Matthew 10:12-19:2 And when ye come into the house, salute them:

Worsley⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹² And when ye come into the house, salute them: ¹³ and if the family be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if they be not worthy, your salutation shall return to you. ¹⁴ And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hearken to your words; when ye come out of that house or city, shake off the very dust of your feet: ¹⁵ for I tell you verily, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha, in the day of judgement, than for that city. ¹⁶ Behold I send you forth as sheep into the midst of wolves: be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and innocent as doves. ¹⁷ Beware of evil men; for they will deliver you up to their councils, and will scourge you in their synagogues. ¹⁸ And ye shall be brought before governors and kings on my account, for a testimony to them and to the nations: ¹⁹ but when they take you up, be not sollicitous how, or what ye shall say; for ye shall be taught in that very instant what ye shall speak: for it is not you that speak, ²⁰ but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh by you. ²¹ Brother shall betray his brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death: ²² and ye shall be hated by all men for professing my name; but he that perseveres to the end shall certainly be saved. ²³ But when they persecute you in one city, flee into another: for verily I tell you, ye shall not finish your commission through the cities of Israel, before the Son of man shall come. ²⁴ The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord: ²⁵ it is sufficient sure for the disciple that he be treated as his master, and the servant as his lord. If then they call the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more his domestics? ²⁶ Be not therefore afraid of them; for there is nothing hid, that shall not be revealed; nor secret, that shall not be made known. ²⁷ What I say to you in private, declare ye in public: and what ye hear as in the ear, preach ye as from the house-tops. ²⁸ And be not afraid of them, who can only kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him, who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. ²⁹ Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall to the ground without the will of your Father: ³⁰ and even the hairs of your head are all numbered. ³¹ Therefore be not afraid, ye are of more worth than many sparrows. ³² Whosoever then shall own me before men, I also will own him before my Father, who is in heaven: ³³ but whosoever shall disown me before men, him will I also disown before my Father who is in heaven. ³⁴ Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to bring peace but division. ³⁵ For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law: ³⁶ and those of a man's own family shall be his enemies. ³⁷ He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me: ³⁸ and he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. ³⁹ He that would save his life shall lose it; and he, that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it. ⁴⁰ He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth Him that sent me. ⁴¹ He that receiveth a prophet as a prophet, shall have a prophet's reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man as such, shall receive a righteous man's reward. ⁴² And whosoever shall give to one of these mean persons but a cup of cold water to drink, as my disciple, I assure you, he shall not lose his reward. ¹¹ ¹ And when Jesus had made an end of giving orders to his twelve disciples, He departed from thence to teach and preach in their cities. ² Now when John heard in prison of the works of Christ, ³ he sent two of his disciples to ask Him, Art thou He who was to come, or are we to expect another? ⁴ And Jesus said to them in answer, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see: ⁵ the blind are restored to sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the gospel preached to them: ⁶ and happy is the man who shall not be offended at any thing in me. ⁷ And as they departed, Jesus took occasion to say to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the desert to see? a reed shaken by the wind? ⁸ But what went ye out to see? a man clad in fine attire? they that wear rich clothes are in the palaces of kings. ⁹ But what did ye indeed go out to see? a prophet? Yes, verily, and one superior to 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 For I assure you that in the whole human race there hath not risen a greater than John the baptist: though the lest in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he: ¹² and from the days of John the baptist to this time, the kingdom of heaven is as it were forced into, and the most pressing seize upon it with eagerness. ¹³ For all the prophets, and the law, did no more than prophesy, till John came: ¹⁴ and, if ye are willing to receive the truth, This is that Elias who was to come. ¹⁵ He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. ¹⁶ But to what shall I compare this generation? they are like children sitting in the market-places, ¹⁷ and calling to their companions, and saying "We have sung and ye have not danced; we have mourned, and ye have not lamented:" ¹⁸ for John came neither eating nor drinking as others do, and they say, He is beside himself: ¹⁹ the Son of man came eating and drinking like other men, and they call Him a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children. ²⁰ Then began He to upbraid the cities, in which most of his miracles were wrought; because they did not repent. ²¹ Wo unto thee, Chorazin; wo unto thee, Bethsaida: for if the miracles wrought among you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes: ²² therefore I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgement, than for you. ²³ And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted even to heaven, shalt be cast down to hell: for if the miracles, which have been wrought in thee, had been wrought in Sodom, it would have remained unto this day. ²⁴ Moreover I tell you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgement, than for thee. ²⁵ And upon this occasion Jesus opened his mouth and said, "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes: ²⁶ even so, Father, for it was thy good pleasure that so it should be." ²⁷ All things are delivered to me by my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, but the Father; nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal Him. ²⁸ Come unto me therefore all ye who are labouring and oppressed, and I will give you ease. ²⁹ Take but my yoke upon you, and learn of me, (for I am meek and lowly in heart,) and ye shall find refreshment to your souls: ³⁰ for my yoke is easy, and my burthen is light. ¹² ¹ About this time as Jesus passed through the cornfields on the sabbath-day, his disciples being hungry began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat them. ² And when the pharisees saw it they said to Him, See, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful for them to do on the sabbath. ³ But He replied, Have ye not read what David did, when he, and his attendants, were hungry? how he went into the house of God, ⁴ and did eat the shew-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor those that were with him; but for the priests only? or have ye not read in the law, ⁵ what profane sort of work the priests do in the temple on the sabbath-days, and yet are blameless? ⁶ But I tell you, that a greater than the temple is here: ⁷ and if ye had known what that scripture means, "I desire mercy rather than sacrifice," ye would not have condemned the guiltless. ⁸ For the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath. ⁹ And he went away and came into their synagogue: and there being a man there who had a withered hand, ¹⁰ they asked Him, if it were lawful to heal on the sabbath-days? that they might accuse Him. ¹¹ But He said unto them, What man of you shall have one of his sheep fall into a pit on the sabbath-day, and will not lay hold of it and lift it out? ¹² And of how much more worth is a man than a sheep? Sure then it is lawful to do good on the sabbath-days. ¹³ Then saith He to the man, Stretch out thine hand: and he stretched it out, and it was made sound like the other. ¹⁴ But the pharisees went out of the synagogue and took counsel together against Him, how they might destroy Him: ¹⁵ but Jesus knew it, and withdrew from thence; and great multitudes followed Him with their sick, ¹⁶ and he healed them all, charging them not to make Him known: ¹⁷ that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold my servant whom I have chosen, ¹⁸ my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon Him, and He shall declare judgement to the nations: He shall not contend, ¹⁹ nor cry aloud, nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets: ²⁰ a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax he will not extinguish, till He send forth judgement victorious. ²¹ And in his name shall the Gentiles hope. ²² Then was brought to Him a demoniac, who was blind and dumb; and he healed Him, so that the blind and dumb man both spake and saw: ²³ and all the multitudes were amazed, and said, "Is not this the Son of David?" ²⁴ which the pharisees hearing, said, "He only casts out demons by the help of Beelzebub the prince of the devils." ²⁵ But Jesus, who well knew their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself becomes desolate; and no city, or family, divided against itself can stand: ²⁶ if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? ²⁷ And if I cast out demons by the power of Beelzebub, by whom do your own people cast them out? wherefore they shall be your judges: ²⁸ but if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then certainly the kingdom of God is come unto you. ²⁹ Or, how can any one enter into the house of a strong man, and take away his goods, unless he first overpower the strong man? and then indeed he may strip his house. ³⁰ He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth. ³¹ Wherefore, I tell you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men; but the blasphemy against the holy Spirit shall not be forgiven them: ³² and if any one speak against the Son of man, it may be forgiven him: but if any one speak against the holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this life, nor in that to come. ³³ Either allow the tree to be good, and it's fruit good; or shew the tree to be corrupt, and it's fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by it's fruit. ³⁴ O race of vipers, how can ye speak good things, who are yourselves so wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. ³⁵ A good man out of the good treasure of the heart produceth good things; and a wicked man out of the wicked treasure uttereth wicked things: ³⁶ but I tell you, that of every idle word, which men shall speak, they shall give an account in the day of judgement; for by thy words thou shalt be justified, ³⁷ and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. ³⁸ Then some of the scribes and pharisees answered Him, saying, Master, we should be glad to see a sign from thee: ³⁹ but He replied and said unto them, This wicked and degenerate race demand a sign; but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah: ⁴⁰ for as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. ⁴¹ So that the men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgement against this generation, and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold a greater than Jonas is here. ⁴² The queen of the South too, shall rise up in the day of judgement against this generation, and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon is here. ⁴³ Now when an impure spirit is gone out of a man, he wanders through dry desert places, seeking rest, and findeth none: ⁴⁴ then saith he, I will return into my house, that I came out of; and when he cometh, he findeth it empty, swept, and set off to advantage: ⁴⁵ then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and so the last state of that man is worse than the first. And thus shall it be to this wicked generation. ⁴⁶ Now as He was yet discoursing to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, and desired to speak to Him: ⁴⁷ and somebody said to Him, "Here are thy mother and thy brethren standing without, desiring to speak to thee." ⁴⁸ But in answer to him that told Him, He said, "Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?" ⁴⁹ and stretching out his hand towards his disciples, He said, "Behold my mother and my brethren:" ⁵⁰ for whosoever doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is to me as my brother and sister and mother. ¹³ ¹ Now on the same day, Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea-side: ² and many people were gathered together to bear Him, so that He went into a ship and sat down, and all the multitude stood upon the shore; and He spake to them many things in parables, ³ saying, "Behold a sower went out to sow; ⁴ and as he was sowing, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate them up: ⁵ some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and they soon sprung up indeed, because they had no depth of earth; ⁶ but when the sun rose, they were burnt up, and withered; because they had no root: ⁷ and others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them: ⁸ but others fell on good ground, and yielded fruit, some an hundred-fold, some sixty, and some thirty. ⁹ He that hath ears to hear, let him hear." ¹⁰ And the disciples came to Him and said, Why dost thou speak to them in parables? ¹¹ And He answered them, saying, Because it is granted unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not granted: ¹² for whosoever really hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundantly; but whosoever thus hath not, even that which he hath, shall be taken away from him: ¹³ for this reason I speak to them in parables; because though they see, they will not see; and though they hear, they will not hear, nor understand. ¹⁴ And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, Ye shall hear by the hearing of the ear, and not understand; and in seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: for the heart of this people is grown stupid, ¹⁵ and their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; least they should see at all with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. ¹⁶ But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear: ¹⁷ for indeed I tell you, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear what ye hear, and have not heard them. ¹⁸ Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. When any one heareth the word of the gospel-kingdom, ¹⁹ and regardeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he who received the seed as by the way-side. ²⁰ And he who received the seed as upon stony grounds, is one that heareth the word and immediately receiveth it with joy: ²¹ yet hath he no root in himself, and therefore is but for a short season; and when affliction cometh, or persecution on account of the word, he is as soon disgusted. ²² And he that received the seed among the thorns, is one that likewise heareth the word; but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choketh the word, and so it becometh unfruitful. ²³ But he who received the seed into good ground, is one that heareth and understandeth the word, who indeed beareth fruit, and yieldeth, like fertile lands, some an hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty. ²⁴ Another parable propounded He unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man, who sowed good grain in his ground: ²⁵ but while men were asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away. ²⁶ Now when the blade shot forth, and produced the corn, then the tares also appeared. ²⁷ So the servants came to their master, and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? whence then are the tares? ²⁸ And he said unto them, Some enemy hath done this. The servants therefore said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? ²⁹ But he said, No: least in plucking up the tares ye root up the corn along with them. ³⁰ Let both grow together till harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, First gather the weeds together, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but carry the wheat into my barn. ³¹ Another parable delivered He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. ³² Which is indeed one of the lest of all seeds: but when it is grown, is the greatest among herbs, and even becometh a tree; so that the birds of the air come and lodge in it's branches. ³³ Another parable spake He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like leaven, which a woman took and put into a large quantity of dough, till the whole was leavened. ³⁴ All these things spake Jesus in parables to the multitudes; and at this time He spake nothing to them without a parable: ³⁵ that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I will publish things which have been concealed from the foundation of the world. ³⁶ Then Jesus leaving the multitude went into the house; and his disciples came to Him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field: ³⁷ and He answered them, and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; ³⁸ the field is the world; the good seed are the children of my kingdom; and the tares are the children of the wicked one. ³⁹ The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. ⁴⁰ As therefore the tares are gathered together, and burnt in the fire; so shall it be in the end of the world: ⁴¹ the Son of man will send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all that commit offences, and those who do iniquity, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire, ⁴² and there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. ⁴³ But the righteous shall then shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. ⁴⁴ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hid in a field, which a man having found conceals, and being rejoiced at it goes and sells all that he has, and purchases that field. ⁴⁵ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking precious pearls, ⁴⁶ who, having found one of great value, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. ⁴⁷ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, that was cast into the sea, and inclosed fishes of various sorts; ⁴⁸ which, when it was full, they dragged to the shore, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, and threw out the bad. ⁴⁹ So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous; ⁵⁰ and shall cast them into the fiery furnace, and there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. ⁵¹ Then saith Jesus unto them, Did ye understand all these? they say unto Him, Yes, Lord: and He said unto them, ⁵² Therefore every teacher, who has been thus instructed in the knowledge of the kingdom of heaven, is like a master of a family, who brings forth out of his store things new and old. ⁵³ And when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence: ⁵⁴ and came into his own country, and taught them in their synagogues; so that they were amazed and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom and these 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 here among us? from whence then hath this man all these things? ⁵⁷ So they were prejudiced against Him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is no where less honoured than in his own country, and in his own family. ⁵⁸ And he did not many miracles there, because of their unbelief. ¹⁴ ¹ At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus, ² and said to his servants, This is John the baptist, he is certainly risen from the dead, and therefore miraculous things are done by him: ³ for Herod had apprehended John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; ⁴ for John said to Him, It is not lawful for thee to have her: and he would have put him to death, ⁵ but that he was afraid of the people; for they esteemed him as a prophet. ⁶ But when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod, so ⁷ that he promised her with an oath to give her whatever she would ask: ⁸ and she, being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here in a dish the head of John the baptist: ⁹ at which the king was distressed, but because of his oath, and of those who sat at table with him, he ordered it to be given her; ¹⁰ and he sent and beheaded John in the prison, ¹¹ and his head was brought in a dish, and given to the young princess, who carried it to her mother: ¹² and his disciples came and took up the body and buried it, and then went and told Jesus. ¹³ And when Jesus heard it, He departed from thence in a ship to a solitary place of retirement: but the people hearing where He was followed Him on foot from the cities: ¹⁴ and when Jesus came out of the ship, He saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them; and He healed their sick. ¹⁵ Now when it was evening his disciples came to Him and said, This is a desert place, and meal-time is now past; dismiss the people, that they may go away to the towns, and buy themselves victuals. ¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, they have no need to go away, do ye give them something to eat. ¹⁷ And they said, we have nothing here but five loaves and two fishes: ¹⁸ and He said, bring them hither to me. ¹⁹ And having ordered the multitudes to sit down upon the grass, and taken the five loaves and the two fishes, He looked up to heaven and blessed them; and He brake the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the people: and they did all eat, and were satisfied; ²⁰ and they took up what was left even of fragments twelve baskets full. ²¹ Now they that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children. ²² And presently after Jesus obliged the disciples to get into the ship, and to go before Him to the other side, while He dismissed the multitudes: ²³ and when He had dismissed them, He went up to a hill in private to pray. ²⁴ And in the evening He was there alone. Now the ship was by this time in the midst of the sea, and violently tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary: ²⁵ but in the fourth watch of the night Jesus came to them walking on the sea: ²⁶ and when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were affrighted and said, It is an apparition; ²⁷ and they cried out for fear: but Jesus immediately spake to them, saying, Take courage, it is I, be not afraid. ²⁸ Then Peter answered Him and said, Lord, if it be thou, command me to come unto thee upon the waters. ²⁹ And He said, Come. ³⁰ And Peter went down from the ship and walked upon the waters to go to Jesus: but seeing the wind boisterous, he was afraid, and beginning to sink cried out, Lord, save me. ³¹ And Jesus, immediately stretching forth his hand, laid hold of him, and saith to him, O man of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? ³² So they got into the ship, and the wind ceased. ³³ Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped Him, saying, Thou art indeed the Son of God. ³⁴ And they passed over and came into the country of Gennesaret. ³⁵ And the men of that place getting knowledge of Him, sent into all that country about; and they brought to Him all that were ill; ³⁶ and intreated Him that they might but touch the border of his garment; and as many as touched Him were made perfectly well. ¹⁵ ¹ Then came to Jesus the scribes and pharisees from Jerusalem saying, ² Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat. ³ But He answered and said unto them, And why do ye transgress the commandment of God for your tradition? ⁴ For God commanded saying, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that revileth father or mother, let him be put to death: ⁵ but ye say, If any man say to his father or mother, "that which thou mightest be profited by from me is a gift to the temple," ⁶ and so honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. And thus have ye made void the commandment of God by your tradition. ⁷ Well did Esaias prophecy concerning you, ⁸ saying, This people approach me with their mouth, and honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me: ⁹ but in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the injunctions of men. ¹⁰ And He called the multitude to Him, and said unto them, Hear and understand it: ¹¹ not that which goeth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this polluteth the man. ¹² Whereupon his disciples came and said to Him, Dost thou know that the pharisees, when they heard this assertion, were offended at it? ¹³ But He answered and said, Every plantation which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up. ¹⁴ Regard them not; for they are blind guides of the blind: and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch. ¹⁵ Then Peter answered, and said unto Him, Explain to us this parable. ¹⁶ And Jesus replied, Are ye also still void of understanding? ¹⁷ Do ye not yet know, that whatever goeth into the mouth passeth to the belly and is discharged downwards? ¹⁸ But the things, which proceed out of the mouth, come from the heart, and those defile a man. ¹⁹ For out of the heart proceed wicked disputings, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, slanders: ²⁰ these defile a man, but to eat without washing the hands doth not defile him. ²¹ And Jesus went from thence, and retired into the parts adjacent to Tyre and Sidon. ²² And there came out of those quarters a Canaanitish woman, and cried to Him saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; for my daughter is grievously tormented by a demon. ²³ But he answered her not a word: and his disciples came and intreated Him, saying, Send her away, for she crieth importunately after us. ²⁴ But he answered and said, I am sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ²⁵ However, she came and worshipped Him, saying, Lord help me. ²⁶ But he answered, It is not fit to take the children's bread and throw it to dogs: and she said, True, Lord; ²⁷ yet the dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters. ²⁸ Then Jesus answering, said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it therefore unto thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was cured from that very hour. ²⁹ And Jesus departed from thence, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and going up to a mountain He sat down there. ³⁰ And great multitudes came to Him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and laid them at the feet of Jesus, and He healed them. ³¹ So that the people wondered when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed become sound, the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel. ³² Then Jesus called his disciples to Him and said, I am moved with compassion to the multitude, for they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: I will not let them go away fasting, least they faint in the way. ³³ And his disciples replied, Whence can we have so much bread in this desert place as to satisfy so great a multitude? ³⁴ And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? and they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. ³⁵ Then He bid the people sit down on the ground; ³⁶ and taking the seven loaves and the fishes, when He had given thanks, He brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. ³⁷ And they did all eat, and were satisfied: and they took up what was left even of fragments seven baskets full. ³⁸ Now they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. ³⁹ Then he dismissed the multitudes, and went into a ship, and came to the coasts of Magdala. ¹⁶ ¹ And the pharisees and sadducees came to Him, and captiously asked Him to shew them a sign from heaven. ² But He answered them, In the evening ye say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red: ³ and in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day, for the sky is red and lowring. Ye hypocrites, can ye distinguish the appearance of the sky, and not discern the signs of these times? ⁴ This wicked and degenerate race demand a sign; but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah. And so He left them and went away. ⁵ Now when his disciples departed to the other side, they forgot to take bread with them: ⁶ and therefore when Jesus said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the pharisees and of the sadducees, ⁷ they said one to another, It is because we have taken no bread. ⁸ And Jesus knowing their thoughts said to them, O ye of little faith, why do ye argue among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? ⁹ Do ye not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves divided among five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? ¹⁰ nor the seven loaves among four thousand, and how many baskets-full ye took away? ¹¹ How is it then that ye do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread, when I bid you to beware of the leaven of the pharisees and of the sadducees? ¹² Then they understood, that He did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the pharisees and of the sadducees. ¹³ And when Jesus came into the parts of Cesarea Philippi, He asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am? ¹⁴ And they answered, Some say thou art John the Baptist, others Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets. ¹⁵ But, saith He unto them, whom do ye say that I am? ¹⁶ And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God. ¹⁷ And Jesus replied and said unto him, Blessed art thou Simon son of Jonas, for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven. ¹⁸ And I also say unto thee, as thou art called Peter, so upon this rock, which thou hast confessed, will I build my church, and the gates of death shall not prevail against it. ¹⁹ And I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. ²⁰ Then charged He his disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Messiah. ²¹ And from that time began Jesus to acquaint 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 be raised again on the third day. ²² Then Peter took Him and began to expostulate with Him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: may this never be unto thee. ²³ But He turned and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan, thou art an offence to me; for thou regardest not the things of God, but those that be of men. ²⁴ Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me: ²⁵ for he that would save his life shall lose it; but he that would lose his life for my sake shall find it. ²⁶ For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give as a ransom for his soul? ²⁷ For the Son of man will come in the glory of his father, with his angels, and then he will recompense every one according to his practice. ²⁸ And I tell you of a truth, there be some of those standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen 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 to a high mountain apart; ² and was transfigured before them: and his face shone like the sun, and his raiment became white as the light. ³ And they saw Moses and Elias talking with Him. ⁴ Then Peter said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou pleasest, let us make three tabernacles here, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. ⁵ And as he was speaking, lo a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him. ⁶ And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. ⁷ But Jesus came and touched them and said, Rise up and be not afraid. ⁸ And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw none but Jesus only. ⁹ And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one, till the Son of man be risen from the dead. ¹⁰ And his disciples asked Him, saying, Why then do the scribes say, that Elias must first come? ¹¹ Jesus said unto them, Elias doth indeed come first, and shall set all things right. ¹² But I tell you that Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but did what they pleased to him: and so is the Son of man to 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 kneeling down and saying, ¹⁵ Lord, have compassion upon my son, for he is lunatic and grievously afflicted; for he often falleth into the fire, and often into the water. ¹⁶ And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not heal him. ¹⁷ Then Jesus answered and said, O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? ¹⁸ Bring him here to me. And when Jesus rebuked him, the demon departed out of him, and the child was cured from that time. ¹⁹ Then came the disciples to Jesus in private, and said, Why could not we cast him out? ²⁰ And Jesus said unto them, because of your unbelief: for verily I tell you, if ye had but faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say to this mountain, Remove from hence thither, and it shall remove: and nothing would be impossible to you. ²¹ But this kind is not to be cast out but by prayer and fasting. ²² And while they were in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men: ²³ and they will put Him to death, and the third day He shall be raised again. And they were exceedingly grieved. ²⁴ And when they were come to Capernaum, the receivers of the tribute-money came to Peter and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? Yes, saith he. ²⁵ And when he came into the house, Jesus prevented him and said, What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? Of their own children, or of other people? ²⁶ Peter saith unto Him, Of others. Jesus answered him, Then are the children free: ²⁷ but that we may not give them offence, go to the sea-side and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up, and open its mouth, and thou shalt find a piece of money: that take and give them for me and thee. ¹⁸ ¹ At that time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is to be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? ² And Jesus calling to Him a little child, set it in the midst of them, ³ and said, Verily I declare unto you, unless ye be converted, and become like little children, ye shall never enter into the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he shall be greatest in the kingdom of heaven: ⁵ and whoever shall receive one such little child for my sake, receiveth me: ⁶ but whosoever shall lay a stumbling-block in the way of one of these little ones, who believe in me, it were better for him that a milstone were hung on his neck, and that he were thrown into the sea. ⁷ Wo will be to the world from such offenses; for it is of necessity that offenses come: but wo to that man by whom the offense cometh. ⁸ If then thy hand or thy foot cause thee to offend, cut them off and cast them from thee; it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire: ⁹ and if thine eye cause thee to offend, 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 hell-fire. ¹⁰ See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I tell you, that their angels in heaven do continually appear in the presence of my father, who is in heaven: ¹¹ for the Son of man came from thence to save that which was lost. ¹² What think ye? if any man had an hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray, would he not leave the ninety and nine, and go upon the hills, and seek that which is gone astray? ¹³ And if he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more on account of that, than of the ninety nine which went not astray. ¹⁴ Even so it is not the will of your heavenly Father, that any one of these little ones should be lost. ¹⁵ And if thy brother trespass against thee, go and expostulate with him alone; if he hearken to thee, thou hast gained thy brother: ¹⁶ but if he regard thee not, take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. ¹⁷ And if he disregard them, tell it to the church: but if he disregard the church too, let him be unto thee as an heathen and a publican. ¹⁸ Verily I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. ¹⁹ And I tell you moreover, that if but two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing which they would ask for, it shall be granted them by my Father who is in heaven: ²⁰ for where two or three are assembled together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. ²¹ Then Peter came to Him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? to seven times? ²² Jesus answereth him, I tell thee not, to seven times, but to seventy times seven. ²³ And therefore the gospel-kingdom is like unto a king, who had a mind to settle accounts with his servants: ²⁴ and when he began to reckon, there was brought to him one, who was debtor in ten thousand talents: ²⁵ and not having it to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had; and payment to be made. ²⁶ The servant therefore fell prostrate before him, saying, Lord, bear with me a while, and I will pay thee all: ²⁷ and his lord had compassion on him, and discharged him, and forgave him the debt. ²⁸ But that same servant, as he was going out, met with one of his fellow-servants, who owed him but an hundred pence; and he laid hold on him and seized him by the throat, saying, Pay me what thou owest me: ²⁹ and his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and intreated him, saying, Bear with me a while, and I will pay thee all. ³⁰ And he would not: but went away and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt. ³¹ Now when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very much grieved, and came and acquainted their lord with all that had passed. ³² Then his lord called for him again, and said to him, Thou wicked slave, I forgave thee all that vast debt at thy request, ³³ and oughtest not thou to have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had on thee? ³⁴ And his lord being highly provoked delivered him to the officers, till he should pay all that was owing to him. ³⁵ Thus will my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts their trespasses. ¹⁹ ¹ And when Jesus had finished these discourses, He departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea, beyond Jordan: ² and great multitudes followed Him, and there He healed them.