34 all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders. 2 9 Gr. Child. 4 authorities read seeing. And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, 19 and came into his own city. And behold, they 2 brought to 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 behold, 3 certain of the scribes said within themselves, Many ancient This man blasphemeth. And Jesus knowing 4 their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For whether is easier, to say, 5 Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of 6 *Or, authority_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. And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw 9 a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 10 2 Or, Teacher And it came to pass, as he 'sat at meat in 'Gr. reclined: the house, behold, many publicans and sinners and so always. came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. II And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your 2Master with the 12 publicans and sinners? But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need 13 of a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. Gr. strong. Some ancient authorities omit oft. 14 Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast 15 'oft, but thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, 16 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 from the garment, and a worse rent is made. 17 Neither do men put new wine into old wine- That is, skins skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved. 18 used as bottles. While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped 'Gr.one ruler. him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and 19 she shall live. And Jesus arose, and fol20 lowed him, and so did his disciples. And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched 21 the border of his garment: for she said within herself, If I do but touch his garment, I shall 22 be made whole. But Jesus turning and seeing 'Or, saved her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; thy Or, saved thee faith hath 'made thee whole. And the woman 2 Or, saved was 2made whole from that hour. And when 23 Gr. this fame. damsel arose. And the fame hereof went 26 forth into all that land. Or, sternly Gr. demon. • Or, In And as Jesus passed by from thence, two 27 blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David. And 28 when he was 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 touched he 29 their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you. And their eyes were opened. 30 And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. But they went forth, 31 and spread abroad his fame in all that land. And as they went forth, behold, there was 32 brought to him a dumb man possessed with a 'devil. And when the 'devil was cast out, 33 the dumb man spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, "By the prince of the 34 devils casteth he out "devils. And Jesus went about all the cities and 35 the villages, 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 saw the multitudes, 36 he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd. Then saith he 37 |