and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blas29 pheme: but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin : 30 because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. 31 And there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto him, 32 calling him. And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren with33 out seek for thee. And he answereth them, and saith, Who is my mother and my 31 brethren? And looking round on them which sat round-about him, he saith, Behold, my mother and my brethren! 35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. 4 And again he began to teach 1 Or, age by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching, 3 Hearken: Behold, the sower 4 went forth to sow: and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured 5 it. And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had 6 no deepness of earth: and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had 7 no root, it withered away. And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no 8 fruit. And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. And he said, Who hath 9 ears to hear, let him hear. And when he was alone, 10 they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables. And he said unto 11 them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables: that seeing they 12 may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them. And 13 he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables? The sower soweth the word. 14 And these are they by the way 15 side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard,! straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them. And 16 these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy; and they 17 have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble. And others are they 18 that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word, and the 19 cares of the 1 world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And those 20 are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold. And he said unto them, Is 21 yieldeth the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put 22 on the stand? For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, but that 23 it should come to light. If 1 or, any man hath ears to hear, 24 let him hear. And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you and more shall be 25 given unto you. For he that hath, to him shall be given : and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath. 26 225 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should 27 cast seed upon the earth; and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he know28 eth not how. The earth 1bear eth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the 29 full corn in the ear. But when 30 the fruit 2 is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come. And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we 31 set it forth? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the sceds that are upon the earth, 32 yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof. 33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to 34 hear it: and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things. 35 And on that day, when even 2 Or, alloweth 3 Or, sendeth forth 4 Gr. As unto. 5 Or, Teacher was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side. And leaving the multi- 36 tude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. And there ariseth a great 37 storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling. And he himself was in the 38 stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, 5 Master, carest thou not that we perish? And he 39 awoke, and rebuked the wind. and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto them, Why 40 are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith? And they feared 41 exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? And they came to the other 5 side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. And 2 when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who 3 had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain; because that he had been 4 often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him. And always, night 5 and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones. And when he saw Jesus 6 from afar, he ran and worshipped him; and crying out 7 with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thec_by For 8 God, torment me not. he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the 9 man. And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; 10 for we are many. And he besought him much that he would not send them away 11 out of the country. Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine 12 feeding. And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into 13 them. And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and they were 14 choked in the sea. And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to 1 Or, the 2 Gr. demons. over again in the boat unto the And a woman, which had an 25 issue of blood twelve years, and had suffered many things 26 of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, having heard 27 the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment. For she 28 15 pass. And they come to Jesus, 3Or, saved said, If I touch but his gar and behold 1 him that was possessed with devils sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: 16 and they were afraid. And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell 1him that was possessed with devils, and 17 concerning the swine. And 4 Gr. they began to beseech him to depart from their borders. 18 And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with 2 devils besought him that he might be with 19 him. And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go scourge. ments, I shall be 3 made whole. And straightway the fountain 29 of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her 4 plague. And straightway Jesus, per- 30 ceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments? And his disciples said unto 31 him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And 32 he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. to thy house unto thy friends, 5 Or, saved But the woman fearing and 33 and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy And he went his 20 on thee. 21 way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel. And when Jesus had crossed thee trembling, knowing what had While he yet spake, they 35 Teacher 3 Some authori- come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter is dead: why trou- 1 Or, blest thou the 1 Master any 36 further? But Jesus, 2 not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the 2 Or, oversynagogue, Fear not, only be- hearing 37 lieve. And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John 38 the brother of James. And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and many weeping and wail39 ing greatly. And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, 40 but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in 41 where the child was. And taking the child by the hand, Gr. he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto | 4 Gr. 5 Gr. power. Is not this the carpenter, the 3 son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were 5 offended in him. And Jesus said unto them, A 4 prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. And he could 5 there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he mar- 6 velled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages teaching. And he called unto him the 7 twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits; and 8 he charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no 7 money in their 8 purse; but to go 9 shod with sandals: and, said he, put not on two coats. And 10 42 thee, Arise. And straightway 7 Gr.brass. he said unto them, Whereso 8 Gr. the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great a43 mazement. And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he commanded that something 9 Gr. should be given her to eat. 6 And he went out from thence; and he cometh into demons. ever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart thence. And whatsoever place 11 1 shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them. And they 12 went out, and preached that men should repent. And they 13 cast out many 9 devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. And king Herod heard there- 14 of; for his name had become known: and 10 he said, John 11 the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore do these But 15 powers work in him. others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets. ancient did many 2 Or, military tribunes Gr. chiliarchs. 16 But Herod, when he heard And 3 Some his son, and brought his head in a 28 And the apostles gather 30 5 Gr. the 6 Or, ginal note 7 See maron Matt. xviii. 28. she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me in a charger the head of John 5 the Baptist. 26 And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject 27 her. And straightway the king 8 Gr.. sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the pri- | recline. |