He shall give his angels through charge concerning thee: And on their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy Gr. The foot against a stone. way of the sea. 5 Gr. nations: and so elsewhere. 7 Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not 8 tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the 9 glory of them; and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall 10 down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship elsethe Lord thy God, and him 11 only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him. 12 Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew 13 into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun 14 and Naphtali: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken 3 by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, 15 16 4 Toward the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the 5 Gentiles, The people which sat in darkness Saw a great light, 6 Or. Jacob: and so where. 7 Some ancient authorities read he. 8 Or, good tidings: and so elsewhere. 9 Or, demoniacs And to them which sat in To them did light spring up. From that time began Jesus 17 to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. And walking by the sea of 18 Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers. And he saith 19 unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway 20 left the nets, and followed him. And going on from thence 21 he saw other two brethren, 6 James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they straight- 22 way left the boat and their father, and followed him. And 7 Jesus went about in 23 all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the 8 gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people. And the 24 report of him went forth into all Syria and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, 9 possessed with devils, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed them. And 25 there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judæa and from beyond Jordan. And seeing the multitudes, 5 he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: and 2 he opened his mouth and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spi- 3 rit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, 20 that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven. Ye have heard that it was 21 said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgement: but I say 22 unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother2 shall be in danger of the judgement; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger 5 of the hell of fire. If therefore 23 thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there 24 thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with 25 thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge 7 deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou 26 shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing. Ye have heard that it was 27 said, Thou shalt not commit adultery but I say unto you, 28 that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if 29 thy right eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profit 1 Gr. Gehenna. able for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast 30 into hell. And if thy right hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy 31 whole body go into hell. It was said also, Whosoever shall 2 Or, put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 32 but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery. 83 toward 3 Some ancient authori ties read But your speech shall be. 4 Or, evil: 39; vi. 13. as in ver. Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto #4 the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it 35 is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor 2 by Jerusalem, for it is the city of 36 the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for 5 Or, evil thou canst not make one hair 37 white or black. 3 But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of 4 the evil one. 38 Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and 39 a tooth for a tooth but I say unto you, Resist not "him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn 40 to him the other also. And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. 41 And whosoever shall 6 compel thee to go one mile, go with 42 him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 6 Gr. impress. 7 That is, collectors or renters of Romun taxes: and so else where. Ye have heard that it was 43 said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy: but I say unto you, Love your 44 enemies, and pray for them that persecute you; that ye may 45 be sons of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust. For 46 if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the 7 publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren 47 only, what do ye more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same? Ye there 48 fore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Take heed that ye do not 6 your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Fa ther which is in heaven. When therefore thou doest 2 alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. But when thou doest 3 alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth that thine alms may 4 be in secret and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee. And when ye pray, ye shall 5 not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, 6 enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee. And in praying 7 |