loaves. he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word 1 Gr. that proceedeth out of the 5 mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the 2 pin- 2 Gr. wing. 6 nacle of the temple, and saith He shall give his angels 3 Or, through & Gr. The way of the sea. 5 Gr. 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, nations: 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 the 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, 15 16 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, 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 and elsewhere. 7 Some ancient authorities read he. 8 Or, good tidings: and so elsewhere. 9 Or, demoniacs And to them which sat in the region and shadow of 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, 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. S. MATTHEW. 4 1Blessed are they that mourn: 7 Blessed are the merciful: for for they shall see God. 1 Some autho ancient rities and 5. transpose 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: 2 Many 10 Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the 11 kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against 12 you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. ancient authorities without insert cause. 3 An ex- of con- 4 Or, a Hebrew 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: nation. or into. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be 15 hid. Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the 5 Gr. unto bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in 16 the house. Even so let your light shine before men, that 66 they may see your good works, Gehenna and glorify your Father which of fire. is in heaven. 17 Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, 18 but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be ас19 complished. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these 6 Gr. 7 Some ancient authori ties omit deliver thee. 5 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 brother 2 shall be in danger of the judgement; brother, 3 Raca, shall be in and whosoever shall say to his danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, 4 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 able for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body be cast 30 into 1 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 1 hell. It was said also, Whosoever shall 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. 33 Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto 1 Gr. 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 Gehenna, 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. 2 Or, toward 3 Some ancient authorities read But your speech shall be. 4 Or, evil: 39; vi. 13. as in ver. 34 the Lord thine oaths: but I 37 white or black. But let your 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 ou away. 6 Gr. impress. 7 That is, collectors of Roman taxes: and so elsewhere. Take heed that ye do not 6 your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father 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 S. MATTHEW. 1 Some ancient authoriGod your ties read Father. use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for 8 their much speaking. Be not therefore like unto them: for 1 your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before 9 ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed 10 be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in 11 heaven, so on earth. Give us 12 this day 2 our daily bread. And 2 Gr. our forgive us our debts, as we also 13 have forgiven our debtors. And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil 14 one.4 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if ye forgive not men 3 Or, evil their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. 16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. 17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash 18 thy face; that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall recompense thee. bread for the com- 4 Many authori and ancient, ties, some but with varia tions, add For thine kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 19 Lay not up for yourselves 20 break through and steal: but 7 whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, 23 thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkmasters: for either he will ness! No man can serve two 24 hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say 25 your life, what ye shall eat, unto you, Be not anxious for or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? Be-26 hold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they? And which of you by being 27 anxious can add one cubit are ye anxious concerning raiunto his stature? And why 28 ment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they yet I say unto you, that even 29 toil not, neither do they spin: Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God doth so clothe the 30 grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Be not therefore 31 anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? For after all 32 these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But 33 seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 7 Judge not, that ye be not 2 judged. For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be mea3 sured unto you. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is 4 in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam 5 is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you. 1 Some ancient authoriis the ties omit gate. 2 Many ancient authori ties read How narrow is the gate, &c. 3 Gr. demons. 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened 8 unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be open9 ed. Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him 10 a stone; or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in 4 Gr. heaven give good things to 12 them that ask him? All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the 13 prophets. Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide iis the gate, powers. and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many be they that enter in thereby. 2 For narrow is the 14 gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that find it. Beware of false prophets, 15 which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. By their fruits 16 ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good 17 tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree 18 cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every 19 tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Therefore 20 by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that 21 saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to 22 me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out 3 devils, and by thy name do many 4 mighty works? And 23 then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Every one therefore 24 which heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, which built his house upon the rock: and the rain de- 25 scended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon the rock. And every one that 26 heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand and the rain de 27 |