and Judah had Phares and Zara by Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom,

And his fame spread abroad into all Syria; and they brought unto Him all their sick, that laboured under various diseases and torments; even those who were possessed with devils, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them:

but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King: neither shalt thou swear by thy head,

it is sufficient sure for the disciple that he be treated as his master, and the servant as his lord. If then they call the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more his domestics?

And of how much more worth is a man than a sheep? Sure then it is lawful to do good on the sabbath-days.

saying, "Behold a sower went out to sow;

Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the gospel-kingdom,

So the servants came to their master, and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? whence then are the tares?

And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

And coming to the second, he spake in like manner: and he answered, Yes, Sir; and went not.

Wo unto you, ye blind guides, who say, If any one swear by the temple, it is nothing;

but if any man swear by the gold of the temple, the oath is binding. Foolish and blind creatures! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

And, If any one swear by the altar, it is nothing; but if any one swear by the gift upon it, he is bound.

And he who had received the five talents came and brought to him five talents more, saying, Sir, thou deliveredst to me five talents, behold I have gained other five talents to them:

And he also who received the one talent came to him and said, Sir, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou sowedst not, and gathering where thou hast not strewed;

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

And when the centurion, and they that were with him guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake, and what was done, they were sore afraid, and said, This was indeed the Son of God.

Now the next day after the preparation, the chief priests and pharisees went together to Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that this impostor,