Matthew 7:24-19:2 Every one, therefore, who heareth these my words, and doeth them, shall be likened to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;

Rotherham⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁴ Every one, therefore, who heareth [these] my words, and doeth them, shall be likened to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock; ²⁵ And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and rushed against that house, and it fell not; for it had been founded upon the rock. ²⁶ And every one who heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand; ²⁷ And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and dashed against that house, and it fell; and, the fall thereof, was, great. ²⁸ And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, with astonishment were the multitudes being struck at his teaching; ²⁹ for he was teaching them as one having, authority, and not as their Scribes.
⁸ ¹ And when he came down from the mountain, there followed him large multitudes. ² And lo! a leper, coming near, began to bow down to him saying,––Lord! if thou be willing, thou canst cleanse me. ³ And, stretching forth the hand, he touched him, saying,––I am willing, be cleansed! And, straightway, cleansed was his leprosy. ⁴ And Jesus saith unto him, Mind! tell, no one,––but withdraw, thyself, shew to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses directed, for a witness unto them.
⁵ And, when he entered into Capernaum, there came near unto him a centurion, beseeching him, ⁶ and saying, Lord! my servant, is laid prostrate in the house, a paralytic, fearfully tortured. ⁷ He saith unto him, I, will come and cure him. ⁸ But the centurion, answering, said, Lord! I am of no consideration, that, under my roof, thou shouldest enter,––but, only say with a word, and healed shall be my servant. ⁹ For, I also, am a man [set] under authority, having under myself, soldiers,––and I say to this one, Go! and he goeth, and to another, Come! and he cometh, and, to my servant, Do this! and he doeth it. ¹⁰ Now Jesus, hearing, marveled, and said to them that followed,––Verily, I say unto you, With no one in Israel, such faith as this, have I found. ¹¹ But I say unto you, Many from east and west, will have come, and shall recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens; ¹² Whereas, the sons of the kingdom, shall be cast forth into the darkness outside,––There, will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. ¹³ And Jesus said unto the centurion, Withdraw! and, as thou hast believed, be it done for thee. And healed was the servant in that hour.
¹⁴ And Jesus, coming into the house of Peter, saw his mother–in–law laid prostrate and in a fever, ¹⁵ and he touched her hand, and the fever left her,––and she arose, and began ministering unto him. ¹⁶ But, when, evening, came, they brought unto him many demonized,––and he cast out the spirits with a word, and, all who were sick, he cured: ¹⁷ that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,––Himself, our weaknesses, took, and, diseases, bare.
¹⁸ Now Jesus, seeing a multitude about him, gave orders to depart unto the other side. ¹⁹ And a certain scribe, coming near, said unto him,––Teacher; I will follow thee, whithersoever Thou goest. ²⁰ And Jesus saith unto him: The foxes, have, dens, and, the birds of the heavens, nests,––but, the Son of Man, hath not where, his head he may recline. ²¹ And, another of the disciples, saith unto him,––Lord! suffer me, first, to depart, and bury my father. ²² But, Jesus, saith unto him,––Be following me, and leave, the dead, to bury, their own dead.
²³ And, when he, entered, into a boat, his disciples followed him. ²⁴ And lo! a great squall, arose in the sea, so that, the boat, was being covered, by the waves,––but, he, was sleeping. ²⁵ And, coming near, they aroused him, saying, Master! save, we perish! ²⁶ And he saith unto them, Why, are ye, fearful, little of faith? Then, aroused, he rebuked the winds and the sea,––and it became a great calm. ²⁷ But, the men, marveled, saying, Whence is this one,––that, both the winds and the sea, unto him, give ear?
²⁸ And, when he, came, unto the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him, two men demonized, out of the tombs, coming forth,––fierce exceedingly, so that no one could pass that way; ²⁹ and lo! they cried aloud, saying, What have we in common with thee, O Son of God? Hast thou come hither, before the right time, to torment us? ³⁰ Now there was, far from them, a herd of many swine, feeding; ³¹ and, the demons, began to beseech him, saying, If thou dost cast us out, send us away, into the herd of swine. ³² And he said unto them, Withdraw! So, they, going out, departed into the swine,––and lo! all the herd rushed down the cliff, into the sea, and died in the waters. ³³ And, they who were feeding them, fled,––and, departing into the city, reported all things, and what concerned them who had been demonized. ³⁴ And lo! all the city, came out to meet Jesus,––and, seeing him, they besought that he would pass on from their bounds.
⁹ ¹ And, entering into a boat, he crossed over, and came into his own city. ² And lo! they were bringing unto him a paralytic, on a couch, laid prostrate; and Jesus, seeing, their faith, said to the paralytic,––Take courage! child, forgiven are thy sins. ³ And lo! certain of the scribes, said within themselves,––This man, speaketh profanely! ⁴ And Jesus, knowing, their inward thoughts, said,––To what end are ye cherishing evil thoughts within your hearts? ⁵ For which is easier––To say, Forgiven are thy sins,––or to say, Rise and be walking! ⁶ But, that ye may know, that the Son of Man hath, authority, upon the earth, to be forgiving sins, then, saith he to the paralytic,––Rise! take up thy couch, and withdraw unto thy house. ⁷ And, rising, he departed unto his house. ⁸ Now the multitudes, seeing, were struck with fear, and glorified the God who had given authority, such as this, unto men.
⁹ And Jesus, passing aside from thence, saw a man presiding over the tax–office, called, Matthew, and saith unto him,––Be following me. And, arising, he followed him. ¹⁰ And it came to pass, as he was reclining in the house, that lo! many tax–collectors and sinners, came, and were reclining together with Jesus and his disciples. ¹¹ And, the Pharisees, observing it, began to say unto his disciples,––Wherefore, with tax–collectors and sinners, doth your Teacher eat? ¹² And, he, hearing it, said,––No need have the strong, of a physician, but they who are sick. ¹³ But go ye, and learn what this meaneth,––Mercy, I desire, and not, sacrifice; For I came, not to call the righteous, but sinners.
¹⁴ Then come near unto him the disciples of John, saying,––Wherefore do, we, and the Pharisees, fast, whereas, thy disciples, fast not? ¹⁵ And Jesus said unto them,––Can, the sons of the bridechamber, mourn, so long as, the bridegroom, is, with them? But days will come, when the bridegroom, shall be taken from them, and, then, will they fast. ¹⁶ Howbeit, no one, layeth on a patch of unshrunk cloth, upon an old garment,––for the shrinking of it teareth away from the garment, and, a worse rent, is made. ¹⁷ Neither pour they new wine into old skins: otherwise at least, the skins are burst, and, the wine, runneth out, and, the skins, are spoiled,––but they pour new wine into unused skins, and, both, are together preserved.
¹⁸ While, these things, he was speaking unto them, lo! a [certain] ruler, came, and began bowing down to him, saying,––My daughter, just now died! But come, and lay thy hand upon, her, and she shall live. ¹⁹ And Jesus, arising, was following him, also his disciples. ²⁰ And lo! a woman, having a flow of blood twelve years, coming near behind, touched the fringe of his mantle. ²¹ For she kept saying within herself,––If only I touch his mantle, I shall be made well! ²² And, Jesus, turning and seeing her, said,––Take courage! daughter, Thy faith, hath made thee well. And the woman was made well, from that hour. ²³ And, Jesus, coming, into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute–players and the multitude in confusion, was saying: ²⁴ Give place! for the maiden died not, but is sleeping. And they began to deride him. ²⁵ But, when the multitude had been put forth, he went in, and grasped her hand,––and the maiden arose. ²⁶ And forth went this report, into the whole of that land.
²⁷ And, as Jesus, was passing aside from thence, there followed him, two blind men, crying aloud and saying,––Have mercy on us, O Son of David! ²⁸ And, when he entered the house, the blind men came unto him,––and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye, that I can, do this? They say unto him, Yea, Lord! ²⁹ Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it done unto you. ³⁰ And their eyes were opened. And Jesus, sternly charged them, saying, Mind! let no one know! ³¹ They, however, going forth, made him known throughout the whole of that land. ³² And, as, they, were going forth, lo! there was brought to him, a dumb man, demonized. ³³ And, the demon being cast out, the dumb man spoke; and the multitudes marveled, saying,––Never, was it seen thus, in Israel. ³⁴ [But, the Pharisees, beg to say, In the ruler of the demons, is he casting out the demons.]
³⁵ And Jesus was going round all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the glad–message of the kingdom,––and curing every disease, and every infirmity. ³⁶ But, seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion concerning them, because they were torn and thrown down, like sheep having no shepherd. ³⁷ Then, saith he unto his disciples, The harvest, indeed, is great, but, the labourers, few; ³⁸ Beg ye, therefore, of the Lord of the harvest,––That he would thrust forth labourers, into his harvest.
¹⁰ ¹ And, calling near his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over impure spirits,––so as to be casting them out, and curing every disease and every infirmity. ² Now, the twelve apostles’ names, are these:––first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,––and James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother; ³ Philip, and Bartholomew,––Thomas, and Matthew, the tax–collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thadaeus; ⁴ Simon, the zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who also delivered him up.
⁵ These twelve, Jesus sent forth, charging them, saying:––Into any way to the nations, do not depart,––and, into any city of Samaritans, do not enter; ⁶ But be going, rather, unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ⁷ And, as ye go, proclaim, saying, The kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near! ⁸ Be curing, the sick, raising, the dead,––cleansing, lepers, casting out, demons: freely, ye have, received, freely, give. ⁹ Ye may procure––neither gold, nor silver, nor copper, for your belts,–– ¹⁰ neither satchel for journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staff; for, worthy, is the labourer, of his maintenance. ¹¹ And, into whatsoever city or village ye enter, search out who in it is, worthy, and, there, abide, till ye go forth. ¹² And, as ye enter the house, salute it; ¹³ And, if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it, but, if it be not worthy, let your peace, unto you, return. ¹⁴ And, whosoever shall neither welcome you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth outside that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet: ¹⁵ Verily, I say unto you,––More tolerable, will it be, for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for, that, city!
¹⁶ Lo! I, send you forth as sheep amidst wolves; become ye therefore––prudent, as serpents, and simple, as doves. ¹⁷ But beware of men; for they will deliver you up into high–councils, and, in their synagogues, will they scourge you,–– ¹⁸ And, before both governor and kings, shall ye be brought, for my sake––for a witness to them and the nations. ¹⁹ And, when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak,––for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak; ²⁰ For it is not, ye, who are speaking, but, the Spirit of your Father, that is speaking in you. ²¹ And, brother, will deliver up, brother, unto death, and, father, child,––and, children, will rise up, against parents, and will put them to death. ²² And ye will be hated by all, because of my name,––but, he that endureth throughout, the same, shall be saved. ²³ And, when they persecute you in this city, flee into another,––for, verily, I say unto you, in nowise shall ye finish the cities of Israel, till, he Son of Man, come. ²⁴ A, disciple, is not above, the teacher, nor, a servant, above, his lord: ²⁵ Sufficient for the disciple, that he become, as his teacher, and, the servant, as, his lord. If, the master of the house, Beelzebul, they called, how much more, the men of his house! ²⁶ Then do not fear them,––for, nothing hath been covered, which shall not be, uncovered, and, hidden, which shall not be, made known. ²⁷ What I am saying to you in the darkness, tell ye in the light,––and, what [whispered] into the ear ye are hearing, proclaim ye on the housetops. ²⁸ And be not in fear, by reason of them that are killing the body,––and, the soul, are not able to kill. But fear, rather, him who is able, both soul and body, to destroy in gehenna! ²⁹ Are not, two sparrows, for a farthing, sold? And, one from among them, shall not fall upon the ground, without your Father; ³⁰ But, even the hairs of, your, head, have all been numbered. ³¹ Then be not in fear––than many sparrows, better are, ye! ³² Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, I also, will confess, him, before my Father who is in the heavens; ³³ But, whoever shall deny me before men, I also, will deny, him, before my Father who is in the heavens. ³⁴ Do not think, that I came to thrust peace upon the earth,––I came not to thrust, peace, but, a sword; ³⁵ For I came to set at variance––a man, against, his father, and, a daughter, against, her mother, and, a bride, against, her mother–in–law; ³⁶ And, a man foes, are, they of his own house. ³⁷ He that loveth father or mother above me, is not, worthy, of me,––and, he that loveth son or daughter above me, is not, worthy, of me; ³⁸ And, he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not, worthy, of me. ³⁹ He that hath found his life, shall lose it,––and, he that hath lost his life, for my sake, shall find it. ⁴⁰ He that giveth welcome unto you, unto me, giveth welcome, and, he that, unto me, giveth welcome, giveth welcome––unto him that sent me forth. ⁴¹ He that giveth welcome unto a prophet, in the name of a prophet, the reward of a prophet, shall receive; and, he that giveth welcome unto a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, the reward of a righteous man, shall receive; –– ⁴² And, whosoever shall give to drink––unto one of these little ones––a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, Verily, I say unto you, in nowise, shall lose his reward!
¹¹ ¹ And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished giving instructions to his twelve disciples, he passed on from thence, to be teaching and proclaiming in their cities. ² Now, John, hearing in the prison the works of the Christ, sending through his disciples, ³ said unto him, Art, thou, the coming one? or, a different one, are we to expect? ⁴ And, answering, Jesus said unto them––Go report unto John what ye do hear and see:–– ⁵ The, blind, recover sight, and, the lame, walk, lepers, are cleansed, and, the deaf, hear,––and, the dead, are raised, and, the destitute, are told the joyful tidings; ⁶ And, happy, is he, whosoever shall not find cause of stumbling, in me.
⁷ But, as these were going their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes, concerning John,––What went ye forth into the wilderness to gaze at? A reed, by a wind, shaken? ⁸ But what went ye forth to see? A man, in soft clothing, arrayed? Lo! they who soft clothing do wear, are in the houses of kings. ⁹ But why went ye forth? A prophet, to see? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. ¹⁰ This, is he, concerning whom it is written,––Lo! I, send my messenger before thy face, who shall make ready thy way before thee! ¹¹ Verily, I say unto you––There hath not arisen, among such as are born of women, a greater than John the Immerser,––yet, he that is less in the kingdom of the heavens, is, greater than he. ¹² But, from the days of John the Immerser, until even now, the kingdom of the heavens, is being invaded, and, invaders, are, seizing upon it. ¹³ For, all the prophets and the law, until John, did prophesy; ¹⁴ And, if ye are willing to accept it, he, is Elijah––the one destined to come. ¹⁵ He that hath ears, let him hear!
¹⁶ But, unto what, shall I liken this generation? It is, like, unto children, sitting the market–places, who, calling unto the others, ¹⁷ say, We played the flute to you, and ye danced not,––we sang a lament, and ye beat not the breast. ¹⁸ For, John, came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say––A demon, he hath! ¹⁹ The Son of Man, came, eating and drinking, and they say, Lo! a gluttonous man and a wine–drinker! a friend of, tax–collectors, and sinners! And yet wisdom hath been justified by her works. ²⁰ Then, began he to upbraid the cities, in which had been done his noblest mighty works; because they repented not:–– ²¹ Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! Because, if, in Tyre and Zidon, had been done the works of power, which were done in you, of old, in sackcloth and ashes, had they repented. ²² Moreover, I say unto you, For Tyre and Zidon, more tolerable, will it be, in the day of judgment, than for you. ²³ And, thou, Capernaum! Unto heaven, shalt thou be uplifted? Unto hades, thou shall be brought down; because, if, in Sodom, had been done the works of power, which were done in thee, it would, in that case, have remained until this day. ²⁴ Moreover, I say unto you––For the land of Sodom, more tolerable, will it be in a day of judgment, than, for thee.
²⁵ In that season, answered Jesus, and said––I openly give praise unto thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,––in that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto babes; ²⁶ Yea, O Father! That, so, it hath become, a delight, before thee. ²⁷ All things, unto me, have been delivered up by my Father; and, no one, fully knoweth the Son, save the rather, neither doth any one fully know, the Father, save, the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son, may be minded, to reveal, him. ²⁸ Come unto me! all ye that toil and are burdened, and, I, will give you rest: ²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me,––because, meek, am I and lowly, in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls; ³⁰ For, my yoke, is easy, and, my burden, light.
¹² ¹ In that season, went Jesus, on, the sabbath, through the cornfields,––and, his disciples, hungered, and began to pluck ears of corn, and to eat. ² But, the Pharisees, observing it, said unto him, Lo! thy disciples, are doing what is not allowed to do, on sabbath. ³ And he said unto them, have ye never read what, David, did, when he hungered, and they who were with him? how ⁴ he entered into the house of God and, the presence–bread, did eat, which it was not, allowable, for him to eat, nor for them who were with him,––save for the priests, alone? ⁵ Or have ye not read, in the law, that, on the sabbaths, the priests, in the temple, the sabbath, profane, and are, blameless? ⁶ But I say unto you,––Something greater than the Temple, is here! ⁷ If, however, ye had known what this meaneth––Mercy, I desire, and not, sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the blameless; ⁸ For, the Son of Man, is, Lord of the Sabbath. ⁹ And, passing on from thence, he came into their synagogue; ¹⁰ and lo! a man having, a withered hand, and they questioned him, saying, Is it allowable, on the sabbath, to heal? that they might accuse him. ¹¹ And said unto them, What man, from among yourselves, [shall there be], ––Who shall have one sheep, and, if this should fall, on the sabbath, into a pit, will not lay hold of it, and raise it? ¹² How much better, then, a man, than, a sheep? So that it is allowable, on the sabbath, nobly, to act. ¹³ Then saith he unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand! And he stretched it forth,––and it was restored, whole, as the other.
¹⁴ And the Pharisees, going forth, took, counsel, against him, to the end that, him, they might destroy. ¹⁵ But, Jesus, taking note, retired from thence,––and many followed him, and he cured them all; ¹⁶ and straitly charged them, lest they should make him, manifest: ¹⁷ that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:–– ¹⁸ Lo! my servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom, my soul, delighteth,––I will put my Spirit upon him, and, justice, unto the nations, will he report: ¹⁹ He will not strive, nor will he cry out, nor shall any hear, in the broadways, his voice: ²⁰ A bruised cane, will he not break, and, a smoking wick, will he not quench,––until he urge on, justice, to victory, ²¹ And, in his name, shall nations hope.
²² Then they brought unto him, one demonized, blind and dumb,––and he cured him, so that the dumb did speak and see. ²³ And all the multitudes were beside themselves, and were saying, Can, this one, be, the Son of David? ²⁴ But, the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This one, doth not cast out the demons, save in Beelzebul ruler of the demons. ²⁵ And, knowing their inward thoughts, he said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself, is laid waste,––and, no city or house divided against itself, will stand; ²⁶ And, if, Satan, is casting, Satan, out, against himself, hath he become divided,––How then shall, his kingdom, stand? ²⁷ And, if, I, in Beelzebul, am casting out the demons, In whom are, your sons, casting them out? Wherefore, they, shall be, judges of you. ²⁸ But, if, in God’s Spirit, I, am casting out the demons, then doubtless hath come upon you unawares, the kingdom of God! ²⁹ Or how can one enter the house of the mighty and, seize his goods, unless, first, he bind the mighty one? and, then, his house, he will plunder. ³⁰ He that is no with me, is, against me,––and, he that gathereth not with me, scattereth ³¹ Wherefore, I say unto you, All sin and profane speaking, shall be forgiven unto men,––but, the speaking profanely of the Spirit, shall not be forgiven; ³² And, whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him,––but, whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age, or the coming. ³³ Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree worthless, and its fruit worthless; for, from the fruit, the tree is known. ³⁴ Broods of vipers! How can ye speak, good things, being, evil? For, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh. ³⁵ The good man, out of the good treasure, putteth forth, good things; and, the evil man, out of the evil treasure, putteth forth, evil things. ³⁶ But I say unto you, That, every useless expression that men shall utter, they shall render, concerning it, an account, in a day of judgment; ³⁷ For, by thy words, shalt thou be, justified, and, by thy words, shalt thou be condemned.
³⁸ Then, answered him, certain of the Scribes and Pharisees, saying, Teacher! we desire of thee, a sign, to behold. ³⁹ But, he, answering, said unto them, A wicked and adulterous generation, a sign, doth seek, and, a sign, will not be, given, it, save the sign of Jonah the prophet. ⁴⁰ For, just as was Jonah in the belly of the sea–monster three days and three nights, so, will be the Son of Man, in the heart of the earth, three days and three nights. ⁴¹ Men of Nineveh, will rise up in the judgment, with this generation, and will condemn it,––because they repented into the proclamation of Jonah; and lo! something greater than Jonah, here. ⁴² The queen of the south, will arise in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it––because she came out of the ends of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! something greater than Solomon, here. ⁴³ But, when the impure spirit goeth out of the man, it passeth through waterless places, seeking rest,––and findeth it not. ⁴⁴ Then, it saith, Into my house, will I return whence I came out,––and, coming, findeth it empty [and] swept and adorned. ⁴⁵ Then, it goeth, and taketh along with itself, seven diverse spirits, more wicked than itself,––and, entering, abideth there; and, the last state of that man, becometh, worse than the first. So, shall it be, with this, wicked, generation.
⁴⁶ While yet he was speaking unto the multitudes, lo! his mother and brethren, were standing without, seeking to speak with him. ⁴⁷ [And one said to him, Lo! thy mother and thy brethren, without, are standing, seeking, to speak, with thee.] ⁴⁸ But, he, answering, said unto him that was telling him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? ⁴⁹ And, stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said, Lo! my mother and my brethren! ⁵⁰ For, whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he, is my, brother, and sister, and mother.
¹³ ¹ On that day, Jesus, going out of the house, was sitting near the sea: ² and there were gathered unto him, large multitudes, so that, he, into a boat, entered, and was sitting, and, all the multitude, on the beach was standing. ³ And he spake unto them many things, in parables, saying: Lo! the sower went forth to sow,–– ⁴ and, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell by the pathway, and, the birds, came, and devoured it; ⁵ And, some, fell on the rocky places, where it had not much earth,––and, straightway, it sprang up, because if had no depth of earth; ⁶ and, the sun arising, it was scorched, and, because it had no root, it withered away; ⁷ And, some, fell upon the thorns, and the thorns came up, and choked it; ⁸ But, some, fell upon the good ground, and did yield fruit,––this, indeed a hundred fold, and, that, sixty, and, the other, thirty. ⁹ He that hath ears, let him hear. ¹⁰ And the disciples, coming near, said to him, Wherefore, in parables, art thou speaking to them? ¹¹ And, he, answering, said, Because, unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens,––whereas, unto them, hath it not been given. ¹² For, whosoever hath, it shall be given, to him, and he shall be made to abound,––but, whoever hath not, even what he hath, shall be taken from him? ¹³ For this reason, in parables, unto them, do I speak,––because, seeing, they see not, and, hearing, they hear not,––neither do they understand. ¹⁴ And, again is being fulfilled in them, the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith,––They shall, surely hear, and yet will not understand, and, surely see, and yet not perceive; ¹⁵ For the heart of this people hath become dense, and, with their ears, heavily have they heard, and, their eyes, have they closed,––lest, once they should see with their eyes, and, with their ears, should hear, and, with their hearts, should understand, and return; when I would certainly heal them. ¹⁶ But happy are, your, eyes, that they see, and your ears, that they hear; ¹⁷ For, verily, I say unto you––Many prophets and righteous men, have coveted to see what ye see, and have not seen, and to hear what ye hear, and have not heard. ¹⁸ Hear, ye, then, the parable of him that sowed:–– ¹⁹ When anyone heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the wicked one cometh, and catcheth up that which hath been sown in his heart,––this, is he, by the pathway, sown. ²⁰ And, he on the rocky places sown, the same, is he that, heareth the word, and, straightway, with joy, receiveth it; ²¹ yet hath he no root in himself, but is, only for a season,––and, there arising, tribulation or persecution because of the word, straightway, he findeth cause of stumbling. ²² And, he among the thorns sown, the same, is he that, heareth the word,––and, the anxiety of the age and the deceit of riches, choke up the word, and, unfruitful, it becometh. ²³ But, he on the good ground sown, the same, is he who doth hear and understand the word, who, indeed, beareth fruit and produceth,––this, a hundred, and, that, sixty, and, the other, thirty.
²⁴ Another parable, put he before them, saying––The kingdom of the heavens hath become like a man sowing good seed in his field; ²⁵ and, while men were sleeping, his enemy came, and sowed over darnel, in among the wheat,––and away he went. ²⁶ And, when the blade shot up, and brought forth, fruit, then, appeared, the darnel also. ²⁷ And the servants of the householder, coming near, said to him,––Sir! was it not, good seed, thou didst sow in thy field? Whence then hath it, darnel? ²⁸ And he said unto them––An enemy, hath, done this. And they say, unto him––Wilt thou, then, that we go and collect it? ²⁹ And, he, saith––Nay! lest, at any time, while collecting the darnel, ye uproot, along with it, the wheat: ³⁰ Suffer both to grow together until the harvest, and at, harvest time, I will say unto the reapers,––Collect ye first, the darnel, and bind it into bundles, with a view to the burning it up; but, the wheat, be gathering it into my barn. ³¹ Another parable, put he before them, saying––The kingdom of the heavens is like unto, a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; ³² which, indeed, is, less, than all seeds, but, when grown, is greater than garden–plants, and becometh a tree,––so that the birds of heaven come, and lodge among its branches. ³³ Another parable, [spake he unto them]:––The kingdom of the heavens is like, unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until, the whole, was leavened. ³⁴ All these things, spake Jesus in parables, unto the multitudes, and, without a parable, was he speaking, nothing, unto them: ³⁵ that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through the prophet, saying––I will open, in parables, my mouth, I will bring up things hidden from the foundation! ³⁶ Then, dismissing the multitudes, he went into the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying––Make quite plain to us the parable of the darnel of the field. ³⁷ And, he, answering, said––He that soweth the good seed, is the Son of Man; ³⁸ And, the field, is the world, and, the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom,––and, the darnel seeds, are the sons of the evil one; ³⁹ And, the enemy that sowed them, is the adversary, and, the harvest, is, the conclusion of an age, and, the reapers, are, messengers. ⁴⁰ Just, therefore, as collected is the darnel, and, with fire is burned, so, will it be in the conclusion of the age:–– ⁴¹ The Son of Man will send forth his messengers, and they will collect, out of his kingdom, all the causes of stumbling, and the doers of lawlessness, ⁴² and will cast them into the furnace of fire: there, will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. ⁴³ Then, the righteous, will shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear!
⁴⁴ The kingdom of the heavens is like unto, a treasure hid in the field, which a man, finding, hid,––and, by reason of his joy, withdraweth and selleth whatsoever he hath, and buyeth that field. ⁴⁵ Again, the kingdom of the heavens is, like, unto, a merchant, seeking beautiful pearls,–– ⁴⁶ and, finding one very precious pearl, departing, he at once sold all things, whatsoever he had, and bought it. ⁴⁷ Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like unto, a large drag–net, cast into the sea and gathering of every kind,–– ⁴⁸ which, when it was filled, they dragged up on the beach, and, sitting down, collected the good into vessels, but, the worthless, forth they cast. ⁴⁹ So, will it be in the conclusion of the age: The messengers will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous; ⁵⁰ and will cast them into the furnace of fire: there, will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. ⁵¹ Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea! ⁵² And, he, said unto them––Wherefore, every scribe, discipled unto the kingdom of the heavens, is like unto a householder, who putteth forth out of his treasure, things new and old.
⁵³ And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, he removed from thence; ⁵⁴ and, coming into his own city, began teaching them in their synagogue, so that with astonishment were they being struck, and were saying––Whence, hath, this one, this wisdom, and the mighty works? ⁵⁵ Is not, this one, the carpenter’s, son? Is not, his mother, called Mary, and are not his brethren––James and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? ⁵⁶ and, his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence, then hath, this one, all these things? ⁵⁷ And they began to find cause of stumbling in him. But, Jesus, said unto them––A prophet is not without honour, save in his city, and in his house. ⁵⁸ And he did not, there, many mighty works, because of their unbelief.
¹⁴ ¹ In that season, heard Herod the tetrarch, the fame of Jesus: ² and he said unto his servants––This, is John the Immerser,––he hath arisen from the dead, for this cause, are the powers working mightily within him. ³ For, Herod, seizing John, had bound him, and, in prison, put him away,––because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother; ⁴ for John had been saying to him, It is not allowed thee, to have her. ⁵ And desiring, to kill, him, he feared the multitude, because, as a prophet, they held him. ⁶ But, a birthday feast of Herod taking place, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod; ⁷ wherefore, with an oath, he promised to give her, whatsoever she should ask for herself; ⁸ and, she, being led on by her mother,––Give me (saith she) here, upon a charger, the head of John the Immerser. ⁹ And the king, though grieved, yet, because of the oaths and the guests, ordered it to be given; ¹⁰ and sent and beheaded John in the prison. ¹¹ And his head was brought upon a charger, and given unto the maiden, and she brought it to her mother. ¹² And his disciples, going near, bare away the corpse, and buried him, and came and brought tidings unto Jesus.
¹³ And Jesus, hearing it, retired from thence in a boat, into a desert place, apart,––and the multitudes, hearing of it, followed him on foot from the cities. ¹⁴ And, coming forth, he saw a great multitude,––and was moved with compassion over them, and cured their sick. ¹⁵ And, evening, arriving, the disciples came unto him, saying––The place is, a desert, and, the hour, hath already passed,––dismiss the multitudes, that they may go away into the villages, and buy themselves food. ¹⁶ But, Jesus, said unto them, No need, have they to go away,––give, ye, them to eat. ¹⁷ But, they, say unto him––We have nothing here, save five loaves and two fishes. ¹⁸ But, he, said––Bring, them, to me, here. ¹⁹ And, giving orders that the multitudes should recline upon the grass,––taking the five loaves and the two fishes,––looking up into the heaven, he blessed; and, breaking, gave, the disciples, the loaves, and the disciples unto the multitude. ²⁰ And they did all eat, and were filled,––and they took up the remainder of the broken pieces, twelve baskets, full. ²¹ And, they who did eat, were about five thousand, men, besides women and children.
²² And [straightway] constrained he the disciples to enter into a boat, and be going before him unto the other side, while he dismissed the multitudes. ²³ And, dismissing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain, apart, to pray,––and when, evening, came, alone, was he, there. ²⁴ Now, the boat, still many furlongs from the land, was holding off, being distressed by the waves,––for, the wind, was, contrary. ²⁵ And, in the fourth watch of the night, he came unto them, walking upon the sea. ²⁶ And, the disciples, seeing him, upon the lake walking, were troubled,––saying––It is, a ghost; and, by reason of their fear, they cried out. ²⁷ And, straightway, Jesus spake unto them, saying––Take courage! it is, I,––be not afraid. ²⁸ And, making answer, Peter said unto him,––Lord! if it is, thou, bid me come unto thee, upon the waters. ²⁹ And, he, said––Come! And, descending from the boat, Peter walked upon the waters, and came unto Jesus. ³⁰ But, seeing the wind, he was affrighted, and, beginning to sink, cried out, saying––Lord! save me! ³¹ And, straightway, Jesus, stretching forth his hand, laid hold upon him and saith unto him––O little–of–faith! why didst thou doubt? ³² And, when they came up into the boat, the wind abated. ³³ And, they in the boat, bowed down to him, saying––Truly, God’s Son, thou art!
³⁴ And, going across, they came up the land, into Gennesaret. ³⁵ And, recognizing him, the men of that place, sent out into all that region, and they brought unto him all who were sick; ³⁶ and were beseeching [him], that they might, only, touch the border of his mantle, and, as many as touched, were made quite well.
¹⁵ ¹ Then, there come unto Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and Scribes, saying–– ² Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands, when they eat bread! ³ But, he, answering, said unto them––Wherefore do, ye also, transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? ⁴ For, God, said––Honour thy father and thy mother, and––He that revileth father or mother, let him, surely die! ⁵ But, ye, say––Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother––A gift! Whatsoever, out of me, thou mightest be profited, ⁶ in nowise, shall honour his father or his mother––and so ye have cancelled, the word of God, for the sake of your, tradition. ⁷ Hypocrites! well prophesied concerning you, Isaiah, saying–– ⁸ This people, with the lips, do, honour, me, while, their heart, far off, holdeth from me; ⁹ But, in vain, do they pay devotions unto me, teaching, for teachings, the commandments of men.
¹⁰ And, calling near the multitude, he said to them––Hear and understand! ¹¹ Not that which entereth into the mouth, defileth the man, but, that which proceedeth out of the mouth, the same, defileth the man, ¹² Then, coming near, his disciples say unto him––Knowest thou, that the Pharisees, hearing the word, were caused to stumble? ¹³ And, he, answering, said––Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, will be uprooted: ¹⁴ Let them alone! they are, blind leaders; and, if the, blind, lead the, blind, both, into a ditch, will fall. ¹⁵ And Peter, answering, said unto him, Declare to us the parable. ¹⁶ And, he, said, To this moment, are, ye also, without discernment? ¹⁷ Perceive ye not that, every thing which entereth into the mouth, into the stomach, findeth way, and, into the draught, is passed; ¹⁸ while, the things which proceed out of the mouth, out of the heart, come forth, and, they, defile the man. ¹⁹ For, out of the heart, come forth wicked designs,––murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, profane speakings: ²⁰ these, are the things which defile the man, but, the eating with unwashed hands, doth not defile the man.
²¹ And, going forth from thence, Jesus retired into the parts of Tyre and Zidon. ²² And lo! a Canaanite woman, from those bounds, coming forth, began crying out, saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter, is miserably demonized. ²³ But, he, answered her no a word. And his disciples, coming forward began requesting him, saying––Dismiss her, because she is crying out after us. ²⁴ But, he, answering, said, I was not sent forth, save unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ²⁵ And, she, coming, began bowing down to him, saying, Lord! help me. ²⁶ But, he, answering, said, It is, not seemly, to take the loaf of, the children, and cast, to the little dogs. ²⁷ And, she, said, True, Lord! [for], even the little dogs, eat of the crumbs which are falling from the table of, their masters. ²⁸ Then, answering, Jesus said to her––O woman! great, is, thy faith! Be it, done, for thee, as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed, from that hour.
²⁹ And, passing on from thence, Jesus came near the sea of Galilee, and, going up into the mountain, was sitting there. ³⁰ And there came unto him large multitudes, having with themselves the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others,––and they cast them near his feet, and he cured them; ³¹ so that the multitude marveled, seeing the dumb speaking, the lame walking, and the blind seeing,––and they glorified the God of Israel. ³² But, Jesus, calling near his disciples, said––My compassions are moved towards the multitude, because [even now], three days, abide they with me, and they have nothing to eat,––and, to dismiss them fasting, I am not willing, lest by any means they faint in the way. ³³ And his disciples say unto him––Whence, to us, in a wilderness, loaves in such numbers as to fill a multitude, so great? ³⁴ And Jesus saith unto them––How many, loaves have ye? And, they, said,––Seven, and a few small fishes. ³⁵ And, sending word to the multitude to recline upon the ground, ³⁶ he took the seven loaves, and the fishes, and, giving thanks, brake,––and began giving to his disciples, and, the disciples, to the multitudes. ³⁷ And they all did eat and were filled,––and, the remainder of the broken pieces, took they up, seven hampers, full. ³⁸ And, they who did eat, were four thousand men, besides women and children. ³⁹ And, dismissing the multitudes, he went up into the boat,––and came into the bounds of Magadan.
¹⁶ ¹ And, the Pharisees and Sadducees coming near, putting him to the test, requested him, a sign out of the heaven, to shew unto them. ² But, he, answering said unto them––[When evening cometh ye say, Fair! for fiery is the heaven; ³ And at morn, Today, a storm! for fiery, and yet sad, is the heaven. The face of the heaven indeed, ye learn to distinguish,––but, the signs of the times, ye cannot.] ⁴ A wicked and adulterous generation, a sign, doth seek after, and, a sign, will not be given it,––save the sign of Jonah. And, leaving them behind, he departed.
⁵ And the disciples coming, to the other side, had forgotten to take loaves. ⁶ And, Jesus, said unto them––Mind! and beware, of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. ⁷ And, they, began to deliberate among themselves, saying––Because, loaves, we took not. ⁸ And, observing it, Jesus said––Why are ye deliberating among yourselves, ye little–of–faith! because, loaves, ye have not? ⁹ Not yet, perceive ye, neither remember,––The five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye received? ¹⁰ Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many hampers ye received? ¹¹ How is it ye perceive not, that, not concerning loaves, spake I unto you,––but beware of the leaven, of the Pharisees and Sadducees? ¹² Then, understood they that he did not bid them beware of [the] leaven [of loaves] but of, the teaching, of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
¹³ And, Jesus coming into the parts of Caesarea of Philip, began questioning his disciples, saying––Who are men saying that, the Son of Man, is? ¹⁴ And, they, said––Some, indeed, John the Immerser, and, others, Elijah,––but, others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. ¹⁵ He saith unto them––But who say, ye, that I am? ¹⁶ And, Simon Peter, answering, said––Thou, art the Christ, the Son of the Living God. ¹⁷ And Jesus, answering, said to him––Happy, art thou, Simon Bar–yona,––because, flesh and blood, revealed it not unto thee, but my Father who is in the heavens. ¹⁸ And, I also, unto thee, say––Thou, art Peter,––and, upon this rock, will I build my assembly, and, the gates of hades, shall not prevail against it. ¹⁹ I will give thee, the keys of the kingdom of the heavens,––and, whatsoever thou shalt bind upon the earth, shall be bound in the heavens, and, whatsoever thou shalt loose upon the earth, shall be loosed in the heavens. ²⁰ Then, straitly charged he the disciples, lest, to any man, they should say––He, is, the Christ.
²¹ From that time, began Jesus Christ to be pointing out to his disciples that he must needs, into Jerusalem, go away, and, many things, suffer, from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain,––and on, the third day, arise. ²² And, taking him aside, Peter began to rebuke him, saying––Mercy on thee Lord! In nowise, shall, this, befall thee. ²³ But, he, turning, said to Peter––Withdraw behind me, Satan! A snare, art thou of mine, because thou art not regarding the things of God, but the things of men.
²⁴ Then, Jesus said unto his disciples––If any one intendeth, after me, to come, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and be following me; ²⁵ For, whosoever intendeth, his life, to save, shall lose it,––but, whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake, shall find it. ²⁶ For what shall a man be profited, though, the whole world, he gain, and, his life, he forfeit? Or what shall a man give, in exchange for his life? ²⁷ For the Son of Man is destined to be coming, in the glory of his Father, with his messengers,––and, then, will he give back unto each one, according to his practice. ²⁸ Verily, I say unto you––There are some of those, here standing, who, indeed, shall in nowise taste of death, until they see the Son of Man, coming in his kingdom.
¹⁷ ¹ And, after six days, Jesus taketh with him, Peter and James and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain, apart; ² and was transformed before them,––and his face shone as the sun, and, his garments, became white as the light. ³ And lo! there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, conversing with him. ⁴ And Peter, answering, said unto Jesus––Lord! it is, delightful, for us, to be here,––If thou wilt, I will make here three tents, for thee, one, and, for Moses, one, and, for Elijah, one. ⁵ While yet he was speaking, lo! a brightly shining cloud, overshadowed them, and lo! a voice, out of the cloud, saying––This, is, my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight,––Be hearkening to him. ⁶ And, hearing it, the disciples fell upon their face, and were caused to fear exceedingly. ⁷ And Jesus came near, and, touching them, said––Arise! and be not afraid. ⁸ And, lifting up their eyes, no one, saw they, save Jesus, himself, alone. ⁹ And, as they were coming down out of the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying––Unto no one, may ye tell the vision, until the Son of Man, from among the dead shall arise. ¹⁰ And the disciples questioned him, saying––Why then do, the Scribes, say, that, Elijah, must needs come, first? ¹¹ And, he, answering, said––Elijah, indeed, cometh, and will restored all things; ¹² But, I say unto you––that, Elijah, just now, came,––and they recognised him not, but did with him, whatsoever they pleased: Thus, the Son of Man also, is destined to suffer by them. ¹³ Then, perceived the disciples, that, concerning John the Immerser, he spake to them.
¹⁴ And, when they came unto the multitude, there approached him a man, falling on his knees to him, ¹⁵ and saying––Lord! have mercy upon my son,––because he is lunatic, and in a grievous condition; For, many times, falleth he into the fire, and, many times, into the water. ¹⁶ And I brought him unto thy disciples, and they could not cure, him. ¹⁷ And Jesus, answering, said––O faithless and perverted generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me, here. ¹⁸ And Jesus rebuked it; and the demon came out of him,––and cured was the boy, from that hour. ¹⁹ Then, the disciples, coming near, to Jesus, privately, said––Wherefore could, we, not cast it out? ²⁰ And, he, saith unto them––Because of your little faith. For, verily, I say unto you––If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say to this mountain, remove hence yonder; and it shall be removed, and, nothing, shall be impossible to you. ²¹ [br /]
²² And, as they were being gathered together in Galilee, Jesus said unto them––The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men; ²³ And they will slay him, and, on the third day, will he, arise. And they were grieved exceedingly.
²⁴ And, when they came into Capernaum, they who, the half shekel, were receiving, came near unto Peter, and said, Your teacher, doth he not pay the half shekel? ²⁵ He saith––Yea. And, coming into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, How, to thee, doth it seem, Simon? The kings of the earth, of whom receive they dues or tax? from their sons, or from the aliens? ²⁶ And, when he said, From the aliens, Jesus said unto him, Well then, free, are the sons! ²⁷ But, that we may not cause them to stumble, go unto the sea, and cast in a hook, and, the first fish that cometh up, take, and, opening its mouth, thou shalt find a shekel,––that, take, and give to them for me and thee.
¹⁸ ¹ In that hour came, the disciples unto Jesus, saying––Who then is, greatest, in the kingdom of the heavens? ² And, calling near a child, he set it in the midst of them, ³ and said––Verily, I say unto you, Except ye turn and become as the children, in nowise, shall ye enter into the kingdom of the heavens. ⁴ Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this child, the same, is the greatest, in the kingdom of the heavens; ⁵ And, whosoever shall give welcome unto one such child as this, upon my name, unto me, giveth welcome. ⁶ And, whosoever shall cause to stumble one of these little ones who believe in me, it profiteth him, that there be hung a large mill–stone about his neck, and he be sunk in the wide main of the sea.
⁷ Alas for the world! by reason of the causes of stumbling; for it is, necessary, that the causes of stumbling come,––nevertheless, alas for the man through whom the cause of stumbling cometh! ⁸ But, if, thy hand or thy foot, be causing thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: It is, seemly for thee, to enter into life, maimed or lame, rather than, having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the age–abiding fire. ⁹ And, if, thine eye, causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: It is, seemly, for thee, one–eyed, into life, to enter, rather than, having two eyes, to be cast into the fiery gehenna. ¹⁰ Beware! do not despise one of these little ones; For I say unto you––that, their messengers in the heavens, do, continually, behold the face of my Father in the heavens. ¹¹ <> ¹² How, to you, doth it seem? If a certain man come to have a hundred sheep and one from among them go astray, Will he not leave the ninety–nine upon the mountains, and going, seek the straying one? ¹³ And, if it should be that he find it, Verily, I say unto you––He rejoiceth over it, more than over the ninety–nine that have not gone astray. ¹⁴ Thus, there is no desire, in the presence of my Father who is in the heavens, that, one of these little ones, should be lost.
¹⁵ But, if thy brother sin, withdraw, convince him, betwixt thee and him, alone,––If unto thee he hearken, thou hast gained thy brother; ¹⁶ But, if he do not hearken, take with thee, yet one or two, that, at the mouth of two witnesses or three, every declaration, maybe established; ¹⁷ But, if he hear them amiss, tell it to the assembly,––And, if, even the assembly, he hear amiss, Let him be unto thee, just as the man of the nations and the tax–collector. ¹⁸ Verily, I say unto you––Whatsoever things ye shall bind on the earth, shall be bound in heaven; and, whatsoever things ye shall loose on the earth, shall be loosed in heaven. ¹⁹ Again, [verily] I say unto you––If two from among you shall agree upon the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever they shall ask, it shall be brought to pass for them, from my Father who is in the heavens; ²⁰ For, where there are two or three, gathered together into my name, there, am I, in their midst.
²¹ Then, coming near, Peter said [to him]––Lord! how many times, shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until, seven, times? ²² Jesus saith to him––I say not unto thee, unto, seven, times, but, until seventy times seven. ²³ For this cause, hath the kingdom of the heavens become like unto a man, a king, who wished to settle an account with his servants; ²⁴ And, when he, began, to settle, there was brought unto him a, certain, debtor, of a thousand talents; ²⁵ and, he, not having, wherewith to pay, the master ordered him to be sold, and the wife, and the children, and whatsoever he had,––and payment to be made. ²⁶ The servant therefore, falling down, began to do homage unto him, saying––Have patience with me, and, all, will I pay thee. ²⁷ And, moved with compassion, the master of that servant released him, and, the loan, he, forgave, him. ²⁸ But that servant, going out, found one of his fellow–servants, who owed him, a hundred denaries, and, laying hold of him, he began seizing him by the throat, saying, Pay! if anything thou owest. ²⁹ His fellow servant, therefore, falling down, began beseeching him, saying, Have patience with me! And I will pay thee. ³⁰ He, however, would not, but went away and cast him into prison,––until he should pay what was owing. ³¹ His fellow–servants, therefore, seeing, the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly,––and went and made quite plain to their master all the things which had been done. ³² Then, calling him near, his master saith unto him––O wicked servant! All that debt, forgave I thee, because thou didst beseech me. ³³ Was it not binding, upon thee also, to have mercy upon thy fellow–servant, as, I also, on thee, had mercy? ³⁴ And, provoked to anger, his master delivered him up to the torturers, until he should pay all that was owing. ³⁵ Thus, my heavenly Father also, will do unto you, if ye forgive not each one his brother, from your hearts.
¹⁹ ¹ And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, he removed from Galilee and came into the bounds of Judaea beyond the Jordan. ² And there followed him large multitudes, and he cured them there.