Most Popular Bible Verses in Matthew
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Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and the son and the holy ghost;
And Jesus came, and spake unto them, saying, "All power is given unto me in heaven, and in earth.
But rather, seek ye first the kingdom of heaven, and the righteousness thereof; and all these things shall be ministered unto you.
And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter. And upon this rock, I will build my congregation: and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
"When the son of man shall cometh in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the seat of his glory
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the Prophets: No, I am not come to destroy them but to fulfill them.
Jesus said unto him, "'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.'
"Not all they that say unto me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter in to the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth my father's will which is in heaven.
"See that ye gather not treasure together upon the earth, where rust and moths corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
The birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came to dwell together, she was found with child by the holy ghost.
"Moreover, if thy brother trespass against thee, Go and tell him his fault between him and thee alone. If he hear thee, thou hast won thy brother:
After this manner, therefore, pray ye: O our father, which art in heaven hallowed be thy name.
Enter in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
For whosoever asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
"Ye are the salt of the earth: but and if the salt have lost her saltiness, what can be salted therewith? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden underfoot of men.
When Jesus was born at Bethlehem in Jewry in the time of Herod the king, Behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem,
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven.
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Therefore I say unto you, be not careful for your life what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your body, what raiment ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth than meat? and the body more of value than raiment?
She shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus: For he shall save his people from their sins."
teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I commanded you. And lo, I am with you always even until the end of the world."
When he saw the people he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came to him:
No man can serve two masters: For either he shall hate the one, and love the other; or else he shall lean to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; Perez begat Hezron; Hezron begat Ram;
Take heed to your alms, that ye give it not in the sight of men, to the intent that ye would be seen of them: or else ye get no reward of your father which is in heaven.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies. Bless them that curse you. Do good to them that hate you. Pray for them which do you wrong and persecute you;
"Therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, even so do ye to them: this is the law and the prophets.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.'"
And this glad tidings of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come.
"Behold, a maiden shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is by interpretation, God with us."
Then shall the King say unto them that shall be on the left hand, 'Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, which is prepared for the devil and his angels.
"Likewise, as a certain man, ready to take his journey to a strange country, called his servants to him, and delivered to them his goods.
Ram begat Amminadab; Amminadab begat Nahshon; Nahshon begat Salmon;
This is the book of the generations of Jesus Christ: the son of David, the son also of Abraham.
The Sabbath day, at even, which dawneth the morrow after the Sabbath, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the sepulchre.
Think not, that I am come to send peace into the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
"Ye have heard how it was said to them of old time, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery:'
And the King shall answer and say unto them, 'Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.'
"Whosoever heareth of me these sayings, and doeth the same, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house on a rock:
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, because they would be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
"Ye have heard how it is said, 'Thou shalt love thine neighbor, and hate thine enemy.'
Then came Peter to him, and said, "Master, how oft shall I forgive my brother, if he sin against me? Shall I forgive him seven times?"
And Jesus, as soon as he was baptized, came straight out of the water: And, lo, heaven was opened over him, and John saw the spirit of God descend, like a dove, and light upon him:
As they did eat, Jesus took bread and gave thanks, brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take. Eat. This is my body."
Jesus then said to his disciples. "If any man will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross and follow me.
When Jesus came into the coasts of the city which is called Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples saying, "Whom do men say that I, the son of man, am?"
Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went to meet the bridegroom:
And fear ye not them which kill the body, and be not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body into hell.
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
I baptise you in water in token of repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptise you with the holy ghost and with fire:
But of that day and hour knoweth no man: no not the angels of heaven, but my father only.
"Ye have heard how it was said unto them of the old time, 'Thou shalt not kill; for whosoever killeth shall be in danger of judgment:'
When ye, therefore, shall see the abomination that betokeneth desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place: let him that readeth it, understand it:
And whosoever heareth of me these sayings, and doeth them not the same, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
For truly I say unto you, till heaven and earth perish, one jot or one tittle of the law shall not escape till all be fulfilled.
Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they shall be filled.
And behold, one came, and said unto him, Good master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"
Whosoever therefore shall knowledge me before men, him will I knowledge also before my father which is in heaven.
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli Eli lama sabacthani?" That is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren about the time they were carried away to Babylon.
Woe be to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye which tithe mint, anise, and cumin, and leave the weightier matters of the law undone: judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to have left the other undone.
For and if ye shall forgive other men their trespasses, your heavenly father shall also forgive you.
Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed children of my father, inherit ye the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world.
Immediately after the tribulations of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall move.
And straightway Jesus made his disciples enter into a ship, and to go over before him, while he sent the people away.
What shall it profit a man, though he should win all the whole world, if he lose his own soul? Or else, what shall a man give to redeem his soul again withal?
At that time, Jesus answered and said, "I praise thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them unto babes,
for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets and shall do great miracles and wonders. Insomuch that if it were possible, even the very elect should be deceived.
Asa begat Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat begat Joram; Joram begat Uzziah;
Another similitude put he forth, unto them saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man which sowed good seed in his field.
Jesus said unto them, "Because of your unbelief. For I say verily unto you, if ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye should say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and he should remove: Neither should any thing be impossible for you to do.
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a wife lusting after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
He answered, and said unto them, "Have ye not read, how that he which made man at the beginning, made them man and woman?
But I say unto you, Whosoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of judgment: whosoever sayeth unto his brother, 'Raca,' shall be in danger of a council: but whosoever sayeth, 'Thou fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire.
Even as the son of man came, not to be ministered unto, but to minister: and to give his life for the redemption of many."
But Jesus said unto them, "Suffer the children, and forbid them not to come to me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven."
And whatsoever thing ye shall ask in your prayers if ye believe, ye shall receive it."
Again, I say unto you that if two of you shall agree, in earth, upon any manner thing, whatsoever they shall desire; it shall be given them of my father which is in heaven.
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world to this time, nor shall be.
Hezekiah begat Manasseh; Manasseh begat Amon; Amon begat Josiah;
Then said he to the man, "Stretch forth thy hand." And he stretched it forth, and it was made whole again like unto the other.
And after six days Jesus took Peter and James and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain out of the way,
And as he sat upon the mount Olivet, his disciples came unto him secretly, saying, "Tell us, when these things shall be: and what sign shall be of thy coming, and of the end of the world?"
"Behold, I send you forth as sheep among wolves: Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doves.
For I also myself am a man under power, and have soldiers under me: and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it."
For I was a hungered, and ye gave me meat. I thirsted, and ye gave me drink. I was harborless, and ye lodged me. I was naked and ye clothed me.
This is my blood of the new testament, that shall be shed for many, for the forgiveness of sins.
But when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber, and shut thy door to thee, and pray to thy father which is in secret; and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
And then shall appear the sign of the son of man in heaven. And then shall all the kindreds of the earth mourn, and they shall see the son of man come in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest prophets, and stonest them which are sent to thee: how often would I have gathered thy children together, as the hen gathereth her chicks under her wings? But ye would not.
Let thy kingdom come. Thy will be fulfilled, as well in earth, as it is in heaven.
The same time the disciples came to Jesus saying, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
When they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethpage, unto mount Olivet, then sent Jesus two of his disciples,
and said, "Verily, I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as children, ye cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven.
For the son of man shall come in the glory of his father, with his angels, and then shall he reward every man according to his deeds.
And he called his twelve disciples unto him, and gave them power over all unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sicknesses, and all manner of diseases.
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Jewry, and all the regions round about Jordan,
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a householder which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.
While he thus thought, Behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: For that which is conceived in her is of the holy ghost.
Uzziah begat Jotham; Jotham begat Ahaz; Ahaz begat Hezekiah;
And the young man said unto him, "I have observed all these things from my youth, what lack I yet?"
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out the devils: Freely ye have received, freely give again.
Therefore when thou offerest thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
From that time forth, Jesus began to show unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders, and of the high priests, and of the scribes; and must be killed, and rise again the third day.
And he went away a little apart, and fell flat on his face, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if it possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."
Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healed all manner of sickness and all manner diseases among the people.
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever thou bindest upon earth, it shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou loosest on earth, it shall be loosed in heaven."
When they were departed, Behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream saying,. "Arise, and take the child and his mother, and fly into Egypt, and abide there till I bring thee word: For Herod will seek the child to destroy him."
It is said, Whosoever put away his wife let him give her a testimonial also of the divorcement.
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in the field, the which a man findeth and hideth it: and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
And Jesus went about all cities and towns, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing all manner sickness and disease among the people.
Azor begat Sadoc; Sadoc begat Achim; Achim begat Eliud;
And Jesus went out and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him, for to show him the building of the temple.
"And when ye pray, babble not much, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard, for their much babbling's sake.
When the Pharisees had heard, how that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they drew together,
And there is another like unto this: 'Thou shalt love thine neighbor as thyself.'
Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall falsely say all manner of evil sayings against you for my sake.
Then came unto him the Pharisees to tempt him, and said to him, "Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for all manner of causes?"
In that time went Jesus, on the Sabbath day, through the corn; and his disciples were a hungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
But I say unto you, that of every idle word, that men shall have spoken, they shall give accounts at the day of judgment.
Take my yoke on you, and learn of me; for I am meek, and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And none of them doth light on the ground, without your father.
As Jesus walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon which was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Then said Jesus unto him, "Depart, Satan: For it is written, 'Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve.'"
These twelve did Jesus send, and commanded them, saying, "Go not into the ways that lead to the Gentiles, and in to the cities of the Samaritans enter ye not:
When Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a certain Centurion, and besought him,
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns? Or figs of thistles?
When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick:
His master answered, and said unto him, 'Thou evil servant and slothful, thou knowest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I strawed not:
And as Jesus passed forth from thence he saw a man sit at the receipt of custom, named Matthew: and said to him, "Follow me." And he arose, and followed him.
Many will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not in thy name prophesied? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name have done many miracles?'
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth unto the west: so shall the coming of the son of man be.
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
But I say unto you, Whosoever put away his wife, except it be for fornication, causeth her to break matrimony. And whosoever marryeth her that is divorced breaketh wedlock.
Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they tread them under their feet, and the other turn again and all to rend you.
Eliud begat Eleazar; Eleazar begat Matthan; Matthan begat Jacob;
But when he saw the people, he had compassion on them, because they were pined away, and scattered abroad, even as sheep having no shepherd.
Care not then for the morrow: but let the morrow care for itself. For the day present hath ever enough of his own trouble.
Then went Jesus with them into a place, which is called Gethsemane, and said unto the disciples, "Sit ye here while I go and pray yonder."
Watch and pray, that ye fall not into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
They said unto him, "Caesar's." Then said he unto them, "Give therefore to Caesar, that which is Caesar's: and give unto God, that which is God's."
And, lo, there came a voice from heaven, saying, "This is that, my beloved son, in whom is my delight."
Verily I say unto you whatsoever ye bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven. And whatsoever ye loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.
All this was done, to fulfill that which was spoken of the Lord by the Prophet saying,
I say therefore unto you, whosoever putteth away his wife, except it be for fornication, and marrieth another, breaketh wedlock. And whosoever marrieth her which is divorced, doth commit adultery."
Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that bought and sold in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves.
Then his master said unto him, 'Well, good servant and faithful; Thou hast been faithful in little, I will make thee ruler over much: enter in into thy master's joy.'
But I say to you, That ye resist not wrong. But whosoever give thee a blow on thy right cheek, turn to him the other.
When the Pharisees saw that, they said unto his disciples, "Why eateth your master with publicans and sinners?"
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men, but the blasphemy of the spirit shall not be forgiven unto men.
See that ye despise not one of these little ones. For I say unto you, that in heaven their angels always behold the face of my father, which is in heaven.
"Moreover, when ye fast, be not sad as the hypocrites are: for they disfigure their faces, that they might be seen of men how they fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
Therefore take no thought, saying, 'What shall we eat?' Or. 'What shall we drink?' Or, 'Wherewith shall we be clothed?'
O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.
Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these be fulfilled.
And Jesus said unto him, "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me."
Ye shall hear of wars, and of the fame of wars, but see that ye be not troubled, for all must come to pass; but the end is not yet.
Lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from evil, For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory for ever. Amen.
Another parable he put forth unto them saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man taketh and soweth in his field, which is the least of all seeds.
He said unto him, "Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, and that is, God: But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments."
Why seest thou a mote in thy brother's eye, and perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
And Jesus answered, and said to him, "Happy art thou, Simon the son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not opened unto thee that, but my father which is in heaven.
For I say unto you, Except your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever breaketh one of these least commandments, and teacheth men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But whosoever observeth, and teacheth the same, shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Wherfore if thy right eye offend thee, pluck him out, and cast him from thee: better it is for thee that one of thy members perish, than that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
But whosoever offend one of these little ones, which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
"Again, ye have heard how it was said to them of old time, 'Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform thine oath to God':
that ye may be the children of your father that is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to arise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth his rain on the just and unjust.
From the time of John Baptist, hitherto, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence,
Jesus said unto them, "Verily I say to you, When the son of man shall sit in the seat of his majesty, ye which follow me in the second generation shall sit also upon twelve seats, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.
"Hearken another similitude. There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and made a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a strange country:
But strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Then was brought to him one possessed with a devil, which was both blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that he which was blind and dumb, both spake and saw.
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea named Joseph, which same also was Jesus' disciple.
Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven before men: ye yourselves go not in, neither suffer ye them that come to enter in.
All things are given unto me of my father: And no man knoweth the son, but the father; neither knoweth any man the father, save the son, and he to whom the son will open him.
He that loveth his father or mother more than me, is not meet for me: and he that loveth his son or daughter more than me, is not meet for me.
Then were brought to him young children, that he should put his hands on them and pray. And his disciples rebuked them.
to fulfill that which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He took on him our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses."
Then said Jesus unto him, "Put up thy sword into his sheath. For all they that lay hands on the sword, shall perish with the sword.
The devil took him up again and led him into an exceeding high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and all the glory of them;
Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brethren be called, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, 'Behold, he is in the desert,' go not forth: 'Lo, he is in the secret places,' believe not.
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel, how they might tangle him in his words.
Abraham begat Isaac; Isaac begat Jacob; Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;
Then Herod, perceiving that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, as many as were two years old and under according to the time which he had diligently searched out of the wise men.
He is not here. He is risen, as he said. Come, and see the place where the Lord was put.
And behold, the veil of the temple did rent in twain from the top to the bottom, and the earth did quake,
"What say ye to this? A certain man had two sons, and came to the elder and said, 'Son, go and work today in my vineyard.'
The light of the body is thine eye: wherefore if thine eye be single, all thy body shall be full of light.
He that is not with me, is against me: And he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad.
But in vain they worship me, teaching doctrines which are nothing but men's precepts.'"
Go and learn, what that meaneth: 'I have pleasure in mercy, and not in offering.' For I am not come to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance."
When he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, "O generation of vipers, who hath taught you to flee from the vengeance to come?
Woe be to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are like unto painted tombs which appear beautiful outwards: but are within full of dead men's bones and of all filthiness.
Then answered certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees saying, "Master, we would fain see a sign of thee."
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down also with Jesus, and his disciples.
And he shall send his angels with the great voice of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, and from the one end of the world to the other.
Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth in at the mouth, descendeth down into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
The first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus saying unto him, "Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the paschal lamb?"
and went into the house, and found the child with Mary his mother, and knelt down, and worshipped him: and opened their treasures, and offered unto him gifts; gold, frankincense and myrrh.
and ye shall be hated of all men, for my name: but he that shall endureth unto the end, shall be saved.
When Jesus had heard that, he departed thence by ship into a desert place out of the way. And when the people had heard thereof, they followed him afoot out of their cities.
If ye then, which are evil, can give to your children good gifts, how much more shall your father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask of him?
While he thus spake unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him saying, "My daughter is even now deceased: but come and lay thy hand on her, and she shall live."
But and if ye will not forgive men their trespasses, no more shall your father forgive your trespasses.
There are chaste, which were so born out of their mother's belly. And there are chaste, which be made chaste of men. And there be chaste, which have made themselves chaste for the kingdom of heavens' sake. He that can take it, let him take it."
And call ye no man your father upon the earth, for there is but one, your father, and he is in heaven.
And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he came out of him: and the child was healed even that same hour.
And he said unto her, "What wilt thou have?" She said unto him, "Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand in thy kingdom."
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished those sayings, he got him from Galilee, and came in to the coasts of Jewry beyond Jordan;
When even was come, his disciples came to him saying, "This is a desert place, and the day is spent, let the people depart that they may go in to the towns, and buy them victuals."
And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesites, there met him two possessed of devils, which came out of the graves, and were out of measure fierce, so that no man might go by that way.
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, "Ye know that the Lords of the gentiles have domination over them. And they that are great exercise power over them.
Wherefore now are they not twain, but one flesh. Let not man therefore put asunder, that which God hath coupled together."
Then Jesus said then unto his disciples: "Verily I say unto you, it is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
saying, "Where is he that is born King of the Jews? We have seen his star in the East and are come to worship him."
Peter answered him, and said, "Master, if thou be he, bid me come unto thee on the water."
and they that go to it with violence pluck it unto them. For all the prophets and the law prophesied unto the time of John.
"Learn a similitude of the fig tree: when his branches are yet tender, and his leaves sprung, ye know that summer is nigh.
Jesus answered and said unto them, "Ye are deceived, and understand not what the scripture meaneth, nor yet the power of God.
Then when Judas, which betrayed him, saw that he was condemned, he repented himself; and brought again the thirty plates of silver to the chief priests and elders,
Then shall they put you to trouble, and shall kill you, and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake:
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, breaking of wedlock, whoredom, theft, false witness-bearing, blasphemy.
For nation shall rise against nation, and realm against realm: and there shall be pestilence, and hunger, and earthquakes in all quarters.
But ye shall not suffer yourselves to be called Rabbi, for one is your master, that is, to wit, Christ, and all ye are brethren.
'This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouths, and honoureth me with their lips, howbeit their hearts are far from me:
But gather ye treasures together in heaven, where neither rust, nor yet moths corrupt: and where thieves neither break up, nor yet steal.
Let them alone, they be the blind leaders of the blind. If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."
For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are married: but are as the angels of God in heaven.
Then turned he about, and said unto Peter, "Come after me, Satan: thou offendest me, because thou savourest not Godly things, but worldly things."
When Jesus knew that, he departed thence. And much people followed him, and he healed them all;
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither reap, nor yet carry into the barns, and yet your heavenly father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it lighteth all them that are in the house.
saying, "Master, Moses bade, if a man die having no children, that the brother marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
"Verily I say unto you, that many prophets and perfect men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
And he gathered all the chief Priests and Scribes of the people, and asked of them where Christ should be born.
And Joseph, as soon as he awoke out of sleep, did as the angel of the Lord bade him, and took his wife unto him:
Then he charged his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was Jesus Christ.
Then came the disciples to Jesus secretly, and said, "Why could not we cast him out?"
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
And see that you think not to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father': for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Thou oughtest therefore to have had my money to the changers, and then at my coming should I have received my mine own with vantage.
and said to him, "All these will I give thee if thou wilt fall down and worship me."
Then Jesus said unto the Centurion, "Go thy way; and as thou believest, so be it unto thee." And his servant was healed the selfsame hour.
Jesus answered, and said, "Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of? And to be baptised with the baptism, that I shall be baptised with?" They answered to him, "That we are."
yet hath no roots in himself, and therefore dureth but a season: for as soon as tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he falleth.
And they said unto him, "In Bethlehem in Jewry; for thus it is written by the Prophet,
Then shall the righteous answer him saying, 'Master, when saw we thee a hungered, and fed thee? Or athirst, and gave thee drink?
Whom, because he had nought to pay, his Master commanded him to be sold: and his wife, and his children, and all that he had; and payment to be made.
He shall not strive, he shall not cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
A good tree cannot bring forth bad fruit: nor yet a bad tree can bring forth good fruit.
But he that was sown in the stony ground, is he which heareth the word of God, and anon with joy receiveth it,
and plaited a crown of thorns and put upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews,"
When the young man heard that saying, he went away mourning. For he had great possessions.
that it appear not unto men how that thou fastest, but unto thy father which is in secret: and thy father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Neither do men put new wine into old vessels: for then the vessels break, and the wine runneth out, and the vessels perish: but they pour new wine into new vessels, and so are both saved together."
Jesus said unto him, "I say not unto thee seven times: but seventy times seven times.
And Jesus said unto them, "Can the wedding children mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The time will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
and left Nazareth, and went and dwelt in Capernaum, which is a city upon the sea in the coasts of Zebulun and Naphtali:
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first, that the inside of the cup and the platter, that the outside of them may also be clean.
But and if thine eye be wicked, then all thy body shall be full of darkness. Wherefore if the light that is in thee, be darkness: how great is that darkness?
There were with us seven brethren, and the first married and deceased without issue, and left his wife unto his brother.
And if the house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it: but if it be not worthy, your peace shall return to you again.
And he said unto them, "Ye shall drink of my cup, and shall be baptised with the baptism that I shall be baptised with. But to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give you: but to them for whom it is prepared of my father."
And he came unto the disciples, and found them asleep, and said to Peter, "What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
He which is sown in the good ground, is he, that heareth the word and understandeth it, which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold."
Then had the Lord pity on that servant, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
But Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him saying, "Master, favor thyself, this shall not come unto thee."
No man pieceth an old garment with a piece of new cloth. For then taketh he away the piece again from the garment, and the rent is made greater.
A bruised reed shall he not break, and flax that beginneth to burn he shall not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
These are the things which defile a man. But to eat with unwashen hands, defileth not a man."
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Then Herod privily called the wise men, and diligently enquired of them the time of the star that appeared,
that thine alms may be secret: and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
and sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child. And when ye have found him, bring me word, that I may come and worship him also."
and say, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; We have mourned unto you, and ye have not sorrowed.
For she said in herself, "If I may touch but even his vesture only I shall be safe."
When they had heard the king, they departed; And, lo, the star, which they saw in the East, went before them, till it came and stood over the place where the child was.
And when they had mocked him, they took the robe off him again, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
But John forbad him, saying, "I ought to be baptised of thee, and comest thou to me?"
The baptism of John: whence was it? From heaven, or of men?" Then they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we shall say from heaven; he will say unto us, 'Why did ye not then believe him?'
Jesus answered, and said unto them, "I also will ask of you a certain question, which, if ye assoil me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
And abundance of rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that same house, and it fell not: because it was grounded on the rock.
And they that ate were in number about five thousand men, besides women and children.
And the said servant went out and found one of his fellows, which owed him a hundred pence. And laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me that thou owest.'
And abundance of rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
leave there thine offering before the altar, and go thy way first, and be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
So if Satan cast out Satan, then is he at variance within himself. How shall then his kingdom endure?
Also: if thy right hand offend thee, cut him off, and cast him from thee: better it is that one of thy members perish than that all thy body should be cast into hell.
So are ye, for outward ye appear righteous unto men, when within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
"Woe be to thee, Chorazsin! Woe be to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles, which were showed in you, had been done in Tyre and in Sidon: they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
But he said to them, 'The envious man hath done this.' Then the servants said unto him, 'Wilt thou then that we go and weed them out?'
And after they were warned of God in a dream that they should not go again to Herod, they returned into their own country another way.
I say unto ye verily, Thou shalt not come out thence, till thou have paid the utmost farthing.
Beware of men: for they shall deliver you up to the councils, and shall scourge you in their synagogues;
And he said, "Come." And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
and the husbandmen caught his servants, and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
And yet for all that, I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his royalty, was not arrayed like unto one of these.
"The land of Zebulun and Naphtali, the way of the sea beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
As touching the resurrection of the dead: have ye not read what is said unto you of God, which sayeth,
Truly I say unto you, it shall be easier for the land of Sodom, and Gomorra, in the day of judgment, than for that city.
But when he saw a mighty wind, he was afraid. And as he began to sink, he cried, saying, "Master save me."
They said unto him, He will cruelly destroy those evil persons; and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall deliver him the fruit at times convenient.
And cast that unprofitable servant into utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
As they passed the time in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, "The son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men,
And he gave her never a word to answer. Then came to him his disciples, and besought him saying, "Send her away, for she followeth us crying."
Then his Lord called him, and said unto him, 'O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou praydest me:
the people which sat in darkness saw great light and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light has begun to shine."
Or why sayest thou to thy brother, 'Suffer me to pluck out the mote out of thine eye'; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye.
Then Jesus answered, and said unto her, "O woman great is thy faith, be it to thee, even as thou desirest." And her daughter was made whole even at that same hour.
The Centurion answered and said, "Sir, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
As soon as the people were put forth adoors, he went in and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
But while men slept, there came his foe, and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
And when they came unto the place, which is called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of dead men's skulls,
Whether of these twain did the will of the father?" And they said unto him, "The first." Jesus said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots shall come into the kingdom of God before you.
And as soon as he had sent the people away, he went up into a mountain alone to pray. And when night was come he was there himself alone.
And there came a scribe, and said unto him, "Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest."
Then he arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt;
Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous
When Herod was dead, Behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents:
And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people raging,
Nevertheless, lest we should offend them, go to the sea and cast in thine angle, and take the fish that first cometh up: and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of twenty pence: that take, and pay for me and thee."
"Wherefore, Behold, I send unto you prophets, wise men, and scribes. And of them: some shall ye kill and crucify, and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;
For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of your father which speaketh in you.
And his fame spread abroad throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and gripings, and them that were possessed with devils and those which were lunatic and those that had the palsy: and he healed them.
saying, "Master, my servant lieth sick at home of the palsy, and is grievously pained."
He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast it to whelps."
and behold, there was a man, which had his hand dried up. And they asked him, saying, "Is it lawful to heal upon the Sabbath days?" Because they might accuse him.
And straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, "Be of good cheer, it is I, be not afraid."
And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be thou clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Another that was one of his Disciples said unto him, "Master, suffer me first, to go and bury my father."
Also, if I, by the help of Beelzebub, cast out devils: by whose help do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
and when his disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, "It is some spirit," and cried out for fear.
And he went forth from thence, and saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and called them.
Peter said unto him, "Of strangers." Then said Jesus unto him again, "Then are the children free.
And there were two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left hand.
Then Jesus went away from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee, and went up in to a mountain, and sat down there.
Nevertheless I say to you, it shall be easier for Tyre and Sidon, at the day of judgment, than for you.
And when he was come into the home, the blind came to him: and Jesus said unto them, "Believe ye that I am able to do this?" And they said unto him, "Yea, Lord."
He said, "Yea." And when he was come into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, "What thinkest thou Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take tribute, or poll money? Of their children, or of strangers?"
And Jesus said unto him, "See thou tell no man; but go, and show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, to be offered in witness to them."
"On the hills was a voice heard, mourning, weeping and great lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they were not."
And the men marveled and said, "What man is this, that both winds and sea obey him?"
The servants then came to the householder, and said unto him, 'Sir, sowest not thou good seed in thy close, from whence then hath it tares?'
And ye shall be brought to the head rulers and kings for my sake, in witness to them and to the Gentiles.
And his fellow fell down, and besought him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.'
And there followed him a great number of people from Galilee, and from the ten cities, and from Jerusalem, and from Jewry, and from the regions that lie beyond Jordan.
Then came he to the second, and said likewise, and he answered and said, 'I will sir.' Yet went he not.
When his other fellows saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their Lord all that had happened.
When the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
And behold, two blind men sitting by the wayside, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried, saying, "Master, the son of David have mercy on us."
And he commanded the people to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
For John came unto you, in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not. But the publicans and the harlots believed him. And yet ye, though ye saw it, were not yet moved with repentance; that ye might afterward have believed him.
But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Jewry in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, after he was warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with waves, and he was asleep.
So like wise shall my heavenly father do unto you, except ye forgive with your hearts, each one to his brother their trespasses."
Of this be sure, that if the good man of the house knew what hour the thief would come: he would surely watch, and not suffer his house to be broken up.
And they did all eat, and were sufficed. And they gathered up of the gobbets that remained twelve baskets full.
And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel: Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;
he said unto them, "Get you hence, for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth." And they laughed him to scorn.
saying, "What think ye of Christ? Whose son is he?" They said unto him, "The son of David."
And the ship was now in the midst of the sea, and was tossed with waves, for it was a contrary wind.
and saying, "Thou that destroyest the temple of God, and buildest it in three days: save thyself. If thou be the son of God, come down from the cross."
and the field is the world. And the children of the kingdom, they are the good seed. And the tares are the children of the wicked.
That ye may know that the son of man hath power to forgive sins in earth" - then said he unto the sick of the palsy - "Arise, take up thy bed, and go home to thine house."
Then he arose up, and took the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
But when they deliver you up, take no thought, how, or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you even in that same hour, what ye shall say.
Then the devils besought him saying, "If thou cast us out, suffer us to go our way into the herd of swine."
Then two shall be in the fields: the one shall be received, and the other shall be refused,
And his Disciples came unto him, and awoke him, saying, "Master, save us: we perish."
For unto every man that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance. And from him that hath not, shall be taken away, even that he hath.
Either how can a man enter into a strong man's house, and violently take away his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then spoil his house?
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth good things. And an evil man out of his evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things.
'I am Abraham's God, and Isaac's God, and the God of Jacob?' God is not the God of the dead: but of the living."
But and if we shall say of men; then fear we the people. For all men held John as a prophet."
But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, my master will defer his coming,
saying, "Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the child's life."
And he said unto them, "Which of you would it be, if he had a sheep fallen into a pit on the Sabbath day, that would not take him and lift him out?
All this was done that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said to him, "O thou of little faith: wherefore didst thou doubt?"
And how much is a man better then a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do a good deed on the Sabbath day."
She answered and said, "It is truth, nevertheless the whelps eat of the crumbs, which fall from their masters' table."
And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it,
"He saved others, himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel: let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
Nevertheless, I say unto you, It shall be easier for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee."
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir: come on, let us kill him, and let us take his inheritance, to ourselves.'
Peter said unto him, "If I should die with thee, yet would I not deny thee." Likewise also said all the disciples.
And they answered Jesus, and said, "We cannot tell." And he likewise said unto them, "Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Solomon begat Rehoboam; Rehoboam begat Abijah; Abijah begat Asa;
The servant fell down and besought him saying, 'Sir, give me respite, and I will pay it every whit.'
And his disciples said unto him, "Whence should we get so much bread in the wilderness as should suffice so great a multitude?"
And his disciples came, and took up his body, and buried it: And went and told Jesus.
And when the people saw it, they marveled and glorified God, which had given such power to men.
And when Jesus saw their thoughts, he said, "Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
Peter answered, and said unto him, "Though all men should be offended by thee, yet would I never be offended."
He said unto them, "Have ye not read what David did, when he was a hungered, and they also which were with him?
Was it not mete also, that thou shouldest have had compassion on thy fellow, even as I had pity on thee?'
And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue,
nor yet scrip towards your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet a staff: for the workman is worthy to have his meat.
Wherefore if ye had wist, what this saying meaneth, 'I require mercy and not sacrifice,' ye would never have condemned innocents.
So likewise ye, when ye see all these things, be ye sure that it is near; even at the doors.
When the Pharisees saw that, they said unto him, "Behold: thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day."
The brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son: and the children shall arise against their fathers, and mothers, and shall put them to death,
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this power?"
So then: ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them, which killed the prophets.
How he entered into the house of God, and ate the hallowed loaves, which were not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests.
All these things spake Jesus unto the people by similitudes, and with out similitudes spake he nothing to them,
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
When John, being in prison, heard the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said unto him,
The same day the Sadducees came to him, which say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him,
Or have ye not read in the law, how that the priests in the temple break the Sabbath day, and yet are blameless?
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye on the housetops.
Then Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, "What will ye that I should do to you?"
Jesus said unto them, "Did ye never read in the scriptures? 'The same stone which the builders refused, the same is set in the principal part of the corner: this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.'
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus charged them, saying, "See that no man know of it."
For this is he, of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy way before thee.'
If there be any faithful servant and wise, whom his master hath made ruler over his household, for to give them meat in season convenient;
When his disciples heard that, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, "Who then can be saved?"
and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise again." And they sorrowed greatly.
to fulfill that which was spoken by the prophet saying, "I will open my mouth in similitudes, and will speak forth things which have been kept secret from the beginning of the world."
While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without the doors, desiring to speak with him.
And he spake many things to them in similitudes, saying, "Behold, the sower went forth to sow.
The blind see, the halt go, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are risen again, and the glad tidings is preached to the poor.
And Jesus said unto him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the son of the man hath not whereon to rest his head."
Jesus said to him, "Thou hast said. Nevertheless I say unto you, hereafter shall ye see the son of man sitting on the righthand of power, and come in the clouds of the sky."
And the disciples came, and said to him, "Why speakest thou to them in parables?"
If he hear not them, tell it unto the congregation: if he hear not the congregation, take him as a heathen man, and as a publican.
And, lo, they brought unto him a man sick of the palsy, lying in his bed: and when Jesus saw the faith of them, he said to the sick of the palsy, "Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee."
He answered them saying, "The evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; but there shall no sign be given to them, but the sign of the prophet Jonah:
And when they were come to the people, there came to him a certain man; and kneeled down to him, and said,
And as they went to tell his disciples: behold, Jesus met them, saying, "All hail." They came and held him by the feet and worshipped him.
Then if any man shall say unto you, 'Lo, here is Christ,' or 'There is Christ': believe it not:
For by thy words thou shalt be justified: and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."
Yea, and except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: But for the chosens' sake, those days shall be shortened.
But if I cast out the devils by the spirit of God, then is the kingdom of God come on you?
And then Jesus went to Peter's house, and saw his wife's mother lying, sick of a fever.
It is enough for the disciple to be as his Master is, and that the servant be as his Lord is. If they have called the Lord of the house Beelzebub: how much more shall they call them of his household so?
Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye which compass sea and land, to bring one into your belief: and when he is brought, ye make him twofold more the child of hell, than ye yourselves are.
Then answered all the people, and said, "His blood be on us, and on our children."
While he yet spake, Lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came: and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, which were sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
And then will I knowledge unto them, that I never knew them: 'Depart from me, ye workers of iniquity.'
He answered, and said unto them, "It is given unto you to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, if ye shall have faith, and shall not doubt, ye shall not only do that which I have done to the fig tree: but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, take thyself away, and cast thyself into the sea, it shall be done.
Verily I say unto you, Among the children of women arose there not a greater than John the Baptist: Notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.
and the stones did rent, and graves did open, and the bodies of many saints which slept, arose:
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh throughout dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they compelled to bear his cross.
And as they departed, Jesus began to speak unto the people, of John, "What for to see went ye out into the wilderness? Went ye to see a reed shaken in the wind?
Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, otherwise called Thaddeus;
And he took the cup, and thanked, and gave it them, saying, "Drink of it every one.
when the morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people held a counsel against Jesus, to put him to death,
and went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: to fulfill that which was spoken by the Prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarite."
When they had crucified him, they parted his garments, and did cast lots. To fulfill that was spoken by the prophet, "They divided my garments among them: and upon my vesture did cast lots."
Zerubbabel begat Abiud; Abiud begat Eliakim; Eliakim begat Azor;
Another similitude said he to them, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meal, till all be leavened."
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud shadowed them. And behold, there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my dear son, in whom I delight; hear him."
When Jesus heard that, he said unto them, "The whole need not the physician, but they that are sick.
All their works they do, for to be seen of men. They set abroad their phylacteries, and make large borders on their garments,
Then began he to upbraid the cities, in which most of his miracles were done, because they repented not:
I say therefore unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall rest with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;
For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. And whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it.
He answered and said unto them, "At even ye say, 'We shall have fair weather,' and that because the sky is red:
And moreover I say unto you: it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."
Then came to him the tempter, and said, "If thou be the son of God, command that these stones be made bread."
He answered, and said, "I am not sent, but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
The son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that do offend, and all them which do iniquity,
and said, 'For this thing, shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave unto his wife, and they twain shall be one flesh.'
and was there unto the death of Herod: to fulfill that which was spoken of the Lord by the Prophet, which sayeth, "Out of Egypt have I called my son."
Either make the tree good, and his fruit good also, or else make the tree evil, and his fruit evil also. For the tree is known by his fruit.
Verily I say unto you, some there be among them that here stand, which shall not taste of death, till they shall have seen the son of man come in his kingdom."
and knew her not till she had brought forth her first son: and called his name Jesus.
Woe be to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye which make clean the outer side of the cup, and of the platter: but within they are full of bribery and excess.
Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born that Jesus, that is called Christ.
Then said Jesus unto them, "All ye shall be offended by me this night. For it is written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.'
And as Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him crying, and saying, "O thou son of David, have mercy on us."
Therefore say I unto you, the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given to the Gentiles, which shall bring forth the fruits of it.
This is he of whom it is spoken by the Prophet Isaiah, which sayeth, "The voice of a crier in wilderness, 'Prepare the Lord's way and make his paths straight.'"
But your communication shall be, 'Yea, Yea; Nay, nay': for whatsoever is more than that cometh of evil.
For I say unto you, ye shall not see me henceforth, till that ye say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord."
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these similitudes, that he departed thence,
And his Lord was wroth, and delivered him to the jailers, till he should pay all that was due to him.
Which hath also his fan in his hand, and will purge his floor, and gather the wheat into His garner; and will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire."
But when the Pharisees heard that, they said, "This fellow driveth the devils no other wise out, but by the help of Beelzebub the chief of the devils."
Jesus answered and said to him, "Let it be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he suffered him.
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one the other.
The son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton, and drinker of wine, and a friend unto publicans, and sinners. And neverthelater, wisdom is justified of her children."
And he cast down the silver plates in the temple, and departed, and went and hung himself.
"Ye know that after two days shall be Easter, and the son of man shall be delivered to be crucified."
ye serpents and generation of vipers, how should ye escape the damnation of hell?
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain King, which would take accounts of his servants.
And whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the holy ghost, it shall not be forgiven him: no, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
For if ye love them which love you, what reward shall ye have? Do not the Publicans even so?
And they set up over his head the cause of his death written, "This is Jesus the King of the Jews."
Then the soldiers of the deputy took Jesus unto the common hall, and gathered unto him all the company.
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to wax sorrowful and to be in agony.
When they persecute you in one city, fly into another: I tell you for a truth, ye shall not finish all the cities of Israel, till the son of man be come.
Then was fulfilled, that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "And they took thirty silver plates, the price of him that was valued, whom they bought of the children of Israel,
Whensoever therefore thou givest thine alms, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blown before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues, and in the streets, for to be praised of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, "Every kingdom divided within itself shall be brought to nought. Neither shall any city or household divided against itself, continue.
Be ye not like them therefore: for your father knoweth whereof ye have need, before ye ask of him.
And behold, there was a great earthquake. For the angel of the Lord descended from heaven: and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the fowls came, and devoured it up.
And the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
When Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Is there any man among you which, if his son asked him bread, would offer him a stone?
The forward nation, and adulterous, seeketh a sign: and there shall none other sign be given unto them, but the sign of the prophet Jonah." So left he them and departed.
Jesus answered and said unto them, "Go and show John what ye have heard and seen:
And they sent unto him their disciples with Herod's servants, saying, "Master, we know that thou art true, and that thou teachest the way of God truly, neither carest for any man, for thou considerest not men's estate.
And whosoever forsaketh houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake; the same shall receive a hundred fold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it.
and spied a fig tree in the way, and came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said to it, "Never fruit grow on thee hence forwards." And anon the fig tree withered away.
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that were wont to gather poll money, came to Peter and said, "Doth your Master pay tribute?"
and say, 'If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in the blood of the prophets.'
The next day that followeth the day of preparing, the high priests and Pharisees got themselves to Pilate,
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came: and they that were ready, went in with him to the wedding, and the gate was shut up.
Among which was Mary Magdalene; and Mary the mother of James and the mother of Joseph; and the mother of Zebedee's children.
Peter sat without in the palace, and a damsel came to him, saying, "Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee."
Yea, and they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders: but they themselves will not heave at them with one of their fingers.
Then came the disciples of John to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?"
It shall not be so among you: But whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister,
Jesus stood before the deputy, and the deputy asked him, saying, "Art thou the King of the Jews?" Jesus said unto him, "Thou sayest."
And, lo, there came a leper and worshipped him saying, "Master, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean."
And his disciples asked of him, saying, "Why then say the scribes, that Elijah must first come?"
insomuch that the people wondered, to see the dumb speak, the maimed whole; and the halt to go, the blind to see. And they glorified the God of Israel.
And whosoever shall give unto one of these little ones, to drink a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, I tell you of a truth, he shall not lose his reward."
And many women were there, beholding him afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him.
Jesus said unto him, "Verily I say unto thee, that this same night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice."
And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him and touched the hem of his vesture:
Therefore be ye also ready, for in the hour ye think least on, in the same ye think he would not: will the son of man come.
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor will hear your preaching, when ye depart out of that house, or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.
"Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass used to the yoke."
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow shall be cast into the furnace, shall he not much more do the same unto you, O ye of little faith?
"But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children, which sit in the market, and call unto their fellows,
"Why do thy disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? For they wash not their hands, when they eat bread."
For as ye judge, so shall ye be judged: and with what measure ye mete, with the same shall it be measured to you again.
He answered, and said unto them, "Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, through your traditions?
All therefore, whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do: but after their works do not: for they say, and do not.
Again he sent forth other servants, saying, 'Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner, mine oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come unto the marriage.'
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net cast into the sea, that gathereth of all kinds:
And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, that he departed thence, to teach and preach in their cities.
The angel answered, and said to the women, "Fear ye not. I know well that ye seek Jesus which was crucified.
But he said, 'Nay, lest while ye go about to weed out the tares, ye pluck up also with them the wheat by the roots.
And they took Jesus and led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
Some fell upon stony ground where it had not much earth, and anon it sprung up, because it had no depth of earth:
Then the devil took him up into the holy city, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, for ye devour widows' houses: and that, under a colour of praying long prayers, wherefore ye shall receive greater damnation.
And in the morning, ye say, 'Today shall be foul weather,' and that because the sky is cloudy and red. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the fashion of the sky: and can ye not discern the signs of the times?
and before him shall be gathered all nations. And he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth the sheep from the goats.
and said, "What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?" And they appointed unto him thirty pieces of silver.
Then shall the just men shine as bright as the sun in the kingdom of their father. Whosoever hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Woe be unto the world because of evil offenses! Howbeit, it cannot be avoided but that offenses shall be given. Nevertheless, woe be to the man, by whom the offense cometh.
Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the people, because they have continued with me now three days, and have nought to eat: and I will not let them depart fasting lest they perish in the way."
The other said, "Which?" And Jesus said, "Thou shalt not kill: thou shalt not break wedlock. Thou shall not steal: thou shalt not bear false witness.
For whosoever doth my father's will which is in heaven, the same is my brother, my sister, and my mother."
Moreover, the people that went before, and they also that came after, cried, saying, "Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest."
For as in the days before the flood: they did eat and drink, marry, and were married, even unto the day that Noah entered in to the ship,
Then came to him the Pharisees with the Sadducees also, and did tempt him, desiring him to show them some sign from heaven.
"Behold my child, whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul delighteth: I will put my spirit on him, and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles.
When Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but that more business was made, he took water and washed his hands before the people saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person: see ye thereto."
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile the man.
After all these things seek the gentiles: For your heavenly father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
This John had his garment of camel's hair, and a girdle of a skin about his loins; his meat was locusts and wild honey.
The names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon which is called also Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Elijah shall first come, and restore all things.
and said unto him, "Hearest thou what these say?" Jesus said unto them, "Yea, have ye never read, 'Of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast ordained praise?'"
Either thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my father, and he shall give me more than twelve legions of angels?
And Jesus ascended to Jerusalem, and took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said to them,
And why care ye then for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They labor not, neither spin:
He that was sown among thorns, is he that heareth the word of God, but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and so is he made unfruitful.
He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
Verily I say unto you, all these things shall light upon this generation.
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given: and he shall have abundance. But whosoever hath not: from him shall be taken away even that same that he hath.
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my father which is in heaven.
and said unto him, "If thou be the son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, 'He shall give his angels charge over thee: and with their hands they shall hold thee up, that thou dash not thy foot against a stone.'"
But whosoever exalteth himself, shall be brought low. And he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.
and one of them, which was a doctor of law, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
And behold, a woman which was a Canaanite came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, "Have mercy on me Lord, thou son of David, my daughter is piteously vexed with a devil."
He trusted in God: let God deliver him now if he will have him, for he said, 'I am the son of God.'"
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
And said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.'"
He said unto them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put away your wives: But from the beginning it was not so.
Woe be unto you, blind guides, for ye which say, 'Whosoever swear by the temple, it is nothing: but whosoever swear by the gold of the temple, he offendeth.'
For Herod had taken John and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
Even so, every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
So the last shall be first, and the first shall be last. For many are called, and few be chosen."
Jesus said unto them, "See ye not all these things? Verily I say unto you, There shall not be here left one stone upon another, that shall not be cast down."
that upon you may come all the righteous blood that was shed upon the earth: from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zachariah the son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar:
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which prophecy saith, 'With the ears ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and with the eyes ye shall see, and shall not perceive."
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
But when thou doest thine alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
But what went ye out for to see? Went ye out to see a prophet? Yea I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
When he was set down to give judgment, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have thou nothing to do with that just man, I have suffered many things this day in a dream about him."
The queen of the south shall rise at the day of judgment with this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the world, to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
"Hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to pluck out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
All the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; And from David unto the captivity of Babylon are fourteen generations; And from the captivity of Babylon unto Christ are also fourteen generations.
And Jesus said to him, "It is written also, 'Thou shalt not tempt thy Lord God.'"
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great Joy. And did run to bring his disciples word.
And even at midnight, there was a cry made, 'Behold, the bridegroom cometh, go out against him.'
I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine tree, until that day, when I shall drink it new with you in my father's kingdom."
How think ye? If a man have a hundred sheep, and one of them should be gone astray, doth he not leave ninety and nine in the mountains, and go and seek that one which is gone astray?
'And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Jewry, art not the least concerning the Princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come the captain, that shall govern my people Israel.'"
Fear them not therefore: there is nothing so close, that shall not be opened; and nothing so secret, that shall not be known.
saying to them, "Go into the town that lieth over against you, and anon ye shall find an ass bound, and her colt with her: loose them and bring them unto me.
Therefore speak I to them in similitudes: For though they see, they see not; and hearing, they hear not, neither understand.
Then spat they in his face, and buffeted him with their fists. And others smote him with the palm of their hands on the face,
Then answered he and said to them, "He that soweth the good seed, is the son of man,
and came in to his own country, and taught them in their synagogues, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, "Whence cometh all this wisdom and power unto him?
And much people came unto him, having with them halt, blind, dumb, maimed, and other many: and cast them down at Jesus' feet. And he healed them,
Rejoice, and be glad: for great is your reward in heaven: For so persecuted they the prophets which were before your days.
For this people's hearts are waxed gross. And their ears were dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their hearts, and should turn, that I might heal them.
And Jesus said unto him, "Friend, wherefore art thou come?" Then came they and laid hands on Jesus and took him.
For God commanded, saying, 'Honour thy father and mother,' and, 'He that curseth father or mother, shall suffer death.'
And he said unto them, "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?" Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there followed a great calm.
and knew of nothing till the flood came and took them all away. So shall also the coming of the son of man be.
Even now is the axe put unto the root of the trees: so that every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Jesse begat David the king: David the king begat Solomon of her that was the wife of Uriah:
Then came he to his disciples and said unto them, "Sleep henceforth, and take your rest. Take heed: the hour is at hand, and the son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners.
"Wherefore if thy hand, or thy foot, offend thee, cut him off, and cast him from thee. It is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed; rather than thou shouldest, having two hands or two feet, be cast in to everlasting fire.
And when his disciples were come to the other side of the water, they had forgotten to take bread with them.
Then said he unto them, "Therefore every scribe which is taught unto the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, which bringeth forth, out of his treasure, things both new and old."
Then sent Jesus the people away, and came to house. And his disciples came unto him, saying, "Declare unto us the similitude of the tares in the field."
Then said the King to his ministers, 'Take and bind him hand and foot, and cast him into utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
But Jesus held his peace. And the chief priest answered, and said to him, "I charge thee in the name of the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be Christ the son of God."
He said unto them, "All men cannot away with that saying, save they to whom it is given.
Then said Jesus unto them, "My soul is heavy even unto the death. Tarry ye here: and watch with me."
Then said Jesus unto them, "Be not afraid. Go and tell my brethren, that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me."
Then assembled together the chief priests and the scribes and the elders of the people into the palace of the high priest, called Caiaphas:
Look that ye watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor yet the hour, when the son of man shall come.
And if also thine eye offend thee, pluck him out and cast him from thee. It is better for thee to enter in to life with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into hellfire.
He answered, and said, "All plants which my heavenly father hath not planted, shall be plucked up by the roots.
When they were gone, Behold, some of the keepers came in to the city, and showed unto the high priests all the things that were happened.
At that feast, the deputy was wont to deliver unto the people a prisoner whom they would desire.
The son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe be to that man, by whom the son of man shall be betrayed. It had been good for that man, if he had never been born."
and was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his clothes were as white as the light.
Then the King came in, to visit the guests, and spied there a man which had not on a wedding garment,
Then said they to him, "Why did Moses command to give unto her a testimonial of divorcement, and to put her away?"
They said, "Some say that thou art John Baptist, some Elijah, some Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."
For even as the tares are gathered, and burnt in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this world.
When Jesus heard that, he marveled, and said to them that followed him, "Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith: no, not in Israel.
And much people resorted unto him; so greatly that he went and sat in a ship, and all the people stood on the shore.
and shall cast them into a furnace of fire. There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Other, what went ye out for to see? Went ye to see a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
Then Joseph her husband, being a perfect man, and loath to make an example of her, was minded to put her away secretly.
When the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake and those things which happened, they feared greatly, saying, "Of a surety this was the son of God."
And I say unto you, that Elijah is come already: And they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they lusted. In likewise shall also the son of man suffer of them."
That which goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man: but that which cometh out of the mouth, defileth the man."
He went away once more, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if this cup cannot pass away from me, but that I drink of it, thy will be fulfilled."
And Jesus went forth and saw much people: and his heart did melt upon them, and he healed of them those that were sick.
they gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall. And when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law:
Then Jesus turned him about, and beheld her, saying, "Daughter, be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee safe." And she was made whole even that same hour.
Then said his disciples to him, "If the matter be so between man and wife, then is it not good to marry."
Whosoever heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, there cometh the evil man, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. And this is he which was sown by the wayside.
But if he hear thee not, then take yet with thee one or two, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses, all things may be established.
Tell us, therefore, how thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?"
And the enemy that soweth them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world. And the reapers be the angels.
So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall go out and sever the bad from the good,
Into whatsoever city, or town ye shall come, enquire who is worthy in it, and there abide till ye go thence.
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, "Of a truth thou art the son of God."
And so shall he not honour his father or his mother. And thus have ye made, that the commandment of God is without effect, through your traditions.
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
And thou, Capernaum, which art lift up unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the miracles, which have been done in thee, had been showed in Sodom, they had remained to this day.
The men of Nineveh shall rise at the day of judgment with this nation, and condemn them: for they amended at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, a greater than Jonah is here.
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one: to every man after his ability, and straightway departed.
Then let he Barabbas loose unto them, and scourged Jesus, and delivered him to be crucified.
The chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death,
Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight: And they followed him.
And, behold, they cried out, saying, "O Jesus, the son of God, what have we to do with thee? Art thou come hither to torment us before the time be come?"
Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest that adversary deliver ye to the judge, and the judge deliver ye to the minister, and then thou be cast into prison.
And whosoever shall fall on this stone, he shall be alto broken. But on whosoever it shall fall upon, it will grind him to powder."
Pilate said unto them, "What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ?" They all said to him, "Let him be crucified."
But when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and it is a tree: so that the birds of the air come, and build in the branches of it."
Then shall he answer them, and say, 'Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.'
And he agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, and sent them into his vineyard.
But when Herod's birthday was come, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
Wherefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers into his harvest."
'The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand: till I make thine enemies thy footstool.'
"Master have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic, and is sore vexed. And ofttimes, he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
Is it not lawful for me to do as me listeth, with mine own? Is thine eye evil because I am good?
And his master said unto him, 'Well, good servant and faithful; Thou hast been faithful in little, I will make thee ruler over much: go in into thy master's joy.'
Even so, it is not the will of your father in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
For I was a hungered, and ye gave me no meat. I thirsted, and ye gave me no drink. I was harborless, and ye lodged me not.
And he said unto them, "Go your ways." Then went they out, and departed into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine was carried with violence headlong into the sea, and perished in the water.
Then Jesus said unto them, "Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees."
and said unto his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he is risen again from death, and therefore are such miracles wrought by him."
Part fell in good ground, and brought forth good fruit: some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Then answered Peter, and said to him, "Behold we have forsaken all, and have followed thee: what shall we have therefore?"
When the chief priests and scribes saw the marvels that he did; and the children crying in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David"; they disdained,
and besought him, that they might touch the hem of his vesture only. And as many as touched it, were made whole.
Let both grow together till harvest come: and in time of harvest, I will say to the reapers, Gather ye first the tares, and bind them in sheaves to be burnt: but gather the wheat into my barn.'"
Which of you, though he took thought therefore, could put one cubit unto his stature?
Jesus answered and said, "O generation faithless, and crooked: how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him hither to me."
saying, "I have sinned, betraying the innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? see thou to that."
And behold, one of them which were with Jesus, stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and smote off his ear.
But the Pharisees said, "He casteth out devils, by the power of the chief devil."
two shall be grinding at the mill: the one shall be received, and the other shall be refused.
Then answered Peter, and said to Jesus, "Master here is good being for us. If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one white hair or black:
And they were offended by him. Then Jesus said unto them, "A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and among his own kin."
Then he which had received the one talent came also, and said, 'Master, I considered that thou wast a hard man, which reapest where thou sowedst not, and gatherest where thou strawedst not,
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, "See that ye tell the vision to no man, till the son of man be risen again from death."
And he left them, and went out of the city unto Bethany, and had his abiding there.
Verily I say unto you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout all the world, there shall also this that she hath done, be told for a memorial of her."
And straightway one of them ran and took a sponge and filled it full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
Then understood they, how that he bade not them beware of the leaven of bread: but of the doctrine of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees.
And as they did eat, he said, "Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me."
But the chief priests and the elders had persuaded the people, that they should ask Barabbas, and should destroy Jesus.
there came unto him a woman, which had an alabaster box of precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at the board.
and will divide him, and give him his reward with hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
Why perceive ye not, then, that I spake not unto you of bread, when I said, 'Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?'"
"Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
Woe shall be in those days to them that are with child, and to them that give suck.
And the people rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: But they cried the more, saying, "Have mercy on us, Master, which art the son of David."
And he that betrayed him, gave them a token, saying, "Whosoever I kiss, the same is he: lay hands on him."
nor yet by the earth; for it is His footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of that great King:
And they gathered them together with the elders, and took counsel, and gave large money unto the soldiers,
And the chief priests took the silver plates and said, "It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood."
and shall deliver him to the gentiles, to be mocked, to be scourged, and to be crucified: and the third day he shall rise again."
Then came his disciples, and said unto him, "Perceivest thou not, how that the Pharisees are offended in hearing this saying?"
Ye fools and blind: whether is greater; the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, "Who is this?"
and put it in his new tomb, which he had hewn out even in the rock, and rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre and departed.
and said, "Sir, we remember that this deceiver said while he was yet alive, after three days I will arise again.
and said unto him, 'Friend, how fortuned it that thou camest in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment?' And he was even speechless.
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the people, because they counted him as a prophet.
When the King heard that, he was wroth, and sent forth his warriors and destroyed those murderers, and burnt up their city.
and love to sit uppermost at feasts, and to have the chief seats in the synagogues,
When Jesus understood that, he said unto them, "Why trouble ye the woman? She hath wrought a good work upon me.
And go quickly and tell his disciples that he is risen from death. And behold, he will go before you into Galilee: there ye shall see him. Lo I have told you."
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive the reward of a righteous man.
Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, "Is it I, master?" He said unto him, "Thou hast said."
And many of the people spread their garments in the way. Others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
Neither the seven loaves, when there were four thousand, and how many baskets took ye up?
And he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the seat of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
And Jesus said unto them, "How many loaves have ye?" And they said, "Seven, and a few little fishes."
He answered and said, "He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
And she, being informed of her mother before, said, "Give me here John Baptist's head in a platter."
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that said, "This man calleth for Elijah."
And when the chief priests and Pharisees heard these similitudes, they perceived that he spake of them.
saying, "Say that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while ye slept."
Then shall they also answer him, saying, 'Master, when saw we thee a hungered, or athirst, or harborless, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and have not ministered unto thee?'
And he said, "Go into the city, unto such a man, and say to him, The master saith, my time is almost at hand: I will keep mine Easter at thy house with my disciples."
Then one said unto him, "Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee."
And Peter remembered the words of Jesus, which he said unto him, "Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice": and went out at the doors and wept bitterly.
He answered and said to him that told him, "Who is my mother? Or who are my brethren?"
The servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding was furnished with guests.
and brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and set him thereon.
And let him which is on the housetop, not come down to fetch anything out of his house.
When Jesus understood that, he said unto them, "O ye of little faith, why are your minds cumbered because ye have brought no bread?
And they thought in themselves, saying, "Because we have brought no bread with us."
And if ye be friendly to your brethren only, what singular thing do ye? Do not the Publicans likewise?
Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember those five loaves, when there were five thousand men, and how many baskets took ye up?
that servant's master will come in a day when he looketh not for him: and in a hour that he is not aware of,
But ye say, 'Every man shall say to his father or mother: That which thou desirest of me to help thee with, is given God.'
And took the seven loaves, and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
Then the high priest rent his clothes saying, "He hath blasphemed: what need we of any more witnesses? Behold, now have ye heard his blasphemy:
Ye fools and blind: whether is greater; the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering?
Wherefore he promised with an oath, that he would give her whatsoever she would ask.
which when he had found one precious pearl, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Then he goeth his way, and taketh unto him seven other spirits worse than himself, and so enter they in and dwell there. And the end of that man is worse than the beginning. Even so shall it be with this evil nation."
and sent forth his servants, to call them that were bid to the wedding: and they would not come.
And when the disciples heard that, they fell on their faces, and were sore afraid.
Then lift they up their eyes, and when they looked up, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
And the King sorrowed: nevertheless for his oath's sake, and for their sakes, which sat also at the table, he commanded it to be given her.
When his disciples saw that, they had indignation saying, "What needed this waste?
And they took the money, and did as they were taught. And this saying is noised among the Jews unto this day.
But they made light of it, and went their ways: one to his firm place, another about his merchandise:
Go ye therefore out into the highways, and as many as ye find, bid them to the marriage.'
Then said Pilate unto him, "Hearest thou not how many things they lay against thee?"
He answered to one of them, saying, 'Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny?'
and shall cast them into a furnace of fire. There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
And he went out about the eleventh hour and found others standing idle, and said unto them, 'Why stand ye here all the day idle?'
And, behold, all the city came out, and met Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him to depart out of their coasts.
Then began he to curse and to swear, that he knew not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
And as soon as the devil was cast out, the dumb spake. And the people marveled, saying, "It was never so seen in Israel."
And when his disciples saw that, they marveled saying, "How soon is the fig tree withered away!"
'These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us which have borne the burden and heat of the day.'
And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them, and made ready the Easter lamb.
And when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, "Whether will ye that I give loose unto you: Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?"
But they, as soon as they were departed, spread abroad his name throughout all the land.
Then he that had received the five talents, went and bestowed them, and won other five talents.
And the chief priest arose, and said to him, "Answerest thou nothing? How is it that these bear witness against thee?"
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, "Is it I, master?"