Most Popular Bible Verses in Matthew
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Go ye and disciple all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
And Jesus came and spake to them, saying, All power is given me in heaven and in earth.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
And I say also to thee, Thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory.
Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets: I am not come to destroy but to fulfill.
Jesus said to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break thro' and steal:
Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.
Now the birth of Christ was on this wise: His mother Mary, being espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
But if thy brother shall sin against thee, go and tell him his fault, between thee and him alone: if he will hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.
Enter ye in thro' the straight gate: for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are that go in thro' it:
For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men.
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold wise men came from the East to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews?
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
Ye cannot serve God and Mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take not thought for your life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
And 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 have commanded you; and lo I am with you always, even to the end of the world.
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and when he was set down his disciples came to him.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cleave to the one and neglect the other.
And Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Thamar, and Pharez begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram;
Take heed that ye practise not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you:
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for 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.
But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached to all the world, for a testimony to all nations: and then shall the end come.
saying, Behold the virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a Son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.)
Then shall he say also to them on his left-hand, Depart from me, ye cursed into the everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his servants, and delivered to them his goods.
And Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon;
Now after the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre.
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I am not come to send peace, but a sword.
And the king shall answer and say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me.
Therefore whosoever heareth these my sayings, and doth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock: And the rain descended,
And when thou prayest, thou shall not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray, standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may appear to men: verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
Ye have heard, that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Then came Peter to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him?
And Jesus being baptized, went up straightway from the water, and lo the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.
And after they had eaten, Jesus took bread and blessed and brake and gave it to his disciples and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man be willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.
And Jesus coming into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, asked his disciples saying, Whom do men say that I am?
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like ten virgins, who taking their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom.
And be not afraid of them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather be afraid of him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Then the eleven disciples went into Galilee to the mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I; whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, neither the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Ye have heard, that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt do no murder, and whosoever doth murder, shall be liable to the judgment.
When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (he that readeth, let him understand;) Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains:
But every one that heareth these my sayings, and doth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.
For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all things be effected.
Happy are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be satisfied.
And behold one came and said to him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama-sabachthani? That is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
And Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon.
Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to have neglected the others.
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Then shall the king say to them on his right-hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you, from the foundation of the world.
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment; but the righteous into life everlasting.
Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light; and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
And he constrained his disciples, to go straightway into the vessel, and go before him to the other side, while he sent the multitude away.
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give, in exchange for his soul?
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.
For false Christs and false prophets shall arise and shew great signs and wonders, so that they would deceive (if it were possible) even the elect.
And Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Jehoram, and Jehoram begat Uzziah;
He proposed to them another parable, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man sowing good seed in his field.
And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief. For verily I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustardseed, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you.
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh upon a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.
And he answering said to them, Have ye not read, that he who made them, made them male and female from the beginning?
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be liable to the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the council; but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be liable to hell-fire.
But Jesus said, Suffer little children to come to me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Again I say to you, That if two of you shall agree on earth, touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world to this time, nor ever shall be.
And Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah;
Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other.
And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter and James and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
And as he sat on the mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.
For this is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many, for the remission of sins.
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
But Oesus looking upon them, said to 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 tribes of the earth mourn, and shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them who are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a bird gathereth her young under her wings; and ye would not!
At that time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives,
And said, Verily I say to you, except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise 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 render to every man according to his work.
And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out and to heal every disease and every malady.
Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan,
For the kingdom of heaven is like an housholder, who went out early in the morning, to hire labourers into his vineyard.
But while he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is begotten in her, is of the Holy Ghost.
And Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;
The young man saith to him, All these things have I kept from my childhood: what lack I yet?
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remember, that thy brother hath ought against thee,
From that time Jesus began to shew his disciples, That he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
And going a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Happy are they who are persecuted 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 healing all manner of disease, and all manner of malady among the people.
Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few.
And I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
And when they were gone back, behold an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and continue there till I shall tell thee; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of Divorce.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hid in a field, which a man having found hideth, 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 the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease, and every malady among the people.
And Azor begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud;
And Jesus going out of the temple departed: and his disciples came to him, to shew him the buildings of the temple.
And Jesus answering, spake to them again in parables, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a king,
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking.
But the Pharisees having heard, that he had silenced the Saducees, were gathered together.
Happy are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.
And the Pharisees came to him, tempting him and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
At that time Jesus went on the sabbath thro' the corn, and his disciples were hungry, and plucked the ears of corn and ate.
But I say to you, That every idle word which men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father.
And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers.
Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, saying, The scribes and Pharisees sit in the chair of Moses:
Then Jesus saith to him, Get thee hence, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
These twelve Jesus sent forth, having commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into a city of the Samaritans enter not:
By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
When it was evening, they brought to him many demoniacs; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill:
His lord answering said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather whence I had not scattered?
And as Jesus passed along from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receit of custom, and saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils, and in thy name have done many wonderful works?
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even to the west, so shall also the coming of the son of man be.
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
But I say unto you, whosoever shall put away his wife, save for the cause of whoredom, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away, committeth adultery.
Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turning, rend you.
And Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob;
But seeing the multitudes he was moved with tender compassion for them, because they were faint and scattered, as sheep having no shepherd.
Take not therefore thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for itself: sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.
Then cometh Jesus with them to a place called Gethsemane, and saith to the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing; but the flesh is weak.
They say to him, Cesar's. Then said he to them, Render therefore to Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's.
And lo a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight.
Verily I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.
(Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet,
And I say to you, whosoever shall put away his wife, except for whoredom, and marry another, committeth adultery, and whoso marrieth her that is put away, committeth adultery.
Then the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might kill him.
And Jesus went into the temple, and cast out all that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the mony-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things; I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
But I say unto you, that ye resist not the evil man: but whosoever shall smite thee on the right-cheek, turn to him the other also;
And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples, Why eateth your master with publicans and sinners?
Wherefore I say to you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men; but the blasphemy of the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven to men.
See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, that in heaven their angels continually behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast: verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
Therefore take not thought, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or what shall we wear?
Ye brood of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Verily I say to you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
Jesus saith to him, If thou desirest to be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
And ye will hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled; for all these things must come to pass: but the end is not yet.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
He proposed to them another parable, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field:
And he said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the earth, unto the ninth hour.
And why beholdest thou the mote in thy brother's eye, but observest not the beam in thine own eye?
And Jesus answering said to him, Happy art thou, Simon Barjonah; for flesh and blood have not revealed this to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.
For I say to you, That unless your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of the least of these commandments and teach men so, shall be the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and each them, he shall be great in the kingdom of heaven.
But if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a milstone were hanged about his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Again, ye have heard, that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform thine oaths unto the Lord.
That ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.
And from the days of John the Baptist till now, the kingdom of heaven is entered by force, and they which strive with all their might take it by violence.
Jesus said to them, Verily I say to you, that ye who have followed me, in the renovation, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Hear another parable. There was a certain housholder, who planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
Because straight is the gate and narrow is the way that leadeth to life, and few there are that find it.
Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
When the evening was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus.
But wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: ye go not in, neither suffer ye them that are entring to go in.
All things are delivered to me by my Father; and no one knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any one the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal him.
He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me, and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me;
Then were brought to him little children, that he should lay his hands on them and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
Whereby was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.
Then said Jesus to him, Put up again thy sword into its place; for all they that take the sword, shall perish by the sword.
Again the devil taketh him with him to an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, And saith to him,
Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And his brethren, James and Joses and Simon and Judas?
Therefore if they say to you, Behold, he is in the desert, go not forth: Behold he is in the secret chambers, believe it not.
Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;
Then Herod, seeing that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sending forth, slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the confines thereof, from two years old and under; according to the time which he had exactly inquired of the wise men.
He is not here; for he is risen, as he said: come, see the place where the Lord lay.
And behold the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken and the rocks were torn asunder: And the tombs were opened,
But what think you? A man had two sons; and coming to the first, he said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
The eye is the light of the body: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
And then he will plunder his house. He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Ye serpents, ye brood of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for ye are like whited sepulchres, which outwardly indeed appear beautiful, but within are full of dead men's bones and of all uncleanness.
Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
And as Jesus sat at table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with him and his disciples.
And he shall send forth his angels, with a loud-sounding trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Do not ye yet understand, that whatever entereth into the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the vault?
On tbe first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
And being come into the house, they saw the young child, with Mary his mother; and falling down, they worshiped him. And opening their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, shall be saved.
And Jesus hearing it, withdrew thence by ship into a desert place apart: but when the people heard thereof, they followed him by land out of the cities.
If ye then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?
While he spake these things to them, behold a certain ruler coming worshiped him, saying, My daughter is even now dying: but come and lay thine hand on her, and she shall live.
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
For there are eunuchs, who were born so from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
Bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he went out of him, and the child was cured from that hour.
And he said to her, What wilt thou? She saith to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right-hand, and the other on thy left in thy kingdom.
And Jesus, when he had finished these sayings, departed from Gacilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan.
And in the evening his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past: send the multitude away, that going into the villages, they may buy themselves victuals.
And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.
But Jesus calling them to him said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
Wherefore they are no more twain but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Then said Jesus to his disciples, Verily I say to you, a rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of heaven.
And Peter answering him said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the water.
Learn a parable from the fig-tree: when its branch is now tender and shooteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh.
Then Judas who had betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting himself, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
Then shall they deliver you to be afflicted, and shall kill you; and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings.
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places:
This people draweth nigh to me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break thro' nor steal.
Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind: but if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a ditch.
they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
But he turning said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan; thou art an offence to me: for thou savourest not the things of God, but the things of men.
And Jesus knowing it withdrew from thence; and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all.
Behold the birds of the air: they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them.
A city that is situated on a mountain cannot be hid. Neither do they light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that are in the house.
Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up seed to his brother.
For verily I say to you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
And having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he demanded of them, Where the Christ was to be born?
Then Joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
And when ye come into an house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it;
And charged them, not to make him known: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying,
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose and waited upon them.
And say not within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father; for I say to you, God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received my own with interest.
And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way, and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour.
But Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I am about to drink of, or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say to him, We are able.
Yet hath he not root in himself, and so endureth but for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straight-way he is offended.
And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou,
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? Or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
And as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
He shall not strive nor clamour, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
But he who received the seed in stony places, is he that heareth the word, and immediately receiveth it with joy.
And platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a cane in his right-hand; and kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews.
But the young man, hearing that saying, went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Neither do men put new wine into old leather bottles, else the bottles burst, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles are destroyed, but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
Till seven times? Jesus saith to him, I say not unto thee, till seven times, but till seventy times seven.
And Jesus said, Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bride-groom is with them? But the days will come, when the bride-groom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt at Capernaum, which is on the sea coast, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphthali: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first, the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness: if therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness?
Now there were with us seven brethren, and the first, having married a wife died, and having no issue, left his wife to his brother.
And he saith to them, Ye shall indeed drink of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right-hand and on my left is not mine to give, save to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
And he cometh to the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith to Peter, What! Could ye not watch with me one hour?
But he that received seed on the good ground, is he that heareth the word and considereth it: who also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth some an hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty.
And the lord of that servant, moved with tender compassion, loosed him and forgave him the debt.
Then Peter taking hold of him, rebuked him, saying, Favour thyself, Lord: this shall in no wise be unto thee.
No man putteth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: for that which is put in to fill it; taketh from the garment and the rent is made worse.
He shall not break a bruised reed, and smoking flax 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, is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, inquired of them with great exactness, at what time the star appeared:
That thy alms may be in secret, and thy father who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
And sending them to Bethlehem, he said, Go, inquire exactly concerning the young child, and if ye find him, bring me word again, that I also may come and worship him.
and calling to their fellows, And saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to tou, and ye have not lamented.
And having heard the king, they departed; and lo the star which they had seen in the East, moved on before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
And after they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven, or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, from heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. Last of all the woman died also.
And Jesus answering said to them, I will also ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I will likewise tell you, by what authority I do these things.
and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell not; for it was founded on a rock.
But that servant going out, found one of his fellow-servants who owed him an hundred pence, and seized him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
He said, Bring them hither to me. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass;
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell, and great was the fall of it.
Leaving thy gift there before the altar, go; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself: how then shall his kingdom stand?
And if thy right-hand cause thee to offend, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
So ye likewise outwardly appear righteous to men; but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Wo to thee, Chorazin, wo to thee, Bethsaida: for if the mighty works which have been done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
He said to them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said to him, Wilt thou then, that we go and gather them up?
And being warned of God in a dream, not to return to Herod, they went back into their own country another way.
Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt in no wise come out thence, till thou hast paid the last farthing.
But beware of men; for they will deliver you to the councils, and scourge you in their synagogues.
And he said, Come. And Peter coming down from the vessel, walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
And the husbandmen taking his servants, beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
God is not a God of the dead, but of the living. And the multitude hearing it, were astonished at his doctrine.
And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
But touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac,
Verily I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
But seeing the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, Lord, save me.
They say to him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out the vineyard to other husbandmen who will render him the fruits in their seasons.
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men;
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away, for she crieth after us.
Then his lord calling him, said to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou intreatedst me.
beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, The people who walked in darkness, saw a great light, and to them who sat in the region of the shadow of death, light is sprung up.
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote from thine eye, and behold a beam is in thine own eye?
And Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy, that thou shouldst come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
But when the people were put forth, he went in and took her by the hand; and the maid arose.
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amidst the wheat, and went away.
And coming to a place called Golgotha, that is, the place of a skull, They gave him vinegar mingled with gall to drink,
Which of the two did the will of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus saith to them, Verily I say to you, the publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
And a certain scribe came and said to him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
And he arose, and took the young child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt, And continued there till the death of Herod;
Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the sepulchres of the righteous.
But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
And Jesus coming into the ruler's house, and seeing the minstrels and the croud who cried out aloud,
Yet that we may not offend them, go to the sea, and cast an hook, and take the fish that first cometh up. And when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money. That take and give them for me and thee.
Wherefore behold I send to you prophets, and wise-men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:
And his fame went thro' all Syria; and they brought to him all sick people, that were seized with divers diseases and tormenting pains; even demoniacs, and lunaticks, and paralytics; and he healed them.
beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house, ill of the palsy, grievously tormented.
But he answering said, It is not right, to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.
And even the robbers that were crucified with him, cast the same reproach upon him.
And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.
But Jesus immediately spake to them, saying, Take courage: it is I: be not afraid.
And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
And the disciples seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition: and they cried out for fear.
And going on from thence, he saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a vessel with Zebedee their father mending their nets; and he called them.
Of their own sons, or of strangers? Peter saith to him, Of strangers. Jesus saith to him, Then are the sons free.
Then were two thieves crucified with him, one on the right-hand and one on the left.
And Jesus passing thence, came nigh the sea of Galilee; and going up into a mountain, he sat down there.
Moreover I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.
And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith to them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.
He saith, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute?
And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no man, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and seas obey him?
So the servants of the housholder came to him and said, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? Whence then hath it darnel?
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the heathens.
And his fellow-servant falling at his feet, besought him saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis, and Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond Jordan.
And coming to the other, he said likewise. And he answered, I go Sir: but went not.
But his fellow-servants, seeing what was done, were very sorry, and came and gave their lord an exact account of the whole matter.
And when the blade was sprung up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the darnel also.
And behold two blind men sitting by the way-side, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
and taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven, he blessed and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him. And ye seeing it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
and came into the land of Israel, But having heard, Archelaus reigneth over Judea, in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither, and being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee.
And behold there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the vessel was covered with the waves.
So likewise will my heavenly Father do to you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
But ye know this, that if the housholder had known, in what watch the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broke open.
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, Saying, What think ye of Christ?
And they all ate and were satisfied: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zerubbabel; And Zerubbabel begat Abiud,
When therefore the Lord of the vineyard cometh, what will he do to those husbandmen?
Saith to them, Withdraw; for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth: and they derided him.
And in the evening, he was there alone: but the vessel was now in the midst of the sea, tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary.
For they all had her. Jesus answering said to them, Ye err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son God, come down from the cross.
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom, but the darnel are the children of the wicked one.
To say, Thy sins are forgiven thee? Or to say, Arise and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the paralytic) Arise, take up thy couch, and go to thy house.
But when they deliver you, take no thought, how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that very hour what ye shall speak.
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go into the herd of swine.
Then shall two be in the field: one is taken, and one is left. Two women shall be grinding in the mill;
But he was asleep. And his disciples coming to him awoke him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish.
And sitting down, they guarded him there, And set up over his head his accusation written,
For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, shall be taken away even what he hath.
How can one enter into the strong one's house, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong one?
A good man out of the good treasure bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead who sought the young child's life.
And he said to them, What man is there among you, that shall have one sheep, who if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold on it and lift it out?
But all this is done, that the scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.
And immediately Jesus reaching forth his hand, caught him, and saith to him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
But I say to you, That one greater than the temple is here. And if ye had known what that meaneth,
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath-day.
And she said, True, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table.
And when the season of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it.
But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you.
But the husbandmen seeing the Son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come let us kill him and seize on his inheritance.
Peter saith to him, If I must die with thee, yet will I in no wise deny thee. In like manner also said all the disciples.
And they answering said to Jesus, We cannot tell. And he said to them, Neither tell I you, by what authority I do these things.
Art thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there was afar off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
And David the king begat Solomon, of the wife of Uriah; And Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa;
Then the servant falling prostrate at his feet, said, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
And his disciples say to him, Whence should we have so much bread in a wilderness, as to satisfy so great a multitude?
And his disciples came and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
Peter answering said to him, Tho' all should be offended at thee, I will never be offended.
But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him?
They said, Seven, and a few small fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass.
Should'st not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, as I had pity on thee?
And departing thence, he went into their synagogue. And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand.
So likewise when ye see all these things, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
But the Pharisees seeing it said to him, Behold thy disciples do what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
But the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and children shall rise up against their parents, and kill them.
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority dost thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?
Wherefore ye testify against yourselves, that ye are the sons of them who killed the prophets.
How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shew-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them who were with him, but only for the priests?
All these things spake Jesus to the multitude in parables, and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshiping him and desiring a certain thing of him.
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
The same day came the Saducees, who say there is no resurrection, and they asked him,
Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath-days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath and are blameless?
What I tell you in darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.
And Jesus standing still called them and said, What do ye desire that I should do to you?
Jesus saith to them, Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, is become the head of the corner? This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
For this is he of whom it is written, Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath appointed ruler over his houshold, to give them food in due season?
His disciples hearing it, were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
And they will kill him, and the third day he shall rise again: and they were exceeding sorry.
Whereby was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hid from the foundation of the world.
While he yet talked to the multitude, behold his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.
And he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went forth to sow.
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them: And happy is he, whosoever shall not be offended at me.
And Jesus saith to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Jesus saith to him, Thou hast said. Moreover I say to you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right-hand of power, and coming upon the clouds of heaven.
And if he will not hear them, tell it to the church; but if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as an heathen and a publican.
And behold they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a couch; and Jesus seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Son, Take courage: thy sins are forgiven thee.
And he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign, and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah.
And behold Jesus met them and said, Hail. And they came, and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, or by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake, those days shall be shortened.
But if it be by the Spirit of God that I cast out devils, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.
And Jesus coming into Peter's house, saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever.
It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord.
Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land, to make one proselyte, and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
And while he was yet speaking, lo Judas one of the twelve came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs from the chief priests and elders of the people.
And then will I declare to them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
He answered and said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it is not given.
Jesus answering said to them, Verily I say to you, if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do this to the fig-tree, but also if ye shall say to this mountain, Be thou lifted up, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Verily I say unto you, among them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh thro' dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
And coming out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
Jesus said to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death.
And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
And they crucified him and parted his garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and for my vesture they cast lots.
and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor;
He spake another parable to them: the kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman taking, covered up in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
While he yet spake, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold a voice out of the cloud which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight: hear ye him.
But Jesus hearing it, said to them, They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
But all their works they do, to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and inlarge the fringes of their garments.
Then began he to upbraid the cities, wherein most of his mighty works had been done, because they repented not.
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it.
He answering said to them, In the evening ye say, It will be fair weather; for the sky is red:
And again I say to you, It is easier for a camel to go thro' the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
And the tempter coming to him said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
But he answering said, I am not sent but to 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 offend, and them that do iniquity.
And said, For this cause a man shall leave father and mother and cleave to his wife, and they twain shall be one flesh?
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses: Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor yet a staff:
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
Verily I say to you, there are some standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
But he knew her not, till she had brought forth her Son, the first-born. And he called his name Jesus.
Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish; but within they are full of rapine and intemperance.
And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Then saith Jesus to them, All ye will be offended at me this night, for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.
And when Jesus passed thence, two blind men followed him, crying and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
But let your conversation be yea, yea; nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these, cometh of the evil one.
For I say to you, ye shall not see me from this time, till ye say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
And when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence: And coming into his own country,
And his lord being wroth, delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due to him.
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather the wheat into the garner, but will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
But the Pharisees hearing it said, This fellow casteth not out devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and hate one another.
The Son of man is come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners; but wisdom is justified by her children.
And they said, What is that to us? See thou to it. And having thrown down the pieces of silver in the temple, he withdrew and went and hanged himself.
Ye know that after two days is the Passoever, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who was minded to settle accounts with his servants.
And whosoever speaketh against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that to come.
Then the soldiers of the governour, taking Jesus into the common hall, gathered to him the whole troop.
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and in deep anguish.
But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another; for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value,
Therefore when thou dost alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
And Jesus knowing their thoughts said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself shall not be established.
Be not therefore like them; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
And behold, there had been a great earthquake, and an angel of the Lord descending from heaven, had come and rolled away the stone from the door and sat upon it.
And while he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured them.
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came to him a woman;
A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; but there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them and departed.
And Jesus answering said to them, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see.
And they sent to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth; neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my names sake, shall receive an hundred fold, and inherit everlasting life.
He that findeth his life, shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it. He that entertaineth you, entertaineth me;
And seeing a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon but leaves only. And he saith to it, Let no fruit grow on thee hence-forward for ever.
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the tribute-mony came to Peter and said, Doth not your master pay the tribute?
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
Now the next day that followed the day of the preparation the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage; and the door was shut.
Among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
And Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse;
Now Peter sat without in the hall. And one of the maid-servants came to him saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders, but they will not move them with their finger.
Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples fast not?
It shall not be so among you; but whosoever desireth to be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever desireth to be chief among you, let him be your servant:
And Jesus stood before the governour. And the governour questioned him, saying, Art thou the king of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, Thou sayest.
And behold a leper came and worshiped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes, That Elijah must come first?
So that the multitudes wondered, seeing the dumb to speak, the disabled whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
And many women were there, beholding afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.
Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, before cock-crowing thou wilt deny me thrice.
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus, And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist:
(And behold a woman who had had a flux of blood, twelve years, coming behind him, touched the hem of his garment.
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words; when ye go out of that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.
saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold thy king cometh to thee, meek and sitting on an ass, even a colt, the fole of an ass.
Now: if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the still, will he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
But whereto shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets,
For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answering said, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God thro' your tradition?
Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them who were invited, behold I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the marriage.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net cast into the sea, and gathering of every kind.
And when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence, to teach and to preach in their cities.
But the angel answering said to the women, Fear not ye; for I know ye seek Jesus who was crucified.
And they that had apprehended Jesus, led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
Others fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had not depth of earth.
Then the devil taketh him with him into the holy city, and setteth him on the battlement of the temple,
Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day; for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye know to discern the face of the sky: can ye not discern the signs of the times?
And all nations shall be gathered before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats.
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the Sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Wo to the world because of offences: for it must needs be that offences come; but wo to that man by whom the offence cometh.
Then Jesus calling his disciples to him said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
He saith to him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder: thou shalt not commit adultery; thou shalt not steal; thou shalt not bear false witness;
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother and sister and mother.
And the multitudes that went before and that followed after cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David; blessed in the name of the Lord is he that cometh: Hosanna in the highest.
For as in the days that were benore the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day that Noah entered into the ark.
Then the Parisees and Saducees came and tempting, desired him to shew them a sign from heaven.
whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul delighteth: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the heathens.
But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. Then Pilate, seeing, that he could prevail nothing, but rather a tumult was made, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just man: see ye to it.
But those things which proceed out of the mouth, come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
(For after all these things do the heathens seek) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye need all these things,
And this John had his raiment of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
And having bound him, they led him away and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governour.
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; the first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
And Jesus answering said to them, Elijah truly doth come first, and regulate all things.
were sore displeased, And said to him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith to them, Yea: have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
Thinkest thou that I cannot now ask my Father, and he will presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples apart in the way and said to them,
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
He that received the seed among the thorns, is he that heareth the word: and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
Verily I say to you, all these things shall come 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 what he hath.
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
And saith to him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall charge his angels concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be humbled, and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted.
Yea, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
And behold a woman of Canaan, of those coasts, came and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David: my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God: let him deliver him now if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
And saith to them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
He saith to them, Because of the hardness of your hearts, Moses suffered you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so.
Wo to you, ye blind guides; who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is bound.
For Herod had apprehended John, and bound him and put him in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philip's wife.
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 last: for many are called, but few chosen.
And Jesus said to them, See ye not all these things? Verily I say to you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down.
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous, to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah who saith, Hearing ye will hear, but in no wise understand, and seeing ye will see, but in no wise perceive.
And when Jesus had ended these sayings, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching, For he taught them as one having authority,
But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
While he sat on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man; for I have suffered many things to-day in a dream because of him.
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it; for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold a greater than Solomon is here.
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast the mote out of thy brother's eye.
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations: and from David to the Babylonish captivity are fourteen generations, and from the Babylonish captivity to Christ are fourteen generations.
Lo, I have told you. And departing quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy they ran to tell his disciples.
But at midnight there was a cry, Behold the bridegroom cometh: come ye out to meet him.
I say to you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, till the day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
What think ye? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them go astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine and go into the mountains, and seek that which is gone astray?
Bethlehem in the land of Judah, art in no wise the least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come forth a Ruler, who shall feed my people Israel.
If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his houshold? Therefore fear them not; for there is nothing covered, that shall not be discovered; nor hid, that shall not be known.
then sent Jesus two disciples, Saying to them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose and bring them to me.
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, Whence hath HE this wisdom and these mighty works?
And great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, disabled, and many others; and cast them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them:
Rejoice and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.
I was a stranger, and ye took me in; Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.
For the heart of this people is waxed fat, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed: lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and should be converted and I should heal them.
And Jesus said to him, Friend, Wherefore art thou come? Then came they and laid hands on Jesus and took him.
For God commanded, Honour thy father and mother: and He that revileth father or mother, let him die the death.
And he saith to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then arising, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
And knew not, till the flood came and took them all away, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had not root, they withered away.
But even the axe already lieth at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire.
Then cometh he to his disciples and saith to them, Sleep on now and take your rest: Behold the hour is come, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off and cast them from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the everlasting fire.
And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
Then saith he to them, Therefore every scribe instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like an housholder, who bringeth out of his treasure things new and old.
Then Jesus having sent the multitude away, went into the house: and his disciples came to him, saying, Declare to us the parable of the darnel of the field.
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into the outer darkness: there shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.
But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, to tell us, if thou art the Christ, the Son of God?
But he said to them, All men cannot receive this saying, but they to whom it is given.
Then saith he to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
Then saith Jesus to them, Fear not. Go tell my brethren to go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Then the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled together, at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.
When the evening was come, he sat down with the twelve. And as they ate he said, Verily I say to you, One of you will betray me.
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire.
He answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up.
While they were going, behold some of the guard coming into the city, told the chief priests all the things that had been done.
Now at the feast the governour was wont to release to the people a prisoner, whom they would.
The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but wo to that man, by whom the Son of man is betrayed: it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
And was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
But the king coming in to see the guests, saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment,
They say to him, Why then did Moses command to give a writing of divorce and put her away?
The Son of man? And they said, Some say, John the Baptist, others Elijah; others Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
As therefore the darnel are gathered and burnt with fire, so shall it be in the end of this world.
When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
And great multitudes were gathered together, to him, so that he went into the vessel and sat, and all the multitude stood on the shore.
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom,
But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold they that wear soft clothing, are in king's houses.
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and yet not willing to make her a publick example, purposed to put her away privily.
And the centurion and they that were with him, guarding Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things that were done, feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
But I say to you, That Elijah is come already, and they acknowledged him not, but have done to him whatever they listed.
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth the man, but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth the man.
Again the second time he went away and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup cannot pass from me, unless I drink it, thy will be done.
And going forth he saw a great multitude, and was moved with tender compassion for them, and healed their sick.
For I am come to set a man at variance with his father, and the daughter with her mother, and the daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law.
And Jesus turning and seeing her, said, Daughter, take courage; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.)
His disciples say to him, If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to marry.
and considereth it not, the wicked one cometh, and catcheth away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the way-side.
But if he will not hear, take with thee one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not?
The enemy that sowed them is the devil: the harvest is the end of the world; the reapers are the angels.
So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just.
And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till ye go thence.
Then they that were in the vessel, came and worshiped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
Let him not honour his father or his mother. Thus have ye made void the command of God thro' your tradition.
And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained till this day.
This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold a greater than Jonah is here.
And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, according to his own ability, and immediately took his journey.
She hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
Then released he Barabbas to them, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council sought false witness against Jesus,
So Jesus moved with tender compassion, touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
And behold they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God?
Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him, lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Give to him that asketh thee, and him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
They say, Barabbas. Pilate saith to them, What shall I do then with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say to him, Let him be crucified.
Which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest of herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches of it.
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it oot to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
And having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
But when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Saying, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my righthand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic, and suffereth grievously; for often he falleth into the fire and often into the water.
Is it not lawful for me, to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things: I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
For I was hungry, and ye gave me no meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
And he said to them, Go. And coming out, they went into the herd of swine, and behold the whole herd rushed down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
And Jesus said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Saducees.
he is risen from the dead, and therefore these mighty powers exert themselves in him.
And others fell on good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty.
Then answered Peter and said to him, Behold we have forsaken all, and followed thee. What shall we have therefore?
But the chief priests and the scribes, seeing the wonders that he did, and the children crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David,
that they might touch but the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
Suffer both to grow together till the harvest; and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the darnel, and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.
Are ye not much better than they? And which of you by taking thought can add to his age the smallest measure?
Then Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you?
And behold one of them that were with Jesus, stretching out his hand, drew his sword, and striking the servant of the high priest, cut off his ear.
But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils.
Then answered Peter and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head; for thou canst not make one hair white or black.
And they were offended at him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
Then he that had received the one talent came and said, Sir, I knew that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sown, and gathering whence thou hadst not scattered.
Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, till the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
Verily I say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, this also which she hath done shall be spoken for a memorial of her.
And immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge filled it with vinegar, and put it on a cane, and gave him to drink.
Then they understood, that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Saducees.
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude, to ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
having an alabaster box of very costly ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at table.
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping, and gnashing of teeth.
How do ye not understand, that I spake not to you concerning bread, to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Saducees?
Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
And the multitude charged them to hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
Now he that betrayed him, had given them a signal, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, is he; seize him.
Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
And having met together with the elders and taken counsel, they gave large mony to the soldiers,
And the chief priests taking the pieces of silver, said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
And shall deliver him to the Gentiles, to mock and scourge and crucify him; and the third day he shall rise again.
Then came his disciples and said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees, hearing this saying, were offended?
Ye fools and blind: for which is greater? The gold? Or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
And as he came into Jerusalem, all the city was in a commotion, saying, Who is this?
which he had hewn out in the rock, and having rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, departed.
Saying, Sir, we remember, that impostor said while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
And saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they accounted him a prophet.
And the king hearing it was wroth, and sending forth his troops, destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.
And go quickly and tell the disciples, that he is risen from the dead. And behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him.
He that entertaineth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that entertaineth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.
Then Judas who betrayed him answering said, Master, Is it I? He saith to him, Thou hast said.
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut down branches from the trees and strewed them in the way.
And he that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
And he answering said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same will betray me.
And the chief priests and the Pharisees, hearing his parables, knew he spoke of them.
Then shall they also answer him saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not micister to thee?
And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say to him, The Master saith, My time is at hand: I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
And one said to him, Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee.
And immediately the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who said to him, Before cock-crowing thou wilt deny me thrice. And he went out and wept bitterly.
And he answering said to him that told him, Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?
So those servants going out into the highways, gathered together all whomsoever they found, both bad and good. And the feast was abundantly supplied with guests.
And brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their clothes and set him thereon:
Jesus knowing it said to them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have taken no bread?
In like manner the chief priests also with the scribes and elders mocking him said, He saved others; Cannot he save himself?
Do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? Do not even the heathens so?
Do ye not yet understand nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
The Lord of that servant shall come in a day that he expecteth him not, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest have been profited by me:
And taking the seven loaves and the fishes, he gave thanks and brake them and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? Behold now ye have heard his blasphemy.
Ye fools and blind; for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
And leaving them, he went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatever she should ask. And being before instructed by her mother,
Who having found one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Then goeth he and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there, and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be also to this wicked generation.
And sent forth his servants to call them that were invited, to the marriage; but they would not come.
And Joseph taking the body, wrapped it in clean linen, And laid it in his own new tomb,
And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
And he sent and beheaded John in the prison. And his head was brought in a charger,
And lifting up their eyes, they saw no man, but Jesus only. And as they came down from the mountain,
And the king was sorry; yet for the oath's sake, and them who sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given her.
But his disciples seeing it, had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
So they took the money and did as they were taught; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews till this day.
Go ye therefore into the highways, and invite whomsoever ye find to the wedding-banquet.
Then said Pilate to him, Hearest thou not, how many things they witness against thee?
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
And going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing idle and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
And behold the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and seeing him, they besought him, to depart out of their coasts.
And when the devil were cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never seen thus, even in Israel.
And presently the fig-tree withered away. And the disciples seeing it marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig-tree withered away?
These last have wrought one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.
And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom will ye that I release to you? Barabbas? Or Jesus who is called Christ?
Then he who had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and made them other five talents.
Jesus saith to them, Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yea, Lord.
And the high priest rising up said to him, Answerest thou nothing? What do these witness against thee?