And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, sad; for they disfigure their faces that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward in full. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head and wash thy face, that thou appear not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.

Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth, where the rust and moth consume, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither the rust nor moth doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. For where thy treasure is, there is thy heart also.

The light of thy body is thine eye. If thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be light; but if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be dark. If, then, the light that is in thee be darkness, the darkness itself how great shall it be! No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will sustain the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what ye shall eat; nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the meat, and the body more than the raiment? Behold the birds of the air, for they neither sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they? And which of you by taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? And for raiment why are ye anxious? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin. But I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these. And if the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, God doth so clothe, how much more you, O ye of little faith? Be

not solicitous therefore, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be clothed? For after all these things do the heathens seek. For your Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you. Be not therefore anxious about the morrow; for the morrow will care for itself. Sufficient for the

day is the evil thereof.

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Judge not, that ye may not be judged. with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged, and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, and seest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how sayest thou to thy brother, Let me cast the mote out of thine eye; and behold a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn again and tear you.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. What man is there among you, of whom if his son shall ask bread, will he hand him a stone? or if he shall ask him a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

All things, therefore, whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.

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Enter ye in at the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in thereat. How narrow is the gate and strait is the way that leadeth to life, and few there are that find it!

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock: and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded on a rock. And every one that heareth these my

words, and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand: and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.

And it came to pass when Jesus had fully ended these words, the people were in admiration at his

doctrine; for he was teaching them as one having power, and not as their Scribes and Pharisees.

SECT. XXXV. AFTER THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT, JESUS ENTERS INTO CAPHARNAUM, AND HEALS THE CENTURION'S SERVANT.

And when he had finished all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capharnaum.

Capharnaum.

And the servant of a certain centurion, who was dear to him, being sick, was ready to die. And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying to him, He is worthy that thou shouldst do this for him; for he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

And Jesus said, I will come and heal him. And he went with them. And when he was now not far from the house the centurion sent his friends to him, saying, Lord, trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof. For which cause neither did I think myself worthy to come to thee; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers: and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.

And when Jesus heard it he marvelled; and turning about to the multitude that followed him, he said, Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith, not even in Israel. And I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go, and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was healed at the same hour. And they that were sent, being returned to the house, found the servant whole who had been sick.

SECT. XXXVI. JESUS RAISES THE WIDOW'S SON TO LIFE. JOHN SENDS MESSENGERS TO HIM.

And it came to pass afterwards that he went into a city that is called Naim, and there went with him his disciples and a great multitude.

Naim.

And when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, being moved with pity towards her, he said to her, Weep not. And he came near and touched the bier. And they that carried it stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.

And there came a fear on them all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is risen up among us, and God hath visited his people. And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the country round about.

And John's disciples told him of all these things. And John, having heard in prison the works of Christ, called to him two of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that art to come, or look we for another?

And when the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that art to come, or look we for another? (And in that same hour, he cured many of their diseases, and hurts, and of evil spirits; and to many