Matthew 7:24-19:2 Therefore whoever heareth these words of mine and putteth them in practice, him I will compare to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock.

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁴ Therefore whoever heareth these words of mine and putteth them in practice, him I will compare to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock. ²⁵ When the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, it did not fall, because it was founded on the rock. ²⁶ But whoever heareth these words of mine, and doth not put them in practice, may be compared to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand. ²⁷ When the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; it fell, and great was the ruin thereof. ²⁸ When Jesus finished this discourse, the crouds were astonished at his manner of teaching; ²⁹ for in teaching them he was like one having authority, and not like the scribes. ⁸ ¹ And as he was going down from the mount great multitudes followed him. ² And lo! a leper came and prostrated himself before him, and said, Sir, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. ³ Whereupon Jesus stretched forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will: Be thou cleansed. And immediately he was cured of his leprosy. ⁴ Then Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no one; but go and shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses prescribed, for a testimony to them. ⁵ And as Jesus was entering Capernaum, a centurion met him and in treated him, ⁶ saying, Sir, my servant lieth at home struck with a palsy, in great torture. ⁷ Thereupon Jesus saith to him, I was coming; I will cure him. ⁸ In reply to which the centurion said, Sir, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof; but only speak a word and my servant will be cured. ⁹ For even I, who am myself under command, having soldiers under me, say to one, Go; and he goeth: and to another, Come; and he cometh: and to my slave, Do this; and he doth it. ¹⁰ Upon hearing this Jesus expressed admiration, saying to them who followed him, Verily I say to you, I have not found even in Israel such a belief. ¹¹ Now I say to you that many will come from the east and west, and will be placed at table with Abraham and Isaak and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens, ¹² and the children of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness. Weeping and gnashing of teeth will be there. ¹³ Then Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way and be it done for thee as thou hast believed. And that very instant his servant was cured. ¹⁴ Jesus also having gone to Peter's house, saw his wife's mother confined to her bed and sick of a fever, ¹⁵ and he touched her hand; thereupon the fever left her and she arose and entertained them. ¹⁶ And in the evening there were brought to him many demoniacs. And he expelled the spirits with a word, and cured all that were sick ¹⁷ so that there was an accomplishment of that which was spoken by the prophet Esaias, saying, "He took our infirmities and bore away our diseases." ¹⁸ When Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the opposite shore; ¹⁹ whereupon a certain scribe accosting him, said, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. ²⁰ Jesus saith to him, the foxes have holes and the birds of the air have roosts; but the son of man hath not where to lay his head. ²¹ Another of his disciples said to him, Master, permit me to go first and bury my father. ²² And to him Jesus said, Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead. ²³ Then having gone aboard the vessel, his disciples followed him. ²⁴ And behold there came on a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the vessel was covered with the waves, and he was asleep. ²⁵ Thereupon his disciples came and awoke him, saying, Master, save us! we are perishing. ²⁶ And he said to them, Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea, and a great calm ensued. ²⁷ And the men in amaze, said, "What sort of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?" ²⁸ And when he arrived at the opposite shore in the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two demoniacs coming out of the tombs, so furious that nobody durst pass that way. ²⁹ And instantly they screamed, saying, What hast thou to do with us, Jesus son of God! Art thou come hither before the time to torment us. ³⁰ Now there was at some distance from them a herd of many swine, feeding: ³¹ and the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, permit us to go into that herd of swine. ³² And he said to them, Go. Thereupon they went out and entered into the herd of swine. And instantly the whole herd ran violently down a precipice into the sea, and perished in the waters. ³³ And they who fed them fled; and having gone to the city, they told all the circumstances, including the case of the demoniacs. ³⁴ And presently all the city came out to meet Jesus, and having seen him they intreated him to. withdraw out of their territory. ⁹ ¹ So having gone onboard the vessel, he crossed over, and came to his own city. ² And lo! they brought to him a paralytic laid on a bed: and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Take courage, my son; thy sins are forgiven thee. ³ Thereupon some of the Scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. ⁴ But Jesus knowing their thoughts, said, Why do ye harbour evil thoughts in your hearts? ⁵ For which is easier? To say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk? ⁶ But that you may know that the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, Arise [saith he then to the paralytic] take up thy bed and go home. ⁷ Accordingly he arose and departed to his house. ⁸ And when the multitude saw this they expressed their admiration and glorified God who had given such power to men. ⁹ When Jesus was going thence he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the custom house; and he saith to him, Follow me. Whereupon he arose and followed him. ¹⁰ And when he was at table in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came and placed themselves at the table with Jesus and his disciples. ¹¹ When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, Why doth your teacher eat with these publicans and sinners? ¹² And Jesus hearing this, said to them, They who are well have no need of a physician, but they who are sick. ¹³ Go then and learn what this meaneth, "I desire mercy rather than sacrifice;" for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners to reformation. ¹⁴ Then John's disciples, accosting him, said, Why do we and the Pharisees fast frequently, but thy disciples never fast? ¹⁵ And to them Jesus said, Can bridemen mourn, while the bridegroom is with them? The days indeed will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them and then they will fast. ¹⁶ No one mendeth an old garment with a patch of undressed cloth; for such a patch teareth the garment and maketh a greater rent. ¹⁷ Neither do men put new wine into old leathern bottles, otherwise the bottles burst, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles are lost. But new wine is put into new bottles, so both are preserved. ¹⁸ While he was thus speaking to them, behold a chief came and, making obeisance to him, said, My daughter is at the point of death, but come and lay thy hand on her and she will live. ¹⁹ Thereupon Jesus arose and with his disciples followed him. ²⁰ And lo! a woman who had been twelve years afflicted with an efflux of blood, came behind and touched the tuft of his mantle. ²¹ For she said within herself, If I can only touch his mantle, I shall be cured. ²² And Jesus turned about and when he saw her, said, Daughter, take courage; thy faith hath cured3 thee. And from that instant the woman was cured. ²³ And when Jesus came to the house of the chief and saw the minstrels and the crowd in a bustle, ²⁴ he saith to them, withdraw, for the damsel is not dead but asleep, Whereupon they derided him. ²⁵ But when the crowd was turned out, he went in and took her by the hand, and the damsel arose. ²⁶ And the fame of this spread over all that country. ²⁷ As Jesus was departing thence, two blind men followed him, with loud outcries, saying, Son of David, take pity on us. ²⁸ And when he went into the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus saith to them, Do you believe that I can do this? They say to him, Yes, master. ²⁹ Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your belief, be it to you. ³⁰ Whereupon their eyes were opened. Then Jesus restrained them, saying, See that none know this. ³¹ But when they went out, they spread his fame through all that country. ³² At their going out, behold a dumb man, a demoniac, was brought to him; ³³ and the demon being expelled, the dumb man spake, and the crowds expressed their amazement, saying, Nothing like this was ever seen in Israel. ³⁴ But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the demons he expelleth the demons. ³⁵ Then Jesus took a circuit through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every disease and every malady among the people. ³⁶ And seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them because they were fainty and forlorn, like sheep without a shepherd. ³⁷ Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the labourers are few. ³⁸ Supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers for his harvest. ¹⁰ ¹ Then having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out; and to cure diseases and maladies of every kind. ² Now the names of the twelve disciples were these. First, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, ³ Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican, James the son of Alpheus and Lebbeus called Thaddeus, ⁴ Simon the Chananite and Judas Iscariot, even he who delivered him up. ⁵ These twelve Jesus sent forth, having given them a charge, saying, Go not away to the Gentiles, nor enter a city of the Samaritans; ⁶ but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel: ⁷ and as you go proclaim, saying, The reign of the heavens is at hand. ⁸ Heal the sick; cleanse lepers; raise the dead; cast out demons; freely you have received; give freely. ⁹ Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass for your purses; ¹⁰ nor a scrip for the journey; nor two coats; nor pairs of sandals; nor a staff: for the workman is worthy of his sustenance. ¹¹ Therefore into whatever city or village you enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and continue there till you leave the place. ¹² And when you enter the house, salute the family. ¹³ And if the family be worthy, the peace you wish them will come upon them; but if they be not worthy, the peace you wish will rebound upon your selves. ¹⁴ And whosoever will not receive you, nor hear your words, when you leave that house or that city shake off the dust of your feet. ¹⁵ Verily I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorra in a day of judgment, than for that city. ¹⁶ Behold I send you forth like sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore wise as the serpents and harmless as the doves. ¹⁷ And be upon your guard against these men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues; ¹⁸ and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and the nations. ¹⁹ But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what you shall speak: for what you are to speak will be suggested to you at the very instant. ²⁰ For it is not you who speak, but the spirit of your father that speaketh in you. ²¹ Now brother will deliver up brother to death; and a father, a son; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. ²² And you will be hated by all men on the account of my name. But he who persevereth to the end shall be saved. ²³ Now when they persecute you in one city, flee to another. For, verily I say to you, before you shall have gone through all the cities of Israel, the son of man will come. ²⁴ The scholar is not greater than the teacher; nor the servant, than the master. ²⁵ It is enough for the scholar to be as his teacher; and the servant, as his master. If they have called the master of the family Beelzebub, how much more, his domestics. ²⁶ Therefore be not afraid of them; for there is nothing hid, which shall not be revealed; nor anything secret, which shall not be known. ²⁷ What I say to you in darkness, speak ye in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim on the house tops. ²⁸ And be not afraid of them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. ²⁹ Are not two sparrows sold for an assar, yet neither of them falleth to the ground without your father. ³⁰ Nay, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. ³¹ Fear not therefore; for you are of more value than many sparrows. ³² Whosoever therefore will acknowledge me before men, him I will acknowledge before my father, who is in heaven: ³³ but whosoever shall disown me before men, him I will disown before my father who is in heaven. ³⁴ Do not imagine that I am come to send peace on the earth. I am not come to send peace, but a sword. ³⁵ For I am come to set a man at variance with his father; and a daughter with her mother; and a daughter in law with her mother in law. ³⁶ Even the man's own domestics will be his enemies. ³⁷ He who loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me. And he who loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me. ³⁸ And he who doth not take up his cross and follow me, is not worthy of me. ³⁹ He who hath found his life shall lose it. But he, who shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it. ⁴⁰ He who receiveth you, receiveth me; and he who receiveth me, receiveth him who sent me. ⁴¹ He who receiveth a prophet on the account of his being a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward. And he who receiveth a righteous man on the account of his being a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward. ⁴² And whoever shall give any one of these little ones, were it only a cup of cold water to drink, on the account of his being a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. ¹¹ ¹ And when Jesus had finished his instructions to these his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and make proclamation Ln their cities. ² Now John, having heard in prison of the works of the Christ, sent two of his disciples ³ with this message to him; Thou art the one coming; May we expect another? In reply to which, ⁴ Jesus said to them, Go and tell John what you hear and see. ⁵ Blind men see, and lame walk. Lepers are cleansed and deaf hear. Dead are raised and poor have glad tidings proclaimed to them. ⁶ And happy is he to whom I shall not prove a stumbling block. ⁷ And as they were going away, Jesus began this discourse to the people concerning John, What did you go out to the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? ⁸ But what went ye out to see? A man clothed with soft raiment? Behold they, who wear delicate apparel, frequent the palaces of kings. ⁹ But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yes I tell you, and something more than a prophet; ¹⁰ for this is he of whom it is written, "Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee." ¹¹ Verily I say to you, among them who are born of women, there hath not arisen a greater than John the baptist: but the least in the kingdom of heaven is a greater than he. ¹² Now ever since the days of John the baptist, the kingdom of the heavens is invaded and invaders are forcibly taking possession of it. ¹³ For till the appearance of John, all the prophets and the law were the public instructors. ¹⁴ Indeed, if you will bear to be told it, he is Elias who was to come. ¹⁵ Whoever hath ears to hear let him hear. ¹⁶ Now to what shall I compare this generation? It is like boys in the market place who call to their playfellows, ¹⁷ saying, "We have played to you on the pipe, but you have not danced; We have sung to you songs of woe, and you have not lamented." ¹⁸ For John came, abstaining from meat and drink, and they say he hath a demon. ¹⁹ The son of man came eating and drinking; and they say, Behold a gluttonous man and a wine drinker; a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children. ²⁰ Then he began to upbraid the cities in which the most of his miracles had been done, because they had not reformed. ²¹ Alas for thee Chorazin! Alas for thee Bethsaida! For had the miracles, which have been performed in you, been done in Tyre and Sidon they would have repented long ago in sack cloth and ashes. ²² But I say to you, the condition of Tyre and Sidon will in a day of judgment, be more tolerable than yours. ²³ And thou Capernaum, which hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to the mansion of the dead; for if the miracles, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ²⁴ But I say to you, that the condition of the land of Sodom will, in a day of judgment, be more tolerable than thine. ²⁵ At that time Jesus took occasion to say, I thank thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth; that thou having hid these things from the wise and prudent, hast revealed them to babes. ²⁶ Yes, O father, because it thus seemed good in thy sight. ²⁷ All things are delivered up to me by my father; and none but the father knoweth the son; nor doth any know the father, but only the son, and he to whom the son is pleased to reveal him. ²⁸ Come to me all ye who labour and are heavily burdened and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take upon you my yoke and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest for your souls. ³⁰ For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. ¹² ¹ About this time, as Jesus was walking through corn fields on the sabbath days, his disciples were hungry and began to pluck some ears, and eat them. ² When the Pharisees saw this they said to him, See Thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on a sabbath. ³ Whereupon he said to them, Have you not read, what David did when he was hungry, and they who were with him? ⁴ How he went to the house of God and ate the presence loaves, which it was not lawful for him or his company to eat, but only for the priests? ⁵ Or have you not read in the law, that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple break the sabbath and are blameless? ⁶ Now I say to you, There is one here greater than the temple. ⁷ And if you had known the meaning of this,. "I desire mercy rather than sacrifice," you would not have condemned the innocent. ⁸ For the son of man is lord even of the sabbath. ⁹ Having departed thence, he went into their synagogue ¹⁰ and lo! there was a man there who had his hand withered. And they asked him with a design to accuse him; "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days?" ¹¹ And he said to them, What man is there among you, who having one sheep, if it fall into a pit on the sabbath days, will not take hold of it and lift it up? ¹² Of how much greater value then is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbaths. ¹³ Then he said to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it out. And his hand was restored sound as the other. ¹⁴ Thereupon the Pharisees went out and conspired against him that they might destroy him. ¹⁵ But Jesus, knowing this, withdrew from that place; and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; ¹⁶ and strictly charged them not to make him known; ¹⁷ so that there was a full confirmation of what was spoken by the prophet Esaias saying, ¹⁸ "Behold my servant whom I have chosen! My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased! I will put my spirit upon him; and he will publish judgment to the nations. ¹⁹ He will not contend nor raise a clamour; nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets. ²⁰ A bruised reed he will not break, nor extinguish a dimly burning taper, until he render his judgment victorious. ²¹ In his name therefore let the nations trust." ²² Then there was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that he who was blind and dumb both spake and saw. ²³ And all the people were astonished and said, Is this the son of David? ²⁴ But the Pharisees, hearing them said, This man expelleth the demons, only by Beelzebub, the chief of the demons. ²⁵ Thereupon Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. And no city or family divided against itself can subsist. ²⁶ Now if Satan expelleth Satan, he is at variance with himself, how then can his kingdom subsist? ²⁷ Besides if I expel demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons expel them? Let them therefore be your judges. ²⁸ But if I expel the demons by the Spirit of God, then indeed the reign of God over you is come. ²⁹ How can anyone enter the house of the strong and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong one, in which case he may then plunder his house. ³⁰ He who is not for me is against me; and he who gathereth not with me, scattereth. ³¹ Therefore I say to you, all manner of sin and slander may be forgiven men; but this slanderous speaking against the spirit is not to be forgiven men ³² Even though one speak against the son of man, it may be forgiven him; but whoever shall speak against the holy Spirit is not to be forgiven, either in the present age, or in that to come. ³³ Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad. For the tree is known by its fruit ³⁴ Brood of vipers! how can you who are evil speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. ³⁵ The good man out of the good treasure of his heart produceth good things; and the bad man, out of his bad treasure produceth bad things. ³⁶ Now I assure you in respect to every idle word which men shall utter, they shall give an account thereof in a day of judgment. ³⁷ For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shall be condemned. ³⁸ Then some of the Scribes and Pharisees interposed, saying, Teacher, we desire to see a sign from thee. ³⁹ In reply to which he said to them, an evil, and an adulterous generation demand a sign, but no sign shall be given them, save the sign of the prophet Jonas. ⁴⁰ For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. ⁴¹ The men of Ninive will be raised up at the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the proclamation of Jonas; and behold something greater than Jonas is here. ⁴² The queen of the south will be raised up at the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, because she came from the extremities of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold something greater than Solomon is here, ⁴³ When the unclean spirit hath gone out of the man, it walketh through dry places seeking rest, but doth not find it. ⁴⁴ Then it saith I will return to my habitation from which I came out. And when it is come, it findeth it unoccupied, swept and furnished. ⁴⁵ Then it goeth and bringeth with it seven other spirits worse than itself, and they enter and dwell there. So the last state of that man is worse than the first. Thus also will it be with this wicked generation. ⁴⁶ Now, while he was speaking to the people, lo! His mother and his brethren were standing without, desiring to speak with him. ⁴⁷ And one said to him, lo! thy mother and thy brethren are standing without, desiring to speak with thee. ⁴⁸ In reply to which he said to him who told him, who is my mother? And who are my brethren? ⁴⁹ Then, stretching out his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold my mother, and my brethren! ⁵⁰ for whoever will do the will of my father who is in heaven, the same is my brother and sister and mother. ¹³ ¹ And on the same day, Jesus having gone out of the house, sat down by the sea side; ² but such great multitudes flocked to him that he went on board the vessel and sat down, and all the multitude stood on the shore, ³ and he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold the sower went out to sow; ⁴ and as he was sowing, some grains fell on the highway and the birds came and devoured them. ⁵ And others fell on rocky ground, where they had little earth; these sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of soil; ⁶ but soon as the sun arose they were scorched; and for want of root withered away: ⁷ and some fell among the thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choaked them. ⁸ And some fell on good ground and yielded increase; some an hundred; some, sixty; and some, thirty fold. ⁹ Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear. ¹⁰ Then the disciples accosted him, saying, Why speakest thou to them in parables? ¹¹ And he in reply said to them, To you it hath been granted to know the secrets of the reign of the heavens; but to them it hath not been granted. ¹² For to him who improveth, more shall be given and he shall abound: but from him who improveth not, even that which he hath shall be taken. ¹³ To them I speak in parables for this reason, because they overlook what they see, and are inattentive to what they hear; and they do not understand, ¹⁴ and in them is fulfilled this prophesy of Esaias, which saith, "Hearing you shall hear, though you may not understand, and seeing you shall see, though you may not perceive; ¹⁵ for the heart of this people is callous, and their ears are dull of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, that for a while they may not see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and return that I may heal them." ¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. ¹⁷ For verily I say to you, "Many prophets and righteous men have earnestly desired to see what you see, and have not seen them; and to hear what you hear and have not heard them." ¹⁸ Hear then the parable of the sower. ¹⁹ When any one heareth the doctrine of the kingdom and doth not mind it, the evil one cometh and snatcheth away what was sown in his heart. This is the meaning of that sown on the highway. ²⁰ And that sown on rocky ground denoteth him, who, upon hearing the word, receiveth it at first with joy, ²¹ but not having it rooted in him, it is only temporary; and when tribulation and persecution cometh on account of the word, he is immediately stumbled. ²² And that sown among thorns denoteth him, who heareth the word, but worldly care and the delusion of riches choak the word and it becometh unfruitful. ²³ But that sown on good ground denoteth him who heareth and mindeth the word, and who beareth fruit and bringeth forth, one a hundred, and another sixty, and another thirty fold. ²⁴ Another parable he stated to them, saying, The reign of the heavens may be compared to a man sowing good seed in his field. ²⁵ But when the men were asleep; his enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat, and went away. ²⁶ And when the blade sprang up and put forth the ear, then the darnel appeared. ²⁷ Whereupon the servants of the householder came and said to him, Master, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field whence then hath it darnel? ²⁸ And he said to them, An enemy hath done this. Then the servants said to him, Is it thy pleasure then that we go and weed it out? ²⁹ And he said, no. Perhaps in weeding out the darnel you may pull up the wheat with it. ³⁰ Let them both grow together till the harvest. And at the season for reaping I will say to the reapers, Gather the darnel first and bind it in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn. ³¹ Another parable he stated to them, saying, "The reign of the heavens is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field, ³² which is indeed the smallest of all seeds, but which, when grown, is the largest of the herbs and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and take shelter among the branches." ³³ Another parable he stated to them, saying, The reign of the heavens is like leaven which a woman took and covered up in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. ³⁴ All these things Jesus spake to them in parables, and did not speak to them without a parable, ³⁵ so that there was a full accomplishment of that which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth with parables, I will utter things kept hid from the foundation of the world. ³⁶ Then Jesus dismissed the multitude and went into the house, and his disciples came to him and said, Explain to us the parable of the darnel in the field. ³⁷ And he answering, said to them, He who soweth the good seed is the son of man. ³⁸ The field is the world. The good seed are the children of the kingdom, and the darnel are the children of the evil one. ³⁹ The enemy who sowed it is the devil. The harvest is the conclusion of the age, and angels are the reapers. ⁴⁰ As the darnel therefore is gathered and burned with fire, so shall it be at the conclusion of this age. ⁴¹ The son of man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling blocks, and the workers of iniquity, ⁴² and cast them into the fiery furnace. Weeping and gnashing of teeth will be there. ⁴³ Then shall the righteous shine like the sun in the kingdom of their father. Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear. ⁴⁴ Again the kingdom of the heavens is like treasure hid in the field, which, when a man found, he concealed, and for joy thereof goeth away and selleth all that he hath, and purchaseth that field. ⁴⁵ Again the kingdom of the heavens is like a merchant in quest of fine pearls, ⁴⁶ who, having met with one of great value, went and sold all that he had and purchased it. ⁴⁷ Again the kingdom of the heavens is like a sweep net cast into the sea, which enclosed fishes of every kind, ⁴⁸ which, when it was full, they dragged to the shore; and then sitting down, gathered the good into vessels and threw the bad away. ⁴⁹ So shall it be at the conclusion of this age. The angels will go forth and sever the wicked from among the righteous ⁵⁰ and cast them into the fiery furnace. Weeping and gnashing of teeth will be there. ⁵¹ Jesus saith to them, Have you understood all these? They say to him, Yes, Master. ⁵² Then he said to them, Every Scribe then who is instructed for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a family who bringeth out of his treasury things new and old. ⁵³ Now when Jesus had finished these parables he departed thence; ⁵⁴ and being come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so that they were astonished, and said. Whence hath this man this wisdom and these miraculous powers? ⁵⁵ Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary and his brethren, James and Joses and Simon and Judas? ⁵⁶ And his sisters, are they not all among us"? Whence then hath this man all these things? ⁵⁷ And they were stumbled at him. Thereupon Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour save in his own country and in his own family. ⁵⁸ So he did not perform many miracles there because of their unbelief. ¹⁴ ¹ At that time Herod the tetrarch hearing of the fame of Jesus, ² said to his servants, This is John the Baptist. He is raised from the dead, and therefore miracles are performed by him. ³ [For Herod had apprehended John and bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip: ⁴ for John had said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. ⁵ Upon which Herod would have put him to death, but he was afraid of the people, because they looked upon him as a prophet. ⁶ But when Herod's birth day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod. ⁷ Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask. ⁸ And she at the instigation of her mother, said, Give me here in a basin the head of John the Baptist. ⁹ Though the king was sorry, yet from a regard to the oath and the guests, he ordered it to be given her. ¹⁰ So he sent and beheaded John in the prison. ¹¹ And his head was brought in a basin and given to the damsel, who carried it to her mother. ¹² And his disciples went and took up the body, and buried it, and came and told Jesus. ¹³ When Jesus heard this he departed thence, in a vessel, privately, to a desert place; and the people, being informed, followed him by land out of the cities. ¹⁴ And when Jesus landed he saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, and healed their sick. ¹⁵ And towards evening his disciples accosted him, saying, This is a desert place and the hour is now past, dismiss the multitude that they may go to the villages and buy themselves victuals. ¹⁶ And Jesus said to them, They need not go. Give them, ye yourselves, something to eat. ¹⁷ And they said, We have here only five loaves and two fishes. ¹⁸ Whereupon he said, Bring them hither to me. ¹⁹ Then he ordered the multitude to arrange themselves, as at table, on the grass. And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and pronounced a blessing. Then he brake and gave the loaves to the disciples and the disciples [distributed] them to the multitudes. ²⁰ And they all ate and were satisfied. And there were carried away twelve panniers full of the fragments which remained. ²¹ Now they who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children. ²² Then Jesus immediately constrained his disciples to embark, and cross over to the other side before him, while he dismissed the multitudes. ²³ And when he had dismissed the multitudes he went up, by himself, to the mountain, to pray And in the course of the eve, he was there alone, ²⁴ and the vessel was now in the midst of the sea tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. ²⁵ And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. ²⁶ When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said it is an apparition, and cried out for fear. ²⁷ Thereupon Jesus immediately spake to them, saying, Take courage: it is I; be not afraid. ²⁸ In reply to which Peter said, Master, if it be them, bid me come to thee on the water. ²⁹ And Jesus said, Come. So Peter having gone down from the vessel, walked on the waves to go to Jesus. ³⁰ But perceiving the wind strong, he was afraid, and, beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Master, save me. ³¹ And Jesus immediately stretched forth his hand and took hold of him, saying, Distrustful man, why didst thou doubt? ³² And when they were come into the vessel the wind ceased. ³³ And they who were in the vessel came and bowed down to him, saying, Thou art indeed Son of God. ³⁴ And when they had crossed over, they landed in the territory of Gennesaret. ³⁵ And the men of that place, knowing him, sent to all the country around, and they brought to him all that were sick, ³⁶ and intreated him that they might only touch the tuft of his mantle. And as many as touched were perfectly cured. ¹⁵ ¹ Then some Scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem accosted Jesus, saying, ² Why do thy disciples transgress the doctrine of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread. ³ In reply to which he said to them, Why do you transgress the commandment of God, from a regard to your doctrines? ⁴ For God commanded saying, "Honour thy father and thy mother, and whosoever revileth father or mother let him be put to death: ⁵ but you say, "Whoever shall say to his father or to his mother, Let that by which thou mightest be benefited by me, be dedicated, ⁶ must not honour either his father or his mother." Thus you have annulled the commandment of God from a regard to your doctrines. ⁷ Hypocrites! well did Esaias prophesy concerning you, saying, ⁸ This people draw near to me with their mouth; and with their lips they honour me, but their heart is far from me; ⁹ and, in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines, the commands of men. ¹⁰ Then having called the multitude to him, he said to them, Hear and understand; ¹¹ It is not that which goeth into the mouth which defileth the man; but it is that which cometh out of the mouth, which defileth the man. ¹² Then his disciples coming to him said, Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard that saying, were offended? ¹³ In reply to which he said, Every plant which my heavenly father hath not planted, is to be rooted up. ¹⁴ Let them alone. They are blind leaders of blind. Now if the blind lead the blind, they will both fall into a ditch. ¹⁵ Then Peter addressing him said, Explain to us this parable. ¹⁶ Whereupon Jesus said, Are you also yet without understanding? ¹⁷ Do you not yet perceive, that whatever entereth in at the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is thrown out into the sink? ¹⁸ And that what proceed from the mouth come from the heart, and that these defile the man? ¹⁹ For out of the heart come malicious surmises, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, calumnies. ²⁰ These are the things which defile the man: but to eat with unwashen hands doth not defile the man. ²¹ Then Jesus having left that place, withdrew into the confines of Tyre and Sidon. ²² And lo! a Chananitish woman from those quarters came out and cried with a loud voice, saying to him, Have pity on me, O my lord, Son of David; my daughter is grievously afflicted by a demon. ²³ But he made her no answer. Then his disciples came near and intreated him, saying, Dismiss this woman, for she crieth after us. ²⁴ And he in reply said, My mission is only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ²⁵ She nevertheless advanced, and prostrating herself before him, said, O my lord, help me. ²⁶ Whereupon he in reply said, It is not seemly to take the childrens bread and cast it to the dogs. ²⁷ And she said, True, Sir. Yet even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table. ²⁸ Thereupon Jesus in reply said to her, O woman, great is thy faith; Be it to thee as thou desirest. And from that instant her daughter was healed. ²⁹ When Jesus left that place he came nigh to the sea of Galilee, and having ascended the mountain, he sat down there, ³⁰ and great multitudes flocked to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the dumb, the cripple and many others, whom they laid at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them; ³¹ insomuch that the people beheld with amaze the dumb speaking, the cripple sound, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they glorified the God of Israel. ³² Then Jesus called his disciples and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have attended me now three days, and have nothing to eat. I will not send them away fasting. ³³ Perhaps they may faint on the road. Thereupon his disciples say to him, Whence can we get loaves enough, in a wilderness, to satisfy so great a multitude? ³⁴ And Jesus saith to them, How many loaves have you? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. ³⁵ Then commanding the multitude to recline on the ground, ³⁶ he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and having given thanks, he broke and gave to his disciples; and the disciples [distributed] to the people. ³⁷ And when they had all eaten and were satisfied, there were carried off seven baskets full of the fragments left. ³⁸ Now they who had eaten were about four thousand men, besides women and children. ³⁹ Then having dismissed the multitude, he embarked and came to the coast of Magdala. ¹⁶ ¹ And the Pharisees and the Sadducees having come thither with a view to try him, desired that he would show them a sign from heaven. ² Whereupon he in reply said to them, When it is evening you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red: ³ and in the morning, there will be a storm today, for the sky is red and lowering. Hypocrites! you know how to distinguish the appearance of the sky, and can you not discern the signs of the times? ⁴ An evil and adulterous generation demand a sign, but no sign shall be given them, save that of the prophet Jonas. So leaving them he departed. ⁵ Now his disciples, going to the other side, had forgotten to bring with them loaves of bread. ⁶ And Jesus said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees. ⁷ Whereupon they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have not brought loaves with us. ⁸ And Jesus knowing this, said to them, Why do ye reason among yourselves, O ye of little faith, because you have not brought loaves? ⁹ Have you yet no reflection? Or do ye not remember the five loaves among the five thousand, and how many panniers you carried off; ¹⁰ nor the seven loaves among the four thousand, and how many baskets you carried off? ¹¹ How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you of bread, when I cautioned you to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees? ¹² Then they understood that he did not caution them against the leaven of the bread, but against the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees. ¹³ When Jesus was going to Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I, the son of man, am? ¹⁴ And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; and some, Elias; and some Jeremias, or one of the prophets. ¹⁵ He saith to them, And who do ye say that I am? ¹⁶ Upon this Peter, in reply, said, Thou art The Christ, the son of the living God. ¹⁷ And Jesus answering, said to him, Happy art thou, Simon Barjona; for flesh and blood hath not revealed this to thee, but my father who is in heaven. ¹⁸ Now I say to thee, Thou art named Peter, [a rock,] and upon this very rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. ¹⁹ And I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens; and whatsoever thou shall bind on the earth, will be bound in the heavens; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on the earth, will be loosed in the heavens. ²⁰ Then he charged his disciples not to tell anyone that he, Jesus, is the Christ. ²¹ From that time Jesus began to point out to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and raised again on the third day. ²² Upon which Peter, taking him aside, began to check him, saying, Mercy on thee, O my Lord! This cannot befal thee. ²³ But he, turning, said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan. Thou art an obstacle in my way. For thou hast not thy mind bent on the things of God; but on the things of those men. ²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples if any one wisheth to follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. ²⁵ For whoever wisheth to save his life shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it. ²⁶ For what will a man be profited, if he should gain the whole world, and be punished with the forfeit of his life? Or, what will not a man give as a ransom for his life? ²⁷ For the son of man will come in the glory of his father, with his angels, and will then render to every one according to his actions. ²⁸ Verily I say to you, there are some of them standing here who shall not taste death until they see the son of man coming in his kingdom. ¹⁷ ¹ And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and bringeth them up privately to a high mountain, ² and was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun: and his raiment became white as the light. ³ And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias, conversing with him. ⁴ Whereupon Peter, addressing Jesus, said, Master, it is well that we are here. if thou pleasest let us make here three booths, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. ⁵ While he was yet speaking, behold! a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo! from the cloud, a voice, saying, This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye him. ⁶ Upon hearing this the disciples fell on their face and were greatly affrighted. ⁷ But Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, Be not afraid. ⁸ And having lifted up their eyes they saw none but Jesus only. ⁹ And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell no one what you have seen, until the son of man shall have risen from the dead. ¹⁰ Then his disciples asked him, saying, Why then do the Scribes say, that Elias must come first? ¹¹ In reply to which, Jesus said to them, Elias indeed cometh first and is to finish and begin all anew. ¹² Now I say to you, Elias is already come and they did not know him, but have treated him as they pleased. In the same manner also the son of man will soon suffer by them. ¹³ Then the disciples understood that he spake to them of John the Baptist. ¹⁴ And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a man, who falling on his knees, said, ¹⁵ O sir, have pity on my son; for he is afflicted with an epilepsy, and suffereth grievously. For he often falleth into the fire and often into the water. ¹⁶ I brought him to thy disciples, but they could not cure him. ¹⁷ And Jesus answering, said, O faithless and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you"? How long shall I endure you? Bring him hither to me. ¹⁸ Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it went out of him, and from that hour the child was cured. ¹⁹ Then the disciples came to Jesus in private, and said, Why could not we cast it out? ²⁰ And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief. For verily I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to that mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it would remove; and nothing would be impossible to you: ²¹ but this kind [of power] goeth not forth, unless by prayer and fasting. ²² Now while they remained in Galilee Jesus said to them, The son of man will soon be delivered into the hands of men, ²³ and they will put him to death; and on the third day he will be raised up. And they were exceedingly grieved. ²⁴ And when they were come to Capernaum, the receivers of the assessments for the Temple came to Peter, and said, Doth your teacher pay the didrachm? ²⁵ He saith, Yes. And when he came into the house, before he spake, Jesus said to him, What thinkest thou Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth receive assessments? Of their own sons or of others? ²⁶ Peter saith to him, Of others. Jesus saith to him, The sons then surely are free. ²⁷ However, that we may not offend them, go to the sea, and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that cometh up; and having opened its mouth thou wilt find a stater: take that and give it to them for me and thee. ¹⁸ ¹ At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is to be greatest in the kingdom of the heavens? ² Whereupon Jesus, having called to him a little child, placed it in the midst of them ³ and said, Verily I say to you, Unless you be changed, and be like children you shall never enter the kingdom of the heavens. ⁴ Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is of higher dignity in the kingdom of the heavens. ⁵ And whoever shall receive one such child in my name, receiveth me. ⁶ But whoever shall occasion the stumbling of one of such little ones who believe in me, better were it for him that an upper millstone were hanged about his neck and that he were whelmed in the depth of the sea. ⁷ Alas, for the world because of these stumbling blocks, for these stumbling blocks must needs come: but alas for the man by whom the stumbling block cometh. ⁸ If then thy hand or thy foot occasioneth thy stumbling, cut them off and cast them from thee. It is better for thee to enter lame or maimed into life, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the fire which is everlasting. ⁹ And if thine eye occasioneth thy stumbling, pluck it out and cast it from thee; it is better for thee to enter into life with but one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into the vale of that fire. ¹⁰ Take heed that you despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, Their angels in heaven do continually behold the face of my father who is in heaven. ¹¹ For the son of man is come to save that which was lost. ¹² What think you? If any man hath an hundred sheep, and one of them go astray, doth he not leave die ninety nine on the mountains, and go in quest of the stray? ¹³ And if he happen to find it, verily I say to you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety nine which went not astray. ¹⁴ Thus it is not the will of your father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost. ¹⁵ Wherefore if thy brother trespass against thee, go and expostulate with him when thou and he are alone. If he hearken to thee thou hast gained thy brother. ¹⁶ But if he will not hearken to thee, then take with thee one or two, that by the testimony of two or three witnesses everything may be ascertained; ¹⁷ And if he disregard them, tell the congregation; and if he disregard the congregation, let him be to thee as the heathen and the publican. ¹⁸ Verily I say to you, whatsoever ye shall bind on the earth will be bound in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on the earth will be loosed in heaven. ¹⁹ Again I say to you, If two of you agree on the earth touching any thing which they may ask, it will be done for them by my father who is in heaven. ²⁰ For where two or three are assembled for my name I am there in the midst of them. ²¹ Then Peter accosting him, said, Master, how often is my brother to trespass against me and I to forgive him? Till seven times? ²² Jesus saith to him, I do not say to thee seven times, but seventy times seven. ²³ In this respect the reign of the heavens may be compared to a certain king who determined to settle accounts with his servants. ²⁴ And having begun to settle; there was one brought to him, who owed him ten thousand talents. ²⁵ And as he had not wherewithal to pay; his lord ordered him and his wife and all that he had, to be sold and payment to be made. ²⁶ The servant therefore falling prostrate before him, saith, Have patience with me, my lord, and I will pay thee all. ²⁷ And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, dismissed him and forgave him the debt. ²⁸ And as that servant was going out, he met one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred deniars and seizing him by the throat, he said, Pay me what thou owest. ²⁹ His fellow servant therefore falling at his feet, besought him, saying, Have patience with me and I will pay thee all. ³⁰ And he would not; but went and cast him into prison until he should pay the debt. ³¹ When his fellow servants saw this they were deeply affected and went and told their lord all that was done. ³² Thereupon his lord having called him in, saith to him, Thou wicked slave, I forgave thee all that debt at thy entreaty; ³³ shouldst thou not then have had compassion on thy fellow servant as I had on thee? ³⁴ So his lord, being incensed, delivered him to the executioners of justice until he should pay all that was due to him, ³⁵ Thus also will my heavenly father deal with you, if you do not from your hearts forgive, everyone the trespasses of his brother. ¹⁹ ¹ When Jesus had finished these discourses he departed from Galilee and came to the borders of Judea, on the bank of the Jordan. ² And great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.