ACCORDING TO LUKE
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1 ¶ Forasmuch as many have
taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are
most surely believed among us,
2 Even as they delivered them
unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
3 It seemed good to me also,
having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write
unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
4 That thou mightest
know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
5 ¶ There was in the days of
Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of
Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6 And they were both righteous
before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord
blameless.
7 And they had no child, because
that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
8 And it came to pass, that while
he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
9 According to the custom of the
priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of
the Lord.
10 And the whole multitude of the
people were praying without at the time of incense.
11 And there appeared unto him an
angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And when Zacharias saw him, he
was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the angel said unto him,
Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear
thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And thou shalt have joy and
gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 For he shall be great in the
sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall
be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
16 And many of the children of
Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17 And he shall go before him in
the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the
children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people
prepared for the Lord.
18 And Zacharias said unto the
angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man,
and my wife well stricken in years.
19 And the angel answering said
unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak
unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
20 And, behold, thou shalt be
dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be
performed, because thou believest not my words, which
shall be fulfilled in their season.
21 And the people waited for
Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in
the temple.
22 And when he came out, he could
not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the
temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
23 And it came to pass, that, as
soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own
house.
24 And after those days his wife
Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with
me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 ¶ And in the sixth month
the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27 To a virgin espoused to a man
whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And the angel came in unto her,
and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the
Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29 And when she saw him, she was
troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this
should be.
30 And the angel said unto her,
Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
31 And, behold, thou shalt
conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
32 He shall be great, and shall be
called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne
of his father David:
33 And he shall reign over the
house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there
shall be no end.
34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35 And the angel answered and said
unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest
shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing
which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
36 And, behold, thy cousin
Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth
month with her, who was called barren.
37 For with God nothing shall be
impossible.
38 And Mary said, Behold the
handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel
departed from her.
39 ¶ And Mary arose in those
days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
40 And entered into the house of
Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
41 And it came to pass, that, when
Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and
Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
42 And she spake
out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is
the fruit of thy womb.
43 And whence is this to me, that
the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For, lo, as soon as the voice
of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
45 And blessed is she that
believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her
from the Lord.
46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in
God my Saviour.
48 For he hath regarded the low
estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall
call me blessed.
49 For he that is mighty hath done
to me great things; and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is on them that
fear him from generation to generation.
51 He hath shewed strength with
his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He hath put down the mighty
from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
53 He hath filled the hungry with
good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
54 He hath holpen his servant
Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
55 As he spake
to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
56 And Mary abode with her about
three months, and returned to her own house.
57 ¶ Now Elisabeth's full time
came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
58 And her neighbours
and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they
rejoiced with her.
59 And it came to pass, that on
the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him
Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60 And his mother answered and
said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
62 And they made signs to his
father, how he would have him called.
63 And he asked for a writing
table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled
all.
64 And his mouth was opened
immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and
praised God.
65 And fear came on all that dwelt
round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the
hill country of Judaea.
66 And all they that heard them
laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of
child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 ¶ And his father Zacharias
was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed be the Lord God of
Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant
David;
70 As he spake
by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
71 That we should be saved from
our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
72 To perform the mercy promised
to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
74 That he would grant unto us,
that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without
fear,
75 In holiness and righteousness
before him, all the days of our life.
76 And thou, child, shalt be
called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the
Lord to prepare his ways;
77 To give knowledge of salvation
unto his people by the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our
God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79 To give light to them that sit
in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of
peace.
80 And the child grew, and waxed
strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto
Israel.
1 ¶ And it came to pass in those days, that there went
out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
2
(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor
of Syria.)
3
And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
4
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of
Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem;
(because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
5
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with
child.
6
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were
accomplished that she should be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her
firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger;
because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 ¶ And there were in the same country shepherds abiding
in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the
glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I
bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a
Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the
heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace, good will toward men.
15
And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from
them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let
us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which
the Lord hath made known unto us.
16
And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and
the babe lying in a manger.
17
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the
saying which was told them concerning this child.
18
And all they that heard it wondered at those things which
were told them by the shepherds.
19
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her
heart.
20
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God
for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
21 ¶ And when eight days
were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS,
which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22
And when the days of her purification according to the law
of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to
the Lord;
23
(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb
shall be called holy to the Lord;)
24
And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said
in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
25 ¶ And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose
name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the
consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
26
And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he
should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
27
And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the
parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
28 Then
took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
29
Lord, now lettest thou thy
servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
30
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
31
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
32
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy
people Israel.
33
And Joseph and his mother marvelled
at those things which were spoken of him.
34
And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother,
Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and
for a sign which shall be spoken against;
35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce
through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
36
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of
Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
37
And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years,
which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings
and prayers night and day.
38
And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto
the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked
for redemption in Jerusalem.
39
And when they had performed all things according to the
law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
40
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled
with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
41 ¶ Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the
feast of the passover.
42 And when he was twelve years
old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.
43
And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned,
the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not
of it.
44
But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went
a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
45
And when they found him not, they turned back again to
Jerusalem, seeking him.
46
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him
in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and
asking them questions.
47
And all that heard him were astonished at his
understanding and answers.
48
And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother
said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I
have sought thee sorrowing.
49 And he said unto them, How
is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be
about my Father's business?
50
And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
51
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was
subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
52
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
1 ¶ Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of
Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of
Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
2
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God
came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3
And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching
the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
4
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the
prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the
wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his
paths straight.
5
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill
shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough
ways shall be made smooth;
6
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
7 Then said he to the multitude
that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned
you to flee from the wrath to come?
8
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and
begin 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.
9
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees:
every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast
into the fire.
10
And the people asked him, saying, What
shall we do then?
11
He answereth and saith unto
them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that
hath meat, let him do likewise.
12
Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto
him, Master, what shall we do?
13
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is
appointed you.
14 And the soldiers likewise
demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he
said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse
any falsely; and be content with your wages.
15 ¶ And as the people were in expectation, and all men
mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the
Christ, or not;
16
John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you
with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not
worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
17
Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly
purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he
will burn with fire unquenchable.
18
And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto
the people.
19
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias
his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
20
Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
21 ¶ Now when all the
people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and
praying, the heaven was opened,
22
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove
upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou
art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
23
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age,
being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
24
Which was the son of Matthat,
which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of
Janna, which was the son of Joseph,
25
Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of
Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son
of Nagge,
26
Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of
Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was
the son of Juda,
27
Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa,
which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the
son of Neri,
28 Which was the son of Melchi,
which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of
Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
29
Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer,
which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat,
which was the son of Levi,
30
Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda,
which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of
Eliakim,
31
Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan,
which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son
of David,
32
Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed,
which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of
Naasson,
33
Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram,
which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of
Juda,
34
Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac,
which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of
Nachor,
35 Which was the son of Saruch,
which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of
Heber, which was the son of Sala,
36
Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of
Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son
of Lamech,
37
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of
Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the
son of Cainan,
38
Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth,
which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
1 ¶ And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from
Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2
Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he
afterward hungered.
3
And the devil said unto him, If
thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
4
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of
God.
5
And the devil, taking him up into an
high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of
time.
6
And the devil said unto him, All
this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto
me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
7 If thou therefore wilt worship
me, all shall be thine.
8
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me,
Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord
thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
9
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle
of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son
of God, cast thyself down from hence:
10
For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over
thee, to keep thee:
11
And in their hands they shall
bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
12
And Jesus answering said unto him, It
is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
13
And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he
departed from him for a season.
14 ¶ And Jesus returned in
the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through
all the region round about.
15
And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
16
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up:
and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and
stood up for to read.
17
And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet
Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was
written,
18
The
Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel
to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance
to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them
that are bruised,
19
To
preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
20
And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the
minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue
were fastened on him.
21 And he began to say unto them, This
day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
22
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious
words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's
son?
23
And he said unto them, Ye will
surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have
heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
24
And
he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted
in his own country.
25
But
I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when
the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was
throughout all the land;
26
But
unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a
woman that was a widow.
27
And
many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them
was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
28 And all they in the synagogue,
when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
29
And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him
unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast
him down headlong.
30
But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
31 ¶ And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and
taught them on the sabbath days.
32
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was
with power.
33
And in the synagogue there was a
man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
34
Saying, Let us alone; what have
we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know
thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
35 And
Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil
had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
36
And they were all amazed, and spake
among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for
with authority and power he commandeth the unclean
spirits, and they come out.
37
And the fame of him went out into every place of the
country round about.
38
And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into
Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they
besought him for her.
39
And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left
her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
40
Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick
with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he
laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
41
And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying,
Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to
speak: for they knew that he was Christ.
42 And when it was day, he
departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto
him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.
43
And he said unto them, I must
preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
44
And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
1 ¶ And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon
him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
2
And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen
were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3
And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's,
and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat
down, and taught the people out of the ship.
4
Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
5
And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled
all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at
thy word I will let down the net.
6
And when they had this done, they inclosed
a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
7 And they beckoned unto their
partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them.
And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
8
When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees,
saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
9
For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the
draught of the fishes which they had taken:
10
And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee,
which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
11
And when they had brought their ships to land, they
forsook all, and followed him.
12 ¶ And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city,
behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought
him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
13
And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy
departed from him.
14 And
he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself
to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a
testimony unto them.
15
But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and
great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their
infirmities.
16
And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
17 ¶ And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was
teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which
were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the
power of the Lord was present to heal them.
18
And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken
with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
19
And when they could not find by what way they might bring
him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down
through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
20
And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
21 And the scribes and the
Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
22
But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said
unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
23
Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be
forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?
24
But
that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon
earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into
thine house.
25
And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that
whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
26
And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were
filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things
to day.
27 ¶ And after these things he went forth, and saw a
publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
28 And
he left all, rose up, and followed him.
29
And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and
there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.
30
But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his
disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with
publicans and sinners?
31
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole
need not a physician; but they that are sick.
32
I
came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
33
And they said unto him, Why do
the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples
of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
34
And he said unto them, Can ye make the
children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away
from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
36
And he spake also a parable unto
them; No man putteth a piece
of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent,
and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth
not with the old.
37
And
no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the
new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.
38
But
new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.
39
No
man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth
new: for he saith, The old is better.
1 ¶ And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the
first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears
of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
2
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath
days?
3
And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so
much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred,
and they which were with him;
4
How
he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave
also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the
priests alone?
5
And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
6
And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he
entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was
withered.
7 And the scribes and Pharisees
watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an
accusation against him.
8
But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had
the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the
midst. And he arose and stood forth.
9
Then said Jesus unto them, I will
ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil?
to save life, or to destroy it?
10
And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the
man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and
his hand was restored whole as the other.
11
And they were filled with madness; and communed one with
another what they might do to Jesus.
12 ¶ And it came to pass in those days, that he went out
into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
13
And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and
of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
14 Simon, (whom he also named
Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
15
Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon
called Zelotes,
16
And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which
also was the traitor.
17
And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and
the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea
and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and
Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
18
And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they
were healed.
19
And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there
went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
20 ¶ And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and
said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of
God.
21 Blessed are ye
that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye
shall laugh.
22
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall
separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name
as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
23
Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward
is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
24
But
woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
25
Woe
unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for
ye shall mourn and weep.
26
Woe
unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the
false prophets.
27 ¶ But I say unto you which
hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate
you,
28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully
use you.
29
And
unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer
also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
30
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him
that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
31
And
as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
32
For
if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those
that love them.
33
And
if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners
also do even the same.
34
And
if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners
also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for
nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of
the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
36
Be
ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is
merciful.
37 ¶ Judge not, and ye shall not
be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be
forgiven:
38
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken
together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same
measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured
to you again.
39
And he spake a parable unto
them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both
fall into the ditch?
40
The
disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his
master.
41
And
why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's
eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own
eye?
42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out
the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest
not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam
out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that
is in thy brother's eye.
43
For
a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
44
For
every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor
of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
45
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 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 sayings, and doeth them, I will
shew you to whom he is like:
48
He
is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when
the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not
shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a
foundation built an house upon the earth; against
which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of
that house was great.
1 ¶ Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience
of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
2
And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him,
was sick, and ready to die.
3
And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of
the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
4
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly,
saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
5
For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a
synagogue.
6
Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far
from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord,
trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my
roof:
7 Wherefore neither thought I
myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be
healed.
8
For I also am a man set under authority, having under me
soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and
to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
9
When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled
at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in
Israel.
10
And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the
servant whole that had been sick.
11 ¶ And it came to pass the day after, that he went into
a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.
12
Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold,
there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a
widow: and much people of the city was with her.
13
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and
said unto her, Weep not.
14 And he came and touched the
bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto
thee, Arise.
15
And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he
delivered him to his mother.
16
And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God,
saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us;
and, That God hath visited his people.
17
And this rumour of him went
forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
18
And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.
19 ¶ And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent
them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
20
When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist
hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for
another?
21 And
in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil
spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
22
Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell
John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see,
the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to
the poor the gospel is preached.
23
And
blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
24
And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to
speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into
the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
25
But
what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft
raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled,
and live delicately, are in kings' courts.
26
But
what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say
unto you, and much more than a prophet.
27
This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy
face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
28 For I say unto you, Among those that
are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he
that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
29
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans,
justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
30
But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God
against themselves, being not baptized of him.
31
And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I
liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
32
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to
another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye
have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
33
For
John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He
hath a devil.
34
The
Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man,
and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.
36 ¶ And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would
eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.
37
And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when
she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster
box of ointment,
38
And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to
wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and
kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
39
Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This
man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this
is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
40
And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say
on.
41
There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed
five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both.
Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
43
Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he
forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.
44
And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet
with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
45
Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the
time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
46
My
head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with
ointment.
47
Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which
are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the
same loveth little.
48
And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
49 And they that sat at meat with
him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
50
And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved
thee; go in peace.
1 ¶ And it came to pass afterward, that he went
throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of
the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
2
And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits
and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
3
And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna,
and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
4 ¶ And when much people were gathered together, and were
come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
5
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell
by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
6
And
some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away,
because it lacked moisture.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it,
and choked it.
8
And
other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare
fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said
these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let
him hear.
9
And his disciples asked him, saying, What
might this parable be?
10
And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God:
but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they
might not understand.
11
Now
the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
12
Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil,
and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be
saved.
13
They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy;
and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation
fall away.
14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have
heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this
life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
15
But
that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having
heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
16
No
man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with
a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may
see the light.
17
For
nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any
thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
18
Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given;
and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
19
Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could
not come at him for the press.
20
And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see
thee.
21 And he answered and said unto
them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God,
and do it.
22 ¶ Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went
into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the
other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
23
But as they sailed he fell
asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled
with water, and were in jeopardy.
24
And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master,
master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the
water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.
25
And he said unto them, Where is your faith?
And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What
manner of man is this! for he commandeth
even the winds and water, and they obey him.
26
And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is
over against Galilee.
27
And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the
city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither
abode in any house, but in the tombs.
28 When
he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice
said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of
God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
29
(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of
the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains
and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven
of the devil into the wilderness.)
30
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name?
And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
31
And they besought him that he would not command them to go
out into the deep.
32
And there was there an herd of
many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer
them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
33
Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the
swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were
choked.
34
When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and
went and told it in the city and in the country.
35 Then they went out to see what
was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were
departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and
they were afraid.
36
They also which saw it told them by what means he that was
possessed of the devils was healed.
37
Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes
round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great
fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
38
Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought
him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
39
Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done
unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city
how great things Jesus had done unto him.
40 ¶ And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned,
the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
41
And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a
ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that
he would come into his house:
42 For he had one only daughter,
about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people
thronged him.
43
And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which
had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
44
Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:
and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
45
And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were
with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest
thou, Who touched me?
46
And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of
me.
47
And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came
trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the
people for what cause she had touched him, and how she
was healed immediately.
48
And he said unto her, Daughter, be
of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go
in peace.
49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's
house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble
not the Master.
50
But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
51
And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go
in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the
maiden.
52
And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
53
And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
54
And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and
called, saying, Maid, arise.
55
And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and
he commanded to give her meat.
56
And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that
they should tell no man what was done.