Christ baptized: his temptation. f CHAP. IV. THEN THEN was Jesus led up of ness to be tempted of the devil. S. MATTHEW. t 11 I indeed baptize you g13 Then cometh Jesus d 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. m 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: m 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. m2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. f3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. d 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. f5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. d 7 Jesus said unto bim, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. fs Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. d 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, Who are blessed. Calleth his disciples. CHAP. V. and him onlyshalt thou serve.nets; and he called them. m11 Then the devil leaveth d 22 And they immediately him, and, behold, angels came left the ship and their father, and ministered unto him. f12 Now when Jesus.had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; and followed him. g 13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Caper- sickness, and all manner of naum, which is upon the sea disease among the people. coast, in the borders of Zabu-h 24 And his fame went lon and Nephthalim: throughout all Syria: and a 14 That it might be fulfilled they brought unto him all which was spoken by Esaias sick people that were taken the prophet, saying, with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, andthose that had the palsy; and he healed them. f'25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Deeapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan. 15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: 16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. d17 From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. CHAP. V. AND seeing the multi tudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: f18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, cast- 2 And he opened his mouth, ing a net into the sea: for they were fishers. d 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. and taught them, saying, 64 Blessed are they that f20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee cousness: for they shall be their father, mending their filled. Christ's sermon S. MATTHEW. on the mount. 67 Blessed are the merciful: one jot or one tittle shall in for they shall obtain mercy. no wise pass from the law, till 168 Blessed are the pure in all be fulfilled. shall be called great in the heart: for they shall see God. t 19 Whosoever therefore shall 69 Blessed are the peace- break one of these least commakers: for they shall be mandments, and shall teach called the children of God. men so, he shall be called the 6 10 Blessed are they which least in the kingdom of heaare persecuted for righteous-ven: but whosoever shall do ness sake: for their's is the and teach them, the same kingdom of heaven. 6 11 Blessed are ye, when men kingdom of heaven. shall revile you, and perse-t 20 For I say unto you, That cute you, and shall say all except your righteousness manner of evil against you shall exceed the righteousfalsely, for my sake. ness of the scribes and Pharid 12Rejoice, and be exceeding sees, ye shall in no case enter glad: for great is your reward into the kingdom of heaven. in heaven: for so persecuted p 21 Ye have heard that it they the prophets which were before you. was said by them of old time, t13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trod- be in danger of the judgment: den under foot of men. t 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. d 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. d 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. t 17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. d 23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thyway; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. d 25 Agree with thine adver sary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and t 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, I the judge deliver thee to the Of divorcement. CHAP. V. Swearing forbidden. officer, and thou be cast into p 34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: 35 Nor by the earth; for it prison. 26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid is his footstool: neither by the uttermost farthing. p 27 Ye have heard that it of the great King. was said by them of old time, 36 Neither shalt thou swear Thou shalt not commit adul- by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair tery: Jerusalem; for it is the city 28 But I say unto you, That white or black. whosoever looketh on a wo-d 37 But let your communiman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. cation be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. 38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: d 39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. d 29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. d 30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profita-thee at the law, and take ble for thee that one of thy away thy coat, let him have members should perish, and thy cloak also. not that thy whole body 41 And whosoever shall should be cast into hell. compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 40 And if any man will sue d 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate p 32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whoso-thine enemy. ever shall marry her that is d 44 But I say unto you, Love divorced committeth adul- your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketk : S. MATTHEW. Of almsgiving and prayer. his sun to rise on the evil and which is in secret; and thy on the good, and sendeth rain Father which seeth in secret on the just and on the unjust. shall reward thee openly. 46 For if ye love them which p7 But when ye pray, use love you, what reward have not vain repetitions, as the ye? do not even the publi- heathen do: for they think cans the same? that they shall be heard for 47 And if ye salute your their much speaking. brethren only, what do ye 8 Be not ye therefore like more than others? do not unto them: for your Father even the publicans so? knoweth what things ye have 48 Be ye therefore per- need of, before ye ask him. fect, even as your Father d9 After this manner therewhich is in heaven is perfect. fore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hal p CHAP. VI. TAKE heed that ye do not lowed be thy name. your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. d2Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 614 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 64 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father 15 But if ye forgive not men which seeth in secret himself their trespasses, neither will shall reward thee openly. your Father forgive your p5 And when thou prayest, trespasses. thou shalt not be as the hy- 16 Moreover when ye fast, pocrites are: for they love to be not, as the hypocrites, of pray standing in the syna- a sad countenance: for they gogues and in the corners of disfigure their faces, that the streets, that they may be they may appear unto men seen of men. Verily I say unto to fast. Verily I say unto you, you, They have their reward. They have their reward. d6 But thou, when thou d 17 But thou, when thou fastprayest, enter into thy closet, est, anoint thine head, and and when thou hast shut thy wash thy face; pray to thy Father 18 That thou appear not |