26 but when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

27 And the servants of the owner came and said to him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

28 he said to them, An enemy hath done this: they said to him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them?

29 but he said, Nay; lest when ye gather the tares, ye root up the corn with them:

30 let both grow together until the harvest; and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather ye the corn into barn. my 31 Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field :

32 which is, indeed, the least of all seeds; but, when it is grown up, it is the greatest of herbs, and becometh as a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches. 33 Another parable he spake to them; The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

34 All these things Jesus spake to the multitude in parables; and without a parable he spake not to them:

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35 so that the word was fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, "I will open Ps. lxxviii. 2. my mouth in parables; I "will utter things which have "been kept secret from the "foundation of the world."

36 Then he sent the multitude away, and went into the house : and his disciples came to him, saying, Declare to us the parable of the tares of the field.

37 He answered and said to them, He who soweth the good seed, is the Son of man;

38 and the field, is the world; and the good seed, are the children of the kingdom; but the tares, are the children of the wicked one ;

39 and the enemy that sowed them, is the devil; and the harvest, is the end of the world; and the reapers, are the angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so will it be in the end of the world:

41 the Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom every cause of stumbling, and all who do iniquity;

42 and will cast, them into a furnace of fire: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth: 43 then will the just shine Dan. xil. 3.

forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father: he who hath ears, let him hear.

44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hid in a field; which, when a man hath found, he hideth, and through his joy goeth and selleth all he hath, and buyeth that field.

45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant, seeking fine pearls:

46 who, when he had found one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind;

48 which, when it was full, they drew to the shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into baskets, but cast the bad away:

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49 so will it be at the end of the world the angels will go forth, and separate the wicked from among the just;

50 and will cast them into the

furnace of fire: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 51 Have ye understood all these things? They say to him, Yea:

52 and he said to them, Therefore, every scribe who is made a disciple of the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, who bringeth out of his store things both new and old.

53 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these parables, that he departed from thence.

54 And when he was come Luke, iv. 16. into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished; and said, From whence hath this man this wisdom, and these powers?

55 is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? and are not all his sisters with us?

56 from whence then hath he all these things? Yet they believed not in him.

4 for, John had said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her:

5 and though he was willing to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.

6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod :

7 whereupon he promised, with an oath, that he would give her whatsoever she should ask :

8 and having been instructed beforehand by her mother, she said, Give me here, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist.

9 And the king was grieved: nevertheless, on account of his oath, and of them who sat with him at the table, he commanded it to be given her:

10 and he sent and beheaded John in the prison :

11 and his head was brought on a dish, and was given to the damsel and she carried it to her mother.

12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it; and went and told Jesus:

13 and when Jesus heard of it, he departed privately from thence by ship to a desert place: but when the people heard

14 And when Jesus came out of the ship, he saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, and healed their sick :

15 and when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and it is now late; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food:

16 but Jesus said to them, They need not go away; give ye them to eat:

17 and they say to him, We have here only five loaves, and two fishes:

18 he said, Bring them hither

while he should dismiss the multitudes :

23 and when he had dismissed the multitudes, he went up on a mountain apart, to pray; and when it was evening, he was there alone.

24 But the ship was already many furlongs from the land, tossed by the waves: for the wind was contrary:

25 and in the fourth watch of the night he went to them, walking on the sea:

26 and when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, It is a phantom; and they cried out through fear.

27 But Jesus straightway spake to them, saying, Be of good courage; it is I; be not afraid :

28 and Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come to thee on the water and he said, Come:

29 and Peter, going down from the ship, walked on the water, and went toward Jesus:

30 but, seeing the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me!

31 and immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, and caught him, and said to him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

32 And when they came into the ship, the wind ceased:

33 and those in the ship worshipped him, saying, Truly, thou art the Son of God. 34 And crossing over, they came into the land of Gennesaret:

35 and the men of that place knew him, and sent word to all the country around :

36 and they brought to him all that were diseased; and besought him, that they might only touch the hem of his garment and as many as touched it were thoroughly cured.

2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

3 But he answered and said to them, And why do ye transgress the commandment of God, by your tradition?

4 for, God said, Honour thy father and mother; and, He that curseth father or mother, let him be put to death:

5 but ye say, Whosoever shall Mark, vii. 11. say to his father or mother, "Whatever thou mightest be "benefited by, from me, is "dedicated for a gift," will not fail in honour to his father or mother:

6 thus, ye have rendered the

9" and in vain do they "worship me, teaching for "doctrines the precepts of 66 men."

10 And calling the multitude to him, he said to them, Hear, and understand:

11 not that which cometh into the mouth defileth the man; but that which goeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

12 Then his disciples came, and said to him, Knowest thou, that when the Pharisees heard that saying, they revolted at it? 13 but he answered and said, Every plant that my heavenly Father hath not planted, will be rooted out:

14 let them alone; they are blind guides; and if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a ditch.

15 Then Peter answered and said to him, Declare to us this parable :

16 and Jesus said, are ye even yet without understanding?

17 do ye not understand, that whatever cometh into the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

18 But, the things that go out of the mouth, come forth from the heart; and they defile the

man:

19 for, from the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

20 these are the things that defile the man: but, to eat with unwashen hands defileth

not the man.

21 And going forth from thence, Jesus went into the territories of Tyre and of Sidon:

22 and behold a Cananæan woman, who was coming out of their borders, cried, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David! my daughter is grievously afflicted by a devil: but he answered her not a word;

23 and his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after

us:

24 then he answered and said, I am not sent, but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

25 And she came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me!

26 but he answered her and said, It is not right to take the children's bread, and cast it to the dogs:

27 and she said, Yea, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.