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Christ tempted by the devil.

CHAP. V.

Christ's sermon on the mount. He shall give his angels charge concerning tudes of people from Galilee, and from thee and in their hands they shall bear Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot Judea, and from beyond Jordan. against a stone.

7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them,

9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

CHAP. V.

AND seeing the multitudes, he went up

into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him.

2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness. for they shall be

11 Then the devil leaveth him, and be-filled. hold, angels came and ministered unto him.

12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea-coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim;

14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:

7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

9 Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called the children of God.

10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad for 16 The people which sat in darkness, great is your reward in heaven: for so saw great light; and to them which sat in persecuted they the prophets which were the region and shadow of death, light is before you.

sprung up.

17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

18 ¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers.

19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and he called them.

22 And they immediately left the ship, and their father, and followed him.

13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his 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.

14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick : and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

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18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one all manner of sickness, and all manner of of these least commandments, and shall disease among the people. teach men so, he shall be called the least in 24 And his fame went throughout all the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever Syria and they brought unto him all sick shall do, and teach them, the same shall be people that were taken with divers dis- called great in the kingdom of heaven. eases and torments, and those which were 20 For I say unto you, That except your possessed with devils, and those which righteousness shall exceed the righteousness were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no and he healed them. case enter into the kingdom of heaven. 21 ¶ Ye have heard that it was said by

25 And there followed him great multi

The law expounded.

S. MATTHEW. them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment:

Of alms and prayer.

39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 22 But I say unto you, That whosoever 40 And if any man will sue thee at the is angry with his brother without a cause, law, and take away thy coat, let him have shall be in danger of the judgment: and thy cloak also.

whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, 41 And whosoever shall compel thee to shall be in danger of the council: but who-go a mile, go with him twain. soever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and danger of hell-fire. from him that would borrow of thee, turn not thou away.

23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy:

44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute

25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the you; judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

26 Verily, I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

28 But I say unto you, That whosoever 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath what do ye more than others? do not even committed adultery with her already in his the publicans so?

heart.

CHAP. VI.

48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as 29 And if thy right eye offend thee, your Father which is in heaven is perfect. pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy membersAKE heed that ye do not your alms should perish, and not that thy whole body before men, to be seen of them: should be cast into hell. otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profit- 2 Therefore, when thou doest thine alms, able for thee that one of thy members do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the should perish, and not that thy whole body hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in should be cast into hell. the streets, that they may have glory of 31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall men. Verily, I say unto you, They have put away his wife, let him give her a their reward. writing of divorcement:

3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy 32 But I say unto you, That whosoever left hand know what thy right hand doeth: shall put away his wife, saving for the cause 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and of fornication, causeth her to commit adul- thy Father which seeth in secret, himself tery: and whosoever shall marry her that shall reward thee openly. is divorced, committeth adultery.

5 ¶ And when thou prayest, thou shalt 33 Again, ye have heard that it hath not be as the hypocrites are: for they love been said by them of old time, Thou shalt to pray standing in the synagogues, and in not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the corners of the streets, that they may be the Lord thine oaths: seen of men. Verily, I say unto you, They have their reward.

34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all: neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter in35 Nor by the earth; for it is his foot- to thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy stool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; city of the great King: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

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

7 But when ye pray, use not vain repe titions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much

37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea, Nay, nay for whatsoever is more speaking. than these cometh of evil.

8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: 38 Ye have heard that it hath been for your Father knoweth what things ye said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a have need of before ye ask him. 9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

tooth.

Of serving God and mammon.

CHAP. VII.

Christ ends his sermon.

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for Amen.

ever.

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? or, wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek) for your heavenly Father know14 For, if ye forgive men their tres-jeth that ye have need of all these things. passes, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought 16 ¶ Moreover, when ye fast, be not as for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for day is the evil thereof. they disfigure their faces, that they_may appear unto men to fast. Verily, I say JD with what judgment ye judge, JUDGE not, that ye be not judged.

unto you, They have their reward.

CHAP. VII.

17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint ye shall be judged: and with what meathine head, and wash thy face; sure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father, which is in secret and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

19 ¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou corrupt, and where thieves do not break see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy through nor steal. brother's eye.

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

6 ¶ Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before 22 ¶ The light of the body is the eye: swine, lest they trample them under their if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole feet, and turn again and rend you. body shall be full of light. 7¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be body shall be full of darkness. If there- opened unto you: fore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

8 For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no 11 If ye then being evil know how to thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or give good gifts unto your children, how what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, much more shall your Father which is in what ye shall put on. Is not the life more heaven give good things to them that ask than meat, and the body than raiment ?

him?

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they 12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather would that men should do to you, do ye into barns; yet your heavenly Father feed- even so to them: for this is the law and the eth them. Are ye not much better than prophets. they?

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate; for 27 Which of you by taking thought can wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that add one cubit unto his stature? leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin;

29 And yet I say unto you,

That even

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, which

The centurion's servant healed. S. MATTHEW.

Christ stills the tempest.

come to you in sheep's clothing, but in-home sick of the palsy, grievously torwardly they are ravening wolves.

mented.

16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. 7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of and heal him. thistles?

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

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8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

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18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth ing soldiers under me and I say to this good fruit. man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the Do this, and he doeth it. fire.

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10 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.

11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy 12 But the children of the kingdom shall name? and in thy name have cast out de- be cast out into utter darkness: there shall vils? and in thy name done many wonder-be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24 ¶ Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

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

13 And Jesus saith unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the self-same hour.

14 ¶ And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.

15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her and she arose, and ministered unto them.

16 ¶ When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possess26 And every one that heareth these say-ed with devils: and he cast out the spirits ings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be with his word, and healed all that were sick; likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28 And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine.

29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

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him.

CHAP. VIII.

HEN he was come down from the
mountain, great multitudes followed

17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

20 And Jesus saith unto 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.

21 And another of his disciples said unto 2 And behold, there came a leper and him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, my father. thou canst make me clean.

22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me;

ship, his disciples followed him.

3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and and let the dead bury their dead. touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. 23 And when he was entered into a And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell 24 And behold, there arose a great temno man; but go thy way, shew thyself to pest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was the priest, and offer the gift that Moses com- covered with the waves: but he was asleep. manded, for a testimony unto them. 25 And his disciples came to him, and 5 ¶ And when Jesus was entered into awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we Capernaum, there came unto him a centu

rion, beseeching him,

perish.

26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye 6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose,

Christ cures the palsy.

CHAP. IX.

He raises Jairus' daughter.

and rebuked the winds and the sea; and and sinners came and sat down with him there was a great calm. and his disciples.

11 And when the Pharisees saw it,

27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the they said unto his disciples, Why eatwinds and the sea obey him! eth your Master with publicans and sin

28 ¶ And when he was come to the ners? other side, into the country of the Gerge- 12 But when Jesus heard that, he said senes, there met him two possessed with unto them, They that be whole need not devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding a physician, but they that are sick. fierce, so that no man might pass by that 13 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.

way.

29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

14 ¶ Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Phari30 And there was a good way off from sees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? them an herd of many swine, feeding. 15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the 31 So the devils besought him, saying, children of the bride-chamber mourn, as If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away long as the bridegroom is with them? but into the herd of swine. the days will come, when the bridegroom 32 And he said unto them, Go. And shall be taken from them, and then shall when they were come out, they went into they fast. the herd of swine and behold, the whole 16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth herd of swine ran violently down a steep unto an old garment: for that which is put place into the sea, and perished in the in to fill it up, taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.

waters.

33 And they that kept them, fled, and 17 Neither do men put new wine into went their ways into the city, and told old bottles: else the bottles break, and every thing; and what was befallen to the the wine runneth out, and the bottles possessed of the devils. perish: but they put new wine into new 34 And behold, the whole city came bottles, and both are preserved. out to meet Jesus: and when they saw 18 While he spake these things unto him, they besought him that he would de- them, behold, there came a certain ruler, part out of their coasts. and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy

CHAP. IX.

AND he entered into a ship, and passed

over, and came into his own city. 2 And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus, seeing their faith, said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.

hand upon her, and she shall live.

19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

20 And behold, a woman which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.

3 And behold, certain of the scribes said 21 For she said within herself, If I may within themselves, This man blasphemeth. but touch his garment, I shall be whole. 4 And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, 22 But Jesus turned him about, and said, Wherefore think ye evil in your when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of hearts? good comfort: thy faith hath made thee 5 For whether is easier to say, Thy whole. And the woman was made whole sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and from that hour. walk?

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7 And he arose, and departed to his house.

8 But when the multitude saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

23 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,

24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

9 And as Jesus passed forth from 27 And when Jesus departed thence, thence, he saw a man named Matthew, two blind men followed him, crying, and sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saying, Thou son of David, have mercy saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, on us. and followed him.

28 And when he was come into the 10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at house, the blind men came to him and Jemeat in the house, behold, many publicans sus saith unto them. Believe ye that I am

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