CHAPTER X and promiseth a blessing to those that receive them. very you, ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Sonne He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth mee, receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a Prophet in the name of a Prophet, shall receive a Prophets reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, shal receive a righteous mans reward. And whosoever shall give to drinke unto one of these litle ones, a cup of cold water onely, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, hee shall in no wise lose his reward. 1 A CHAPTER XI CHAPTER to Christ. ND it came to passe, when Iesus had made an end of commaunding his twelve Disciples, hee departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. Now when Iohn had Iohn sendeth heard in the prison the workes of Christ, he sent two of his his disciples disciples, and said unto him, Art thou hee that should come? Or doe wee looke for another? Iesus answered and saide unto them, Go and shew Iohn againe those things which ye doe heare and see the blind receive their sight, and the lame walke, the lepers are cleansed, and the deafe heare, the dead are raised up, and the poore have the Gospel preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shal not be offended in me. monie concern ing Iohn. And as they departed, Iesus began to say unto the multitudes Christs testi- Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Verely I say unto you, Among them that are borne of women, come. But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children, sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellowes, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced: wee have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. For The opinion of the people, Iohn came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a both concerndevill. The sonne of man came eating and drinking, and they ing Iohn, and say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a wine bibber, a friend of Christ. publicanes and sinners: but wisedom is iustified of her children. Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not. Woe unto thee nesse, and unChorazin, woe unto thee Bethsaida: for if the mightie workes repentance of Chorazin, Bethwhich were done in you, had bene done in Tyre and Sidon, they saida, and would have repented long agoe in sackcloth and ashes. But I Capernaum: Christ upbraideth the unthankful CHAPTER and praising his fathers wisedome in reveiling the Gospel to the simple, hee calleth to him all such as feele the burden of their sinnes. Christ reprooveth the blindnesse of the Pharisees concerning the breach of the Sabbath. say unto you, It shall bee more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the At that time Iesus answered, and said, I thanke thee, O Father, Come unto me all yee that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learne of me, for I am meeke and lowly in heart and yee shall find rest unto your soules. For my yoke is easie, and my burden is light. A CHAPTER XII T that time, Iesus went on the Sabbath day thorow the corne, and his Disciples were an hungred, and beganne to pluck the eares of corne, and to eate. But when the Pharises saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy Disciples doe that which is not lawfull to doe upon the Sabbath day. But he said unto them, by Scriptures, Have yee not read what David did when hee was an hungred, and they that were with him, how he entred into the house of God, and did eate the shew bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, but only for the Priests? Or have yee not read in the law, how that on the Sabbath dayes the Priests in the Temple profane the Sabbath, and are blamelesse? But I say unto you, that in this place is one greater then the Temple. But if yee had knowen what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, yee would not have condemned the guiltlesse. For the sonne of man is Lord even of the Sabbath day. And when hee was departed thence, he went into their Synagogue. by reason, And behold, there was a man which had his hand withered, and they asked him, saying, Is it lawfull to heale on the Sabbath dayes? that they might accuse him. And hee said unto them, What man shal there be among you, that shall have one sheepe: and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, will hee not lay hold CHAPTER on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better then a Then the Pharises went out, and held a counsell against him, how they might destroy him. But when Iesus knew it, hee with drew himselfe from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all, and charged them that they should not make him knowen: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, saying, Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, My beloved in whom my soule is well pleased: And he shall shew iudgement to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry, Neither shall any man heare his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shal he not breake, And smoking flaxe shall he not quench, Till he send forth iudgment unto victory. miracle. Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devill, blinde, He healeth the and dumbe: and hee healed him, insomuch that the blinde and man possessed that was blind, dumbe both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and dumbe. and said, Is this the sonne of David? But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doeth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. And Iesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdome divided against it selfe, is brought to desolation: and every citie or house divided against it selfe, shall not stand. And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himselfe; how shall then his kingdome stand? And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom doe your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your Iudges. But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdome of God is come unto you. Or else, how can one enter into a strong mans house, and spoile his goods, except hee first binde the strong man, and then he will spoile his house. He that is not with me, is against me and hee that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad. Wherefore I say unto you, All maner of sinne and blasphemie Blasphemie shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemie against the holy against the Ghost, shall not bee forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh shall never holy Ghost a word against the sonne of man, it shall be forgiven him: but be forgiven. whosoever speaketh against the holy Ghost, it shall not be for CHAPTER given him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. XII Either make the tree good, and his fruit good: Or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: For the tree is knowen by his fruit. O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speake good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth foorth good things: and an evill man out of the evill Account shalbe treasure, bringeth foorth evill things. But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speake, they shall give accompt thereof in the day of Iudgement. For by thy wordes thou shalt bee iustified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. made of idle words. He rebuketh who seeke after a signe : Then certaine of the Scribes, and of the Pharisees, answered, the unfaithfull, saying, Master, we would see a signe from thee. But hee answered, and said to them, An evill and adulterous generation seeketh after a signe, and there shall no signe be given to it, but the signe of the Prophet Ionas. For as Ionas was three dayes and three nights in the whales belly: so shal the sonne of man be three daies and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineve shall rise in iudgement with this generation, and shall condemne it, because they repented at the preaching of Ionas, and behold, a greater then Ionas is here. The Queene of the South shall rise up in the iudgement with this generation, and shall condemne it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to heare the wisedome of Solomon, and behold, a greater then Solomon is here. When the uncleane spirit is gone out of a man, hee walketh thorow dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will returne into my house from whence I came out; And when he is come, he findeth it emptie, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himselfe seven other spirits more wicked then himselfe, and they enter in and dwell there: And the last state of that man is worse then the first. Even so shal it be also unto this wicked generation. and sheweth who is his brother, sister, and mother. While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speake with him. Then one saide unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speake with thee. But he answered, and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? And who are my brethren? And hee stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold, my mother and my brethren. For whosoever shall doe the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. |