Produced by Martin Ward
Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Matthew
Third Edition 1913
R. F. Weymouth
Book 40 Matthew
001:001 The Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
001:002 Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac of Jacob; Jacob of Judah
and his brothers.
001:003 Judah was the father (by Tamar) of Perez and Zerah; Perez
of Hezron; Hezron of Ram;
001:004 Ram of Amminadab; Amminadab of Nahshon; Nahshon of Salmon;
001:005 Salmon (by Rahab) of Boaz; Boaz (by Ruth) of Obed; Obed of Jesse;
001:006 Jesse of David—the King. David (by Uriah's widow) was the father of Solomon;
001:007 Solomon of Rehoboam; Rehoboam of Abijah; Abijah of Asa;
001:008 Asa of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat of Jehoram; Jehoram of Uzziah;
001:009 Uzziah of Jotham; Jotham of Ahaz; Ahaz of Hezekiah;
001:010 Hezekiah of Manasseh; Manasseh of Amon; Amon of Josiah;
001:011 Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers at the period of the
Removal to Babylon.
001:012 After the Removal to Babylon Jeconiah had a son Shealtiel; Shealtiel
was the father of Zerubbabel;
001:013 Zerubbabel of Abiud; Abiud of Eliakim; Eliakim of Azor;
001:014 Azor of Zadok; Zadok of Achim; Achim of Eliud;
001:015 Eliud of Eleazar; Eleazar of Matthan; Matthan of Jacob;
001:016 and Jacob of Joseph the husband of Mary, who was the mother of JESUS who is called CHRIST.
001:017 There are therefore, in all, fourteen generations from Abraham to David; fourteen from David to the Removal to Babylon; and fourteen from the Removal to Babylon to the Christ.
001:018 The circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ were these. After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they were united in marriage, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
001:019 But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal.
001:020 But while he was contemplating this step, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to bring home your wife Mary, for she is with child through the Holy Spirit.
001:021 She will give birth to a Son, and you are to call His name
JESUS for He it is who will save His People from their sins."
001:022 All this took place in fulfilment of what the Lord had spoken
through the Prophet,
001:023 "Mark! The maiden will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call His name Immanuel"—a word which signifies `God with us'.
001:024 When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded,
and brought home his wife,
001:025 but did not live with her until she had given birth to a son.
The child's name he called JESUS.
002:001 Now after the birth of Jesus, which took place at Bethlehem
in Judaea in the reign of King Herod, excitement was produced
in Jerusalem by the arrival of certain Magi from the east,
002:002 inquiring, "Where is the newly born king of the Jews? For we
have seen his Star in the east, and have come here to
do him homage."
002:003 Reports of this soon reached the king, and greatly agitated
not only him but all the people of Jerusalem.
002:004 So he assembled all the High Priests and Scribes of the people,
and anxiously asked them where the Christ was to be born.
002:005 "At Bethlehem in Judaea," they replied; "for so it stands
written in the words of the Prophet,
002:006 "`And thou, Bethlehem in the land of Judah, by no means the least honorable art thou among princely places in Judah! For from thee shall come a prince—one who shall be the Shepherd of My People Israel.'"
002:007 Thereupon Herod sent privately for the Magi and ascertained from them the exact time of the star's appearing.
002:008 He then directed them to go to Bethlehem, adding, "Go and make
careful inquiry about the child, and when you have found him,
bring me word, that I too may come and do him homage."
002:009 After hearing what the king said, they went to Bethlehem, while,
strange to say, the star they had seen in the east led them
on until it came and stood over the place where the babe was.
002:010 When they saw the star, the sight filled them with intense joy.
002:011 So they entered the house; and when they saw the babe with His mother Mary, they prostrated themselves and did Him homage, and opening their treasure-chests offered gifts to Him— gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
002:012 But being forbidden by God in a dream to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by a different route.
002:013 When they were gone, and angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise: take the babe and His mother and escape to Egypt, and remain there till I bring you word. For Herod is about to make search for the child in order to destroy Him."
002:014 So Joseph roused himself and took the babe and His mother by night and departed into Egypt.
002:015 There he remained till Herod's death, that what the Lord had said through the Prophet might be fulfilled, "Out of Egypt I called My Son."
002:016 Then Herod, finding that the Magi had trifled with him, was furious, and sent and massacred all the boys under two years of age, in Bethlehem and all its neighbourhood, according to the date he had so carefully ascertained from the Magi.
002:017 Then were these words, spoken by the Prophet Jeremiah, fulfilled,
002:018 "A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter lamentation: It was Rachel bewailing her children, and she refused to be comforted because there were no more."
002:019 But after Herod's death an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said to him,
002:020 "Rise from sleep, and take the child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child's life are dead."
002:021 So he roused himself and took the child and His mother and came into the land of Israel.
002:022 But hearing that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod
on the throne of Judaea, he was afraid to go there; and being
instructed by God in a dream he withdrew into Galilee,
002:023 and went and settled in a town called Nazareth, in order that
these words spoken through the Prophets might be fulfilled,
"He shall be called a Nazarene."
003:001 About this time John the Baptist made his appearance,
preaching in the Desert of Judaea.
003:002 "Repent," he said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now
close at hand."
003:003 He it is who was spoken of through the Prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying aloud, `In the desert prepare ye a road for the Lord: make His highway straight.'"
003:004 This man John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a loincloth
of leather; and he lived upon locusts and wild honey.
003:005 Then large numbers of people went out to him—people from Jerusalem
and from all Judaea, and from the whole of the Jordan valley—
003:006 and were baptized by him in the Jordan, making full confession
of their sins.
003:007 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he exclaimed, "O vipers' brood, who has warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
003:008 Therefore let your lives prove your change of heart;
003:009 and do not imagine that you can say to yourselves, `We have
Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise
up descendants for Abraham from these stones.
003:010 And already the axe is lying at the root of the trees,
so that every tree which does not produce good fruit will
quickly be hewn down and thrown into the fire.
003:011 I indeed am baptizing you in water on a profession of repentance; but He who is coming after me is mightier than I: His sandals I am not worthy to carry for a moment; He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
003:012 His winnowing-shovel is in His hand, and He will make a thorough clearance of His threshing-floor, gathering His wheat into the storehouse, but burning up the chaff in unquenchable fire."
003:013 Just at that time Jesus, coming from Galilee to the Jordan,
presents Himself to John to be baptized by him.
003:014 John protested. "It is I," he said, "who have need to be
baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
003:015 "Let it be so on this occasion," Jesus replied; "for so we
ought to fulfil every religious duty." Then he consented;
003:016 and Jesus was baptized, and immediately went up from the water. At that moment the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him,
003:017 while a voice came from Heaven, saying, "This is My Son,
the dearly loved, in whom is My delight."
004:001 At that time Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the Desert
in order to be tempted by the Devil.
004:002 There He fasted for forty days and nights; and after that He
suffered from hunger.
004:003 So the Tempter came and said, "If you are the Son of God,
command these stones to turn into loaves."
004:004 "It is written," replied Jesus, "`It is not on bread alone
that a man shall live, but on whatsoever God shall appoint.'"
004:005 Then the Devil took Him to the Holy City and caused Him to stand
on the roof of the Temple,
004:006 and said, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "`To His angels He will give orders concerning thee, and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"
004:007 "Again it is written," replied Jesus, "`Thou shalt not put the Lord thy God to the proof.'"
004:008 Then the Devil took Him to the top of an exceedingly lofty mountain, from which he caused Him to see all the Kingdoms of the world and their splendour,
004:009 and said to Him, "All this I will give you, if you will kneel down and do me homage."
004:010 "Begone, Satan!" Jesus replied; "for it is written, `To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'"
004:011 Thereupon the Devil left Him, and angels at once came and
ministered to Him.
004:012 Now when Jesus heard that John was thrown into prison,
He withdrew into Galilee,
004:013 and leaving Nazareth He went and settled at Capernaum,
a town by the Lake on the frontiers of Zebulun and Naphtali,
004:014 in order that these words, spoken through the Prophet Isaiah,
might be fulfilled,
004:015 "Zebulun's land and Naphtali's land; the road by the Lake;
the country beyond the Jordan; Galilee of the Nations!
004:016 The people who were dwelling in darkness have seen a brilliant light; and on those who were dwelling in the region of the shadow of death, on them light has dawned."
004:017 From that time Jesus began to preach. "Repent," He said, "for the Kingdom of the Heavens is now close at hand."
004:018 And walking along the shore of the Lake of Galilee He saw two brothers—Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew— throwing a drag-net into the Lake; for they were fishers.
004:019 And He said to them, "Come and follow me, and I will make you
fishers of men."
004:020 So they immediately left their nets and followed Him.
As He went further on,
004:021 He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zabdi and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zabdi mending their nets; and He called them.
004:022 And they at once left the boat and their father, and followed Him.
004:023 Then Jesus travelled through all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people.
004:024 Thus His fame spread through all Syria; and they brought all the sick to Him, the people who were suffering from various diseases and pains—demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He cured them.
004:025 And great crowds followed Him, coming from Galilee, from the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, and from beyond the district on the other side of the Jordan.
005:001 Seeing the multitude of people, Jesus went up the Hill. There He seated Himself, and when His disciples came to Him,
005:002 He proceeded to teach them, and said:
005:003 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for to them belongs the Kingdom of the Heavens.
005:004 "Blessed are the mourners, for they shall be comforted.
005:005 "Blessed are the meek, for they as heirs shall obtain possession
of the earth.
005:006 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be completely satisfied.
005:007 "Blessed are the compassionate, for they shall receive compassion.
005:008 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
005:009 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for it is they who will be
recognized as sons of God.
005:010 "Blessed are those who have borne persecution in the cause
of Righteousness, for to them belongs the Kingdom of the Heavens.
005:011 "Blessed are you when they have insulted and persecuted you,
and have said every cruel thing about you falsely for my sake.
005:012 Be joyful and triumphant, because your reward is great in the Heavens;
for so were the Prophets before you persecuted.
005:013 "*You* are the salt of the earth; but if salt has become tasteless, in what way can it regain its saltness? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown away and trodden on by the passers by.
005:014 *You* are the light of the world; a town cannot be hid if built
on a hill-top.
005:015 Nor is a lamp lighted to be put under a bushel, but on the lampstand;
and then it gives light to all in the house.
005:016 Just so let your light shine before all men, in order that they
may see your holy lives and may give glory to your Father
who is in Heaven.
005:017 "Do not for a moment suppose that I have come to abrogate
the Law or the Prophets: I have not come to abrogate them
but to give them their completion.
005:018 Solemnly I tell you that until Heaven and earth pass away,
not one iota or smallest detail will pass away from the Law
until all has taken place.
005:019 Whoever therefore breaks one of these least commandments and teaches others to break them, will be called the least in the Kingdom of the Heavens; but whoever practises them and teaches them, he will be acknowledged as great in the Kingdom of the Heavens.
005:020 For I assure you that unless your righteousness greatly surpasses
that of the Scribes and the Pharisees, you will certainly
not find entrance into the Kingdom of the Heavens.
005:021 "You have heard that it was said to the ancients, `Thou shalt
not commit murder', and whoever commits murder will be answerable
to the magistrate.
005:022 But I say to you that every one who becomes angry with his brother shall be answerable to the magistrate; that whoever says to his brother `Raca,' shall be answerable to the Sanhedrin; and that whoever says, `You fool!' shall be liable to the Gehenna of Fire.
005:023 If therefore when you are offering your gift upon the altar, you remember that your brother has a grievance against you,
005:024 leave your gift there before the altar, and go and make friends with your brother first, and then return and proceed to offer your gift.
005:025 Come to terms without delay with your opponent while you are yet with him on the way to the court; for fear he should obtain judgement from the magistrate against you, and the magistrate should give you in custody to the officer and you be thrown into prison.
005:026 I solemnly tell you that you will certainly not be released till you have paid the very last farthing.
005:027 "You have heard that it was said, `Thou shalt not commit adultery.'
005:028 But I tell you that whoever looks at a woman and cherishes lustful thoughts has already in his heart become guilty with regard to her.
005:029 If therefore your eye, even the right eye, is a snare to you, tear it out and away with it; it is better for you that one member should be destroyed rather than that your whole body should be thrown into Gehenna.
005:030 And if your right hand is a snare to you, cut it off and away with it; it is better for you that one member should be destroyed rather than that your whole body should go into Gehenna.
005:031 "It was also said, `If any man puts away his wife, let him give her a written notice of divorce.'
005:032 But I tell you that every man who puts away his wife except
on the ground of unfaithfulness causes her to commit adultery,
and whoever marries her when so divorced commits adultery.
005:033 "Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients,
`Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform thy vows
to the Lord.'
005:034 But I tell you not to swear at all; neither by Heaven,
for it is God's throne;
005:035 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool under His feet;
nor by Jerusalem, for it is the City of the Great King.
005:036 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair
white or black.
005:037 But let your language be, `Yes, yes,' or `No, no.'
Anything in excess of this comes from the Evil one.
005:038 "You have heard that it was said, `Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.'
005:039 But I tell you not to resist a wicked man, but if any one strikes
you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
005:040 If any one wishes to go to law with you and to deprive you
of your under garment, let him take your outer one also.
005:041 And whoever shall compel you to convey his goods one mile,
go with him two.
005:042 To him who asks, give: from him who would borrow, turn not away.
005:043 "You have heard that it was said, `Thou shalt love thy neighbour
and hate thine enemy.'
005:044 But I command you all, love your enemies, and pray
for your persecutors;
005:045 that so you may become true sons of your Father in Heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the wicked as well as the good, and sends rain upon those who do right and those who do wrong.
005:046 For if you love only those who love you, what reward have you earned?
Do not even the tax-gatherers do that?
005:047 And if you salute only your near relatives, what praise is due
to you? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
005:048 You however are to be complete in goodness, as your
Heavenly Father is complete.
006:001 "But beware of doing your good actions in the sight of men, in order to attract their gaze; if you do, there is no reward for you with your Father who is in Heaven.
006:002 `When you give in charity, never blow a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets in order that their praises may be sung by men. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.
006:003 But when you are giving in charity, let not your left hand
perceive what your right hand is doing,
006:004 that your charities may be in secret; and then your Father—He who
sees in secret—will recompense you.
006:005 "And when praying, you must not be like the hypocrites. They are fond of standing and praying in the synagogues or at the corners of the wider streets, in order that men may see them. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.
006:006 But you, whenever you pray, go into your own room and shut
the door: then pray to your Father who is in secret,
and your Father—He who sees in secret—will recompense you.
006:007 "And when praying, do not use needless repetitions as the
Gentiles do, for they expect to be listened to because of their
multitude of words.
006:008 Do not, however, imitate them; for your Father knows what things
you need before ever you ask Him.
006:009 "In this manner therefore pray: `Our Father who art in Heaven,
may Thy name be kept holy;
006:010 let Thy kingdom come; let Thy will be done, as in Heaven
so on earth;
006:011 give us to-day our bread for the day;
006:012 and forgive us our shortcomings, as we also have forgiven those who have failed in their duty towards us;
006:013 and bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the Evil one.'
006:014 "For if you forgive others their offences, your Heavenly Father
will forgive you also;
006:015 but if you do not forgive others their offences, neither will
your Father forgive yours.
006:016 "When any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces in order that it may be evident to men that they are fasting. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.
006:017 But, whenever you fast, pour perfume on your hair and wash your face,
006:018 that it may not be apparent to men that you are fasting,
but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father—He who
sees in secret—will recompense you.
006:019 "Do not lay up stores of wealth for yourselves on earth,
where the moth and wear-and-tear destroy, and where thieves
break in and steal.
006:020 But amass wealth for yourselves in Heaven, where neither the moth
nor wear-and-tear destroys, and where thieves do not break
in and steal.
006:021 For where your wealth is, there also will your heart be.
006:022 "The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eyesight is good, your whole body will be well lighted;
006:023 but if your eyesight is bad, your whole body will be dark. If however the very light within you is darkness, how dense must the darkness be!
006:024 "No man can be the bondservant of two masters; for either he will dislike one and like the other, or he will attach himself to one and think slightingly of the other. You cannot be the bondservants both of God and of gold.
006:025 For this reason I charge you not to be over-anxious about your lives, inquiring what you are to eat or what you are to drink, nor yet about your bodies, inquiring what clothes you are to put on. Is not the life more precious than its food, and the body than its clothing?
006:026 Look at the birds which fly in the air: they do not sow or reap or store up in barns, but your Heavenly Father feeds them: are not you of much greater value than they?
006:027 Which of you by being over-anxious can add a single foot
to his height?
006:028 And why be anxious about clothing? Learn a lesson from the
wild lilies. Watch their growth. They neither toil nor spin,
006:029 and yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his magnificence
could array himself like one of these.
006:030 And if God so clothes the wild herbage which to-day flourishes and to-morrow is thrown into the oven, is it not much more certain that He will clothe you, you men of little faith?
006:031 Do not be over-anxious, therefore, asking `What shall we eat?' or `What shall we drink?' or `What shall we wear?'
006:032 For all these are questions that Gentiles are always asking; but your Heavenly Father knows that you need these things— all of them.
006:033 But make His Kingdom and righteousness your chief aim, and then these things shall all be given you in addition.
006:034 Do not be over-anxious, therefore, about to-morrow, for to-morrow will bring its own cares. Enough for each day are its own troubles.
007:001 "Judge not, that you may not be judged;
007:002 for your own judgement will be dealt—and your own
measure meted—to yourselves.
007:003 And why do you look at the splinter in your brother's eye,
and not notice the beam which is in your own eye?
007:004 Or how say to your brother, `Allow me to take the splinter
out of your eye,' while the beam is in your own eye?
007:005 Hypocrite, first take the beam out of your own eye,
and then you will see clearly how to remove the splinter
from your brother's eye.
007:006 "Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor throw your pearls
to the swine; otherwise they will trample them under their
feet and then turn and attack you.
007:007 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;
knock, and the door will be opened to you.
007:008 For it is always he who asks that receives, he who seeks that finds,
and he who knocks that has the door opened to him.
007:009 What man is there among you, who if his son shall ask him
for bread will offer him a stone?
007:010 Or if the son shall ask him for a fish will offer him a snake?
007:011 If you then, imperfect as you are, know how to give good gifts
to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven
give good things to those who ask Him!
007:012 Everything, therefore, be it what it may, that you would
have men do to you, do you also the same to them; for in this
the Law and the Prophets are summed up.
007:013 "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad the road
which leads to ruin, and many there are who enter by it;
007:014 because narrow is the gate and contracted the road which leads
to Life, and few are those who find it.
007:015 "Beware of the false teachers—men who come to you in sheep's fleeces,
but beneath that disguise they are ravenous wolves.
007:016 By their fruits you will easily recognize them.
Are grapes gathered from thorns or figs from brambles?
007:017 Just so every good tree produces good fruit, but a poisonous
tree produces bad fruit.
007:018 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor a poisonous tree good fruit.
007:019 Every tree which does not yield good fruit is cut down and thrown aside for burning.
007:020 So by their fruits at any rate, you will easily recognize them.
007:021 "Not every one who says to me, `Master, Master,' will enter
the Kingdom of the Heavens, but only those who are obedient
to my Father who is in Heaven.
007:022 Many will say to me on that day, "`Master, Master, have we
not prophesied in Thy name, and in Thy name expelled demons,
and in Thy name performed many mighty works?'
007:023 "And then I will tell them plainly, "`I never knew you:
begone from me, you doers of wickedness.'
007:024 "Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will
be found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon rock;
007:025 and the heavy rain falls, the swollen torrents come, and the winds
blow and beat against the house; yet it does not fall,
for its foundation is on rock.
007:026 And every one who hears these my teachings and does not act
upon them will be found to resemble a fool who builds his
house upon sand.
007:027 The heavy rain descends, the swollen torrents come,
and the winds blow and burst upon the house, and it falls;
and disastrous is the fall."
007:028 When Jesus had concluded this discourse, the crowds were filled
with amazement at His teaching,
007:029 for He had been teaching them as one who had authority,
and not as their Scribes taught.
008:001 Upon descending from the hill country He was followed
by immense crowds.
008:002 And a leper came to Him, and throwing himself at His feet,
said, "Sir, if only you are willing you are able to cleanse me."
008:003 So Jesus put out His hand and touched him, and said, "I am willing:
be cleansed." Instantly he was cleansed from his leprosy;
008:004 and Jesus said to him, "Be careful to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses appointed as evidence for them."
008:005 After His entry into Capernaum a Captain came to Him,
and entreated Him.
008:006 "Sir," he said, "my servant at home is lying ill with paralysis,
and is suffering great pain."
008:007 "I will come and cure him," said Jesus.
008:008 "Sir," replied the Captain, "I am not a fit person to receive
you under my roof: merely say the word, and my servant
will be cured.
008:009 For I myself am also under authority, and have soldiers under me.
To one I say `Go,' and he goes, to another `Come,' and he comes,
and to my slave `Do this or that,' and he does it."
008:010 Jesus listened to this reply, and was astonished, and said
to the people following Him, "I solemnly tell you that in no
Israelite have I found faith as great as this.
008:011 And I tell you that many will come from the east and from
the west and will recline at table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
in the Kingdom of the Heavens,
008:012 while the natural heirs of the Kingdom will be driven out
into the darkness outside: there will be the weeping aloud
and the gnashing of teeth."
008:013 And Jesus said to the Captain, "Go, and just as you have believed,
so be it for you." And the servant recovered precisely
at that time.
008:014 After this Jesus went to the house of Peter, whose mother-in-law
he found ill in bed with fever.
008:015 He touched her hand and the fever left her: and then she rose
and waited upon Him.
008:016 In the evening many demoniacs were brought to Him, and with
a word He expelled the demons; and He cured all the sick,
008:017 in order that this prediction of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, "He took on Him our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases."
008:018 Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions
to cross to the other side of the Lake,
008:019 when a Scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow
you wherever you go."
008:020 "Foxes have holes," replied Jesus, "and birds have nests;
but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
008:021 Another of the disciples said to Him, "Sir, allow me first to go
and bury my father."
008:022 "Follow me," said Jesus, "and leave the dead to bury
their own dead."
008:023 Then He went on board a fishing-boat, and His disciples followed Him.
008:024 But suddenly there arose a great storm on the Lake, so that
the waves threatened to engulf the boat; but He was asleep.
008:025 So they came and woke Him, crying, "Master, save us,
we are drowning!"
008:026 "Why are you so easily frightened," He replied, "you men of little faith?" Then He rose and reproved the winds and the waves, and there was a perfect calm;
008:027 and the men, filled with amazement, exclaimed, "What kind of man is this? for the very winds and waves obey him!"
008:028 On His arrival at the other side, in the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two men possessed by demons, coming from among the tombs: they were so dangerously fierce that no one was able to pass that way.
008:029 They cried aloud, "What hast Thou to do with us, Thou Son of God? Hast Thou come here to torment us before the time?"
008:030 Now at some distance from them a vast herd of swine were feeding.
008:031 So the demons entreated Him. "If Thou drivest us out," they said, "send us into the herd of swine."
008:032 "Go," He replied. Then they came out from the men and went into the swine, whereupon the entire herd instantly rushed down the cliff into the Lake and perished in the water.
008:033 The swineherds fled, and went and told the whole story in the town,
including what had happened to the demoniacs.
008:034 So at once the whole population came out to meet Jesus;
and when they saw Him, they besought Him to leave their country.
009:001 Accordingly He went on board, and crossing over came to
His own town.
009:002 Here they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, my child; your sins are pardoned."
009:003 "Such language is impious," said some of the Scribes
among themselves.
009:004 Knowing their thoughts Jesus said, "Why are you cherishing
evil thoughts in your hearts?
009:005 Why, which is easier?—to say, `Your sins are pardoned,'
or to say `Rise up and walk'?
009:006 But, to prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to pardon sins"—He then says to the paralytic, "Rise, and take up your bed and go home."
009:007 And he got up, and went off home.
009:008 And the crowds were awe-struck when they saw it, and ascribed the glory to God who had entrusted such power to a man.
009:009 Passing on thence Jesus saw a man called Matthew sitting
at the Toll Office, and said to him, "Follow me."
And he arose, and followed Him.
009:010 And while He was reclining at table, a large number of
tax-gathers and notorious sinners were of the party with Jesus
and His disciples.
009:011 The Pharisees noticed this, and they inquired of His disciples,
"Why does your Teacher eat with the tax-gatherers
and notorious sinners?"
009:012 He heard the question and replied, "It is not men in good health who require a doctor, but the sick.
009:013 But go and learn what this means, `It is mercy that I desire, not sacrifice'; for I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."
009:014 At that time John's disciples came and asked Jesus, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?"
009:015 "Can the bridegroom's party mourn," He replied, "as long as the bridegroom is with them? But other days will come (when the Bridegroom has been taken from them) and then they will fast.
009:016 No one ever mends an old cloak with a patch of newly woven cloth.
Otherwise, the patch put on would tear away some of the old,
and a worse hole would be made.
009:017 Nor do people pour new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the skins
would split, the wine would escape, and the skins be destroyed.
But they put new wine into fresh skins, and both are saved."
009:018 While He was thus speaking, a Ruler came up and profoundly
bowing said, "My daughter is just dead; but come and put
your hand upon her and she will return to life."
009:019 And Jesus rose and followed him, as did also His disciples.
009:020 But a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with haemorrhage
came behind Him and touched the tassel of His cloak;
009:021 for she said to herself, "If I but touch His cloak,
I shall be cured."
009:022 And Jesus turned and saw her, and said, "Take courage, daughter; your faith has cured you." And the woman was restored to health from that moment.
009:023 Entering the Ruler's house, Jesus saw the flute-players
and the crowd loudly wailing,
009:024 and He said, "Go out of the room; the little girl is not dead,
but asleep." And they laughed at Him.
009:025 When however the place was cleared of the crowd, Jesus went in,
and on His taking the little girl by the hand, she rose up.
009:026 And the report of this spread throughout all that district.
009:027 As Jesus passed on, two blind men followed Him, shouting and saying, "Pity us, Son of David."
009:028 And when He had gone indoors, they came to Him. "Do you believe that I can do this?" He asked them. "Yes, Sir," they replied.
009:029 So He touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith
let it be to you."
009:030 Then their eyes were opened. And assuming a stern tone Jesus
said to them, "Be careful to let no one know."
009:031 But they went out and published His fame in all that district.
009:032 And as they were leaving His presence a dumb demoniac was brought to Him.
009:033 When the demon was expelled, the dumb man could speak. And the crowds exclaimed in astonishment, "Never was such a thing seen in Israel."
009:034 But the Pharisees maintained, "It is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he drives out the demons."
009:035 And Jesus continued His circuits through all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and infirmity.
009:036 And when He saw the crowds He was touched with pity for them, because they were distressed and were fainting on the ground like sheep which have no shepherd.
009:037 Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is abundant,
but the reapers are few;
009:038 therefore entreat the Owner of the Harvest to send out reapers
into His fields."
010:001 Then He called to Him His twelve disciples and gave them
authority over foul spirits, to drive them out; and to cure
every kind of disease and infirmity.
010:002 Now the names of the twelve Apostles were these: first, Simon
called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zabdi,
and his brother John;
010:003 Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax-gatherer,
James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
010:004 Simon the Cananaean, and Judas the Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
010:005 These twelve Jesus sent on a mission, after giving them their instructions: "Go not," He said, "among the Gentiles, and enter no Samaritan town;
010:006 but, instead of that, go to the lost sheep of Israel's race.
010:007 And as you go, preach and say, `The Kingdom of the Heavens is close at hand.'
010:008 Cure the sick, raise the dead to life, cleanse lepers, drive out demons: you have received without payment, give without payment.
010:009 "Provide no gold, nor even silver nor copper to carry
in your pockets;
010:010 no bag for your journey, nor change of linen, nor shoes,
nor stick; for the labourer deserves his food.
010:011 "Whatever town or village you enter, inquire for some good man;
and make his house your home till you leave the place.
010:012 When you enter the house, salute it;
010:013 and if the house deserves it, the peace you invoke shall come upon it. If not, your peace shall return to you.
010:014 And whoever refuses to receive you or even to listen to your Message, as you leave that house or town, shake off the very dust from your feet.
010:015 I solemnly tell you that it will be more endurable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of Judgement than for that town.
010:016 "Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves.
010:017 But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to appear
before Sanhedrins, and will flog you in their synagogues;
010:018 and you will even be put on trial before governors and kings
for my sake, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.
010:019 But when they have delivered you up, have no anxiety as to how you shall speak or what you shall say; for at that very time it shall be given you what to say;
010:020 for it is not you who will speak: it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
010:021 Brother will betray brother to death, and father, child;
and children will rise against their own parents and will put
them to death.
010:022 And you will be objects of universal hatred because you
are called by my name; but he who holds out to the End—
he will be saved.