Iwithdrew into the 'parts' of Tyre and (22 Sidon. And behold, a 'Canaanitish

woman came out 'from those borders", and cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a 'devil. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she 21 crieth after us. But he answered and said, I was not sent but unto the lost 25) sheep of the house of Israel. But she came and worshipped him, saying, (26 Lord, help me. And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the 27 dogs. But she said, 'Yea', Lord : Ifor even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. (28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was 'healed' from that hour.

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And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, 30) and sat there. And there' came unto him great multitudes, having with them Ithe lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at his feet; and he healed (31 them: insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb Ispeaking, the maimed whole, 'and' the lame walking', and the blind Iseeing and they glorified the God of Israel.

32) And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat and I 'would' not send them away fasting, lest haply they 33 faint in the way. And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves' in 'a desert place, as 34 to fill so great a multitude? °And

Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, 35 and a few small fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on (36 the ground; and he took the seven

loaves and the fishes; and 'he' gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the 37 multitudes. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces', seven baskets full. 38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. 39 And he sent away the multitudes', and entered into the boat', and came into the 'borders' of 'Magadan'. 16*1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and tempting him asked him to shew them a sign from heaven. 2 But he answered and said unto them, "When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the heaven' is red. (3 °And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowring. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot discern the signs of the 4 times. An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.

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And the disciples Icame to the other side and forgot to take bread. (6 And Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the (7 Pharisees and Sadducees. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, (8 5We took no bread. And Jesus

perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, be9 cause ye have no bread? Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye (11 took up? How is it that ye do not 'perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Saddu(12 cees. "Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching! of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Now when Jesus came into the Iparts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked

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his disciples, saying, Who do men (14 say that the Son of man lis1? And they said, Some say John the Baptist; some, 'Elijah: and others, 'Jeremiah', 15 or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But who say ye that I 16 am? °And Simon Peter answered

and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son 17 of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 18) And I also say unto thee, that thou art 2Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades' shall not prevail against it. (19 °I will give unto 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 (20 heaven. Then charged he 'the disciples that they should tell no man that he was the Christ.

(21) From that time began 'Jesus to shew

unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the 22 third day be raised up. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, "Be it far from thee, Lord: (23 this shall never be unto thee. But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art la stumblingblock unto me: for thou Imindest not the things of God, but 24 the things of men. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man 'would' come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. *25 °For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall' lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26 °For what shall a man 'be' profited,

if he shall gain the whole world, and 'forfeit his life? or what shall a man 27) give in exchange for his life1? °For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he 'render unto every man 28 according to his deeds". Verily I say unto you, There be some of them

that stand here, which shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. 171 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them 2 up into a high mountain apart: and he was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the 3 light. And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and 'Elijah talking 4) with him. And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, I will! make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one 5 for Elijah1. "While he was! yet Ispeaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, 'saying!, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well 6 pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their 7 face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them and 8 said, Arise, and be not afraid. And lifting up their eyes, they saw no lonel, save Jesus only.

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And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus 'commanded! them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen 10 from the dead. And his disciples

asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that 'Elijah' must first come? 11) And he answered and said, 'Elijah

indeed cometh', and shall restore 12) all things: but I say unto you, that

Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but 'did' unto him whatsoever they listed. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them. 13) Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

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And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a man, 15 kneeling to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lepileptic', and 'suffereth grievously!: for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and 16 oft-times into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they

• Or, I soull 7 Or, soul

8 Gr. doing.

• Or, booths

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17 could not cure him. And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with (18 you? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked him; and the 'devil went out from him: and the boy 19 was cured from that hour. °Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we 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 unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be 'impossible' unto you.2 22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be 'delivered up' into the 23 hands of men; and they shall kill

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him, and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding sorry.

And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the halfshekel' came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay 'the half-shekel!? 25) He saith, 'Yea!. And when he came

into the house, Jesus 'spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, 'from' whom do they receive toll or tribute? 'from their 'sons', or 'from strangers? 26) °And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, 'Therefore! 27 the 'sons' are free. But, lest we 'cause them to stumble', go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a shekel: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. (18(1 In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is 7greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2) And he called 'to him a little child, 3 and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye Iturn', and become as little children,

1 Gr. demon.

2 Many authorities, some ancient, insert ver. 21 But this kind goeth not out save by prayer and fasting. See Mark ix. 29.

* Some ancient authorities read were gathering themselves together.

ye shall in no wisel enter into the 4 kingdom of heaven. °Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the 5 kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name 6 receiveth me: but whoso shall cause! one of these little ones which believe lon me to stumble, it is profitable! for him that a 'great' millstone 'should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depth of 7 the sea. "Woe unto the world because of loccasions of stumbling!! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through' whom 8) the occasion' cometh! And if thy hand or thy foot 'causeth thee to stumble', cut 'it' off, and cast 'it' from thee: it is 'good' for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into 9 the eternal fire. And if thine eye Icauseth thee to stumble!, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is 'good' for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast 10 into the hell of fire. Seel that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of 12 my Father which is in heaven.10 "How think ye? if any man have 'a' hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and 'seek' that which goeth' astray? 13 °And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth lover it! more than over the ninety and nine 14 which have not gonel astray. Even so it is not the will of 12your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

came to save that which was lost. See Luke xix. 10.

11 Gr. a thing willed before your Father.

12 Some ancient authorities read my. 13 Some ancient authorities omit against thee.

two witnesses or three every word may 17 be established. And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: land' if he refuse to hear the 'church also', let him be unto thee as the 18 Gentile and 'the publican. Verily I say unto you, 'What things soever! ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and what things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed 19 in heaven. Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my 20 Father which is in heaven. °For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

21) Then came Peter, and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until 22 seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven. 23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would make a reckoning with his 24 servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand tal25 ents. But forasmuch as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and 26 payment to be made. The servant

therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with 27 me, and I will pay thee all. And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and 28 forgave him the debt. But that' "servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, which owed him lal hundred pence: and he laid 'hold' on him, and took him by the throat, (29 saying, Pay what thou owest. Sol

his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience 30 with me, and I will pay thee. And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay that 31 which was duel. So when his fellow

servants saw what was done, they were lexceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. 32 Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked ser vant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest!

me:

33 shouldest not thou also have had Imercy on thy fellow-servant, even as (34 I had mercy on thee? And his lord

was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that (35) was due. So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.

19(1 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words', he departed from Galilee, and came into the 'bor2 ders' of Judæa beyond Jordan; and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

And there came unto him Pharisees, tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife (4 for every cause? And he answered

and said, Have ye not read, that he which made them from the begin5 ning made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave This father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the twain 6 shall become one flesh? So that! they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 7) They say unto him, Why then did

Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away? 8) He saith unto them, Moses 'for your

hardness of 'heart' suffered you to put away your wives: but from the begin(9 ning it hath not been so. And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, 1°except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth! 10 adultery. The disciples say unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not 'expedient! to marry. 11 But he said unto them, All men can

not receive this saying, but they to (12 whom it is given. For there are eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are eunuchs, which were made eunuchs by men and there are eunuchs, which made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

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Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the dis14 ciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of 15 such is the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

(16) And behold, one came to him and said, 12Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 17)°And he said unto him, 3Why 'askest' thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest' enter into life, 18 keep the commandments. He saith

unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill', Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as 20 thyself. The young man saith unto

him, All these things have I 'observed': (21 what lack I yet? Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in 22 heaven: and come, follow me.

°But

when the young man heard 'the' saying, he went away sorrowful: for he Iwas one that had great possessions. 23) And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, 'It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom 24) of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom 25 of God. And when the disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly, saying, Who then can be 26 saved? And Jesus looking upon

1 Or, 1 Teacher

2 Some ancient authorities read Good Master. See Mark x. 17; Luke xviii. 18

them said to them, With men this is 'impossible'; but with God all things 27 are possible. Then answered Peter and said unto him, 'Lo', we have 'left' all, and followed thee; what then! 28 shall we have? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judg (29 ing the twelve tribes of Israel. And

every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternall 30) life. But many shall be last that are first; and first that are last. 20*1°For the kingdom of heaven is like

unto a man that is a householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent 3) them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the market4) place idle; and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. 5 And they went their way. Again he

went out about the sixth and the (6 ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and he' saith unto them. Why stand ye here (7 all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into 8 the vineyard. And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and 'pay them their hire, beginning 9 from the last unto the first. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every 10 man a penny. And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise re(11 ceived every man a penny. And when they received it, they murmured 12) against the householder', saying, These last have spent but one hour,

4 Many ancient authorities add or wife: as in Luke xviii. 29.

5 Some ancient authorities read mani

fold.

6 See marginal note on ch. xviii. 28.