will be given you; seek and ye will find; knock and it will be opened unto you. For every one that asks receives; 8 and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there of you, who if his son 9 shall ask bread, will give him a stone? Or if he shall 10 also ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, 11 being evil, know to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? All things, therefore, 12 whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye also so to them; for this is the law and the prophets. Enter 13 in through the narrow gate; for wide [the gate] and broad the way that leads into destruction, and many are they that enter through it. For narrow [the gate] and straitened the 14 way that leads into life, and few are they that find it. Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's 15 clothing, but are inwardly ravening wolves. By their fruits 16 ye shall know them fully. Do men gather grapes off thorns, or figs off thistles? So every good tree brings forth good 17 fruit; but the corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. A good 18 tree cannot bring forth evil fruit; neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that brings not 19 forth good fruit is cut out, and cast into the fire. So then 20 by their fruits ye will know them fully. Not every one 21 that says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, 22 did we not prophesy in thy name; and in thy name cast out demons; and in thy name did many mighty works? And then shall I profess unto them, I never knew you: 23 depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Every one, there- 24 fore, that hears these sayings of mine and does them, shall be likened unto a wise man who built his house upon the rock. And the rain descended, and the rivers came, and 25 the winds blew, and fell upon that house; and it fell not, for it had been founded upon the rock. And every one 26 that hears these sayings of mine and does them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man who built his house

27 upon the sand. And the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell; and the fall of it was great.

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And it came to pass when Jesus finished these sayings, 29 the multitudes were astonished at his teaching; for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as their scribes.

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AND when he came down from the mountain great 2 multitudes followed him. And behold, a leper approached and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst 3 cleanse me. And he put forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will, be cleansed. And immediately his 4 leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus says unto him, See thou tell no one, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

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And when he entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to 6 him, beseeching him and saying, Lord, my servant is laid 7 up at home paralytic, grievously tormented. He says unto 8 him, I will come and heal him. The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof; but only say in a word, and my servant will 9 be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under myself; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my 10 servant, Do this, and he does it. When Jesus heard he marvelled and said to those following, Verily, I say unto 11 you, not even in Israel did I find so great faith. But I say unto you, that many will come from east and west, and will sit down at table with Abraham and Isaac and 12 Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the sons of the kingdom will go forth into the outer darkness; there will 13 be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou didst believe be it unto thee; and the servant was healed in that hour.

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And when Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his 15 wife's mother laid up and sick of fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she was raised, and 16 was ministering to him. When evening was come they brought unto him many demoniacs; and he cast out the

spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick; that 17 it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities and bare our diseases.

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he 18 commanded to depart to the opposite shore. And a scribe 19 came and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go. And Jesus says unto him, 20 The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air haunts; but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head. And 21 another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, permit me first to go away and bury my father. But he says to him, 22 Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

And when he entered into the ship, his disciples 23 followed him. And behold, there arose a great tempest in 24 the sea, so that the ship was being covered with the waves; but he was asleep. And they came to him and raised him, 25 saying, Lord, save, we are perishing. And he says unto 26 them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and a great calm took place. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner 27 of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

And when he came to the opposite shore, into the 28 country of the Gadarenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that none could pass by that way. And behold, they cried, saying, 29 What have we to do with thee, Son of God; didst thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there 30 was afar off from them an herd of many swine feeding; so the demons besought him, saying, If thou castest us 31 out, send us away into the herd of swine. And he said unto 32 them, Begone. And they came out and went away into the swine; and behold the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and died in the waters. But the keepers 33 filed, and went away into the city and told everything, and what had befallen the demoniacs. And behold, the whole 34 city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they besought him to depart from their borders.

CH.IX. AND he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came 2 into his own city. And behold, they brought to him a paralytic man, laid on a bed. And Jesus seeing their faith, said to the paralytic one, Be of good cheer, child; 3 thy sins are forgiven. And behold, certain of the scribes 4 said within themselves, This man blasphemes. And Jesus seeing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your 5 hearts? For which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven; 6 or to say, Arise and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man has authority on the earth to forgive sins, then he says to the paralytic, Arise, take thy bed, and go 7 unto thine house. And he arose, and went away to his 8 house. And when the multitudes saw, they were afraid, and glorified the God who gave such authority unto men. And Jesus passing thence saw a man sitting at the receipt of custom, called Matthew; and he says to him, 10 Follow me. And he arose and followed him. And it came to pass as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and 11 his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said

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unto his disciples, Why eats your teacher with the 12 publicans and sinners. But he heard and said, They

that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that 13 are sick. But go and learn what is the meaning of, I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I came not to call righteous men, but sinners.

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Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken 16 from them, and then shall they fast. And no one puts a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which fills it up takes from the garment, and a worse rent 17 is made. Neither do they put new wine into old skins; otherwise the skins burst and the wine runs out, and the skins perish. But they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.

As he spake these things unto them, behold, a ruler 18 entered and worshipped him, saying, My daughter died just now; but come and lay thy hand upon her and she shall live. And Jesus arose and was following him, and so were 19 his disciples. And behold, a woman having an issue of 20 blood twelve years, came up behind and touched the fringe of his garment. For she was saying within herself, If I 21 may but have touched his garment, I shall be saved. But 22 when he turned and saw her, he said, Be of good cheer, daughter; thy faith has saved thee. And the woman was saved from that hour. And when Jesus came into the 23 ruler's house and saw the minstrels and the multitude making a noise, he said, Withdraw, for the maid did not 24 die, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the multitude was put forth, he went in and 25 took hold of her hand, and the maid was raised. And 26 this report went out into all that land.

And as Jesus passed thence there followed him two 27 blind men, crying and saying, Have mercy upon us, Son of David. And when he came into the house, the blind 28 men approached him, and Jesus says unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord. Then he touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith 29 be it done unto you. And their eyes were opened. And 30 Jesus sternly charged them, saying, See that no one know. But they went out and spread his fame in all that land.

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And as they were going out, behold, they brought to 32 him a dumb man, a demoniac. And when the demon was 33 cast out the dumb spake. And the multitudes marvelled, saying, It never appeared so in Israel. But the Pharisees 34 said, He casts out the demons by the prince of the demons.

And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, 35 teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity. But when he saw the multitudes he was moved 36 with compassion about them, because they were harassed and prostrate, like sheep having no shepherd. Then says 37