Stom t^e feifirart? of (profeBBor T37ifftdm J^^^^ (Kreen (jSequeat^eb 6)? ^im to (pttncefon C^eofogicdf ^emtnarg THE NEW TESTAMENT TRANSLATED FKOM THE GREEK TEXT OF TISCHENDORF, BY GEORGE R. NOTES, D.D., HANCOCK PROFESSOR OF HEBREW AND OTHER ORIENTAL, LANGUAGES, AND DEXTER LECTURER ON BIBLICAL LITERATURE, IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY. BOSTON: AMERICAN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION. 1869. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by THE AMERICAN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. CAMBRIDGE: PRESS OV JOHN WILSON AND SON. PREFACE. In this translation I have strictly followed the text of Tischendorf's eighth critical edition of the Greek Tes- tament as far as it has been published, namely to Luke xviii. 9 ; then, to the end of the Gospel of John, that of the second edition of his Synopsis Evangelica, pub- lished in 1864, after he had collated the Codex Sinait- icus ; and that of his seventh edition (1859) in the remainder of the New Testament. I have chosen this text in preference to that of Griesbach or Lachmann, partly because I consider it as on the whole the best, and partly because I believe that it is so considered by the majority of competent scholars throughout the world, and thus deserves, more than any other, to be regarded as the modern received text. It is fortunate that, so far as theological opinion is concerned, there is no ground of choice between the three editions which have been named. I do not speak of the splendid edi- tion of Tregelles, because only three-fourths of it have been published. It is hardly necessary to say that my judgment does not coincide with that of Tischendorf in regard to every reading. It cannot be expected that there should be a iv PREFACE. perfect uniformity of opinion in cases where the evi- dence, external and internal, is very evenly balanced. But for several reasons I have thought it best not to interpose my own judgment in regard to the Greek text in any instance. I am responsible only for the translation. Punctuation, however, is well known to be a matter of interpretation rather than of textual criticism ; no punctuation marks of any consequence being found in the most ancient manuscripts. In this respect, therefore, I have occasionally used my right as translator ; though I regard the punctuation of Tisch- endorf as in general very judicious. I have also thought it inexpedient to depart from the Common Version in the arrangement of the General Epistles, namely, those of James, Peter, John, and Jude, which in Tischendorf's edition come between the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles of Paul. I request that every reader will bear in mind the Greek text which I have followed ; otherwise some of my departures from the Common Version might seem to be unnecessary or arbitrary. In regard to my translation, it is so difficult to state in few words the views and principles by which I have been guided, that I must leave it to speak for itself. I will merely say that it has been my aim to make a ver- sion more free from wholly or nearly obsolete words and phrases, more intelligible, more critically accurate, and on the whole even closer to the orio^inal than that of King James's translators, though less incumbered with mere Greek and Hebrew idioms. I have endeav- ored, with what success it is not for me to say, to re- tain what may be called the savor and spirit of our old PREFACE. V and familiar version, so far as is consistent with the paramount dutfes of a translator ; and in doing this I have simply acted in conformity with my own judgment and taste. Though mere professions of impartiality are deserv- edly held in light esteem, yet, as my book is published by the American Unitarian Association, it may not be wholly sujDcrfluous to state that my translation has not been supervised or corrected by any association, or by any authority whatever. Every word of it is the result of my own judgment, guided by universally acknowl- edged principles of scientific interpretation, without regard to creed or church. This does not mean, how- ever, that I have not occasionally consulted with the accomplished Greek scholars of Cambridge, Professors Sophocles and Goodwin, as to the meaning of a word or a phrase. I would especially acknowledge my ob- ligations to that thorough and accurate scholar, my friend Mr. Ezra Abbot, the assistant librarian of the University, who kindly offered his aid in looking over the proof-sheets ; in the performance of which impor- tant service he also made many criticisms and sugges- tions, which have added much to the value of my translation. To the same gentleman I am indebted for access to a manuscript translation of the Epistles of Paul to the Romans and the Corinthians by that distinguished Biblical theologian, the late Professor Andrews Norton of our University. I have also had access to the most important translations of the whole or of parts of the New Testament in English, German, and French, and to the principal commentaries, ancient and modern. vi PREFACE. References to the parallel passages in the four Gos- pels, and to those cited from the Old Testament, have been given in the margin, together with a few notes, containing some various readings, some renderings dif- ferent from those in the text, and a few explanations of my own phraseology. But exposition, or interpre- tation, or argument, formed no part of my design. For this purpose another volume would have been re- quired. EDITORIAL NOTE. The preceding Preface was written by Dr. Noyes several months before his death, which took place June 3d, 1868. Though his physical strength had long been failing, his mind retained its accustomed clearness till near the close of his life, and he was able to revise the proof-sheets of his transla- tion to the end of the Epistle to the Philippians. The manu- script of the remainder had already been placed in the hands of the printer. In performing the delicate and responsible task intrusted to me of revising the proof-sheets from the Epistle to the Colossians to the end of the volume, I have not hesitated to correct obvious oversights, and have occa- sionally made such verbal changes as I felt assured the au- thor would have approved, could they have been submitted to his judgment. This liberty, however, has been used with great caution ; and in no case have I presumed to substitute my own interpretation of a passage for one which appeared to have been deliberately adopted by Dr. Noyes. A Jfew notes have been added, to which the initial " A." is ap- pended. In September of the present year, the fifth part of Tischen- dorf's eighth critical edition of the Greek Testament was published in Germany, extending from Luke xviii. 10 to John vi. 23. A list of the changes required to conform the translation to the text of this edition will be found at the end of the volume. It wiU be observed that Tischendorf now reads "only begotten Son" in John i. 18, instead of " only begotten God" For other changes worthy of notice, see Luke xxiii. 17 ; xxiv. 13, 21 ; John iii. 13 ; iv. 9. E. A. Cambridge, Mass., December 1st, 1868. CONTENTS. PAaB The Gospel. According to Matthew 1 According to Mark 73 According to Luke 119 According to John 197 Acts of Apostles 254 The Epistles of Paul. To THE Romans 326 The First to the Corinthians 358 The Second to the Corinthians 388 To the Galatians 408 To THE Ephesians 419 To THE Philippians 430 To the Colossians 438 The First to the Thessalonians 445 The Second to the Thessalonians 451 The First to Timothy 455 The Second to Tlmothy 463 To Titus 469 To Philemon 472 To the Hebrews 474 The General Epistles. The Epistle of Jajvies 497 The First of Peter 505 The Second of Peter 513 The First of John 519 The Second of John 527 The Third of John 529 The Epistle of Jude 531 The Revelation of John 534 New Readings op Tischendorp 569 THE GOSPEL.* ACCORDING TO MATTHEW. I. The genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac ; and Isaac begat Jacob ; and Jacob 3 begat Judah and his brothers. And Judah begat Pharez and Zarah, by Tamar. And Pharez begat Hezron ; and 4 Hezron begat Ram ; and Ram begat Amminadab ; and Amminadab begat Nahshon ; and Nahshon begat Salmon ; 6 and Salmon begat Boaz by Rahab. And Boaz begat Obed 6 by Ruth. And Obed begat Jesse ; and Jesse begat Da- vid the king. And David begat Solomon by the wife of 7 Uriah. And Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam 8 begat Abijah ; and Abijah begat Asa ; and Asa begat Je- hoshaphat ; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram ; and Joram be- 9 gat Uzziah ; and Uzziah begat Jotham ; and Jotham begat 10 Ahaz ; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah ; and ^ezekiah begat Manasseh ; and Manasseh begat Amon ; and Araon be- ll gat Josiah; and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the removal to Babylon. * This title is not in Tiscbendorf's text, nor in that of the oldest manu- scripts, such as the Vatican and the Siirai manuscripts ; but I presume that it is implied in the title, According to Matthew. Ver. 1-17. Comp. Luke iii. 23-38. Ver. 1. The genealogy, &c. Possibly, The hook of the birth. . 1 2 MATTHEW I. 12 And after the removal to Babylon, Jeconiah begat She- 13 altiel ; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel ; and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim ; and Eliakim 14 begat Azor ; and Azor begat Zadok ; and Zadok begat 15 Achim ; and Achim begat Eliud ; and Eliud begat Elea- zar; and Eleazar begat Matthan ; and Matthan begat 16 Jacob ; and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations ; and from , David to the removal to Babylon are fourteen generations ; and from the removal to Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with 19 child by the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being righteous, and not willing to expose her to shame, 20 purposed to put her away privately. But while he thought on these things, lo ! an angel of the Lord ap- peared to him in a di'eam, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife ; for that which is 21 conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit. And she will bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus ; for he will 22 save his people from their sins. Now all this took place, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord 23 through the prophet, saying, "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel ; " * that is, when interpreted, God-is- 24: with-us. Then Joseph, on waking up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took to him Ven 16. Chnst, i.e. Anointed, in reference to the claim of Jesus to be, in some sense, a king. Ver. 18. Conip. Luke i. 27. Ver. 21. Comp. Luke ii. 21. Ver. 21. Jesusy i.e. in its original meaning. Saviour. * Isa. vii. 14. MATTHEW II. 3 25 Ms wife ; and he knew her not till she had brought forth a son : and he called his name Jesus. II. • Now when Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, lo ! there came magians 2 from the East to Jerusalem, saving, Where is the king of the Jews that hath been born ? for we saw his star in the 3 East, and came to do him homage. But when Herod the king heard of these things, he was troubled, and all Jeru- 4 salem with him ; and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ 6 was to be born. And they said to him, In Bethlehem of 6 Judfea ; for thus it is written by the prophet : " And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art by no means least among the princes of Judah ; for out of thee shall come a ruler, who shall feed my people Israel."* 7 Then Herod, having privately called the magians, ascer- tained from them exactly the time when the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said. Go and search carefully for the child ; and when ye have found him, bring 9 me word, that I also may go and do him homage. When they had heard the king, they departed. And lo ! the star, which they had seen in the East, went before them, till 10 it came and stood over where the child was. When they 11 saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy ; and when they had come into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and did homage to him ; and opening their treasures, they presented him 12 gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way. Ver. 25. Comp. Luke ii. 7, 11. Ver. 25. In some manuscripts, her Jirst-born son. Chap. II. 1. — magians; i.e. Persian, Median, or Chaldsean priests, who devoted themselves to astrology and kindred arts. * Mic. v. 2. 4 MATTHEW IH. 13 And when they had gone, lo ! an angel of the Lord ap- peareth to Joseph in a dream, saying. Arise, and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there until I speak to thee ; for Herod will seek the child, 14 to destroy him. And he arose, and took the child and his 15 mother by night, and went to Egypt ; and was there until the death of Herod ; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "I 16 called my son out of Egypt." ^ Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deceived by the magians, was greatly enraged ; and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time 17 which he had ascertained from the magians. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the 18 prophet, saying, "A voice was heard in Ramah, weep- ing, and great mourning; Kachel weeping for her chil- dren, and refusing to be comforted, because they were no 19 more."t But when Herod was dead, lo ! an angel of the 20 Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel; for they who sought the child's life are 21 dead. And he arose, and took the child and his mother, 22 and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judcea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither ; and being warned by God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee, 23 and came and took up his abode in a city called Naza- reth ; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, " He will be called a Nazarene." + HI. In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the * Hosea xi. 1. f Jer. xxxi. 15. X Reference unknown; possibly to the Hebrew word netser^ which is translated branchy in Isa. xi. 1. MATTHEW III. 5 2 wilderness of Judaea, saying, Repent, for the kingdom of 3 heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, " The voice of one crying in the wiklerness, Prepare the way of the Lord, 4 make straight his paths!"* And John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins ; and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and 6 all the country about the Jordan ; and were baptized by 7 him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. But see- • ing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them. Brood of vipers, who warned 8 you to flee from the coming wrath ? Bring forth there- 9 fore fruit worthy of repentance, and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father ; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise 10 up children to Abraham. And already is the axe lying at the root of the trees ; every tree therefore that bear- eth not good fruit is to be cut down, and cast into the fire. Ill indeed baptize you in water, for repentance ; but he that Cometh after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear ; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit 12 and in fire. His winnowing-shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and gather his wheat into the garner ; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire. 13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, 14 to be baptized by him. But John opposed him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and dost thou come 15 to me ? And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all rii^hteousness. Chap. III. 1-17. Comp. Mark i. 1-11; Luke iii. 1-22; John i. 6. * Is. xl. 3. 6 MATTHEW IV. 16 Then he suffered him. And Jesus, as soon as he was bap- tized, went up from the water ; and, lo ! the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God, descending like a 17 dove, coming upon him. And lo ! a voice from the heav- ens, saying, " This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased." IV. Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilder- 2 ness, to be tempted by the Devil. And when he had fasted 3 forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry. And the tempter came and said to him. If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, " Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceedeth 5 from the mouth of God."* Then the Devil taketh him into the holy city, and setteth him on the pinnacle of the 6 temple ; and saith to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down ; for it is written, " He will give his angels charge concerning thee ; and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy foot against a 7 stone." f Jesus said to him, Again it is written, " Thou 8 shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God." I Again, the Devil taketh him to an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and their 9 glory ; and said to him. All these things will I give thee, 10 if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus to him, Be gone, Satan ! for it is written, " Thou shalt wor- ship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." § 11 Then the Devil leaveth him; and lo! angels came and ministered to him. 12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been cast into Chap. IV. 1-11. Comp. Mark i. 12, 13; Luke iv. 1-13. Ver. 12-17. Comp. Mark i. 14, 15 ; Luke iv. 14, 15, 31. * Deut. viii. 3. f Ps. xci. 11, 12. t Deut. vi. 16. § Deut. vi. 13. MATTHEW IV. 7 13 prison, he withdrew into Galilee. And leaving Nazara, ho came and dwelt in Capernaum, on the shore of the lake, 14 in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali ; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, say- 15 ing, " The land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the lake beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gen- 16 tiles, the people that sat in darkness, saw a great light ; and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light arose." * 17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Ee- ls pent ; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. And while walking by the lake of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into 19 the lake; for they were fishers. And he saith to them, 20 Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. And 21 they immediately left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets ; and he called 22 them. And they immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him. 23 And he went round the whole of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the king- dom, and healing every sickness and every disease among 24 the people. And his fame went forth into all Syria ; and they brought to him all that were sick, afflicted with vari- ous diseases and torments, and those who were possessed by demons, and lunatics, and those who were struck with 25 palsy; and he healed them. And great multitudes followed Ver. 17. Repent. The prominent meaning of the Greek term is change of sentiment and character. " Repentance is a whole volume of duty, to which godly sorrow is but the titlepage." Ver. 18-22. Comp. Mark i. 16-20; Luke v. 1-11. Ver. 28-25. Comp. Mark i. 39; Luke iv. 44; M^rk i. 28, iii. 7^8; Luke vi. 17-19. * Isa. ix. 1, 2. g MATTHEW V. him from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea, and from beyond the Jordan. V. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the moun- tain; and when he had sat down, his disciples came to 2 him. And he opened his mouth, and taught them, say- ing:— 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit ; for theirs is the king- dom of heaven. 5 Blessed are the meek ; for they will inherit the earth. 4 Blessed are they who mourn ; for they will be com- forted. 6 Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after right- eousness ; for they will be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful ; for they will obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart ; for they will see God. 9 Blessed are the peace-makers ; for they will be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake ; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye, when men revile you, and persecute you, and say every thing that is bad against you, falsely, for my 12 sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad ; for great is your reward in heaven ; for so did they persecute the prophets that were before you. 13 Ye are the salt of the earth. But if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall itself be salted ? It is thence- forth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trod- den under foot by men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a 15 hill cannot be hid ; nor do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand ; and it giveth 16 light to all that are in the house. In like manner let Chap. 7. -VII. Comp. Luke vi. 12, 17-49. Ver. 5. — the earth. Or, the land. MATTHEW V. 9 your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. 17 Think not that I. came to destroy the Law or the Proph- 18 ets : I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. For truly do I say to you, Not till heaven and earth pass away, shall one jot or one tittle pass from the Law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whoever therefore shall break one of these least com- mandments, and shall teach men so, will be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them, he will be called great in the kingdom of 20 heaven. For I say to you. Unless your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 21 Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, " Thou shalt not kill ; and whoever shall kill, shall be in 22 danger of the Judges." * But I say to you, that whoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the Judges ; and whoever shall say to his brother, Simpleton ! shall be in danger of the Council ; and whoever shall say, Fool ! shall be in danger of hell-fire. 23 Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there 24 remember that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go away ; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and off'er thy 25 gift. Agree with thine adversary at law quickly, while thou art on the road with him ; lest the adversary de- liver thee to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and 26 thou be cast into prison. Truly do I say to thee. Thou wilt not come out thence, till thou hast paid the last far thin Of. Ver. 18. — not one jot, nor one tittle ; i.e. not the smallest letter, nor the smallest part of a letter. Ver. 18. Comp. Luke xvi. 17. Ver. 21. — the Judges ; i.e. a lower court, consisting of five judges. * Exod. XX. 13; Lev. xxiv. 17. 10 MATTHEW Y. 27 Ye have heard that it was said, " Thou shalt not com- 28 mit adultery."* But I say to you, that whoever looketh on a woman to kist after her, hath committed adultery with 29 her already in his heart. And if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from thee ; for it is bet- ter for thee that one of thy members should perish, than SO that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand cause thee to oiFend, cut it off, and cast it from thee ; for it is better for thee that one of thy members should perish, than that thy whole body should go away into hell. 31 And it was said, " Whoever shall put away his wife, let 32 him give her a writing of divorcement." t But I say to you, that whoever putteth away his wife, unless it be on account of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery ; and who- ever shall marry her when put away, committeth adultery. 33 Again ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, " Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform to 34 the Lord thine oaths." J But I say to you. Swear not at 35 all ; neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God ; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool ; nor by Jerusalem, for it is 36 the city of the Great King ; nor shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37 But let your language be. Yea, yea ; Nay, nay ; for what- ever is more than these cometh of evil. 38 Ye have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye, 39 and a tooth for a tooth." § But I say to you, that ye resist not the evil-doer ; but whoever smiteth thee on the 40 right cheek, turn to him the other also ; and if any one in- tends to sue thee at the law, and take thy coat, give up to 41 him thy cloak also ; and whoever shall compel thee to go Ver. 37. — of evil. Or, from the Evil One. * Exod. XX. 14. t Deut. xxiv. 1. X Exod. XX. 7; Lev. xix. 12; ISTumb. xxx. 2; Deut. xxiii. 21. § Exod. xxi. 24 ; Lev. xxiv. 20 ; Deut. xix. 21. MATTHEW VL H 42 one mile, go with him two. Give to him that asketh of thee ; and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not away. 43 Ye have heard that it was said, " Thou shalt love thy 44 neighbor, and hate thine enemy."* But I say to you, Love your enemies, and pray ibr those who persecute 45 you ; that ye may become sons of your Father who is in heaven ; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love those who love you, what reward have 47 ye ? Do not even the publicans the same ? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye that excel leth ? Do 48 not even the heathen the same ? Be ye therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. VI. But take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward 2 with your Father who is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Truly do I say to you, 3 They have received their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand 4 doeth ; that thine alms may be in secret ; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee. 5 And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites are ; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corneBs of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Truly do I say to you. They have received their 6 reward. But do thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and, when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret ; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee. 7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the * Lev. xix. 18. 12 MATTHEW VI. heathen do ; for they think that they shall be heard for 8 the multitude of their words. Be not ye therefore like them ; for your Father knoweth what things ye have 9 need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye: — Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; 10 thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in iJ heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us 13 our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors ; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly 15 Father will also forgive you ; but if ye do not forgive men, 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 appear to men to be fasting. Truly do I say to you, 17 They have received their reward. But do thou, when thou 18 fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face ; that thou ap- pear not to men to be fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee. 19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where the moth and rust consume, and where thieves break 20 through and steal ; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumeth, and 21 where thieves do not break through nor steal. For where 22 thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also. The eye is the lamp of the body. If thine eye be clear, thy whole 23 body will be in light ; but if thine eye be disordered, thy whole body will be in darkness. If then the light that is within thee is darkness, how great that dark- Ver. 9-13. Comp. Luke xi. 2-4. Ver. 11. — 0U7' daily bread. Otherwise, our needful bread. Vcr. 13. —from evil. Or, from the Evil One. Ver. 14, 15. Comp. Mark xi. 25, 26. MATTHEW YIL 13 24 ness ! No one can serve two masters ; for either he will hate one, and love the other ; or else he will cleave to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and 25 mammon. Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat ; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and the 26 body than raiment ? Behold the birds of the air, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns ; and your heav- enly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much greater 27 value than they ? But who of you by anxious thought can 28 add to his life one cubit ? And why are ye anxious about raiment ? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. 29 They toil not, neither do they spin ; and yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one 30 of these. And if God so clothes the herbage of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into an oven, will he 31 not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith ? Therefore be not anxious, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall 32 we drink, or wherewith shall we be clothed ? For after all these things do the gentiles seek ; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek first his kingdom, and his righteousness ; and all 34 these things will also be given you. Be not then anxious about the morrow ; for the morrow will be anxious about itself. Sufiicient for the day is the evil thereof. VII. Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judg- 2 ment ye judge, ye will be judged ; and with what raeas- 3 ure ye mete, it will be measured to you. And why dost thou look at the mote that is in thy brother's eye, and 4 not perceive the beam in thine own eye ? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother. Let me take the mote out of 6 thine eye; when, lo! the beam is in thine own eye? Hypo- Ver. 25-33. Comp. Luke xii. 22-31. 14 MATTHEW VII. crite ! first cast the beam out of thine own eye ; and then wilt thou see clearly to take the mote out of thy brother's eye. 6 Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine ; lest they trample them under their feet, and turn upon you and rend you. 7 Ask, and it will be given you ; seek, and ye will find ; 8 knock, and the door will be oj^ened to you. For every one that asketh, receiveth ; and he that seeketh, findeth ; 9 and to him that knocketh, the door will be opened. Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ask for bread, 10 will give him a stone ? or, if he ask for a fish, will give 11 him a serpent? If ye then, though evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to them 12 that ask him ! All things, then, whatever ye would that men should do to you, do ye also so to them ; for this is the Law and the Prophets. 13 Enter in at the strait gate ; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction ; and many are they 14 who go in thereat. For strait is the gate, and narrow the way, that leadeth to life ; and few are they who find it. 15 Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in 16 sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. Ye may know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes 17 of thorns, or figs of thistles ? So every good tree bear- 18 eth good fruit ; but a bad tree beareth bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good 19 fi-uit. P>ery tree that beareth not good fruit is cut down, 20 and cast into tlie fire. So then ye may know them by their fruits. 21 Not every one that saith to me. Lord, Lord, will enter Ver. 7-11. Comp. Luke xi. 9-13. Ver. 13, 14. The words " is the gate " are inclosed in brackets by Tisch- endorf, to indicate that he regards them as of doubtful genuineness. MATTHEW VIII. 15 into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of 22 my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in thy name, and in thy name cast out demons, and in thy name work 23 many miracles ? And then will I declare to them, I never knew you : depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24 Every one then that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his 25 house upon a rock ; and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not; for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man^ who 27 built his house upon the sand ; and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell ; and great was its fall. 28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these say- ings, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching. 29 For he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes. VIII. When he had come down from the mountain, great 2 multitudes followed him. And lo ! there came a leper and bowed down before him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, 3 thou canst cleanse me. And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will ; be thou cleansed. And 4 immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no one ; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. 5 And when he had entered into Capernaum, there came 6 to him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, 7 my servant lieth at home palsied, sorely tormented. He Ver. 2-4. Comp. Mark i. 40-45 ; Luke v. 12-16. Ver. 5-13. Comp. Luke vii. 1-10. 16 MATTHEW VIII. 8 saith to him, I will come and heal him. But the cen- turion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof; but only command with a 9 word, and my servant will be made well. For even I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me ; and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth ; and to another. Come, and he cometh ; and to my servant. Do this, and he doeth 10 it. When Jesus heard this, he marvelled, and said to those who followed, Truly do I say to you, Not even in 11 Israel have I found such faith. And I say to you, that many will come from the east and the west, and recline at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of 12 heaven. But the sons of the kingdom will go out into the outer darkness ; there will be wailing and gnash- 13 ing of teeth. And Jesus said to the centurion. Go thy way ; as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. Ajid the servant was made well in that hour. 14 And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw 15 his wife's mother lying sick of a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her ; and she arose, and waited on him. 16 And when evening came, they brought to him many that were possessed by demons ; and he cast out the 17 spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick ; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, " He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases." * 18 And Jesus, seeing great multitudes about him, gave 19 orders to depart to the other side. And a certain scribe came and said to him. Teacher, I will follow thee where- 20 ever thou goest. And Jesus saith to him. The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have lodging-places ; but the Ver. 14-16. Comp. Mark i. 29-34; Luke iv. 38-41. Ver. 16, 18, 23-34. Comp. Mark iv. 35-v. 20; Luke viii. 22-39. Ver. 19-22. Comp. Luke ix. 57-60. * Isa. liii. 4. MATTHEW IX. 17 21 Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go 22 and bury my fiither. But he saith to him, Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead. 23 And when he had gone on board the boat, his disciples 24 followed him. And, lo ! a great tempest arose on the lake, so that the boat was almost covered by the waves ; but 25 he was sleeping. And they came and awoke him, say- 26 ing. Lord, save ! we are perishing. And he saith to them, Why are ye fearful, ye of little faith ? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the waves ; and there was a great 27 calm. And the men marvelled, saying. What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the waves obey him ? 28 And when he had come to the other side, into the coun- try of the Gadarenes, there met him two men possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, 29 so that no one could pass by that way. And lo ! they cried out, saying. What have we to do with thee, Son of God ? Didst thou come here to torment us before the time ? 30 Now there was at a distance from them a herd of many 31 swine feeding. And the demons besought him, saying. If 32 thou cast us out, send us into the herd of swine. And he said to them. Go. And they came out, and went into the swine. And lo ! the whole herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and perished in the waters. And the 33 herdsmen fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what had happened to the men possessed 34 by demons. And lo ! the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they besought him to depart from their borders. IX. And going on board a boat, he crossed over, and came Chap. IX. 1-8. Corap. Mark v. 21, ii. 1-12; Luke viii. 40, v. 17-26. 2 18 MATTHEW IX. 2 to his own city. And lo ! they brought to him a man that was palsied, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man, Be of good cheer, son ; thy 3 sins are forgiven. And lo ! some of the scribes said within 4 themselves, This man is blaspheming. And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said. Wherefore have ye evil thoughts in 5 your hearts ? For which is easier ? to say, Thy sins are 6 forgiven ? or to say, Arise, and walk ? But that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority on earth to forgive sins, — then he saith to the palsied man, — Arise, 7 take up thy bed, and go to thy house. And he arose, 8 and went away to his house. And when the multitudes saw it, they were struck with fear, and gave glory to God, who had given such power to men. 9 And as Jesus passed on from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the custom-house ; and he saith to him. Follow me. And he arose and followed him. 10 And it came to pass, as he was reclining at table in the house, lo ! many publicans and sinners came and reclined 11 with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why doth your teacher 12 eat with the publicans and sinners ? But when he heard that, he said, They who are well do not need a physician, 13 but they who are sick. But go ye and learn what this meaneth: "I desire mercy, and not sacrifice."* For I came not to call righteous men, but sinners. 14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying. Why do we and the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples fast not? 15 And Jesus said to them, Can the companions of the bride- groom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them ? But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be 16 taken from them, and then will they fast. No one putteth a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment; for the Ver. 9-17. Comp. Mark ii. 14-22; Luke v. 27-39. * Hosea vi. 6. MATTHEW IX. 19 piece that filleth in teareth away from the garment, and a 17 worse rent is made. Nor do men put new wine into old skins ; else the skins burst, and the wine runneth out, and the skins are spoilt. But they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together. 18 While he was thus speaking to them, lo ! a certain ruler came in and bowed down before him, saying. My daugh- ter just now died ; but come and lay thy hand upon her, 19 and she will live. And Jesus arose and followed him, 20 with his disciples. And, lo ! a woman, who had had an issue of blood for twelve years, came up behind, and 21 touched the fringe of his garment. For she said within herself. If I only touch his garment, I shall be made well. 22 And he turned round, and seeing her, said, Be of good cheer, daughter ; thy faith hath made thee well. And the woman was made well from that hour. 23 And Jesus coming into the ruler's house, and seeing 24 the minstrels, and the crowd making a noise, said, With- draw ; for the girl is not dead, but is sleeping. And they 25 laughed him to scorn. But when the crowd had been put out, he went in, and took hold of her hand ; and the 26 girl arose. And the report of this went abroad into all that country. 27 And as Jesus passed on from thence, two blind men fol- lowed him, crying out and saying. Have pity on us, Son of 28 David ! And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him ; and Jesus saith to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this ? They say to him. Yea, Lord. 29 Then he touched their eyes, saying. According to your 30 faith be it done to you. And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them, saying, See that no one 31 know it. But they went out, and spread abroad his fame in all that country. Ver. 18-26. Comp. Mark v. 21-43; Luke viii. 40-56. 20 MATTHEW X. 32 And as they were going out, lo ! they brought to him 33 a dumb man, possessed by a demon. And when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spoke. And the multi- 34 tudes marvelled, saying, Never was the like seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, He casteth out the demons through the prince of the demons. 35 And Jesus went round all the cities and villages, teach- ing in their synagogues, and preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease. 36 And seeing the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered about, 37 as sheep having no shepherd. Then he saith to his disci- ples, The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are few. 38 Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers for his harvest. X. And he called to him his twelve disciples, and gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal 2 every sickness and every disease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these : first, Simon, who is called Pe- ter, and Andrew his brother, and James the son of Zeb- 3 edee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the publican ; James the son of 4 Alphseus, and Lebbseus ; Simon of Cana, and Judas Isca- riot, he who betrayed him. 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, when he had charged them, saying, Go not away to gentiles, and enter not 6 any city of the Samaritans; but go rather to the lost 7 sheep of the house of Israel. And, as ye go, proclaim, 8 saying. The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons ; freely ye 9 received, freely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver, Ver. 37, 38. Comp. Luke x. 2. Chap. X. 1-4. Comp. Mark iii. 13-19 ; Luke vi. 12-16. Ver. 5-15. Comp. Mark vi. 7-11; Luke ix. 1-5, x. 3-12. MATTHEW X. 21 10 nor brass, in your girdles ; nor bag for the journey, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor a staiF. For the laborer is 11 worthy of his living. And into whatever city or town ye enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide 12 till ye leave the place. And as ye enter the house, salute 13 it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to 14 you. And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye go out of that house or city, shake off 15 the dust from your feet. Truly do I say to you. It will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city, 16 Lo ! I send you forth as sheep into the midst of wolves. Be therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 But b'eware of men. For they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues ; 18 and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that ye may bear testimony to them and to the gen- tiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, be not anxious as to how or what ye shall speak ; for it will be given you in 20 that hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. 21 And brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child ; and children will rise up against their 22 parents, and put them to death ; and ye will be hated by all on account of my name. But he that endure th to the end will be saved. 23 And when they persecute you in one city, flee to another. For truly do I say to you. Ye will not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man hath come. Ver. 16. See Luke X. 3. Ver. 17-22. See chap. xxiv. 9, 13; Mark xiii. 9-13; Luke xxi. 12-19. Ver. 19-20. Comp. also Luke xii. 11, 12. 22 MATTHEW X. 24 A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above 25 his lord. It is enough for the disciple to be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the mas- ter of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they so call those of his household ! 26 Fear them not therefore. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed ; and hid, that will not be known. 27 What I say to you in darkness, speak ye in the light ; and 28 what ye hear in the ear, proclaim ye upon the house-tops. And fear not those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul ; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny ? and not one of 30 them shalt fall to the ground without your Father. But 31 even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore ; ye are of more value than many sparrows. 32 Every one therefore who shall acknowledge me before men, him will I also acknowledge before my Father who 33 is in heaven. But whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven. 34 Think not that I came to send peace on earth : I came 35 not to send peace, but a sword. For I came to set a man at variance with his father, and a daughter with her 36 mother, and a bride with her mother-in-law ; and they of 37 a man's own household will be his foes.* He that loveth 38 father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me ; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me ; and he that doth not take his cross, and follow me, 39 is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life will lose it ; and he that loseth his life for my sake will find it. 40 He that receiveth you, receiveth me ; and he that re- Ver. 24, 25. See Luke vi. 40 ; John xiii. 16, xv. 20. Ver. 26. See also Mark iv. 22 ; Luke viii. 17. Ver. 26-33. See Luke xii. 2-9. Ver. 34-36. See Luke xii. 51-53. Ver. 37, 38. See Luke xiv. 26, 27. * See Mic. vii. 6. MATTHEW XI. 23 41 ceiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a prophet because he is a prophet, will receive a prophet's reward, and he that receiveth a righteous man because he is a righteous man, will receive a righteous man's reward. 42 And whoever shall give to drink only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple, truly do I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward. XI. And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of his charge to his twelve disciples, that he departed thence, to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 And John, having heard in the prison of the works of 3 Christ, sent by his disciples, and said to him, Art thou he 4 that is to come, or are we to look for another ? And Jesus answered and said to them. Go and tell John what ye hear 5 and see. The blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, 6 and to the poor good tidings are brought ; and blessed is he, whoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me. 7 And, as these were going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? the reeds shaken by the wind? 8 But why did ye go out? to see a man clothed in soft rai- ment ? Lo ! they that wear soft clothing are in kings' 9 houses. But why did ye go out ? to see a prophet ? Yea, 10 I say to you, and more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is written : " Lo ! I send my messenger before thy 11 face, who shall prepare thy way before thee." * Truly do I say to you, Among those born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist. But he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. Ver. 42. See Mark ix. 41. Chap. xi. 2-19. Comp. Luke vii. 18-35. Ver. 8. In most manuscripts, But what went ye out to sec ^ a man, &c. Ver. 9. In many manuscripts, But what went ye out to see f A prophet? * Mai. iii. 1. 24 MATTHEW XL 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suflfereth violence, and the violent 13 seize upon it. For all the Prophets and the Law, until 14 John, prophesied. And if ye are willing to receive it, he 15 is the Elijah who was to come. He that hath ears, let him hear. 16 But to what shall I liken this generation ? It is like children sitting in the markets, who call to their fellows, 17 and say, We piped to you, and ye did not dance ; we sung 18 a dirge, and ye did not lament. For John came neither 19 eating nor drinking; and they say. He hath a demon. The Son of man came eating and drinking ; and they say, Behold, a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners ! But wisdom is justified by her works. 20 Then he began to upbraid the cities wherein most of his 21 miracles were done, because they did not repent. Woe to thee, Chorazin ! woe to thee, Bethsaida ! for if the mira- cles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth 22 and ashes. But I say to you, It will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. 23 And thou, Capernaum ! shalt thou be exalted to heaven ? Thou shalt be brought down to the underworld ; for if the miracles which were done in thee had been done in Sodom, 24 it would have remained until this day. But I say to you, that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. 25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, Ver. 12, 13. See Luke xvi. 16. Ver. 19. — by her works ; according to many manuscripts, by her children. Ver. 21-23. Comp. Luke x. 13-15. Ver. 23. According to other manuscripts, ihai hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought damn., &c. Ver. 23. — the underworld, i.e. the abode of the dead in the interior of the earth. Figuratively, the lowest depth of misery. Ver. 25-27. Comp. Luke x. 21, 22. MATTHEW XII. 25 O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide tliese things from the wise and discernino-, 26 thou didst reveal them to babes. Yea, Father, for so tt 27 seemed good in thy sight. All things were delivered to me by my Father ; and no one knoweth the Son but the Father ; nor doth any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom it is the will of the Son to reveal him. 28 Come to me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I 29 will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learu from me ; for I am meek and lowly in heart ; and ye shall 30 find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. XII. At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the grain-fields ; and his disciples were hungry, and began to 2 pluck the ears of grain, and to eat. But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Lo ! thy disciples are doing that 3 which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath. But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he and 4 those who were with him were hungry? how he went into the house of God, and they ate the show-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with 5 him, but for the priests alone ? Or have ye not read in the Law, that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple pro- 6 fane the sabbath, and are blameless ? But I say to you, 7 that something greater than the temple is here. But if ye had known what this meaneth, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice,"* ye would not have condemned the guilt- 8 less. For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath. 9 And departing thence, he went into their synagogue. 10 And, lo ! there was a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sab- Ver. 1-8. Comp. Mark ii. 23-28 ; Luke vi. 1-5. Ver. 9-14. Comp. Mark iii. 1-6; Luke vi. 6-11. * Hosea vi. 6. 26 MATTHEW XII. 11 bath? that they might accuse him. And he said to them, Who of you that owneth one sheep, if it fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it, and lift it 12 out? Of how much more worth now is a man than a sheep! So then it is lawful to do well on the sabbath. 13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored sound as the other. 14 Then the Pharisees went out, and consulted together 15 against him, how they might destroy him. But Jesus, knowing it, withdrew from thence ; and many followed 16 him ; and he healed them all, and strictly charged them 17 not to make him known ; that it might be fulfilled which 18 was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, " Behold my servant, whom I chose ; my beloved, with w^hom my soul is well pleased ; I will put my Spirit upon him, and 19 he will declare judgment to the nations. He will not strive, nor cry aloud, nor will any one hear his voice in the 20 streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and smoking flax he will not quench, till he send forth judgment unto 21 victory. And in his name will nations hope."* 22 Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the dumb man 23 spoke and saw. And all the multitudes were amazed, and 24 said. Is this the son of David? But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This man doth not cast out the demons, except through Beelzebul, the prince of the demons. 25 And he, knowing their thoughts, said to them. Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and no city or house divided against itself will stand. 26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; 27 how then shall his kingdom stand? And if I cast out Ver. 15, 16. Comp. Mark iii. 7-12 ; and see Luke vi. 17-19. Ver. 22-60. Comp. Mark iii. 22-35 ; Luke xi. 14-32, and viii. 19-21. * Isa. xlii. 1-4. MATTHEW XII. 27 the demons through Beelzebul, through whom do your sons cast them out ? Therefore shall they be judges of you. 28 But if I cast out the demons through the Spirit of God, then hath the kingdom of God ah-eady come to you. Or 29 how can one enter into a strong man's house, and seize upon his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then plunder his house ? 30 He that is not with me is against me ; and he that gath- ereth not with me scattereth abroad. 31 Therefore I say to you. All manner of sin and evil- speaking will be forgiven to men ; but blasphemy against 32 the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever speak- eth a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this world, or in the 33 world to come. Either say that the tree is good, and its fruit good; or say that the tree is bad, and its fruit bad; 34 for the tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers! How can ye, evil as ye are, speak good things ? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 The good man, from his good treasure, bringeth out good things ; and the evil man, from his evil treasure, bringeth 36 out evil things. And I say to you, that for every idle word that men shall speak, they will give account in the 37 day of judgment. For by thy words thou wilt be justified, and by thy words thou wilt be condemned. 38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying. Teacher, we wish to see a sign from thee. But 39 he answered and said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation is seeking for a sign ; and no sign will be 40 given to it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three Ver. 32. See Luke xii. 10. Ver. 33-35. See Luke vi. 43-45. 28 MATTHEW XIII. 41 nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it ; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah ; 42 and, lo ! something more than Jonah is here. The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this gen- eration, and will condemn it ; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and lo ! somethinfr more than Solomon is here. 43 But when the unclean spirit is gone out from a man, it goeth through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth it not. 44 Then it saith, I will return to my house whence I came out. And on coming, it findeth it empty, and swept, and 45 put in order. Then it goeth and taketh with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they enter in, and dwell there ; and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. So will it be also with this wicked generation. 46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, lo ! his mother and his brothers were standing without, seeking 47 to speak with him. And one said to him. Behold, thy mother and thy brothers are standing without, seeking to 48 speak with thee. But he answered and said to him that told him, Who is my mother, and who are my brothers ? 49 And stretching forth his hand toward his disciples, he said, 50 Behold, my mother and my brothers ! For whoever doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. XIII. The same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by 2 the shore of the lake ; and great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went into a boat, and sat down ; 3 and all the multitude stood on the beach. And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower Ver. 47. This verse is inclosed with brackets by Tischendorf. See the note on chap. vii. 13, 14. Chap XIII. 1-52. Comp. Mark iv. 1-34; Luke viii. 4-18. MATTHEW XIII. 29 4 went forth to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way-side ; and the birds came and devoured them. 5 And others fell upon rocky places, where they had not much earth ; and they sprung up immediately, because 6 they had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up, thej were scorched ; and because they had no root, they 7 withered away. And others fell among thorns ; and the 8 thorns grew up, and choked them. And others fell upon good ground ; and yielded fruit, some a hundred fold, some 9 sixty, some thirty fold. He that hath ears, let him hear. 10 And the disciples came and said to him, Why dost thou 11 speak to them in parables? He answered and said, Be- cause to you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven ; but to them it hath not been 12 given. For whoever hath, to him will be given, and he will have abundance ; but whoever hath not, from him will be 13 taken away even what he hath. Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they 14 hear not, nor understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, " Ye will hear indeed, and not understand ; and ye will see indeed, and not perceive. 15 For this people's heart hath become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn from their ways, 16 and I should heal them." * But blessed are your eyes, for 17 they see ; and your ears, for they hear. Truly do I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and did not see them ; and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear them. ^ Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. AVhen any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, the Evil One cometh, and snatcheth away that Ver. 16, 17. See Luke x. 23, 24. * Isa. vi. 9, 10. 30 MATTHEW XIH. which was sown in his heart ; this man is what was sown 20 by the way-side. And what was sown on the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and imniediately receiveth 21 it with joy, but, having no root within him, endureth only for a time ; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth on 22 account of the word, he immediatel}' falleth away. And what was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches 23 choke the word, and he becometh iinfruitful. And what was sown on the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who also beareth fruit, and yieldeth, one a hundred fold, another sixty, another thirty fold. 24 Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The king- dom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his 25 field. But while men slept, his enemy came, and sowed 26 tares among the wheat ; and went away. But when the blade grew up, and put forth fruit, then appeared the tares 27 also. So the servants of the householder came and said to him. Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? 28 Whence then hath it tares ? He said to them. An enemy did this. The servants say to him, Dost thou wish then 29 that we go and gather them up ? But he said, Nay ; lest, while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with 30 them. Let both grow together until the harvest ; and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles, to burn them ; but gather the wheat into my barn. 31 Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The king- dom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man 32 took and sowed in his field. Which is the least indeed of all seeds ; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches. Ver. 31-33. Comp. Luke xiii. 18-21. MATTHEW XIII. 31 33 Another parable lie spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 34 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in para- bles, and without a parable he spoke nothing to them ; 35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the proj^het Isaiah, saying, "I will open my mouth in para- bles; I will utter things hidden from the foundation [of the world]."* 36 Then he sent the multitudes away, and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain 37 to us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said. He that soweth the good seed is the Son of 38 man. The field is the world ; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom ; but the tares are the sons of the Evil 39 One ; the enemy that sowed them is the Devil ; the har- vest is the end of the world ; and the reapers are angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with 41 fire, so will it be at the end of the world. The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those who 42 do iniquity, and will cast them into the furnace of fire ; 43 there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then will the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear. 44 The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hid in a field, which a man found and hid ; and for joy thereof he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seek- 46 ing goodly pearls. And having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, cast into the 48 sea, and bringing together fish of every kind ; which, when * Ps. Ixxviii. 2. 32 MATTHEW XIV. it was full, they drew upon the beach, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. 49 So will it be at the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the 50 righteous, and will cast them into the furnace of fire ; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 51 Did ye understand all these things ? They say to him, 52 Yea. And he said to them. Thus then every scribe, in- structed for the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, who brin^eth out from his storehouse thinofs new and old. 53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these para- 54 bles, that he departed thence. And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wis- 65 dom, and the miracles ? Is not this the carpenter's son ? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, 56 and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas ? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all 57 these things ? And they took offence at him. But .Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in 58 his own country, and in his own house. And he did not work many miracles there, because of their unbelief. XIV. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame 2 of Jesus, and said to his servants, This is John the Bap- tist ; he hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these 3 powers work in him. For Herod had seized John, and bound him, and put him in prison, on account of 4 Herodias, his brother Philij^'s wife. For John said to him, 5 It is not lawful for thee to have her. And wishinor to o Ver. 52. — instructed for the Mngdom, &c., i.e. for its service. Ver. 53-58. Comp. Mark vi. 1-6; Luke iv. 16-30. Chap. XIV. 1-12. Comp. Mark vi. 14-29. Ver. 1, 2. Comp. Luke ix. 7-9. Ver. 3-5. Comp. Luke iii. 19, 20. Ver. 3. The word Philip is inclosed in brackets by Tischendorf. MATTHEW XIV. 33 put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they 6 regarded him as a prophet. But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, 7 and pleased Herod ; whereupon he promised with an oath 8 to give her whatever she might ask. And she, being set on by her mother, saith. Give me here on a platter the 9 head of John the Baptist. And the king was sorry ; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, 10 he ordered it to be given, and sent and beheaded John in 11 the prison. And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel ; and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. 13 When Jesus heard of it, he withdrew thence in a boat into a desert place apart ; and the multitudes hearing of it followed him on foot from the cities. 14 And when he came forth he saw a great multitude ; and he was moved with compassion for them, and healed their 15 sick. And when it was evening, the disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and it is now late; send the multitudes away therefore, that they may go to 16 the villages and buy themselves victuals. But he said to them, They need not go away ; do ye give them food. 17 And they say to him. We have here only five loaves, and \l two fishes. He said, Bring them hither to me. And bid- ding the multitudes to lie down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed ; and having broken the loaves he gave them 20 to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up of the 21 fragments that remained, twelve baskets full. And they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Ver. 13-21. Comp. Mark vi. 30-44; Luke ix. 10-17; John vi. 1-13. 3 34 MATTHEW XV. 22 And he constrained the disciples to get into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, while he sent 23 the multitudes away. And when he had sent the multi- tudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. 24 And when evening came, he was there alone. But the boat was now in the midst of the lake, tossed by the waves ; for 25 the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the 26 night, he went to them, walking on the lake. And see- ing him walking on the lake, they were dismayed, saying, 27 It is a spectre ; and they cried out for fear. But he immediately spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer, 28 it is I ; be not afraid. And Peter answering him said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And Peter, coming down from the 30 boat, walked on the water, and came to Jesus. But seeing the wind, he was afraid ; and beginning to sink, 31 he cried out, saying. Lord, save me! And Jesus imme- diately stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and said to him, Thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt ? 32 And when they had got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And they that were in the boat fell down before him, saying, Truly thou art the Son of God. 34 And crossing over, they came to land, to Gennesaret. 35 And the men of that place, when they saw who he was, sent out into all that country round, and brought to him 36 all the diseased, and besought him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment ; and as many as touched were made well. XV. Then come to Jesus Pharisees and scribes from Jeru- 2 salem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradi- tion of the elders ? for they wash not their hands when Ver. 22-33. Comp. Mark vi. 45-52 ; John vi. 14-21. Ver. 34-36. Comp. Mark vi. 53-56. Chap. XV. 1-20. Comp. Mark vii. 1-23. MATTHEW XV. 35 3 tliey eat bread. But he answered and said to them, Why- do ye too transgress the commandment of God for the sake 4 of your tradition ? For God commanded, saying, " Honor thy father and thy mother ; " and, " He that curseth father 5 or mother, let him surely die."* But ye say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, Whatever thou 6 mightst receive in aid from me is a gift [to God], he shall not honor his father or his mother. Thus have ye made 7 void the law of God for the sake of your tradition. Hypo- crites ! well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, saying, 8 " This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart 9 is far from me. But in vain do they worship me, teach- ing as doctrines the commandments of men." f 10 And calling the multitude, he said to them. Hear, and 11 understand. Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man ; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this de- fileth a man. 12 Then come the disciples, and say to him. Dost thou know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard that say- 13 ing ? But he answered and said, Every plant which my 14 heavenly Father did not plant will be rooted up. Let them alone ; they are blind leaders of the blind. And if 15 the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a ditch. And Peter answering said to him. Explain to us that dark say- 16 ing. And he said. Are ye too still without discernment ? 17 Do ye not understand, that whatever entereth the mouth goeth into the stomach, and is cast out into the drain? 18 But the things which proceed from the mouth come out 19 of the heart; and these defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornica- 20 tions, thefts, false testimony, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man ; but to eat with unwashed hands defileth not a man. * Exod. XX. 12, xxi. 17. f Isa. xxix. 13. 36 MATTHEW XV. 21 And Jesus, going from thence, withdrew to the parts of 22 Tyre and Sidon. And, lo ! a woman of Canaan came out from those borders, and cried out, saying, Have compas- sion on me. Lord, Son of David ! My daughter is griev- 23 ously afflicted with a demon. But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and besought him, say- 24 ing. Send her away, for she is crying out after us. But he answered and said, I was not sent except to the lost 25 sheep of the house of Israel. Then she came and fell 26 down before him, saying, Lord, help me ! But he answer- ing said. It is not allowable to take the children's bread, 27 and throw it to the little dogs. And she said. Yea, Lord ; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the 28 table of their masters. Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith ; be it done to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was cured from that hour. 29 And departing thence, Jesus came near the lake of Galilee ; and going up the mountain, he sat down there. 30 And great multitudes came to him, having with them those who were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others ; and they laid them down at his feet, and he healed 31 them ; so that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed sound, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they gave glory to the God of Israel. 32 And Jesus having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have remained with me now three days, and have nothing to eat ; and I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint 33 on the road. And the disciples say to him. Whence should we have so many loaves in a wilderness, as to fill so great 34 a naultitude ? And Jesus saith to them, How many loaves Ver. 21-29. Comp. Mark vii. 24-31. Ver. 30, 32-39. Comp. Mark viii. 1-10. MATTHEW XVI. 37 have ye ? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. 36 And bidding the multitude to lie down on the ground, he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave them to the disciples, and the dis- 37 ciples to the multitudes. And they all ate, and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that remained, seven 38 baskets full. And they who ate were four thousand men, 39 besides children and women. Then he sent away the multitudes, and went on board the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan. XVI. And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to try him, 2 and asked him to show them a sign from heaven. And he answering said to them, When it is evening, ye say, 3 Fair weather ! for the sky is red. And in the morning, A storm to-day ! for the sky is red and lowering. Ye know how to judge of the face of the sky, and can ye not 4 discern the signs of the times ? A wicked and adulter- ous generation seeketh after a sign ; and no sign will be given to it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them and went away. 5 And the disciples having come to the other side, had 6 forgotten to take bread. And Jesus said to them, Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and 7 Sadducees. And they reasoned among themselves, say- 8 ing. It is because we took no bread. And Jesus knowing it, said. Why are ye reasoning among yourselves, ye of little 9 faith, because ye took no bread ? Do ye not yet under- stand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, 10 and how many baskets ye took up ? Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up ? Chap. XVI. 1-12. Comp. Mark viii. 11-21. Ver. 2. The words " When it is evening," et seq., to the end of ver. 3, are inclosed in brrackets by Tischendorf. Ver. 2, 3. See Luke xii. 54-56. 88 MATTHEW XVI. 11 How is it that ye do not understand, that I spoke not to you of loaves ? But [I said] Beware of the leaven of the 12 Pharisees and Sadducees. Then they understood, that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sad- ducees. 13 And Jesus, having come into the region of Caesarea Philippi, asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that 14 the Son of man is? And they said, Some, John the Bap- tist; but some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the 15 prophets. He saith to them. But who do ye say that I 16 am? And Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the 17 Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answer- ing said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon, son of Jonah ; for flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father 18 who is in heaven. And I on my part say to thee, that thou art Peter, a rock, and on this rock will I build my church, and the gates of the underworld shall not prevail against 19 it. I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever thou shalt bind on earth will be bound in heaven ; and whatever thou shalt loose on earth will be 20 loosed in heaven. Then he charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ. 21 From that time Jesus began to show to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, 22 and rise again on the third day. Then Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, 23 Lord! This shall not be to thee. But he turned and said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan! thou art my stumbling-block ; for thy thoughts are not on the things of God, but on those of men. 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples. If any one chooseth to Ver. 13-28. Comp. Mark viii. 27-ix. 1 ; Luke ix. 18-27. MATTHEW XVII. 39 come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, 25 and follow me. For whoever chooseth to save his life will lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake will 26 find it. For what will a man be profited, if he gain the whole world, and forfeit his life ? or what shall a man give 27 as an exchange for his life ? For the Son of man is to come in the glory of his Father, with his angels ; and then will 28 he render to every one according to his works. Truly do I say to you. There are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom. XVII. And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and leadeth them up into a 2 high mountain apart. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun ; and his garments 3 became white as the light. And lo ! there appeared to 4 them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here ; if thou wilt, I will make here three tents ; one for 5 thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. While he was yet speaking, lo ! a bright cloud overshadowed them ; and lo ! a voice out of the cloud, saying, " This is my be- loved Son, with whom I am well pleased ; hear him." 6 And the disciples hearing it, fell on their face, and were 7 exceedingly afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, 8 and said. Arise, and be not afraid. And lifting up their 9 eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying. Tell what hath been seen to no one, until the Son of man hath risen from the dead. 10 And the disciples asked him, saying. Why then say the Yer. 28. — in his Mngdom ; i e. in his royalty, or as king. Chap. XVII. 1-23. Comp. Mark ix. 2-32; Luke ix. 28-45. 40 MATTHEW XVII. 11 scribes that Elijah must first come ? And he answering 12 said, Elijah indeed cometh, and will restore all things. But I say to you, that Elijah hath already come, and they knew him not, but did with him whatever they would. So also 13 is the Son of man to suffer by them. Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist. 14 And when they had come to the multitude, there came 15 to him a man, kneeling down to him, and saying. Lord, have compassion on my son ; for he is a lunatic, and is sorely afflicted ; for he often falleth into the fire, and often into 16 the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they 17 could not cure him. Then Jesus answering said, Unbe- lieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you ? How long shall I bear with you ? Bring him 18 hither to me. And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him ; and the boy was cured from that hour. 19 Then the disciples came to Jesus apart, and said, Why 20 could not we cast it out ? And he said to them, Because of your want of faith. For truly do I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this moun- tain. Remove hence to yonder place, and it will remove ; and nothing will be impossible to you. 22 And while they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into the 23 hands of men, and they will put him to death ; and on the third day he will rise again. And they were greatly grieved. 24 And when they had come to Capernaum, those who re- ceived the half-shekel came to Peter, and said. Doth not 25 your teacher pay the half-shekel ? He saith. Yes. And Ver. 21. In many manuscripts, But this kind goeth not out except by prayer and fasting. It is genuine in Mark ix. 29. Ver. 24. — the half-shekel f See Exod. xxx. 13-15. MATTHEW XVIII. 41 when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes ? Of their own 26 sons, or of strangers ? And when he said. Of strangers, 27 Jesus said to him. Then are the sons free. But that we may not give them offence, go to the lake, and cast a hook, and take the fish that first cometh up ; and on opening his mouth, thou wilt find a shekel ; take that, and give it to them for me and thee. XVIII. At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, 2 Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven ? And he called a child to him, and set him in the midst of 3 them, and said, Truly do I say to you, Unless ye are changed, and become as children, ye will not enter the 4 kingdom of heaven. Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of 5 heaven. And whoever receiveth one such child in my 6 name, receiveth me. But whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe in me to fall away, it were better for him to have a great millstone hung round his neck, and be swallowed up in the depth of the sea. 7 Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks ! For it must needs be that stumbling-blocks come ; but woe to 8 the man through whom the stumbling-block cometh ! And if thy hand or thy foot is causing thee to fall, cut it off, and cast it from thee ; it is better for thee to enter into life maimed or lame, than having two hands, or two feet, to be 9 cast into the everlasting fire. And if thine eye is causing thee to fall, pluck it out, and cast it from thee ; it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire. Chap. XVIII. Comp. Mark ix. 33-47; Luke ix. 46-48. Ver. 6, 7. See Luke xvii. 1, 2. 42 MATTHEW XVIII. 10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones ; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven continually 12 behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. What think ye? If a man have a hundred sheep, and one of them hath gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety-nine upon the mountains, and go and seek that which hath 13 gone astray ? And if it happen that he find it, truly do I say to you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the 14 ninety-nine that did not go astray. Thus it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. 15 Moreover, if thy brother sin, go and reprove him be- tween thee and him alone. If he listen to thee, thou 16 hast gained thy brother; but if he do not listen, take with thee one or two more ; that by the mouth of two or 17 three witnesses every word may be established.* And if he disregard them, tell the matter to the church ; but if he disregard the church also, let him be to thee as a heathen and a publican. 18 Truly do I say to you. Whatever ye shall bind on earth will be bound in heaven ; and whatever ye shall loose on 19 earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing that they shall ask, it will be done for them by my Father 20 who is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. 21 Then came Peter, and said to him. Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? 22 Until seven times? Jesus saith to him, I say not to thee, until seven times, but until seventy times seven. Ver. 11. In some manuscripts, For the Son of man came to save thai which was lost. It is genuine as found in Luke xix. 10. Ver. 11. See Luke xix. 10. Ver. 12-14. See Luke xv. 3-7. Ver. 15. See Luke xvii. 3. Ver. 21, 22. See Lxike xvii. 3, 4. * See Deut. xix. 15. MATTHEW XIX. 43 23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is likened to a king, 24 who would settle accounts with his servants. And when he had begun to reckon, there was brought to him one, who 25 owed him ten thousand talents. But as he was unable to pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, and his wife and chil- 26 dren, and all that he had, and payment to be made. Then that servant fell down and did obeisance to him, saying, 27 Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, 28 released him, and forgave him the debt. But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred denaries ; and he laid hold of him, and took 29 him by the throat, saying. Pay what thou owest. His fel- low-servant then fell down and besought him, saying, Have 30 patience with me, and I will pay thee. And he would not; but went away and cast him into prison, till he should 31 pa^ the debt. Then his fellow-servants, seeing what was done, were greatly grieved ; and went and told their lord 32 all that had been done. Then his lord, having called him, saith to him, Thou wicked servant! All that debt I forgave 33 thee because thou didst beseech me ; shouldst not thou also have had pity on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity 34 on thee? And his lord was enraged, and delivered him to the inflicters of punishment, till he should pay all that 35 was due to him. So also will my heavenly Father do to you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts. XIX. And it came to pass, that when Jesus had ended these sayings, he removed from Galilee, and came into the bor- 2 ders of Judaea, beyond the Jordan. And great multitudes followed him ; and he healed them there. 3 And the Pharisees came to him, trying him, and saying, Chap. XIX. 1, 2. Comp, Mark x. 1 ; Luke ix. 51 ; John vii. 10. Ver. 3-12. Comp. Mark x. 2-12. 44 MATTHEW XIX. Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause ? 4 And he answering said, Have ye not read, that he who made them at the beginning, made them male and female ?* 5 And He said : " For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife ; and the two shall become 6 one flesh." t So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God joined together, let not man put asunder. 7 They say to him, Why then did Moses ordain that a man may give his wife a writing of divorcement, and put 8 her away ? He saith to them, Moses, on account of your hardness of heart, allowed you to put away your wives ; 9 but in the beginning it was not so. And I say to you. Who- ever putteth away his wife, except for fornication, and 10 marrieth another, committeth adultery. The disciples say to him. If such be the case of a man with his wife, 11 it is not good to marry. But he said to them. All cannot receive this saying, but they only to whom it 12 is given. For there are eunuchs, who were so born from their mother's womb ; and there are eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men ; and there are eu- nuchs, who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. 13 Then there were brought to him children, that he might lay his hands on them, and pray ; and the disciples 14 rebuked them. But Jesus said to them. Suffer the children, and forbid them not to come to me ; for to such 15 belongeth the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. 16 And lo ! one came to him and said, Teacher, what good Ver. 9. See Luke xvL 18. Ver. 13-15. Comp. Mark x. 13-16 ; Luke xviii. 15-17. Chap. XIX. 16-chap. XX. 16. Comp. Mark x. 17-31 ; Luke xviii. 18-30. * Gen. i. 27, v. 1, 2. f Gen. ii. 24. MATTHEW XIX. 45 17 thing shall I do, that I may have everlasting life ? And he said to him, Why dost thou ask me concerning what is good ? There is but one who is good. But if thou 18 wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. Which? saith he. And Jesus said. These : " Thou shalt not kill ; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; 19 Thou shalt not bear false witness ; Honor thy father and thy mother ; " and, " Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy- 20 self."* The young man saith to him, All these things 21 have I kept ; in what am I still wanting ? Jesus said to him, If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven ; 22 and come, follow me. But the young man, on hearing this, went away sorrowful ; for he had great possessions. 23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, Truly do I say to you, It will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of 24 heaven. And again I say to you. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to 25 enter the kingdom of heaven. And the disciples, hearing this, were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be 26 saved ? But Jesus, fixing his eyes on them, said. With men this is impossible ; but with God all things are possible. 27 Then Peter answering said to him, Lo ! we left all, and 28 followed thee ; what then shall we have ? And Jesus said to them. Truly do I say to you, that, in the renovation when the Son of man sitteth on the throne of his glory, ye who have followed me shall also yourselves sit on 29 twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one who hath left brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, or houses, for the sake of my name, will receive many fold more, and will inherit 30 everlasting life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first. * Exod. XX. 12-16 ; Lev. xix. 18. 40 MATTHEW XX. XX. For the kingdom of heaven is hke a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vine- 2 yard. And having agreed with the laborers for a denary 3 a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the 4 market-place ; and said to them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatever is right, I will give you. And 5 they went. Again going out about the sixth and the 6 ninth hour, he did likewise. And going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing, and saith to 7 them. Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say to him. Because no one hath hired us. He saith to them, 8 Go ye also into the vineyard. And when evening came, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward. Call the laborers, and give them their pay, beginning with the last, 9 and going on to the first. And they who were hired about 10 the eleventh hour came, and received each a denary. But when the first came, they supposed that they should re- 11 ceive more ; and they too received each a denary. And when they had received it, they murmured against the 12 householder, saying. These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have 13 borne the burden and heat of the day. But he answer- ing said to one of them. Friend, I do thee no wrong; 14 didst not thou agree with me for a denary? Take thy due, and go. But I will give to this last even as to thee. 15 Am I not free to do what I will with my own ? Is thine 16 eye evil, because I am good ? Thus the last will be first, and the first, last. 17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the 18 twelve apart, and on the way said to them, Lo ! we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be deliv Ver. 17-19. Comp. Mark x. 32-34; Luke xviii. 31-34. MATTHEW XX. 47 ered up to the chief priests and scribes ; and they will con- 19 demn him to death, and will deliver him up to the gentiles to mock, and scourge, and crucify ; and on the third day he will rise again. 20 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, falling down before him, and asking a cer- 21 tain thing of him. And he said to her, What is thy wish? She saith to him. Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy king- 22 dom. But Jesus answering said. Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup which I am to drink ? 23 They say to him. We can. He saith to them, Ye will indeed drink my cup ; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but it will be given to those for whom it hath been prepared by my Father. 24 And when the ten heard this, they were much displeased 25 with the two brothers. But Jesus called them to him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great men exercise a strict au- 26 thority over them. Not so shall it be among you ; but whoever desireth to become great among you, will be 27 your minister; and whoever desireth to be first among 28 you, will be your servant ; even as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many. 29 And as they were going out of Jericho, a great multi- 30 tude followed him. And lo ! two blind men, who were sitting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have pity on us. Son of 31 David! And the multitude sharply bade them be silent. But they cried out the more, saying, Lord, 32 have pity on us. Son of David! And Jesus stopped, Ver. 20-28. Comp. Mark x. 35-45. Ver. 29-34. Comp. Mark x. 46-52; Luke xviii. 35-43. 48 MATTHEW XXI. and called them, and said, What would ye have me do for ^ you? They say to him. Lord, to open our eyes. Then Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes ; and they immediately received sight, and followed him. XXI. And when they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disci- 2 pies, saying to them, Go to the village over against you, and immediately ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with 3 her ; loose and bring them to me. And if any one say aught to you, ye shall say. The Lord hath need of them ; 4 and he will immediately send them. Now this took place, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the 5 prophet, saying, " Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy king Cometh to thee, meek, and riding on an ass, and on 6 a colt the foal of a beast of burden.'"* And the disciples 7 went, and did as Jesus bade them, and brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their garments, and he sat 8 on them. And very many of the multitude spread their garments in the road ; others cut down branches from the 9 trees, and strewed them in the road. And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, were crying out, saying, Ilosanna to the Son of David ! Blessed is he that Cometh in the name of the Lord ! t Hosanna in the high- 10 est heavens ! And when he came into Jerusalem, the 11 whole city was in commotion, saying, Who is this ? And the multitudes said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Naz- areth of Galilee. 12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those Chap. XXI. 1-11, 14-17. Comp. Mark xi. 1-11 ; Luke xix. 28-44 ; John xii. 12-19. Ver. 12, 13. Comp. Mark xi. 15-18; Luke xix. 45-48; John ii. 13-17. * Zech. ix. 9. See also Isa. Ixii. 11. f See Ps. cxviii. 25, 26. MATTHEW XXI. 49 13 who sold the cloves ; and said to them, It is written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer ; * but ye make it 14 a den of robbers." f And the blind and lame came to him 15 in the temple, and he cured them. But the chief priests and the scribes, when they saw the wonderful things which he did, and the children that were crying out in the tem- ple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, were much 16 displeased; and said to him. Dost thou hear what these say ? But Jesus saith to them, Yea ; did ye never read, " From the mouth of babes and sucklings thou didst pre- 17 pare praise"?! And he left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there. 18 And in the morning, as he was returning to the city, 19 he was hungry. And seeing one fig-tree by the road-side, he went up to it, and found nothing on it, but leaves only; and he saith to it. Let there be no fruit from thee hence- forward for ever. And immediately the fig-tree withered. 20 And the disciples seeing it, marvelled, saying. How sud- 21 denly did the fig-tree wither! Jesus answering said to them, Truly do I say to you. If ye have faith, and do not doubt, not only shall ye do what hath been done to the fig-tree, but should ye even say to this mountain. Be thou 22 taken up and cast into the sea, it would be done. And all things whatever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye will receive. 23 And when He had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teach- ing, and said, By what authority doest thou these things ? 24 And who gave thee this authority ? And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one question ; which if ye answer me, I too will tell you by what authority I do 25 these things. The baptism of John, whence was it? Ver. 17-22. Comp. Mark xi. 11-14, 19-26. Ver. 23-46. Comp. Mark xi. 27-xii. 12 ; Luke xx. 1-19. * Isa. Ivi. 7. t See Jer. vii. 11. J Ps. viii. 2. 4 50 MATTHEW XXI. From heaven, or from men ? And they reasoned among themselves, saying. If we say, From heaven, he will say 26 to us, Why then did ye not believe him ? But if we say, From men, we fear the multitude ; for all regard John as a 27 prophet. And they answered Jesus and said. We do not know. And he said to them. Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. 28 But what think ye ? A man had two sons : he came to the first, and said, Son, go, work to-day in the vine- 29 yard. And he answered and said, I will not. After- 30 ward he repented, and went. And he came to the other and said the same. And he answered and said, I will, sir ; 31 and went not. Which of the two did the will of his father? They say. The first. Jesus saith to them. Truly do I say to you, that the publicans £lnd the harlots go into 32 the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you as a preacher of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and ye, when ye had seen it, did not afterward repent, that ye might believe him. 33 Hear another parable. There was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and dug in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to hus- 34 bandmen, and went abroad. And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, 35 that they might receive his fruits. And the husband- men took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, 36 and stoned another. A^ain he sent other servants more than the first ; and they dealt with them in the same man- 37 ner. And afterward he sent to them his son, saying, They 38 will respect my son. But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir ; come, let 39 us kill him, and get his inheritance. And they took him, 40 and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. When therefore the lord of the vineyard cometh, what will he do MATTHEW- XXn. 51 41 to those husbandmen ? They say to him, He will bring those wicked men to a miserable end, and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the 42 fruits in their season. Jesus saith to them, Did ye never . read in the Scriptures, " The stone which the builders re- jected, the same hath become the corner-stone ; from the Lord did this come, and it is marvellous in our eyes?"* 43 Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and gi^en to a nation yielding the fruits thereof. 45 And the chief priests and the Pharisees when they heard 46 his parables, knew that he was speaking of them. And they sought to seize him, but feared the multitudes, be- cause they regarded him as a prophet. XXII. And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in 2 parables, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like a cer- tain king, who made a marriage-feast for his son, and 3 sent forth his servants to call to the feast those who had 4 been invited ; and they would not come. Again, he sent other servants, saying. Tell those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner ; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready ; come to the 5 feast. But they made light of it, and went away ; one 6 to his farm, another to his merchandise. And the rest 7 seized his servants, and ill-treated and slew them. And the king was enraged ; and sent forth his armies, and 8 destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then ■ saith he to his servants, The feast is ready, but those who 9 were invited were not worthy. Go therefore into the thoroughfares, and as many as ye find, invite to the feast. 10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gath- ered together all, as many as they found, both bad and * Ps. cxvui. 22, 23. 52 MATTHEW XXII. good; and the bride-chamber was fully furnished with 11 guests. And the king, coming in to view the guests, saw 12 there a man who had not on a wedding garment ; and he saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in here, not having 13 a weddino^ crarment? And he was struck dumb. Then the king said to the servants. Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness ; there will be 14 wailing and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen. 15 Then the Pharisees went and consulted together how 16 they might ensnare him in speech. And they send out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and thou carest for no one ; for thou regardest not 17 the person of men. Tell us, therefore. What thinkest 18 thou ? Is it lawful to give tribute to Csesar, or not ? But Jesus, perceiving their wickedness, said. Why are ye trying 19 me, hypocrites ? Show me the tribute money. And they 20 brought to him a denary. And Jesus saith to them. Whose 21 is this image and inscription ? They say, Cesar's. Then saith he to them. Render then to CaBsar the things that 22 are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And hearing this, they wondered, and left him, and went away. 23 The same day there came to him Sadducees, saying 24 that there is no resurrection ; and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses said, " If a man die having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his 25 brother." * Now there were with us seven brothers ; and the first married and died ; and, having no offspring, left 26 his wife to his brother. And so also the second, and the 27 third, even to the seventh. And last of all the woman 28 died. In the resurrection, then, of which of the seven Chap. XXir. 15-22. Comp. Mark xii. 12-17; Luke xx. 20-26. Vcr. 23-33. Comp. Mark xii. 18-27 ; Luke xx. 27-40. * See Deut. xxv. 5, 6. MATTHEW XXm. 53 29 will she be the wife? For they all had her. Jesus answered and said to them, Ye err, not knowing the 30 Scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrec- tion they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but 31 are as the angels of God in heaven. But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was 32 spoken to you by God, saying, " I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob " ? * He is not 33 a God of the dead, but of the living. And when the mul- titudes heard this, they were astonished at his teaching. 34 And the Pharisees, hearing that he had put the Saddu- 35 cees to silence, assembled together; and one of them, a 36 lawyer, asked, trying him. Teacher, which commandment is 37 great in the Law ? And he said to him, " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, 38 and with all thy mind." t This is the great and first com- 39 mandment. There is a second like it : " Thou shalt love 40 thy neighbor as thyself." t On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. 41 And while the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked 42 them, saying. What think ye concerning the Christ ? whose 43 son is he ? They say to him, David's. He saith to them. How then doth David in the Spirit call him lord ? saying, 44 " The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 45 till I put thine enemies under thy feet." § If David then 46 calleth him lord, how is he his son ? And no one was able to answer him a word ; nor durst any one from that day question him any more. XXIII. Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes, and to his dis- Ver. 34-40. Comp. Mark xii. 28-34. Ver. 41-46. Comp. Mark xii. 35-37; Luke xx. 41-44. Chap. XXIII. Comp. Mark xii. 38-40 ; Luke xx. 45-47 ; and see Luke xi. 39-52. * Exod. iii. 6. f Deut. vi. 5. J Lev. xix. 18 § Ps. ex. 1. 54 MATTHEW XXIH. 2 ciples, saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in the 3 seat of Moses. All, therefore, whatever they bid you, do and observe ; but do not according to their works ; for 4 they say, and do not. They bind heavy burdens, and lay them on men's shoulders, and will not themselves move 5 them with a finger. And all their works they do to be observed by men. They make broad their phylacteries, 6 and enlarge their fringes, and love the first place at feasts, 7 and the chief seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the 8 markets, and to be called by men. Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your teacher; and ye are all 9 brethren. And call no one your father on the earth ; for 10 one is your father, he who is in heaven. Nor be ye called 11 leaders ; for one is your leader, the Christ. But the greatest 12 among you will be your servant. And whoever shall exalt himself will be humbled ; and whoever shall humble him- self will be exalted. 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! be- cause ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men ; for ye go not in yourselves, nor suffer those who are entering 15 to go in. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte ; and when he is made, ye make him two-fold more a son of hell than yourselves. 16 Woe to you, blind guides, that say, Whoever sweareth by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever sweareth by 17 the gold of the temple, is bound. Fools and blind ! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth 18 the gold ? And, Whoever sweareth by the altar, it is nothing ; but whoever sweareth by the gift that is upon 19 it, is bound. Blind men ! For which is greater, the 20 gift, or the altar that sanctifieth (he gift? He then who sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all that is 21 upon it ; and he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by 22 it, and by him who dwelleth iu it ; and he who sweareth MATTHEW XXIII. 55 by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who sitteth thereon. 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye pay tithes of tlie mint, and the dill, and the cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the Law, justice, and mercy, and faith ; these ought ye to have done, and 24 not to leave those undone. Blind guides ! who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel. 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and the platter, but 26 within they are full of robbery and licentiousness. Blind Pharisee ! cleanse first the inside of the cup, that its out- side also may become clean. 27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye are like whited sepulchres, which outwardly indeed ap- pear beautiful, but within are full of dead men's bones, 28 and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the 30 tombs of the righteous, and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with 31 them in the blood of the prophets. So that ye bear wit- ness against yourselves, that ye are the sons of those who 32 killed the prophets. Fill ye up then the measure of your 33 fathers ! Serpents, brood of vipers ! how can ye escape the punishment of hell ? 34 Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise me^n, and scribes ; some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and 35 persecute from city to city; that on you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Bara- chiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. 56 MATTHEW XXIV. 36 Truly do I say to you, All these things will come upon this generation. 37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those who are sent to her ! How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth 38 her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Lo! 39 your house is left to you desolate. For I say to you, Ye will not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that Cometh in the name of the Lord. XXIV. And Jesus went out, and was going from the tem- ple ; and his disciples came to him, to show him the build- 2 ings of the temple. And he answering said to them. See ye not all these ? Truly do I say to you. There will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down. 3 And as he was sitting upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying. Tell us, when will these things be ? and what will be the sign of thy coming, 4 and of the end of the WQ^-ld ? And Jesus answering said 5 to them. See that no one deceive you. For many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and will de- 6 ceive many. And ye are to hear of wars, and rumors of wars ; see that ye be not troubled ; for these things must 7 come to pass ; but not yet is the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom ; and there 8 will be famines and earthquakes in divers places. But all 9 these things are the beginning of travail-pains. Then will they deliver you up to distress, and will kill you ; and ye 10 will be hated by all nations on account of my name. And then will many fall away ; and will deliver up one another, 11 and will hate one another. And many falsfe prophets wil Ver. 37-39. See Luke xiii. 34, 35. Chap. XXIV. Comp. Mark xiii. ; Luke xxi. 5-36. Ver. 9, 13. Seeteforf, chap. x. 22. MATTHEW XXIV. 57 12 arise, and will deceive many. And because iniquity shall 13 abound, the love of the many will wax cold. But he that 14 endureth to the end will be saved. And these glad tidings of the kingdom will be published throughout the whole world for a testimony to all the nations ; and then will come the end. 15 ' When, therefore, ye see the abomination of desola- tion, spoken of through Daniel the prophet,* standing in 16 the holy place, (let him that readeth understand,) then let 17 those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains ; let not him that is on the house-top go down to take away the things 18 belonging to his house ; and let not him that is in the field 19 turn back to take his garment. And woe to the women with child, and to those with children at the breast, in those 20 days ! And pray that your flight be not in winter, nor on 21 a sabbath. For there will then be great distress, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world to this 22 time ; no, nor shall ever be. And were not those days to be shortened, no flesh would be saved ; but, for the sake 23 of the chosen, those days will be shortened. Then if any one say to you, Lo ! here is the Christ ; or there, believe 24 him not. For there will rise up false Christs, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders, so that, 25 if possible, even the chosen will be deceived. Lo ! I have 26 told you beforehand. If therefore they say to you, Lo ! he is in the wilderness ; go not forth ; lo ! he is in the 27 private chambers; believe them not. For as the light- ning cometh from the east, and shineth even to the west, 28 so will be the coming of the Son of man. Wherever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 29 And immediately after the distress of those days will the Ver. 17, 18. See Luke xvii. 31. Ver. 23, 26, 27. See Luke xvii. 23^ 24. Ver. 28. See Luke xvii. 37. * See Dan. ix. 27, xi. 31, xii 11. 58 MATTHEW XXIV. sun be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heav- 30 ens will be shaken. And then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven ; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and will see the Son of man coming upon the clouds 31 of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send forth his angels with a great trumpet, and they will gather his chosen from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 32 And from the fig-tree learn its parable. When its branch hath now become tender, and putteth forth its 33 leaves, ye know that summer is near. So also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is near, at the 34 doors. Truly do I say to you. This generation will not 35 pass away, till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. 36 But that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the 37 angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. But as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the 38 Son of man. For as in the days before the flood they were eatiiag and drinking, marrying and giving in mar- 39 riage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and knew not, until the flood came, and took them all away, so 40 also will be the coming of the Son of man. Then will two men be in the field ; one will be taken, and one left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill ; one will be 42 taken, and one left. Watch, therefore, for ye know not 43 on what day your Lord is coming. But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would 44 not have suffered his house to be broken through. There- Ver. 37-39. See Luke xvii. 26, 27. Ver. 41. See Lxike xvii. 35. Ver. 42-51. See Luke xii. 35-46. MATTHEW XXV. 59 fore be ye also ready ; for at an hour when ye think not, 45 the Son of man cometh. Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord placed over his household, to 46 give them their food in due season ? Happy is that servant 47 whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. Truly do I say to you, that he will place him in charge of all his 48 substance. But if the bad servant say in his heart, My 49 lord is tarrying long; and begin to beat his fellow-ser- 60 vants, and eat and drink with the drunken, the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for it, 51 and at an hour when he is not aware ; and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites ; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. XXV. Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bride- 2 groom. And five of them were foolish, and five wise. 3 For the foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with 4 them. But the wise took oil in their vessels with their 5 lamps. And as the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered 6 and slept. But at midnight there was a cry, Lo ! t^e 7 bridegroom ! go out to meet him. Then all those virgins 8 arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil, for our lamps are going out. 9 But the wise answered, saying. Perhaps there will not be enough for us and you ; go rather to those who sell, and 10 buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bride- groom came ; and they who were ready went in with him 11 to the wedding ; and the door was shut. Afterward came 12 also the other virgins, saying, Lord, lord, open to us. But he answering said. Truly do I say to you, I*^know you not. 13 Watch, therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour. 14 For it will be as when a man going abroad called his Chap. XXV. 14-30. Comp. Luke xix. 11-27. 60 MATTHEW XXV. 15 own servants, and intrusted to them his propei ty ; and to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, 16 to each according to his ability, and went abroad. He that had received the five talents went immediately and traded 17 with the same, and gained five talents more. In like man- 18 ner, he that had received the two gained two more. But he that had received the one went and dug in the earth, 19 and hid his lord's money. And after a long time the lord 20 of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. And he that had received the five talents came and brought five talents more, saying, Lord, thou intrustedst to me five 21 talents ; see, I have gained five talents more. His lord said to him. Well done, good and faithful servant! thou hast been faithful over a little, I will place thee in charge of 22 much ; enter into the joy of thy lord. He also that had received the two talents came and said. Lord, thou intrust- edst to me two talents ; see, I have gained two talents more. 23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant ! thou hast been faithful over a little, I will place thee in 24 charge of much ; enter into the joy of thy lord. Then he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee to be a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not 25 scatter seed ; and I was afraid, and went and hid thy 26 talent in the earth. See ! thou hast thine own. But his lord answered and said to him. Wicked and slothful ser- vant! Didst thou know that I reap where I sowed not, 27 and gather where I did not scatter seed ? Thou oughtest then to have put my money with the money-dealers, and on my coming I should have received mine own with 28 interest. Take therefore the talent from him, and give 29 it to him who hath the ten talents. For to every one that hath will be given, and he will have abundance ; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath will be 30 taken away. And cast out the unprofitable servant into MATTHEW XXV. Gl the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 31 " And when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he sit on the throne of 32 his glory, and before him will be gathered all the nations ; and he will separate men one from another, as a shepherd 33 separateth the sheep from the goats ; and he will set the 34 sheep on his right hand, and the goats on the left. Then will the king say to those on his right hand, Come, ye blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for 35 you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and ye gave me food ; I was thirsty, and ye gave me 36 drink ; I was a stranger, and ye took me in ; naked, and ye clothed me ; I was sick, and ye visited me ; I was in 37 prison, and ye came to me. Then will the righteous answer him, saying. Lord, when saw we thee hungry, 38 and fed thee ? or thirsty, and gave thee drink ? and when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in ? or naked, and 39 clothed thee ? or when did we see thee sick, or in prison, 40 and come to thee ? And the king will answer and say to them. Truly do I say to you. Inasmuch as ye did it to one 41 of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me. Then will he say also to those on the left hand. Depart from me, ye cursed, into the everlasting fire, which is prejjared 42 for the Devil and his angels. For I was hungry, and ye gave me no food ; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink ; 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in ; naked, and ye clothed me not ; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then will they also answer, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, 45 or in prison, and did not minister to thee ? Then will he answer them, saying. Truly do I say to you, Liasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not 46 to me. And these will go away into everlasting punish- ment; but the righteous into everlasting life. 62 MATTHEW XXVI. XXVI. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all 2 these sayings, that he said to his disciples. Ye know that after two days cometh the passover ; and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified. 3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people as- sembled in the court of the palace of the high-priest, 4 named Caiaphas ; and took counsel together that they might 5 seize Jesus by craft, and put him to death. But they said, Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people. 6 Now when Jesus was at Bethany, in the house of Simon 7 the leper, there came to him a woman having an alabaster bottle of very costly ointment, and poured it on his head 8 while he was reclining at table. But the disciples seeing it, were much displeased, saying, To what purpose is this 9 waste? For this might have been sold for much, and 10 given to the poor. And Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman ? For she hath 11 done a good deed to me. For the poor ye have always 12 with you ; but me ye have not always. For she, in pouring this ointment on my body, hath done it to pre- 13 pare me for burial. Truly do I say to you, Wherever these glad tidings shall be published in the whole world, this too which she hath done will be told for a memorial of her. 14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to 15 the chief priests, and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him up to you? And they paid him thirty 16 pieces of silver. And from that time he sought an oppor- tunity to deliver him up. Chap. XXVI. 1-5. Comp. Mark xiv. 1, 2 ; Luke xxii. 1, 2. Ver. 6-1.3. Comp. Mark xiv. 3-9 ; John xii. 1-8. Ver. 14-16. Comp. Mark xiv. 10, 11; Luke xxii. 3-6. Ver. 15. — thirty pieces, &c. Probably, shekels; worth about fifty cents each. IVIATTHEW XXVI. 63 17 And on the first of the days of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou 18 that we make ready for thee to eat the passover? And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say to him. The Teacher saith. My time is at hand; I keep 19 the passover at thy house with my disciples. And the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and made ready 20 the passover. And when evening came, he took his place 21 at table with the twelve disciples. And as they were eating, he said. Truly do I say to you, that one of you 22 will betray me. And they were exceedingly sorrowful, 23 and began every one to say to him, Is it I, Lord? And he answering said, He that hath dipped his hand with me 24 in the dish, he will betray me. The Son of man indeed goeth away, as it hath been written concerning him ; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed ! 25 Well were it for that man if he had not been born. Then Judas, his betrayer, answering said, Is it I, Rabbi ? He saith to him, It is. 26 And, as they were eating, Jesus took a loaf, and hav- ing blessed, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and 27 said. Take, eat ; this is my body. And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying. Drink ye all of 28 it ; for this is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for 29 many for remission of sins. And I say to you, I shall not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father. 30 And having sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount 31 of Olives. Then Jesus saith to them, This night will all of you fall away from me ; for it is written, " I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be Ver. 17-29. Corap. Mark xiv. 12-25; Luke xxii. 7-38; John xiii. Ver. 30-56. Comp. Mark xiv. 26-52; Luke xxii. 39-53; John xviii. 1-11. 64 MATTHEW XXVI. 32 scattered." * But after I have risen, I will go before you 33 into Galilee. Peter answering said to him, Though all should fall away from thee, yet will I never fall away. 34 Jesus said to him, Truly do I say to thee, that this night, 35 before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me. Peter saith to him, Even if I must die with thee, I will not deny thee. And so said all the disciples. 36 Then Jesus cometh with them to a place called Geth- semane, and saith to the disciples. Sit here, while I go 37 yonder and pray. And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and full of 38 anguish. Then he saith to them. My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death ; remain here, and watch with me. 39 And he came a little nearer, and fell on his face, pray- ing and saying. Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me ! nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou wilt. 40 And he cometh to the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, Is it so that ye could not watch with 41 me one hour ? Watch, and pray that ye enter not into temptation ; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 42 Again he went away a second time, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this [cup] cannot pass away from me, but 43 I must drink it, thy will be done ! And coming again he 44 found them sleeping ; for their eyes were heavy. And leaving them, he went away again, and prayed the third 45 time, saying again the same words. Then he cometh to the disciples, and saith to them, Sleep on, and take your rest ! Lo ! the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is .46 delivered up into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going ; lo ! he is at hand that delivereth me up. 47 And while he was yet speaking, lo ! Judas, one of the Ver. 39. In some manuscripts, went a Utile farther y &c. * Zech. xiii. 7. MATTHEW XXVI. 65 twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48 And his betrayer had given them a sign, saying, Whom- 49 ever I shall kiss, he is the man ; seize him. And imme- diately going up to Jesus, he said. Hail, Rabbi ! and kissed 50 him. And Jesus said to him. Friend, for what hast thou come ! Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and seized him. 51 And, lo ! one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of 52 the high-priest, and cut off his ear. Then Jesus saith to him. Put back thy sword into its place ; for all they that 53 take the sword will perish by the sword. Dost thou think that I cannot pray to my Father, and he will now 64 give me more than twelve legions of angels ? But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be ? 55 In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, Ye have come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take me ; I sat daily teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hands 66 on me. But all this hath been done, that the Scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. 57 And they who seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high-priest, where the scribes and the elders were 58 assembled. But Peter followed him at a distance, as far as to the court of the high-priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the officers to see the end. 59 And the chief priests and the whole council sought 60 false witness against Jesus, to put him to death ; and they found none, though many false ^-itnesses came for- 61 ward. But at last came two, and said. This man affirmed, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to buikl it Ver. 57-75. Comp. Mark xiv. 53-72; Luke xxii. 54-71; John xviii. 12-27. 6 63 MATTHEW XX^ IT. 62 within three days. And the high-priest arose, and said to him, Dost thou make no answer to what these men 63 testify against thee ? But Jesus was silent. And the high-priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, 64 the Son of God. Jesus saith to him, I am. Moreover I say to you, Henceforth ye will see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of 65 heaven. Then the high-priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we 66 of witnesses ? See ! ye have now heard the blasphemy. What think ye ? They answered and said, He should be 67 punished with death. Then they spit in his face, and buf- feted him ; and some smote him with the palms of their 68 hands, saying, Prophesy to us, O Messiah ! who it was that struck thee. 69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the court. And a maid-servant came to him, saying, Thou also wast with 70 Jesus the Galilaean. But he denied before them all, say- 71 ing, I know not what thou sayest. And when he had gone out into the porch, another woman saw him, and said to those who were there. This man was with Jesus the 72 Nazarene. And again he denied with an oath : I do not 73 know the man. And shortly after, they who were stand- ing by came and said to Peter, Surely thou too art one 74 of them ; for thy speech betrayeth thee. Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, I do not know the man. 75 And immediately a cock crew. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said. Before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me. And he went out, and wept bitterly. XXVII. And when it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people consulted together against Je- Chap. XXVII. 1-26. Comp. Mark xv. 1-15 ; Luke xxiii. 1-25 ; John xviii. 28-40. MATTHEW XXVII. 67 2 sus, to put him to death. And having bound him, they led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor. 3 Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented, and brought back the thirty 4 pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I sinned in betraying innocent blood. And they said, 6 What is tliat to us ? See thou to it. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and withdrew; and went away and hanged himself. 6 And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since they 7 are the price of blood. And they consulted together, and bought with them the potter's field, for a burial-place for 8 strangers. Wherefore that field hath been called. The 9 Field of Blood, unto this day. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, " And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom they of the sons of Israel 10 priced, and gave them for the potter's field ; as the Lord commanded me."* 11 And Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor questioned him, saying, Art thou the king of the Jews ? 12 And Jesus said, I am. And when he was accused by 13 the chief priests and elders, he made no answer. Then saith Pilate to him. Dost thou not hear what things 14 they are testifying against thee ? And he made him no answer, not even to one word ; so that the governor 15 greatly wondered. Now at the feast the governor was wont to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom 16 they would. And they had then a notorious prisoner, 17 called Barabbas. When therefore they were assembled, Pilate said to them. Whom will ye that I release to 18 you ? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ ? For he knew that for envy they had delivered him up. * Zech. xi. 12, 13; see also Jer. xviii. 1, 2. 68 MATTHEW XXVII. 19 And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that righteous man ; for I have suffered much this day in a dream because of him. 20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the mul- 21 titudes to ask for Barabbas, and to destroy Jesus. And the governor answering said to them, Which of the two will ye 22 that I release to you ? And they said, Barabbas. Pilate saith to them. What then shall I do with Jesus, who is 23 called Christ ? They all say. Let him be crucified. And he said. Why, what evil hath he done ? But they cried 24 out the more, saying. Let him be crucified. And when Pi- late saw that it availed nothing, but that rather a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of this blood ; see ye 25 to it. And all the people answering said. His blood be 26 on us, and on our children. Then he released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him up to be crucified. 27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the' governor's palace, and gathered to him the whole 28 band. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet 29 robe. And having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand ; and bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, king of the SO Jews ! And they spit upon him, and took the reed and 31 struck him on the head. And after they had made sport of him, they took off the robe from him, and put on him his own garments, and led him away to crucify him. 32 And as they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, whom they coaipelled to carry 33 his cross. And having come to a place called Golgotha, 34 that is, Place of a Skull, they gave him wine to drink Ver. 27-56. Comp. Mark xv. 16-41 ; Luke xxiii. 26-49 ; John xix. 1-30. MATTHEW XXVn. 69 mingled with gall ; and when he had tasted it, he refused 35 to drink. And when they had crucified him, they divided 36 his garments among them, casting lots. And sitting down, 37 they watched him there. And they set up over his head the charge against him in writing: "This is Jesus the king of the Jews." 38 Then are crucified with him two robbers, one on the" 39 right hand, and one on the left. And they who passed 40 by reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it up in three days, save thyself, if thou art the Son of God, and come down 41 from the cross. So also the chief priests, mocking, with 42 the scribes and elders, said. He saved others, cannot he save himself? He is the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43 He trusteth in God ; let him now deliver him, if he 44 desireth him ; for he said, I am the Son of God. The robbers also, who were crucified with him, reviled him in the same manner. 45 And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all 46 the land, until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani ? that is to say. My God, my God, why hast 47 thou forsaken me ? ^ Some of those standing there, when 48 they heard this, said, This man is calling for Elijah. And one of them immediatel}'^ ran and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to him to 49 drink. But the rest said. Hold ! let us see whether Eli- 50 jah will come to save him. And Jesus, crying out again with a loud voice, yielded up his spirit. 61 And, lo ! the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom ; and the earth quaked, and the 52 rocks were rent, and the tombs were opened ; and many * Ps. xxii. 1. 70 MATTHFW XXVII. 53 bodies of holy men that slept, arose, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection went into the holy city and 54 appeared to many. And the centurion and they who with him were watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and what was taking place, were exceedingly afraid, say- ing, Truly this was the Son of God. 55 And many women were there, looking on from a dis- tance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, rendering 56 services to him ; among whom was Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. 57 And at evening there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who was himself also a disciple of Jesus. 58 This man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of 59 Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given him. And Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen 60 cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock, and having rolled a great stone to the 61 door of the tomb, went away. And Mary the Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. 62 And on the next day, that following the day of the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came 63 together to Pilate, saying. Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I 64 rise. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him away, and say to the people, He hath risen from the dead; and the last error will be worse than the first. 65 Pilate said to tbem, Ye have a guard ; go, make it as 66 secure as ye know how. And they went, and made the sepulchre secure, sealing the stone, and setting the guard. Ver. 57-61. Comp. Mark xv. 42-47; Luke xxiii. 50-56; John xix. 88-42. MATTHEW XXVIII. 71 XXVIII. And the sabbath being over, as it began to dawn toward tlie first day of the week, came Mary the 2 Magdalene, and the other Mary, to view the sepulchre. And, lo ! there was a great earthquake ; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled 3 away the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was 4 like lightning, and his raiment white as snow. And for fear of him the keepers shook, and became as dead men. 5 And the angel answering said to the women, Fear ye not; for I kaow that ye are seeking Jesus, who was 6 crucified. He is not here ; for he hath risen, as he said, 7 Come, see the place where he lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he hath risen from the dead ; and, lo ! he is going before you into Galilee ; there shall ye 8 see him. Lo ! I have told you. And they went away quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran 9 to tell his disciples. And lo ! Jesus met them, saying, All hail ! And they went up, and laid hold of his feet, 10 and knelt down before him. Then Jesus saith to them, Be not afraid ; go, tell my brethren to depart into Galilee, and there they shall see me. 11 And as they were going, lo ! some of the guard came into the city, and told the chief priests all that had taken 12 place. And having assembled with the elders, and taken counsel together, they gave a large sum of money to the 13 soldiers, saying, Say, His disciples came by night, and stole 14 him away, while we slept. And should the governor hear 15 of this, we will persuade him, and make you secure. So they took the money, and did as they were taught. And this story hath been commonly reported among the Jews to this day. Chap. XXVITI. 1-8. Comp. Mark xvi. 1-8; Luke xxiv. 1-11; John 1, 2.— Ver. 9, 10. Comp. Mark xvi. 9-11 ; John xx. 11-18. 72 MATTHEW XXVIII. 16 And the eleven disciples went into Galilee, into the 17 mountain, where Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him, they knelt down before him ; but some 18 doubted. And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, 19 All power was given to me in heaven and on earth. Go, and make all nations my discijDles, baptizing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 20 Spirit ; teaching them to observe all things, whatever I have commanded you. And, lo ! I am with you always, unto the end of the world. ACCORDING TO MARK. I. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ; as it is 2 written in Isaiah the prophet : " Lo ! I send my messen- 3 ger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way ;"* " The voice of one crying in the wilderness. Prepare the way of 4 the Lord, make straight his paths ! " f John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repent- 5 ance for the remission of sins. And there went out to him all the country of Judsea, and all they of Jerusalem ; and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a leathern girdle about his loins, and he ate locusts and wild 7 honey. And he preached, saying, There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not 8 worthy to stoop down and loose. I have baptized you with water ; but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit. 9 And it came to pass that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jor- 10 dan. And immediately on coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit descending as a 11 dove upon him. And there was a voice from the heavens, " Thou art my beloved Son ; with thee I am well pleased." 12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him forth into the 13 wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days, Chap. I. 1-11. Comp. Matt. iii. 1-17; Luke iii. 1-22. Ver. 12, 13. Comp. Matt. iv. 1-11; Luke iv. 1-13. * Mai. iii. 1. t Isa. xl. 3. T4 MARK I. tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts ; and the angels ministered to him. 14 But after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Gali- 15 lee, preaching the glad tidings of God, [saying,] The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand ; repent, and believe the glad tidings. 16 And as he was passing along by the lake of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon dragging a 17 net in the lake ; for they were fishers. And Jesus said to them. Come after me, and I will cause you to become 18 fishers of men. And immediately they left their nets, and 19 followed him. And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were 20 in the boat mending the nets ; and immediately he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, they went after him. 21 And they enter Capernaum; and immediately on the 22 sabbath he was teaching in the synagogue. And they were astonished at his teacliing; for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man 24 with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, saying. What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth ? Thou hast come to destroy us ; we know who thou art, the Holy One 25 of God. And Jesus rebuked him, [saying,] Be silent, and 26 come out of him. And the unclean spirit; convulsing him, 27 and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. And they were all amazed, so that they questioned each other, saying, "What is this ? New teaching with authority ; even the unclean spirits doth he command, and they obey him ! 28 And immediately his fame spread abroad everywhere through the whole surrounding country of Galilee. Ver. 14, 15. Comp. Matt. iv. 12-17; Luke iv. 14, 15. Ver. 16-20. Comp. Matt. iv. 18-22; Luke v. 1-11. Ver. 21-28. Comp. Luke iv. 31-37. Ver. 22 See Matt. vii. 28, 29. MARK I. 75 29 And having come out of the synagogue, they immedi- ately entered the house of Simon and Andrew^, with James 30 and John. And Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever ; 31 and they immediately speak to him about her. And he went to her, and took her by the hand, and raised her up ; and the fever left her, and she waited on them. 32 And in the evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all that were sick, and those who were possessed 33 by demons ; and the whole city was assembled at the door. 34 And he healed many that were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons ; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him. 35 And rising early, long before day, he went out, and with- 36 drew into a desert place, and there prayed. And Simon 37 and those with him went in search of him, and found him. And they say to him, All people are in search of thee. 38 And he saith to them. Let us go elsewhere into the neigh- boring towns, that I may preach there also ; for, for this I 39 came forth. And he went, preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out the demons. 40 And there cometh a leper to him beseeching him, and kneeling down, saying to him, If thou wilt, thou canst 41 cleanse me. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith, I will ; be 42 thou cleansed. And immediately the leprosy left him, 43 and he was cleansed. And sternly charging him, he 44 immediately sent him away, saying to him. See that thou say nothing to any one ; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses commanded, for a 45 testimony to them. But he went away, and began to pub- lish it constantly, and to spread the matter abroad, so that Jesus could no more enter a city openly, but was with- Ver. 29-34. Comp. Matt. viii. 14-16; Luke iv. 38-41. Ver. 35-39. Comp. Luke iv. 42-44. Ver. 40-45. Comp. Matt. viii. 2-4; Luke v. 12-16. 76 MARK 11. out in desert places; and they came to him from every quarter. XI. And after some days he again entered Capernaum ; and 2 it was reported that he was in the house. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, even at the door ; and he was speaking the word 3 to them. And they come to him, bringing one that was 4 palsied, borne by four men. And not being able to bring him to him on account of the crowd, they took off the roof where he was ; and when they had broken an open- ing, they let down the bed whereon the palsied man lay. 5 And Jesus seeing their faith, saith to the palsied man, 6 Son, thy sins are forgiven. But there were some of the 7 scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts. Why doth this man speak thus? He blasphemeth; who can 8 forgive sins but God only ? And Jesus immediately per- ceiving in his spirit that they reasoned thus within them- selves, saith to them. Why do ye reason thus in your 9 hearts ? Wliich is easier ? to say to the palsied man, Thy sins are forgiven ? or to say. Arise, and take up thy bed 10 and go? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins, — he saith to the palsied 11 man, — I say to thee, Arise, take up thy bed and go to X2 thy house. And he arose, and immediately took up the bed and went forth before them all ; so that they were all amazed, and gave glory to God, saying, We never saw it thus. 13 And he went forth again to the lake ; and all the multi- 14 tude came to him, and he taught them. And passing along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the custom- house ; and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose Chap. II. 1-12. Comp. Matt. ix. 1-8 ; Luke v. 17-2G. Ver. 14-22. Comp. Matt. ix. 9-17 ; Luke v. 27-39. MARK 11. 77 16 and followed him. And it happened that he was reclin- ing at table in his house ; and many publicans and sinners were reclining with Jesus and liis disciples ; for there were many, and scribes of the Pharisees were also following him. 16 And when they saw that he was eating with the publicans and sinners, they said to his disciples. Doth he eat and drink 17 with publicans and sinners ? And Jesus hearing it, saith to them, They who are well do not need a physician, but they who are sick. I came not to call righteous men, but sinners. 18 And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fast- ing ; and they come and say to him, Why do the disci- ples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, and 19 thy disciples fast not? And Jesus said to them. Can the companions of the bridegroom fast, while the bride- groom is with them ? As long as they have the bridegroom 20 with them, they cannot fast. But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then 21 will they fast in that day. No one seweth a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment; for the new piece teareth away from the old garment, and a worse rent is 22 made. And no one putteth new wine into old skins ; for the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and the skins. 23 And it came to pass, that he was going through the grain-fields on the sabbath, and his disciples began, as they 24 went along, to pluck the ears of grain. And the Pharisees said to him, See, why are they doing on the sabbath that 25 which is not lawful ? And he saith to them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, 26 himself and they who were with him ? how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high-priest, and ate the show-bread, which it is lawful for none but Ver. 23. — hegan^ &c. Possibly, began to make a way, plucking, &c. Ver. 23-28. Comp. Matt. xii. 1-8; Luke vi 1-5. 78 lyiARK III. the priests to eat, and gave also to those who were with 27 him ? And he said to them, The sabbath was made for 28 man, and not man for the sabbath. So that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath. III. And he entered again into a synagogue ; and there was 2 a man there having a withered hand ; and they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath, that they 3 might accuse him. And he saith to the man having the 4 withered hand. Stand up in the midst. And he saith to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? 5 to save life, or to kill ? But they were silent. And look- ing round on them with anger, being grieved for the hard- ness of their hearts, he saith to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth ; and his hand was re- 6 stored. And the Pharisees went forth, and immediately had a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. 7 And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake ; and a great multitude from Galilee, and from Judaea followed ; 8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond the Jordan, and the people about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard what great things he was 9 doing, came to him. And he gave direction to his dis- ciples, that a boat should be in readiness for him because 10 of the multitude, that they might not throng him. For he had healed many, so that as many as had plagues pressed 11 upon him to touch him. And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried out, saying, 12 Thou art the Son of God. And he strictly charged them that they should not make him known. 13 And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth to Chap. III. 1-6. Comp. Matt. xii. 9-14; Luke vi. 6-11. Ver. 7-12. Comp. Matt. xii. 15, 16 ; and see Luke vi. 17-19. Ver. 13-19. Comp. Matt. x. 1-4 ; Luke vi. 12-16. MARK III. 79 14 him whom he would ; and they came to him. And he appointed twelve to be with him, and whom he might 15 send forth to preach, and to have authority to cast out 16 demons. And he appointed the twelve, and Simon he 17 surnamed Peter ; and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James ; and he surnamed them Bo- 18 anerges, that is, Sons of thunder ; and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphojus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon of 19 Cana, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 20 And he cometh into the house. And again a multitude Cometh together, so that they could not so much as eat 21 bread. And his relations hearing of it went out to lay " hold of him ; for they said, He is beside himself. 22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebul ; and, Pie casteth out the demons 23 through the prince of the demons. And calling them to him, he said to them in parables : How can Satau cast out 24 Satan ? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that 25 kingdom cannot stand ; and if a house be divided against 26 itself, that house will not be able to stand ; and if Satan rise up against himself, he is divided, and cannot stand, but 27 hath an end. Moreover, no one can enter into a strong man's house, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the 28 strong man ; and tlien he will plunder his house. Truly do I say to you. All sins will be forgiven the sons of men, 29 and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme ; but he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath no forgiveness forever, but is exposed to everlasting sin. — 30 Because they said. He hath an unclean spirit. 31 And his mother and his brothers came ; and, standing Ver. 22-35. Comp. Matt. xii. 22-50 ; Luke xi. 14-32, and viii. 19-21. Ver. 28, 29. See Luke xii. 10. Ver. 29. — everlasting sin. "Sin" seems here to denote its penal con- sequences. 80 MARK IV. 32 without, sent to him, to call him. And a multitude was sitting about him ; and they say to him, Lo ! thy mother and thy brothers and thy sisters are without, seeking for 33 thee. And he answering saith to them, Who is my mother, 34 and my brothers ? And looking round on those who sat about him, he saith. Behold my mother and my brothers. 35 Whoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. IV. And again he began to teach by the shore of the lake ; and there was gathered to him a very great multitude, so that he went into a boat, and sat down in it upon the lake ; and all the multitude was by the lake on the land. 2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said to 3 them in his teaching, Hearken : Behold, a sower went 4 forth to sow. And it came to pass, as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way-side ; and the birds came and devoured 6 them. And others fell on rocky ground, where they had not much earth ; and they sprung up immediately, because 6 they had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up, they were scorched ; and because they had no root, they 7 withered away. And others fell among thorns ; and the thorns grew up, and choked them, and they yielded no 8 fruit. And others fell on good ground, and shooting up and growing yielded fruit; and bore as much as thirty, 9 and sixty, and a hundred fold. And he said, He that hath ears i>o hear, let him hear. 30 And when he was in private, they who were about him, 31 with the twelve, asked him about the parables. And he said to them. To you hath been given the rof^stery of the kingdom of God ; but to them, who are without, all things 12 are done in parables ; that seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand ; Chap. IV. 1-34. Comp. Matt. xiii. 1-52 ; Luke viii. 4-18. MARK IV. 81 13 lest they should turn, and be forgiven.* And he saith to them, Know ye not this parable ? and how will ye know Ij all the parables? The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way-side, those where the word is sown, and when they have heard, Satan cometh immedi- ately, and taketh away the word that was sown in them. 16 And these in like manner are they that are sown on the rocky places, those, who, when they have heard the word, 17 immediately receive it with joy, and have no root in them- selves, but endure only for a time; then, when affliction or persecution ariseth on account of the word, they immedi- 18 ately fall away. And others are they that are sown among 19 the thorns ; these are they who hear the word, but the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it 20 becometh unfruitful. And these are they who are sown on the good ground ; such as hear the word, and receive it ; and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundred fold. 21 And he said to them. Is a lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be set on 22 the lamp-stand ? For there is nothing secret, unless to be made known ; nor was any thing hidden, but that it should 23 come to light. If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear. 24 And he said to them. Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you, and 25 more will be added to you. For he that hath, to him will be given ; and he that hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath. 26 And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when 27 a man has cast seed upon the ground, and sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs and grows up, Ver. 21. See Matt. v. 15 ; Luke xi. 33. Ver. 22. See Matt x. 26 ; Luke xii. 2. * See Isa. vi. 9, 10. 6 82 MARK V. 28 he knows not how. For the earth brings forth fruit of itself, first the blade, tlien the ear, then the full grain 29 in the ear. But when the fruit puts itself forth, immedi- ately he sends out the sickle, because the harvest is come. 30 And he said. To what shall we liken the kingdom of 31 God ? or under what comparison shall we set it forth ? It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown in the 32 earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth ; and when it is sown, it grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air can lodge under its shade. 33 And with many such parables he spoke the word to 34 them, as they were able to hear. But without a parable he did not speak to them ; but in private he explained all things to his own disciples. 35 And on the same day, when the evening was come, he saith to ,them, Let us 23ass over to the other side. 36 And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat ; and there were also other boats with 37 him. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38 And he was in the stern, asleep on the pillow; and they awake him, and say to him, Teacher, carest thou not that 39 we are perishing ? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the waves. Peace ! be still ! And the wind 40 ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said to them, Why are ye so fearful ? How is it that ye have not faith ? 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the waves obey him ? V. And they came to the other side of the lake, into the 2 country of the Gerasenes. And when he had come out Ver. 30-32. See Luke xiii. 18, 19. Chap. IV. 35-V. 20. Comp. Matt. viii. 16, 18, 23-34; Luke viii. 22-39. MARK V. 83 of tlie boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs 3 a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling in the tombs ; and not even with a chain could any one bind him 4 any longer ; because he had often been bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been snapped asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces ; and no one could 5 master him ; and continually, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting him- 6 self with stones. And seeing Jesus afar off, he ran and 7 bowed down before him, and cried out with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God ? I adjure thee by God, do not torment 8 me. For he was saying to him, Unclean spirit, come out 9 from the man. And he asked him, What is thy name ? And he saith to him. Legion is my name; for we are 10 many. And he besought him much not to send them 11 out of the country. Now there was there, by the moun- 12 tain, a great herd of swine feeding. And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter 13 into them. And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits coming out, entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, about two thousand, 14 and were drowned in the lake. And they that fed them fled, and told the news in the city and in the country. 15 And they came to see what had been done. And they come to Jesus, and see him who had been possessed by demons, sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, — him who 16 had had the legion ; and they were afraid. And they who saw it told them how it befell him that was possessed by 17 the demons, and concerning the swine. And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders. 18 And when he was going on board the boat, he that had been possessed by the demons besought him that he 19 might be with him. And he did not permit him, but said to him, Go to thy house to thy friends, and tell 84 MARK V. them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and 20 that he hath had compassion on thee. And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him ; and all wondered. 21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered about him ; and he was by the lake. 22 And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, 23 Jairus by name ; and seeing him, he fell at his feet, and besought him much, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death ; I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on 24 her, that she may be saved and live. And he went with him ; and a great multitude followed him, and pressed upon him. 25 And a woman, who had had an issue of blood twelve 26 years, and had undergone much at the hands of many phy- sicians, and spent all that she had, and was not at all bene- 27 fited, but rather grew worse, having heard about Jesus, 28 came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I touch even his garments, I shall be made 29 well. And immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up ; and she perceived in her body that she was 30 cured of her plague. And Jesus immediately perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, turned round 31 in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments ? And his disciples said to him, Thou seest the multitude pressing on 32 thee, and dost thou say. Who touched me ? And he looked 33 round to see her who had done this. But the woman, fear- ing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34 And he said to her. Daughter, thy faith hath made thee well ; go in peace, and be recovered from thy plague. 35 While he was yet speaking, there came from the house Ver. 21-43. Comp. Matt. ix. 1, 18-26; Luke viii. 40-56. MARK VI. 85 of tlie ruler of the synagogue some who said, Thy daugh- ter is dead ; why dost thou trouble the Teacher any fur- 36 ther ? And Jesus, overhearing those words, saith to the 37 ruler of the synagogue. Fear not ; only believe. And he suffered no one to follow him except Peter and James, 38 and John the brother of James. And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he seeth a 39 tumult, and people weeping and wailing greatly. And going in, he saith to them, Why do ye make this confusion 40 and weeping ? The child is not dead, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn. But putting them all out, he taketh the father of the child, and the mother, and those who were with him, and entereth where the child was. 41 And taking hold of the hand of the child, he saith to her, Talitha, kum ; which is, when interpreted, Damsel, I say 42 to thee, arise! And immediately the damsel arose and walked ; for she was twelve years old. And immediately 43 they were greatly astonished. And he charged them strictly that no one should know it, and bade that some- thing should be given her to eat. VI. And he went out from thence, and cometh into his own 2 country ; and his disciples follow him. And when the sab- bath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And most people when they heard him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things ? And what is the wis- dom which is given him ? And how is it that such mira- 3 cles are wrought by his hands ? Is not this the carpen- ter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judah, and Simon ? And are not his sisters here with us ? 4 And they took offence at him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own coun- try, and among his own kindred, and in his own house. Chap. VI. 1-6. Comp. Matt. xiii. 53-58; Luke iv. 16-31. 86 MARK VI. 6 And he could not do any miracle there, except that he laid his hand upon a few sick persons, and cured them. 6 And he wondered at their want of faith. And he went about the surrounding villages teaching. 7 And he calleth to him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two ; and gave them power over the un- 8 clean spirits ; and commanded them that they should take nothing for the way but a staff only ; no bread, no bag, no 9 money in their girdle ; but to be shod with sandals ; and, 10 Do not put on two coats. And he said to them, Wherever ye enter a house, there abide till ye leave that place. 11 And whatever place shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye go thence, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony to them. 12 And they went out and preached that men should 13 repent; and they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many sick persons, and healed them. 14 And king Herod heard of him (for his name was spread abroad), and he said, John the Baptizer hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him. 15 But others said. It is Elijah. And others said. It is a 16 prophet, as one of the prophets. But Herod hearing of it said, John, whom I beheaded, hath risen again. 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and seized Juhu, and bound him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother 18 Philip's wife ; for he had married her. For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy 19 brother's wife. And Herodias was enraged against him, 20 and wished to put him to death, but could not. For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and was regardful of him ; and on hearing him, Ver. 7-11. Comp. Matt. x. 5-15 ; Luke ix. 1-5. Ver. 12, 13. Comp. Luke ix. 6. Ver. 14-16. Comp. Luke ix. 7-9. Ver. 14-29. Comp. Matt. xiv. 1-12. Ver. 17-20. Comp. Luke iii. 19, 20. MARK VI. 87 21 was in much anxiety, and listened to him gladly. And a convenient day having come, when Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles and chief captains and the 22 principal men of Galilee, and the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those at table with him; and the king said to the damsel, Ask of me 23 whatever thou w^ilt, and I will give it thee. And he. swore to her, Whatever thou shalt ask of me, I will give thee, to 24 the half of my kingdom. And she went out and said to her mother. What shall I ask ? And she said. The head of 25 John the Baptizer. And she came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I desire that thou wilt give me immediately on a platter the head of John the 26 Baptist. And the king was exceedingly sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he 27 would not refuse her. And the king immediately sent one of his guards, and ordered his head to be brought. 28 And he went and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel ; 29 and the damsel gave it to her mother. And his disciples, when they heard of it, came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb. 30 And the apostles gather together to Jesus, and told 31 him all which they had done and taught. And he saith to them,' Come ye by yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and go- 32 ing ; and they had no leisure even to eat. And they 33 went away into a desert place in the boat apart. And many saw them departing, and knew them, and ran to- gether on foot thither from all the cities, and arrived before them. Ver. 20. — was in much anxiety. Many manuscripts read, did many tilings. ' Ver. 30-44. Comp. Matt. xiv. 13-21; Luke ix. 10-17; John ri. 1-13. 88 MAEK VI. 34 And when he came forth, he saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd ; and he began to teach them many things. 35 And I'cxte in the day his disciples came to him, and said, 36 This is a desert place, and it is now late ; send them away, that they may go into the surrounding fields and villages, 37 and buy themselves something to eat. But he answer- ing said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denaries' worth of 38 bread, and give them to eat ? He saith to them, How many loaves have ye ? Go and see. And when they knew, they 39 sa) , Five, and two fishes. And he ordered them to make 40 all lie down in companies upon the green grass. And 41 they lay down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before them ; and the two fishes he 42 divided among them all. And they all ate, and were filled. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, 44 and of the fishes. And they who ate of the loaves were five thousand men. 45 And he immediately constrained his disciples to get into the boat, and to go before to the other side to Bethsaida, 46 while he sent the multitude away. And when he had taken leave of them, he went away into the mountain to pray. 47 And when evening came, the boat was in the midst of 48 the lake ; and he was alone on the land. And when he saw them toiling hard in rowing, for the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he cometh to them, walking upon the lake. And he would have passed 49 by them ; but they, seeing him walking upon the lake, Ver. 45-52. Comp. Matt. xiv. 22-33; John vi. 14-21. MARK VII. 89 60 thought it was a sjDectre, and cried out. For they all saw him, and were terrified. But he immediately spoke with .them, and saith to them, Be of good cheer; it is I, be not 61 afraid. And he went up to them into the boat, and the wind ceased. And they were exceedingly astonished, be- 52 yond measure. For they did not consider the matter of 63 the loaves ; but their heart was hardened. And crossing over, they came to land, to Gennesaret; and anchored there. 64 And when they had come out of the boat, the people 65 immediately knowing who he was, ran through all that region, and began to carry about on beds those that were 66 sick to the place where they heard he was. And wherever he entered into villages or cities or the open country, they laid the sick in the market-places, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the fringe of his garment ; and as many as touched him were made well. VII. And there come together to him the Pharisees, and some 2 of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem ; and seeing some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed 3 hands, (for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands often, do not eat, holding fast the tra- 4 dition of the elders ; and on coming from the marketplace, unless they bathe, they do not eat; and there are many other things which they have received to hold, the dip- 6 ping of cups, and pitchers, and brazen vessels ;) then the Pharisees and scribes ask him. Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread 6 with defiled hands ? And he said to them. Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, " This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Ver. 53-56. Comp. Matt. xiv. 34-36. Chap. VII. 1-23. Comp. Matt. xv. 1-20. 90 MARK VII. 7 But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the 8 commandments of men."* Laying aside the command-* 9 ment of God, ye hold fast the tradition of men. And he said to them. Full well do ye reject the commandment 10 of God, that ye may keep your tradition ! For Moses said, " Honor thy father and thy mother ; " and, " He that 11 curseth father or mother, let him surely die." f But ye say, If a man say to his father or mother, "Whatever thou mightst receive in aid from me is Corban, that is, a gift 12 to God, [he is not bound by the command. Thus] ye suffer him no longer to do anything for his father or his 13 mother ; making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have handed down ; and many such things ye do. 14 And again calling the multitude to him, he said to them, 15 Hearken to me all of you, and understand. Nothing that entereth into a man from without can defile him ; but the things that come out of him are what defile a man. 17 And when he had gone into the house from the crowd, 18 his disciples asked him concerning the parable. And he saith to them, Are ye too so without discernment ? Do ye not understand that whatever thing from without en- 19 tereth into a man, cannot defile him ? because it entereth not into his heart, but into the stomach ; and goeth out 20 into the drain, which cleanseth all kinds of food. And he said, That which cometh out of a man, that defileth a man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil 22 thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, covet- ousness, iniquities, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blas- 23 phemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and defile a man. 24 And rising up, he departed thence into the borders of Tyre; and entering into a house, he desired that no one Ver. 24-31. Comp. Matt. xv. 21-29. * Isa. xxix. 13. t Exod. XX. 12, xxi. 17. MARK VIII. 91 25 should know it ; but he could not escape notice. But a woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, im- 26 mediately hearing of him, came in, and fell at his feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by nation ; and she besought him that he would cast out the demon from 27 her daughter. And he said to her, Let the children be filled first ; for it is not well to take the children's bread 28 and throw it to the little dogs. But she answered, and saith to him, Yea, Lord ; even the little dogs under the table eat 29 of the children's crumbs. And he said to her, For this say- ing go thy way ; the demon hath gone out of thy daugh- 30 ter. And going away to her house, she found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out. 31 And again leaving the borders of Tyre, he came through Sidon to the lake of Galilee, through the midst of the bor- 32 ders of Decapolis. And they bring to him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech, and beseech 33 him to lay his hand upon him. And taking him aside from the multitude, he put his fingers into his ears, and 34 having spit, touched his tongue ; and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35 And his ears were opened ; and the string of his tongue 36 was immediately loosed, and he spoke plain. And he charged them to tell no one; but the more he charged 37 them, the more did they publish it. And they were beyond measure astonished, saying. He hath done all things well ; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. VIII. In those days, there being again a great multitude, and they having nothing to eat, he called the disciples to 2 him, and saith to them, I have compassion on the multi- tude, because they have remained with me now three days, Chap. VIII. 1-10. Comp. Matt. xv. 30, 32-39. 92 MARK VIII. 3 and they have nothing to eat. And if I send them away- fasting to their houses, they will faint on the road ; and 4 some of them have come from afar. And his disciples answered him, Whence can any one satisfy these men 5 with bread here in a wilderness? And he asked them, 6 How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. And he ordered the multitude to lie down on the ground ; and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to his disciples to set before them ; and they set 7 them before the multitude. And they had a few small fishes ; and having blessed them, he set them before them. 8 And they ate, and were filled ; and they took up of the 9 fragments that remained, seven baskets. And they were about four thousand ; and he sent them away. 10 And immediately going on board the boat with his dis- 11 ciples, he came into the region of Dalmanutha. And the Pharisees came out, and began to question with him, seek- 12 ing of him a sign from heaven, trying him. And sighing deeply in his spirit, he saith. Why doth this generation seek for a sign ? Truly do I say to you, A sign will not 13 be given to this generation. And leaving them, he again went on board and crossed to the other side. 14 And they had forgotten to take bread, and had not in 15 the boat with them more than one loaf. And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Phari- 16 sees, and the leaven of Herod. And they reasoned among 17 themselves, saying. It is because we have no bread. And knowing it, he saith to them, Why are ye reasoning, be- cause ye have no bread? Do ye not yet perceive nor 18 understand ? Have ye your mind still blinded ? Having eyes, do ye not see? and having ears, do ye not hear? 19 And do ye not remember, when I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, and how many baskets full of Ver. 11-21. Comp. Matt. xvi. 1-12. MARK Vni. 93 20 fragments ye took up ? They say to him, Twelve. When also the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up ? And they say. Seven. 21 And he said to them, Do ye not yet understand ? 22 And they come to Bethsaida. And they bring to him 23 a blind man, and beseech him to touch him. And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the village ; and spitting on his eyes, and putting his hands on him, he 24 asked him if he saw anything. And he looked up, and said, I can see men, for I see them as trees, walking. 25 Then he again put his hands on his eyes, and he saw clearly, and was restored, and saw all things distinctly. 26 And he sent him away to his house, saying. Go not into the village. 27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the villages of Ceesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his dis- 28 ciples, saying to them, Who do men say that I am? And they answered him, saying, John the Baptist ; and others, 29 Elijah ; and others. One of the prophets. And he asked them, But who do ye say that I am? Peter answering 30 saith to him. Thou art the Christ. And he strictly charged them to tell no one concerning him. 31 And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be put to death, and after 32 three days rise again ; and he told them this plainly. And 33 Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke him. But he turning about and looking at his disciples, rebuked Peter, and saith. Get thee behind me, Satan ! for thy thoughts are not on the things of God, but on those of men. .34 And calling the multitude to him with his disciples also, he said to them. Whoever chooseth to follow me, let him 35 deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For Chap. YIII. 27-chap. IX. 1. Comp. Matt. xvi. 13-25 , Luke ix. 18-27. 94 MARK IX. whoever chooseth to save his life, will lose it ; but who- ever shall lose his life for the sake of n\e and of the glad 36 tidings, will save it. For what doth it profit a man to 37 gain the whole world, and forfeit his life ? For what can 38 a man give as an exchange for his life ? For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will also the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with ^f • the holy angels. And he said to them, Truly do I say to you, There are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen that the kingdom of God hath come with power. 2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, and leadeth them up into a high moun- tain apart by themselves ; and he was transfigured before 3 them. And his garments became glistening, very white, 4 so as no fuller on earth can whiten. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were talking with 6 Jesus. And Peter answering saith to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here ; and let us make three tents, 6 one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. For he knew not what to answer ; for they were struck with 7 terror. And there came a cloud overshadowing them ; and a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son ; 8 hear him. And suddenly looking round, they no longer 9 saw any one but Jesus alone with themselves. And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them to give no account of what they had seen to any one, till the Son of man should have risen from the dead. 10 And they kept these words in mind, questioning one 11 another what rising from the dead might mean. And they asked him, saying, How is it that the Pharisees and Chap. IX. 2-32. Comp. Matt. xvii. 1-23 ; Luke ix. 28-45. MARK IX. 95 13 scribes say that Elijah must come first ? And he said to them, Elijah cometh first, and restoreth all things. And how hath it been written of the Son of man? that he 13 must suffer many things, and be set at nought. But I say to you that Elijah hath come, and they have done to him whatever they would ; as it hath been written concerning him. 14 And coming to the disciples, they saw a great multitude 15 about them, and scribes debating with them. And imme- diately the whole multitude on seeing him was struck with 16 awe, and running to him, saluted him. And he asked them, 17 About what are ye debating with them ? And one of the multitude answered him. Teacher, I have brought to thee 18 my son, who hath a dumb spirit. And wherever it seiz- eth hold of him, it throweth him down ; and he foameth and gnasheth his teeth ; and he pineth away. And I spoke to thy disciples to cast it out, and they were not able. 19 He answereth and saith to them, O unbelieving genera- tion ! How long shall I be with you ? How long shall I 20 bear with you ? Bring him to me. And they brought him to him. And as soon as he saw him, the spirit convulsed him ; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed, foaming. 21 And he asked his father, How long hath it been thus 22 with him ? And he said. From a child ; and it hath often cast him both into fire, and into water, to destroy him; but if thou art able to do any thing, have compassion on 23 us, and help us. Jesus said to him. If thou art able? 24 All things are possible for him that believeth. The father of the child immediately cried out and said, I be- 25 lieve ; help thou my unbelief. And Jesus seeing that the multitude came running together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, Dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. 26 And uttering a cry, and convulsing him much, it came out of him. And he became as one dead; so that very 96 MARK IX. 27 many said, He is dead. But Jesus, taking hold of his hand, raised him, and he stood up. 28 And when he had come into the house, his disciples 29 asked him privately. Why could not we cast it out ? And he said to them, This kind can go out by nothing, except by prayer. 30 And departing thence, they passed through Galilee ; and 31 he would not that any one should know it. For he taught his disciples, and said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death ; and when he hath been put to death, 32 after three days he will rise again. But they understood not what he said, and were afraid to ask him. S3 And they came to Capernaum ; and having come into the house, he asked them. About what were ye disputing 34 on the road ? But they were silent ; for on the road they had been disputing with one another, who was greatest. 35 And sitting down, he called the twelve, and saith to them, If any one desire to be first, he will be last of all, and ser- 36 vant of all. And he took a child, and placed him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to 37 them. Whoever receiveth one of these children in my name, receiveth me ; and whoever receiveth me, receiv- eth not me, but him that sent me. 38 John said to him. Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name who folio weth not us ; and we for- 39 bade him, because he did not follow us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not. For no one, who shall do a miracle 40 in my name, can readily speak evil of me. For he that 41 is not against us is for us. For whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, truly do I say to you, he will not lose Ver. 33-50. Comp. Matt, xviii. ; Luke ix. 46-50. Ver. 41. See Matt. x. 42. MARK X. 97 42 his reward. And whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe to fall away, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung round his neck, and 43 be cast into the sea. And if thy hand cause thee to fall away, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having the two hands to go away into hell, 45 into the fire that is unquenchable. And if thy foot is causing thee to fall away, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having the two feet to be cast 47 into hell. And if thine eye is causing thee to fall away, pluck it out ; it is better for thee to enter into the king- dom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast 48 into hell, where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not 49 quenched.* For every one will be salted with fire. 60 Salt is good ; but if the salt have lost its saltness, where- with will ye season it ? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another. X. And departing thence, he cometh into the borders of Judaea, and to the other side of the Jordan ; and multi- tudes again come together to him ; and, as he was wont, 2 he again taught them. And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him whether it was lawful for a man to put 3 away his wife, trying him. And he answering said to 4 them. What did Moses command you ? And they said, Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to 5 put her away, f And Jesus said to them, On account of 6 your hardness of heart he wrote you this command. But, from the beginning of the creation, [God] made them 7 male and female. $ " For this cause shall a man leave 8 his father and his mother; and the two shall become Ver. 42. See Luke xvii. 2. Ver. 50. See Matt. v. 13 ; Luke xiv. 34. Chap. X. 1-12. Comp. Matt. xix. 1-12. Ver. 1. See Luke ix. 51 ; John vii. 10. * See Isa. Ixvi. 24. f See Deut. xxiv. 1. J See Gen. i. 27, v. 1, 2. 7 98 MARK X. one flesh."* So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God joined together, let not man put asunder. 10 And in the house his disciples asked him again about 11 this matter. And he saith to them, Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adul- 12 tery against her. And if she put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. 13 And they brought children to him, that he might touch them ; and the disciples rebuked those that brought them. 14 But Jesus seeing it was much displeased, and said to them, Sufier the children to come to me ; forbid them not ; for to 16 such belongeth the kingdom of God. Truly do I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child, 16 will not enter therein. And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them. 17 And as he was going out into the way, a certain one running up and kneeling to him, asked him, Good teacher, 18 what shall I do that I may inherit everlasting life ? And Jesus said to him. Why dost thou call me good ? None is 19 good but one, that is, God. Thou knowest the command- ments, " Do not commit adultery. Do not kill, Do not steal. Do not bear false witness. Defraud not. Honor thy father 20 and thy mother." f And he said to him. Teacher, all these 21 have I kept from my youth. And Jesus looking at him, loved him, and said to him. One thing thou lackest; go, sell whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou 22 shalt have treasure in heaven ; and come, follow me. But his countenance fell at that saying, and he went away sor- rowful ; for he had great possessions. 23 And Jesus, looking round, saith to his disciples. How hardly shall they who have riches enter the kingdom Ver. 13-16. Comp. Matt. xix. 13-15; Luke xviii. 15-17. Ver. 17-31. Comp. Matt. xix. 16-xx. 16 ; Luke xviii. 18-30. * Gen. ii. 24. f See Exod. xx. 12-17. MARK X. 99 24 of God ! And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answering again saith to them, Children, how 25 hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a 26 rich man to enter the kingdom of God. And they were beyond measure astonished, saying among themselves, Who 27 then can be saved ? Jesus looking upon them saith. With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God. 28 Peter began to say to him, Lo ! we left all, and have 29 followed thee. Jesus said. Truly do I say to you, There is no one who hath left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for the sake of me 30 and of the glad tidings, who will not receive a hundred- fold in the time that now is, houses, and brothers, and sis- ters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecu- 31 tions, and in the world to come everlasting life. But many who are first will be last; and the last first. 32 And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem ; and Jesus was leading the way ; and they were amazed, and they that followed were afraid. And again taking the twelve aside, he began to tell them what things were about 33 to befall him : Lo ! we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered up to tbe chief priests and to the scribes ; and they will condemn him to death, and 34 deliver him up to the gentiles ; and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and put him to death ; and after three days he will rise again. 35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying to him, Teacher, we would that thou shouldst 36 do for us whatever we shall ask thee. And he said to 37 them, What would ye that I should do for you? And Ver. 24. — how hard it is. Some manuscripts add, for those who trust in riches, &c. Ver. 32-34. Comp. Matt. xx. 17-19 ; Luke xviii. 31-34. Ver. 85-45. Comp. Matt. xx. 20-28. 100 MARK X. they said to him, Grant to us that we may sit, one on 38 thy right hand and one on thy left, in thy glory. But Jesus said to them, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the bap- 39 tism that I am baptized with ? And they said to him. We can. And Jesus said to them, Ye will drink the cup that I drink, and ye will be baptized with the baptism that T 40 am baptized with ; but to sit on my right hand or on my left is not mine to give, but it will be given to those for 41 whom it hath been prepared. And the ten hearing it 42 began to be much displeased with James and John. And Jesus, calling them to him, saith to them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the nations lord it over them, and their great men exercise a strict authority 43 over them. But it is not so among you ; but whoever de- sireth to become great among you, will be your minister ; 44 and whoever of you desireth to become first, will be ser- 45 vant of all ; for even the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many. 46 And they come to Jericho; and as he was going out of Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimseus, a blind beggar, was sitting by 47 the way-side. .And hearing that it was Jesus the Naza- rene, he began to cry out and say. Son of David, Jesus, 48 have pity on me ! And many sharply bade him be silent ; but he cried out the more, Son of David, have pity on me ! 49 And Jesus stopped, and said, Call him. And they call the blind man, saying to him. Be of good courage, rise, 60 he calleth thee. And throwing off his garment, he leaped 51 up, and came to Jesus. And Jesus answering said to him. What dost thou wish me to do for thee ? The blind man 52 said to him, My master, to restore my sight. And Jesus Ver. 46-52. Comp. Matt. xx. 29-34 ; Luke xviii. 35-43. MARK XI. 101 said to him, Go ; thy faith hath saved thee. And he im- mediately received his sight, and followed him on the road. XI. And when they were drawing near to Jerusalem and to Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two 2 of his disciples, and saith to them, Go to the village over against you ; and immediately on entering it ye will find a colt tied, on which no man hath yet sat ; loose and 3 bring it. And if any one say to you, Why do ye this ? say, The Lord hath need of it, and will immediately 4 send it back hither. And they went, and found the colt tied by the door without, on the street ; and they 5 loose it. And some of those who were standing there 6 said to them. What are ye about, loosing the colt ? And they said to them as Jesus had commanded ; and they let 7 them go. And they bring the colt to Jesus, and put their 8 garments on it ; and he sat upon it. And many spread their garments on the road ; and others boughs, having cut 9 them from the fields. And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, Hosanna ! Blessed is he that cometh 10 in the name of the Lord ! * Blessed is the coming king- dom of our father David ! Hosanna in the highest heav- ens! 11 And he entered Jerusalem, and the temple ; and having looked round on all things, the evening being now come, he went out to Bethany, with the twelve. 12 And on the morrow, when they had come from Beth- 13 any, he was hungry ; and seeing a fig-tree afar off having leaves, he went to see whether he might find anything on it ; and on coming to it he found nothing but leaves ; Chap. XI. 1-11. Comp. Matt. xxi. 1-11, 14-17; Luke xix. 28-44; John xiL 12-19. Ver. 11-14. Comp. Matt. xxi. 17-19. * See Ps. cxviii. 25, 26. 102 MARK XI. 14 for the season of figs had not come. And he answering said to it, Let no one eat fruit from thee henceforth for ever. And his disciples heard him. 15 And they come to Jerusalem. And he went into the temple, and began to cast out those who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money- 16 changers, and the seats of those who sold the doves ; and he suffered no one to carry any vessel through the tem- 17 pie. And he taught, and said to them, Is it not written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the 18 nations?* but ye have made it a den of robbers."! And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him ; for they feared him ; because all 19 the multitude was astonished at his teaching. And when it became late, he went out of the city. 20 And in the morning, as they were passing by, they 21 saw the fig-tree withered from the roots. And Peter re- membered and said to him, Rabbi, see ! the fig-tree which 22 thou didst curse is withered away. And Jesus answering 23 saith to them. Have faith in God. Truly do I say to you, that whoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou taken up, and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith will come to pass, he shall 24 have it. Therefore I say to you. All things whatever ye pray for and ask, believe that ye have obtained, and ye 25 shall have them. And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one, that your Father who is in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 27 And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he was Ver. 15-18. Comp. Matt. xxi. 12, 13; Luke xix. 45-48; John ii. 13-17. Ver. 19-26. Comp. Matt. xxi. 20-22. Ver. 24. — believe that ye have obtained; i.e. have faith in the Divine determination to bestow them. Chap. XI. 27-chap. XII. 12. Comp. Matt. xxi. 23-46 ; Luke xx. 1-19. * Isa. Ivi. 7. t See Jer. vii. 11. MARK XII. 103 walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests 28 and the scribes and the elders ; and they said to him, By what authority doest thou these things ? or who gave thee 29 this authority to do these things ? And Jesus said to them, I will ask you one question ; and answer me, and I will tell 30 you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me. 31 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say. Why then did ye not believe 32 him? But shall we say, From men? They feared the 33 people ; for all regarded John as truly a prophet. And they answered and said to Jesus, We do not know. And Jesus saith to them. Neither do I tell you by what author- ity I do these things. XII. And he began to speak to them in parables : A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower ; and let it out to husbandmen, 2 and went abroad. And at the season he sent to the hus- bandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husband- 3 men of the fruits of the vineyard. And they took him, and 4 beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. And again he sent to them another servant ; and him they wounded 6 in the head, and treated shamefully. And he sent another ; and him they killed ; and many others, beating some, and 6 killing some. Still he had one beloved son ; he sent him 7 last to them, saying. They will respect my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves. This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be 8 ours. And they took him and killed him, and cast him 9 out of the vineyard. What will the lord of the vine- yard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, 10 and will give the vineyard to others. And have ye not read this scripture: "The stone which the builders 11 rejected, the same hath become the corner-stone; from 104 MARK XII. the Lord did this come, and it is marvellous in our 12 And they sought to seize him, but feared the multitude ; for they knew that he spoke the parable against them. And they left him, and went away. 13 And they send to him some of the Pharisees and of 14 the Herodians, to ensnare him in speech. And they come and say to him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest for no one; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it law- 15 ful to give tribute to Csesar, or not ? Shall we give, or shall we not give ? But he, seeing their hypocrisy, said to them. Why are ye trying me ? Bring me a denary, that 16 I may see it. And they brought one. And he saith to them. Whose is this image and inscription ? And they 17 said to him, Caesar's. And Jesus said to them. Render to Csesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him ex- ceedingly. 18 Then come to him Sadducees, who say that there is no 19 resurrection ; and they asked him, saying. Teacher, Moses wrote to us, " If a man's brother die, and leave a wife and no child, his brother shall take his wife, and raise up seed 20 to his brother." t There were seven brothers ; and the 21 first took a wife, and dying left no seed. And the second took her and died, leaving no seed ; and the third likewise. 22 And the seven left no seed. Last of all, the woman also 23 died. In the resurrection, when they have risen, of which of them will she be wife ? for the seven had her for a wife. 24 Jesus said to them, Do ye not err on this account, that 25 ye know not the Scriptures, nor the power of God ? For when they have risen from the dead, they neither marry, Ver. 13-17. Comp. Matt. xxii. 15-22 ; Luke xx. 20-26. Ver. 18-27. Comp. Matt. xii. 23-33 ; Luke xx. 27-40. ♦ Ps- cxviii. 22. 23. f See Deut. xxv. 6, 6. MARK XII. 105 nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels in heaven. 26 And concerning the dead, that they are raised, have ye not read in the book of Moses, at the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, " I am the God of Abraham, and 27 the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob "?* He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Ye err greatly. 28 And one of the scribes came up, having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him. Which commandment is first of all ? 29 Jesus answered, The first is, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our 30 God is one Lord ; and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy 31 mind, and with all thy strength." f The second is this : " Thou shalt love tliy neighbor as thyself." X There is no 32 other commandment greater than these. And the scribe said to him, In truth, Teacher, thou hast well said, that He 33 is one^ and that there is no other but he ; and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as one's self, is more than all the whole burnt-offerings and the sacrifices. 34 And Jesus, perceiving that he answered wisely, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And after this no one dared to question him. 35 And Jesus answered and said, while he was teaching in the temple, How is it that the scribes say, that the Christ 36 is David's son? David himself said in the Holy Spirit, " The Lord said to my lord. Sit thou on my right hand, 37 till I make thine enemies thy footstool." § David himself calleth him lord ; and how can he be his son ? And the great multitude heard him gladly. Ver. 26. — at the Bush : i.e. at that part of the book of Moses, in which the narrative of the burning bush is contained. Ver. 28-34. Comp. Matt. xxii. 34-40. Ver. 35-37. Comp. Matt. xxii. 41-46 ; Luke xx. 41-44. * Exod. iii. 6. f Deut. vi. 4, 5. t Lev. xix. 18. § Ps. ex. 1. 106 MARK Xm. 38 And he said in his teaching, Beware of the scribes, whc like to walk about in long robes, and love salutations 39 in the markets, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and 40 the first places at feasts ; who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers. These will receive a far greater condemnation. 41 And he sat over against the treasury, and was behold- ing how the people cast money into the treasury. And 42 many that were rich were casting in much. And a cer- tain poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make 43 a farthing. And he called to him his disciples, and said to them. Truly do I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than all those who are casting into the trea- 44 sury. For they all threw in of their abundance ; but she out of her penury threw in all that she had, her whole living. xm. And as he went out of the temple, one of his disci- ples saith to him. Teacher, see ! what stones, and what 2 buildings ! And Jesus said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? There will not be left one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down. 3 And as he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, over against the temple, Peter and James and John and An- 4 drew asked him privately, Tell us, when will these things be ? and what will be the sign when all these things are 6 about to be accomplished? And Jesus began to say to 6 them. See that no one deceive you. Many will come in 7 my name, saying, I am He ; and will deceive many. And when ye hear of wars, and rumors of wars, be not troubled ; 8 they must come to pass ; but not yet is the end. For na- tion will rise against nation, and kingdom against king- Ver. 38-40. Comp. Matt, xxiii.; Luke xx. 45-47. Ver. 41-44. Comp. Luke xxi. 1—4. Chap. XIII. Comp. Matt, xxiv.; Luke xxi. 5-36. MARK Xin. 107 dom ; there will be earthquakes in divers jplaces ; there will be famines. These things are the beginning of travail -pains. 9 But do ye take heed to yourselves ; they will deliver you up to councils, and ye will be taken into synagogues and beaten ; and ye will be brought before governors and 10 kings for my sake, for a testimony to them. And the glad tidings must first be published to all the nations. 11 And when they lead you away to deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand as to what ye shall speak ; but what- ever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ; for it is 12 not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. And brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child ; and children will rise up against parents, and put them to 13 death. And ye will be hated by all on account of my name. But he that endureth to the end will be 14 But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not, — let him that readeth understand, — then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains ; 15 let not him that is on the house-top go down, nor enter, to 16 take anything out of his house ; and let not him that is in 17 the field turn back to take his garment. And woe to the women with child, and to those with children at the breast, 18 in those days ! And piay that it may not be in winter. 19 For those days will be a time of distress, such as hath not been from the beginning of the creation which God cre- 20 ated until now, nor shall be. And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved ; but for the sake of the chosen whom he chose, he shortened the days. 21 And then if any one shall say to you. See ! here is the Ver. 9-13. See Matt. x. 17-22. Ver. 11. See Luke xii. 11, 12. Ver. 15, 16. See Luke xvii. 31. Ver. 21. See Luke xvii. 23. 108 MARK XIV. 22 Christ; see! there; believe him not. For false Christs and false prophets will rise up, and will do signs and 23 wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the chosen. But do ye take heed ! I have told you all beforehand. 24 But in those days, after that distress, the sun will be 25 darkened, and the moon will not give her light ; and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers that are 26 in the heavens will be shaken. And then will they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power 27 and glory. And then will he send forth the angels, and will gather the chosen ones from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. 28 And from the fig-tree learn its parable. When its branch hath now become tender, and putteth forth its 29 leaves, ye know that summer is near. So also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that he is near, 30 at the doors. Truly do I say to you, that this genera- tion will not pass away, till all these things take place. 31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. 32 But that day or hour knoweth no one, not even the 33 angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father. Take heed, 34 W2,tch ; for ye know not when the time is. As a man go- ing abroad, having left his house and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, also commanded the porter 35 to watch, so also watch ye; for ye know not when the master of the house is coming, whether at evening, or at 36 midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning; lest 37 coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all : Watch. XIV. And two days after was the passover, and the feast of Chap. XIV. 1, 2. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 1-5; Luke xxii. 1, 2. MARK XIV. 109 unleavened bread ; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by craft, and put him 2 to death. For they said, Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people. 3 And when he was at Bethany, in the house of Si'mon the leper, as he was reclining at table, there came a woman having an alabaster bottle of ointment of pure spikenard, very precious ; and breaking the bottle, she poured it on 4 his head. And there were some that were much displeased, [and said] among themselves. Why is this waste of the 5 ointment made ? For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the 6 poor. And they chid her harshly. But Jesus said. Let her alone ; why do ye trouble her ? A good deed hath 7 she done for me. For the poor ye have always with you, and whenever ye will, ye can do good to them ; but me ye 8 have not always. She hath done what she could ; she hath 9 anointed my body beforehand for its burial. And truly do I say to you, Wherever the glad tidings shall be published throughout the whole world, this too which she hath done will be told for a memorial of her. 10 And Judas Tscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief 11 priests, that he might deliver him up to them. And they when they heard it were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought a good opportunity to deliver him up. 12 And on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, when they used to kill the passover, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou that we go and make ready for thee 13 to eat the passover ? And he sendeth forth two of his dis- ciples, and saith to them, Go into the city, and there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water ; follow him, Ver. 3-9. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 6-13; John xii. 1-8; Luke vii. 37, note. Ver. 10, 11. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 14-16 ; Luke xxii. 3-6. Ver. 12-25. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 17-29; Luke xxii. 7-38; John xiii. 110 MARK XIV. 14 and wherever he goeth in, say to the master of the house, The Teacher saith, Where is my guest-chamber, where I 15 may eat the passover with my disciples? And he will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared; and 16 there make ready for us. And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had told them ; and they made ready the passover. 17 And when it was evening, he cometh with the twelve. 18 And as they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, Truly do I say to you, that one of you will betray me, — 19 one that is eating with me. They began to be sorrow- 20 ful, and to say to him one by one, Is it I ? And he said to them, It is one of the twelve, one that is dipping with me 21 in the dish. For the Son of man indeed goeth away, as it hath been written concerning him ; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed ! Well were it for that man if he had not been born. 22 And as they were eating, he took a loaf, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said. Take ; this is 23 my body. And he took a cup, and having given thanks, 24 gave it to them ; and they all drank of it. And he said to them. This is my blood of the covenant, which is shed 25 for many. Truly do I say to you, I shall not drink here- after of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. 26 And having sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount 27 of Olives. And Jesus saith to them, Ye will all fall away from me ; for it is written, " I will smite the shepherd, and 28 the sheep will be scattered."* But after I have risen, I 29 will go before you into Galilee. But Peter said to him, 30 Even if all shall fall away, yet will not I. And Jesus saith to him. Truly do I say to thee, that even thou, to-day, on Ver. 26-52. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 30-56; Luke xxii. 39-53; John xviii. 1-11. * Zech. xiii. 7. MARK XrV. Ill this night, before a cock crow twice, wilt thrice deny me. 31 But he spoke the more vehemently : If I must die with thee, I will not deny thee. And so also said they all. 32 And they come to a place called Gethsemane ; and he 33 saith to his disciples, Sit here, while I pray. And he tak- eth with him Peter and James and John ; and began to be 34 in great consternation and anguish. And he saith to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death ; remain 35 here and watch. And going on a little farther, he fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it was possible, the hour 36 might pass from him. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee ! take away this cup from me. But not what I will, but what thou wilt. 37 And he cometh and findeth them sleeping ; and he saith to Peter, Simon, sleepest thou ? Couldst not thou watch 38 one hour? Watch, and pray that ye enter not into temptation ; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 39 And again he went away and prayed, saying the same 40 words. And returning, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy ; and they knew not what to answer him. 41 And he cometh the third time, and saith to them, Sleep on, and take your rest ! It is enough ! the hour is come : lo ! the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of 42 sinners. Rise, let us be going ; lo ! he that delivereth me up is at hand. 43 And .immediately, while he was yet speaking, cometh Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, and with him a multi- tude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the 44 scribes and elders. And his betrayer had given them a signal, saying, Whomever I shall kiss, he is the man ; seize 45 him, and lead him away securely. And on coming he im- mediately went up to him, and said. Rabbi ! and kissed him. 47 And they laid hands on him and seized him. And one of 112 MAEK XIV. those who stood by drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high-priest, and cut off his ear. 48 And Jesus answering said to them. Ye have come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs, to take me. 49 I was daily with you in the temple, teaching, and ye did not lay hands on me ; but [thus it is], that the Scriptures 50 may be fulfilled. And all forsook him and fled. 51 And there followed him a certain young man having a linen cloth wrapped round his naked body ; and they laid 62 hold of him. And he left the linen cloth behind, and fled naked. 53 And they led Jesus away to the high-priest ; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes come together. 54 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the court of the palace of the high-priest, and was sitting with the officers, and warming himself at the Aire. 65 And the chief priests and the whole council sought for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death ; and 66 they found none. For many bore false witness against 67 him, but their testimonies did not agree together. And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, 68 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another not 69 made with hands. And not even so did their testimony 60 agree. And the high -priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Dost thou make no answer to what 61 these men testify against thee ? But he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the high-priest asked him, and saith to him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed ? 62 And Jesus said, I am; and ye will see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of Power, and coming with the 63 clouds of heaven. Then the high-priest rent his gar- Ver. 53-72. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 57-75; Luke xxii. 54-71; John xviii. 12-27. MARK XV. 113 ments, and said, What further need have we of wit- 64 nesses ? Ye have heard the blasphemy ; what think ye ? And they all condemned him as deserving the punish- ment of death. 65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face and buffet him, and say to him, Prophesy ! And the offi- cers, with blows, took him in charge. 66 And as Peter was below in the court, there cometh one 67 of the maid-servants of the high-priest ; and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, Thou 68 too wast with the Nazarene, Jesus. But he denied, say- ing, I do not know nor understand what thou sayest. And he went out into the fore-court; and a cock crew. 69 And the maid-servant, seeing him, began again to say to 70 those who were standing by. This is one of them. And he denied it again. And shortly after, those who were standing by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of 71 them ; for thou art a Galilaean. But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. 72 And immediately a cock crew a second time. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus had said to him, Before a cock crows twice, thou wilt thrice deny me. And when he thought thereon, he wept. XV. And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests, hav- ing held a consultation with the elders and the scribes, and the whole council, bound Jesus, and carried him away, 2 and delivered him up to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, Art thou the king of the Jews ? And he answering saith 3 to him, I am. And the chief priests brought many charges 4 against him. And Pilate asked him again. Dost thou make no answer? See what things they are testifying Chap. XV. 1-15. Comp. Matt, xxvii. 1-26; Luke xxiii. 1-25; John xviii. 28-40. 8 114 MARK XV. 5 against thee! But Jesus made no further answer; so that Pilate marvelled. 6 Now at the feast he was wont to release to them one 7 prisoner, whom they might ask. And there was one named Barabbas, who lay bound with insurgents who had com- 8 mitted murder in the insurrection. And the multitude, coming up, began to ask him to do as he had been wont 9 to do for them. And Pilate answered them, saying, Will 10 ye that I release to you the king of the Jews ? For he knew that for envy the chief priests had delivered him 11 up. But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that 12 he should rather release to them Barabbas. And Pilate answering again said to them, What then would ye have me do with him whom ye call the king of the Jews ? \l And they cried out again, Cnicify him ! Then Pilate said to them. Why, what evil hath he done ? And they cried 15 out the more. Crucify him! And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the multitude, released to them Barabbas ; and, when he had scourged Jesus, delivered him up to be crucified. 16 And the soldiers led him away into the court, which is the Prsetorium ; and they call together the whole band. 17 And they clothe him with purple, and having platted a 18 crown of thorns, they put it on him. And they began 19 to salute him : Hail, king of the Jews ! And they struck him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and 20 kneeling down, did him homage. And after they had made sport of him, they stripped him of the purple robe, and put his own garments on him. 21 And they lead him out to crucify him. And they com- pel one Simon a Cyrensean, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to Ver. 16-41. Comp. Matt, xxvii. 27-56; Luke xxiii. 26-49; John xix. 1-30. MARK XV. 115 22 carry his cross. And they bring him to the place Gol- 23 gotha ; which is, when interpreted, Place of a Skull. And they gave him wine mingled with myrrh ; but he did not 24 take it. And they crucify him, and divide his garments, 25 casting lots for them, what each should take. And it was 26 the third hour when they crucified him. And on the cross the inscription of the charge against him was written: 27 "The king of the Jews." And with him they crucify two robbers ; one on his right hand, and one on his left. 29 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha ! thou that destroyest the temple, and build- 30 est it up in three days, save thyself, and come down from 31 the cross. In like manner also the chief priests, with the scribes, making sport among themselves, said. He saved 32 others, cannot he save himself? Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him were reviling him. 33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness 34 over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani? which is, when interpreted. My God, my 35 God, why hast thou forsaken me ? * And some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, See ! he is calling for 36 Elijah. And one ran and filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, Hold ! Let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down. % And Jesus, having uttered a loud cry, expired. And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the 39 bottom. And the centurion who stood over against him, seeing that he so expired, said, Truly this man was the Son of God. 40 There were also women looking on from a distance ; * Ps. xxii. 1. 116 MARK XVI. among whom was Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the 41 mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome ; who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and rendered him their services ; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem. 42 And evening having now come, because it was the 43 preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, Joseph of Arimathgea, an honorable councillor, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, came, and boldly went 44 in to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate wondered that he was already dead ; and calling to him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been long dead. 45 And having been informed by the centurion, he gave the 46 body to Joseph. And having bought fine linen, he took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a tomb which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone 47 to the door of the tomb. And Mary the Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid. XVI. And when the sabbath was past, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, 2 that they might come and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb at the 3 rising of the sun. And they said to one another, Who wiU roll away for us the stone from the door of the 4 tomb? And looking up they see that the stone had been 5 rolled back ; for it was very large. And they entered the tomb, and saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were af- 6 frighted. But he saith to them. Be not aff'righted; ye seek Jesus the Nazarene who was crucified; he hath Ver. 42-47. Comp. Matt, xxvii. 57-61 ; Luke xxiii. 50-56 ; John xix. 38-42. Chap. XVI. 1-8. Comp. Matt, xxviii. 1-8; Luke xxiv. 1-11; John xx. 1,2. MARK XVI. 117 risen ; he is not here ; behold the place where they laid 7 him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, that he is going before you into Galilee ; there ye will see him, as 8 he said to you. And they went out, and fled from the tomb ; for trembling and amazement had seized them, and they said nothing to any one ; for they were terrified. [The remaining twelve verses, according to Tiscliendorf and others, made originally no part of Mark's Gospel. As the passage was added very early, however, since it is referred to by Irenaeus in the latter part of the second century, it is here given, as an ap- pendix.] 9 And having risen early, on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary the Magdalene, out of whom he 10 had cast seven demons. She went and reported it to those who had been with him, who were mourning and weeping, 11 And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, did not believe. 12 After this, he manifested himself in another form to two 13 of them as they walked, going into the country. And they went and reported it to the rest ; and even them they did not believe. 14 Afterward he manifested himself to the eleven them- selves, as they were reclining at table, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had 15 risen. And he said to them. Go ye into all the world, and 16 preach the glad tidings to the whole creation. He that believeth and is baptized will be saved ; but he that doth 17 not believe will be condemned. And these signs will ac- Ver. 9-11. Comp. Matt, xxviii. 9, 10; John xx. 1, 11-18. Ver. 12, 13. Comp. Luke xxiv. 13-35. Ver. 14-18. Comp Luke xxiv. 36-49; John xx. 19-23; Acts i. 3-8. 118 MARK XVI. company believers : In my name they will cast out demons ; 18 they will speak with new tongues ; they will take up ser- pents ; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them ; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover. 19 So then, the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down on the right hand 20 of God ; and they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs which followed it. Ver. 19. Comp. Luke xxiv. 50-53 ; Acts i. 9-12. ACCORDING TO LUKE. I. Inasmuch as many have undertaken to arrange a nar- rative of those things which are fully believed among us, 2 even as they were delivered to us by those who were eye- witnesses from the beginning and became ministers of the 3 word, it seemed good to me also, having accurately traced up all things from the first, to write to thee a connected ac- 4 count, most excellent Theophilus, that thou mightst know the exact truth with regard to those things in which thou wast instructed. 6 There was in the days of Herod, king of Judoea, a cer- tain priest named Zachariah, of the course of Abijah ; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name 6 was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances 7 of the Lord blameless. And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both far advanced 8 in years. And it came to pass, that, while he was serv- 9 ing as priest before God in the order of his course, ac- cording to the custom of the priesthood the lot fell to him to go into the temple of the Lord and burn the incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people was praying with- 11 out at the time of the incense. And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right of the altar of 12 incense. And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and 13 fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him. Fear not, Zachariah ; for thy prayer was heard, and thy wife Eliza- 120 LUKE I. beth shall bear thee a son ; and thou shalt call his name 14 John. And thou wilt have joy and gladness, and many 15 will rejoice for his birth. For he will be great in the sight of the Lord ; and will drink neither wine nor strong drink ; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his 16 very birth. And many of the sons of Israel will he turn 17 to the Lord their God. And he will go before his face in the spirit and jDower of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to children,* and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people. 18 And Zachariah said to the angel, Whereby shall I know this ? for I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced 19 in years. And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee these glad tidings. 20 And lo! thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, until the day when these things shall come to pass, be- cause thou didst not believe my words, which will be ful- 21 filled in their season. And the people were looking for Zachariah, and wondering that he remained so long in the 22 temple. And on coming out, he was not able to speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple ; and he was beckoning to them, and remained speechless. 23 And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration 24 were completed, that he returned to his house. And after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself 25 five months, saying, Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me to take away my re- proach among men. 26 And in her sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from Ver. 14. And thou vnlt have, &c. Possibly, And he will he to thee, &c. * See Mai. iv. 5, 6. LUKE I. 121 27 God to a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin be- trothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of 28 David ; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored ! 29 the Lord is with thee. And she was troubled at the words, 30 and was considering what this salutation could mean. And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary ; for thou hast found 31 favor with God. And lo ! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, 32 and bear a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his 33 father ; and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for 34 ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, since I know 35 not a man ? And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee ; wherefore the holy one 36 that is to be born will be called the Son of God. And lo ! Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth mouth with her who 37 is called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God. 38 And Mary said, Lo, the handmaid of the Lord ! May it be to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. 39 And Mary arose and went in those days into the hill- 40 country with haste, into a city of Judah. And she en- tered the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elizabeth. 41 And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the saluta- tion of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb ; and 42 Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and cried out with a loud voice, and said. Blessed art chou among wo- 43 men ; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb ! And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to Ver. 27. Comp. Matt. i. 18. Ver. 31. Comp. Matt. i. 21. 122 LUKE I. 44 me ? For lo ! as soon as the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, the babe leaped in my womb in exultation. 45 And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord. 15 And Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord, and my 48 spirit hath exulted in God my Saviour; for he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaiden. For lo ! 49 from this time all generations will call me blessed; for the ]VIighty One hath done great things for me ; and holy 50 is his name ; and his mercy is from generation to genera- 51 tion on them that fear him. He hath wrought mightily with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the device 52 of their heart. He hath cast down princes from thrones, 53 and exalted men of low degree. The hungry he hath filled with good things, and the rich he hath sent away empty. 54 He hath given help to Israel his servant, in remembrance of his mercy toward Abraham and his offspring for ever, 55 as he spoke to our fathers. 56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. 57 Now Elizabeth's full time came that she should be de- 58 livered ; and she brought forth a son. And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard tliat the Lord had showed great mercy toward her ; and they rejoiced with her. 69 And it came to pass that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child ; and they were about to call him 60 Zachariah, after the name of his father. And his mother 61 answering said, Not so ; but he shall be called John. And they said to her. There is no one of thy kindred that is 62 called by this name. And they made signs to his father, 63 how he would have him named. And he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, saying. His name is John. And 64 they all marvelled. And his mouth was opened immedi- ately, and his tongue was loosed ; and he spoke, blessing LUKE II. 123 65 God. And fear came on all that dwelt around them; and all these things were talked of throughout the whole 66 of the hill-country of Judtea. And all that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What then will this child be ? For the hand of the Lord was with him. 67 And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, 68 and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord, the God of 69 Israel ! for he hath visited and redeemed his people, and hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of 70 David his servant, — as he spoke by the mouth of his holy 71 prophets of old, — salvation from our enemies, and from the 72 hand of all that hate us, to accomplish his mercy toward 73 our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant, the oath 74 which he swore to Abraham our father, to grant to us, that being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we might 75 worship him without fear, in holiness and righteousness 76 before him, all our days. And thou, child, shalt be called a prophet of the Most High ; for thou shalt go in advance 77 before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the remission of 78 their sins through the tender mercy of our God, whereby 79 the day-spring from on high hath visited us, to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. 80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit ; and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel. II. And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should 2 be registered. (This registering was the first made while 3 Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be 4 registered, each to his own city. And Joseph also \Aent up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he 5 was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered 124 LUKE II. with Mary who had been betrothed to him, who was with child. 6 . And it came to pass, while they were there, that the 7 days for her delivery were completed. And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swathing- clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, and keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them ; and they were in great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, Fear not ; for lo ! I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to the whole peo- 11 pie ; for to you hath been born this day, in the city of Da- 12 vid, a Saviour, who is the Christ, the Lord. And this shall be the sign to you : Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swath- 13 ing-clothes, [lying] in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising 14 God, and saying, " Glory to God in the highest, and on 15 earth peace among men of good will!" And it came to pass, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said one to another, Let us go at once to Bethlehem, and see that which hath come 16 to pass, which the Lord hath made known to us. And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and 17 the babe lying in the manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad what had been told them 18 concerning this child. And all who heard wondered at 19 the things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her 20 heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and prais- ing God for all which they had heard and seen, as had been told them. Ver. 6, 7. Corap. Matt. i. 25, ii. 1. •LUKE II. 125 21 And when eight days were completed for him to be cir- cumcised, his name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 22 And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought him to Jeru- 23 salem to present him to the Lord, as it is written in the law of the Lord : " Every first-born male shall be called 24 holy to the Lord,"* and to offer a sacrifice, according to what is directed in the law of the Lord : " A pair of tur- tle doves, or two young pigeons." f 25 And lo ! there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon ; and he was a righteous and devout man, waiting for the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was 26 upon him ; and it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he had seen 27 the Christ of the Lord. And he came in the Spirit into the temple ; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, ^ he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and said. Lord! now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to li thy word ; for mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which 32 thou hast prepared before the face of all the peoples ; a light to enlighten the gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Israel. 33 And his father and his mother marvelled at what was 34 spoken concerning him. And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign 35 that will be spoken against; — yea, a sword will pierce through thine own soul, — that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. Ver. 35. — may he revealed. The meaning probably is, that what caused the anguish of Mary, namely, the death of her son, would cause the thoughts of many hearts to be manifested by faith or want of faith in him who was crucified. * Exod. xiii. 2. t Lev. xii. 8. 126 LUKE 11. 36 And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Pha- nuel, of the tribe of Asher ; she was of great age, and had 37 lived with a husband seven years from her virginity ; and she was a widow eighty-four years old, who never left the temple, worshipping with fastings and prayers night 38 and day. And she came up at this very time, and gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. 39 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their 40 own city Nazareth. And the child grew, and waxed strong, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him. 41 Now his parents used to go yearly to Jerusalem at the 42 feast of the passover. And when he was twelve years old, 43 and they went up, after the custom of the feast, and had completed the days, on their returning, the child Jesus tar- ried behind in Jerusalem ; and his parents did not know 44 it, but, supposing him to be in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and 45 acquaintance ; and not finding him, they returned to Jeru- 46 salem in search of him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking 47 them questions. And all who heard him were astonished 48 at his understanding and his answers. And when they saw him, they were amazed ; and his mother said to him. Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I 49 have been seeking thee in much distress. And he said to them. Why is it that ye have been seeking me ? Did ye not know that I must be about my Father's business? 60 And they understood not what he spoke to them. Ver. 39. Comp. Matt. ii. 22. Ver. 49. — about my Father^ s business ? Possibly, in my Father^s house f LUKE m. 127 61 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these 62 things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. in. Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias 2 tetrarch of Abilene, when Annas and Caiaphas were high- priests, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacha- 3 riah, in the wilderness. And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance 4 for the remission of sins ; as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet : " The voice of one cry- ing in the wilderness. Prepare the way of the Lord, 5 make straight his paths! Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low ; and the crooked places shall be made straight, and the rough ways 6 smooth ; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God." * 7 He said therefore to the multitudes that came forth to be baptized by him. Brood of vipers, who warned you to 8 flee from the coming wrath ? Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance ; and begin not to say within your- selves, -We have Abraham for our father ; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up 9 children to Abraham. And already also is the axe lying at the root of the trees ; every tree therefore that bear- eth not good fruit is to be cut down, and cast into the fire. 10 And the multitudes asked him, saying. What then must 11 we do ? He answered and said to them. He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none ; and he that Chap. III. 1-22. Comp. Matt. iu. 1-17; Mark i. 1-11. * Isa. xl. 3-5. 128 LUKE ni. 12 hath food, let him do likewise. And there came also pub- licans to be baptized, and said to him, Teacher, what must 13 we do ? And he said to them, Exact no more than hath 14 been ordered you. And soldiers also asked him, saying, And what must we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no one, accuse no one falsely, and be content with your wages. 15 And while the people were in expectation, and all weie considering in their hearts concerning John, whether he 16 were the Christ, John answered and said to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I is coming, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose ; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit 17 and in fire. His winnowing-shovel is in his hand to thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and gather the wheat into his garner ; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire. 18 And giving many other exhortations he published the glad tidings to the people. 19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on ac- count of Herodias the wife of his brother, and on account 20 of all the evil deeds which Herod had done, added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison. 21 And it came to pass, when all the people had been bap- tized, and Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying, 22 that the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit de- scended upon him in a bodily shape as a dove; and a voice came from heaven : " Thou art my beloved Son ; with thee I am well pleased." 23 And Jesus himself was, when he began, about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, 24 who was the son of Heli, who was the son of Matthath, Ver. 19, 20. Comp. Matt. xiv. 3-5 ; Mark vi. 17-20. Ver. 23. — loJien he began; i.e. his ministry. Ver. 23-38. Comp. Matt. i. 1-17. LUKE III. 129 who was the son of Levi, who was the son of Melchi, who 25 was the son of Jannai, who was the son of Joseph, who was the son of Mattathias, who was the son of Amos, who was the son of Nahum, who was the son of Esli, who was 26 the son of Naggai, who was the son of Maath, who was the son of Mattathias, who was the son of Shimei, who was 27 the son of Josech, who was the son of Joda, who was the son of Joanan, who was the son of Rhesa, who was the son of Zerubbabel, who was the son of Shealtiel, who was 28 the son of Neri, who was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Addi, who was the son of Kosam, who was the son 29 of Ehnadam, who was the son of Er, who was the son of Jesus, who was the son of Eliezer, who was the son of Jo- rim, who was the son of Matthath, who was the son of 30 Levi, who was the son of Simeon, who was the son of Ju- dah, who was the son of Joseph, who was the son of Jonam, 31 who was the son of Eliakim, who was the son of Melea, who was the son of Menna, who was the son of Mattatha, who was the son of Nathan, who was the son of David, 32 who was the son of Jesse, who was the son of Obed, who was the son of Boaz, who was the son of Salma, who was 33 the son of Nahshon, who was the son of Amminadab, who was the son of Admin, who was the son of Arni, who was the son of Hezron, who was the son of Pharez, who was 34 the son of Judah, who was the son of Jacob, who was the son of Isaac, who was the son of Abraham, who was the 35 son of Terah, who was the son of Nahor, who was the son of Serug, who was the son of Reu, who was the son of Peleg, who was the son of Eber, who was the son of She- 36 lah, who was the son of Cainan, who was the son of Ar- phaxad, who was the son of Shem, who was the son of 37 Noah, who was the son of Lamech, who was the son of Methuselah, who was the son of Enoch, who was the son of Jared, who was the son of Mahalaleel, who was the 38 son of Cainan, who was the son of Enos, who was the 9 130 LUKE IV. son of Seth, who was the son of Adam, who was the son of God. IV. And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the 2 Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness forty days, tempted by the Devil. And he ate nothing in those 3 days ; and when they were ended, he was hungry. And the Devil said to him. If thou art the Son of God, command 4 this stone that it become a loaf of bread. And Jesus an- swered him, It is written, " Not on bread alone shall man 6 live."* And taking him up, he showed him all the king- 6 doms of the world in a moment of time. And the Devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, arid their glory ; because to me it hath been delivered, and I give 7 it to whomever I will. If thou then wilt worship me, it 8 shall all be thine. And Jesus answering said to him. It is written, " Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." f 9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him. If thou art the Son 10 of God, cast thyself down from hence ; for it is written, " He will give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard 11 thee ; and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou 12 mayst not dash thy foot against a stone." $ And Jesus answering said to him, It hath been said, " Thou shalt not 13 make trial of the Lord thy God."§ And when he had brought every temptation to an end, the Devil departed from him for a season. 14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee; and there went out a report concerning him 15 through all the surrounding country. And he taught in their synagogues, honored by all. Chap. IV. 1-13. Comp. Matt. iv. 1-11; Mark i. 12, 13. Ver. 14, 15. Comp. Matt. iv. 12 ; Mark i. 14, 15. * Deut. viii. 3. f Deut. vi. 13. J Ps. xci. 11, 12. § Deut. vi. 16. LUKE IV. 131 16 And he came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue 17 on the sabbath-day ; and stood up to read. And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah ; and unrolhng the book, he found the phice where it was writ- 18 ten, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he hath sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recov- ering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty the oppressed, 20 to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."* And roll- ing up the book, he gave it back to the attendant, and sat down ; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed 21 upon him. And he began to say to them, To-day hath 22 this scripture been fulfilled in your ears. And they all spoke in his praise, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded from his mouth ; and they said. Is not 23 this Joseph's son? And he said to them. Ye will doubt- less say to me this proverb, "Physician, heal thyself;" whatever things we have heard of as having been done 24 in Capernaum, do here too in thy own country. And he said. Truly do I say to you. No prophet is acceptable 25 in his own country. But I tell you in truth, that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land; 26 and yet to none of them was Elijah sent, but to Sarepta 27 in Sidonia, to a woman that was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian. 28 And all in the synagogue, when they heard this, were 29 filled with wrath. And they rose up, and forced him out Ver. 16-31. Comp. Matt. xiii. 53-58 ; Mark vi. 1- * Isa. Ixi. 1, 2; Iviii. 6. 132 LUKE IV. of the city and took him to the brow of the hill on which 30 their city was built, to cast him down headlong ; but he, passing through the midst of them, went away. 31 And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, 32 and was teaching them on the sabbath. And they were astonished at his teaching ; for his word was with au- 33 thority. And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a 34 loud voice. Ha ! what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth ? Thou hast come to destroy us. I know 35 who thou art, the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him down in the midst, and came out of 36 him, having done him no hurt. And all were amazed ; and they spoke with one another, saying, What kind of word is this, that with authority and power he com- 37 mandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out ? And there went out a report concerning him into every place of the surrounding country. 38 And he arose and went from the synagogue into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was seized 39 with a great fever ; and they besought him for her. And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and waited on them. 40 And when the sun was setting, all who had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him ; and he laid 41 his hands on every one of them, and healed them. And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and did not suffer them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. Ver. 31. Comp. Matt. iv. 13. Ver. 31-37. Comp. Mark i. 21-28. Ver. 32. See Matt. vii. 28, 29. Ver. 38-41. Comp. Matt. viii. 14-16 ; Mark i. 29-34. LUKE V. 133 42 And when it was day, he went out, and betook himself to a desert place ; and the multitudes went in search of him; and they came to him, and would have prevented 43 him from leaving them. But he said to them, I must pub- lish the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other 44 cities also ; because for this I was sent forth. And he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee. V. And it came to pass, as the multitude was pressing upon him and hearing the word of God, that he was standing 2 by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats standing by the lake ; but the fishermen had gone out of them, and 3 had washed the nets. And going into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And sitting down in the boat, he taught the multitudes. 4 And when he had done speaking, he said to Simon Put out into deep water, and let down your nets for a 6 draught. And Simon answering said. Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing; but at thy word I will let 6 down the nets. And having done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes ; and their nets began to break. 7 And they beckoned to their partners in the other boat, to come and help them ; and they came, and filled both the 8 boats, so that they began to sink. And Simon Peter seeing it fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying. Depart 9 from me. Lord, for I am a sinful man. For he and all that were with him were amazed at the draught of fishes 10 which they had taken ; and so were also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; henceforth thou 11 shalt catch men. And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him. Ver. 42-44. Comp. Mark i. 35-39. Chap. V. 1-11. Comp. Matt. iv. 18-22; Mark i. 16-20. 134 LUKE V. 12 And it came to pass, when he was in one of the cities, lo ! a man full of leprosy ; and seeing Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying. Lord, if thou wilt, 13 thou canst cleanse me. And he put forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will ; be thou cleansed. And im- 14 mediately the leprosy left him. And he charged him to tell no one: but go, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing as Moses commanded, for a 15 testimony to them. But so much the more went abroad the report concerning him; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities. 16 But he was wont to withdraw to desert places, and pray. 17 And it came to pass on a certain day, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teach- ers of the law, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judgea, and from Jerusalem ; and the power of the 18 Lord was present that he might heal. And lo ! men brought on a bed a man that was palsied ; and they en- deavored to bring him in, and to set him before him. 19 And not finding any way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the house-top, and let him down through the tiling with the couch into the midst be- 20 fore Jesus. And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins 21 have been forgiven thee. And the scribes and the Phari- sees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh 22 blasphemies ? Who can forgive sins but God alone ? But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered and said to 23 them, What are ye thinking in your hearts? Which is easier ? to say. Thy sins have been forgiven thee ? or to 24 say. Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins, — he said to the palsied man, — 1 say to thee, Arise, and take Ver. 12-16. Comp. Matt. viii. 2-4 ; Mark i. 40-45. Ver. 17-26. Comp. Matt. ix. 1-8; Mark ii. 1-12. LUKE V. 135 25 up thy couch, and go to thy house. And he immedi- ately rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and went away to his house, giving glory to God. 26 And amazement seized them all, and they gave glory to God, and were filled with fear, saying. We have seen strange thiugs to-day. 27 And after these things he went out, and saw a publi- can named Levi, sitting at the custom-house ; and he said 28 to him, Follow me. And leaving everything, he arose and 29 followed him. And Levi made a great feast for him at his house, and there was a great company of publicans and 30 others, who were reclining at table with them. And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying. Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and 31 sinners ? And Jesus answering said to them. They who are well do not need a physician, but they who are sick. 32 I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance. 33 And they said to him. The disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees ; 34 but thine eat and drink. But Jesus said to them. Can ye make the companions of the bridegroom fast while the 35 bridegroom is with them? But the days will come — and when the bridegroom is taken from them, then 36 will they fast in those days. And he spoke also a parable to them : No one taketh a patch from a new garment and putteth it upon an old one ; for then both the new garment would be rent, and the patch from the 37 new garment would not match with the old. And no one putteth new wine into old skins ; for the new wine would burst the skins, and would itself run out, and 38 the skins would be spoilt. But new wine must be put Ver. 27-39. Comp. Matt. ix. 9-17 ; Mark ii. 14-22. 136 LUKE VI. 39 into new skins. And no one, having drunk old wine, desireth new ; for he saith, The old is good. VI. And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he was going through grain-fields ; and his dis- ciples plucked the ears of grain, and ate them, rubbing 2 them with their hands. And some of the Pharisees said. Why are ye doing that which it is not lawful to do on 3 the sabbath ? And Jesus answering them, said. Have ye not even read what David did, when he was himself hun- 4 gry, and they who were with him ? how he went into the house of God, and took and ate the show-bread, and gave it also to those who were with him, which it is not lawful 5 for any to eat but the priests alone ? And he said to them, The Son of man is lord even of the sabbath. 6 And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue, and taught; and there was a man there 7 whose right hand was withered. And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching whether he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him. 8 But he knew their thoughts ; and he said to the man having the withered hand, Rise, and stand up in the 9 midst. And he arose, and stood up. And Jesus said to them, I ask you whether it is lawful on the sabbath 10 to do good, or to do evil ; to save life, or to kill ? And looking round on them all, he said to him. Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored. 11 But they were filled with madness, and conferred with one another as to what they should do to Jesus. 12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into the mountain to pray ; and he continued all night in prayer 13 to God. And when it was day, he called to him his dis- Chap. VI. 1-5. Coinp. Matt. xii. 1-8 ; Mark ii. 23-28. Ver. 6-11. Comp. Matt. xii. 9-14; Mark iii. 1-6. Ver. 12-16. Comp. Matt. x. 1-4; Mark iii. 13-19. LUKE VI. 137 ciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom he also 14 named apostles ; Simon, whom he named Peter, and An- drew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and 15 Bartholomew, and Matthew and Thomas, and James the 16 son of Alphseus, and Simon called the zealot, and Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a 17 traitor. And he came down with them, and stood on a level place with a great multitude of his disciples, and a great crowd of the people from all Judosa and Jerusa- lem and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to 18 hear him, and to be healed of their diseases. And they 19 that were harassed with unclean spirits were cured. And the whole multitude sought to touch him, because power went out of him and healed all. 20 And raising his eyes toward his disciples, he said, Blessed are ye poor ; for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are ye that hunger now ; for ye will be filled. 22 Blessed are ye that weep now ; for ye will laugh. Blessed are ye when men hate you, and when they exclude you, and revile and cast out your name as evil, on account of 23 the Son of man. Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy ; for lo ! your reward is great in heaven ; for thus their fathers did to the prophets. 24 But woe to you that are rich! for ye have received 25 your consolation. Woe to you that are full now ! for ye will hunger. Woe to you that laugh now ! for ye will 26 mourn and weep. Woe, when all men speak well of you ! for so did their fathers of the false prophets. 27 But I say to you who hear : Love your enemies ; do 28 good to those who hate you ; bless those who curse you ; 29 pray for those who are spiteful to you. To him that smiteth thee on one cheek, offer also the other ; and him Ver. 17-19. See Matt. iv. 24, 25; xii. 15, 16; Mark iii. 7-12. Ver. 20-49. Comp. Matt, v.-vii. 138 LUKE VI. that taketh away thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat 30 also. Give to every one that asketh of thee ; and from him that taketh away thy goods, demand them not again. 31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also in like manner to them. 32 And if ye love those who love you, what thanks do ye deserve ? for sinners also love those who love them. 33 For if ye do good to those who do good to you, what 34 thanks do ye deserve ? even sinners do the same. And if ye lend to those from whom ye expect to receive, what thanks do ye deserve? even sinners lend to sinners, to 35 receive as much in return. But love your enemies, and do good and lend, despairing of no one ; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High ; for 36 he is kind to the unthankful and wicked. Be merciful, as your Father is merciful. 37 And judge not, and ye will not be judged ; and con- demn not, and ye will not be condemned ; forgive, and ye 38 will be forgiven ; give, and it will be given to you ; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will men give into your bosom ; for with what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you in return. 39 And he spoke also a parable to them: Can the blind 40 lead the blind ? "Will they not both fall into a ditch ? A disciple is not above his teacher ; but every one when fully instructed will be as his teacher. 41 And why dost thou look at the mote in thy brother's eye, and not perceive the beam that is in thine own eye ? 42 How canst thou say to thy brother. Brother, let me take Ver. 35. — despairing of no one. In many manuscripts, escpeciing noth- ing in return. Or, possibly, despairing of nothing. Ver. 37. — forgive, &c. The Greek term here seems to have special ref- erence to the release of a creditor from arrest. Comp. Matt, xviii. 27. Ver. 39. See Matt. xv. 14. Ver. 40. See Matt. x. 24 ; John xiii. 16, xv. 20. LUKE VII. 139 out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself per- ceivest not the beam in thine own eye ? Hypocrite ! fii-st cast the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to take out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. 43 For there is no good tree that beareth bad fruit; and again, 44 there is no bad tree that beareth good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit ; for from thorns men do not gather figs, nor from a bramble-bush do they gather grapes. 45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bring- eth forth that which is good ; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil; for out of the abundance of his heart his mouth speaketh. 46 But why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things 47 which I say ? Every one that cometh to me and heareth my sayings and doeth them, I will show you whom he is 48 like. He is like a man building a house, who dug deep, and laid its foundation on a rock ; and when a flood arose, the stream dashed against that house, and could not shake 49 it; because it was well built. But he that heareth and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation ; against which the stream dashed, and it fell at once, and the ruin of that house was great. Vn. When he had ended all his discourse in the hearing 2 of the people, he entered Capernaum. And a certain cen- turion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and about 3 to die. And having heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, and besought him to come and save 4 his servant. And they came to Jesus, and besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldst do 6 this for him; for he loveth our nation, and himself built 6 the synagogue for us. And Jesus went with them. And Ver. 43-45. See Matt. xii. 33-35. Chap. VII. 1-10. Comp. Matt. viii. 5-13. 140 LUKE YII. when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying, Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am 7 not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof; on which account I did not think myself worthy to come to thee ; but command with a word, and let my servant be 8 healed. For even I am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me; and I .say to this one, Go, and he goeth ; and to another, Come, and he cometh ; and to ray 9 servant, Do this, and he doeth it. And Jesus hearing this, wondered at him ; and turning round said to the multitude that followed him, I say to you. Not even in Israel have I 10 found such faith. And they who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant well. 11 And it came to pass the day after, that he was going to a city called Nain ; and many of his disciples were with 12 him, and a great multitude. And as he came near the gate of the city, lo ! there was carried out dead an only son of his mother, and she was a widow ; and a great multitude 13 from the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, 14 Weep not. And he came up, and touched the bier ; and they who bore it stood still ; and he said. Young man, I 15 say to thee. Rise. And he that was dead sat up and began 16 to speak ; and he gave him to his mother. And fear seized on all, and they gave glory to God, saying, A great prophet hath risen up among us ; and, God hath visited his people. 17 And this report about him went forth in all Judaea, and in all the neighboring country. 19 And the disciples of John told him all these things. And calling to him two of his disciples, John sent them to the Lord, saying, Art thou he that is to come, or are we to 20 look for another? And the men came to him and said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying. Art thou Ver. 18-35. Comp. Matt. xi. 2-19. LUKE vn. 141 » 21 he that is to come, or are we to look for another ? In that hour he cured many of diseases, and plagues, and evil 22 spirits, and to many who were blind he gave sight. And he answered and said to them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard ; that the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, 23 to the poor good tidings are brought; and blessed is he, whoever shall find no occasion of stumblins in me. 24 And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What have ye gone out into the wilderness to see ? the reeds 25 shaken by the wind ? But what have ye gone out to see ? a man clothed in soft raiment ? Lo ! they who wear gorgeous apparel, and live luxuriously, are in kings' 26 palaces. But what have ye gone out to see? A prophet? 27 Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, " Lo ! I send my messenger before thy 28 face, who shall prepare thy way before thee." * I say to you, Among those born of women there is no greater prophet than John; but he that is least in the kingdom 29 of God is greater than he. And all the people when they heard him, and the publicans, acknowledged God as righteous by being baptized with the baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God toward themselves, not being baptized by him. 31 To what then shall I compare the men of this genera- 32 tion, and what are they like ? They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance ; we sung 33 a dirge, and ye did not weep. For John the Baptist hath come not eating bread, nor drinking wine ; and ye say, 34 He hath a demon. The Son of man hath come eating and drinking ; and ye say. Behold, a glutton and a wine-bib- * Mai. iii. 1. 142 LUKE VII. 35 ber, a friend of publicans and sinners ! But wisdom is acknowledged by all her children. 36 And one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him ; and he went into the Pharisee's house, and reclined 37 at the table. And lo ! a woman who was in the city, a sinner, learning that he was at table in the Pharisee's 38 house, brought an alabaster-bottle of ointment, and stand- ing behind at his feet, weeping, began to wet his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed 39 his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. And the Pharisee who had invited him, when he saw this, said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would know who, and what sort of woman, this is that toucheth 40 him ; for she is a sinner. And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he 41 saith, Teacher, say on. A certain money-lender had two debtors ; one owed five hundred denaries, and the other 42 fifty. When they had nothing to pay, he freely remitted the debt of both. Which of them, now, will love him 43 the most? Simon answering said. He, I suppose, to whom he remitted the most. And he said to him, Thou 44 hast judged rightly. And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered thy house, no water didst thou give me for my feet ; but she wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair. 45 No kiss didst thou give me ; but she, from the time I 46 came in, did not cease to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst not anoint ; but she anointed my feet 47 with costly ointment. Wherefore, I say to thee, her Ver. 37. — alabaster-bottle: having probably a long, narrow neck, sealed, which the woman in Mark xiv. 3 is said to have broken off, instead of re- moving the seal ; thus indicating her eager devotedness, and her intention not to reserve any part of its contents for herself. The ointment was liquid, though distinguished from oil in ver. 46 as being more valuable, probably on account of its strong and costly perfume. LUKE VIII. 143 many sins have been forgiven ; for she loved much ; but 48 he to whom little is forgiven loveth little. And he said to 49 her, Thy sins have been forgiven. And those who were at table with him began to say within themselves, Who is 50 this that even forgiveth sins ? But he said to the woman. Thy faith hath saved thee ; go in peace. VIII. And it came to pass afterward, that he journeyed through cities and villages, preaching and publishing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God ; and the twelve were 2 with him, and certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom 3 had come seven demons, and Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who af- forded them aid frond their substance. 4 And a great multitude collecting together, and people from the cities going out to him, he spoke by a parable : 5 A sower went forth to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way- side ; and they were trodden 6 down, and the birds of the air devoured them. And others fell upon rocky ground ; and when they had sprung up 7 they withered away, because they had no moisture. And others fell among thorns ; and the thorns sprung up with 8 them, and choked them. And others fell upon good ground, and sprung up, and bore fruit, a hundred -fold. While saying these things, he cried aloud. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9 And his disciples asked him what this parable meant. 10 And he said. To you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to others [these things are spoken] in parables ; that while seeing they may not see, and while hearing they may not understand.* Chap. VIII. 4-18. Comp. Matt. xiii. 1-52; Mark iv. 1-34. * See Isa. vi. 9, 10. 144 LUKE VIII. 11 Now the meaning of the parable is this. The seed is 12 the word of God. Those by the way-side are they that hear ; then cometh the Devil and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. 13 Those on the rocky ground are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy ; and these have no root ; and for a while they believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 14 And those seeds which fell among the thorns, these are they who, when they have heard, go away and are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring 15 no fruit to perfection. But the seeds on the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, when they have heard the word^ hold it fast, and bear fruit with constancy. 16 And no one having lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed ; but setteth it on a lamp- 17 stand, that those who come in may see the light. For nothing is secret, that will not be made manifest; nor 18 hidden, that will not be known, and come to light. Take heed therefore how ye hear; for whoever hath, to him will be given; and whoever hath not, from him will be taken even what he seemeth to have. 19 And his mother and his brothers came where he was, 20 and could not get to him on account of the crowd. And word was brought to him, Thy mother and thy brothers 21 stand without, desiring to see thee. And he answering said to them, My mother and my brothers are these, who hear the word of God, and do it. 22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a boat with his disciples, and said to them. Let us go over to the other side of the lake ; and they put off. Ver. 16. See Matt. v. 15, and Luke xi. 33. Ver. 17. See Matt. x. 26, and Luke xii. 2. Ver. 19-21. Comp. Matt. xii. 46-50 ; Mark iii, 31-35. Ver. 22-39. Comp. Matt. viii. 16, 18, 23-34; Mark iv. 35-v. 20. LUKE VIII. 145 23 But as they were sailing, he fell asleep. And there came down a storm of wind on the lake, and they were filling 24 with water, and were in jeopardy. And they came and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we are perishing! And he rose, and rebuked the wind, and the surging of 25 the water ; and they ceased, and there was a calm. And he said to them. Where is your faith? And they were afraid, and wondered, saying one to another. Who then is this, that he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him ? 26 And they sailed to the country of the Gergesenes, 27 which is over against Galilee. And when he had landed, there met him a certain man out of the city who had de- mons, and for a long time had worn no clothes, and abode 28 not in a house, but in the tombs. And seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice. What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not tor- 29 ment me. For he was about to command the unclean spirit to come out of the man; for it had possessed him for a long time, and he had been kept bound and secured with chains and fetters ; and bursting the bands, he had 30 been driven by the demon into the wilderness. And Je- sus asked him, saying, What is thy name ? And he said, 31 Legion ; because maiiy demons had entered into him. And they besought him not to command them to go away into 32 the abyss. Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain ; and they besought him to permit 33 them to go into them. And he permitted them. And the demons coming out of the man went into the swine ; and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were 34 drowned. And the herdsmen, seeing what was done, fled, 35 and told the news in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what had been done. And they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had 10 146 LUKE Vm. gone out sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, at the feet 36 of Jesus ; and they were afraid. And they who had seen it told them how he that was possessed by demons 37 was made well. And the whole multitude in the sur- rounding country of the Gergesenes besought him to depart from them ; for they were seized with great fear. 38 And he went on board a boat and returned. And the man out of whom the demons had gone besought him that he might be with him. But he sent him away, 39 saying. Return to thy house, and tell what great things God hath done for thee. And he went and published through the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him. 40 And it came to pass when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed him; for they were all waiting for 41 him. And lo ! there came a man, named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue ; and falling at the feet 42 of Jesus, he besought him to come into his house; for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. 43 And as he went, the multitudes thronged him. And a woman who had had an issue of blood twelve years, and had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not 44 be cured by any one, came up behind and touched the fringe of his garment; and immediately her issue of 45 blood ceased. And Jesus said, Who touched me? And when all denied it, Peter and those with him said, Master, the multitudes are thronging thee, and pressing against 46 thee. But Jesus said, Some one touched me; for I per- 47 ceived that power went out from me. And the woman, seeing that she was discovered, came trembling, and fall- ing down before him declared before all the people for Ver. 35. — at the feet of Jesus; i.e. listening as a disciple. Ver. 40-56. Comp. Matt. ix. 1, 18-26; Mark v. 21-43. LUKE IX. 147 what cause she had touched him, and how she was cured 48 immediately. And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee well; go in peace. 49 While he was yet speaking, there cometh one from the house of the ruler of the synagogue, saying, Thy daugh- 60 ter is dead ; trouble not the Teacher any further. But Jesus hearing this, answered him. Fear not; only believe, 51 and she will be made well. And going into the house, he suffered no one to go in with him but Peter and John and James, and the father of the maiden, and the mother. 62 And all were weeping, and lamenting for her. But he 53 said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeping. And they 54 laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. But he took hold of her hand, and called aloud, saying, Maiden, 05 arise ! And her spirit returned, and she immediately arose. 56 And he ordered food to be given to her. And her parents were amazed. But he charged them to tell no one what had been done. IX. And he called together the twelve, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God, 3 and to heal. And he said to them, Take nothing for the journey, neither a staff, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money, 4 nor have two coats apiece. And into whatever house ye enter, there abide, and from it take your departure. 6 And whoever shall not receive you, shake off, when ye leave that city, even the dust from your feet as a testimony 6 against them. And they departed, and went through the towns publishing the glad tidings, and performing cures everywhere. 7 And Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was taking Chap. IX. 1-5. Comp. Matt. x. 5-] 5; Mark vi. 7-11. Ver. 6. Comp. Mark vi. 12, 13. Ver. 7-9. Comp. Matt. xiv. 1, 2 ; Mark vi. 14-16. 148 LUKE IX. place, and was perplexed; because it was said by some 8 that John had risen from the dead; and by some, that Elijah had appeared ; and by others, that one of the old 9 prophets had risen. But Herod said, John I beheaded; but who is this, about whom I hear such things ? And he sought to see him. 10 And the apostles returned and told him what they had done; and taking them with him, he withdrew privately 11 to a city called Bethsaida. But the multitudes, when they knew it, followed him ; and he welcomed them, and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who 12 had need of healing. And when the day began to decline, the twelve came and said to him. Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages around, and the open country, and lodge, and get food; for we are here in a 13 desert place. But he said to them. Do ye give them food. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we ourselves should go and buy food for 14 all these people. They were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples. Make them lie down in com- 15 panics of fifty. And they did so, and made them all 16 lie down. Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke and gave them to the disciples to set before the 17 multitude. And they ate, and were all filled ; and what remained to them of fragments was taken up, twelve bas- kets. 18 And it came to pass as he was in a private place pray- ing, that his disciples were with him ; and he asked them, 19 saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am ? And they answering said, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and 20 others, that one of the old prophets hath risen. And he Ver. 10-17. Corap. Matt. xiv. 13-21; Mark vi. 30-44; John vi. 1-13. Ver. 18-27. Comp. Matt. xvi. 13-28; Mark viii. 27-ix. 1. LUKE IX. 149 said to them, But who do ye say that I am ? And Peter 21 answering said, The Christ of God. But he strictly charged them, and commanded them to tell this to no 22 one ; saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and rise again on the third day. 23 And he said to all. If any one chooseth to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily, and 24 follow me. For whoever chooseth to save his life, will lose it ; and whoever loseth his life for my sake, he will 25 save it. For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole 26 world, and lose or forfeit * himself ? For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his glory, and 27 that of his Father, and of the holy angels. And I tell you in truth, that there are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the king- dom of God. 28 And it came to pass about eight days after this discourse, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and 29 went up into the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was changed, 30 and his raiment became white and glistening. And lo ! two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah ; 31 who appeared in glory, and spoke of his departure which 32 he was about to fulfil in Jerusalem. But Peter and those who were with him were weighed down with sleep. But - when they awoke, they saw his glory, and the two men S3 that stood with him. And it came to pass as they were parting from him, that Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, Ver. 28-45. Comp. Matt. xvii. 1-23 ; Mark ix. 2-32. Ver. 32. — when they awoke. Possibly, havinff kept awake. 150 LUKE IX. one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah ; — 34 not knowing what he said. But as he was saying this, there came a cloud and overshadowed them; and they 85 were afraid as they entered the cloud. And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my chosen 36 Son ; hear him." And when the voice had come, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it secret, and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen. 37 And it came to pass that on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude 38 met him. And lo ! a man from the multitude cried out, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son, for 39 he is my only child ; and lo ! a spirit seizeth him, and suddenly crieth out, and convulseth him so that he foam- eth, and it departeth from him hardly, taking away all his 40 strength. And I besought thy disciples to cast it out, 41 and they could not. And Jesus answering said, O un- believing and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring thy son hither. 42 And while he was yet coming, the demon threw him down, and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the un- clean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him to 43 his father. And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they were all wondering at all the things 44 which he did, he said to his disciples. As for you, let these words sink into your ears ; for the Son of man is about 46 to be delivered up into the hands of men. But they knew not the meaning of these words, and it was hid- den from them, that they might not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about these words. 46 And there arose a reasoning among them, which of 47 them was greatest. And Jesus knowing the reasoning Ver. 46-60. Comp. Matt. x^^. ; Mark ix. 33-50. LUKE IX. 151 48 of their heart, took a child and set him by his side, and said to them. Whoever receiveth this child in my name, receiveth me; and whoever receiveth me, receiveth him who sent me. For he that is least among you all, he is great. 49 And John answering said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because 60 he doth not follow in our company. But Jesus said to him. Forbid him not ; for he that is not against you is for you. 61 And it came to pass, when the time was near for his being received up, that he himself steadily set his face 62 to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers before him ; and they went and entered a city of the Samaritans, to 63 make ready for him. And they did not receive him, because his face was as if he were going to Jerusa- 64 lem. And the disciples James and John, on seeing it, said, Lord, wilt thou have us bid fire come down from 65 heaven, and consume them ? But he turned and rebuked 56 them. And they went to another village. 67 And as they were travelling on the way, one said to 68 him, I will follow thee wherever thou goest. And Jesus said to him. The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have lodging-places; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 69 And he said to another. Follow me. But he said. Suffer 60 me first to go and bury my father. And he said to him, Let the dead bury their own dead ; but go thou and carry the tidings of the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, I will follow thee. Lord ; but first let me bid farewell to those who are in my house. Ver. 51. See Matt. xix. 1 ; Mark x. 1 ; John vii. 10. Ver. 55. Some manuscripts and many versions add, and said, Ye hum not of what spirit ye are. Ver. 67-60. See Matt. viii. 19-22. 152 LUKE X. 62 And Jesus said to him, No one who looketh back after putting his hand to the plough is fit for the kingdom of God. X. After these things, the Lord appointed also seventy others, and sent them two and two before him into every city and place where he himself was about to come. 2 And he said to them, The harvest is great, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest 3 to send forth laborers for his harvest. Go forth ; lo ! I 4 send you as lambs into the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals ; salute no one by the way. 5 And into whatever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to 6 this house. And if a son of peace be there, your peace 7 shall rest upon it; if not, it shall return to you. And abide in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give; for the laborer is worthy of his 8 wages. Do not go from house to house. And into what- ever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat what is set 9 before you, and heal the sick that are therein, and say to 10 them. The kingdom of God hath come near to you. But into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go 11 out into its streets and say, Even the dust of your city that cleaveth to our feet we wipe off' to you ; but know 12 this, that the kingdom of God hath come near. And I tell you, that it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, 13 than for that city. Woe to thee, Chorazin ! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago 14 have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than 15 for you. And thou, Capernaum ! shalt thou be exalted to heaven ? thou shalt be brought down to the underworld. Chap. X. 2. See Matt. ix. 37, 38. — Ver. 3-12. See Matt. x. 5-16.— Ver. 13-15. See Matt. xi. 21-23. LUKE X. 153 16 He that hearkeneth to you, hearkeneth to me ; and he that rejecteth you, rejecteth me ; but he that rejecteth me, re- jecteth him that sent me. 17 And the seventy returned with joy, saying. Lord, even 18 the demons are subject to us in thy name. And he said to them, I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning. 19 Lo ! I have given you power to tread on serpents and scor- pions, and over all the might of the enemy ; and nothing 20 shall by any means hurt you. Yet rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you ; but rejoice that your names have been written in heaven. 21 In that hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes. Yea, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. And turning to the 22 disciples he said. All things were delivered to me by my Father; and no one knoweth who the Son is, but the Father ; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom it is the will of the Son to reveal him. 23 And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye are seeing. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye are seeing, and saw them not ; and to hear the things which ye are hearing, and heard them not. 25 And lo ! a certain lawyer stood up to try him, saying, 20 Teacher, what shall T do to inherit everlasting life ? And he said to him. What is written in the Law ? How read- 27 est thou ? And he answering said " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, Ver. 18. I saw Satan fall, &c.; i.e. while the apostles were engaged in their work. Ver. 21, 22. Comp. Matt. xi. 25-27. Ver. 23, 24. See Matt. xiii. 16, 17. 154 LUKE X. and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and 28 thy neighbor as thyself."* And he said to him, Thou 29 hast answered rightly ; do this, and thou shalt live. But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is 30 my neighbor? Jesus answering said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers; who after stripping him of his raiment, and 31 wounding him, departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance a certain priest was going down on that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 And in like manner also a Levite, having arrived at the place, came and saw, and passed by on the other side. .33 But a certain Samaritan, as he was journeying, came where he was, and when he saw him, had compassion, 34 and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and setting him on his own beast, brought 35 him to an inn, and took care of him. And the next day, he took out two denaries and gave them to the host, and said. Take care of him ; and whatever thou spendest 36 more, I, when I come back, will repay thee. Which of these three, dost thou think, was neighbor to him that 37 fell among the robbers ? And he said, He that took pity on him. Then said Jesus to him. Go, and do thou like- wise. 38 And it came to pass, as they journeyed, that he entered into a certain village ; and a certain woman, named Mar- "39 tha, received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the feet of the Lord, and 40 listened to his word. But Martha was cumbered about much serving ; and she came to him, and said. Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone ? 41 Tell her therefore to help me. But the Lord answer- ing said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and * Deut. vi. 5 ; Lev. xix. 18. LUKE XI. 155 42 troubled about many things. But one thing is needful. For Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her. XL And it came to pass, as he was in a certain place praying, that when he ceased one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disci- 2 pies. And he said to them. When ye pray, say, Father ! 3 hallowed be thy name ; thy kingdom come ; give us day 4 by day our daily bread ; and forgive us our sins, for even we ourselves forgive every one that is indebted to us ; and lead us not into temptation. 6 And he said to them. Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, 6 Friend, lend me three loaves ; for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set 7 before him ? And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not; the door is now shut, and I and my 8 children are in bed ; I cannot rise and give thee. I say to you, though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise 9 and give him as many as he needeth. And I say to you. Ask, and it will be given you ; seek, and ye will find; 10 knock, and the door will be opened to you. For every one that asketh, receiveth ; and he that seeketh, findeth ; 11 and to him that knocketh, the door will be opened. And what father is there among you, who, if his son ask for bread, will give him a stone ? or if he ask for a fish, will 12 instead of a fish give him a serpent ? or, if he ask for an 13 egg, will give him a scorpion ? If ye then, though evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him ! Chap. XI. 2-4. See Matt. vi. 9-13. Ver. 9-13. See Matt. vii. 7-11. 156 LUKE XI. 14 And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came to pass, when the demon had gone out, that 15 the dumb man spoke. And the multitudes wondered. But some of them said, He casteth out the demons through 16 Beelzebul, the prince of the demons ; and others, to make 17 trial of him, asked of him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them. Every king- dom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and 18 house divided against house falleth. And if Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? For ye say that I cast out the demons through Beelze- 19 bul. But if I cast out the demons through Beelzebul, through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore 20 shall they be judges of you. But if I cast out the de- mons through the finger of God, then hath the kingdom 21 of God already come to you. When a strong man 22 armed guardeth his palace, his goods are in peace; but when one stronger than he cometh upon him and over- cometh him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein 23 he trusted, and divideth his spoils. He that is not with mo is against me ; and he that gathereth not with me scatter- 24 eth abroad. When the unclean spirit is gone out from a man, it goeth through dry places, seeking rest ; and find- ing none, it saith, I will return to my house whence I 25 came out. And on coming, it findeth it swept and put in 26 order. Then it goeth, and taketh with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they enter in, and dwell there; and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. 27 And it came to pass, as he was saying these things, that a certain woman lifted up her voice from the crowd, Ver. 14-32. Comp. Matt. xii. 22-45; Mark iii. 22-30. Ver. 17. — and house divided against house falleth. Otherwise, and house Jalleth upon house. LUKE XI. 157 and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and 28 the breasts from which thou drewest nourishment. But he said, Blessed rather are they that hear the word of God and keep it. 29 And when the crowds were thronging about him, he be- gan to say, This generation is a wicked generation ; it seek- eth a sign ; and no sign will be given it, but the sign of 30 Jonah. For as Jonah was a sign to the Nmevites, so will 31 also the Son of man be to this generation. The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them ; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solo- mon; and lo! something more than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah ; and lo ! something more than 33 Jonah is here. No one when he has lighted a lamp, puts it into a secret place, or under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand, that they who come in may see the light. 34 The lamp of the body is thine eye. When thine eye is clear, thy whole body also is in the light ; but when it 35 is disordered, thy body also is in darkness. Take heed therefore, that the light which is within thee be not dark- 36 ness. If then thy whole body is enlightened, having no part dark, the whole will be as fully enlightened, as when a lamp with its bright shining giveth thee light. 37 And when he had done speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him. And he went m and reclined at the 38 table. And the Pharisee, seeing it, wondered that he did 39 not bathe before dinner. But the Lord said to him, Now ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and the plat- Ver. 33. See Matt. v. 15 ; Mark iv. 21 ; Luke viii. 16. Ver. 34-36. See Matt. vi. 22, 23. Ver. 39-52. See Matt, xxiii. 4-36. 158 LUKE XI. ter; but your inside is full of rapacity and wickedness. 40 Fools, did not he who made the outside, make the inside 41 also ? But give what they contain in alms, and lo ! all t2 is clean to you. But woe to you Pharisees ! for ye pay tithes of the mint, and the rue, and every herb ; and pass by justice and the love of God. These ought ye to have 43 done, and not to leave those undone. Woe to you Phari- sees ! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and 44 salutations in the markets. Woe to you, for ye are as tombs which are unseen, and men walking over them know it not. 45 And one of the lawyers answering saith to him, Teacher, in saying these things, thou revilest us also. 46 And he said. To you lawyers also, woe ! for ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves 47 touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. Woe to you ! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your 48 fathers killed them. So then ye bear witness to and ap- prove the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed 49 them, and ye are building [their tombs]. Therefore the wisdom of God also said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute ; 50 that the blood of all the prophets, which hath been shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this 61 generation ; from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zech- ariah, who was slain between the altar and the temple. Yea, I tell you, it will be required of this generation. 62 Woe to you lawyers ! because ye have taken away the key of knowledge ; ye have not entered yourselves, and those who were entering ye have hindered. 63 And as he came out thence, the scribes and the Phari- sees began to be very spiteful, and to press him to speak 54 off hand about many things, lying in wait to catch some- thing out of his mouth. LUKE XII. 159 XII. In the mean time, when the multitude was gathered together in myriads, so that thej trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the 2 leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. But there is nothing covered, that will not be revealed ; and hid, 3 that will not be known. Therefore, whatever ye have said in darkness, will be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in closets, will be proclaimed 4 upon the house-tops. And I say to you my friends, Fear not those who kill the body, and after this can 5 do nothing more. But I will warn you whom to fear ; fear him who after he hath killed hath power to cast 6 into hell ; yea, I say to yon. fear liim. Are not five spar- rows sold for two pennies ? and not one of them is for- 7 gotten before God. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows. 8 And I say to you. Every one that acknowledgeth me before men, him will the Son of man also acknowledge 9 before the angels of God. But he that hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God. 10 And every one that shall speak a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but to him that hath blasphemed against the Holy Spirit, it will not be for- 11 given. And when they bring you to the synagogues and the magistrates and the authorities, be not anxious as to how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall 12 say; for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say. 13 And one from the multitude said to him. Teacher, bid Chap. XII. 2-9. See Matt. x. 26-33. Ver. 2. See also Mark iv. 22 ; Luke viii. 17. Ver. 10. See Matt. xii. 31, 32 ; Mark iii. 28, 29. Ver. 11, 12. See Matt. x. 19, 20; Mark xiii. 11. 160 LUKE XII. 14 my brother divide the inheritance with me. But he said to him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you ? 15 And he said to them. Take heed and beware of all covet- ousness ; for even when one hath great abundance, his life doth not depend upon his possessions. 16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying. The ground 17 of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do? for 18 I have not where to store my crops. And he said, This will I do ; I will pull down my barns, and build greater ; and there will I store all my crops and my 19 goods ; and I will say to my soul. Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years ; take thine ease, eat, drink, 20 be merry. But God said to him. Fool ! this night will thy soul be required of thee ; and whose will those things 21 be which thou hast laid up? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God. 22 And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for the life, what ye shall eat; nor for 23 the body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than 24 its food, and the body than its raiment. Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap ; which have neither store-house, nor barn ; and God feedeth them. 25 Of how much greater value are ye than the birds ! And who of you can by anxious thought add a cubit to his 26 life? If then ye cannot do even that which is least, why are ye anxious about the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, that they neither spin nor weave ; and yet I say to you. Not even Solomon in all his 28 glory was arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the herbage in the field, which is to-day, and to- morrow is cast into an oven, how much more will he 29 clothe you, O ye of little faith ! And seek not ye what Ver. 22-31. See Matt. vi. 25-33. LUKE XU. 161 ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink ; and be not of a 30 doubtful mind. For all these things do the nations of the world seek after ; and your Father knoweth that ye 31 have need of these things. But rather seek his kingdom, and these things will also be given you. 32 Fear not, little flock ! for it is your Father's good pleas- 33 ure to give you the kingdom. Sell what ye have, and give alms. Make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief 34 approacheth, nor moth destroyeth. For where your treas- ure is, there will your heart be also. 35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burn- 36 ing ; and be yourselves like men waiting for the return of their lord from the wedding; that when he cometh and 37 knocketh, they may open to him immediately. Happy are those servants, whom their lord when he cometh shall find watching ; truly do I say to you, that he will gird himself, and place them at table, and will come and wait on them. 38 And if in the second, or if in the third watch, he cometh 39 and findeth them thus, happy are they. And be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have suffered his 40 house to be broken through. Be ye also ready ; for at an hour when ye think not the Son of man cometh. 41 And Peter said to him. Lord, dost thou speak this para- 42 ble to us, or also to all ? And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful, the wise steward, whom his lord will place over his household, to give the portion of food in due 43 season ? Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he 44 cometh, shall find so doing. I say to you in truth, that 45 he will place him in charge of all his substance. But if that servant say in his heart. My lord is long in coming ; Ver. 33, 34. See Matt. vi. 20, 21. Ver. 35-46. See Matt. xxv. 1; xxiv. 42-51. 11 162 LUKE Xn. and begin to beat the men-servants and maid-servants, 46 and to eat and drink and be drunken, the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with 47 the unfaithful. And that servant who knew his lord's will, and did not make ready, nor do according to his will, 43 will be beaten with many stripes ; but he that knew not and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few. And from every one to whom much hath been given, will much be required; and to whom much hath been entrusted, of him will the more be demanded. 49 I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I 50 wish, if it hath been already kindled? But I have a baptism to be baptized with ; and how is my soul trou- 61 bled, till it be accomplished ! Think ye that I came to give peace in the earth? I tell you, nay, but rather 52 division. For from this time forth five in one house will be divided, three against two, and two against three. 63 They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother ; the mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 64 And he said also to the multitudes, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, ye say at once, A shower is 55 coming ; and it is so ; and when ye perceive the south wind blowing, ye say. It will be hot; and it cometh to 56 pass. Hypocrites ! ye know how to judge of the face of the earth and the sky; but how is it that ye know not how to judge of this time? 57 And. why even of yourselves do ye not judge what 68 is right? When thou art going with thine adversary Ver. 49. — what do 1 wish; i.e. in regard to my coming to send fire, &c. Ver. 51-53. See Matt. x. 34-36. Ver. 54-56. See Matt. xvi. 2, 3. Ver. 58, 59. See Matt. v. 26, 26. LUKE XIII. 163 at law to the magistrate, take pains, while on the way, to be released by him; lest he drag thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer 69 cast thee into prison. I tell thee, Thou wilt not come out thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite. XIII. There were present also at the same time some who told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate mingled 2 with their sacrifices. And he answering said to them. Do ye think that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they have suffered such things? 3 I tell you, nay ; but unless ye repent, ye will all in like 4 manner perish. Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, nay ; but unless ye repent, ye will all in like manner perish. 6 He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard ; and he came seeking 7 fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he to the vine-dresser, Lo ! three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and have found none ; cut it down ; why 8 cumbereth it the ground? And he answering saith to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig 9 about it, and dung it; and if it bear fruit hereafter, well ; but if not, thou shalt cut it down. 10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on 11 the sabbath. And lo ! there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years ; and she was bent 12 together, and wholly unable to lift herself up. And Jesus, seeing her, called to her, and said to her, Woman, 13 thou art set free from thy infirmity. And he laid his hands on her; and immediately she stood upright, and 14 gave glory to God. But the ruler of the synagogue answering, being filled with indignation because Jesus 164 LUKE XIII. had performed a cure on the sabbath, said to the multi- tude, There are six days in which it is proper to work ; on those therefore come and be cured, and not on the 15 sabbath-day. But the Lord answered him and said, Hypocrites, doth not each of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away and water 16 him? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abra- ham, whom Satan hath bound, lo ! for eighteen years, to 17 be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day? And on his speaking thus, all his adversaries were ashamed ; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. 18 He said therefore. To what is the kingdom of God 19 like ? and to what shall I compare it ? It is like a grain of mustard, which a man took, and cast into his garden ; and it grew, and became a tree, and the birds of the air lodged in its branches. 20 And again he said, To what shall I liken the king- 21 dom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 22 And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, 23 and journeying towards Jerusalem. And one said to him, Lord, are there few that are to be saved? And 24 he said to them. Strive to enter in through the narrow door; for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and 25 will not be able. When once the master of the house shall have risen, and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I know not whence 26 ye are ; then will ye begin to say. We ate and drank in 27 thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets. And he will say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are ; depart Ver. 18-21. See Matt. xiii. 31-33. Ver. 18, 19. See Mark iv. 30-32. LUKE XIV. 165 28 from me, all ye workers of iniquity. There- will be wail- ing and gnashing of teeth there, when ye see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom 29 of God, and yourselves thrust out. And from the east and the west and the north and the south will men come, and take their places at table in the kingdom of 30 God. And lo ! there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last. 31 In the same hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Depart, and go hence ; for Herod designeth to kill 32 thee. And he said to them, Go, tell that fox, Lo ! I cast out demons and perform cures to-day and to-morrow, and 33 on the third day I make an end. But to-day and to-mor- row and the next day I must go on ; for it cannot be that 34 a prophet should perish out of Jerusalem. Jerusalem ! Je- rusalem ! that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those who are sent to her ! How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her brood under her 35 wings, and ye would not ! Lo ! your house is abandoned to you. I declare to you. Ye will not see me until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. XIV. And it came to pass, when he had come into the house of one of the chief men of the Pharisees on the sabbath 2 to eat bread, that they were watching him. And lo ! there was a certain man before him, who had the dropsy. 3 And Jesus answering spoke to the lawyers and Phari- sees, saying, Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath, or not ? 4 But they were silent. And taking hold of him, he cured 5 him, and sent him away. And he answered them and said, Who is there of you, who, if his son or his ox fall into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on Ver. 84, 35. See Matt, xxiii. 37-39, 166 LUKE XIV. 6 the sabbath-day ? And they could make no answer to this. 7 And he spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he observed how they chose out the highest places 8 at the table, saying to them, When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not take the highest place, lest one more honorable than thou may have been invited by him ; and he who invited thee and him come and say to 9 thee, Give place to this man ; and then thou wilt begin 10 with shame to take the lowest place. But when thou art invited, go and recline in the lowest place, that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher. Then wilt thou have honor in the presence 11 of all who are at table with thee. For every one that exalteth himself will be humbled; and he that humbleth himself will be exalted. 12 And he said also to him who invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, do not invite thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors ; lest they too invite thee in return, and a 13 recompense be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind; 14 and thou shalt be blessed, because they cannot recom- pense thee; but thou shalt be recompensed at the resur- rection of the righteous. 16 And one of those who were at table with him, hear- ing this, said to him. Blessed is he who shall eat bread 16 in the kingdom of God. And he said to him, A certain 17 man made a great supper, and invited many. And at the hour of supper he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited. Come, for things are now ready. 18 And all with one accord began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of land, and must needs go out and see it; I pray that I may be 19 excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of LUKE XIV. 16T oxen, and am going out to try them ; I pray that I may 20 be excused. And another said, I have married a wife, 21 and therefore I cannot come. And the servant came, and reported these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, the blind, and the 22 lame. And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst com- 23 mand hath been done, and yet there is room. And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house 24 may be filled. For I say to you, that none of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper. 25 And great multitudes were going with him ; and he 26 turned and said to them. If any one cometh to me, and hateth not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he 27 cannot be my disciple. Whoever doth not bear his own 28 cross and follow me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, doth not sit down ■first and count the cost, whether he hath the means to 29 finish it ? lest haply when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to make sport of 30 him, saying, This man began to build, and was not able 31 to finish. Or what king, setting out to give battle to an- other king, will not first sit down and consider whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against 32 him with twenty thousand ? Else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an embassy, and asketh con 33 ditions of peace. So likewise, whoever of you doth not 34 forsake all that he hath, cannot be my disciple. Salt then is good ; but if the salt itself have lost its savor, 35 wherewith shall it be seasoned ? It is fit neither for the Ver. 26, 27. See Matt. x. 37, 38. Ver. 34, 35. See Matt. v. 13 ; Mark ix. 50. 168 LUKE XV. land, nor for the dung-hill; men cast it out. He that hath ears, let him hear. XV. And all the publicans and the sinners were draw- 2 ing near to him, to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sin- 3 ners, and eateth with them. And he spoke to them 4 this parable, saying, What man of you having a hun- dred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after that which 5 is lost, until he findeth it? And when he hath found 6 it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he hath come home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have 7 found my sheep which was lost. I say to you, that in like manner there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety-nine righteous men who have no need of repentance. 8 Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and 9 search carefully till she findeth it? And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me ; for I have found the piece 10 which I lost. I say to you, that thus there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. 12 He said also, A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of the property that falleth to me. And he 13 divided to them his living. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and went abroad into a far country ; and there wasted his substance in 14 riotous living. And when he had spent all, there arose Ver. 3-7. See Matt, xviii. 12-14. LUKE XV. 169 a great famine in tliat country; and he began to be 15 in want. And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his 16 fields to feed swine. And he longed to fill himself with the husks that the swine ate ; and no one gave to him. 17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, 18 and I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned 19 against Heaven and before thee ; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son ; make me as one of thy hired servants. 20 And he arose, and went to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran and fell on his neck, 21 and kissed him. And the son said to him. Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before thee ; I am no 22 longer worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants. Bring out the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on 23 hi^ feet. And bring the fatted calf; kill it, and let us 24 eat and make merry. For this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found. And they began to make merry. 25 Now his elder son was in the field ; and as he came and 26 drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And caUing one of the servants, he inquired what these things 27 meant. And he said to him. Thy brother is come ; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath re- 28 ceived him safe and sound. But he was angry, and would not go in ; and his father came out, and entreated him. 29 And he answering said to his father, Jjil for so many Ver. 16. — hushs. More literally, carohs; i.e. the unshelled fruit of the carob-tree. .- 170 LUKE XVI. years have I served thee, and never transgressed thy command; and yet to me thou never gavest a kid, that 30 I might make merry with my friends. But as soon as this thy son came, who devoured thy living with harlots, 31 thou didst kill for him the fatted calf. And he said to him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. 32 It was meet that we should make merry and be glad ; for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. XVI. And he said also to the disciples, There was a cer- tain rich man, who had a steward ; and the same was ac- 2 cused to him as wasting his goods. And he called him, and said to him. What is this that I hear of thee ? Give an account of thy stewardship ; for thou canst be no longer 3 steward. Then the steward said within himself. What shall I do, now that my lord taketh away from me the steward- 4 ship ? I cannot dig, I am ashamed to beg. I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, 5 I may be received into their houses. So he called to him every one of his lord's debtors, and said to the 6 first, How much dost thou owe my lord? And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him. Take thy 7 bond, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then he said to another, And how much owest thou ? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith to him. Take thy 8 bond, and write eighty. And the lord commended the unjust steward for having done wisely ; for the sons of this world are wiser toward their generation than the 9 sons of light. And I say to you. Make to yourselves friends with the unrighteous mammon ; that, when it fail eth, ye may be received into everlasting habitations. 10 He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much; and he that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in 11 much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the un- LUKE XVI. 171 righteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true 12 riches ? and if ye have not been faithful in that which is 13 another's, who will give you that which is your own ? No servant can serve two masters ; for either he will hate one, and love the other ; or he will cleave to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 14 And the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard all this, 15 and they derided him. And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men ; but God know- eth your hearts ; for that which is highly exalted among men is an abomination before God. 16 The Law and the Prophets were till John ; from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God have been 17 published, and every one is forcing his way into it. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fail. 18 Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery ; and he who marrieth a woman that hath been put away from her husband, committeth adul- tery. 19 There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every 20 day. And a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at 21 his gate, full of sores, and longing to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. But even the dogs 22 came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was 23 buried. And in the underworld he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Laz- 24 arus in his bosom. And he called and said, Father Abra- ham, have pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip Ver. 13. See Matt. vi. 24. Ver. 16. See Matt. xi. 12, 13. Ver. 17. See Matt. v. 18. Ver. 18. See Matt. v. 31, 32; xix. 9. 172 LUKE XVII. of his finger in water, and cool my tongue ; for I am tor- 25 mented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou didst receive thy good things in thy lifetime, and Lazarus in like manner his evil things ; but now he 26 is comforted here, and thou art tormented. And besides all this, between us and you there is placed a great gulf, so that those who wish to cross from hence to you may not be able, and that those on that side cannot cross over 27 to us. Then he said, I pray thee then, father, to send him 28 to my father's house ; for I have five brothers ; that he may give earnest warning to them, that they too may not 29 come into this place of torment. But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets ; let them hear 30 them. But he said, Nay, father Abraham ; but if one should go to them from the dead, they would repent. 31 But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead. XVII. And he said to his disciples, It is impossible but that stumbling-blocks will come; but woe to him through whom 2 they come ! It were better for him to have a millstone hung round his neck, and be cast into the sea, than to cause one of these little ones to fall away. 3 Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin, rebuke 4 him ; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times turn to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him. 5 And the apostles said to the Lord, Give us more faith. 6 But the Lord said. If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye might say to this sycamine-tree. Be plucked up by the roots, and planted in the sea ! and it would obey you. 7 And which of you having a servant plowing, or feeding Ver. 1-4. See Matt, xviii. 6, 7, 15, 21, 22. LUKE XVII. 178 cattle, will say to him, when he hath come in from the 8 field. Come immediately and place thyself at table ? Will he not rather say to him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself and serve me till I have eaten and drunken, and afterward thou shalt eat and drink ? 9 Doth he owe any thanks to that servant, because he did 10 what was commanded ? So also do ye, when ye have done all that hath been commanded you, say. We are unprofitable servants ; we have done what we were bound to do. 11 And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, that he was travelling on the confines of Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten 13 lepers, who stood afar oflf. And they lifted up their voice, 14 saying, Jesus, Master, have pity on us. And whan he saw them, he said to them, Go, show yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they were on their way, they 15 were cleansed. And one of them, perceiving that he was freed from his disease, turned back, giving glory to God 16 with a loud voice ; and he fell down on his face at his feet, 17 giving thanks to him ; and he was a Samaritan. And Je- sus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed ? Where 18 are the nine ? Were there none found returning to give 19 glory to God but this foreigner? And he said to him, Rise and go ; thy faith hath made thee well. 20 And being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them and said, The king- dom of God Cometh not in such a manner as to be watched 21 for ; nor will they say, Lo here ! or there ! for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you. 22 And he said to the disciples. The days will come, when ye will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, Ver. 20. — to be watched for ; i.e. no particular day or hour, and no spe- cial place, of its coming can be known and watched for. See ver. 24. 174 LUKE XVin. 23 and will not see it. And they will say to you, Lo there ! 24 lo here ! Go not away, and follow not. For as the light- ning, that lighteneth out of one part under heaven, shineth to the other part under heaven, so will the Son of man be 25 in his day. But first he must suffer much, and be rejected 26 by this generation. And as it was in the days of Noah, 27 so will it be also in the days of the Son of man. They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in mar- riage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the 28 flood came and destroyed them all. In like manner, as it was in the days of Lot ; they ate, they drank, they bought, 29 they sold, they planted, they builded ; but on the day when Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from 30 heaven, and destroyed them all. Thus will it be in the 31 day when the Son of man is revealed. In that day, let not him who is upon the house-top, and whose furniture is in the house, come down to take it away ; and he that 32 is in the field, let him likewise not turn back. Remember 33 Lot's wife. Whoever shall seek to save his life will lose 34 it ; and whoever shall lose it will preserve it. I tell you. In that night there will be two men on one bed ; one will 35 be taken, and the other will be left. Two women will be grinding together; one will be taken, and the other lefu 37 And they answering say to him. Where, Lord ? And he said to them. Where the body is, there also will the eagles be gathered together. XVIII. And he spoke a parable to them to show that they 2 ought to pray always, and not be faint-hearted: saying, There was in a certain city a judge, who feared not God, 3 nor regarded man. And there was a widow in that city ; Ver. 23. See Matt. xxiv. 23, 26 ; Mark xiii. 21. Ver. 24. See Matt. xxiv. 27. Ver. 26, 27. See Matt. xxiv. 37-39. Ver. 31. See Matt. xxiv. 17, 18 ; Mark xiii. 15, 16. Ver. 35. See Matt. xxiv. 41. Ver. 37. See Matt. xxiv. 38. LUKE XVm. 175 and she kept coming to him, saying, Avenge me of my ad- 4 versary ! And he would not for some time. But after- ward he said within himself. Though I neither fear God, 5 nor regard man, yet, because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her; lest by coming. for ever she weary me G out. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. 7 And will not God avenge his chosen, who cry to him day and night, though he be slow to punish in their behalf? 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. But yet, when the Son of man cometh, will he find faith on the earth ? 9 And to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised all others, he spoke this parable : 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray ; the one a 11 Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed by himself thus : O God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, 12 or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week; I give 13 tithes of all that I gain. But the publican, standing afar off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven; but smote 14 his breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner ! I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other ; for every one that exalteth himself will be humbled ; but he that humbleth himself will be exalted. 15 And they brought to him infants also, that he might touch them ; and the disciples, on seeing it, rebuked them. 16 But Jesus called them to him, saying, Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not ; for to such 17 belongeth the kingdom of God. Truly do I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, will not enter therein. 18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying. Good teacher, Ver. 15-17. Comp. Matt. xix. 13-15 ; Mark x. 13-16. Ver. 18-30. Comp. Matt. xix. 16-xx. 16; Mark x. 17-31. 176 LUKE XYin. 19 what shall I do to inherit everlasting life ? And Jesus said to him, Why dost thou call me good ? None is good 20 but one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments : " Do not commit adultery ; Do not kill ; Do not steal ; Do not bear false witness; Honor thy father and thy mother."* i And he said, All these have I kept from my youth. And Jesus hearing this said to him, One thing thou still lackest: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou 23 shalt have treasure in heaven ; and come, follow me. But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful ; for he was very rich. 24 And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly do they that 25 have riches enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich 26 man to enter the kingdom of God. And those who heard 27 this said, Who then can be saved ? But he said. What is impossible with men is possible with God. 28 Then Peter said, Lo ! we left what we had, and followed 29 thee. And he said to them, Truly do I say to you. There is no one that hath left house, or wife, or brothers, or 23a- 30 rents, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many fold more in the present time, and in the world to come everlasting life. 31 And taking the twelve aside, he said to them. Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all that hath been writ- ten by the prophets concerning the Son of man will be ac- 32 complished. For he will be delivered up to the gentiles, 33 and will be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon ; and they will scourge him, and put him to death ; and the third day 34 he will rise again. And they understood none of these things ; and the meaning of these words was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what was said. Ver. 31-34. Comp. Matt. xx. 17-19; Mark x. 32-34. * Exod. XX. 12-16. LUKE XIX. 177 35 And it came to pass, as he drew* near to Jericho, that a certain blind man was sitting by the way-side begging. 36 And hearing a muhitude passing by, he asked what this 37 meant. And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was 38 passing by. And he cried out, saying, Jesus, Son of Da- 39 vid, have pity on me ! And they who went before sharply bade him hold his peace. But he cried out the more, 40 Son of David, have pity on me! And Jesus stopped, and ordered him to be brought to him. And when he had 41 come near, he asked him, What dost thou wish me to do 42 for thee ? And he said, Lord, to restore my sight. And Jesus said to him, Receive thy sight ; thy faith hath saved 43 thee. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, giving glory to God ; and all the people on seeing it gave praise to God. XIX. And he entered and was passing through Jericho. 2 And lo! a man named Zacchaeus; and he was a chief 3 publican, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus, what sort of man he was ; and he could not on account 4 of the multitude ; because he was small of stature. And he ran on before, and climbed up a sycamore- tree to see him ; 5 for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy 6 house. And he made haste and came down, and received 7 him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all murmured, 8 saying. He hath gone in to be the guest of a sinner. And Zacchseus stood up, and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; and if I have taken anything from any one by false representation, I restore 9 him four-fold. And Jesus said to him, This day hath sal- vation come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son Ver. 35-43. Comp. Matt. xx. 29-34; Mark x. 46-52. 12 178 LUKE XIX. 10 of Abraham ; for the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost. 11 And while they were hearing these things, he pro- ceeded and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God 12 would immediately appear. He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself 13 a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten ser- vants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them. Trade 14 with these, till I come. But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying. We will not have this 15 man to reign over us. And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, that he com- manded these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what each had 16 gained by trading. And the first came, saying. Lord, thy 17 pound hath gained ten pounds. And he said to him, Well done, good servant ! because thou hast been faithlul in a 18 very little, have authority over ten cities. And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. 19 And he said also to this servant. And be thou over five 20 cities. And another came, saying. Lord, behold thy 21 pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin. For I feared thee, because thou art a harsh man ; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou 22 didst not sow. He saith to him. Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked servant! thou knewest that I was a harsh man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping 23 what I did not sow ; why then didst thou not put my money into a bank? Then I at my coming might have 24 received it back with interest. And he said to them that stood by. Take from him the pound, and give it to him Chap. XIX. 10. See Matt, xviii. 11. Ver. 11-27. See Matt. xxv. 14-30. LUKE XIX. 179 25 that hath the ten pounds. (And they said to him, He 26 hath ten pounds, Lord.) I say to you, that to every one who hath, will be given ; but from him that hath not, 27 even what he hath will be taken away. But as for those enemies of mine, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them here, and slay them before me. 28 And when he had thus spoken, he went forward, going 29 up to Jerusalem. And it came to pass, as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the Mount 30 of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying. Go to the village over against us ; on entering which ye will find a colt tied, whereon no man ever sat ; and loose, and bring 31 it. And if any one ask you, Why are ye loosing it ? ye 32 shall say thus. The Lord hath need of it. And they who were sent went and found just as he told them. 33 And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said to 34 them, Why are ye loosing the colt ? And they said. The 35 Lord hath need of it. And they brought it to Jesus ; and having thrown their garments on the colt, they set Jesus 36 thereon. And as he went on, they spread their garments in the road. 37 And as he was drawing near, just at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disci- ples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice 38 for all the miracles which they had seen ; saying. Blessed be the King in the name of the Lord ! Peace in heaven, 39 and glory in the highest heavens ! And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said to him, Teacher, 40 rebuke thy disciples. And he answering said, I tell you, that if these are silent, the stones will cry out. 41 And when he came near, as he beheld the city, he wept 42 over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, and that in this thy day, the things that concern thy peace ! but Ver. 28-44. Comp. Matt. xxi. 1-11 ; Mark xi. 1-11 ; John xii. 12-19. 180 LUKE XX. 43 now they are hidden from thine eyes. For the days will come upon thee, when thine enemies will cast up a mound about thee, and compass thee round, and shut thee in on 44 every side, and will level thee with the ground, and thy children within thee ; and they will ' not leave in thee one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. 45 And entering the temple, he began to cast out those 46 who sold, saying to them, It is written, " And my house shall be a house of prayer;* but ye have made it a den of robbers." t 47 And he was teaching daily in the temple ; but the chief priests, and the scribes, and the leading men of the 48 people sought to destroy him. And they could not find an opportunity of doing any thing; for all the people hung upon him, listening. XX. And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and publishing the good tidings, that the priests and the scribes with the 2 elders came upon him, and spoke to him, saying. Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? Or who is he 3 that gave thee this authority? And he answering said to them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me: 4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men ? 5 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say, Why did ye not believe him ? 6 But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us ; 7 for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. And they answered, that they did not know whence it was. 8 And Jesus said to them. Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. Ver. 45-48. Corap. AJatt. xxi. 12, 13 ; Mark xi. 15-18 ; John ii. 13-17. Chap. XX. 1-19. Comp. Matt. xxi. 23-46 ; Mark xi. 27-xii. 12. * Isa. Ivi. 7. t See Jer. vii. 11. LUKE XX, 181 9 And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husband- 10 men, and went abroad for a long time. And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. 11 And he sent still another servant; and they beat him also, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away 12 empty-handed. And he went on to send a third; and 13 they wounded him also, and cast him out. And the lord of the vineyard said. What shall I do? J will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him. 14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying. This is the heir ; let us kill 15 him, that the inheritance may become ours. So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What 16 then will the lord of the vineyard do to them? He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard this, 17 they said, God forbid! But he, looking upon them, said. What then is this which is written, "The stone which the builders rejected, the same hath become the 18 corner-stone " ? * Every one who falleth upon that stone will be broken ; but on whomever it falleth, it will grind him to powder. 19 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that hour, but they feared the people; for they knew that he spoke this parable against them. 20 And they kept watch on him, and sent forth spies feign- ing themselves to be righteous men, that they might take hold of his words, in order to deliver him up to the civil 21 power and to the authority of the governor. And they Ver. 20-26. Comp. Matt. xxii. 15-22 ; Mark xii. 12-17. * Ps. cxviii. 22. 182 LUKE XX. asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and hast no regard to the person of men, 22 but teachest the way of God truly. Is it lawful for us to 23 give tribute to Caesar, or not? But perceiving their crafti- 24 ness, he said to them, Show me a denary. Whose image and inscription hath it? And they answered and said, 25 Caesar's And he said to them. Render then to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things 26 that are God's. And they could not take hold of his words before the people; and marvelling at his answer, they held their peace. 27 Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a 28 resurrection, came to him, and asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, "If a man's brother die, having a wife, and the same die without children, his brother shall 29 take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.'' * Now there were seven brothers ; and the first took a wife ^ and died childless. And the second and the third took her ; and in like manner also the seven left no children, § and died. At last the woman also died. In the resurrec- tion then, of which of them is the woman the wife ? for 34 the seven had her for a wife. And Jesus said to them. The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage ; 35 but they who have been accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, 36 nor are given in marriage ; for they cannot die any more ; for they are like the angels, and are sons of God, being 37 sons of the resurrection. But that the dead are raised, even Moses hath shown at the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the 38 God of Jacob, t Now he is not a God of the dead, but 39 of the living; for all live to him. Then some of the Ver. 27-40. Comp. Matt. xxii. 23-33 ; Mark xii. 18-27. * See Deut. xxv. 5, 6. j Exod. iii. 6. LUKE XXL 183 scribes answering, said, Teacher, thou hast well said. 40 For they dared no longer to ask hira any question. 41 And he said to them, How is it that men say that the 42 Christ is David's son? For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, " The Lord said to my lord. Sit thou 43 on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy foot- 44 stool.'"* David then calleth him lord; and how is. he his son? 45 And in the hearing of all the people he said to his 46 disciples, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and love salutations in the markets, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the first places 47 at feasts ; who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers. These will receive a far greater con- demnation. XXI. And he looked up and saw the rich men casting 2 their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain 3 poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, In truth I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast 4 in more than they all. For all these out of their abun- dance cast in to the offerings ; but she out of her pen- ury cast in all the living that she had. 6 And as some were saying of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones, and sacred gifts, he said, 6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone upon an- 7 other, that will not be thrown down. And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when then will these things be? and what will be the sign when these things are about Ver. 41-44. Comp. Matt. xxii. 41-46 ; Mark xii. 35-37. Ver. 45-47. Comp. Matt, xxiii. ; Mark xii. 38-40. Chap. XXI. 1-4. Comp. Mark xii. 41-44. Ver. 5-36. Comp. Matt. xxiv. ; Mark xiii. * Ps. ex. 1. 184 LUKE XXL 8 to come to pass ? And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived. For many will come in my name, saying, I am 9 He, and the time is at hand. Go not after them. And when ye hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified ; for these things must first come to pass ; but not immedi- ately is the end. 10 Then he said to them. Nation will rise against nation, 11 and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences ; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from 12 heaven. But before all these things they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues, and into prisons, and bringing you before 13 kings and governors on account of my name. It will turn out to you an opportunity for bearing testimony. 14 Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate be- 15 forehand what ye shall answer. For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or gainsay. 16 And ye will be delivered up both by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends ; and some of you will 17 they put to death. And ye will be hated by all on ac- 18 count of my name. But not a hair of your head will be 19 lost. By your constancy secure your lives. 20 But when ye see Jerusalem encompassed by armies, 21 then know that her desolation is at hand. Then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains ; and let those who are within the city go out of it, and let not those in the 22 open country enter it. For these are days of vengeance, 23 that all things which are written may be fulfilled. But woe to the women with child, and to those having chil- Ver. 12-19. See Matt. x. 17-22. Yer. 21. — loiihin the city; i.e. in Jerusalem. — open country; i.e. as distinguished from the city. LUKE XXL 185 dren at the breast, in those days ! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people ; 24 and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led away captive into all the nations ; and Jerusalem will be trodden down by the gentiles, until the times of the gentiles are fulfilled. 25 And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars ; and on the earth distress of nations, in perplexity 26 at the roaring of the sea and waves; men's hearts failing them from fear, and from looking for those things which are coming on the world ; for the powers of the heavens 27 will be shaken. And then will they see the Son of man 28 coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads ; for your redemption draweth nigh. 29 And he spoke to them a parable : Behold the fig-tree 30 and all the trees ; when they have already shot forth, ye see it, and know of yourselves that summer is now 31 nigh at hand. So also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at 32 hand. Truly do I say to you, that this generation will 33 not pass away, till all shall have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. 34 But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be weighed down with surfeiting and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day come upon you unawares. 35 For as a snare will it come on all that dwell on the face 36 of the whole earth. But watch at all times, and pray that ye may be able to escape all the things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. 37 And during the daytime he was teaching in the temple ; but at nio^ht he went out, and lodged in the mount called 38 the Mount of Olives. And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear him. 186 LUKE XXII. XXII. Now the feast of unleavened bread, which is called 2 the passover, was drawing near ; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might kill him ; for 3 they feared the people. And Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. 4 And he went away, and consulted with the chief priests 5 and captains, how he might deliver him up to them. And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. 6 And he agreed with them, and sought a good opportunity to deliver him up to them in the absence of the multitude. 7 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the pass- 8 over must be killed ; and he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make ready for us the passover, that we may eat 9 it. And they said to him. Where wilt thou that we make 10 it ready ? And he said to them, Lo ! when ye have en- tered the city, there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water ; follow him into the house where he goeth in ; 11 and ye shall say to the master of the house. The Teacher saith to thee. Where is the guest-chamber, where I may eat 12 the passover with my disciples ? And he will show you a 13 large upper room furnished; there make ready. And they went and found as he had said to them ; and they made ready the passover. 14 And when the hour had come, he placed himself at table, 15 and the apostles with him. And he said to them. Earnestly have I desired to eat this passover with you, before I suf- 16 fer. For I say to you, that I shall eat it no more, until it 17 be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among Chap. XXII. 1, 2. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 1-5 ; Mark xiv. 1, 2. Ver. 3-6. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 14-16 ; Mark xiv. 10, 11. Ver. 4. — captains ; i.e. officers commanding the Levitical guard of the temple. Comp. ver. 52. Ver. 7-38. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 17-29 ; Mark xiv. 12-25 ; John xiii. LUKE XXII. 18T 18 yourselves. For I say to you, that I shall not drink hence- forth of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall have come. 19 And he took a loaf, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave it to them, saying. This is my body, which is given 20 for you ; this do in remembrance of me. And in like man- ner he took the cup after supper, saying. This cup is the nevr covenant in my blood, which is about to be shed for you. 21 But lo ! the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me 22 on the table. For the Son of man indeed goeth away, as it hath been determined ; but woe to that man by whom 23 he is betrayed! And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that was about to do this. 24 And there arose also a contention among them, which 25 of them should be accounted the greatest. And he said to them, The kings of the nations rule as lords over them, and they who exercise authority over them are called bene- 26 factors. But it is not to be so with you ; but let the great- est among you be as the youngest ; and he that is chief, 27 as he that serveth. For which is greater ? he who recHn- eth at the table, or he who serveth ? Is not he that re- clineth at the table ? But I am in the midst of you as he 28 who serveth. Ye however are they who have continued 29 steadfastly with me in my trials. And I appoint to you 30 a kingdom, as my Father appointed to me ; that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom ; and ye shall sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 31 Simon, Simon, lo ! Satan hath asked for you, that he 32 may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not. And do thou, when thou hast returned 33 to me, strengthen thy brethren. And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee both to prison and to 34 death. And he said, I tell thee, Peter, a cock will not 188 LUKE XXII. crow this day, till thou hast thrice denied that thou know- est me. 35 And he said to them, When I sent you without purse, or bag, or sandals, were ye in need of anything? And 36 they said. Of nothing. Then he said to them. But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise a bag ; and he that hath not, let him sell his garment, and buy a 37 sword. For I say to you, that this which is written must be accomplished in me : " And he was reckoned among transgressors." * For that which concerneth me also hath 38 an end. And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to him, It is enough ! 39 And going out, he went, as he was wont, to the Mount 40 of Olives ; and the disciples followed him. And when he was at the place, he said to them, Pray that ye may not 41 enter into temptation. And he withdrew from them about 42 a stone's throw; and kneeling down he prayed, saying, Father, if thou art willing to remove this cup from me — 43 yet not my will, but thine be done ! And there appeared 44 to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly. And his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling to the 45 ground. And rising up from prayer, he came to the dis- 46 ciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow, and said to them, Why sleep ye? Eise, and pray that ye may not enter into temptation. 47 While he was yet speaking, lo ! a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, was at the head 48 of them ; and he drew near to Jesus to kiss him. But Jesus said to him, Judas, dost thou betray the Sou of man 49 with a kiss ? And they who were about him, seeing what would follow, said. Lord, shall we smite with the sword? Ver. 39-53. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 30-56; Mark xiv. 26-52; John xviii. 1-11. * Isa. liii. 12. LUKE XXn. 189 60 And one of them smote the servant of the high-priest, 51 and cut off his right ear. But Jesus answering said, Per- 62 mit thus far ; and touched his ear, and healed him. Then Jesus said to the chief priests and captains of the temple and elders who had come to him, Ye have come out as 63 against a robber, with swords and clubs ; when I was daily with you in the temple, ye did not put forth your hands against me ; but this is your hour, and the power of dark- ness. 64 And they seized him, and led him away, and brought him into the house of the high-priest. And Peter followed afar off. 65 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and had sat down together, Peter sat down among 66 them. But a certain maid-servant saw him sitting at the fire, and steadily looking at him said, This man also was 67 with him. And he denied him, saying, Woman, I do not know him. 68 And after a little while another saw him, and said. Thou also art one of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. 69 And in about one hour's time, another confidently af- firmed, saying. In truth this man also was with him ; for 60 he is a Galilaean. And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou say est. And immediately, while he was yet speaking, 61 a cock crew. And the Lord turned and looked upon Pe- ter ; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, that he had said to him. Before a cock crows this day, thou wilt 62 thrice deny me. And he went out, and wept bitterly. 63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and beat 64 him ; and having blindfolded him, they asked him, saying, 65 Prophesy, who is it that struck thee ? And many other things did they scofiingly say against him. Ver. 54-71. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 57-75; Mark xiv. 53-72; John xviii. 12-27. Ver. 64. —prophesy; i.e. tell by Divine inspiration. 190 LUKE XXIII. 66 And when it was day, the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together, and brought him 67 before their council, saying, If thou art the Christ, tell us. And he said to them, K I tell you, ye will not believe ; g and if I ask, ye will not answer. But from this time the Son of man will sit on the right hand of the power of 70 God. Then they all said. Art thou then the Son of God ? 71 And he said to them, Ye say what is true ; for I am. And they said. What further need have we of testimony ? For we have ourselves heard from his own mouth. XXin. And the whole assemblage of them arose, and car- 2 ried him before Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying. We found this man perverting our nation, and for- bidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself 3 is the Christ, the king. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the king of the Jews ? And he answering said to him, 4 I am. And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, 6 I find nothing criminal in this man. But they were the more violent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee, even to this 6 place. And when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the 7 man was a Galilsean. And on learning that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was himself also at Jerusalem at this time. 8 Now Herod, when he saw Jesus, was very glad ; for he had been wishing to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him; and he hoped to see some sign 9 wrought by him. And he put many questions to him; 10 but he gave him no answer. And the chief priests and 11 scribes stood vehemently accusing him. And Herod also Chap. XXIII. 1-25. Comp. Matt xxvii. 1-26; Mark xv. 1-15; John xviii. 28-40. Ver. 2. — is the Christ, the hing. Mere closely, is Christ, king; or, is king, the Christ. LUKE XXm. 191 with his guard of soldiers set him at nought and mocked him, and having arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, sent him 12 back to Pilate. And Herod and Pilate on that day be- came friends with each other; for they had before been at enmity. 13 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief 14 priests and the rulers and the people, said to them, Ye have brought to me this man, as one that perverteth the people ; and behold, I have examined him before you, and have found nothing in this man to sustain the charges 15 which ye bring against him. No, nor yet Herod ; for he hath sent him back to us ; and lo ! nothing deserving death 16 hath been done by him. I will therefore chastise, and re- 17 lease him. Now it was necessary for him to release to 18 them one at the feast. And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas ; 19 who, for a certain sedition made in the city, and for mur- 20 der, had been cast into prison. But Pilate again spoke 21 to them, wishing to release Jesus. But they cried out, 22 saying. Crucify, crucify him ! And he said to them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done ? I have found him guilty of nothing deserving death ; I will there- 23 fore chastise, and release him. But they were urgent with loud voices, demanding that he should he crucified; and 24 their voices prevailed. And Pilate gave sentence that 25 what they demanded should -be done. And he released- him who for sedition and murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for ; but Jesus he delivered up to their will. 26 And when they had led him away, they laid hold on one Simon a Cyrensean, coming out of the country, and laid on him the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. Ver. 17. This verse is bracketed by Tischendorf, as of doubtful genu- ineness. Ver. 26-49. Comp. Matt, xxvii. 27-f 6 ; Mark xv. 16-41 ; John xix. 1-30. 192 LUKE XXIII. 27 And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who were bewailing and lamenting him. 28 But Jesus turning to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me ; but weep for yourselves, and for your 29 children. For lo ! the days are coming, in which they will say. Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never SO bore, and the breasts that never gave nourishment. Then will they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us ; and 31 to the hills, Cover us.* For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry ? 32 And two others, who were malefactors, were led with 33 him to be put to death. And when they had come to the place which is called the Skull, they there crucified him, and the malefactors ; one on the right hand, and the 34 other on the left. And Jesus said, Father, forgive them! for they know not what they do. And they divided his garments, casting lots. 35 And the people stood looking on ; and the rulers sneered, saying. Others he saved ; let him save himself, if this is the 36 Christ of God, the chosen one. And the soldiers also came up to him and made sport of him, offering him vinegar, 37 and saying, If thou art the king of the Jews* save thyself. 38 There was also an inscription over him: "This is the king of the Jews." 39 And one of the crucified malefactors railed at him, say- 40 ing, Art thou not the Christ? save thyself and us. But the other answering said, rebuking him, Dost not thou fear 41 God, since thou art in the same condemnation ? And we indeed justly ; for we are receiving the due reward of our 42 deeds ; but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said, Jesus, remember me when thou comest in thy king- 43 dom. And he said to him. Truly do I say to thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise. * See Hos. x. 8. LUKE XXIV. 193 44 And it was now about the sixth hour, and there was 45 darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, the sun having failed ; and the veil of the temple was rent in 46 two. And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and said, Father, into thy hands I commend my sj^irit!* And having said this, he expired. 47 And the centurion, seeing what was done, gave glory to 48 God, saying, Surely this was a righteous man. And all the multitudes that had come together to that sight, when they had seen the things which were done, returned, beat- 49 ing their breasts. And all his acquaintances stood at a distance, and women that came with him from Galilee, beholding these things. 50 And lo ! a man named Joseph, of Arimathsea, a city of the Jews, being a councillor, and a good and righteous 51 man, who was not consenting to their purpose and deed, 52 and was waiting for the kingdom of God, — this man 53 went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock ; wherein no one had 54 yet lain. And it was the day of preparation, and the sab- bath was now coming on. 65 And the women also, who had come with him from Galilee, followed after, and saw the tomb, and how his 56 body was laid. And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments ; and on the sabbath they rested, according to the commandment. XXIV. Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices which Ver. 44. — the whole land. Otherwise, the whole earth. Ver. 50-56. Comp. Matt, xxvii. 57-61; Mark xv. 42-47; John xix. 38-42. Chap. XXIV. 1-11. Comp. Matt. xx\ui. 1-8; Mark xvi. 1-8; John xx. 1. 2. * See Ps. xxxi. 5, 13 194 LUKE XXIV. 2 they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away 3 from the tomb ; and on entering they found not the body 4 of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed about this, lo! two men stood by them 5 in glittering apparel ; and when they were terrified, and bowed their faces to the earth, the men said to them, 6 Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but hath risen. Remember how he spoke to you 7 while yet in Gialilee, saying. The Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinners, and be crucified, and 8 rise again on the third day. And they remembered his 9 words. And returning from the tomb, they told all 10 these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. It was Mary the Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James ; and the other women with them told these 11 things to the apostles. And these words seemed to them as an idle tale, and they did not believe them. 13 And lo! two of them were going the same day to a village called Emmaus, distant a hundred and sixty fur- 14 longs from Jerusalem. And they were conversing to- gether about all those things which had taken place. 15 And it came to pass, while they were conversing and reasoning, that Jesus himself drew near, and went with 16 them. But their eyes were restrained from knowing 17 him. And he said to them. What discourse is this which ye have one with another, as ye are walking? And they 18 stood sad. And one, whose name was Cleopas, answering said to him, Art thou the only sojourner in Jerusalem that doth not know the things which have come to pass there 19 in these days? And he said to them. What things? And they said to him. The things relating to Jesus the Ver. 12. But Peter arose and ran to the tomb, and stooping down he saw nothing but the linen cloths lying there, and returned home wondering at what had taken place. This verse, which is omitted l)y Tischendorf, is found in many manuscripts. Comp. John xx. 3-10. Ver. 13-35- Comp. Mark xvi. 12, 13. LUKE XXIV. 125 Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in word and deed 20 before God and all the people; and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to 21 death, and crucified him. But we are hoping that it is he who is to redeem Israel ; moreover, besides all this, it 22 is the third day since these things were done. And fur- thermore certain women of our company have amazed us; 23 for going early to the tomb, they did not find his body' and came, saying that they had even seen a vision of 24 angels, who said that he was alive. And some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it to be as the women had said ; but him they saw not. 25 And he said to them, 0 dull of apprehension, and slow of heart to beHeve all that the Prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these 27 things, and enter into his glory.? And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. 28 And they drew near to the village whither they were going; and he made as though he would go further. 29 But they constrained him, saying. Abide with us, for it is towards evening, and the day is now far spent. And 30 he went in to stay with them. And it came to pass, as he was at table with them, that he took the bread, and 31 blessed it, and broke and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him ; and he vanished 32 out of their sight. And they said one to another, Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked with us on the way, while he opened to us the Scriptures ? 33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jeru- salem; and they found the eleven and those who were 34 with them gathered together, saying. The Lord hath risen Ver. 21. — we are hoping, &c. Many ancient manuscripts and nearly all the other ancient authorities, read, we were hoping, &c. 196 LUKE XXIV. 35 indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And they told what had happened on the way, and how he became known to them in the breaking of the bread. 36 And while they were thus speaking, he himself stood in 37 the midst of them. But they were terrified and affrighted, 38 and supposed that they beheld a spirit. And he said to them, Why are ye troubled ? and why do doubts arise in 39 your hearts ? See my hands and my feet, that it is I my- self. Handle me, and see ; for a spirit hath not flesh and 41 bones, as ye see me have. And while they still disbe- lieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them, Have ye 42 anything here to eat? And they gave him a piece of a 43 broiled fish. And he took and ate it before them. 44 And he said to them, Tliese are my words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which are written in the Law of Moses, and 45 the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning me. Then he opened their understanding, that they might understand 46 the Scriptures. And he said to them. Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and should rise from the dead 47 on the third day, and that repentance for the remission of sins should be preached in his name among all the nations, 48 beginning at Jerusalem. Ye are witnesses of these things. 49 And I send forth upon you that which hath been prom- » ised by my Father ; but do ye tarry in the city, until ye are endued with power from on high. 50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany; and he 51 lifted up his hands and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, that he parted from them. fg And they returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple, praising God. Ver. 36-49. Comp. Mark xvi. 14-18; John xx. 19-23; Acts i. 3-8. Ver. 50-53. Comp. Mark xvi. 19, 20; Acts i. 9-12. ACCORDING TO JOHN. I. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with 2 God, and the Word was God. The same was in the be- 3 ginning with God. All things were made through him; and without him was nothing made that hath been made. 5 In him is life ; and the life was the light of men. And the light hath been shining in the darkness ; and the darkness received it not. 6 There was a man, sent from God, whose name was 7 John. He came as a witness, to bear witness of the 8 light, that through him all might believe. He was not 9 the light, but came to bear witness of the light. The true light, which enlighteneth every man, was coming 10 into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not. 12 He came to his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them he gave power to be- come children of God, — to those who believed in his 13 name ; who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. Ver. 3. — through Mm. Otherwise, through it; the Greek pronoun in its relation to the Word in tliis prologue being, in itself considered, ambiguous. Ver. 5. — the light hath been shining, &c. i.e. Ever since the first sin of man, the light of the Word has been present in the world to dispel its dark- ness by the communication of some ideas concerning God and the true way of serving him, both to every man by inward inspiration and the works of nature and providence, and also by patriarchs and prophets ; and lastly by Christ, in whom the Word became flesh, and by the apostles who followed him. 198 JOHN I. 14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth ; and we beheld his glory, a glory as 15 of an only begotten of a father. John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said. He that Cometh after me hath gone before me; for he was 16 before me. For out of his fulness have we all received, 17 and grace upon grace. For the Law was given through 18 Moses ; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one hath ever seen God ; the only begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath made him known. 19 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him. Who art 20 thou? And he declared, and did not deny; and he de- 21 clared, I am not the Christ. And they asked him. What then ? Art thou Elijah ? And he said, I am not. Art 22 thou the prophet? And he answered, No. They said therefore to him. Who art thou ? that we may give an answer to those who sent us ; what say est thou of thy- 23 self? He said, I am "a voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness. Make straight the way of the Lord,"* as said 21 Isaiah the prophet. And they were sent from the Phari- 25 sees ; and they asked him and said to him. Why then dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor 26 the prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize in water. There standeth one among you whom ye know 27 not, he who cometh after me, the latchet of whose sandal Ver. 14. — dwelt; literally, tabernacled. — glory as of an only begotten of a father. Here the comparison is not with other sons, but with the ab- stract idea of sonship. In the Word become flesh, the Son of God, was seen a glory such as it was fit and natural that an only begotten son should have. Ver. 15. — hath gone ; literally, hath become. Ver. 18. — only begotten God. In many ancient manuscripts, and most of the ancient versions, includi ig the two oldest, only begotten Son. Ver. 19-34. See Matt. iii. 1-17; Mark i. 1-11; Luke iii. 1-22. ■^ Isa. xl. 3. JOHN L 199 28 I am not worthy to loose. These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 29 The next day he seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, ]5ehold, the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of 30 the world ! This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who hath gone before me ; for he was before 31 me. And I knew him not; but that he might be made manifest to Israel, therefore I came baptizing in water. 32 And John bore witness, saying, I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not ; but he who sent me to baptize in water, the same said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is that bap- 34 tizeth in the Holy Spirit. And I have seen and have borne witness, that this is the Son of God. 35 On the morrow John was again standing, and two of his 36 disciples ; and looking upon Jesus as he was walking, he 37 saith, Behold, the Lamb of God ! The two disciples heard 38 him speaking, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turning and seeing them following, saith to them. What seek ye ? And they said to him, Rabbi, (that is to say, when interpreted, 39 Teacher,) where dost thou dwell ? He saith to them, Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw where he dwelt ; and they abode with him that day. It was about the tenth hour. 40 One of the two who heard what John said, and fol- 41 lowed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith to him. We have found the Messiah ; (which is, when interpreted, the 42 Christ.) He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looking upon him said, Thou art Simon, the son of John ; thou shalt be called Cephas ; (which signifieth Peter, that is. Rock.) 43 On the morrow he determined to go forth into Gali- lee, and findeth Philip. And Jesus saith to him, Follow 44 me. Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew 200 JOHN 11. 45 and Peter. Philip fiucleth Nathan ael, and saith to him, "We have found him of whom Moses in the Law, and the Prophets wrote, Jesus, the son of Joseph, who is of 46 Nazareth. And Nathanael said to him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth ? Philip saith to him. Come 47 and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him. Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. 48 Nathanael saith to him, Whence dost thou know me? Jesus answered and said to him. Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee. 49 Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of 50 God, thou art the king of Israel. Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, dost thou believe? Thou shalt see greater 61 things than these. And he saith to him, Truly, truly do I say to you. Ye will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. II. And on the third day there was a marriage - feast in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 And both Jesus and his disciples were invited to the 3 feast. And they had no wine, because the wine of the feast had failed. Then the mother of Jesus saith to 4 him. There is no wine. Jesus saith to her. Woman, what 5 have I to do with thee ? My hour is not yet come. His mother saith to the servants. Whatever he saith to you, 6 do it. Now there were set there six water-pots of stone, in conformity with the Jews' custom of purifying, contain- 7 ing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith to them, Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them up to the 8 brim. And he saith to them. Draw out now, and bear it 9 to the master of the feast. And they bore it. But when Chap. 11. 6. — two 01' three Jirhlns ; i.e. from eighteen to twenty-seven gallons. JOHN II. 201 the master of the feast tasted the water that had been made wine, not knowing whence it was, — but the servants who 10 drew the water knew, — he called the bridegroom and said to him, Every man setteth on the good wine first, and when men have drunk freely, that which is worse. 11 Thou hast kept the good wine until now. This begin- ning of the signs Jesus made in Cana of Galilee, and mani- fested his glory ; and his disciples believed in him. 12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother, and his brothers, and his disciples; and they abode there not many days. 13 And the passover of the Jews was near; and Jesus 14 went up to Jerusalem. And he found in the temple those who sold oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the 15 money-changers sitting. And having made a scourge of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen ; an^ poured out the money of the 16 exchangers, and overtlirew the tables ; and said to those who sold the doves, Take these things hence ; make not 17 my Father's house a house of merchandise. His dis- ciples remembered that it was written, " Zeal for thy 18 house will consume me." * The Jews therefore answered and said to him, What sign dost thou show us, seeing thou 19 doest these things? Jesus answered and said to them, Pestroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20 Then said the Jews, Forty-six years was this temple in 21 building; and wilt thou raise it up in three days? But 22 he spoke of the temple of his body. When therefore he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this ; and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had spoken. 23 And when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, at the Ver. 13-17. Matt. xxi. 12, 13; Mark xi. 15-17; Luke xix. 45, * Ps. Ixix. 9. 202 JOHN III. feast, many believed in his name, when they saw his signs 24 which he wrought. But Jesus did not trust himself to 25 them, because he knew all men; and had no need that any one should testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man. III. And there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicode- 2 mus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou hast come as a teacher from God; for no one can do these signs which 3 thou doest, unless God be with him. Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly do I say to thee. Unless a man 4 be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nico- demus saith to him, How can a man be born when he is old ? Can he enter his mother's womb a second time, and 6 be born ? Jesus answered, Truly, truly do I say to thee. Unless a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he can- 6 not enter the kingdom of heavea. That which is born of the flesh, is flesh ; and that which is born of the Spirit, 7 is spirit. Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born 8 again. The wind bloweth where it will ; and thou hear- est the sound thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the 9 Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can 10 these things be? Jesus answered and said to him. Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these 11 things? Truly, truly do I say to thee, We speak that which we know, and testify that which we have seen; 12 and ye receive not our testimony. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how will ye believe 13 if I tell you heavenly things ? And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he who came down from heaven, even 14 the Son of man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in Ver. 3. — horn again. Possibly, horn from above. Ver. 13. Many manuscripts add the words, who is in heaven. JOHN III. 203 the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up; 15 that every one who believeth in him may have everlast- ing life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave the only be- gotten Son, that every one who believeth in him may not 17 perish, but may have everlasting life. For God sent not the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that 18 through him the world might be saved. He that believ- eth in him is not condemned ; he that believeth not hath already been condemned, because he hath not believed in 19 the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for 20 their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hat- eth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds 21 should be reproved. But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 22 After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judaea; and there he remained with them, 23 and baptized. And John also was baptizing in JEnon, near Salim, because there was much water there; and 24 they came, and were baptized. For John was not yet 25 thrown into prison. Then there arose a question on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purifying. 26 And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, he baptizeth, and all men are 27 going to him. John answered and said, A man can re- 28 ceive nothing, unless it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the 29 Christ, but that I was sent before that man. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom ; but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy 204 JOHN IV. 30 then hath become full. He must increase, but I must 31 decrease. He that cometh from above is above all. He that is from the earth is earthly, and speaketh earthly 3'2. things; he that cometh from heaven testifieth what he hath seen and heard; and no one receiveth his testi- 33 mony. He that hath received his testimony hath set his 34 seal that God is true. For he whom God sent speak- eth the words of God; for he giveth not the Spirit by 35 measure. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all 36 things into his hand. He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life ; and he that disobeyeth the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. rV. When therefore Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than 2 John, (though Jesus himself did not baptize, but his dis- 4 ciples,) he left Judaea, and went again to Galilee. And he 5 must necessarily pass through Samaria. He cometh there- fore to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the piece of 6 land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph. And Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with the journey, was sitting thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour. 7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water. 8 Jesus saith to her, Give me to drink. For his disciples 9 had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samari- tan woman saith to him, How is it that thou, who art a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a Samaritan woman? For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. 10 Jesus answered and said to her. If thou hadst known Ver. 31. Literally, He that is from the earth is from the earth, and speak- eth from the earth. Ver. 9. For Jews, &c. This sentence is bracketed by Tischendorf, as of doubtful genuineness. JOHN lY. 205 the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldst have asked of him, and he 11 would have given thee living water. The woman saith to him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the 12 well is deep. Whence hast thou the living water? Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his 13 cattle? Jesus answered and said to her, Every one that 14 drinketh of this water, will thirst again; but whoever drinketh of the water that I will give him, will never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become within him a well of water springing up to everlasting 15 life. The woman saith to him. Sir, give me this water, 16 that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw. He saith 17 to her. Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The wo- man answered, I have no husband. Jesus saith to her, 18 Thou saidst well, that thou hast no husband. For thou hast had five husbands ; and he whom thou now hast is 19 not thy husband; in this thou hast spoken truly. The woman saith to him. Sir, I perceive that thou art a 20 prophet. Our fathers worshipped on this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought 21 to worship. Jesus saith to her. Believe me, woman, the hour is coming, when ye shall neither on this mountain, 22 nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship that which ye know not; we worship that which we know; 23 for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for such worshippers the 24 Father seeketh. God is a spirit ; and they who worship must worship in spirit and in truth. 25 The woman saith to him, I know that Messiah cometh (who is called Christ) ; when he hath come, he will tell 26 us all things. Jesus saith to her, I who speak to thee 27 am he. And upon this his disciples came, and marvelled 206 JOHN IV. that he was talking with a woman. Yet no one said, What 28 dost thou seek ? or, Why dost thou talk with her ? The woman then left her water-pot, and went away into the 29 city, and saith to the men. Come, see a man who told me all things which I have done. Is this the Christ? 30 They went out of the city, and came to him. 31 In the mean while the disciples asked him, saying, 32 Rabbi, eat. But he said to them, I have food to eat 33 that ye know not of. The disciples therefore said to one another. Hath any one brought him anything to eat ? 34 Jesus saith to them. My food is to do the will of him 35 that sent me, and to finish his work. Do ye not say, There are yet four months, and the harvest cometh? Lo ! I say to you, lift up your eyes, and look on the 36 fields, that they are white for harvest. Already is the reaper receiving wages, and gathering fruit unto ever- lasting life ; that both the sower and the reaper may 37 rejoice together. And herein is fulfilled the true say- 38 ing. One soweth, and another reapeth. I have sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored. Others have labored, and ye have entered into their labor. 39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in him because of the words of the woman, who testified, 40 He told me all things which I have done. When therefore the Samaritans came to him, they besought him to remain 41 with them ; and he remained there two days. And many 42 more believed on account of his word; and said to the woman, No longer do we believe on account of what thou hast told us ; for we have ourselves heard him, and know that this is in truth the Saviour of the world. 43 And after the two days he went from that place into 44 Galilee. For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath 45 no honor in his own country. When therefore he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all that he did in Jerusalem at the feast ; for they also went JOHN V. 207 46 to the feast. So he came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was 47 sick, at Capernaum. He, having heard that Jesus had come out of Judaea into Galilee, went to him, and asked him to go down and heal his son ; for he was at the 48 point of death. Then Jesus said to him. Unless ye see 49 signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman 50 saith to him, Sir, come down before my child die. Je- sus saith to him. Go ; thy son liveth. The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and went away. 51 And as he was now going down, the servants met him, 62 and brought word that his child was living. Then he in- quired of them the hour when he began to mend. And they said to him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever 63 left him. So the father knew that it was in the same hour in which Jesus said to him. Thy son is living. And 54 he himself believed, and his whole house. This again, a second sign, Jesus wrought, when he had come out of Judcea into Galilee. V. After these things there was the feast of the Jews, and 2 Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem, by the sheep-gate, a pool, which is called in Hebrew 3 Bethzatha, having five porches. In these were lying a 6 multitude of diseased persons, blind, lame, withered. And a certain man was there, who had had his infirmity thirty- 6 eight years. Jesus saw this man lying there, and knowing that he had been for a long time diseased, saith to him, 7 Dost thou wish to be made well? The diseased man answered him. Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool ; but while I am coming, 8 another goeth down before me. Jesus saith to him, Rise, 9 take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made well, and took up his bed, and walked. 208 JOHN V. 10 And that day was the sabbath. The Jews therefore said to him that was cured, It is the sabbath ; and it is 11 not lawful for thee to take up the bed. He answered them, He that made me well, the same said to me, 12 Take up thy bed, and walk. They asked him, Who is 13 the man that said to thee, Take up, and walk? But the diseased man knew not who it was ; for Jesus had with- 11 drawn himself, there being a crowd in the place. After- wards Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art made well ; sin no more, lest something 15 worse befall thee. The man went away, and told the Jews 16 that it was Jesus who had made him well. And on this account the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these 17 things on the sabbath. But he answered them, My Father 18 is working up to this time, and I work. On this account the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath, but also said that God was his 19 own Father, making himself equal with God. Then answered Jesus and said to them. Truly, truly do I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing ; for whatever He doeth, these 20 things the Son also doeth in like manner ; for the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things which he him- self doeth ; and greater works than these will he show him, 21 so that ye will wonder. For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and giveth them life, so the Son also giveth life to 22 ^vhom he will. For neither doth the Father judge any 23 one, but hath committed all judgment to the Son; that all may honor the Son, as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son, honoreth not the Father, who sent him. 24 Truly, truly do I say to you. He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and Cometh not into condemnation, but hath passed out of 25 death into life. Truly, truly do I say to you, The hour JOHN V. 209 is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God ; and they that hear will live. 26 For as the Father hath life in himself, so did he give 27 to the Son also to have life in 4iimself. And he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son 28 of man. Marvel not at this ; for the hour is coming, in 29 which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice, and will come forth, they that have done good, to a resur- rection of life; they that have done evil, to a resurrec- tion of condemnation. 30 I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge ; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will, but the will of him that sent me. 31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 32 There is another who beareth witness of me ; and ye know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. 33 Ye have sent to John, and he hath borne witness to the 34 truth. But the testimony which I receive is not from man ; but these things I say, that ye may be saved. 35 He was the burning and shining lamp: and ye were 36 willing for a season to rejoice in his light. But the testimony which I have, is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father hath given me to per- form, the works themselves which I do, bear witness of 37 me, that the Father hath sent me. And the Father who sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form. 38 And ye have not his word abiding in you ; for whom he sent, him ye believe not. 39 Ye search the Scriptures, because ye yourselves think that in them ye have everlasting life; and it is they 40 which testify of me ; and ye are not willing to come 41 to me, that ye may have life. I receive not honor from 42 men; but I know you, that ye have not the love of God 43 in you. I have come in my Father's name, and ye 14 210 JOHN VI. receive me not; if another come in his own name, him 44 ye will receive. How can ye believe while ye receive honor from one another, and seek not the honor that is 45 from him who alone is God? Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father ; there is one that accuseth you, 46 even Moses, in whom ye have placed your hope. For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me ; for he wrote 47 of me. But if ye do not believe his writings, how will ye believe my words? VI. After these things Jesus went away across the lake 2 of Galilee, that of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they saw the signs which he 3 wrought on the diseased. And Jesus went up into the 4 mountain, and sat there with his disciples. And the pass- 6 over, the feast of the Jews, was near. Jesus then lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great crowd was coming to him, saith to Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that 6 these may eat? But this he said to try him; for he 7 himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, Two hundred denaries' worth of bread is not suffi- 8 cient for them, that each one may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith to him, 9 There is a lad here, who hath five barley-loaves, and two 10 small fishes ; but what are they among so many ? Jesus said, Make the men lie down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men lay down, in number about five 11 thousand. Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, distributed to those that were lying down ; in like 12 manner also of the fishes, as much as they desired. And when they were filled, he saith to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain over, that nothing may be lost. 13 So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with Ver. 1-13. Comp. Matt. xiv. 13-21; Mark vi. 30-44; Luke ix. 10-17. JOHN YI. 211; the fragments of the five barley-loaves, which remained over and above to those that had eaten. 14 The men therefore seeing the sign which he wrought, said, This is truly the prophet that was to come into the 15 world. Jesus therefore, knowing that they were about to come and take him by force to make him a king,. withdrew again to the mountain alone. 16 But when evening came, his disciples went down to the 17 lake, and having gone on board a boat, were going over the lake to Capernaum. And darkness had overtaken 18 them, and Jesus had not yet come to them. And as a 19 strong wind was blowing, the waves ran high. When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they saw Jesus walking on the lake, and drawing 20 near the boat; and they were afraid. But he saith to 21 them. It is I, be not afraid. Then they were willing to receive him into the boat ; and immediately the boat was at the land whither they were going. 22 The day following, the multitude which stood on the other side of the lake having seen that there was no other boat there but one, and that Jesus did not go with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples 23 went away alone, (but there came other boats from Ti- berias near the place where they ate the bread, when 24 the Lord had given thanks ;) when therefore the mul- titude saw that Jesus was not there nor his disciples, they went on board the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus. 25 And having found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him. Rabbi, when didst thou come hither? 26 Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly do I say to you. Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because 27 ye ate of the loaves, and were filled. Labor not for the Ver. 16-21. Comp. Matt. xiv. 22-33 ; Mark vi. 45-52. 212 JOHN VI. food that perisheth, but for the food that endureth to everlasting life, which the Son of man giveth to you ; 28 for on him hath the Father set his seal, even God. Then they said to him, What are we to do, that we may work 29 the works of God ? Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye believe in him whom 30 he sent. They said therefore to him, What sign doest thou, that we may see, and believe thee? What dost 31 thou work ? Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, " He gave them bread from heaven to 32 eat.'"^ Jesus therefore said to them. Truly, truly do I say to you, Moses hath not given you the bread from heaven; but my Father is giving you the true bread 33 from heaven. For the bread of God is that which is coming down from heaven, and giving life to the world. 34 They said therefore to him. Lord, evermore give us this 35 bread. Jesus therefore said to them, I am the bread of life ; he that cometh to me will not hunger ; and he that 36 believeth in me will never thirst. But I said to you, 37 that ye have even seen, and do not believe. All that the Father giveth me will come to me ; and him that cometh 38 to me I will in no wise cast out ; for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of hinc 39 that sent me. And this is the will of him that sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, 40 but should raise it up in the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that every one who looketh on the Son and believeth in him, shall have everlasting life ; and I will raise him up in the last day. 41 The Jews therefore murmured about him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven; 42 and they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, one whose father and mother we know ? How is it then that 43 this man saith, I have come down from heaven ? Jesus * Ps. Ixxviii. 24. JOHN VI. 213 therefore answered and said to them, Murmur not among 44 yourselves. No one can come to me, unless the Father, who sent me, draw him : and I will raise him up in the 45 last day. It is written in the prophets, " And they shall all be taught of God." * Every one that hath heard the 46 Father, and hath learnt from him, cometh to me. Not that any one hath seen the Father, but he who is from 47 God ; he hath seen the Father. Truly, truly do I say to 48 you. He that believeth hath everlasting life. I am the 49 bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilder- 50 ness, and died. This is the bread which is coming down 51 from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven ; if any one eat of my bread, he will live for ever. Yea, and the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh. 62 The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, 53 How can this man give us his flesh to eat ? Jesus there- fore said to them, Truly, truly do I say to you. Unless ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye 54 have no life in you. He that eateth my flesh and di'ink- eth my blood hath everlasting life ; and I will raise him 65 up in the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my 56 blood is true drink. He that eateth my flesh and drink- 67 eth my blood dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the liv- ing Father sent me, and I live by reason of the Father ; so he that eateth me, he also shall live by reason of me. 68 This is the bread which came down from heaven ; not as the fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread will 69 live for ever. These things he said in a synagogue, while teaching in Capernaum. 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard this, 61 said, This teaching is hard ; who can listen to it ? Jesus therefore knew within himself that his disciples were * Isa. Uv. 13. 214 JOHN VII. murmuring about this, and said to them, Doth this offend 62 you ? What then if ye behold the Son of man ascending 63 where he was before? It is the spirit which maketh alive; the flesh profiteth nothing. The words which I 64 have spoken to you are spirit, and are life. But there are some of you who do not believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that did not believe, 65 and who it was that would betray him. And he said, For this cause I have told you, that no one can come to me, unless it hath been given him from the Father. 66 From this time many of his disciples went back, and 67 walked no more with him. Jesus therefore said to the 68 twelve, Do ye also wish to go away? Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go ? Tliou hast 69 words of everlasting life; and we have believed and 70 known, that thou art the Holy One of God. Jesus an- swered them. Did not I choose you twelve? and one of 71 you is a devil ! He spoke of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot ; for it was he that was about to betray him, being one of the twelve. VII. After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill 2 him. Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, 3 was at hand. His brothers therefore said to him, Depart hence, and go into Judeea, that thy disciples also may 4 see thy works which thou art doing. For no one doeth anything in secret, and yet himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to 5 the world. For even his brothers did not believe in him. 6 Jesus saith to them. My time is not yet come ; but your 7 time is always ready. The world cannot hate you ; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are 8 evil. Go ye up to the feast; I go not up to this feast; for my time is not yet fully come. JOHN VII. 215 ^ Having said these things, he remained in Galilee. But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also 11 went up, not openly, but as it were in secret. The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said. Where is that 12 man? And there was much debating among the multitude concerning him. Some said. He is a good man ; others 13 said. Nay, but he deceiveth the multitude. No one, how- ever, spoke openly of him, for fear of the Jews. 14 But when it was now the midst of the feast, Jesus 15 went up into the temple and taught. The Jews therefore marvelled, saying. How knoweth this man letters, having 16 never learned ? Jesus therefore answered them, and said, 17 My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me. If any one is desirous to do his will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from 18 myself. He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory; but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent 19 him, he is true, and in him is no unrighteousness. Hath not Moses given you the Law ? and none of you keepeth 20 the Law ! Why do ye seek to kill me ? The multitude answered, Thou hast a demon! Who seeketh to kill thee? 21 Jesus answered and said to them, I have done one good 22 work, and ye are all wondering. Moses hath given you circumcision, (not that it is from Moses, but from the 23 fathers ;) and ye on the sabbath circumcise a man. If a man receive circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are ye angry at me, because I have restored soundness to the whole body of a man on 24 the sabbath ? Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. 25 Then some of the men of Jerusalem said. Is not this he 26 whom they seek to kill ? and see ! he speaketh boldly, and Ver. 12. — debating. The Greek, for which we have no exactly corre- sponding word, seems to indicate that it was in a low voice. 216 JOHN VII. they say nothing to him. Have the rulers discovered cer- 27 tainly that this man is the Christ ? Still, as to this man, we know whence he is; but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence he is. 28 Jesus therefore cried aloud, teaching in the temple and saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am ; and I have not come of myself, but there is in truth one 29 who sent me, whom ye know not. I know him, because I am from him, and he hath sent me. 30 Therefore they sought to take him; but no one laid 31 hands on him, because his hour had not yet come. But of the multitude many believed in him, and said. When the Christ cometh, will he do more signs than these 32 which this man doeth? The Pharisees heard the multi- tude thus debating concerning him ; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to seize him. 33 Jesus therefore said. Yet a little while I am with you, 34 and then I go to him that sent me. Ye will seek me and 35 not find me ; and where I am, ye cannot come. The Jews therefore said among themselves. Whither will this man go, that we shall not find him? Will he go to the dis- 36 persed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks ? What meaneth this which he said. Ye will seek me, and not find me ; and where I am, ye cannot come ? 37 On the last day, which is the great day, of the feast, Jesus stood and cried aloud, saying, If any one thirst, let 38 him come to me, and drink. He that believeth in me, from within him, as the Scripture hath said, will flow 39 rivers of living water. But this he said of the Spirit, which those that believed in him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet, because Jesus was not yet glori- 40 fied. Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard 41 these words, said. This is in truth the prophet. Others said. This is the Christ. Others said. Doth the Christ 42 then come from Galilee? Hath not the Scripture said. JOHN VII. 217 that the Christ cometh from the seed of David, and from 43 Bethlehem, the town where David was? So there was 44 a division among the multitude because of him. And some of them wished to seize him ; but no one laid hands on him. 45 The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, Why did ye not bring him ? 46 The officers answered. Never man spoke like this man. 47 The Pharisees answered them. Have ye also been de- 48 ceived? Hath any one of the rulers believed in him? 49 or of the Pharisees? but this multitude that know not 50 the Law are accursed. Nicodemus saith to them, being 61 one of them, Doth our law judge a man, unless it first 52 hear from him, and know what he doeth? They an- swered and said to him. Art thou too from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet ariseth from Galilee. Chap. VII. 53-VIII. 12. — This passage is omitted as ungenuine by Tischendorf and most critical editors of the Greek Testament. It is found in some manuscripts, but not in the most ancient. It is, however, very gen- erally regarded as a genuine relic of the teaching of Christ, though not form- ing a part of the fourth Gospel. I give it in the text of Tregelles, omitting the words which he incloses in brackets. Tregelles, however, does not sup- pose it to be genuine. 1 And they went each to his house ; but Jesus went to the mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning he came again to the temple, and all the people 3 were coming to him. And he sat doion and taught them. And the scribes and the Pharisees bring to him a woman taken in adultery; and having 4 set her in the midst, they say to him, Teacher, this tvoman was taken in 6 adultery, in the very act. Now in the Law 3foses commanded us to stone 6 such persons ; what then dost thou say ? But this they said to try him, that they might be able to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his 7 finger xorote on the ground. But when they continued asking him, he lifted himself up, and said to them. Let him that is without sin among 8 you first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on 9 the ground. And when they heard this, they went out one by one, begin' ning with the oldest ; and Jesus tvas left alone, and the woman ivho icas in 10 the midst. And Jesus lifted himself up and said to her, Woman, where are 11 they? Did no one condemn thee f And she said, No one. Lord. And Jesus said, Neither do I condemn thee; go, and sin no more. 218 JOHN VIII. VIII. . ^ 12 Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saymg, I am the light of the world ; he that followeth me shall not walk in 13 the darkness, but shall have the light of life. The Phari- sees therefore said to him, Thou bearest witness of thy- 14 self; thy witness is not true. Jesus answered and said to them, Though I bear witness of myself, my witness is true ; for I know whence I came, and whither I go ; ye know not 15 whence I come, or whither I go. Ye judge according to the 16 flesh ; I judge no one. But even if I myself should judge, my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and 17 he who sent me. Moreover, it is written in your law, that 18 the witness of two men is true.^ I am one who bear wit- ness of myself, and the Father who sent me beareth witness 19 of me. They said therefore to him. Where is thy Father ? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father. If 20 ye knew me, ye would know my Father also. These words he spoke in the treasury, while teaching in the temple ; and no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come. 21 Again therefore he said to them, I go away, and ye will seek me, and will die in your sin. "Whither I go, ye can- 22 not come. The Jews therefore said, Will he kill himself, 23 that he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come ? And he said to them. Ye are from beneath, I am from above ; ye are 24 of this world, I am not of this world. Therefore I said to you, that ye will die in your sins ; for unless ye believe 25 that I am He, ye will die in your sins. They said there- fore to him. Who art thou ? Jesus said to them. In the 26 first place, I am just that which I speak to you. I have many things to say, and to judge, concerning you ; but he Ver. 25. The meaning seems to be, that they might judge what he was from his discourses. He was to be known by his teaching, rather than by a mere name. * Deut. xix. 15. JOHN Vni. 219 who sent me is true; and I speak to the world what I 27 heard from him. They understood not that he spoke to 28 them of the Father. Jesus therefore said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then ye will know that I am He, and do nothing of myself, but speak these things as 29 the Father taught me. And he that sent me is with me ; he hath not left me alone, for I always do the things that please him. 31 As he spoke these words, many believed in him. Jesus therefore said to those Jews who believed in him. If ye 32 continue in my word, ye are truly my disciples ; and ye will know the truth, and the truth will make you fr«e. 33 They answered him. We are Abraham's offspring, and have never been in bondage to any one ; how sayest thou. Ye 34 will be made free ? Jesus answered them. Truly, truly do I say to you, Every one that committeth sin is a bond- 35 servant of sin. And the bond-servant abideth not in the 36 house for ever; the son abideth for ever. If therefore the 37 Son make you free, ye will be free indeed. I know that ye are Abraham's offspring; but ye seek to kill me, be- 38 cause my word is not received within you. I speak what I have seen with the Father; and ye accordingly do what 39 ye have seen with your father. They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith to them. If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of 40 Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath spoken to you the truth, which I heard from God ; 41 this did not Abraham. Ye do the works of your father. They said to him. We were not born of fornication ; we 42 have one Father, God. Jesus said to them. If God were your Father, ye would love me; for from God I pro- ceeded forth and am come ; neither came I of myself, but 43 he sent me. Why do ye not understand my language? Ver. 38. — with your father; literally, ivith the father. This last would imply an ironical allusion to Satan. 220 JOHN VIII. 44 It is because ye cannot listen to my word. Ye are of your father the Devil, and what your father desire th ye are ready to do. He was a murderer from the begin- ning; and he abideth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of 45 it. But because I speak the truth, ye believe me not. 46 Which of you convicteth me of sin ? If I speak truth, 47 why do ye not believe me ? He that is of God heareth God's words ; for this cause ye do not hear, because ye 48 are not of God. The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a de- 49 mon ? Jesus answered, I have not a demon, but I honor 60 my Father, and ye dishonor me. But I seek not my own 51 glory ; there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Truly, truly do I say to you. If any one keep my word, he will never 62 see death. The Jews said to him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets ; and thou sayest, If any one keep my word, he will never taste 53 of death. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? The prophets also died. Whom dost thou make 64 thyself? Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom ye 66 say, He is our God : yet ye know him not ; but I know him. And if I should say, I know him not, I should be a 66 liar like you. But I know him, and keep his word. Your father Abraham exulted that he might see my day ; and 67 he saw it, and was glad. The Jews therefore said to him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abra- 68 ham ? Jesus said to them. Truly, truly do I say to you. From before Abraham was, I have been. 69 They therefore took up stones to throw at him ; but Jesus concealed himself, and went out of the temple. Ver. 58. — I have been. Otherwise, I have been He. Otherwise, /am. JOHN IX. 221 IX. And as he was passing along, he saw a man who had 2 been blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that 3 he was born blind ? Jesus answered. Neither did this man sin, nor his parents ; but that the works of God might be 4 made manifest in him. We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day ; the night is coming, when 5 no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 6 Having thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay with the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the clay, 7 and said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam ; (which is, when translated, Sent.) He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing. 8 The neighbors therefore, and they who before had seen him as a beggar, said. Is not this he that sits and 9 begs? Some said. This is he. Others said. No, but he 10 is like him. He said, I am he. They said therefore to 11 him. How then were thine eyes opened ? He answered, The man who is called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to Siloam, and wash. I 12 went therefore and washed, and received sight. And they said to him, Where is that man? He saith, I do not know. 13 They bring to the Pharisees him who had once been 14 blind. And the day on which Jesus made the clay and 15 opened his eyes was the sabbath. Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He said to them, He put clay on my eyes, and I washed 16 them, and I see. Therefore some of the Pharisees said. This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. Others said. How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them. 17 They say therefore to the blind man again. What dost 222 JOHN IX. thou say of him for having opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet. 18 The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. 19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye 20 say was born blind ? How then doth he now see ? His parents answered and said. We know that this is our son, 21 and that he was born blind ; but by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not; ask him, he is of age; he will speak for himself. 22 This his parents said, because they feared the Jews. For the Jews had already agreed, that if any one should acknowledge him as the Christ, he should be put out of 23 the synagogue. Therefore his parents said, He is of age; ask him. 24 They therefore called a second time the man that had been blind, and said to him. Give glory to God; 25 we know that this man is a sinner. He therefore an- swered, Whether he is a sinner, I know not ; one thing I 26 know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. They said to him, What did he do to thee? How did he open 27 thine eyes? He answered them, I have already told you, and ye did not hear; why would ye hear it again? 28 Are ye also inclined to become his disciples? They re- viled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are 29 disciples of Moses. We know that God hath spoken to Moses ; but as for this man, we know not whence 30 he is. The man answered and said to them. Why, herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not whence he is, and 31 yet he opened my eyes. We know that God heareth not sinners; but if any one is a worshipper of God, and Ver. 24. — Give glory to God. This seems to be a form of adjuration, denoting here, that the blind man ought to confess the truth, that a sabbath- breaker could not have restored his sight. See Joshua vii. 19. JOHN X. 223 32 doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began, it was never heard that any one opened the eyes of a 33 man born blind. If this man were not from God, he 34 could do nothing. They answered and said to him, Thou wast wholly born in sins, and dost thou teach us ? And they cast him out. 35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out ; and he found 36 him, and said, Dost thou believe in the Son of man ? He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may be- 37 lieve in him? Jesus said to him. Thou hast both seen 38 him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, I believe. Lord ; and he prostrated himself before him. 39 And Jesus said. For judgment came I into this world ; that they who see not might see, and that they who see 40 might become blind. Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this, and said to him, Are we also blind ? 41 Jesus said to them. If ye were blind, ye would not have sin ; but now ye say. We see. Your sin remaineth. X. Truly, truly do I say to you, He that entereth not through the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some 2 other way, the same is a thief and a robber ; but he that entereth through the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth ; and the sheep hear his voice ; and his own sheep he calleth by name, and leadeth 4 them out. When he hath put forth all his own, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him, because they 6 know his voice. But a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him ; because they know not the voice of strangers. 6 This parable Jesus spoke to them ; but they did not un- derstand what the things were which he spoke to them. 7 Jesus therefore said, Truly, truly do I say to you, I am 8 the door of the sheep. All those who came are thieves 9 and robbers ; but the sheep did not hear them. I am the 224 JOHN X. door; if any one enter through me, he will be saved, and 10 will go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy; I came that 11 they might have life, and have abundance. I am the good shepherd ; the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 12 He that is a hireling and not a shepherd, nor the owner of the sheep, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth 13 the sheep ; because he is a hireling, and careth not for the 14 sheep. I am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep, and 15 they know me, even as the Father knoweth me, and I know 16 the Father ; and I give my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold ; them also I must bring ; and they will hear my voice, and there will be one 17 flock, one shepherd. On this account the Father loveth me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. 18 No one taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again ; this charge I received from my Father. 19 Again there arose a division among the Jews on ac- 20 count of these words. Many of them said. He hath a 21 demon, and is mad ; why do ye hear him ? Others said, These are not the words of one that hath a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind ? 22 And the feast of the dedication came at Jerusalem. It 23 was winter ; and Jesus was walking in the temple, in 24 Solomon's porch. Then came the Jews around him, and said to him. How long dost thou hold our minds in sus- pense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly. 25 Jesus answered them, I have told you, and ye do not be- lieve. The works that I do in my Father's name, these 26 bear witness of me. But ye do not believe, because ye 27 are not of my sheep, as I said to you. My sheep hear 28 my voice, and I know them, and they follow me ; and I give them everlasting life; and they shall never perish, JOHN XL 225 29 nor shall any one tear them out of my hand. That which my Father hath given me is greater than all ; and no one 30 is able to tear [them] out of the Father's hand. I and the Father are one. II The Jews again took up stones to stone him. Jesus an- swered them, Many good works have I shown you from the Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 33 The Jews answered him, Not for a good work do we stone thee, but for blasphemy, and because thou, who art a man, 34 makest thyself God. Jesus answered them. Is it not writ- 35 ten in your Law, " I said, ye are gods " ? =* If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came, and the Scrip- 36 ture cannot be made void, say ye of him whom the Father sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest, be- 37 cause I said, I am the Son of God? If I do not the works 38 of my Father, believe me not. But if I do them, though ye believe not me, believe the works ; that ye may learn and know that the Father is in me, and I in the Father. 39 They sought therefore to seize him ; and he went forth out of their hands. 40 And he went away again beyond the Jordan, to the place where John was at first baptizing; and there he 41 abode. And naany came to him, and said, John indeed wrought no sign; but everything that John said of this 42 man was true. And many believed in him there. XL But there was a certain man sick, Lazarus of Bethany, 2 the town of Mary and her sister Martha. It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet 3 with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. The sis- ters therefore sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom Ver. 29. — is greater than all; i.e. is safe beyond the reach of any force which can be arrayed against it. The other reading, however, 3fy Father, who hath given them to me, &c., has many manuscripts in its favor. * Ps. Ixxxii. 6. 15 226 . JOHN XI. 4 thou lovest is sick. And Jesus hearing this said, This sick- ness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 When therefore he heard that he was sick, he remained in 7 the place where he was two days. Then after this he saith 8 to the disciples. Let us go into Judeea again. The disciples say to him. Rabbi, the Jews but just now were seeking to 9 stone thee, and goest thou thither again ? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day ? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of 10 this world; but if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth; 11 because the light is not in him. This he spoke, and after- wards said to them, Our friend Lazarus hath fallen asleep ; 12 but I go that I may awake him out of sleep. The disci- ples therefore said to him. Lord, if he hath fallen asleep, 13 he will recover. But Jesus had spoken of his death ; but they thought that he spoke of the taking of rest in sleep. 14 Then therefore Jesus said to them plainly : Lazarus is dead. 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there ; that 16 ye may believe ; but let us go to him. Then said Thomas, who was called Didymus, to his fellow-disciples. Let us also go, that we may die with him. 17 Having come, therefore, Jesus found that he had been 18 four days in the tomb. Now Bethany was near Jerusa- 19 lem, about fifteen furlongs off; and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 20 Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet him ; but Mary continued sitting in 21 the house. Then said Martha to Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst 22 been here, my brother had not died ; and even now I know that whatever thou shalt ask of God, God will give it thee. ^ Jesus saith to her. Thy brother will rise again. Martha saith to him, I know that he wiU rise again in the resur- JOHN XL 227 25 rection at the last day. Jesus said to lier, I am the res- urrection and the life : he that believeth in me, though he 26 have died, will live ; and whoever liveth and believeth in 27 me will never die. Believest thou this ? She saith to him, Yea, Lord ; I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, he who was to come into the world. 28 And having said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is here and call- 29 eth for thee. She, when she heard this, riseth quickly and cometh to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was 31 still in the place where Martha met him. The Jews then who were with her in the house and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up hastily and went out, followed her, thinking that she was going to the tomb to weep there. 32 Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was, as soon as she saw him fell down at his feet, saying to him. Lord, if thou 33 hadst been here, my brother had not died. Jesus therefore when he saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, was greatly moved in his spirit, and much 34 troubled, and said. Where have ye laid him ? They say to 35 him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. ^ The Jews therefore said, See, how he loved him ! But some of them said, Could not he, who opened the eyes of the bhnd man, have also caused that this man should not 38 have died? Jesus therefore, again greatly moved within himself, cometh to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone 39 lay against it. Jesus saith. Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith to him, Lord, by this time the body is offensive ; for he hath been dead four days. 40 Jesus saith to her, Did I not tell thee, that if thou wouldst 41 believe, thou shouldst see the glory of God ? They there- fore took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said. Father ! I thank thee that thou hast 42 heard me. Yet I knew that thou hearest me always ; but 228 JOHN XL for the sake of the multitude standing around I said it, 43 that they might believe that thou didst send me. And having thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, 44 come forth ! He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes ; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith to them, Loose him, and let him go. 45 Many of the Jews therefore who had come to Mary, and 46 had seen what he did, believed in him. But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What are we to do, seeing that this 48 man worketh many signs ? If we thus let him alone, all will believe in him ; and the Romans will come, and take 49 away both our place and nation. And a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high-priest that year, said to them, 50 Ye know nothing at all ; nor do ye consider that it is ex- pedient for us that one man die for the people, and not 51 the whole nation perish. And this he spoke not from himself; but being high- priest that year he prophesied 52 that Jesus was about to die for the nation; and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together in one body the children of God that are scattered abroad. 63 Therefore from that day forth they consulted together to put him to death. 64 Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews, but departed thence to the country near the wil- derness, to a city called Ephraim, and there abode with the disciples. 65 And the passover of the Jews was at hand ; and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the pass- 56 over, to purify themselves. They sought therefore for Je- sus, and said one to another, as they stood in the temple, 57 What think ye? that he will not come to the feast? Now JOHN xn. 229 the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders, that, if any one knew where he was, he should give information, that they might seize him. XII. Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the 2 dead. They made therefore a supper for him there, and Martha served ; but Lazarus was one of those who reclined 3 at the table with him. Then Mary, taking a pound of oint- ment of pure spikenard, very costly, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair ; and the house was 4 filled with the odor of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, he who was about to betray him, saith, 5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred dena- 6 ries, and given to the poor ? And this he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and kept 7 the purse, and bore what was put therein. Then said Je- sus, Let her alone, that she may keep it until the day of 8 my burial. For the poor ye have always with you, but me ye have not always. 9 The great multitude of the Jews therefore knew that he was there ; and they came, not only on account of Jesus, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he raised from the dead. 10 But the chief priests consulted together that they might 11 put Lazarus also to death ; because on his account many of the Jews were going away, and believing in Jesus. 12 On the next day, a great multitude that had come to the feast, hearing that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took branches of palm-trees, and went forth to meet him, crying aloud, Hosanna ! blessed is he who cometh in the Chap. XII. 1-8. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 6-13 ; Mark xiv. 3-9. Ver. 6. — the purse; more literally, perhaps, the money-box. — bore; possibly, purloined. Ver. 12-19. Comp. Matt. xxi. 1-11; Mark xi. 1-11; Luke xix. 28-44. 230 JOHN XII. 14 name of the Lord, even the king of Israel ! And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon, as it is written, 15 " Fear not, daughter of Zion ! lo ! thy king cometh, sitting 16 on an ass's colt."* These things his disciples did not un- derstand at the first; but when Jesus had been glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things to him. 17 The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the 18 dead bore witness. For this cause also the multitude met him, because they had heard that he had wrought 19 this sign. The Pharisees therefore said among them- selves. Ye see that ye effect nothing ; lo ! the world hath gone after him. 20 Now there were certain Greeks among those who 21 came up to worship at the feast. These came therefore to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked 22 him, saying, Sir, we wish to see Jesus. Philip goeth and telleth Andrew; Andrew and Philip go and tell Je- 23 sus. But Jesus answereth them, saying, The hour hath 24 come that the Son of man should be glorified. Truly, truly do I say to you, Unless a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, itself abideth alone ; but if it die, it 25 beareth much fruit. He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world will keep it unto 26 everlasting life. If any one be a servant to me, let him follow me ; and where I am, there also will my servant be; if any one serve me, the Father will honor him. 27 Now is my soul troubled ; and what shall I say ? Father, save me from this hour! But for this cause I came to 28 this hour. Father, glorify thy name ! Then came there a voice from heaven: Yea, I have glorified it, and will 29 glorify it again. The multitude therefore that stood by, * Zech. ix. 9. JOHN XIL 231 hearing this, said that it thundered. Others said, An 30 angel hath spoken to him. Jesus answered and said, This voice hath come not for my sake, but for yours. 31 Now is the judgment of this world ; now will the prince 32 of this world be cast out ; and I, if I be lifted up from 33 the earth, shall draw all men to me. This he said, sig- nifying what kind of death he was to die. 34 The multitude therefore answered him. We have heard out of the Law that the Christ abideth for ever; how then dost thou say that the Son of man must be lifted 35 up ? Who is this Son of man ? Jesus therefore said to them. Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you ; and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not 36 whither he goeth. While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may become sons of light. These things spoke Jesus, and went away, and hid 37 himself fr6m them. But though he had wrought so many signs before them, they did not believe in him ; 38 that what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, " Lord, who hath believed our report ? and to 39 whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?"* For this cause they could not believe, because Isaiah said 40 again, " He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; lest they should see with their eyes, and under- stand with their heart, and turn from their ways, and I 41 should heal them."t These things said Isaiah, because 42 he saw his glory, and spoke of him. Yet even of the rul- ers many believed in him ; but on account of the Phari- sees they did not acknowledge him, lest they should be 43 put out of the synagogue ; for they loved the glory tha is of men more than the glory that is of God. 44 But Jesus cried aloud, and said. He that believeth in * Isa. liii. 1. t Isa. vi. 10. 232 JOHN XIII. 45 me, believeth cot in me, but in him that sent me; and he 46 that beholdeth me, beholdeth him that sent me. I have come a Hght into the world, that whoever believeth in me 47 may not remain in the darkness. And if any one hear my words, and keep them not, I do not judge him ; for I came 48 not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him ; the word that I have spoken, that will judge 49 him in the last day. Because I have not spoken from my- self ; but the Father who sent me hath himself committed 60 to me what I should say, and what I should speak ; and I know that what he hath committed to me is everlasting life. What I speak therefore, I speak as the Father hath directed me. XIII. Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in 2 the world, loved them unto the end. And supper being served, — the Devil having already put it into the heart 3 of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him, — he, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came forth from God, and was going 4 to God, riseth from the supper, and layeth aside his gar- 6 ments, and took a towel, and girded himself. Then he poureth water into the basin, and began to wash the dis- ciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he 6 was girded. So he cometh to Simon Peter ; who saith to 7 him. Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said to him. What I do thou knowest not now, but thou 8 wilt know hereafter. Peter saith to him. Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, Chap. XIII.-XVII. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 20-29; Mark xiv. 17-25; Luke xxii. 14-38. JOHN Xin. 233 9 thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. 10 Jesus saith to him, He that hath bathed needeth not to wash himself, but is wholly clean ; and ye are clean, but 11 not all. For he knew who was about to betray him ; for this reason he said, Ye are not all clean. 12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and placed himself again at the table, he said 13 to them. Know ye what I have done to you ? Ye call me the Teacher, and the Lord ; and ye say well ; for so I am. 14 If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your 15 feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as 16 I have done to you. Truly, truly do I say to you, A servant is not greater than his lord, nor one who is sent 17 greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, 18 happy are ye if ye do them. I speak not of you all; I know whom I chose ; but that the Scripture may be ful- filled, " He that eateth bread with me, hath lifted up his 19 heel against me."* I tell you now before it hath come to pass, that when it hath come to pass ye may believe that I 20 am He. Truly, truly do I say to you, He that receiveth whomever I send, receiveth me ; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him who sent me. 21 Having said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said. Truly, truly do I say to you, that one 22 of you will betray me. The disciples therefore looked at 23 one another, doubting of whom he spoke. There was re- clining on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus 24 loved. To him therefore Simon Peter maketh a sign, and 25 saith to him. Tell who it is of whom he is speaking. He, therefore, leaning back on the breast of Jesus, saith to 26 him, Lord, who is it? Jesus answereth. It is he for whom * Ps. xli. 9. 234 JOHN XIV. I shall dip the morsel and give it to him. Having there- fore dipped the morsel, he taketh and giveth it to Judas, 27 the son of Simon Iscariot. And after the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus therefore saith to him. What thou doest, do quickly. 28 Now no one at the table knew for what intent he said 29 this to him. For some thought, because Judas kept the purse, that Jesus said to him, Buy what we need for the 30 feast ; or that he should give something to the poor. He then, having received the morsel, went out immediately ; and it was night. 31 When therefore he had gone out, Jesus saith. Now is the 32 Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, 33 and will immediately glorify him. My children, yet a lit- tle while I am with you. Ye will seek me ; and, as I said to the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come, so now I say 34 to you. A new commandment I give you, that ye love one another ; as I have loved you, that ye also love one 35 another. By this will all men know that ye are my dis- ciples, if ye have love one for another. 36 Simon Peter saith to him. Lord, whither dost thou go ? Jesus answered, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me 37 now ; but thou wilt follow me afterward. Peter saith to him. Lord, why cannot I follow thee now ? I will lay 38 down my life for thee. Jesus answereth, Wilt thou lay down thy life for me ? Truly, truly do I say to thee, A cock will not crow, till thou hast thrice denied me. XrV. Let not your heart be troubled. Have faith in God, 2 and have faith in me. In my Father's house are many mansions ; if it were not so, I would have told you. For 3 I go away to prepare a place for you ; and when I have Ver. 33. My children; literally, Little children. But the English idiom here requires a departure from the letter. JOHN XIV. • 235 gone away and prepared a place for you, I will come again, and will take you to myself; that where I am, ye 4 also may be. And ye know the way whither I go. 5 Thomas saith to him, Lord, we know not whither thou 6 goest; how then do we know the way? Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life ; no one 7 Cometh to the Father but through me. If ye knew me, ye would know my Father also ; and from this time ye know him, and have seen him. 8 Philip saith to him. Lord, show us the Father, and we 9 shall be satisfied. Jesus saith to him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, PhiHp ? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how is it 10 that thou sayest. Show us the Father? Dost thou not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me ? The words that I speak to you, I speak not from myself; 11 but the Father, who dwelleth in me, doeth his works. Be- lieve me, that I am in the Father, and the Father in me ; 12 but if not, believe for the very works' sake. Truly, truly do I say to you, He that believe th in me, the works that I do shall he do also, and greater than these shall he do ; 13 because I am going to the Father, and whatever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do ; that the Father may be 14 glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. 16 If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments ; and I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Com- 17 forter, that he may be with you for ever ; the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot receive, because it doth not behold it, nor know it; ye know it, because it abideth 18 with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you be- 19 reaved ; I am coming to you. Yet a little while, and the world beholdeth me no more; but ye will behold me, Ver. 16. Comforter ; i.e. Helper. 236 ■ JOHN XV. 20 because I live, and ye will live. In that day ye will know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I 21 in you. He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; and he that loveth me will be loved by my Father; and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. 22 Judas, not Iscariot, saith to him. And how is it, Lord, that thou art going to manifest thyself to us, and not to 23 the world ? Jesus answered and said to him. If any one loveth me, he will keep my word ; and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode 24 with him. He that loveth me not, keepeth not my words ; and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me. 25 These things have I spoken to you, while abiding with 26 you ; but the Comforter, the Holy Spirit which the Fa- ther will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things which I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you ; my peace I give to you ; not as the world giveth, do I give to you. Let not your heart 28 be troubled, nor let it be afraid. Ye heard me say to you, I am going away, and am coming again to you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced that I go to the Father; 29 for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it hath come to pass, that when it hath come to pass ye may believe. 30 I shall not talk much more with you. For the prince 31 of the world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But [this must be] that the world may know that I love the Father, and that as the Father gave me commandment so I do. Arise, let us go hence. XV. I am the true vine, and my Father is the husband- 2 man. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he JOHN XV. 237 taketh away ; and every branch that beareth fruit he 3 clean seth, that it may bear more fruit. Ye are clean already, by reason of the word which I have spoken to 4 you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, if it abide not in the vine, so neither 5 can ye, unless ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit; for apart from me ye can do 6 nothing. If any one abideth not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered ; and men gather it, and cast 7 it into the fire, and it is burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever ye will, and it shall 8 be done for you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit ; and ye will become my disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you ; 10 abide in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye will abide in my love, even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken to you, that my joy may re- 12 main in you, and that your joy may be made full. This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have 13 loved you. Greater love hath no one than this, that he 14 lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants ; for the servant know- eth not what his lord doeth : but I have called you friends ; for all things which I have heard from my Father, I have 16 made known to you. Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain ; that whatever ye ask 17 of the Father in my name, he may give it you. This I command you, that ye love one another. 18 If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me Ver. 18. — ye know. Otherwise, know. 238 JOHN XVI. 19 before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love its own ; but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hat- 20 eth you. Remember what I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my words, 21 they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do to you on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not 23 have sin ; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He 24 that hateth me, hateth my Father also. If I had not done among them the works which no other man hath done, they would not have sin ; but now they have both seen 25 and hated both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their Law : " They hated me without a cause."* 26 When the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, which proceed- 27 eth from the Father, he will bear witness of me. And ye also are witnesses, because ye have been with me from the beginning. XVI. These things have I spoken to you, that ye may not 2 fall away. They will put you out of the synagogues ; yea, the hour is coming when every one that killeth you 3 will think that he is offering sacrifice to God. And these things will they do, because they neither know the Father 4 nor me. But I have spoken these things to you, that, when the time cometh, ye may remember that I myself told you of them. But these things I told you not at the begin- ning, because I was with you. 5 But now I go to him that sent me ; and none of you ask- ♦ Ps. XXXV. 19, Ixix. 4, cix. JOHN XVI. 239 6 eth me, Whither goest thou ? But because I have spoken 7 these things to you, sorrow hath filled your hearts. But I tell you the truth ; it is expedient for you that I depart. For if I do not depart, the Comforter will not come to 8 you; but if I go, I will send him to you. And when he is come, he will bring conviction to the world, of sin, and of 9 righteousness, and of judgment. Of sin, because they be- 10 lieve not in me ; of righteousness, because I go to the 11 Father, and ye see me no more ; of judgment, because the prince of this world hath been judged. 12 I have yet many things to say to you, but ye cannot 13 bear them now. But when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all the truth. For he will not speak from himself, but whatever he shall hear, that he will speak; and he will tell you the things to come. 14 He will glorify me, for he will receive of what is mine, 15 and will tell it to you. Every thing that the Father hath is mine. For this cause I said, that he receiveth 16 of what is mine, and will tell it to you. A little while, and ye no longer behold me ; and again a little while, and ye will see me. 17 Some of his disciples therefore said to one another. What is this that he saith to us, A little while, and ye behold me not, and again a little while, and ye will see me ? and, 18 Because I go to the Father? They said therefore. What is this that he saith, A little while? We do not know what 19 he is speaking of. Jesus knew that they were desirous of asking him, and said to them, Is it of this that ye are inquiring of one another, that I said, A little while, and ye behold me not, and again a little while, and ye will 20 see me ? Truly, truly do I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice ; ye will be sorrow- 21 ful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she 240 JOHN XVn. remembereth no more the anguish, through joy that a man 22 is born into the world. So ye also now have sorrow ; but I shall see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one taketh from you. 23 And in that day ye will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly do I say to you, Whatever ye shall ask the Father, 24 he will give it you in my name. Hitherto ye have asked nothing in my name ; ask, and ye will receive, that your joy may be made full. 25 These things I have spoken to you in parables. The time is coming, when I shall no more speak to you in para- 26 bles, but shall tell you plainly of the Father. In that day ye will ask in my name ; and I do not tell you that I will 27 pray the Father for you ; for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came 28 forth from God. I came forth from the Father, and have come into the world ; again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. 29 His disciples say, Lo ! now thou speakest plainly, and 30 speakest no parable. Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any one should ask thee ; by this we believe that thou camest forth from God. ^ Jesus answered them. Do ye now believe ? Behold, the hour is coming, yea, is now come, when ye will be scat- tered, every one to his own, and will leave me alone ; and 33 yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. These things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation ; but be of good cheer ; I have overcome the world. XVn. When Jesus had thus spoken, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said. Father ! the hour is come ; glorify thy 2 Son, that the Son may glorify thee ; according as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that he should give 3 everlasting life to all whom thou hast given him. And JOHN xvn. 241 this is the everlasting life, to know thee, the only true 4 God, and Jesus Christ whom thou didst send. I have glo- rified thee on the earth, having finished the work which 6 thou gavest me to do ; and now, Father ! do thou glorify me with thyself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. 6 I manifested thy name to the men whom thou gavest me out of the world. Thine they were, and thou gavest 7 them to me ; and they have kept thy word. Now they know that all things whatever thou hast given me are 8 from thee ; for I have given to them the words which thou hast given me ; and they received them, and knew surely that I came forth from thee, and believed that thou 9 didst send me. I pray for them ; I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me ; for they are thine ; 10 and all things that are mine are thine, and thine are mine ; and I am glorified in them. 11 And I am no longer in the world ; and they are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father ! keep them in thy name which thou hast given me, that they may be 12 one, even as we are. While I was with them, I kept them in thy name which thou hast given me, and guarded them ; and no one of them is lost except the son of perdition, 13 that the Scripture may be fulfilled. But now I come to thee ; and these things I speak in the world, that they may 14 have my joy made full in them. I have given them thy word ; and the world hath hated them, because they are 15 not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I do not pray thee to take them out of the world, but to keep 16 them from evil. They are not of the world, even as I am 17 not of the world. Sanctify them in thy truth ; thy word is Chap. XVII. S. —to hnow, &c. Possibly, to Jcnow thee as the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, Jesus, as the Ch^t. Ver. 15. — from evil; or, from the Evil One. 18 242 JOHN XVIII. 18 truth. As thou didst seud me into the world, I also sent 19 them into the world. And in their behalf I sanctify my- self, that they also may be sanctified in the truth. 20 Yet not for these alone do I pray, but also for those 21 who believe in me through their word ; that they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me and I in thee, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that 22 thou didst send me. And the glory which thou hast given me, I have given them, that they may be one, even as 23 we are one ; I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one, that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast 24 loved me. Father! as to that which thou hast given me, I desire that they also be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me ; for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. 25 Righteous Father! and yet the world knew thee not! but I knew thee, and these knew that thou didst send me. 26 And I made known to them thy name, and will make it known; that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. XVIII. When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples across the brook Kedron, where was a 2 garden, into which he entered with his disciples. And Judas also, his betrayer, knew the place; because Jesus 3 often resorted thither with his disciples. Judas then, having received the band of soldiers, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with torches and lanterns and weapons. 4 But Jesus, knowing all things that were coming upon him, went forth, and saith to them. Whom do ye seek? Chap. XVIII. 1-11. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 30-56; Mark xiv. 26-52; Luke xxii. 39-53. JOHN XVm. 243 6 They answered him, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus salth to them, I am he. Now Judas also, his betrayer, was 6 standing with them. As soon then as he said to them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. 7 Again therefore he asked them, Whom do ye seek? 8 And they said, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he. If therefore ye are seeking 9 me, let these men go. That the saying might be fulfilled which he si^oke, " Of those whom thou hast given me, I have lost none." 10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and smote the servant of the high-priest, and cut off his right ear. 11 And the servant's name was Malchus. Jesus therefore said to Peter, Put up the sword into the sheath. The cup which the Father hath given me, shall I not drink it ? 12 So the band and the captain, and the officers of the Jews, 13 took Jesus and bound him, and carried him to Annas first ; for he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high-priest 14 that year. And it was Caiaphas who counselled the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the peo- ple. 15 And Simon Peter and the other disciple followed Jesus. That disciple was an acquaintance of the high-priest, and went with Jesus into the court of the palace of the high- 16 priest. But Peter was standing outside at the door. The other disciple therefore, who was an acquaintance of the high-priest, went out and spoke to her that kept the door, 17 and brought in Peter. Then the maid-servant that kept the door saith to Peter, Art thou also one of this man's 18 disciples? He saith, I am not. And the servants and the officers were standing there, having made a fire of coals, for it was cold, and were warming themselves ; and Peter was standing with them and warming himself. Ver. 12-27. Comp. Matt. xxvi. 57-75; Mark xiv. 53-72; Luke xxii. 54-71. 244 JOHN XVIII. 19 The high-priest then asked Jesus about his disciples, 20 and about his teaching. Jesus answered him, I have spoken plainly to the world ; I always taught in a syna- gogue and in the temple, where all the Jews assemble, and 21 in secret I spoke nothing. Why askest thou me? Ask those who have heard, what I have spoken to them ; be- 22 hold, these know what I have said. And when he had said this, one of the officers who was standing by struck Jesus on the face, saying, Is it thus that thou answerest 23 the high-priest ? Jesus answered him, If I spoke what is evil, testify to the evil ; but if well, why dost thou strike 24 me? Annas therefore sent him bound to Caiaphas the high-priest. 25 And Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, Art thou also one of his disciples ? 26 He denied and said, I am not. One of the servants of the high-priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, saith. Did not I see thee in the garden with him? 27 Then Peter denied again ; and immediately a cock crew. 28 Then they lead Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor's palace ; and it was early. And they did not themselves go into the palace, that they might not be defiled, but 29 might eat the passover. Pilate therefore went out to them, and saith, What accusation do ye bring against this 30 man ? They answered and said to him, If he had not been doing evil, we would not have delivered him up to thee. 31 Pilate therefore said to them. Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him. It is not lawful for us to put any one to 32 death. That the words of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying what kind of death he was to die. 33 Pilate therefore went into the palace again, and called 1-25 Ver. 28-40. Comp. Matt, xxvii. 1-26; Mark xv. 1-15; Luke xxiii. JOHN XIX. 245 Jesus, and said to him, Art thou the King of the Jews? 34 Jesus answered, Dost thou say this of thyself, or did others 35 tell thee concerning me ? Pilate answered, Am I a Jew ? Thy own nation and the chief priests delivered thee up 36 to me. What hast thou done ? Jesus answered. My king- dom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have fought, that I should not be delivered up to the Jews ; but now is my kingdom 37 not from hence. Pilate therefore said to him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest what is true ; for I am a king. For this end have I been born, and for this cause have I come into the world, that I may bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth listen eth to 38 my voice. Pilate saith to him. What is truth ? And hav- ing said this, he went out again to the Jews, and saith to 39 them, I find nothing criminal in him. But ye have a cus- tom that I should release to you one at the passover : do ye desire, therefore, that I release to you the king of the 40 Jews ? Then they cried out again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. XIX. Then therefore Pilate took Jesus and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and put on him a purple robe, and approached 3 him and said, Hail, king of the Jews ! and they gave him blows on the face. 4 Again Pilate went forth, and saith to them. Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find 5 nothing criminal in him. Jesus therefore came forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And 6 [Pilate] saith to them. Behold the man ! When therefore Ver. 38. — nothing criminal in him; i.e. nothing by wliich a legal charge can be maintained against him. Chap. XIX. 1-30. Comp. Matt, xxvii. 27-56; Mark xv. 16-41; Luke xxiii. 26-49. 246 JOHN XIX. the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify ! crucify ! Pilate saith to them, Take him 7 yourselves, and crucify him; for I find nothing criminal in him. The Jews answered him. We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. 8 "When Pilate therefore heard this, he was the more 9 afraid; and went again into the palace, and saith to Je- sus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 Pilate saith to him, Dost thou not speak to me? Dost thou not know that I have power to release thee, and 11 have power to crucify thee? Jesus answered, Thou wouldst have no power against me, unless it had been given thee from above; for this cause he that delivered me up to thee hath the greater sin. 12 From this time Pilate sought to release him. But^the Jews cried out, saying, K thou release this man, thou art not a friend of Caesar. Every one that maketh himself 13 a king, setteth himself against Caesar. When therefore Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down on the judgment-seat, in a place called the Pave- 14 ment, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. Now it was the prep- aration of the passover. It was about the sixth hour. 15 And he saith to the Jews, Behold your king ! Upon this they cried out. Away with him ! Away with him ! Crucify him ! Pilate saith to them. Shall I crucify your king ? 16 The chief priests answered. We have no king but Csesar. Then therefore he delivered him up to them to be cru- cified. 17 They therefore took Jesus ; and bearing his own cross, he went forth into the place called Place of a Skull ; in He- 18 brew, Golgotha; where they crucified him, and with him 19 two others, one on each side, and Jesus in the midst. And Pilate wrote an inscription also, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, " Jesus the Nazarene, the king of JOHN XIX. 247 20 the Jews." This inscription therefore was read by many of the Jews ; for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city ; and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and 21 Greek. Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Write not, The king of the Jews ; but that he said, 22 I am king of the Jews. Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written. 23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part, and also his coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven 24 from the top throughout. They said therefore among them- selves. Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be. That the scripture might be fulfilled : " They parted my garments among them, and for my vesture they cast lots.""^ These things the soldiers did. 25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary 26 the Magdalene. Jesus therefore, when he saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing by, saith to his 27 mother. Woman, behold thy son ! Then he saith to the disciple. Behold thy mother ! And from that hour the dis- ciple took her to his own home. 28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now fin- ished, in order that the Scripture might be accomplished, 29 saith, I thirst. A vessel was brought full of vinegar ; and putting a sponge filled with vinegar upon a stalk of hys- 30 sop, they raised it to his mouth. When therefore he had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished ! and he bowed his head, and yielded up his spirit. 31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies might not remain upon the cross on the sabbath, for that sabbath was a great day, besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. * Ps. xxii. 18. 248 JOHN XX. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and 33 of the other who was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was already dead, they 34 broke not his legs ; but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and immediately there came out blood and water. 35 And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his wit- ness is true ; and he knoweth that he saith what is true, 36 that ye also may believe. For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, "A bone of him 37 shall not be broken."^ And again another scripture saith, " They shall look on him whom they pierced." f 38 And after this, Joseph of Arimathsea, being a disciple of Jesus, but concealing it for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus ; and Pilate gave him leave. They came therefore and took 39 him away. Nicodemus also, he who at the first went to him by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and 40 aloes, about a hundred pounds weight. Then they took the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the manner of the Jews in preparing for burial. 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no 42 one had ever been laid. There then, on account of the Jews' preparation-day, they laid Jesus ; for the tomb was at hand. XX. But on the first day of the week Mary the Magda- lene Cometh early, while it was yet dark, to the tomb, and Ver. 38-42. Comp. Matt, xxvii. 57-61; Mark xv. 42-47; Luke xxiii. 50-56. Chap. XX. 1, 2. Comp. Matt, xxviii. 1-8 ; Mark xvi. 1-8 ; Luke xxiv. 1-11. * Exod. xii. 46 ; Num. ix. 12. f Zech. xii. 10. JOHN XX. 249 seeth that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 She runneth therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we 3 know not where they have laid him. Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they set out for the tomb. 4 And they ran both together ; and the other disciple outran 5 Peter, and came first to the tomb. And stooping down, he 6 seeth the linen cloths lying ; but he did not go in. Then cometh also Simon Peter following him, and he went into 7 the tomb ; and he behokleth the linen cloths lying, and the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the 8 linen cloths, but folded up in a place by itself. Then therefore went in also the other disciple, who came first to 9 the tomb ; and he saw, and believed. For not even yet did they know the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. i2 So the disciples went away again to their home. But Mary was standing without by the tomb weeping. And as 12 she wept, she stooped down into the tomb, and beholdeth two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at 13 the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say to her, Woman, why dost thou weep ? She saith to them. Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not 14 where they have laid him. Having said this, she turned back, and beheld Jesus standing ; and knew not that it was 15 Jesus. Jesus saith to her, Woman, why dost thou weep ? whom dost thou seek? She, supposing that it was the gardener, saith to him. Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him 16 away. Jesus saith to her, Mary ! She turned and saith to him in Hebrew, Rabbuni ! which signifieth, Teacher ! 17 Jesus saith to her, Touch me not ; for I have not yet as- cended to the Father ; but go to my brethren, and say to Ver. 3-10. Cnmp. Luke xxiv. 12. Ver. 11-18. Comp. Matt, xxviii. 9, 10; Mark xvi- 9-11. 250 JOHN XX. them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God. 18 Mary the Magdalene cometh, bringing word to the dis- ciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had said these things to her. 19 When therefore it was evening on that day, which was the first day of the week, and the doors where the disci- ples were had been shut for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them. Peace be to you ! 20 And having said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw 21 the Lord. Then he said to them again. Peace be to you ! 22 As the Father hath sent me, I also send you. And hav- ing said this, he breathed on them, and saith to them, 23 Receive the Holy Spirit. Whosever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; whosever ye retain, they are re- tained. 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not 25 with them when Jesus came. The other disciples there- fore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them. Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I shall not believe. 26 And after eight days the disciples were again within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said. Peace be to you ! 27 Then he saith to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and be- hold my hands, and reach forth thy hand, and put it into 28 my side; and be not faithless, but believing. Thomas 29 answered and said to him, My Lord and my God! Je- sus saith to him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed; blessed are they who have not seen, and yet have believed. Ver. 19-23. Comp. Mark xvi. 14-18 ; Luke xxiv. 36-43. JOHN XXL 251 30 Many other signs did Jesus in the presence of his dis- 31 ciples, which are not written in this book. But these have been written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that beheving ye may have life in his name. XXI. After these things he manifested himself again to the disciples at the lake of Tiberias. And he manifested him- 2 self in this manner. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his 3 disciples. Simon Peter saith to them, I am going a fishing. They say to him, We also will go with thee. They set out and went into the boat, and on that night caught nothing. 4 But when the morning was coming on, Jesus stood on the shore ; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Then Jesus saith to them. Children, have ye any fish? 6 They answered him. No. And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye will find. And they cast it, and now they were not able to draw it for" 7 the multitude of the fishes. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith to Peter, It is the Lord. Simon Peter therefore, hearing that it was the Lord, girded on his outer garment, for he had on nothing but his under one, 8 and threw himself into the lake. And the other disciples came in the boat, (for they were not far from land, only about two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with the 9 fishes. When therefore they had come to land, they see a fire of coals there, and a fish lying thereon, and bread. 10 Jesus saith to them. Bring of the fish which ye have now 11 caught. Simon Peter therefore went on board, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty- Chap. XXI. 5. — any Jish ? More closely, anything to eat with [the bread] ? 252 JOHN XXI. three ; and though there were so many, the net was not broken. 12 Jesus saith to them, Come and breakfast. But no one of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou ? knowing 13 that it was the Lord. Jesus cometh and taketh the bread, 14 and giveth them, and the fish likewise. This is now the third time that Jesus manifested himself to his disciples, after he had risen from the dead. 15 So when they had breakfasted, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him. Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again a second time, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me ? He saith to him. Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Tend my 17 He saith to him the third time, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me ? And he said to him. Lord, thou knowest all things ; thou knowest that 18 I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my sheep. Truly, truly do I say to thee, when thou wast young, thou didst gird thyself, and walk whither thou wouldst; but when thou hast grown old, thou wilt stretch forth thy hands, and another will gird thee, and carry thee whither thou 19 wouldst not. This he said, signifying by what manner of death he was to glorify God. And having thus spoken, he saith to him, Follow me. 20 Peter, turning round, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following, — who also at supper leaned back on his breast, 21 and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee ? — Peter, seeing him, saith to Jesus, Lord, and how will it be with 22 him ? Jesus saith to him. If it be my will that he remain 23 till I come, what is it to thee ? Follow thou me. This report therefore went abroad among the brethren, that JOHN XXL 253 this disciple was not to die. And yet Jesus did not say to liim, He will not die ; but, If it be my will that he re- main till I come, what is it to thee ? 24 This is the disciple who testifieth of these things, and hath written these things ; and we know that his testi- mony is true. Ver. 25. This verse, And there are also many other things which Jesus did; and if they were to be every one toritten, I suppose that not even the 7vorld itself could contain the books that would be written, is omitted by Tischendorf, apparently because it was wanting in the Sinai manuscript, as originally written. It is found in all other known manuscripts, though in many copies it is said in a note to have been regarded by some as a later addition. ACTS OF APOSTLES. I. The former narrative I made, O Theophilus, of all that 2 Jesus both did and taught from the beginning until the day in which, after he had through the Holy Spirit given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen, he 3 was taken up ; to whom also he showed himself living, after he had suffered, by many sure proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the things per- 4 taining to the kingdom of God. And while in assembly with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jeru- salem, but to wait for what had been promised by the 6 Father, which [said he] ye heard from me ; for John indeed baptized with water, but ye will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence. 6 They therefore, having come together, asked him, say- ing. Lord, art thou at this time about to restore the king- 7 dom to Israel ? But he said to them. It belongeth not to you to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed 8 by his own authority. But ye will receive power when the Holy Spirit hath come upon you ; and ye will be my witnesses, both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the end of the earth. 9 And having thus spoken, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they were looking earnestly into heaven as he went up, lo ! two men stood by them in white apparel, 11 who said, Men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into ACTS I. 255 heaven ? This Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same manner in which ye beheld him going into heaven. 12 Then they returned to Jerusalem, from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, within a sabbath-day's 13 journey. And when they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were making their abode, namely, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheeus, and Simon the zealot, and Judas the 14 brother of James. These all continued with one accord in prayer, with women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. 15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said, (the number of the names together 16 was about one hundred and twenty,) Brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took 17 Jesus. For he was numbered among us, and obtained 18 the allotment of this ministry. Now this man purchased a field with the wages of the iniquity ; and falling head- long he burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels 19 gushed out. And it became known to all the inhabi- tants of Jerusalem, so that that field is called in their 20 own tongue, Aceldamach, that is. Field of Blood. For it is written in the book of Psalms, " Let his habitation be made desolate, and let no one dwell therein ; " * and, 21 " Let another take his office." t Of these men, therefore, who accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus 22 went in and out among us, from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us, must one be made a witness with us of his resurrection. * Ps. Ixix. 25. t Ps. cix. 8. 256 ACTS n. 23 And they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who 24 was surnaraed Justus, and Matthias. And they prayed saying, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, 25 show which of these two thou hast chosen to take the part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell away, that he might go to his own 26 place. And they cast lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven II. And on the day of Pentecost they were all together in 2 one place. And suddenly there came out of heaven a sound, as of a rushing mighty wind; and it filled the 3 whole house where they were sitting ; and there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributing themselves ; and 4 one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, 5 even as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every na- 6 tion under heaven. And when this sound took jDlace, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because every one heard them speaking in his own language. 7 And they were amazed, and marvelled, saying, Behold, 8 are not all these who speak Galil^eans? and how is it that we every one hear them in our own language, 9 wherein we were born? Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who inhabit Mesopotamia, Judaea 10 and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pam- phylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and Romans who sojourn here, both Jews and Proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabians — how is it that we hear them speaking in our tongues the wonderful works of God? 12 And they were all amazed and were in doubt, saying 13 one to another. What can this mean? Others making sport of it, said, They are full of new wine. ACTS n. 257 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them. Men of .Tudfea, and all that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my 15 words. For these are not drunken, as ye suppose ; for it 16 is the third hour of the day ; but this is what was spoken 17 through the prophet Joel, " It shall be in the last days, saith God, that I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh ; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream 18 dreams ; and even on my servants, and on my handmaids, I will pour out of my Spirit in those days, and they will 19 prophesy. And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath, blood, and fire, and vapor 20 of smoke; the sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the day of the Lord cometh, the 21 great and notable day. And it shall be that every one that calleth on the name of the Lord shall be saved." * 22 Men of Israel, hear these words ! Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God to you by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God wrought by him in the midst of 23 you, as ye yourselves know, — this man, being delivered up by the settled purpose and foreknowledge of God, ye, by 24 the hand of godless men, crucified and slew. But God raised him up, having loosed the pains of death, because 25 it was not possible that he should be held by it. For David saith concerning him, "I saw the Lord always before me ; because he is on my right hand, that I should 26 not be moved. Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue exulted ; moreover also, my flesh shall dwell in 27 hope ; because thou wilt not abandon my soul to the under- world, nor wilt thou suff*er thy holy one to see corruption. 28 Thou didst make known to me the ways of life ; thou wilt 29 make me full of joy with thy countenance." f Brethren, Ver. 23.- — godless men ; i.e. the heathen Romans, who had not God's law. See 1 Cor. ix. 21. * Joel ii. 28-32. t Ps. xvi. 8-11. 17 258 ACTS 11. I may speak to you with freedom of the patriarch Da- vid, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is 30 among us to this day. Being then a prophet, and know- ing that God had sworn to him with an oath that he would 31 set one sprung from his loins upon his throne, he foresaw and spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that neither was he abandoned to the undervTorld, nor did his flesh see 32 corruption. This Jesus God raised up, whereof we all 33 are witnesses. Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye both see 34 and hear. For David did not ascend into the heavens ; but he himself saith, The Lord said to my lord, " Sit thou 35 on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy foot- 36 stool."* Therefore let all the house of Israel know as- suredly that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, — this Jesus whom ye crucified. 37 And when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 38 Brethren, what must we do? But Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be baptized to the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sins, and ye 39 will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call. 40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation. 41 They therefore received his word, and were baptized; and there were added on that day about three thousand souls. 42 And they were constantly attending on the teaching of the apostles, and the imparting [of their substance], the 43 breaking of bread, and the prayers. And fear came upon Ver. 40. — Save yourselves ; more literally, Be saved. * Ps. ex. 1. ACTS III. 259 every soul; and many wonders and signs were wrought 44 through the apostles. And all that believed were together, 45 and had all things common ; and they sold their posses- sions and goods, and divided them among all, as any one 46 had need. And attending daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread in a private house, they par- took of their food with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were in the way of salvation. in. And Peter and John were going up together to the temple, at the hour of prayer, which is the ninth 2 hour. And a certain man lame from his birth was carried along, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of those 3 who entered the temple; who, seeing Peter and John 4 about to go into the temple, asked alms. And Peter fixing his eyes upon him, with John, said. Look upon us. 5 And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive some- 6 thing from them. Then Peter said. Silver and gold have I none ; but what I have I give thee. In the name of 7 Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk. And grasp- ing him by the right hand, he raised him up ; and imme- 8 diately his feet and ancles received strength. And leaping forth he stood, and walked, and entered with them into 9 the temple, walking and leaping, praising God. And all 10 the people saw him walking, and praising God ; and they recognized him as the man that sat for alms at the Beauti- ful Gate of the temple ; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him. 11 And as he held fast to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solo- 12 men's, greatly wondering. But Peter seeing it, answered the people: Men of Israel, why wonder ye at this? 260 ACTS III. Or why look ye earnestly on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man to walk? 13 The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his servant Jesus, whom ye indeed delivered up, and denied him in the presence of 14 Pilate, when he had decided to release him. But ye de- nied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a mur- 15 derer should be granted to you. But the author of life ye killed ; whom God raised from the dead, whereof we 16 are witnesses. And his name, through faith in his name, made this man strong, whom ye see and know ; yea, the faith which is through him gave him this perfect sound- 17 ness in the presence of you all. And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But God thus fulfilled what he had before announced by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suf- 19 fer. Repent therefore and turn from your ways, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that the times of refresh- 20 ing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send forth Christ Jesus, who was before appointed for 21 you ; whom heaven indeed must receive until the times of a restoration of all things ; of which times God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from the days of old. 22 Moses indeed said, "A prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you from among your brethren, as he raised up me ; him shall ye hear in all things, whatever he shall 23 speak to you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul which doth not hear that prophet shall be utterly de- 24 stroyed from among the people.'"^ And all the prophets also, Samuel and those who followed, as many as spoke, announced these days. 25 Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant Ver. 15. — author of life. Possibly the Greek term also includes the idea that Christ was the first-born from the dead. Col. 1. 18. * Deut. xviii. 16, IS, 19. ACTS IV. 261 which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, " And in thy posterity shall all the families of the earth 26 be blessed." * To you first, God, having raised up his servant, sent him to bless you in turning away every one of you from your iniquities. IV. And while they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came 2 upon them, being indignant that they taught the people, and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands upon them, and put them in prison 4 until the next day ; for it was now evening. Many how- ever of those who heard the word believed ; and the num- ber of the men became five thousand. 5 And it came to pass on the next day, that their rulers 6 and elders and scribes, and Annas the high -priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high -priest, were gathered 7 together at Jerusalem. And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, did ye do this? 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 9 Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel ! If we are this day examined in respect to a good deed done to a cripple, 10 by what means he hath been restored, be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, — by him doth this man stand 11 here before you sound. This is the stone which was set at nought by you the builders, which is become a corner- 12 stone. And there is salvation in no other ; for there is not Chap. IV. 1. — captain of the temple. See note on Luke xxii. 4. Ver. 7. — did ye do this. In the Greek, " ye " is emphatic. * Gen. xxii. 18; comp. xii. 3. 262 ACTS IV. another name under heaven, that hath been given among men, by which we must be saved. 13 And when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and common men, they wondered ; and they recognized them as having been 14 with Jesus. And seeing the man that had been cured standing with them, they could say nothing in reply. 15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of 16 the council, they conferred among themselves, saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a re- markable sign hath been wrought by them is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem ; and we cannot deny it. 17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us strictly forbid them with threats to speak any longer in 18 this name to any one. And they called them, and com- manded them not to speak at all, nor teach, in the name 19 of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you 20 rather than to God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard. 21 So, having further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people ; because all were glorifying God for that which had been 22 done. For the man was above forty years old, on whom this sign of the healing had been wrought. 23 And being released they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said 24 to them. And on hearing it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art he that made heaven and earth and sea, and all things that are in them ; 25 who by the mouth of thy servant David said, " Why did the 26 heathen rage, and the peoples meditate vain things ? The kings of the earth came up, and the rulers assembled to- 27 gether, against the Lord, and against his Anointed." * For * Ps. u. 1, 2. ACTS V. 263 in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, did both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the gen- 28 tiles, and the peoples of Israel, assemble in this city, to do whatever thy hand and thy will before determined to be 29 done. And now. Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to thy servants that with all boldness they may 30 speak thy word, while thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders are wrought through the name of thy holy servant Jesus. 31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled ; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness. 32 And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart, and of one soul ; and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own ; but 33 they had all things common. And with great power did the apostles give their testimony to the resurrection of 34 the Lord Jesus ; and great grace was upon them all. For there was no one among them that was in want ; for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and 35 brought the prices of the things that were sold, and laid them at the feet of the apostles ; and distribution was made to every one, according as he had need. 36 And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barna- bas, (which is, when interpreted. Son of consolation,) a Le- 37 vite, born in Cyprus, having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the feet of the apostles. V. But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his 2 wife, sold a possession, and kept back part of the price, his wife also having knowledge of it; and brought a 3 certain part, and laid it at the feet of the apostles. But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the 4 price of the land? While it remained, was it not thine 264 ACTS V. own? And after it was sold, was it not in thine own power ? Why didst thou conceive this thing in thy heart ? 6 Thou didst not lie to men, but to God. And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down, and expired. And great 6 fear came on all that heard of it. And the young men arose, and wrapt him up, and carried him out, and buried 7 hira. And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in. 8 Peter said to her. Tell me whether ye sold the land for so 9 much. And she said. Yes, for so much. And Peter said to her. Why is it that ye agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord ? Lo ! the feet of those who have buried thy 10 husband are at the door, and they will carry thee out. And she fell down immediately at his feet, and expired ; and the young men, when they came in, found her dead, and car- 11 ried her out, and buried her by her husband. And great fear came upon all the church, and upon all that heard of these things. , 12 And many signs and wonders were wrought among the people by the hands of the apostles ; and they were all 13 with one accord in Solomon's porch. But of the rest no one dared to join himself to them. But the people highly 14 honored them; and more and more were believers added 15 to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women ; so that in the streets they brought out the sick, and laid them on beds and couches, in order that at least the shadow of Peter, as he passed, might overshadow some of them. 16 The multitude also belonging to the cities around came together to Jerusalem bringing the sick, and those plagued by unclean spirits ; and they were all healed. 17 But the high-priest and all that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with 18 indignation, and laid hands on the apostles, and put them 19 in the public prison. But an angel of the Lord in the night opened the prison-doors, and brought them forth and ACTS V. 265 20 said, Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people 21 all the words of this life. And hearing this, they went into the temple at daybreak and taught. But the high- priest and they that were with him came and called to- gether the council, and all the elders of the sons of Israel, 22 and sent to the prison to have them brought. But the officers that came did not find them in the prison ; and 23 they returned and brought word, saying. The prison we found shut in all security and the keepers standing at the doors : but when we opened them, we found no one 24 within. And when the priest, and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were at 25 a loss concerning them, to what this would come. But one came and brought them word, Lo ! the men whom ye put 'in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the peo- 26 pie. Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence, that they might not be stoned ; for 27 they feared the people. And having brought them, they set them before the council. And the high-priest questioned 28 them, saying, We strictly commanded you not to teach in this name, and lo ! ye have filled Jerusalem with your teach- ing, and mean to bring this man's blood upon us. 29 But Peter and the apostles answered and said. We ought 30 to obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew by hanging him on a cross ; Ver. 30. — on a cross ; literally, on wood, or, a beam of wood. The word tree was used by early English writers in the general sense of wood, or, a beam of wood. Chaucer speaks of "vessells of tre," " halle of tre." The Geneva version of the 0. T. says, " Let them make a tree of fifty cubits high " (Esth. V. 14). Tyndal and most of the early English translators have it hanged on tree, in this and the corresponding passages. I suppose that the New Testament writers used the expression ivood, or a beam of wood, rather than C7'0ss, in order to make a verbal correspondence between the hanging of Christ nnd Deut. xxi. 23, where undoubtedly a wooden beam, or large stake, not a cross, is denoted. Comp. Gal. iii. 13. But as the cross is universally understood to be made of wood, it seems best to use the word which is found 266 ACTS V. 31 him hath God exalted by his right hand, as a Leader and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of 32 sins. And we are his witnesses of these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit which God hath given to those who obey him. 33 But when they heard this, they were filled with rage, 34 and were resolving to kill them. But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, in high esteem with all the people, and commanded to 35 put the men forth a little jv^hile, and said to them [of the council], Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as to what 36 ye are about to do in respect to these men. For before these days arose Theudas, boasting himself to be some- body ; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves : who was slain, and all, as many as 37 obeyed him, were scattered, and came to nought. After this man arose Judas the Galilaean, in the days of the registering, and drew people away after him ; he also per- 38 ished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. And now I say to you. Refrain from these men, and let them alone ; for if this design or this work be of men, it will 39 come to nought ; but if it be of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found also fighting against God. 40 And they were persuaded by him ; and having called the apostles, they beat them, and commanded them not 41 to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them. They therefore went away from the presence of the council, re- joicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame in 42 behalf of that name ; and every day, in the temple, and in houses, they ceased not to teach, and to publish the glad tidings concerning Jesus the Christ. in the Gospels. Both of the senses of the word tree, as used by the early English writers, are now obsolete, except in a few compound words, such as axle-tree, whipple-tree, &c. ACTS VL 267 VI. But in those days, when the number of the