of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: at the same time a voice was heard from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, a maritime town upon the confines of Zabulon and Nepthalim:

and the land of Nephthalim, lying upon the sea, and about Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:

Blessed are they who are persecuted upon the account of righteousness: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.

Lay not up for your selves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.

Give not that which is holy to the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest these trample them under foot, and those turn upon you and tear you.

if ye then, as wicked as ye are, know how to bestow proper gifts upon your children; how much more shall your heavenly father give good things to them that ask him?

Enter ye in at the strait gate; the gate that leadeth to destruction is broad, and the way is open, and they who pass through are numerous.

therefore, whoever heareth these instructions of mine, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the prudent man, who built his house upon a rock:

the rain descended, the floods came, the winds blew, and beat upon that house: but it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock.

but every one that heareth these instructions of mine, and practiseth them not, shall be compared to a fool who built his house upon the sand:

the rain descends, the flood rushes on, the winds blow, and beat upon the house: down it falls, and wide are its ruins.

new cloth is never patch'd upon an old garment: for the patch will draw the garment, and rend it still worse.

Whilst he thus entertain'd them, the ruler of the synagogue came and made his address to him, saying, my daughter is upon the point of death: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

but Jesus turned about, and looking upon her, said, daughter lay aside your fears, thy faith hath cured thee: and the woman was cured from that instant.

be upon your guard with such men, for they will deliver you up to their tribunals, and scourge you in their synagogues.

and ye shall be brought before governors and kings upon my account, to bear testimony of me to them and the rest of the Gentiles.

don't imagine that I am come to bring peace upon the earth: I came not to bring peace, but war.

take my yoke upon you, and learn to be meek like me, and of an humble temper: and ye shall enjoy tranquillity of mind.

Upon this the Pharisees went out of the synagogue, and form'd a conspiracy against his life.

"behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew justice to the nations.

but the Pharisees upon hearing this said, he exorcizes devils, by virtue only of Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

another part fell upon stony places, where it had not much earth: and it soon sprung up, because the soil was shallow:

but another part falling upon good soil, became fruitful, some grains yielding an hundred, some sixty, and some thirty.

but having no root in him he has only an occasional faith: for as soon as any oppression or persecution arises upon account of the gospel, he presently relapses.

but when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in publick, and made such an impression upon Herod,

that he promised her upon oath, to give whatever she should ask;

upon which, his disciples came to take away the body, and having buried it, they went to tell Jesus what had happened.

Peter answered, Lord, said he, if it be you, bid me come upon the water to you.

upon which they said to one another, this comes from our not taking any bread.

and I tell thee likewise, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will hereafter build my church: and death shall not prevail against it.

but he frown'd upon Peter, and said, out of my sight pernicious obstacle to my designs; your views are all worldly, regardless of what is divine.

upon which Jesus answered, incredulous and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you?

however, lest we should give offence, go you to the sea, throw in a book, and take the first fish that strikes: then open its jaws, and you will find a piece of money: that take, and give it to them for me and thee.

upon which the lord of that vassal, touch'd with compassion, gave him his liberty, and discharged him of the debt.

his fellow-servants upon seeing this were very much concern'd, and went to acquaint their master with what had pass'd.

then his lord order'd him to be call'd, and said to him, O thou wicked slave, I forgave thee all thy debt, upon your request:

and he laid his hands upon them, and departed thence.

Jesus reply'd, I declare unto you, that in the new age, when the son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye that have followed me shall likewise sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

who upon the receipt of it fell a murmuring against the master, and cry'd,

these last have work'd but an hour, and you put them upon the level with us, who have born the whole fatigue and heat of the day.

and he said to her, what would you have? grant, said she, when you are upon the throne, that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left.

upon hearing this, the other ten disciples were moved with indignation against the two brothers.

abundance of people spread their garments upon the ground; others lop'd down branches from the trees, and strewed them in the way:

upon which the disciples said to one another, much surpriz'd, how came the fig-tree to wither away so suddenly?

so seizing upon him, they turn'd him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

but upon the king's coming in to see the guests, he observ'd one there without a wedding garment: and he said to him,

Upon this the Pharisees withdrew, and consulted how they might insnare him in his discourse.

don't stile any one among you, Father upon earth; for he alone is your father, who is in heaven.

Wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who prey upon the estates of widows, under the pretext of making long prayers; therefore ye shall be punish'd with the greater severity.

again, if any one swear by the altar he is under no engagement but if he swear by the gift that is upon it, he is bound thereby.

whoever swears by the altar, swears not only by the altar, but by every thing upon it.

so that you maybe charg'd with all the innocent blood shed upon earth, from the blood of Abel the just, unto the blood of Zacharias, the son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

And when he was upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him in private, and said, tell us when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of this age?

then shall they deliver you up to torments, and to death: and ye shall be hated by all nations upon my account.

but this you conceive, that if a man knew at what hour of the night the thief would come, he would set a watch, and not suffer his house to be broke open.

When the son of man shall come in his majesty, accompanied with all his holy angels, he shall sit upon the throne of his glory.

rise, let us be gone, there he is, the traytor is just upon us.

Jesus said to him, friend, what are you come about? when the others advancing, seized upon Jesus, and secur'd him.

At which, one of Jesus's company laying his hand upon his sword, drew it, and striking at a servant of the high priest's, took off his ear.

At the same time Jesus said to the company, you come to apprehend me with swords and clubs, as if in pursuit of a robber; I was every day with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not then seize upon me.

and they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

he relied upon God; if he be such a favourite, let God then deliver him: for he us'd to say he was the son of God.

some of the standers by, when they heard that, said, he calls upon Elias.

accordingly they went, and having clapt a seal upon the stone, they posted a guard to secure the sepulchre.

now there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the lord descending from heaven, was come, and had rolled away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it.

and as soon as he was got out of the water, he saw the heavens open, and the spirit lighting upon him, like a dove.

upon this his fame immediately spread abroad over all the region of Galilee.

and he came, and taking her by the hand, lift her up; upon which the fever immediately left her, and she served them at table.

Some time after he returned to Capernaum; upon the rumour that he was there,

upon which the Pharisees said to him, pray observe how they trespass on the sabbath-day.

upon this the Pharisees withdrew, and immediately enter'd into a conspiracy with the Herodians to take away his life.

for having healed abundance of people, all that were afflicted with any grievous distemper pressed upon him to touch him.

After this they went into an house, and the crowd press'd again upon them, so as to hinder them from taking their meal.

some of the seed happened to fall by the wayside, which the birds light upon, and devoured.

in like manner, they who receive seed on stony-ground, are such as upon hearing the word, do immediately receive it with joy.

but having no root at the bottom, they are only occasional professors, for if they meet with any trouble or persecution upon account of the word, immediately they revolt.

whilst Jesus was at the stern, asleep on a pillow: upon which they awak'd him, crying out, master, have you so little concern to let us sink? then he rose,

now there was a great herd of swine feeding upon the mountain;

Jesus, upon hearing that, immediately said to the ruler of the synagogue, "be not afraid, only believe."

upon which they fell a laughing: however, having turned them all out, and taking with him the father and the mother of the damsel, and those that had accompany'd him, he entred in where the damsel was lying.

when the sabbath was come, he preach'd in the synagogue, to the great astonishment of many, who upon hearing his discourse, said, how came he by all this? what strange endowment of knowledge is this, that he should work such miracles?

then they departed, and call'd upon all to repent.

upon which John told him, "it is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

because Herod had a respect for John, knowing him to be a very honest good man, and therefore protected him; having reform'd many things upon his remonstrances, which he us'd to receive very graciously.

however, a favourable opportunity happen'd for her, upon Herod's making an entertainment the birth-night, for all the great officers of the court, and army, and persons of the first distinction in Galilee.

upon which she instantly fled to the king, and said, I desire to have John the Baptist's head brought hither immediately in a charger.

then he order'd the people to sit down in distinct companies upon the green grass.

when they saw him walking upon the sea, they thought it was an apparition,

and they presented to him a deaf man, that had an impediment in his speech, desiring he would lay his hands upon him.

Jesus taking him aside from the crowd, spit upon his fingers, and applied them to the ears and to the tongue of the deaf man.

then looking up to heaven, with a sigh, he said, Ephphata, that is, be open:

then taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of town, when applying his spittle to the man's eyes, and laying his hands upon him, he ask'd if he saw any thing.

then he put his hands upon his eyes, and made him look again. and his sight was so well recovered, he could see distinctly.

upon which he gave them a severe charge, not to say that of him to any man.

but Jesus return'd, and looking upon his disciples, he gave Peter this rebuke, be gone, thou adversary, your views are all worldly, regardless of what is divine.

his raiment was of an exceeding bright whiteness, like that of snow, and such as no fuller upon earth could imitate.

an expression which they dwelt upon, asking one another the meaning of "till he was raised from the dead."

so he was brought to him, and as soon as he saw him, the spirit threw him into convulsions, and he fell upon the ground, where he wallowed foaming.

at which they were silent, for upon the road they had disputed about precedency.