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~ Matthew 1 ~

1 The book of the generation of , the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat 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 Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson 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 her that had been the wife of Urias;
7 And Solomon begat Roboam; 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 Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
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 , who is called .
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto the MESSIAH are fourteen generations.
18 Now the birth of was on this wise: When as mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the .
19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of 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 RUACH ha KODESH.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name : for shall save people from their sins.
22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of by the prophet, saying,
23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call name EMMANUEL, which being interpreted is, 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:
25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called name .

~ Matthew 2 ~

1 Now when was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
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 gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where the MESSIAH should be born.
5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: 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, enquired 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 , bring me word again, that I may come and worship 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 star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary mother, and fell down, and worshipped : and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12 And being warned of in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy .
14 When he arose, he took the young child and mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called SON.
16 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 diligently enquired 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 children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
21 And he arose, and took the young child and mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of 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, shall be called a Nazarene.

~ Matthew 3 ~

1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3 For this is that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of , make 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 Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees 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 repentance:
9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that 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 repentance: but that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: shall baptize you with the , and with fire:
12 Whose fan is in hand, and will throughly purge floor, and gather wheat into the garner; but will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13 Then cometh from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 But John forbad , saying, I have need to be baptized of , and comest to me?
15 And answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered .
16 And , when was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto , and saw the of descending like a dove, and lighting upon :
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is , in whom well pleased.

~ Matthew 4 ~

1 Then was led up of the into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
2 And when had fasted forty days and forty nights, was afterward an hungred.
3 And when the tempter came to , he said, If be the SON OF , command that these stones be made bread.
4 But answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of .
5 Then the devil taketh up into the holy city, and setteth on a pinnacle of the temple,
6 And saith unto , If be the SON OF , cast THYSELF down: for it is written, shall give 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 said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt thy .
8 Again, the devil taketh up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And saith unto , All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10 Then saith unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship thy , and only shalt thou serve.
11 Then the devil leaveth , and, behold, angels came and ministered unto .
12 Now when had heard that John was cast into prison, departed into Galilee;
13 And leaving Nazareth, came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
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, beyond 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 From that time began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
18 And , walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19 And saith unto them, Follow , and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed .
21 And going on from thence, saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and called them.
22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed .
23 And 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 fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and healed them.
25 And there followed great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

~ Matthew 5 ~

1 And seeing the multitudes, went up into a mountain: and when was set, disciples came unto :
2 And opened mouth, and taught them, saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see .
9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of .
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth 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 an 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 Think not that come to destroy the law, or the prophets: 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 whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: 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 gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver 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 farthing.
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable 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 profitable 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, Whosoever 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 adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto thine oaths:
34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is 's throne:
35 Nor by the earth; for it is 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 communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
38 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 whosoever 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 thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
41 And whosoever shall compel 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 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 pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your FATHER which 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 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 ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your FATHER which is in heaven is perfect.

~ Matthew 6 ~

1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your FATHER which is in heaven.
2 Therefore when thou doest thine 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. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy FATHER which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6 But thou, when thou prayest, 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 heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your FATHER knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask .
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our FATHER which art in heaven, Hallowed be NAME.
10 kingdom come. will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For is the KINGDOM, and the POWER, and the GLORY, for ever. Amen.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly FATHER will also forgive you:
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your FATHER forgive your trespasses.
16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint 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 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.
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 darkness, how great is that darkness!
24 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 and mammon.
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall 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 they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly FATHER feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
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 so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall not much more clothe you, 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 knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the KINGDOM of , and righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

~ Matthew 7 ~

1 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 brother'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 hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
7 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 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 his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your FATHER which is in heaven give good things to them that ask ?
12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
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 , LORD, LORD, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of FATHER which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to in that day, LORD, LORD, have we not prophesied in name? and in name have cast out devils? and in name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from , ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of MINE, and doeth them, I will 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 had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at doctrine:
29 For taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

~ Matthew 8 ~

1 When was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed .
2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, LORD, if wilt, canst make me clean.
3 And put forth hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
5 And when was entered into Capernaum, there came unto a centurion, beseeching ,
6 And saying, LORD, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
7 And saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8 The centurion answered and said, LORD, I am not worthy that shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
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 heard it, 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 said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
14 And when was come into Peter's house, saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
15 And touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
16 When the even was come, they brought unto many that were possessed with devils: and cast out the spirits with word, and healed all that were sick:
17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
18 Now when saw great multitudes about , gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto , Master, I will follow whithersoever goest.
20 And 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 head.
21 And another of disciples said unto , LORD, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22 But said unto him, Follow ; and let the dead bury their dead.
23 And when was entered into a ship, disciples followed .
24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but was asleep.
25 And disciples came to , and awoke , saying, LORD, save us: we perish.
26 And saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey !
28 And when was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.' ' ');
29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with , , SON OF ? art come hither to torment us before the time?
30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
31 So the devils besought , saying, If cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
32 And said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet : and when they saw , they besought that would depart out of their coasts.

~ Matthew 9 ~

1 And entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into own city.
2 And, behold, they brought to a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
4 And knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
6 But that ye may know that the SON of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
7 And arose, and departed to his house.
8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified , which had given such power unto men.
9 And as passed forth from thence, saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and saith unto him, Follow . And he arose, and followed .
10 And it came to pass, as sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with and disciples.
11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto disciples, Why eateth your MASTER with publicans and sinners?
12 But when heard that, said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
14 Then came to the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but disciples fast not?
15 And said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
18 While spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped , saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay hand upon her, and she shall live.
19 And arose, and followed him, and so did disciples.
20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind , and touched the hem of garment:
21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch garment, I shall be whole.
22 But turned him about, and when saw her, said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
23 And when came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
24 said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed to scorn.
25 But when the people were put forth, went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
27 And when departed thence, two blind men followed , crying, and saying, Son of David, have mercy on us.
28 And when was come into the house, the blind men came to : and saith unto them, Believe ye that able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, LORD.
29 Then touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
30 And their eyes were opened; and straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad fame in all that country.
32 As they went out, behold, they brought to a dumb man possessed with a devil.
33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
34 But the Pharisees said, casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
35 And went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
36 But when saw the multitudes, was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then saith unto disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
38 Pray ye therefore of the harvest, that will send forth labourers into harvest.

~ Matthew 10 ~

1 And when had called unto twelve disciples, gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed .
5 These twelve sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.
13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
20 For it is not ye that speak, but the of your FATHER which speaketh in you.
21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
22 And ye shall be hated of all men for NAME's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the SON of man be come.
24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your FATHER.
30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
32 Whosoever therefore shall confess before men, him will I confess also before FATHER which is in heaven.
33 But whosoever shall deny before men, him will I also deny before FATHER which is in heaven.
34 Think not that come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
35 For come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
37 He that loveth father or mother more than is not worthy of : and he that loveth son or daughter more than is not worthy of .
38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after , is not worthy of .
39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for My sake shall find it.
40 He that receiveth you receiveth , and he that receiveth receiveth that sent .
41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

~ Matthew 11 ~

1 And it came to pass, when had made an end of commanding twelve disciples, departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of the MESSIAH, he sent two of his disciples,
3 And said unto , Art that should come, or do we look for another?
4 answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in .
7 And as they departed, began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send messenger before face, which shall prepare way before thee.
11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
19 The SON of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
20 Then began to upbraid the cities wherein most of mighty works were done, because they repented not:
21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.
25 At that time answered and said, I thank , O FATHER, LORD of heaven and earth, because hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
26 Even so, FATHER: for so it seemed good in sight.
27 All things are delivered unto of FATHER: and no man knoweth the SON, but the FATHER; neither knoweth any man the FATHER, save the SON, and he to whomsoever the SON will reveal .
28 Come unto , all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take yoke upon you, and learn of ; for meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For yoke is easy, and burden is light.

~ Matthew 12 ~

1 At that time went on the sabbath day through the corn; and disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto , Behold, disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
3 But said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
4 How he entered into the house of , and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
6 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
8 For the SON of man is LORD even of the sabbath day.
9 And when was departed thence, went into their synagogue:
10 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked , saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
11 And said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
13 Then saith to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against , how they might destroy .
15 But when knew it, withdrew from thence: and great multitudes followed , and healed them all;
16 And charged them that they should not make known:
17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
18 Behold servant, whom I have chosen; beloved, in who soul is well pleased: I will put spirit upon , and shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
19 shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall not quench, till send forth judgment unto victory.
21 And in name shall the Gentiles trust.
22 Then was brought unto one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
25 And knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
28 But if I cast out devils by the of , then the KINGDOM of is come unto you.
29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
30 He that is not with is against ; and he that gathereth not with scattereth abroad.
31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the HOLY RUACH ha KODESH shall not be forgiven unto men.
32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the SON of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the , it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from .
39 But answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the SON of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a GREATER than Jonas is here.
42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a GREATER than Solomon is here.
43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
46 While yet talked to the people, behold, mother and brethren stood without, desiring to speak with .
47 Then one said unto , Behold, mother and brethren stand without, desiring to speak with .
48 But answered and said unto him that told him, Who is mother? and who are brethren?
49 And stretched forth hand toward disciples, and said, Behold mother and brethren!
50 For whosoever shall do the will of FATHER which is in heaven, the same is brother, and sister, and mother.

~ Matthew 13 ~

1 The same day went out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto , so that went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
3 And spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And the disciples came, and said unto , Why speakest unto them in parables?
11 answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
34 All these things spake unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake not unto them:
35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
36 Then sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and disciples came unto , saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their FATHER. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51 saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto , Yea, LORD.
52 Then said unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
53 And it came to pass, that when had finished these parables, departed thence.
54 And when was come into own country, taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not mother called Mary? and brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 And sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
57 And they were offended in . But said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
58 And did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

~ Matthew 14 ~

1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of ,
2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
12 And disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told .
13 When heard of it, departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed on foot out of the cities.
14 And went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and healed their sick.
15 And when it was evening, disciples came to , saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
16 But said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
17 And they say unto , We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
18 said, Bring them hither to .
19 And commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
22 And straightway constrained disciples to get into a ship, and to go before unto the other side, while sent the multitudes away.
23 And when had sent the multitudes away, went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, was there alone.
24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night went unto them, walking on the sea.
26 And when the disciples saw walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
27 But straightway spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
28 And Peter answered and said, LORD, if it be , bid me come unto on the water.
29 And said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to .
30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, LORD, save me.
31 And immediately stretched forth hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped , saying, Of a truth thou art the SON OF .
34 And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of , they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto all that were diseased;
36 And besought that they might only touch the hem of garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

~ Matthew 15 ~

1 Then came to scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
2 Why do disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 But answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of by your tradition?
4 For commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of of none effect by your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people draweth nigh unto with their mouth, and honoureth with their lips; but their heart is far from .
9 But in vain they do worship , teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10 And called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then came disciples, and said unto , Knowest that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13 But answered and said, Every plant, which heavenly FATHER hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15 Then answered Peter and said unto , Declare unto us this parable.
16 And said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
21 Then went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto , saying, Have mercy on me, O LORD, Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 But answered her not a word. And disciples came and besought , saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshipped , saying, LORD, help me.
26 But answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, LORD: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
28 Then answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
29 And departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
30 And great multitudes came unto , having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at 's feet; and healed them:
31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the of Israel.
32 Then called disciples unto , and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
33 And disciples say unto , Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
34 And saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
35 And commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
36 And took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
39 And sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

~ Matthew 16 ~

1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired that would shew them a sign from heaven.
2 answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And left them, and departed.
5 And when disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
6 Then said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.
8 Which when perceived, said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?
9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
12 Then understood they how that bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
13 When came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, asked disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the SON of man am?
14 And they said, Some say that art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
15 saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16 And Simon Peter answered and said, art , the SON of the LIVING .
17 And answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but FATHER which is in heaven.
18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
20 Then charged disciples that they should tell no man that was .' ' ');
21 From that time forth began to shew unto disciples, how that must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
22 Then Peter took , and began to rebuke , saying, Be it far from , LORD: this shall not be unto .
23 But turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind , Satan: thou art an offence unto : for thou savourest not the things that be of , but those that be of men.
24 Then said unto disciples, If any man will come after , let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow .
25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
27 For the SON of man shall come in the glory of FATHER with angels; and then shall reward every man according to his works.
28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the SON of man coming in kingdom.

~ Matthew 17 ~

1 And after six days taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
2 And was transfigured before them: and face did shine as the sun, and raiment was white as the light.
3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
4 Then answered Peter, and said unto , LORD, it is good for us to be here: if wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is , in whom well pleased; hear ye .
6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
7 And came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save only.
9 And as they came down from the mountain, charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the SON of man be risen again from the dead.
10 And disciples asked , saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
11 And answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the SON of man suffer of them.
13 Then the disciples understood that spake unto them of John the Baptist.
14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to a certain man, kneeling down to , and saying,
15 LORD, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
16 And I brought him to disciples, and they could not cure him.
17 Then answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to .
18 And rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then came the disciples to apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
20 And said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
22 And while they abode in Galilee, said unto them, The SON of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
23 And they shall kill , and the third day shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
26 Peter saith unto , Of strangers. saith unto him, Then are the children free.
27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

~ Matthew 18 ~

1 At the same time came the disciples unto , saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2 And called a little child unto , and set him in the midst of them,
3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in NAME receiveth .
6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in , it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of FATHER which is in heaven.
11 For the SON of man is come to save that which was lost.
12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
14 Even so it is not the will of your FATHER which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of FATHER which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
21 Then came Peter to , and said, LORD, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly FATHER do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

~ Matthew 19 ~

1 And it came to pass, that when had finished these sayings, departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
2 And great multitudes followed ; and healed them there.
3 The Pharisees also came unto , tempting , and saying unto , Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
4 And answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
7 They say unto , Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
10 disciples say unto , If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
13 Then were there brought unto little children, that should put hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
14 But said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto : for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
15 And laid hands on them, and departed thence.
16 And, behold, one came and said unto , Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
17 And said unto him, Why callest thou good? there is none good but one, that is, : but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto , Which? said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
20 The young man saith unto , All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
21 said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow .
22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
23 Then said unto disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the KINGDOM of .
25 When disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
26 But beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with all things are possible.
27 Then answered Peter and said unto , Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed ; what shall we have therefore?
28 And said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed , in the regeneration when the SON of man shall sit in the throne of glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for NAME's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

~ Matthew 20 ~

1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
17 And going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the SON of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn to death,
19 And shall deliver to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify : and the third day shall rise again.
20 Then came to the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping , and desiring a certain thing of .
21 And said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto , Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on right hand, and the other on the left, in kingdom.
22 But answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
23 And saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of cup, and be baptized with the baptism that baptized with: but to sit on right hand, and on left, is not MINE to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of FATHER.
24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
25 But called them unto , and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
28 Even as the SON of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give life a ransom for many.
29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed .
30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O LORD, Son of David.
31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O LORD, Son of David.
32 And stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
33 They say unto , LORD, that our eyes may be opened.
34 So had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed .

~ Matthew 21 ~

1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent two disciples,
2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples went, and did as commanded them,
7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the NAME of ; Hosanna in the highest.
10 And when was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This is the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
12 And went into the temple of , and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
13 And said unto them, It is written, house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
14 And the blind and the lame came to in the temple; and healed them.
15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
16 And said unto , Hearest what these say? And saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
17 And left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and lodged there.
18 Now in the morning as returned into the city, hungered.
19 And when saw a fig tree in the way, came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
21 answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
23 And when was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto as was teaching, and said, By what authority doest these things? and who gave this authority?
24 And answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe ?
26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
27 And they answered , and said, We cannot tell. And said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the KINGDOM of before you.
32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
42 saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, THE STONE which the builders rejected, the same is become the HEAD of the CORNER: this is 's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
43 Therefore say I unto you, The KINGDOM of shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard parables, they perceived that spake of them.
46 But when they sought to lay hands on , they feared the multitude, because they took for a prophet.

~ Matthew 22 ~

1 And answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,
2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.
7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.
9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle in his talk.
16 And they sent out unto their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that art true, and teachest the way of in truth, neither carest for any man: for regardest not the person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest ? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
18 But perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye , ye hypocrites?
19 Shew the tribute money. And they brought unto a penny.
20 And saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
21 They say unto , Caesar's. Then saith unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto the things that are 's.
22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left , and went their way.
23 The same day came to the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked ,
24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:
26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.
27 And last of all the woman died also.
28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.
29 answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of .
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of in heaven.
31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by , saying,
32 the of Abraham, and the of Isaac, and the of Jacob? is not the of the dead, but of the living.
33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at doctrine.
34 But when the Pharisees had heard that had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 said unto him, Thou shalt love thy with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, asked them,
42 Saying, What think ye of the MESSIAH? whose son is he? They say unto , The Son of David.
43 saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him LORD, saying,
44 said unto my ADONAI, Sit on right hand, till I make enemies footstool?
45 If David then call him ADONAI, how is he his son?
46 And no man was able to answer a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask any more questions.

~ Matthew 23 ~

1 Then spake to the multitude, and to disciples,
2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even ; and all ye are brethren.
9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your FATHER, which is in heaven.
10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even .
11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of , and by that sitteth thereon.
23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is that cometh in the NAME of .

~ Matthew 24 ~

1 And went out, and departed from the temple: and disciples came to for to shew the buildings of the temple.
2 And said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of coming, and of the end of the world?
4 And answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in NAME, saying, I am the MESSIAH; and shall deceive many.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for NAME's sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall THE END come.
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the MESSIAH, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Messiah's, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, is in the desert; go not forth: behold, is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the SON of man be.
28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but FATHER only.
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the SON of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the SON of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 Th Lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' ' ');

~ Matthew 25 ~

1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.
18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.
20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.
23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
31 When the SON of man shall come in glory, and all the holy angels with , then shall sit upon the throne of glory:
32 And before shall be gathered all nations: and shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth sheep from the goats:
33 And shall set the sheep on right hand, but the goats on the left.
34 Then shall the KING say unto them on right hand, Come, ye blessed of FATHER, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave drink: I was a stranger, and ye took in:
36 Naked, and ye clothed : I was sick, and ye visited : I was in prison, and ye came unto .
37 Then shall the righteous answer , saying, LORD, when saw we an hungred, and fed ? or thirsty, and gave drink?
38 When saw we a stranger, and took in? or naked, and clothed ?
39 Or when saw we sick, or in prison, and came unto ?
40 And the KING shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these brethren, ye have done it unto .
41 Then shall say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from , ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took not in: naked, and ye clothed not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited not.
44 Then shall they also answer , saying, LORD, when saw we an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto ?
45 Then shall answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to .
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

~ Matthew 26 ~

1 And it came to pass, when had finished all these sayings, said unto disciples,
2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the ON of man is betrayed to be crucified.
3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
4 And consulted that they might take by subtilty, and kill .
5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
6 Now when was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
7 There came unto a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on head, as sat at meat.
8 But when disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
10 When understood it, said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon .
11 For ye have the poor always with you; but ye have not always.
12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on body, she did it for burial.
13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray .
17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to , saying unto , Where wilt that we prepare for to eat the passover?
18 And said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with disciples.
19 And the disciples did as had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
20 Now when the even was come, sat down with the twelve.
21 And as they did eat, said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray .
22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto , LORD, is it I?
23 And answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with in the dish, the same shall betray .
24 The SON of man goeth as it is written of : but woe unto that man by whom the SON of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
25 Then Judas, which betrayed , answered and said, Master, is it I? said unto him, Thou hast said.
26 And as they were eating, took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is BODY.
27 And took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
28 For this is BLOOD of the NEW TESTAMENT, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in FATHER's KINGDOM.
30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
31 Then saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
32 But after risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
33 Peter answered and said unto , Though all men shall be offended because of , yet will I never be offended.
34 said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny thrice.
35 Peter said unto , Though I should die with , yet will I not deny . Likewise also said all the disciples.
36 Then cometh with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
37 And took with Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
38 Then saith unto them, soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with .
39 And went a little further, and fell on face, and prayed, saying, O FATHER, if it be possible, let this cup pass from : nevertheless not as I will, but as wilt.
40 And cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with one hour?
41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
42 went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O FATHER, if this cup may not pass away from , except I drink it, will be done.
43 And came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
44 And left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
45 Then cometh to disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the SON of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray .
47 And while yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
48 Now he that betrayed gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is : hold fast.
49 And forthwith he came to , and said, Hail, master; and kissed .
50 And said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on , and took .
51 And, behold, one of them which were with stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.
52 Then said unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to FATHER, and shall presently give more than twelve legions of angels?
54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
55 In that same hour said to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take ? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on .
56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook , and fled.
57 And they that had laid hold on led away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
58 But Peter followed afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against , to put to death;
60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of , and to build it in three days.
62 And the high priest arose, and said unto , Answerest nothing? what is it which these witness against ?
63 But held peace. And the high priest answered and said unto , I adjure thee by the living , that tell us whether be the MESSIAH,, the SON OF .
64 saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the SON of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard blasphemy.
66 What think ye? They answered and said, is guilty of death.
67 Then did they spit in face, and buffeted ; and others smote with the palms of their hands,
68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou MESSIAH, Who is he that smote thee?
69 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with of Galilee.
70 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.
71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with OF NAZARETH.
72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
73 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
75 And Peter remembered the word of , which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

~ Matthew 27 ~

1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against to put to death:
2 And when they had bound , they led away, and delivered to Pontius Pilate the governor.
3 Then Judas, which had betrayed , when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.
8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
10 And gave them for the potter's field, as appointed me.
11 And stood before the governor: and the governor asked , saying, Art the King of the Jews? And said unto him, Thou sayest.
12 And when was accused of the chief priests and elders, answered nothing.
13 Then said Pilate unto , Hearest not how many things they witness against ?
14 And answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or which is called ?
18 For knew that for envy they had delivered .
19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of .
20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy .
21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with which is called HA MASHIACH? They all say unto him, Let be crucified.
23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let be crucified.
24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
25 Then answered all the people, and said, blood be on us, and on our children.
26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged , he delivered to be crucified.
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took into the common hall, and gathered unto the whole band of soldiers.
28 And they stripped , and put on a scarlet robe.
29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon head, and a reed in right hand: and they bowed the knee before , and mocked , saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
30 And they spit upon , and took the reed, and smote on the head.
31 And after that they had mocked , they took the robe off from , and put his own raiment on , and led away to crucify .
32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear cross.
33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
34 They gave vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when had tasted thereof, would not drink.
35 And they crucified , and parted garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted garments among them, and upon vesture did they cast lots.
36 And sitting down they watched there;
37 And set up over head accusation written, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38 Then were there two thieves crucified with , one on the right hand, and another on the left.
39 And they that passed by reviled , wagging their heads,
40 And saying, that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If be the SON OF , come down from the cross.
41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking , with the scribes and elders, said,
42 saved others; himself cannot save. If be the King of Israel, let now come down from the cross, and we will believe .
43 trusted in ; let deliver now, if will have : for said, the SON OF .
44 The thieves also, which were crucified with , cast the same in his teeth.
45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour cried with a loud voice, saying, ELI, ELI, lama sabachthani? that is to say, EL, EL, why hast forsaken ?
47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave to drink.
49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save .
50 , when had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching , saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the SON OF .
55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed from Galilee, ministering unto him:
56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was ' disciple:
58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of . Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.
62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.
66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.

~ Matthew 28 ~

1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek , which was crucified.
6 is not here: for is risen, as said. Come, see the place where lay.
7 And go quickly, and tell disciples that is risen from the dead; and, behold, goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see : lo, I have told you.
8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring disciples word.
9 And as they went to tell disciples, behold, met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held by the feet, and worshipped .
10 Then said unto them, Be not afraid: go tell brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see .
11 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
13 Saying, Say ye, disciples came by night, and stole away while we slept.
14 And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.
15 So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where had appointed them.
17 And when they saw , they worshipped : but some doubted.
18 And came and spake unto them, saying, All POWER is given unto in HEAVEN and in EARTH.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the NAME of the FATHER, and of the SON, and of the :
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.