19 (Each tree shall be hewn and thrown into the fire, Unless it bear sound fruit)

20 So from their fruits then you shall recognise them.

21 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord!' shall enter the reign of heaven;

But he who obeys the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord!

Did we not prophesy by thy name?

And cast out daemons by thy name?

And work many miracles by thy name?'

23 And then will I declare to them, I never knew you: Depart from me, ye workers of evil.'

24 Everyone then who hears these words of mine, and obeys them,

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Shall be compared to a shrewd man,

who built his house upon the rock :

And the rain fell,

The streams rose,

The winds blew and beat upon that house;
Yet it fell not,

For it was founded upon the rock.

26 And everyone who hears these words of mine,

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And obeys them not,

Shall be compared to a thoughtless man,

Who built his house upon the sand;

And the rain fell,

The streams rose,

The winds blew and struck upon that house,

And it fell;

And great was its downfall."

28 And it came to pass when Jesus finished these words, the crowds were 29 astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as one who exerted authority, and not like their own scribes.

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Now when he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed 2 him. And there was a leper who approached and began to do him reverence, saying, "Sir, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean." 3 And stretching out his hand he touched him, saying, "I will: 4 be clean." And immediately his leprosy was made clean. And Jesus says to him, "See thou tell no one; but go, show thyself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded- -as a proof to men." Now when he entered Kapharnahum, a centurion came to him 6 and besought him saying, "Sir, my servant is lying ill at home with 7 paralysis, in dreadful torture." He says to him, "I will come and heal 8 him." But the centurion answered and said, "Sir, I am not fit to have thee come under my roof. Only say the word, and my servant shall 9 be cured. For indeed I am myself a man under authority, with soldiers under me: I say to this man, Go,' and he goes; to another, 10 'Come,' and he comes; to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it." Now when Jesus heard it, he marvelled; and he said to his followers, “I tell you truly, I have not found such faith as this with anyone in Israel. 11 I tell you,

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Many shall come from east and west

And recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the heavenly

realm:

But the sons of the realm shall be thrown out into the outer darkness; There shall the weeping be, and the gnashing of teeth." 13 And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; be it done for thee, as thou hast 14 believed." And in that hour the servant was cured. And on

entering the house of Peter, Jesus saw his wife's mother lying in bed with 15 fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she rose and 16 ministered to him. Now in the evening they brought him many who were possessed by daemons, and he cast out the spirits with a word, and 17 healed all who were ill-that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, He took our illnesses himself, and our diseases bore.

18 Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to 19 depart to the opposite side. And one man, a scribe, came up and said to 20 him, "Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest." Then Jesus says to him,

"The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have shelters,
But the Son of man has no place to lay his head."

21 Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me go and bury my 22 father first." But Jesus says to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury 23 their own dead." And he embarked in a boat, followed by his 24 disciples. And lo, a great storm rose on the sea, so that the boat was 25 being covered with the waves. But he was asleep. And they went to him 26 and woke him, saying, "Save, Lord! we are perishing!" And he says to them, "Why are you timid, O men of little faith?" Then he rose and 27 rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. And the men marvelled and said, "What a man this is! even the winds and the sea 28 obey him!" And when he reached the opposite side, the country of the Gadarenes, two men possessed by daemons met him, who came from the tombs, men of such violence that no one could pass along that 29 road. And behold, they shouted, "What have we to do with thee, Son 30 of God? Hast thou come here to torment us before the time?" Now 31 far away from them a drove of many swine was grazing. And the daemons besought him, "If thou cast us out, send us away into the 32 drove of swine." And he said to them, "Begone." So they came out and went off into the swine, and lo! all the drove rushed down the 33 steep slope into the sea and perished in the waters. Then the herdsmen fled and went away into the city bringing word of everything, 34 and of those who had been possessed by daemons. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they besought 91 him to remove from their neighbourhood. And he embarked 2 in a boat and crossed over, and came to his own city. And behold, they brought him a paralytic man lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic man, "Be of good cheer, my son: 3 thy sins are forgiven." And behold, some of the scribes said to them4 selves, "This fellow is blaspheming." And when Jesus saw what they 5 were thinking he said, "Why think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, 'Thy sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'? 6 But, to let you know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-then he says to the paralytic man-" Rise, take up thy bed, 7, 8 and go home." And he rose and went away home. Now when the crowd saw it they were awed, and they magnified God who had given such

9 authority to men. And as Jesus passed along from there, he saw a man sitting at the tax-office, called Matthew; and he says to him, 10"Follow me." And he rose and followed him. And it came to pass as he reclined at table in the house, there were many tax-gatherers and 11 sinners who came and reclined along with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, "Why does your 12 teacher eat with the tax-gatherers and sinners?" But when he heard it he said,

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"The strong need not a physician, but those who are ill.

Go and learn what this means: It is mercy 1 care for, not sacrifice.
For I came not to call upright men but sinners."

14 Then the disciples of John approach him, saying, "Why is it that we 15 and the Pharisees fast, while thy disciples fast not?" And Jesus said to them,

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"Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn

As long as the bridegroom is with them?

But days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them:

And then will they fast.

No man sews a piece of undressed cloth on an old cloak ;

For the patch parts from it,

And a worse tear is made.

Nor do men pour fresh wine into old wine-skins:
Otherwise the wine-skins burst,

The wine is spilt, and the wine-skins are lost.
No, they pour fresh wine into new wine-skins,
Ánd both are preserved."

18 As he was speaking thus to them, behold, a president came and began to do him reverence, saying, "My daughter has this moment died. But 19 come and lay thy hand on her, and she shall live." Then Jesus rose and 20 followed him, along with his disciples. And behold, a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years, came behind him and touched the tassel 21 of his cloak; for she kept saying to herself, "If only I touch his cloak, 22 I shall be restored." When Jesus turned and saw her, he said, "Be of

good cheer, daughter; thy faith has restored thee." And the woman was 23 restored from that hour. And when Jesus came to the house of the 24 president, and saw the flute-players and the crowd making a noise, he said, "Retire; the girl is not dead, but asleep." And they laughed him 25 to scorn. But when the crowd had been put out, he went in and took 26 her hand, and the girl rose. And the report of this went out into the 27 whole of that land. And as Jesus passed along from there, two blind men followed him, shouting and saying, "Have pity on us, Son of 28 David!" But when he had gone into the house, the blind men came up to him; and Jesus says to them, "Do you believe I am able to do 29 this?" They say to him, "Yes, Lord." Then he touched their eyes, 30 saying, "According to your faith be it done for you." And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them, saying, "See that no 31 one knows of it." They went out, however, and spread his fame through 32 the whole of that land. Now as they were going out, there were

33 people who brought him a dumb man possessed by a daemon. And when the daemon had been cast out, the dumb man spoke. And the crowd 34 marvelled, saying, "Never was such a sight seen in Israel!" But the Pharisees said, "He is casting out the daemons with the help of the ruler of the daemons."

35 And Jesus made a tour through all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the glad tidings of the Reign, 36 and healing all manner of disease and all manner of infirmity. And when he saw the crowds he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and prostrate, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he says to his disciples,

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"The harvest is ample, but the labourers are few :

Entreat then the owner of the harvest to thrust out labourers into his harvest."

101 And calling his twelve disciples to him, he gave them authority over unclean spirits to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease and 2 all manner of infirmity. Now these are the names of the twelve apostles. First Simon (who is called Peter), with Andrew his brother, 3 and James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax-gatherer, James (the son of 4 Alphaeus) and Thaddaeus, Simon ("the zealot ") and Judas Iskariot (who 5 also betrayed him). These twelve men Jesus sent out, after charging them in these words:

"Take no road to the Gentiles,

And enter no city of the Samaritans ;

Rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

And as you go, preach, saying, "The reign of heaven is near.'
Heal the sick, raise the dead,

Make lepers clean, cast out daemons:

You received without fee,

Give without fee.

9, 10 Provide yourselves with no gold or silver or brass in your girdles, with no wallet for your journey, nor with two tunics, nor with sandals, nor 11 with staff; for the labourer is worthy of his food. And whatever city or village you enter, ascertain who is worthy in it, and stay there till you 12 leave. As you enter the household, salute it.

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Then if the household be worthy,

Let your peace come upon it:

But if it be not worthy,

Let your peace return to you.

And whoever shall not receive you or listen to your words,

As you go outside that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet;

I tell you truly, the land of Sodom and Gomorra shall find it more bearable on the day of judgment than that city.

16 Lo, I despatch you like sheep amid wolves;

Be shrewd then like serpents, and guileless like doves.

17 Beware of men:

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For they will deliver you up to councils,

And scourge you in their synagogues.

Moreover before governors and kings shall you be brought for my sake,

For a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

19 Now when they deliver you up,

Be not anxious how to speak or what to say;

What you are to say shall be given you in that hour.

20 For it is not so much you who speak,

As the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you.

21 Brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: Children shall rise up against parents and have them put to death.

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And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake;
But he who endures to the end, he shall be saved.

23 When they persecute you in this city, flee to the next :

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For I tell you truly, you shall not have got to the end of the cities of
Israel, before the Son of man comes.

A pupil is not above his teacher,

Nor a slave above his owner:

It is enough for the pupil to be like his teacher,

And the slave like his owner.

If they surnamed the master of the house 'Beel-zebub,'
How much more those of his household?

26 So fear them not for nothing is veiled that shall not be disclosed,

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Or hidden that shall not be known.

What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light:

And what is taught you in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops.

28 And fear not those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul: Rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?

Yet not one of them shall fall to the ground without your Father. 30 Yes, and as for you, the hairs of your head have been all numbered. Fear not, then you are worth more than many sparrows.

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32 Everyone therefore who shall confess me before men,

I also will confess him before my Father who is in the heavens :

33 But whoever shall disown me before men,

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I also will disown him before my Father who is in the heavens. Think not that I came to bring peace on the earth,

I came not to bring peace but a sword.

For I came to set a man at variance against his father,
And the daughter against her mother,

And the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

Yea a man's enemies shall be the people of his own household.
He who loves father or mother more than me,

And he who does not take his cross and follow after me,

Is not worthy of me.

He who has found his life,

Shall lose it:

And he who for my sake has lost his life,

Shall find it.

40 He who receives you receives me,

And he who receives me receives him who sent me.

41 He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet,

Shall receive a prophet's reward:

And he who receives an upright man because he is an upright man,

Shall receive an upright man's reward:

42 And whosoever shall give one of these little ones, were it only a cup of

cold water, because he is a disciple,

I tell you truly, he shall not lose his reward."

11 1 And it came to pass when Jesus finished giving instructions to his twelve disciples, he removed from there to teach and preach in their cities.