LUKE VI. What is lawful on the sabbath-days ? to do good, or to do evil ? to save life, or 10 to kill ? And looking round about upon them all, he said unto him ; Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so ; and his hand was restored as the 11 other. And they were filled with madness, and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus. And un MATTHEW XII. MARK III. it upon him, and he shall of the multitude, lest they shew judgment to the Gen- 10 should throng him. For he 19 tiles. He shall not strive, had healed many, insomuch nor cry, neither shall any that they pressed upon him, man hear his voice in the for to touch him, as many 20 streets ; a bruised reed shall 11 as had plagues. he not break, and smoking clean spirits, when they saw flax shall he not quench ; him, fell down before him, till he send forth judgment and cried, saying ; Thou art 21 unto victory. And in his 12 the Son of God. And he shall the Gentiles straitly charged them that trust. they should not make him known. name MATTHEW XII. MARK III. 25 And Jesus knew their 23 eth he out devils. And he thoughts, and said unto called them unto him, and them; Every kingdom di said unto them in parables ; vided against itself is brought How can Satan cast out Sato desolation ; and every 24 tan ? And if a kingdom be city or house divided against divided against itself, that 26 itself shall not stand. And 25 kingdom cannot stand ; and if Satan cast out Satan, he if a house be divided against is divided against himself; itself, that house cannot how shall then his kingdom 26 stand; and if Satan rise up 27 stand? And if I by Beelze against himself, and be dibub cast out devils, by whom vided, he cannot stand, but do your children cast them 27 hath an end. No man can out? Therefore they shall enter into a strong man's 28 be your judges. But if I house, and spoil his goods, cast out devils by the Spirit except he will first bind the of God, then the kingdom strong man; and then he of God is come unto you. 28 will spoil his house. Verily 29 Or else, how can one enter I say all sins shall into a strong man's house, be forgiven unto the sons of and spoil his goods, except men, and the blasphemies he first bind the strong man? wherewith soever they shall and then he will spoil his 29 blaspheme; but he that shall 30 house. He that is not with blaspheme against the Holy me, is against me; and he Ghost hath never forgiveness, that gathereth not with me, but is in danger of eternal 31 scattereth abroad. Where- 30 damnation. Because they unto you; All said ; He hath an unclean manner of sin and blasphe spirit. my shall be forgiven unto men ; but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto 32 men. And whosoever speak eth a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him ; but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. fore I say LUKE XI. divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a 18 house falleth. If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelze19 bub. And if I by Beelze bub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore shall they be your 20 judges. But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. 2 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods 22 are in peace; but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trust ed, and divideth his spoils. 23 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth. 33 MATTHEW XII. LUKE XI. When the unclean spirit and his fruit good; or else is gone out of a man, he make the tree corrupt, and walketh through dry places, his fruit corrupt ; for the tree seeking rest; and finding 34 is known by his fruit. O gen none, he saith ; I will re eration of vipers, how can turn unto my house whence ye, being evil, speak good 25 I came out. And when he things ? for out of the abun cometh, he findeth it swept dance of the heart the mouth 26 and garnished. Then goeth 35 speaketh. A good man, out he, and taketh to him seven of the good treasure, bring other spirits more wicked than eth forth good things; and himself, and they enter in, an evil man, out of the evil and dwell there ; and the treasure, bringeth forth evil last state of that man is worse 36 things. But I say unto you, 27 than the first. — And it that every idle word that came to pass, as he spake men shall speak, they shall these things, a certain wo give account thereof in the man of the company lifted 37 day of judgment. For by up her voice, and said unto thy words thou shalt be jus him; Blessed is the womb tified, and by thy words thou that bare thee, and the paps shalt be condemned. which thou hast sucked. Then certain of the scribes 28 But he said ; Yea, rather and of the Pharisees answer blessed are they that hear ed, saying ; Master, we would the word of God, and keep 39 see a sign from thee. But 29 it. And when the he answered and said unto people were gathered thick them; An evil and adulte together, he began to say ; rous generation seeketh after This is an evil generation ; a sign; and there shall no they seek a sign; and there sign be given to it, but the shall no sign be given it, but sign of the prophet Jonas. 30 the sign of Jonas. For as 40 For as Jonas was three days Jonas was a sign unto the and three nights in the Ninevites, so shall also the whale's belly ; so shall the Son of man be to this genSon of man be three daysl 31 eration. The queen of the 38 46 came MATTHEW XII. MARK III. then his people, behold, his mother mother and his brethren ; and his brethren stood with and, standing without, sent out, desiring to speak with 32 unto him, calling him. And 47 him. Then one said unto! the multitude sat about him ; 43 MATTHEW XII. LUKE XI. and three nights in the heart south shall rise up in the 41 of the earth. The men of judgment with the men of Nineveh shall rise up in the this generation, and condemn judgment with this genera them; for she came from tion, and shall condemn it ; the utmost parts of the earth, because they repented at to hear the wisdom of Solothe preaching of Jonas ; and mon; and behold, a greatbehold, a greater than Jonas er than Solomon is here. 42 is here. The queen of the 32 The men of Nineveh shall south shall rise up in the rise up in the judgment judgment with this genera with this generation, and tion, and shall condemn it; shall condemn it; for they for she came from the ut repented at the preaching termost parts of the earth to of Jonas ; and behold, a hear the wisdom of Solo greater than Jonas is here. mon; and, behold, a great- 33 No man when he hath lighter than Solomon is here. ed a candle, putteth it into a When the unclean secret place, neither under spirit is gone out of a man, a bushel, but on a candlehe walketh through dry pla stick, that they which come ces, seeking rest, and find- 34 in may see the light. The 44 eth none. Then he saith light of the body is the eye ; I will return into my house, therefore when thine eye is from whence I came out. single, thy whole body also And when he is come, he is full of light; but when findeth it empty, swept, and thine eye is evil, thy body 45 garnished. Then goeth he, also is full of darkness. and taketh with himself sev- 35 Take heed therefore, that en other spirits, more wicked the light which is in thee than himself, and they enter 36 be not darkness. in and dwell there ; and the whole body therefore be last state of that man is full of light, having no part worse than the first. Even dark, the whole shall be full so shall it be also unto this of light, as when the bright wicked generation. shining of a candle doth give thee light. If thy 19 LUKE VIII. to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him 20 for the press. And it was told him by certain, which |