John beheaded. Chap. xiv. 1 And fed unto his fersors. This is John the B.p. 13, 14 is rich from the dead, nd thutire mighty works do knew i ith themselves in him. Fr Herod had laid In John, and bound him, nd put him in prison for He das Lake, his brother Phi1's witc 4 For John faid unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have 1.1. And when he would have It him to death, he feared the multitude, because they Kunted him as a prophet. 6 But when Herods birthday was kept, the daughter of Yerodias danced before them, and rhaid Herod. The multitude fed. 10 And he fent and beheaded John in the prifon. II And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damfel: and the bought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came, and took up the body and bu ned it, and went and told Jefus. 13 ¶ When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by fhip irto a defert place apart and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the c'ties. 14 And Jefus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compaffion toward them, and he healed their fick. Is And when it was evening his disciples came to him, faving, This is a defert place, and the time is now paft; fend the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy thenɗolves vi&tua's. 16 But Jefus faid unto them, They need not depart, give ye them to eat. 17 And they fay unto him, We have here but tive leaves, and two fishes. 18 He faid, Bring them hither to me. 19 And he commanded te Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her what-multitude to fit down on the fever the would ask. Ard Mhe, being before inFfted of her mother, faid, Save me here John Baptifts 1 in a charger. grafs, and took the five loaves, and the two n'tes, and lookjing up to heaven, he blaffed, jand brake, and give the Daves to hu difciples, and the dilu• And the king was forry: ples to the maltitude. beverthelchter the outhsiike, 20 And they did all eat, and ↑nd t'em which fat with him" (wore filled : and they took up at next, leomuranded is to jofthetrogrrents that remained, be given her. twelve buskers full. Chrift walketh on the fea. S. Matthew. The Pharifees reproved. 21 And they that had eat- 32 And when they were en were about five thousand come into the fhip, the wind men, befide women and chil- ceafed. dren. 33 Then they that were in 22 And ftraightway Jefus the fhip, came and worshipped Conftrained his difciples to him, faying, Of a truth thou get into a fhip, and to go be-art the Son of God. fore him unto the other fide, 34 And when they were while he fent the multitudes gone over, they came into the land of Gennefaret. away. 23 And when he had fent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray and when the evening was come, he was there alone. 24 But the fhip was now in the midft of the fea, toffed with waves for the wind was contrary. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night, Jefus went unto them, walking on the fea. 26 And when the disciples faw him walking on the fea, they were troubled, faying It is a fpirit; and they cried out for fear. 2 27 But ftraightway Jefus fpake unto them, faying, Be of good cheer, it is 1, be not afraid. 28 And Peter anfwered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he faid, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the fhip, he walked on the water to go to Jefus. 30 But when he faw the wind boiftrous, he was afraid and beginning to fink, he cried, faying, Lord, fave me. 31 And immediately Jefus ftretched forth his hand, and caught him, and faid unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didft thou doubt? 35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they fent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were difeafed, 36 And befought him, that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole. TH CHAP. XV. "Hen came to Jefus, fcribes and Pharifees, which were of Jerufalem, faying, 2 Why do thy difciples tranfgrefs the tradition of the elders? for they wath not their hands when they eat bread. 3 But he answered and faid unto them, Why do you also tranfgrefs the commandment of God by your tradition ? For God commanded, faying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curfeth father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye fay, Whofoever fhall fay to his father or his mother, It is a gift by whatfoever thou mightft 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. What defileth a man. Chap. xv. Chris miracles. 7 Ye hypocrites, well did E-falfe witnefs, blafphemies. thias prophetie of you, faying, 20 Thefe are the things 8 This people draweth nigh which denile a man: but to unto me with their mouth, eat with unwafhen hands, deand honoureth me with their fileth not a man. Tips: but their heart is far from me. 21 Then Jefus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 9 But in vain they do worThip me, teaching for doctrines 22 And behold, a woman of the commandments of men. to And he called the multitude, and faid unto them, Hear and understand. 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defleth a man: but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 12 Then came his difciples, and faid unto him, Knoweft thou that the Pharifees were offended after they heard this faying? 13 But he answered and faid, Fvery plant which my heaven ly Father hath not planted, thall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 15 Then answered Peter and faid unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 16 And Jefus faid, Are ye alfo yet without understanding 17 Do not ye yet underfhand, that whatfwever entreth at the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is caft out into the draught? 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth, comel Both from the heart, and they denie the man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, Canaan came out of the fame coafts, and cried unto him, faying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou fon of David, my daughter is grievoufly vexed with a devil. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his difciples came and befought him, faying, Send her away, for the crieth after us. 24 But he answered and faid, I am not fent, but unto the loft fheep of the house of Ifrael. 25 Then came the and worShipped him, faying, Lord, help me. 26 But he answered and faid,It is not meet to take the childrens bread, and to caft it to dogs. 27 And the faid, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their rafters table. 28 Then Jefus_answered and faid unto 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 Jefus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the fea of Galilee, and went up into a mountain, and fat down there. 30 And great multitud! -came unto him, having wit The multitude fed. S. Matthew. them thofe that were lame, blind, dumb, and many others, and caft them A fign required. CHAP. XVI. the sadducees, came, and down at Jefus feet, and he tempting, defired him that he healed them : would fhew them a fign from 31 Infomuch that the multi-heaven. tude wondred when they faw 2 He answered and faid unthe dumb to fpeak, the maimed to them, When it is evening, to be whole, the lame to walk, rye fay, It will be fair weather: and the blind to fee: and they for the sky is red. glorified the God of Ifrael. 3 And in the morning, It will 32 Then Jefus called his be foul weather to day: for the difciples unto him, and faid, sky is red and lowring. O ye I have compaffion on the mul- hypocrites, ye can difcern the titude, because they continue face of the sky, but can ye not with me now three days, and difcern the figns of the times? have nothing to eat and I 4 A wicked and adulterous will not fend them away faft-generation feeketh after a fign, ing, left they faint in the and there fhall no fign be gi ven unto it, but the fign of the 33 And his difciples fay unto prophet Jonas. And he left him, Whence fhould have them, and departed. fo much bread in the wilder- 5 And when his difciples nefs, as to fill fo great a multi-were come to the other fide, tude? they had forgotten to take way. we 34 And Jefus faith unto bread. them, How many loaves have ye? and they faid, Seven, and a few little fishes. 6 Then Jefus faid unto them, Take heed and beware! of the leaven of the Pharifees, and of the Sadducees. 35 And he commanded the multitude to fit down on the 7 And they reasoned among ground. themselves, faying, It is be36 And he tock the feven caufe we have taken no bread. loaves and the fishes, aad gave . 8 Which when Jefus perceithanks, and brake them, and gave to his difciples, aud the difciples to the multitude. 37 And they did all eat, and were filled and they took up of the broken meat that was left, feven baskets full. 38 And they that did eat, were four thousand men, befide women and children. 39 And he fent away the multitude, and took fhip, and came into the coafts of Magdala. ved, he faid unto them, O ye of little faith, why reafon ye among your felves, because ye have brought no bread? 9 Do ye not yet underftand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thoufand, and how many baskets ye took up? 10 Neither the feven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? II How is it that ye do not understand, that I spake it not to Peters confeffior. Chap. xvi, xvii. to you concerning bread, that ye fhould beware of the leaven of the Pharifees, and of the Sadducees? 12 Then underflood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharifees, and of the Sadducees. 13 When Jefus came into the coafts of Cefarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,faying, Whom do men fay that I, the Son of man, am? 14 And they faid, Some Say that thou art John the Bap tift, fome Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He faith unto them, But whom fay ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter anfwered and faid, Thou art Chrift the Son of the living God. 17 And Jefus anfwered and faid unto him, Bleffed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 18 And I fay alfo unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church and the gates of hell fhall not prevail against it. 18 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, fhall be bound in heaven and whatsoever thou fhalt loofe on earth, fhall be loofed in heaven. To bear the cross. began Jefus to fhew unto his difciples, how diat he muft go unto Jerufalem, and fuffer many things of the elders and chief priests, and feribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. 22 Then Peter tock him and began to rebuke him, faying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this fhall not be unto thee. 23 But he turned, and faid unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan, thou art an offence unto me: for thou favoureft not the things that be of God, but thofe that be of men. 24 Then faid Jefus unto his difciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his crois and follow me. 25 For whofoever will fave his life, fhall lofe it: and who foever will lofe his life for my fake, fhall find it. 26 For what is a man profited, if he fhall gain the whole world, and lofe his own foul? or whit fhall a man give in exchange for his foul? 27 For the Son of man fhall come in the glory of his Fa ther, with his angels; and then he fhall reward every man according to his works. 28 Verily I fay unto you, There be fome ftanding here, which fhall not tafte of death, till they fee the Son of man coming in his kingdom. 20 Then charged he his di-A fciples that they fhould tell no man that he was Jefus the Chrift. 21 From that time forth CHAP. XVII. Nd after fix days, Jefus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured be B 3 fore |