and Juda begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram,

And his fame went out into the whole of Syria, and they brought to him all that were ill, suffering under various diseases and pains, and those possessed by demons, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

But I say unto you, Do not swear at all; neither by the heaven, because it is the throne of God;

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:

Ye, therefore, hear the parable of the sower.

And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?

And coming to the second he said likewise; and he answering said, I go, sir, and went not.

Woe to you, 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 a debtor.

And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor.

Then he began to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

saying, Sir, we have called to mind that that deceiver said when he was still alive, After three days I arise.