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ed, so be it done to thee. And the for the winds and the sea obey him? servant was healed at the same hour.

14 And when JESUS was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying, and sick of a fever: 15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose, and ministered to them.

28 And when he was come on the other side of the water, into the country of the Gerasens, there met him two that were possessed with devils, coming out of the sepulchres, exceeding fierce, so that none could pass by that way.

29 And behold they cried out, 16 And when evening was come, saying: What have we to do with they brought to him many that thee, JESUS Son of God? art thou were possessed with devils; and come hither to torment us before he cast out the spirits with his the time? word: and all that were sick he 30 And there was, not far from healed. them, an herd of many swine feeding.

17 That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by Isaias the prophet, saying: He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

18 And JESUS seeing great multitudes about him, gave orders to pass over the water.

19 And a certain scribe came, and said to him: Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou shalt go. 20 And JESUS saith to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests, but the Son of Man hath not where to lay his head.

21 And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

31 And the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out hence, send us into the herd of swine.

32 And he said to them: Go. But they going out, went into the swine, and behold the whole herd run violently down a steep place into the sea: and they perished in the waters.

33 And they that kept them fled: and coming into the city, told every thing, and concerning them that had been possessed by the devils.

34 And behold the whole city went out to meet JESUS, and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their

22 But JESUS said to him: Fol-coasts. low me, and let the dead bury their dead.

23 And when he entered into the boat, his disciples followed him.

24 And behold a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves, but he was asleep.

25 And they came to him, and awaked him, saying: Lord, save us, we perish!

CHAP. IX.

Christ heals one sick of the palsy. AND entering into a boat, he

passed over the water, and came into his own city.

2 And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy, lying in a bed. And JESUS seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: Be of good heart, Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.

3 And behold some of the Scribes said within themselves: He blasphemeth.

26 And JESUS saith to them: Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith? Then rising up, he commanded the winds, and the sea, 4 And JESUS seeing their thoughts, and there came a great calm. said: Why do you think evil in

27 But the men wondered, say-your hearts?

ing: What manner of man is this, 5 Whether is easier to say, thy

sins are forgiven thee arise and walk?

or to say, bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish. But 6 But that you may know that new wine they put into new botthe son of man hath power on earth tles and both are preserved. to forgive sins, (then said he to the 18 As he was speaking these man sick of the palsy,) Arise, take things unto them, behold a certain up thy bed, and go into thy house. ruler came up, and adored him, 7 And he arose, and went into saying: Lord, my daughter is even his house. now dead; but come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

8 And the multitudes seeing it, feared, and glorified God that gave such power to men.

19 And JESUS rising up followed him, with his disciples.

20 And behold a woman who

9 And when JESUS passed on from thence, he saw a man sitting was troubled with an issue of blood in the custom-house, named Mat- twelve years, came behind him, thew ; and he saith to him: Fol- and touched the hem of his garlow me. And he arose up and fol-ment.

lowed him.

21 For she said within herself, 10 And it came to pass as he was If I shall touch only his garment, sitting at meat in the house, behold I shall be healed.

many publicans and sinners came, 22 But JESUS turning and seeand sat down with JESUS and his ing her, said: Be of good heart, disciples. daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

11 And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners ?

12 But JESUS hearing it, said: They that are in health need not a physician, but they that are ill.

13 Go then and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the just, but sinners..

14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples do not fast?

23 And when JESUS was come into the house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels and the multitude making a rout,

24 He said: Give place, for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

25 And when the multitude was 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 country.

27 And as JESUS passed from 15 And JESUS said to them: Can thence, there followed him two the children of the bridegroom blind men crying out and saying, mourn, as long as the bridegroom Have mercy on us, O son of Dais with them? But the days will vid. come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast.

16 And no body putteth a piece of raw cloth unto an old garment. For it taketh away the fulness thereof from the garment, and there is made a greater rent.

17 Neither do they put new wine Auto old bottles. Otherwise the

28 And when he was come to the house, the blind men came to him. And JESUS saith to them, Do you believe, that I can do this unto you? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, according to your faith, be it done unto you.

30 And their eyes were opened,

and JESUS strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know this. 31 But they going out, spread his fame abroad in all that country.

32 And when they were gone out, behold they brought him a dumb man, possessed with a devil.

33 And after the devil was cast out, the dumb man spoke, and the multitudes wondered, saying,Never was the like seen in Israel.

34 But the Pharisees said, By the prince of devils he casteth out devils.

35 And JESUS went about all the cities, and towns, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease, and every infirmity.

36 And seeing the multitudes, he had compassion on them: because they were distressed, and lying like sheep that have no shep

herd.

37 Then he saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few.

38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest. CHAP. X. Christ sends out his twelve apostles. ND having called his twelve A disciples together, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of diseases and all manner of infirmities.

2 And the names of the twelve apostles are these: the first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,

3 James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus,

4 Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

5 These twelve JESUS sent, commanding them, saying: Go ye not into the way of the gentiles, and into the cities of the Samaritans enter ye not :

6 But go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

7 And going, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils: freely have you received, freely give.

9 Do not possess gold, nor silver, nor money in your purses:

10 Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff; for the workman is worthy of his meat.

11 And into whatsoever city or town you shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till you go thence.

12 And when you come into the house, salute it, saying: Peace be to this house.

13 And if that house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it; but if it be not worthy, your peace: shall return to you.

14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words : going forth out of that house or city shake off the dust from your feet.

15 Amen I say to 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 as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.

17 But beware of men. For they will deliver you up in councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues.

18 And you shall be brought before governors, and before kings, for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the gentiles:

19 But when they shall deliver

Ver. 16. Simple That is, harmless, plain, sincere, without guile.

you up, take no thought how or confess him before my Father who what to speak for it shall be given is in heaven. you in that hour what to speak. 20 For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.

21 The brother also shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the son; and the children shall rise up against their parents, and shall put them to death.

33 But he that shall deny me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven.

34 Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace, but the sword.

35 For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, 22 And you shall be hated by and the daughter-in-law against her all men for my name's sake: but mother-in-law. he that shall persevere unto the end, he shall be saved.

36 And a man's enemies, shall be they of his own household.

23 And when they shall perse- 37 He that loveth father or mocute you in this city, flee into another more than me, is not worthy ther. Amen I say to you, you of me: and he that loveth son or shall not finish all the cities of Is- daughter more than me, is not worrael, till the son of man come.

24. The disciple is not above the master, nor the servant above his Jord.

25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the good man of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household ?

26 Therefore fear them not. For nothing is covered, that shall not be revealed; nor hid, that shall not be known.

27 That which I tell you in the dark, speak ye in the light: and that which you hear in the preach ye upon the housetops.

ear,

28 And fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body into hell.

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.

30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

31 Fear not therefore: better are you than many sparrows.

32 Every one, therefore, that shall confess me before men, I will also

thy of me.

38 And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy of me.

39 He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for me, 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 the reward of a prophet; and he that receiveth a just man in the name of a just man, shall receive the reward of a just man.

42 And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

CHAP. XI.

John sendeth his disciples to Christ.

Jesus had made an end of comND it came to pass, when manding his twelve disciples, he passed from thence, to teach and preach in their cities.

2 Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ: sending two of his disciples he said to him:

3 Art thou he that art to come, or look we for another?

ing nor drinking; and they say · He hath a devil.

19 The son of man came eating

4 And JESUS making answer said to them: Go and relate to John what you have neard and seen. 5 The blind see, the lame walk, and drinking, and they say: Bethe lepers are cleansed, the deaf hold a man that is a glutton and a hear, the dead rise again, the poor wine-drinker, a friend of publicans have the gospel preached to them. and sinners. And wisdom is jus6 And blessed is he that shall tified by her children. not be scandalized in me.

7 And when they went their way, JESUS began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What went you out into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind?

8 But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are clothed in soft garments, are in the houses of kings.

9 But what went you out to see? a prophet? yea I tell you, and more than a prophet.

10 For this is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my Angel before thy face who shall prepare thy way before thee.

20 Then began he to upbraid the cities, wherein were done the most of his miracles, for that they had not done penance.

21 Wo to thee, Corozain, wo to thee, Bethsaida: for if in Tyre and Sidon had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in you, they had long ago done penance in sack-cloth and ashes.

22 But I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you.

23 And thou, Capharnaum, shalt thou be exalted up to heaven? thou shalt go down even unto hell. For if in Sodom had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought 11 Amen I say to you, there in thee, perhaps it had remained hath not risen among them that are unto this day.

born of women a greater than John 24 But I say unto you, that it the baptist: yet he that is the les-shall be more tolerable for the land ser in the kingdom of heaven is of Sodom in the day of judgment, greater than he.

12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent bear it away.

13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John:.

14 And if you will receive it, he is Elias that is to come.

15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

than for thee.

25 At that time JESUS answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little ones.

26 Yea, Father; for so hath it seemed good in thy sight.

27 All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one 16 But whereunto shall 1 esteem knoweth the Son, but the Father: this generation to be like? It is like neither doth any one know the Fa to children sitting in the market-ther, but the Son, and he to whom place, it shall please the Son to reveal him.

17 Who crying to their companions say: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have Jamented, and you have not mourned.

18 For John came neither eat

28 Come to me, all you that labour, and are burdened, and I will refresh you.

29 Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek,

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