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They are like children who sit in the marketplace and address one another, saying,

'We piped to you, and you did not dance:

We lamented, and you did not weep.'

For John the baptizer has come, eating no bread and drinking no wine,

And you say, 'He has a daemon':

The Son of man has come, eating and drinking,

And you say, 'Here is a man of gluttony and wine, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners.'

(Yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children.)”

Now one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him. And he entered 37 the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. And lo, a woman who was a sinner in the city ascertained that he was reclining at table in the 38 Pharisee's house; and she brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and as she stood behind at his feet and wept, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wipe them with the hair of her head. And she continued to 39 fondly kiss his feet and to anoint them with the ointment. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, "Were this man a prophet, he would know who this woman is that is touching him, and 40 what is her character; for she is a sinner." And in answer Jesus said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to thee." And he says, "Say it, 41 teacher." "Á moneylender had two debtors, one owed him five hundred 42 shillings and the other fifty. As they were unable to pay, he forgave 43 them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?" Simon answered and said, "The man, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most." 44 And he said to him, "Thou hast judged correctly." And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, "Seest thou this woman? I came into thy house;

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Thou gavest me no water for my feet,

But she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair:

Thou gavest me no kiss,

But she, from the time that I came in, has not ceased to fondly kiss my feet:

Thou didst not anoint my feet with oil,

But she has anointed my feet with ointment.

47 Therefore I tell you; many as her sins are, they are forgiven, because she has loved much :

But he to whom little is forgiven has little love."

48, 49 And he said to her, "Thy sins are forgiven." And his fellow-guests 50 began to say to themselves, "Who is this, that even forgives sins?" But he said to the woman, "Thy faith has restored thee, go in peace."

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And it came to pass shortly afterwards that he travelled about from city to city and village to village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings 2 of God's reign, accompanied by the twelve and by some women who had been healed of hurtful spirits and illnesses, Mary (who was called "of 3 Magdala") from whom seven daemons had gone out, and Joanna the wife of Chuzas (Herod's manager), and Susanna, and many others-women who 4 were ministering to them out of their goods. Now as a large crowd was mustering and people from every city were resorting to him, he spoke by means of a parable:

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"A sower went out to sow his seed.
And as he sowed

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Some seed fell along the path and was trampled under foot,
And the birds of the air ate it
And other seed dropped on the rock,

up.

And springing up it withered away, because it had no moisture. And other seed fell in the midst of the thorns,

And the thorns sprang up along with it, and completely choked it. And other seed fell into the honest soil,

And springing up it produced a crop one hundred fold."

As he said this he cried aloud, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." Now his disciples plied him with questions about what this parable 10 could mean. And he said,

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"To you it is given to know the secrets of God's reign ;

But for the rest it is by way of parables,

That for all their sight they may not see,

And for all their hearing they may not understand.

11, 12 This is the parable. The seed is the word of God. Those 'along the path' are people who have heard; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. 13 Those 'on the rock' are people who, when they have heard, welcome the word with joy; yet these have no root, they believe for a time, and 14 in time of trial fall away. As for the seed that fell among the thorns, that means people who have heard; yet they come to be choked with 15 anxieties and riches and life's pleasures, and so they never ripen. But as for the seed in the good ground--those are the people who in a good and honest heart have heard the word and hold it fast; and so, enduring patiently, they bear fruit.

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No man, after setting light to a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it below a bed.

Nay, he puts it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.

For nothing is hidden that shall not be disclosed,

Nor concealed, that shall not be known and come to view.

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For whosoever has,

To him shall be given;

But whosoever has not,

From him shall be taken even what he thinks he has."

Now his mother and brothers arrived where he was, and could not 20 join him for the crowd. And word was brought him, "Thy mother and 21 thy brothers are standing outside, wishing to see thee." But in answer he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear and obey the word of God."

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Now it came to pass, one day, that he entered a boat with his disciples; 23 and he said to them, "Let us cross to the opposite side of the lake." So they set sail; and during the voyage he fell asleep. And down came a squall of wind upon the lake, and they were being swamped and were 24 in danger. So they went to him and woke him up, saying, "Chief! chief! we are perishing! Then wakening up he rebuked the wind and the surge of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 Then he said to them, "Where is your faith?" And they feared and marvelled, saying to one another, "Whoever is this? he orders even the 26 winds and the water, and they obey him!" And they put in at 27 the country of the Gerasenes, which is on the shore opposite Galilee. And when he stepped out upon the land, he was met by a man from the city,

who had daemons; for a considerable time he had worn no clothing, and 28 he stayed not in a house but among the tombs. And on seeing Jesus he shrieked, and dropping down before him said with a loud voice, "What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most High God? I entreat thee, 29 torment me not!" (For he was charging the unclean spirit to leave the man.) For many a time when it had gripped him, he had been fastened and secured with chains and fetters; yet he would break the bonds and 30 be driven by the daemon into the deserts. Then Jesus questioned him, "What is thy name?" "Legion," said he (because many daemons 31 had entered him). And they besought him not to order them to depart 32 into the abyss. Now a drove of a good many swine was there, grazing on the mountain; and they besought him to permit them to enter these. 33 And he permitted them. Then the daemons left the man and entered the swine, and the drove rushed down the steep slope into the lake and 34 was suffocated. Now when the herdsmen saw what had happened, they 35 fled and brought word of it to the city and the hamlets. And the people came out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus and found, seated at the feet of Jesus, the man whom the daemons had left, clothed 36 and sensible. And they were afraid. And those who had seen it told them how he who had been possessed by daemons had been restored. 37 And all the multitude belonging to the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for they were possessed with 38 great fear. And he embarked in a boat and returned. Now the man whom the daemons had left, entreated him that he might accompany 39 him; but he sent him away, saying, "Return home and describe all that God has done for thee." And he departed to preach throughout the whole city all that Jesus had done for him.

40 Now it came to pass at the return of Jesus, that the crowd welcomed 41 him; for they were all looking out for him. And behold, a man named Jaeiros came (and he was a president of the synagogue) and fell down at 42 the feet of Jesus and besought him to come to his house, because he had an only daughter about twelve years old, and she was dying. Now as he 43 went, the crowds were crushing him. And there was a woman who had had an issue of blood for twelve years, who [[had besides spent the whole of her livelihood upon physicians and]] could not be healed by anyone. 44 She came behind him and touched the tassel of his cloak; and instantly 45 the issue of her blood stopped. Then said Jesus, "Who was it that touched me?" And as everyone was denying it, Peter and his companions said, 46 "Master, the crowds are close to thee and pressing hard!" But Jesus said, "Someone did touch me, for I was conscious of power having issued 47 from me." So when the woman saw she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before him and declared in the presence of all the people her reason for touching him, and how she had been instantly 48 cured. And he said to her, "Daughter, thy faith has restored thee. 49 Go in peace." While he was still speaking, someone comes from the house of the president of the synagogue, saying, "Thy daughter 50 has died do not trouble the teacher any further." But on hearing it Jesus answered him, "Fear not only believe, and she shall be restored." 51 And when he came to the house, he would not let anyone enter with him, except Peter and John and James, also the father of the girl and her 52 mother. And everyone was weeping and bewailing her, but he said, 53 "Weep not; she is not dead, but asleep." And they laughed him to 54 scorn, knowing that she was dead. But he took her hand and cried 1 Omitting [[yr]].

55 aloud, "Rise, girl." And her spirit came back, and she rose up instantly. 56 And he instructed them to give her something to eat. And her parents were amazed; but he charged them to tell no one what had happened.

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Now after calling the twelve together he gave them power and authority over all the daemons, as well as for the healing of diseases. 2 And he sent them to preach the reign of God and to cure the infirm.1 3 And he said to them, "Take nothing for your journey, neither staff nor 4 wallet nor bread nor silver, nor have two tunics. And whatever house 5 you enter, stay there, and leave from there. And whoever do not welcome you, when you are leaving that city, shake off the dust from your 6 feet, for a witness against them." And they went out and proceeded to go through the villages, preaching the glad tidings and healing everyNow when Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was taking place, he was completely bewildered; for some said, "John has 8 risen from the dead"; some, "Elijah has appeared"; and others, "One 9 of the ancient prophets has risen up." Herod said, "John I beheaded. But who is this, of whom I hear such tales?" So he made efforts to see 10 him. And the apostles returned and described to him all that they had done. And he took them and withdrew in private to a city 11 called Bethsaida. But when the crowds perceived it, they followed him; and he welcomed them and proceeded to speak to them of God's reign, 12 and to cure those who were in need of healing. Now the day began to decline; and the twelve came and said to him, "Dismiss the crowd, that they may go and lodge in the surrounding villages and hamlets and get 13 provisions; for we are in a desert place here." He said to them, "Give them something to eat, yourselves." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish!-unless indeed we are to go and buy food for 14 all this people." (For they numbered about five thousand men.) And 15 he said to his disciples, "Make them recline in rows of about fifty. And 16 they did so, and made them all recline. Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and after looking up to heaven he blessed and broke them in pieces, and went on giving them to the disciples to set before the 17 crowd. And they all ate and were satisfied. Also, they took up twelve baskets of fragments which they had left over.

18 And it came to pass, while he was praying alone, that the disciples were with him. And he questioned them, saying, "Who do the crowds 19 say that I am?" They replied, "John the baptizer; but others say 20 Elijah, and others that One of the ancient prophets has risen up.'" And

he said to them, "But you-who do you say that I am?" So Peter 21 answered, "The Christ of God." But he charged and commanded them 22 to tell this to no one, saying: "The Son of man must suffer much, and be rejected by the elders and high priests and scribes, and be killed, and on 23 the third day rise.' And he said to all,

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"If any man would come after me,

Let him deny himself, take up his cross day by day, and follow me. For whoever would save his life

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What use will it be for a man to gain the whole world and lose or forfeit himself?

For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words

Of him shall the Son of man be ashamed

1 Adding τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς.

When he comes in his majesty and in the majesty of the Father and of the holy angels.

27 I tell you distinctly, there are some of those standing here who shall not taste death, until they see God's reign."

28 Now it came to pass about eight days after this had been said, he took Peter and John and James aside, and went up the mountain to pray. 29 And it came to pass while he was praying, the appearance of his face 30 altered and his clothing turned dazzling white. And behold, two men 31 (who were Moses and Elijah) were talking with him: they appeared in

splendour and spoke of his departure which he was to effect at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and his companions were heavy with sleep; but as they kept wide-awake, they saw his splendour and also the two men who stood 33 beside him. And it came to pass, when they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Chief, it is fine for us to be here. Now, let us make three booths, one for thee and one for Moses and one for Elijah" 34 (for he did not know what he was saying). But while he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them: and they feared as they 35 passed into the cloud. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This 36 is my Son, the chosen one. listen to him." Then, after the voice had passed, they found that Jesus was alone. And they kept silence and told no one during those days anything of what they had seen.

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Now it came to pass on the next day when they had descended from 38 the mountain, a large crowd met him. And behold, a man from the crowd cried, saying, "Teacher, I entreat thee to look with favour on my 39 son! for he is my only child; and behold, a spirit catches him! Then suddenly he shrieks out. But it convulses him till he foams; indeed it 40 will scarcely leave off bruising him. And I entreated thy disciples to 41 cast it out; but they could not." Jesus answered and said, "O incredulous and perverse generation! how long am I to be with you and 42 bear with you? Fetch thy son here." But while he was still approaching, the daemon hurled him down and convulsed him terribly. So Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, cured the boy, and gave him back to his 43 father. And all were astonished at the grandeur of God.

Now while all marvelled at all he was doing, he said to his disciples, 44 "Lay up these words in your ears: the Son of man is to be delivered 45 into the hands of men." But they did not understand this saying; and it was kept a secret from them, so that they could not fathom it. 46 Also, they were afraid to ask him about this saying. Now an

argument rose among them as to which of them would be the greatest. 47 But as Jesus knew their secret argument, he took hold of a little child 48 and set it beside himself; then he said to them,

"Whosoever shall receive such a little child as this in my name, re-
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And whoever shall receive me, receives him who sent me.
For he who is least among you all, he is great."

49 John answered and said, "Chief, we saw a man (casting out daemons in thy name; and we tried to prevent him, because he is not a follower 50 of ours." But Jesus said to him, "Prevent him not: he who is not against you is for you."

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Now it came to pass, when the days for him to be taken up were 52 coming to a close, he set his face stedfastly to go to Jerusalem, and despatched messengers in front of him. And on their way they entered 53 a village of the Samaritans, in order to make ready for him; but the

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