descending, and remaining on him. 11 And there came a voice from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.

12 And immediately the Spirit drove him out into the desert.

25 And Jesus threatened him, saying: Speak no more and go out of the man.

26 And the unclean spirit tearing him, and crying out with a loud voice, went out of him.

13 And he was in the desert for27 And they were all amazed, ty days, and forty nights; and was insomuch that they questioned tempted by satan, and he was with among themselves, saying: What beasts, and the angels ministered thing is this? what is this new docto him. trine? for with power he command14 And after that John was de-eth even the unclean spirits, and livered up, JESUS came into Gali- they obey him.

lee, preaching the gospel of the 28 And the fame of him was kingdom of God. spread forthwith into all the country of Galilee.

15 And saying: The time is accomplished and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent and believe the gospel.

29 And immediately going out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

16 And passing by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, 30 And Simon's wife's mother his brother, casting nets into the lay in a fit of a fever and forthsea (for they were fishermen.) with they tell him of her.

17 And JESUS said to them: Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

18 And immediately leaving their nets, they followed him.

19 And going on from thence a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were mending their nets in the ship:

20 And forthwith he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with his hired men, they followed him.

21 And they enter into Capharnaum, and forthwith upon the sab

31 And coming to her he lifted her up, taking her by the hand : and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.

$2 And when it was evening after sun-set, they brought to him all that were ill and that were pos sessed with devils.

33 And all the city was gather ed together at the door.

34 And he healed many that were troubled with divers diseases; and he cast out many devils, and he suffered them not to speak, because they knew him.

35 And rising very early, going bath days going into the syna-out he went into a desert place: gogue, he taught them. and there he prayed.

22 And they were astonished at his doctrine. For he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the scribes.

23 And there was in their synagogue, a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

24 Saying: What have we to do with thee JESUS of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know who thou art, the Holy one of God.

36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. 37 And when they had found him, they said to him: All seek for thee.

38 And he saith to them: Let us go into the neighbouring towns and cities, that I may preach there also; for to this purpose am I come.

39 And he was preaching in their synagogues, and in all Galilee, and casting out devils.

40 And there came a leper to 8 Which JESUS presently knowhim, beseeching him, and kneeling ing in his spirit, that they so thought down said to him: If thou wilt; within themselves, saith to them: thou canst make me clean. Why think you these things in your hearts?

41 And JESUS having compassion on him, stretched forth his hand; and touching him, saith to him: I will. Be thou made clean. 42 And when he had spoken, imImediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean. 43 And he strictly charged him, and forthwith sent him away.

44 And he saith to him: See thou tell no one, but go, shew thyself to the high-priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

45 But he being gone out, began to publish, and to blaze abroad the word; so that he could not openly go into the city, but was without in desert places, and they flocked to him from all sides.

CHAP. II.

Christ heals the sick of the palsy.

9 Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise, take up thy bed and walk?

10 But that you 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 to thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.

12 And immediately he arose, and taking up his bed, went his way in the sight of all, so that all wondered, and glorified God, saying: We never saw the like.

13 And he went forth again to the sea side; and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

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14 And when he was passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the receipt of custom; and he saith to him: Follow me. And

AND again he entered into Cap-rising up he followed him.

harnaum after some days.. 2 And it was heard that he was in the house, and many came together, so that there was no room, no not even at the door; and he spoke to them the word.

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3 And they came to him bringing one sick of the palsy, who was carried by four.

4 And when they could not offer him unto him for the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was: and opening it they let down the bed wherein the man sick of the palsy lay.

5 And when JESUS had seen their faith, he saith to the sick of the palsy: Son, thy sins are forgiven thee. 6 And there were some of the scribes sitting there, and thinking in their hearts:..

15 And it came to pass, that as he sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat down to gether with JESUS and his disciples. For they were many, who also followed him.

16 And the scribes and the Pharisees seeing that he ate with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat and drink with publicans and sin ners?

17 JESUS hearing this, saith to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. For I came not to call the just, but sinners.

18 And the disciples of John and the Pharisees used to fast; and they come, and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Phari

7 Why doth this man speak sees fast; but thy disciples do not thus? he blasphemeth. Who can fast? forgive sins, but God only!

19 And JEзUS saith to them:

Can the children of the marriage had the withered hand: Stand up fast, as long as the bridegroom is in the midst.

with them? As long as they have 4 And he saith to them: Is it the bridegroom with them, they lawful to do good on the sabbath-{ cannot fast. days, or to do evil? to save life, or

6. And the Pharisees going out

20 But the days will come when to destroy? But they held their the bridegroom shall be taken peace, away from them; and then they 5 And looking round about on shall fast in those days. them, with anger, being grieved fore 21 No man soweth a piece of the blindness of their hearts, he raw cloth to an old garment: other- saith to the man: Stretch forth thy wise the new piecing taketh away hand. And he stretched it forth from the old, and there is made a and his hand was restored unto him. greater rent. 22 And no man putteth new immediately made a consultation wine into old bottles otherwise with the Herodians against him. the wine will burst the bottles, and how they might destroy him. both the wine will be spilled and the bottles will be lost. But new wine must be put into new bottles. 23 And it came to pass again as the Lord walked through the corn & And from Jerusalem, and from fields on the sabbath, that his dis-Idumea, and from beyond the Jorciples began to go forward and to dan. And they about Tyre and Sipluck the ears of corn. don, a great multitude, hearing the e things which he did, came to him.

24 And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath-day that which is not lawful? 25 And he said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry himself, and they that were with him?

26 How he went into the house of God under Abiathar the highpriest, and did eat the loaves of proposition which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave to them who were with him?

27 And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.

28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also. CHAP. III.

Christ heals the withered hand.

7 But JESUS retired with his disciples to the sea and a great mul titude followed him, from Galilee. and Judea.

9 And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

10 For he healed many, so that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had evils.ft meth

11 And the unclean spirits, when s they saw him, fell down before him: and they cried saying:

12 Thou art the Son of God. And to he strictly charged them that they should not make him known.

13 And going up into a moun-, tain, he called unto him whom he would himself: and they came to him.

14 And he made that twelve should be with him, and that he might send them to preach. 197

15 And he gave them power to s heal sicknesses, &to cast out devils. 16 And to Simon he gave thems name Peter.

17 And James the son of Zeber dec, and John the brother of James; ›

and he named them Boanerges, which is the sons of thunder.

32 And the multitude sat about him; and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

18 And Andrew and Philip, and Bartholomew and Matthew, and Thomas and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cana-Who is my mother and my brethren?

nean,

19 And Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

20 And they come to a house, and the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

21 And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He

is become mad.

33 And answering them, he said:

34 And looking round about on them who sat about him, he saith: Behold my mother and my brethren.

35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother and my sister and mother. CHAP. IV.

The parable of the sower. ND again he began to teach by the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered together unto him so that he went up into a ship and sat in the sea, and all the mul titude was upon the land by the sea

22 And the scribes who were come down from Jerusalem, said: He hath Beelzebub; and by the prince of devils he casteth out side. devils.

23 And after he had called them together, he said to 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 be risen up against himself, he is divided, and cannot stand, but hath an end.

27 No man can enter into the house of a strong man and rob him of his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then he shall plunder his house.

28 Amen I say to you, that all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme:

2 And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine :

3 Hear ye; Behold, the sower went out to sow.

4 And whilst he soweth, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came, and ate it up."

5 And other some fell upon stony ground where it had not much earth: and it shot up immediately, because it had no depth of earth:

6 And when the sun was risen, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away.

7 And some fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

8 And some fell upon good ground: and brought forth fruit that grew up, and increased, and yielded, one thirty, another sixty, and another a hundred.

29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, shall never 9 And he said: He that hath have forgiveness, but shall be guil-ears to hear let him hear.

ty of an everlasting sin.

30 Because they said: He hath an unclean spirit.

31 And his mother and his brethren came; and standing without sent unto him calling him,

10 And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable.

11 And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them

Ver. 12. That seeing they may see, &c. In punishment of their wilfully shutting their eyes (St. Matt. xiii. 15.) God justly withdrew those lights and graces which otherwise he would have given them for their effectual conversion.