from every quarter. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be for i Luke iv. 42-k Luke iv. 43. Is. Ixi 1.-John xvi. 23; given thee. & xvii. 4.-m Mat. iv.23. Luke iv. 44.-n Mat. viii 2. -Luke v. 12.-o Lev. xiv. 3, 4, 10. Luke v, 14.-p Luke v. 15.-q ch. ii. 18. See § XIII. Matthew IV. 23-35. And XXVIII. Matthew VIII. 1-4. § CII. CHAP. II. 1—17. Christ healeth one sick of the palsy; calleth Matthew from the receipt of custom; and eateth with publicans and sin ners. a AND again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. 2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. 3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. 4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. 6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, d 9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee: or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? 10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) 11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. 12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. 13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. 14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphæus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and fol lowed him. g 15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him. 16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sin § CIII. CHAP. II. 18-28. Christ excuseth his disciples for not fasting; and for plucking the ears of corn on the sabbath day. of and 18 And the disciples John and of the Pharisees used to fast; and they come say unto him, Why do the dis ciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. 21 No man also seweth a piece of "new cloth on an old garment : else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. 22 And no man putteth new I wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles. that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, 'to pluck the ears of corn. 24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful. 25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read read " what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? 26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, "which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? 27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath : 28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. Mat. ix. 14. Luke v. 33.—|| Or, raw, or, unwrought. -k Mat. xii. I. Luke vi. 1.- Deut. xxiii. 25.-m 1 Sam. xxi. 6.-n Ex. xxix. 32, 33. Lev. xxiv. 9.—o Mat. xii. 8. See § XXXII. And § XL. Matthew XII. 1—8. 3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. 4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life or to kill? But they held their peace. 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the 'hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he strecthed it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. 6' And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. 7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from d Galilee followed him, and from whom he would: and they came Judæa. unto him. 8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumæa, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him. 9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. 10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they 'pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. e 11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, 'Thou art the Son of God. 12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known. a Mat. xii. 9. Luke vi. 6. Gr. Arise, stand forth in the midst. Or, blindness. Mat. xii. 14.-c Mat. xxii. 16.-d Luke vi. 17.-|| Or, rushed.-e ch. i. 23, 24. Luke iv. 41.- Mat. xiv. 33. ch. 1. 1.-g ch. i. 25, 34. Mat. xii. 16. See §§ XL. XLI. Matthew XII. 9-16. $ CV. CHAP. III. 13-21. Christ chooseth his twelve Apostles. 13 "And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him 14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: 16 And Simon 'he surnamed Peter; 17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: 18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphæus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite. 19 Aud Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him and they went into an house. 20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: 'for they said, He is beside himself. § CVI. CHAP. III. 22-35. Christ convinceth the blasphemy of casting out devils by Beelzebub; and sheweth who are his brother, and sister, and mother. 22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, "He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. 23 "And he calleth them unto him, and he said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand, 26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. pheme against the Holy Ghost hath-never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation : 30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. 31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. 32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. 33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? 34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. m Mat. ix. 34; & x. 25. Luke xi. 15. John vii. 20; & viii. 48, 52; & x. 22.-n Mat. xii. 25.-o Is, xlix. 24. Mat. xii. 29-p Mat. xii 31. Luke xii. 10. 1 John v. 16.-q Mat. xii. 46. Luke viil. 19. See § XLII. Matthew XII. 24-32. And § XLIII. Matthew XII. 46-50. |