Bible (American Standard)/Matthew

The Gospel According to St. Matthew
==Chapter 1==
 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of
David, the son of Abraham.
 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob
begat Judah and his brethren; 
 and Judah begat Perez and
Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;
 and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and
Nahshon begat Salmon; 
 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and
Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 
 and Jesse
begat David the king.
And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of
Uriah; 
 and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat
Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa; 
 and Asa begat Jehoshaphat;
and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah; 
 and
Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat
Hezekiah; 
 and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat
Amon; and Amon begat Josiah; 
 and Josiah begat Jechoniah
and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.
 And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah
begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; 
 and
Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim
begat Azor; 
 and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim;
and Achim begat Eliud; 
 and Eliud begat Eleazar; and
Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; 
 and Jacob
begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is
called Christ.
 So 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.
 Now 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. 
 And
Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to
make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.
 But 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. 
 And 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. 
 Now
all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
 Behold, 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. 
 And Joseph
arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded
him, and took unto him his wife; 
 and knew her not till
she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.
==Chapter 2==
 Now 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, 
 Where is he that is born King of the
Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship
him. 
 And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled,
and all Jerusalem with him. 
 And gathering together all the
chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them
where the Christ should be born. 
 And they said unto him,
In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the
prophet,
 And 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.
 Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of
them exactly what time the star appeared. 
 And 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. 
 And 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. 
 And when they saw the star, they
rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 
 And 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. 
 And being warned [of God] in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another
way.
 Now 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. 
 And he arose and took the young child and
his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; 
 and 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.
 Then 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. 
 Then was
fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet,
saying,
 A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
And she would not be comforted, because they are not.
 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord
appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, 
 Arise
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.
 And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and
came into the land of Israel. 
 But 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, 
 and 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.
==Chapter 3==
 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in
the wilderness of Judaea, saying, 
 Repent ye; for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand. 
 For 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.
 Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a
leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and
wild honey. 
 Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all
Judaea, and all the region round about the Jordan; 
 and
they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their
sins. 
 But 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? 
 Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance: 
 and
think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our
father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to
raise up children unto Abraham. 
 And 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. 
 I 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: 
 whose 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.
 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto
John, to be baptized of him. 
 But John would have hindered
him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou
to me? 
 But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it]
now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then
he suffereth him. 
 And 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; 
 and lo, a voice out of the heavens,
saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
==Chapter 4==
 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness
to be tempted of the devil. 
 And when he had fasted forty
days and forty nights, he afterward hungered. 
 And the
tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God,
command that these stones become bread. 
 But he answered
and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but
by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 
 Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on
the pinnacle of the temple, 
 and 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.
 Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt
not make trial of the Lord thy God. 
 Again, the devil
taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all
the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 
 and he
said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt
fall down and worship me. 
 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get
thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the
Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 
 Then the
devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto
him.
 Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he
withdrew into Galilee; 
 and leaving Nazareth, he came and
dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of
Zebulun and Naphtali: 
 that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles,
 The 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.
 From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say,
Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
 And 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. 
 And he
saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers
of men. 
 And they straightway left the nets, and followed
him. 
 And 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. 
 And they straightway left the boat and their
father, and followed him.
 And 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. 
 And 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. 
 And there followed him great
multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea
and [from] beyond the Jordan.
==Chapter 5==
 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the
mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him:
 and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven.
 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be
comforted.
 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after
righteousness: for they shall be filled.
 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called
sons of God.
 Blessed are they that have been persecuted for
righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 
 Blessed are ye when [men] shall reproach you, and persecute you,
and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward
in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before
you.
 Ye 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. 
 Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill
cannot be hid. 
 Neither 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. 
 Even so, let your light shine before
men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father
who is in heaven.
 Think not that I came to destroy the law or the
prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. 
 For
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. 
 Whosoever 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. 
 For 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.
 Ye 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: 
 but 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. 
 If therefore thou art
offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy
brother hath aught against thee, 
 leave there thy gift
before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy
brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 
 Agree 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.
 Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out
thence, till thou have paid the last farthing.
 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit
adultery: 
 but 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. 
 And 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. 
 And 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. 
 It was said
also, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a
writing of divorcement: 
 but 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.
 Again, 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: 
 but I say unto you, swear not at
all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God; 
 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by
Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 
 Neither
shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair
white or black. 
 But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay,
nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil [one].
 Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and
a tooth for a tooth: 
 but I say unto you, resist not him
that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek,
turn to him the other also. 
 And if any man would go to
law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak
also. 
 And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go
with him two. 
 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him
that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor, and hate thine enemy: 
 but I say unto you, love
your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you; 
 that
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. 
 For if ye love them that love
you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more
[than others?] do not even the Gentiles the same? 
 Ye
therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
==Chapter 6==
 Take 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. 
 When 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. 
 But when thou
doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand
doeth: 
 that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father
who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
 And 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. 
 But 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. 
 And in
praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they
think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 
 Be
not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what
things ye have need of, before ye ask him. 
 After this
manner therefore pray ye. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed
be thy name. 
 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in
heaven, so on earth. 
 Give us this day our daily bread.
 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our
debtors. 
 And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us
from the evil [one.] 
 For if ye forgive men their
trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 
 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses.
 Moreover, 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. 
 But thou, when thou fastest,
anoint thy head, and wash thy face; 
 that 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.
 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth,
where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and
steal: 
 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do
not break through nor steal: 
 for where thy treasure is,
there will thy heart be also. 
 The lamp of the body is the
eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be
full of light. 
 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body
shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in
thee be darkness, how great is the darkness! 
 No 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. 
 Therefore, 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? 
 Behold 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? 
 And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the
measure of his life? 
 And why are ye anxious concerning
raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they
toil not, neither do they spin: 
 yet I say unto you, that
even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
 But 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? 
 Be not
therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we
drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 
 For after all
these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father
knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 
 But seek
ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these
things shall be added unto you. 
 Be not therefore anxious
for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
==Chapter 7==
 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 
 For with what
judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye
mete, it shall be measured unto you. 
 And why beholdest
thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not
the beam that is in thine own eye? 
 Or 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? 
 Thou 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.
 Give 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.
 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall
find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 
 for every
one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to
him that knocketh it shall be opened. 
 Or what man is there
of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him
a stone; 
 or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a
serpent? 
 If 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? 
 All
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.
 Enter 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. 
 For narrow is the gate, and
straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they
that find it.
 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. 
 By their
fruits ye shall know them. Do [men] gather grapes of thorns, or
figs of thistles? 
 Even so, every good tree bringeth forth
good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a
corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 
 Every tree that
bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the
fire. 
 Therefore, by their fruits ye shall know them.
 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my
Father who is in heaven. 
 Many 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? 
 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from
me, ye that work iniquity.
 Every 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: 
 and 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. 
 And 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: 
 and 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.
 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these
words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching: 
 for he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as their
scribes.
==Chapter 8==
 And when he was come down from the mountain, great
multitudes followed him. 
 And behold, there came to him a
leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst
make me clean. 
 And he stretched forth his hand, and
touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway
his leprosy was cleansed. 
 And 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.
 And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto
him a centurion, beseeching him, 
 and saying, Lord, my
servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously
tormented. 
 And he saith unto him, I will come and heal
him. 
 And 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. 
 For 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. 
 And 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. 
 And 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: 
 but the sons of the
kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall
be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 
 And 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.
 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his
wife's mother lying sick of a fever. 
 And he touched her
hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto
him. 
 And 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: 
 that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: Himself
took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.
 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave
commandments to depart unto the other side. 
 And there
came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee
whithersoever thou goest. 
 And 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. 
 And
another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to
go and bury my father. 
 But Jesus saith unto him, Follow
me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
 And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples
followed him. 
 And behold, there arose a great tempest in
the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but
he was asleep. 
 And they came to him, and awoke him,
saying, Save, Lord; we perish. 
 And he saith unto them,
Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and
rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
 And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is
this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
 And 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. 
 And 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? 
 Now there
was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding. 
 And
the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us
away into the herd of swine. 
 And 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. 
 And 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. 
 And behold, all the
city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they
besought [him] that he would depart from their borders.
==Chapter 9==
 And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came
into his own city. 
 And behold, they brought to him a man
sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith
said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins
are forgiven. 
 And behold, certain of the scribes said
within themselves, This man blasphemeth. 
 And Jesus knowing
their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
 For which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to
say, Arise, and walk? 
 But 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. 
 And he arose, and departed to his house.
 But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and
glorified God, who had given such authority unto men.
 And 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.
 And 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. 
 And when the Pharisees saw it, they
said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the
publicans and sinners? 
 But when he heard it, he said,
They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that
are sick. 
 But go ye and learn what [this] meaneth, I
desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the
righteous, but sinners.
 Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do
we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
 And 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. 
 And 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.
 Neither 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.
 While 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. 
 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and [so did] his
disciples. 
 And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood
twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his
garment: 
 for she said within herself, If I do but touch
his garment, I shall be made whole. 
 But 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. 
 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the
flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult, 
 he said,
Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they
laughed him to scorn. 
 But when the crowd was put forth,
he entered in, and took her by the hand; and the damsel arose.
 And the fame hereof went forth into all that land.
 And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men
followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son
of David. 
 And when he was come into the house, the blind
men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am
able to do this? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. 
 Then
touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it
done unto you. 
 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus
strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. 
 But they went forth, and spread abroad his fame in all that land.
 And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to
him a dumb man possessed with a demon. 
 And when the demon
was cast out, the dumb man spake: and the multitudes marvelled,
saying, It was never so seen in Israel. 
 But the Pharisees
said, By the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.
 And 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. 
 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved
with compassion for them, because they were distressed and
scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd. 
 Then saith he
unto his disciples, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the
laborers are few. 
 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the
harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.
==Chapter 10==
 And 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.
 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The
first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James
the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother; 
 Philip, and
Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the [son]
of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 
 Simon the Cananaean, and
Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
 These 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: 
 but go rather to the
lost sheep of the house of Israel. 
 And as ye go, preach,
saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 
 Heal the sick,
raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely ye
received, freely give. 
 Get you no gold, nor silver, nor
brass in your purses; 
 no wallet for [your] journey,
neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is
worthy of his food. 
 And into whatsoever city or village
ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide
till ye go forth. 
 And as ye enter into the house, salute
it. 
 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon
it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
 And 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. 
 Verily 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.
 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of
wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to
councils, and in theirs synagogues they will scourge you;
 yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought
for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
 But 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. 
 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit
of your Father that speaketh in you. 
 And 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. 
 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's
sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
 But 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.
 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant
above his lord. 
 It 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! 
 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing
covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be
known. 
 What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the
light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the
house-tops. 
 And 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. 
 Are not
two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on
the ground without your Father: 
 but the very hairs of
your head are all numbered. 
 Fear not therefore: ye are
of more value than many sparrows. 
 Every one therefore
who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before
my Father who is in heaven. 
 But whosoever shall deny me
before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in
heaven.
 Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I
came not to send peace, but a sword. 
 For 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:
 and a man's foes [shall be] they of his own household.
 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not
worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is
not worthy of me. 
 And he that doth not take his cross
and follow after me, is not worthy of me. 
 He that
findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for
my sake shall find it.
 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that
receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 
 He that
receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a
prophet's reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man in the
name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these
little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple,
verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.
==Chapter 11==
 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished commanding
his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in
their cities. 
 Now when John heard in the prison the works
of the Christ, he sent by his disciples 
 and said unto
him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another? 
 And
Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things
which ye hear and see: 
 the 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. 
 And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no
occasion of stumbling in me.
 And 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? 
 But
what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft [raiment]?
Behold, they that wear soft [raiment] are in king's houses.
 But wherefore went ye out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say
unto you, and much more than a prophet. 
 This is he, of
whom it is written,
Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
 Verily 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. 
 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the
kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take
it by force. 
 For all the prophets and the law prophesied
until John. 
 And if ye are willing to receive [it,] this
is Elijah, that is to come. 
 He that hath ears to hear,
let him hear. 
 But whereunto shall I liken this
generation? It is like unto children sitting in the
marketplaces, who call unto their fellows 
 and say, We
piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not
mourn. 
 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and
they say, He hath a demon. 
 The 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.
 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of
his mighty works were done, because they repented not. 
 Woe 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.
 But I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre
and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. 
 And 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.
 But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable for
the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
 At 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: 
 yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in
thy sight. 
 All 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.] 
 Come unto me, all ye that
labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 
 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly
in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 
 For my
yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
==Chapter 12==
 At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through
the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to
pluck ears and to eat. 
 But the Pharisees, when they saw
it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not
lawful to do upon the sabbath. 
 But he said unto them,
Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they
that were with him; 
 how 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?
 Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day
the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are
guiltless? 
 But I say unto you, that one greater than the
temple is here. 
 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I
desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the
guiltless. 
 For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.
 And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue:
 and 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. 
 And 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? 
 How much then is a man of more value than a
sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.
 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he
stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other.
 But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against
him, how they might destroy him.
 And Jesus perceiving [it] withdrew from thence: and
many followed him; and he healed them all, 
 and charged
them that they should not make him known: 
 that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
 Behold, my servant whom I have chosen;
My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased:
I will put my Spirit upon him,
And he shall declare judgment to the Gentiles.
 He shall not strive, nor cry aloud;
Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets.
 A bruised reed shall he not break,
And smoking flax shall he not quench,
Till he send forth judgment unto victory.
 And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.
 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon,
blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man
spake and saw. 
 And all the multitudes were amazed, and
said, Can this be the son of David? 
 But when the
Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out
demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons. 
 And
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: 
 and if Satan
casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall
his kingdom stand? 
 And if I by Beelzebub cast out
demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they
be your judges. 
 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out
demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. 
 Or 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. 
 He that is not with me is against me,
and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. 
 Therefore,
I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto
men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
 And 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. 
 Either 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. 
 Ye
offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things?
for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
 The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth
good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth
forth evil things. 
 And I say unto you, that every idle
word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in
the day of judgment. 
 For by thy words thou shalt be
justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered
him, saying, Teacher, we would see a sign from thee. 
 But
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: 
 for 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. 
 The 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. 
 The 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. 
 But the
unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through
waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not. 
 Then
he saith, I will return into my house whence I came out; and
when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
 Then 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.
 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold,
his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to
him. 
 And one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy
brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee. 
 But he
answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and
who are my brethren? 
 And he stretched forth his hand
towards his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my
brethren! 
 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father
who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
==Chapter 13==
 On that day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by
the sea side. 
 And there were gathered unto him great
multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the
multitude stood on the beach. 
 And he spake to them many
things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;
 and as he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and
the birds came and devoured them: 
 and others fell upon
the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway
they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth: 
 and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they
had no root, they withered away. 
 And others fell upon the
thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked them: 
 and
others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a
hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 
 He that hath ears,
let him hear.
 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why
speakest thou unto them in parables? 
 And 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. 
 For
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. 
 Therefore, speak I to them in
parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear
not, neither do they understand. 
 And 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:
 For 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.
 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your
ears, for they hear. 
 For 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. 
 Hear then ye the parable of the
sower. 
 When 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. 
 And he that was sown
upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and
straightway with joy receiveth it; 
 yet hath he not root
in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or
persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he
stumbleth. 
 And 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. 
 And 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.
 Another parable set he before them, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in
his field: 
 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed
tares also among the wheat, and went away. 
 But when the
blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares
also. 
 And 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? 
 And 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? 
 But he saith, Nay; lest haply
while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them.
 Let 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.
 Another 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: 
 which 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.
 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of
heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three
measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
 All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the
multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:
 that 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.
 Then 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. 
 And he answered and
said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 
 and 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]; 
 and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and
the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.
 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with
fire; so shall it be in the end of the world. 
 The 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, 
 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire:
there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 
 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom
of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.
 The 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.
 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that
is a merchant seeking goodly pearls: 
 and having found
one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and
bought it.
 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that
was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: 
 which, 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. 
 So shall it be in the end of the world: the
angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the
righteous, 
 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire:
there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
 Have ye understood all these things? They say unto
him, Yea. 
 And 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.
 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these
parables, he departed thence.
 And 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?
 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother
called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and
Judas? 
 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence
then hath this man all these things? 
 And 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.
 And he did not many mighty works there because of their
unbelief.
==Chapter 14==
 At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report
concerning Jesus, 
 and said unto his servants, This is
John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do
these powers work in him. 
 For Herod had laid hold on
John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of
Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. 
 For John said unto
him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 
 And when he
would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because
they counted him as a prophet. 
 But when Herod's birthday
came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased
Herod. 
 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her
whatsoever she should ask. 
 And she, being put forward by
her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John
the Baptist. 
 And 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; 
 and he sent and beheaded John
in the prison. 
 And his head was brought on a platter,
and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
 And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and
buried him; and they went and told Jesus.
 Now 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. 
 And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had
compassion on them, and healed their sick. 
 And 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.
 But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away;
give ye them to eat. 
 And they say unto him, We have here
but five loaves, and two fishes. 
 And he said, Bring them
hither to me. 
 And 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. 
 And they all ate, and were filled: and they
took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve
baskets full. 
 And they that did eat were about five
thousand men, besides women and children.
 And 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. 
 And 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. 
 But the boat
was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves; for
the wind was contrary. 
 And in the fourth watch of the
night he came unto them, walking upon the sea. 
 And when
the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled,
saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear. 
 But
straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying Be of good cheer; it
is I; be not afraid. 
 And Peter answered him and said,
Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto the upon the waters.
 And he said, Come. And Peter went down from the boat,
and walked upon the waters to come to Jesus. 
 But when he
saw the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried
out, saying, Lord, save me. 
 And immediately Jesus
stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and saith unto
him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 
 And when they were gone up into the boat, the wind ceased.
 And they that were in the boat worshipped him, saying,
Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
 And when they had crossed over, they came to the
land, unto Gennesaret. 
 And when the men of that place
knew him, they sent into all that region round about, and
brought unto him all that were sick, 
 and they besought
him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as
many as touched were made whole.
==Chapter 15==
 Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and
scribes, saying, 
 Why do thy disciples transgress the
tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they
eat bread. 
 And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye
also transgress the commandment of God because of your
tradition? 
 For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother:
and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the
death. 
 But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or
his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by
me is given [to God]; 
 he shall not honor his father. And
ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.
 Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
 This people honoreth me with their lips;
But their heart is far from me.
 But in vain do they worship me,
Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts of men.
 And he called to him the multitude, and said unto
them, Hear, and understand: 
 Not that which entereth into
the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the
mouth, this defileth the man. 
 Then came the disciples,
and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were
offended, when they heard this saying? 
 But he answered
and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not,
shall be rooted up. 
 Let them alone: they are blind
guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a
pit. 
 And Peter answered and said unto him, Declare unto
us the parable. 
 And he said, Are ye also even yet
without understanding? 
 Perceive ye not, that whatsoever
goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out
into the draught? 
 But the things which proceed out of
the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man.
 For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders,
adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:
 these are the things which defile the man; but to eat
with unwashen hands defileth not the man.
 And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the
parts of Tyre and Sidon. 
 And behold, a Canaanitish woman
came out from those borders, and cried, saying, Have mercy on
me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed
with a demon. 
 But he answered her not a word. And his
disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she
crieth after us. 
 But he answered and said, I was not
sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 
 But
she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 
 And
he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's
bread and cast it to the dogs. 
 But she said, Yea, Lord:
for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their
masters' table. 
 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O
woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou
wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.
 And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea
of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
 And 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: 
 insomuch 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.
 And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I
have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me
now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send
them away fasting, lest haply they faint on the way. 
 And
the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves
in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude? 
 And
Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said,
Seven, and a few small fishes. 
 And he commanded the
multitude to sit down on the ground; 
 and he took the
seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and
gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
 And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that
which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
 And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides
women and children. 
 And he sent away the multitudes, and
entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.
==Chapter 16==
 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him
asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 
 But he
answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, [It
will be] fair weather: for the heaven is red. 
 And 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. 
 An evil and
adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no
sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them,
and departed.
 And the disciples came to the other side and forgot to
take bread. 
 And Jesus said unto them, Take heed and
beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 
 And
they reasoned among themselves, saying, We took no bread. 
 And Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason
ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread? 
 Do ye not
yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five
thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 
 Neither the
seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took
up? 
 How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not
to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees and Sadducees. 
 Then understood they that he
bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching
of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea
Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that
the Son of man is? 
 And they said, Some [say] John the
Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the
prophets. 
 He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am?
 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ,
the Son of the living God. 
 And Jesus answered and said
unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jonah: for flesh and blood
hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.
 And 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. 
 I will give unto thee the keys
of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on
earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose
on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 
 Then charged he the
disciples that they should tell no man that he was the Christ.
 From 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. 
 And Peter took
him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord:
this shall never be unto thee. 
 But 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. 
 Then said Jesus unto his
disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow me. 
 For whosoever
would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his
life for my sake shall find it. 
 For 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? 
 For 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. 
 Verily 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.
==Chapter 17==
 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and
James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high
mountain apart: 
 and he was transfigured before them; and
his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as
the light. 
 And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and
Elijah talking with him. 
 And Peter answered, and said
unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, I
will make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for
Moses, and one for Elijah. 
 While 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. 
 And when the disciples heard
it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. 
 And
Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus
only.
 And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus
commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son
of man be risen from the dead. 
 And his disciples asked
him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first
come? 
 And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh,
and shall restore all things: 
 but I say into 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. 
 Then understood the disciples that he spake
unto them of John the Baptist.
 And when they were come to the multitude, there came
to him a man, kneeling to him, saying, 
 Lord, have mercy
on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously; for
ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and off-times into the
water. 
 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they
could not cure him. 
 And Jesus answered and said, O
faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you?
how long shall I bear with you? bring him hither to me. 
 And Jesus rebuked him; and the demon went out of him: and the
boy was cured from that hour.
 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why
could not we cast it out? 
 And he saith unto them,
Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye
have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this
mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and
nothing shall be impossible unto you. 
 [But this kind
goeth not out save by prayer and fasting.]
 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto
them, The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of
men; 
 and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall
be raised up. And they were exceeding sorry.
 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that
received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your
teacher pay the half-shekel? 
 He saith, Yea. And when he
came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What
thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they
receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers?
 And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him,
Therefore, the sons are free. 
 But, lest we cause them to
stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the
fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth,
thou shalt find a shekel: that take, and give unto them for me
and thee.
==Chapter 18==
 In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying,
Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 
 And he
called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them,
 and 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. 
 Whosoever therefore shall humble
himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the
kingdom of heaven. 
 And whoso shall receive one such
little child in my name receiveth me: 
 But 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.
 Woe 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! 
 And if thy hand or
thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from
thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt,
rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the
eternal fire. 
 And 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. 
 See 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.
 [For the Son of man came to save that which was lost.]
 How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one
of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine,
and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray?
 And 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. 
 Even so, it is not the will of your
Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should
perish.
 And 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. 
 But 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. 
 And 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. 
 Verily I say unto you, what things soever ye
shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and what things
soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
 Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on
earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done
for them of my Father who is in heaven. 
 For where two or
three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst
of them.
 Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall
my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?
 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven
times; but, Until seventy times seven. 
 Therefore, is the
kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would make a
reckoning with his servants. 
 And when he had begun to
reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand
talents. 
 But forasmuch as he had not [wherewith] to pay,
his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children,
and all that he had, and payment to be made. 
 The servant
therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have
patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 
 And the lord
of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and
forgave him the debt. 
 But 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. 
 So his
fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience
with me, and I will pay thee. 
 And he would not: but went
and cast him into prison, till he should pay that which was due.
 So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were
exceeding sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was
done. 
 Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to
him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because
thou besoughtest me: 
 shouldest not thou also have had
mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?
 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the
tormentors, till he should pay all that was due. 
 So
shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not
every one his brother from your hearts.
==Chapter 19==
 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these
words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of
Judaea beyond the Jordan; 
 and great multitudes followed
him; and he healed them there.
 And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and
saying, Is it lawful [for a man] to put away his wife for every
cause? 
 And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that
he who made [them] from the beginning made them male and female,
 and 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? 
 So that they are no more two, but one flesh.
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put
asunder. 
 They say unto him, Why then did Moses command to
give a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away? 
 He
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. 
 And 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. 
 The disciples say unto him, If
the case of the man is so with his wife, it is not expedient to
marry. 
 But he said unto them, Not all men can receive
this saying, but they to whom it is given. 
 For 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.
 Then were there brought unto him little children,
that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the
disciples rebuked them. 
 But Jesus said, Suffer the
little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for to
such belongeth the kingdom of heaven. 
 And he laid his
hands on them, and departed thence.
 And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what
good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 
 And
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. 
 He saith unto him, Which?
And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit
adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false
witness, 
 Honor thy father and mother; and, Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as thyself. 
 The young man saith unto
him, All these things have I observed: what lack I yet? 
 Jesus 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. 
 But when the
young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful; for he was
one that had great possessions.
 And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto
you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of
heaven. 
 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a
camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter
into the kingdom of God. 
 And when the disciples heard
it, they were astonished exceedingly, saying, Who then can be
saved? 
 And Jesus looking upon [them] said to them, With
men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Lo, we have left
all, and followed thee; what then shall we have? 
 And
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. 
 And every
one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father,
or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall
receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life. 
 But many shall be last [that are] first; and first [that are]
last.
==Chapter 20==
 For 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. 
 And when he had agreed with
the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his
vineyard. 
 And he went out about the third hour, and saw
others standing in the marketplace idle; 
 and to them he
said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I
will give you. And they went their way. 
 Again he went out
about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. 
 And
about the eleventh [hour] he went out, and found others
standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day
idle? 
 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He
saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard. 
 And 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. 
 And when they came that [were hired]
about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling.
 And when the first came, they supposed that they would
receive more; and they likewise received every man a shilling.
 And when they received it, they murmured against the
householder, 
 saying, 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. 
 But he
answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong:
didst not thou agree with me for a shilling? 
 Take up
that which is thine, and go thy way; it is my will to give unto
this last, even as unto thee. 
 Is it not lawful for me to
do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am
good? 
 So the last shall be first, and the first last.
 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the
twelve disciples apart, and on the way he said unto them,
 Behold, 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, 
 and shall deliver him unto the
Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify: and the third
day he shall be raised up.
 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee
with her sons, worshipping [him], and asking a certain thing of
him. 
 And 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. 
 But 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. 
 He 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. 
 And when the ten heard it, they
were moved with indignation concerning the two brethren. 
 But 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. 
 Not so shall it be among
you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your
minister; 
 and whosoever would be first among you shall
be your servant: 
 even as the Son of man came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom
for many.
 And as they went out from Jericho, a great multitude
followed him. 
 And 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. 
 And
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. 
 And Jesus stood still, and called
them, and said, What will ye that I should do unto you? 
 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 
 And Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and
straightway they received their sight, and followed him.
==Chapter 21==
 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto
Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two
disciples, 
 saying 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. 
 And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath
need of them; and straightway he will send them. 
 Now this
is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken
through the prophet, saying,
 Tell 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.
 And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus
appointed them, 
 and brought the ass, and the colt, and
put on them their garments; and he sat thereon. 
 And 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.
 And 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. 
 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the
city was stirred, saying, Who is this? 
 And the
multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of
Galilee.
 And 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; 
 and he saith unto them, It is written, My
house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of
robbers. 
 And the blind and the lame came to him in the
temple; and he healed them. 
 But 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, 
 and
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? 
 And he
left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged
there.
 Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he
hungered. 
 And 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. 
 And when the
disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree
immediately wither away? 
 And 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. 
 And all things,
whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
 And when he was come into the temple, the chief
priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was
teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things?
and who gave thee this authority? 
 And 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. 
 The 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? 
 But if we shall say, From men; we fear the
multitude; for all hold John as a prophet. 
 And they
answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them,
Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 
 But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first,
and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard. 
 And he
answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented
himself, and went. 
 And he came to the second, and said
likewise. And he answered and said, I [go], sir: and went not.
 Which 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. 
 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness,
and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots
believed him: and ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent
yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him.
 Hear 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. 
 And when
the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the
husbandmen, to receive his fruits. 
 And the husbandmen
took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned
another. 
 Again, he sent other servants more than the
first: and they did unto them in like manner. 
 But
afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence
my son. 
 But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said
among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and
take his inheritance. 
 And they took him, and cast him
forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. 
 When
therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do
unto those husbandmen? 
 They 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. 
 Jesus 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?
 Therefore, 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. 
 And he that falleth on this
stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall
fall, it will scatter him as dust. 
 And when the chief
priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived
that he spake of them. 
 And when they sought to lay hold
on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a
prophet.
==Chapter 22==
 And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto
them, saying, 
 The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a
certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son, 
 and
sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the
marriage feast: and they would not come. 
 Again 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. 
 But
they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm,
another to his merchandise; 
 and the rest laid hold on his
servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them. 
 But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed
those murderers, and burned their city. 
 Then saith he to
his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden
were not worthy. 
 Go ye therefore unto the partings of the
highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage
feast. 
 And 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. 
 But when
the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who
had not on a wedding-garment: 
 and he saith unto him,
Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment?
And he was speechless. 
 Then 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. 
 For many are called, but few chosen.
 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they
might ensnare him in [his] talk. 
 And 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. 
 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful
to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? 
 But Jesus perceived
their wickedness, and said, Why make ye trial of me, ye
hypocrites? 
 Show me the tribute money. And they brought
unto him a denarius. 
 And he saith unto them, Whose is
this image and superscription? 
 They 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. 
 And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left
him, and went away.
 On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that
say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him, 
 saying, Teacher, Moses said, If a man die, having no children,
his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his
brother. 
 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the
first married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife
unto his brother; 
 in like manner the second also, and
the third, unto the seventh. 
 And after them all, the
woman died. 
 In the resurrection therefore whose wife
shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. 
 But
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the
scriptures, nor the power of God. 
 For in the
resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but
are as angels in heaven. 
 But as touching the
resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken
unto you by God, saying, 
 I am the God of Abraham, and
the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not [the God] of
the dead, but of the living. 
 And when the multitudes
heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.
 But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put
the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together. 
 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, trying him:
 Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
 And 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. 
 This is the great and first commandment. 
 And a second like [unto it] is this, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself. 
 On these two commandments the whole
law hangeth, and the prophets.
 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus
asked them a question, 
 saying, What think ye of the
Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The son] of David.
 He saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit
call him Lord, saying,
 The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand,
Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet?
 If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son?
 And no one was able to answer him a word, neither durst
any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
==Chapter 23==
 Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his
disciples, 
 saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on
Moses seat: 
 all things therefore whatsoever they bid you,
[these] do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for
they say, and do not. 
 Yea, 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. 
 But all
their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their
phylacteries, and enlarge the borders [of their garments],
 and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats
in the synagogues, 
 and the salutations in the
marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi. 
 But be not
ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are
brethren. 
 And call no man your father on the earth: for
one is your Father, [even] he who is in heaven. 
 Neither
be ye called masters: for one is your master, [even] the Christ.
 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and
whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
 But 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[.] 
 Woe 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.
 Woe 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.
 Woe 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. 
 Ye
fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple
that hath sanctified the gold? 
 And, Whosoever shall
swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by
the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor. 
 Ye blind: for
which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the
gift? 
 He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth
by it, and by all things thereon. 
 And he that sweareth
by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
 And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the
throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
 Woe 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. 
 Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and
swallow the camel!
 Woe 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. 
 Thou blind
Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the
platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.
 Woe 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. 
 Even so, ye also outwardly appear righteous
unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for
ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs
of the righteous, 
 and 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. 
 Wherefore ye witness to
yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.
 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 
 Ye
serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the
judgment of hell? 
 Therefore, 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: 
 that 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.
 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon
this generation.
 O 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! 
 Behold, your
house is left unto you desolate. 
 For I say unto you, Ye
shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he
that cometh in the name of the Lord.
==Chapter 24==
 And 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. 
 But 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.
 And 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? 
 And Jesus answered and said unto
them, Take heed that no man lead you astray. 
 For many
shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall lead
many astray. 
 And 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. 
 For nation shall
rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there
shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places. 
 But
all these things are the beginning of travail. 
 Then 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. 
 And then shall many stumble, and shall deliver up one another,
and shall hate one another. 
 And many false prophets
shall arise, and shall lead many astray. 
 And because
iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax
cold. 
 But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be
saved. 
 And 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.
 When 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), 
 then let
them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains: 
 let him
that is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are
in his house: 
 and let him that is in the field not
return to take his cloak. 
 But woe unto them that
are with child and to them that give suck in those days! 
 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a
sabbath: 
 for then shall be great tribulation, such as
hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor
ever shall be. 
 And except those days had been shortened,
no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those
days shall be shortened. 
 Then if any man shall say unto
you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe [it] not. 
 For 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. 
 Behold, I have told you
beforehand. 
 If 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. 
 For 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. 
 Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.
 But 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: 
 and then shall appear the
sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes
of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on
the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 
 And 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.
 Now 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; 
 even so ye also, when ye
see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, [even] at the
doors. 
 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not
pass away, till all these things be accomplished. 
 Heaven
and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
 But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the
angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only. 
 And as [were] the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the
Son of man. 
 For 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, 
 and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away;
so shall be the coming of the Son of man. 
 Then shall two
man be in the field; one is taken, and one is left: 
 two
women [shall be] grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is
left. 
 Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your
Lord cometh. 
 But 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. 
 Therefore, be ye also ready; for in an hour that
ye think not the Son of man cometh.
 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his
lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due
season? 
 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he
cometh shall find so doing. 
 Verily I say unto you, that
he will set him over all that he hath. 
 But if that evil
servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth; 
 and
shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and drink
with the drunken; 
 the lord of that servant shall come in
a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not,
 and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with
the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of
teeth.
==Chapter 25==
 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten
virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the
bridegroom. 
 And five of them were foolish, and five were
wise. 
 For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took
no oil with them: 
 but the wise took oil in their vessels
with their lamps. 
 Now while the bridegroom tarried, they
all slumbered and slept. 
 But at midnight there is a cry,
Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him. 
 Then
all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 
 And the
foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps
are going out. 
 But 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. 
 And
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. 
 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying,
Lord, Lord, open to us. 
 But he answered and said, Verily
I say unto you, I know you not. 
 Watch therefore, for ye
know not the day nor the hour.
 For [it is] as [when] a man, going into another
country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his
goods. 
 And 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. 
 Straightway he that received
the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five
talents. 
 In like manner he also that [received] the two
gained other two. 
 But he that received the one went away
and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. 
 Now
after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh
a reckoning with them. 
 And 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. 
 His 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. 
 And he also that [received] the two talents came
and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have
gained other two talents. 
 His 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. 
 And 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; 
 and I was afraid, and went away and
hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own. 
 But 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; 
 thou oughtest
therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming
I should have received back mine own with interest. 
 Take
ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that
hath the ten talents. 
 For 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. 
 And
cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness:
there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
 But 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: 
 and 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; 
 and he shall set
the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 
 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye
blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world: 
 for 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; 
 naked, and ye clothed me; I
was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto
me. 
 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord,
when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee
drink? 
 And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee
in? or naked, and clothed thee? 
 And when saw we thee
sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 
 And 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. 
 Then 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: 
 for I
was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye
gave me no drink; 
 I was a stranger, and ye took me not
in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye
visited me not. 
 Then 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?
 Then 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. 
 And these shall go away into eternal
punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.
==Chapter 26==
 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these
words, he said unto his disciples, 
 Ye know that after two
days the passover cometh, and the Son of man is delivered up to
be crucified. 
 Then were gathered together the chief
priests, and the elders of the people, unto the court of the
high priest, who was called Caiaphas; 
 and they took
counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and
kill him. 
 But they said, Not during the feast, lest a
tumult arise among people.
 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon
the leper, 
 there 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. 
 But when the
disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose
is this waste? 
 For this [ointment] might have been sold
for much, and given to the poor. 
 But Jesus perceiving it
said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a
good work upon me. 
 For ye have the poor always with you;
but me ye have not always. 
 For in that she poured this
ointment upon my body, she did it to prepare me for burial.
 Verily 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.
 Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas
Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, 
 and said, What
are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And
they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver. 
 And from
that time he sought opportunity to deliver him [unto them.]
 Now 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? 
 And 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. 
 And the disciples did as Jesus appointed
them; and they made ready the passover.
 Now when even was come, he was sitting at meat with
the twelve disciples; 
 and as they were eating, he said,
Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 
 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began to say unto him
every one, Is it I, Lord? 
 And he answered and said, He
that dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray
me. 
 The 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. 
 And
Judas, who betrayed him, answered and said, Is it I, Rabbi? He
saith unto him, Thou hast said.
 And 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. 
 And he took a cup, and gave
thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 
 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for
many unto remission of sins. 
 But 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.
 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the
mount of Olives.
 Then 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. 
 But after I am raised up, I will go before you into Galilee.
 But Peter answered and said unto him, If all shall be
offended in thee, I will never be offended. 
 Jesus said
unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that this night, before the
cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 
 Peter saith unto
him, Even if I must die with thee, [yet] will I not deny thee.
Likewise also said all the disciples.
 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called
Gethsemane, and saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here, while I
go yonder and pray. 
 And he took with him Peter and the
two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and sore
troubled. 
 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding
sorrowful, even unto death: abide ye here, and watch with me.
 And 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.
 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them
sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me
one hour? 
 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into
temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
 Again a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, My
Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be
done. 
 And he came again and found them sleeping, for
their eyes were heavy. 
 And he left them again, and went
away, and prayed a third time, saying again the same words.
 Then 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.
 Arise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that
betrayeth me.
 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve,
came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves,
from the chief priest and elders of the people. 
 Now he
that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall
kiss, that is he: take him. 
 And straightway he came to
Jesus, and said, Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him. 
 And Jesus
said unto him, Friend, [do] that for which thou art come. Then
they came and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. 
 And
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. 
 Then saith Jesus unto him, Put
up again thy sword into its place: for all they that take the
sword shall perish with the sword. 
 Or thinkest thou that
I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more
than twelve legions of angels? 
 How then should the
scriptures be fulfilled that thus it must be? 
 In 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. 
 But all this is
come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets might be
fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled.
 And 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. 
 But Peter followed him
afar off, unto the court of the high priest, and entered in, and
sat with the officers, to see the end. 
 Now the chief
priests and the whole council sought false witness against
Jesus, that they might put him to death; 
 and they found
it not, though many false witnesses came. But afterward came
two, 
 and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the
temple of God, and to build it in three days. 
 And the
high priest stood up, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing?
what is it which these witness against thee? 
 But 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. 
 Jesus 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. 
 Then 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:
 what think ye? They answered and said, He is worthy of
death. 
 Then did they spit in his face and buffet him:
and some smote him with the palms of their hands, 
 saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ: who is he that struck
thee?
 Now Peter was sitting without in the court: and a
maid came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus the
Galilaean. 
 But he denied before them all, saying, I know
not what thou sayest. 
 And 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. 
 And
again he denied with an oath, I know not the man. 
 And
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. 
 Then began he to curse and to swear, I know
not the man. And straightway the cock crew. 
 And Peter
remembered the word which Jesus had said, Before the cock crow,
thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
==Chapter 27==
 Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and
the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him
to death: 
 and they bound him, and led him away, and
delivered him up to Pilate the governor.
 Then 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, 
 saying, I have
sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is
that to us? see thou [to it]. 
 And he cast down the pieces
of silver into the sanctuary, and departed; and he went away and
hanged himself. 
 And 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. 
 And they took
counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury
strangers in. 
 Wherefore that field was called, the field
of blood, unto this day. 
 Then 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; 
 and
they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
 Now 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. 
 And when he was accused by the
chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 
 Then
saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they
witness against thee? 
 And he gave him no answer, not
even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
 Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto
the multitude one prisoner, whom they would. 
 And they
had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. 
 When
therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them,
Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is
called Christ? 
 For he knew that for envy they had
delivered him up. 
 And 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. 
 Now the chief
priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes that they should
ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. 
 But the governor
answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I
release unto you? And they said, Barabbas. 
 Pilate saith
unto them, What then shall I do unto Jesus who is called Christ?
They all say, Let him be crucified. 
 And he said, Why,
what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying,
Let him be crucified. 
 So 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].
 And all the people answered and said, His blood [be] on
us, and on our children. 
 Then released he unto them
Barabbas; but Jesus he scourged and delivered to be crucified.
 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the
Praetorium, and gathered unto him the whole band. 
 And
they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 
 And
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! 
 And they
spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.
 And 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.
 And 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.
 And they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that
is to say, The place of a skull, 
 they gave him wine to
drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not
drink. 
 And when they had crucified him, they parted his
garments among them, casting lots; 
 and they sat and
watched him there. 
 And they set up over his head his
accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 
 Then are there crucified with him two robbers, one on the right
hand and one on the left. 
 And they that passed by railed
on him, wagging their heads, 
 and 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.
 In like manner also the chief priests mocking [him],
with the scribes and elders, said, 
 He 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. 
 He
trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him:
for he said, I am the Son of God. 
 And the robbers also
that were crucified with him cast upon him the same reproach.
 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all
the land until the ninth hour. 
 And 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?
 And some of them stood there, when they heard it, said,
This man calleth Elijah. 
 And 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. 
 And the rest said, Let
be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him. 
 And
Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.
 And 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; 
 and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of
the saints that had fallen asleep were raised; 
 and
coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection they
entered into the holy city and appeared unto many. 
 Now
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. 
 And
many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed
Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: 
 among whom was
Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the
mother of the sons of Zebedee.
 And when even was come, there came a rich man from
Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
 this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of
Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given up. 
 And
Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out
in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the
tomb, and departed. 
 And Mary Magdalene was there, and
the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
 Now on the morrow, which is [the day] after the
Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered
together unto Pilate, 
 saying, Sir, we remember that that
deceiver said while he was yet alive, After three days I rise
again. 
 Command 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. 
 Pilate said
unto them, Ye have a guard: go, make it [as] sure as ye can.
 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the
stone, the guard being with them.
==Chapter 28==
 Now 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. 
 And 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.
 His appearance was as lightning, and his raiment white as
snow: 
 and for fear of him the watchers did quake, and
became as dead men. 
 And the angel answered and said unto
the women, Fear not ye; for I know that ye seek Jesus, who hath
been crucified. 
 He is not here; for he is risen, even as
he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 
 And 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. 
 And they departed quickly from the
tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples
word. 
 And behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And
they came and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him. 
 Then saith Jesus unto them, Fear not: go tell my brethren that
they depart into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
 Now 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. 
 And when they were
assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave much
money unto the soldiers, 
 saying, Say ye, His disciples
came by night, and stole him away while we slept. 
 And if
this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and rid
you of care. 
 So they took the money, and did as they
were taught: and this saying was spread abroad among the Jews,
[and continueth] until this day.
 But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the
mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 
 And when they
saw him, they worshipped [him]; but some doubted. 
 And
Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority
hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. 
 Go 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: 
 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I
commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end
of the world.