Matthew 6:1-19:2 Take heede that ye giue not your almes before men, to be seene of them, or els ye shall haue no reward of your Father which is in heaue.

Geneva⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Take heede that ye giue not your almes before men, to be seene of them, or els ye shall haue no reward of your Father which is in heaue. ² Therefore when thou giuest thine almes, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blowen before thee, as the hypocrites doe in the Synagogues and in the streetes, to be praysed of men. Verely I say vnto you, they haue their rewarde. ³ But when thou doest thine almes, let not thy left hand knowe what thy right hand doeth, ⁴ That thine almes may be in secret, and thy Father that seeth in secret, hee will rewarde thee openly. ⁵ And when thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites: for they loue to stand, and pray in the Synagogues, and in the corners of the streetes, because they would be seene of men. Verely I say vnto you, they haue their rewarde. ⁶ But when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber and when thou hast shut thy doore, pray vnto thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret, shall rewarde thee openly. ⁷ Also when ye pray, vse no vaine repetitions as the Heathen: for they thinke to be heard for their much babbling. ⁸ Be ye not like them therefore: for your Father knoweth whereof ye haue neede, before ye aske of him. ⁹ After this maner therefore pray ye, Our father which art in heauen, halowed be thy name. ¹⁰ Thy Kingdome come. Thy will be done euen in earth, as it is in heauen. ¹¹ Giue vs this day our dayly bread. ¹² And forgiue vs our dettes, as we also forgiue our detters. ¹³ And leade vs not into tentation, but deliuer vs from euill: for thine is the kingdome, and the power, and the glorie for euer. Amen. ¹⁴ For if ye doe forgiue men their trespasses, your heauenly Father will also forgiue you. ¹⁵ But if ye do not forgiue men their trespasses,, no more will your father forgiue you your trespaces. ¹⁶ Moreouer, when ye fast, looke not sowre as the hypocrites: for they disfigure their faces, that they might seeme vnto men to fast. Verely I say vnto you, that they haue their rewarde. ¹⁷ But when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face, ¹⁸ That thou seeme not vnto men to fast, but vnto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret, will rewarde thee openly. ¹⁹ Lay not vp treasures for your selues vpon the earth, where the mothe and canker corrupt, and where theeues digge through and steale. ²⁰ But lay vp treasures for your selues in heauen, where neither the mothe nor canker corrupteth, and where theeues neither digge through, nor steale. ²¹ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ²² The light of the body is the eye: if then thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be light. ²³ But if thine eye be wicked, then all thy body shalbe darke. Wherefore if the light that is in thee, be darkenes, howe great is that darkenesse? ²⁴ No man can serue two masters: for eyther he shall hate the one, and loue the other, or els he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serue God and riches. ²⁵ Therefore I say vnto you, be not carefull for your life, what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drinke: nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth then meate? and the bodie then raiment? ²⁶ Behold the foules of the heauen: for they sowe not, neither reape, nor carie into the barnes: yet your heauenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better then they? ²⁷ Which of you by taking care is able to adde one cubite vnto his stature? ²⁸ And why care ye for raiment? Learne howe the lilies of the fielde doe growe: they are not wearied, neither spinne: ²⁹ Yet I say vnto you, that euen Salomon in all his glorie was not arayed like one of these. ³⁰ Wherefore if God so clothe the grasse of the fielde which is to day, and to morowe is cast into the ouen, shall he not doe much more vnto you, O ye of litle faith? ³¹ Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or what shall we drinke? or where with shall we be clothed? ³² (For after all these things seeke the Gentiles) for your heauenly Father knoweth, that ye haue neede of all these things. ³³ But seeke ye first the kingdome of God, and his righteousnesse, and all these things shall be ministred vnto you. ³⁴ Care not then for the morowe: for the morowe shall care for it selfe: the day hath ynough with his owne griefe. ⁷ ¹ Judge not, that ye be not iudged. ² Eor with what iudgement ye iudge, ye shall be iudged, and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you againe. ³ And why seest thou the mote, that is in thy brothers eye, and perceiuest not the beame that is in thine owne eye? ⁴ Or howe sayest thou to thy brother, Suffer me to cast out the mote out of thine eye, and beholde, a beame is in thine owne eye? ⁵ Hypocrite, first cast out that beame out of thine owne eye, and then shalt thou see clearely to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye. ⁶ Giue ye not that which is holy, to dogges, neither cast ye your pearles before swine, lest they treade them vnder their feete, and turning againe, all to rent you. ⁷ Aske, and it shall be giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knocke, and it shall be opened vnto you. ⁸ For whosoeuer asketh, receiueth: and he, that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. ⁹ For what man is there among you, which if his sonne aske him bread, woulde giue him a stone? ¹⁰ Or if he aske fish, wil he giue him a serpent? ¹¹ If ye then, which are euill, can giue to your children good giftes, howe much more shall your Father which is in heauen, giue good thinges to them that aske him? ¹² Therefore whatsoeuer ye woulde that men should doe to you, euen so doe ye to them: for this is the Lawe and the Prophets. ¹³ Enter in at the streight gate: for it is the wide gate, and broade way that leadeth to destruction: and many there be which goe in thereat, ¹⁴ Because the gate is streight, and the way narowe that leadeth vnto life, and fewe there be that finde it. ¹⁵ Beware of false prophets, which come to you, in sheepes clothing, but inwardly they are rauening wolues. ¹⁶ Ye shall know them by their fruites. Doe men gather grapes of thornes? or figges of thistles? ¹⁷ So euery good tree bringeth foorth good fruite, and a corrupt tree bringeth forth euill fruite. ¹⁸ A good tree can not bring forth euil fruite: neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruite. ¹⁹ Euery tree that bringeth not forth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire. ²⁰ Therefore by their fruites ye shall knowe them. ²¹ Not euery one that sayeth vnto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdome of heauen, but he that doeth my Fathers will which is in heauen. ²² Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, haue we not by thy Name prophecied? and by thy name cast out deuils? and by thy name done many great workes? ²³ And then will I professe to them, I neuer knewe you: depart from me, ye that worke iniquitie. ²⁴ Whosoeuer then heareth of mee these words, and doeth the same, I will liken him to a wise man, which hath builded his house on a rock: ²⁵ And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not: for it was grounded on a rocke. ²⁶ But whosoeuer heareth these my wordes, and doeth them not, shall be likened vnto a foolish man, which hath builded his house vpon the sand: ²⁷ And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and the fall thereof was great. ²⁸ And it came to passe, when Iesus had ended these wordes, the people were astonied at his doctrine. ²⁹ For he taught them as one hauing authoritie, and not as the Scribes. ⁸ ¹ Nowe when he was come downe from the mountaine, great multitudes followed him. ² And loe, there came a Leper and worshipped him, saying, Master, if thou wilt, thou canst make me cleane. ³ And Iesus putting foorth his hand, touched him, saying, I will, be thou cleane: and immediatly his leprosie was clensed. ⁴ Then Iesus saide vnto him, See thou tell no man, but goe, and shewe thy selfe vnto the Priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a witnesse to them. ⁵ When Iesus was entred into Capernaum, there came vnto him a Centurion, beseeching him, ⁶ And saide, Master, my seruant lieth sicke at home of the palsie, and is grieuously pained. ⁷ And Iesus saide vnto him, I will come and heale him. ⁸ But the Centurion answered, saying, Master, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come vnder my roofe: but speake the worde onely, and my seruant shall be healed. ⁹ For I am a man also vnder the authoritie of an other, and haue souldiers vnder me: and I say to one, Goe, and he goeth: and to another, Come, and he commeth: and to my seruant, Doe this, and he doeth it. ¹⁰ When Iesus heard that, he marueiled, and said to them that folowed him, Verely, I say vnto you, I haue not found so great faith, euen in Israel. ¹¹ But I say vnto you, that many shall come from the East and West, and shall sit downe with Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob, in the kingdome of heauen. ¹² And the children of the kingdome shall be cast out into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnashing of teeth. ¹³ Then Iesus saide vnto the Centurion, Goe thy way, and as thou hast beleeued, so be it vnto thee, And his seruant was healed the same houre. ¹⁴ And when Iesus came to Peters house, he sawe his wiues mother layed downe, and sicke of a feuer. ¹⁵ And he touched her hande, and the feuer left her: so she arose, and ministred vnto them. ¹⁶ When the Euen was come, they brought vnto him many that were possessed with deuils: and he cast out the spirits with his worde, and healed all that were sicke, ¹⁷ That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, saying, He tooke our infirmities, and bare our sickenesses. ¹⁸ And when Iesus sawe great multitudes of people about him, he commanded them to goe ouer the water. ¹⁹ Then came there a certaine Scribe, and said vnto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoeuer thou goest. ²⁰ But Iesus saide vnto him, The foxes haue holes, and the birdes of the heauen haue nestes, but the Sonne of man hath not whereon to rest his head. ²¹ And another of his disciples saide vnto him, Master, suffer me first to goe, and burie my father. ²² But Iesus said vnto him, Followe me, and let the dead burie their dead. ²³ And when he was entred into ye ship, his disciples followed him. ²⁴ And beholde, there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the ship was couered with waues: but he was a sleepe. ²⁵ Then his disciples came, and awoke him, saying, Master, saue vs: we perish. ²⁶ And he said vnto them, Why are ye fearefull, O ye of litle faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea: and so there was a great calme. ²⁷ And the men marueiled, saying, What man is this, that both the windes and the sea obey him! ²⁸ And when he was come to the other side into ye countrey of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with deuils, which came out of the graues very fierce, so that no man might goe by that way. ²⁹ And beholde, they cryed out, saying, Iesus the sonne of God, what haue we to do with thee? Art thou come hither to tormet vs before ye time? ³⁰ Nowe there was, afarre off from them, a great heard of swine feeding. ³¹ And the deuils besought him, saying, If thou cast vs out, suffer vs to goe into the heard of swine. ³² And he said vnto them, Go. So they went out and departed into the heard of swine: and beholde, the whole heard of swine ranne headlong into the sea, and died in the water. ³³ Then the heardmen fled: and when they were come into the citie, they tolde all things, and what was become of them that were possessed with the deuils. ³⁴ And beholde, all ye citie came out to meete Iesus: and when they sawe him, they besought him to depart out of their coastes. ⁹ ¹ Then hee entred into a shippe, and passed ouer, and came into his owne citie. ² And loe, they brought to him a man sicke of the palsie, laid on a bed. And Iesus seeing their faith, saide to the sicke of the palsie, Sonne, be of good comfort: thy sinnes are forgiuen thee. ³ And beholde, certaine of the Scribes saide with themselues, This man blasphemeth. ⁴ But when Iesus saw their thoughts, he said, Wherefore thinke yee euil things in your hearts? ⁵ For whether is it easier to say, Thy sinnes are forgiuen thee, or to say, Arise, and walke? ⁶ And that ye may knowe that the Sonne of man hath authoritie in earth to forgiue sinnes, (then saide he vnto the sicke of the palsie,) Arise, take vp thy bed, and goe to thine house. ⁷ And hee arose, and departed to his owne house. ⁸ So when the multitude sawe it, they marueiled, and glorified God, which had giuen such authoritie to men. ⁹ And as Iesus passed foorth from thence, hee sawe a man sitting at the custome, named Matthewe, and saide to him, Followe me. And he arose, and followed him. ¹⁰ And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in his house, beholde, many Publicanes and sinners, that came thither, sate downe at the table with Iesus and his disciples. ¹¹ And when the Pharises sawe that, they saide to his disciples, Why eateth your master with Publicanes and sinners? ¹² Nowe when Iesus heard it, hee sayde vnto them, The whole neede not a Physition, but they that are sicke. ¹³ But goe yee and learne what this is, I will haue mercie, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance. ¹⁴ Then came the disciples of Iohn to him, saying, Why doe we and the Pharises fast oft, and thy disciples fast not? ¹⁵ And Iesus saide vnto them, Can the children of the marriage chamber mourne as long as the bridegrome is with them? But the daies will come, when the bridegrome shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. ¹⁶ Moreouer no man pieceth an olde garment with a piece of newe cloth: for that that should fill it vp, taketh away from the garment, and the breach is worse. ¹⁷ Neither doe they put newe wine into olde vessels: for then the vessels would breake, and the wine woulde be spilt, and the vessels shoulde perish: but they put new wine into newe vessels, and so are both preserued. ¹⁸ While hee thus spake vnto them, beholde, there came a certaine ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is nowe deceased, but come and laie thine hande on her, and shee shall liue. ¹⁹ And Iesus arose and followed him with his disciples. ²⁰ (And beholde, a woman which was diseased with an issue of blood twelue yeres, came behinde him, and touched the hemme of his garment. ²¹ For shee saide in her selfe, If I may touche but his garment onely, I shalbe whole. ²² Then Iesus turned him about, and seeing her, did say, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole at that same moment.) ²³ Nowe when Iesus came into the Rulers house, and saw the minstrels and the multitude making noise, ²⁴ He said vnto them, Get you hence: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorne. ²⁵ And when the multitude were put foorth, hee went in and tooke her by the hande, and the maide arose. ²⁶ And this bruite went throughout all that lande. ²⁷ And as Iesus departed thence, two blinde men followed him, crying, and saying, O sonne of Dauid, haue mercie vpon vs. ²⁸ And when hee was come into the house, the blinde came to him, and Iesus saide vnto them, Beleeue yee that I am able to doe this? And they sayd vnto him, Yea, Lord. ²⁹ Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it vnto you. ³⁰ And their eyes were opened, and Iesus gaue them great charge, saying, See that no man knowe it. ³¹ But when they were departed, they spread abroad his fame throughout all that land. ³² And as they went out, beholde, they brought to him a domme man possessed with a deuill. ³³ And when the deuill was cast out, the domme spake: then the multitude marueiled, saying, The like was neuer seene in Israel. ³⁴ But the Pharises saide, He casteth out deuils, through the prince of deuils. ³⁵ And Iesus went about all cities and townes, teaching in their Synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdome, and healing euery sickenesse and euery disease among the people. ³⁶ But when he saw the multitude, he had compassion vpon them, because they were dispersed, and scattered abroade, as sheepe hauing no shepheard. ³⁷ Then saide he to his disciples, Surely the haruest is great, but the labourers are fewe. ³⁸ Wherefore pray the Lord of the haruest, that he woulde sende foorth labourers into his haruest. ¹⁰ ¹ And hee called his twelue disciples vnto him, and gaue them power against vncleane spirits, to cast them out, and to heale euery sickenesse, and euery disease. ² Nowe the names of the twelue Apostles are these. The first is Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother: Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, and Iohn his brother. ³ Philippe and Bartlemewe: Thomas, and Matthewe that Publicane: Iames the sonne of Alpheus, and Lebbeus whose surname was Thaddeus: ⁴ Simon the Cananite, and Iudas Iscariot, who also betraied him. ⁵ These twelue did Iesus send forth, and commanded them, saying, Goe not into the way of of the Gentiles, and into the cities of the Samaritans enter yee not: ⁶ But goe rather to the lost sheepe of the house of Israel. ⁷ And as ye goe, preach, saying, The kingdome of heauen is at hand. ⁸ Heale the sicke: cleanse the lepers: raise vp the dead: cast out the deuils. Freely ye haue receiued, freely giue. ⁹ Possesse not golde, nor siluer, nor money in your girdels, ¹⁰ Nor a scrippe for the iourney, neither two coates, neither shoes, nor a staffe: for the workeman is worthie of his meate. ¹¹ And into whatsoeuer citie or towne ye shall come, enquire who is worthy in it, and there abide till yee goe thence. ¹² And when yee come into an house, salute the same. ¹³ And if the house be worthy, let your peace come vpon it: but if it be not worthie, let your peace returne to you. ¹⁴ And whosoeuer shall not receiue you, nor heare your woordes, when yee depart out of that house, or that citie, shake off the dust of your feete. ¹⁵ Truely I say vnto you, it shall be easier for them of the lande of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of iudgement, then for that citie. ¹⁶ Behold, I send you as sheepe in the middes of the wolues: be yee therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doues. ¹⁷ But beware of men, for they will deliuer you vp to the Councils, and will scourge you in their Synagogues. ¹⁸ And ye shall be brought to the gouernours and Kings for my sake, in witnes to them, and to the Gentiles. ¹⁹ But when they deliuer you vp, take no thought howe or what ye shall speake: for it shall be giuen you in that houre, what ye shall say. ²⁰ For it is not yee that speake, but the spirite of your father which speaketh in you. ²¹ And the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the sonne, and the children shall rise against their parents, and shall cause them to die. ²² And yee shall be hated of all men for my Name: but he that endureth to the end, he shall be saued. ²³ And when they persecute you in this citie, flee into another: for verely I say vnto you, yee shall not goe ouer all the cities of Israel, till the Sonne of man be come. ²⁴ The disciple is not aboue his master, nor the seruant aboue his Lord. ²⁵ It is ynough for the disciple to bee as his master is, and the seruaunt as his Lord. If they haue called the master of the house Beel-zebub, howe much more them of his housholde? ²⁶ Feare them not therefore: for there is nothing couered, that shall not be disclosed, nor hid, that shall not be knowen. ²⁷ What I tell you in darkenesse, that speake yee in light: and what yee heare in the eare, that preach yee on the houses. ²⁸ And feare yee not them which kill the bodie, but are nor able to kill the soule: but rather feare him, which is able to destroy both soule and bodie in hell. ²⁹ Are not two sparrowes sold for a farthing, and one of them shall not fal on the ground without your Father? ³⁰ Yea, and all the heares of your head are nombred. ³¹ Feare ye not therefore, yee are of more value then many sparowes. ³² Whosoeuer therefore shall confesse me before men, him will I confesse also before my Father which is in heauen. ³³ But whosoeuer shall denie me before me, him will I also denie before my Father which is in heauen. ³⁴ Thinke not that I am come to sende peace into the earth: I came not to send peace, but the sworde. ³⁵ For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in lawe. ³⁶ And a mans enemies shall be they of his owne housholde. ³⁷ He that loueth father or mother more then me, is not worthie of me. And he that loueth sonne, or daughter more then mee, is not worthie of me. ³⁸ And hee that taketh not his crosse, and followeth after me, is not worthie of me. ³⁹ He that will finde his life, shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall finde it. ⁴⁰ He that receiueth you, receiueth me: and hee that receiueth mee, receiueth him that hath sent me. ⁴¹ Hee that receiueth a Prophet in the name of a Prophet, shall receiue a Prophetes rewarde: and hee that receiueth a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, shall receiue the rewarde of a righteous man. ⁴² And whosoeuer shall giue vnto one of these litle ones to drinke a cuppe of colde water onely, in the name of a disciple, verely I say vnto you, he shall not lose his rewarde. ¹¹ ¹ And it came to passe that when Iesus had made an ende of commaunding his twelue disciples, hee departed thence to teache and to preach in their cities. ² And when Iohn heard in the prison the woorkes of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and sayde vnto him, ³ Art thou he that shoulde come, or shall we looke for another? ⁴ And Iesus answering, said vnto them, Goe, and shewe Iohn, what things ye heare, and see. ⁵ The blinde receiue sight, and the halt doe walke: the lepers are clensed, and the deafe heare, the dead are raised vp, and the poore receiue the Gospel. ⁶ And blessed is he that shall not be offeded in me. ⁷ And as they departed, Iesus beganne to speake vnto the multitude, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde? ⁸ But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that weare soft clothing, are in Kings houses. ⁹ But what went ye out to see? A Prophet? Yea, I say vnto you, and more then a Prophet. ¹⁰ For this is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. ¹¹ Verely I say vnto you, among them which are begotten of women, arose there not a greater then Iohn Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is the least in the kingdome of heauen, is greater then he. ¹² And from the time of Iohn Baptist hitherto, the kingdome of heauen suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. ¹³ For all the Prophetes and the Lawe prophecied vnto Iohn. ¹⁴ And if ye will receiue it, this is that Elias, which was to come. ¹⁵ He that hath eares to heare, let him heare. ¹⁶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like vnto litle children which sit in the markets, and call vnto their fellowes, ¹⁷ And say, We haue piped vnto you, and ye haue not daunced, we haue mourned vnto you, and ye haue not lamented. ¹⁸ For Iohn came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a deuill. ¹⁹ The sonne of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Beholde a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend vnto Publicanes and sinners: but wisedome is iustified of her children. ²⁰ Then began he to vpbraide the cities, wherein most of his great workes were done, because they repented not. ²¹ Woe be to thee, Chorazin: Woe be to thee, Bethsaida: for if ye great workes, which were done in you, had bene done in Tyrus and Sidon, they had repented long agone in sackecloth and ashes. ²² But I say to you, It shalbe easier for Tyrus and Sidon at the day of iudgement, then for you. ²³ And thou, Capernaum, which art lifted vp vnto heauen, shalt be brought downe to hell: for if the great workes, which haue bin done in thee, had bene done among them of Sodom, they had remained to this day. ²⁴ But I say vnto you, that it shall be easier for them of the land of Sodom in the day of iudgement, then for thee. ²⁵ At that time Iesus answered, and saide, I giue thee thankes, O Father, Lord of heauen and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and men of vnderstanding, and hast opened them vnto babes. ²⁶ It is so, O Father, because thy good pleasure was such. ²⁷ All things are giuen vnto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Sonne, but ye Father: neither knoweth any man ye Father, but the Sonne, and he to whom ye Sonne will reueile him. ²⁸ Come vnto me, all ye that are wearie and laden, and I will ease you. ²⁹ Take my yoke on you, and learne of me that I am meeke and lowly in heart: and ye shall finde rest vnto your soules. ³⁰ For my yoke is easie, and my burden light. ¹² ¹ At that time Iesus went on a Sabbath day through ye corne, and his disciples were an hungred, and bega to plucke ye eares of corne and to eate. ² And when the Pharises sawe it, they saide vnto him, Beholde, thy disciples doe that which is not lawfull to doe vpon the Sabbath. ³ But he said vnto them, Haue ye not read what Dauid did when he was an hungred, and they that were with him? ⁴ Howe he entred into ye house of God, and did eate the shewe bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, but onely for the Priestes? ⁵ Or haue ye not read in the Lawe, how that on the Sabbath dayes the Priestes in the Temple breake the Sabbath, and are blameles? ⁶ But I say vnto you, that here is one greater then the Temple. ⁷ Wherefore if ye knewe what this is, I will haue mercie, and not sacrifice, ye would not haue condemned the innocents. ⁸ For the sonne of man is Lord, euen of the Sabbath. ⁹ And he departed thence, and went into their Synagogue: ¹⁰ And beholde, there was a man which had his hand dried vp. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawfull to heale vpon a Sabbath day? that they might accuse him. ¹¹ And he said vnto the, What man shall there be among you, that hath a sheepe, and if it fal on a Sabbath day into a pit, doth not take it and lift it out? ¹² How much more then is a man better then a sheepe? therefore, it is lawfull to doe well on a Sabbath day. ¹³ Then said he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it foorth, and it was made whole as the other. ¹⁴ Then the Pharises went out, and consulted against him, howe they might destroy him. ¹⁵ But whe Iesus knew it, he departed thece, and great multitudes folowed him, and he healed the al, ¹⁶ And charged them in threatning wise, that they should not make him knowen, ¹⁷ That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, saying, ¹⁸ Behold my seruant whom I haue chosen, my beloued in whom my soule deliteth: I wil put my Spirit on him, and he shall shewe iudgement to the Gentiles. ¹⁹ He shall not striue, nor crie, neither shall any man heare his voyce in the streetes. ²⁰ A bruised reede shall he not breake, and smoking flaxe shall he not quenche, till he bring forth iudgement vnto victorie. ²¹ And in his Name shall the Gentiles trust. ²² Then was brought to him one, possessed with a deuill, both blind, and dumme, and he healed him, so that he which was blind and dumme, both spake and saw. ²³ And all the people were amased, and saide, Is not this that sonne of Dauid? ²⁴ But when the Pharises heard it, they saide, This man casteth the deuils no otherwise out, but through Beelzebub the prince of deuils. ²⁵ But Iesus knew their thoughtes, and said to them, Euery kingdome deuided against it selfe, is brought to nought: and euery citie or house, deuided against it selfe, shall not stand. ²⁶ So if Satan cast out Satan, he is deuided against himself: how shall then his kingdom endure? ²⁷ Also if I through Beelzebub cast out deuils, by whom doe your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your iudges. ²⁸ But if I cast out deuils by ye Spirit of God, then is the kingdome of God come vnto you. ²⁹ Els howe can a man enter into a strong mans house and spoyle his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then spoile his house. ³⁰ He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth. ³¹ Wherefore I say vnto you, euery sinne and blasphemie shalbe forgiuen vnto men: but the blasphemie against the holy Ghost shall not be forgiuen vnto men. ³² And whosoeuer shall speake a word against the Sonne of man, it shall be forgiuen him: but whosoeuer shall speake against the holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiuen him, neither in this worlde, nor in the worlde to come. ³³ Either make the tree good, and his fruite good: or els make the tree euill, and his fruite euil: for the tree is knowen by the fruite. ³⁴ O generations of vipers, howe can you speake good things, when ye are euill? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. ³⁵ A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth foorth good things: and an euill man out of an euill treasure, bringeth forth euill things. ³⁶ But I say vnto you, that of euery idle word that men shall speake, they shall giue account thereof at the day of iudgement. ³⁷ For by thy wordes thou shalt be iustified, and by thy wordes thou shalt be condemned. ³⁸ Then answered certaine of ye Scribes and of the Pharises, saying, Master, we would see a signe of thee. ³⁹ But he answered and said to them, An euill and adulterous generation seeketh a signe, but no signe shall be giuen vnto it, saue that signe of the Prophet Ionas. ⁴⁰ For as Ionas was three daies and three nights in the whales belly: so shall the Sonne of man be three daies and three nights in ye heart of the earth. ⁴¹ The men of Nineue shall rise in iudgement with this generation, and condemne it: for they repented at the preaching of Ionas: and behold, a greater then Ionas is here. ⁴² The Queene of the South shall rise in iudgement with this generation, and shall condemne it: for she came from the vtmost partes of the earth to heare the wisdome of Salomon: and beholde, a greater then Salomon is here. ⁴³ Nowe when the vncleane spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh throughout drie places, seeking rest, and findeth none. ⁴⁴ Then he saith, I wil returne into mine house from whence I came: and when he is come, he findeth it emptie, swept and garnished. ⁴⁵ Then he goeth, and taketh vnto him seuen other spirites worse then himselfe, and they enter in, and dwell there: and the ende of that man is worse then the beginning. Euen so shall it be with this wicked generation. ⁴⁶ While he yet spake to ye multitude, beholde, his mother, and his brethren stood without, desiring to speake with him. ⁴⁷ Then one said vnto him, Beholde, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speake with thee. ⁴⁸ But he answered, and said to him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? ⁴⁹ And he stretched foorth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Beholde my mother and my brethren. ⁵⁰ For whosoeuer shall doe my Fathers will which is in heauen, the same is my brother and sister and mother. ¹³ ¹ The same day went Iesus out of the house, and sate by the sea side. ² And great multitudes resorted vnto him, so that he went into a ship, and sate downe: and the whole multitude stoode on the shore. ³ Then he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sowe. ⁴ And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the foules came and deuoured them vp. ⁵ And some fell vpon stony grounde, where they had not much earth, and anon they sprong vp, because they had no depth of earth. ⁶ And when the sunne was vp, they were parched, and for lacke of rooting, withered away. ⁷ And some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprong vp, and choked them. ⁸ Some againe fel in good ground, and brought forth fruite, one corne an hundreth folde, some sixtie folde, and another thirtie folde. ⁹ He that hath eares to heare, let him heare. ¹⁰ Then the disciples came, and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables? ¹¹ And he answered, and said vnto them, Because it is giuen vnto you, to know the secretes of the kingdome of heauen, but to the it is not giue. ¹² For whosoeuer hath, to him shalbe giuen, and he shall haue abundance: but whosoeuer hath not, from him shalbe taken away, euen that he hath. ¹³ Therefore speake I to them in parables, because they seeing, doe not see: and hearing, they heare not, neither vnderstand. ¹⁴ So in them is fulfilled the prophecie of Esaias, which prophecie saieth, By hearing, ye shall heare, and shall not vnderstand, and seeing, ye shall see, and shall not perceiue. ¹⁵ For this peoples heart is waxed fat, and their eares are dull of hearing, and with their eyes they haue winked, lest they should see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and should vnderstand with their hearts, and should returne, that I might heale them. ¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your eares, for they heare. ¹⁷ For verely I say vnto you, that many Prophets, and righteous men haue desired to see those things which ye see, and haue not seene them, and to heare those things which ye heare, and haue not heard them. ¹⁸ Heare ye therefore ye parable of ye sower. ¹⁹ Whensoeuer any man heareth the woorde of that kingdome, and vnderstandeth it not, that euil one commeth, and catcheth away that which was sowen in his heart: and this is he which hath receiued the seede by the way side. ²⁰ And hee that receiued seede in the stonie grounde, is he which heareth the woorde, and incontinently with ioy receiueth it, ²¹ Yet hath he no roote in himselfe, and dureth but a season: for assoone as tribulation or persecution commeth because of the woorde, by and by he is offended. ²² And hee that receiued the seede among thornes, is hee that heareth the woorde: but the care of this worlde, and the deceitfulnesse of riches choke the word, and he is made vnfruitfull. ²³ But he that receiued the seede in the good ground, is he that heareth the worde, and vnderstandeth it, which also beareth fruite, and bringeth foorth, some an hundreth folde, some sixtie folde, and some thirtie folde. ²⁴ Another parable put hee foorth vnto them, saying, The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a man which sowed good seede in his fielde. ²⁵ But while men slept, there came his enemie, and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his waie. ²⁶ And when the blade was sprong vp, and brought forth fruite, then appeared the tares also. ²⁷ Then came the seruaunts of the housholder, and sayd vnto him, Master, sowedst not thou good seede in thy fielde? from whence then hath it tares? ²⁸ And hee said to them, Some enuious man hath done this. Then the seruants saide vnto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them vp? ²⁹ But he saide, Nay, lest while yee goe about to gather the tares, yee plucke vp also with them the wheat. ³⁰ Let both growe together vntill the haruest, and in time of haruest I will say to the reapers, Gather yee first the tares, and binde them in sheaues to burne them: but gather the wheate into my barne. ³¹ Another parable he put foorth vnto them, saying, The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a graine of mustard seede, which a man taketh and soweth in his fielde: ³² Which in deede is the least of all seedes: but when it is growen, it is the greatest among herbes, and it is a tree, so that the birdes of heauen come and builde in the branches thereof. ³³ Another parable spake hee to them, The kingdome of heauen is like vnto leauen, which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meale, till all be leauened. ³⁴ All these thinges spake Iesus vnto the multitude in parables, and without parables spake he not to them, ³⁵ That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, and will vtter the thinges which haue beene kept secrete from the foundation of the worlde. ³⁶ Then sent Iesus the multitude away, and went into the house. And his disciples came vnto him, saying, Declare vnto vs the parable of the tares of that fielde. ³⁷ Then answered he, and saide to them, He that soweth the good seede, is the Sonne of man. ³⁸ And the field is the worlde, and the good seede are the children of the kingdome, and the tares are the children of that wicked one. ³⁹ And the enemie that soweth them, is the deuill, and the haruest is the end of the worlde, and the reapers be the Angels. ⁴⁰ As then the tares are gathered and burned in ye fire, so shall it be in the end of this world. ⁴¹ The Sonne of man shall send forth his Angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which doe iniquitie, ⁴² And shall cast them into a fornace of fire. There shalbe wailing and gnashing of teeth. ⁴³ Then shall the iust men shine as ye sunne in the kingdome of their Father. Hee that hath eares to heare, let him heare. ⁴⁴ Againe, the kingdom of heauen is like vnto a treasure hid in ye field, which when a man hath found, he hideth it, and for ioy thereof departeth and selleth all that he hath, and buieth that field. ⁴⁵ Againe, the kingdome of heauen is like to a marchant man, that seeketh good pearles, ⁴⁶ Who hauing found a pearle of great price, went and solde all that he had, and bought it. ⁴⁷ Againe, the kingdom of heauen is like vnto a drawe net cast into the sea, that gathereth of all kindes of things. ⁴⁸ Which, when it is full, men draw to lande, and sit and gather the good into vessels, and cast the bad away. ⁴⁹ So shall it be at the end of the world. The Angels shall goe foorth, and seuer the bad from among the iust, ⁵⁰ And shall cast them into a fornace of fire: there shalbe wailing, and gnashing of teeth. ⁵¹ Iesus saide vnto them, Vnderstand yee all these things? They saide vnto him, Yea, Lord. ⁵² Then sayd hee vnto them, Therefore euery Scribe which is taught vnto the kingdome of heauen, is like vnto an householder, which bringeth foorth out of his treasure things both newe and olde. ⁵³ And it came to passe, that when Iesus had ended these parables, he departed thence, ⁵⁴ And came into his owne countrey, and taught them in their Synagogue, so that they were astonied, and saide, Whence commeth this wisdome and great woorkes vnto this man? ⁵⁵ Is not this the carpenters sonne? Is not his mother called Marie, and his brethren Iames and Ioses, and Simon and Iudas? ⁵⁶ And are not his sisters all with vs? Whence then hath he all these things? ⁵⁷ And they were offended with him. Then Iesus said to them, A Prophet is not without honour, saue in his owne countrey, and in his owne house. ⁵⁸ And he did not many great woorkes there, for their vnbeliefes sake. ¹⁴ ¹ At that time Herod the Tetrarche heard of the fame of Iesus, ² And sayde vnto his seruaunts, This is that Iohn Baptist, hee is risen againe from the deade, and therefore great woorkes are wrought by him. ³ For Herod had taken Iohn, and bounde him, and put him in prison for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wife. ⁴ For Iohn saide vnto him, It is not lawfull for thee to haue her. ⁵ And when hee woulde haue put him to death, hee feared the multitude, because they counted him as a Prophet. ⁶ But when Herods birth day was kept, the daughter of Herodias daunced before them, and pleased Herod. ⁷ Wherefore he promised with an othe, that he would giue her whatsoeuer she would aske. ⁸ And shee being before instructed of her mother, sayde, Giue mee here Iohn Baptists head in a platter. ⁹ And the King was sorie: neuerthelesse because of the othe, and them that sate with him at the table, he commanded it to be giuen her, ¹⁰ And sent, and beheaded Iohn in the prison. ¹¹ And his head was brought in a platter, and giuen to the maide, and shee brought it vnto her mother. ¹² And his disciples came, and tooke vp the bodie, and buried it, and went, and tolde Iesus. ¹³ And when Iesus heard it, hee departed thence by shippe into a desert place apart. And when the multitude had heard it, they followed him on foote out of the cities. ¹⁴ And Iesus went foorth and sawe a great multitude, and was mooued with compassion toward them, and he healed their sicke. ¹⁵ And when euen was come, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desart place, and the time is alreadie past: let the multitude depart, that they may goe into the townes, and bye them vitailes. ¹⁶ But Iesus saide to them, They haue no neede to goe away: giue yee them to eate. ¹⁷ Then saide they vnto him, Wee haue here but fiue loaues, and two fishes. ¹⁸ And he saide, Bring them hither to me. ¹⁹ And hee commanded the multitude to sit downe on the grasse, and tooke the fiue loaues and the two fishes, and looked vp to heauen and blessed, and brake, and gaue the loaues to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. ²⁰ And they did all eate, and were sufficed, and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained, twelue baskets full. ²¹ And they that had eaten, were about fiue thousande men, beside women and litle children. ²² And straightway Iesus compelled his disciples to enter into a shippe, and to goe ouer before him, while he sent the multitude away. ²³ And assoone as hee had sent the multitude away, he went vp into a moutaine alone to pray: and when the euening was come, hee was there alone. ²⁴ And the shippe was nowe in the middes of the sea, and was tossed with waues: for it was a contrarie winde. ²⁵ And in the fourth watch of the night, Iesus went vnto them, walking on the sea. ²⁶ And when his disciples sawe him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit, and cried out for feare. ²⁷ But straight way Iesus spake vnto them, saying, Be of good comfort, It is I: be not afraide. ²⁸ Then Peter answered him, and saide, Master, if it be thou, bid me come vnto thee on the water. ²⁹ And he saide, Come. And when Peter was come downe out of the shippe, he walked on the water, to goe to Iesus. ³⁰ But when he sawe a mightie winde, he was afraide: and as he began to sinke, he cried, saying, Master, saue me. ³¹ So immediatly Iesus stretched foorth his hande, and caught him, and saide to him, O thou of litle faith, wherefore diddest thou doubt? ³² And assoone as they were come into the ship, the winde ceased. ³³ Then they that were in the ship, came and worshipped him, saying, Of a trueth thou art the Sonne of God. ³⁴ And when they were come ouer, they came into the land of Gennezaret. ³⁵ And when the men of that place knewe him, they sent out into all that countrey rounde about, and brought vnto him all that were sicke, ³⁶ And besought him, that they might touch the hemme of his garment onely: and as many as touched it, were made whole. ¹⁵ ¹ Then came to Iesus the Scribes and Pharises, which were of Hierusalem, saying, ² Why do thy disciples transgresse the tradition of the Elders? for they wash not their hands when they eate bread. ³ But he answered and said vnto them, Why doe yee also transgresse the commandement of God by your tradition? ⁴ For God hath commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and he that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. ⁵ But ye say, Whosoeuer shall say to father or mother, By the gift that is offered by me, thou maiest haue profite, ⁶ Though hee honour not his father, or his mother, shalbe free: thus haue ye made the commandement of God of no aucthoritie by your tradition. ⁷ O hypocrites, Esaias prophecied well of you, saying, ⁸ This people draweth neere vnto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with the lips, but their heart is farre off from me. ⁹ But in vaine they worship me, teaching for doctrines, mens precepts. ¹⁰ Then hee called the multitude vnto him, and said to them, Heare and vnderstand. ¹¹ That which goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man, but that which commeth out of the mouth, that defileth the man. ¹² Then came his disciples, and saide vnto him, Perceiuest thou not, that the Pharises are offended in hearing this saying? ¹³ But hee answered and saide, Euery plant which mine heauenly Father hath not planted, shalbe rooted vp. ¹⁴ Let them alone, they be the blinde leaders of the blinde: and if the blinde leade ye blinde, both shall fall into the ditche. ¹⁵ Then answered Peter, and said to him, Declare vnto vs this parable. ¹⁶ Then said Iesus, Are ye yet without vnderstanding? ¹⁷ Perceiue ye not yet, that whatsoeuer entreth into the mouth, goeth into the bellie, and is cast out into the draught? ¹⁸ But those thinges which proceede out of the mouth, come from the heart, and they defile the man. ¹⁹ For out of the heart come euil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, slaunders. ²⁰ These are the things, which defile the man: but to eat with vnwashen hands, defileth not ye man. ²¹ And Iesus went thence, and departed into the coastes of Tyrus and Sidon. ²² And beholde, a woman a Cananite came out of the same coasts, and cried, saying vnto him, Haue mercie on me, O Lord, the sonne of Dauid: my daughter is miserably vexed with a deuil. ²³ But hee answered her not a worde. Then came to him his disciples, and besought him, saying, Sende her away, for she crieth after vs. ²⁴ But he answered, and said, I am not sent, but vnto the lost sheepe of the house of Israel. ²⁵ Yet she came, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, helpe me. ²⁶ And he answered, and said, It is not good to take the childrens bread, and to cast it to whelps. ²⁷ But she said, Trueth, Lord: yet in deede the whelpes eate of the crommes, which fall from their masters table. ²⁸ Then Iesus answered, and saide vnto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it to thee, as thou desirest. And her daughter was made whole at that houre. ²⁹ So Iesus went away from thence, and came neere vnto the sea of Galile, and went vp into a mountaine and sate downe there. ³⁰ And great multitudes came vnto him, hauing with them, halt, blinde, dumme, maymed, and many other, and cast them downe at Iesus feete, and he healed them. ³¹ In so much that the multitude wondered, to see the dumme speake, the maimed whole, the halt to goe, and the blinde to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. ³² Then Iesus called his disciples vnto him, and said, I haue compassion on this multitude, because they haue continued with mee already three dayes, and haue nothing to eate: and I wil not let them depart fasting, least they faint in the way. ³³ And his disciples saide vnto him, Whence should we get so much bread in the wildernes, as should suffice so great a multitude! ³⁴ And Iesus said vnto them, How many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen, and a few litle fishes. ³⁵ Then he commanded the multitude to sit downe on the ground, ³⁶ And tooke the seuen loaues, and the fishes, and gaue thankes, and brake them, and gaue to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. ³⁷ And they did all eate, and were sufficed: and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained, seuen baskets full. ³⁸ And they that had eaten, were foure thousand men, beside women, and litle children. ³⁹ Then Iesus sent away the multitude, and tooke ship, and came into the partes of Magdala. ¹⁶ ¹ Then came the Pharises and Sadduces, and did tempt him, desiring him to shew them a signe from heauen. ² But he answered, and said vnto them, When it is euening, ye say, Faire wether: for ye skie is red. ³ And in the morning ye say, To day shall be a tempest: for the skie is red and lowring. O hypocrites, ye can discerne the face of the skie, and can ye not discerne the signes of the times? ⁴ The wicked generation, and adulterous seeketh a signe, but there shall no signe be giuen it, but that signe of the Prophet Ionas: so hee left them, and departed. ⁵ And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread with them. ⁶ Then Iesus said vnto them, Take heede and beware of the leauen of the Pharises and Sadduces. ⁷ And they reasoned among themselues, saying, It is because we haue brought no bread. ⁸ But Iesus knowing it, saide vnto them, O ye of litle faith, why reason you thus among your selues, because ye haue brought no bread? ⁹ Doe ye not yet perceiue, neither remember the fiue loaues, when there were fiue thousand men, and how many baskets tooke ye vp? ¹⁰ Neither the seuen loaues when there were foure thousande men, and howe many baskets tooke ye vp? ¹¹ Why perceiue ye not that I said not vnto you concerning bread, that ye shoulde beware of the leauen of the Pharises and Sadduces? ¹² Then vnderstood they that he had not said that they should beware of the leauen of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharises, and Sadduces. ¹³ Nowe when Iesus came into the coastes of Cesarea Philippi, hee asked his disciples, saying, Whome doe men say that I, the sonne of man am? ¹⁴ And they said, Some say, Iohn Baptist: and some, Elias: and others, Ieremias, or one of the Prophets. ¹⁵ He said vnto them, But whome say ye that I am? ¹⁶ Then Simon Peter answered, and said, Thou art that Christ, the Sonne of the liuing God. ¹⁷ And Iesus answered, and saide to him, Blessed art thou, Simon, the sonne of Ionas: for flesh and blood hath not reueiled it vnto thee, but my Father which is in heauen. ¹⁸ And I say also vnto thee, that thou art Peter, and vpon this rocke I will builde my Church: and ye gates of hell shall not ouercome it. ¹⁹ And I will giue vnto thee the keyes of the kingdome of heauen, and whatsoeuer thou shalt binde vpon earth, shalbe bound in heauen: and whatsoeuer thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heauen. ²⁰ Then hee charged his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was Iesus that Christ. ²¹ From that time foorth Iesus beganne to shewe vnto his disciples, that he must goe vnto Hierusalem, and suffer many thinges of the Elders, and of the hie Priestes, and Scribes, and be slaine, and be raised againe the thirde day. ²² Then Peter tooke him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, Master, pitie thy selfe: this shall not be vnto thee. ²³ Then he turned backe, and said vnto Peter, Get thee behinde me, Satan: thou art an offence vnto me, because thou vnderstandest not the thinges that are of God, but the thinges that are of men. ²⁴ Iesus then saide to his disciples, If any man will follow me, let him forsake himselfe: and take vp his crosse, and follow me. ²⁵ For whosoeuer will saue his life, shall lose it: and whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake, shall finde it. ²⁶ For what shall it profite a man though he should winne the whole worlde, if hee lose his owne soule? or what shall a man giue for recompence of his soule? ²⁷ For the Sonne of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his Angels, and then shall he giue to euery man according to his deedes. ²⁸ Verely I say vnto you, there bee some of them that stande here, which shall not taste of death, till they haue seene the Sonne of man come in his kingdome. ¹⁷ ¹ And after sixe dayes, Iesus tooke Peter, and Iames and Iohn his brother, and brought them vp into an hie mountaine apart, ² And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the Sunne, and his clothes were as white as the light. ³ And beholde, there appeared vnto them Moses, and Elias, talking with him. ⁴ Then answered Peter, and saide to Iesus, Master, it is good for vs to be here: if thou wilt, let vs make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. ⁵ While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloude shadowed them: and beholde, there came a voyce out of the cloude, saying, This is that my beloued Sonne, in whom I am well pleased: heare him. ⁶ And when the disciples heard that, they fell on their faces, and were sore afraide. ⁷ Then Iesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraide. ⁸ And when they lifted vp their eyes, they sawe no man, saue Iesus onely. ⁹ And as they came downe from the moutaine, Iesus charged them, saying, Shewe the vision to no man, vntil the Sonne of man rise againe from the dead. ¹⁰ And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the Scribes that Elias must first come? ¹¹ And Iesus answered, and saide vnto them, Certeinely Elias must first come, and restore all thinges. ¹² But I say vnto you that Elias is come alreadie, and they knewe him not, but haue done vnto him whatsoeuer they would: likewise shall also the Sonne of man suffer of them. ¹³ Then the disciples perceiued that he spake vnto them of Iohn Baptist. ¹⁴ And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certaine man, and fell downe at his feete, ¹⁵ And saide, Master, haue pitie on my sonne: for he is lunatike, and is sore vexed: for oft times he falleth into the fire, and oft times into the water. ¹⁶ And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not heale him. ¹⁷ Then Iesus answered, and said, O generation faithlesse, and crooked, how long now shall I be with you! howe long nowe shall I suffer you! bring him hither to me. ¹⁸ And Iesus rebuked the deuill, and he went out of him: and the childe was healed at that houre. ¹⁹ Then came the disciples to Iesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? ²⁰ And Iesus said vnto them, Because of your vnbeliefe: for verely I say vnto you, if ye haue faith as much as is a graine of mustarde seede, ye shall say vnto this mountaine, Remooue hence to yonder place, and it shall remoue: and nothing shalbe vnpossible vnto you. ²¹ Howbeit this kinde goeth not out, but by prayer and fasting. ²² And they being in Galile, Iesus said vnto them, The Sonne of man shall be deliuered into the handes of men, ²³ And they shall kill him, but the thirde day shall he rise againe: and they were very sorie. ²⁴ And when they were come to Capernaum, they that receiued polle money, came to Peter, and sayd, Doeth not your Master pay polle money? ²⁵ He sayd, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Iesus preuented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whome doe the Kings of the earth take tribute, or polle money? of their children, or of strangers? ²⁶ Peter sayd vnto him, Of strangers. Then said Iesus vnto him, Then are the children free. ²⁷ Neuerthelesse, lest we should offend them: goe to the sea, and cast in an angle, and take the first fish that commeth vp, and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt finde a piece of twentie pence: that take, and giue it vnto them for me and thee. ¹⁸ ¹ The same time the disciples came vnto Iesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdome of heauen? ² And Iesus called a litle childe vnto him, and set him in the mids of them, ³ And sayd, Verely I say vnto you, except ye be conuerted, and become as litle children, ye shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen. ⁴ Whosoeuer therefore shall humble himselfe as this litle childe, the same is the greatest in the kingdome of heauen. ⁵ And whosoeuer shall receiue one such litle childe in my name, receiueth me. ⁶ But whosoeuer shall offend one of these litle ones which beleeue in me, it were better for him, that a milstone were hanged about his necke, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. ⁷ Wo be vnto the world because of offences: for it must needes be that offences shall come, but wo be to that man by whome the offence commeth. ⁸ Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foote cause thee to offend, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life, halt, or maimed, then hauing two hands, or two feete, to be cast into euerlasting fire. ⁹ And if thine eye cause thee to offende, plucke it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, then hauing two eyes to be cast into hell fire. ¹⁰ See that ye despise not one of these litle ones: for I say vnto you, that in heauen their Angels alwayes behold the face of my Father which is in heauen. ¹¹ For the Sonne of man is come to saue that which was lost. ¹² How thinke ye? If a man haue an hundreth sheepe, and one of them be gone astray, doeth he not leaue ninetie and nine, and go into the mountaines, and seeke that which is gone astray? ¹³ And if so be that he finde it, verely I say vnto you, he reioyceth more of that sheepe, then of the ninetie and nine which went not astray: ¹⁴ So is it not ye wil of your Father which is in heauen, that one of these litle ones should perish. ¹⁵ Moreouer, if thy brother trespasse against thee, goe and tell him his fault betweene thee and him alone: if he heare thee, thou hast wonne thy brother. ¹⁶ But if he heare thee not, take yet with thee one or two, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses euery worde may be confirmed. ¹⁷ And if he refuse to heare them, tell it vnto the Church: and if he refuse to heare the Church also, let him be vnto thee as an heathen man, and a Publicane. ¹⁸ Verely I say vnto you, Whatsoeuer ye bind on earth, shall be bound in heauen: and whatsoeuer ye loose on earth, shalbe loosed in heauen. ¹⁹ Againe, verely I say vnto you, that if two of you shall agree in earth vpon any thing, whatsoeuer they shall desire, it shall be giuen them of my Father which is in heauen. ²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the mids of them. ²¹ Then came Peter to him, and said, Master, howe oft shall my brother sinne against me, and I shall forgiue him? vnto seuen times? ²² Iesus said vnto him, I say not to thee, Vnto seuen times, but, Vnto seuentie times seuen times. ²³ Therefore is the kingdome of heauen likened vnto a certaine King, which would take an account of his seruants. ²⁴ And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought vnto him, which ought him ten thousand talents. ²⁵ And because he had nothing to pay, his Lord commanded him to be solde, and his wife, and his children, and all that he had, and the dette to be payed. ²⁶ The seruant therefore fell downe, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, refraine thine anger toward me, and I will pay thee all. ²⁷ Then that seruants Lord had compassion, and loosed him, and forgaue him the dette. ²⁸ But when the seruant was departed, hee found one of his felow seruants, which ought him an hundred pence, and he layde hands on him, and thratled him, saying, Pay me that thou owest. ²⁹ Then his fellow seruant fell downe at his feete, and besought him, saying, Refraine thine anger towards me, and I will pay thee all. ³⁰ Yet he would not, but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the dette. ³¹ And when his other felowe seruants sawe what was done, they were very sory, and came, and declared vnto their Lord all that was done. ³² Then his Lord called him vnto him, and sayd to him, O euil seruant, I forgaue thee all that dette, because thou prayedst me. ³³ Oughtest not thou also to haue had pitie on thy fellowe seruant, euen as I had pitie on thee? ³⁴ So his Lord was wroth, and deliuered him to the tormentours, till he should pay all that was due to him. ³⁵ So likewise shall mine heauenly Father doe vnto you, except ye forgiue from your hearts, eche one to his brother their trespasses. ¹⁹ ¹ And it came to passe, that when Iesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galile, and came into ye coasts of Iudea beyond Iordan. ² And great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.