Produced by Keith G. Richardson
THE
NEW TESTAMENT
OF OUR
LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
THE COMMON ENGLISH VERSION, CORRECTED BY THE FINAL
COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN BIBLE UNION.
Second Revision.
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THE
NEW TESTAMENT
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW.
I.
BOOK of the generation of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
(2)Abraham begot Isaac; and Isaac begot Jacob; and Jacob begot Judah
and his brothers; (3)and Judah begot Pharez and Zarah, of Tamar; and
Pharez begot Hezron; and Hezron begot Ram; (4)and Ram begot Amminadab;
and Amminadab begot Nahshon; and Nahshon begot Salmon; (5)and Salmon
begot Boaz, of Rahab; and Boaz begot Obed, of Ruth; and Obed begot
Jesse; (6)and Jesse begot David the king; and David begot Solomon, of
the wife of Uriah; (7)and Solomon begot Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begot
Abijah; and Abijah begot Asa; (8)and Asa begot Jehoshaphat; and
Jehoshaphat begot Joram; and Joram begot Uzziah; (9)and Uzziah begot
Jotham; and Jotham begot Ahaz; and Ahaz begot Hezekiah; (10)and
Hezekiah begot Manasseh; and Manasseh begot Amon; and Amon begot
Josiah; (11)and Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of
the removal to Babylon. (12)And after the removal to Babylon, Jeconiah
begot Salathiel; and Salathiel begot Zerubbabel; (13)and Zerubbabel
begot Abiud; and Abiud begot Eliakim; and Eliakim begot Azor; (14)and
Azor begot Zadock; and Zadock begot Achim; and Achim begot Eliud;
(15)and Eliud begot Eleazar; and Eleazar begot Matthan; and Matthan
begot Jacob; (16)and Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom
was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
(17)All the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto David are
fourteen generations; and from David unto the removal to Babylon,
fourteen generations; and from the removal to Babylon unto the Christ,
fourteen generations.
(18)Now the birth of Jesus Christ was after this manner. His mother
Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she
was found with child by the Holy Spirit. (19)And Joseph her husband,
being just, and not willing to expose her openly[1:19], desired to put
her away privately. (20)But while he thought on these things, behold,
an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying: Joseph, son
of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is
begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit. (21)And she shall bring forth a
son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people
from their sins.
(22)And all this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying:
(23)Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
And shall bring forth a son,
And they shall call his name Immanuel;
which is interpreted[1:23], God with us.
(24)And Joseph, awaking from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord bade
him, and took to him his wife; (25)and he knew her not till she
brought forth a son[1:25]; and he called his name Jesus.
II.
AND Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of
Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to
Jerusalem, (2)saying: Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For
we saw his star in the east, and came to do him homage. (3)And the
king, Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
(4)And having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the
people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born. (5)And
they said to him: In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written by
the prophet:
(6)And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Art by no means least among the princes of Judah;
For out of thee shall come forth a Governor,
Who shall rule my people Israel.
(7)Then Herod, having secretly called the wise men, inquired of them
exactly the time of the appearing of the star. (8)And he sent them to
Bethlehem, and said: Go and inquire strictly concerning the child; and
when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I also may come and
do him homage. (9)And they, having heard the king, departed; and lo,
the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came
and stood over where the child was. (10)And seeing the star, they
rejoiced with exceeding great joy. (11)And coming into the house, they
saw the child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and did homage to
him; and opening their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold
and frankincense and myrrh. (12)And being warned by God in a dream,
not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by
another way.
(13)And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appears
to Joseph in a dream, saying: Arise, and take the child and his
mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I bring thee word; for
Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him. (14)And he arose and
took the child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt,
(15)and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: Out of Egypt
I called my son.
(16)Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the wise men, was
exceedingly enraged; and he sent forth, and slew all the male children
that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and
under, according to the time which he had exactly learned from the
wise men. (17)Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through
Jeremiah the prophet, saying:
(18)A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping, and great mourning[2:18];
Rachel weeping for her children,
And would not be comforted, because they are not.
(19)But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appears in a
dream to Joseph in Egypt, (20)saying: Arise, and take the child and
his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead who
sought the child's life. (21)And he arose, and took the child and his
mother, and came into the land of Israel. (22)But hearing that
Archelaus reigned in Judaea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid
to go thither; and being warned by God in a dream, he retired into the
region of Galilee. (23)And he came and dwelt in a city called
Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the
prophets: He shall be called a Nazarene.
III.
IN those days comes John the Immerser, preaching in the wilderness of
Judaea, (2)and saying: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
(3)For this is he that was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah,
saying:
The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare the way of the Lord,
Make straight his paths.
(4)And he, John, had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern
girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
(5)Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region
about the Jordan; (6)and they were immersed by him in the Jordan,
confessing their sins. (7)But seeing many of the Pharisees and
Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them: Brood of vipers,
who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? (8)Bring forth therefore
fruit worthy of repentance; (9)and think not to say within yourselves,
We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God is able of
these stones to raise up children to Abraham. (10)And already the axe
is laid to the root of the trees; therefore every tree that brings not
forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. (11)I indeed
immerse you in water unto repentance; but he that comes after me is
mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear; he will
immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire; (12)whose fan is in his hand,
and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and will gather
his wheat into the garner; but the chaff he will burn up with fire
unquenchable.
(13)Then Jesus comes from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be
immersed by him. (14)But John sought to hinder him, saying: I have
need to be immersed by thee, and dost thou come to me? (15)And Jesus
answering said to him: Suffer it now; for thus it becomes us to
fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him. (16)And having been
immersed, Jesus went up immediately from the water; and lo, the
heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending,
as a dove, and coming upon him. (17)And lo, a voice out of heaven,
saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
IV.
THEN Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted
by the Devil. (2)And having fasted forty days and forty nights, he
afterwards hungered. (3)And coming to him, the tempter said: If thou
art the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.
(4)But he answering said: It is written, Man shall not live on bread
alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.
(5)Then the Devil takes him into the holy city, and sets him on the
pinnacle of the temple, (6)and says to him: If thou art the Son of
God, cast thyself down; for it is written:
He will give his angels command concerning thee;
And on their hands they will bear thee up,
Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.
(7)Jesus said to him: Again it is written, Thou shalt not tempt the
Lord thy God.
(8)Again the Devil takes him into an exceedingly high mountain, and
shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; (9)and
says to him: All these things I will give thee, if thou wilt fall down
and worship me. (10)Then Jesus says to him: Get thee hence, Satan; for
it is written: Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt
thou serve. (11)Then the Devil leaves him; and behold, angels came and
ministered to him.
(12)And hearing that John was delivered up, he retired into Galilee.
(13)And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by
the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali; (14)that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:
(15)The land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali,
By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles,
(16)The people that sat in darkness, saw great light,
And to those sitting in the region and shadow of death light
sprang up.
(17)From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand. (18)And walking by the sea of Galilee,
he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. (19)And he says
to them: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. (20)And
they, immediately leaving the nets, followed him. (21)And going on
from thence, he saw other two brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and
John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their
nets; and he called them. (22)And they, immediately leaving the ship
and their father, followed him.
(23)And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues,
and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness
and every infirmity among the people. (24)And his fame went forth into
all Syria; and they brought to him all that were sick, taken with
divers diseases and torments, and possessed with demons, and lunatic,
and palsied; and he healed them. (25)And great multitudes followed him
from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judaea, and from
beyond the Jordan.
V.
AND seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and he having
sat down, his disciples came to him. (2)And he opened his mouth, and
taught them, saying:
(3)Happy the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
(4)Happy they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.
(5)Happy the meek; for they shall inherit the earth[5:5].
(6)Happy they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they
shall be filled.
(7)Happy the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.
(8)Happy the pure in heart; for they shall see God.
(9)Happy the peacemakers; for they shall be called sons of God.
(10)Happy they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake; for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven.
(11)Happy are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and shall
say all evil against you falsely[5:11], for my sake. (12)Rejoice, and
exult; because great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted
the prophets that were before you.
(13)Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt become tasteless,
wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but
to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by men.
(14)Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill can
not be hid. (15)Nor do they light a lamp and put it under the bushel,
but on the lamp-stand; and it shines to all that are in the house.
(16)Thus let your light shine before men, that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
(17)Think not that I came to destroy the law, or the prophets; I came
not to destroy, but to fulfill. (18)For verily I say to you, till
heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall not pass from the
law, till all be fulfilled. (19)Whoever therefore shall break one of
these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called the
least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them,
he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
(20)For I say to you, that except your righteousness shall exceed that
of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of
heaven.
(21)Ye heard that it was said to those[5:21] of old: Thou shalt not
kill; and whoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment.
(22)But I say to you, that every one who is angry with his brother,
without cause[5:22a], shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever
shall say to his brother, Raca[5:22b]! shall be in danger of the
council; and whoever shall say, Thou fool! shall be in danger of
hell-fire. (23)Therefore if thou bringest thy gift to the altar, and
there rememberest that thy brother has aught against thee; (24)leave
there thy gift before the altar, and go, first be reconciled to thy
brother and then come and offer thy gift.
(25)Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with
him; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge
deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. (26)Verily
I say to thee, thou shalt not come out thence, till thou hast paid the
uttermost farthing.
(27)Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt not commit adultery. (28)But
I say to you, that every one who looks on a woman, to lust after her,
has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (29)And if thy
right eye causes thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee;
for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not
thy whole body be cast into hell. (30)And if thy right hand causes
thee to offend, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is profitable
for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be
cast into hell.
(31)And it was said: Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her
a writing of divorcement. (32)But I say to you, that whoever shall put
away his wife, save for the cause of fornication, makes her commit
adultery; and whoever shall marry her when put away, commits adultery.
(33)Again ye heard, that it was said to those of old[5:33]: Thou shalt
not swear falsely, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths. (34)But
I say to you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's
throne; (35)nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by
Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. (36)Nor shalt thou
swear by thy head; because thou canst not make one hair white or
black. (37)But let your word be, Yea, yea, Nay, nay; for that which is
more than these comes of evil.
(38)Ye heard that it was said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a
tooth. (39)But I say to you, that ye resist not evil; but whoever
shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
(40)And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take thy coat, let
him have thy cloak also. (41)And whoever shall compel thee to go one
mile, go with him two. (42)Give to him that asks of thee, and from him
that would borrow of thee turn not away.
(43)Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and shalt
hate thine enemy. (44)But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray
for those who persecute you; (45)that ye may be sons of your Father
who is in heaven; for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the
good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. (46)For if ye love
those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not also the publicans the
same? (47)And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye that excels?
Do not also the heathen thus? (48)Be ye therefore perfect, even as
your Father who is in heaven is perfect.
VI.
TAKE heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by
them; otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
(2)Therefore when thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee,
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they
may have glory of men. Verily I say to you, they have in full their
reward. (3)But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what
thy right hand does; (4)that thine aims may be in secret and thy
Father who sees in secret will himself reward thee.
(5)And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites; for they love
to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets,
that they may be seen by men. Verily I say to you, they have in full
their reward. (6)But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet,
and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy
Father who sees in secret will reward thee.
(7)But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do; for
they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. (8)Be not
ye therefore like to them; for your Father knows what things ye have
need of, before ye ask him. (9)Do ye, therefore, pray after this
manner:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
(10)Thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven, so also on the
earth.
(11)Give us this day our daily bread[6:11].
(12)And forgive us our debts, as also we forgave our debtors.
(13)And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil[6:13].
(14)For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you; (15)but if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
(16)And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance;
for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast.
Verily I say to you, they have in full their reward. (17)But thou,
when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; (18)that thou
appear not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy
Father who sees in secret will reward thee.
(19)Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and
rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal. (20)But lay
up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
consumes, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. (21)For
where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
(22)The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye be single,
thy whole body will be light; (23)but if thine eye be evil, thy whole
body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee is darkness,
how great the darkness! (24)No man can serve two masters; for either
he will hate the one, and love the other, or he will hold to one and
despise the other. Ye can not serve God and Mammon.
(25)For this cause I say to you, take not thought for your life, what
ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall
put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?
(26)Behold the birds of the air, that they sow not, nor reap, nor
gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not
much better than they? (27)And which of you by taking thought can add
one cubit to his stature[6:27]? (28)And why take ye thought for
raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil
not, nor spin; (29)and I say to you, that even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like one of these. (30)And if God so clothes the
grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the
oven, will he not much more you, ye of little faith? (31)Take not
thought therefore, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink?
or, Wherewith shall we be clothed? (32)For after all these do the
Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all
these. (33)But seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;
and all these shall be added to you. (34)Take not thought, therefore,
for the morrow; for the morrow will take thought for itself.
Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.
VII.
JUDGE not, that ye be not judged. (2)For with what judgment ye judge,
ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be
measured to you. (3)And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy
brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
(4)Or how wilt thou say to thy brother: Let me cast out the mote from
thine eye; and behold, the beam is in thine own eye? (5)Hypocrite!
first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then thou wilt see
clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
(6)Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls
before the swine; lest they trample them with their feet, and turn and
rend you.
(7)Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and
it shall be opened to you. (8)For every one that asks receives; and he
that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. (9)Or
what man is there of you, of whom if his son ask bread, will he give
him a stone? (10)And if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
(11)If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your
children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good
things to those who ask him? (12)Therefore all things whatever ye
would that men should do to you, so also do ye to them; for this is
the law and the prophets.
(13)Enter in through the strait gate; because wide is the gate, and
broad the way, that leads to destruction, and many are they who go in
thereat. (14)[7:14]Because strait is the gate, and narrow the way,
that leads to life, and few are they who find it.
(15)Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps' clothing, but
inwardly are ravening wolves.
(16)Ye shall know them from their fruits. Do men gather grapes from
thorns, or figs from thistles? (17)So every good tree brings forth
good fruit; but the corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. (18)A good
tree can not bring forth evil fruit, nor a corrupt tree bring forth
good fruit. (19)Every tree that brings not forth good fruit is cut
down, and cast into the fire. (20)So then, from their fruits ye shall
know them.
(21)Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in
heaven. (22)Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, did we not
prophesy in thy name, and in thy name cast out demons, and in thy name
do many miracles? (23)And then will I profess to them, I never knew
you; depart from me, ye who work iniquity.
(24)Every one, therefore, who hears these sayings of mine[7:24], and
does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on the
rock. (25)And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds
blew, and fell upon that house; and it did not fall, for it had been
founded on the rock. (26)And every one who hears these sayings of
mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built
his house on the sand. (27)And the rain descended, and the streams
came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell; and
great was the fall of it.
(28)And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these sayings, that the
multitudes were astonished at his teaching. (29)For he taught them as
having authority, and not as the scribes.
VIII.
WHEN he had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed
him. (2)And, behold, there came a leper and bowed down to him, saying:
Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. (3)And stretching forth his
hand, he touched him, saying: I will; be thou cleansed. And
immediately his leprosy was cleansed. (4)And Jesus says to him: See
thou tell no one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the
gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
(5)And as he entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion,
beseeching him, (6)and saying: Lord, my servant lies at home palsied,
grievously tormented. (7)And Jesus says to him: I will come and heal
him. (8)The centurion answered and said: Lord, I am not worthy that
thou shouldst come under my roof; but only say in a word, and my
servant will be healed. (9)For I am a man under authority, having
soldiers under me, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to
another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does
it. (10)And Jesus hearing it marveled, and said to those who followed:
Verily I say to you, I found not so great faith, even in Israel.
(11)And I say to you, that many will come from the east and west, and
will recline at table, with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the
kingdom of heaven; (12)but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out
into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing
of teeth! (13)And Jesus said to the centurion: Go thy way; and as thou
didst believe, be it done to thee. And his servant was healed in that
hour.
(14)And Jesus, coming into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law
lying, and sick with fever. (15)And he touched her hand, and the fever
left her; and she arose, and ministered to him. (16)When evening was
come, they brought to him many that were possessed with demons; and he
cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick;
(17)that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the
prophet, saying: Himself took our infirmities, and bore our
sicknesses.
(18)And Jesus, seeing great multitudes about him, commanded to depart
to the other side. (19)And a certain scribe came, and said to him:
Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. (20)And Jesus
says to him: The foxes have holes and the birds of the air nests; but
the Son of man has not where he may lay his head. (21)And another of
his disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my
father. (22)But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury
their own dead.
(23)And when he had entered into the ship, his disciples followed him.
(24)And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the
ship was covered by the waves; but he was sleeping. (25)And the
disciples came and awoke him, saying: Lord, save us; we perish.
(26)And he says to them: Why are ye fearful, ye of little faith? Then
rising, he rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
(27)And the men marveled, saying: What manner of man is this, that
even the winds and the sea obey him!
(28)And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the
Gadarenes[8:28], there met him two possessed with demons, coming out
of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one was able to pass by
that way. (29)And, behold, they cried out, saying: What have we to do
with thee, Son of God? Camest thou hither to torment us before the
time? (30)And there was afar off from them a herd of many swine
feeding. And the demons besought him, saying: (31)If thou cast us out,
send us away into the herd of swine. (32)And he said to them, Go. And
they, coming out, went away into the swine; and, behold, the whole
herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters.
(33)And the herdsmen fled, and went away into the city, and told every
thing, and what had befallen the possessed with demons. (34)And,
behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and seeing him, they
besought that he would depart from their borders.
IX.
AND entering into the ship he passed over, and came to his own city.
(2)And, behold, they brought to him one that was palsied, lying on a
bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man: Child, be
of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven. (3)And, behold, certain of the
scribes said within themselves: This man blasphemes. (4)And Jesus
knowing their thoughts said: Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
(5)For which is easier, to say: Thy sins are forgiven; or to say:
Arise, and walk? (6)But that ye may know that the Son of man has power
on earth to forgive sins, (then says he to the palsied man) Arise,
take up thy bed, and go to thy house. (7)And rising up he departed to
his house. (8)And seeing it the multitudes feared, and glorified God,
who gave such power to men.
(9)And Jesus, passing on from thence, saw a man named Matthew, sitting
at the place of receiving custom; and he says to him: Follow me. And
he rose up and followed him. (10)And it came to pass that, as he
reclined at table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners
came and reclined at table with Jesus and his disciples. (11)And the
Pharisees, seeing it, said to his disciples: Why does your teacher eat
with the publicans and the sinners? (12)And Jesus hearing it, said:
They who are well need not a physician, but they who are sick. (13)But
go, and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice; for I
came not to call righteous men, but sinners.
(14)Then come to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the
Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples fast not? (15)And Jesus said
to them: Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn[9:15], so long as the
bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will
be taken from them, and then they will fast. (16)And no one puts a
piece of unfulled cloth on an old garment; for that which fills it up
takes from the garment, and a worse rent is made. (17)Nor do they put
new wine into old skins; else the skins burst, and the wine runs out,
and the skins are destroyed. But they put new wine into new skins, and
both are preserved together.
(18)While he was speaking these things to them, behold, there came a
ruler, and bowed down to him, saying: My daughter just now died; but
come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live. (19)And Jesus arose
and was following him, he and his disciples. (20)And behold, a woman,
having a flow of blood twelve years, came behind, and touched the
fringe of his garment. (21)For she said within herself: If I only
touch his garment, I shall be made whole. (22)And Jesus, turning and
seeing her, said: Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith has made thee
whole. (23)And the woman was made whole from that hour. And Jesus,
coming into the house of the ruler, and seeing the minstrels and the
crowd making a noise, (24)said: Give place; for the maiden is not
dead, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn. (25)But when the
crowd was put forth, he went in, and took hold of her hand, and the
maiden arose. (26)And this report went abroad into all that land.
(27)And as Jesus passed on from thence, two blind men followed him,
crying, and saying: Have mercy on us, Son of David. (28)And when he
had come into the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus says to
them: Believe ye that I am able to do this? They say to him: Yea,
Lord. (29)Then he touched their eyes, saying: According to your faith
be it done to you. (30)And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly
charged them, saying: Take heed, let no one know it. (31)But they,
going out, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
(32)And as they were going out, behold, they brought to him a man
dumb, possessed with a demon. (33)And the demon being cast out, the
dumb spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying: It was never so seen
in Israel. (34)But the Pharisees said: He casts out the demons through
the prince of the demons.
(35)And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in
their synagogues, and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and
healing every sickness and every infirmity. (36)And seeing the
multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were
harassed, and scattered[9:36], as sheep having no shepherd. (37)Then
he says to his disciples: The harvest indeed is great, but the
laborers are few. (38)Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he
will send forth laborers into his harvest.
X.
AND calling to him his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over
unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every sickness
and every infirmity.
(2)And the names of the twelve apostles are these; first Simon, who is
called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and
John his brother; (3)Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the
publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus surnamed Thaddeus;
(4)Simon the Cananite[10:4], and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed
him.
(5)These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying: Go not
into the way to the Gentiles, and into a city of Samaritans enter not.
(6)But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. (7)And as
ye go, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand. (8)Heal the
sick, raise the dead[10:8], cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely ye
received, freely give. (9)Provide not gold, nor silver, nor brass in
your girdles; (10)nor bag for the journey, nor two coats, nor sandals,
nor staff; for the laborer is worthy of his living. (11)And into
whatever city or village ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy;
and there abide till ye go thence. (12)But when ye come 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 return to you.
(14)And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye go
out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. (15)Verily
I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and
Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
(16)Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be
therefore wise as serpents, and simple as doves. (17)But beware of
men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and will scourge you in
their synagogues; (18)and before governors also and kings will ye be
brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
(19)But when they deliver you up, take not thought how or what ye
shall speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall
speak. (20)For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father
that speaks in you.
(21)And the brother will deliver up the brother to death, and the
father the child; and children will rise up against parents, and cause
them to be put to death. (22)And ye will be hated by all, for my
name's sake; but he that has endured to the end, the same shall be
saved.
(23)But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the other; for
verily I say to you, ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel,
till the Son of man come.
(24)A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
(25)It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the
servant as his lord: If they called the master of the house Beelzebul,
how much more those 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 say to
you in the darkness, that speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in
the ear, that proclaim upon the house-tops. (28)And be not afraid of
those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather
fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
(29)Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? 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 not therefore; ye are of more value
than many sparrows.
(32)Every one, therefore, who shall acknowledge me before men, him
will I also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven. (33)But
whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my
Father who is in heaven.
(34)Think not that I came to send peace on the earth; I came not to
send peace, but a sword. (35)For I came to set a man at variance with
his father, and a daughter with her mother, and a bride with her
mother-in-law; (36)and a man's foes will be they of his household.
(37)He that loves father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me;
and he that loves son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me.
(38)And he that does not take his cross and follow after me, is not
worthy of me. (39)He that finds his life shall lose it; and he that
loses his life for my sake shall find it.
(40)He that receives you receives me; and he that receives me receives
him who sent me. (41)He that receives a prophet in the name of a
prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a
righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous
man's reward. (42)And whoever shall give to drink a cup of cold water
only to one of these little ones, in the name of a disciple, verily I
say to you, he shall not lose his reward.
XI.
AND it came to pass, when Jesus made an end of commanding his twelve
disciples, that he departed thence to teach and to preach in their
cities.
(2)And John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent
by his disciples, (3)and said to him: Art thou he that comes, or look
we for another?
(4)And Jesus answering said to them: Go and report to John what ye
hear and see. (5)The blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are
cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and to the poor good
tidings are published. (6)And happy is he, whoever shall not be
offended at me.
(7)And as these were departing, Jesus began to say to the multitudes
concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? A
reed shaken by the wind?
(8)But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold,
they who wear soft clothing are in king's houses.
(9)But what went ye out to see? A prophet[11:9]? Yea, I say to you,
and more than a prophet. (10)For this is he of whom it is written:
Behold, I send forth my messenger before thy face,
Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
(11)Verily I say to you, among those born of women, there has not
risen a greater than John the Immerser. But he who is least in the
kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
(12)And from the days of John the Immerser until now, the kingdom of
heaven suffers violence, and the violent seize upon it. (13)For all
the prophets and the law prophesied until John. (14)And if ye are
willing to receive it, he is the Elijah that should come. (15)He that
has ears to hear, let him hear.
(16)But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like to children
sitting in the markets, who call to their fellows, (17)and say: We
piped to you, and ye danced not; we sang the lament, and ye did not
beat the breast. (18)For John came neither eating nor drinking, and
they say: He has a demon. (19)The Son of man came eating and drinking,
and they say: Behold a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of
publicans and sinners. But wisdom was justified on the part of her
children.
(20)Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his miracles
were done, because they repented not. (21)Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe
to thee, Bethsaida! For if the miracles, that were done in you, had
been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in
sackcloth and ashes. (22)But I say to you, it will be more tolerable
for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you.
(23)And thou, Capernaum, [11:23a]that wast exalted to heaven, shalt go
down to the underworld[11:23b]. For if the miracles, that were done in
thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
(24)But I say to you, that it will be more tolerable for the land of
Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
(25)At that time Jesus answered and said: I thank thee, O Father, Lord
of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise
and discerning, and reveal them to babes; (26)yea, O Father, that so
it seemed good in thy sight! (27)All things were delivered to me by my
Father; and no one knows the Son but the Father; nor does any one know
the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal
him.
(28)Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will
give you rest. (29)Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am
meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest for your souls.
(30)For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.
XII.
AT that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the grain-fields; and
his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck ears of grain, and to
eat. (2)And the Pharisees seeing it said to him: Behold, thy disciples
are doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath. (3)And he
said to them: Have ye not read what David did, when he hungered,
himself and those with him; (4)how he entered into the house of God,
and ate the show-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor
for those with him, but for the priests alone? (5)Or have ye not read
in the law, that on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the
sabbath, and are blameless? (6)But I say to you, that a greater than
the temple is here. (7)But if ye had known what this means, I desire
mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the blameless.
(8)For the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath.
(9)And departing from thence, he went into their synagogue. (10)And
behold, there was a man, having his hand withered. And they asked him,
saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse
him. (11)And he said to them: What man will there be of you, that
shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will
not lay hold of it, and raise it up? (12)How much better then is a man
than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath. (13)Then
he says to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth;
and it was restored whole, as the other.
(14)And the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they
might destroy him. (15)But Jesus, knowing it, withdrew from thence;
and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all. (16)And he
charged them that they should not make him known; (17)that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:
(18)Behold my servant, whom I chose,
My beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased.
I will put my spirit upon him,
And he will declare judgment to the Gentiles.
(19)He will not strive, nor cry;
Nor will any one hear his voice in the streets.
(20)A bruised reed he will not break,
And smoking flax he will not quench,
Till he send forth judgment unto victory.
(21)And in his name will Gentiles hope.
(22)Then was brought to him one possessed with a demon, blind, and
dumb; and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both[12:22] spoke
and saw. (23)And all the multitudes were amazed, and said: Is this the
Son of David? (24)But the Pharisees hearing it said: This man does not
cast out the demons, except through Beelzebul, prince of the demons.
(25)And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom
divided against itself is brought to desolation; and any city or house
divided against itself shall not stand. (26)And if Satan cast out
Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom
stand? (27)And if I through Beelzebul cast out the demons, through
whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
(28)But if I through the Spirit of God cast out the demons, then is
the kingdom of God come near to you. (29)Or how can any one enter into
a strong man's house, and seize upon his goods, except he first bind
the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
(30)He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathers not with
me scatters abroad.
(31)Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven
to men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
(32)And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be
forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not
be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come.
(33)Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree
corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for from the fruit the tree is known.
(34)Brood of vipers! How can ye, being evil, speak good things? For
out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. (35)The good man
out of the good treasure sends forth good things; and the evil man out
of the evil treasure sends forth evil things. (36)But I say to you,
that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account
thereof in the day of judgment. (37)For from thy words thou shalt be
justified, and from thy words thou shalt be condemned.
(38)Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered him
saying: Teacher, we desire to see a sign from thee. (39)But he
answering said to them: An evil and adulterous generation seeks after
a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, but the sign of Jonah the
prophet. (40)For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly
of the fish, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in
the heart of the earth. (41)Men of Nineveh will rise in the judgment
with this generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at
the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.
(42)A queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this
generation, and will condemn it; for she came from the utmost parts of
the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than
Solomon is here.
(43)But when the unclean spirit is gone out from the man, he goes
through dry places seeking rest, and finds it not. (44)Then he says, I
will return into my house from whence I came out and coming he finds
it empty, swept, and set in order. (45)Then he goes, and takes with
him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in
and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the
first. So shall it be also with this wicked generation.
(46)While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother
and his brothers were standing without, seeking to speak to him.
(47)And one said to him: Behold, thy mother and thy brothers are
standing without, seeking to speak to thee. (48)But he answering said
to him that told him: Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?
(49)And stretching forth his hand toward his disciples, he said:
Behold my mother and my brothers! (50)For whoever shall do the will of
my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
XIII.
AND on that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea-side.
(2)And great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went
into the ship and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
(3)And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: