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Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us ,
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Even as they delivered them unto us ,
which from the beginning were eyewitnesses ,
and ministers of the word ;
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It seemed good to me also ,
having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first ,
to write unto thee in order ,
most excellent Theophilus ,
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That thou mightest know the certainty of those things ,
wherein thou hast been instructed .
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There was in the days of Herod ,
the king of Judaea ,
a certain priest named Zacharias ,
of the course of Abia :
and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron ,
and her name was Elisabeth .
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And they were both righteous before God ,
walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless .
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And they had no child ,
because that Elisabeth was barren ,
and they both were now well stricken in years .
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And it came to pass ,
that while he executed the priest '
s office before God in the order of his course ,
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According to the custom of the priest '
s office ,
his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord .
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And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense .
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And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense .
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And when Zacharias saw him ,
he was troubled ,
and fear fell upon him .
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But the angel said unto him ,
Fear not ,
Zacharias :
for thy prayer is heard ;
and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son ,
and thou shalt call his name John .
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And thou shalt have joy and gladness ;
and many shall rejoice at his birth .
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For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord ,
and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink ;
and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost ,
even from his mother '
s womb .
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And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God .
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And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias ,
to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children ,
and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just ;
to make ready a people prepared for the Lord .
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And Zacharias said unto the angel ,
Whereby shall I know this ?
for I am an old man ,
and my wife well stricken in years .
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And the angel answering said unto him ,
I am Gabriel ,
that stand in the presence of God ;
and am sent to speak unto thee ,
and to shew thee these glad tidings .
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And ,
behold ,
thou shalt be dumb ,
and not able to speak ,
until the day that these things shall be performed ,
because thou believest not my words ,
which shall be fulfilled in their season .
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And the people waited for Zacharias ,
and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple .
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And when he came out ,
he could not speak unto them :
and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple :
for he beckoned unto them ,
and remained speechless .
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And it came to pass ,
that ,
as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished ,
he departed to his own house .
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And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived ,
and hid herself five months ,
saying ,
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Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me ,
to take away my reproach among men .
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And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee ,
named Nazareth ,
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To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph ,
of the house of David ;
and the virgin '
s name was Mary .
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And the angel came in unto her ,
and said ,
Hail ,
thou that art highly favoured ,
the Lord is with thee :
blessed art thou among women .
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And when she saw him ,
she was troubled at his saying ,
and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be .
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And the angel said unto her ,
Fear not ,
Mary :
for thou hast found favour with God .
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And ,
behold ,
thou shalt conceive in thy womb ,
and bring forth a son ,
and shalt call his name JESUS .
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He shall be great ,
and shall be called the Son of the Highest :
and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David :
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And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever ;
and of his kingdom there shall be no end .
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Then said Mary unto the angel ,
How shall this be ,
seeing I know not a man ?
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And the angel answered and said unto her ,
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee ,
and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee :
therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God .
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And ,
behold ,
thy cousin Elisabeth ,
she hath also conceived a son in her old age :
and this is the sixth month with her ,
who was called barren .
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For with God nothing shall be impossible .
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And Mary said ,
Behold the handmaid of the Lord ;
be it unto me according to thy word .
And the angel departed from her .
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And Mary arose in those days ,
and went into the hill country with haste ,
into a city of Juda ;
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And entered into the house of Zacharias ,
and saluted Elisabeth .
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And it came to pass ,
that ,
when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary ,
the babe leaped in her womb ;
and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost :
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And she spake out with a loud voice ,
and said ,
Blessed art thou among women ,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb .
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And whence is this to me ,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me ?
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For ,
lo ,
as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears ,
the babe leaped in my womb for joy .
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And blessed is she that believed :
for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord .
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And Mary said ,
My soul doth magnify the Lord ,
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And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour .
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For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden :
for ,
behold ,
from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed .
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For he that is mighty hath done to me great things ;
and holy is his name .
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And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation .
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He hath shewed strength with his arm ;
he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts .
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He hath put down the mighty from their seats ,
and exalted them of low degree .
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He hath filled the hungry with good things ;
and the rich he hath sent empty away .
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He hath holpen his servant Israel ,
in remembrance of his mercy ;
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As he spake to our fathers ,
to Abraham ,
and to his seed for ever .
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And Mary abode with her about three months ,
and returned to her own house .
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Now Elisabeth '
s full time came that she should be delivered ;
and she brought forth a son .
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And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her ;
and they rejoiced with her .
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And it came to pass ,
that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child ;
and they called him Zacharias ,
after the name of his father .
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And his mother answered and said ,
Not so ;
but he shall be called John .
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And they said unto her ,
There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name .
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And they made signs to his father ,
how he would have him called .
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And he asked for a writing table ,
and wrote ,
saying ,
His name is John .
And they marvelled all .
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And his mouth was opened immediately ,
and his tongue loosed ,
and he spake ,
and praised God .
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And fear came on all that dwelt round about them :
and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea .
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And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts ,
saying ,
What manner of child shall this be !
And the hand of the Lord was with him .
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And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost ,
and prophesied ,
saying ,
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Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ;
for he hath visited and redeemed his people ,
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And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David ;
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As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets ,
which have been since the world began :
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That we should be saved from our enemies ,
and from the hand of all that hate us ;
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To perform the mercy promised to our fathers ,
and to remember his holy covenant ;
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The oath which he sware to our father Abraham ,
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That he would grant unto us ,
that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear ,
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In holiness and righteousness before him ,
all the days of our life .
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And thou ,
child ,
shalt be called the prophet of the Highest :
for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways ;
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To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins ,
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Through the tender mercy of our God ;
whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us ,
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To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death ,
to guide our feet into the way of peace .
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And the child grew ,
and waxed strong in spirit ,
and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel .
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And it came to pass in those days ,
that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus ,
that all the world should be taxed .
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And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria .)
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And all went to be taxed ,
every one into his own city .
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And Joseph also went up from Galilee ,
out of the city of Nazareth ,
into Judaea ,
unto the city of David ,
which is called Bethlehem ; (
because he was of the house and lineage of David :)
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To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife ,
being great with child .
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And so it was ,
that ,
while they were there ,
the days were accomplished that she should be delivered .
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And she brought forth her firstborn son ,
and wrapped him in swaddling clothes ,
and laid him in a manger ;
because there was no room for them in the inn .
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And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field ,
keeping watch over their flock by night .
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And ,
lo ,
the angel of the Lord came upon them ,
and the glory of the Lord shone round about them :
and they were sore afraid .
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And the angel said unto them ,
Fear not :
for ,
behold ,
I bring you good tidings of great joy ,
which shall be to all people .
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For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour ,
which is Christ the Lord .
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And this shall be a sign unto you ;
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes ,
lying in a manger .
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And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God ,
and saying ,
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Glory to God in the highest ,
and on earth peace ,
good will toward men .
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And it came to pass ,
as the angels were gone away from them into heaven ,
the shepherds said one to another ,
Let us now go even unto Bethlehem ,
and see this thing which is come to pass ,
which the Lord hath made known unto us .
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And they came with haste ,
and found Mary ,
and Joseph ,
and the babe lying in a manger .
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And when they had seen it ,
they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child .
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And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds .
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But Mary kept all these things ,
and pondered them in her heart .
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And the shepherds returned ,
glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen ,
as it was told unto them .
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And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child ,
his name was called JESUS ,
which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb .
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And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished ,
they brought him to Jerusalem ,
to present him to the Lord ;
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As it is written in the law of the Lord ,
Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord ;)
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And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord ,
A pair of turtledoves ,
or two young pigeons .
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And ,
behold ,
there was a man in Jerusalem ,
whose name was Simeon ;
and the same man was just and devout ,
waiting for the consolation of Israel :
and the Holy Ghost was upon him .
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And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost ,
that he should not see death ,
before he had seen the Lord '
s Christ .
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And he came by the Spirit into the temple :
and when the parents brought in the child Jesus ,
to do for him after the custom of the law ,
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Then took he him up in his arms ,
and blessed God ,
and said ,
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Lord ,
now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace ,
according to thy word :
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For mine eyes have seen thy salvation ,
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Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people ;
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A light to lighten the Gentiles ,
and the glory of thy people Israel .
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And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him .
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And Simeon blessed them ,
and said unto Mary his mother ,
Behold ,
this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel ;
and for a sign which shall be spoken against ;
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Yea ,
a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also ,)
that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed .
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And there was one Anna ,
a prophetess ,
the daughter of Phanuel ,
of the tribe of Aser :
she was of a great age ,
and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity ;
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And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years ,
which departed not from the temple ,
but served God with fastings and prayers night and day .
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And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord ,
and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem .
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And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord ,
they returned into Galilee ,
to their own city Nazareth .
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And the child grew ,
and waxed strong in spirit ,
filled with wisdom :
and the grace of God was upon him .
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Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover .
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And when he was twelve years old ,
they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast .
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And when they had fulfilled the days ,
as they returned ,
the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem ;
and Joseph and his mother knew not of it .
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But they ,
supposing him to have been in the company ,
went a day '
s journey ;
and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance .
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And when they found him not ,
they turned back again to Jerusalem ,
seeking him .
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And it came to pass ,
that after three days they found him in the temple ,
sitting in the midst of the doctors ,
both hearing them ,
and asking them questions .
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And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers .
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And when they saw him ,
they were amazed :
and his mother said unto him ,
Son ,
why hast thou thus dealt with us ?
behold ,
thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing .
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And he said unto them ,
How is it that ye sought me ?
wist ye not that I must be about my Father '
s business ?
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And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them .
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And he went down with them ,
and came to Nazareth ,
and was subject unto them :
but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart .
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And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature ,
and in favour with God and man .
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Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar ,
Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea ,
and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee ,
and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis ,
and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene ,
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Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests ,
the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness .
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And he came into all the country about Jordan ,
preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins ;
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As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet ,
saying ,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness ,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord ,
make his paths straight .
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Every valley shall be filled ,
and every mountain and hill shall be brought low ;
and the crooked shall be made straight ,
and the rough ways shall be made smooth ;
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And all flesh shall see the salvation of God .
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Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him ,
O generation of vipers ,
who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ?
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Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance ,
and begin 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 .
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And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees :
every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down ,
and cast into the fire .
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And the people asked him ,
saying ,
What shall we do then ?
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He answereth and saith unto them ,
He that hath two coats ,
let him impart to him that hath none ;
and he that hath meat ,
let him do likewise .
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Then came also publicans to be baptized ,
and said unto him ,
Master ,
what shall we do ?
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And he said unto them ,
Exact no more than that which is appointed you .
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And the soldiers likewise demanded of him ,
saying ,
And what shall we do ?
And he said unto them ,
Do violence to no man ,
neither accuse any falsely ;
and be content with your wages .
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And as the people were in expectation ,
and all men mused in their hearts of John ,
whether he were the Christ ,
or not ;
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John answered ,
saying unto them all ,
I indeed baptize you with water ;
but one mightier than I cometh ,
the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose :
he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire :
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Whose fan is in his hand ,
and he will throughly purge his floor ,
and will gather the wheat into his garner ;
but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable .
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And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people .
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But Herod the tetrarch ,
being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip '
s wife ,
and for all the evils which Herod had done ,
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Added yet this above all ,
that he shut up John in prison .
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Now when all the people were baptized ,
it came to pass ,
that Jesus also being baptized ,
and praying ,
the heaven was opened ,
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And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him ,
and a voice came from heaven ,
which said ,
Thou art my beloved Son ;
in thee I am well pleased .
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And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age ,
being (
as was supposed )
the son of Joseph ,
which was the son of Heli ,
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Which was the son of Matthat ,
which was the son of Levi ,
which was the son of Melchi ,
which was the son of Janna ,
which was the son of Joseph ,
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Which was the son of Mattathias ,
which was the son of Amos ,
which was the son of Naum ,
which was the son of Esli ,
which was the son of Nagge ,
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Which was the son of Maath ,
which was the son of Mattathias ,
which was the son of Semei ,
which was the son of Joseph ,
which was the son of Juda ,
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Which was the son of Joanna ,
which was the son of Rhesa ,
which was the son of Zorobabel ,
which was the son of Salathiel ,
which was the son of Neri ,
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Which was the son of Melchi ,
which was the son of Addi ,
which was the son of Cosam ,
which was the son of Elmodam ,
which was the son of Er ,
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Which was the son of Jose ,
which was the son of Eliezer ,
which was the son of Jorim ,
which was the son of Matthat ,
which was the son of Levi ,
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Which was the son of Simeon ,
which was the son of Juda ,
which was the son of Joseph ,
which was the son of Jonan ,
which was the son of Eliakim ,
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Which was the son of Melea ,
which was the son of Menan ,
which was the son of Mattatha ,
which was the son of Nathan ,
which was the son of David ,
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Which was the son of Jesse ,
which was the son of Obed ,
which was the son of Booz ,
which was the son of Salmon ,
which was the son of Naasson ,
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Which was the son of Aminadab ,
which was the son of Aram ,
which was the son of Esrom ,
which was the son of Phares ,
which was the son of Juda ,
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Which was the son of Jacob ,
which was the son of Isaac ,
which was the son of Abraham ,
which was the son of Thara ,
which was the son of Nachor ,
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Which was the son of Saruch ,
which was the son of Ragau ,
which was the son of Phalec ,
which was the son of Heber ,
which was the son of Sala ,
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Which was the son of Cainan ,
which was the son of Arphaxad ,
which was the son of Sem ,
which was the son of Noe ,
which was the son of Lamech ,
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Which was the son of Mathusala ,
which was the son of Enoch ,
which was the son of Jared ,
which was the son of Maleleel ,
which was the son of Cainan ,
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Which was the son of Enos ,
which was the son of Seth ,
which was the son of Adam ,
which was the son of God .
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And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan ,
and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness ,
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Being forty days tempted of the devil .
And in those days he did eat nothing :
and when they were ended ,
he afterward hungered .
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And the devil said unto him ,
If thou be the Son of God ,
command this stone that it be made bread .
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And Jesus answered him ,
saying ,
It is written ,
That man shall not live by bread alone ,
but by every word of God .
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And the devil ,
taking him up into an high mountain ,
shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time .
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And the devil said unto him ,
All this power will I give thee ,
and the glory of them :
for that is delivered unto me ;
and to whomsoever I will I give it .
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If thou therefore wilt worship me ,
all shall be thine .
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And Jesus answered and said unto him ,
Get thee behind me ,
Satan :
for it is written ,
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God ,
and him only shalt thou serve .
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And he brought him to Jerusalem ,
and set him on a pinnacle of the temple ,
and said unto him ,
If thou be the Son of God ,
cast thyself down from hence :
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For it is written ,
He shall give his angels charge over thee ,
to keep thee :
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And in their hands they shall bear thee up ,
lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone .
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And Jesus answering said unto him ,
It is said ,
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God .
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And when the devil had ended all the temptation ,
he departed from him for a season .
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And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee :
and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about .
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And he taught in their synagogues ,
being glorified of all .
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And he came to Nazareth ,
where he had been brought up :
and ,
as his custom was ,
he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day ,
and stood up for to read .
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And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias .
And when he had opened the book ,
he found the place where it was written ,
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The Spirit of the Lord is upon me ,
because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor ;
he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted ,
to preach deliverance to the captives ,
and recovering of sight to the blind ,
to set at liberty them that are bruised ,
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To preach the acceptable year of the Lord .
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And he closed the book ,
and he gave it again to the minister ,
and sat down .
And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him .
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And he began to say unto them ,
This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears .
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And all bare him witness ,
and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth .
And they said ,
Is not this Joseph '
s son ?
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And he said unto them ,
Ye will surely say unto me this proverb ,
Physician ,
heal thyself :
whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum ,
do also here in thy country .
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And he said ,
Verily I say unto you ,
No prophet is accepted in his own country .
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But I tell you of a truth ,
many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias ,
when the heaven was shut up three years and six months ,
when great famine was throughout all the land ;
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But unto none of them was Elias sent ,
save unto Sarepta ,
a city of Sidon ,
unto a woman that was a widow .
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And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet ;
and none of them was cleansed ,
saving Naaman the Syrian .
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And all they in the synagogue ,
when they heard these things ,
were filled with wrath ,
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And rose up ,
and thrust him out of the city ,
and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built ,
that they might cast him down headlong .
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But he passing through the midst of them went his way ,
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And came down to Capernaum ,
a city of Galilee ,
and taught them on the sabbath days .
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And they were astonished at his doctrine :
for his word was with power .
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And in the synagogue there was a man ,
which had a spirit of an unclean devil ,
and cried out with a loud voice ,
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Saying ,
Let us alone ;
what have we to do with thee ,
thou Jesus of Nazareth ?
art thou come to destroy us ?
I know thee who thou art ;
the Holy One of God .
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And Jesus rebuked him ,
saying ,
Hold thy peace ,
and come out of him .
And when the devil had thrown him in the midst ,
he came out of him ,
and hurt him not .
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And they were all amazed ,
and spake among themselves ,
saying ,
What a word is this !
for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits ,
and they come out .
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And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about .
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And he arose out of the synagogue ,
and entered into Simon '
s house .
And Simon '
s wife '
s mother was taken with a great fever ;
and they besought him for her .
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And he stood over her ,
and rebuked the fever ;
and it left her :
and immediately she arose and ministered unto them .
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Now when the sun was setting ,
all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him ;
and he laid his hands on every one of them ,
and healed them .
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And devils also came out of many ,
crying out ,
and saying ,
Thou art Christ the Son of God .
And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak :
for they knew that he was Christ .
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And when it was day ,
he departed and went into a desert place :
and the people sought him ,
and came unto him ,
and stayed him ,
that he should not depart from them .
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And he said unto them ,
I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also :
for therefore am I sent .
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And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee .
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And it came to pass ,
that ,
as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God ,
he stood by the lake of Gennesaret ,
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And saw two ships standing by the lake :
but the fishermen were gone out of them ,
and were washing their nets .
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And he entered into one of the ships ,
which was Simon '
s ,
and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land .
And he sat down ,
and taught the people out of the ship .
*
Now when he had left speaking ,
he said unto Simon ,
Launch out into the deep ,
and let down your nets for a draught .
*
And Simon answering said unto him ,
Master ,
we have toiled all the night ,
and have taken nothing :
nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net .
*
And when they had this done ,
they inclosed a great multitude of fishes :
and their net brake .
*
And they beckoned unto their partners ,
which were in the other ship ,
that they should come and help them .
And they came ,
and filled both the ships ,
so that they began to sink .
*
When Simon Peter saw it ,
he fell down at Jesus '
knees ,
saying ,
Depart from me ;
for I am a sinful man ,
O Lord .
*
For he was astonished ,
and all that were with him ,
at the draught of the fishes which they had taken :
*
And so was also James ,
and John ,
the sons of Zebedee ,
which were partners with Simon .
And Jesus said unto Simon ,
Fear not ;
from henceforth thou shalt catch men .
*
And when they had brought their ships to land ,
they forsook all ,
and followed him .
*
And it came to pass ,
when he was in a certain city ,
behold a man full of leprosy :
who seeing Jesus fell on his face ,
and besought him ,
saying ,
Lord ,
if thou wilt ,
thou canst make me clean .
*
And he put forth his hand ,
and touched him ,
saying ,
I will :
be thou clean .
And immediately the leprosy departed from him .
*
And he charged him to tell no man :
but go ,
and shew thyself to the priest ,
and offer for thy cleansing ,
according as Moses commanded ,
for a testimony unto them .
*
But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him :
and great multitudes came together to hear ,
and to be healed by him of their infirmities .
*
And he withdrew himself into the wilderness ,
and prayed .
*
And it came to pass on a certain day ,
as he was teaching ,
that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by ,
which were come out of every town of Galilee ,
and Judaea ,
and Jerusalem :
and the power of the Lord was present to heal them .
*
And ,
behold ,
men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy :
and they sought means to bring him in ,
and to lay him before him .
*
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude ,
they went upon the housetop ,
and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus .
*
And when he saw their faith ,
he said unto him ,
Man ,
thy sins are forgiven thee .
*
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason ,
saying ,
Who is this which speaketh blasphemies ?
Who can forgive sins ,
but God alone ?
*
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts ,
he answering said unto them ,
What reason ye in your hearts ?
*
Whether is easier ,
to say ,
Thy sins be forgiven thee ;
or to say ,
Rise up and walk ?
*
But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins , (
he said unto the sick of the palsy ,)
I say unto thee ,
Arise ,
and take up thy couch ,
and go into thine house .
*
And immediately he rose up before them ,
and took up that whereon he lay ,
and departed to his own house ,
glorifying God .
*
And they were all amazed ,
and they glorified God ,
and were filled with fear ,
saying ,
We have seen strange things to day .
*
And after these things he went forth ,
and saw a publican ,
named Levi ,
sitting at the receipt of custom :
and he said unto him ,
Follow me .
*
And he left all ,
rose up ,
and followed him .
*
And Levi made him a great feast in his own house :
and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them .
*
But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples ,
saying ,
Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners ?
*
And Jesus answering said unto them ,
They that are whole need not a physician ;
but they that are sick .
*
I came not to call the righteous ,
but sinners to repentance .
*
And they said unto him ,
Why do the disciples of John fast often ,
and make prayers ,
and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees ;
but thine eat and drink ?
*
And he said unto them ,
Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast ,
while the bridegroom is with them ?
*
But the days will come ,
when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them ,
and then shall they fast in those days .
*
And he spake also a parable unto them ;
No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old ;
if otherwise ,
then both the new maketh a rent ,
and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old .
*
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles ;
else the new wine will burst the bottles ,
and be spilled ,
and the bottles shall perish .
*
But new wine must be put into new bottles ;
and both are preserved .
*
No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new :
for he saith ,
The old is better .
*
And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first ,
that he went through the corn fields ;
and his disciples plucked the ears of corn ,
and did eat ,
rubbing them in their hands .
*
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them ,
Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days ?
*
And Jesus answering them said ,
Have ye not read so much as this ,
what David did ,
when himself was an hungred ,
and they which were with him ;
*
How he went into the house of God ,
and did take and eat the shewbread ,
and gave also to them that were with him ;
which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone ?
*
And he said unto them ,
That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath .
*
And it came to pass also on another sabbath ,
that he entered into the synagogue and taught :
and there was a man whose right hand was withered .
*
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him ,
whether he would heal on the sabbath day ;
that they might find an accusation against him .
*
But he knew their thoughts ,
and said to the man which had the withered hand ,
Rise up ,
and stand forth in the midst .
And he arose and stood forth .
*
Then said Jesus unto them ,
I will ask you one thing ;
Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good ,
or to do evil ?
to save life ,
or to destroy it ?
*
And looking round about upon them all ,
he said unto the man ,
Stretch forth thy hand .
And he did so :
and his hand was restored whole as the other .
*
And they were filled with madness ;
and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus .
*
And it came to pass in those days ,
that he went out into a mountain to pray ,
and continued all night in prayer to God .
*
And when it was day ,
he called unto him his disciples :
and of them he chose twelve ,
whom also he named apostles ;
*
Simon , (
whom he also named Peter ,)
and Andrew his brother ,
James and John ,
Philip and Bartholomew ,
*
Matthew and Thomas ,
James the son of Alphaeus ,
and Simon called Zelotes ,
*
And Judas the brother of James ,
and Judas Iscariot ,
which also was the traitor .
*
And he came down with them ,
and stood in the plain ,
and the company of his disciples ,
and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem ,
and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon ,
which came to hear him ,
and to be healed of their diseases ;
*
And they that were vexed with unclean spirits :
and they were healed .
*
And the whole multitude sought to touch him :
for there went virtue out of him ,
and healed them all .
*
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples ,
and said ,
Blessed be ye poor :
for yours is the kingdom of God .
*
Blessed are ye that hunger now :
for ye shall be filled .
Blessed are ye that weep now :
for ye shall laugh .
*
Blessed are ye ,
when men shall hate you ,
and when they shall separate you from their company ,
and shall reproach you ,
and cast out your name as evil ,
for the Son of man '
s sake .
*
Rejoice ye in that day ,
and leap for joy :
for ,
behold ,
your reward is great in heaven :
for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets .
*
But woe unto you that are rich !
for ye have received your consolation .
*
Woe unto you that are full !
for ye shall hunger .
Woe unto you that laugh now !
for ye shall mourn and weep .
*
Woe unto you ,
when all men shall speak well of you !
for so did their fathers to the false prophets .
*
But I say unto you which hear ,
Love your enemies ,
do good to them which hate you ,
*
Bless them that curse you ,
and pray for them which despitefully use you .
*
And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other ;
and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also .
*
Give to every man that asketh of thee ;
and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again .
*
And as ye would that men should do to you ,
do ye also to them likewise .
*
For if ye love them which love you ,
what thank have ye ?
for sinners also love those that love them .
*
And if ye do good to them which do good to you ,
what thank have ye ?
for sinners also do even the same .
*
And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive ,
what thank have ye ?
for sinners also lend to sinners ,
to receive as much again .
*
But love ye your enemies ,
and do good ,
and lend ,
hoping for nothing again ;
and your reward shall be great ,
and ye shall be the children of the Highest :
for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil .
*
Be ye therefore merciful ,
as your Father also is merciful .
*
Judge not ,
and ye shall not be judged :
condemn not ,
and ye shall not be condemned :
forgive ,
and ye shall be forgiven :
*
Give ,
and it shall be given unto you ;
good measure ,
pressed down ,
and shaken together ,
and running over ,
shall men give into your bosom .
For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again .
*
And he spake a parable unto them ,
Can the blind lead the blind ?
shall they not both fall into the ditch ?
*
The disciple is not above his master :
but every one that is perfect shall be as his master .
*
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother '
s eye ,
but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye ?
*
Either how canst thou say to thy brother ,
Brother ,
let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye ,
when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye ?
Thou hypocrite ,
cast out first the beam out of thine own eye ,
and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother '
s eye .
*
For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit ;
neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit .
*
For every tree is known by his own fruit .
For of thorns men do not gather figs ,
nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes .
*
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good ;
and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil :
for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh .
*
And why call ye me ,
Lord ,
Lord ,
and do not the things which I say ?
*
Whosoever cometh to me ,
and heareth my sayings ,
and doeth them ,
I will shew you to whom he is like :
*
He is like a man which built an house ,
and digged deep ,
and laid the foundation on a rock :
and when the flood arose ,
the stream beat vehemently upon that house ,
and could not shake it :
for it was founded upon a rock .
*
But he that heareth ,
and doeth not ,
is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth ;
against which the stream did beat vehemently ,
and immediately it fell ;
and the ruin of that house was great .
*
Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people ,
he entered into Capernaum .
*
And a certain centurion '
s servant ,
who was dear unto him ,
was sick ,
and ready to die .
*
And when he heard of Jesus ,
he sent unto him the elders of the Jews ,
beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant .
*
And when they came to Jesus ,
they besought him instantly ,
saying ,
That he was worthy for whom he should do this :
*
For he loveth our nation ,
and he hath built us a synagogue .
*
Then Jesus went with them .
And when he was now not far from the house ,
the centurion sent friends to him ,
saying unto him ,
Lord ,
trouble not thyself :
for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof :
*
Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee :
but say in a word ,
and my servant shall be healed .
*
For I also am a man set under authority ,
having under me soldiers ,
and I say unto one ,
Go ,
and he goeth ;
and to another ,
Come ,
and he cometh ;
and to my servant ,
Do this ,
and he doeth it .
*
When Jesus heard these things ,
he marvelled at him ,
and turned him about ,
and said unto the people that followed him ,
I say unto you ,
I have not found so great faith ,
no ,
not in Israel .
*
And they that were sent ,
returning to the house ,
found the servant whole that had been sick .
*
And it came to pass the day after ,
that he went into a city called Nain ;
and many of his disciples went with him ,
and much people .
*
Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city ,
behold ,
there was a dead man carried out ,
the only son of his mother ,
and she was a widow :
and much people of the city was with her .
*
And when the Lord saw her ,
he had compassion on her ,
and said unto her ,
Weep not .
*
And he came and touched the bier :
and they that bare him stood still .
And he said ,
Young man ,
I say unto thee ,
Arise .
*
And he that was dead sat up ,
and began to speak .
And he delivered him to his mother .
*
And there came a fear on all :
and they glorified God ,
saying ,
That a great prophet is risen up among us ;
and ,
That God hath visited his people .
*
And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea ,
and throughout all the region round about .
*
And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things .
*
And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus ,
saying ,
Art thou he that should come ?
or look we for another ?
*
When the men were come unto him ,
they said ,
John Baptist hath sent us unto thee ,
saying ,
Art thou he that should come ?
or look we for another ?
*
And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues ,
and of evil spirits ;
and unto many that were blind he gave sight .
*
Then Jesus answering said unto them ,
Go your way ,
and tell John what things ye have seen and heard ;
how that the blind see ,
the lame walk ,
the lepers are cleansed ,
the deaf hear ,
the dead are raised ,
to the poor the gospel is preached .
*
And blessed is he ,
whosoever shall not be offended in me .
*
And when the messengers of John were departed ,
he began to speak unto the people concerning John ,
What went ye out into the wilderness for to see ?
A reed shaken with the wind ?
*
But what went ye out for to see ?
A man clothed in soft raiment ?
Behold ,
they which are gorgeously apparelled ,
and live delicately ,
are in kings '
courts .
*
But what went ye out for to see ?
A prophet ?
Yea ,
I say unto you ,
and much more than a prophet .
*
This is he ,
of whom it is written ,
Behold ,
I send my messenger before thy face ,
which shall prepare thy way before thee .
*
For I say unto you ,
Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist :
but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he .
*
And all the people that heard him ,
and the publicans ,
justified God ,
being baptized with the baptism of John .
*
But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves ,
being not baptized of him .
*
And the Lord said ,
Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation ?
and to what are they like ?
*
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace ,
and calling one to another ,
and saying ,
We have piped unto you ,
and ye have not danced ;
we have mourned to you ,
and ye have not wept .
*
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine ;
and ye say ,
He hath a devil .
*
The Son of man is come eating and drinking ;
and ye say ,
Behold a gluttonous man ,
and a winebibber ,
a friend of publicans and sinners !
*
But wisdom is justified of all her children .
*
And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him .
And he went into the Pharisee '
s house ,
and sat down to meat .
*
And ,
behold ,
a woman in the city ,
which was a sinner ,
when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee '
s house ,
brought an alabaster box of ointment ,
*
And stood at his feet behind him weeping ,
and began to wash his feet with tears ,
and did wipe them with the hairs of her head ,
and kissed his feet ,
and anointed them with the ointment .
*
Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it ,
he spake within himself ,
saying ,
This man ,
if he were a prophet ,
would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him :
for she is a sinner .
*
And Jesus answering said unto him ,
Simon ,
I have somewhat to say unto thee .
And he saith ,
Master ,
say on .
*
There was a certain creditor which had two debtors :
the one owed five hundred pence ,
and the other fifty .
*
And when they had nothing to pay ,
he frankly forgave them both .
Tell me therefore ,
which of them will love him most ?
*
Simon answered and said ,
I suppose that he ,
to whom he forgave most .
And he said unto him ,
Thou hast rightly judged .
*
And he turned to the woman ,
and said unto Simon ,
Seest thou this woman ?
I entered into thine house ,
thou gavest me no water for my feet :
but she hath washed my feet with tears ,
and wiped them with the hairs of her head .
*
Thou gavest me no kiss :
but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet .
*
My head with oil thou didst not anoint :
but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment .
*
Wherefore I say unto thee ,
Her sins ,
which are many ,
are forgiven ;
for she loved much :
but to whom little is forgiven ,
the same loveth little .
*
And he said unto her ,
Thy sins are forgiven .
*
And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves ,
Who is this that forgiveth sins also ?
*
And he said to the woman ,
Thy faith hath saved thee ;
go in peace .
*
And it came to pass afterward ,
that he went throughout every city and village ,
preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God :
and the twelve were with him ,
*
And certain women ,
which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities ,
Mary called Magdalene ,
out of whom went seven devils ,
*
And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod '
s steward ,
and Susanna ,
and many others ,
which ministered unto him of their substance .
*
And when much people were gathered together ,
and were come to him out of every city ,
he spake by a parable :
*
A sower went out to sow his seed :
and as he sowed ,
some fell by the way side ;
and it was trodden down ,
and the fowls of the air devoured it .
*
And some fell upon a rock ;
and as soon as it was sprung up ,
it withered away ,
because it lacked moisture .
*
And some fell among thorns ;
and the thorns sprang up with it ,
and choked it .
*
And other fell on good ground ,
and sprang up ,
and bare fruit an hundredfold .
And when he had said these things ,
he cried ,
He that hath ears to hear ,
let him hear .
*
And his disciples asked him ,
saying ,
What might this parable be ?
*
And he said ,
Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God :
but to others in parables ;
that seeing they might not see ,
and hearing they might not understand .
*
Now the parable is this :
The seed is the word of God .
*
Those by the way side are they that hear ;
then cometh the devil ,
and taketh away the word out of their hearts ,
lest they should believe and be saved .
*
They on the rock are they ,
which ,
when they hear ,
receive the word with joy ;
and these have no root ,
which for a while believe ,
and in time of temptation fall away .
*
And that which fell among thorns are they ,
which ,
when they have heard ,
go forth ,
and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life ,
and bring no fruit to perfection .
*
But that on the good ground are they ,
which in an honest and good heart ,
having heard the word ,
keep it ,
and bring forth fruit with patience .
*
No man ,
when he hath lighted a candle ,
covereth it with a vessel ,
or putteth it under a bed ;
but setteth it on a candlestick ,
that they which enter in may see the light .
*
For nothing is secret ,
that shall not be made manifest ;
neither any thing hid ,
that shall not be known and come abroad .
*
Take heed therefore how ye hear :
for whosoever hath ,
to him shall be given ;
and whosoever hath not ,
from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have .
*
Then came to him his mother and his brethren ,
and could not come at him for the press .
*
And it was told him by certain which said ,
Thy mother and thy brethren stand without ,
desiring to see thee .
*
And he answered and said unto them ,
My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God ,
and do it .
*
Now it came to pass on a certain day ,
that he went into a ship with his disciples :
and he said unto them ,
Let us go over unto the other side of the lake .
And they launched forth .
*
But as they sailed he fell asleep :
and there came down a storm of wind on the lake ;
and they were filled with water ,
and were in jeopardy .
*
And they came to him ,
and awoke him ,
saying ,
Master ,
master ,
we perish .
Then he arose ,
and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water :
and they ceased ,
and there was a calm .
*
And he said unto them ,
Where is your faith ?
And they being afraid wondered ,
saying one to another ,
What manner of man is this !
for he commandeth even the winds and water ,
and they obey him .
*
And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes ,
which is over against Galilee .
*
And when he went forth to land ,
there met him out of the city a certain man ,
which had devils long time ,
and ware no clothes ,
neither abode in any house ,
but in the tombs .
*
When he saw Jesus ,
he cried out ,
and fell down before him ,
and with a loud voice said ,
What have I to do with thee ,
Jesus ,
thou Son of God most high ?
I beseech thee ,
torment me not .
* (
For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man .
For oftentimes it had caught him :
and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters ;
and he brake the bands ,
and was driven of the devil into the wilderness .)
*
And Jesus asked him ,
saying ,
What is thy name ?
And he said ,
Legion :
because many devils were entered into him .
*
And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep .
*
And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain :
and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them .
And he suffered them .
*
Then went the devils out of the man ,
and entered into the swine :
and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake ,
and were choked .
*
When they that fed them saw what was done ,
they fled ,
and went and told it in the city and in the country .
*
Then they went out to see what was done ;
and came to Jesus ,
and found the man ,
out of whom the devils were departed ,
sitting at the feet of Jesus ,
clothed ,
and in his right mind :
and they were afraid .
*
They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed .
*
Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them ;
for they were taken with great fear :
and he went up into the ship ,
and returned back again .
*
Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him :
but Jesus sent him away ,
saying ,
*
Return to thine own house ,
and shew how great things God hath done unto thee .
And he went his way ,
and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him .
*
And it came to pass ,
that ,
when Jesus was returned ,
the people gladly received him :
for they were all waiting for him .
*
And ,
behold ,
there came a man named Jairus ,
and he was a ruler of the synagogue :
and he fell down at Jesus '
feet ,
and besought him that he would come into his house :
*
For he had one only daughter ,
about twelve years of age ,
and she lay a dying .
But as he went the people thronged him .
*
And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years ,
which had spent all her living upon physicians ,
neither could be healed of any ,
*
Came behind him ,
and touched the border of his garment :
and immediately her issue of blood stanched .
*
And Jesus said ,
Who touched me ?
When all denied ,
Peter and they that were with him said ,
Master ,
the multitude throng thee and press thee ,
and sayest thou ,
Who touched me ?
*
And Jesus said ,
Somebody hath touched me :
for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me .
*
And when the woman saw that she was not hid ,
she came trembling ,
and falling down before him ,
she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him ,
and how she was healed immediately .
*
And he said unto her ,
Daughter ,
be of good comfort :
thy faith hath made thee whole ;
go in peace .
*
While he yet spake ,
there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue '
s house ,
saying to him ,
Thy daughter is dead ;
trouble not the Master .
*
But when Jesus heard it ,
he answered him ,
saying ,
Fear not :
believe only ,
and she shall be made whole .
*
And when he came into the house ,
he suffered no man to go in ,
save Peter ,
and James ,
and John ,
and the father and the mother of the maiden .
*
And all wept ,
and bewailed her :
but he said ,
Weep not ;
she is not dead ,
but sleepeth .
*
And they laughed him to scorn ,
knowing that she was dead .
*
And he put them all out ,
and took her by the hand ,
and called ,
saying ,
Maid ,
arise .
*
And her spirit came again ,
and she arose straightway :
and he commanded to give her meat .
*
And her parents were astonished :
but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done .
*
Then he called his twelve disciples together ,
and gave them power and authority over all devils ,
and to cure diseases .
*
And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God ,
and to heal the sick .
*
And he said unto them ,
Take nothing for your journey ,
neither staves ,
nor scrip ,
neither bread ,
neither money ;
neither have two coats apiece .
*
And whatsoever house ye enter into ,
there abide ,
and thence depart .
*
And whosoever will not receive you ,
when ye go out of that city ,
shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them .
*
And they departed ,
and went through the towns ,
preaching the gospel ,
and healing every where .
*
Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him :
and he was perplexed ,
because that it was said of some ,
that John was risen from the dead ;
*
And of some ,
that Elias had appeared ;
and of others ,
that one of the old prophets was risen again .
*
And Herod said ,
John have I beheaded :
but who is this ,
of whom I hear such things ?
And he desired to see him .
*
And the apostles ,
when they were returned ,
told him all that they had done .
And he took them ,
and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida .
*
And the people ,
when they knew it ,
followed him :
and he received them ,
and spake unto them of the kingdom of God ,
and healed them that had need of healing .
*
And when the day began to wear away ,
then came the twelve ,
and said unto him ,
Send the multitude away ,
that they may go into the towns and country round about ,
and lodge ,
and get victuals :
for we are here in a desert place .
*
But he said unto them ,
Give ye them to eat .
And they said ,
We have no more but five loaves and two fishes ;
except we should go and buy meat for all this people .
*
For they were about five thousand men .
And he said to his disciples ,
Make them sit down by fifties in a company .
*
And they did so ,
and made them all sit down .
*
Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes ,
and looking up to heaven ,
he blessed them ,
and brake ,
and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude .
*
And they did eat ,
and were all filled :
and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets .
*
And it came to pass ,
as he was alone praying ,
his disciples were with him :
and he asked them ,
saying ,
Whom say the people that I am ?
*
They answering said ,
John the Baptist ;
but some say ,
Elias ;
and others say ,
that one of the old prophets is risen again .
*
He said unto them ,
But whom say ye that I am ?
Peter answering said ,
The Christ of God .
*
And he straitly charged them ,
and commanded them to tell no man that thing ;
*
Saying ,
The Son of man must suffer many things ,
and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes ,
and be slain ,
and be raised the third day .
*
And he said to them all ,
If any man will come after me ,
let him deny himself ,
and take up his cross daily ,
and follow me .
*
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it :
but whosoever will lose his life for my sake ,
the same shall save it .
*
For what is a man advantaged ,
if he gain the whole world ,
and lose himself ,
or be cast away ?
*
For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words ,
of him shall the Son of man be ashamed ,
when he shall come in his own glory ,
and in his Father '
s ,
and of the holy angels .
*
But I tell you of a truth ,
there be some standing here ,
which shall not taste of death ,
till they see the kingdom of God .
*
And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings ,
he took Peter and John and James ,
and went up into a mountain to pray .
*
And as he prayed ,
the fashion of his countenance was altered ,
and his raiment was white and glistering .
*
And ,
behold ,
there talked with him two men ,
which were Moses and Elias :
*
Who appeared in glory ,
and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem .
*
But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep :
and when they were awake ,
they saw his glory ,
and the two men that stood with him .
*
And it came to pass ,
as they departed from him ,
Peter said unto Jesus ,
Master ,
it is good for us to be here :
and let us make three tabernacles ;
one for thee ,
and one for Moses ,
and one for Elias :
not knowing what he said .
*
While he thus spake ,
there came a cloud ,
and overshadowed them :
and they feared as they entered into the cloud .
*
And there came a voice out of the cloud ,
saying ,
This is my beloved Son :
hear him .
*
And when the voice was past ,
Jesus was found alone .
And they kept it close ,
and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen .
*
And it came to pass ,
that on the next day ,
when they were come down from the hill ,
much people met him .
*
And ,
behold ,
a man of the company cried out ,
saying ,
Master ,
I beseech thee ,
look upon my son :
for he is mine only child .
*
And ,
lo ,
a spirit taketh him ,
and he suddenly crieth out ;
and it teareth him that he foameth again ,
and bruising him hardly departeth from him .
*
And I besought thy disciples to cast him out ;
and they could not .
*
And Jesus answering said ,
O faithless and perverse generation ,
how long shall I be with you ,
and suffer you ?
Bring thy son hither .
*
And as he was yet a coming ,
the devil threw him down ,
and tare him .
And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit ,
and healed the child ,
and delivered him again to his father .
*
And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God .
But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did ,
he said unto his disciples ,
*
Let these sayings sink down into your ears :
for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men .
*
But they understood not this saying ,
and it was hid from them ,
that they perceived it not :
and they feared to ask him of that saying .
*
Then there arose a reasoning among them ,
which of them should be greatest .
*
And Jesus ,
perceiving the thought of their heart ,
took a child ,
and set him by him ,
*
And said unto them ,
Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me :
and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me :
for he that is least among you all ,
the same shall be great .
*
And John answered and said ,
Master ,
we saw one casting out devils in thy name ;
and we forbad him ,
because he followeth not with us .
*
And Jesus said unto him ,
Forbid him not :
for he that is not against us is for us .
*
And it came to pass ,
when the time was come that he should be received up ,
he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem ,
*
And sent messengers before his face :
and they went ,
and entered into a village of the Samaritans ,
to make ready for him .
*
And they did not receive him ,
because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem .
*
And when his disciples James and John saw this ,
they said ,
Lord ,
wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven ,
and consume them ,
even as Elias did ?
*
But he turned ,
and rebuked them ,
and said ,
Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of .
*
For the Son of man is not come to destroy men '
s lives ,
but to save them .
And they went to another village .
*
And it came to pass ,
that ,
as they went in the way ,
a certain man said unto him ,
Lord ,
I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest .
*
And Jesus said unto him ,
Foxes have holes ,
and birds of the air have nests ;
but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head .
*
And he said unto another ,
Follow me .
But he said ,
Lord ,
suffer me first to go and bury my father .
*
Jesus said unto him ,
Let the dead bury their dead :
but go thou and preach the kingdom of God .
*
And another also said ,
Lord ,
I will follow thee ;
but let me first go bid them farewell ,
which are at home at my house .
*
And Jesus said unto him ,
No man ,
having put his hand to the plough ,
and looking back ,
is fit for the kingdom of God .
*
After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also ,
and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place ,
whither he himself would come .
*
Therefore said he unto them ,
The harvest truly is great ,
but the labourers are few :
pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest ,
that he would send forth labourers into his harvest .
*
Go your ways :
behold ,
I send you forth as lambs among wolves .
*
Carry neither purse ,
nor scrip ,
nor shoes :
and salute no man by the way .
*
And into whatsoever house ye enter ,
first say ,
Peace be to this house .
*
And if the son of peace be there ,
your peace shall rest upon it :
if not ,
it shall turn to you again .
*
And in the same house remain ,
eating and drinking such things as they give :
for the labourer is worthy of his hire .
Go not from house to house .
*
And into whatsoever city ye enter ,
and they receive you ,
eat such things as are set before you :
*
And heal the sick that are therein ,
and say unto them ,
The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you .
*
But into whatsoever city ye enter ,
and they receive you not ,
go your ways out into the streets of the same ,
and say ,
*
Even the very dust of your city ,
which cleaveth on us ,
we do wipe off against you :
notwithstanding be ye sure of this ,
that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you .
*
But I say unto you ,
that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom ,
than for that city .
*
Woe unto thee ,
Chorazin !
woe unto thee ,
Bethsaida !
for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon ,
which have been done in you ,
they had a great while ago repented ,
sitting in sackcloth and ashes .
*
But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment ,
than for you .
*
And thou ,
Capernaum ,
which art exalted to heaven ,
shalt be thrust down to hell .
*
He that heareth you heareth me ;
and he that despiseth you despiseth me ;
and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me .
*
And the seventy returned again with joy ,
saying ,
Lord ,
even the devils are subject unto us through thy name .
*
And he said unto them ,
I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven .
*
Behold ,
I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions ,
and over all the power of the enemy :
and nothing shall by any means hurt you .
*
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not ,
that the spirits are subject unto you ;
but rather rejoice ,
because your names are written in heaven .
*
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit ,
and said ,
I thank thee ,
O Father ,
Lord of heaven and earth ,
that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent ,
and hast revealed them unto babes :
even so ,
Father ;
for so it seemed good in thy sight .
*
All things are delivered to me of my Father :
and no man knoweth who the Son is ,
but the Father ;
and who the Father is ,
but the Son ,
and he to whom the Son will reveal him .
*
And he turned him unto his disciples ,
and said privately ,
Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see :
*
For I tell you ,
that many prophets and kings 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 .
*
And ,
behold ,
a certain lawyer stood up ,
and tempted him ,
saying ,
Master ,
what shall I do to inherit eternal life ?
*
He said unto him ,
What is written in the law ?
how readest thou ?
*
And he answering said ,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart ,
and with all thy soul ,
and with all thy strength ,
and with all thy mind ;
and thy neighbour as thyself .
*
And he said unto him ,
Thou hast answered right :
this do ,
and thou shalt live .
*
But he ,
willing to justify himself ,
said unto Jesus ,
And who is my neighbour ?
*
And Jesus answering said ,
A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho ,
and fell among thieves ,
which stripped him of his raiment ,
and wounded him ,
and departed ,
leaving him half dead .
*
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way :
and when he saw him ,
he passed by on the other side .
*
And likewise a Levite ,
when he was at the place ,
came and looked on him ,
and passed by on the other side .
*
But a certain Samaritan ,
as he journeyed ,
came where he was :
and when he saw him ,
he had compassion on him ,
*
And went to him ,
and bound up his wounds ,
pouring in oil and wine ,
and set him on his own beast ,
and brought him to an inn ,
and took care of him .
*
And on the morrow when he departed ,
he took out two pence ,
and gave them to the host ,
and said unto him ,
Take care of him ;
and whatsoever thou spendest more ,
when I come again ,
I will repay thee .
*
Which now of these three ,
thinkest thou ,
was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves ?
*
And he said ,
He that shewed mercy on him .
Then said Jesus unto him ,
Go ,
and do thou likewise .
*
Now it came to pass ,
as they went ,
that he entered into a certain village :
and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house .
*
And she had a sister called Mary ,
which also sat at Jesus '
feet ,
and heard his word .
*
But Martha was cumbered about much serving ,
and came to him ,
and said ,
Lord ,
dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone ?
bid her therefore that she help me .
*
And Jesus answered and said unto her ,
Martha ,
Martha ,
thou art careful and troubled about many things :
*
But one thing is needful :
and Mary hath chosen that good part ,
which shall not be taken away from her .
*
And it came to pass ,
that ,
as he was praying in a certain place ,
when he ceased ,
one of his disciples said unto him ,
Lord ,
teach us to pray ,
as John also taught his disciples .
*
And he said unto them ,
When ye pray ,
say ,
Our Father which art in heaven ,
Hallowed be thy name .
Thy kingdom come .
Thy will be done ,
as in heaven ,
so in earth .
*
Give us day by day our daily bread .
*
And forgive us our sins ;
for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us .
And lead us not into temptation ;
but deliver us from evil .
*
And he said unto them ,
Which of you shall have a friend ,
and shall go unto him at midnight ,
and say unto him ,
Friend ,
lend me three loaves ;
*
For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me ,
and I have nothing to set before him ?
*
And he from within shall answer and say ,
Trouble me not :
the door is now shut ,
and my children are with me in bed ;
I cannot rise and give thee .
*
I say unto you ,
Though he will not rise and give him ,
because he is his friend ,
yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth .
*
And I say unto you ,
Ask ,
and it shall be given you ;
seek ,
and ye shall find ;
knock ,
and it shall be opened unto you .
*
For every one that asketh receiveth ;
and he that seeketh findeth ;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened .
*
If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father ,
will he give him a stone ?
or if he ask a fish ,
will he for a fish give him a serpent ?
*
Or if he shall ask an egg ,
will he offer him a scorpion ?
*
If ye then ,
being evil ,
know how to give good gifts unto your children :
how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him ?
*
And he was casting out a devil ,
and it was dumb .
And it came to pass ,
when the devil was gone out ,
the dumb spake ;
and the people wondered .
*
But some of them said ,
He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils .
*
And others ,
tempting him ,
sought of him a sign from heaven .
*
But he ,
knowing their thoughts ,
said unto them ,
Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ;
and a house divided against a house falleth .
*
If Satan also be divided against himself ,
how shall his kingdom stand ?
because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub .
*
And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils ,
by whom do your sons cast them out ?
therefore shall they be your judges .
*
But if I with the finger of God cast out devils ,
no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you .
*
When a strong man armed keepeth his palace ,
his goods are in peace :
*
But when a stronger than he shall come upon him ,
and overcome him ,
he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted ,
and divideth his spoils .
*
He that is not with me is against me :
and he that gathereth not with me scattereth .
*
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man ,
he walketh through dry places ,
seeking rest ;
and finding none ,
he saith ,
I will return unto my house whence I came out .
*
And when he cometh ,
he findeth it swept and garnished .
*
Then goeth he ,
and taketh to him 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 .
*
And it came to pass ,
as he spake these things ,
a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice ,
and said unto him ,
Blessed is the womb that bare thee ,
and the paps which thou hast sucked .
*
But he said ,
Yea rather ,
blessed are they that hear the word of God ,
and keep it .
*
And when the people were gathered thick together ,
he began to say ,
This is an evil generation :
they seek a sign ;
and there shall no sign be given it ,
but the sign of Jonas the prophet .
*
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites ,
so shall also the Son of man be to this generation .
*
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation ,
and condemn them :
for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ;
and ,
behold ,
a greater than Solomon is here .
*
The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation ,
and shall condemn it :
for they repented at the preaching of Jonas ;
and ,
behold ,
a greater than Jonas is here .
*
No man ,
when he hath lighted a candle ,
putteth it in a secret place ,
neither under a bushel ,
but on a candlestick ,
that they which come in may see the light .
*
The light of the body is the eye :
therefore when thine eye is single ,
thy whole body also is full of light ;
but when thine eye is evil ,
thy body also is full of darkness .
*
Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness .
*
If thy whole body therefore be full of light ,
having no part dark ,
the whole shall be full of light ,
as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light .
*
And as he spake ,
a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him :
and he went in ,
and sat down to meat .
*
And when the Pharisee saw it ,
he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner .
*
And the Lord said unto him ,
Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter ;
but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness .
*
Ye fools ,
did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also ?
*
But rather give alms of such things as ye have ;
and ,
behold ,
all things are clean unto you .
*
But woe unto you ,
Pharisees !
for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs ,
and pass over judgment and the love of God :
these ought ye to have done ,
and not to leave the other undone .
*
Woe unto you ,
Pharisees !
for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues ,
and greetings in the markets .
*
Woe unto you ,
scribes and Pharisees ,
hypocrites !
for ye are as graves which appear not ,
and the men that walk over them are not aware of them .
*
Then answered one of the lawyers ,
and said unto him ,
Master ,
thus saying thou reproachest us also .
*
And he said ,
Woe unto you also ,
ye lawyers !
for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne ,
and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers .
*
Woe unto you !
for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets ,
and your fathers killed them .
*
Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers :
for they indeed killed them ,
and ye build their sepulchres .
*
Therefore also said the wisdom of God ,
I will send them prophets and apostles ,
and some of them they shall slay and persecute :
*
That the blood of all the prophets ,
which was shed from the foundation of the world ,
may be required of this generation ;
*
From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias ,
which perished between the altar and the temple :
verily I say unto you ,
It shall be required of this generation .
*
Woe unto you ,
lawyers !
for ye have taken away the key of knowledge :
ye entered not in yourselves ,
and them that were entering in ye hindered .
*
And as he said these things unto them ,
the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently ,
and to provoke him to speak of many things :
*
Laying wait for him ,
and seeking to catch something out of his mouth ,
that they might accuse him .
*
In the mean time ,
when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people ,
insomuch that they trode one upon another ,
he began to say unto his disciples first of all ,
Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees ,
which is hypocrisy .
*
For there is nothing covered ,
that shall not be revealed ;
neither hid ,
that shall not be known .
*
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light ;
and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops .
*
And I say unto you my friends ,
Be not afraid of them that kill the body ,
and after that have no more that they can do .
*
But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear :
Fear him ,
which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell ;
yea ,
I say unto you ,
Fear him .
*
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings ,
and not one of them is forgotten before God ?
*
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered .
Fear not therefore :
ye are of more value than many sparrows .
*
Also I say unto you ,
Whosoever shall confess me before men ,
him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God :
*
But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God .
*
And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man ,
it shall be forgiven him :
but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven .
*
And when they bring you unto the synagogues ,
and unto magistrates ,
and powers ,
take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer ,
or what ye shall say :
*
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say .
*
And one of the company said unto him ,
Master ,
speak to my brother ,
that he divide the inheritance with me .
*
And he said unto him ,
Man ,
who made me a judge or a divider over you ?
*
And he said unto them ,
Take heed ,
and beware of covetousness :
for a man '
s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth .
*
And he spake a parable unto them ,
saying ,
The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully :
*
And he thought within himself ,
saying ,
What shall I do ,
because I have no room where to bestow my fruits ?
*
And he said ,
This will I do :
I will pull down my barns ,
and build greater ;
and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods .
*
And I will say to my soul ,
Soul ,
thou hast much goods laid up for many years ;
take thine ease ,
eat ,
drink ,
and be merry .
*
But God said unto him ,
Thou fool ,
this night thy soul shall be required of thee :
then whose shall those things be ,
which thou hast provided ?
*
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself ,
and is not rich toward God .
*
And he said unto his disciples ,
Therefore I say unto you ,
Take no thought for your life ,
what ye shall eat ;
neither for the body ,
what ye shall put on .
*
The life is more than meat ,
and the body is more than raiment .
*
Consider the ravens :
for they neither sow nor reap ;
which neither have storehouse nor barn ;
and God feedeth them :
how much more are ye better than the fowls ?
*
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit ?
*
If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least ,
why take ye thought for the rest ?
*
Consider the lilies how they grow :
they toil not ,
they spin not ;
and yet I say unto you ,
that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these .
*
If then God so clothe the grass ,
which is to day in the field ,
and to morrow is cast into the oven ;
how much more will he clothe you ,
O ye of little faith ?
*
And seek not ye what ye shall eat ,
or what ye shall drink ,
neither be ye of doubtful mind .
*
For all these things do the nations of the world seek after :
and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things .
*
But rather seek ye the kingdom of God ;
and all these things shall be added unto you .
*
Fear not ,
little flock ;
for it is your Father '
s good pleasure to give you the kingdom .
*
Sell that ye have ,
and give alms ;
provide yourselves bags which wax not old ,
a treasure in the heavens that faileth not ,
where no thief approacheth ,
neither moth corrupteth .
*
For where your treasure is ,
there will your heart be also .
*
Let your loins be girded about ,
and your lights burning ;
*
And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord ,
when he will return from the wedding ;
that when he cometh and knocketh ,
they may open unto him immediately .
*
Blessed are those servants ,
whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching :
verily I say unto you ,
that he shall gird himself ,
and make them to sit down to meat ,
and will come forth and serve them .
*
And if he shall come in the second watch ,
or come in the third watch ,
and find them so ,
blessed are those servants .
*
And this know ,
that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come ,
he would have watched ,
and not have suffered his house to be broken through .
*
Be ye therefore ready also :
for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not .
*
Then Peter said unto him ,
Lord ,
speakest thou this parable unto us ,
or even to all ?
*
And the Lord said ,
Who then is that faithful and wise steward ,
whom his lord shall make ruler over his household ,
to give them their portion of meat in due season ?
*
Blessed is that servant ,
whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing .
*
Of a truth I say unto you ,
that he will make him ruler over all that he hath .
*
But and if that servant say in his heart ,
My lord delayeth his coming ;
and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens ,
and to eat and drink ,
and to be drunken ;
*
The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him ,
and at an hour when he is not aware ,
and will cut him in sunder ,
and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers .
*
And that servant ,
which knew his lord '
s will ,
and prepared not himself ,
neither did according to his will ,
shall be beaten with many stripes .
*
But he that knew not ,
and did commit things worthy of stripes ,
shall be beaten with few stripes .
For unto whomsoever much is given ,
of him shall be much required :
and to whom men have committed much ,
of him they will ask the more .
*
I am come to send fire on the earth ;
and what will I ,
if it be already kindled ?
*
But I have a baptism to be baptized with ;
and how am I straitened till it be accomplished !
*
Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth ?
I tell you ,
Nay ;
but rather division :
*
For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided ,
three against two ,
and two against three .
*
The father shall be divided against the son ,
and the son against the father ;
the mother against the daughter ,
and the daughter against the mother ;
the mother in law against her daughter in law ,
and the daughter in law against her mother in law .
*
And he said also to the people ,
When ye see a cloud rise out of the west ,
straightway ye say ,
There cometh a shower ;
and so it is .
*
And when ye see the south wind blow ,
ye say ,
There will be heat ;
and it cometh to pass .
*
Ye hypocrites ,
ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth ;
but how is it that ye do not discern this time ?
*
Yea ,
and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right ?
*
When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate ,
as thou art in the way ,
give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him ;
lest he hale thee to the judge ,
and the judge deliver thee to the officer ,
and the officer cast thee into prison .
*
I tell thee ,
thou shalt not depart thence ,
till thou hast paid the very last mite .
*
There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans ,
whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices .
*
And Jesus answering said unto them ,
Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans ,
because they suffered such things ?
*
I tell you ,
Nay :
but ,
except ye repent ,
ye shall all likewise perish .
*
Or those eighteen ,
upon whom the tower in Siloam fell ,
and slew them ,
think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem ?
*
I tell you ,
Nay :
but ,
except ye repent ,
ye shall all likewise perish .
*
He spake also this parable ;
A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard ;
and he came and sought fruit thereon ,
and found none .
*
Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard ,
Behold ,
these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree ,
and find none :
cut it down ;
why cumbereth it the ground ?
*
And he answering said unto him ,
Lord ,
let it alone this year also ,
till I shall dig about it ,
and dung it :
*
And if it bear fruit ,
well :
and if not ,
then after that thou shalt cut it down .
*
And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath .
*
And ,
behold ,
there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years ,
and was bowed together ,
and could in no wise lift up herself .
*
And when Jesus saw her ,
he called her to him ,
and said unto her ,
Woman ,
thou art loosed from thine infirmity .
*
And he laid his hands on her :
and immediately she was made straight ,
and glorified God .
*
And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation ,
because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day ,
and said unto the people ,
There are six days in which men ought to work :
in them therefore come and be healed ,
and not on the sabbath day .
*
The Lord then answered him ,
and said ,
Thou hypocrite ,
doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall ,
and lead him away to watering ?
*
And ought not this woman ,
being a daughter of Abraham ,
whom Satan hath bound ,
lo ,
these eighteen years ,
be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day ?
*
And when he had said these things ,
all his adversaries were ashamed :
and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him .
*
Then said he ,
Unto what is the kingdom of God like ?
and whereunto shall I resemble it ?
*
It is like a grain of mustard seed ,
which a man took ,
and cast into his garden ;
and it grew ,
and waxed a great tree ;
and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it .
*
And again he said ,
Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God ?
*
It is like leaven ,
which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal ,
till the whole was leavened .
*
And he went through the cities and villages ,
teaching ,
and journeying toward Jerusalem .
*
Then said one unto him ,
Lord ,
are there few that be saved ?
And he said unto them ,
*
Strive to enter in at the strait gate :
for many ,
I say unto you ,
will seek to enter in ,
and shall not be able .
*
When once the master of the house is risen up ,
and hath shut to the door ,
and ye begin to stand without ,
and to knock at the door ,
saying ,
Lord ,
Lord ,
open unto us ;
and he shall answer and say unto you ,
I know you not whence ye are :
*
Then shall ye begin to say ,
We have eaten and drunk in thy presence ,
and thou hast taught in our streets .
*
But he shall say ,
I tell you ,
I know you not whence ye are ;
depart from me ,
all ye workers of iniquity .
*
There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth ,
when ye shall see Abraham ,
and Isaac ,
and Jacob ,
and all the prophets ,
in the kingdom of God ,
and you yourselves thrust out .
*
And they shall come from the east ,
and from the west ,
and from the north ,
and from the south ,
and shall sit down in the kingdom of God .
*
And ,
behold ,
there are last which shall be first ,
and there are first which shall be last .
*
The same day there came certain of the Pharisees ,
saying unto him ,
Get thee out ,
and depart hence :
for Herod will kill thee .
*
And he said unto them ,
Go ye ,
and tell that fox ,
Behold ,
I cast out devils ,
and I do cures to day and to morrow ,
and the third day I shall be perfected .
*
Nevertheless I must walk to day ,
and to morrow ,
and the day following :
for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem .
*
O Jerusalem ,
Jerusalem ,
which killest the prophets ,
and stonest them that are sent unto thee ;
how often would I have gathered thy children together ,
as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings ,
and ye would not !
*
Behold ,
your house is left unto you desolate :
and verily I say unto you ,
Ye shall not see me ,
until the time come when ye shall say ,
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord .
*
And it came to pass ,
as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day ,
that they watched him .
*
And ,
behold ,
there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy .
*
And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees ,
saying ,
Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day ?
*
And they held their peace .
And he took him ,
and healed him ,
and let him go ;
*
And answered them ,
saying ,
Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit ,
and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day ?
*
And they could not answer him again to these things .
*
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden ,
when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms ;
saying unto them ,
*
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding ,
sit not down in the highest room ;
lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him ;
*
And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee ,
Give this man place ;
and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room .
*
But when thou art bidden ,
go and sit down in the lowest room ;
that when he that bade thee cometh ,
he may say unto thee ,
Friend ,
go up higher :
then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee .
*
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased ;
and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted .
*
Then said he also to him that bade him ,
When thou makest a dinner or a supper ,
call not thy friends ,
nor thy brethren ,
neither thy kinsmen ,
nor thy rich neighbours ;
lest they also bid thee again ,
and a recompence be made thee .
*
But when thou makest a feast ,
call the poor ,
the maimed ,
the lame ,
the blind :
*
And thou shalt be blessed ;
for they cannot recompense thee :
for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just .
*
And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things ,
he said unto him ,
Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God .
*
Then said he unto him ,
A certain man made a great supper ,
and bade many :
*
And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden ,
Come ;
for all things are now ready .
*
And they all with one consent began to make excuse .
The first said unto him ,
I have bought a piece of ground ,
and I must needs go and see it :
I pray thee have me excused .
*
And another said ,
I have bought five yoke of oxen ,
and I go to prove them :
I pray thee have me excused .
*
And another said ,
I have married a wife ,
and therefore I cannot come .
*
So that servant came ,
and shewed his lord these things .
Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant ,
Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city ,
and bring in hither the poor ,
and the maimed ,
and the halt ,
and the blind .
*
And the servant said ,
Lord ,
it is done as thou hast commanded ,
and yet there is room .
*
And the lord said unto the servant ,
Go out into the highways and hedges ,
and compel them to come in ,
that my house may be filled .
*
For I say unto you ,
That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper .
*
And there went great multitudes with him :
and he turned ,
and said unto them ,
*
If any man come to me ,
and hate not his father ,
and mother ,
and wife ,
and children ,
and brethren ,
and sisters ,
yea ,
and his own life also ,
he cannot be my disciple .
*
And whosoever doth not bear his cross ,
and come after me ,
cannot be my disciple .
*
For which of you ,
intending to build a tower ,
sitteth not down first ,
and counteth the cost ,
whether he have sufficient to finish it ?
*
Lest haply ,
after he hath laid the foundation ,
and is not able to finish it ,
all that behold it begin to mock him ,
*
Saying ,
This man began to build ,
and was not able to finish .
*
Or what king ,
going to make war against another king ,
sitteth not down first ,
and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand ?
*
Or else ,
while the other is yet a great way off ,
he sendeth an ambassage ,
and desireth conditions of peace .
*
So likewise ,
whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath ,
he cannot be my disciple .
*
Salt is good :
but if the salt have lost his savour ,
wherewith shall it be seasoned ?
*
It is neither fit for the land ,
nor yet for the dunghill ;
but men cast it out .
He that hath ears to hear ,
let him hear .
*
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him .
*
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured ,
saying ,
This man receiveth sinners ,
and eateth with them .
*
And he spake this parable unto them ,
saying ,
*
What man of you ,
having an hundred sheep ,
if he lose one of them ,
doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness ,
and go after that which is lost ,
until he find it ?
*
And when he hath found it ,
he layeth it on his shoulders ,
rejoicing .
*
And when he cometh home ,
he calleth together his friends and neighbours ,
saying unto them ,
Rejoice with me ;
for I have found my sheep which was lost .
*
I say unto you ,
that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth ,
more than over ninety and nine just persons ,
which need no repentance .
*
Either what woman having ten pieces of silver ,
if she lose one piece ,
doth not light a candle ,
and sweep the house ,
and seek diligently till she find it ?
*
And when she hath found it ,
she calleth her friends and her neighbours together ,
saying ,
Rejoice with me ;
for I have found the piece which I had lost .
*
Likewise ,
I say unto you ,
there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth .
*
And he said ,
A certain man had two sons :
*
And the younger of them said to his father ,
Father ,
give me the portion of goods that falleth to me .
And he divided unto them his living .
*
And not many days after the younger son gathered all together ,
and took his journey into a far country ,
and there wasted his substance with riotous living .
*
And when he had spent all ,
there arose a mighty famine in that land ;
and he began to be in want .
*
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country ;
and he sent him into his fields to feed swine .
*
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat :
and no man gave unto him .
*
And when he came to himself ,
he said ,
How many hired servants of my father '
s have bread enough and to spare ,
and I perish with hunger !
*
I will arise and go to my father ,
and will say unto him ,
Father ,
I have sinned against heaven ,
and before thee ,
*
And am no more worthy to be called thy son :
make me as one of thy hired servants .
*
And he arose ,
and came to his father .
But when he was yet a great way off ,
his father saw him ,
and had compassion ,
and ran ,
and fell on his neck ,
and kissed him .
*
And the son said unto him ,
Father ,
I have sinned against heaven ,
and in thy sight ,
and am no more worthy to be called thy son .
*
But the father said to his servants ,
Bring forth the best robe ,
and put it on him ;
and put a ring on his hand ,
and shoes on his feet :
*
And bring hither the fatted calf ,
and kill it ;
and let us eat ,
and be merry :
*
For this my son was dead ,
and is alive again ;
he was lost ,
and is found .
And they began to be merry .
*
Now his elder son was in the field :
and as he came and drew nigh to the house ,
he heard musick and dancing .
*
And he called one of the servants ,
and asked what these things meant .
*
And he said unto him ,
Thy brother is come ;
and thy father hath killed the fatted calf ,
because he hath received him safe and sound .
*
And he was angry ,
and would not go in :
therefore came his father out ,
and intreated him .
*
And he answering said to his father ,
Lo ,
these many years do I serve thee ,
neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment :
and yet thou never gavest me a kid ,
that I might make merry with my friends :
*
But as soon as this thy son was come ,
which hath devoured thy living with harlots ,
thou hast killed for him the fatted calf .
*
And he said unto him ,
Son ,
thou art ever with me ,
and all that I have is thine .
*
It was meet that we should make merry ,
and be glad :
for this thy brother was dead ,
and is alive again ;
and was lost ,
and is found .
*
And he said also unto his disciples ,
There was a certain rich man ,
which had a steward ;
and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods .
*
And he called him ,
and said unto him ,
How is it that I hear this of thee ?
give an account of thy stewardship ;
for thou mayest be no longer steward .
*
Then the steward said within himself ,
What shall I do ?
for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship :
I cannot dig ;
to beg I am ashamed .
*
I am resolved what to do ,
that ,
when I am put out of the stewardship ,
they may receive me into their houses .
*
So he called every one of his lord '
s debtors unto him ,
and said unto the first ,
How much owest thou unto my lord ?
*
And he said ,
An hundred measures of oil .
And he said unto him ,
Take thy bill ,
and sit down quickly ,
and write fifty .
*
Then said he to another ,
And how much owest thou ?
And he said ,
An hundred measures of wheat .
And he said unto him ,
Take thy bill ,
and write fourscore .
*
And the lord commended the unjust steward ,
because he had done wisely :
for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light .
*
And I say unto you ,
Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness ;
that ,
when ye fail ,
they may receive you into everlasting habitations .
*
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much :
and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much .
*
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon ,
who will commit to your trust the true riches ?
*
And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man '
s ,
who shall give you that which is your own ?
*
No servant 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 .
*
And the Pharisees also ,
who were covetous ,
heard all these things :
and they derided him .
*
And he said unto them ,
Ye are they which justify yourselves before men ;
but God knoweth your hearts :
for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God .
*
The law and the prophets were until John :
since that time the kingdom of God is preached ,
and every man presseth into it .
*
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass ,
than one tittle of the law to fail .
*
Whosoever putteth away his wife ,
and marrieth another ,
committeth adultery :
and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery .
*
There was a certain rich man ,
which was clothed in purple and fine linen ,
and fared sumptuously every day :
*
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus ,
which was laid at his gate ,
full of sores ,
*
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man '
s table :
moreover the dogs came and licked his sores .
*
And it came to pass ,
that the beggar died ,
and was carried by the angels into Abraham '
s bosom :
the rich man also died ,
and was buried ;
*
And in hell he lift up his eyes ,
being in torments ,
and seeth Abraham afar off ,
and Lazarus in his bosom .
*
And he cried and said ,
Father Abraham ,
have mercy on me ,
and send Lazarus ,
that he may dip the tip of his finger in water ,
and cool my tongue ;
for I am tormented in this flame .
*
But Abraham said ,
Son ,
remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things ,
and likewise Lazarus evil things :
but now he is comforted ,
and thou art tormented .
*
And beside all this ,
between us and you there is a great gulf fixed :
so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot ;
neither can they pass to us ,
that would come from thence .
*
Then he said ,
I pray thee therefore ,
father ,
that thou wouldest send him to my father '
s house :
*
For I have five brethren ;
that he may testify unto them ,
lest they also come into this place of torment .
*
Abraham saith unto him ,
They have Moses and the prophets ;
let them hear them .
*
And he said ,
Nay ,
father Abraham :
but if one went unto them from the dead ,
they will repent .
*
And he said unto him ,
If they hear not Moses and the prophets ,
neither will they be persuaded ,
though one rose from the dead .
*
Then said he unto the disciples ,
It is impossible but that offences will come :
but woe unto him ,
through whom they come !
*
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck ,
and he cast into the sea ,
than that he should offend one of these little ones .
*
Take heed to yourselves :
If thy brother trespass against thee ,
rebuke him ;
and if he repent ,
forgive him .
*
And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day ,
and seven times in a day turn again to thee ,
saying ,
I repent ;
thou shalt forgive him .
*
And the apostles said unto the Lord ,
Increase our faith .
*
And the Lord said ,
If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed ,
ye might say unto this sycamine tree ,
Be thou plucked up by the root ,
and be thou planted in the sea ;
and it should obey you .
*
But which of you ,
having a servant plowing or feeding cattle ,
will say unto him by and by ,
when he is come from the field ,
Go and sit down to meat ?
*
And will not rather say unto him ,
Make ready wherewith I may sup ,
and gird thyself ,
and serve me ,
till I have eaten and drunken ;
and afterward thou shalt eat and drink ?
*
Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him ?
I trow not .
*
So likewise ye ,
when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you ,
say ,
We are unprofitable servants :
we have done that which was our duty to do .
*
And it came to pass ,
as he went to Jerusalem ,
that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee .
*
And as he entered into a certain village ,
there met him ten men that were lepers ,
which stood afar off :
*
And they lifted up their voices ,
and said ,
Jesus ,
Master ,
have mercy on us .
*
And when he saw them ,
he said unto them ,
Go shew yourselves unto the priests .
And it came to pass ,
that ,
as they went ,
they were cleansed .
*
And one of them ,
when he saw that he was healed ,
turned back ,
and with a loud voice glorified God ,
*
And fell down on his face at his feet ,
giving him thanks :
and he was a Samaritan .
*
And Jesus answering said ,
Were there not ten cleansed ?
but where are the nine ?
*
There are not found that returned to give glory to God ,
save this stranger .
*
And he said unto him ,
Arise ,
go thy way :
thy faith hath made thee whole .
*
And when he was demanded of the Pharisees ,
when the kingdom of God should come ,
he answered them and said ,
The kingdom of God cometh not with observation :
*
Neither shall they say ,
Lo here !
or ,
lo there !
for ,
behold ,
the kingdom of God is within you .
*
And he said unto the disciples ,
The days will come ,
when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man ,
and ye shall not see it .
*
And they shall say to you ,
See here ;
or ,
see there :
go not after them ,
nor follow them .
*
For as the lightning ,
that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven ,
shineth unto the other part under heaven ;
so shall also the Son of man be in his day .
*
But first must he suffer many things ,
and be rejected of this generation .
*
And as it was in the days of Noe ,
so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man .
*
They did eat ,
they drank ,
they married wives ,
they were given in marriage ,
until the day that Noe entered into the ark ,
and the flood came ,
and destroyed them all .
*
Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot ;
they did eat ,
they drank ,
they bought ,
they sold ,
they planted ,
they builded ;
*
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven ,
and destroyed them all .
*
Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed .
*
In that day ,
he which shall be upon the housetop ,
and his stuff in the house ,
let him not come down to take it away :
and he that is in the field ,
let him likewise not return back .
*
Remember Lot '
s wife .
*
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it ;
and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it .
*
I tell you ,
in that night there shall be two men in one bed ;
the one shall be taken ,
and the other shall be left .
*
Two women shall be grinding together ;
the one shall be taken ,
and the other left .
*
Two men shall be in the field ;
the one shall be taken ,
and the other left .
*
And they answered and said unto him ,
Where ,
Lord ?
And he said unto them ,
Wheresoever the body is ,
thither will the eagles be gathered together .
*
And he spake a parable unto them to this end ,
that men ought always to pray ,
and not to faint ;
*
Saying ,
There was in a city a judge ,
which feared not God ,
neither regarded man :
*
And there was a widow in that city ;
and she came unto him ,
saying ,
Avenge me of mine adversary .
*
And he would not for a while :
but afterward he said within himself ,
Though I fear not God ,
nor regard man ;
*
Yet because this widow troubleth me ,
I will avenge her ,
lest by her continual coming she weary me .
*
And the Lord said ,
Hear what the unjust judge saith .
*
And shall not God avenge his own elect ,
which cry day and night unto him ,
though he bear long with them ?
*
I tell you that he will avenge them speedily .
Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh ,
shall he find faith on the earth ?
*
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous ,
and despised others :
*
Two men went up into the temple to pray ;
the one a Pharisee ,
and the other a publican .
*
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself ,
God ,
I thank thee ,
that I am not as other men are ,
extortioners ,
unjust ,
adulterers ,
or even as this publican .
*
I fast twice in the week ,
I give tithes of all that I possess .
*
And the publican ,
standing afar off ,
would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven ,
but smote upon his breast ,
saying ,
God be merciful to me a sinner .
*
I tell you ,
this man went down to his house justified rather than the other :
for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased ;
and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted .
*
And they brought unto him also infants ,
that he would touch them :
but when his disciples saw it ,
they rebuked them .
*
But Jesus called them unto him ,
and said ,
Suffer little children to come unto me ,
and forbid them not :
for of such is the kingdom of God .
*
Verily I say unto you ,
Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein .
*
And a certain ruler asked him ,
saying ,
Good Master ,
what shall I do to inherit eternal life ?
*
And Jesus said unto him ,
Why callest thou me good ?
none is good ,
save one ,
that is ,
God .
*
Thou knowest the commandments ,
Do not commit adultery ,
Do not kill ,
Do not steal ,
Do not bear false witness ,
Honour thy father and thy mother .
*
And he said ,
All these have I kept from my youth up .
*
Now when Jesus heard these things ,
he said unto him ,
Yet lackest thou one thing :
sell all that thou hast ,
and distribute unto the poor ,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven :
and come ,
follow me .
*
And when he heard this ,
he was very sorrowful :
for he was very rich .
*
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful ,
he said ,
How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God !
*
For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle '
s eye ,
than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God .
*
And they that heard it said ,
Who then can be saved ?
*
And he said ,
The things which are impossible with men are possible with God .
*
Then Peter said ,
Lo ,
we have left all ,
and followed thee .
*
And he said unto them ,
Verily I say unto you ,
There is no man that hath left house ,
or parents ,
or brethren ,
or wife ,
or children ,
for the kingdom of God '
s sake ,
*
Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time ,
and in the world to come life everlasting .
*
Then he took unto him the twelve ,
and said unto them ,
Behold ,
we go up to Jerusalem ,
and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished .
*
For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles ,
and shall be mocked ,
and spitefully entreated ,
and spitted on :
*
And they shall scourge him ,
and put him to death :
and the third day he shall rise again .
*
And they understood none of these things :
and this saying was hid from them ,
neither knew they the things which were spoken .
*
And it came to pass ,
that as he was come nigh unto Jericho ,
a certain blind man sat by the way side begging :
*
And hearing the multitude pass by ,
he asked what it meant .
*
And they told him ,
that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by .
*
And he cried ,
saying ,
Jesus ,
thou Son of David ,
have mercy on me .
*
And they which went before rebuked him ,
that he should hold his peace :
but he cried so much the more ,
Thou Son of David ,
have mercy on me .
*
And Jesus stood ,
and commanded him to be brought unto him :
and when he was come near ,
he asked him ,
*
Saying ,
What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee ?
And he said ,
Lord ,
that I may receive my sight .
*
And Jesus said unto him ,
Receive thy sight :
thy faith hath saved thee .
*
And immediately he received his sight ,
and followed him ,
glorifying God :
and all the people ,
when they saw it ,
gave praise unto God .
*
And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho .
*
And ,
behold ,
there was a man named Zacchaeus ,
which was the chief among the publicans ,
and he was rich .
*
And he sought to see Jesus who he was ;
and could not for the press ,
because he was little of stature .
*
And he ran before ,
and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him :
for he was to pass that way .
*
And when Jesus came to the place ,
he looked up ,
and saw him ,
and said unto him ,
Zacchaeus ,
make haste ,
and come down ;
for to day I must abide at thy house .
*
And he made haste ,
and came down ,
and received him joyfully .
*
And when they saw it ,
they all murmured ,
saying ,
That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner .
*
And Zacchaeus stood ,
and said unto the Lord ;
Behold ,
Lord ,
the half of my goods I give to the poor ;
and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation ,
I restore him fourfold .
*
And Jesus said unto him ,
This day is salvation come to this house ,
forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham .
*
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost .
*
And as they heard these things ,
he added and spake a parable ,
because he was nigh to Jerusalem ,
and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear .
*
He said therefore ,
A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom ,
and to return .
*
And he called his ten servants ,
and delivered them ten pounds ,
and said unto them ,
Occupy till I come .
*
But his citizens hated him ,
and sent a message after him ,
saying ,
We will not have this man to reign over us .
*
And it came to pass ,
that when he was returned ,
having received the kingdom ,
then he commanded these servants to be called unto him ,
to whom he had given the money ,
that he might know how much every man had gained by trading .
*
Then came the first ,
saying ,
Lord ,
thy pound hath gained ten pounds .
*
And he said unto him ,
Well ,
thou good servant :
because thou hast been faithful in a very little ,
have thou authority over ten cities .
*
And the second came ,
saying ,
Lord ,
thy pound hath gained five pounds .
*
And he said likewise to him ,
Be thou also over five cities .
*
And another came ,
saying ,
Lord ,
behold ,
here is thy pound ,
which I have kept laid up in a napkin :
*
For I feared thee ,
because thou art an austere man :
thou takest up that thou layedst not down ,
and reapest that thou didst not sow .
*
And he saith unto him ,
Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee ,
thou wicked servant .
Thou knewest that I was an austere man ,
taking up that I laid not down ,
and reaping that I did not sow :
*
Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank ,
that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury ?
*
And he said unto them that stood by ,
Take from him the pound ,
and give it to him that hath ten pounds .
* (
And they said unto him ,
Lord ,
he hath ten pounds .)
*
For I say unto you ,
That unto every one which hath shall be given ;
and from him that hath not ,
even that he hath shall be taken away from him .
*
But those mine enemies ,
which would not that I should reign over them ,
bring hither ,
and slay them before me .
*
And when he had thus spoken ,
he went before ,
ascending up to Jerusalem .
*
And it came to pass ,
when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany ,
at the mount called the mount of Olives ,
he sent two of his disciples ,
*
Saying ,
Go ye into the village over against you ;
in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied ,
whereon yet never man sat :
loose him ,
and bring him hither .
*
And if any man ask you ,
Why do ye loose him ?
thus shall ye say unto him ,
Because the Lord hath need of him .
*
And they that were sent went their way ,
and found even as he had said unto them .
*
And as they were loosing the colt ,
the owners thereof said unto them ,
Why loose ye the colt ?
*
And they said ,
The Lord hath need of him .
*
And they brought him to Jesus :
and they cast their garments upon the colt ,
and they set Jesus thereon .
*
And as he went ,
they spread their clothes in the way .
*
And when he was come nigh ,
even now at the descent of the mount of Olives ,
the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen ;
*
Saying ,
Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord :
peace in heaven ,
and glory in the highest .
*
And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him ,
Master ,
rebuke thy disciples .
*
And he answered and said unto them ,
I tell you that ,
if these should hold their peace ,
the stones would immediately cry out .
*
And when he was come near ,
he beheld the city ,
and wept over it ,
*
Saying ,
If thou hadst known ,
even thou ,
at least in this thy day ,
the things which belong unto thy peace !
but now they are hid from thine eyes .
*
For the days shall come upon thee ,
that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee ,
and compass thee round ,
and keep thee in on every side ,
*
And shall lay thee even with the ground ,
and thy children within thee ;
and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another ;
because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation .
*
And he went into the temple ,
and began to cast out them that sold therein ,
and them that bought ;
*
Saying unto them ,
It is written ,
My house is the house of prayer :
but ye have made it a den of thieves .
*
And he taught daily in the temple .
But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him ,
*
And could not find what they might do :
for all the people were very attentive to hear him .
*
And it came to pass ,
that on one of those days ,
as he taught the people in the temple ,
and preached the gospel ,
the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders ,
*
And spake unto him ,
saying ,
Tell us ,
by what authority doest thou these things ?
or who is he that gave thee this authority ?
*
And he answered and said unto them ,
I will also ask you one thing ;
and answer me :
*
The baptism of John ,
was it from heaven ,
or of men ?
*
And they reasoned with themselves ,
saying ,
If we shall say ,
From heaven ;
he will say ,
Why then believed ye him not ?
*
But and if we say ,
Of men ;
all the people will stone us :
for they be persuaded that John was a prophet .
*
And they answered ,
that they could not tell whence it was .
*
And Jesus said unto them ,
Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things .
*
Then began he to speak to the people this parable ;
A certain man planted a vineyard ,
and let it forth to husbandmen ,
and went into a far country for a long time .
*
And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen ,
that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard :
but the husbandmen beat him ,
and sent him away empty .
*
And again he sent another servant :
and they beat him also ,
and entreated him shamefully ,
and sent him away empty .
*
And again he sent a third :
and they wounded him also ,
and cast him out .
*
Then said the lord of the vineyard ,
What shall I do ?
I will send my beloved son :
it may be they will reverence him when they see him .
*
But when the husbandmen saw him ,
they reasoned among themselves ,
saying ,
This is the heir :
come ,
let us kill him ,
that the inheritance may be ours .
*
So they cast him out of the vineyard ,
and killed him .
What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them ?
*
He shall come and destroy these husbandmen ,
and shall give the vineyard to others .
And when they heard it ,
they said ,
God forbid .
*
And he beheld them ,
and said ,
What is this then that is written ,
The stone which the builders rejected ,
the same is become the head of the corner ?
*
Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken ;
but on whomsoever it shall fall ,
it will grind him to powder .
*
And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him ;
and they feared the people :
for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them .
*
And they watched him ,
and sent forth spies ,
which should feign themselves just men ,
that they might take hold of his words ,
that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor .
*
And they asked him ,
saying ,
Master ,
we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly ,
neither acceptest thou the person of any ,
but teachest the way of God truly :
*
Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar ,
or no ?
*
But he perceived their craftiness ,
and said unto them ,
Why tempt ye me ?
*
Shew me a penny .
Whose image and superscription hath it ?
They answered and said ,
Caesar '
s .
*
And he said unto them ,
Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar '
s ,
and unto God the things which be God '
s .
*
And they could not take hold of his words before the people :
and they marvelled at his answer ,
and held their peace .
*
Then came to him certain of the Sadducees ,
which deny that there is any resurrection ;
and they asked him ,
*
Saying ,
Master ,
Moses wrote unto us ,
If any man '
s brother die ,
having a wife ,
and he die without children ,
that his brother should take his wife ,
and raise up seed unto his brother .
*
There were therefore seven brethren :
and the first took a wife ,
and died without children .
*
And the second took her to wife ,
and he died childless .
*
And the third took her ;
and in like manner the seven also :
and they left no children ,
and died .
*
Last of all the woman died also .
*
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she ?
for seven had her to wife .
*
And Jesus answering said unto them ,
The children of this world marry ,
and are given in marriage :
*
But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world ,
and the resurrection from the dead ,
neither marry ,
nor are given in marriage :
*
Neither can they die any more :
for they are equal unto the angels ;
and are the children of God ,
being the children of the resurrection .
*
Now that the dead are raised ,
even Moses shewed at the bush ,
when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham ,
and the God of Isaac ,
and the God of Jacob .
*
For he is not a God of the dead ,
but of the living :
for all live unto him .
*
Then certain of the scribes answering said ,
Master ,
thou hast well said .
*
And after that they durst not ask him any question at all .
*
And he said unto them ,
How say they that Christ is David '
s son ?
*
And David himself saith in the book of Psalms ,
The LORD said unto my Lord ,
Sit thou on my right hand ,
*
Till I make thine enemies thy footstool .
*
David therefore calleth him Lord ,
how is he then his son ?
*
Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples ,
*
Beware of the scribes ,
which desire to walk in long robes ,
and love greetings in the markets ,
and the highest seats in the synagogues ,
and the chief rooms at feasts ;
*
Which devour widows '
houses ,
and for a shew make long prayers :
the same shall receive greater damnation .
*
And he looked up ,
and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury .
*
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites .
*
And he said ,
Of a truth I say unto you ,
that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all :
*
For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God :
but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had .
*
And as some spake of the temple ,
how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts ,
he said ,
*
As for these things which ye behold ,
the days will come ,
in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another ,
that shall not be thrown down .
*
And they asked him ,
saying ,
Master ,
but when shall these things be ?
and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass ?
*
And he said ,
Take heed that ye be not deceived :
for many shall come in my name ,
saying ,
I am Christ ;
and the time draweth near :
go ye not therefore after them .
*
But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions ,
be not terrified :
for these things must first come to pass ;
but the end is not by and by .
*
Then said he unto them ,
Nation shall rise against nation ,
and kingdom against kingdom :
*
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places ,
and famines ,
and pestilences ;
and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven .
*
But before all these ,
they shall lay their hands on you ,
and persecute you ,
delivering you up to the synagogues ,
and into prisons ,
being brought before kings and rulers for my name '
s sake .
*
And it shall turn to you for a testimony .
*
Settle it therefore in your hearts ,
not to meditate before what ye shall answer :
*
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom ,
which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist .
*
And ye shall be betrayed both by parents ,
and brethren ,
and kinsfolks ,
and friends ;
and some of you shall they cause to be put to death .
*
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name '
s sake .
*
But there shall not an hair of your head perish .
*
In your patience possess ye your souls .
*
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies ,
then know that the desolation thereof is nigh .
*
Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains ;
and let them which are in the midst of it depart out ;
and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto .
*
For these be the days of vengeance ,
that all things which are written may be fulfilled .
*
But woe unto them that are with child ,
and to them that give suck ,
in those days !
for there shall be great distress in the land ,
and wrath upon this people .
*
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword ,
and shall be led away captive into all nations :
and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles ,
until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled .
*
And there shall be signs in the sun ,
and in the moon ,
and in the stars ;
and upon the earth distress of nations ,
with perplexity ;
the sea and the waves roaring ;
*
Men '
s hearts failing them for fear ,
and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth :
for the powers of heaven shall be shaken .
*
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory .
*
And when these things begin to come to pass ,
then look up ,
and lift up your heads ;
for your redemption draweth nigh .
*
And he spake to them a parable ;
Behold the fig tree ,
and all the trees ;
*
When they now shoot forth ,
ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand .
*
So likewise ye ,
when ye see these things come to pass ,
know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand .
*
Verily I say unto you ,
This generation shall not pass away ,
till all be fulfilled .
*
Heaven and earth shall pass away :
but my words shall not pass away .
*
And take heed to yourselves ,
lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting ,
and drunkenness ,
and cares of this life ,
and so that day come upon you unawares .
*
For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth .
*
Watch ye therefore ,
and pray always ,
that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass ,
and to stand before the Son of man .
*
And in the day time he was teaching in the temple ;
and at night he went out ,
and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives .
*
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple ,
for to hear him .
*
Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh ,
which is called the Passover .
*
And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him ;
for they feared the people .
*
Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot ,
being of the number of the twelve .
*
And he went his way ,
and communed with the chief priests and captains ,
how he might betray him unto them .
*
And they were glad ,
and covenanted to give him money .
*
And he promised ,
and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude .
*
Then came the day of unleavened bread ,
when the passover must be killed .
*
And he sent Peter and John ,
saying ,
Go and prepare us the passover ,
that we may eat .
*
And they said unto him ,
Where wilt thou that we prepare ?
*
And he said unto them ,
Behold ,
when ye are entered into the city ,
there shall a man meet you ,
bearing a pitcher of water ;
follow him into the house where he entereth in .
*
And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house ,
The Master saith unto thee ,
Where is the guestchamber ,
where I shall eat the passover with my disciples ?
*
And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished :
there make ready .
*
And they went ,
and found as he had said unto them :
and they made ready the passover .
*
And when the hour was come ,
he sat down ,
and the twelve apostles with him .
*
And he said unto them ,
With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer :
*
For I say unto you ,
I will not any more eat thereof ,
until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God .
*
And he took the cup ,
and gave thanks ,
and said ,
Take this ,
and divide it among yourselves :
*
For I say unto you ,
I will not drink of the fruit of the vine ,
until the kingdom of God shall come .
*
And he took bread ,
and gave thanks ,
and brake it ,
and gave unto them ,
saying ,
This is my body which is given for you :
this do in remembrance of me .
*
Likewise also the cup after supper ,
saying ,
This cup is the new testament in my blood ,
which is shed for you .
*
But ,
behold ,
the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table .
*
And truly the Son of man goeth ,
as it was determined :
but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed !
*
And they began to enquire among themselves ,
which of them it was that should do this thing .
*
And there was also a strife among them ,
which of them should be accounted the greatest .
*
And he said unto them ,
The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them ;
and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors .
*
But ye shall not be so :
but he that is greatest among you ,
let him be as the younger ;
and he that is chief ,
as he that doth serve .
*
For whether is greater ,
he that sitteth at meat ,
or he that serveth ?
is not he that sitteth at meat ?
but I am among you as he that serveth .
*
Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations .
*
And I appoint unto you a kingdom ,
as my Father hath appointed unto me ;
*
That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom ,
and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel .
*
And the Lord said ,
Simon ,
Simon ,
behold ,
Satan hath desired to have you ,
that he may sift you as wheat :
*
But I have prayed for thee ,
that thy faith fail not :
and when thou art converted ,
strengthen thy brethren .
*
And he said unto him ,
Lord ,
I am ready to go with thee ,
both into prison ,
and to death .
*
And he said ,
I tell thee ,
Peter ,
the cock shall not crow this day ,
before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me .
*
And he said unto them ,
When I sent you without purse ,
and scrip ,
and shoes ,
lacked ye any thing ?
And they said ,
Nothing .
*
Then said he unto them ,
But now ,
he that hath a purse ,
let him take it ,
and likewise his scrip :
and he that hath no sword ,
let him sell his garment ,
and buy one .
*
For I say unto you ,
that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me ,
And he was reckoned among the transgressors :
for the things concerning me have an end .
*
And they said ,
Lord ,
behold ,
here are two swords .
And he said unto them ,
It is enough .
*
And he came out ,
and went ,
as he was wont ,
to the mount of Olives ;
and his disciples also followed him .
*
And when he was at the place ,
he said unto them ,
Pray that ye enter not into temptation .
*
And he was withdrawn from them about a stone '
s cast ,
and kneeled down ,
and prayed ,
*
Saying ,
Father ,
if thou be willing ,
remove this cup from me :
nevertheless not my will ,
but thine ,
be done .
*
And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven ,
strengthening him .
*
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly :
and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground .
*
And when he rose up from prayer ,
and was come to his disciples ,
he found them sleeping for sorrow ,
*
And said unto them ,
Why sleep ye ?
rise and pray ,
lest ye enter into temptation .
*
And while he yet spake ,
behold a multitude ,
and he that was called Judas ,
one of the twelve ,
went before them ,
and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him .
*
But Jesus said unto him ,
Judas ,
betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss ?
*
When they which were about him saw what would follow ,
they said unto him ,
Lord ,
shall we smite with the sword ?
*
And one of them smote the servant of the high priest ,
and cut off his right ear .
*
And Jesus answered and said ,
Suffer ye thus far .
And he touched his ear ,
and healed him .
*
Then Jesus said unto the chief priests ,
and captains of the temple ,
and the elders ,
which were come to him ,
Be ye come out ,
as against a thief ,
with swords and staves ?
*
When I was daily with you in the temple ,
ye stretched forth no hands against me :
but this is your hour ,
and the power of darkness .
*
Then took they him ,
and led him ,
and brought him into the high priest '
s house .
And Peter followed afar off .
*
And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall ,
and were set down together ,
Peter sat down among them .
*
But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire ,
and earnestly looked upon him ,
and said ,
This man was also with him .
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And he denied him ,
saying ,
Woman ,
I know him not .
*
And after a little while another saw him ,
and said ,
Thou art also of them .
And Peter said ,
Man ,
I am not .
*
And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed ,
saying ,
Of a truth this fellow also was with him :
for he is a Galilaean .
*
And Peter said ,
Man ,
I know not what thou sayest .
And immediately ,
while he yet spake ,
the cock crew .
*
And the Lord turned ,
and looked upon Peter .
And Peter remembered the word of the Lord ,
how he had said unto him ,
Before the cock crow ,
thou shalt deny me thrice .
*
And Peter went out ,
and wept bitterly .
*
And the men that held Jesus mocked him ,
and smote him .
*
And when they had blindfolded him ,
they struck him on the face ,
and asked him ,
saying ,
Prophesy ,
who is it that smote thee ?
*
And many other things blasphemously spake they against him .
*
And as soon as it was day ,
the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together ,
and led him into their council ,
saying ,
*
Art thou the Christ ?
tell us .
And he said unto them ,
If I tell you ,
ye will not believe :
*
And if I also ask you ,
ye will not answer me ,
nor let me go .
*
Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God .
*
Then said they all ,
Art thou then the Son of God ?
And he said unto them ,
Ye say that I am .
*
And they said ,
What need we any further witness ?
for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth .
*
And the whole multitude of them arose ,
and led him unto Pilate .
*
And they began to accuse him ,
saying ,
We found this fellow perverting the nation ,
and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar ,
saying that he himself is Christ a King .
*
And Pilate asked him ,
saying ,
Art thou the King of the Jews ?
And he answered him and said ,
Thou sayest it .
*
Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people ,
I find no fault in this man .
*
And they were the more fierce ,
saying ,
He stirreth up the people ,
teaching throughout all Jewry ,
beginning from Galilee to this place .
*
When Pilate heard of Galilee ,
he asked whether the man were a Galilaean .
*
And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod '
s jurisdiction ,
he sent him to Herod ,
who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time .
*
And when Herod saw Jesus ,
he was exceeding glad :
for he was desirous to see him of a long season ,
because he had heard many things of him ;
and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him .
*
Then he questioned with him in many words ;
but he answered him nothing .
*
And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him .
*
And Herod with his men of war set him at nought ,
and mocked him ,
and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe ,
and sent him again to Pilate .
*
And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together :
for before they were at enmity between themselves .
*
And Pilate ,
when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people ,
*
Said unto them ,
Ye have brought this man unto me ,
as one that perverteth the people :
and ,
behold ,
I ,
having examined him before you ,
have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him :
*
No ,
nor yet Herod :
for I sent you to him ;
and ,
lo ,
nothing worthy of death is done unto him .
*
I will therefore chastise him ,
and release him .
* (
For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast .)
*
And they cried out all at once ,
saying ,
Away with this man ,
and release unto us Barabbas :
* (
Who for a certain sedition made in the city ,
and for murder ,
was cast into prison .)
*
Pilate therefore ,
willing to release Jesus ,
spake again to them .
*
But they cried ,
saying ,
Crucify him ,
crucify him .
*
And he said unto them the third time ,
Why ,
what evil hath he done ?
I have found no cause of death in him :
I will therefore chastise him ,
and let him go .
*
And they were instant with loud voices ,
requiring that he might be crucified .
And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed .
*
And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required .
*
And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison ,
whom they had desired ;
but he delivered Jesus to their will .
*
And as they led him away ,
they laid hold upon one Simon ,
a Cyrenian ,
coming out of the country ,
and on him they laid the cross ,
that he might bear it after Jesus .
*
And there followed him a great company of people ,
and of women ,
which also bewailed and lamented him .
*
But Jesus turning unto them said ,
Daughters of Jerusalem ,
weep not for me ,
but weep for yourselves ,
and for your children .
*
For ,
behold ,
the days are coming ,
in the which they shall say ,
Blessed are the barren ,
and the wombs that never bare ,
and the paps which never gave suck .
*
Then shall they begin to say to the mountains ,
Fall on us ;
and to the hills ,
Cover us .
*
For if they do these things in a green tree ,
what shall be done in the dry ?
*
And there were also two other ,
malefactors ,
led with him to be put to death .
*
And when they were come to the place ,
which is called Calvary ,
there they crucified him ,
and the malefactors ,
one on the right hand ,
and the other on the left .
*
Then said Jesus ,
Father ,
forgive them ;
for they know not what they do .
And they parted his raiment ,
and cast lots .
*
And the people stood beholding .
And the rulers also with them derided him ,
saying ,
He saved others ;
let him save himself ,
if he be Christ ,
the chosen of God .
*
And the soldiers also mocked him ,
coming to him ,
and offering him vinegar ,
*
And saying ,
If thou be the king of the Jews ,
save thyself .
*
And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek ,
and Latin ,
and Hebrew ,
THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS .
*
And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him ,
saying ,
If thou be Christ ,
save thyself and us .
*
But the other answering rebuked him ,
saying ,
Dost not thou fear God ,
seeing thou art in the same condemnation ?
*
And we indeed justly ;
for we receive the due reward of our deeds :
but this man hath done nothing amiss .
*
And he said unto Jesus ,
Lord ,
remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom .
*
And Jesus said unto him ,
Verily I say unto thee ,
To day shalt thou be with me in paradise .
*
And it was about the sixth hour ,
and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour .
*
And the sun was darkened ,
and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst .
*
And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice ,
he said ,
Father ,
into thy hands I commend my spirit :
and having said thus ,
he gave up the ghost .
*
Now when the centurion saw what was done ,
he glorified God ,
saying ,
Certainly this was a righteous man .
*
And all the people that came together to that sight ,
beholding the things which were done ,
smote their breasts ,
and returned .
*
And all his acquaintance ,
and the women that followed him from Galilee ,
stood afar off ,
beholding these things .
*
And ,
behold ,
there was a man named Joseph ,
a counsellor ;
and he was a good man ,
and a just :
* (
The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them ;)
he was of Arimathaea ,
a city of the Jews :
who also himself waited for the kingdom of God .
*
This man went unto Pilate ,
and begged the body of Jesus .
*
And he took it down ,
and wrapped it in linen ,
and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone ,
wherein never man before was laid .
*
And that day was the preparation ,
and the sabbath drew on .
*
And the women also ,
which came with him from Galilee ,
followed after ,
and beheld the sepulchre ,
and how his body was laid .
*
And they returned ,
and prepared spices and ointments ;
and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment .
*
Now upon the first day of the week ,
very early in the morning ,
they came unto the sepulchre ,
bringing the spices which they had prepared ,
and certain others with them .
*
And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre .
*
And they entered in ,
and found not the body of the Lord Jesus .
*
And it came to pass ,
as they were much perplexed thereabout ,
behold ,
two men stood by them in shining garments :
*
And as they were afraid ,
and bowed down their faces to the earth ,
they said unto them ,
Why seek ye the living among the dead ?
*
He is not here ,
but is risen :
remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee ,
*
Saying ,
The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men ,
and be crucified ,
and the third day rise again .
*
And they remembered his words ,
*
And returned from the sepulchre ,
and told all these things unto the eleven ,
and to all the rest .
*
It was Mary Magdalene ,
and Joanna ,
and Mary the mother of James ,
and other women that were with them ,
which told these things unto the apostles .
*
And their words seemed to them as idle tales ,
and they believed them not .
*
Then arose Peter ,
and ran unto the sepulchre ;
and stooping down ,
he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves ,
and departed ,
wondering in himself at that which was come to pass .
*
And ,
behold ,
two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus ,
which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs .
*
And they talked together of all these things which had happened .
*
And it came to pass ,
that ,
while they communed together and reasoned ,
Jesus himself drew near ,
and went with them .
*
But their eyes were holden that they should not know him .
*
And he said unto them ,
What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another ,
as ye walk ,
and are sad ?
*
And the one of them ,
whose name was Cleopas ,
answering said unto him ,
Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem ,
and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days ?
*
And he said unto them ,
What things ?
And they said unto him ,
Concerning Jesus of Nazareth ,
which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people :
*
And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death ,
and have crucified him .
*
But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel :
and beside all this ,
to day is the third day since these things were done .
*
Yea ,
and certain women also of our company made us astonished ,
which were early at the sepulchre ;
*
And when they found not his body ,
they came ,
saying ,
that they had also seen a vision of angels ,
which said that he was alive .
*
And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre ,
and found it even so as the women had said :
but him they saw not .
*
Then he said unto them ,
O fools ,
and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken :
*
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things ,
and to enter into his glory ?
*
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets ,
he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself .
*
And they drew nigh unto the village ,
whither they went :
and he made as though he would have gone further .
*
But they constrained him ,
saying ,
Abide with us :
for it is toward evening ,
and the day is far spent .
And he went in to tarry with them .
*
And it came to pass ,
as he sat at meat with them ,
he took bread ,
and blessed it ,
and brake ,
and gave to them .
*
And their eyes were opened ,
and they knew him ;
and he vanished out of their sight .
*
And they said one to another ,
Did not our heart burn within us ,
while he talked with us by the way ,
and while he opened to us the scriptures ?
*
And they rose up the same hour ,
and returned to Jerusalem ,
and found the eleven gathered together ,
and them that were with them ,
*
Saying ,
The Lord is risen indeed ,
and hath appeared to Simon .
*
And they told what things were done in the way ,
and how he was known of them in breaking of bread .
*
And as they thus spake ,
Jesus himself stood in the midst of them ,
and saith unto them ,
Peace be unto you .
*
But they were terrified and affrighted ,
and supposed that they had seen a spirit .
*
And he said unto them ,
Why are ye troubled ?
and why do thoughts arise in your hearts ?
*
Behold my hands and my feet ,
that it is I myself :
handle me ,
and see ;
for a spirit hath not flesh and bones ,
as ye see me have .
*
And when he had thus spoken ,
he shewed them his hands and his feet .
*
And while they yet believed not for joy ,
and wondered ,
he said unto them ,
Have ye here any meat ?
*
And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish ,
and of an honeycomb .
*
And he took it ,
and did eat before them .
*
And he said unto them ,
These are the words which I spake unto you ,
while I was yet with you ,
that all things must be fulfilled ,
which were written in the law of Moses ,
and in the prophets ,
and in the psalms ,
concerning me .
*
Then opened he their understanding ,
that they might understand the scriptures ,
*
And said unto them ,
Thus it is written ,
and thus it behoved Christ to suffer ,
and to rise from the dead the third day :
*
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations ,
beginning at Jerusalem .
*
And ye are witnesses of these things .
*
And ,
behold ,
I send the promise of my Father upon you :
but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem ,
until ye be endued with power from on high .
*
And he led them out as far as to Bethany ,
and he lifted up his hands ,
and blessed them .
*
And it came to pass ,
while he blessed them ,
he was parted from them ,
and carried up into heaven .
*
And they worshipped him ,
and returned to Jerusalem with great joy :
*
And were continually in the temple ,
praising and blessing God .
Amen .
*
Luke ,
the beloved physician ,
and Demas ,
greet you .
*
Only Luke is with me .
Take Mark ,
and bring him with thee :
for he is profitable to me for the ministry .
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