. soft raiment are in kings' houses. But why went ye out? To see a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and much more than a prophet. 10 This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who will prepare thy way before thee. "Verily I say to you, among those that are born of women, there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist. But the 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 suffers violence, and men of violence seize upon it. 18 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 14 And if ye are willing to receive a him, he is Elijah that was about to come. 15 He that has ears, let him hear. 18 16 But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places, who calling to their fellows "say, We piped to you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not beat the breast. 8 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. And wisdom is justified by her works. 20 Then began he to upbraid the cities in which most of his miracles were done, because they repented not. 21 Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you. 23 And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted to • Or, it. ¿ Or, was. heaven? Thou shalt go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. "Nevertheless I say to you, that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. 25 At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, and reveal them to babes; 26 yea, O Father, that so it was well-pleasing in thy sight! 27 All things were delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does any one know the Father except the Son, and he to whom the Son wills to reveal him. 28 Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; because I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. XII. At that season Jesus went on the sabbath 3 through the grain-fields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck ears of grain, and to eat. 'But the Pharisees seeing it said to him, Behold, thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on a sabbath. And he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those that were with him; how he entered into the house of God, and ate the show-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those that were with him, but for the priests alone? Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless? But I say to you, that a greater than the temple is here. • Gr. a greater thing, or, something greater. "But if ye had known what this means, I wish for mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath. 8 "And departing thence, he went into their synagogue. 10 And behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him. "And he said to them, What man will there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it, and raise it up? 12 Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath. Then he says to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored to health as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out, and held a consultation against him, how they might destroy him. 15 But Jesus, knowing it, withdrew thence; and many followed him, and he healed them all. 16 And he charged them that they should not make him known; 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, 18 Behold my servant, whom I chose, My beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased. And he will declare judgment to the Gentiles. 19 He will not strive, nor cry aloud; Nor will any one hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed he will not break, And smoking flax he will not quench, Until he send forth judgment unto victory. 21 And in his name will Gentiles hope. 22 Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind, and • Or, was. dumb; and he healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this the Son of David? 24 But the Pharisees hearing it said, This man does not cast out the demons, except through Beelzebul, prince of the demons. 25 And knowing their thoughts he said to 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 then shall his kingdom stand? And if I through Beelzebul cast out the demons, through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I through the Spirit of God cast out the demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you. how can one enter into the strong man's house, and seize upon his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? and then he will plunder his house. 30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathers not with me scatters. a 27 29 Or 31 Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven to men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come. 33 Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for from the fruit the tree is known. 34 Brood of vipers! How can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good things; and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 And I say to you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For from thy words thou wilt be justified, and from thy words thou wilt be condemned. 38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him saying, Teacher, we wish to see a sign from thee. 39 But he answering said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. "The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. 42 The queen of the south will rise in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. But when the unclean spirit is gone out from the man, it goes through waterless places seeking rest, and finds none. 44 Then it says, I will return into my house whence I came out; and coming it finds it empty and swept and set in order. 45 Then it goes, and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So shall it be also to this wicked generation. 46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers were standing a Gr. more. |