1 {1:1} Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth
in order a declaration of those things which are most surely
believed among us, {1:2} Even as they delivered them unto
us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and
ministers of the word; {1:3} 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,
{1:4} That thou mightest know the certainty of those things,
wherein thou hast been instructed.
{1:5} 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. {1:6} And they were both righteous before
God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of
the Lord blameless. {1:7} And they had no child, because
that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well
stricken in years. {1:8} And it came to pass, that while he
executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his
course, {1:9} According to the custom of the priest’s office,
his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of
the Lord. {1:10} And the whole multitude of the people
were praying without at the time of incense. {1:11} And
there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on
the right side of the altar of incense. {1:12} And when
Zacharias saw [him,] he was troubled, and fear fell upon
him. {1:13} 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.
{1:14} And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many
shall rejoice at his birth. {1:15} 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. {1:16} And many of the children of
Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. {1:17} 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. {1:18} And Zacharias said unto the angel,
Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my
wife well stricken in years. {1:19} 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. {1:20} 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. {1:21} And the people
waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long
in the temple. {1:22} 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. {1:23} And it came to pass, that, as
soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he
departed to his own house. {1:24} And after those days his
wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months,
saying, {1:25} Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days
wherein he looked on [me,] to take away my reproach
among men. {1:26} And in the sixth month the angel
Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named
Nazareth, {1:27} To a virgin espoused to a man whose
name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s
name [was] Mary. {1:28} 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. {1:29} And
when she saw [him,] she was troubled at his saying, and
cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
{1:30} And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou
hast found favour with God. {1:31} And, behold, thou shalt
conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call
his name JESUS. {1:32} 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: {1:33} And he shall
reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom
there shall be no end. {1:34} Then said Mary unto the
angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? {1:35}
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. {1:36} 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. {1:37} For with God nothing shall be
impossible. {1:38} And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of
the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the
angel departed from her. {1:39} And Mary arose in those
days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of
Juda; {1:40} And entered into the house of Zacharias, and
saluted Elisabeth. {1:41} 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:
{1:42} And she spake out with a loud voice, and said,
Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit
of thy womb. {1:43} And whence [is] this to me, that the
mother of my Lord should come to me? {1:44} For, lo, as
soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the
babe leaped in my womb for joy. {1:45} And blessed [is]
she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those
things which were told her from the Lord. {1:46} And Mary
said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, {1:47} And my spirit
hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. {1:48} For he hath
regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold,
from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
{1:49} For he that is mighty hath done to me great things;
and holy [is] his name. {1:50} And his mercy [is] on them
that fear him from generation to generation. {1:51} He hath
shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in
the imagination of their hearts. {1:52} He hath put down the
mighty from [their] seats, and exalted them of low degree.
{1:53} He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the
rich he hath sent empty away. {1:54} He hath holpen his
servant Israel, in remembrance of [his] mercy; {1:55} As he
spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
{1:56} And Mary abode with her about three months, and
returned to her own house. {1:57} Now Elisabeth’s full
time came that she should be delivered; and she brought
forth a son. {1:58} And her neighbours and her cousins
heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and
they rejoiced with her. {1:59} 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. {1:60}
And his mother answered and said, Not [so;] but he shall be
called John. {1:61} And they said unto her, There is none of
thy kindred that is called by this name. {1:62} And they
made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
{1:63} And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying,
His name is John. And they marvelled all. {1:64} And his
mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue [loosed,]
and he spake, and praised God. {1:65} And fear came on all
that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were
noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
{1:66} 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. {1:67} And his father
Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied,
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saying, {1:68} Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel; for he
hath visited and redeemed his people, {1:69} And hath
raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his
servant David; {1:70} As he spake by the mouth of his holy
prophets, which have been since the world began: {1:71}
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the
hand of all that hate us; {1:72} To perform the mercy
[promised] to our fathers, and to remember his holy
covenant; {1:73} The oath which he sware to our father
Abraham, {1:74} That he would grant unto us, that we
being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve
him without fear, {1:75} In holiness and righteousness
before him, all the days of our life. {1:76} 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; {1:77} To
give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the
remission of their sins, {1:78} Through the tender mercy of
our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited
us, {1:79} To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in]
the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
{1:80} And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and
was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
{2:1} And it came to pass in those days, that there went
out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world
should be taxed. {2:2} ([And] this taxing was first made
when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) {2:3} And all went
to be taxed, every one into his own city. {2:4} 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:) {2:5}
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with
child. {2:6} And so it was, that, while they were there, the
days were accomplished that she should be delivered. {2:7}
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. {2:8} And there were in
the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping
watch over their flock by night. {2:9} 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. {2:10} And
the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you
good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
{2:11} For unto you is born this day in the city of David a
Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. {2:12} And this [shall
be] a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. {2:13} And suddenly
there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying, {2:14} Glory to God in the
highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. {2:15}
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.
{2:16} And they came with haste, and found Mary, and
Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. {2:17} And when
they had seen [it,] they made known abroad the saying
which was told them concerning this child. {2:18} And all
they that heard [it] wondered at those things which were
told them by the shepherds. {2:19} But Mary kept all these
things, and pondered [them] in her heart. {2:20} And the
shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the
things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto
them. {2:21} 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. {2:22} 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;
{2:23} (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male
that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
{2:24} 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. {2:25} 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. {2:26} And it was
revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see
death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. {2:27} 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, {2:28} Then took he him up in his arms, and
blessed God, and said, {2:29} Lord, now lettest thou thy
servant depart in peace, according to thy word: {2:30} For
mine eyes have seen thy salvation, {2:31} Which thou hast
prepared before the face of all people; {2:32} A light to
lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
{2:33} And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things
which were spoken of him. {2:34} 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; {2:35} (Yea, a sword
shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of
many hearts may be revealed. {2:36} 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; {2:37} 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. {2:38} 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.
{2:39} And when they had performed all things according
to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their
own city Nazareth. {2:40} And the child grew, and waxed
strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God
was upon him. {2:41} Now his parents went to Jerusalem
every year at the feast of the passover. {2:42} And when he
was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the
custom of the feast. {2:43} 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.
]{2:44} But they, supposing him to have been in the
company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among
[their] kinsfolk and acquaintance. {2:45} And when they
found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking
him. {2:46} 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. {2:47} And
all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and
answers. {2:48} 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. {2:49} And he said unto them, How is it that ye
sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s
business? {2:50} And they understood not the saying which
he spake unto them. {2:51} 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. {2:52} And Jesus
increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God
and man.
{3:1} 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, {3:2} Annas and Caiaphas being the
high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of
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Zacharias in the wilderness. {3:3} And he came into all the
country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance
for the remission of sins; {3:4} 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. {3:5} 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; {3:6} And all flesh shall see the salvation
of God. {3:7} 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? {3:8} 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. {3:9} 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. {3:10} And the people asked him, saying, What shall
we do then? {3:11} 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. {3:12} Then
came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him,
Master, what shall we do? {3:13} And he said unto them,
Exact no more than that which is appointed you. {3:14}
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. {3:15} And as the people were in expectation, and
all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the
Christ, or not; {3:16} 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: {3:17} 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.
{3:18} And many other things in his exhortation preached
he unto the people. {3:19} But Herod the tetrarch, being
reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and
for all the evils which Herod had done, {3:20} Added yet
this above all, that he shut up John in prison. {3:21} Now
when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that
Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was
opened, {3:22} 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. {3:23} 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, {3:24} 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, {3:25} 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, {3:26} 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,
{3:27} 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, {3:28}
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, {3:29} 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, {3:30} 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, {3:31} 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, {3:32} 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,
{3:33} 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, {3:34}
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, {3:35} 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, {3:36} 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, {3:37} 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, {3:38} Which was [the son] of Enos, which was
[the son] of Seth, which was [the son] of Adam, which was
[the son] of God.
{4:1} And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned
from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
{4:2} Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those
days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he
afterward hungered. {4:3} And the devil said unto him, If
thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made
bread. {4:4} And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written,
That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word
of God. {4:5} And the devil, taking him up into an high
mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in
a moment of time. {4:6} 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. {4:7}
If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. {4:8}
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. {4:9} 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: {4:10} For it is written, He shall give his
angels charge over thee, to keep thee: {4:11} And in [their]
hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy
foot against a stone. {4:12} And Jesus answering said unto
him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
{4:13} And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he
departed from him for a season.
{4:14} 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. {4:15} And he taught in their
synagogues, being glorified of all.
{4:16} 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.
{4:17} 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, {4:18} 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, {4:19} To preach the acceptable year of the
Lord. {4:20} And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again
to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that
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were in the synagogue were fastened on him. {4:21} And he
began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in
your ears. {4:22} 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? {4:23} 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. {4:24} And he
said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his
own country. {4:25} 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; {4:26} But unto none of them was
Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, [a city] of Sidon, unto a
woman [that was] a widow. {4:27} And many lepers were
in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of
them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. {4:28} And
all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things,
were filled with wrath, {4:29} 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. {4:30} But he passing through the midst of them
went his way, {4:31} And came down to Capernaum, a city
of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. {4:32}
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was
with power.
{4:33} And in the synagogue there was a man, which had
a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
{4:34} 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. {4:35} 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. {4:36} 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. {4:37} And the fame
of him went out into every place of the country round about.
{4:38} 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. {4:39}
And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left
her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
{4:40} 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.
{4:41} 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. {4:42} 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. {4:43} And he said unto them, I must preach the
kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
{4:44} And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
{5:1} 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, {5:2} And saw two ships standing by the lake:
but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing
[their] nets. {5:3} 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. {5:4} Now when he had left
speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and
let down your nets for a draught. {5:5} 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. {5:6} And when they had this done,
they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net
brake. {5:7} 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. {5:8} When Simon Peter saw [it,] he fell down at
Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man,
O Lord. {5:9} For he was astonished, and all that were with
him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
{5:10} 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.
{5:11} And when they had brought their ships to land, they
forsook all, and followed him.
{5:12} 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. {5:13} And he put forth [his] hand,
and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And
immediately the leprosy departed from him. {5:14} 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. {5:15} 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.
{5:16} And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and
prayed. {5:17} 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.
{5:18} 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. {5:19} 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. {5:20} And when he saw their faith, he
said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. {5:21} And
the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who
is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins,
but God alone? {5:22} But when Jesus perceived their
thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in
your hearts? {5:23} Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be
forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? {5:24} 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.
{5:25} And immediately he rose up before them, and took
up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house,
glorifying God. {5:26} And they were all amazed, and they
glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have
seen strange things to day.
{5:27} 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. {5:28} And he left all, rose
up, and followed him. {5:29} 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. {5:30} But
their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples,
saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and
sinners? {5:31} And Jesus answering said unto them, They
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that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
{5:32} I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance.
{5:33} 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? {5:34}
And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the
bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
{5:35} But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall
be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those
days.
{5:36} 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. {5:37} 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. {5:38} But new wine must be put into new bottles;
and both are preserved. {5:39} No man also having drunk
old [wine] straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is
better.
{6:1} 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. {6:2} And certain of the Pharisees said unto
them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the
sabbath days? {6:3} 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; {6:4} 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? {6:5}
And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of
the sabbath. {6:6} 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. {6:7} And
the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would
heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation
against him. {6:8} 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. {6:9} 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? ]{6:10} 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. {6:11}
And they were filled with madness; and communed one
with another what they might do to Jesus. {6:12} 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.
{6:13} And when it was day, he called [unto him] his
disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he
named apostles; {6:14} Simon, (whom he also named
Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and
Bartholomew, {6:15} Matthew and Thomas, James the
[son] of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, {6:16} And
Judas [the brother] of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also
was the traitor.
{6:17} 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; {6:18} And they
that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.
{6:19} And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for
there went virtue out of him, and healed [them] all.
{6:20} And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said,
Blessed [be ye] poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
{6:21} Blessed [are ye] that hunger now: for ye shall be
filled. Blessed [are ye] that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
{6:22} 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. {6:23} 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. {6:24} But
woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your
consolation. {6:25} Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall
hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn
and weep. {6:26} Woe unto you, when all men shall speak
well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
{6:27} But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies,
do good to them which hate you, {6:28} Bless them that
curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
{6:29} 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. {6:30} Give to every man
that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods
ask [them] not again. {6:31} And as ye would that men
should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. {6:32} For if
ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for
sinners also love those that love them. {6:33} And if ye do
good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye?
for sinners also do even the same. {6:34} 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.
{6:35} 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. {6:36} Be ye therefore
merciful, as your Father also is merciful. {6:37} Judge not,
and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be
condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: {6:38} 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. {6:39} And he spake a
parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they
not both fall into the ditch? {6:40} The disciple is not above
his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his
master. {6:41} And why beholdest thou the mote that is in
thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine
own eye? {6:42} 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. {6:43} For a good tree bringeth
not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth
good fruit. {6:44} 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. {6:45} 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.
{6:46} And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the
things which I say? {6:47} Whosoever cometh to me, and
heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to
whom he is like: {6:48} He is like a man which built an
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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. {6:49} 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.
{7:1} Now when he had ended all his sayings in the
audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. {7:2}
And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him,
was sick, and ready to die. {7:3} 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. {7:4} And
when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly,
saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
{7:5} For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a
synagogue. {7:6} 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: {7:7}
Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto
thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
{7:8} 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. ]{7:9} 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. {7:10} And they that were
sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that
had been sick.
{7:11} 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. {7:12} 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. {7:13} And when the Lord
saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep
not. {7:14} And he came and touched the bier: and they that
bare [him] stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto
thee, Arise. {7:15} And he that was dead sat up, and began
to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. {7:16} 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. {7:17} And this rumour of him went
forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region
round about. {7:18} And the disciples of John shewed him
of all these things.
{7:19} 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? {7:20} 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? {7:21} 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. {7:22} 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. {7:23} And
blessed is [he,] whosoever shall not be offended in me.
{7:24} 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? {7:25} 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. {7:26} But what went ye out for to see? A prophet?
Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. {7:27}
This is [he,] of whom it is written, Behold, I send my
messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way
before thee. {7:28} 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. {7:29} And all the people that heard [him,]
and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the
baptism of John. {7:30} But the Pharisees and lawyers
rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not
baptized of him.
{7:31} And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken
the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
{7:32} 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. {7:33} For John the
Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye
say, He hath a devil. {7:34} 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! {7:35} But
wisdom is justified of all her children.
{7:36} 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. {7:37} 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, {7:38} 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. {7:39} 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. {7:40} And Jesus
answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say
unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. {7:41} There was a
certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five
hundred pence, and the other fifty. {7:42} And when they
had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me
therefore, which of them will love him most? {7:43} Simon
answered and said, I suppose that [he,] to whom he forgave
most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
{7:44} 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.
{7:45} Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the
time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. {7:46} My
head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath
anointed my feet with ointment. {7:47} 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. {7:48} And he said unto her, Thy sins are
forgiven. {7:49} And they that sat at meat with him began
to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins
also? {7:50} And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath
saved thee; go in peace.
{8:1} 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, {8:2} And certain women, which had been
healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called
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Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, {8:3} And
Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna,
and many others, which ministered unto him of their
substance.
{8:4} And when much people were gathered together, and
were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
{8:5} 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. {8:6} And some fell upon a
rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away,
because it lacked moisture. {8:7} And some fell among
thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
{8:8} 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.
{8:9} And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this
parable be? {8:10} 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. {8:11} Now the parable is this: The
seed is the word of God. {8:12} 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. {8:13} 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. {8:14} 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. {8:15} 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.
{8:16} 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.
{8:17} For nothing is secret, that shall not be made
manifest; neither [any thing] hid, that shall not be known
and come abroad. {8:18} 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.
{8:19} Then came to him [his] mother and his brethren,
and could not come at him for the press. {8:20} And it was
told him [by certain] which said, Thy mother and thy
brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. {8:21} And he
answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren
are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
{8:22} 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. {8:23} 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. {8:24} 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. {8:25}
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.
{8:26} And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes,
which is over against Galilee. {8:27} 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. {8:28} 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.
{8:29} (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.)
{8:30} And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name?
And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into
him. {8:31} And they besought him that he would not
command them to go out into the deep. {8:32} 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. {8:33} 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. {8:34} When they that fed [them] saw what
was done, they fled, and went and told [it] in the city and in
the country. {8:35} 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. {8:36} They
also which saw [it] told them by what means he that was
possessed of the devils was healed.
{8:37} 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. {8:38} Now the man out of
whom the devils were departed besought him that he might
be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, {8:39}
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. {8:40} And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was
returned, the people [gladly] received him: for they were all
waiting for him.
{8:41} 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:
{8:42} For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of
age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged
him.
{8:43} And a woman having an issue of blood twelve
years, which had spent all her living upon physicians,
neither could be healed of any, {8:44} Came behind [him,]
and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her
issue of blood stanched. {8:45} 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? {8:46} And Jesus said,
Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is
gone out of me. {8:47} 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. {8:48} And he said unto her, Daughter, be of
good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
{8:49} 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. {8:50} But when
Jesus heard [it,] he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe
only, and she shall be made whole. {8:51} 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
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the maiden. {8:52} And all wept, and bewailed her: but he
said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth. {8:53} And
they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
{8:54} And he put them all out, and took her by the hand,
and called, saying, Maid, arise. {8:55} And her spirit came
again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to
give her meat. {8:56} And her parents were astonished: but
he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
{9:1} Then he called his twelve disciples together, and
gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure
diseases. {9:2} And he sent them to preach the kingdom of
God, and to heal the sick. {9:3} And he said unto them,
Take nothing for [your] journey, neither staves, nor scrip,
neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
{9:4} And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and
thence depart. {9:5} 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. {9:6} And they
departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel,
and healing every where.
{9:7} 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; {9:8} And of
some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the
old prophets was risen again. {9:9} And Herod said, John
have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such
things? And he desired to see him.
{9:10} 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. {9:11} 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. {9:12} 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. {9:13} 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. {9:14} For they were about five thousand men. And
he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a
company. {9:15} And they did so, and made them all sit
down. {9:16} 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.
{9:17} And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was
taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
{9:18} 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? {9:19} They answering said, John
the Baptist; but some [say,] Elias; and others [say,] that one
of the old prophets is risen again. {9:20} He said unto them,
But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The
Christ of God. {9:21} And he straitly charged them, and
commanded [them] to tell no man that thing; {9:22} 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.
{9:23} 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. {9:24} For whosoever will save his life shall
lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the
same shall save it. {9:25} For what is a man advantaged, if
he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
{9:26} 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. {9:27} 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.
{9:28} 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. {9:29} And as he prayed, the fashion of
his countenance was altered, and his raiment [was] white
[and] glistering. {9:30} And, behold, there talked with him
two men, which were Moses and Elias: {9:31} Who
appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should
accomplish at Jerusalem. {9:32} 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. {9:33} 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. {9:34}
While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed
them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. {9:35}
And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my
beloved Son: hear him. {9:36} 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.
{9:37} And it came to pass, that on the next day, when
they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
{9:38} And, behold, a man of the company cried out,
saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is
mine only child. {9:39} 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. {9:40}
And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could
not. {9:41} And Jesus answering said, O faithless and
perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and
suffer you? Bring thy son hither. {9:42} 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.
{9:43} 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, {9:44} Let these
sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall
be delivered into the hands of men. {9:45} 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.
{9:46} Then there arose a reasoning among them, which
of them should be greatest. {9:47} And Jesus, perceiving
the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
{9:48} 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.
{9:49} 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. {9:50} And Jesus said unto him,
Forbid [him] not: for he that is not against us is for us.
{9:51} And it came to pass, when the time was come that
he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to
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Jerusalem, {9:52} And sent messengers before his face: and
they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to
make ready for him. {9:53} And they did not receive him,
because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
{9:54} 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?
{9:55} But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know
not what manner of spirit ye are of. {9:56} For the Son of
man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save [them.]
And they went to another village.
{9:57} 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. {9:58} 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. {9:59} And he
said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me
first to go and bury my father. {9:60} Jesus said unto him,
Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the
kingdom of God. {9:61} And another also said, Lord, I will
follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are
at home at my house. {9:62} And Jesus said unto him, No
man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is
fit for the kingdom of God.
{10:1} 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.
{10:2} 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. {10:3} Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as
lambs among wolves. {10:4} Carry neither purse, nor scrip,
nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. {10:5} And into
whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace [be] to this
house. {10:6} And if the son of peace be there, your peace
shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. {10:7}
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. {10:8} And into whatsoever
city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set
before you: {10:9} And heal the sick that are therein, and
say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
{10:10} But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive
you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and
say, {10:11} 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. {10:12} But I say unto you, that it shall be more
tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. {10:13}
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. {10:14} But it shall be more
tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
{10:15} And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven,
shalt be thrust down to hell. {10:16} He that heareth you
heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he
that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
{10:17} And the seventy returned again with joy, saying,
Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
{10:18} And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning
fall from heaven. {10:19} 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.
{10:20} Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits
are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names
are written in heaven.
{10:21} 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. {10:22} 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.
]{10:23} And he turned him unto [his] disciples, and said
privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye
see: {10:24} 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.
]{10:25} And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and
tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit
eternal life? {10:26} He said unto him, What is written in
the law? how readest thou? {10:27} 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. {10:28} And he said
unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt
live. {10:29} But he, willing to justify himself, said unto
Jesus, And who is my neighbour? {10:30} 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. {10:31} And by chance there came down a
certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by
on the other side. {10:32} And likewise a Levite, when he
was at the place, came and looked [on him,] and passed by
on the other side. {10:33} But a certain Samaritan, as he
journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he
had compassion [on him, ]{10:34} 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. {10:35} 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. {10:36} Which
now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him
that fell among the thieves? {10:37} And he said, He that
shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and
do thou likewise.
{10:38} 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. {10:39} And she had a
sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard
his word. {10:40} 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. {10:41} And Jesus answered and said unto
her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about
many things: {10:42} But one thing is needful: and Mary
hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away
from her.
{11:1} 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. {11:2} 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. {11:3} Give us day by day our daily bread. {11:4}
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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. {11:5} 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;
{11:6} For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me,
and I have nothing to set before him? {11:7} 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. {11:8} 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. {11:9} 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. {11:10} For every one that asketh
receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that
knocketh it shall be opened. {11:11} 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?
{11:12} Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a
scorpion? {11:13} 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?
{11:14} 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. {11:15} But some of them
said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of
the devils. {11:16} And others, tempting [him,] sought of
him a sign from heaven. {11:17} 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. {11:18} If Satan also be divided against
himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I
cast out devils through Beelzebub. {11:19} And if I by
Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast
[them] out? therefore shall they be your judges. {11:20} But
if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the
kingdom of God is come upon you. {11:21} When a strong
man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
{11:22} 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. {11:23} He that
is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with
me scattereth. {11:24} 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. {11:25} And when he cometh, he findeth [it]
swept and garnished. {11:26} 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.
{11:27} 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. {11:28} But he said, Yea rather,
blessed [are] they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
{11:29} 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. {11:30} For as Jonas was a sign unto
the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this
generation. {11:31} 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. {11:32} 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. {11:33} 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. {11:34} 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. {11:35} Take heed therefore that the light
which is in thee be not darkness. {11:36} 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.
{11:37} And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him
to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
{11:38} And when the Pharisee saw [it,] he marvelled that
he had not first washed before dinner. {11:39} 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. {11:40} [Ye] fools, did not
he that made that which is without make that which is
within also? {11:41} But rather give alms of such things as
ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. {11:42}
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. {11:43} Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the
uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the
markets. {11:44} 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.
]{11:45} Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto
him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also. {11:46}
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. {11:47}
Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets,
and your fathers killed them. {11:48} Truly ye bear witness
that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed
killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. {11:49}
Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them
prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they shall slay
and persecute: {11:50} That the blood of all the prophets,
which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be
required of this generation; {11:51} 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. {11:52} 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. {11:53} 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:
{11:54} Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch
something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
{12:1} 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. {12:2} For there is nothing
covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not
be known. {12:3} 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. {12:4} And I say unto you my friends, Be not
afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more
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that they can do. {12:5} 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. {12:6} Are
not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of
them is forgotten before God? {12:7} But even the very
hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye
are of more value than many sparrows. {12:8} Also I say
unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him
shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
{12:9} But he that denieth me before men shall be denied
before the angels of God. {12:10} 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. {12:11} 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: {12:12} For the Holy Ghost shall teach
you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
{12:13} And one of the company said unto him, Master,
speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
{12:14} And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge
or a divider over you? {12:15} 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. {12:16} And he spake a parable unto them,
saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth
plentifully: {12:17} And he thought within himself, saying,
What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow
my fruits? {12:18} 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. {12:19} 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. {12:20} 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? {12:21} So [is] he that layeth up
treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
{12:22} 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. {12:23} The life
is more than meat, and the body [is more] than raiment.
{12:24} 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? {12:25}
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature
one cubit? {12:26} If ye then be not able to do that thing
which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? {12:27}
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. {12:28} 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? {12:29} And seek not ye what ye shall
eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
{12:30} For all these things do the nations of the world seek
after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these
things.
{12:31} But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all
these things shall be added unto you. {12:32} Fear not, little
flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the
kingdom. {12:33} 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. {12:34} For where your treasure is, there
will your heart be also. {12:35} Let your loins be girded
about, and [your] lights burning; {12:36} 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. {12:37} 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. {12:38} And if he shall come in the second
watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so,
blessed are those servants. {12:39} 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. {12:40} Be ye therefore
ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye
think not.
{12:41} Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou
this parable unto us, or even to all? {12:42} 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? {12:43} Blessed [is]
that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so
doing. {12:44} Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make
him ruler over all that he hath. {12:45} 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; {12:46} 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. {12:47} 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.
]{12:48} 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.
{12:49} I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will
I if it be already kindled? {12:50} But I have a baptism to
be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be
accomplished! {12:51} Suppose ye that I am come to give
peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: {12:52}
For from henceforth there shall be five in one house
divided, three against two, and two against three. {12:53}
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.
{12:54} 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. {12:55} And when [ye see] the south
wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to
pass. {12:56} [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? {12:57} Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye
not what is right?
{12:58} 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. {12:59} I tell thee, thou shalt not depart
thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
{13:1} There were present at that season some that told
him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with
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their sacrifices. {13:2} And Jesus answering said unto them,
Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the
Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? {13:3} I tell
you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
{13:4} 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? {13:5} I tell you, Nay: but,
except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
{13:6} 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. {13:7} 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? {13:8} And he answering
said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig
about it, and dung [it: ]{13:9} And if it bear fruit, [well:]
and if not, [then] after that thou shalt cut it down. {13:10}
And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the
sabbath.
{13:11} 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. ]{13:12} And when
Jesus saw her, he called [her to him,] and said unto her,
Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. {13:13} And
he laid [his] hands on her: and immediately she was made
straight, and glorified God. {13:14} 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.
{13:15} 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? {13:16} 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? {13:17} 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.
{13:18} Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God
like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? {13:19} 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. {13:20} And again he
said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? {13:21}
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three
measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. {13:22} And
he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and
journeying toward Jerusalem. {13:23} Then said one unto
him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto
them,
{13:24} Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say
unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
{13:25} 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: {13:26} Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and
drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
{13:27} But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence
ye are; depart from me, all [ye] workers of iniquity. {13:28}
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.
{13:29} 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. {13:30} And, behold, there
are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall
be last.
{13:31} The same day there came certain of the Pharisees,
saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod
will kill thee. {13:32} 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.
{13:33} Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow,
and the [day] following: for it cannot be that a prophet
perish out of Jerusalem. {13:34} 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! {13:35} 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.
{14:1} 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. {14:2} And, behold, there was a
certain man before him which had the dropsy. {14:3} And
Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees,
saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? {14:4} And
they held their peace. And he took [him,] and healed him,
and let him go; {14:5} 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? {14:6}
And they could not answer him again to these things.
{14:7} And he put forth a parable to those which were
bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief
rooms; saying unto them, {14:8} 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;
{14:9} 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. {14:10} 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. {14:11} For whosoever exalteth himself
shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be
exalted.
{14:12} 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. {14:13} But when thou makest a feast, call the poor,
the maimed, the lame, the blind: {14:14} And thou shalt be
blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be
recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
{14:15} 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. {14:16} Then said
he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade
many: {14:17} And sent his servant at supper time to say to
them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
{14:18} 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. {14:19} And another said, I have bought five yoke
of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me
excused. {14:20} And another said, I have married a wife,
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and therefore I cannot come. {14:21} 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. {14:22} And
the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded,
and yet there is room. {14:23} 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. {14:24} For
I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden
shall taste of my supper.
{14:25} And there went great multitudes with him: and he
turned, and said unto them, {14:26} 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. {14:27} And whosoever
doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my
disciple. {14:28} For which of you, intending to build a
tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether
he have [sufficient] to finish [it? ]{14:29} Lest haply, after
he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish [it,] all
that behold [it] begin to mock him, {14:30} Saying, This
man began to build, and was not able to finish. {14:31} 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? {14:32} Or else, while the other is yet a great
way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions
of peace. {14:33} So likewise, whosoever he be of you that
forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
{14:34} Salt [is] good: but if the salt have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be seasoned? {14:35} 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.
{15:1} Then drew near unto him all the publicans and
sinners for to hear him. {15:2} And the Pharisees and
scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and
eateth with them.
{15:3} And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
{15:4} 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?
{15:5} And when he hath found [it,] he layeth [it] on his
shoulders, rejoicing. {15:6} 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. {15:7} 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.
{15:8} 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? ]{15:9} 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. {15:10} Likewise, I say
unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God
over one sinner that repenteth.
{15:11} And he said, A certain man had two sons:
{15:12} 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. {15:13} 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. {15:14} And when he had
spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he
began to be in want. {15:15} And he went and joined
himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his
fields to feed swine. {15:16} And he would fain have filled
his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man
gave unto him. {15:17} 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! {15:18} I
will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him,
Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
{15:19} And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make
me as one of thy hired servants. {15:20} 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. {15:21} 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. {15:22} 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: {15:23} And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill [it;]
and let us eat, and be merry: {15:24} For this my son was
dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they
began to be merry. {15:25} Now his elder son was in the
field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard
musick and dancing. {15:26} And he called one of the
servants, and asked what these things meant. {15:27} 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. {15:28} And he was angry, and would not go in:
therefore came his father out, and intreated him. {15:29}
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: {15:30} But as soon as
this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with
harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. {15:31} And
he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I
have is thine. {15:32} 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.
{16:1} 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. {16:2} 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. {16:3} 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. {16:4} I
am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the
stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. {16:5}
So he called every one of his lord’s debtors [unto him,] and
said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
{16:6} And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he
said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write
fifty. {16:7} 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. {16:8}
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. {16:9} 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. {16:10} 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. {16:11} If
therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous
mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches?
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]{16:12} And if ye have not been faithful in that which is
another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?
{16:13} 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. {16:14} And the Pharisees also, who were
covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
{16:15} 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. {16:16} The law and the prophets [were]
until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached,
and every man presseth into it. {16:17} And it is easier for
heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
{16:18} Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth
another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her
that is put away from [her] husband committeth adultery.
{16:19} There was a certain rich man, which was clothed
in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
{16:20} And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus,
which was laid at his gate, full of sores, {16:21} And
desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich
man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
{16:22} 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; {16:23} And in hell he lift up his
eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and
Lazarus in his bosom. {16:24} 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. {16:25} 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. {16:26}
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. {16:27} Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father,
that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: {16:28}
For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest
they also come into this place of torment. {16:29} Abraham
saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them
hear them. {16:30} And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but
if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
{16:31} And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and
the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one
rose from the dead.
{17:1} Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible
but that offences will come: but woe [unto him,] through
whom they come! {17:2} 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.
{17:3} Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass
against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
{17:4} 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. {17:5} And the apostles said unto
the Lord, Increase our faith. {17:6} 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. {17:7} 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? {17:8} 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? {17:9} Doth he thank
that servant because he did the things that were commanded
him? I trow not. {17:10} 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.
{17:11} And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that
he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
{17:12} And as he entered into a certain village, there met
him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: {17:13}
And they lifted up [their] voices, and said, Jesus, Master,
have mercy on us. {17:14} 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.
{17:15} And one of them, when he saw that he was healed,
turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, {17:16}
And fell down on [his] face at his feet, giving him thanks:
and he was a Samaritan. {17:17} And Jesus answering said,
Were there not ten cleansed? but where [are] the nine?
{17:18} There are not found that returned to give glory to
God, save this stranger. {17:19} And he said unto him,
Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
{17:20} 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:
{17:21} Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for,
behold, the kingdom of God is within you. {17:22} 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. ]{17:23} And they shall say to you, See here; or,
see there: go not after [them,] nor follow [them. ]{17:24}
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. {17:25} But first
must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this
generation. {17:26} And as it was in the days of Noe, so
shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. {17:27} 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. {17:28} Likewise also
as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they
bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; {17:29} But
the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and
brimstone from heaven, and destroyed [them] all. {17:30}
Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is
revealed. {17:31} 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. {17:32} Remember Lot’s wife. {17:33}
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and
whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. {17:34} 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. {17:35} Two
[women] shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken,
and the other left. {17:36} Two [men] shall be in the field;
the one shall be taken, and the other left. {17:37} 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.
{18:1} And he spake a parable unto them [to this end,]
that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; {18:2}
Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God,
neither regarded man: {18:3} And there was a widow in
that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of
mine adversary. {18:4} And he would not for a while: but
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afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God,
nor regard man; {18:5} Yet because this widow troubleth
me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she
weary me. {18:6} And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust
judge saith. {18:7} And shall not God avenge his own elect,
which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with
them? {18:8} I tell you that he will avenge them speedily.
Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find
faith on the earth? {18:9} And he spake this parable unto
certain which trusted in themselves that they were
righteous, and despised others: {18:10} Two men went up
into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a
publican. {18:11} 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.
{18:12} I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I
possess. {18:13} 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.
{18:14} 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. {18:15} And they brought unto him also infants,
that he would touch them: but when [his] disciples saw [it,]
they rebuked them. {18:16} 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. {18:17}
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the
kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter
therein. {18:18} And a certain ruler asked him, saying,
Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? {18:19}
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none
[is] good, save one, [that is,] God. {18:20} 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. {18:21} And he said, All these have I kept
from my youth up. {18:22} 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. {18:23} And
when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very
rich. {18:24} And when Jesus saw that he was very
sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches
enter into the kingdom of God! {18:25} 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. {18:26} And they that heard
[it] said, Who then can be saved? {18:27} And he said, The
things which are impossible with men are possible with
God. {18:28} Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and
followed thee. {18:29} 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, {18:30} Who shall not receive manifold more in this
present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
{18:31} 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. {18:32} For he shall be delivered
unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully
entreated, and spitted on: {18:33} And they shall scourge
[him,] and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise
again. {18:34} And they understood none of these things:
and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the
things which were spoken.
{18:35} And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh
unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side
begging: {18:36} And hearing the multitude pass by, he
asked what it meant. {18:37} And they told him, that Jesus
of Nazareth passeth by. {18:38} And he cried, saying,
Jesus, [thou] Son of David, have mercy on me. {18:39} 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. {18:40} And Jesus stood, and
commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was
come near, he asked him, {18:41} Saying, What wilt thou
that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may
receive my sight. {18:42} And Jesus said unto him, Receive
thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. {18:43} And
immediately he received his sight, and followed him,
glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw [it,] gave
praise unto God.
{19:1} And [Jesus] entered and passed through Jericho.
{19:2} And, behold, [there was] a man named Zacchaeus,
which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
{19:3} And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could
not for the press, because he was little of stature. {19:4}
And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to
see him: for he was to pass that [way. ]{19:5} 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. {19:6} And he made haste,
and came down, and received him joyfully. {19:7} And
when they saw [it,] they all murmured, saying, That he was
gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. {19:8} 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. {19:9} And Jesus said unto him, This day is
salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son
of Abraham. {19:10} For the Son of man is come to seek
and to save that which was lost. {19:11} 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. {19:12} He
said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country
to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. {19:13}
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten
pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. {19:14}
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him,
saying, We will not have this [man] to reign over us.
{19:15} 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. {19:16} Then came the first, saying,
Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. {19:17} And he
said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast
been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten
cities. {19:18} And the second came, saying, Lord, thy
pound hath gained five pounds. {19:19} And he said
likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities. {19:20} And
another came, saying, Lord, behold, [here is] thy pound,
which I have kept laid up in a napkin: {19:21} 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.
{19:22} 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: {19:23} Wherefore then gavest
not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might
have required mine own with usury? {19:24} And he said
unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give
[it] to him that hath ten pounds. {19:25} (And they said
unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) {19:26} For I say unto
you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and
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from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken
away from him. {19:27} But those mine enemies, which
would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and
slay [them] before me.
{19:28} And when he had thus spoken, he went before,
ascending up to Jerusalem. {19:29} 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, {19:30} 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. ]{19:31} And if any man ask you, Why do ye
loose [him?] thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord
hath need of him. {19:32} And they that were sent went
their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
{19:33} And as they were loosing the colt, the owners
thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? {19:34} And
they said, The Lord hath need of him. {19:35} And they
brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the
colt, and they set Jesus thereon. {19:36} And as he went,
they spread their clothes in the way. {19:37} 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; {19:38} Saying, Blessed [be] the King
that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and
glory in the highest. {19:39} And some of the Pharisees
from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy
disciples. {19:40} And he answered and said unto them, I
tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones
would immediately cry out.
{19:41} And when he was come near, he beheld the city,
and wept over it, {19:42} 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. {19:43}
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, {19:44} 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. {19:45} And he went into the
temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and
them that bought; {19:46} Saying unto them, It is written,
My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den
of thieves. {19:47} And he taught daily in the temple. But
the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people
sought to destroy him, {19:48} And could not find what
they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear
him.
{20:1} 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, {20:2} And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what
authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave
thee this authority? {20:3} And he answered and said unto
them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: {20:4}
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? {20:5}
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say,
From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
{20:6} But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone
us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet. {20:7}
And they answered, that they could not tell whence [it was.
]{20:8} And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by
what authority I do these things. {20:9} 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. {20:10} 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. {20:11} And again he sent another
servant: and they beat him also, and entreated [him]
shamefully, and sent [him] away empty. {20:12} And again
he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast [him]
out. {20:13} 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. {20:14} 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. {20:15} So they cast him out of
the vineyard, and killed [him.] What therefore shall the lord
of the vineyard do unto them? {20:16} He shall come and
destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to
others. And when they heard [it,] they said, God forbid.
{20:17} 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? {20:18} Whosoever
shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on
whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
{20:19} 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. {20:20} 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. {20:21}
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: {20:22} Is it
lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no? {20:23} But
he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why
tempt ye me? {20:24} Shew me a penny. Whose image and
superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar’s.
{20:25} And he said unto them, Render therefore unto
Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the
things which be God’s. {20:26} And they could not take
hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at
his answer, and held their peace.
{20:27} Then came to [him] certain of the Sadducees,
which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked
him, {20:28} 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. {20:29} There were therefore seven
brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without
children. {20:30} And the second took her to wife, and he
died childless. {20:31} And the third took her; and in like
manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.
{20:32} Last of all the woman died also. {20:33} Therefore
in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had
her to wife. {20:34} And Jesus answering said unto them,
The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
{20:35} But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain
that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither
marry, nor are given in marriage: {20:36} 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.
{20:37} 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. {20:38} For he
is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto
him.
{20:39} Then certain of the scribes answering said,
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Master, thou hast well said. {20:40} And after that they
durst not ask him any [question at all. ]{20:41} And he said
unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?
{20:42} And David himself saith in the book of Psalms,
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
{20:43} Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. {20:44}
David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?
{20:45} Then in the audience of all the people he said
unto his disciples, {20:46} 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; {20:47} Which devour widows’
houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall
receive greater damnation.
{21:1} And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting
their gifts into the treasury. {21:2} And he saw also a
certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. {21:3} And
he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath
cast in more than they all: {21:4} 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.
{21:5} And as some spake of the temple, how it was
adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, {21:6} [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. {21:7} 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?
{21:8} 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. {21:9}
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. {21:10} Then said he unto them,
Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom: {21:11} And great earthquakes shall be in divers
places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and
great signs shall there be from heaven. {21:12} 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. {21:13} And it shall turn to you for a
testimony. {21:14} Settle [it] therefore in your hearts, not to
meditate before what ye shall answer: {21:15} For I will
give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries
shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. {21:16} 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. {21:17} And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my
name’s sake. {21:18} But there shall not an hair of your
head perish. {21:19} In your patience possess ye your souls.
{21:20} And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with
armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
{21:21} 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.
{21:22} For these be the days of vengeance, that all things
which are written may be fulfilled. {21:23} 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. {21:24} 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.
{21:25} 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;
{21:26} 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. {21:27} And then shall
they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and
great glory. {21:28} And when these things begin to come
to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your
redemption draweth nigh. {21:29} And he spake to them a
parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; {21:30} When
they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves
that summer is now nigh at hand. {21:31} So likewise ye,
when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the
kingdom of God is nigh at hand. {21:32} Verily I say unto
you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
{21:33} Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words
shall not pass away.
{21:34} 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. {21:35} For as a snare shall it come on
all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. {21:36}
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. {21:37} 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. {21:38} And all the people came early in the
morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
{22:1} Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh,
which is called the Passover. {22:2} And the chief priests
and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared
the people.
{22:3} Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot,
being of the number of the twelve. {22:4} And he went his
way, and communed with the chief priests and captains,
how he might betray him unto them. {22:5} And they were
glad, and covenanted to give him money. {22:6} And he
promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them
in the absence of the multitude.
{22:7} Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the
passover must be killed. {22:8} And he sent Peter and John,
saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
{22:9} And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we
prepare? {22:10} 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. {22:11} 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? {22:12} And he shall shew you a large upper
room furnished: there make ready. {22:13} And they went,
and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready
the passover. {22:14} And when the hour was come, he sat
down, and the twelve apostles with him. {22:15} And he
said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this
passover with you before I suffer: {22:16} For I say unto
you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in
the kingdom of God. {22:17} And he took the cup, and
gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide [it] among
yourselves: {22:18} For I say unto you, I will not drink of
the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
{22:19} And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake
[it,] and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is
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given for you: this do in remembrance of me. {22:20}
Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup [is] the
new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
{22:21} But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me
[is] with me on the table. {22:22} And truly the Son of man
goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by
whom he is betrayed! {22:23} And they began to enquire
among themselves, which of them it was that should do this
thing.
{22:24} And there was also a strife among them, which of
them should be accounted the greatest. {22:25} And he said
unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over
them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called
benefactors. {22:26} 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. {22:27} 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.
{22:28} Ye are they which have continued with me in my
temptations. {22:29} And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as
my Father hath appointed unto me; {22:30} That ye may eat
and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones
judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
{22:31} And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan
hath desired [to have] you, that he may sift [you] as wheat:
{22:32} But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not:
and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
{22:33} And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with
thee, both into prison, and to death. {22:34} And he said, I
tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that
thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. {22:35} And
he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and
scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said,
Nothing. {22:36} 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.
{22:37} 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.
{22:38} And they said, Lord, behold, here [are] two swords.
And he said unto them, It is enough.
{22:39} And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to
the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
{22:40} And when he was at the place, he said unto them,
Pray that ye enter not into temptation. {22:41} And he was
withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled
down, and prayed, {22:42} Saying, Father, if thou be
willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will,
but thine, be done. {22:43} And there appeared an angel
unto him from heaven, strengthening him. {22:44} 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. {22:45} And when he rose up from prayer, and was
come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
{22:46} And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray,
lest ye enter into temptation.
{22:47} 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. {22:48} But
Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man
with a kiss? {22:49} When they which were about him saw
what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite
with the sword?
{22:50} And one of them smote the servant of the high
priest, and cut off his right ear. {22:51} And Jesus answered
and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and
healed him. {22:52} 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? {22:53} 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.
{22:54} Then took they him, and led [him,] and brought
him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar
off. {22:55} And when they had kindled a fire in the midst
of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down
among them. {22:56} 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. {22:57} And he denied him,
saying, Woman, I know him not. {22:58} And after a little
while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And
Peter said, Man, I am not. {22:59} 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.
{22:60} And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest.
And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
{22:61} 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.
{22:62} And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
{22:63} And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and
smote [him. ]{22:64} And when they had blindfolded him,
they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying,
Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? {22:65} And many
other things blasphemously spake they against him.
{22:66} 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, {22:67} Art thou the
Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will
not believe: {22:68} And if I also ask [you,] ye will not
answer me, nor let [me] go. {22:69} Hereafter shall the Son
of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. {22:70}
Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he
said unto them, Ye say that I am. {22:71} And they said,
What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have
heard of his own mouth.
{23:1} And the whole multitude of them arose, and led
him unto Pilate. {23:2} 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. {23:3} And Pilate asked him, saying, Art
thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said,
Thou sayest [it. ]{23:4} Then said Pilate to the chief priests
and [to] the people, I find no fault in this man. {23:5} And
they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people,
teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to
this place. {23:6} When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked
whether the man were a Galilaean. {23:7} 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.
{23:8} 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. {23:9} Then he
questioned with him in many words; but he answered him
nothing. {23:10} And the chief priests and scribes stood and
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vehemently accused him. {23:11} 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.
{23:12} And the same day Pilate and Herod were made
friends together: for before they were at enmity between
themselves.
{23:13} And Pilate, when he had called together the chief
priests and the rulers and the people, {23:14} 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: {23:15} No, nor yet
Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of
death is done unto him. {23:16} I will therefore chastise
him, and release [him. ]{23:17} (For of necessity he must
release one unto them at the feast.) {23:18} And they cried
out all at once, saying, Away with this [man,] and release
unto us Barabbas: {23:19} (Who for a certain sedition made
in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.) {23:20}
Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to
them. {23:21} But they cried, saying, Crucify [him,] crucify
him. {23:22} 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. {23:23}
And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he
might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief
priests prevailed. {23:24} And Pilate gave sentence that it
should be as they required. {23:25} 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.
{23:26} 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.
{23:27} And there followed him a great company of
people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented
him. {23:28} But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters
of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and
for your children. {23:29} 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.
{23:30} Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall
on us; and to the hills, Cover us. {23:31} For if they do
these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
{23:32} And there were also two others, malefactors, led
with him to be put to death. {23:33} 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.
{23:34} Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they
know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and
cast lots. {23:35} 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. {23:36} And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to
him, and offering him vinegar, {23:37} And saying, If thou
be the king of the Jews, save thyself. {23:38} And a
superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek,
and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE
JEWS.
{23:39} And one of the malefactors which were hanged
railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
{23:40} But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost
not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same
condemnation? {23:41} And we indeed justly; for we
receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done
nothing amiss. {23:42} And he said unto Jesus, Lord,
remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. {23:43}
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day
shalt thou be with me in paradise. {23:44} And it was about
the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth
until the ninth hour. {23:45} And the sun was darkened, and
the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
{23:46} 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. {23:47} Now when
the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying,
Certainly this was a righteous man. {23:48} And all the
people that came together to that sight, beholding the things
which were done, smote their breasts, and returned. {23:49}
And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him
from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
{23:50} And, behold, [there was] a man named Joseph, a
counsellor; [and he was] a good man, and a just: {23:51}
(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. {23:52} This [man]
went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. {23:53}
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. {23:54} And that day was the preparation, and the
sabbath drew on. {23:55} And the women also, which came
with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the
sepulchre, and how his body was laid. {23:56} And they
returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the
sabbath day according to the commandment.
{24:1} 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. {24:2} And they found the stone rolled away from the
sepulchre. {24:3} And they entered in, and found not the
body of the Lord Jesus. {24:4} And it came to pass, as they
were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by
them in shining garments: {24:5} 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? {24:6} He is
not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you
when he was yet in Galilee, {24:7} Saying, The Son of man
must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be
crucified, and the third day rise again. {24:8} And they
remembered his words, {24:9} And returned from the
sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to
all the rest. {24:10} 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.
{24:11} And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and
they believed them not. {24:12} 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.
{24:13} And, behold, two of them went that same day to a
village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem [about]
threescore furlongs. {24:14} And they talked together of all
these things which had happened. {24:15} And it came to
pass, that, while they communed [together] and reasoned,
Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. {24:16} But
their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
{24:17} And he said unto them, What manner of
communications [are] these that ye have one to another, as
ye walk, and are sad? {24:18} And the one of them, whose
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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? {24:19} 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: {24:20}
And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be
condemned to death, and have crucified him. {24:21} 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. {24:22} Yea, and certain women also of
our company made us astonished, which were early at the
sepulchre; {24:23} 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. {24:24} 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.
{24:25} Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart
to believe all that the prophets have spoken: {24:26} Ought
not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his
glory? {24:27} And beginning at Moses and all the
prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the
things concerning himself. {24:28} And they drew nigh
unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though
he would have gone further. {24:29} 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. {24:30}
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took
bread, and blessed [it,] and brake, and gave to them.
{24:31} And their eyes were opened, and they knew him;
and he vanished out of their sight. {24:32} 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? {24:33} And they rose up the same hour, and
returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered
together, and them that were with them, {24:34} Saying,
The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
{24:35} And they told what things [were done] in the way,
and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.
{24:36} And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in
the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.
{24:37} But they were terrified and affrighted, and
supposed that they had seen a spirit. {24:38} And he said
unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise
in your hearts? {24:39} 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. {24:40} And when he had
thus spoken, he shewed them [his] hands and [his] feet.
{24:41} And while they yet believed not for joy, and
wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
{24:42} And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of
an honeycomb. {24:43} And he took [it,] and did eat before
them. {24:44} 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. {24:45} Then opened he their
understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
{24:46} And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it
behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third
day: {24:47} And that repentance and remission of sins
should be preached in his name among all nations,
beginning at Jerusalem. {24:48} And ye are witnesses of
these things.
{24:49} 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.

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