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12 trated themselves before him, and cried out, saying, Thou art the Son of God; though he strictly charged them not to make him known.

13 Then he goeth up to the mountain, and calleth to him 14 whom he would, and they went up to him. And he appointed

twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send 15 them to make proclamation; and to have power to cure diseas16 es, and expel demons; namely, Simon, whom he surnamed Pe17 ter, and James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of

James, (these he surnamed Boanerges, that is, sons of thun18 der) and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, 19 and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Chananite, and Judas Iscariot, who delivered him up.

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Upon their going into a house, a crowd again assembled, so 21 that they could not so much as eat bread. And when they who 22 were just from it,* heard, and were going out to restrain it, (for some said, He is distracted, and the Scribes who had come down from Jerusalem, said, He is possessed by Beelzebub, and by the prince of the demons he expelleth the demons;) Jesus 23 having called them to him, said to them in parables, How can 24 Satan expel Satan? If indeed a kingdom be divided against it25 self, that kingdom cannot stand; and if a family be divided 26 against itself, that family cannot subsist; and if Satan is risen

up against himself, and divided, he cannot subsist; but hath 27 an end. No one can enter the house of the strong, and plun28 der his goods, unless he first bind the strong one. Then in

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deed he may rifle his house. Verily I say to you, All transgressions may be forgiven the sons of men, and what slanderous speeches soever they may utter, but whoever shall utter slanders against the Holy Spirit, hath not forgiveness in this age, but is liable to everlasting punishment.

30 Because it was said he hath an unclean spirit, therefore his 31 brethren, and his mother come, and having stood without, 32 sent for him, as the multitude sat around him. And when they said to him, Behold thy mother and thy brethren are

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33 without, inquiring for thee, he answered them, saying, Who 34 is my mother? And who are my brethren? Then looking round

on them who sat about him, he saith, Behold my mother and 35 my brethren! For whosoever will do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

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And when he began to teach again by the sea side, so great a multitude gathered about him, that he went on board the small vessel, and sat at sea, and all the multitude were on 2 the sea shore. And he taught them many things in parables, 3 and in his manner of teaching, said to them, Hearken! Be4 hold the sower went out to sow! And it happened that as he was sowing, some fell on the highway, and the birds of the 5 air came and devoured it. And some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much depth of soil; and it sprang up imme6 diately, because it had not depth of soil, but when the sun was

up, it was scorched, and, for want of root, withered away: 7 and some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and 8 choked it, so that it yielded no fruit: and some fell on good ground, which sprang up and yielded fruit, growing and thriving and bringing forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some 9 an hundred fold. Then he said to them, Whoever hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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And when he was in private they who were about him, with the twelve, asked him the meaning of this parable. 11 Whereupon he said to them, To you it is granted to know the secrets of the reign of God; but to those without, all 12 these things are delivered in parables, so that seeing they see, though they may not perceive; and hearing they hear, though they may not understand. Perhaps they may turn, that their 13 sins may be forgiven them. Then he saith to them, Do ye not comprehend this parable? How then will you understand 14 all the parables? The sower soweth the word. Now these are 15 they by the way side, where the word is sown, who have no

sooner heard, than Satan cometh, and taketh away the word 16 which was sown in their hearts. And in like manner the rocky

ground denoteth those, who, when they hear the word, re17 ceive it immediately with joy; but not having it rooted in them, they are but temporary; so that when tribulation, or persecution cometh because of the word, they are instantly

18 stumbled. And these are they sown among thorns, who hear 19 the word, but the cares of this world, and the delusion of rich

es, and inordinate desires of other things, crowd in and choke 20 the word, so that it becometh unfruitful. And these are they sown on good ground, who hear the word and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some, thirty; and some, sixty; and some, an hundred fold.

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Then he said to them, Is a lamp brought to be put under the corn measure, or under the bed? Is it not that it may be 22 set on a stand? For there is nothing hidden which shall not

be discovered, nor any thing laid up in secret, but that it may 23 be brought to light. If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear. 24 Moreover he said to them, Consider what you hear. With

whatever measure you deal out, you shall receive; and to 25 you who are attentive more shall be given. For to him who improveth, more shall be given; but from him who improveth not, even what he hath shall be taken away.

26 Again he said, The reign of God is as when a man sow27 eth seed on the ground. Whether he sleepeth or waketh, night

and day, the seed groweth and increaseth, he knoweth not 28 how. For the earth of itself produceth first a blade, then an 29 ear, then full grains in the ear. And when the grain is ripe, he forthwith applieth the sickle, because the harvest is come. 30 Again he said, To what may we compare the reign of 31 God? Or by what similitude may we represent it? It is like

a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the ground, 32 is one of the very smallest seeds there: but, being sown, it springeth up and becometh larger than all plants of the pulse kind, and shooteth out large branches, so that under its shade the birds of the air can find shelter.

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And with many such parables he spake the word to them 34 as they were able to hear it: but without a parable he did not speak to them. And in private he explained all to his disciples.

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And the same day, in the evening, he saith to them, Let 36 us cross over to the other side. So, leaving the multitude, they take him along with them as he was on board. And 37 there were some other small vessels with him. And there arose a violent storm of wind, and the waves beat into the

THE GOSPEL

ACCORDING TO

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The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God.

AS it is written in the prophets, "Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare the way before 3 thee." "A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the 4 way of the Lord; make the roads for him straight,t" John came

baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of 5 reformation, for a remission of sins. And all the country of Judea and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, went out to him, and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

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Now John's clothing was of camel's hair and he had a leathern girdle about his waist. And his food was locusts and 7 wild honey. And he proclaimed saying, There is one coming after me, who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals 8 I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I indeed have baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in a holy spirit.

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And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized in the Jordan, by John, 10 who immediately upon his coming up from the water, saw the heavens parted asunder, and the Spirit like a dove de

* Mal. 3. 1. † Es. 40. 7.

11 scending upon him. And there came a voice from the heavens, "Thou art my Son, the Beloved, in whom I am well pleased."

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Presently after this the Spirit sendeth him forth into the 13 wilderness, and he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.

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And after John's imprisonment, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the glad tidings of the reign of God, and saying, 15 The time is accomplished, and the reign of God is at hand. Reform and confide in this good news.

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And as he was walking along the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a drag net, into the 17 sea; for they were fishermen; and Jesus said to them, Come 18 with me and I will make you fishers of men. Thereupon they 19 straightway left their nets and followed him. And going

thence a little further, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in the vessel, mending the nets. 20 And soon as he called them, they left their father Zebedee in 21 the vessel, with the hired servants, and went after him. And

they come to Capernaum; and thenceforward on the sabbath 22 days, he went to the synagogue and taught; and they were astonished at his manner of teaching; for he taught as one having authority and not as the Scribes.

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Now there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean 24 spirit, and he cried aloud, saying, Forbear! what hast thou to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy 25 us? I know who thou art-the Holy One of God. There

upon Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent and go out of him. 26 And the unclean spirit, having convulsed the man, and scream27 ed with a loud voice, went out of him. At which all were so

amazed, that they asked one another, saying, What is this? What new teaching is this? For with authority he command28 eth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him. And thenceforth his fame spread through all the region of Galilee.

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Immediately on their going out of the synagogue they went to the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 And as Simon's mother in law was confined to her bed with 31 a fever, they forthwith spake to him about her; whereupon

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