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of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body 23 shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, 24 how great is the darkness! No 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 25 and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious 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 raiment? 26 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 of much more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add one 28 cubit unto his stature? And why are ye 1Or, age 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 30 like one of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much 31 more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall 32 we be clothed? For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto 34 you. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

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Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with 1, 27 what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you. And why beholdest thou 3 the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me 4 cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, 5 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.

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, 6 neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye 7 shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you for every one that asketh receiveth; and 8 he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there 9 of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone; or if he shall ask for a 10 fish, will give him a serpent? If ye then, being 11 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 things therefore whatsoever 12 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 13 the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many be they that enter in 2 Many ancient thereby. For narrow is the gate, and strait- 14 ened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be narrow is the they that find it.

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in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening 16 wolves. By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth 18 evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good 19 fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the 20 fire. Therefore by their fruits ye shall know 21 them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my 22 Father which is in heaven. Many will say 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 2 mighty 23 works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work 24 iniquity. Every one therefore which heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, which built his house 25 upon the rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was 26 founded upon the rock. And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which 27 built his house upon the sand: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell : and great was the fall thereof.

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

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

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And when he was entered into Capernaum, 5 there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my 1servant lieth in the 6 house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And he saith unto him, I will come and heal 7 him. And the centurion answered and said, 8 2 Gr. sufficient. Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but only say the word, and my 1 servant shall be healed. For I also am 9 Some ancient a man under authority, having under myself soldiers and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and 10 said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto you, that many shall 11 man in Israel come from the east and the west, and shall sit have I found so down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in great faith. 7 Gr. recline. the kingdom of heaven: but the sons of the 12 kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, 13 Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour.

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Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto 19 the other side. And there came 3a scribe, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee scribe. 'Or, Teacher 20 whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of Gr. lodging21 man hath not where to lay his head. And places. another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, 22 suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

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And when he was entered into a boat, his dis24 ciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was 25 asleep. And they came to him, and awoke 26 him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 27 And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

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