A Translation of the New Testament from the original Greek

By Thomas Haweis

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• Release date: Dec 3, 2019
• ISBN: 4057664580931

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Thomas Haweis

A Translation of the New Testament from the original Greek

Published by Good Press, 2022

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EAN 4057664580931

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THE GOSPEL

CHAP. I.

CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. IX.

CHAP. X.

CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XVI.

CHAP. XVII.

CHAP. XVIII.

CHAP. XIX.

CHAP. XX.

CHAP. XXI.

CHAP. XXII.

CHAP. XXIII.

CHAP. XXIV.

CHAP. XXV.

CHAP. XXVI.

CHAP. XXVII.

CHAP. XXVIII.

THE GOSPEL

CHAP. I.

CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. IX.

CHAP. X.

CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XVI.

THE GOSPEL

CHAP. I.

CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. IX.

CHAP. X.

CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XVI.

CHAP. XVII.

CHAP. XVIII.

CHAP. XIX.

CHAP. XX.

CHAP. XXI.

CHAP. XXII.

CHAP. XXIII.

CHAP. XXIV.

THE GOSPEL

CHAP. I.

CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. IX.

CHAP. X.

CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XVI.

CHAP. XVII.

CHAP. XVIII.

CHAP. XIX.

CHAP. XX.

CHAP. XXI.

THE ACTS

CHAP. I.

CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. IX.

CHAP. X.

CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XVI.

CHAP. XVII.

CHAP. XVIII.

CHAP. XIX.

CHAP. XX.

CHAP. XXI.

CHAP. XXII.

CHAP. XXIII.

CHAP. XXIV.

CHAP. XXV.

CHAP. XXVI.

CHAP. XXVII.

CHAP. XXVIII.

THE

CHAP. I.

CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. IX.

CHAP. X.

CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XVI.

THE FIRST EPISTLE

CHAP. I.

CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. IX.

CHAP. X.

CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XVI.

THE SECOND EPISTLE

CHAP. I.

CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. IX.

CHAP. X.

CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XIII.

THE

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

CHAP. VI.

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THE FIRST EPISTLE

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

THE SECOND EPISTLE

CHAP. I.

CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

THE FIRST EPISTLE

CHAP. I.

CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

CHAP. VI.

THE SECOND EPISTLE

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CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

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THE EPISTLE

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CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. IX.

CHAP. X.

CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XIII.

THE EPISTLE GENERAL

CHAP. I.

CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

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THE SECOND EPISTLE GENERAL

THE THIRD GENERAL EPISTLE

THE EPISTLE GENERAL

THE REVELATION

CHAP. I.

CHAP. II.

CHAP. III.

CHAP. IV.

CHAP. V.

CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VII.

CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. IX.

CHAP. X.

CHAP. XI.

CHAP. XII.

CHAP. XIII.

CHAP. XIV.

CHAP. XV.

CHAP. XVI.

CHAP. XVII.

CHAP. XVIII.

CHAP. XIX.

CHAP. XX.

CHAP. XXI.

CHAP. XXII.

THE GOSPEL

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ACCORDING TO

MATTHEW.

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THE book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

²Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren, ³and Judas begat Phares, and Zara of Thamar, and Phares begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram; ⁴and Aram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon, ⁵and Salmon begat Boaz of Rachab, and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth, and Obed begat Jesse, ⁶and Jesse begat David the king, and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias, ⁷and Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia, and Abia begat Asa, ⁸and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Ozias, ⁹and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekias, ¹⁰and Hezekias begat Manasses, and Manasses begat Amon, and Amon begat Josias, ¹¹and Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon, ¹²and after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zorobabel, ¹³and Zorobabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor, ¹⁴and Azor begat Sadoc, and Sadoc begat Achim, and Achim begat Eliud, ¹⁵and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob, ¹⁶and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom is born Jesus, who is called Christ. ¹⁷So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the carrying away into Babylon fourteen generations, and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ fourteen generations.

¹⁸Now the generation of Jesus Christ was attended with these circumstances: His mother Mary being betrothed to Joseph, before they cohabited together, she was found with child from the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹Then Joseph her husband being a just man, and not willing to expose her publicly, designed to put her away privately. ²⁰And as he was revolving the matter in his mind, behold, an angel of the Lord in a dream appeared unto him, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary for thy wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. ²¹And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins. ²²Now the whole of this was done, that what was spoken of the Lord, by the prophet, might be fulfilled, saying¹, ²³A 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.

²⁴Then Joseph when arisen from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife; ²⁵and he knew her not, until she had brought forth her son, the first begotten, and he called his name Jesus.

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NOW when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, lo! Magians from the East came to Jerusalem, ²saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the East, and are come to pay him homage.

³Now when Herod the king heard this, he was much agitated, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴And assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them, where the Messiah should be born.

⁵Then they answered him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet², ⁶And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art in no respect the least amongst the princes of Judah, for from thee shall go forth the Ruler, who shall conduct my people Israel.

⁷Thereupon Herod secretly calling to him the Magians, enquired very particularly of them the time of the star’s appearing, ⁸and sending them to Bethlehem said, Go, and procure the most exact information respecting this child; and when you have found him, bring me intelligence, that I may come, and pay him homage also.

⁹So having heard the king, they went on; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the East, had gone before them, till it came and stood over the place where the infant was. ¹⁰And when they saw the star, they were exceedingly transported with joy. ¹¹And coming into the house, they found the infant with Mary his mother, and falling prostrate, they paid their homage to him. And opening their treasures, they made their offerings to him, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. ¹²And having received warning in a dream not to go back to Herod, they departed into their own country by another road.

¹³Now when they were gone, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the infant and his mother by night, and flee into Egypt, and stay there, till I speak to thee, for Herod will search for the infant to destroy it. ¹⁴So rising up, he took the babe and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt, ¹⁵and was there till the death of Herod; that what was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, might be fulfilled, saying³, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

¹⁶Then Herod, perceiving that he was treated delusively by the Magians, was greatly exasperated, and he sent and slew all the male infants, that were in Bethlehem, and in all its territories, from their entering their second year and all under it, according to the time, which he had accurately enquired from the Magians. ¹⁷Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying⁴, ¹⁸A cry was heard at Ramah, lamentation, and wailing, and bitter moaning, Rachel weeping for her children, and will not be comforted, because they are no more.

¹⁹Now when Herod was dead, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, ²⁰saying, Arise, and take the little boy and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they who sought the life of the infant are dead. ²¹So he arose, and took the child and his mother, and came unto the land of Israel. ²²But hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the stead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither. And being divinely warned in a dream, he retired into the country of Galilee, ²³and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that what was said by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he shall be called a Nazarean.

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THEN in those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the desert country of Judea, ²and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is nigh. ³For this is the person spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying⁵, The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths strait. ⁴Now this John had his garment made of camel’s hair, and a girdle of leather about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

⁵Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the regions about Jordan, ⁶and were baptized by him in Jordan, on making confession of their sins. ⁷But when he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, O ye broods of vipers! who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸Produce then worthy fruits of repentance: ⁹and think not to say in yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say unto you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. ¹⁰And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which produceth not good fruit, is hewing down, and casting into the fire. ¹¹I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire: ¹²whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will collect the wheat into his granary; but the chaff will he burn up with fire unquenchable.

¹³Then came Jesus from Galilee unto Jordan to John, that he might be baptized by him. ¹⁴But John earnestly withheld him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? ¹⁵But Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he permitted him. ¹⁶And Jesus, after his baptism, came straight from the water: and lo! the heavens were opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as it were a dove, and coming upon him: ¹⁷and lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my Son, the beloved, in whom is my delight.

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THEN was Jesus led away by the spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil. ²And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he became hungry. ³And the tempter coming to him said, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones be made loaves. ⁴But he answering said, It is written⁶, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

⁵Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and placed him on a wing of the temple, ⁶and saith to him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written⁷, that he shall give his angels a charge concerning thee: and in their hands shall they hold thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. ⁷Jesus said unto him, It is written again⁸, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

⁸Again the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory; ⁹and saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall prostrate and worship me. ¹⁰Then saith Jesus unto him, Avaunt Satan! for it is written⁹, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and to him only thou pay divine adoration. ¹¹Then the devil leaveth him, and lo! angels came and ministered unto him.

¹²But when Jesus heard that John was cast into prison, he retired into Galilee; ¹³and leaving Nazareth, he came and resided at Capernaum, a maritime city, on the confines of Zebulun and Nephthali: ¹⁴that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, saying¹⁰, ¹⁵The land of Zabulun, and the land of Naphthali, the road to the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; ¹⁶the people who sat in darkness saw a great light; and on those who sat in the region and shadow of death, even on them hath the light arisen.

¹⁷From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is approaching.

¹⁸And as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁹And he saith to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. ²⁰Then immediately quitting their nets they followed him.

²¹And going on from thence, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. ²²Then they instantly quitting the ship and their father, followed him.

²³And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every malady among the people. ²⁴And there went out a report of him into all Syria: and they brought unto him all who had illness, the afflicted with various diseases and painful complaints, and the demoniacs, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them. ²⁵And great multitudes followed him from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond Jordan.

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THEN seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and seating himself, his disciples came to him: ²and opening his mouth, he taught them, saying,

³Blessed are the poor in spirit, for their’s is the kingdom of heaven. ⁴Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. ⁵Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. ⁶Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be fed to the full. ⁷Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. ⁸Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. ⁹Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. ¹⁰Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for their’s is the kingdom in heaven. ¹¹Blessed are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and lying, speak every thing evil against you for my sake. ¹²Rejoice and exult; for plenteous is your reward in the heavens: for just so they persecuted the prophets who went before you.

¹³Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt become insipid, with what can it be salted? it is of no farther use for any purpose, but to be cast out, and trodden under foot of men.

¹⁴Ye are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid that is situated on an eminence. ¹⁵Neither do men burn a lamp, and set it under a bushel, but on its stand; and it sheds light on all that are in the house. ¹⁶Just so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

¹⁷Think not that I am come to destroy the law and the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. ¹⁸For I tell you assuredly, that till heaven and earth pass away, not one iota, or the smallest stroke of a letter, shall pass from the law, until all things shall be accomplished. ¹⁹Whosoever therefore shall break one of the least of these commandments, and teach men so, he shall be accounted the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall practise, and teach them, he shall be reckoned great in the kingdom of heaven. ²⁰For I say unto you, That except your righteousness abounds more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

²¹Ye have heard that it was said to the men of antient times, Thou shalt do no murder; and whosoever shall commit murder, shall be liable to the judgment: ²²but I say unto you, That every man who is angry with his brother without cause, shall be liable to the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the sanhedrim: but whosever shall say, Thou fool, shall be liable to be cast into hell fire. ²³If therefore thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; ²⁴leave there thy gift before the altar, and go: first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. ²⁵Be disposed to agree with thy prosecutor speedily, whilst thou art in the way with him to the bar; lest the prosecutor deliver thee up to the judge, and the judge commit thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. ²⁶Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out from thence, till thou hast paid the last farthing.

²⁷Ye have heard that it was said to those of old, Thou shalt not commit adultery: ²⁸but I say unto you, That every one who looketh upon a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹If then thine eye, the right, leads thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is highly for thy advantage, that one of thy members be destroyed, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. ³⁰And if thy right hand leads thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is highly thy interest that one of thy members should be destroyed, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

³¹It hath been said indeed, That whosoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce: ³²But I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except on account of whoredom, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery.

³³Again ye have heard that it was said to those of old, Thou shalt not perjure thyself, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths: ³⁴But I say to thee, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven; for it is the throne of God: ³⁵nor by the earth; for it is the footstool of his feet: nor by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King: ³⁶neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. ³⁷But let your discourse be, Yea, yea; No, no: for all addition to these is from the wicked one.

³⁸Ye have heard that it was said, Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth: ³⁹but I say unto you, Resist not an injurious act; but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him also the other. ⁴⁰And if a man will prosecute thee, and take thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. ⁴¹And whosoever shall press thee for one mile, go with him two. ⁴²Give to him that asketh thee; and from him who wants to borrow of thee, turn not away.

⁴³Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. ⁴⁴But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who treat you insolently, and persecute you; ⁴⁵that ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven: for he causeth his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and tendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. ⁴⁶For if ye love those who love you, what reward have you? do not even the publicans the same thing? ⁴⁷And if ye embrace your brethren only, what do ye extraordinary? do not even the publicans so? ⁴⁸Be ye therefore perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

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TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, in order to catch their eye: for otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. ²Therefore when thou givest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Verily I say unto you, They receive their reward. ³But when thou givest alms, let not thy right hand know what thy left is doing: ⁴that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will himself reward thee openly.

⁵And when thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites: for they love standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets, to pray, that they may make a shew to men. Verily I say unto you, That they have their reward. ⁶But when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and shut thy door, to pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. ⁷And when thou art at prayer, use not vain repetitions, like the heathen: for they imagine that they shall be heard for their much speaking. ⁸Be not ye therefore like them: for your Father knoweth of what things ye have need, before you ask him. ⁹Thus then pray ye: Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. ¹⁰Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. ¹¹Give us this day our daily bread. ¹²And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. ¹³And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen! ¹⁴For if ye forgive men their offences, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: ¹⁵but if ye forgive not to men their offences, neither will your Father forgive your offences.

¹⁶And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, affecting a gloomy look: for they disfigure their visages, that they may make a shew of fasting to men. Verily I say unto you, That they have their reward. ¹⁷But when thou keepest a fast, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; ¹⁸that thou mayest not make a shew of fasting to men, but to thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

¹⁹Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where the rust and canker spoil, and where thieves dig through and steal: ²⁰but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither rust nor canker spoil, and where thieves do not dig through and steal; ²¹for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

²²The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be transparent, thy whole body shall be enlightened. ²³But if thine eye be vitiated, thy whole body will be darkened. If therefore the light which is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

²⁴No man can serve two masters: for he will either hate the one, and love the other; or he will adhere to the one, and disregard the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. ²⁵For this cause I tell you, Be not anxious about your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life of more value than meat, and the body than raiment? ²⁶Look on the birds of the air: for they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are you not of more value than they? ²⁷But which of you, by his cares, can add one cubit to his stature? ²⁸And why are ye anxious about clothing? Contemplate the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, nor spin: ²⁹yet I tell you, Not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these. ³⁰If God then so clothe a vegetable of the field, which to-day is, in beauty, and tomorrow is cast into the furnace, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? ³¹Wherefore be under no anxiety, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed? ³²(for after all these things the heathen seek:) and your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of them all. ³³But seek ye, in the first place, the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be given you over. ³⁴Be not therefore anxious about to-morrow: for tomorrow will provide for its own wants. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.

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JUDGE not, that ye be not judged. ²For with the same judgment ye judge others, shall ye be judged: and with the measure ye mete, shall it be measured to you again. ³And why spiest thou out the mote which is in thy brother’s eye, yet payest no attention to the beam which is in thine own eye? ⁴Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Suffer me to take the mote off from thine eye: and behold there is a beam in thine own eye? ⁵Thou hypocrite, take first the beam out of thine own eye and then shalt thou see clearly to take off the mote from thy brother’s eye.

⁶Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor cast pearls before swine; lest they tread them under foot, and turning round tear you.

⁷Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: ⁸for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. ⁹What man is there of you, of whom if his son ask a loaf, will he give him a stone? ¹⁰or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? ¹¹If ye then, evil as ye are, know how to bestow good gifts on your children; how much more will your Father who is in heaven, bestow good things on those who ask him? ¹²All things therefore whatsoever ye would be willing that men should do to you, just so do ye to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

¹³Enter in through the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and spacious the road, which leadeth to perdition, and they are many who enter that way: ¹⁴because strait is the gate, and narrow the road, which leadeth to life, and they are but a few who find it.

¹⁵Take heed then of false prophets, who come to you in the garb of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. ¹⁶By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? ¹⁷So every good tree beareth good fruits; but every bad tree in kind, produceth bad fruits. ¹⁸A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, neither can a tree bad in kind produce good fruits. ¹⁹Every tree that beareth not good fruit, is cut down, and cast into the fire. ²⁰Well then! by their fruits ye shall know them. ²¹Not every one who saith to me, Lord, Lord! shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. ²²Many will say unto me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have we not cast out devils? and in thy name done many miracles? ²³And then will I profess unto them, that I never knew you: depart from me, ye workers of iniquity.

²⁴Every man therefore who is hearing from me these words, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the intelligent man, who erected his house upon a rock: ²⁵and the rain descended, and the rivers rushed, and the winds blew, and they beat against that house, and it fell not; for it was founded on a rock. ²⁶And every man who is hearing these sayings of mine, and doth not practise them, he will resemble the foolish man, who built his house upon the sand: ²⁷and the rain descended, and the rivers rushed, and the winds blew, and set against that house, and it fell; and the fall of it was great.

²⁸And it was so, that when Jesus had concluded all these sayings, the multitudes were exceedingly struck with his teaching: ²⁹for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

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NOW when he descended from the mount, great multitudes followed him. ²And lo! a leper came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. ³And stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And instantly the leprosy was cleansed. ⁴And Jesus said to him, See thou tell no man; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them.

⁵Then as Jesus was entering into Capernaum, there met him a centurion, intreating him, ⁶and saying, My servant is lying in the house paralytic, terribly tormented with pain. ⁷And Jesus said unto him, I will come and heal him. ⁸And the centurion said, I am not a fit person, that thou shouldest come under my roof: but only speak a word, and my servant be cured. ⁹For I also am a man under authority, having under my command soldiers and I say to this soldier, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. ¹⁰And Jesus hearing him, marvelled, and said to those who were following, Verily I say unto you, not even in Israel have I found so great faith. ¹¹And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and from the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. ¹²But the children of the kingdom shall be cast into the outer darkness: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. ¹³And Jesus said to the centurion, Go; and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was cured at that very hour.

¹⁴And when Jesus was come into the house of Peter, he saw his mother-in-law laid on a bed, and in a fever. ¹⁵And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and waited upon them.

¹⁶And when evening was come, they brought him many possessed by devils: and he cast out the spirits by a word, and all who had illnesses he cured: ¹⁷that it might be fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet, Himself he took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

¹⁸Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave orders to pass to the other side. ¹⁹And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. ²⁰And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where he can lay his head. ²¹And another of his disciples said unto him, Permit me first to go and bury my father. ²²And Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their own dead.

²³And going on board a vessel, his disciples followed him. ²⁴And, behold, there was a great tempest in the sea, so that the vessel was hid by the waves; but he was asleep. ²⁵And his disciples coming, awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we are perishing! ²⁶And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then arising, he issued his mandate to the winds, and to the sea; and there was a great calm. ²⁷And the men marvelled, saying, What a wondrous man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! ²⁸And when he came to the other side, into the region of the Girgasenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming from the sepulchres; exceeding fierce, so that no person was able to pass by that road. ²⁹And lo! they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither before the time to torment us? ³⁰And at a considerable distance, there was a great herd of swine feeding. ³¹Then the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, permit us to go into the herd of swine. ³²And he said to them, Go. Then they going forth out of him, entered into the herd of swine: and lo! the whole herd of the swine rushed down a precipice into the sea, and perished in the waters. ³³But they who fed them fled, and going away into the city, reported all things, and what had happened to the demoniacs. ³⁴And, behold, all the city came out to meet him: and when they saw him, they besought him to depart from their territories.

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AND going on board the vessel, he passed over, and came to his own city. ²And lo! they brought him a paralytic stretched on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Be of good cheer, son; thy sins are forgiven thee. ³And lo! some of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. ⁴And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, wherefore do ye imagine evil things in your hearts? ⁵For which is the easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? ⁶But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority upon earth to forgive sins, (then he saith to the paralytic,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house. ⁷And he arose, and went to his house. ⁸But when the multitude saw it, they were astonished, and glorified God, who had given such power unto men.

⁹And Jesus passing from thence, saw a man sitting at the custom house, called Matthew: and saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. ¹⁰And it came to pass, as he sat in his house, many tax-gatherers and sinners came, and sat down at table with Jesus and his disciples. ¹¹And the Pharisees observing it, said to his disciples, How is this, that your Master eateth with publicans and sinners? ¹²But Jesus hearing it, said unto them, They who are in the vigour of health have no need of the physician, but they who have illness. ¹³Go then, and learn what is said, I require mercy and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

¹⁴Then came unto him disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees keep many fasts, but thy disciples fast not? ¹⁵And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber weep, whilst the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast. ¹⁶But no man ingrafts a patch of undressed cloth into an old garment, for the piece supplied taketh from the garment, and the rent becomes worse. ¹⁷Nor do they put new wine into old bottles: but if they do, the bottles burst, and the wine is spilt, and the bottles are destroyed: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

¹⁸As he was speaking these things to them, behold, there came a ruler, and prostrated himself before him, saying, My daughter hath just now died: but come and lay thine hand upon her, and she shall live. ¹⁹And Jesus arose, and followed him, and his disciples also. ²⁰And, behold, a woman, who had an hæmorrage twelve years, came behind, and touched the fringe of his garment: ²¹for she said within herself, If I only touch his garment, I shall be cured. ²²Then Jesus, turning about and beholding her, said, Be encouraged, daughter; thy faith hath saved thee. And the woman was cured from that hour. ²³And when Jesus was come into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute-players, and a multitude confusedly lamenting, ²⁴he saith to them, Retire; for the little girl is not dead, but sleeping. And they derided him. ²⁵So when the multitude was put out, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the little girl arose. ²⁶And the fame of it went forth into all that country.

²⁷And as Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, son of David! ²⁸So when he came into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus said to them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yes, Lord. ²⁹Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. ³⁰And their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, Take care that no person know it. ³¹But they going forth, blazoned his fame through all that country.

³²And when they were coming out, behold, they brought unto him a man, dumb, a demoniac. ³³And when the devil was cast out, the dumb man spoke: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, Never at any time was the like to this seen in Israel. ³⁴But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the devils doth he cast the devils out.

³⁵And Jesus took a circuit through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease, and every malady among the people. ³⁶And beholding the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were fainting, and lying here and there, as sheep that had no shepherd. ³⁷Then said he to his disciples, The harvest indeed is abundant, but the labourers are few; ³⁸entreat therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth workmen for his harvest.

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AND having called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease, and every malady. ²Now these are the names of the twelve apostles; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee, and John his brother; ³Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname is Thaddeus; ⁴Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

⁵These twelve did Jesus send forth, commanding them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter not: ⁶but go rather to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel. ⁷And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is approaching. ⁸Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. ⁹Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, ¹⁰nor a scrip for the journey, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor stick: for the workman is worthy of his food. ¹¹And into whatsoever city or village ye enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye depart. ¹²And when ye come into a family, salute it: ¹³and if the family shall be deserving, your peace shall come upon it: and if it be not deserving, your peace shall return to you. ¹⁴And whosoever shall not receive you, nor attend to your discourses, go out of that house, or city, and shake off the dust of your feet. ¹⁵Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.

¹⁶Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and harmless as doves. ¹⁷But be on your guard against men: for they will deliver you up to the sanhedrim, and scourge you in their synagogues. ¹⁸And ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the heathen. ¹⁹But when they shall deliver you up, be under no anxiety what ye shall say; for it shall be given you in that very hour what ye should speak: ²⁰for it is not you who are speaking, but the Spirit of your Father which is speaking in you. ²¹Then brother shall surrender brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. ²²And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end, that man shall be saved.

²³But when they shall persecute you in one city, flee unto another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not complete your circuit through the cities of Israel before the Son of man comes. ²⁴The disciple is not superior to his teacher, nor the servant above his master. ²⁵It is sufficient if the disciple be as his teacher, and the servant as his master. If they have called the master of the family Beelzebub, how much more his domestics? ²⁶However, fear them not: for there is nothing concealed, which shall not be discovered; nor hid, which shall not be known. ²⁷What I say unto you in the dark, publish in the light: and what ye hear whispered into the ear, proclaim upon the roofs.

²⁸And be not afraid of those who kill the body, and cannot kill the soul: but fear him rather who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. ²⁹Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father. ³⁰But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. ³¹Fear not, therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

³²Every one therefore who shall make confession of me before men, of him will I also make confession before my Father who is in heaven. ³³But whosoever shall disown me before men, him will I also disown before my Father who is in heaven.

³⁴Think not that I am come to bring peace to the earth: I came not to bring peace, but a sword. ³⁵For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. ³⁶And the enemies of a man shall be those of his own house. ³⁷He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me. ³⁸And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

³⁹He that preserveth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall preserve it. ⁴⁰He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. ⁴¹He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive the reward of a prophet; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive the reward of a righteous man. ⁴²And whosoever shall give to one of these little ones, if but a cup of cold water to drink, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

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AND it came to pass, when Jesus had finished his injunctions to his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and preach in their cities.

²Then John, having heard in prison the works of Christ, sent two of his disciples, ³and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or should we expect another? ⁴And Jesus answering said unto them, Go, and tell John what things ye hear and see. ⁵The blind receive sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. ⁶And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended at me.

⁷And when they were gone, Jesus began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? ⁸But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in delicate garments? Lo! they who wear delicate garments are in the houses of kings. ⁹Yet what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and abundantly more than a prophet. ¹⁰For this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee. ¹¹Verily I say unto you, There hath not arisen, from those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. ¹²But from the days of John the Baptist unto the present, the kingdom of heaven is assaulted by violence, and the invaders forcibly seize upon it. ¹³For all the prophets and the law until John, foretold this. ¹⁴And if ye will receive it, this is Elias who was to come. ¹⁵He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁶But to whom shall I resemble this generation? it is like little boys sitting in the places of concourse, and calling to their companions, ¹⁷and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have sung mournful ditties to you, and ye have not beat your breasts. ¹⁸For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil: ¹⁹the Son of man is come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, what a man! a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners: though wisdom hath been justified by her children.

²⁰Then began he to upbraid the cities in which the chief of his miracles had been wrought, because they repented not: ²¹Wo unto thee, Chorazin! wo unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles which had been wrought in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, long since would they have repented in sack-cloth and ashes. ²²Wherefore I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. ²³And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted unto heaven, shalt be cast down to hell: for if the miracles which have been wrought in thee had been done in Sodom, it had remained unto this day. ²⁴Wherefore I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for thee.

²⁵At that time Jesus spake and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and the intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes: ²⁶yes, Father! since such is thy good pleasure. ²⁷All things are delivered up to me by my Father: and no person knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any person the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal him.

²⁸Come to me, all who labour hard, and sustain heavy burdens, and I will give you relief. ²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest to your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

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AT that time Jesus walked through corn-fields on a sabbath-day; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. ²But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Behold, thy disciples do a thing that it is not lawful to do on the sabbath. ³And he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they who were with him? ⁴how they went into the house of God, and did eat the loaves of shew-bread, of which it was not lawful for him or those who were with him to eat, but for the priests alone? ⁵Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are not culpable? ⁶Now I tell you, That one greater than the temple is here. ⁷But if ye had known what that meant, I desire mercy and not sacrifice; ye would not have condemned the innocent. ⁸For the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

⁹And going on from thence, he came into their synagogue; ¹⁰and, behold a man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on sabbath days? that they might accuse him. ¹¹Then he said to them; What man of you is there who hath one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, doth he not lay hold on him, and lift him out? ¹²Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath days. ¹³Then saith he to the man, Stretch out thy hand; and he stretched it out, and it was restored, sound as the other.

¹⁴Then the Pharisees went out, and held a consultation against him, how they might make away with him. ¹⁵But Jesus knew it, and retired from thence, and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all, ¹⁶and charged them that they should not make him known. ¹⁷That what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, ¹⁸Behold, my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul delighteth: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall proclaim judgment for the heathen. ¹⁹He shall not contend, nor be clamorous; neither shall any man in the streets hear his voice. ²⁰A bruised reed shall he not break down, and smoking flax shall he not quench, until he break forth in judgment for victory. ²¹And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.

²²Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb; and he cured him, so as to enable the blind and dumb both to speak and see. ²³And all the multitudes were lost in amazement, and they said, Is not this the son of David? ²⁴But the Pharisees hearing them, said, This fellow casteth not out devils, but by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils. ²⁵But Jesus knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself will be desolated; and every city, or family, divided against itself cannot subsist: ²⁶so if Satan cast out Satan; he is divided against himself; how then can his kingdom subsist? ²⁷And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. ²⁸But if I by the Spirit of God cast out the devils, then truly the kingdom of God is come unto you. ²⁹Else how can one enter into a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then will he plunder his goods? ³⁰He that is not with me, is against me; and he that associates not with me, scattereth abroad. ³¹Therefore I say unto you, All sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven to men. ³²And whosoever may speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come. ³³Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by the fruit. ³⁴Ye broods of vipers, how can ye speak good things, yourselves being wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. ³⁵A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things: and a wicked man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth evil things. ³⁶But I tell you, That every idle word which men speak, for it shall they give an account in the day of judgment. ³⁷For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

³⁸Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees addressed him, saying, Master, we desire to see a sign from thee. ³⁹But he answered and said unto them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; and no sign shall be given it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet: ⁴⁰for as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights; so shall the Son of man be in the