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Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew
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Matt.1
[1]
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son
of Abraham.
[2] Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob;
and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
[3] And Judas begat
Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat
Aram;
[4] And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat
Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
[5] And Salmon begat
Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat
Jesse;
[6] And Jesse begat David the king; and David the
king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
[7]
And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat
Asa;
[8] And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram;
and Joram begat Ozias;
[9] And Ozias begat Joatham; and
Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
[10] And
Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat
Josias;
[11] And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren,
about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
[12] And
after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and
Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
[13] And Zorobabel begat Abiud;
and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
[14] And
Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
[15]
And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat
Jacob;
[16] And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of
whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
[17] So all the
generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from
David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations;
and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen
generations.
[18] Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this
wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they
came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
[19]
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make
her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
[20]
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear
not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in
her is of the Holy Ghost.
[21] And she shall bring forth a
son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people
from their sins.
[22] Now all this was done, that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet,
saying,
[23] Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and
shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which
being interpreted is, God with us.
[24] Then Joseph being
raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and
took unto him his wife:
[25] And knew her not till she had
brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
Matt.2
[1]
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod
the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
[2]
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen
his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
[3] When
Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all
Jerusalem with him.
[4] And when he had gathered all the
chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them
where Christ should be born.
[5] And they said unto him, In
Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
[6]
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the
princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall
rule my people Israel.
[7] Then Herod, when he had privily
called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star
appeared.
[8] And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go
and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found
him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
[9]
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which
they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over
where the young child was.
[10] When they saw the star,
they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
[11] And when they
were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his
mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened
their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and
frankincense, and myrrh.
[12] And being warned of God in a
dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their
own country another way.
[13] And when they were departed,
behold, the 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 be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the
young child to destroy him.
[14] When he arose, he took the
young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
[15]
And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt
have I called my son.
[16] Then Herod, when he saw that he
was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and
slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts
thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he
had diligently inquired of the wise men.
[17] Then was
fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
[18]
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.
[19] But when Herod was
dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in
Egypt,
[20] Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his
mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which
sought the young child's life.
[21] And he arose, and took
the young child and his mother, and came into the land of
Israel.
[22] But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in
Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither:
notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into
the parts of Galilee:
[23] 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.
Matt.3
[1]
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of
Judaea,
[2]
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
[3]
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The
voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the
Lord, make his paths straight.
[4]
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern
girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
[5]
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region
round about Jordan,
[6]
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
[7]
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his
baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned
you to flee from the wrath to come?
[8]
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
[9]
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our
father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise
up children unto Abraham.
[10]
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore
every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast
into the fire.
[11]
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:
[12]
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and
gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with
unquenchable fire.
[13]
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of
him.
[14]
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and
comest thou to me?
[15]
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer
it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.
Then he suffered
him.
[16]
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the
water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the
Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
[17]
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I
am well pleased.
Matt.4
[1]
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted
of the devil.
[2]
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward
an hungred.
[3]
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God,
command that these stones be made bread.
[4]
But he answered and said, It
is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
[5]
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a
pinnacle of the temple,
[6]
And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for
it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and
in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash
thy foot 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.
[11]
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, 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;
[16]
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which
sat in the region and shadow of death light is 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.
[23]
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and
preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of
sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
[24]
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all
sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and
those which were possessed with devils, and those which were
lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
[25]
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and
from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond
Jordan.
Matt.5
[1]
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 filled.
[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 peacemakers: 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 great is your reward in heaven: for so
persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
[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.
[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.
[19]
Whosoever
therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall
teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven:
but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great
in the kingdom of heaven.
[20]
For I say unto
you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of
the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom
of heaven.
[21]
Ye have heard
that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and
whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
[22]
But I say unto
you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall
be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother,
Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say,
Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
[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.
[25]
Agree with
thine adversary quickly, whiles 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.
[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:
[28]
But I say unto you,
That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed
adultery with her already in his heart.
[29]
And if thy
right eye offend thee, 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.
[30]
And if thy
right hand offend thee, cut if 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.
[31]
It hath been said,
Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of
divorcement:
[32]
But I say unto
you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of
fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall
marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
[33]
Again, ye have
heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not
forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
[34]
But I say unto you,
Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
[35]
Nor by the
earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the
city of the great King.
[36]
Neither shalt
thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or
black.
[37]
But let your
communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than
these cometh of evil.
[38]
Ye have heard
that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a
tooth:
[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.
[40]
And if any man
will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy
cloke also.
[41]
And whosoever
shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
[42]
Give to him
that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not
thou away.
[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 you;
[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?
[47]
And if ye
salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even
the publicans so?
[48]
Be ye
therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Matt.6
[1]
Take heed that
ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have
no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
[2]
Therefore when
thou doest thine 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.
[3]
But when thou doest
alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
[4]
That thine
alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself
shall reward thee openly.
[5]
And when thou
prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to
pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets,
that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their
reward.
[6]
But thou, when
thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy
door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which
seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
[7]
But when ye
pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think
that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
[8]
Be not ye
therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have
need of, before ye ask him.
[9]
After this
manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed 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 ever. Amen.
[14]
For if ye
forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive
you:
[15]
But if ye
forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive
your trespasses.
[16]
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.
[17]
But thou, when
thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
[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:
[20]
But lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
[21]
For where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also.
[22]
The light of
the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body
shall be full of light.
[23]
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!
[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.
[25]
Therefore I
say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or
what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is
not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
[26]
Behold the
fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather
into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much
better than they?
[27]
Which of you
by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
[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 Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one
of these.
[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 knoweth
that ye have need of all these things.
[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 for the
things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matt.7
[1]
Judge not, that ye be
not judged.
[2]
For with what
judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete,
it shall be measured to you again.
[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?
[5]
Thou
hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then
shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's
eye.
[6]
Give not that
which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before
swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and
rend you.
[7]
Ask, and it
shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you:
[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?
[11]
If ye then, being
evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more
shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that
ask him?
[12]
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.
[13]
Enter ye in at
the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that
leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
[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 come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly
they are ravening wolves.
[16]
Ye shall know
them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of
thistles?
[17]
Even so every
good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth
forth evil fruit.
[18]
A good tree
cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth
good fruit.
[19]
Every tree
that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the
fire.
[20]
Wherefore by
their fruits ye shall know them.
[21]
Not every one
that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in
heaven.
[22]
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 done many
wonderful 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.
[26]
And every one
that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be
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.
Matt.8
[1]
When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed
him.
[2]
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if
thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
[3]
And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying,
I will; be thou
clean. And
immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
[4]
And Jesus saith unto him, See
thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and
offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
[5]
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a
centurion, beseeching him,
[6]
And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy,
grievously tormented.
[7]
And Jesus saith unto him, I
will come and heal him.
[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.
[9]
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 doeth it.
[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.
[12]
But the
children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
[13]
And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go
thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.
And his servant was
healed in the selfsame 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
possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and
healed all that were sick:
[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 him, Lord, suffer me first to
go and bury my father.
[22]
But Jesus said unto him, Follow
me; and let the dead bury their dead.
[23]
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
[24]
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that
the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
[25]
And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us:
we perish.
[26]
And he saith unto them, Why
are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?
Then he arose, and
rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
[27]
But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even
the winds and the sea obey him!
[28]
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the
Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of
the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that
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?
[30]
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine
feeding.
[31]
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to
go away into the herd of swine.
[32]
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went
into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran
violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the
waters.
[33]
And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and
told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the
devils.
[34]
And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw
him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
Matt.9
[1]
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.
[3]
And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man
blasphemeth.
[4]
And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore
think ye evil in your hearts?
[5]
For whether is
easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and
walk?
[6]
But that ye
may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins,
(then saith he to the sick of the palsy,)
Arise, take up thy
bed, and go unto thine house.
[7]
And he arose, and departed to his house.
[8]
But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God,
which had given such power unto men.
[9]
And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew,
sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me.
And he arose, and followed him.
[10]
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many
publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his
disciples.
[11]
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why
eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
[12]
But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They
that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
[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.
[14]
Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the
Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
[15]
And Jesus said unto them, Can
the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is
with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken
from them, and then shall they fast.
[16]
No man putteth a
piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to
fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
[17]
Neither do men
put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine
runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new
bottles, and both are preserved.
[18]
While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain
ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but
come and lay thy 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:
[21]
For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall
be whole.
[22]
But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter,
be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole.
And the woman was
made whole from that hour.
[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.
[27]
And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying,
and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
[28]
And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and
Jesus saith unto them, Believe
ye that I am able to do this?
They said unto him,
Yea, Lord.
[29]
Then touched he their eyes, saying, According
to your faith be it unto you.
[30]
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying,
See that no
man know it.
[31]
But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that
country.
[32]
As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed
with a devil.
[33]
And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes
marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
[34]
But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of
the devils.
[35]
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their
synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing
every sickness and every disease among the people.
[36]
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them,
because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no
shepherd.
[37]
Then saith he unto his disciples, The
harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
[38]
Pray ye
therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers
into his harvest.
Matt.10
[1]
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them
power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all
manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
[2]
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;
[3]
Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the
son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
[4]
Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
[5]
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go
not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans
enter ye not:
[6]
But go rather to the
lost sheep of the house of Israel.
[7]
And as ye go,
preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
[8]
Heal the sick,
cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have
received, freely give.
[9]
Provide
neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
[10]
Nor scrip for
your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for
the workman is worthy of his meat.
[11]
And into
whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy;
and there abide till ye go thence.
[12]
And when ye
come into an house, salute it.
[13]
And if the
house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not
worthy, let your peace return to you.
[14]
And whosoever
shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of
that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
[15]
Verily I say
unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and
Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
[16]
Behold, I send
you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as
serpents, and harmless as doves.
[17]
But beware of
men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will
scourge you in their synagogues;
[18]
And ye shall
be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony
against them and the Gentiles.
[19]
But when they
deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it
shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
[20]
For it is not ye that
speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
[21]
And the
brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the
child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and
cause them to be put to death.
[22]
And ye shall
be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the
end shall be saved.
[23]
But when they
persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say
unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the
Son of man be come.
[24]
The disciple
is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
[25]
It is enough for the
disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If
they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more
shall they call them of his household?
[26]
Fear them not
therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed;
and hid, that shall not be known.
[27]
What I tell
you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear,
that preach ye upon the housetops.
[28]
And fear not
them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but
rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in
hell.
[29]
Are not two
sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the
ground without your Father.
[30]
But the very hairs of
your head are all numbered.
[31]
Fear ye not
therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
[32]
Whosoever
therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before
my Father which is in heaven.
[33]
But whosoever
shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which
is in heaven.
[34]
Think not that
I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a
sword.
[35]
For I am come
to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against
her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
[36]
And a man's
foes shall be they of his own household.
[37]
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.
[38]
And he that
taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of
me.
[39]
He that
findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my
sake shall find it.
[40]
He that
receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him
that sent me.
[41]
He that
receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a
prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name
of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
[42]
And whosoever
shall give to drink unto 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.
Matt.11
[1]
And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his
twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their
cities.
[2]
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent
two of his disciples,
[3]
And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for
another?
[4]
Jesus answered and said unto them, Go
and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
[5]
The blind
receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and
the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel
preached to them.
[6]
And blessed is
he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
[7]
And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes
concerning John, What
went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the
wind?
[8]
But what went
ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that
wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
[9]
But what went
ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a
prophet.
[10]
For this is
he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy
face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
[11]
Verily I say
unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a
greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in
the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
[12]
And from the
days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth
violence, and the violent take it by force.
[13]
For all the
prophets and the law prophesied until John.
[14]
And if ye will
receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
[15]
He that hath
ears to hear, let him hear.
[16]
But whereunto
shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in
the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
[17]
And saying, We
have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto
you, and ye have not lamented.
[18]
For John came
neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
[19]
The Son of man
came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and
a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is
justified of her children.
[20]
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works
were done, because they repented not:
[21]
Woe unto thee,
Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which
were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have
repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
[22]
But I say unto you,
It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment,
than for you.
[23]
And thou,
Capernaum, which art exalted unto 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 until this day.
[24]
But I say unto you,
That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of
judgment, than for thee.
[25]
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 unto
babes.
[26]
Even so,
Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
[27]
All things are
delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the
Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to
whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
[28]
Come unto me,
all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest.
[29]
Take my yoke
upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye
shall find rest unto your souls.
[30]
For my yoke is easy,
and my burden is light.
Matt.12
[1]
At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his
disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and
to eat.
[2]
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy
disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
[3]
But he said unto them, Have
ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that
were with him;
[4]
How he entered
into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not
lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only
for the priests?
[5]
Or have ye not
read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the
temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
[6]
But I say unto
you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
[7]
But if ye had
known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye
would not have condemned the guiltless.
[8]
For the Son of man is
Lord even of the sabbath day.
[9]
And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
[10]
And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they
asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that
they might accuse him.
[11]
And he said unto them, What
man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it
fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and
lift it out?
[12]
How much then
is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on
the sabbath days.
[13]
Then saith he to the man, Stretch
forth thine hand. And
he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the
other.
[14]
Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they
might destroy him.
[15]
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great
multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
[16]
And charged them that they should not make him known:
[17]
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet,
saying,
[18]
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
judgment to the Gentiles.
[19]
He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in
the streets.
[20]
A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not
quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
[21]
And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
[22]
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and
dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake
and saw.
[23]
And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of
David?
[24]
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast
out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
[25]
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every
kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every
city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
[26]
And if Satan
cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his
kingdom stand?
[27]
And if I by
Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out?
therefore they shall be your judges.
[28]
But if I cast
out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto
you.
[29]
Or else how
can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except
he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
[30]
He that is not
with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth
abroad.
[31]
Wherefore I
say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto
men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven
unto men.
[32]
And whosoever
speaketh a word 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, neither in the world to come.
[33]
Either make the tree
good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his
fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
[34]
O generation
of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the
abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
[35]
A good man out
of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an
evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
[36]
But I say unto you,
That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account
thereof in the day of judgment.
[37]
For by thy
words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be
condemned.
[38]
Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying,
Master, we would see a sign from thee.
[39]
But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation
seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the
sign of the prophet Jonas:
[40]
For as Jonas
was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the
Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the
earth.
[41]
The men of
Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall
condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and,
behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
[42]
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.
[43]
When the
unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places,
seeking rest, and findeth none.
[44]
Then he saith,
I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is
come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
[45]
Then goeth he,
and taketh with himself 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. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked
generation.
[46]
While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his
brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
[47]
Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand
without, desiring to speak with thee.
[48]
But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who
is my mother? and who are my brethren?
[49]
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said,
Behold my
mother and my brethren!
[50]
For whosoever
shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my
brother, and sister, and mother.
Matt.13
[1]
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea
side.
[2]
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went
into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
[3]
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold,
a sower went forth to sow;
[4]
And when he
sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and
devoured them up:
[5]
Some fell upon
stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they
sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
[6]
And when the
sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they
withered away.
[7]
And some fell
among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
[8]
But other fell
into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some
sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
[9]
Who hath ears
to hear, let him hear.
[10]
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto
them in parables?
[11]
He answered and said unto them, Because
it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven,
but to them it is not given.
[12]
For whosoever
hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but
whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he
hath.
[13]
Therefore
speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing
they hear not, neither do they understand.
[14]
And in them is
fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall
hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall
not perceive:
[15]
For this people's
heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their
eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their
eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their
heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
[16]
But blessed
are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
[17]
For verily I
say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to
see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear
those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
[18]
Hear ye
therefore the parable of the sower.
[19]
When any one
heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then
cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his
heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
[20]
But he that
received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the
word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
[21]
Yet hath he
not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or
persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is
offended.
[22]
He also that
received 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 he becometh unfruitful.
[23]
But he that
received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and
understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some
an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
[24]
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,
The kingdom of heaven
is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
[25]
But while men slept,
his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his
way.
[26]
But when the
blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares
also.
[27]
So the
servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not
thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
[28]
He said unto
them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou
then that we go and gather them up?
[29]
But he said,
Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat
with them.
[30]
Let both grow
together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to
the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in
bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
[31]
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man
took, and sowed in his field:
[32]
Which indeed
is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest
among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come
and lodge in the branches thereof.
[33]
Another parable spake he unto them; The
kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in
three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
[34]
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and
without a parable spake he not unto them:
[35]
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I
will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been
kept secret from the foundation of the world.
[36]
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his
disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the
tares of the field.
[37]
He answered and said unto them, He
that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
[38]
The field is
the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the
tares are the children of the wicked one;
[39]
The enemy that
sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the
reapers are the angels.
[40]
As therefore
the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the
end of this world.
[41]
The Son of man
shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom
all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
[42]
And shall cast
them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of
teeth.
[43]
Then shall the
righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who
hath ears to hear, let him hear.
[44]
Again, the
kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which
when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and
selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
[45]
Again, the
kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly
pearls:
[46]
Who, when he
had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had,
and bought it.
[47]
Again, the
kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and
gathered of every kind:
[48]
Which, when it
was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good
into vessels, but cast the bad away.
[49]
So shall it be
at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the
wicked from among the just,
[50]
And shall cast
them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of
teeth.
[51]
Jesus saith unto them, Have
ye understood all these things?
They say unto him,
Yea, Lord.
[52]
Then said he unto them, Therefore
every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like
unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his
treasure things new and old.
[53]
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he
departed thence.
[54]
And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their
synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath
this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
[55]
Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and
his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
[56]
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man
all these things?
[57]
And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A
prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his
own house.
[58]
And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Matt.14
[1]
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
[2]
And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen
from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in
him.
[3]
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison
for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
[4]
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
[5]
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude,
because they counted him as a prophet.
[6]
But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced
before them, and pleased Herod.
[7]
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would
ask.
[8]
And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here
John Baptist's head in a charger.
[9]
And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them
which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
[10]
And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
[11]
And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and
she brought it to her mother.
[12]
And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went
and told Jesus.
[13]
When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert
place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him
on foot out of the cities.
[14]
And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with
compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
[15]
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a
desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that
they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
[16]
But Jesus said unto them, They
need not depart; give ye them to eat.
[17]
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two
fishes.
[18]
He said, Bring
them hither to me.
[19]
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the
five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he
blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the
disciples to the multitude.
[20]
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the
fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
[21]
And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women
and children.
[22]
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship,
and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the
multitudes away.
[23]
And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain
apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there
alone.
[24]
But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for
the wind was contrary.
[25]
And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on
the sea.
[26]
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were
troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
[27]
But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be
of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
[28]
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come
unto thee on the water.
[29]
And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he
walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
[30]
But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to
sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
[31]
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and
said unto him, O
thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
[32]
And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
[33]
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a
truth thou art the Son of God.
[34]
And when they were gone over, they came into the land of
Gennesaret.
[35]
And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out
into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were
diseased;
[36]
And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment:
and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
Matt.15
[1]
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem,
saying,
[2]
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they
wash not their hands when they eat bread.
[3]
But he answered and said unto them, Why
do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
[4]
For God commanded,
saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or
mother, let him die the death.
[5]
But ye say,
Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by
whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
[6]
And honour not his
father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the
commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
[7]
Ye hypocrites,
well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
[8]
This people
draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their
lips; but their heart is far from me.
[9]
But in vain they do
worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
[10]
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear,
and understand:
[11]
Not that which
goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the
mouth, this defileth a man.
[12]
Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the
Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
[13]
But he answered and said, Every
plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted
up.
[14]
Let them
alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the
blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
[15]
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this
parable.
[16]
And Jesus said, Are
ye also yet without understanding?
[17]
Do not ye yet
understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the
belly, and is cast out into the draught?
[18]
But those
things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and
they defile the man.
[19]
For out of the
heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications,
thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
[20]
These are the
things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth
not a man.
[21]
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and
Sidon.
[22]
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried
unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my
daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
[23]
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought
him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
[24]
But he answered and said, I
am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
[25]
Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
[26]
But he answered and said, It
is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to
dogs.
[27]
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall
from their masters' table.
[28]
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O
woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt.
And her daughter was
made whole from that very hour.
[29]
And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of
Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
[30]
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were
lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at
Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
[31]
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to
speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to
see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
[32]
Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I
have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now
three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away
fasting, lest they faint in the way.
[33]
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread
in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
[34]
And Jesus saith unto them, How
many loaves have ye? And
they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
[35]
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
[36]
And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and
brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the
multitude.
[37]
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken
meat that was left seven baskets full.
[38]
And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and
children.
[39]
And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the
coasts of Magdala,
Matt.16
[1]
The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him
that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
[2]
He answered and said unto them, When
it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is
red.
[3]
And in the
morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and
lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can
ye not discern the signs of the times?
[4]
A wicked and
adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign
be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas.
And he left them, and departed.
[5]
And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had
forgotten to take bread.
[6]
Then Jesus said unto them, Take
heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the
Sadducees.
[7]
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have
taken no bread.
[8]
Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O
ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have
brought no bread?
[9]
Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the
five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
[10]
Neither the
seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took
up?
[11]
How is it that
ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread,
that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the
Sadducees?
[12]
Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven
of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the
Sadducees.
[13]
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his
disciples, saying, Whom
do men say that I the Son of man am?
[14]
And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias;
and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
[15]
He saith unto them, But
whom say ye that I am?
[16]
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of
the living God.
[17]
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed
art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it
unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
[18]
And I say also
unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my
church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
[19]
And I will
give unto 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.
[20]
Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he
was Jesus the Christ.
[21]
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that
he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and
chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the
third day.
[22]
Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from
thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
[23]
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get
thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou
savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of
men.
[24]
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If
any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow me.
[25]
For whosoever
will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life
for my sake shall find it.
[26]
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?
[27]
For the Son of
man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then
he shall reward every man according to his works.
[28]
Verily I say
unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of
death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Matt.17
[1]
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother,
and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
[2]
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun,
and his raiment was white as the light.
[3]
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with
him.
[4]
Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to
be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for
thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
[5]
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 am well pleased; hear ye him.
[6]
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were
sore afraid.
[7]
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not
afraid.
[8]
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus
only.
[9]
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying,
Tell the
vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the
dead.
[10]
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that
Elias must first come?
[11]
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias
truly shall first come, and restore all things.
[12]
But I say unto
you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done
unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man
suffer of them.
[13]
Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the
Baptist.
[14]
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain
man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
[15]
Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for
ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
[16]
And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
[17]
Then Jesus answered and said, O
faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how
long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
[18]
And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the
child was cured from that very hour.
[19]
Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we
cast him out?
[20]
And Jesus said unto them, Because
of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a
grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence
to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible
unto you.
[21]
Howbeit this
kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
[22]
And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The
Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
[23]
And they shall
kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again.
And they were
exceeding sorry.
[24]
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute
money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
[25]
He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented
him, saying, What
thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom
or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
[26]
Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then
are the children free.
[27]
Notwithstanding,
lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and
take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his
mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto
them for me and thee.
Matt.18
[1]
At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the
greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
[2]
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of
them,
[3]
And said, Verily
I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little
children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
[4]
Whosoever
therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is
greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
[5]
And whoso
shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
[6]
But whoso
shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were
better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that
he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
[7]
Woe unto the
world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come;
but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
[8]
Wherefore if
thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from
thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather
than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting
fire.
[9]
And if thine
eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better
for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes
to be cast into hell fire.
[10]
Take heed that
ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in
heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is
in heaven.
[11]
For the Son of
man is come to save that which was lost.
[12]
How think ye?
if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth
he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and
seeketh that which is gone astray?
[13]
And if so be
that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that
sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
[14]
Even so it is
not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these
little ones should perish.
[15]
Moreover if thy
brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault
between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained
thy brother.
[16]
But if he will
not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth
of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
[17]
And if he
shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he
neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man
and a publican.
[18]
Verily I say
unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven:
and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in
heaven.
[19]
Again I say
unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any
thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father
which is in heaven.
[20]
For where two or
three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of
them.
[21]
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin
against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
[22]
Jesus saith unto him, I
say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times
seven
[23]
Therefore is the
kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take
account of his servants.
[24]
And when he
had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten
thousand talents.
[25]
But forasmuch
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.
[26]
The servant
therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience
with me, and I will pay thee all.
[27]
Then the lord
of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and
forgave him the debt.
[28]
But the same
servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him
an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the
throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
[29]
And his fellowservant
fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with
me, and I will pay thee all.
[30]
And he would
not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
[31]
So when his
fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and
told unto their lord all that was done.
[32]
Then his lord,
after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I
forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
[33]
Shouldest not thou
also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on
thee?
[34]
And his lord
was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay
all that was due unto him.
[35]
So likewise
shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts
forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Matt.19
[1]
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he
departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond
Jordan;
[2]
And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
[3]
The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him,
Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
[4]
And he answered and said unto them, Have
ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male
and female,
[5]
And said, For
this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to
his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
[6]
Wherefore they
are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined
together, let not man put asunder.
[7]
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of
divorcement, and to put her away?
[8]
He saith unto them, Moses
because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your
wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
[9]
And I say unto
you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication,
and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her
which is put away doth commit adultery.
[10]
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his
wife, it is not good to marry.
[11]
But he said unto them, All
men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
[12]
For there are
some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there
are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be
eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of
heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive
it.
[13]
Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put
his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
[14]
But Jesus said, Suffer
little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is
the kingdom of heaven.
[15]
And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
[16]
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing
shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
[17]
And he said unto 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.
[18]
He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou
shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not
steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
[19]
Honour thy
father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself.
[20]
The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my
youth up: what lack I yet?
[21]
Jesus said unto him, If
thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the
poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow
me.
[22]
But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for
he had great possessions.
[23]
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily
I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom
of heaven.
[24]
And again I
say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
[25]
When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying,
Who then can be saved?
[26]
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With
men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
[27]
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all,
and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
[28]
And Jesus said unto them, Verily
I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration
when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also
shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of
Israel.
[29]
And every one
that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or
mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall
receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
[30]
But many that
are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
Matt.20
[1]
For the kingdom of
heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out
early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
[2]
And when he had
agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his
vineyard.
[3]
And he went
out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the
marketplace,
[4]
And said unto
them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will
give you. And they went their way.
[5]
Again he went out
about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
[6]
And about the
eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith
unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
[7]
They say unto
him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also
into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye
receive.
[8]
So when even
was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the
labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the
first.
[9]
And when they
came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man
a penny.
[10]
But when the
first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and
they likewise received every man a penny.
[11]
And when they had
received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
[12]
Saying, These
last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto
us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
[13]
But he
answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not
thou agree with me for a penny?
[14]
Take that
thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto
thee.
[15]
Is it not
lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil,
because I am good?
[16]
So the last
shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few
chosen.
[17]
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in
the way, and said unto them,
[18]
Behold, we go
up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief
priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to
death,
[19]
And shall
deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify
him: and the third day he shall rise again.
[20]
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons,
worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
[21]
And he said unto her, What
wilt thou? She
saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy
right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
[22]
But Jesus answered and said, Ye
know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall
drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized
with? They
say unto him, We are able.
[23]
And he saith unto them, Ye
shall drink indeed 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, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared
of my Father.
[24]
And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against
the two brethren.
[25]
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye
know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them,
and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
[26]
But it shall
not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him
be your minister;
[27]
And whosoever
will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
[28]
Even as the
Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to
give his life a ransom for many.
[29]
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed
him.
[30]
And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard
that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord,
thou Son of David.
[31]
And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace:
but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son
of David.
[32]
And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What
will ye that I shall do unto you?
[33]
They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
[34]
So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and
immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
Matt.21
[1]
And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage,
unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
[2]
Saying unto them, Go
into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an
ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto
me.
[3]
And if any man
say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and
straightway he will send them.
[4]
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophet, saying,
[5]
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee,
meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
[6]
And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
[7]
And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and
they set him thereon.
[8]
And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others
cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
[9]
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried,
saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the
name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
[10]
And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying,
Who is this?
[11]
And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of
Galilee.
[12]
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that
sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the
moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
[13]
And said unto them, It
is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have
made it a den of thieves.
[14]
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed
them.
[15]
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that
he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to
the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
[16]
And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto
them, Yea;
have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast
perfected praise?
[17]
And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he
lodged there.
[18]
Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
[19]
And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found
nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let
no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever.
And presently the fig
tree withered away.
[20]
And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is
the fig tree withered away!
[21]
Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily
I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do
this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto
this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it
shall be done.
[22]
And all
things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall
receive.
[23]
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the
elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By
what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this
authority?
[24]
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I
also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will
tell you by what authority I do these things.
[25]
The baptism of
John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men?
And they reasoned
with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say
unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
[26]
But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as
a prophet.
[27]
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto
them, Neither
tell I you by what authority I do these things.
[28]
But what think
ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said,
Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
[29]
He answered
and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
[30]
And he came to
the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir:
and went not.
[31]
Whether of
them twain did the will of his father?
They say unto him,
The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily
I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the
kingdom of God before you.
[32]
For John came
unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but
the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen
it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
[33]
Hear another
parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard,
and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a
tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far
country:
[34]
And when the
time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen,
that they might receive the fruits of it.
[35]
And the
husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and
stoned another.
[36]
Again, he sent
other servants more than the first: and they did unto them
likewise.
[37]
But last of
all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my
son.
[38]
But when the
husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir;
come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
[39]
And they
caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
[40]
When the lord
therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those
husbandmen?
[41]
They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and
will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render
him the fruits in their seasons.
[42]
Jesus saith unto them, Did
ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders
rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the
Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
[43]
Therefore say
I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to
a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
[44]
And whosoever
shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall
fall, it will grind him to powder.
[45]
And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they
perceived that he spake of them.
[46]
But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude,
because they took him for a prophet.
Matt.22
[1]
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and
said,
[2]
The kingdom of
heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his
son,
[3]
And sent forth
his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they
would not come.
[4]
Again, he sent
forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I
have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all
things are ready: come unto the marriage.
[5]
But they made
light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his
merchandise:
[6]
And the
remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew
them.
[7]
But when the king
heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and
destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
[8]
Then saith he
to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden
were not worthy.
[9]
Go ye
therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the
marriage.
[10]
So those
servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as
many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished
with guests.
[11]
And when the
king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a
wedding garment:
[12]
And he saith
unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding
garment? And he was speechless.
[13]
Then said the
king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and
cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth.
[14]
For many are
called, but few are chosen.
[15]
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him
in his talk.
[16]
And they sent out unto 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.
[17]
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute
unto Caesar, or not?
[18]
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why
tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
[19]
Shew me the
tribute money. And
they brought unto him a penny.
[20]
And he saith unto them, Whose
is this image and superscription?
[21]
They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the
things that are God's.
[22]
When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and
went their way.
[23]
The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no
resurrection, and asked him,
[24]
Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his
brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his
brother.
[25]
Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had
married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto
his brother:
[26]
Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
[27]
And last of all the woman died also.
[28]
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven?
for they all had her.
[29]
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye
do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
[30]
For in the
resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are
as the angels of God in heaven.
[31]
But as
touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which
was spoken unto you by God, saying,
[32]
I am the God
of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not
the God of the dead, but of the living.
[33]
And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his
doctrine.
[34]
But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to
silence, they were gathered together.
[35]
Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting
him, and saying,
[36]
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
[37]
Jesus said unto him, Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy mind.
[38]
This is the
first and great commandment.
[39]
And the second
is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
[40]
On these two
commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
[41]
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
[42]
Saying, What
think ye of Christ? whose son is he?
They say unto him,
The Son of David.
[43]
He saith unto them, How
then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
[44]
The LORD said
unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies
thy footstool?
[45]
If David then
call him Lord, how is he his son?
[46]
And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from
that day forth ask him any more questions.
Matt.23
[1]
Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
[2]
Saying, The
scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
[3]
All therefore
whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye
after their works: for they say, and do not.
[4]
For they bind
heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's
shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their
fingers.
[5]
But all their
works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their
phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
[6]
And love the
uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
[7]
And greetings
in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
[8]
But be not ye
called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are
brethren.
[9]
And call no
man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in
heaven.
[10]
Neither be ye
called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
[11]
But he that is
greatest among you shall be your servant.
[12]
And whosoever
shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself
shall be exalted.
[13]
But woe unto
you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of
heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer
ye them that are entering to go in.
[14]
Woe unto you, scribes
and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a
pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater
damnation.
[15]
Woe unto you,
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to
make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the
child of hell than yourselves.
[16]
Woe unto you,
ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it
is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he
is a debtor!
[17]
Ye fools and
blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that
sanctifieth the gold?
[18]
And, Whosoever
shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by
the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
[19]
Ye fools and
blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that
sanctifieth the gift?
[20]
Whoso
therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things
thereon.
[21]
And whoso
shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth
therein.
[22]
And he that
shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that
sitteth thereon.
[23]
Woe unto you,
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise
and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law,
judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to
leave the other undone.
[24]
Ye blind
guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
[25]
Woe unto you,
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of
the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and
excess.
[26]
Thou blind
Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter,
that the outside of them may be clean also.
[27]
Woe unto you,
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited
sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within
full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
[28]
Even so ye
also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of
hypocrisy and iniquity.
[29]
Woe unto you,
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the
prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
[30]
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.
[31]
Wherefore ye
be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which
killed the prophets.
[32]
Fill ye up then the
measure of your fathers.
[33]
Ye serpents,
ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of
hell?
[34]
Wherefore,
behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some
of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge
in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
[35]
That upon you
may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood
of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom
ye slew between the temple and the altar.
[36]
Verily I say
unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
[37]
O Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are
sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children
together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and
ye would not!
[38]
Behold, your
house is left unto you desolate.
[39]
For I say unto you,
Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord.
Matt.24
[1]
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples
came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
[2]
And Jesus said unto them, See
ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be
left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
[3]
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto 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?
[4]
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take
heed that no man deceive you.
[5]
For many shall come
in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
[6]
And ye shall
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.
[7]
For nation
shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there
shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers
places.
[8]
All these are
the beginning of sorrows.
[9]
Then shall
they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall
be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
[10]
And then shall
many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one
another.
[11]
And many false
prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
[12]
And because
iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
[13]
But he that
shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
[14]
And this
gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a
witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
[15]
When ye
therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by
Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him
understand:)
[16]
Then let them
which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
[17]
Let him which
is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his
house:
[18]
Neither let
him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
[19]
And woe unto
them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those
days!
[20]
But pray ye
that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath
day:
[21]
For then shall
be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the
world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
[22]
And except
those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but
for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
[23]
Then if any
man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it
not.
[24]
For there
shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great
signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall
deceive the very elect.
[25]
Behold, I have
told you before.
[26]
Wherefore if
they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth:
behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
[27]
For as the
lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so
shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
[28]
For
wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.
[29]
Immediately
after the tribulation of those days shall the sun 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:
[30]
And then shall
appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the
tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming
in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
[31]
And he shall
send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall
gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven
to the other.
[32]
Now learn a
parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth
forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
[33]
So likewise
ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at
the doors.
[34]
Verily I say
unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be
fulfilled.
[35]
Heaven and earth
shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
[36]
But of that
day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my
Father only.
[37]
But as the
days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
[38]
For as in the
days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into
the ark,
[39]
And knew not
until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the
coming of the Son of man be.
[40]
Then shall two
be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
[41]
Two women
shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other
left.
[42]
Watch
therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
[43]
But know this, that
if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would
come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to
be broken up.
[44]
Therefore be
ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man
cometh.
[45]
Who then is a
faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his
household, to give them meat in due season?
[46]
Blessed is
that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
[47]
Verily I say
unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
[48]
But and if
that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his
coming;
[49]
And shall
begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the
drunken;
[50]
The lord of
that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in
an hour that he is not aware of,
[51]
And shall cut
him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matt.25
[1]
Then shall the
kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their
lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
[2]
And five of
them were wise, and five were foolish.
[3]
They that were
foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
[4]
But the wise
took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
[5]
While the
bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
[6]
And at
midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye
out to meet him.
[7]
Then all those
virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
[8]
And the
foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are
gone out.
[9]
But the wise
answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you:
but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
[10]
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.
[11]
Afterward came
also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
[12]
But he
answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
[13]
Watch
therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son
of man cometh.
[14]
For the
kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who
called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
[15]
And unto one
he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every
man according to his several ability; and straightway took his
journey.
[16]
Then he that
had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made
them other five talents.
[17]
And likewise
he that had received two, he also gained other two.
[18]
But he that
had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's
money.
[19]
After a long
time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
[20]
And so he that
had received five talents came and brought other five talents,
saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have
gained beside them five talents more.
[21]
His lord said
unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things:
enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
[22]
He also that
had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto
me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside
them.
[23]
His lord said unto
him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful
over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter
thou into the joy of thy lord.
[24]
Then he which
had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that
thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering
where thou hast not strawed:
[25]
And I was
afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast
that is thine.
[26]
His lord
answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou
knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not
strawed:
[27]
Thou oughtest
therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my
coming I should have received mine own with usury.
[28]
Take therefore
the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten
talents.
[29]
For unto every
one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from
him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
[30]
And cast ye
the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.
[31]
When the Son of man
shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall
he sit upon the throne of his glory:
[32]
And before him
shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from
another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
[33]
And he shall
set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
[34]
Then shall the
King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the
world:
[35]
For I was an
hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I
was a stranger, and ye took me in:
[36]
Naked, and ye
clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye
came unto me.
[37]
Then shall the
righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and
fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
[38]
When saw we
thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
[39]
Or when saw we
thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
[40]
And the King
shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye
have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done
it unto me.
[41]
Then shall he
say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into
everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
[42]
For I was an
hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no
drink:
[43]
I was a
stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick,
and in prison, and ye visited me not.
[44]
Then shall
they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or
athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not
minister unto thee?
[45]
Then shall he
answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not
to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
[46]
And these
shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into
life eternal.
Matt.26
[1]
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he
said unto his disciples,
[2]
Ye know that
after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is
betrayed to be crucified.
[3]
Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the
elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was
called Caiaphas,
[4]
And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill
him.
[5]
But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among
the people.
[6]
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
[7]
There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious
ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
[8]
But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what
purpose is this waste?
[9]
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the
poor.
[10]
When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why
trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
[11]
For ye have
the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
[12]
For in that
she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my
burial.
[13]
Verily I say
unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole
world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for
a memorial of her.
[14]
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief
priests,
[15]
And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto
you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
[16]
And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
[17]
Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came
to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee
to eat the passover?
[18]
And he said, Go
into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My
time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my
disciples.
[19]
And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made
ready the passover.
[20]
Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
[21]
And as they did eat, he said, Verily
I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
[22]
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say
unto him, Lord, is it I?
[23]
And he answered and said, He
that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray
me.
[24]
The Son of man
goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son
of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been
born.
[25]
Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I?
He said unto him, Thou
hast said.
[26]
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake
it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take,
eat; this is my body.
[27]
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
Drink ye all
of it;
[28]
For this is my
blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission
of sins.
[29]
But I say unto
you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until
that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
[30]
And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of
Olives.
[31]
Then saith Jesus unto them, All
ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I
will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be
scattered abroad.
[32]
But after I am
risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
[33]
Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended
because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
[34]
Jesus said unto him, Verily
I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt
deny me thrice.
[35]
Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not
deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
[36]
Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith
unto the disciples, Sit
ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
[37]
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to
be sorrowful and very heavy.
[38]
Then saith he unto them, My
soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and
watch with me.
[39]
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed,
saying, O my
Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless
not as I will, but as thou wilt.
[40]
And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith
unto Peter, What,
could ye not watch with me one hour?
[41]
Watch and pray, that
ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the
flesh is weak.
[42]
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O
my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it,
thy will be done.
[43]
And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were
heavy.
[44]
And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time,
saying the same words.
[45]
Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep
on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son
of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
[46]
Rise, let us
be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
[47]
And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with
him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests
and elders of the people.
[48]
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall
kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
[49]
And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed
him.
[50]
And Jesus said unto him, Friend,
wherefore art thou come? Then
came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
[51]
And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his
hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's,
and smote off his ear.
[52]
Then said Jesus unto him, Put
up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword
shall perish with the sword.
[53]
Thinkest thou
that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me
more than twelve legions of angels?
[54]
But how then
shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
[55]
In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are
ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me?
I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on
me.
[56]
But all this
was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.
Then all the
disciples forsook him, and fled.
[57]
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the
high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
[58]
But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and
went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
[59]
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false
witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
[60]
But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they
none. At the last came two false witnesses,
[61]
And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God,
and to build it in three days.
[62]
And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing?
what is it which these witness against thee?
[63]
But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto
him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou
be the Christ, the Son of God.
[64]
Jesus saith unto him, Thou
hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the
Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the
clouds of heaven.
[65]
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.
[66]
What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
[67]
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote
him with the palms of their hands,
[68]
Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote
thee?
[69]
Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him,
saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
[70]
But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou
sayest.
[71]
And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and
said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of
Nazareth.
[72]
And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
[73]
And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to
Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth
thee.
[74]
Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And
immediately the cock crew.
[75]
And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before
the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
And he went out, and
wept bitterly.
Matt.27
[1]
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the
people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
[2]
And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to
Pontius Pilate the governor.
[3]
Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was
condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of
silver to the chief priests and elders,
[4]
Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And
they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
[5]
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed,
and went and hanged himself.
[6]
And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not
lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of
blood.
[7]
And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to
bury strangers in.
[8]
Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this
day.
[9]
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy 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;
[10]
And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
[11]
And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him,
saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou
sayest.
[12]
And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered
nothing.
[13]
Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they
witness against thee?
[14]
And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor
marvelled greatly.
[15]
Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a
prisoner, whom they would.
[16]
And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
[17]
Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them,
Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is
called Christ?
[18]
For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
[19]
When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him,
saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have
suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
[20]
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they
should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
[21]
The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will
ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
[22]
Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is
called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
[23]
And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried
out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
[24]
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a
tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the
multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person:
see ye to it.
[25]
Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on
our children.
[26]
Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus,
he delivered him to be crucified.
[27]
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall,
and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
[28]
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
[29]
And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his
head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before
him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
[30]
And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the
head.
[31]
And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him,
and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
[32]
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him
they compelled to bear his cross.
[33]
And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say,
a place of a skull,
[34]
They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had
tasted thereof, he would not drink.
[35]
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 upon my vesture did they cast lots.
[36]
And sitting down they watched him there;
[37]
And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE
KING OF THE JEWS.
[38]
Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right
hand, and another on the left.
[39]
And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
[40]
And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three
days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the
cross.
[41]
Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and
elders, said,
[42]
He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel,
let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
[43]
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for
he said, I am the Son of God.
[44]
The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his
teeth.
[45]
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the
ninth hour.
[46]
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli,
Eli, lama sabachthani? that
is to say, My
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
[47]
Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man
calleth for Elias.
[48]
And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it
with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
[49]
The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save
him.
[50]
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the
ghost.
[51]
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to
the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
[52]
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept
arose,
[53]
And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the
holy city, and appeared unto many.
[54]
Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus,
saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared
greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
[55]
And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus
from Galilee, ministering unto him:
[56]
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and
Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
[57]
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named
Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
[58]
He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate
commanded the body to be delivered.
[59]
And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen
cloth,
[60]
And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock:
and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and
departed.
[61]
And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over
against the sepulchre.
[62]
Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief
priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
[63]
Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet
alive, After three days I will rise again.
[64]
Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third
day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say
unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall
be worse than the first.
[65]
Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure
as ye can.
[66]
So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and
setting a watch.
Matt.28
[1]
In the end of 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.
[2]
And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord
descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the
door, and sat upon it.
[3]
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as
snow:
[4]
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead
men.
[5]
And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I
know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
[6]
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place
where the Lord lay.
[7]
And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the
dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye
see him: lo, I have told you.
[8]
And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy;
and did run to bring his disciples word.
[9]
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them,
saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and
worshipped him.
[10]
Then said Jesus unto them, Be
not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there
shall they see me.
[11]
Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the
city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were
done.
[12]
And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel,
they gave large money unto the soldiers,
[13]
Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while
we slept.
[14]
And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and
secure you.
[15]
So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying
is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
[16]
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain
where Jesus had appointed them.
[17]
And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
[18]
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All
power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
[19]
Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
[20]
Teaching them
to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am
with you alway, even unto the end of the world.
Amen.