THE GOSPEL
ACCORDING TO MATTHEW
CHAPTERS 8-14
1 ¶ When he was come down from the mountain, great
multitudes followed him.
2 And, behold,
there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst
make me clean.
3 And Jesus put
forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be
thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus saith
unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew
thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony
unto them.
5 ¶ And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came
unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 And saying,
Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and
heal him.
8 The centurion answered
and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but
speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
9 For I am a man
under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he
goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he
doeth it.
10 When Jesus
heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and
west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of
heaven.
12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer
darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13 And Jesus said
unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast
believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the
selfsame hour.
14 ¶ And when Jesus was
come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
15 And he touched
her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
16 When the even
was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he
cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
17 That it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our
infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
18 ¶ Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he
gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
19 And a certain
scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou
goest.
20 And Jesus
saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of
the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
21 And another of his disciples said unto him,
Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus said
unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
23 ¶ And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples
followed him.
24 And, behold,
there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with
the waves: but he was asleep.
25 And his
disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
26 And he saith
unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?
Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
27 But the men
marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea
obey him!
28 ¶ And when he was come
to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two
possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no
man might pass by that way.
29 And, behold,
they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God?
art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
30 And there was
a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
31 So the devils
besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd
of swine.
32 And he said
unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they
went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently
down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 And they that
kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and
what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
34 And, behold,
the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him
that he would depart out of their coasts.
1 ¶ And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came
into his own city.
2 And, behold,
they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing
their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of
good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
3 And, behold,
certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
4 And Jesus
knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in
your hearts?
5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or
to say, Arise, and walk?
6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth
to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy
bed, and go unto thine house.
7 And he arose, and departed to his house.
8 But when the
multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such
power unto men.
9 ¶ And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man,
named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
10 And it came to
pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners
came and sat down with him and his disciples.
11 And when the
Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with
publicans and sinners?
12 But when Jesus
heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need
not a physician, but they that are sick.
13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and
not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance.
14 ¶ Then came to him the
disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy
disciples fast not?
15 And Jesus said
unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn,
as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the
bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for
that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is
made worse.
17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the
bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put
new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
18 ¶ While he spake these things unto them, behold, there
came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead:
but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
19 And Jesus
arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.
20 And, behold, a
woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him,
and touched the hem of his garment:
21 For she said within herself, If I may but
touch his garment, I shall be whole.
22 But Jesus
turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter,
be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was
made whole from that hour.
23 And when Jesus
came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a
noise,
24 He said unto
them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but
sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
25 But when the
people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid
arose.
26 And the fame
hereof went abroad into all that land.
27 ¶ And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men
followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
28 And when he was come into the house, the
blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe
ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
29 Then touched
he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it
unto you.
30 And their eyes
were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See
that no man know it.
31 But they, when
they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
32 As they went
out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
33 And when the
devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It
was never so seen in Israel.
34 But the
Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
35 ¶ And Jesus went about
all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the
gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the
people.
36 But when he
saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted,
and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then saith he
unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but
the labourers are few;
38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send
forth labourers into his harvest.
1 ¶ And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples,
he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all
manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
2 Now the names
of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and
Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3 Philip, and
Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and
Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the
Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
5 ¶ These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them,
saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into
any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And as ye go,
preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out
devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes,
nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who
in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.
13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but
if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 And whosoever shall
not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city,
shake off the dust of your feet.
15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the
land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
16 ¶ Behold, I send you forth as
sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as
doves.
17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the
councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my
sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye
shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father
which speaketh in you.
21 And the brother
shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the
children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to
death.
22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he
that endureth to the end shall be saved.
23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into
another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of
Israel, till the Son of man be come.
24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above
his lord.
25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and
the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub,
how much more shall they call them of his household?
26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that
shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what
ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
28 And fear not them
which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him
which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them
shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many
sparrows.
32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I
confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny
before my Father which is in heaven.
34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not
to send peace, but a sword.
35 For I am come 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.
36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of
me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is
not worthy of me.
39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth
his life for my sake shall find it.
40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me
receiveth him that sent me.
41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall
receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name
of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
42 And whosoever shall give
to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of
a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
1 ¶ And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of
commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in
their cities.
2 Now when John
had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
3 And said unto
him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
4 Jesus answered
and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things
which ye do hear and see:
5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are
cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the
gospel preached to them.
6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
7 ¶ And as they departed,
Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft
raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto
you, and more than a prophet.
10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my
messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women
there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that
is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom
of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
14 And if ye will
receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
16 ¶ But whereunto shall I liken
this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling
unto their fellows,
17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced;
we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He
hath a devil.
19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold
a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But
wisdom is justified of her children.
20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty
works were done, because they repented not:
21
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto
thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done
in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon
at the day of judgment, than for you.
23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be
brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee,
had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the
land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
25 ¶ At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because
thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them
unto babes.
26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man
knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the
Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
28 Come unto me, all ye
that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and
lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
1 ¶ At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through
the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of
corn, and to eat.
2 But when the
Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is
not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
3 But he said
unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was
an hungred, and they that were with him;
4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the
shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were
with him, but only for the priests?
5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days
the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than
the temple.
7 But if ye had known
what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have
condemned the guiltless.
8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
9 And when he was
departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
10 And, behold,
there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it
lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
11 And he said
unto them, What man shall there be among you, that
shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not
lay hold on it, and lift it out?
12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful
to do well on the sabbath days.
13 Then saith he
to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he
stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
14 ¶ Then the Pharisees
went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
15 But when Jesus
knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him,
and he healed them all;
16 And charged
them that they should not make him known:
17 That it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
18 Behold my
servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I
will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
19 He shall not
strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed
shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth
judgment unto victory.
21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
22 ¶ Then was brought unto him one possessed with a
devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb
both spake and saw.
23 And all the
people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
24 But when the
Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by
Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
25 And Jesus knew
their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom
divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house
divided against itself shall not stand:
26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself;
how shall then his kingdom stand?
27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your
children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
28 But if I cast out
devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and
spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil
his house.
30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth
not with me scattereth abroad.
31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy
shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not
be forgiven unto men.
32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it
shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall
not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make
the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good
things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35
A good man out of the good treasure
of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil
treasure bringeth forth evil things.
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall
speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words
thou shalt be condemned.
38 ¶ Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees
answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
39 But he
answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous
generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but
the sign of the prophet Jonas:
40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's
belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of
the earth.
41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation,
and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and,
behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
42 The queen of the
south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it:
for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of
Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh
through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came
out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits
more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state
of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked
generation.
46 ¶ While he yet talked to the people, behold, his
mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
47 Then one said
unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak
with thee.
48 But he
answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my
mother? and who are my brethren?
49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his
disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in
heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
1 ¶ The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by
the sea side.
2 And great multitudes
were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the
whole multitude stood on the shore.
3 And he spake
many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a
sower went forth to sow;
4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the
fowls came and devoured them up:
5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth:
and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they
had no root, they withered away.
7 And some fell among
thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit,
some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And the
disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
11 He answered
and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to
know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have
more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that
he hath.
13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see
not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14 And in them is
fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and
shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are
dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should
see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their
heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for
they hear.
17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous
men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and
to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and
understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which
was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is
he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
21
Yet hath he not root in himself, but
dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the
word, by and by he is offended.
22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that
heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,
choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that
heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth
forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
24 ¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good
seed in his field:
25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the
wheat, and went his way.
26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit,
then appeared the tares also.
27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him,
Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28 He said unto them,
An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go
and gather them up?
29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root
up also the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of
harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind
them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
31 Another
parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of
heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his
field:
32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown,
it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the
air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
33 Another
parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is
like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till
the whole was leavened.
34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and
without a parable spake he not unto them:
35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken
by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things
which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
36 Then Jesus
sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto
him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 He answered
and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the
Son of man;
38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the
kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the
end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire;
so shall it be in the end of this world.
41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall
gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42 And shall cast them
into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom
of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
44 ¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven
is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he
hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that
field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man,
seeking goodly pearls:
46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and
sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was
cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down,
and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
49 So shall it be at the
end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among
the just,
50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus saith
unto them, Have ye understood all these things?
They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
52 Then said he
unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed
unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which
bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
53 ¶ And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished
these parables, he departed thence.
54 And when he
was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that
they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these
mighty works?
55 Is not this
the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James,
and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us?
Whence then hath this man all these things?
57 And they were
offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is
not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
58 And he did not
many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
1 ¶ At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of
Jesus,
2 And said unto
his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and
therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
3 For Herod had
laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his
brother Philip's wife.
4 For John said
unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
5 And when he
would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him
as a prophet.
6 But when
Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and
pleased Herod.
7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give
her whatsoever she would ask.
8 And she, being
before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a
charger.
9 And the king
was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at
meat, he commanded it to be given her.
10 And he sent,
and beheaded John in the prison.
11 And his head
was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her
mother.
12 And his
disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
13 ¶ When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship
into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed
him on foot out of the cities.
14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude,
and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
15 And when it
was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the
time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages,
and buy themselves victuals.
16 But Jesus said
unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
17 And they say
unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
18 He said, Bring them hither to me.
19 And he
commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and
the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the
loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
20 And they did
all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained
twelve baskets full.
21
And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside
women and children.
22 ¶ And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to
get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes
away.
23 And when he
had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and
when the evening was come, he was there alone.
24 But the ship
was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
25 And in the
fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
26 And when the
disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a
spirit; and they cried out for fear.
27 But
straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good
cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
28
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me
come unto thee on the water.
29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he
walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
30 But when he
saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried,
saying, Lord, save me.
31 And
immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
32 And when they
were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
33 Then they that
were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son
of God.
34 ¶ And when they were gone over, they came into the
land of Gennesaret.
35 And when the men of that place had knowledge
of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him
all that were diseased;
36 And besought
him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched
were made perfectly whole.