The Gospel According to St. Matthew
1:1The book of the generation of Jesus
Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
1:2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat
Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren; 1:3and Judah begat Perez
and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram; 1:4and
Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat
Salmon; 1:5and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and
Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 1:6and Jesse begat David
the king.
And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;
1:7and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and
Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa; 1:8and Asa begat
Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah; 1:9and
Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah; 1:10and
Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;
1:11and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his
brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.
1:12And after the carrying away to
Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; 1:13and
Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
1:14and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat
Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; 1:15and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar
begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; 1:16and Jacob begat Joseph
the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
1:17So all the generations from Abraham
unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the carrying away
to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon
unto the Christ fourteen generations.
1:18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on
this wise: When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they
came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. 1:19And
Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a
public example, was minded to put her away privily. 1:20But when he thought on
these things, behold, an 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 Spirit. 1:21And
she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is
he that shall save his people from their sins. 1:22Now all this is come
to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through
the prophet, saying,
1:23Behold, the virgin shall be with
child, and shall bring forth a son,
And they shall call his name Immanuel;
which is, being interpreted, God with us. 1:24And Joseph arose from
his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took unto
him his wife; 1:25and knew her not till she had brought
forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.
2:1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of
Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came
to Jerusalem, saying, 2:2Where is he that is born King of the
Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 2:3And
when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
2:4And gathering together all the chief
priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ
should be born. 2:5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of
Judaea: for thus it is written through the prophet,
2:6And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah:
For out of thee shall come forth a governor,
Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.
2:7Then Herod privily called the Wise-men,
and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared. 2:8And
he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning
the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I
also may come and worship him. 2:9And they, having heard the king, went
their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them,
till it came and stood over where the young child was. 2:10And
when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 2:11And
they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and
they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they
offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. 2:12And
being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to
Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
2:13Now when they were departed, behold,
an 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 tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy
him. 2:14And he arose and took the young child
and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; 2:15and was there until
the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son.
2:16Then Herod, when he saw that he was
mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all
the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof,
from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly
learned of the Wise-men. 2:17Then was fulfilled that which was
spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
2:18A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
And she would not be comforted, because they are not.
2:19But when Herod was dead, behold, an
angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, 2:20Arise and take the young child and his
mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the
young child's life. 2:21And he arose and took the young child
and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 2:22But when he heard that
Archelaus was reigning over Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was
afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he
withdrew into the parts of Galilee, 2:23and came and dwelt in a city called
Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the
prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.
3:1And in those days cometh John the
Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying, 3:2Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is
at hand. 3:3For this is he that was spoken of
through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight.
3:4Now John himself had his raiment of
camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was
locusts and wild honey. 3:5Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and
all Judaea, and all the region round about the Jordan; 3:6and
they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 3:7But
when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he
said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the
wrath to come? 3:8Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of
repentance: 3:9and 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. 3:10And even now the axe
lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not
forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 3:11I
indeed baptize you in 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 in the Holy Spirit and in fire: 3:12whose fan is in his
hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will
gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with
unquenchable fire.
3:13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the
Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 3:14But John would have
hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou
to me? 3:15But Jesus answering said unto him,
Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.
Then he suffereth him. 3:16And Jesus when he was baptized, went
up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him,
and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him; 3:17and
lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I
am well pleased.
4:1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit
into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 4:2And when he had fasted
forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered. 4:3And the tempter came
and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones
become bread. 4:4But 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. 4:5Then the devil taketh him into the holy
city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple, 4:6and saith unto him, If
thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written,
He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:
and,
On their hands they shall bear thee up,
Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.
4:7Jesus said unto him, Again it is
written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God. 4:8Again, the devil taketh him unto an
exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world,
and the glory of them; 4:9and he said unto him, All these things
will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 4:10Then 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. 4:11Then the devil leaveth him; and
behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
4:12Now when he heard that John was
delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee; 4:13and leaving Nazareth,
he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of
Zebulun and Naphtali: 4:14that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
4:15The land of Zebulun and the land of
Naphtali,
Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles,
4:16The people that sat in darkness
Saw a great light,
And to them that sat in the region and shadow of death,
To them did light spring up.
4:17From that time began Jesus to preach,
and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
4:18And walking by the sea of Galilee, he
saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers. 4:19And he saith unto
them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men. 4:20And
they straightway left the nets, and followed him. 4:21And going on from
thence he saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and
John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their
nets; and he called them. 4:22And they straightway left the boat and
their father, and followed him.
4:23And Jesus went about in all Galilee,
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.
4:24And the report of him went forth into
all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with
divers diseases and torments, possessed with demons, and epileptic, and
palsied; and he healed them. 4:25And there followed him great
multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and
from beyond the Jordan.
5:1And seeing the multitudes, he went up
into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him:
5:2and he opened his mouth and taught
them, saying,
5:3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
5:4Blessed are they that mourn: for they
shall be comforted.
5:5Blessed are the meek: for they shall
inherit the earth.
5:6Blessed are they that hunger and thirst
after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
5:7Blessed are the merciful: for they
shall obtain mercy.
5:8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they
shall see God.
5:9Blessed are the peacemakers: for they
shall be called sons of God.
5:10Blessed are they that have been
persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
5:11Blessed are ye when men shall
reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you
falsely, for my sake. 5:12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for
great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that
were before you.
5:13Ye are the salt of the earth: but if
the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is
thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of
men. 5:14Ye are the light of the world. A city
set on a hill cannot be hid. 5:15Neither do men light a lamp,
and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all
that are in the house. 5:16Even so let your light shine before
men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in
heaven.
5:17Think not that I came to destroy the
law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. 5:18For
verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one
tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be
accomplished. 5:19Whosoever therefore shall break one of
these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in
the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven. 5:20For I say unto you,
that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of
the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of
heaven.
5:21Ye have heard that it was said to them
of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in
danger of the judgment: 5:22but I say unto you, that every one who
is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and
whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the
council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the
hell of fire. 5:23If therefore thou art offering thy
gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught
against thee, 5:24leave there thy gift before the altar,
and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and
offer thy gift. 5:25Agree with thine adversary quickly,
while thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee
to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast
into prison. 5:26Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by
no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing.
5:27Ye have heard that it was said, Thou
shalt not commit adultery: 5:28but I say unto you, that every one
that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her
already in his heart. 5:29And if thy right eye causeth thee to
stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for
thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast
into hell. 5:30And if thy right hand causeth thee to
stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee
that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body go into
hell. 5:31It was said also, Whosoever shall put
away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 5:32but
I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the
cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry
her when she is put away committeth adultery.
5:33Again, ye have heard that it was said
to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform
unto the Lord thine oaths: 5:34but I say unto you, swear not at all;
neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God; 5:35nor by the earth, for
it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of
the great King. 5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head,
for thou canst not make one hair white or black. 5:37But let your speech
be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil
one.
5:38Ye have heard that it was said, An eye
for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 5:39but I say unto you, resist not him
that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him
the other also. 5:40And if any man would go to law with
thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. 5:41And
whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him two. 5:42Give to him that asketh thee, and from
him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
5:43Ye have heard that it was said, Thou
shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: 5:44but I say unto you,
love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you; 5:45that ye may be sons of your Father who
is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and
sendeth rain on the just and the unjust. 5:46For if ye love them
that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 5:47And
if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do
not even the Gentiles the same? 5:48Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your
heavenly Father is perfect.
6:1Take heed that ye do not your
righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with
your Father who is in heaven. 6:2When therefore thou doest alms, sound
not 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 received their reward. 6:3But when thou doest alms, let not thy
left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 6:4that thine alms may be
in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
6:5And when ye pray, ye shall not be as
the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in
the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say
unto you, They have received their reward. 6:6But thou, when thou
prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to
thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall
recompense thee. 6:7And in praying use not vain
repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard
for their much speaking. 6:8Be not therefore like unto them: for
your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. 6:9After
this manner therefore pray ye. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be
thy name. 6:10Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as
in heaven, so on earth. 6:11Give us this day our daily bread. 6:12And
forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 6:13And
bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. 6:14For
if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive
you. 6:15But if ye forgive not men their
trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
6:16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the
hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that
they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received
their reward. 6:17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint
thy head, and wash thy face; 6:18that thou be not seen of men to fast,
but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret,
shall recompense thee.
6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures
upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break
through and steal: 6:20but lay up for yourselves treasures in
heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not
break through nor steal: 6:21for where thy treasure is, there will
thy heart be also. 6:22The lamp of the body is the eye: if
therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 6:23But
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 the
darkness! 6:24No man can serve two masters; for
either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to
one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 6:25Therefore I say unto you, be not
anxious 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 the food,
and the body than the raiment? 6:26Behold the birds of the heaven, that
they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your
heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value then they? 6:27And
which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his
life? 6:28And why are ye anxious concerning
raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not,
neither do they spin: 6:29yet I say unto you, that even Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 6:30But if God doth 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? 6:31Be not therefore anxious, saying, What
shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be
clothed? 6:32For after all these things do the
Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all
these things. 6:33But seek ye first his kingdom, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 6:34Be
not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for
itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
7:1Judge not, that ye be not judged. 7:2For
with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye
mete, it shall be measured unto you. 7:3And why beholdest thou the mote that is
in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own
eye? 7:4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother,
Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine
own eye? 7:5Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam
out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote
out of thy brother's eye.
7:6Give not that which is holy unto the
dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample
them under their feet, and turn and rend you.
7:7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek,
and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 7:8for
every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him
that knocketh it shall be opened. 7:9Or what man is there of you, who, if
his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone; 7:10or
if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? 7:11If ye then, being
evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall
your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? 7:12All
things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so
do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.
7:13Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for
wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and
many are they that enter in thereby. 7:14For narrow is the gate, and straitened
the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.
7:15Beware of false prophets, who come to
you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. 7:16By
their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or
figs of thistles? 7:17Even so every good tree bringeth forth
good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 7:18A
good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring
forth good fruit. 7:19Every tree that bringeth not forth
good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 7:20Therefore by their
fruits ye shall know them. 7:21Not every one that saith unto me,
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the
will of my Father who is in heaven. 7:22Many will say to me in that day, Lord,
Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons,
and by thy name do many mighty works? 7:23And then will I
profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
7:24Every one therefore that heareth these
words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built
his house upon the rock: 7:25and the rain descended, and the floods
came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for
it was founded upon the rock. 7:26And every one that heareth these words
of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who
built his house upon the sand: 7:27and the rain descended, and the floods
came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and
great was the fall thereof.
7:28And it came to pass, when Jesus had
finished these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching: 7:29for
he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
8:1And when he was come down from the
mountain, great multitudes followed him. 8:2And behold, there came
to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst
make me clean. 8:3And he stretched forth his hand, and
touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his
leprosy was cleansed. 8:4And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell
no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses
commanded, for a testimony unto them.
8:5And when he was entered into Capernaum,
there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 8:6and saying, Lord, my
servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 8:7And
he saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8:8And the centurion
answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my
roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed. 8:9For I
also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to
this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my
servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 8:10And 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. 8:11And I say unto you, that many shall
come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and
Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: 8:12but the sons of the
kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the
weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 8:13And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go
thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the
servant was healed in that hour.
8:14And when Jesus was come into Peter's
house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever. 8:15And
he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered
unto him. 8:16And when even was come, they brought
unto him many possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with a
word, and healed all that were sick: 8:17that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: Himself took our infirmities,
and bare our diseases.
8:18Now when Jesus saw great multitudes
about him, he gave commandments to depart unto the other side. 8:19And
there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee
whithersoever thou goest. 8:20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes
have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of
man hath not where to lay his head. 8:21And another of the disciples said unto
him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 8:22But Jesus saith unto
him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
8:23And when he was entered into a boat,
his disciples followed him. 8:24And behold, there arose a great
tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but
he was asleep. 8:25And they came to him, and awoke him,
saying, Save, Lord; we perish. 8:26And 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. 8:27And the men marvelled, saying, What
manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
8:28And when he was come to the other side
into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with
demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man
could pass by that way. 8:29And behold, they cried out, saying,
What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to
torment us before the time? 8:30Now there was afar off from them a
herd of many swine feeding. 8:31And the demons besought him, saying,
If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine. 8:32And
he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and
behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in
the waters. 8:33And they that fed them fled, and went
away into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to them
that were possessed with demons. 8:34And behold, all the city came out to
meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would
depart from their borders.
9:1And he entered into a boat, and crossed
over, and came into his own city. 9:2And 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 are forgiven. 9:3And
behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man
blasphemeth. 9:4And Jesus knowing their thoughts said,
Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? 9:5For which is easier, to
say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk? 9:6But
that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive
sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up thy bed,
and go up unto thy house. 9:7And he arose, and departed to his
house. 9:8But when the multitudes saw it, they
were afraid, and glorified God, who had given such authority unto men.
9:9And as Jesus passed by from thence, he
saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto
him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
9:10And it came to pass, as he sat at meat
in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with
Jesus and his disciples. 9:11And when the Pharisees saw it, they
said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and
sinners? 9:12But when he heard it, he said, They
that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. 9:13But
go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not
sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
9:14Then come to him the disciples of
John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast
not? 9:15And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons
of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the
days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and
then will they fast. 9:16And no man putteth a piece of
undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up
taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made. 9:17Neither do men
put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is
spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh
wine-skins, and both are preserved.
9:18While he spake these things unto them,
behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is
even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. 9:19And
Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. 9:20And
behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him,
and touched the border of his garment: 9:21for she said within
herself, If I do but touch his garment, I shall be made whole. 9:22But
Jesus turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith
hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. 9:23And
when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute-players, and the
crowd making a tumult, 9:24he said, Give place: for the damsel is
not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. 9:25But
when the crowd was put forth, he entered in, and took her by the hand; and
the damsel arose. 9:26And the fame hereof went forth into
all that land.
9:27And as Jesus passed by from thence,
two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou
son of David. 9:28And 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 say unto him, Yea, Lord. 9:29Then touched he their
eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you. 9:30And
their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that
no man know it. 9:31But they went forth, and spread abroad
his fame in all that land.
9:32And as they went forth, behold, there
was brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon. 9:33And
when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spake: and the multitudes
marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. 9:34But the Pharisees
said, By the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.
9:35And Jesus went about all the cities
and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel
of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of
sickness. 9:36But when he saw the multitudes, he was
moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and
scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd. 9:37Then saith he unto his
disciples, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few. 9:38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the
harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.
10:1And he called unto him his twelve
disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out,
and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.
10:2Now 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; 10:3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and
Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 10:4Simon the Cananaean, and Judas
Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
10:5These twelve Jesus sent forth, and
charged them, saying, Go not into any way of the Gentiles, and
enter not into any city of the Samaritans: 10:6but go rather to the
lost sheep of the house of Israel. 10:7And as ye go, preach, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is at hand. 10:8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse
the lepers, cast out demons: freely ye received, freely give. 10:9Get
you no gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; 10:10no wallet for
your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the
laborer is worthy of his food. 10:11And into whatsoever city or village
ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go
forth. 10:12And as ye enter into the house,
salute it. 10:13And if the house be worthy, let your
peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
10:14And whosoever shall not receive you,
nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake
off the dust of your feet. 10:15Verily I say unto you, It shall be
more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment,
than for that city.
10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in
the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as
doves. 10:17But beware of men: for they will
deliver you up to councils, and in theirs synagogues they will scourge
you; 10:18yea and before governors and kings
shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the
Gentiles. 10:19But when they deliver you up, be not
anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour
what ye shall speak. 10:20For it is not ye that speak, but the
Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. 10:21And brother shall
deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall
rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. 10:22And ye shall be hated of all men for
my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
10:23But when they persecute you in this
city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have
gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
10:24A disciple is not above his teacher,
nor a servant above his lord. 10:25It is enough for the disciple that he
be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the
master of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household! 10:26Fear them not therefore: for there is
nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be
known. 10:27What I tell you in the darkness,
speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the
house-tops. 10:28And be not afraid of them that kill
the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is
able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 10:29Are not two sparrows
sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without
your Father: 10:30but the very hairs of your head are
all numbered. 10:31Fear not therefore: ye are of more
value than many sparrows. 10:32Every one therefore who shall confess
me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
10:33But whosoever shall deny me before
men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
10:34Think not that I came to send peace
on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 10:35For I came 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: 10:36and a man's foes shall be they
of his own household. 10:37He 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. 10:38And he that doth not take his cross
and follow after me, is not worthy of me. 10:39He that findeth his
life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
10:40He that receiveth you receiveth me,
and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 10:41He 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. 10:42And 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.
11:1And it came to pass when Jesus had
finished commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and
preach in their cities. 11:2Now when John heard in the prison the
works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples 11:3and said unto him, Art
thou he that cometh, or look we for another? 11:4And Jesus answered and
said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see: 11:5the
blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and
the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings
preached to them. 11:6And blessed is he, whosoever shall
find no occasion of stumbling in me.
11:7And as these went their way, Jesus
began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into
the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind? 11:8But
what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold,
they that wear soft raiment are in king's houses. 11:9But
wherefore went ye out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much
more than a prophet. 11:10This is he, of whom it is written,
Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
11:11Verily I say unto you, Among them
that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the
Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater
than he. 11:12And from the days of John the Baptist
until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence
take it by force. 11:13For all the prophets and the law
prophesied until John. 11:14And if ye are willing to receive
it, this is Elijah, that is to come. 11:15He that hath ears to
hear, let him hear. 11:16But whereunto shall I liken this
generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call
unto their fellows 11:17and say, We piped unto you, and ye
did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn. 11:18For John came neither
eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon. 11:19The Son of man came
eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a
winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by
her works.
11:20Then began he to upbraid the cities
wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not. 11:21Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto
thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon
which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and
ashes. 11:22But I say unto you, it shall be more
tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. 11:23And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be
exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty
works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have
remained until this day. 11:24But I say unto you that it shall be
more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
11:25At that season Jesus answered and
said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst
hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them
unto babes: 11:26yea, Father, for so it was
well-pleasing in thy sight. 11:27All things have been delivered unto
me of my Father: and no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; neither doth
any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to
reveal him. 11:28Come unto me, all ye that labor and
are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 11:29Take my yoke upon
you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find
rest unto your souls. 11:30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is
light.
12:1At that season Jesus went on the
sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and
began to pluck ears and to eat. 12:2But the Pharisees, when they saw it,
said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do
upon the sabbath. 12:3But he said unto them, Have ye not
read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him; 12:4how
he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not
lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for
the priests? 12:5Or have ye not read in the law, that
on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are
guiltless? 12:6But I say unto you, that one greater
than the temple is here. 12:7But if ye had known what this meaneth,
I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the
guiltless. 12:8For the Son of man is lord of the
sabbath.
12:9And he departed thence, and went into
their synagogue: 12:10and behold, a man having a withered
hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
that they might accuse him. 12:11And he said unto them, What man shall
there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on
the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? 12:12How much then is a man of more value
than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day. 12:13Then saith he to the man, Stretch
forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as
the other. 12:14But the Pharisees went out, and took
counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
12:15And Jesus perceiving it
withdrew from thence: and many followed him; and he healed them all, 12:16and charged them that they should not
make him known: 12:17that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
12:18Behold, 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 declare judgment to the Gentiles.
12:19He shall not strive, nor cry aloud;
Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets.
12:20A bruised reed shall he not break,
And smoking flax shall he not quench,
Till he send forth judgment unto victory.
12:21And in his name shall the Gentiles
hope.
12:22Then was brought unto him one
possessed with a demon, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that
the dumb man spake and saw. 12:23And all the multitudes were amazed,
and said, Can this be the son of David? 12:24But when the
Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by
Beelzebub the prince of the demons. 12:25And knowing their thoughts he said
unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation;
and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: 12:26and if Satan casteth out Satan, he is
divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? 12:27And if I by Beelzebub cast out
demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your
judges. 12:28But if I by the Spirit of God cast
out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. 12:29Or how can one enter into the house
of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the
strong man? and then he will spoil his house. 12:30He that is not with me is against me,
and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. 12:31Therefore I say unto
you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy
against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 12:32And whosoever shall
speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but
whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven
him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come. 12:33Either make the tree good, and its
fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree
is known by its fruit. 12:34Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye,
being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the
mouth speaketh. 12:35The good man out of his good treasure
bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure
bringeth forth evil things. 12:36And I say unto you, that every idle
word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of
judgment. 12:37For by thy words thou shalt be
justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
12:38Then certain of the scribes and
Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we would see a sign from thee. 12:39But he answered and said unto them,
An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no
sign be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet: 12:40for as Jonah was
three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of
man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 12:41The men of Nineveh shall stand up in
the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented
at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. 12:42The queen of the south shall rise up
in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came
from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a
greater than Solomon is here. 12:43But the unclean spirit, when he is
gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and
findeth it not. 12:44Then he saith, I will return into my
house whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept,
and garnished. 12:45Then goeth he, and taketh with
himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and
dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.
Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.
12:46While he was yet speaking to the
multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to
speak to him. 12:47And one said unto him, Behold, thy
mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee. 12:48But he answered and said unto him
that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? 12:49And he stretched forth his hand
towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren! 12:50For whosoever shall do the will of my
Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
13:1On that day went Jesus out of the
house, and sat by the sea side. 13:2And there were gathered unto him great
multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude
stood on the beach. 13:3And he spake to them many things in
parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; 13:4and
as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came
and devoured them: 13:5and others fell upon the rocky places,
where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because
they had no deepness of earth: 13:6and when the sun was risen, they were
scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 13:7And
others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them: 13:8and
others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold,
some sixty, some thirty. 13:9He that hath ears, let him hear.
13:10And the disciples came, and said unto
him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 13:11And he answered and
said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom
of heaven, but to them it is not given. 13:12For whosoever hath,
to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath
not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath. 13:13Therefore speak I to them in
parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither
do they understand. 13:14And unto them is fulfilled the
prophecy of Isaiah, which saith,
By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand;
And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
13:15For this people's heart is waxed
gross,
And their ears are dull of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed;
Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart,
And should turn again,
And I should heal them.
13:16But blessed are your eyes, for they
see; and your ears, for they hear. 13:17For verily I say unto you, that many
prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw
them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not. 13:18Hear then ye the parable of the
sower. 13:19When any one heareth the word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one,
and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that
was sown by the way side. 13:20And he that was sown upon the rocky
places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy
receiveth it; 13:21yet hath he not root in himself, but
endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because
of the word, straightway he stumbleth. 13:22And he that was sown
among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the
world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh
unfruitful. 13:23And he that was sown upon the good
ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily
beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some
thirty.
13:24Another parable set he before them,
saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed
in his field: 13:25but while men slept, his enemy came
and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away. 13:26But when the blade sprang up and
brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 13:27And the servants of
the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed
in thy field? whence then hath it tares? 13:28And he said unto
them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou
then that we go and gather them up? 13:29But he saith, Nay; lest haply while
ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them. 13:30Let both grow together until the
harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather
up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the
wheat into my barn.
13:31Another parable set he before them,
saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which
a man took, and sowed in his field: 13:32which indeed is less than all seeds;
but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree,
so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.
13:33Another 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 it was all leavened.
13:34All these things spake Jesus in
parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto
them: 13:35that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken through the prophet, saying,
I will open my mouth in parables;
I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.
13:36Then he left the multitudes, and went
into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us
the parable of the tares of the field. 13:37And he answered and
said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 13:38and the field is the world; and the
good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons
of the evil one; 13:39and the enemy that sowed them is the
devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are
angels. 13:40As therefore the tares are gathered
up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world. 13:41The Son of man shall send forth his
angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause
stumbling, and them that do iniquity, 13:42and shall cast them
into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of
teeth. 13:43Then shall the righteous shine forth
as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.
13:44The kingdom of heaven is like unto a
treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy
he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
13:45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like
unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls: 13:46and having found one pearl of great
price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
13:47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like
unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: 13:48which, when it was filled, they drew
up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels,
but the bad they cast away. 13:49So shall it be in the end of the
world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the
righteous, 13:50and shall cast them into the furnace
of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
13:51Have ye understood all these things?
They say unto him, Yea. 13:52And he said unto them, Therefore
every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is
like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his
treasure things new and old.
13:53And it came to pass, when Jesus had
finished these parables, he departed thence.
13:54And coming 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? 13:55Is not this the carpenter's son? is
not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and
Simon, and Judas? 13:56And his sisters, are they not all
with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? 13:57And they were offended in him. But
Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own
country, and in his own house. 13:58And he did not many mighty works
there because of their unbelief.
14:1At that season Herod the tetrarch
heard the report concerning Jesus, 14:2and said unto his servants, This is
John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers
work in him. 14:3For Herod had laid hold on John, and
bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother
Philip's wife. 14:4For John said unto him, It is not
lawful for thee to have her. 14:5And when he would have put him to
death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. 14:6But
when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst,
and pleased Herod. 14:7Whereupon he promised with an oath to
give her whatsoever she should ask. 14:8And she, being put forward by her
mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist. 14:9And
the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat
at meat with him, he commanded it to be given; 14:10and he sent and
beheaded John in the prison. 14:11And his head was brought on a
platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. 14:12And his disciples came, and took up
the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.
14:13Now when Jesus heard it, he
withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the
multitudes heard thereof, they followed him on foot from the
cities. 14:14And he came forth, and saw a great
multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick. 14:15And when even was come, the disciples
came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past;
send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy
themselves food. 14:16But Jesus said unto them, They have
no need to go away; give ye them to eat. 14:17And they say unto
him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 14:18And he said, Bring
them hither to me. 14:19And he commanded the multitudes to
sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes,
and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the
disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. 14:20And they all ate, and
were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken
pieces, twelve baskets full. 14:21And they that did eat were about five
thousand men, besides women and children.
14:22And straightway he constrained the
disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other
side, till he should send the multitudes away. 14:23And after he had sent
the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when
even was come, he was there alone. 14:24But the boat was now in the midst of
the sea, distressed by the waves; for the wind was contrary. 14:25And in the fourth watch of the night
he came unto them, walking upon the sea. 14:26And when the
disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a
ghost; and they cried out for fear. 14:27But straightway Jesus spake unto
them, saying Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 14:28And Peter answered him and said,
Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto the upon the waters. 14:29And he said, Come. And Peter went
down from the boat, and walked upon the waters to come to Jesus. 14:30But when he saw the wind, he was
afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me. 14:31And immediately Jesus stretched forth
his hand, and took hold of him, and saith unto him, O thou of little
faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 14:32And when they were gone up into the
boat, the wind ceased. 14:33And they that were in the boat
worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
14:34And when they had crossed over, they
came to the land, unto Gennesaret. 14:35And when the men of that place knew
him, they sent into all that region round about, and brought unto him all
that were sick, 14:36and they besought him that they might
only touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made
whole.
15:1Then there come to Jesus from
Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying, 15:2Why do thy disciples
transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when
they eat bread. 15:3And he answered and said unto them,
Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your
tradition? 15:4For God said, Honor thy father and thy
mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the
death. 15:5But ye say, whosoever shall say to his
father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by
me is given to God; 15:6he shall not honor his father. And ye
have made void the word of God because of your tradition. 15:7Ye
hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
15:8This people honoreth me with their
lips;
But their heart is far from me.
15:9But in vain do they worship me,
Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.
15:10And he called to him the multitude,
and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 15:11Not that which
entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of
the mouth, this defileth the man. 15:12Then came the disciples, and said
unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard
this saying? 15:13But he answered and said, Every plant
which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up. 15:14Let them alone: they are blind
guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit. 15:15And Peter answered and said unto him,
Declare unto us the parable. 15:16And he said, Are ye also even yet
without understanding? 15:17Perceive ye not, that whatsoever
goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the
draught? 15:18But the things which proceed out of
the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. 15:19For out of the heart come forth evil
thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness,
railings: 15:20these are the things which defile the
man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.
15:21And Jesus went out thence, and
withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon. 15:22And behold, a
Canaanitish woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have
mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed
with a demon. 15:23But he answered her not a word. And
his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth
after us. 15:24But he answered and said, I was not
sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 15:25But she came and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, help me. 15:26And he answered and said, It is not
meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. 15:27But she said, Yea, Lord: for even the
dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 15:28Then Jesus answered and said unto
her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt.
And her daughter was healed from that hour.
15:29And Jesus departed thence, and came
nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat
there. 15:30And there came unto him great
multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many
others, and they cast them down at this feet; and he healed them: 15:31insomuch that the multitude wondered,
when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and lame walking, and
the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.
15:32And Jesus called unto him his
disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they
continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not
send them away fasting, lest haply they faint on the way. 15:33And the disciples say unto him,
Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great
a multitude? 15:34And Jesus said unto them, How many
loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. 15:35And he commanded the multitude to sit
down on the ground; 15:36and he took the seven loaves and the
fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the
disciples to the multitudes. 15:37And they all ate, and were filled:
and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven
baskets full. 15:38And they that did eat were four
thousand men, besides women and children. 15:39And he sent away the
multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of
Magadan.
16:1And the Pharisees and Sadducees came,
and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 16:2But
he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will
be fair weather: for the heaven is red. 16:3And in the morning,
It will be foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowering.
Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot
discern the signs of the times. 16:4An evil and adulterous
generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it,
but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.
16:5And the disciples came to the other
side and forgot to take bread. 16:6And Jesus said unto them, Take heed
and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 16:7And
they reasoned among themselves, saying, We took no bread. 16:8And
Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among
yourselves, because ye have no bread? 16:9Do ye not yet
perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how
many baskets ye took up? 16:10Neither the seven loaves of the four
thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 16:11How is it that ye do
not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 16:12Then understood they
that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching
of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
16:13Now when Jesus came into the parts of
Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the
Son of man is? 16:14And they said, Some say John
the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
16:15He saith unto them, But who say ye
that I am? 16:16And Simon Peter answered and said,
Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 16:17And Jesus answered
and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jonah: for flesh and blood
hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven. 16:18And I also say unto thee, that thou
art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of
Hades shall not prevail against it. 16:19I 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. 16:20Then charged he the disciples that
they should tell no man that he was the Christ.
16:21From that time began Jesus to show
unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things
of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third
day be raised up. 16:22And Peter took him, and began to
rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall never be unto
thee. 16:23But he turned, and said unto Peter,
Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumbling-block unto me: for thou
mindest not the things of God, but the things of men. 16:24Then said Jesus unto his disciples,
If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow me. 16:25For whosoever would save his life
shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find
it. 16:26For what shall a man be profited, if
he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man
give in exchange for his life? 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the
glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every
man according to his deeds. 16:28Verily I say unto you, there are some
of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they
see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
17:1And after six days Jesus taketh with
him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a
high mountain apart: 17:2and he was transfigured before them;
and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the
light. 17:3And behold, there appeared unto them
Moses and Elijah talking with him. 17:4And Peter answered, and said unto
Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, I will make here
three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 17:5While he was yet speaking, behold, a
bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud,
saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. 17:6And
when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore
afraid. 17:7And Jesus came and touched them and
said, Arise, and be not afraid. 17:8And lifting up their eyes, they saw no
one, save Jesus only.
17:9And as they were coming down from the
mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until
the Son of man be risen from the dead. 17:10And his disciples
asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
17:11And he answered and said, Elijah
indeed cometh, and shall restore all things: 17:12but I say unto you,
that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him
whatsoever they would. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them.
17:13Then understood the disciples that he
spake unto them of John the Baptist.
17:14And when they were come to the
multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling to him, saying, 17:15Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is
epileptic, and suffereth grievously; for oft-times he falleth into the
fire, and off-times into the water. 17:16And I brought him to thy disciples,
and they could not cure him. 17:17And Jesus answered and said, O
faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long
shall I bear with you? bring him hither to me. 17:18And Jesus rebuked
him; and the demon went out of him: and the boy was cured from that hour.
17:19Then came the disciples to Jesus
apart, and said, Why could not we cast it out? 17:20And he saith unto
them, Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye have
faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove
hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be
impossible unto you. 17:21But this kind goeth not out save
by prayer and fasting.
17:22And while they abode in Galilee,
Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands
of men; 17:23and they shall kill him, and the
third day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding sorry.
17:24And when they were come to Capernaum,
they that received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your
teacher pay the half-shekel? 17:25He saith, Yea. And when he came into
the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon?
the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from
their sons, or from strangers? 17:26And when he said, From strangers,
Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free. 17:27But, lest we cause
them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish
that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find
a shekel: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
18:1In that hour came the disciples unto
Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 18:2And
he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them, 18:3and
said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little
children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. 18:4Whosoever therefore shall humble
himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of
heaven. 18:5And whoso shall receive one such
little child in my name receiveth me: 18:6But whoso shall cause
one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it is profitable
for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and
that he should be sunk in the depth of the sea.
18:7Woe unto the world because of
occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but
woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh! 18:8And if thy hand or thy
foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is
good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two
hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. 18:9And if thine eye
causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good
for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to
be cast into the hell of fire. 18:10See 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 who is in heaven. 18:11For the Son of man
came to save that which was lost. 18:12How think ye? if any
man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not
leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which
goeth astray? 18:13And if so be that he find it, verily
I say unto you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety and nine
which have not gone astray. 18:14Even so it is not the will of your
Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
18:15And if thy brother sin against thee,
go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou
hast gained thy brother. 18:16But if he hear thee not, take
with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three
every word may be established. 18:17And if he refuse to hear them, tell
it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be
unto thee as the Gentile and the publican. 18:18Verily I say unto
you, what things soever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven;
and what things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
18:19Again I say unto you, that if two of
you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it
shall be done for them of my Father who is in heaven. 18:20For where two or three are gathered
together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
18:21Then came Peter and said to him,
Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until
seven times? 18:22Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto
thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven. 18:23Therefore is the kingdom of heaven
likened unto a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants.
18:24And when he had begun to reckon, one
was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents. 18:25But forasmuch as he had not
wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife,
and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 18:26The servant therefore fell down and
worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee
all. 18:27And the lord of that servant, being
moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. 18:28But that servant went out, and found
one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred shillings: and he laid
hold on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay what thou
owest. 18:29So his fellow-servant fell down and
besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee. 18:30And he would not: but went and cast
him into prison, till he should pay that which was due. 18:31So when his fellow-servants saw what
was done, they were exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord all
that was done. 18:32Then his lord called him unto him,
and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt,
because thou besoughtest me: 18:33shouldest not thou also have had
mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee? 18:34And his lord was wroth, and delivered
him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due. 18:35So shall also my heavenly Father do
unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.
19:1And it came to pass when Jesus had
finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders
of Judaea beyond the Jordan; 19:2and great multitudes followed him; and
he healed them there.
19:3And there came unto him Pharisees,
trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife
for every cause? 19:4And he answered and said, Have ye not
read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and
female, 19:5and said, For this cause shall a man
leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two
shall become one flesh? 19:6So that they are no more two, but one
flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
19:7They say unto him, Why then did Moses
command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away? 19:8He
saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away
your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so. 19:9And
I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication,
and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her
when she is put away committeth adultery. 19:10The disciples say
unto him, If the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient
to marry. 19:11But he said unto them, Not all men
can receive this saying, but they to whom it is given. 19:12For there are eunuchs, that were so
born from their mother's womb: and there are eunuchs, that were made
eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, that made themselves eunuchs for
the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him
receive it.
19:13Then were there brought unto him
little children, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the
disciples rebuked them. 19:14But Jesus said, Suffer the little
children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for to such belongeth the
kingdom of heaven. 19:15And he laid his hands on them, and
departed thence.
19:16And behold, one came to him and said,
Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 19:17And he said unto him, Why askest thou
me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou
wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments. 19:18He saith unto him,
Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit
adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 19:19Honor thy father and mother; and,
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 19:20The young man saith
unto him, All these things have I observed: what lack I yet? 19:21Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest
be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou
shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 19:22But when the young
man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful; for he was one that had
great possessions.
19:23And Jesus said unto his disciples,
Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom
of heaven. 19:24And again I say unto you, It is
easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to
enter into the kingdom of God. 19:25And when the disciples heard it, they
were astonished exceedingly, saying, Who then can be saved? 19:26And Jesus looking upon them
said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are
possible. 19:27Then answered Peter and said unto
him, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee; what then shall we have? 19:28And Jesus said unto them, Verily I
say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the
Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon
twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 19:29And every one that hath left houses,
or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for
my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal
life. 19:30But many shall be last that
are first; and first that are last.
20:1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto
a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire
laborers into his vineyard. 20:2And when he had agreed with the
laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 20:3And
he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the
marketplace idle; 20:4and to them he said, Go ye also into
the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their
way. 20:5Again he went out about the sixth and
the ninth hour, and did likewise. 20:6And about the eleventh hour he
went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye
here all the day idle? 20:7They say unto him, Because no man hath
hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard. 20:8And
when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call
the laborers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the
first. 20:9And when they came that were
hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling. 20:10And when the first came, they
supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every
man a shilling. 20:11And when they received it, they
murmured against the householder, 20:12saying, These last have spent
but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne
the burden of the day and the scorching heat. 20:13But he answered and
said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with
me for a shilling? 20:14Take up that which is thine, and go
thy way; it is my will to give unto this last, even as unto thee. 20:15Is it not lawful for me to do what I
will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good? 20:16So the last shall be first, and the
first last.
20:17And as Jesus was going up to
Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples apart, and on the way he said unto
them, 20:18Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and
the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and scribes; and
they shall condemn him to death, 20:19and shall deliver him unto the
Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify: and the third day he
shall be raised up.
20:20Then came to him the mother of the
sons of Zebedee with her sons, worshipping him, and asking a
certain thing of him. 20:21And he said unto her, What wouldest
thou? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on
thy right hand, and one on thy left hand, in thy kingdom. 20:22But Jesus answered and said, Ye know
not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?
They say unto him, We are able. 20:23He saith unto them, My cup indeed ye
shall drink: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is
not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared
of my Father. 20:24And when the ten heard it, they were
moved with indignation concerning the two brethren. 20:25But Jesus called them
unto him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over
them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 20:26Not so shall it be among you: but
whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister; 20:27and whosoever would be first among
you shall be your servant: 20:28even as the Son of man came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
20:29And as they went out from Jericho, a
great multitude followed him. 20:30And behold, two blind men sitting by
the way side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out,
saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David. 20:31And the multitude
rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried out the
more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David. 20:32And Jesus stood still, and called
them, and said, What will ye that I should do unto you? 20:33They say unto him, Lord, that our
eyes may be opened. 20:34And Jesus, being moved with
compassion, touched their eyes; and straightway they received their sight,
and followed him.
21:1And when they drew nigh unto
Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus
sent two disciples, 21:2saying unto them, Go into the village
that is over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a
colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. 21:3And
if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them;
and straightway he will send them. 21:4Now this is come to pass, that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
21:5Tell ye the daughter of Zion,
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee,
Meek, and riding upon an ass,
And upon a colt the foal of an ass.
21:6And the disciples went, and did even
as Jesus appointed them, 21:7and brought the ass, and the colt, and
put on them their garments; and he sat thereon. 21:8And the most part of
the multitude spread their garments in the way; and others cut branches
from the trees, and spread them in the way. 21:9And the multitudes
that went before him, 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. 21:10And when he was come into Jerusalem,
all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this? 21:11And the multitudes
said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.
21:12And Jesus entered into the temple of
God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and
overthrew the tables of he money-changers, and the seats of them that sold
the doves; 21:13and he saith unto them, It is
written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den
of robbers. 21:14And the blind and the lame came to
him in the temple; and he healed them. 21:15But when the chief
priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the
children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of
David; they were moved with indignation, 21:16and said unto him,
Hearest thou what these are saying? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea: did ye
never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou has perfected
praise? 21:17And he left them, and went forth out
of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
21:18Now in the morning as he returned to
the city, he hungered. 21:19And seeing a fig tree by the way
side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he
saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And
immediately the fig tree withered away. 21:20And when the
disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately
wither away? 21:21And Jesus answered and said unto
them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not
only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this
mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be done. 21:22And all things, whatsoever ye shall
ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
21:23And 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? 21:24And Jesus answered and said unto
them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise
will tell you by what authority I do these things. 21:25The baptism of John,
whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves,
saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye
not believe him? 21:26But if we shall say, From men; we
fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet. 21:27And they answered
Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you
by what authority I do these things. 21:28But what think ye? A
man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day
in the vineyard. 21:29And he answered and said, I will not:
but afterward he repented himself, and went. 21:30And he came to the
second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and
went not. 21:31Which of the two did the will of his
father? They say, 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.
21:32For 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 saw it, did not even repent yourselves
afterward, that ye might believe him.
21:33Hear another parable: There was a man
that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it,
and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to
husbandmen, and went into another country. 21:34And when the season
of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to
receive his fruits. 21:35And the husbandmen took his servants,
and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. 21:36Again, he sent other servants more
than the first: and they did unto them in like manner. 21:37But afterward he sent unto them his
son, saying, They will reverence my son. 21:38But the husbandmen,
when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let
us kill him, and take his inheritance. 21:39And they took him,
and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. 21:40When therefore the lord of the
vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 21:41They say unto him, He will miserably
destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other
husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons. 21:42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never
read in the scriptures,
The stone which the builders rejected,
The same was made the head of the corner;
This was from the Lord,
And it is marvelous in our eyes?
21:43Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom
of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation
bringing forth the fruits thereof. 21:44And he that falleth on this stone
shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will
scatter him as dust. 21:45And when the chief priests and the
Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. 21:46And when they sought to lay hold on
him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.
22:1And Jesus answered and spake again in
parables unto them, saying, 22:2The kingdom of heaven is likened unto
a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son, 22:3and
sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage
feast: and they would not come. 22:4Again he sent forth other servants,
saying, Tell them that are bidden, Behold, I have made ready my dinner; my
oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come to the
marriage feast. 22:5But they made light of it, and went
their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise; 22:6and
the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and
killed them. 22:7But the king was wroth; and he sent
his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. 22:8Then saith he to his servants, The
wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy. 22:9Go
ye therefore unto the partings of the highways, and as many as ye shall
find, bid to the marriage feast. 22:10And those servants went out into the
highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and
good: and the wedding was filled with guests. 22:11But when the king
came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a
wedding-garment: 22:12and he saith unto him, Friend, how
camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.
22:13Then the king said to the servants,
Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there
shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 22:14For many are called,
but few chosen.
22:15Then went the Pharisees, and took
counsel how they might ensnare him in his talk. 22:16And they send to him their disciples,
with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and
teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one: for thou
regardest not the person of men. 22:17Tell us therefore, What thinkest
thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? 22:18But Jesus perceived their wickedness,
and said, Why make ye trial of me, ye hypocrites? 22:19Show me the tribute
money. And they brought unto him a denarius. 22:20And he saith unto
them, Whose is this image and superscription? 22:21They say unto him,
Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things
that are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. 22:22And when they heard it, they
marvelled, and left him, and went away.
22:23On that day there came to him
Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked
him, 22:24saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man
die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up
seed unto his brother. 22:25Now there were with us seven
brethren: and the first married and deceased, and having no seed left his
wife unto his brother; 22:26in like manner the second also, and
the third, unto the seventh. 22:27And after them all, the woman died.
22:28In the resurrection therefore whose
wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. 22:29But Jesus answered and said unto
them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. 22:30For in the resurrection they neither
marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven. 22:31But as touching the resurrection of
the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
22:32I 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. 22:33And when the multitudes heard it,
they were astonished at his teaching.
22:34But the Pharisees, when they heard
that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together. 22:35And one of them, a lawyer, asked him
a question, trying him: 22:36Teacher, which is the great
commandment in the law? 22:37And he said unto him, Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all
thy mind. 22:38This is the great and first
commandment. 22:39And a second like unto it is
this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 22:40On these two
commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.
22:41Now while the Pharisees were gathered
together, Jesus asked them a question, 22:42saying, What think ye
of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of
David. 22:43He saith unto them, How then doth
David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
22:44The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand,
Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet?
22:45If David then calleth him Lord, how
is he his son? 22:46And no one was able to answer him a
word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
23:1Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and
to his disciples, 23:2saying, The scribes and the Pharisees
sit on Moses seat: 23:3all things therefore whatsoever they
bid you, these do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for
they say, and do not. 23:4Yea, they bind heavy burdens and
grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves
will not move them with their finger. 23:5But all their works
they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and
enlarge the borders of their garments, 23:6and love the chief
place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, 23:7and
the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi. 23:8But
be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren.
23:9And call no man your father on the
earth: for one is your Father, even he who is in heaven. 23:10Neither be ye called masters: for one
is your master, even the Christ. 23:11But he that is
greatest among you shall be your servant. 23:12And whosoever shall
exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall
be exalted.
23:13But woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men:
for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering
in to enter. 23:14Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, even while for a pretence ye
make long prayers: therefore ye shall receive greater condemnation.
23:15Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he
is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.
23:16Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that
say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever
shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. 23:17Ye fools and blind: for which is
greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold? 23:18And, Whosoever shall swear by the
altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon
it, he is a debtor. 23:19Ye blind: for which is greater, the
gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? 23:20He therefore that
sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 23:21And he that sweareth by the temple,
sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 23:22And he that sweareth
by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth
thereon.
23:23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone
the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these
ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone. 23:24Ye blind guides, that strain out the
gnat, and swallow the camel!
23:25Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but
within they are full from extortion and excess. 23:26Thou blind Pharisee,
cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside
thereof may become clean also.
23:27Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear
beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all
uncleanness. 23:28Even so ye also outwardly appear
righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
23:29Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the
tombs of the righteous, 23:30and say, If we had been in the days
of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood
of the prophets. 23:31Wherefore ye witness to yourselves,
that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets. 23:32Fill ye up then the
measure of your fathers. 23:33Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers,
how shall ye escape the judgment of hell? 23:34Therefore, behold, I
send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye
kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues,
and persecute from city to city: 23:35that upon you may come all the
righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous
unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the
sanctuary and the altar. 23:36Verily I say unto you, All these
things shall come upon this generation.
23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth
the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I
have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens
under her wings, and ye would not! 23:38Behold, your house is left unto you
desolate. 23:39For 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.
24:1And Jesus went out from the temple,
and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to show him the
buildings of the temple. 24:2But he answered and 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.
24:3And as he sat on 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? 24:4And Jesus answered and said unto them,
Take heed that no man lead you astray. 24:5For many shall come in
my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall lead many astray. 24:6And
ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled: for
these things must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet. 24:7For
nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there
shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places. 24:8But all these things
are the beginning of travail. 24:9Then shall they deliver you up unto
tribulation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations
for my name's sake. 24:10And then shall many stumble, and
shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another. 24:11And many false prophets shall arise,
and shall lead many astray. 24:12And because iniquity shall be
multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold. 24:13But he that endureth
to the end, the same shall be saved. 24:14And this gospel of
the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all
the nations; and then shall the end come.
24:15When therefore ye see the abomination
of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in
the holy place (let him that readeth understand), 24:16then let them that
are in Judaea flee unto the mountains: 24:17let him that is on
the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house: 24:18and let him that is in the field not
return back to take his cloak. 24:19But woe unto them that are with child
and to them that give suck in those days! 24:20And pray ye that your
flight be not in the winter, neither on a sabbath: 24:21for then shall be
great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world
until now, no, nor ever shall be. 24:22And except those days had been
shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those
days shall be shortened. 24:23Then if any man shall say unto you,
Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe it not. 24:24For there shall arise false Christs,
and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead
astray, if possible, even the elect. 24:25Behold, I have told
you beforehand. 24:26If therefore they shall say unto you,
Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner
chambers; believe it not. 24:27For as the lightning cometh forth
from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of
the Son of man. 24:28Wheresoever the carcase is, there
will the eagles be gathered together.
24:29But immediately after the tribulation
of those days the sun shall 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: 24:30and 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 on the clouds of heaven with
power and great glory. 24:31And he shall send forth 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.
24:32Now from the fig tree learn her
parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its
leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh; 24:33even so ye also, when
ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at the
doors. 24:34Verily I say unto you, This
generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished. 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but
my words shall not pass away. 24:36But of that day and hour knoweth no
one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.
24:37And as were the days of Noah,
so shall be the coming of the Son of man. 24:38For as in those days
which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and
giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, 24:39and they knew not until the flood
came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man. 24:40Then shall two man be in the field;
one is taken, and one is left: 24:41two women shall be grinding at
the mill; one is taken, and one is left. 24:42Watch therefore: for
ye know not on what day your Lord cometh. 24:43But know this, that
if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming,
he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken
through. 24:44Therefore be ye also ready; for in an
hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
24:45Who then is the faithful and wise
servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their
food in due season? 24:46Blessed is that servant, whom his
lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 24:47Verily I say unto
you, that he will set him over all that he hath. 24:48But if that evil
servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth; 24:49and shall begin to
beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken; 24:50the lord of that servant shall come
in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, 24:51and shall cut him asunder, and
appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and
the gnashing of teeth.
25:1Then shall the kingdom of heaven be
likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the
bridegroom. 25:2And five of them were foolish, and
five were wise. 25:3For the foolish, when they took their
lamps, took no oil with them: 25:4but the wise took oil in their vessels
with their lamps. 25:5Now while the bridegroom tarried, they
all slumbered and slept. 25:6But at midnight there is a cry,
Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him. 25:7Then all those virgins
arose, and trimmed their lamps. 25:8And the foolish said unto the wise,
Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out. 25:9But the wise answered,
saying, Peradventure there will not be enough for us and you: go ye rather
to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 25:10And while they went
away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with
him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut. 25:11Afterward came also
the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 25:12But he answered and
said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 25:13Watch therefore, for
ye know not the day nor the hour.
25:14For it is as when a
man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered
unto them his goods. 25:15And unto one he gave five talents, to
another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and
he went on his journey. 25:16Straightway he that received the five
talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents. 25:17In like manner he also that
received the two gained other two. 25:18But he that received
the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. 25:19Now after a long time the lord of
those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them. 25:20And he that received the five talents
came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto
me five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents. 25:21His lord said unto him, Well done,
good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I
will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 25:22And he also that received the
two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo,
I have gained other two talents. 25:23His lord said unto him, Well done,
good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I
will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 25:24And he also that had received the one
talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping
where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter; 25:25and I was afraid, and went away and
hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own. 25:26But 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 did not scatter; 25:27thou oughtest
therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should
have received back mine own with interest. 25:28Take ye away
therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten
talents. 25:29For unto every one that hath shall be
given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that
which he hath shall be taken away. 25:30And cast ye out the unprofitable
servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the
gnashing of teeth.
25:31But when the Son of man shall come in
his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of
his glory: 25:32and before him shall be gathered all
the nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as the shepherd
separateth the sheep from the goats; 25:33and he shall set the
sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 25:34Then 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: 25:35for I was hungry, and ye gave me to
eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me
in; 25:36naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick,
and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 25:37Then shall the righteous answer him,
saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave
thee drink? 25:38And when saw we thee a stranger, and
took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 25:39And when saw we thee
sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 25:40And the King shall
answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it
unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.
25:41Then shall he say also unto them on
the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is
prepared for the devil and his angels: 25:42for I was hungry, and
ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink; 25:43I
was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick,
and in prison, and ye visited me not. 25:44Then shall they also
answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or athirst, or a stranger,
or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 25:45Then shall he answer them, saying,
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least,
ye did it not unto me. 25:46And these shall go away into eternal
punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.
26:1And it came to pass, when Jesus had
finished all these words, he said unto his disciples, 26:2Ye
know that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of man is
delivered up to be crucified. 26:3Then were gathered together the chief
priests, and the elders of the people, unto the court of the high priest,
who was called Caiaphas; 26:4and they took counsel together that
they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him. 26:5But they said, Not
during the feast, lest a tumult arise among people.
26:6Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the
house of Simon the leper, 26:7there came unto him a woman having an
alabaster cruse of exceeding precious ointment, and she poured it upon his
head, as he sat at meat. 26:8But when the disciples saw it, they
had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? 26:9For
this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
26:10But Jesus perceiving it said unto
them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
26:11For ye have the poor always with you;
but me ye have not always. 26:12For in that she poured this ointment
upon my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. 26:13Verily I say unto
you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that
also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
26:14Then one of the twelve, who was
called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, 26:15and said, What are ye
willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto
him thirty pieces of silver. 26:16And from that time he sought
opportunity to deliver him unto them.
26:17Now on the first day of
unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that
we make ready for thee to eat the passover? 26:18And he said, Go into
the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Teacher saith, My time is at
hand; I keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. 26:19And the disciples did as Jesus
appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
26:20Now when even was come, he was
sitting at meat with the twelve disciples; 26:21and as they were
eating, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
26:22And they were exceeding sorrowful,
and began to say unto him every one, Is it I, Lord? 26:23And he answered and
said, He that dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray
me. 26:24The Son of man goeth, even as it is
written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is
betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born. 26:25And Judas, who betrayed him, answered
and said, Is it I, Rabbi? He saith unto him, Thou hast said.
26:26And as they were eating, Jesus took
bread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said,
Take, eat; this is my body. 26:27And he took a cup, and gave thanks,
and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 26:28for this is my blood
of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins. 26:29But I say unto you, I shall not drink
henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new
with you in my Father's kingdom.
26:30And when they had sung a hymn, they
went out unto the mount of Olives.
26:31Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye
shall be offended in me this night: for it is written, I will smite the
shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. 26:32But after I am raised up, I will go
before you into Galilee. 26:33But Peter answered and said unto him,
If all shall be offended in thee, I will never be offended. 26:34Jesus said unto him, Verily I say
unto thee, that this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me
thrice. 26:35Peter saith unto him, Even if I must
die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the
disciples.
26:36Then cometh Jesus with them unto a
place called Gethsemane, and saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, while
I go yonder and pray. 26:37And he took with him Peter and the
two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and sore troubled. 26:38Then saith he unto them, My soul is
exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: abide ye here, and watch with me. 26:39And he went forward a little, and
fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let
this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.
26:40And he cometh unto the disciples, and
findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with
me one hour? 26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not
into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 26:42Again a second time he went away, and
prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it,
thy will be done. 26:43And he came again and found them
sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 26:44And he left them
again, and went away, and prayed a third time, saying again the same
words. 26:45Then cometh he to the 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. 26:46Arise, let us be going: behold, he is
at hand that betrayeth me.
26:47And while he yet spake, lo, Judas,
one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and
staves, from the chief priest and elders of the people. 26:48Now he that betrayed him gave them a
sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him. 26:49And straightway he came to Jesus, and
said, Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him. 26:50And Jesus said unto him, Friend,
do that for which thou art come. Then they came and laid hands on
Jesus, and took him. 26:51And behold, one of them that were
with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and smote the
servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear. 26:52Then saith Jesus unto
him, Put up again thy sword into its place: for all they that take the
sword shall perish with the sword. 26:53Or thinkest thou that I cannot
beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions
of angels? 26:54How then should the scriptures be
fulfilled that thus it must be? 26:55In that hour said Jesus to the
multitudes, Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and staves to
seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and ye took me not. 26:56But all this is come to pass, that
the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples
left him, and fled.
26:57And they that had taken Jesus led him
away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes
and the elders were gathered together. 26:58But Peter followed
him afar off, unto the court of the high priest, and entered in, and sat
with the officers, to see the end. 26:59Now the chief priests and the whole
council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to
death; 26:60and they found it not, though many
false witnesses came. But afterward came two, 26:61and said, This man
said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three
days. 26:62And the high priest stood up, and
said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness
against thee? 26:63But Jesus held his peace. And the
high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell
us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God. 26:64Jesus said unto him,
Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Henceforth ye shall see the
Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of
heaven. 26:65Then the high priest rent his
garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of
witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy: 26:66what think ye? They
answered and said, He is worthy of death. 26:67Then did they spit in
his face and buffet him: and some smote him with the palms of their hands,
26:68saying, Prophesy unto us, thou
Christ: who is he that struck thee?
26:69Now Peter was sitting without in the
court: and a maid came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus the
Galilaean. 26:70But he denied before them all,
saying, I know not what thou sayest. 26:71And when he was gone
out into the porch, another maid saw him, and saith unto them that
were there, This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth. 26:72And again he denied with an oath, I
know not the man. 26:73And after a little while they that
stood by came and said to Peter, Of a truth thou also art one of
them; for thy speech maketh thee known. 26:74Then began he to
curse and to swear, I know not the man. And straightway the cock crew. 26:75And Peter remembered the word which
Jesus had said, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he
went out, and wept bitterly.
27:1Now when morning was come, all the
chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to
put him to death: 27:2and they bound him, and led him away,
and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.
27:3Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he
saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty
pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 27:4saying, I have sinned
in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see
thou to it. 27:5And he cast down the pieces of silver
into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and hanged himself. 27:6And
the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to
put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood. 27:7And
they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury
strangers in. 27:8Wherefore that field was called, the
field of blood, unto this day. 27:9Then was fulfilled that which was
spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty
pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom certain of
the children of Israel did price; 27:10and they gave them for the potter's
field, as the Lord appointed me.
27:11Now 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. 27:12And when he was accused by the chief
priests and elders, he answered nothing. 27:13Then saith Pilate
unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 27:14And he gave him no answer, not even
to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. 27:15Now at the feast the governor was
wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would. 27:16And they had then a notable prisoner,
called Barabbas. 27:17When therefore they were gathered
together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you?
Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ? 27:18For he knew that for
envy they had delivered him up. 27:19And while he was sitting on the
judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do
with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things this day in a
dream because of him. 27:20Now the chief priests and the elders
persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy
Jesus. 27:21But the governor answered and said
unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they
said, Barabbas. 27:22Pilate saith unto them, What then
shall I do unto Jesus who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be
crucified. 27:23And he said, Why, what evil hath he
done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, Let him be crucified. 27:24So when Pilate saw that he prevailed
nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed
his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this
righteous man; see ye to it. 27:25And all the people answered and said,
His blood be on us, and on our children. 27:26Then released he unto
them Barabbas; but Jesus he scourged and delivered to be crucified.
27:27Then the soldiers of the governor
took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered unto him the whole band. 27:28And they stripped him, and put on him
a scarlet robe. 27:29And they platted a crown of thorns
and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled
down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! 27:30And they spat upon him, and took the
reed and smote him on the head. 27:31And when they had mocked him, they
took off from him the robe, and put on him his garments, and led him away
to crucify him.
27:32And as they came out, they found a
man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to go with them,
that he might bear his cross.
27:33And they were come unto a place
called Golgotha, that is to say, The place of a skull, 27:34they gave him wine to drink mingled
with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink. 27:35And when they had crucified him, they
parted his garments among them, casting lots; 27:36and they sat and
watched him there. 27:37And they set up over his head his
accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 27:38Then are there crucified with him two
robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left. 27:39And they that passed
by railed on him, wagging their heads, 27:40and saying, Thou that
destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if
thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross. 27:41In like manner also
the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
27:42He saved others; himself he cannot
save. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and
we will believe on him. 27:43He trusteth on God; let him deliver
him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God. 27:44And the robbers also that were
crucified with him cast upon him the same reproach.
27:45Now from the sixth hour there was
darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. 27:46And about the ninth
hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 27:47And some of them
stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah. 27:48And straightway one of them ran, and
took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave
him to drink. 27:49And the rest said, Let be; let us see
whether Elijah cometh to save him. 27:50And Jesus cried again with a loud
voice, and yielded up his spirit. 27:51And behold, the veil of the temple
was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and
the rocks were rent; 27:52and the tombs were opened; and many
bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised; 27:53and coming forth out of the tombs
after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared unto
many. 27:54Now the centurion, and they that were
with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that
were done, feared exceedingly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. 27:55And many women were there beholding
from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: 27:56among whom was Mary Magdalene, and
Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
27:57And when even was come, there came a
rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus'
disciple: 27:58this man went to Pilate, and asked
for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up. 27:59And Joseph took the body, and wrapped
it in a clean linen cloth, 27:60and 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 tomb, and departed. 27:61And Mary Magdalene was there, and the
other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
27:62Now on the morrow, which is the
day after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were
gathered together unto Pilate, 27:63saying, Sir, we remember that that
deceiver said while he was yet alive, After three days I rise again. 27:64Command therefore that the sepulchre
be made sure until the third day, lest haply his disciples come and steal
him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: and the last
error will be worse than the first. 27:65Pilate said unto them, Ye have a
guard: go, make it as sure as ye can. 27:66So they went, and
made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, the guard being with them.
28:1Now late on the sabbath day, as it
began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene
and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 28:2And behold, there was
a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and
came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it. 28:3His appearance was as
lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 28:4and for fear of him
the watchers did quake, and became as dead men. 28:5And the angel answered
and said unto the women, Fear not ye; for I know that ye seek Jesus, who
hath been crucified. 28:6He is not here; for he is risen, even
as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 28:7And go quickly, and
tell his disciples, He is risen from the dead; and lo, he goeth before you
into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. 28:8And
they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to
bring his disciples word. 28:9And behold, Jesus met them, saying,
All hail. And they came and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. 28:10Then saith Jesus unto them, Fear not:
go tell my brethren that they depart into Galilee, and there shall they
see me.
28:11Now while they were going, behold,
some of the guard came into the city, and told unto the chief priests all
the things that were come to pass. 28:12And when they were assembled with the
elders, and had taken counsel, they gave much money unto the soldiers, 28:13saying, Say ye, His disciples came by
night, and stole him away while we slept. 28:14And if this come to
the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and rid you of care. 28:15So they took the money, and did as
they were taught: and this saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and
continueth until this day.
28:16But the eleven disciples went into
Galilee, unto the mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 28:17And when they saw him, they
worshipped him; but some doubted. 28:18And Jesus came to
them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in
heaven and on earth. 28:19Go ye therefore, and make disciples
of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit: 28:20teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the
end of the world.
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