28 He said unto them, An enemy hath & Pr.3.14,15. 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 ec.22.10. them. f 1 Ti.5.24. Mal.4.1. 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 c.25.32. 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. i Lu.3.17. j ver.42. k Mar.4.30. ! Eze.17.23. 33 Another parable spake he unto them: The kingdom of heaven is like unto leav-m Pr.10.21. en, which a woman took, and hid in three measures' of meal, till the whole was leavened. 34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; P and without a parable spake he 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. 15.7. o P word signilies a meas ure (about a peck and half, want- a pint.) a Mar.6.1, &c. Lu.4.16,&c. r Lu.10.14. 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. c b d 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman, 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: e 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 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. 52 Then said he 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 Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. 54 And when he was come into his own country, he 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 his mother called Mary? and his brethren, Ro.16.25,26. James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? Col.1.26. s Is.49.7. 53.3. 1 Ro.10.18. v Jno.8.44. 1 Jno.3.8. x Joel 3.13. 37 He 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 1 Pe.1.23. are the children of the kingdom; u 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 2 or, are and burned in the fire; Z 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 a them which do iniquity; MATTHEW, XV. 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. A. D. 31. a c.21.26. Lu.20.6. b Ac.23.11. 1 in the midst. c Ph.4.13. 8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Bap- Pr.29.10. tist's head in a charger. e neverthe-2 9 And the king was sorry: less, 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 his disciples came and took up the body, and buried it, and went and fold Jesus. 13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. 14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion ♫ toward them, and he healed their sick. 15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, 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 Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. e Ju.11.31,35. Da.6.14-16. or, strong. f Ju.21.1. 1 Sa.14.28. 25.22. Ec.5.2. g Ps.69.1,2. La.3.57. h Is.63.12. i Ja.1.6. j Ps.107.29. 17 And they say unto him, We have heres but five loaves, and two fishes. 18 He said, Bring them hither to me. 19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass; and took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake; and the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. gave 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. Ac.8.2. ! Da.3.25. Lu.4.41. Jno.1.49. 6.69. 11.27. Ac.8.37. Ro.1.4. m c.10.23. 12.15. Mar.6.32, &c. Lu.9.10,&c. Jno.6.1,2, n Mar.6.53. 15.32,&c. p He.4.15. q Nu.15.38. c.9.20. Mar.3.10. Lu.6.19. Ac.19.12. r Jno.6.37. Mar.7.1,&c. t Col.2.8,23. Tit. 1.14. Ex.20.12. De.5.16. v Ex.21.17. Le.20.9. 20 2 Ki.4.1-7. x De.27.16. Hypocrisy of the Pharisees. 27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind 2 boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me! g 4 For God 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 God of none effect by your tradition. 7 Ye hypocrites! well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, 8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips: but their heart is far from me. 9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines " the commandments of men. 10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: Ro.14.14,20. 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. Tim.4.4. Job 9.8. Tit.1.15. Jno.6.19. d Lu.24.37. 15 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? What defileth a man. MATTHEW, XVI. 13 But he answered and said, Every plant " which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. c 4. D. 32. a Jno.15.2,6. b2 Ki.4.43,44. Lu.6.39. 14 Let them alone: they be blind lead-cc.23.16. ers of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 15 Then answered Peter, and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet with- dc.14.19,&c. out 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: e Lu.6.45. Ja.3.6. Lu.22.19. f 1 Sa.9.13. g 24.30. Ge.6.5. 20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands de- Ep.2.3. fileth not a man. Tit.3.3. 21 Then Jesus went thence, and depart-i Mar.7.24, ed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David! my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came, and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth af ter us. c.12.36,&c. Mar.8.11, Lu.11.16. 12.54-56. I Ps.28.1. Ac.3.26. 24 But he answered and said, "I am not m c.10.5,6. sent, but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she, and worshipped him,| saying, Lord, help me! 26 But he 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. n Jon.1.17. o c.7.6. Re.22.15. p Lu.12.1. 1 Cor.5.6-8. 2 Ti.2.16,17. Job 13.15. Ga.5.9. 23.10. La.3.32. s Ps.145.19. 8.26. 28 Then Jesus answered and said untor 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 Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went v Mar.7.31. up into a mountain, and sat down there. 30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them; y 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 God of Israel. The multitude miraculously fed. away fasting, lest they faint in the way. 33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. 35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 36 And he took the seven leaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his 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 he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and h came into the coasts of Magdala. TH CHAP. XVI. THE 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: 3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day; for the sky is red and lowering. 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 he left them, and departed. 5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. 6 Then Jesus said unto them, P 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 Jesus perceived, he 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? Is.35.5,6. y Ps.103.3. a c.15.1-9. 32 Then Jesus called his disciples z Mar.8.1,&c. unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat and I will not send them 16 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 he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, Peter's enlightened testimony. MATTHEW, XVII. saying, Whom " do men say that I, the A. D. 32. Son of man, am? 14 And they said,' Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? a Mar.8.27. Lu.9.18,&c. b c.14.2. Lu.9.7-9. The transfiguration of Christ. 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias, talking with him. 4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou 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 voiced out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. 6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. 7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 8 And when they had lift up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. 9 And as they came down 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 him, saying, Why P then say the scribes that Elias must first come? 11 And Jesus 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 r of them. 13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. 14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man kneeling down to him, and saying, 15 Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 17 Then Jesus 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 me. 18 And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. 19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? 20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as a grain of mus1 Cor.13.2. tard-seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Mar.9.2,&c. Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible d He.2.9. Lu.9.28,&c. fc.16.21. 20.17. 9.30,31. Lu.9.22,44. unto you. 21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out, but by prayer and fasting. 22 And while they abode in Galilee, 24.6,26,46. Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall g Re.1.16. be betrayed into the hands of men; 17 23 And they shall kill him, and the third 24 And when they were come to Caper-1 didrachma, naum, they that received 1 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, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of a 2 Pe.3.9. whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? b Le.19.17. 26 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. c Ja.5.20. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. d d Ro.14.21. 27 Notwithstanding, lest we should of fend them, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh 2 Cor.6.3. up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find 2 a piece of money; that take, and give unto them, for me and thee. CHAP. XVIII. e De.19.15. Christ teaches forgiveness. 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. b 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, which was 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. half an 1 Cor.5.3-5. 18 Verily I say unto you, & Whatsoever ATA the same time came the disciples 8.16.19, ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, 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. m k 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 my name, receiveth me. g i Mar.11.24. 1 Jno.5.14. j Ps.51.10-13. 8 Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foot of fend 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 my Father which is in heaven. 11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. k 1 Cor.14.20. Jno.20.19. 1 Cor.5.4. n Mar.11.25. o Mat.10.42. Ro.14.12. Jude 4. 8 Jude 11. a talent is at 5s. the t c.5.29,30. Mar.9.43,45. Is.50.1. 4 him. 28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants which owed him an hundred 5 pence; and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. 29 And his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, " Have 12.47. 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. 1 Ti.1.15. 18 |