The Gospel of Matthew
Bible, King James Version (KJV)
Matthew
Matt.1
[
1] The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of
David, the son of Abraham.
[
2] Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat
Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
[
3] And Judas begat
Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat
Aram;
[
4] And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and
Naasson begat Salmon;
[
5] And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz
begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
[
6] And Jesse begat David
the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of
Urias;
[
7] And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia
begat Asa;
[
8] And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and
Joram begat Ozias;
[
9] And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat
Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
[
10] And Ezekias begat Manasses; and
Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
[
11] And Josias begat
Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to
Babylon:
[
12] And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat
Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
[
13] And Zorobabel begat
Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
[
14] And Azor
begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
[
15] And
Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat
Jacob;
[
16] And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was
born Jesus, who is called Christ.
[
17] So all the generations from
Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying
away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into
Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
[
18] Now the birth of
Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph,
before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy
Ghost.
[
19] Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing
to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away
privily.
[
20] But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel
of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David,
fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is
of the Holy Ghost.
[
21] And she shall bring forth a son, and thou
shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their
sins.
[
22] Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
[
23] Behold, a virgin shall
be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name
Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
[
24] Then Joseph
being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took
unto him his wife:
[
25] And knew her not till she had brought forth
her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
Matt.2
[
1] Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the
days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to
Jerusalem,
[
2] Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for
we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
[
3]
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem
with him.
[
4] And when he had gathered all the chief priests and
scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be
born.
[
5] And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it
is written by the prophet,
[
6] And thou Bethlehem, in the land of
Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a
Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
[
7] Then Herod, when he
had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star
appeared.
[
8] And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search
diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again,
that I may come and worship him also.
[
9] When they had heard the
king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before
them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
[
10] When
they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
[
11] And
when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his
mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their
treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and
myrrh.
[
12] And being warned of God in a dream that they should not
return to Herod, they departed into their own country another
way.
[
13] And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his
mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for
Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
[
14] When he arose, he
took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into
Egypt:
[
15] And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have
I called my son.
[
16] Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of
the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children
that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and
under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise
men.
[
17] Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the
prophet, saying,
[
18] In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation,
and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not
be comforted, because they are not.
[
19] But when Herod was dead,
behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in
Egypt,
[
20] Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother,
and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's
life.
[
21] And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and
came into the land of Israel.
[
22] But when he heard that Archelaus
did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go
thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into
the parts of Galilee:
[
23] And he came and dwelt in a city called
Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall
be called a Nazarene.
Matt.3
[
1] In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the
wilderness of Judaea,
[
2] And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand.
[
3] For this is he that was spoken of by the
prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye
the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
[
4] And the same John
had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his
meat was locusts and wild honey.
[
5] Then went out to him Jerusalem,
and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
[
6] And were
baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
[
7] But when he saw
many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O
generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to
come?
[
8] Bring forth therefore fruits meet for
repentance:
[
9] And think not to say within yourselves, We have
Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to
raise up children unto Abraham.
[
10] And now also the axe is laid unto
the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit
is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
[
11] I indeed baptize you with
water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose
shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and
with fire:
[
12] Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge
his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff
with unquenchable fire.
[
13] Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan
unto John, to be baptized of him.
[
14] But John forbad him, saying, I
have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
[
15] And
Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us
to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
[
16] And Jesus,
when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens
were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and
lighting upon him:
[
17] And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matt.4
[
1] Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
[
2] And when he had fasted
forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
[
3] And when
the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these
stones be made bread.
[
4] But he answered and said, It is written, Man
shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God.
[
5] Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and
setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
[
6] And saith unto him, If
thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his
angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest
at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
[
7] Jesus said unto
him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
[
8]
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him
all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
[
9] And saith
unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship
me.
[
10] Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is
written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou
serve.
[
11] Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and
ministered unto him.
[
12] Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast
into prison, he departed into Galilee;
[
13] And leaving Nazareth, he
came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of
Zabulon and Nephthalim:
[
14] That it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
[
15] The land of Zabulon, and
the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the
Gentiles;
[
16] The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and
to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung
up.
[
17] From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for
the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
[
18] And Jesus, walking by the sea
of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
[
19] And he saith
unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
[
20] And
they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
[
21] And going on
from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his
brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called
them.
[
22] And they immediately left the ship and their father, and
followed him.
[
23] And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their
synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of
sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
[
24] And his fame
went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were
taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with
devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he
healed them.
[
25] And there followed him great multitudes of people
from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from
beyond Jordan.
Matt.5
[
1] And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain:
and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
[
2] And he opened
his mouth, and taught them, saying,
[
3] Blessed are the poor in
spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
[
4] Blessed are they that
mourn: for they shall be comforted.
[
5] Blessed are the meek: for they
shall inherit the earth.
[
6] Blessed are they which do hunger and
thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
[
7] Blessed are
the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
[
8] Blessed are the pure in
heart: for they shall see God.
[
9] Blessed are the peacemakers: for
they shall be called the children of God.
[
10] Blessed are they which
are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
[
11] Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute
you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my
sake.
[
12] Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in
heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before
you.
[
13] Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his
savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to
be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
[
14] Ye are the
light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
[
15]
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick;
and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
[
16] Let your
light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your
Father which is in heaven.
[
17] Think not that I am come to destroy
the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to
fulfil.
[
18] For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass,
one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be
fulfilled.
[
19] Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least
commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the
kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven.
[
20] For I say unto you, That
except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and
Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
[
21]
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and
whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
[
22] But I
say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be
in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall
be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in
danger of hell fire.
[
23] Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the
altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against
thee;
[
24] Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way;
first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy
gift.
[
25] Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the
way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the
judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
[
26]
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast
paid the uttermost farthing.
[
27] Ye have heard that it was said by
them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
[
28] But I say unto
you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery
with her already in his heart.
[
29] And if thy right eye offend thee,
pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of
thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into
hell.
[
30] And if thy right hand offend thee, cut if off, and cast it
from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish,
and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
[
31] It hath
been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of
divorcement:
[
32] But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away
his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery:
and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth
adultery.
[
33] Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of
old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine
oaths:
[
34] But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven;
for it is God's throne:
[
35] Nor by the earth; for it is his
footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great
King.
[
36] Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst
not make one hair white or black.
[
37] But let your communication be,
Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of
evil.
[
38] Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth:
[
39] But I say unto you, That ye resist not
evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other
also.
[
40] And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy
coat, let him have thy cloke also.
[
41] And whosoever shall compel
thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
[
42] Give to him that asketh
thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
[
43]
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate
thine enemy.
[
44] But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them
that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you, and persecute you;
[
45] That ye may be the
children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the
evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the
unjust.
[
46] For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye?
do not even the publicans the same?
[
47] And if ye salute your
brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans
so?
[
48] Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in
heaven is perfect.
Matt.6
[
1] Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be
seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in
heaven.
[
2] Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a
trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets,
that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their
reward.
[
3] But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what
thy right hand doeth:
[
4] That thine alms may be in secret: and thy
Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
[
5] And
when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to
pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may
be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
[
6] But
thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy
door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in
secret shall reward thee openly.
[
7] But when ye pray, use not vain
repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for
their much speaking.
[
8] Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your
Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
[
9]
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be
thy name.
[
10] Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is
in heaven.
[
11] Give us this day our daily bread.
[
12] And
forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
[
13] And lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the
power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
[
14] For if ye forgive men their
trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
[
15] But if ye
forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses.
[
16] Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of
a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men
to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
[
17] But thou,
when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
[
18] That
thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and
thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
[
19] Lay
not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves break through and steal:
[
20] But lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and
where thieves do not break through nor steal:
[
21] For where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also.
[
22] The light of the body
is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of
light.
[
23] But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of
darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that
darkness!
[
24] No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate
the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the
other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
[
25] Therefore I say unto you,
Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor
yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the
body than raiment?
[
26] Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not,
neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth
them. Are ye not much better than they?
[
27] Which of you by taking
thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
[
28] And why take ye
thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil
not, neither do they spin:
[
29] And yet I say unto you, That even
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
[
30]
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to
morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little
faith?
[
31] Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or,
What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
[
32] (For
after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth
that ye have need of all these things.
[
33] But seek ye first the
kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you.
[
34] Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow
shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof.
Matt.7
[
1] Judge not, that ye be not judged.
[
2] For
with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete,
it shall be measured to you again.
[
3] And why beholdest thou the mote
that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own
eye?
[
4] Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote
out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
[
5] Thou
hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see
clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
[
6] Give not
that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest
they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
[
7]
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you:
[
8] For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that
seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
[
9] Or
what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a
stone?
[
10] Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a
serpent?
[
11] If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto
your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good
things to them that ask him?
[
12] Therefore all things whatsoever ye
would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and
the prophets.
[
13] Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the
gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which
go in thereat:
[
14] Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way,
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
[
15] Beware of
false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves.
[
16] Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men
gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
[
17] Even so every good
tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil
fruit.
[
18] A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a
corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
[
19] Every tree that bringeth not
forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
[
20] Wherefore
by their fruits ye shall know them.
[
21] Not every one that saith unto
me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the
will of my Father which is in heaven.
[
22] Many will say to me in that
day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast
out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
[
23] And then
will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work
iniquity.
[
24] Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and
doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a
rock:
[
25] And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds
blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a
rock.
[
26] And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth
them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the
sand:
[
27] And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds
blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of
it.
[
28] And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the
people were astonished at his doctrine:
[
29] For he taught them as one
having authority, and not as the scribes.
Matt.8
[
1] When he was come down from the mountain, great
multitudes followed him.
[
2] And, behold, there came a leper and
worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me
clean.
[
3] And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I
will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
[
4] And
Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the
priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto
them.
[
5] And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto
him a centurion, beseeching him,
[
6] And saying, Lord, my servant
lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
[
7] And Jesus
saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
[
8] The centurion answered
and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but
speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
[
9] For I am a
man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he
goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he
doeth it.
[
10] When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them
that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not
in Israel.
[
11] And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east
and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom
of heaven.
[
12] But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into
outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
[
13] And
Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it
done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
[
14]
And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and
sick of a fever.
[
15] And he touched her hand, and the fever left her:
and she arose, and ministered unto them.
[
16] When the even was come,
they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the
spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
[
17] That it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took
our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
[
18] Now when Jesus saw
great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other
side.
[
19] And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I
will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
[
20] And Jesus saith unto
him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of
man hath not where to lay his head.
[
21] And another of his disciples
said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
[
22]
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their
dead.
[
23] And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed
him.
[
24] And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea,
insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was
asleep.
[
25] And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying,
Lord, save us: we perish.
[
26] And he saith unto them, Why are ye
fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea;
and there was a great calm.
[
27] But the men marvelled, saying, What
manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
[
28]
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there
met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so
that no man might pass by that way.
[
29] And, behold, they cried out,
saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come
hither to torment us before the time?
[
30] And there was a good way
off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
[
31] So the devils
besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of
swine.
[
32] And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out,
they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran
violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the
waters.
[
33] And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into
the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the
devils.
[
34] And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and
when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their
coasts.
Matt.9
[
1] And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came
into his own city.
[
2] And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of
the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of
the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
[
3] And,
behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man
blasphemeth.
[
4] And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore
think ye evil in your hearts?
[
5] For whether is easier, to say, Thy
sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
[
6] But that ye may
know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to
the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine
house.
[
7] And he arose, and departed to his house.
[
8] But
when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given
such power unto men.
[
9] And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw
a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him,
Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
[
10] And it came to pass,
as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and
sat down with him and his disciples.
[
11] And when the Pharisees saw
it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and
sinners?
[
12] But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that
be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
[
13] But go ye
and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not
come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
[
14] Then came
to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but
thy disciples fast not?
[
15] And Jesus said unto them, Can the
children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but
the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall
they fast.
[
16] No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old
garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the
rent is made worse.
[
17] Neither do men put new wine into old bottles:
else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but
they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
[
18] While
he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and
worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand
upon her, and she shall live.
[
19] And Jesus arose, and followed him,
and so did his disciples.
[
20] And, behold, a woman, which was
diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the
hem of his garment:
[
21] For she said within herself, If I may but
touch his garment, I shall be whole.
[
22] But Jesus turned him about,
and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made
thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
[
23] And when
Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a
noise,
[
24] He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead,
but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
[
25] But when the people
were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid
arose.
[
26] And the fame hereof went abroad into all that
land.
[
27] And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him,
crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
[
28] And when
he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto
them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea,
Lord.
[
29] Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith
be it unto you.
[
30] And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly
charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
[
31] But they, when
they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
[
32]
As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a
devil.
[
33] And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the
multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
[
34] But
the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the
devils.
[
35] And Jesus went about all the cities and villages,
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
[
36] But
when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they
fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
[
37]
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the
labourers are few;
[
38] Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,
that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Matt.10
[
1] And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples,
he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all
manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
[
2] Now the names of the
twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is 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 Alphaeus,
and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
[
4] Simon the Canaanite,
and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
[
5] These twelve Jesus sent
forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into
any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
[
6] But go rather to the lost
sheep of the house of Israel.
[
7] And as ye go, preach, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is at hand.
[
8] Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,
raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely
give.
[
9] Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your
purses,
[
10] Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither
shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
[
11] And
into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and
there abide till ye go thence.
[
12] And when ye come into an house,
salute it.
[
13] And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon
it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
[
14] And
whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that
house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
[
15] Verily I say unto
you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of
judgment, than for that city.
[
16] Behold, I send you forth as sheep
in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as
doves.
[
17] But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the
councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
[
18] And ye
shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against
them and the Gentiles.
[
19] But when they deliver you up, take no
thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour
what ye shall speak.
[
20] For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit
of your Father which speaketh in you.
[
21] And the brother shall
deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children
shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to
death.
[
22] And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but
he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
[
23] But when they
persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye
shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be
come.
[
24] The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above
his lord.
[
25] It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master,
and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house
Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
[
26]
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be
revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
[
27] What I tell you in
darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye
upon the housetops.
[
28] And fear not them which kill the body, but
are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both
soul and body in hell.
[
29] Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing?
and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
[
30]
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
[
31] Fear ye not
therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
[
32] Whosoever
therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father
which is in heaven.
[
33] But whosoever shall deny me before men, him
will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
[
34] Think not
that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a
sword.
[
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 a man's foes shall be they of his own
household.
[
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 findeth 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 in the name of a prophet shall
receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of
a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
[
42] And
whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water
only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose
his reward.
Matt.11
[
1] And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of
commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in
their cities.
[
2] Now when John had heard in the prison the works of
Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
[
3] And said unto him, Art thou
he that should come, or do we look for another?
[
4] Jesus answered and
said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and
see:
[
5] The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers
are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the
gospel preached to them.
[
6] And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be
offended in me.
[
7] And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the
multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed
shaken with the wind?
[
8] But what went ye out for to see? A man
clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings'
houses.
[
9] But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say
unto you, and more than a prophet.
[
10] For this is he, of whom it is
written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy
way before thee.
[
11] Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born
of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding
he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
[
12] And
from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth
violence, and the violent take it by force.
[
13] For all the prophets
and the law prophesied until John.
[
14] And if ye will receive it,
this is Elias, which was for to come.
[
15] He that hath ears to hear,
let him hear.
[
16] But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is
like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their
fellows,
[
17] And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not
danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
[
18] For
John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a
devil.
[
19] The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say,
Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.
But wisdom is justified of her children.
[
20] Then began he to upbraid
the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented
not:
[
21] Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if
the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they
would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
[
22] But I say
unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment,
than for you.
[
23] And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven,
shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in
thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this
day.
[
24] But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the
land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
[
25] At that time
Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed
them unto babes.
[
26] Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy
sight.
[
27] All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man
knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the
Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
[
28] Come unto me,
all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
[
29]
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye
shall find rest unto your souls.
[
30] For my yoke is easy, and my
burden is light.
Matt.12
[
1] At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through
the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of
corn, and to eat.
[
2] But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto
him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath
day.
[
3] But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when
he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
[
4] How he entered
into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him
to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the
priests?
[
5] Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath
days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are
blameless?
[
6] But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater
than the temple.
[
7] But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will
have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the
guiltless.
[
8] For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath
day.
[
9] And when he was departed thence, he went into their
synagogue:
[
10] And, behold, there was a man which had his hand
withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days?
that they might accuse him.
[
11] And he said unto them, What man shall
there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the
sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
[
12] How
much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the
sabbath days.
[
13] Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand.
And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the
other.
[
14] Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against
him, how they might destroy him.
[
15] But when Jesus knew it, he
withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed
them all;
[
16] And charged them that they should not make him
known:
[
17] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the
prophet, 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
shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
[
19] He shall not strive, nor
cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
[
20] A
bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he
send forth judgment unto victory.
[
21] And in his name shall the
Gentiles trust.
[
22] Then was brought unto him one possessed with a
devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both
spake and saw.
[
23] And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not
this the son of David?
[
24] But when the Pharisees heard it, they
said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the
devils.
[
25] And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every
kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house
divided against itself shall not stand:
[
26] And if Satan cast out
Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom
stand?
[
27] And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your
children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
[
28] But
if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto
you.
[
29] Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and
spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his
house.
[
30] He that is not with me is against me; and he that
gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
[
31] Wherefore I say unto
you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the
blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
[
32]
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him:
but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him,
neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
[
33] Either make
the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit
corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
[
34] O generation of
vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of
the heart the mouth speaketh.
[
35] A good man out of the good treasure
of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil
treasure bringeth forth evil things.
[
36] But I say unto you, That
every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day
of judgment.
[
37] For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy
words thou shalt be condemned.
[
38] Then certain of the scribes and of
the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from
thee.
[
39] But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous
generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the
sign of the prophet Jonas:
[
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] The men of Nineveh shall rise
in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at
the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is
here.
[
42] The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with
this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of
the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is
here.
[
43] When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh
through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
[
44] Then he
saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come,
he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
[
45] Then goeth he, and
taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter
in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even
so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
[
46] While he yet
talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without,
desiring to speak with him.
[
47] Then one said unto him, Behold, thy
mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with
thee.
[
48] But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my
mother? and who are my brethren?
[
49] And he stretched forth his hand
toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
[
50]
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my
brother, and sister, and mother.
Matt.13
[
1] The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by
the sea side.
[
2] And great multitudes were gathered together unto
him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the
shore.
[
3] And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying,
Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
[
4] And when he sowed, some seeds
fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
[
5]
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they
sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
[
6] And when the sun
was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered
away.
[
7] And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and
choked them:
[
8] But other fell into good ground, and brought forth
fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
[
9] Who
hath ears to hear, let him hear.
[
10] And the disciples came, and said
unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
[
11] He answered
and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the
kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
[
12] For whosoever
hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever
hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
[
13]
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing
they hear not, neither do they understand.
[
14] And in them is
fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and
shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not
perceive:
[
15] For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears
are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they
should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with
their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
[
16] But
blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they
hear.
[
17] For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous
men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and
to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
[
18] Hear
ye therefore the parable of the sower.
[
19] When any one heareth the
word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and
catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed
by the way side.
[
20] But he that received the seed into stony places,
the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth
it;
[
21] Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for
when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is
offended.
[
22] He also that received seed among the thorns is he that
heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
[
23] But he that received
seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it;
which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty,
some thirty.
[
24] Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his
field:
[
25] But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among
the wheat, and went his way.
[
26] But when the blade was sprung up,
and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
[
27] So the
servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good
seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
[
28] He said unto
them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that
we go and gather them up?
[
29] But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather
up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
[
30] Let both grow
together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the
reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn
them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
[
31] Another parable put he
forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard
seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
[
32] Which indeed is
the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs,
and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches
thereof.
[
33] Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of
heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of
meal, till the whole was leavened.
[
34] All these things spake Jesus
unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto
them:
[
35] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,
saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been
kept secret from the foundation of the world.
[
36] Then Jesus sent the
multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him,
saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
[
37] He
answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of
man;
[
38] The field is the world; the good seed are the children of
the kingdom; but 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
and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
[
41]
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his
kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
[
42] And
shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of
teeth.
[
43] Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the
kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
[
44]
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which
when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that
he hath, and buyeth that field.
[
45] Again, the kingdom of heaven is
like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
[
46] Who, when he had
found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought
it.
[
47] Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was
cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
[
48] Which, when it was
full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but
cast the bad away.
[
49] So shall it be at the end of the world: the
angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the
just,
[
50] And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall
be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
[
51] Jesus saith unto them, Have ye
understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
[
52] Then
said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom
of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of
his treasure things new and old.
[
53] And it came to pass, that when
Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
[
54] And when
he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch
that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these
mighty works?
[
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 with us? Whence then
hath this man all these things?
[
57] And they were offended in him.
But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own
country, and in his own house.
[
58] And he did not many mighty works
there because of their unbelief.
Matt.14
[
1] At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of
Jesus,
[
2] And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is
risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in
him.
[
3] For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him
in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
[
4] For John
said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
[
5] And when he
would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him
as a prophet.
[
6] But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of
Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
[
7] Whereupon he
promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
[
8] And
she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's
head in a charger.
[
9] And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the
oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given
her.
[
10] And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
[
11]
And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought
it to her mother.
[
12] And his disciples came, and took up the body,
and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
[
13] When Jesus heard of it,
he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had
heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
[
14] And
Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion
toward them, and he healed their sick.
[
15] And when it was evening,
his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now
past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy
themselves victuals.
[
16] But Jesus said unto them, They need not
depart; give ye them to eat.
[
17] And they say unto him, We have here
but five loaves, and two fishes.
[
18] He said, Bring them hither to
me.
[
19] And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and
took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed,
and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the
multitude.
[
20] And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took
up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
[
21] And they
that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and
children.
[
22] And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get
into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the
multitudes away.
[
23] And when he had sent the multitudes away, he
went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was
there alone.
[
24] But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed
with waves: for the wind was contrary.
[
25] And in the fourth watch of
the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
[
26] And when the
disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a
spirit; and they cried out for fear.
[
27] But straightway Jesus spake
unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
[
28] And
Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the
water.
[
29] And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the
ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
[
30] But when he saw the
wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord,
save me.
[
31] And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and
caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou
doubt?
[
32] And when they were come into the ship, the wind
ceased.
[
33] Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him,
saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
[
34] And when they were
gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
[
35] And when the
men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country
round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;
[
36] And
besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as
touched were made perfectly whole.
Matt.15
[
1] Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were
of Jerusalem, saying,
[
2] Why do thy disciples transgress the
tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat
bread.
[
3] But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also
transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
[
4] For God
commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or
mother, let him die the death.
[
5] But ye say, Whosoever shall say to
his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited
by me;
[
6] And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free.
Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your
tradition.
[
7] Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you,
saying,
[
8] This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and
honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
[
9] But
in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of
men.
[
10] And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and
understand:
[
11] Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man;
but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
[
12] Then
came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were
offended, after they heard this saying?
[
13] But he answered and said,
Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted
up.
[
14] Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if
the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
[
15] Then
answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
[
16]
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
[
17] Do not ye
yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly,
and is cast out into the draught?
[
18] But those things which proceed
out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the
man.
[
19] For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders,
adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
[
20]
These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth
not a man.
[
21] Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts
of Tyre and Sidon.
[
22] And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the
same coasts, and cried unto him, 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 crieth after us.
[
24] But he answered and said, I am
not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
[
25] Then
came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
[
26] But he
answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it
to dogs.
[
27] And she said, Truth, Lord: yet 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 unto thee even as thou
wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
[
29] And
Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up
into a mountain, and sat down there.
[
30] And great multitudes came
unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many
others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
[
31]
Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the
maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified
the God of Israel.
[
32] Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and
said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now
three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest
they faint in the way.
[
33] And his disciples say unto him, Whence
should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a
multitude?
[
34] And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye?
And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
[
35] And he commanded
the multitude to sit down on the ground.
[
36] And he took the seven
loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his
disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
[
37] And they did all
eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven
baskets full.
[
38] And they that did eat were four thousand men,
beside women and children.
[
39] And he sent away the multitude, and
took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala,
Matt.16
[
1] The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and
tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
[
2]
He answered and said unto them, When it is 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. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern
the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the
times?
[
4] A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign;
and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And
he left them, and departed.
[
5] And when his disciples were come to
the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
[
6] Then Jesus said
unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the
Sadducees.
[
7] And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is
because we have taken no bread.
[
8] Which when Jesus perceived, he
said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye
have brought no bread?
[
9] Do ye not yet understand, 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 took up?
[
11] How is it that ye do not understand that I
spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
[
12] Then understood they how that he
bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the
Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
[
13] When Jesus came into the coasts
of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the
Son of man am?
[
14] And they said, Some say that thou art John the
Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the
prophets.
[
15] He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I
am?
[
16] And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the
Son of the living God.
[
17] And Jesus answered and said unto him,
Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto
thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
[
18] And I say also unto thee,
That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of
hell shall not prevail against it.
[
19] And 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
heaven.
[
20] Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no
man that he was Jesus the Christ.
[
21] From that time forth 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 be
raised again the third day.
[
22] Then Peter took him, and began to
rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto
thee.
[
23] But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me,
Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of
God, but those that be of men.
[
24] Then said Jesus unto his
disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow me.
[
25] For whosoever will save his life shall lose
it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
[
26]
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own
soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
[
27] For the
Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he
shall reward every man according to his works.
[
28] Verily I say unto
you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see
the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Matt.17
[
1] And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and
John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain
apart,
[
2] And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as
the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
[
3] And, behold,
there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
[
4] Then
answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou
wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and
one for Elias.
[
5] While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud
overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, 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]
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not
afraid.
[
8] And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man,
save Jesus only.
[
9] And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus
charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen
again from the dead.
[
10] And his disciples asked him, saying, Why
then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
[
11] And Jesus
answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all
things.
[
12] But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they
knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also
the Son of man suffer of them.
[
13] Then the disciples understood that
he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
[
14] And when they were come
to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and
saying,
[
15] Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore
vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the
water.
[
16] And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not
cure him.
[
17] Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse
generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him
hither to me.
[
18] And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of
him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
[
19] Then came the
disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him
out?
[
20] And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: 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.
[
21] Howbeit this kind goeth not
out but by prayer and fasting.
[
22] And while they abode in Galilee,
Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of
men:
[
23] And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be
raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
[
24] And when they were
come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said,
Doth not your master pay tribute?
[
25] He saith, Yes. And when he was
come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of
whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or
of strangers?
[
26] Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith
unto him, Then are the children free.
[
27] Notwithstanding, lest we
should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish
that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a
piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
Matt.18
[
1] At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus,
saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
[
2] And Jesus
called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
[
3]
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little
children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
[
4] Whosoever
therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the
kingdom of heaven.
[
5] And whoso shall receive one such little child
in my name receiveth me.
[
6] But whoso shall offend one of these
little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were
hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the
sea.
[
7] Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be
that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence
cometh!
[
8] Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them
off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or
maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting
fire.
[
9] And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from
thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having
two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
[
10] Take heed 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 my Father which is in heaven.
[
11] For the
Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
[
12] How think ye? if
a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave
the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is
gone astray?
[
13] And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you,
he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not
astray.
[
14] Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in
heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
[
15] Moreover if
thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee
and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy
brother.
[
16] But if he will not hear thee, then 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 shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto
the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an
heathen man 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] Again I say unto you, That if
two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it
shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
[
20] For where
two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of
them.
[
21] Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my
brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
[
22]
Jesus saith unto him, 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 take account of his servants.
[
24] And when
he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand
talents.
[
25] But forasmuch as he had not 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 down, and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
[
27]
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and
forgave him the debt.
[
28] But the same servant went out, and found
one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on
him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
[
29]
And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and 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, till he should pay the debt.
[
31] So
when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and
told unto their lord all that was done.
[
32] Then his lord, after that
he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that
debt, because thou desiredst me:
[
33] Shouldest not thou also have had
compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
[
34] And
his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all
that was due unto him.
[
35] So likewise shall my heavenly Father do
also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their
trespasses.
Matt.19
[
1] And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished
these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea
beyond Jordan;
[
2] And great multitudes followed him; and he healed
them there.
[
3] The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and
saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every
cause?
[
4] And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that
he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
[
5] And
said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to
his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
[
6] Wherefore 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 did Moses then command to give
a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
[
8] He saith unto them,
Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your
wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
[
9] And I say unto you,
Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry
another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth
commit adultery.
[
10] His disciples say unto him, If the case of the
man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
[
11] But he said
unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is
given.
[
12] For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their
mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and
there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's
sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
[
13] Then
were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on
them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
[
14] But Jesus said,
Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the
kingdom of heaven.
[
15] And he laid his hands on them, and departed
thence.
[
16] And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master,
what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
[
17] And he
said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is,
God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
[
18] He
saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, 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 thyself.
[
20] The young man saith unto him, All these
things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
[
21] Jesus said
unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the
poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow
me.
[
22] But when the young man heard that saying, he went away
sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
[
23] Then said Jesus unto his
disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the
kingdom of heaven.
[
24] And again I say unto you, It is easier for a
camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the
kingdom of God.
[
25] When his disciples heard it, they were
exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
[
26] But Jesus
beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all
things are possible.
[
27] Then answered Peter and said unto him,
Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have
therefore?
[
28] 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 in
the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the
twelve tribes of Israel.
[
29] And every one that hath forsaken houses,
or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands,
for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting
life.
[
30] But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall
be first.
Matt.20
[
1] For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is
an 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 them into his vineyard.
[
3] And he went out about the
third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
[
4] And
said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will
give you. And they went their way.
[
5] Again he went out about the
sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
[
6] And about the eleventh
hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand
ye here all the day idle?
[
7] They say unto him, Because no man hath
hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is
right, that shall ye receive.
[
8] So when even was come, the lord of
the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their
hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
[
9] And when they came
that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a
penny.
[
10] But when the first came, they supposed that they should
have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
[
11]
And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the
house,
[
12] Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou
hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the
day.
[
13] But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no
wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
[
14] Take that thine
is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto
thee.
[
15] Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is
thine eye evil, because I am good?
[
16] So the last shall be first,
and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
[
17] And Jesus
going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto
them,
[
18] Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be
betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him
to death,
[
19] And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to
scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise
again.
[
20] Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her
sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
[
21] And
he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two
sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy
kingdom.
[
22] But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask.
Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with
the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are
able.
[
23] And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup,
and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right
hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for
whom it is prepared of my Father.
[
24] And when the ten heard it, they
were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
[
25] But Jesus
called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles
exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon
them.
[
26] But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be
great among you, let him be your minister;
[
27] And whosoever will be
chief among you, let him be your servant:
[
28] Even as the Son of man
came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom
for many.
[
29] And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude
followed him.
[
30] And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side,
when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O
Lord, thou Son of David.
[
31] And the multitude rebuked them, because
they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us,
O Lord, thou Son of David.
[
32] And Jesus stood still, and called
them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
[
33] They say
unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
[
34] So Jesus had
compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received
sight, and they followed him.
Matt.21
[
1] And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come
to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two
disciples,
[
2] Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you,
and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and
bring them unto me.
[
3] And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall
say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send
them.
[
4] All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by the prophet, saying,
[
5] Tell ye the daughter of Sion,
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the
foal of an ass.
[
6] And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded
them,
[
7] And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their
clothes, and they set him thereon.
[
8] And a very great multitude
spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and
strawed them in the way.
[
9] And the multitudes that went before, and
that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
[
10] And when
he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is
this?
[
11] And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of
Nazareth of Galilee.
[
12] And Jesus went into the temple of God, and
cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables
of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
[
13] And
said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but
ye have made it a den of thieves.
[
14] And the blind and the lame came
to him in the temple; and he healed them.
[
15] And when the chief
priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children
crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore
displeased,
[
16] And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And
Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and
sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
[
17] And he left them, and went
out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
[
18] Now in the
morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
[
19] And when he
saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves
only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And
presently the fig tree withered away.
[
20] And when the disciples saw
it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered
away!
[
21] Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you,
If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the
fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be
thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
[
22] And all things,
whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
[
23]
And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the
people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou
these things? and who gave thee this authority?
[
24] And Jesus
answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me,
I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
[
25]
The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned
with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why
did ye not then believe him?
[
26] But if we shall say, Of men; we fear
the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
[
27] And they answered
Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by
what authority I do these things.
[
28] But what think ye? A certain
man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my
vineyard.
[
29] He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he
repented, and went.
[
30] And he came to the second, and said likewise.
And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
[
31] Whether of
them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith
unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the
kingdom of God before you.
[
32] For John came unto you in the way of
righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots
believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might
believe him.
[
33] Hear another parable: There was a certain
householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a
winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into
a far country:
[
34] And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent
his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of
it.
[
35] And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and
killed another, and stoned another.
[
36] Again, he sent other servants
more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
[
37] But last of
all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my
son.
[
38] But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among
themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his
inheritance.
[
39] And they caught him, and cast him out of the
vineyard, and slew him.
[
40] When the lord therefore of the vineyard
cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
[
41] They say unto him,
He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto
other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their
seasons.
[
42] Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the
scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head
of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our
eyes?
[
43] Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken
from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits
thereof.
[
44] And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken:
but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
[
45] And
when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that
he spake of them.
[
46] But when they sought to lay hands on him, they
feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
Matt.22
[
1] And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by
parables, and said,
[
2] The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain
king, which made a marriage for his son,
[
3] And sent forth his
servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not
come.
[
4] Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which
are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are
killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
[
5] But they
made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his
merchandise:
[
6] And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them
spitefully, and slew them.
[
7] But when the king heard thereof, he was
wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned
up their city.
[
8] Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is
ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
[
9] Go ye therefore
into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the
marriage.
[
10] So those servants went out into the highways, and
gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding
was furnished with guests.
[
11] And when the king came in to see the
guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
[
12]
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding
garment? And he was speechless.
[
13] Then said the king to the
servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer
darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
[
14] For many
are called, but few are chosen.
[
15] Then went the Pharisees, and took
counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
[
16] And they sent
out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that
thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any
man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
[
17] Tell us therefore,
What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or
not?
[
18] But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye
me, ye hypocrites?
[
19] Shew me the tribute money. And they brought
unto him a penny.
[
20] And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and
superscription?
[
21] They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto
them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God
the things that are God's.
[
22] When they had heard these words, they
marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
[
23] The same day came to
him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked
him,
[
24] Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no
children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his
brother.
[
25] Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first,
when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto
his brother:
[
26] Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the
seventh.
[
27] And last of all the woman died also.
[
28]
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all
had her.
[
29] Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not
knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
[
30] For in the
resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the
angels of God in heaven.
[
31] But as touching the resurrection of the
dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God,
saying,
[
32] I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
[
33]
And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his
doctrine.
[
34] But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the
Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
[
35] Then one of
them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and
saying,
[
36] Master, which is the great commandment in the
law?
[
37] Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
[
38] This
is the first and great commandment.
[
39] And the second is like unto
it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
[
40] On these two
commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
[
41] While the
Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
[
42] Saying, What
think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of
David.
[
43] He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him
Lord, saying,
[
44] The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right
hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
[
45] If David then call
him Lord, how is he his son?
[
46] And no man was able to answer him a
word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
Matt.23
[
1] Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his
disciples,
[
2] Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses'
seat:
[
3] All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe
and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
[
4]
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's
shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their
fingers.
[
5] But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they
make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their
garments,
[
6] And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief
seats in the synagogues,
[
7] And greetings in the markets, and to be
called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
[
8] But be not ye called Rabbi: for one
is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
[
9] And call no
man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in
heaven.
[
10] Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master,
even Christ.
[
11] But he that is greatest among you shall be your
servant.
[
12] And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and
he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
[
13] But woe unto you,
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against
men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering
to go in.
[
14] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall
receive the greater damnation.
[
15] Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and
when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than
yourselves.
[
16] Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever
shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold
of the temple, he is a debtor!
[
17] Ye fools and blind: for whether is
greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
[
18] And,
Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the
gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
[
19] Ye fools and blind: for
whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the
gift?
[
20] Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it,
and by all things thereon.
[
21] And whoso shall swear by the temple,
sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
[
22] And he that
shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth
thereon.
[
23] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters
of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to
leave the other undone.
[
24] Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat,
and swallow a camel.
[
25] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but
within they are full of extortion and excess.
[
26] Thou blind
Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the
outside of them may be clean also.
[
27] Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed
appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all
uncleanness.
[
28] Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men,
but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
[
29] Woe unto you,
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets,
and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
[
30] And say, If we had
been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in
the blood of the prophets.
[
31] Wherefore ye be witnesses unto
yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the
prophets.
[
32] Fill ye up then the measure of your
fathers.
[
33] Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape
the damnation of hell?
[
34] Wherefore, behold, I send unto you
prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify;
and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from
city to city:
[
35] That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed
upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son
of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
[
36]
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this
generation.
[
37] O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the
prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have
gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her
wings, and ye would not!
[
38] Behold, your house is left unto you
desolate.
[
39] For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth,
till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Matt.24
[
1] And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and
his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the
temple.
[
2] And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things?
verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that
shall not be thrown down.
[
3] And as he sat upon the mount of Olives,
the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things
be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the
world?
[
4] And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no
man deceive you.
[
5] For many shall come in my name, saying, I am
Christ; and shall deceive many.
[
6] And ye shall hear of wars and
rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to
pass, but the end is not yet.
[
7] For nation shall rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and
pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
[
8] All these are the
beginning of sorrows.
[
9] Then shall they deliver you up to be
afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my
name's sake.
[
10] And then shall many be offended, and shall betray
one another, and shall hate one another.
[
11] And many false prophets
shall rise, and shall deceive many.
[
12] And because iniquity shall
abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
[
13] But he that shall endure
unto the end, the same shall be saved.
[
14] And this gospel of the
kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and
then shall the end come.
[
15] When ye therefore shall see the
abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy
place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
[
16] Then let them which
be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
[
17] Let him which is on the
housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
[
18]
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his
clothes.
[
19] And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that
give suck in those days!
[
20] But pray ye that your flight be not in
the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
[
21] For then shall be great
tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no,
nor ever shall be.
[
22] And except those days should be shortened,
there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be
shortened.
[
23] Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is
Christ, or there; believe it not.
[
24] For there shall arise false
Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch
that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
[
25]
Behold, I have told you before.
[
26] Wherefore if they shall say unto
you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret
chambers; believe it not.
[
27] For as the lightning cometh out of the
east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man
be.
[
28] For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be
gathered together.
[
29] Immediately after the tribulation of those
days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the
stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be
shaken:
[
30] And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in
heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the
Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great
glory.
[
31] And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a
trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one
end of heaven to the other.
[
32] Now learn a parable of the fig tree;
When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is
nigh:
[
33] So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know
that it is near, even at the doors.
[
34] Verily I say unto you, This
generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
[
35]
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass
away.
[
36] But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels
of heaven, but my Father only.
[
37] But as the days of Noe were, so
shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
[
38] For as in the days
that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in
marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
[
39] And knew
not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of
the Son of man be.
[
40] Then shall two be in the field; the one shall
be taken, and the other left.
[
41] Two women shall be grinding at the
mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
[
42] Watch
therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
[
43] But
know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief
would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be
broken up.
[
44] Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye
think not the Son of man cometh.
[
45] Who then is a faithful and wise
servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in
due season?
[
46] Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh
shall find so doing.
[
47] Verily I say unto you, That he shall make
him ruler over all his goods.
[
48] But and if that evil servant shall
say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
[
49] And shall begin to
smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
[
50]
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in
an hour that he is not aware of,
[
51] And shall cut him asunder, and
appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth.
Matt.25
[
1] Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten
virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the
bridegroom.
[
2] And five of them were wise, and five were
foolish.
[
3] They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil
with them:
[
4] But the wise took oil in their vessels with their
lamps.
[
5] While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and
slept.
[
6] And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the
bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
[
7] Then all those virgins
arose, and trimmed their lamps.
[
8] And the foolish said unto the
wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
[
9] But the
wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go
ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
[
10] And while
they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him
to the marriage: and the door was shut.
[
11] Afterward came also the
other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
[
12] But he answered
and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
[
13] Watch therefore,
for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man
cometh.
[
14] For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a
far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his
goods.
[
15] And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to
another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took
his journey.
[
16] Then he that had received the five talents went and
traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
[
17] And
likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
[
18] But
he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's
money.
[
19] After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and
reckoneth with them.
[
20] And so he that had received five talents
came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five
talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
[
21] His
lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been
faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou
into the joy of thy lord.
[
22] He also that had received two talents
came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained
two other talents beside them.
[
23] His lord said unto him, Well done,
good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will
make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy
lord.
[
24] Then he which had received the one talent came and said,
Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown,
and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
[
25] And I was afraid, and
went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is
thine.
[
26] His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and
slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I
have not strawed:
[
27] Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to
the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with
usury.
[
28] Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him
which hath ten talents.
[
29] For unto every one that hath shall be
given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken
away even that which he hath.
[
30] And cast ye the unprofitable
servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth.
[
31] When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the
holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his
glory:
[
32] And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall
separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the
goats:
[
33] And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the
goats on the left.
[
34] Then shall the King say unto them on his right
hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world:
[
35] For I was an hungred, and ye gave me
meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me
in:
[
36] Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I
was in prison, and ye came unto me.
[
37] Then shall the righteous
answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty,
and gave thee drink?
[
38] When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee
in? or naked, and clothed thee?
[
39] Or when saw we thee sick, or in
prison, and came unto thee?
[
40] And the King shall answer and say
unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the
least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
[
41] Then shall
he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into
everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
[
42] For I
was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no
drink:
[
43] I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye
clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
[
44] Then
shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or
athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister
unto thee?
[
45] Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto
you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to
me.
[
46] And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the
righteous into life eternal.
Matt.26
[
1] And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all
these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
[
2] Ye know that after two
days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be
crucified.
[
3] Then assembled together the chief priests, and the
scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who
was called Caiaphas,
[
4] And consulted that they might take Jesus by
subtilty, and kill him.
[
5] But they said, Not on the feast day, lest
there be an uproar among the people.
[
6] Now when Jesus was in
Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
[
7] There came unto him a
woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his
head, as he sat at meat.
[
8] But when his disciples saw it, they had
indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
[
9] For this
ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
[
10]
When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she
hath wrought a good work upon me.
[
11] For ye have the poor always
with you; but me ye have not always.
[
12] For in that she hath poured
this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
[
13] Verily I say
unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there
shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of
her.
[
14] Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the
chief priests,
[
15] And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I
will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of
silver.
[
16] And from that time he sought opportunity to betray
him.
[
17] Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the
disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for
thee to eat the passover?
[
18] And he said, Go into the city to such a
man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the
passover at thy house with my disciples.
[
19] And the disciples did as
Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
[
20] Now
when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
[
21] And as they
did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray
me.
[
22] And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of
them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
[
23] And he answered and said, He
that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray
me.
[
24] The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto
that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he
had not been born.
[
25] Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and
said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
[
26] And as
they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to
the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
[
27] And he took
the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of
it;
[
28] For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for
many for the remission of sins.
[
29] But I say unto you, I will not
drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new
with you in my Father's kingdom.
[
30] And when they had sung an hymn,
they went out into the mount of Olives.
[
31] Then saith Jesus unto
them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I
will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered
abroad.
[
32] But after I am risen again, I will go before you into
Galilee.
[
33] Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall
be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
[
34] Jesus
said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow,
thou shalt deny me thrice.
[
35] Peter said unto him, Though I should
die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the
disciples.
[
36] Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called
Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray
yonder.
[
37] And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,
and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
[
38] Then saith he unto
them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch
with me.
[
39] And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and
prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me:
nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
[
40] And he cometh unto
the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not
watch with me one hour?
[
41] Watch and pray, that ye enter not into
temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
[
42]
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup
may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
[
43]
And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were
heavy.
[
44] And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the
third time, saying the same words.
[
45] Then cometh he to his
disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the
hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of
sinners.
[
46] Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth
betray me.
[
47] And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve,
came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief
priests and elders of the people.
[
48] Now he that betrayed him gave
them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him
fast.
[
49] And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and
kissed him.
[
50] And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou
come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
[
51] And,
behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his
sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his
ear.
[
52] Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his
place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the
sword.
[
53] Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he
shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
[
54] But
how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
[
55]
In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a
thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in
the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
[
56] But all this was done,
that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples
forsook him, and fled.
[
57] And they that had laid hold on Jesus led
him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were
assembled.
[
58] But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's
palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
[
59]
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness
against Jesus, to put him to death;
[
60] But found none: yea, though
many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false
witnesses,
[
61] And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the
temple of God, and to build it in three days.
[
62] And the high priest
arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness
against thee?
[
63] But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest
answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us
whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
[
64] Jesus saith unto him,
Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of
man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of
heaven.
[
65] Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath
spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have
heard his blasphemy.
[
66] What think ye? They answered and said, He is
guilty of death.
[
67] Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted
him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
[
68] Saying,
Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
[
69] Now
Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also
wast with Jesus of Galilee.
[
70] But he denied before them all,
saying, I know not what thou sayest.
[
71] And when he was gone out
into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This
fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.
[
72] And again he denied with
an oath, I do not know the man.
[
73] And after a while came unto him
they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy
speech bewrayeth thee.
[
74] Then began he to curse and to swear,
saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
[
75] And
Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow,
thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
Matt.27
[
1] When the morning was come, all the chief priests and
elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to
death:
[
2] And when they had bound him, they led him away, and
delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
[
3] Then Judas, which
had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and
brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and
elders,
[
4] Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent
blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
[
5] And he
cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged
himself.
[
6] And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said,
It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of
blood.
[
7] And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's
field, to bury strangers in.
[
8] Wherefore that field was called, The
field of blood, unto this day.
[
9] Then was fulfilled that which was
spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver,
the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did
value;
[
10] And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord
appointed me.
[
11] And Jesus stood before the governor: and the
governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto
him, Thou sayest.
[
12] And when he was accused of the chief priests
and elders, he answered nothing.
[
13] Then said Pilate unto him,
Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
[
14] And
he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled
greatly.
[
15] Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto
the people a prisoner, whom they would.
[
16] And they had then a
notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
[
17] Therefore when they were
gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you?
Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
[
18] For he knew that for
envy they had delivered him.
[
19] When he was set down on the judgment
seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just
man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of
him.
[
20] But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude
that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
[
21] The governor
answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto
you? They said, Barabbas.
[
22] Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do
then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be
crucified.
[
23] And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done?
But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
[
24] When
Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he
took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of
the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
[
25] Then answered all
the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
[
26]
Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he
delivered him to be crucified.
[
27] Then the soldiers of the governor
took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of
soldiers.
[
28] And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet
robe.
[
29] And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it
upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him,
and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
[
30] And they spit
upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
[
31] And after
that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own
raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
[
32] And as they came
out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his
cross.
[
33] And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that
is to say, a place of a skull,
[
34] They gave him vinegar to drink
mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not
drink.
[
35] And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting
lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my
garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
[
36] And
sitting down they watched him there;
[
37] And set up over his head his
accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
[
38] Then were
there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the
left.
[
39] And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their
heads,
[
40] And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest
it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the
cross.
[
41] Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the
scribes and elders, said,
[
42] He saved others; himself he cannot
save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we
will believe him.
[
43] He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if
he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
[
44] The thieves
also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
[
45]
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth
hour.
[
46] And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice,
saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast
thou forsaken me?
[
47] Some of them that stood there, when they heard
that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
[
48] And straightway one of
them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed,
and gave him to drink.
[
49] The rest said, Let be, let us see whether
Elias will come to save him.
[
50] Jesus, when he had cried again with
a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
[
51] And, behold, the veil of the
temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake,
and the rocks rent;
[
52] And the graves were opened; and many bodies
of the saints which slept arose,
[
53] And came out of the graves after
his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto
many.
[
54] Now when the centurion, and they that were with him,
watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared
greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
[
55] And many women
were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering
unto him:
[
56] Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of
James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
[
57] When the
even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also
himself was Jesus' disciple:
[
58] He went to Pilate, and begged the
body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
[
59]
And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen
cloth,
[
60] And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in
the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and
departed.
[
61] And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary,
sitting over against the sepulchre.
[
62] Now the next day, that
followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came
together unto Pilate,
[
63] Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver
said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
[
64]
Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his
disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is
risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the
first.
[
65] Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make
it as sure as ye can.
[
66] So they went, and made the sepulchre sure,
sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
Matt.28
[
1] In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward
the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the
sepulchre.
[
2] And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the
angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from
the door, and sat upon it.
[
3] His countenance was like lightning, and
his raiment white as snow:
[
4] And for fear of him the keepers did
shake, and became as dead men.
[
5] And the angel answered and said
unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was
crucified.
[
6] He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see
the place where the Lord lay.
[
7] And go quickly, and tell his
disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into
Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.
[
8] And they
departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to
bring his disciples word.
[
9] And as they went to tell his disciples,
behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the
feet, and worshipped him.
[
10] Then said Jesus unto them, Be not
afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see
me.
[
11] Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into
the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were
done.
[
12] And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken
counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
[
13] Saying, Say ye,
His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
[
14]
And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure
you.
[
15] So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and
this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
[
16]
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus
had appointed them.
[
17] And when they saw him, they worshipped him:
but some doubted.
[
18] And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All
power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
[
19] Go ye therefore,
and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost:
[
20] Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end
of the world. Amen.
