Ill 1 64©©/HE AMlTAiSECinjOll ®F ALL AY 'LDl^RAIRY AIM US) S© EE&JSmE TOT DIVINITY SCHOOL TROWBRIDGE LIBRARY GIFT OF Library of Joline B. and Edward Sylvester Smith THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST: TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL GREEK; AND WITH THE FORMER Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. WITH APOSTOLIC REFERENCES BY CORTES JACKSON. CINCINNATI : STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY. 1887. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the' year 1881, By CORTES JACKSON. Ia the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. PARABLES AND FIGURES OF SPEECH. RECORDED BY MATTHEW. MARK. LUKE. JOHN. Axe laid unto root trees .... iii. 10 iii. 9 iii. 12 iii. 17 v. 13 v. 14 Neither do men light a candle . . v. 15 IV. 21 viii. 16 vi. 13 Measure that ye meet to others . . vii. 2 iv. 24 vi. 38 vii. 5 vi. 41 vii. 6 Knock and it shall be opened . . vn. 7 XI. IO vii. 13 xm. 24 False prophets sheep's clothing . , vn. 15 vn. 24 vi. 48 Vlll. 22 ix. 60 ix. 16 ii. 21 v. 36 x. 16 x. 39 viii. 35 xvii. 33 xi. 28 xi. 29 xm. 3 iv. 3 vm. 5 xiii. 25 xm. 31 iv. 31 xm. 19 xm. 33 xm. 21 xiii. 46 xm. 47 Comes out of man defileth . . . XV. II vn. 15 Every plant Father planteth not . . xv. 13 xv. 27 vii. 28 Thou art Peter xvi. 18 xvi. 24 vm. 34 ix. 23 Converted become as little children . xviii. 3 xvin. 5 ix. 37 xvin. 17 xviii. 8 ix. 43 xvin. 12 Owed him ten thousand talents . . xviii. 24 xix. 24 x. 25 Hire labourers for a penny . . . XX. 1 Vineyard and two sons .... xxi. 28 xxi. 33 Xll. I Whosoever fall on this stone . . . xxi. 44 King made a marriage for son . . xxu. 2 xxiii. 24 xxiii. 25 xxiii. 33 IV PARABLES AND FIGURES OF SPEECH. RECORDED BY MATTHEW. MARK. LUKE. JOHN. xxiv. 45 xii. 42 XXV. I Five talents or ten pounds . . . xxv. 15 xix. 13 xxv. 33 Make you fishers of men .... i. 17 House divided against itself . . . iii. 25 Man cast seed into the ground . . iv. 26 ix. 44 ix. 49 x. 21 xii. 42 Sorr-bf man taking journey . . . xiii. 34 vii. 41 No man putteth his hand to plough ix. 62 x. 33 xi. 5 Ask a fish give a serpent .... xi. 11 Taketh seven spirits; the last state . xi. 26 Rich man said to his soul .... xii. 19 Provide yourselves with bags . . xii. 33 Loins girded and lights burning xii. 35 Much given much required . . . xii. 48 I am come to send fire on earth . . xii. 49 xiii. 6 Sit not down in highest seat . . . xiv. 8 xiv. 16 xiv. 27 Woman had ten pieces silver . . . xv. 8 XV. 12 xvi. 1 xvi. 20 Servant ploughing or feeding . . xvii. 7 xviii. 3 Pharasee and publican prayed . . xviii. 10 Man planted a vineyard .... xx. 9 Fall on this stone ground to powder xx. 18 Widow cast in two mites .... xxi. 2 xxi. 29 ii. 19 Shall be in a well of living water . iv. 14 My meat is to do the will .... iv. 34 Labour not for the meat that . . . vi. 27 vi- 35 Except the Father draw him . . . vi. 44 Eat my flesh and drink my blood . vi. 5^ The-words that I speak are spirit . OutTsf his belly flow rivers living water vi. 63 vii. 3J I am the light of the world . . . viii. is Keep my sayings shall never see death viii. 53 PARABLES AND FIGURES OF SPEECH. RECORDED BY MATTHEW. MARK. LUKE. JOHN. I am the door of the sheep . . . x. 7 I am the good shepherd .... x. 14 xi. 25 Except a corn of wheat fall . . . xii. 24 Hateth his life in this world . . . xn. 25 If I be lifted up draw all men . . xii. 32 Be the children of light .... xii. 36 I am a light unto the world . . . xii. 46 My Father's house many mansions XIV. 2 XV. 1 xv. 5 xxi. 16 MIRACLES. RECORDED BY MATTHEW. MARK. JOHN. Angels appear to Joseph . . . Star stood over the child . . . Angel said take child into Egypt Spirit of God like a dove . . . Angels ministered to him . . . Devils cast out Leprosy cured Peter's wife's mother cured . . Devil cast out Devils cast into swine .... Palsy cured Issue of blood healed .... Jairus' daughter cured .... Devil cast out of dumb man Withered hand cured .... Blind and dumb healed . . . Five thousand fed Christ walked on the sea . . . Peter walked on the sea . . . Greek woman's daughter healed Four thousand fed Christ transfigured Lunatic child cured Money in fish's mouth .... Two blind men cured .... Fig tree dried up Vail of-,the temple rent . . . Came dut after his resurrection . Darkness sixth to ninth hour 1. 20 ii. 9 11. 13 iii. 16 iv. 11 iv. 24 viii. 3 viii. 15 viii. 16 viii. 32 ix. 6 ix. 22 ix. 25 ix. 33 xn. 13 xii. 22 xiv. 21 xiv. 26 xiv. 29 xv. 28 xv. 38 xvii. 2 xvii. 18 xvii. 27 xx. 34 xxi. 19 xxvii. 5 1 xxvii. 53 xxvii\ 45 i 10 i. 34 1. 42 1. 3i 1. 39 v. 13 11. 12 V. 34 V. 42 iii. 5 vi. 44 VI. 49 vii. 39 Vlll. 9 IX. 2 xi. 20 XV. XV. 33 111. 22 v. 13 iv. 39 viii. 33 v. 24 viii. 44 viii. 55 vi. 10 vii. 21 ix. 14 ix. 29 ix. 42 xxm. 45 j-xiii. 44 1. 32 vi. 10 vi. 19 VI MIRACLES. RECORDED BY MATTHEW. MARK. LURE. JOHN. Angel rolled back the stone Keepers became as dead men Angel said He is risen Unclean spirit cast out Cured many diseases Rebuked the wind . Blind man cured . . Dumb and deaf spirit Bartimeus restored to sight Saw a young man . . Received up into heaven His tongue was loosed Angel came upon them With the angel a multitude Devil set him on pinnacle of temple Multitude of fishes, net break Widow's son raised Mary Magdalene, seven devils . Woman eighteen years' infirmity Man with dropsy healed Ten lepers healed . . Two men in shining garments Water made wine . . Nobleman's son healed . Impotent man healed Blind man restored . . , Lazarus raised to life Came a voice from heaven Went backward and fell to the ground Two angels sitting . . Receive the Holy Ghost Jesus stood in the midst Draught of fishes . . xxvm.xxviii. 4 xxviii. 6 xvi. 6 i. 26 iii. 10 iv. 39 viii. 25 ix. 25 x. 52 xvi. 5 xvi. 19 xxiv. vm. 24 xvin. 43 xxiv. 51 i. 64 ii. 9 ii. 13 iv. 9 v. 6 vii. 15 viii. 2 xiii. 12 xiv. 4 xvii. 14 xxiv. 4 11. 9 iv. 50 v. 8 ix. 7 xi. 44 xii. 28 xviii. 6 xx. 12 xx. 22 xx. 26 xxi. 6 PRAYERS OF JESUS. MATTHEW. LUKE. vi. Q After this manner pray ye. v. 16 Jesus wilderness prayed. xiv. 23 Jesus mountain to pray. VI. 12 Jesus mountain prayed. xxvi. 36 I go and pray. IX. 18 Jesus alone praying. xxvi. SO Jesus fell face and prayed. IX. 28 Jesus Peter James to pray. XI. 2 When ye pray. MARK. XXII 32 Peter I have prayed for. i. 35 Jesus solitary place prayed. xxn 41 Jesus kneeled prayed. VI. 46 Jesus mountain to pray. JOHN. XI. 25 Stand praying. XI. 4i Jesus said Father I. xiv. 32 „ Sit while I pray. xii. 27 Father save me. xiv. 35 Jesus prayed possible. XVII. I Jesus lifted his eyes. PREFACE. Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life : and they are they which testify of me. I THANK our heavenly Father for the warm reception which the first edition has met with in this country and Europe ; and I believe there is a bright future for the work, from the fact that men of learn ing and long experience as ministers of the Gospel in the Methodist, Episcopal, Baptist, Presbyterian and other churches, have contributed largely by kind suggestions, and some greatly assisted in selecting the references, so this edition is not the work of one man, but good and faithful men have, like brothers, toiled together for a common cause, that Christ may be glorified in all the world. The design of the work is to show that the New Testament is self-interpreting ; the plan is to place Scriptures side by side by the means of references. This is fully explained on the page, " How to look up the References." We understand the first four books of the New Testament are written largely to convince the world that Jesus Christ is the Son of God ; the Acts and Epistles mainly for the building up and instructing the Church in all the earth. Much of the Saviour's teachings. was in parables and figures, and in those are foreshadowed grand lessons for all ages ; and from the following Scripture we learn the apostles were commissioned to explain and teach all these parables and figures, John xiv. 26: "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." In all this work this thought has ever been uppermost in my mind, and after the receiving of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, the apostles were guided by the Holy Spirit, John xvi. 13: "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth." As the book of Acts has a central place in the New Testament, the references are mainly to the four Gospels, then to the Epistles, showing the teachings of the Saviour in parables and figures as ex plained and taught by the apostles. By observing this plan, many of the parables of the Saviour will be made so plain that a wayfaring man need not err therein. In looking up these references I often have used other translations, comparing them with the original, so, if possible, to get at the very idea in the mind of -.the Saviour or apostle when speak ing. How near I have come to "this point the reader is to judge. (Remember, nothing like perfection is claimed.) viii PREFACE. In all good faith I commit this..work to the providence of God, praying that he will bless it as a means of grace in bringing many to acknowledge Christ as the power of God unto salvation, and that it may be a grand help to those who are "contending for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints." The apostle speaks of those women who labored with him in the gospel. More than thirty years ago God gave me a woman as a life companion, and by her unwavering faith and intuitve knowledge of God's word, this work has been com pleted and placed upon the altar of God's love, and to the Lord be all the glory, now and forever. CoiiTES Jackson. How to Look Up These References. The last judgment S T. M AT T H E W. described. 2 The. i-7 CHAPTER XXV. 31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory : 32 And befobe him shall be gathered all nations : and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats : Rom. xiv. io Rev.xx. is THE reader will notice in this thirty-second verse there are two truths from which references are made, and to attract attention the leading words are placed in capitals. The first truth is, "Before him shall be gathered all nations ;" from this the reference is to Rom. xiv. 10 : "For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ." From this the reference is to John xii. 48 : " The word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day." From this the reference is to Rev. xx. 12: "I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books." The second truth from which reference is made is, "He shall sepa rate them." From this the reference is to Rev. xx. 15: "Whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." From this the reference is to Luke xvi. 26: "Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us." From this the reference is to II. Thes. i. 9: "Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord." From this the reference is to Matthew xxv. 30: "And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." To avoid confusion where two subjects are alluded to like the above verse, look up all the reference on the first subject before noticing the second. In this verse the first subject alluded to is the appearing of all men before God to be judged; the second is, at this judgment there will be a final separation of the just and unjust, from which there will be no appeal. The reader will see, by looking up these references back and forth, the leading passages of Scriptures on any subject are placed before him, and he is left free to form his own conclusions, unbiased by the commentary or opinions of men. HOW TO LOOK UP REFERENCES. Often a reference is made from one word to where the same word is used in connection with some interesting fact, like in Luke ix. 10: "And the apostles, when they were returned." Here the reference is from the word "apostles" to Acts xv. 6-22. O In these passages the great apos tolic convention held .by the apostles and elders with the church in Jerusalem is brought to the reader by one reference. A reference is made from one Gospel to another to call attention to a difference in the narratives, as in Luke xiv. 26. In this verse a man to be a disciple of Christ must hate father, mother and wife. The reference is to Matthew x. 37: "He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me." How pleasant and reasonable are these words ! To show why a reference is made from one Epistle to another, see James i. 2: "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into clivers temptations." The reference is to I. Cor. x. 13: "God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able ; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape that ye may be able to bear it." This is a reason from God's word why we should count it joy when we fall into temptation. I hope the above explanation will be satisfactory; and this will be in the book just as it is here, and those who buy it will have the advan tages of the New version, as I have examined it carefully, and where there is a difference worth noticing I have placed it at the bottom of the page. Cortes Jackson. P. S. — There is also the most useful table ever published with the New Testament. It gives all the parables, figures and miracles in the four Gospels; what the parable is, chapter and verse. The book of Acts has a table, giving the miracles, the sermons preached, who by, the conversions and the baptisms. There are other tables, most valuable for the Sunday school teacher and the preacher. To all who may want the book, send the money by post-office order or check, at my risk. The price by mail: Beautifully bound in cloth Half leather, elegantly embossed For the work done it is the cheapest book in the market. Cortes Jackson, Box 1866, Denver, Colorado. A Biographical Sketch of the Saviour. IN this brief sketch we shall attempt to bring together a few of the leading facts as given by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. As a historian Luke stands in the front rank, and in the second chapter he relates many interesting facts that are omitted by the others. In the seventh verse, the humble birth of the Christ is given with a child-like simplicity ; and in the eleventh verse, for the first time, his birth is pro claimed in the beautiful language of the angel to the shepherd: '."For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." 0 And there was with the angel a multitute of the heavenly host praising God. And from Matthew ii. 9, we learn that a star guided the shepherds to where Jesus was born. And Herod the king, wishing to see Christ, Joseph being warned by an angel, took the young child with his mother, and fled into Egypt, where they remained until the death of the king. After this they returned to the land of Israel and dwelt in the city of Nazareth. Luke gives us all the information we have concerning the childhood days of the Saviour in Luke ii. 40: "The child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him." In the forty-second verse we are told he went up to Jerusalem with his parents, and was twelve years old, and when his parents had completed their mission, after they had been a day's journey on their way home, they noticed the child Jesus had tar ried at Jerusalem. When they found him not in their company, they returned and found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of tlie doc- tOTS, both hearing them and asking them questions. And all that heard I him were astonished at his understanding and answers. In this brief narrative we see the Saviour manifesting a strength of mind that was remarkable for a child of > his age. (No wonder th,at he developed into the grandest teacher of our race.) How strange, of all the words of wisdom that he spoke at this time, we have but one short sentence. He said to his parents, "How is it that ye sought me? • wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?" Did not th,e { Saviour in this brief expression foreshadow the grand mission of tne ' redemption of our race, which his Father had given him to work oiit? And we are told that he went down with his parents to Nazareth, and was subject unto them. In this we have a lesson of love and duty to parents, taught for the children of all ages. From this time on we learn that " Jesua increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God aud man." *fi A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. By the Jews Joseph was looked upon as the father of Christ, and by occupation Joseph was a carpenter. It was the custom among the Jews for the son to follow the occupation of the father. We learn from Mark vi. 3: "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us?" Here we have a faithful picture of a" family con sisting of parents, sisters and four brothers, in which Jesus lived and toiled until he was abdut thirty years old. And about this time John came, Luke iii. 3: "Came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins." And we learn from Mark i. 9: "Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was bap tised of John in Jordan," and a voice came from heaven saying: "Thou art my beloved Son;" and in verse thirteen: "He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan ; and was with the wild beasts ; and the angels ministered unto him." What was the nature of this sore conflict with Satan and the wild beasts of the desert, will remain forever unknown. It may be that the ministration of the angels con sisted in giving him power to resist the wiles of the devil, and protect him from the wild beasts. Immediately after his temptation in the wilderness, as recorded in Luke iv., a remarkable conversation took place between him and Satan. Jesus being now about thirty years of age, for the first time he enters the grand arena of the world as a public teacher of our fallen race. At times his language was as soft and gentle as that of a loving mother ; at other times sharp and reproving, and again so pure, so grand and lofty that every word sparkles with the light of inspiration. ) We learn from Luke that the custom was to enter the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and to stand up and read. When he came to the city of Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he read from the book of Isaiah, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor ; he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recover ing of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord." Here the Saviour introduces himself to his brethren as a teacher sent from God, and for his authority the word of God as spoken by the prophet Isaiah ; and to their aston ishment he declares: "This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears." » We have briefly narrated the leading facts in the life of Jesus Christ as given in the four books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, from his birth to his baptism, and his coming before the world as a public teacher, and I am not sure it would be in keeping with the mis sion of our work to follow the Saviour in all his work and labor of love, to his death on the crossp(which took place when he was about thirty- three years of age), for they are faithfully narrated in God's, word so plain that the wayfaring man need not err therein. We have closely^ A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. xiii studied economy that we may be able to offer this book so that all may be able to buy and read it, for it has the power to kindle upon the altar of the human heart a fire that shall burn forever. And that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works, I will add the following: The apostle Peter says: "Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you." The Saviour, once on a time asked the question, "Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am?" In this age of inquiry how often do Christians have this question asked by men of intelligence: "If there lived 1800 years ago such a man as Jesus Christ, as you Chris tians affirm, I should like to have some testimony from ancient history not found in the Bible?" We learn from Grecian and Roman history that about the time our Saviour came, there was a general expectation that some remarkable person would make his appearance. And that such a person did appear, and that he taught a strange doctrine, and performed wonderful works that no man could account for, is attested by the following witnesses: Caius Cornelius Tacitus, who was praetor of Rome about the year A. D. 88 ; as a historian and writer he stands high ; Celcus, the famous epicurian philosopher, lived about the year A. D. 173 ; Porphyry, who flourished about the year A. D. 270, wrote many books, and some were against Christianity ; Julian the Apostate, as he is styled by some, because at one time he embraced Christianity, and afterwards apostatized, and wrote some seven books against Chris tianity. In keeping with the mission of our work we are only allowed to make a summary of the testimony of the writings of these eminent men. Some of these persons held high positions under the Roman govern ment. Such testimony will hardly be called in question by persons of intelligence. We will name a few gleaned from their writings: First — In the reign of Augustus Caesar there was born in Judea, Jesus, who is called the Messiah. Second — On account of persecution he was, by his parents, taken into Egypt, and shortly returned to Judea. Third — That Jesus, who is called Christ, was publicly executed at Jerusalem as a criminal while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Tiberious emperor of Rome. Fourth — The genuineness of the four Gospels and book of Acts. Fifth — Many things concerning the manners, doctrine and worship of the primitive Christians are distinctly named. For the benefit of those who think they are guided by reason, and call in question the truth of the Bible, permit me to invite their atten tion to this fact; \ We know it has pleased God to respect our reasoning faculties, for he saith in his word, "Come, let us reason together, saith the Lord." For tnis cause he has pleased to rest the proof of the truth of his revelation upon matters of fact. This brings the demon stration within the reign of evidence. Now, what class of men make it their business to deal with evidence ? The legal profession. The xiv A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. head of this profession in England is the Lord Chancellor. Is it not a remarkable truth that the three last Lord Chancellors have been deeply religious men? Now who will-say that such men, whose reasoning faculties have been trained to the highest state, men who are not com mitted to a profession which requires certain belief, but who are law yers, that these men would accept the* truth of Christianity with blind unreason, would be absurd. They only believe because they know. Here is, then, a safe foundation for less favored people. Now if such master-minds as the last Prime Minister of England, who is one of the most erudite men living ; and some of the most profound lawyers of our own country, who have given time and thought to sift the evi dence upon which the truth of Christianity rests, have concluded the evidence is sufficient, that the reasoning is sound, the conclusion firm, then is it not reasonable and safe for us to accept the truth they have proven for us, and say the word of God is true and abideth forever? The Bible is that word. aIt is letter to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in men." "For ever, 0 Lord! thy word is settled in lieaven? INTRODUCTORY. WHEN we come to read up the lives of the eight writers of the New Testament, one fact strikes us forcibly: that is, how little does the world know of the lives of those men whose writings to-day are the moving power of the civilized world. How little do we know of theii' lives, as to where they were born, what about their parentage and early training ; what concerning their lives before they came to the Christian ministry; what of their former lives, what of their last days. Like others, they lived and toiled on to the end of their lives. Even tho day of the week, month or year in which they died is lost in the mist of ages. What would we give if we could push aside the veil of obscurity and learn in what country they died? Or did they leave this world in the arms of dear friends? Or, like Stephen, did they die the death of a martyr? Not the age of one of these men of God is spread on the pages of history. Were they not like comets? From the dark bosom of obscurity they come flaming across the great ocean of human life, leaving a bright light which, for eighteen hundred years, has grown brighter as the ages roll on. "How unsearchable -are the ways of the Lord, our God." In faith let us walk side by side with these holy men, and realize what blessed company we are in ; a beautiful type of that sanctified company that awaits the faithful in that world where Jesus has gone to prepare a mansion for those that love him. St. Matthew. Matt. ix. 9. Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him. Follow me. And he followed him. Luke v. 27. And saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom. Mark ii. 14. He saw Levi, the son of Alpheus, sitting at the receipt of custom, and lie said, Follow me. WE do not infer from the above that Matthew and Levi were dis tinct persons, but Matthew Levi was the son of Alpheus, and the same person who wrote the book called St. Matthew. We notice when he speaks of himself in Matt. x. 3, he calls himself Matthew the publican. At that time the Jewish nation were under subjection to the Roman empire, and the country was divided into small districts, and the persons who collected taxes in these districts were called publicans, and were considered by the Jews as cruel and oppressive, and great sinners. Jesus, ever willing to set the Jews a good example and teach that God is no respecter of persons, went into this publican's house, and ate with him and sinners — Luke v. 30. The Saviour did not over estimate the character of this man of integrity when he chose him as one of the twelve apostles, and most faithfully has he performed, that grand mission. As the ages roll on his character stands firm. His name occurs but once after the resurrection of the Saviour. — Acts i. 13. Here he is one of the faithful waiting for the promise of the Lord. We are not told what part he took in the great commission which he records, "Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations." From some ancient traditions he is reported as preaching in Jeru salem some fifteen years after the gift of the Holy Spirit. — Acts ii. 3. On account of the persecution as named in Acts viii. 3 — " They that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word" — he is reported as going into Egypt and Ethiopia, where he found many of his own nation who had been driven there by persecution. Here he remained some twenty-three years, preaching faithfully the word of the Lord. It is commonly reported that he lived to be some ninety years of age, and finally sealed the great work of his life with his own blood being cruelly put to death by his persecutors. "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT MATTHEW. J->hn vii.42 Gal.l.i.0.6 2 Tim. ii.S CHAPTER I. 1 Tlie genealogy of Christ from Abra ham to Joseph. 18 He was con ceived by the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary when she was espoused to Joseph. 19 The angel satisfieth the misdeeming thoughts of Joseph, and interpreteth the names of Christ. H^HE book of the genera- X tion of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the • son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob ; and Jacob b:-gat Judas and his brethren ; 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; 4 And Aram begat Amina- dab ; and Aminadab begat Naasson ; and Naasson begat Salmon ; 5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab ; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth ; and Obed be gat Jesse ; 6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias ; 7 And Solomon begat Ro- bonm ; and Roboam begat Abia ; and Abia begat Asa ; 8 And Asa begat Josaphat ; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias ; 9 And Ozias begat Joa tham ; and Joatham begat Achaz ; and Achaz begat Ez eki as ; 10 And Ezekias begat Ma- nasses; and Manasses begat Arnon; and Arnon begat Josias ; 1 1 And Josias begat Jecho- nias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: 12 And alter they were brought to Babylon, Jechoni- as begat Salathiel; and Sala- thiel begat Zorobabel ; 13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud ; and Abiud begat Eli akim; and Eliakim begat Azor; 14 And Azor begat Sadoc ; and Sadoc begat Achim ; and Achim begat Eliud ; 15 And Eliud begat Elea zar ; and Eleazar begat Mat- than; and Matthan begat Jacob ; 16 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 17 Birth of Jesus. SAINT MATTHEW, The wise men fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are four teen generations; and from the carrying away into Baby lon unto Christ are fourteen generations. 18 --|Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, be fore they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph her hus band, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the an gel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 2 1 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save ins people from their SINS. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. 24 Then Joseph being 18 raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bid den him, and took unto him his wife: 25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. CHAPTER II. i The wise men out of the east are directed to Christ by a star, ii They worship him, and offer their presents. 14 Joseph fleeth into Egypt, with Jesus and his mother. 16 Herod slayeth the children: 20 himself dieth. 23 Christ is brought back again into Galilee to Nazar eth. NOW when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men irom the east to Jerusa lem, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gath ered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the worship Christ. CHAPTER II. Herod's cruelty. least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. 7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. 9 When they had heard the king, they departed ; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 10 When they saw the stag, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11 If And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treas ures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. 13 And when they were de parted, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mo ther by night, and departed into Egypt: 15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. 16 f Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had dili gently inquired of the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, 18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping, for her child ren, and would not be com forted, because they are not. 1 9 *-f But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of tlie Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mo ther, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life. 21 And he arose, and took 19 John's preaching. SAINT MATTHEW. Christ baptized. the young child and his mo ther, and came into the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, be ing warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: 23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Naza rene. CHAPTER III. i John preacheth : his office : life, and baptism. 7 He reprehendeth the Pharisees, 13 and baptizeth Christ in Jordan. IN those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 And saying, Repent te : for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, sating, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Je rusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, 20 6 ''And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. 7 1" But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Saddu cees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to COME. 8 Bring forth therefore FRUITS *MEET for REPENT ANCE: 9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repent ance: but he that cometh af ter me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holt Ghost and with fire: 12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. 13 *-|fThen cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbade him, *(New version.) Worthy of, Christ is tempted CHAPTER IV. of the devil. saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh US to FULFIL all RIGHTEOUS NESS. Then he suffered him. 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straight way out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Splrit of God descending like a dove, and lighting up on him. 17 And lo a voice from hea ven, saying, This is my be loved Son, in whom I am well pleased. CHAPTER IV. i Christ fasteth, and is tempted, ii The angels minister unto him. 13 He dwelleth in Capernaum, 17 be- ginneth to preach, 18 calleth Peter, and Andrew, 21 James, and John, 23 and healeth all the diseased. THEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilder ness to be tempted of the DEVIL. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights', he was afterwards a hun gered. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by evert word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and set teth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is writ ten, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them ; 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11 Then the DEVIL LEAVETH him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. 12 f Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast in to prison, he departed into Galilee ; 13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Caper naum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Za- bulon and Nepthalim: 21 Christ begins to preach. S A 1 N T M AT T H E W, He kealeth the sick 14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, be yond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles ; 16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light ; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. 17 *f From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 18 *f And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, cast ing a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James, the son of Zebedee, and John his broth er, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets ; and he called them. 22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. 23 ^f And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. 24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possess ed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy ; and he healed them. 2 5 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from De- capolis, and from Jerusalem., and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan. CHAPTER V. i Christ beginneth his sermon on the mount: 3 declaring who are blessed, 13 who are the salt of the earth, 14 the light of the world, the city on a hill, 15 the candle : 17 that he came to fulfil the law. 2 1 What it is to kill, 27 to commit adultery, 33 to swear: 38 exhorteth to suffer wrong, 44 to love even our enemies, 48 and to labour after perfectness. AND seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mount ain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the king dom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be com forted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall lnherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they which do Christ's sermon CHAPTER V. on the mount. hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be FILLED. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall oetain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peace makers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteous ness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 1 1 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile tou, and perse cute you, and shall say all manner of evil against tou falsely, for mt sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceed ing glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so per secuted they the prophets which were before you. 1 3 --f Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thence forth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick ; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 17 f Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but who soever SHALL DO AND TEACH them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of hea ven. 20 For I say unto you, That except tour righteousness shall exceed the righteous- ness of the scribes and Phari sees, ye shall in no case en ter into the kingdom of heaven. 21 --f Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and who soever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angrt with his brother without a cause shall be in danger ofthe judg ment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 23 Therefore if thou bring thy GLFT TO THE ALTAR, and there rememberest that thy Christ's sermon SAINT MATTHEW, on the mount brother hath aught against thee; 24 Leave there tht gift be fore the altar, and go thy way; first BE RECONCILED TO THT brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 25 Agree with thine ad ver- sart quickly, while thou art in the way with him ; lest at any time the adversary de liver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farth ing. 27 If Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adul tery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a wo man to lust after her hath COMMITTED ADULTERT with her already in his heart. 29 And if thy right eye of fend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is pro fitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is pro fitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 31 It hath been said, Who- 24 soever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultert: and whoso ever shall marry her that is d i vorced committeth a d u 1- tery. 33 *§ Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shall per form unto the Lord thine oaths: 34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all ; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: 35 Nor by the earth ; for it is ins footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. 36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37 But let your communica tion be, Yea, tea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. 38 If Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but who soever shall SMITE THEE On thy right cheek, turn to him the OTHER ALSO. 40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away tht coat, let him have thy cloak also. Christ' s sermon CHAPTER VI. on the mount. 41 And whosoever shall com pel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 43 --f Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and prat for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you ; 45 That ye maybe the chil dren of tour Father which is in heaven: for he maketh hi# 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 them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do te more than others? do not even the publicans so? 48 Be ye therefore perfect,'' even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. CHAPTER VI. i Christ continueth his sermon on the mount, speaking of alms, 5 prayer, 14 forgiving our brethren, .6 rant ing, 19 where our treasure is to be laid up, 24 of serving God, and mammon: 25 exhorteth not to he careful for worldly things: 33 but to seek God's kingdom. TAKE heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Fa ther which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou do est thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the htpocrites do in the syna gogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, Thet have their reward. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what tht right hand doeth: 4 That thine alms may be ln secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. 5 *-|f And when thou pratest, thou shalt not be as the hy pocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the syna gogues and in the corners of the streets, that thet may be seen of men.' Verily I say unto you, They have their REWARD. 6 But thou, when thou pray- est, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. 7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the hea then do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father 25 Christ1 s sermon SAINT MATTHEW, on the mount. knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. 9 After this manner there fore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallow ed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom >-ome. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our DA1LT BREAD. 1 2 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glort, for ever. Amen. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heaven ly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither well your Father forgive your trespasses. 16 "If Moreover when te fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, Thet have their reward. 17 But thou, when thou fastest, annolnt thine head, and wash thy face ; 18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openlt. 19 f Lat not up for your selves TREASURES Upon EARTH, 26 where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal : 20 But lat up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21 For where tour treasure is, there will your heart be also. 22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be dark ness, how great is that dark ness! 24 *Y No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other ; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and MAMMON. 2 5 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye ska1 1 drink ; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do Ihry reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Fa ther feedeth, them. Are ye not much better than thet? 27 Which of you by taking Chrises sermon CHAPTER Vtt, dii the mount. thought can add one cubit UntO HIS STATURE ? 28 And wht take te thought for raiment? Con sider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29 And yet I say unto you. That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like ONE OF THESE. 30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to mor row is cast into the oven, SHALL HE NOT MUCH MORE clothe tou, O ye of little faith? 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be CLOTHED? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father know eth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first the klngdom of God, and his righteousness ; and all these things shall be added unto TOU. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Suf ficient unto the day is the EVIL THEREOF. CHAPTER VII. i Christ ending his sermon on the mount, reproveth rash judgment, 6 forbiddeth to cast holy things to dogs, 7 exhorteth to prayer, 13 to enter in at the strait gate, 15 to be ware of false prophets, 21 not to be hearers, but doers of the word : 24 like houses builded on a rock, 26 and not on the sand. JUDGE not, that ye be not JUDGED. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy broth er's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou htpocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye ; and then shalt thou see clearlt to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 6 *-jf Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend tou. 7 *-|T Ask,and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh eeceiveth; and he that seek eth findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there of y ou,whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 27 Rom. ii- 3 1 Cor. xi. 31 Jamesii. 13 Rom. xiv. 10 James iv. 11 James v. 9 1 Pet. iii. 8 2 Cor. vi. 14 Acts xiv. 19 Acts x. 4 Acts"• 37 ix. 6 James 7-5 Christ's sermon SAINT MATTHEW,