The Gospel According
To Matthew
1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus
Christ, the son of David, the
son of Abraham.
1:2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat
Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas
and his brothers;
1:3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar;
and Phares begat Esrom;
and Esrom begat Aram;
1:4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab
begat Naasson; and Naasson
begat Salmon;
1:5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and
Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and
Obed begat Jesse;
1:6 And Jesse begat David the king; and
David the king begat Solomon
of her that had been the wife of Urias;
1:7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam
begat Abia; and Abia begat
Asa;
1:8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat
begat Joram; and Joram begat
Ozias;
1:9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham
begat Achaz; and Achaz begat
Ezekias;
1:10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses
begat Amon; and Amon
begat Josias;
1:11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his
brothers, about the time they
were carried away to Babylon:
1:12 And after they were brought to Babylon,
Jechonias begat
Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
1:13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud
begat Eliakim; and Eliakim
begat Azor;
1:14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat
Achim; and Achim begat
Eliud;
1:15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar
begat Matthan; and Matthan
begat Jacob;
1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband
of Mary, of whom was born
Jesus, who is called Christ.
1:17 So all the generations from Abraham
to David are fourteen
generations; and from David until the carrying
away into Babylon are
fourteen generations; and from the carrying
away into Babylon unto
Christ are fourteen generations.
1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened
this way: When as his
mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before
they came together, she was
found with child of the Holy Ghost.
1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just
man, and not willing to
make her a public example, was minded to
put her away secretly.
1:20 But while he thought on these things,
behold, the angel of the
LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying,
Joseph, you son of David,
fear not to take unto you Mary your wife:
for that which is conceived
in her is of the Holy Ghost.
1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and
you shall call his name
JESUS: for he shall save his people from
their sins.
1:22 Now all this was done, that it might
be fulfilled which was
spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child,
and shall bring forth a
son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,
which being interpreted
is, God with us.
1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep
did as the angel of the Lord
had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
1:25 And knew her not till she had brought
forth her firstborn son:
and he called his name JESUS.
2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem
of Judaea in the days of
Herod the king, behold, there came wise
men from the east to
Jerusalem,
2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King
of the Jews? for we have
seen his star in the east, and are come
to worship him.
2:3 When Herod the king had heard these
things, he was troubled, and
all Jerusalem with him.
2:4 And when he had gathered all the chief
priests and scribes of the
people together, he demanded of them where
Christ should be born.
2:5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem
of Judaea: for thus it is
written by the prophet,
2:6 And you Bethlehem, in the land of Juda,
are not the least among
the princes of Juda: for out of you shall
come a Governor, that shall
rule my people Israel.
2:7 Then Herod, when he had secretly called
the wise men, inquired of
them diligently what time the star appeared.
2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said,
Go and search diligently
for the young child; and when you have found
him, bring me word again,
that I may come and worship him also.
2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed;
and, lo, the star,
which they saw in the east, went before
them, till it came and stood
over where the young child was.
2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced
with exceeding great joy.
2:11 And when they had come into the house,
they saw the young child
with Mary his mother, and fell down, and
worshipped him: and when they
had opened their treasures, they presented
unto him gifts; gold, and
frankincense and myrrh.
2:12 And being warned of God in a dream
that they should not return to
Herod, they departed into their own country
another way.
2:13 And when they were departed, behold,
the angel of the Lord
appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise,
and take the young child
and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and
be you there until I bring
you word: for Herod will seek the young
child to destroy him.
2:14 When he arose, he took the young child
and his mother by night,
and departed into Egypt:
2:15 And was there until the death of Herod:
that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by
the prophet, saying, Out of
Egypt have I called my son.
2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was
mocked of the wise men, was
exceedingly angry, and sent forth, and slew
all the children that were
in Bethlehem, and in all the borders of
it, from two years old and
under, according to the time which he had
diligently inquired of the
wise men.
2:17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken
by Jeremiah the prophet,
saying,
2:18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation,
and weeping, and
great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children,
and would not be
comforted, because they are not.
2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an
angel of the Lord appears in
a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
2:20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child
and his mother, and go
into the land of Israel: for they are dead
which sought the young
child's life.
2:21 And he arose, and took the young child
and his mother, and came
into the land of Israel.
2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus did
reign in Judaea in the place
of his father Herod, he was afraid to go
to there: notwithstanding,
being warned of God in a dream, he turned
aside into the parts of
Galilee:
2:23 And he came and dwelled in a city called
Nazareth: that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets,
He shall be called a
Nazarene.
3:1 In those days came John the Baptist,
preaching in the wilderness
of Judaea,
3:2 And saying, Repent: for the kingdom
of heaven is at hand.
3:3 For this is he that was spoken of by
the prophet Isaiah, saying,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare you the way of the
Lord, make his paths straight.
3:4 And the same John had his clothing of
camel's hair, and a leather
girdle about his loins; and his food was
locusts and wild honey.
3:5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and
all Judaea, and all the region
round about the Jordan,
3:6 And were baptized of him in the Jordan,
confessing their sins.
3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees
and Sadducees come to his
baptism, he said unto them, O generation
of vipers, who has warned you
to flee from the wrath to come?
3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits fit for
repentance:
3:9 And think 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.
3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the
root of the trees:
therefore every tree which does not bring
forth good fruit is hewn
down, and cast into the fire.
3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto
repentance: but he that
comes after me is mightier than I, whose
shoes I am not worthy to
bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy
Ghost, and with fire:
3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will
thoroughly purge his floor,
and gather his wheat into the garner; but
he will burn up the chaff
with unquenchable fire.
3:13 Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the
Jordan unto John, to be
baptized of him.
3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have
need to be baptized of you,
and you come to me?
3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him,
Permit it to be so now: for
thus it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness.
Then he permitted
him.
3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went
up directly out of the
water: and, lo, the heavens were opened
unto him, and he saw the
Spirit of God descending like a dove, and
lighting upon him:
3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying,
This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased.
4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the spirit
into the wilderness to be
tempted of the devil.
4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and
forty nights, he was
afterward hungry.
4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he
said, If you be the Son of
God, command that these stones be made bread.
4:4 But he answered and said, It is written,
Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word that proceeds
out of the mouth of God.
4:5 Then the devil takes him up into the
holy city, and sets him on a
pinnacle of the temple,
4:6 And says unto him, If you be the Son
of God, cast yourself down:
for it is written, He shall give his angels
charge concerning you: and
in their hands they shall bear you up, lest
at any time you dash your
foot against a stone.
4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again,
You shall not tempt the
Lord your God.
4:8 Again, the devil takes him up into an
exceedingly high mountain,
and shows him all the kingdoms of the world,
and the glory of them;
4:9 And says unto him, All these things
will I give you, if you will
fall down and worship me.
4:10 Then says Jesus unto him, Get you hence,
Satan: for it is
written, You shall worship the Lord your
God, and him only shall you
serve.
4:11 Then the devil left him, and, behold,
angels came and ministered
unto him.
4:12 Now when Jesus had heard that John
was cast into prison, he
departed into Galilee;
4:13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelled
in Capernaum, which is
upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon
and Nephthalim:
4:14 That it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by Isaiah the
prophet, saying,
4:15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of
Nephthalim, by the way of
the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the
Gentiles;
4:16 The people which sat in darkness saw
great light; and to those
who sat in the region and shadow of death
light is sprung up.
4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach,
and to say, Repent: for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand.
4:18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee,
saw two brothers, Simon
called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting
a net into the sea: for
they were fishers.
4:19 And he says unto them, Follow me, and
I will make you fishers of
men.
4:20 And they directly left their nets,
and followed him.
4:21 And going on from there, he saw other
two brothers, James the son
of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat
with Zebedee their father,
mending their nets; and he called them.
4:22 And they immediately left the boat
and their father, and followed
him.
4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching
in their synagogues,
and preaching the gospel of the kingdom,
and healing all manner of
sickness and all manner of disease among
the people.
4:24 And his fame went throughout all Syria:
and they brought unto him
all sick people that were taken with different
diseases and torments,
and those which were possessed with devils,
and those which were
insane, and those that had the palsy; and
he healed them.
4:25 And there followed him great multitudes
of people from Galilee,
and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem,
and from Judaea, and from
beyond the Jordan.
5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up
into a mountain: and when he
was set, his disciples came unto him:
5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught
them, saying,
5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for
theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they
shall be comforted.
5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall
inherit the earth.
5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and
thirst after righteousness:
for they shall be filled.
5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall
obtain mercy.
5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they
shall see God.
5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they
shall be called the children
of God.
5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted
for righteousness' sake:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
5:11 Blessed are you, when men shall revile
you, and persecute you,
and shall say all manner of evil against
you falsely, for my sake.
5:12 Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad: for
great is your reward in
heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets
which were before you.
5:13 You are the salt of the earth: but
if the salt has lost its
savour, with what shall it be salted? it
is thereafter good for
nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden
under foot of men.
5:14 You are the light of the world. A city
that is set on a hill
cannot be hid.
5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and
put it under a bushel, but on
a candlestick; and it gives light unto all
that are in the house.
5:16 Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father which is
in heaven.
5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy
the law, or the prophets: I
am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
5:18 For truthfully I say unto you, Till
heaven and earth pass, one
jot or one small mark shall in no way pass
from the law, till all be
fulfilled.
5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one
of these least commandments,
and shall teach men so, he shall be called
the least in the kingdom of
heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach
them, the same shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven.
5:20 For I say unto you, That unless your
righteousness shall exceed
the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees,
you shall in no case
enter into the kingdom of heaven.
5:21 You have heard that it was said of
them of old time, You shall
not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall
be in danger of the judgment:
5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever
is angry with his brother
without a cause shall be in danger of the
judgment: and whosoever
shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be
in danger of the council: but
whosoever shall say, You fool, shall be
in danger of hell fire.
5:23 Therefore if you bring your gift to
the altar, and there remember
that your brother has anything against you;
5:24 Leave there your gift before the altar,
and go your way; first be
reconciled to your brother, and then come
and offer your gift.
5:25 Agree with your adversary quickly,
while you are in the way with
him; lest at any time the adversary deliver
you to the judge, and the
judge deliver you to the officer, and you
be cast into prison.
5:26 Truthfully I say unto you, You shall
by no means come out from
there, till you have paid the last copper
coin.
5:27 You have heard that it was said by
them of old time, You shall
not commit adultery:
5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever
looks on a woman to lust after
her has committed adultery with her already
in his heart.
5:29 And if your right eye offend you, pluck
it out, and cast it from
you: for it is profitable for you that one
of your members should
perish, and not that your whole body should
be cast into hell.
5:30 And if your right hand offend you,
cut it off, and cast it from
you: for it is profitable for you that one
of your members should
perish, and not that your whole body should
be cast into hell.
5:31 It has been said, Whosoever shall put
away his wife, let him give
her a writing of divorcement:
5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever
shall put away his wife,
except for the cause of fornication, causes
her to commit adultery:
and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced
commits adultery.
5:33 Again, you have heard that it has been
said by them of old time,
You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform
unto the Lord your
oaths:
5:34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all;
neither by heaven; for it
is God's throne:
5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool:
neither by Jerusalem;
for it is the city of the great King.
5:36 Neither shall you swear by your head,
because you cannot make one
hair white or black.
5:37 But let your communication be, Yes,
yes; No, no: for whatsoever
is more than these comes of evil.
5:38 You have heard that it has been said,
An eye for an eye, and a
tooth for a tooth:
5:39 But I say unto you, That you resist
not evil: but whosoever shall
smite you on your right cheek, turn to him
the other also.
5:40 And if any man will sue you at the
law, and take away your coat,
let him have your cloak also.
5:41 And whosoever shall compel you to go
a mile, go with him two.
5:42 Give to him that asks you, and from
him that would borrow of you
turn you not away.
5:43 You have heard that it has been said,
You shall love your
neighbor, and hate your enemy.
5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies,
bless them that curse you,
do good to them that hate you, and pray
for those who despitefully use
you, and persecute you;
5:45 That you may be the children of your
Father which is in heaven:
for he makes his sun to rise on the evil
and on the good, and sends
rain on the just and on the unjust.
5:46 For if you love those who love you,
what reward have you? do not
even the publicans the same?
5:47 And if you salute your brothers only,
what do you more than
others? do not even the publicans so?
5:48 Be you therefore perfect, just as your
Father which is in heaven
is perfect.
6:1 Take heed that you do not your alms
before men, to be seen of
them: otherwise you have no reward of your
Father which is in heaven.
6:2 Therefore when you are doing your alms,
do not sound a trumpet
before you, as the hypocrites do in the
synagogues and in the streets,
that they may have glory of men. Truthfully
I say unto you, They have
their reward.
6:3 But when you are doing alms, let not
your left hand know what your
right hand does:
6:4 That your alms may be in secret: and
your Father which sees in
secret himself shall reward you openly.
6:5 And when you pray, you shall not be
as the hypocrites are: for
they love to pray standing in the synagogues
and in the corners of the
streets, that they may be seen of men. Truthfully
I say unto you, They
have their reward.
6:6 But you, when you pray, enter into your
closet, and when you have
shut your door, pray to your Father which
is in secret; and your
Father which sees in secret shall reward
you openly.
6:7 But when you pray, use not vain repetitions,
as the heathen do:
for they think that they shall be heard
for their much speaking.
6:8 Be not you therefore like unto them:
for your Father knows what
things you have need of, before you ask
him.
6:9 After this manner therefore pray you:
Our Father which are in
heaven, Hallowed be your name.
6:10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done
in earth, as it is in
heaven.
6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive
our debtors.
6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil: For
yours is the kingdom, and the power, and
the glory, for ever. Amen.
6:14 For if you forgive men their trespasses,
your heavenly Father
will also forgive you:
6:15 But if you forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses.
6:16 Moreover when you fast, be not, as
the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance: for they disfigure their faces,
that they may appear unto
men to fast. Truthfully I say unto you,
They have their reward.
6:17 But you, when you fast, anoint your
head, and wash your face;
6:18 That you appear not unto men to fast,
but unto your Father which
is in secret: and your Father, which sees
in secret, shall reward you
openly.
6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures
upon earth, where moth and
rust corrupt, and where thieves break through
and steal:
6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures
in heaven, where neither moth
nor rust corrupts, and where thieves do
not break through nor steal:
6:21 For where your treasure is, there will
your heart be also.
6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if
therefore your eye be sound,
your whole body shall be full of light.
6:23 But if your eye be evil, your whole
body shall be full of
darkness. If therefore the light that is
in you be darkness, how great
is that darkness!
6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either
he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold
to the one, and despise the
other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought
for your life, what you
shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor
yet for your body, what you
shall put on. Is not the life more than
food, and the body than
clothing?
6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they
sow not, neither do they
reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly
Father feeds them. Are
you not much better than they?
6:27 Which of you by taking thought can
add one cubit unto his
stature?
6:28 And why take you thought for clothing?
Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow; they toil not, neither
do they spin:
6:29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon
in all his glory was
not arrayed like one of these.
6:30 Therefore, if God so clothes the grass
of the field, which today
exists, and tomorrow is cast into the oven,
shall he not much more
clothe you, O you of little faith?
6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying,
What shall we eat? or, What
shall we drink? or, How shall we be clothed?
6:32 (For after all these things do the
Gentiles seek:) for your
heavenly Father knows that you have need
of all these things.
6:33 But seek you first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness; and
all these things shall be added unto you.
6:34 Take therefore no thought for the next
day: for the next day
shall take thought for the things of itself.
Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof.
7:1 Judge not, that you be not judged.
7:2 For with what judgment you judge, you
shall be judged: and with
what measure you mete out, it shall be measured
back to you again.
7:3 And why do you behold the speck that
is in your brother's eye, but
consider not the beam that is in your own
eye?
7:4 Or how will you say to your brother,
Let me pull out the speck out
of your eye; and, behold, a beam is in your
own eye?
7:5 You hypocrite, first cast out the beam
out of your own eye; and
then shall you see clearly to cast out the
speck out of your brother's
eye.
7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the
dogs, neither cast your
pearls before swine, lest they trample them
under their feet, and turn
again and tear you.
7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek,
and you shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:
7:8 For every one that asks receives; and
he that seeks finds; and to
him that knocks it shall be opened.
7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if
his son ask bread, will he
give him a stone?
7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him
a serpent?
7:11 If you then, being evil, know how to
give good gifts unto your
children, how much more shall your Father
which is in heaven give good
things to them that ask him?
7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever you
would that men should do to
you, do even so to them: for this is the
law and the prophets.
7:13 Enter you in at the narrow gate: for
wide is the gate, and broad
is the way, that leads to destruction, and
many there be which go in
there:
7:14 Because narrow is the gate, and constricted
is the way, which
leads unto life, and few there be that find
it.
7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come
to you in sheep's clothing,
but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
7:16 You shall know them by their fruits.
Do men gather grapes of
thorns, or figs of thistles?
7:17 Even so every good tree brings forth
good fruit; but a corrupt
tree brings forth evil fruit.
7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil
fruit, neither can a corrupt
tree bring forth good fruit.
7:19 Every tree that does not bring forth
good fruit is hewn down, and
cast into the fire.
7:20 Therefore by their fruits you shall
know them.
7:21 Not every one that says unto me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that does the
will of my Father which is in
heaven.
7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord,
Lord, have we not
prophesied in your name? and in your name
have cast out devils? and in
your name done many wonderful works?
7:23 And then will I profess unto them,
I never knew you: depart from
me, you that work iniquity.
7:24 Therefore whosoever hears these sayings
of mine, and does them, I
will liken him unto a wise man, which built
his house upon a rock:
7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods
came, and the winds blew,
and beat upon that house; and it fell not:
for it was founded upon a
rock.
7:26 And every one that hears these sayings
of mine, and does them
not, shall be likened unto a foolish man,
which built his house upon
the sand:
7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods
came, and the winds blew,
and beat upon that house; and it fell: and
great was the fall thereof.
7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had
ended these sayings, the
people were astonished at his doctrine:
7:29 For he taught them as one having authority,
and not as the
scribes.
8:1 When he was come down from the mountain,
great multitudes followed
him.
8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and
worshipped him, saying, Lord,
if you will, you can make me clean.
8:3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched
him, saying, I will; be
you clean. And immediately his leprosy was
cleansed.
8:4 And Jesus says unto him, See you tell
no man; but go your way,
show your self to the priest, and offer
the gift that Moses commanded,
for a testimony unto them.
8:5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum,
there came unto him a
centurion, beseeching him,
8:6 And saying, Lord, my servant lies at
home sick of the palsy,
grievously tormented.
8:7 And Jesus says unto him, I will come
and heal him.
8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord,
I am not worthy that you
should come under my roof: but speak the
word only, and my servant
shall be healed.
8:9 For I am a man of authority, having
soldiers under me: and I say
to this man, Go, and he goes; and to another,
Come, and he comes; and
to my servant, Do this, and he does it.
8:10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled,
and said to them that
followed, Truthfully I say unto you, I have
not found so great faith,
no, not in Israel.
8:11 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.
8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall
be cast out into outer
darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth.
8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion,
Go your way; and as you have
believed, so be it done unto you. And his
servant was healed in the
very same hour.
8:14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's
house, he saw his wife's
mother laid down, and burning with fever.
8:15 And he touched her hand, and the fever
left her: and she arose,
and ministered unto them.
8:16 When the evening 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:
8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by Isaiah the
prophet, saying, He took our infirmities,
and bore our sicknesses.
8:18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes
about him, he gave
commandment to depart unto the other side.
8:19 And a certain scribe came, and said
unto him, Master, I will
follow you to wherever you go.
8:20 And Jesus says unto him, The foxes
have holes, and the birds of
the air have nests; but the Son of man has
nowhere to lay his head.
8:21 And another of his disciples said unto
him, Lord, permit me first
to go and bury my father.
8:22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me;
and let the dead bury their
dead.
8:23 And when he was entered into a boat,
his disciples followed him.
8:24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest
in the sea, insomuch
that the boat was covered with the waves:
but he was asleep.
8:25 And his disciples came to him, and
awoke him, saying, Lord, save
us: we perish.
8:26 And he says unto them, Why are you
fearful, O you of little
faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds
and the sea; and there was
a great calm.
8:27 But the men marvelled, saying, What
manner of man is this, that
even the winds and the sea obey him!
8:28 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, exceedingly fierce, so that no man
might pass by that way.
8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying,
What have we to do with you,
Jesus, you Son of God? are you come here
to torment us before the
time?
8:30 And there was a good way off from them
a herd of many swine
feeding.
8:31 So the devils besought him, saying,
If you cast us out, permit us
to go away into the herd of swine.
8:32 And he said unto them, Go. And when
they had 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.
8:33 And they that kept them fled, and went
their ways into the city,
and told everything, and what was befallen
to those possessed of the
devils.
8:34 And, behold, the whole city came out
to meet Jesus: and when they
saw him, they asked him to depart out of
their borders.
9:1 And he entered into a boat, and passed
over, and came into his own
city.
9:2 And, behold, they brought to him a man
sick of the palsy, lying on
a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said
unto him who was sick of the
palsy; Son, be of good cheer; your sins
be forgiven you.
9:3 And, behold, certain of the scribes
said within themselves, This
man blasphemes.
9:4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said,
Why think you evil in your
hearts?
9:5 For which is easier to say, Your sins
be forgiven you; or to say,
Arise, and walk?
9:6 But that you may know that the Son of
man has power on earth to
forgive sins, (then says he to the man sick
of the palsy,) Arise, take
up your bed, and go unto your house.
9:7 And he arose, and departed to his house.
9:8 But when the multitudes saw it, they
marvelled, and glorified God,
which had given such power unto men.
9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from there,
he saw a man, named Matthew,
sitting at the receipt of custom: and he
says unto him, Follow me. And
he arose, and followed him.
9:10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at
food in the house, behold,
many publicans and sinners came and sat
down with him and his
disciples.
9:11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they
said unto his disciples, Why
does your Master eat with publicans and
sinners?
9:12 But when Jesus heard that, he said
unto them, They that be whole
need not a physician, but they that are
sick.
9:13 But go you and learn what that means,
I will have mercy, and not
sacrifice: for I am not come to call the
righteous, but sinners to
repentance.
9:14 Then came to him the disciples of John,
saying, Why do we and the
Pharisees fast often, but your disciples
fast not?
9:15 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.
9:16 No man puts a piece of new cloth unto
an old garment, for that
which is put in to fill it up takes from
the garment, and the tear is
made worse.
9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old
bottles: else the bottles
break, and the wine runs out, and the bottles
perish: but they put new
wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
9:18 While he spoke these things unto them,
behold, there came a
certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying,
My daughter is even now
dead: but come and lay your hand upon her,
and she shall live.
9:19 And Jesus arose, and followed him,
and so did his disciples.
9:20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased
with an issue of blood
twelve years, came behind him, and touched
the hem of his garment:
9:21 For she said within herself, If I may
but touch his garment, I
shall be whole.
9:22 But Jesus turned him about, and when
he saw her, he said,
Daughter, be of good comfort; your faith
has made you whole. And the
woman was made whole from that hour.
9:23 And when Jesus came into the ruler's
house, and saw the minstrels
and the people making a noise,
9:24 He said unto them, Give place: for
the maid is not dead, but
sleeps. And they laughed him to scorn.
9:25 But when the people were put forth,
he went in, and took her by
the hand, and the maid arose.
9:26 And the fame of this went abroad into
all that land.
9:27 And when Jesus departed from there,
two blind men followed him,
crying, and saying, You son of David, have
mercy on us.
9:28 And when he was come into the house,
the blind men came to him:
and Jesus says unto them, Believe you that
I am able to do this? They
said unto him, Yes, Lord.
9:29 Then touched he their eyes, saying,
According to your faith be it
unto you.
9:30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus
strictly instructed them,
saying, See that no man know it.
9:31 But they, when they were departed,
spread abroad his fame in all
that country.
9:32 As they went out, behold, they brought
to him a dumb man
possessed with a devil.
9:33 And when the devil was cast out, the
dumb spoke: and the
multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never
so seen in Israel.
9:34 But the Pharisees said, He casts out
devils through the prince of
the devils.
9:35 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.
9:36 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.
9:37 Then says he unto his disciples, The
harvest truly is plenteous,
but the laborers are few;
9:38 Pray you therefore the Lord of the
harvest, that he will send
forth laborers into his harvest.
10:1 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.
10:2 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;
10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and
Matthew the publican; James
the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose
surname was Thaddaeus;
10:4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot,
who also betrayed him.
10:5 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 you not:
10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of
the house of Israel.
10:7 And as you go, preach, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is at hand.
10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,
raise the dead, cast out
devils: freely you have received, freely
give.
10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor
brass in your purses, 10:10
Nor scrip for your journey, neither two
coats, neither shoes, nor yet
staves: for the workman is worthy of his
food.
10:11 And into whatsoever city or town you
shall enter, inquire who in
it is worthy; and there abide till you go
from there.
10:12 And when you come into a house, salute
it.
10:13 And if the house be worthy, let your
peace come upon it: but if
it be not worthy, let your peace return
to you.
10:14 And whosoever shall not receive you,
nor hear your words, when
you depart out of that house or city, shake
off the dust of your feet.
10:15 Truthfully 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.
10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep
in the midst of wolves: be you
therefore wise as serpents, and harmless
as doves.
10:17 But beware of men: for they will deliver
you up to the councils,
and they will whip you in their synagogues;
10:18 And you shall be brought before governors
and kings for my sake,
for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
10:19 But when they deliver you up, take
no thought how or what you
shall speak: for it shall be given you in
that same hour what you
shall speak.
10:20 For it is not you that speak, but
the Spirit of your Father
which speaks in you.
10:21 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.
10:22 And you shall be hated of all men
for my name's sake: but he
that endures to the end shall be saved.
10:23 But when they persecute you in this
city, flee you into another:
for truthfully I say unto you, You shall
not have gone over the cities
of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
10:24 The disciple is not above his master,
nor the servant above his
lord.
10:25 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?
10:26 Fear them not therefore: for there
is nothing covered, that
shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall
not be known.
10:27 What I tell you in darkness, that
speak you in light: and what
you hear in the ear, that preach you upon
the housetops.
10:28 And fear not those who 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.
10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a copper
coin? and one of them
shall not fall on the ground without your
Father.
10:30 But the very hairs of your head are
all numbered.
10:31 Fear you not therefore, you are of
more value than many
sparrows.
10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess
me before men, him will I
confess also before my Father which is in
heaven.
10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before
men, him will I also deny
before my Father which is in heaven.
10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace
on earth: I came not to
send peace, but a sword.
10:35 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.
10:36 And a man's foes shall be they of
his own household.
10:37 He that loves father or mother more
than me is not worthy of me:
and he that loves son or daughter more than
me is not worthy of me.
10:38 And he that takes not his cross, and
follows after me, is not
worthy of me.
10:39 He that finds his life shall lose
it: and he that loses his life
for my sake shall find it.
10:40 He that receives you receives me,
and he that receives me
receives him that sent me.
10:41 He that receives a prophet in the
name of a prophet shall
receive a prophet's reward; and he that
receives a righteous man in
the name of a righteous man shall receive
a righteous man's reward.
10:42 And whosoever shall give to drink
unto one of these little ones
a cup of cold water only in the name of
a disciple, Truthfully I say
unto you, he shall in no way lose his reward.
11:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had
made an end of commanding his
twelve disciples, he departed from there
to teach and to preach in
their cities.
11:2 Now when John had heard in the prison
the works of Christ, he
sent two of his disciples,
11:3 And said unto him, Are you he that
should come, or do we look for
another?
11:4 Jesus answered and said unto them,
Go and show John again those
things which you do hear and see:
11:5 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.
11:6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall
not be offended in me.
11:7 And as they departed, Jesus began to
say unto the multitudes
concerning John, What went you out into
the wilderness to see? A reed
shaken with the wind?
11:8 But what went you out for to see? A
man clothed in soft clothing?
behold, they that wear soft clothing are
in kings' houses.
11:9 But what went you out for to see? A
prophet? yes, I say unto you,
and more than a prophet.
11:10 For this is he, of whom it is written,
Behold, I send my
messenger before your face, which shall
prepare your way before you.
11:11 Truthfully I say unto you, Among them
that are born of women
there has not risen one greater than John
the Baptist: notwithstanding
he that is least in the kingdom of heaven
is greater than he.
11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist
until now the kingdom of
heaven suffers violence, and the violent
take it by force.
11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied
until John.
11:14 And if you will receive it, this is
Elijah, which was for to
come.
11:15 He that has ears to hear, let him
hear.
11:16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation?
It is like unto
children sitting in the markets, and calling
unto their fellows,
11:17 And saying, We have piped unto you,
and you have not danced; we
have mourned unto you, and you have not
lamented.
11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking,
and they say, He has
a devil.
11:19 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.
11:20 Then began he to upbraid the cities
in which most of his mighty
works were done, because they repented not:
11:21 Woe unto you, Chorazin! woe unto you,
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.
11:22 But I say unto you, It shall be more
tolerable for Tyre and
Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
11:23 And you, Capernaum, which are exalted
unto heaven, shall be
brought down to hell: for if the mighty
works, which have been done in
you, had been done in Sodom, it would have
remained until this day.
11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall
be more tolerable for the land
of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for
you.
11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said,
I thank you, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because you have
hid these things from the
wise and prudent, and have revealed them
unto babes.
11:26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed
good in your sight.
11:27 All things are delivered unto me of
my Father: and no man knows
the Son, but the Father; neither knows any
man the Father, but the
Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal
him.
11:28 Come unto me, all you that labor and
are heavy laden, and I will
give you rest.
11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of
me; for I am meek and lowly
in heart: and you shall find rest unto your
souls.
11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden
is light.
12:1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath
day through the corn; and
his disciples were hungry, and began to
pluck the ears of corn and to
eat.
12:2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they
said unto him, Behold, your
disciples do that which is not lawful to
do upon the sabbath day.
12:3 But he said unto them, Have you not
read what David did, when he
was hungry, and they that were with him;
12:4 How he entered into the house of God,
and did eat the showbread,
which was not lawful for him to eat, neither
for those who were with
him, but only for the priests?
12:5 Or have you not read in the law, that
on the sabbath days the
priests in the temple profane the sabbath,
and are blameless?
12:6 But I say unto you, That in this place
is one greater than the
temple.
12:7 But if you had known what this means,
I will have mercy, and not
sacrifice, you would not have condemned
the guiltless.
12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of
the sabbath day.
12:9 And when he was departed from there,
he went into their
synagogue:
12:10 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.
12:11 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?
12:12 How much then is a man better than
a sheep? Therefore it is
lawful to do good on the sabbath days.
12:13 Then says he to the man, Stretch forth
your hand. And he
stretched it forth; and it was restored
whole, just as the other.
12:14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held
a council against him, how
they might destroy him.
12:15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew
himself from there: and
great multitudes followed him, and he healed
them all;
12:16 And charged them that they should
not make him known:
12:17 That it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by Isaiah the
prophet, saying,
12:18 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 show
judgment to the Gentiles.
12:19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither
shall any man hear his
voice in the streets.
12:20 A bruised reed shall he not break,
and smoking flax shall he not
quench, till he send forth judgment unto
victory.
12:21 And in his name shall the Gentiles
trust.
12:22 Then was brought unto him one possessed
with a devil, blind, and
dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the
blind and dumb man both
spoke and saw.
12:23 And all the people were amazed, and
said, Is not this the son of
David?
12:24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they
said, This fellow does not
cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince
of the devils.
12:25 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:
12:26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is
divided against himself; how
shall then his kingdom stand?
12:27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils,
by whom do your children
cast them out? therefore they shall be your
judges.
12:28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit
of God, then the kingdom
of God is come unto you.
12:29 Or else how can one enter into a strong
man's house, and plunder
his goods, unless he first bind the strong
man? and then he will
plunder his house.
12:30 He that is not with me is against
me; and he that does not
scatter with me scatters abroad.
12:31 Therefore 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.
12:32 And whosoever speaks a word against
the Son of man, it shall be
forgiven him: but whosoever speaks against
the Holy Ghost, it shall
not be forgiven him, neither in this world,
neither in the world to
come.
12:33 Either make the tree good, and its
fruit good; or else make the
tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for
the tree is known by its
fruit.
12:34 O generation of vipers, how can you,
being evil, speak good
things? for out of the abundance of the
heart the mouth speaks.
12:35 A good man out of the good treasure
of the heart brings forth
good things: and an evil man out of the
evil treasure brings forth
evil things.
12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle
word that men shall speak,
they shall give account of it in the day
of judgment.
12:37 For by your words you shall be justified,
and by your words you
shall be condemned.
12:38 Then certain of the scribes and of
the Pharisees answered,
saying, Master, we would see a sign from
you.
12:39 But he answered and said unto them,
An evil and adulterous
generation seeks after a sign; and there
shall no sign be given to it,
but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
12:40 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.
12:41 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, one greater than Jonas is here.
12:42 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, one
greater than Solomon is here.
12:43 When the unclean spirit is gone out
of a man, he walks through
dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.
12:44 Then he says, I will return into my
house from where I came out;
and when he is come, he finds it empty,
swept, and garnished.
12:45 Then goes he, and takes 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.
12:46 While he yet talked to the people,
behold, his mother and his
brothers stood outside, desiring to speak
with him.
12:47 Then one said unto him, Behold, your
mother and your brothers
stand outside, desiring to speak with you.
12:48 But he answered and said unto him
that told him, Who is my
mother? and who are my brothers?
12:49 And he stretched forth his hand toward
his disciples, and said,
Behold my mother and my brothers!
12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of
my Father which is in heaven,
the same is my brother, and sister, and
mother.
13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the
house, and sat by the sea
side.
13:2 And great multitudes were gathered
together unto him, so that he
went into a boat, and sat; and the whole
multitude stood on the shore.
13:3 And he spoke many things unto them
in parables, saying, Behold, a
sower went forth to sow;
13:4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell
by the wayside, and the fowls
came and devoured them up:
13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where
they had not much earth: and
forthwith they sprung up, because they had
no deepness of earth:
13:6 And when the sun was up, they were
scorched; and because they had
no root, they withered away.
13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the
thorns sprung up, and choked
them:
13:8 But other fell into good ground, and
brought forth fruit, some a
hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
13:9 Who has ears to hear, let him hear.
13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto
him, Why speak you unto
them in parables?
13:11 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.
13:12 For whosoever has, to him shall be
given, and he shall have more
abundance: but whosoever has not, from him
shall be taken away even
that which he has.
13:13 Therefore I speak to them in parables:
because they seeing see
not; and hearing they hear not, neither
do they understand.
13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy
of Isaiah, which says, By
hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand;
and seeing you shall
see, and shall not perceive:
13:15 For this people's heart is grown 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.
13:16 But blessed are your eyes, for they
see: and your ears, for they
hear.
13:17 For truthfully I say unto you, That
many prophets and righteous
men have desired to see those things which
you see, and have not seen
them; and to hear those things which you
hear, and have not heard
them.
13:18 Hear you therefore the parable of
the sower.
13:19 When any one hears the word of the
kingdom, and understands it
not, then comes the wicked one, and catches
away that which was sown
in his heart. This is he which received
seed by the wayside.
13:20 But he that received the seed into
stony places, the same is he
that hears the word, and quickly with joy
receives it;
13:21 yet has he not root in himself, but
lasts for a while: for when
tribulation or persecution arises because
of the word, by and by he is
offended.
13:22 He also that received seed among the
thorns is he that hears the
word; and the care of this world, and the
deceitfulness of riches,
choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
13:23 But he that received seed into the
good ground is he that hears
the word, and understands it; which also
bears fruit, and brings
forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some
thirty.
13:24 Another parable put he forth unto
them, saying, The kingdom of
heaven is likened unto a man which sowed
good seed in his field:
13:25 But while men slept, his enemy came
and sowed tares among the
wheat, and went his way.
13:26 But when the blade was sprung up,
and brought forth fruit, then
appeared the tares also.
13:27 So the servants of the householder
came and said unto him, Sir,
did you not sow good seed in your field?
from whence then has it
tares?
13:28 He said unto them, An enemy has done
this. The servants said
unto him, Do you want then that we go and
gather them up?
13:29 But he said, No; lest while you gather
up the tares, you root up
also the wheat with them.
13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest:
and in the time of
harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather
you together first the
tares, and bind them in bundles to burn
them: but gather the wheat
into my barn.
13:31 Another parable put he forth unto
them, saying, The kingdom of
heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed,
which a man took, and
sowed in his field:
13:32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds:
but when it is grown, it
is the greatest among herbs, and becomes
a tree, so that the birds of
the air come and lodge in the branches of
it.
13:33 Another parable spoke 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.
13:34 All these things spoke Jesus unto
the multitude in parables; and
without a parable spoke he not unto them:
13:35 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.
13:36 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.
13:37 He answered and said unto them, He
that sows the good seed is
the Son of man;
13:38 The field is the world; the good seed
are the children of the
kingdom; but the tares are the children
of the wicked one;
13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil;
the harvest is the end
of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered
and burned in the fire; so
shall it be in the end of this world.
13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his
angels, and they shall
gather out of his kingdom all things that
offend, and those who do
iniquity;
13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace
of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth.
13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth
as the sun in the kingdom
of their Father. Whoever has ears to hear,
let him hear.
13:44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like
unto treasure hid in a
field; which when a man has found, he hides,
and for joy of it goes
and sells all that he has, and buys that
field.
13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like
unto a merchant man,
seeking good pearls:
13:46 Who, when he had found one pearl of
great price, went and sold
all that he had, and bought it.
13:47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like
unto a net, that was cast
into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
13:48 Which, when it was full, they drew
to shore, and sat down, and
gathered the good into vessels, but cast
the bad away.
13:49 So shall it be at the end of the world:
the angels shall come
forth, and sever the wicked from among the
just,
13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace
of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth.
13:51 Jesus says unto them, Have you understood
all these things? They
say unto him, Yes, Lord.
13:52 Then said he unto them, Therefore
every scribe which is
instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is
like unto a man that is a
householder, which brings forth out of his
treasure things new and
old.
13:53 And it came to pass, that when Jesus
had finished these
parables, he departed from there.
13:54 And when he was come into his own
country, he taught them in
their synagogue, insomuch that they were
astonished, and said, From
where has this man this wisdom, and these
mighty works?
13:55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is
not his mother called Mary?
and his brothers, James, and Joses, and
Simon, and Judas?
13:56 And his sisters, are they not all
with us? Whence then has this
man all these things?
13:57 And they were offended in him. But
Jesus said unto them, A
prophet is not without honor, save in his
own country, and in his own
house.
13:58 And he did no many mighty works there
because of their unbelief.
14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard
of the fame of Jesus, 14:2
And said unto his servants, This is John
the Baptist; he is risen from
the dead; and therefore mighty works do
show forth themselves in him.
14:3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and
bound him, and put him in
prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's
wife.
14:4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful
for you to have her.
14:5 And when he would have put him to death,
he feared the multitude,
because they counted him as a prophet.
14:6 But when Herod's birthday was kept,
the daughter of Herodias
danced before them, and pleased Herod.
14:7 Whereupon he promised with an oath
to give her whatsoever she
would ask.
14:8 And she, being previously instructed
of her mother, said, Give me
here John Baptist's head in a charger.
14:9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless
for the oath's sake, and
those who sat with him at food, he commanded
it to be given her.
14:10 And he sent, and beheaded John in
the prison.
14:11 And his head was brought in a charger,
and given to the damsel:
and she brought it to her mother.
14:12 And his disciples came, and took up
the body, and buried it, and
went and told Jesus.
14:13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed
from there by boat into a
deserted place apart: and when the people
had heard of it, they
followed him on foot out of the cities.
14:14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great
multitude, and was moved
with compassion toward them, and he healed
their sick.
14:15 And when it was evening, his disciples
came to him, saying, This
is a deserted place, and the time is now
past; send the multitude
away, that they may go into the villages,
and buy themselves
provisions.
14:16 But Jesus said unto them, They need
not depart; give you them to
eat.
14:17 And they say unto him, We have here
but five loaves, and two
fishes.
14:18 He said, Bring them to here to me.
14:19 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 broke, and gave the loaves
to his disciples, and the
disciples to the multitude.
14:20 And they did all eat, and were filled:
and they took up of the
fra