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them. Do men gather grapes of]
thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bring-
eth forth good fruit, and the
tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil trec bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire.

20 Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.

21 Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father, who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day; Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me you that work iniquity.

24 Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock,

25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded on rock.

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26 And every one that heareth these my words, and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand;

27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall thereof.

28 And it came to pass when JESUS had fully ended these words, the people were in admiration at his doctrine.

29 For he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the Scribes and Pharisees.

CHAP. VIII. Christ cleanses the leper. AND when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him:

2 And behold a leper came and adored him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

3 And JESUS stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying: I will, Be thou made clean. And forthwith his leprosy was cleansed.

4 And JESUS saith to him: See thou tell no man : but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them.

5 And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,

6 And saying: Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grievously tormented."

7 And JESUS saith to him: 1 will come and heal him.

8 And the centurion making answer, said: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

9 For I also am a man subject to authority,having under me soldiers; and I say to this, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

10 And JESUS hearing this, marvelled; and said to them that followed him: Amen I say to you, 1 have not found so great faith in Israel.

11 And I say unto you that many shall come from the East and the 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 the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13 And JESUS said to the centurion: Go, and as thou hast believ

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 healed.

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.

22 But JESUS said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.

30 And there was, not far from them, an herd of many swine feeding.

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 coasts.

CHAP. IX.

Christ heals one sick of the palsy.

23 And when he entered into the AND entering into a boat, he 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!

26 And JESUS saith to them: Why are you fearful, O ye of little

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 blasfaith? Then rising up, he com-phemeth.

manded 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, the

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 bottles: and both are preserved.

the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then said he to the man sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house. 7 And he arose, and went into his house.

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

18 As he was speaking these things unto them, behold a certain ruler came up, and adored him, saying: Lord, my daughter is even now dead; but come, lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

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.

10 And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with JESUS and his disciples.

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?

21 For she said within herself, If I shall touch only his garment, shall be healed.

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22 But JESUS turning and seeing her, said: Be of good heart, daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

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 28 And when he was come to be taken away from them, and then the house, the blind men came to 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 into old bottles. Otherwise the

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.

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.

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 in- 11 And into whatsoever city or firmity. town you shall enter, inquire who 36 And seeing the multitudes, in it is worthy, and there abide till he had compassion on them: be- you go thence.

cause they were distressed, and ly- 12 And when you come into the ing like sheep that have no shep-house, salute it, saying: Peace be to this house.

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.

AND having called his twelve

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 Mat-| thew the publican, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus,

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

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.

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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, and the daughter-in-law against her

22 And you shall be hated by 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 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 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 ear, preach ye upon the housetops.

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 two sparrows sold for

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. ND it when

a farthing, and not one of them A Jesus had made an end of com

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.

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: 32 Every one, therefore, that shall 8 Art thou he that art to come, confess me before men, I will also for look we for another?

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