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measured to you. And why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye? 5 Hypocrite! cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then thou wilt see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

"Give not that which is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine; lest they trample them with their feet, and turn and rend you.

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'Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened. 9 Or what man is there of you, who if his son shall ask a loaf, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he shall ask a fish, will give him a serpent? "If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him?

12 All things therefore whatever ye wish that men should do to you, so do ye also to. them; for this is the law and the prophets.

13 Enter ye in through the narrow gate; because wide is the gate, and broad the way, that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter in through it. 14 a Because narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leads to life, and few are they who find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps' clothing, but within are ravening wolves. 16 From their fruits ye will know them. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? "So

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every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree can not bear evil fruit, nor can a corrupt tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. 20 So then, from their fruits ye will know them.

21 Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many miracles? 23 And then will I profess to them, I never knew you; depart from me, ye who work iniquity. 24 Every one, therefore, who hears these words of mine, and does them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and fell upon that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. 26 And every one who hears these words of mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand. "And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell; and great was its fall.

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching. 29 For he was teaching them as having authority, and not as their scribes.

VIII. When he had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 2 And, behold, there came to him a leper and bowed down to him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. And stretching forth his hand, he touched him, saying, I will; be cleansed. And straightway

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5 And when he entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed, grievously tormented. 'And he says to him, I will come and heal him. The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. 10 And Jesus hearing it wondered, and said to those who followed, Verily I say to you, Israel have I found so great faith. you, that many will come from the west, and will recline at table, with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven; 12 but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth! 13 And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way; as thou didst believe, so be it done to thee. And the, servant was healed in that hour.

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14 And Jesus, coming into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law lying sick with fever. 15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered to him. 16 When evening was come, they brought to him many demoniacs; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick; 17 that it might be fulfilled which was

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spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.

18 And Jesus, seeing great multitudes about him, commanded to depart to the other side. 19 And a scribe came, and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayst go. 20 And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have haunts; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head. 21 And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father. "But Jesus says to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

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23 And when he had entered into a boat, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but he was sleeping. 25 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save; we are perishing. 26 And he says to them, Why are ye a fearful, O ye of little faith? Then rising, he rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. "And the men wondered, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

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28 And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one was able to pass by that way. And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? Didst thou come here to torment us before the time? 30 Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding. And the demons besought him, saying, "If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine. 3? And he

said to them, Go. And coming out they went away into the swine; and, behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and died in the waters. 33 And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told every thing, and what had befallen the demoniacs. And, behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and seeing him, they besought that IX. he would depart from their borders. 1And entering into a boat he crossed over, and came into his own city.

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And, behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Child, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven. And behold, some of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes. 'And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins, (then says he to the paralytic,) Arise, and take up thy bed, and go to thy house. And rising up he went away to his house. And seeing it the multitudes feared, and glorified God, who gave such authority to men.

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And Jesus, passing on thence, saw a man called Matthew, sitting at the tax-office; and he says to him, Follow me. And he rose up and followed him. 10 And it came to pass that, as he reclined at table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined at table with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with the publicans and sinners? 12 And hearing it he said, They who are well need not a physician, but they who are sick. 13 But go, and learn what this means, I wish for mercy