1 Some ancient authorities

read God your Father.

2 Gr. our

bread for
the coming
day.
8 Or, evil.

And 7

which seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles
do: for they think that they shall be heard for their
much speaking. Be not therefore like unto them: for 8
your Father knoweth what things ye have need of,
before ask him.
ye
After this manner therefore pray 9

1

ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in 10 heaven, so on earth. Give us this day our daily 11 bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have for- 12 given our debtors. And bring us not into temptation, 13 but deliver us from the evil one. For if ye forgive 14 men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, 15 ancient, but neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

4 Many authorities,

some

with variations, add For thine

is the king

dom, and the power, and the glory, for

ever. Amen.

5 Gr. dig through.

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, 16 of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. But thou, 17 when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy 18 Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall recompense thee.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, 19 where moth and rust doth consume, and where thieves 5 break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves 20 treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not 5 break through nor steal for where thy treasure is, there will thy 21 heart be also. The lamp of the body is the eye: if 22 therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body 23 shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is the darkness! No 24 man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious 25 for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the

26 raiment? Behold the birds of the heaven, that they
sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns;
and your heavenly Father feedeth them.
Are not ye

27 of much more value than they? And which of you by
being anxious can add one cubit unto his stature? Or, age.
28 And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider

the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, 29 neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of 30 these. But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31 Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be 32 clothed? For after all these things do the Gentiles

seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have 33 need of all these things. But seek ye first his king

dom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall 34 be added unto you. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

7 Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what
judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with
what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto
3 you.
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in
thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that
4 is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy
brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye;
5 and lo, the beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypo-
crite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye;
and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote
out of thy brother's eye.
6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither
cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they
trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall
8 find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for
every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh
findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask
10 him for a loaf, will give him a stone; or if he shall

2 Many ancient au

thorities read How narrow is

the gate, &c.

3 Gr. demons. 4 Gr. powers.

ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? If ye then, 11
being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your
children, how much more shall your Father which is
in heaven give good things to them that ask him? All 121
things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should
do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this
is the law and the prophets.

Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide 1is the 13
gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction,
and many be they that enter in thereby.

2

For narrow 14 is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that find it.

come to you in 15 ravening wolves. Do men gather 16 Even so every 17

3

Not 20,21

Beware of false prophets, which sheep's clothing, but inwardly are By their fruits ye shall know them. grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot 18 bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth 19 good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them. every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say 22 to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out devils, and by thy name do many mighty works? And then will 23 I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Every one therefore which 24 heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, which built his house upon the rock and the rain descended, and the floods 25 came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon the rock. And every one that heareth these words of mine, and 26 doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: and the rain 27 descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell and great was the fall thereof.

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, 29 the multitudes were astonished at his teaching: for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

8 And when he was come down from the mountain, 2 great multitudes followed him. And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, 3 if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his 4 leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

5

And when he was entered into Capernaum, there 6 came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my 1servant lieth in the house sick of1 Or, boy. 7 the palsy, grievously tormented. And he saith unto

8 him, I will come and heal him. And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not 2 worthy that thou2 Gr. suffishouldest come under my roof: but only say 3 the cient. 9 word, and my 1 servant shall be healed.

4

1

3 Gr. with a

For I also am word.

ancient au

as in Luke

servant.

6 Many

å man under authority, having under myself soldiers: + Some and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to thorities another, Come, and he cometh; and to my 5 servant, Do insert set: 10 this, and he doeth it. And when Jesus heard it, he vii. 8. marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say 5 Gr. bondunto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in 11 Israel. And I say unto you, that many shall come ancient aufrom the east and the west, and shall sit down with read With Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of no man in 12 heaven: but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth found so into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and great faith. 13 gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, recline. Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour.

14

1

And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he 15 saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she 16 arose, and ministered unto him. And when even was

8

thorities

Israel have

7 Gr.

8 Or,

come, they brought unto him many possessed with demoniacs.

1 Or, through.

2 Gr. one scribe.

& Or, Teacher.

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

2

4

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, 18 he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. And there came a scribe, and said unto him, 19 Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, 20 Gr. lodg. and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the ing-places. Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And 21 another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus saith 22 unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples 23 followed him. And behold, there arose a great 24 tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And 25 they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fear- 26 ful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man 27 is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

And when he was come to the other side into the 28 country of the Gadarenes, there met him two 5 possessed demoniacs. with devils, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding

5 Or,

6 Gr. demons.

fierce, so that no man could pass by that way. And 29
behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do
with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to
torment us before the time? Now there was afar 30
off from them a herd of many swine feeding. And 31
the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us
out, send us away into the herd of swine. And he 32
said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went
into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed
down the steep into the sea, and perished in the
waters. And they that fed them fled, and went away 33
into the city, and told every thing, and what was be-
fallen to them that were possessed with devils.

5

And 34