Multitude fed.

ST. MATTHEW, 15. The sick healed.

into a ship, and to go before brought unto him all that him unto the other side, while were diseased;

he sent the multitudes away. 36 And besought him that 23 And when he had sent the they might only touch the multitudes away, he went up hem of his garment: and as into a mountain apart to pray many as touched were made and when the evening was come, he was there alone. perfectly whole.

24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

cond in the fourth watch

of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

CHAPTER 15.

THEN Capharisees, which

came to Jesus scribes

were of Jerusalem, saying, 2 Why do thy disciples trans26 And when the disciples gress the tradition of the elsaw him walking on the sea, ders? for they wash not their they were troubled, saying, hands when they eat bread. It is a spirit; and they cried 3 But he answered and said out for fear. unto them, Why do ye also 27 But straightway Jesus transgress the commandment spake unto them, saying, Be of God by your tradition? of good cheer; it is I; be not 4 For God commanded, sayafraid. ing, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

5 But ye say, Whosoever 29 And he said, Come. And shall say to his father or his when Peter was come down mother, It is a gift, by whatout of the ship, he walked on soever thou mightest be prothe water, to go to Jesus. fited by me; 30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none ef31 And immediately Jesus fect by your tradition. stretched forth his hand, and Ye hypocrites, well did caught him, and said unto Esaias prophesy of you, sayhim, O thou of little faith, ing,

wherefore didst thou doubt? 8 This people draweth nigh 32 And when they were come unto me with their mouth, into the ship, the wind ceased. and honoureth me with their 33 Then they that were in lips; but their heart is far the ship came and worshipped from me.

him, saying, Of a truth thou 9 But in vain they do worart the Son of God. ship me, teaching for doc34 And when they were trines the commandments of gone over, they came into the men. land of Gennesaret.

10 And he called the mul35 And when the men of that titude, and said unto them, place had knowledge of him, Hear, and understand: they sent out into all that 11 Not that which goeth into Country round about, and the mouth defileth a man ; but

The Canaanite's

ST. MATTHEW, 15.

daughter healed. that which cometh out of the I am not sent but unto the lost mouth, this defileth a man. sheep of the house of Israel. 12 Then came his disciples, 25 Then came she and worand said unto him, Knowest shipped him, saying, Lord, thou that the Pharisees were help me. offended, after they heard this saying?

26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the chil13 But he answered and said, dren's bread, and to cast it to Every plant, which my hea-dogs.

venly Father hath not planted, 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: shall be rooted up. yet the dogs eat of the crumbs 14 Let them alone: they be which fall from their masters' blind leaders of the blind. table.

28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great

And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 15 Then answered Peter and is thy faith: be it unto thee said unto him, Declare unto even as thou wilt. And her us this parable. daughter was made whole

16 And Jesus said, Are ye from that very hour. also yet without understand29 And Jesus departed from ing? 17 Do not ye yet understand, thence, and came nigh unto that whatsoever entereth in the sea of Galilee; and went at the mouth goeth into the up into a mountain, and sat belly, and is cast out into the down there. 30 And great multitudes 18 But those things which came unto him, having with proceed out of the mouth come them those that were lame, forth from the heart; and they blind, dumb, maimed, and

draught?

defile the man.

many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:

19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, 31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they false witness, blasphemies: 20 These are the things which saw the dumb to speak, the defile a man: but to eat with maimed to be whole, the lame unwashen hands defileth not to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of

a man.

21 Then Jesus went thence, Israel. and departed into the coasts 32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And, behold, a woman of have compassion on the multiCanaan came out of the same tude, because they continue coasts, and cried unto him, with me now three days, and saying, Have mercy on me, O have nothing to eat and I Lord, thou son of David; my will not send them away fastdaughter is grievously vexed ing, lest they faint in the way. with a devil. 33 And his disciples say unto 23 But he answered her not him, Whence should we have a word. And his disciples so much bread in the wildercame and besought him, say-ness, as to fill up so great a ing, Send her away; for she multitude? 34 And

Jesus saith

unto

crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, them, How many loaves have

Four thousand fed. ST. MATTHEW, 16. Disciples warned. ye? And they said, Seven, and 7 And they reasoned among a few little fishes. themselves, saying, It is be35 And he commanded the cause we have taken no bread. multitude to sit down on the 8 Which when Jesus perceivground. ed, he said unto them, O ye 36 And he took the seven of little faith, why reason ye loaves and the fishes, and gave among yourselves, because ye thanks, and brake them, and have brought no bread? gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five 37 And they did all eat, and loaves of the five thousand, were filled and they took up and how many baskets ye of the broken meat that was took up? left seven baskets full. 38 And they that did were four thousand men, side women and children. 39 And he sent away the understand that I spake it not 11 How is it that ye do not multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Mag-ye should beware of the leaven to you concerning bread, that

dala.

TE

CHAPTER 16.

eat

be

HE Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

13 T When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

14 And they said, Some say 3 And in the morning, It will that thou art John the Bapbe foul weather to day: for the tist: some, Elias; and others, sky is red and lowring. Oye Jeremias, or one of the prohypocrites, ye can discern the phets. face of the sky; but can ye 15 He saith unto them, But not discern the signs of the whom say ye that I am?

times?

16 And Simon Peter an4 A wicked and adulterous swered and said, Thou art the generation sceketh after a Christ, the Son of the living sign; and there shall no sign God. be given unto it, but the sign 17 And Jesus answered and of the prophet Jonas. And he said unto him, Blessed art thou left them, and departed. Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and 5 And when his disciples blood hath not revealed it unto were come to the other side, thee, but my Father which is they had forgotten to take in heaven.

bread. 18 And I say also unto thee, 6 Then Jesus said unto That thou art Peter, and upon them, Take heed and beware this rock I will build my of the leaven of the Pharisees church; and the gates of hell and of the Sadducees. shall not prevail against it.

Peter reproved.

ST. MATTHEW, 17. Transfiguration.

19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatsoever thou

shait bind on earth shall be

bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

CHAPTER 17.

AND after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his rai21 ¶ From that time forth ment was white as the light. began Jesus to shew unto his 3 And, behold, there appeared disciples, how that he must go unto them Moses and Elias unto Jerusalem, and suffer talking with him.

many things of the elders and 4 Then answered Peter, and chief priests and scribes, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is be killed, and be raised again good for us to be here: if thou the third day. wilt, let us make here three 22 Then Peter took him, and tabernacles; one for thee, and began to rebuke him, saying, one for Moses, and one for Be it far from thee, Lord: this Elias. shall not be unto thee.

5 While he yet spake, behold, 23 But he turned, and said a bright cloud overshadowed unto Peter, Get thee behind them: and behold a voice out me, Satan: thou art an offence of the cloud, which said, This unto me; for thou savourest is my beloved Son, in whom not the things that be of God, I am well pleased; hear ye but those that be of men. him.

24 Then said Jesus unto heard it, they fell on their 6 And when the disciples his disciples, If any man will face, and were sore afraid. come after me, let him deny 7 And Jesus came and touchhimself, and take up his cross, ed them, and said, Arise, and and follow me. be not afraid.

25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and who- 8 And when they had lifted soever will lose his life for up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.

sake shall find it.

my

26 For what is a man profit-9 And as they came down ed, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.

10 And his disciples asked 27 For the Son of man shall him, saying, Why then say come in the glory of his Fa- the scribes that Elias must ther with his angels; and then first come? he shall reward every man 11 And Jesus answered and according to his works. said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.

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 his kingdom.

12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done

Christ healeth

ST. MATTHEW, 18.

a lunatick. unto him whatsoever they list-received tribute money came to ed. Likewise shall also the Peter, and said, Doth not your Son of man suffer of them. master pay tribute?

13 Then the disciples under-25 He saith, Yes. And when stood that he spake unto them he was come into the house, of John the Baptist. Jesus prevented him, saying,

14 And when they were What thinkest thou, Simon? come to the multitude, there of whom do the kings of the came to him a certain man, earth take custom or tribute? kneeling down to him, and of their own children, or of saying, strangers?

15 Lord, have mercy on my 26 Peter saith unto him, of son: for he is lunatick, and strangers. Jesus saith unto sore vexed: for ofttimes he him, Then are the children falleth into the fire, and oft free. into the water.

27 Notwithstanding, lest we 16 And I brought him to thy should offend them, go thou to disciples, and they could not the sea, and cast an hook, and cure him. take up the fish that first com17 Then Jesus answered and eth up; and when thou hast said, O faithless and perverse opened his mouth, thou shalt generation, how long shall I be find a piece of money: that with you? how long shall I take, and give unto them for suffer you? bring him hither me and thee.

to me.

18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.

CHAPTER 18.

disciples unto Jesus, say

At the same time came the 19 Then came the disciples to ing, Who is the greatest in the Jesus apart, and said, Why kingdom of heaven? 2 And Jesus called a little 20 And Jesus said unto them, child unto him, and set him in Because of your unbelief: for the midst of them,

could not we cast him out?

verily I say unto you, If ye 3 And said, Verily I say unto have faith as a grain of mus-you, Except ye be converted, tard seed, ye shall say unto

this mountain, Remove hence and become as little children, to yonder place; and it shall ye shall not enter into the remove; and nothing shall be kingdom of heaven.

impossible unto you.

4 Whosoever therefore shall 21 Howbeit this kind goeth humble himself as this little not out but by prayer and fast-child, the same is greatest in ing. 5 And whoso shall receive one the kingdom of heaven. such little child in my name receiveth me.

22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: 6 But whoso shall offend one 23 And they shall kill him, of these little ones which beand the third day he shall be lieve in me, it were better for raised again. And they were him that a millstone exceeding sorry. hanged about his neck, and 24 And when they were that he were drowned in the come to Capernaum, they that depth of the sea.

were