25 house."" And forthwith he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his house, glori26 fying God. And amazement struck all, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen strange things to-day."

27 And after these things Jesus went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom : 28 and he said unto him, "Follow me." And Levi forsook all, rose up, and followed him.

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And Levi made him a great feast in his own house : and there was a great multitude of publicans, and of 30 others, that were at meat with them. But the scribes and the Pharisees among them murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do ye eat and drink with the 31 publicans and sinners?" And Jesus answered and said

unto them, "Those that are in health need not a physi32 cian; but those that are sick. I am come, not to call righteous men to repentance, but sinners."

33 And some said unto him, "Why do the disciples of

John fast often, and make prayers; and in like manner the disciples of the Pharisees: but thine eat and drink?” 34 And he said unto them, "Can ye make the companions of the bridegroom to fast, while the bridegroom is with 35 them? But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them: then they will fast in those days." 36 And he spake a parable also unto them: "No man put

teth a piece of a new garment upon an old one: other. wise, both the new maketh a rent, and that which was 37 taken from the new agreeth not with the old. And no

man putteth new wine into old skins: otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and 38 the skins will be marred. But new wine must be put 39 into new skins; and both are preserved. No man also,

having drunk old wine, immediately desireth new: for he saith,The old is better.""

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CH. VI. AND it came to pass on the first sabbath* after the second day of unleavened bread, that he went through the corn-fields: and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and 2 ate, rubbing them with their hands. But some of the Pharisees said unto them, "Why do ye that which it is 3 not lawful to do on the sabbath?" And Jesus answered and said unto them, "Have ye not even read what David did, when both he himself hungered and those that were 4 with him: How he entered into the house of God, and took the shew-bread, and ate, and gave to those also that were with him which it is not lawful to eat, but for the 5 priests alone?" And he said unto them, "The Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath?"

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6 And it came to pass on another sabbath also, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and a man was 7 there, whose right hand was withered: and the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would work a cure on the sabbath; that they might find an accusa8 tion against him. But he knew their thoughts, and said

to the man that had the withered hand, "Rise, and stand 9 in the midst." And he arose, and stood. Then Jesus said unto them, "It will ask you one thing, ' Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to save life, 10 or to kill?" And when he had looked round about on them all, he said to the man, "Stretch forth thine hand." And he did so and his hand was restored [as the 11 other]. And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they should do to Jesus.

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And it came to pass in those days, that he went forth to a mountain to pray; and continued all night in prayer to 13 God. And when it was day, he called to him his disci

*On the sabbath called second-prime, Campbell. The sense of the original is very obscure. Some good copies omit the word deurigongwrw.

† Or, I will ask you, What is lawful on the sabbath? To do good, etc. N.

or to destroy? R. T.

"whole as the other." R. T.

ples and from them he chose twelve, whom he also 14 named apostles; (Simon whom he had named Peter also, 15 and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and

Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas; James the son of 16 Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes; Judas the brother of

James, and Judas Iscariot, who also was the traitor ;) 17 and he came down with them, and stood in the plain; and there was a multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea, and Jerusalem, and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, 18 and to be cured of their diseases; and those that were 19 vexed by unclean spirits: and they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for power went out of him, and cured all.

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And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, 21 "Happy are ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of God. 22 Happy are ye that hunger now; for ye shall be filled.

Happy are ye that weep now; for ye shall laugh. Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach and 23 defame you*, for the sake of the Son of man. Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your re-, ward shall be great in heaven; for in like manner did their fathers to the prophets.

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"But alas for you that are rich! for ye receive your 25 consolation. Alas for you that are filled! for shall

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hunger. Alas for you that laugh now! for ye shall 26 mourn and weep. Alas for you, when men shall speak well of you! for in like manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

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"But I say unto you that hear; Love your enemies; 28 do good to those that hate you, bless those that curse 29 you, and pray for those that injuriously treat you. To him who smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer the other

*reproach you, and shall set forth your name as evil, N. See Campbell.

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also and from him who taketh away thy mantle, with33 hold not thy vest also. And give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away what is thine, 31 ask it not again. And as ye would that men should do unto you, do ye unto them in like manner.

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"And if ye love those who love you, what thanks have 33 ye? for sinners also love those who love them. And if ye do good to those who do good to you, what thanks 34 have ye? for sinners also do the same. And if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what thanks have ye ? for sinners also lend to sinners, that they may re35 ceive an equal return. But love your enemies; and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward will be great, and ye will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to the unthankful, and to the evil. 36 Be ye [therefore] compassionate, as your Father also is 27 compassionate. And judge not, and ye shall not be

judged condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: 38 forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your lap. For with the same measure with which ye deal out, it shall be measured to you again."

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He also spake a parable unto them; "Can a blind man lead a blind man? will they not both fall into the ditch? "The disciple is not above his teachert : but every one that is perfected, shall be as his teachert.

"And why beholdest thou the splinter which is in thy brother's eye, but observest not the beam which is in thine 42 own eye? Or how canst thou say to thy brother; 'Brother, let me take out the splinter which is in thine eye;' when thou thyself beholdest not the beam which is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first take the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to take out the splinter which is in thy brother's eye.

*nowise despairing, Campbell.

† N. m. Master, N. t.

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"For there is no good tree which bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor a corrupt tree which bringeth forth 44 good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit : from thorns men do not gather figs, nor from a bramble-bush do they cut grapes. A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man, out of the evil [treasure] of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart [his] mouth speaketh.

46" And why call ye me Lord, Lord*,' and do not the things which I say?

47 "Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my words, 48 and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like. He is like a builder of a house, who digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood rose, the stream dashed vehemently upon that house, and could not 49 shake it for it was founded on a rock. But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man who, without a foundation, built a house upon the ground; against which the stream dashed vehemently, and immediately it fell and the ruin of that house was great."

CH. VII. Now when Jesus had ended all his words in the 2 hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. And

the servant of a certain centurion, who was dear to his 3 master, was sick, and ready to die. And having heard of Jesus, the centurion sent to him some elders of the Jews, to beseech † him that he would come and recover his 4 servant. And when they came to Jesus, they entreated him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy, to whom thou wilt 5 do this: for he loveth our nation; and himself hath built 6 us our synagogue." Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him to say ‡ unto him, "Sir, trouble not

saying, N. See Wakefield and Campbell. In both these instances the original is in the singular number.