"Stretch forth thine hand." And he did so1: and his hand 11 was restored [as the other]. And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they should do to Jesus.

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And it came to pass in those days, that he went forth to a mountain to pray; and continued all night in prayer to 13 God. And when it was day he called to him his disciples: and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apo14 stles; (Simon whom he had named Peter also, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; 15 Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alpheus, and Si16 mon called Zelotes; Judas the brother of James, and Judas 17 Iscariot, who also was the traitor;) and he came down with

them, and stood in the plain; and there was a multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea, and Jerusalem, and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be cured of their diseases; 18 and those that were vexed by unclean spirits: and they 19 were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch him for power went out of him, and cured all.

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And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, "Happy are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Happy are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Happy 22 are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. Happy are ye,

when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach and defame you3 for the sake 23 of the Son of man. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward shall be great in heaven: for in like manner did their fathers to the prophets.

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"But alas for you that are rich! for ye receive your con25 solation. Alas for you that are filled! for ye shall hunger. Alas for you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

He stretched it forth, Mss. 2 whole as the other. R. T. 3 reproach you, and shall set forth your name as evil, N, Sec Campbell.

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26 Alas for you, when men' shall speak well of you! for in like manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

27 "But I say unto you that hear; Love your enemies, do 28 good to those that hate you, bless those that curse you, pray 29 for those that injuriously treat you. To him who smiteth

thee on the one cheek, offer the other also; and from him who taketh away thy mantle, withhold not thy vest also. 30 And give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that 31 taketh away what is thine, ask it not again. And as ye would that men should do unto you, do ye unto them in like manner.

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"And if ye love those who love you, what thanks have 33 ye? for sinners also love those who love them. And if ye do good to those who do good to you, what thanks have ye? 34 for sinners also do the same. And if ye lend to those from

whom ye hope to receive, what thanks have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, that they may receive an equal return. 35 But love your enemies; and do good, and lend, hoping for

nothing again3; and your reward will be great, and ye will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to the unthank36 ful, and to the evil. Be ye [therefore] compassionate, as 37 your father also is compassionate. And judge not, and ye

shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be con38 demned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your lap. For with the same measure with which ye measure1, it shall be measured to you again."

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He also spake a parable unto them; "Can a blind man lead a blind man? will they not both fall into the ditch? "The disciple is not above his teacher: but every one that is perfected shall be as his teacher5.

"And why beholdest thou the splinter which is in thy

all men, R.T. 2 and pray, R. T. and N. 3 nowise despairing, Campbel!. 4 deal out, N. t. 5 master, N. t.

brother's eye, but observest not the beam which is in thine 42 own eye? Or how canst thou say to thy brother; 'Brother,

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let me take out the splinter which is in thine eye;' when thou thyself beholdest not the beam which is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first take the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to take out the splinter which is in thy brother's eye.

"For there is no good tree which bringeth forth corrupt1 fruit; nor a corrupt1 tree which bringeth forth good 44 fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit: for from thorns men do not gather figs, nor from a bramble-bush do 45 they cut grapes. A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil [man,] out of the evil [treasure] of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart [his] mouth speaketh.

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( "And why call ye me Lord, Lord,' and do not the things which I say?

"Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my words, and 48 doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like. He is like a builder of an house who digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood rose, the stream dashed vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it 49 was founded on a rock. But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man who, without a foundation, built an house upon the ground; against which the stream dashed vehemently, and immediately it fell: and the ruin of that house was great."

CH. VII. Now when Jesus had ended all his words in the hear2 ing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. And the

servant of a certain centurion, who was dear to his master, 3 was sick, and ready to die. And having heard of Jesus, the centurion sent to him some elders of the Jews, to beseech $ 4 him that he would come and recover his servant. And when

Or, bad, N. m. 2 Or, Master, Master, N. m. 3 beseeching, N.

they came to Jesus, they entreated him earnestly, saying, 5 "He is worthy to whom thou wilt do this: for he loveth 6 our nation; and himself hath built us our synagogue." Then

Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him to say1 unto him, "Sir, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that 7 thou shouldest enter under my roof. Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but command 8 by word, and my servant will be cured. For I also, who am a man placed under authority, have soldiers under me; and I say unto this man, ' Go,' and he goeth; and to another, 'Come,' and he cometh; and to my servant, 'Do

9 this,' and he doeth it." And when Jesus heard these words, he wondered at him; and turned, and said to the multitude

that followed him, "I say unto you, I have not found so 10 great faith, even in Israel." And those who were sent, returned to the house, and found the servant well who had been sick.

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And it came to pass on the day after, that he went into a city called Nain: and many of his disciples went with him, 12 and a great multitude. Now as he drew near 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 many peo13 ple of the city were with her. And when the Lord saw

her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, "Weep 14 not." And he came up and touched the bier; (now they

that bare him stood still;) and said, "Young man, I say 15 unto thee, Arise." Then he that had been dead sat up, and

began to speak. And Jesus delivered him to his mother. 16 And fear seized on all: and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet is risen up among us;" and, "God hath re17 garded his people." And this report concerning Jesus went forth through all Judea, and through all the country round about.

1 saying, N. See Wakefield and Campbell. 2 Or, a considerable multitude, N. m.

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And the disciples of John told him of all these things. 19 And John called unto him two of his disciples, and sent them

to Jesus, saying, "Art thou he that was to come? or do we 20 look for another?" And when the men came to him, they

said, "John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, 'Art thou he that was to come? or do we look for another?'" 21 (Now in that very hour he had cured many of diseases, and grievous maladies, and of evil spirits; and unto many that 22 were blind he had given sight.) Then [Jesus] answered and said unto them, "Go and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, 23 to the poor glad tidings are preached. And happy is he whosoever shall not offend because of me1."

24 And when the messengers of John were departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, "What went ye out into the desert to behold? A reed shaken by 25 the wind? But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Lo, those that are gorgeously apparelled, 26 and live luxuriously, are in palaces. But what went ye

out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say unto you, and much 27 more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who will 28 prepare thy way before thee.' For I say unto you, Among

those that are born of women, there is no greater [prophet] than John the Baptist: but the least in the kingdom of God 29 is greater than he. And all the people, and the publicans, that heard him, acknowledged the mercy of God, and were 30 baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and teachers of the law have rejected the counsel of God to31 ward them, not having been baptized by him. To what* therefore shall I liken the men of this generation? and to

'Or, to whom I shall not be a cause of offending, N.m. ibid. p. 26. Have justified the ways of God, having been, N. 4"And the Lord said, to what, &c." R. T.

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3 made void, N.