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BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST.

shall his kingdom stand? Because you say, that through Beelzebub I cast out devils. Now if I cast out devils by Beelzebub; by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. But if I by the finger of God cast out devils, doubtless the kingdom of God is come upon you. When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things are in peace which he possesseth. But if a stronger than he come upon him, and overcome him; he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted, and will distribute his spoils. He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth. Amen I say to you, that all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme: but the blasphemy of the Spirit 22 shall not be forgiven. And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but he that shall speak against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come.23 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree evil, and its fruit evil. For by the fruit the tree is known. O generation of vipers, how can you speak good things, whereas you are evil? for out of the abundance of the

THE SIGN OF JONAS-INTERIOR LIGHT AND DARKNESS.

heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of an evil treasure bringeth forth evil every idle word 24 that men shall speak, they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified; and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

things. But I say unto you, that

AN evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; 25 and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas was in the whale's belly three days and three nights: so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.26 The men of Ninive shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas. And behold a greater than Jonas here. The queen of the south shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon here.

No man lighteth a candle, and putteth it in a hidden place, nor under a bushel: but upon a candlestick, that they that come in may see the

RETURN OF THE UNCLEAN SPIRIT-OBEDIENCE-CHRIST'S MOTHER AND BRETHREN-PARABLE OF THE SOWER.

light. The light of thy body is thy eye. If thy eye be single, thy whole body will be lightsome: but if it be evil, thy body also will be darksome. Take heed, therefore, that the light which is in thee, be not darkness. If then thy whole body be lightsome, having no part of darkness; the whole shall be lightsome; and as a bright lamp, shall enlighten thee.

WHEN an unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith: I will return into my house from whence I came out. And coming he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then he goeth, and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is made worse than the first. So shall it be also to this wicked generation.

YEA rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.

WHO is my mother,27 and who are my brethren? ... Behold my mother and my brethren. For whosoever shall do the will of my Father, that is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

HEAR ye: Behold, the sower went out to sow

OUR LORD'S REASON FOR SPEAKING IN PARABLES.

his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 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. And when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 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. . . . He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Το you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given.To them that are without, all things are done in parables. That seeing they may see 28 and not perceive, and hearing they may hear and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.-Therefore do I speak to them in parables: because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And the prophesy of Isaias is fulfilled in them, who saith: "By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand: and seeing

PARABLE OF THE SOWER EXPLAINED.

you shall see, and shall not perceive. For the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears they have been dull of hearing; and their eyes they have shut, lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them." But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. For, amen, I say to you, many prophets and just men have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things that you hear, and have not heard them.

ARE you ignorant of this parable? and how shall you know all parables?-Hear you therefore the parable of the sower.-He that soweth, soweth the word. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, there cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart; this is he that received the seed by the way side. And he that received the seed upon stony ground: this is he that heareth the word, and immediately receiveth it with joy. Yet hath he not root in himself, but is only for a time: and when there ariseth tribulation and persecution because of the word, he is

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