CHAP. VII. that they shall be heard for their much) speaking. Of fasting and worldly care. 8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him. 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Christ exhorts to prayer. 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider 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 to11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we for-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not give our debtors. ever. Amen. much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the What shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? 32 (For after all these things do the Genkingdom, and the power, and the glory, for or, wherewithal shall we be clothed? 14 For, if ye forgive men their tres- tiles seek) for your heavenly Father know33 But seek ye first the kingdom of passes, your heavenly Father will also for-eth that ye have need of all these things. give you: 15 But,if ye forgive not men their tres-God, and his righteousness, and all these 34 Take therefore no thought for the passes, neither will your Father forgive things shall be added unto you. your trespasses. 16 ¶ Moreover, when ye fast, be not as morrow for the morrow shall take thought the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the they disfigure their faces, that they may day is the evil thereof. appear unto men to fast. Verily, I say unto you, They have their reward. 17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy 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 openly. 19¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20 But lay 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 your treasure is, there will your heart be also. JUD : CHAP. VII. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the 6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before 22 The light of the body is the eye: if swine, lest they trample them under their 7 Ask, and it shall be given you therefore thine eye be single, thy whole feet, and turn again and rend you. body shall be full of light. 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall body shall be full of darkness. If there-be opened unto you: fore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! 24 No man can serve two masters: 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no 8 For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there of you, whom if 10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? a serpent? 11 If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in him? heaven give good things to them that ask 12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather would that men should do to you, do ye into barns; yet your heavenly Father feed-leven so to them: for this is the law and the eth them. Are ye not much better than they? prophets 7 Concerning false prophets. S. MATTHEW. Christ casts out devils 13 Enter ye in at the strait gate; for 4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself Jeadeth to destruction, and many there be to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses which go in thereat: commanded, for a testimony unto them. 14 Because, strait is the gate, and nar- 5¶ And when Jesus was entered into row is the way, which leadeth unto life, Capernaum, there came unto him a centuand few there be that find it. rion, beseeching him, 15 Beware of false prophets, which 6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at come to you in sheep's clothing, but in-home sick of the palsy, grievously torwardly they are ravening wolves. mented. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits: 7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of and heal him. thistles? 8 The centurion answered and said, 17 Even so every good tree bringeth Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth come under my roof: but speak the word forth evil fruit. only, and my servant shall be healed. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them. 21 Not every one that saith unto me Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you. I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: 12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so 24 Therefore, whosoever heareth these be it done unto thee. And his servant was sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will healed in the self-same hour. liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods 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 unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. 28 And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine. 29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. CHAP. VIII. 14 T And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. 15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. 16 ¶ When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick; 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. 18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. 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. STEREOTYPE EDITION. NEW-YORK: STEREOTYPED BY E. AND J. WHITE, FOR "THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY." ¶ The Gospel according to Saint MATTHEW. CHAP. I. 20 But while he thought on these things, HE book of the generation of Jesus behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and shall save his people from their sins. Esrom begat Aram; 22 Now all this was done, that it might 4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson by the prophet, saying, begat Salmon; 5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of he. that had been the wife of Urias; 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 raised from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: 7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and 25 And knew her not till she had Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; brought forth her first-born son: and he 8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josa- called his name JESUS. phat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; CHAP. II. when Jesus was born in Bethle And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joa-NOW w Judea in the days of Herod tham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; the king, behold, there came wise men 10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and from the east to Jerusalem, Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King Josias ; of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon : 12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; 13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; 14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; 15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; 16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered 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 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 dili17 So all the generations from Abraham gently what time the star appeared. to David are fourteen generations; and 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and from David until the carrying away into said, Go, and search diligently for the Babylon are fourteen generations; and young child; and when ye have found from the carrying away into Babylon unto him, bring me word again, that I may Christ are fourteen generations. 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. 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, tili it came and stood over where the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11 ¶ And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and wor |