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CHAP. XVI.

Inat defiles a man. Second miracle of loaves, leaders of the blind. And if the blind speak, the maimed to be whole, the lead the blind, both shall fall into the lame to walk, and the blind to see. ditch. and they glorified the God of Israel 15 Then answered Peter, and said 32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, Declare unto us this parable. unto him, and said, I have compassion 16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet on the multitude, because they con without understanding? [tinue with me now three days, and 17 Do not ye yet understand, that have nothing to cat: and I will not whatsoever entereth in at the mouth send them away fasting, lest they faint goeth into the belly and is cast out in the way. into the draught?

18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill ar great a multitude?

19 For out of the heart proceed evil ~31 And Jesus saith unto them, How thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornica- many loaves have ye? And they said, tions, thefts, false witness, blasphe-Seven, and a few little fishes.

nies:

20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen bands defileth not a man.

21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

36 And be took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

37 And they did all cat, and were 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan filled; and they took up of the broken came out of the same coasts, and cried meet that was left, seven baskets full. unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, 38 And they that did eat were four O Lord, the son of David; my daugh-thousand men, besides women and ter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she cricth after us.

24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to doga

27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

children.

39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

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CHAP. XVI

HE Pharisees also,and the Saddu cees, came, and, tempting, desir ed him that he would show them 2 sigu from heaven.

2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather; for the sky is red:

3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day; for the sky is red and lowering. Oye hypocrites, ye car discern the face of the sky; but can 28 Then Jesus answered and said ye not discern the signs of the times? unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: 4 A wicked and adulterous generabe it unto thee even as thou wilt. And tion seeketh after a sign; and there her daughter was made whole from shall no sign be given unto it, but the that very hour. sign of the prophet Jonas. And he 29 T And Jesus departed from thence, left them, and departed. and came nigh unto the sea of Gali-] 5 ¶ And when his disciples were lee; and went up into a mountain, come to the other side, they had for and sat down there. gotten to take bread.

30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet, and he healed them;

6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take beed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, 7 And they reasoned among them selves, saying, It is because we have

31. Insomuch that the multitude won-taken no bread. dered, when they saw the dumb to 8 Which when Jesus perceived, he

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Value of the Soul.

said unto them, O ye of little faith, 23 But he turned, and said unto

why reason ye ainong yourselves, be-
cause ye have brought no bread?
9 Do ye not yet understand, neither
remember the five loaves of the five
thousand, and bow many baskets ye
took up?

10 Neither the seven loaves, of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan;
thou art an offence unto me: for thou
savouvest not the things that be of
God, but those that be of men.
24 T Then said Jesus unto his dia-
ciples, If any man will come after
me, let him deny himself, and take up
his cross, and follow me.

25 For whosoever will save his life I How is it that we do not under-shall lose it; and whosoever will lose stand that I spake it not to you con-his life for my sake shall find it. cerning bread, that ye should beware 26 For what is a man profited, if he of the leaven of the Pharisees and of shall gain the whole world, and lose the Sadducees? his own soul? or what shall a man

12 Then understood they how that give in exchange for his soul? he bade them not beware of the leav.27 For the Son of man shall come en of bread, but of the doctrine of the in the glory of his Father, with his Pharisees and of the Sadducees. angels; and then he shall reward 13f When Jesus came into the coasts every man according to his works. of Cesarea Philippi, he asked his dis- 28 Verily I say unto you, There be ciples, saying, Whom do men say that some standing here which shall not 1, the Son of man, am? taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

15 He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am?

16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

CHAP. XVII.

ND after six days, Jesus takeil

er, and bringeth them up into a highi mountain apart,

2 And was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with

17 And Jesus answered and said unto bim, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is him. In heaven. 4 Then answered Peter, and said 18 And I say also unto thee, That unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to thou art Peter; and upon this rock Ibe here: if thou wilt, let us make will build my church, and the gates here three tabernacles; one for thee, of hell shall not prevail against it. and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 19 And I will give unto thee the 5 While he yet spake, behold, a keys of the kingdom of heaven: and bright cloud overshadowed them: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth behold a voice out of the cloud, which shall be bound in heaven; and what-said, This is my beloved Son, in whom soever thou shalt loose on earth shall I am well pleased; hear ye him. be loosed in heaven. 6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

7 And Jesus came and touched them, 21 From that time forth began Jesus and said, Arise, and be not afraid. to show unto his disciples, how that 8 And when they had lifted up their he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus many things of the elders, and chief only. priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying. 22 Then Peter took him, and began Tell the vision to no man, until the to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from Son of man be risen again from the thee, Lord: this shall not be unto dead. tliee.

10 T And his disciples, asked him,

Unbelief distressing

CHAP. XVIII. Danger of temptations.
26 Peter said unto him, of strangers.
Of
Jesus saith unto him, Then are the
children free.

saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?

11 And Jesus answered and said unto thein, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.

27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and 12 But I say unto you, That Eling is cast a hook, and take up the fish that come already, and they knew him first cometh up; and when thou hast not, but have done unto him whatso-opened his mouth, thou shalt find & ever they listed: likewise shall also piece of money: that take, and give the Son of man suffer of them. unto them for me and thee. CHAP. XVIII.

13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of Join the ATthe same time came the dis 14 T And when they were come to the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? the multitude, there came to bin a 2 And Jesus called a little child unto certain man, kneeling down to him, him, and set him in the midst of them, and saying, 3 And said, Verily I say unto you,

15 Lord, have mercy on my son; for Except ye be converted, and become he is a lunatic, and sore vexed: for oft-as little children, ye shall not enter times he falleth into the fire, and oft into the kingdom of heaven. into the water. 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble 16 And I brought him to thy disci-himself as this little child, the same ples, and they could not cure him. is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 17 Then Jesus answered and said, 5 And whoso shall receive one such O faithless and perverse generation, little child in my name, receiveth me. how long shail I be with you? how 6 But whoso shall offend one of these long shall I suller you? Bring me cues which believe in me, it hither to me.

18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. 19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?

20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to youder place, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

7 Wo unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that of fences come; but woe to that man by whom the oflence cometh !

8 Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or mained, rather than having two hands, or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire.

9. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee; it is bet 22 T And, while they abode in Gali-ter for thee to enter into life with one lee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of eye, rather than having two eyes to man shall be betrayed into the hands be cast into hell-fire.

of men;

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

24 T And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute-money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your Master pay tribute? 25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?

10 T Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

11 For the Sou of man is come to save that which was lost.

12 How think ye? If a man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?

13 And if so be that he find it, verily

Christian discipline.

S. MATTHEW

Duty of forgiveness. I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of and found one of his fellow servants, that sheep, than of the niuety and nine which owed him a hundred pence; which went not astray. and he laid hands on him, and took 14 Even so it is not the will of your[him by the throat, saying, Pay me Father which is in heaven, that one of that thou owest. these little ones should perish. 15 T Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and lim alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

29 And his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saymg, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

30 And he would not; but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.

16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that 31 So when his fellow servants saw in the mouth of two or three witness-what was done, they were very sorry, es every word may be established. and came and told unto their lord all 17 And if he shall neglect to hear that was done. them, tell it unto the church: but if oc neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican.

32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: 18 Verily I say unto you, Whatso- 33 Shouldest not thou also have had ever ye shall bind on earth shall be compassion on thy fellow-servant, bound in heaven: and whatsoever pejeven as I had pity on thee?

shall loose on earth shall be loosed in 34 And his lord was wroth, and deheaven.

19 Again I say unto you,That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

20 For where two or thưrge are gath-4 ered together in my name, there an I in the midst of them.

21 T Then came Peter to him, and

livered him to the tormentois, til he should pay all that was due unto him. 25 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

CHAP. XIX.

AND it came to pass, that, when

Jesus had finished these sayings,

said, Lord, how oft shall my brother he departed from Galilee, and came sin against me, and I forgive him into the coasts of Judea beyond Jor till seven times? dan;

not

22 Jesus saith unto him, I say 2 Aud great multitudes followed him; unto thee, Until seven times; but, and he lealed them there.

Until seventy times seven.

3 T The Pharisees also came unto 23 T Therefore is the kingdom of bim, tempting him, and saying unto heaven likened unto a certain king, him, Is it lawful for a man to put which would take account of his ser-away his wife for every cause? 4 And be answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning, made the male and female;

vants.

24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him which owed him ten thousand talents:

25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

6 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

65 Wherefore they are no more twain, 26 The servant therefore fell down but one flesh. What therefore God and worshipped him, saying, Lord, hath joined together, let not man put bave patience with me, and I will pay asunder. thee all.

27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed h.m, and forgave him the debt.

7 They say unto him, Why did Mo ses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? 8 He saith unto them, Moses, because 28 But the sam? servant went out, jof the hardness of your hearts, suiler

Regard to children.

CHAP. XX.

Danger of riches ed you to put away your wives: but, 23 T Then said Jesus unto his discl from the beginning it was not so. ples, Verily I say unto you, That a 9 And I say unto you, Whosoever rich man shall hardly enter into the shall put away his wife, except it be kingdom of heaven.

for fornication, and shall marry an- 24 And again I say unto you, It is other, committeth adultery: and who-easier for a camel to go through the so marrieth her which is put away eye of a needle, than for a rich man doth commit adultery. to enter into the kingdom of God. 25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying Who then can be saved ?

10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with lus wife, it is not good to marry.

11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

26 But Jesus bebeld them, and said unto them, With inen this is impossi ble; but with God all things are pos

12 Forthere are some eunuchs,which|sible. were so born from their mother's 27 T Then answered Peter, and said womb; and there are some eunuchs, unto him, Behold, we have forsaken which were made eunuchs of men; all, and followed thee; what shall and there be eunuchs, which have we have therefore?

made themselves eunuchs for the 23 And Jesus said unto them, Verily kingdom of heaven's sake. He that I say unto you, That ye which have me in the regeneration, is able to receive it, let him receive it, followed 13 Then were there brought unto when the Son of man shall sit in the him little children, that he should put throne of his glory, ye also shall sit his hands on them, and pray; and the upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. disciples rebuked them.

14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me; for of such is the kingdom

of heaven.

15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

16 T And, behold, one came and said| unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may bave eternal life?

17 And he said unto bim, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the command

ments.

29 And every one that hath forsaker. houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundred-fold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

30 But many that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first. CHAP. XX.

OR the kingdom of heaven is like

which went out early in the morning
to hire labourers into his vineyard.
2 And when he had agreed with the
labourers for a penny ã-day, he sent
them into his vineyard.

3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in

18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou| shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false the market-place, witness,

4 And said unto them, Go ye also 19 Honour thy father and thy moth-into the vineyard; and whatsoever is er: and, Thou shalt love thy neigh-right I will give you. And they went bour as thyself. their way. 20 The young man saith unto him, 5 Again he went out about the sixth All these things have I kept from my and uinth hour, and did likewise. youth up: what lack I yet?

21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and follow me.

22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

6 And about the eleventh hour be went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them. Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye rẻ ceive.

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